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PAGE 4, WHJTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, ý1988 DIAL DIREC ITHE WHITBY FREE PRESS now has phone numbers for each 1' deparfment. If you wish to contact ýM an individual or depari-ment here 11 are the listings: GENERAL ENQUIRY .........668-6111 CLASSIFIEDS................... 668-6111 <DISPLAY ADVERTISING......668-6112 Police investigate assaultof girl A 15-year-old Whitby girl was assaulted by a man when she wouldn't move books from a seat at the Oshawa downtown bus station last Friday. Durham Regional Police say books, a man, described as white' the girl was at the bus station and tali,- grabbed the girl. around 3:30 p.m. when the man approached ber. The manthen fled the station. When she wouldn't remove the Police are investigating. Candidates for sch ool t'r'uste e FROM PAGE 3 of the Palmerston Parents' Association, and bas been active in the Education Action Com- mittee in the Durham public board. Flewwelhing believes the big- gest issues to be tacled by trustees are inadequate planning and development, community scbool associations, overcrowding, a lack of communication betwum, the board and the town of Whitby, tbe lack of cooperation between the board and tbe Ministry of Education, and a lack of junior kindergarten in tbe Durhami public system. Carl Kaye, 34, is a sales executive, witb two cbildren in the system. He is concerned witb keeping a close watcb on ail operating and Capital budgets, stopping rising taxes, support for school accommodations and expansion as required, a sincere and responsible service to al ratepayers in the region, and A1TibleWïth MultplePersonalities. Sure, it's a romantic dining table. But our versatile French-inspired bistro table can also be a lace where your five-year-old can sit and finger-paint. A stand auyor new 19" color Sony. Or a place toje put to gether that 1,500-piece Golden Gate Bridge jigsaw puzzle. in short,' this table has more uses than you have needs. Marble Bistro 11 Tmhl1p ')Zvt" a i rx IQQ Q On sale this week onlv S169.88. APlaoelbDqSover!- 22 Stevenson Road, South, Oshawa - 579-1110) (opposite Oshawa Shopping Centre) ï" Mon. to Fni. Saturday 10 arn- 6 Pm. keeping 'quality education at a reasonable price. Joe Butson, 31, an inde-' pendent business account man- ager with the Royal Bank; is married with one daughter. He is a member of the West Lynde Community Association. He teaches Sunday school and. coaches' girls' softball, and is a* former member of the advisory committee for Durhamý Youth Employment Services. Butson is concerned with improving communication (by pubIîshing,ý monthly, newsletter to be sent to each parent school association, and by. holding quarterly public meetings)., Hne would like to worktoward. improving the quality of eduàcation and help guide the Durbami Board of Education into the 1990s. Artist Patricia (Patty) Bow- man, 24, one of the thre incuxnbents, has had two terms as a trustee. She is concerned with. better communication between parents and the board, equitable busing, overcrowding,.-the informed use of educational tax dollars, the teacher shortage, and keeping The Lord's Prayer. Ian Brown, 37, bas had eight years on the board. He has lived in Whitby for 10 years, and is married with two children. Brown received bis masters' degree from the University of Waterloo,. and is employed as a psychoeducational consultant with the Scarborough Board of Eddé'tion. He ébairs four committees, and is vice chair of three others. Brown believes bis years of experience will be an asset to the board in dealing with the complex and difficult issues it will be facing the next few years. John Buchanan, who lias been a truste for three ternis, saYs he is running again "Because I stili don't think rve finished everything we need in Whitby." He mentions schools, general purpose rooms and ongoing maintenance las needs in Whitby. He also says the board will also need experienced trustees. 'We need somebody that knows what's going on," hie says. 'We really need experience now or the Province will run right over you."- A 16-year Wýhitby resident, Buchanan says the main issues of this election are student accommodation and the Province's proposed pooling of industrial and commercial assessment which "would grab municipal taxes," if implemented. Buchanan also says the board should have the power "to Say something to the Town, not recommend," referring to planning matters involving scbools and student access to schools. 'We have no say. It's their (Town's) choioe, not ours." DR, DANIEL HSIEH Has opened a practice in Family Medicine at: Dundas Medical Centre 220 Dundas St. W. Suite 401 Phone 668-5871 Evening Appointments