PAGE 8, WHITBYFREE PR&~ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1991 a »»@n@.u.muu.uumue..magunumsu A Summner Contest of Architectural Identification' I spywt my little eye, something that is historical.wEach week the Whitby Free Press wil be publishirig a picture cf an architectural detail in Whîtby, Brooklin, Ashburn or Mytle. A correct identification -will be entéred into a weekly draw to win either a historical bock- or two tickets for a tour cf historical homes in Whitby. This house tour will be held on Heritage Day, Sptember 14, 1991. In addition,. there will be a grand prize drawn froni ail entries submitted. The winner's name and correct identification wiil be ublished in the followirig week's issue cf the Whitbys Free Press, aloig' with another architectural detail. This contest is sponsored by Wh itby's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory1 Committee (LA.C.AC.) ta encourage an awareness of our local architectural heritage. LAST WEEK'S WINNER Stuart Sleeman WHITBY Trafalgar Castie. Sherif Nelson Reynolds built this Gothic style castie in 1859-62. The building was named after Reynold's namesake, Admirai Lord Nelson, the hero of the Bat- Vie of Trafalgar. In 1874, Reynolds could no longer af- ford the taxes and upkeep on the properety, and it was sold for use as a porivate school for girls which it romains to this day. If you can identify this picture, submit the entry below to the Whitby Free Press, 131 Brock Street NI., Whitby LUN 551»,, The winner will be selected next - Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Entries may also be dropped,, off at the Downtown branches cf the Banik cf Nova Scotia, B3ank cf Montreal and the Brooklin branch cf the CIBC. This detail picture and cnes for upcoming weeks are on display at these locations. LOCATION Name. LOPhone No. _______________ muumu. u.. um mm u.m..u.Um.mUiV à Address, S.Association begins needs study The. Héad Injury Assocation of Durham Regfion bas begun a needs study with the release 0f a questonnaire for people who have experienced a head iujury and their families. Ofw want to, get in touch with, every head iir urir living ini the Durham Region. W.9t want them ttel us about services for =headhi*%ured People from ,a p1erspectve," says, Frank Murphy, the associations program co-ordinator. questionnmaire is the firet sto ix completing our- needs stdwbich alo involves a survey 0 f. medical and human, servces professionalsa review of available sta4sics*foni tuls'and other 1areas 0< Oitaio and' an examination fservice alto intives,," st#es Murphy., ý Mth he iformation we are able to gather, we will b. better able Wo plan for 'the future develcpmlent of much needed supports and servces for people wbo liv. with effects 0<ý head The. questionnaire'bas 1been distributed W alniembers "and tW doctors-' office%, -clinicà and hospita]s in ' Durham- Region. There ' are more copies at the offie, 459 Bond St E. ini Oshawa, i 723-2732. whi .y eh «ne I Comment- Two heads in thýe san are no bette-r than oneý W MWichael Wyckis The recession, rs-border sping hsvn per cent GST -tbisfiple wbax bspae sectors of the Canadian ecnoy The once healthy toursm industry, for 'eample, hLasbeen a prime targt as anadians are venturing to the United States ini reord numbers, spending their mon.y and vacations south of the 49th parallel. <On the other hand.because of taxing reason, Americans aren't as eagrto shop for gas, clothing andd here, which hurts as Yankee dollars have always been a .hm source of revenue for Canada's tourist industry. Not anymore. Tourisin is down almoot 10 per cent from last year, and tourism operators are. watching. their business drop to levels not bon ince the 1981-82 recession. And cross-border shopping continues Wo exact a heavyti on thousands of small businesses acrass the country. S% what can be done? WeII, not much if you put your trust into the banda of Pederal Minister of Small Business and Tourismn, Tom Hjockin, and hie Minister of Revenue colleague, Otto Jelinek. Togethor, -Jelinek and H.ockin fori the. brains behind the federai government's attack on the procipitous drop in tourism and thei. soaring level of cross-.border shopping. On occasion, JIelinek bas been seon popping up in towns and cities acros the. country holding meetings with civic mayors and provincial politicians in an effort Wo come up with solutions W, this 'made in Canada' tax revoit. Ho bas managed Wo keep a -straight face wbile saying the. "GST is not a factor in people's decisions Wo shop in ti I.US." Whether ho. believes wbat h. says, the latest pollby Angus Reid shows almost 6aMfof respondents shop south of the. border specificaily to avoid pai h S l es measures - fast-tracklanes, heavier fines for smuglingand the. yet-to-be lauc(din Ontario) federa-provincial sales tax collection 'arrangement --have merely bandageéd the bemorrhage and the shoppers' stanped continues unabated (5.2 milio one-day shoppers in May of this year, a 19.6 per cent jump over April). For bis part, Hocin bas tried Wo addre ii e.&dropintourism and the Àà mericani anta¶nwn towards exeos taxation with GST rebat.. for travellers Wo Canada. H. bas called the. GST rebat. "one of the. mont generous in the world." Unfortunate.1y* its geeoiydoesn% extend tW items and'-see usod mont when vacationinïg - restaurant meals gaoline, drinkis, room service., Ironicallythe. rebat.. arer prviedo y ftr ii.p.so( baerturn*ed homne;,-' aa tai dollars end up being spent outside of canada" i non-andas Hockin also msw fit Wo commifflsion a swive~y of Amoricans' views of Canada as a travel destination. The inig showed our neigbbours frmthe: south consider eanada at least 20 percent more expensive tban a* h la ntlw .US. SWhat Hoecin and Jelinek bave stubbornly refused Wo acknow- lamin tbat bsnsealoeig ï consumers, are carrylng heavy tax burdens wbich play into, the hands of lower taxed I firms. Until a- levels of government admit tbat high taxes are a large part ofth problem, the. other so-called solutions are only public relations initiatives& WASTE SYSTEMS LTD. For the,"Most comnprehensive office recycing program in Durham Region. GO Train Service Expansion, Whitby to Oshawa West Notice of Proposed Railway Works Any persons who considertheîr safety orthat ln accordance wit Scion 8(l) o e Railway of their property would be prejudiced by the pro- Safety Act, R.S.C. 1985 (4th Supplement), Chap- posed railway works may file, within sixty (60) ter C-32, notice is hereby given that the Toronto days cf the date cf this notice, an objection te the Area Transit Operating Authority (GO Transit) pro- proposed works, setting out the reasons for the poses te construct the following rai lway works as objection, with: part cf its GO Train service expansion from Whitby Mr. J. E. Bateman te Oshawa West along ON Rail's existing tracks: Head, Planning Program (Rail) : Two new main tracks extending the GO GO Transit subdivision from Brock Street in the Town cf 1120 Finch Avenue West Whitby, appreximate mileage 304.8 on ON Rail's Toronto (Downsview), Ontario Kingston subdivision, te the new Oshawa GO MJ3J Station platform adjacent te the existing Oshawa 33J VIA Station in the City cf Oshawa, approximate Wihcpet: mileage 302.2 on the Kingston subdivision. Mr. S. A. Cantin, General Solicitor : Additions and modifications te the signal Canadian National Railways systemn. P.O. Box 8100, Postal Station A : Grading and drainage work, including ex- Montreal, Quebec. tension or reconstruction of existing culverts as H3C 3N4 required. M.L ofaDrco >And the following works at public grade MsaiL.ayHofetyanrcho crossings and separations, ail in the Town of Transport Canada Whitby, to accommodate the additional tracks: 20 Toronto Street, 5th Floor construction of a Victoria Street grade separa- Toronto, Ontario. tien, mileage 304.59, Kingston subdivision; alter- M5C 2B8 ations te the South Blair Street grade crossing,. mileage 304.29; addition te the existing Thickson Road grade separation, mileage 303.23, and à d reconstruction cf the Hopkins Street grade sep- V R N I 1 "ag 303-74. ----------------------------------