Whitby Free Press, 9 Oct 1991, p. 4

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PAGE 4, WH[ITBY FRE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9,1991 'Co«&t4C4 Beauty Supply A Fuit Range of Beauty & Esthetic Suppli Clairol -, Tresemme *BioTec Infusion 23 e Scandia a Noble, Revlon Professional Produots e Bonât Babyliss- Avanti, Wigo Appliances Glazed Ice 1 Acryllc N ails Waxing Supplies - Gigi, lnvemess Develop 10 Nail Teatment 86 I eOUTe .,OSAWAE=- o. -e. 930- :3 72 -9 5 S £ A rdy 0:0 500 By Marlo Boucher Each -public school household would pay $120 over a 20-year period te pay for the proposed new Durham Board of Education headquarters i hty says the presiden!T of ithfe hOtntario Tai Coalition. "Make your voices heard,» said Coalition founding member George Lansens at a recent meetingin Pickering. "If youre not prepared te do that, you may as well go home right now and ait for your next tai increase," said Lansens. An additional $250 tai xi- crease per household i Durham Region for the w aste transfer station is unacceptable, he said. It is too much imoney for a project that will only last fivc years, said Lansens. "Hlow much is too much?» said Làansens. '«Mle practice of indiscriminate spendinq without any -regard as te the, mcreased burden being placed on taxpayers will no loner be telerated by the pub- lic said Lansens. fie said the Coalition will dis- tributs the "candidate profile" te each of its 63 chapters acroés the province. Each tewn will then be asked te deliver the candidate profile te the local candidates for comple- tion, he said. Each municipal candidate. will then have a week te complets and ireturn the document, he said. Lansens said the candidates will also be asked te distribute copies te the residents in their area. i Each candidates who refuse te complets the candidate profile will b. revealed at public meet-' ing and *i the media, he said. "We'vgot e putsomecredibi- lity backginto the system,» he said. The tai protest movement «can awaken the population of Ontario te realize the taxinh- creases,»he said. Lansenb3 said residents in the province should b. able te have a say hihow tai dollars are spent. Lasens founded the coalition after, he refused te a a 1990 property tai of $58,00. he 43 per cent tai increase from 1989 was unacceptable, he said. H. led other businesses in the Blenheim ares. and foroed local council te keep the 1990 tai increase the same as that of 1989. Whitby residents are paying 50 Per cent more taies now than i 1986, says Sheldon Shea, vice- president. of the Ontario Tai Coalition. Gunn runs for trustee seat Are available now but don"'t forget to corne celebrate with us on Oct. 19, 1991, 9:3012:30. See next weeks adfor special évents! WHITBY OPTICAIL 370 Brock Street South (IGA Plaza) Downtown Whitby 666-3831 i iU t% %i ?-iT:crEc~ Allan, Gunn bas become the seventh candidate for the three Whitby trustee seats on the Dur- ham Board of Education. Gunn, financial analyst for the community and social services department, says the school board budget, staff relations, financial management and the modified school year are the majr issues facing the board. Gunn says the board muet work with all the «education partners," including the pro- vince, te obtain adequate fundi!ng tomeet education needs. Noting that dedicated profes. sional staff are the board's "most valuable asset » Gunn says board policies shoulci be te acquie ad develop the best possible staff. He says spending should be managed to est reflect educa- tional priorities, and that pro- grama should be dlivered "as efficiently as possible.» He also applauds the board for its "p-ro-active approach" te the modified school year, and says he would further investi te tho im- pact of all-year school* g on the students and community. He opposes debt fmnancing te pay for programs and supports the payr. as-you-go practice currently adopted by the board. Gunn saya consultation with paters," Who also include stu- denttahr and parents, will help determine education 1>riori- ties on which money* will be spent. "W. muet face the reahity that the need for resources will always begrae than the funds-1 available."rete He and wife Cathy have two sons who attnd West Léynde public achool. ALLAN GUNN MAYOR <4 members Io be elected), The representative for Whitby and DrhamRegion says tax su~ PAGE 8 TOMN Lynda Buffett Tom Edwards Gerry Emm REGKONAL (3 o b ekWd)Marcel Bnjnelle (3 o b eectd>(Incumbent> Joe Drumm (incumbent) James Priest EAST WARD 'Dennis Fox (incumbent> Geoif Rison CENTRE WARD) John Dolsira John Lazenby » Robert Palmer ShirleVScott John Qothm NORTH WARD 'ian WIck David Bmennan' Don MItchll WEST WARD Dave WaU Judi Longfled HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMMISSON* Daniel Belliveau RalphBlank, Gerry Co> (incumbent) John'Hughes incumbent) Big Lawler G.W. Mifflin DURHAM BOARD OF EDUCAllO (3 tnJstees bo Patty Bowman b. elected) Derek Glas Allan Gum John Hamilton -Robert Mocleevy George MiloSh incumbent) DURHIAM SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD (3 trustees te vi icmCro be elected) Judy Morris Tom Oldman (incumbent) Martin Turpin CoId Weather's on it's way __ and Cracked Windshields run easily when your car heater isW on. WHITBY AUTO GLASSW uses an incredible new process to repair windshield Stone chips. And your insurance company will waive your deductible on stone repairs to keep insurance costs down. Hges deulil -ado Insil clis. -IYIITB Y A UTO GLSS VV secialiss ltd. Auto glass suppIed 411 D unas St.E by CAN-AM. Whttby, Ontario ýAR ýAIIITBY OPTICAL & CONTACT LENS CLINIC à

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