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WHITY PUE PRESS, WEDNESDAY,,JANUARY 291992, PAGE5 Whitby'bus ritders, revenue increase in,'91 >By Marlo Boucher Whitby Transit ridership him- creased m. 1991. The total numüber of ridera for 1991 was 636 264 compared ta 493,24 in 1996. Revenues also lncreaoedta o- $6081,382 Isat year from *44,4,800 in 1990. "It's gDod ta sSesis growif," said operations conunittee chair- person Marcel Brunelle, at'Mon- s eémeeting.< H. nd residents -can take- advantage. of the ,transit system, during ,thon hard economxc times. .Part of the, increase ý in rider- ship. and revenues is attributed ta new and extended routes. - 'he extension east on Dundas Sàt. ta, the Oshawa Centre added 31,879 passengers between -April and December of 1991. The industrial service from the GO station south on. Brock St. S. ta the harbour, held increase ridership by 7,881 irOM Apilta Deéembro6f 199 1. M Most of those èw ridera -are 'èmployees -from -McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. Other routes- that have iii- creased, ri dership include the route into the Ravenscroft sub- division, and the route extending ta Father Leo, J. Austin and Charles -Garnier secondary PRUVATE SALE selicols on Dryden BIvd. According té the report, transit driversa nâd the public were said ta be happy ,wîth the new elec- tronic registering fareboxes that $2595900 MIKE: 666-0006 were mnstalled in March 1991. The fareboxes have provided more accurate linlrmation .on ridership and reve nues. Whitby Transit will be extend- img or creating more -routes as new subdivisions develop in the tawn in 1992. Factory Authorized Solid Cherry. Harden Dining. Room' O Special $37950O0 TABLE, 2 ARM CHAIRS AND 4 SIDE CHAIRS. rv îx ý China cabinet available at the special low price of $320Q.OO. H ERI'TAGE HOUSE limited 216 Mary St. E., Whitby 668-3483 Store Hours: Monday --Closed m Tuesday, Wednesd'ay, Thursday 10:00_- 6:00, Limiwd Friday 10:00 - 9:00, Saturday 9:30 - 5:30. 0 li4 Custom Inteior -Executive Hom in Whitby' orm HOUSE SUNDAY 12:30 - 4:30pm Ap t'x 260 q.ft llbic , 1bd m .,e e - u TASS JWLEs INVENTORY SALE 35% OFF ON'ALL IN-STOCK MERCHANDISE JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY' Diamond Rings e-Diamond Studs Pearl Earrings * Gold & Sterling Silver Chains & Braceélets* Watches"* and Much More Excluding Repairs & Watch Attach ments 153 Brock St. N. Whitby e 430-2500