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Two people were arrested after a police chse early Tuesday morninig wich ended with on acdent in downtownWhjmtby. The incident beon ofter a Durham ýRgoa olice officer noticed a 'Nissan Pathfinder uIdriving in on erratic monner" on Hwy. 2 eastbound toward Whitby around 5,a.n.* He tried to stop the 4x4 which sped upo nd went throug1Ë a red hight. Police ay the, officer then broke off the chose ond broadcast the license number. A short time later, ..the vehicle ron into a t raffic light standard- on the southeast corner of Brock ond Dundas streets. A maie and female fled but were arrested after a short'foot chose. There were no imnres. Donald Edward Mcdonald, 23Î i. charged 'with being unlaful at large from the Millbrook C9,1 todial Facility, possession- of a stolen auto, dangerous ond im- pairedrigod failing ta stop Uisa Marie Bellcourt, 22, of Pickeringis charged with posses- sion of a stolen, auto. .Police say the Pathflnder waS stolen from West Hill. Troffic ights<- at the four. cor- ners were 'out until noon. Richard Walker of the Durham Region works department esti- mated it will coat a minimum of ,$2,000 ta repair the danmage. Hilston.e reconstidered FR OM PAGE 1. Three parking areas are being proposed -- a one-starey garage underground, the Mary St. garage ond surac parking on the General Motors bonds, Hundreds f peopl'participa- ted ina July17rally staged by the Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce, unions,. business people and local merchants ta tryt persuade regional council taQ change its mind and approve the' Hilstane prject. According ta an economic im- pact, study commissioned' by the City of Oshawa, the $37 million project would help create about Job6 fo a year, including about 700 construction jobs. It would also create about 300 new regional administration jobs for Oshxawa and ensure 550 regional administration jobs stay in Oshawa. The entire Hilstone project is > estimated to cost $62 million, with $37 million for a nine-stor!ey Robberies PROM PAGE 1 suspicious vehicle or person atý convenience store, we'1l have, cars. there right awaýy.» People con also help by calling Crime Stoppes f they know. of people selling cigarets or over- hear'information about a rob- bery, says Ryrie. Durham police formed a spe- cial robbery squad about three months afo, and have four offi- cers workng full-time investigat- ig robberies. Tates boosted arrests, but Rài says he'd like ta see rob- b ers stymied before they have an opportunity to hurt or kilI soureone. "Our solving rate has in- creased but robberies are stiui on the increase.» _fG KENNELSR, "Where They Gel Tender Laving Careo regional administration office and $25 million for a private office tower. The Region could then make on. agreement for a lease-ta-own for about 30 'years on the administrative building or buy the building. through debntur-, ing the cost when it i. completed in 1994. In 1989, regional council voted ta locate the 'new regional administrative building in down- tawn Oshawa and the regional headquarters in Whitby. Ini June 1991, the 'Region appointed Hilstone Develop- ments Canada Ltd. as the deve- loper of the project in Oshawa, and authorized llilstone to pro- ceed. FRANCIS WRIGHT struts her stuff, recently ai the. Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre's Hat Day. Everybody wore a hat and many enjoyed dancing to favourites from the Big Band era. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Pres WlTYFu PESN2tEDAJULY ion999 PAGlE b ichael Jordan cutout stolen A life-size cutout *of basketball star Michael Jordan was stolen from a Whitby Hasty Market Saturday.ý Pôlice say a mon walked into the Dundas St. W., store with a bqddy and walked out carrying A Deerfleld Cr. man wos later orrested at hie home and char-, ged with theft under and posses- sion of stolen property - it seei the caper was, recorded -by the store' video cornera, and a cash- ier recognized the cuiprit as a regular customer. Suimmer festival at Fairview Fairview Lodge -will hold the third' annual Siummer Festival Aug. - 29 ta raise .mioney for. resi- dents' proeamse. esivities, for the day. will include a pettingzoo chfldren's aae, awhite, elejhonit table with a riety of items, barbecue, ontique car, displa nd m'uice enterétanimenit." Old library for sale 1 J:!L TRA V:INING CLASSES START August I13 > 655m'4721 Hwy #1 2 N. - Brooklin C ar chase ends, with crash downtownm 1 PISA Il-] -J 1 p