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Pages8. WbttbY~freePressWeàmodaya- Novomber4, 199 CHMER F OM E AWRS NIGHT CANADL4M HMBRFESDN MBack ýto basies" IBy JI"k Reeàor Canacians. muet turn their'attention fromn the ýonstitution'. tu, the econ omy te, make the couýntrU rerou= gi That's the. message from DavidMLe, hair of the -Canadian Chamnber of Commerce. McLjean, told the Whitby Chaftber of Commerce last week that Canadians need te «reate a betteir dlimate within which *business can grow to prosperity. S«Profits from business are the engine that drives ,Our economy and allows us, the wonderfuI standard of living we have corne te expect...» McLean says we have te get back te basics, and that meansý "the creation of wealth before we sped it. We miust put something inte the system before we e=anything out.» He suggeats, ,as a gooýd, place te start, the removal of interprovmncial trade barrierse and elimination of the duplica- tion of government services. "These ý things can be accomplished easily within 'the framework of ouir eisting constitution, and. we must press our politicians te focus now on these issues.» We should also pressure them téeseffon «restrictive tax and labour legisi 'ation,,says McLean. Otherwise "jiot only will we discourage new, investment,-we'll llose much of our domiestic socalJti views of somne governïments' who ocen- trate only on taxing the'producers .te give morè te social po as- - willaso o nle a rn 1theoyiaàre k ili ng th e'#o lden>g o o se." MrcLEan says business must become «pro-active rather than reactive. Ho says for too long business has stood by and watchod socal activists «take centrestage" with domands for more social programs, without worryig about where the mnonoy te * pa1 for themn will corne from. "It is-time that those of us who have investod many years of sweat, blood and tears te croate a business tel such people we willnfot stand-for their destructive ideas. «Teogovernments Who advance, the- philosoàphy of 'com- mand o conemics - of public' entorprise, which, failed SO, miserably in Eastern Europe -. must be stepped in their tracks. «Business must get involved - our very future is ut stake." MeLean says he believes in privatoe nterpriseT«rom the tip of my toes te the tep. of my head. It is not perfect, but it is the best systom te achieve efficient production and te reward initiative.", One reasgon 'the Charlottetown agreement was defeated, says McLeani, »Wasbecause, it s, tresésed collective rights at t he expense of individual initiative. «We need te return te a systom that stresses inidividuality-- the importance of reward for effort... «Canada is stili the greatest country in the world te live and work.Let those of us in the business community ... get involved in maàking sure i's ago laeaanto do business; our children are counting on us te, succeed." IBrew -your ,own I BY Elizabeth Hooper A usiness for, the ,indepen- dent beer-maker" bas oponed, on HoJn Lnonte began Brew Worke .after ,previouslybeing ernplqoed at a -beer company in 'A cutomor can corne inte the store and select a beer. recipe from -the 24 available, while Lamonte has a kettle boiling. Tlhen -ail the ingredients are given te the custemer and they c1, folw the recipe te make, a batch. Boiling water is placed in the batch and then Mh batch is drained off ln a fermentation container. It is cooled down te 40 degrees Celsius and stored away for 13 da5n the l4th day, the customer cor>nes in, filters and carbonates the beer and thon lbaves it over nig'ht. Theé next day, the customer bottles the beer, which' takes about an heur and tien the beer is ready te be taken homne. Altbough a ion g process, Lamento says for t he regular priesof $75' you can make your own 24-pack of standard beer, that's worth $12. SLameonte has two other' emiployees whobéhelean up and, help customers Me beer. The increasing populartyof brew-you-onestablishments are increasingly popular «Because 'of?'thepic nsd the beer inall natura1.,wihno che- mi"alsor peevaie says lamonte. «It ýi alogod quality beer and an enjoyablothmnq-for peepfle te do.. it's aImost a social thiing.", 1Brew,,Works bhas only just opened and, is ,already .becoming popular, with a lot of inquiries being made inte the business. Tourist associati on- fali 1meeting and workshop The Tourist. Association o? Durham Region will hold their annual general meeting and annual fait workshop on Thurs- *day, Nov. 19. ThenMeeting and workshops will be held. at Duriamn College, in. the diniing room of the' mai building, from 8:30 a.m. te, noon. The workshop, will include a discussion of 'Sucoessful Strate- gies in Turbulent Times' by Dan Statham of' Stathamà & Asso- ciates. Dan Borowec arid Nomi Leigh will also give an update on Dur-. ham Region'e teurism economic impact stud. There 21l also^ be an address by -Susan Dowler, executive director of the Ontario Tourism Education Council. The annual general meeting will then follow and will includ remarks- frein burhaïm associa- tion presient ick Clow. s i. s Ctze o Ya KIM PEACOCK, M anager,- Personal Bankingq, left, and F ran Denarino, Manager, Customer -Service,, of- the Royal- Bank Branch at Dundas and Jeffrey accept the Corporate. Citizenof the V(ear from the Whitby Chamber of Commerce.,,Also present but not- in the picture were Mary Revoy, Jili Genereaux, îand' Marilyn Williams from the Brook St. S. branch. Fo»e Pwphoto. By Mark Reesor Tho Whitby Chamber of Com- merce ,has named Tom -McTeague, vice presidontý and .sales manager ofMcTeague Elec- fric, as business person of the 'year.> TOM MoTEAGUE In malng the presentation last week, chamb6r president Trevor Bardons said McTeagu'e qualifies as one, of Whitby's "uin- sung heroos... "Ho is well known for hie dedication te ies family business. His personality is an asset te bi customers suad they reward him' *with continued support..» Barden . said:McTeague also bas a strong commitinent te the community,.neiting bis involve- ment, with the chamber, local businesses Kniéhte of Col- umbus, Hoy Farnuly Parish suid Kinumen Club, '~just ,te name. a fle-w. * I Bardens said the Royal iscr- mitted te and involvd in in- piroving Whitby through omployee support sud è'ncouprage- ment. The -award vas ,accopd by Mary Rovoy, Jil Gonoreaùx and 'Marilyn W.illiams ýfroin the -bank,'s downtown, branch an!d Pran Demino n-6and Kim ýPeacock froin its West Lynde brandi. Barden said McTeaguéi'stands lie also, noted Mceaguehas out in the, community in:.many been- olectôd- presido«nt of the 'ways that have« made and are DraRgo Ontario Electric' malcng a difference i n Whitby."ý League. Permits up i n Octob; er. The value of,'buildinig. permits . while institutional perrriif~swore issued in .Whitby ilast. month in-, $127,00 and agricultui!al 'as creased -substantiafly over Sep- $4 50 0, tebrstotal. ihéee were ne industrial build- A.ccodig t ires prepared ingperm its issued last.mnh by. the Town's-. public works D espitethe dramatieincrease department, the value of pormits* in October's building actiyity, the procoseed .in 'October w as $133Value -f'pr, spoese o million. tthe, first 10 montëihs,'ýof . 1992. This. represents an increaseof continuesý' t; lag behind' last almost $11 million over Septe - y ar' ,ae ber's $2.6-million total. <' The-value of permits issued. by The rosidential sector accoun- he. Town. ýthis year. is $69.7 ted for the major, share oýf -Octo-ifllion'. * bor's figues9a prmtsvalued Ti opae elast:ya' at $13.Gi mnillion were îssued. otal of $1355, milio fr.h Coimerciaàlepermits represen- .5 me period.hé ted $154.50 fth e October teotal /lIlPowerfuJwat By4he Ont(Mlarîo Ministry ef * Enry Everyda, <ozoeàof garbage- laden truck arrive'at the'Brock .West idandfil sitei Pîckoiing. They wheel in, luimp seveiral tonnes of muicéipal waste, thon' go back for mor. Staff at the <site compact the Municipal, Waste su-d bury it iüu layers. As the, garýbage' decoin- poses, it produces niethane, which is the main ingredient in natural gas 1Some landfihl sites ignore the methane they produce, but this practice cari lead -te -potentiallyý explosive saéfety poleswhen, the buried gaàs to eescape t the surface. Other landfill sites simply humn off the ýunwanted me thane, but thisdarages the, enfoument, addsto-thoeenos ofeànd- wastes .:, pqtontially, usoful reseurce. -At the Brock West landflhl site, Eastern Power Developers haive' engineeredaverypractican sd profitable -alternative.' I They 'collect t, ho 'methane and use' it egnorate électricity, sèlling the ý power to Ontari Hydre under a ong-term lie landfillhgas recovery plant cost $25 millien te bui dd prodces 23 megawatts o? reliable electrc power, rlght around the dlock The- company received a grant' of $3.4',miillion, tewards the, cpital caese'o? the facilityfri th Ontario Ministry o? Energy, wVhich assiste industries and institutions with the capital caste'. of -energy-efficient environ-, mentlly sustainable eneo fricilt j .r<j ri MeTe> gue onoured'forco involvemen