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Pagp,%Whby e»epresu, Wechidqy, December 9, 1992 .H r -el,.. i Hirng9lump ePecelnrgo The- new par will begin with a aagàingjo market i Durhamn eioaccrding te resulte of th& latent employment outloo)ksurve"y" ~M npower Tmoa~ "Thle survey for th4 frest quartr of 1993-findso that nine per centof arqa employers surveyed expeet--te add more -.workers in the January/February/ ýMarch period, while' 18. per cent formee staft cutbacko," says Lrraine Stevenson of the -local Manpower office. "Another 70 per cent anticipte no change in current revels and three per cent are Chane tWhitby LCBO stores By Elizabeth Hopper About $100,,000 Worth of-reno- vations have been made, te the two liquor sitores 'in Whitby.' Renovations lucluding replace- ment 0f tiles, ýad ditionaâl light fuxtures sud cosmeétic céhanges to the retail area have beenat the. downtowu LOBO location at 111 'Gilbert St. E.' akd at, the east Whitbýy lcto t.5Thickoun Rd. N. Over the. past two. years al over the provice, 50 Liquor Cou- trol Board of Ontario stères have been renovated. By March, 1993, another .66 stores dill be renova- ted.. According te Chris Làayten, media, relations co-ordinator, <'here are 615 LOBO stores iu Outario, but only 116 stores that provide a higher level of services such as product advice, recipe information and gift ide". will be renovated.»" At many stores, ther have bêen- structural -changes made suichas replacement of heating/ veutil atiug systems and the addi- tion of s3afety code features.' ,Sorne new services have been lutroduced at'the Whitby stores:' information s ervces- such au refùnding of -produes and gift wrappug, will b. available te custom-ers and you will bo able te buy chilled wines sud beer. «With the. renovations that have been taking plat vari- ous stores- over the :past two years, there ha. been a 3.5 jper- cent increase iu sales,» says Lay- ton. RE.CYCLE.IRIGNI IN'93 )Durham Region residents with Blue Box collection service. t ,should nowbe receivingtheir 1993 Blue Box collection Schedule. Please post this new sohedlule for S easy reference. Curbsîide collection wtill îibe every othe'rweek, on the sameday as your regular -garbage -day. ,Your collection days, are highlighted on P'~ -the schedule- in green or- yellow, depending on where youivein your municipality. The schedule also tells you what ma- >- terls to recycle,, and hobwtoppare «them for collection. Reimmber,'only newspapers, glass bottles and jars, plastic soft drink containers, metal beeaeand food cans, corrugated cardboard and telephone books are accepted. If you do not receive your 1993 sohedule in the next couple of days or would like more information about Blue Box collection, please caîl your Local Municipality: Pckering 0Fp 420-4630 Newcosle 623-3379 DURHAM REGION Ajax 683-2951 Uxbrldge 852-9181 Whltby 668-3437 Oshawa 725-7351 Scugog Brock 985-7393 (705) 426-7723 - or 432-2920 A Waste Management Program of the Region of fl'srham and the municipalities of Pickermng, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa. Newcastle, Uxbridge, Scugog and Brook. ou c s 4 4. 4 v ai :DURHAM! unur 0 tgi hrngpln. TnelatsttlookU , isvery simlilaàrte that ,a yerar ago at tuis time,whelO0per cent of the employýers qcueried anticipated more b arnud 18 per cent forpecastea es Staff reductions this winter are expected in construction, durable. an d non-durable manutheturing. and'-. . Ltransp oupublic. Msdreading. are reported in. whahesale/retail trode and Oervices. Acros Canada or employ- ment conditions Ill continue unal3atsd for another quarter as cnly'three of 87 cities surveyed repôrt podlive outlooks. Only eight per, cent will add staf while 20' percent will eut bock. Another 67 per, cent wifl retain present Ilevelà:ancl five per cent don't yet knàow." At 2 Petro-Canada sétations Food,ý toy drivesin December <By Elizabeth Hooper Beckfords Petrocan is holding ita second aànnual foo~d and toy, drive at the Petro-Canadaý loca- tion at. Thickson ý and Rossland, road until Dec. 17. Contributions c"an aléso.,b. mmd. at thé Petro-Canada loca- tion -at Thickson and Dundas St., At Beckford Petrocan, there la a 'Mitten Tre.' where mitts and gloves can'b. donated. Ail wil b. Beckford's, is also- sponâoring; through he Salvation ,Army,' a lalzmly to whom items, such- as food vouchers will b. given on Ail BeclEferd station staff men- bers, -including *part-time employees and mechanica, are contributing to the drive. Mary Beckford, co-partner Name chang-%e for steel ,plant LascoSteel.has anew name Co-Steel -Lascoin, now the trade name for what WR. known; as Lake Ontario Steel Co. (Lasco).' Lusaoin owned by Co-Steel. «Our - parent comany(06- Steel) ha. decided to, morScosl identiI-r each of ý its opratins with the name C.teelbyimpIe- me tradet" name unformiity aogtal of- the operating unit. withln the Coe-Steel G,'roup," aoeordingte C. -Burns, purchaaeing.manager at. the com- The Whitby ,compazWý -bas abou 700OMPo eeg. with huoband Brion in the ope- ration of Beckford's, Petrocan, sayst, <"hings are stretched for .everyone, 50 1y OU just try, and do yorbest., You cant -take -from ~le and- not givesomnethipg A . banner has replaced the Christmnas tree at, thfe four cor- ners this year. The Town paid $629 to instal the >banner soystei, which runs diagonally between 101 Brock' St. S. an-d 100 Dundas St. W. 1The ýbanner cmn b. seen by vehicles and, -pedestrians aperoachingfrom any direction.' S9ince the.. systein is over a public ýbighway, the Town ,will retain control. The Town, clerk's department, in -consultation with>.the Down- town ,Busfinss ,Improvement Are;, is draWing up'a policy. on. who may put, up -banners3, user f... aed othîer mattors. Ontario ChamÛber of Commerc preoident Pat' Palmer will,,be gguet speaker , at ' the annual meeting of the Whitby Chambeï' ofCommercein January. Palmer-i ac peident, retail baknfor- the I-<yal Bank of Canada. The. annual meetingis at Cul- Iee Gardens on We.dnesday, Jan. 18.- CALLYBILLHARDSONA IN URNC -R KR - -- ------ -- I Do you think the policigcrm reWentioû system (A)works well, (B)wors well as canbe expectedq (C)needs' some i mproveme >nt (D)needs a drastie overhaul?. Just one of the quoetons inI ourNoveinbe25th madersurve. g Tell us what you tikof this and, other issues and what you like and dislike- about the Free Press I Please return your survey 50011 - ---- -'- - ,- - -Mun- a T T-C '7 IV TTV 4 lý,ý t'ý4, m MW