Page 8, Whitby Fee Press, Wecfresday, May 5, 1993 Region promotion pcaeani award-winner A gonpromo- tional package »won awards at an e c on o m i c development con- ference recently. 'A Case for Durhamn Region' won best of class, and best of show in its budget cate gory at the American Economic Development Council conference in Quebec City. Patrick Olive, Durham cern- missioner of ecenomic develop- ment, said it was a "great- honour» to win best of show in the competition that involved 1,000 entries from ail over North America. Three other Durham entries, a 'Shop Durham' radio ad cam- paign and two tourism entries, also won best of class awards. The tourism entries were the 1993 tourist guidebook and the 'Seeing is Believing' tourism video. Durham also received an honourable mention for 'A Cern- munity and its People,' a general purpose viewbook, and an excel- lence award for the 'Joint Ven- ture Opportunities' diskette. Durham regional chair Gary Herrema says the awards show the «world class" level of the Rein's promotional material. weare selling the advantages of Durham Region areund th e world, and with our promotional material often beinjg the first ýcontact, it 15 reassuring to have won so many awards both in the industrial and tourism fields.» Durham's 'Joint Venture' pro- gram was previously recognized oc tsal jos oadsices ingloaljbsand investment. olive says 'A Case for Durham Region' is a community profile and one of the major promotional packages sent te prospective clients. 90,000 tourist guides dstributed By Lucie Rochette The 1993 Visitors' Guide and Tourist Map for Durham Region is out. The 1993 guidebook is pro- duced and published by the Tourist Association of Durham Region, and features local attrac- tiens that are available through- out the year. T'here are currently 90,000 gui- debeeks in circulation in the Durhamn area. The giiidebook centaine an annual events and attractions calendar, and detailed descrip- tions as well as fuil-colour pic- tures of the beautiful. and fun things to see and do in Durham Ten municipal profiles are updated every year. Also listed in the guidebeok are activities that can be enjoyed by the whole family, and a il the places toe go shopping. For the firet time, General Moters le advertising in the gui- debook. Other advertisers include local hotels and motels, amusement parks, stores and local sights. For out-ef-town visitera, the guidebook has a pull-out touriet M;eguidebook ie available at Information Centres, Municipal halls, public libraries, local hotels and motels, restaurants at the Ontario border, beer and liquor stores, and OAA and AMA locations. DUPONT CANADA has given Henry Street Hi gh Schoot $6,000 ta promote safety in sohool facilities. That's Anderson student Taryn Bniggs and Ken Carrotil from DuPant, showing off the cheque. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whhby Free Press DuP:ont a good teacher w^hen it cornes to I safet'y But Ends O)n You worked hard for your money, it's only fair that it should work hard for you. That's why we're offering a 1/4% bonus on ail 12 month to 18 month Term Deposits of $ 1,000 or more. But this offer ends June 3Oth 1993. For more information eall us, soon. 41> Hongkong Bank of Canada Now, what can we do for you? 1200 Dundas Street 666-2300 By Lucie Rochette Henry Street Hi h Schoel and DuPont Canada Inc.'s Whitby site have had a special relation- ship for the past four years. DuPont recently donated a 6,000 cheque te, the schoel, as part of a new safety program ntiated to promote safety awareness and accident preven- tion in the science and techno- logy departments. DuPent Canada Inc. has an excellent and enviable safety record. The 4,000 employees of tec pany have gene two con- secutive years withoutletim due te work-related injury or illness. In June, the Whitby site's 337 employees will be celebrating their sixth consecutive year with- eut lese of time due te work- related injury or iliness. Last year, DuPent Canada Inc. gave their employees monetary rewards, which came te about $20 per persen, for the excep- tionalsafety in every site. This year, a corporate decisien was made te, give a certain amount of mnoney te each site 50%F PHOTO Witht lis coupon. First set only. Coupon expires May 11193. which, in turn, could distribute it in their communities fer educa- tional purposes. At the Whitby site, representa- tives of various safety core teams in the plant. determnined who weuld benef"it from the donation and Henry Street High School was chosen. Lloyd Cook of DuPent Canada Inc. says that they chose the achool "because we could enhance the education that was already there, and se the school could continue te, improve the education on safety.» The cheque was presented at an assemb]y at the school on Wednesday, April 28. Bon Ennis, vice principal at Henry, says the school will use the meney tewards new safety goggles, aprons, safety videos, a new acid storage cabinet, exhaust connecters for the tech- nology classes, and an eyewash station for the science lab. Ennis has been involved with the learning link program with DuPent for four t five years. According te Ennis, some of the equipment will be purchased right away, and ail of the new equipment will be in place for the new scheel year. In last week's edition an arti- cle about Paralegal ProfÃesional9 incorrectly -impliled that owner and operater David Spencer doesn't represent clients in court. It should have stated that he will represent people in court aspart orhis services. The Free Press wishes te, apo- logîze for the error.