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Page. 4, WhmtbLFree Press, Wednesday, May 12, 1993 Open house at marina..,- May 22 AL L Cmqh Ir USIFJ IrUC L114 Dundas St. E., Wlutby e Entrance.on Perry St. e 666-8214_f Intu@duding Lightflnes Designer Seules. The .mIy mini bllnd wkth thme ffBfreak-Thru"m safely tassel. If you have children or pets, you owe if to yourself ta corne see the new Lightlines Designer Series - wilh the revolutionary 'Break-Thru" sofety tasse!. While cord accidents don't happen offen, they do occur. Our exclusive, patented "Break-Thru" tasse! releases automot caolly under pressure, then eosily snaps bock together. Don't miss the Lightlines Designer Series. Now that there ore blnds this sale, zC why take a chance with S anything else? HunfierDouglas WINDOW FASHtONS THE REGIONAL I MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM DURHAM REGION NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS 0F BROOKLIN WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM The Regional Municipality of Durham has engaged a contractor to dlean the water distribution systemn on Way Street and the easement running north from Vipond Road tb Way Street in Brooklin. The cleaning programn will be performed botween May and July 1993, or September 15 and November 1993. The contractor will notify consumers b notice> before starting operations in each section of watermain. There may have .to be brie! water shutdowns in some areas, in which case, consumers wiII bo similarly notified. The work will be carnied out expeditiously, with the least possible inconvonienCe to consumers. Consumers in an area boing cleaned are cautioned ngLtIaw watr. for an pupoe.un!l th operton that section lis iInIihed. Falure to observe tiis precaution could resuit in matenial beiing drnawnm the building's plumbung systems and possibly. plug By Mike Kowàlski f The emphasis will be on boat-c ing afety during an open ouse at the Port Witby Marina Interc this month. Whitby's parks and recreation department is holding the open house on Saturday, May 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the marina located on Front Street West. Representatives of several public agenices such as the police and tire departinents will be demonstrating equipment used in search and rescue operations and in enforcing water, safety reguilations. so, customs officiais from both Canada and the United States will be on hand to explain each country's rules governing boaters crossing the bordLer. This is the first year the department has held an open house at the marina. Recreation manager Bruce Taylor said a number of factors convinced staff that this would ho a worthwhile event to spon- sor. "We've got a lot of new clients down there and this prompts a lot of questions,' Taylor explained, referring to new speed limits within the harbour and the Town's new boat launching facilities. '<So we decided to get ail the people and resources we could and mnko the emphnsis on boat- ing safety for fishermen and pleasure boaters," hie said. The Whitby Fire Department is one of the agencies participat- ing in the open house. Firefighters will demonstrate the department's new 100 fît. aorial truck, as woll as their snorkol and rescue trucks. Fighting ires on the wator and performing in-wnter rescues will e demonstrated. Officers from Durham Regional Police, Ontario Provin- cial Police and the Royal Cana- dian Mountod Police will al ho available to explain law enforce- ment on the wntor. The Canadian Coast Guard and City of Oshawa Marine Res- cue Association (COMRA) wilI each have one of their rescue vessels available that day and Taylor is awniting confirmation 450% PHOTO With this coupon. First set only. Coupon expires May 18/93. & =-V from the U.S. Coast Guard con- cerning one of its boats. Although the new boat launch off Gordon Street will not ho open until Into Juno or early July, Taylor said Town staff wil A Whitby family's boating trip turned into a long ordeal Sunday when their craft apparently ran eut of fuel. Police say the couple and their four kids, agd 8 te, 16, headed eut on the lake in their 17-foot boat around il a.m. Sunday rnerning. Relatives became con- cerned when they didn't return and reported them missing at 1 a.m. The Pickering Ajax Rescue Unit (PARU) and ity of Oshawa pertaining to that facility. There is ne fee for the open house and refreshments will ho provideýd by thie Port Whitby Sport Fishing Association. Marine Rescue Association (COMRA) were called eut and helped check marinas and water- front areas overnight. Police say the boat was found about three te four miles south of Whitby around 7:30 a.m. Monday by a coast guard helicopter from Trenton and towed into Whitby harbour. Family members weren't hurt but were suffering from slight exposure and taken to Whitby General Hospital. Woodbridge stritke FROM PAGEZ1 Powler said the company is preparod te resumo bargaining "at such time as further tnlks would appear te boe productive." Ho termed management's effor a "fair and reasenable ene" in keeping with its competitivo position in the automotive supply secter. The offer includes a wage in- creaso, improvoments in existing benefits and maintainin~g the cost of living allowanco, Fowler said. School budgets PROM PAGEZ1 purposes from $99 milliien te $45 million, but has net yet announ- ced what the figure will ho, ho said. «It's been difficult teo go through the budget process when the provincial gevernment takes new initiatives," snid Oldman, a Whitby trusteo. UWO spent hundred of heurs on the budget, wo had it in plnce..it (announcement) has cnused con- fusion," lho snid. Qidman snid trustoos tried te absorh as much of the cuts as possible, "but the hottom line is somoono has te, pay for it." He noted that program cuts and cest reduction measures im- plementod the past two years paid off during this yenr's budget delihorations. "Vie anticipated tough times,» said Oldman, adding that ne further programn cuts are plan- ned at this time. However, ho also warned that additional provincial cutbacks could reduce program and ser- vice levels in 1994, or perhaps this yoar, depending on the eut- come of 'social contract' negetia- tiens with public sector workors. CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST GOT BETTER , IN4IOME rCUS TOMfER SERICE 1.464S9 " Personalized - Custom Kitotten " Design & Fow Plan " Very Competitive Pnoces 9ýy Custom Interior Expressions Jinsh diby Yvonne 436-7449 Weodbridge intends to con- tinue supplying foam for the GM car seats t rom plants in the United States, ho said. Local 222 vice-president Jim Nimigen snid there is no ian guage in the union's contracts with either Lear Seating which makes the car soats, or Ã"xeneral Metors, that would allow wor- kers in thoso plants not te han dle replacement foara. Howévçr, Nimigon notod that the extra time, an d cost in trans- porting the foam froîn the U.S. mnyprove too much te overcomo. "fLear hus problems it wilI affect Gentsrnl Motors,» hoe said. The qut.ity of the material may also suffor in the rush te produce 'and ship it te Canada, Nimigon'ladded. GM public relations officer Grog Pierce said the situation at Woodbridge is being monitored by the atitomaker.' Pierce said the strikeyoses ne problems "at this timo but hoe preferred net te speculate on when, or if, production at GM will ho affected. HISTORICAL FEATURE in the Whitby Free Press 1 .What Whtby church was served by student ministers for 30 years? 2. Why were the patients at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital included in the Whitby population for officiai purposos în the 1 920s? 3.What was located in the Cottage Country section of Cullen Gardons 100 years ago? 4.What house was the home of two Ontario County treasurors for 40 years? Answers on Page 10 This feature provkde by -AN c:: XN < Victorian and Country Accents;'-.Gifts LAntiques 139 Queen St., Unit 3 Port Perry (NE. corner of Water & jQueen) 985-1239f