Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, May 19. 1993, Page 19 ---{fBROOKLN Strike at Woodbridge Foam In response to the pending expansion of Brooklin, the local United Church is making plans. To prepare for the potential increase in parishioners, the congregation has appointed a forward planning committee. Entitled «'The Working Unit en Future Life,' the 1O-person group .Club. Members of the Junior Optimist Club of Brooklin recently received their club banner at a special dinner meeting held by their sponsor, the Optimnist Club of Brooklin. The presentation was made by Optimist president Sabina James. The junior club prepared the dinner served te both the Optimist and Octagon club members who attended. The Junior Optimlist Club was formed a year ago by students in grades 5 te 8 from Meadowcrest and St. Leo's schools. They meet every Monday night at St. Thomas Church for a one-hour meeting. As weIl, they plan comrnunity servce projects and activities. Jupior goff hessonsf offered The Optimist Club of Brooklin is once again offering golf lessons te students aged 9 te 17 in co- opération with Thunderbird Golf and Country Club. Students can enrol for five consecutive weekly one-hour lessons starting Thursday May 27 at 7 p.m. or starting Saturday May 29 at 2p.m. Registration fee is $20 which includes personal group instruction by the Thunderbird golf pro, use of the facilities, and a customn-sized golf club for each student. Last year 125 students completed lessons under the prograin sponsored by the Brokln Optimist Club. Registration forms are available from the Brooklin Bulletin Signs office at 76 Baldwin St. (corner of Way Street) or by calling Lesley or Brian at 655-4434. Answers to Whiltby Trivia from page 12 1. Anna Harley (later Mrs. Gordon Grobb) was the first Ontario Ladies' Co:llege May Queen in 1907. Originally from Brantford, she lived in Whitby from 1932 until her death in 1971. 2. Th e large, brick house at Centre and Mary streets was Whitby's f irst Methodist church, f rom 1856 to 1876. is mandated to report on and make recommendations regarding space requirements, staffing composition and programn needs. Chaired by their minister, Rev. G. David King, tho committee begins its deliberations in September. Between now and thon, committoe members will be undertaking some study in the area of church revitalization and expansion. rho congregation now bas an average worshi p attendance of 110 people and Sunday sehool enrolment of some 144 childron. Uniited Church expanson to be studied we're producing on echedule," said Pierce. '«I called the plant this morn- ing (Monday) and there's no pro- blems,'" lhe said. A spokesman for Lear Seating was not available for comment. Neither Whitby plant manager Dave Fowler, nor officiais of Woodbridge's head office in Cooksville, were available for In March, the WVhitby workers voted 93 per cent ini faveur of a strike. An increase in wages and more benefits are the union's major demands. The company bas offered a wage increase, improvements in existing beneflits and maintain- ing the cost of living allowance. Atlantic NUG project FROM PAGE 1 by the CAW was $15.22. Beginning this week, workers will colleet strike pay of $100 per week. After four weeks this wilI in- crease to $150, but Donohoe won- dors if the strike will last that long. Since the strike began, Wood- bridge has been shipping foam from its plants in th e United States to Lear Seating. "The quality of the foam is not as good, a lot of its bad,» said Donohoe. "GM is stili using it, but we know they're concerned about the qality," ho said. GM public relations officer Grog Pierce had no comment about the quality of the replace- ment foam. However, he did say that pro- duction at GM has not been affected by the strike. «To the best of my knowledge mogawatts of non-utility and custerner genoration capacitz in ho saicl. its systeni, more tnan enougn to Stevens said project officiais meet the needs of a city the size will meet wmith Hydro this week of Toronto. to discuss the ternis of the new offer. Tho new offers, if accepted, "The ball's in our court, it's would add another 550 hard to say whother or not we megawatts. can do it," ho said. The 16 prjects totalled almost According to Hydro, the utility 1,200 megawatts when negotia- already has more than 2,000 tions were put on hold. FROM PAGE 1