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w--- -. Page 4, WYhlby Fis. Prss, Wau*usday, Jnuaiy 5, 1994 93 RE VIE W: Recesieotetn .ca1.used pro blems PROM PAGE Z the involvement cf the Region and, surprisingly, the Provincial govrnment. "They gave us $6.7 million only wêeeka before the social con- tract was introduc.d.' Edwards saîd if Whitby can Ohold the. lne' on sp.nding in 1994t, «we will come eut cf this recession better than other cern- munities.' UNITED Bo1Don Tremblay TRIMARK H. expecta the final 1993 building permite report te show that construction activity in Whitby last year su asaed 1992. Jobs were created not only in the construction sector, bu t in the «commercial and induatnial establishments thet were built, Edwards said. Durham Bâoard cf Education chair Patty Bowman said the tougheat challenge faoed by trus- tees was maintaîing a «trust AGF &-yf-àM CANADIAN FUND INC. Mackienzie TEMPLETON Term Deposit Get the most out of your RRSP. Cail now for your complementary RRSP check-up. SevngWîtyan shw n e 8 and belief" in the public school system "amidst a recession, bude cutbacks and social con- tract. Trustees will agaîn b. put to the test this yeer Bowman said, noting that the Pvinistry cf Edu- cation bas an "ever expanding list» cf prograins for school boards te -implement "in a time cf a shrinking economy and less funding." "But on the positive aide we stillIhave in excescf 90 per cent cf Durham students completing their Grade 12 diploma," ah. said. Bowman, a Whitby truste., saad the board continued te expand ita mnvolvement in the community in 1993. She peinted te the succescf such efforts as the inter-genera- tional prograni with senior citi- zens, students being responsible for keeping nearby parka free cf litter and closer ties with local businesses. In addition, the board «will continue te define public educa- tion as its definect by Durham public achool supporters» -- even if such a policy brings it into conflict witb the provincial A 40-year-old Whitby Psychi- atric Hospital patient was char- ged with asseult after a nurse was choked Saturday. The 33-year-old nurse wasn't government,. she said. For example, Durhamn and the ministry are at loggerheads over government plans or junior kmn- dergarten in Ontario. Bowmart said the goverranent expecta echool boards to provide the program but does not explain how it will be funded. «Junior kindergarten is not our number one priority at this time. Wre saying w. need more rea- listic expectations from the pro- vince,» she said. Sepaate chool board chair Kein Ase agreed that the social contract and reduced pro- vincial funding were respensible for most of the problems Catolic trustees deait vwith last year. «It took a lot of our eneraies. It started lest spring and lia still ongoing,» he said. Ashe, a Pickering trustee, said his board, as a resuit, had to drop some programs from ita $140-million budget and may have to do more cutting this, year. ii.e budget will b. difficult again. Our ratepayers say they're at the breelung point for taxation,»he said. However, the board was able to initiate some changes ini the seriously injur.d in the incident, wbich occured eround 6 p.m. The patient is on probation for a prvius conviction cf assault- and threatening d.ath, police say. Bird feeder tour on Sunday The Centrai Lake Ontario Conservation Authority staff will conduet a tour of the 'bird feeder SChalice stolen from Church 1 A television set and silver cha- lice and water pitcher-valued at $1,400 were taken after a break- in at St. John's Anglican Church. Police say the church was entered sometime between 1 p.m. Sunday and 10:45 the next niorn- ifgL5 investigation is continurng. trail at Lynde Shores Conservation Area, starting et 2 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 9. Thos. on the tour will learn about the birds' survival techniques as well as pick up some of the secrets cf ettracting wildlife to the backyard.L Staff will discuss bird feed, feeders and locations, and lead a tour with opportunities te, ses different species cf birds. CLOCA stff will provide bird seed so everyone will have a chance te, feed the. chickadees. For more information contact the autbority at (905) 579-0411. GIVEyourRRSP a CheckmUp0f.f,,f 1 ý ý 1 4 t .. # 9 .. . 1 .1. t1 W1t - - Your most valuable RRSP contribution could be the one 1 make . 9 f"Independent advice. DEREK DUTKA 66~ curriculum last year anid intro- duce some new measures such as a Joint progra with Durham Regonl olce which deaka with violence in schools Ashe tiotWa Although conceding that 1993 was a rough year for both xovernmnent and business, WhihyChamber of Commerce eredent Lynn Woods refuses to Iwel on the negative. Woods is «cautiously optimia- tic" thet the economny will im- prove ini 1994, based on his recent observations. "Consumer confidence aeemed to b. comlng back," he seid. "Shopping plezas were full et Chriatmnas and the headlines were a lot better.» Locally, Woods p oints to the Brooklin sewer and water exten- sion and redevelopment of Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital as two projects that' will create much-needed construction jDos. He also expecta Wi absnew miarkelting progfraxw c.ot the 'municipalit.ýr as Durhamn Region's business centre, will attract new inveetment and says the. opening of Durhamn College s akilîs training centre in Wlutby will benefit the community. On a larger scale, W=od views the élection cf a new federal governiment and implementation cf the North American frêe Trade Aement (NAYTA) es two positive steps. «I think Canadians have con- fidence in Jean Chretien and bis government and that will b. good for the country,» h. said. As for NAPTÀA, Woods believes this will open the door te, new markets for Canadien businesses. «Canada has the talent, weelth and know-how te compote in the world if we only go out and get it,» h. said. HIISTORTCAL FEMMUE Whitby Free Press i .What former Whitby mayor was responsible for planting shade trees on the town's streets more than a century ago? 2.What former Whitby resident has a uinique tombstoneý shaped like a tree trunk, in Oshawa Union Cernetery? 3.What noted Methodist clergyman officially peed two churches in W9y and laid the cornerstone for Brooklin United Church? 4. Who was the Whitby Gazette's printer's 'devil' in 1870, who became Canada's greatest political cartoonist of the l9th century? 1 » - Il ý ý ', e - , 1 .