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By Mike Kowalski Whit4ys projected no-taxinh- crease budget will ho reviewed by Town council neit week. Councillor Dennis Fox, Whitby's finance chair, announ- ced Mondayr that the 1994 budget meeting will be held nert Wëd- nesday at 7 p.. But unlie the. pat two yearu, the meeting -will not b. held in the council chambers, but ia much emaller committee room, since council will not ho hearing presentations from the public. "This year, we have expedîteAd thebdgeprocess with the view t;hat bu gt approval at the ear- liest psile date would allow us to benefit from favourable ten- dors for the. various projecta ia very competitive markt' aid Foi. Break-m, theft at beauty salon Thieves took a large assort- ment of hair care product in a break-in last week at a Garrard Street beauty shop. The burglary nt Evas Hair Design was cfoÎvere4ya employvee shortly before 8 a.m. Monday. Police say the cuprite wren- ched the lock off the frnt door to break into the shop. teso' An attempt to openth op cash register failed. Police say it appears they also tried to break tlirougli the wall into a neighbouring.variety store but gave up afler hîiting cernent The War Amps behind the. drywall. The cost of replacing the goods stolon and re arigda ngto the shop =il~> rund $3,00 say police. 2 teens face weapons charges Two Whitby teens face wea- pons charges after a tenant at 101 White Oaks Cres. spotted a grou of youths with a pistol. PIceofcors were called to the. wost Whitby apartment building around 3:30 p.m. Tues- d8bh(y iwovre.the pistol was a pellet gun and later.charged a 16-year-oôld with carryig a con- cealed woapon and possession of a dangerous weapon. A l5-year- old was also charged with posses- sion of a dangerous weapon. "With this in mind, we are askingý if there are any concerna on service levels or proms by any member of the puiei, that we ho contacted perSonally prior to the meeting or that it b.e don. in writing, he added. If approved by council, this will b. the second straight year there has been no increase in the Town's portion of the municipal property ta ill. Durham Region ia also aiming at a zero per cent tai increase this year, but the Durham Board of Education is faced with a possible 6.7 per cent budget hikte in 1994. Last year, Whitby' combined current and capital budget was $31.6 million. NO CHIMNEY... NO WOOD NO WONDER!! IT-'S THEAMAZING PELLET STOVE JEPA approveci IHeats for only Ipennies per hour ~lAutomatic heat contrai POne bag af pellets will bum Up ta 60 hours we Only one inch of waJI clearanoe needled FREE HEA TFOR THE PLTSTOVE D A D1mislon of Teuntoi oas & Spas OPEN: MON.-FRI. 10-6 THURS.-FRI. 10-8 - SAT. 10-5 133 TAUNTON RD. W., OSHAWA 1 BLOCK< WEST 0F SIMCOE àmm urham's 5n OIW Sowroom E1AETJ Mutual Fundfest The Ail-Star Investment Conference February 5,>1994 Corne join us and learn [rom some of the top rnoney managers in the Mutual Fund industiy on how to invest your money in today's investmnent climate. Topics discussed will include: " Investing globally. " Are Canadian stocks a good place to be? " Do Canadian bonds make sense now? " Is the U.S. mnarket overvalued? " How does proper asset allocation work? " Investing in the Far East. " Investing in emerging markets. " Interest rates and the Canadian dollar. " Discussing the riew Government's possible tax changes and strategies to take now. " Foreign investing both inside and outside your RRSP. " Are mutual funds a good idea for foreign investing? " Question and Answer period with every presentation. Guest Speaker Line-up Fidelity Investments Mackenzie Financial AGF Investments Templeton International Deloitte & Touche, Canada's largest accounting firm, will be dîscussing recent tax developments and tax implications of mutual fund investing. February 5, 1994, 9:30 arn - 2:00 pm Le Gala, 65 Sunray, Whitby R.S.V.P. and Directions phone Kathy at 905-576-1726 e 1 800 661-0243 MIDLAND WALWVYN . BLUE CI4IP TH1NKING- Hosted by: The Oshawa Branch, 1 Mary St. N., Oshawa Tm BLUE CHIP THINKING is a trademark of Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. I $50 Whitby Free Pre, Woe day, F.bruas 2, 1904, Page 5