Page 4. Whiby Free Press, Wodnesday, December 21,1994 MeMaster to .chaiir com mission Don MeMaster is the newi chair of the Whitby Hydro Com- mission. He was unopposed in his bid for the chair a t last week's in- augural meig.acane vice-chair. Lawler, McMaster and Ralph Blank sat on the* previous com- mission while ali, elected last month was John Hughes who was returned te office aûer a two-and-a-half-year absence. In reviewing previous business and current financial statements treasurer Ramona Abi-Rashed reported that account write-offs Davi's Inlet FROM PAGE)1 fait. The Mother's Group at Whitby's St. Marlcs United Church brought in gifts for the children of Davis Inlet. The teys will be used as the foundation of a tey-lending library te make sure that all the Innu children get a chance te "Play with the complete sets. The business people of Wihitby have also supported the Innushare committee workçing under the leadership of ýJoyce Marshall and Mary Wood. Kacey Producta provided froc storage for much of the year. North Anierican Van Uines of Chamnplain Avenue drove two huge ahipmets te Lewisport, Nfld. for shipping up the coast by Marine Atlantic. Mothers who bring in their used children's lothing te Worth Repeating in Whitby for resale are frequently donating te Innushare without even rcalizing it. Unsold items that are suitable for the native lifestyle are now given te Innushare te be sbipped te Labrador for the Innu childrcn. Innushare has a much bigger objective than providing Christmas goodfies, says Innushare fobMnder Wood. 'We're tring te help the mothers of ýDavis Inlet make permanent improvements te their lifestyle and that's a major task. Werc going te need aIl the help we can get fromn our fcllow Whitby residents," she says. Cash donations, which qualify for tax receipts, are welcome any time of the year and can be mailed to Innushare Charitable Trust, 239 Wellington St.,- Whitby LiN 5L7. For more information, cal Wood at 430-1653. for 1994 were $83,302, 'or 0.17 per cent of revenue. Commissioners questionied the treasurer on exstrng collection policies and prodecures,'and said a pending staff increase would help ensure the continuation of collection efforts on delinquent accounts. Commissioners also questioned utility manager Tom May aot a Novr. 15 employee accident in- vestigation. The accident was non-electrical and the employee received only minoir injuries. A joint health and safety com - mittee is expected to recommend changes to help prevent such McMaster Lawler and Hughes will studLtfÉ0 interim report by Ontario lydro on options and alternatives for the structure of the province's retail electricity distribution system. Currently, 75 per cont' of th e provinces 3.5 million electricity customers are served through 308 municipal electric utilities with the balance supplied through ntario Hydro's own retail operations. Commissioners expressed con- cern regarding both the speed and magnitude of recent changes in the electrical utility industiy in Ontario. FROM PAGE 1 the board from among applica- tions submitted by DBIA mem- bers. An end te, the council-appoin- ted board had long been one of the:majo complainte of critics of Earlier this year, council affir- med its su pport of the DBIA and rejected a demand by disgruntled merchants that the special DBIA tax be held in abeyance for two years. Despite receiving a petition signed by 85 per cent of DBIA members,' council voted te, retain both the association and the tax. However, council agreed te set up a mechanism for direct elec- tion of the management board by the membership. Ail businesses within the DBIA boundaries, whether retail or professional must pay the tax which is used te, improve the downtown's appearance« and te, sponsor promotions ained at attractingshoppers. After several delays, caused by critics challenging various aspects of the budget the 1994 DBIA budget cf $130,895 was finally approved by council in June. ~M9y est wishfes to you andlyour famii§y for a Memjy Chiristmas andéa H-appy Ne[w 9<ear. Drummond White, MPP Durham Centre 1121 Dundas St. E., Whitby (905) 430-1141