Page'2, Whitby'Fros Prose, Wodnesdayý Febrùaiy 2, 199 'ESWERESTILL OPEN! ALL YEAR'ROUND I nDelicius Aples Fresh Baked Kaisers Canaa " Gadeor Italian Buns (SAVE $1 .00) 1% or2% MiIk 4L Bag $2.99 Reg. $3.29 6 for $1.49 j Frozen Vegetables> Buy 2Bags &Save 15%)j APPLE MARKET 4425 Thickson Rd. N, Whitby oN. Taunton?)6i5-4l3/ Smoke alarms wanIted in il Whitby homes By Mike Kowalski Ail Whitby homos could soon ho required te have emoke alarme. Town council's operatione conumittee recommended Monday that smoke deteStors b. mandatery in ail residonces regardiese o! when the dwelling was constructed. Homes built prior to the passage of provincial Iaws governing smoke alarma arenow exempt from any legielative requirement. But if council endorses the recommendation next week, detoctere muet ho installed in al dwelllng imite after May 1. Failure te comply could cost violatore up te$5,000 upon conviction. In urglng committee te support the proposae, Fire Chie! Tony VanDoleweerd eaid hie intent in bringlng the matter forward le not te hoe "heavy-handed," but te reduce fire loss. In 1994, residential fire bosses represented more than 75 per cent of the department's total, amounting te over $800,000, VanDoleweerd said. Although the Ontarjo Building Code -ha. required every home built since the early 19809 to b. equipped wlth smoke alarme and recent legislation imposes the sme stipulation on apartmoents," whether now or old, some homes have been exempt the chief noted. 'Wo think a bylaw ie appropriate to cover them as well," ho said. While upportive of! 'the department's .endeavour, councillor Jo. Drumm feit enforcement would*be "virtually impossible." VanDoleweerd replied that this problem will -b. addressed in a subsequent 'report. But ho suggested one possibility would b. to have fireflghters visit homeowners in the earlyevening and seIl detectors to those who do flot yet have one. Recalling that he spent $104 on bis firet emoke alarm in 1969, VanDoleweered maid the units cost no more than $10 today. "Now detectors are on the market with 1-yearlihu batteries," ho said, noting that weak or dead batteries are usually tho cause of a faulty aam Councillor and commnittee chair Dennis Fox sought clarification of the, chief s,«intentions :before offering bi s su pport.,' "I want te ho aseured that a homeowner who voluntarily lots ain> a firefighter, won't ho faoed with them, turning around, before they' go out'tho door and handing hlm a ticket or sunimons," said Fox. VanDoleweerd eaid this will.not be the casenor w111 a homeowner be expected te purchase an alarm on the spot. Arrangemenxts.can ho madoi for a follow-up Inspection to determine if the. owner has- comnplied, the chiie! added. Pedestria.n struck by car A Henderson Drive woman who was pushing ber ono-year-oldson in a etr oller was struck by a car whilo crossing Basset Boulevard Friday morning. Police say she was struck by a vehicle turning froin Basset on te Rossland Road. The 23-year-old woman'suffered a broken leg but her. son had Only minor scratches te his face. The. driver,- an Oshawa- man, was'charged with failing te yiold. FAMILY RAT Visit us at the Whitby Mail this week tI Sunday.25th 579-6435 Cail WINCOR CANADA,-800- 394-4462 Save an extra. 40 %i taxes on your RRSP contribution this year' 0Working Ventures Canadian' eesa xm l Fund is a labour-sponsored Hee'an xa pe investment fund that invests Investinent in Working Ventures $5,000 primarily in small and aSvig-$,0 mediumn-sized Canadian Ti aig $.0 businesses. -RRSP tax, deduction (at 50%'assumed tax rate) - Such investments offer the Federal Tax Credit (20%) -$1,000 potential for above-average Provincial Tax Credit* returns but involve higlier (20% where applicable) - $1,000 risks than many other investments. Your Net cost $.500 - An investment in Working Your Total Savings $4500, Ventures requires a long-term commitment and cannot guarantee any specifie rate of retum or any return. Redemption of shares of Working Ventures is subject to certain conditions. e Attractive tax credits available to investors in Working Ventures provide immediate benefits and are intended to offset these risks. Important information about this investmnent fund is contained in its prospectus. Mbain a copy from a securities dealer fully qualified and licensed to distribute these securities and read it carefully before investing. Share value and investmient îeturn will flucuate. *The extra provincial tax credits are available to investors resident in Ontario, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. ,hl Red &t~A 1