Whitby Free Press, 8 May 1996, p. 20

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Page 20, Whlby Free Press, Wednesday, May 8,1996 Hold-up at National Trust A lone bandit wearing a bala- clava and brandishing a hand- gun robbed the downtown WJhitby National Trust Friday evening. Police say the suspect, dascri- bed as a maie white batwean fiva feet eight inchas and six feet, with a -husky build and wearing a green coat and black j'eans, entered the 308 Dundas St. W. branch around 7:50 p.rn., handed over a dufile bag and demanded a taller fill it with $50 and $100 bilis. Ha escapad with about $2,500 and was last sean running north on Kent Street PAW user fee chanes New user fées have býeen astablished and others have bean mncreased by the local animal control centre. The changes, racommanded by Whitby's operations conuittea Monday nght,, ara expected to bring im an -extra $15,500 this year. In total, revenue from user fees is expected to exceed $3 1,000, according te a report. GIVE MOM A CAKE TO REMEMBER Celebrate Mother's Day with a frozen Dairy Queen cake. 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Choose from: - Chablis - French Colomhard * Sauvignon Blanc - Pinot Chardonnay e Chateau-Neufl-Dui- Pape - Valpollicella e Cabernet & many more DUNDAS ST HWY 2 à BURNS z z 2 o ÉM CONSUMERS SWe acceDt CAL6666BREV< 1390 Hopkins St. Unit #6 Whitby competîtors coupons IHours:l lMon.-Fd.1 \Sat. 9-55 There was previously no charge for rent'ig a willfe trap and for the raiocation of an animal. With the changes, the coat will be $5 'a day (minimuým $30 fae) to rent a trap, and it will cost anothar $30teo have an animal relocated. The cost of impounding an unwanted animal wiil increase te $25 from $15; animal disposai, including pickup of a carcasa) will go up te $30 from $20. There are no changes in other user fees: $45 for animal adop- tion, $5 a day for animnal board- ing $20 for animal disposai (flot including carcase pickup); $20 for umpouninasry the first time ($3 seondtime, $50each time after). it was siatadi the staff report that trapping and raloca- tio/dspoalof-nuisance wildlife «takes up a considarabla amount of staff time at the Pickaring, axo Whittb (PÂW) Animal The user fea changes were suggested by the PAW commit- tee. FROM PAGEZ1 Fairburn aiso voted againat app2roving the budget.thcuse Prap as a sign ofth uso coma, thara was oniy one paid- duty police officar at the board- room Monday night instaad of the two presant for the iast two budget committea meetings. (They board pays them $37 an hour each for a minimum five hour shift, plus $100 for the cruiser.) Nicholson urged his coiiaaguas toecut deepar im other areas te gat the miii rata increasae down te 1.5 per cent. "Wa need te targat some of thasa middle and big managers. Wa nead te redo tha way wa do things hare. «Wa cut computera yat wa see in this building computera al ovar the place... and yet I don't Se,peopleasitting at tKose dasks. We could target some of those computera te coma out of this building and go back inte the schools. «Wa may aven have a whole floor hare that we could rant out to make us monay. This building is way teo big for what we have hare now.» Ha also suggested cutting 10 taacher tramnera and the research department; the two measures alona wouid sava *1.1 million, ha said. Another $2.9 million in cuts would be raquired te bring the average mill rata increase down to 1.5 par cent, business super- intendant Brian Cain teid the M f 4 'I board adding "I don't. know how t' gkag op tions for you. eI' issues that have bean taikad about tonight have been voted on at least once if not twice and turned down... "I don't balieve staff knows where your mind is right now.» Durhamn Centre MPP Jim Fla- herty hintad sat Wadnasday the province may have te, stap in and take over if achool boards can't gat their act togather. School boardis are «creatures of the province" and have no consti- tutional right toeiast, ha noted. "If the achool boards are simpiy going te act lika auto- matons and say 'wa'ra going to cut spending evenly in al departmants across the board, rýegardless of how it affects chul- dren in the ciassroom, that's unacceptabie. "IF that sort of decision-making or lack of decision-making per- sista, than I would expect that the governiment wouid have te get involved. "(But) the perspective of the provincial government is provin- cial, it's not one schooi board. la this a province-wide problem or is it just something that the Durham board is doing or do we have a serious problemr" Local politicians, like trusteas should realiza "people have had it with tax increasea," ha teld reporters after it became apparent last weak that commit- tee wouid recommend the in- Crease. Sehool boards aran't the oniy lavai of governinent dealing with By Sgt. Kevin Slaney Durham Regional Police Crimestoppers and Durhamn Ragional Police are asing for the publicds help i solving a break and enter which occurred in Whitby on March 25., During the late night hours suspects gamned entry to, Brooklin Cycle Marine, 701 Brock St. N., by smashing à window. Once inside, suspecta removed a quantity of property which included two Honda nine-horsepower outboard motors valued at apprxiately $5,000. Crimestoppers will pay a' cash reward of upt 1,000 for any information that leadls to an arreet. Callers neyer have te, give their name or tesify in court Call 436-8477. No vote for nonwcatholics FROM PAGE 1 protect.w In any case, parents have te understand that they're not on thé councils to vota, says Martin. "They're on an- advisory levai... they're not going te, have any say A lot of parants are thinki:ng that this position on the advisory committea is they're going ,te able to, hire and fira any princi- pal they want; they'ra misinfor- med.» Non-Catholi parants can stili influence the councils, she says, since"«they wiii stili ha able te go te any parant council meeting at ail, but they just can't have a vote. They canhva ail the input Reyre lsofree te beiong te parent/teachar associations sha notas, adding «wa. have a fot of non-Catholics sitting on those committeas... who ara out thare doing the hotdog days and saving money for the computera." But Qidman was quoted last week as stating that the board is considering adopting a similar policy for the Catholie Parent/ Teacher Association. «Separate school boards may choose this option and it is legal and it is their right under the constitution," says. Joanne Zywine, a parent council impie- mentation advisor- with the Ontario Ministry of Education. «It certainiy wasn't our intent -- the intant of school councils was te encourage participation of ail parents and guardians.» cuts, Flaherty. pointed out. «Ite- always easier-,to me anothar levei of governinent.The feeal government has reduced un ngfor health and education in hegproince of Ontario- by $2.3 billion thisyaar ."and you don't hear my governmant com- piaini'ng about that or bi&ming Ottawa. "We know theres oniy one taxpayer.n The provin c ut its grants te boards by six per cent, said Flaherty, while cutting 33pe cent at Queen's Park and e can still operate the important essentiai functions.» Rather than cutting services that affect students, trustees should work harder te find sav- ng in the 47 par cent of expan- dtures made outside the classa- room, he said. Whitby' duplicate bridge Api 17-A An Md 1s">elBery 137.5. Vonnie VWharr and Seerna Nundy'130. Dodos and Don Howes- 120.5; B: Leona Biais and Bon Terry 125. Jeck mnd Marlon Mole 117.5. Audrey and Jlrn Wilson 114.5. April 24 - A.- Dodisamd Don Hais. 121. Lon Wdln d Poi Rogers 119. Saad and Dianas Darmdouh 118; B: AudreY and Jim Wilson 138.1. Pet Adans and Connie Knoxc 119.1. Jack and Marion Mols 118.1. May 1 - A. Flo Chwdero.. ad iren.England 122A5.Bd wdOlqa Howden121. Lmon Bins andI Pol Rogers 119.5; -B: Audrey and Jýim Wilson 134.5. John Creeden and Bill Ker 120.5. Doris andi Don Howes 11le. EAST-WE5T Apri 17 -A: Emeand Mikired Cortmnan 129.5, MW@" WaWuge "ndRauti Meibn128. Len Wilkins and Pat Roger 122; B: AmiMî JumeHa" M M ~ard Marion Burgee 119. Hele Brownscn nid Edna McAvoy 11 & AM, 24-kA. Ted Féelher mid Herb Kfrkoonnel 141. Kay Hoplins and Edna McAvoW 120.5. SyMa Claurk aid Lucy Bateson 116; B: Ron " Chis Adl41-% Bernge Mason aid Mary WalmsIs 125.&. John Cook and lez D.ndouh121A8 May 1 -kA:Guosai Fiain Gusttlor 123.5. YVk k. *Utnk"idKarun Osons122. BillànM Mad i sUIIIIII114; : :Bill "'Mary Grit 1254 P RM ad ChM d* 123.&, 8e.na Nt* d id04Mla117. ~1~IIp Another look aW school udget- LEGAL NOTICE The Groveside Cemetery Board has made an application to instail a columbarium at the Groveside Cemetery,, Baldwin Street North, Brooklin. If you shouki have any questions or comment ploase conat the superintendent at the cemetery, or by telephone (90M) 655-3493.

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