Page 2, WhitbY Fre. Prts, Wednesday, July 17, 1996 SAreser failure. knocks out h ydro. at 2,000 homes Basebali and lacrosse games at Iroquois Park came to a screech- inghait Sunday nigsht when the ihts went out around 8:45 p.m. The blackout, which aiso knocked out power to about 2,000 homes ini downtown and scattered areas of Whitby, was caused by a iightning arrester which failed in the private sub- station at Iroquois. Power to the homes was restored about a haif hour later. The iights remained out at Iro- quois for another hour and a haif or 80, until a contractor couid replace the iightning arrester. . e arrester prevents a strike or a spike from desog the transformer, says Greg Scttsu- pervisor of facilities at froquois. While there was no lightning, there ma ae ena lot of statie inthe air which couid have triggered it, he says., About haif of Whtby, mostiy the east side, and a «oop or- tion» of Oshawa were afecteby a 40-minute biackout hat occur- red around 1 a.m. Monday. The outage occurred ini two Ontario Hydo lines which foed Co-tel Laco, says Whitby ;Hydro general" manager Tomà 4hey had. a fâÃlure in a trans- former at Lasco and both limes tripped out,.. on that same lino je a transformer station where we get power from out as woil." C ra shing hait to van theft, attempt An attempt to steai a van by crashinq it through grag door faxied at a Calais Sroot residence early Sunday monig. A reuident was awoken by the crash and ran outside i time to sSe two maies running west. on Calais,'but ho couidn't see thom wolI enough to get a description. The van 'had boen smashed into the door, breaking the wind- s3hield and causing about $4,500 Poi= say the 'victim, who had a party at the rosidence earlier i the evening, suspects someone took*the van iceys and returned iater te try and steal it. NOTICE TO THE RATEPAYERS *OF THE CORPORATION 0F THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM The Auditeci Financial Statements of the Corporation of the Regional Municipality of Durham for the year ended De cember 31, 1995 are available from the Regional Finance Department. Anyoeý.interested in obtaining, a -copd of these statemnents should Write to the Fina nce Department of -th'e'Regional Municipality of Durham, 60 Bond Street West, P.O. Box.618, Osaa ntarid iH86 The following financial highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the Regional Municipality of Durham including the waterworfçs, sanitary sewage and waste disposai systems and the Durham Region Police Services Board.. WHERE THE MONEYý C~AMEEBQOM: Requisition on Area Municipalities Ontario Grants User Charges Other Revenue WHAT THE MONEY WAS SPENT FOR: General Goverment Protection ta Persons & Property Transportation Service WaterworKs Operation Sanitary Sewage System Waste Disposai Health Services Social Services Senior Citizen Services Day Nurseries Children Services Planning & Development Excess of FinaÀcing Over Expenditures/ (Expenditures Over Financing> -Fund Balances, Beginning of Year Fund Balances, End of Year 195 107,276 156,561 95,811 -32M4 396M2 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SH-EET (Al montinbusadso dUa) 1994 105,190 153,036 90,165 A$B-ET- Cash and Short Term lnvestments Accounts Receivable Other Current Assets Restricted Assets Capital Outlay Financed by Long-Term Liabilities and to be Recovered in Future Years 1995 $ 56,316 33,065 6,068 117,223 1-9-94 63,919 33,604 7,075 94,623 220:7.8S IQ.Ç10 8,947 62,699 27,034 32,339 66,679 14,329 8,879 102,494 36,498 12,390 2,543 9,135 58,031 31,624 38,341 55,302 12,988 9,164 114,320 34,933 10,356 2,180 3,22 .. 3,974 378,75 3 -Q24BA 17,519 -144288~ (2,288) -146,57 1 A9ILLI1E-ý Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Current Portion of Ontario Housing Action Program Loans Other Current Liabilities and Deferred Revenue Net Long-Term Liabilities Other Long-Term, Liabilities 41,287 41,101 696* 1,603 5,042 8,402 8,063 -10,861 a~64a3827 5892 -.6,94 FUND BALANCES Reserves and Reserve Funds To be used to offset taxation or user charges (Unfinanced Capital Oulay)/ Unexpended Capital Financing- 46t8QZ 444,~~ Trust Funds Adminjslered by 163,452 ,134,271 3,474 6,493 4~JJ~ ~24 ~J~6I4~D7 JA442~ 60A For blanket coverage of ALL the homes and/or businesses in Whtby OR to selected areas only, cail the Whitby Free Press - 668-6111. if ypu did not get a flyer which is isted for ful distribution, give us a cali. *Dundas Centre/ Pringle Creek « Guardian Drugs (selected homes), * Gord Garner Automotive (selected homes) SPrince Restaurant- (sele.cteld homes)' e Emipire Diner (sèlected homes) COMPARISON 0F CONSOLIDATED* REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES (Ailamonts n tousnds of dollars)