Page 8, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, October 9, 1996 Natilonal awaird fior Durham commissioner Region of Durham econo- mie development commis- sioner Pat Olive has been named Canada s economlc developer of the year for 1996. Olive received the honour at the recent annual meet- ing of the Economie Develo- pers Association of Canada, ini Sherbrooke, Que. Olive credited his staff, r~litical support and the coordinated teamwork approach as practised by all economic development practitioners ini Durh a Riegion" for the award. Terms of referenoe for the award include contribu- tion to professional develop- ment and education of the profession, education about the role of economic deve- lopment, new strategies spearheading major deve- lopments, and media pro-. motion ordevelopments. The programi is. spon- sored by the Royal Bank. Hydro to- buid new substation A Ahydro substation and an addition to a mausoleum were among projeets for which bidin permitsý were issued in Whtby last month., The Whitby H-ydro Elec- tric Commission substation will cost $200 000. Te6,34b-square..foot mausoleum addition is expected to cost the Roman Catholic Episcopal Cor- poration $900,,000. Seven permits were also Basic Investment Seminar Everythîng you wartted to ask about. *Mutual Funds e Stocks a Bonds* RRSPs *Tax Strategies& more To register, cali Corinna McKnight at 665-8686 'ý jht IN'-I-'EGIZITY INVESTNIENTS issued for institutional pro- perties, mosti portable classrooms at« scýooIs. foy pemit were issued forresdenialconstruction, including 22 single family homes. Residential construction totaled more than $4.1 mil- lion, accounting for most of September'as$5.6-ilo building value. -ilo So far this year permits -have been issued for almost $52 million worth of con- struction. "Unless a major project is reached before the -year's end, it is' likely that we will have less than $100 million for the first time in more than 10 years ,» says Mayor Tom Edwards. Students can eýper!«ence first-hand how a business operates through Junior Achievement o f Durham feion. Âteam of volunteer busi- ness advrisors guides stu- dents as they form a com- pany, rais.- capital, elect corporate officers. Droduce Offering ail ingolvency services iflcluding personai &corporate bankruptcies OSHAWA 122 Albert St..- 721-7506 AJAX: 50 Commercial Ave - 619-1473 COBOURGS 72 King St. W..- 372-4744 James R. Yanch Sa turday & e venîng . FREE appoiniments available. Initial Consultation and market -a prodluct or service, and operate their firm through, to liqu~idation -- al in a relaxed environ- ment and within a 24-week ,period. Ites a "positive learning experience for, students who. are. planning to enter the .business world,» saLys Dur- ham yrogram director CarIa Brechin. The program begins this month ana continues until mid-May. A group of local Achievers are selected annually to attend a pro- vincial conference in Ottawa in February or a national convention in Edmonton next August. Il. annual jeneral meet- ing of the local JArogram is being held tonight (Wed- nesday)mn the boardroom of Consumera Gao, 101 Con- sumnera Dr., Whitby, start- inllt64&4-1058 for more information about the pro- ~L ~IU. Bata at The Oshawa YWCA's lSth annual Women «fDistinction Awards fundraising dinner will be held at Lviv Hall, St. Gieorge's Ukrainian Heritage Centre, 38 Jackson Ave., Oshawa, on Thursday, Nov. 7. Cocktail reception is at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.mi. . Sorua Bata, founder and chair of the Bata Shoe Museum and director of Bata imrited, will discus Women Do Make a Difference.- Tickets are *50 and include live entertainment,j door prizes and rafles. I »f1- &- i NO, W8> Offer onlly valid until October 13, 1996. 133, MHzU Power 'a 8 nsde *1A * 3 PERSONAL 8) FRE!:é!A AC RSS Us,à .. Zewp..7z!OA - fb,-d 133MHz Intel Pentium Prooessor 6MB RAM a 25&k Pipeline cache .08eGB hrd drie 1.44 floppy On-board PCI IDE controfler wiji high spe eîl& parallelpot ý Mc64,1 MB CSVAvdo 33,600 bps volcegaxldata modem - 104 keyboard Alundows95 poe-kacied- Microsoft Software Bundie Vuse & mouse pad * FM radio tuner year pais &bour wrrt rst year on-site service IX speed CD ROM reabve Labs 16-bi sound card eplFed extemal speakers 5inch 28 DPSVMA Monitor Incided lwl CanonPhoto Quay Piloer $2,490 TADR The Tourist Association of Durham ]Region wIll hold a silent and live auction on Thursday, Oct. 24, 7 p.mn., at Cullen Gardens. Funds raised will go to the Tara Fund, which helps families of seriously il, children with non-medical related expenses not covered D r. RogertlKa .D to our practice For inomi ntnna(,on or an appointinent please cati: Karam. Chiropractic Clinic1 3000 Garden St., Suite 208, Whitby by an insurance plan. The fund was established in l992to help the family of a three-year.old Oshawa girl, Tara Junkin, who, was diagnosed with leuke mia. For more Information about the auction, caîl 905- Club'. to talk The Durhain Business and Profesional Women's Club will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., at Regalis Restaurant, 1305 Pickering Parkway, Pickering. A panel, with facilitator Linda Friel, will discuss 'Financial Independence for Women.' Cosft for members is $25, for non-members $30. Caîl 905-438-8444 for more Homepreneurs Djýurham Homepreneur Group c. wiIl meet Thersay, Oct. 10, 7:30 a.m., at Annandale Golf & Country Club, Ajax. Another meeting will b. held Monday, Oct. 22j 7 p.m., at Annandale. 'Àfter Hours cruise WHITBY CHAMBER of Commerce members Mount, Maria'Taybor (rear Seat) Mike and Irene dropped into Durham Dodge Chrysier recently Frost and Gerry Taylor preparing to take a spin to kick the tires and test drive some cars. That's in a sporty converible. from left, front'Seat) Zbigniew Filip, Barry, Photo by Mark Rs.sor, whitby Fme Puma The- JA experience MEETINGS9 EVENTS_ 16 lý gram. il 1