Page 2aturdy, May 3,1997 Whitby firr A Whitby company is working in partnership with the Whitby Public Library to become Canada's first on-air tourist information service. The library's new community and tourism information service will begin broadcasting next week on a new low- frequency FM channel from the Whitby hbrary, team Information Centre on Brock Street South. The Whitby company, Northstar International Inc. will provide production and technical services to the project. Costs for the programming will be underwritten thriough local business sponsorships. John Ecker, board chair, said: "This is exciting for Whitby. It will help The sPongths we'rebuilding oni Full coverage of local news, sports and events leads to Exceptional readership - people read the Free Press as a convenient one-stop source for local news. plus 99% door-to-door distribution. equals Market penetration - the foundation of all effective advertising The changes we've made! More colour in our pictures, in the ads and in the way we cover the news plus An even greater focus on the community we call home plus The Free Press is now fully computerized which will allow for more flexible layouts and rapid changes W ca g«a t64uk' 668-6111 v 4*4'. 4'> Up promote the town with tourists and also provide topical community information, too." The service will broadcast a series of pre- recorded information messages about community events, tourist attractions and community highlights. When the channel goes on air -likely by Thursday of next week, according to Mike Scanlan of Northstar International Inc - it will cover broadcast as far north as Rossland Road. The signal will reach the same distance east and west of the Whitby Information Centre on Brock Street. The channel will be >roadcast on 88.3 on the FMband. Expansion of the service vould also make it possible o conduct live broadcasts f local events such as Vhitby Carnival or local arades, according to. canlan. The Canadian Radio and 'elevision Commission has pproved this broadcast rial as a field test. .uccessful implementation ay lead to similar projects i other communities, anlan said. Scanlan said that orthstar International is . discussion stages with ther communities garding similar projects. BUSING i Change in school hours likely FROM PAGE 1 "you're not going to get any savings... "We will attempt to take their local preferences CIRCA into account as best we can. It has been a very dif- ficult process; many, many parents are having to adjust their personal schedules... but we've tried to do it in a way that's given them ample notice." Combining' busing with the separate board will require changing start times in at least 60 more schools in the fall of 1998. not obtain, the maverick MP appears to have over- come this shaky start to his re-election bid. Shepherd, meanwhile, must wait another week before knowing the identi- ty of his Progressive Conservative opponent. A second nomination meeting will be held next Friday in Bowmanville. Candidates Sam Cureatz, a former MPP, . and Llewellyn Jones, finished in a dead heat the first time out in February and 1876 Elegant 9-room solid brick family residence of 3,000 sq. ftl n the desirable south-west area of Whitby wIth new detached 30' x 25' architecturally desIgned garage to compliment the residence, on a 'mature treed corner lot 102' x 132' within walking distance to schools, churches, banks and Go train. Cali Don McQuay, B.S.A.".APG, for personal service and 44 years expeience ln the Whitby & area Rei Etate snarket , ReaUor 668-5868 when· the meeting chair- man broke the tie by choosing Cureatz, Jones appealed the decision to party headquarters in Ottawa. Party officials ordered a second nomination contest that would be restricted to only those who voted in February. Cureatz, in turn, filed suit in Ontario court and last week the presid- ing judge ruled that all rid- ing association members are entitled to vote. Ian Smythe, who ran for the Reform Party in 1993, is back for a second try, while Colin Argyle is the NDP candidate. In Oshawa riding, incumbent Liberal MP Ivan Grose is being chal- lenged by veteran munici- pal councillor Brian Nicholson of the NDP; Reform Party candidate Andrew Davies and Alan Hayes of the Progressive Conservatives. know they will be electing a new Member of Parliament on June 2 will have a new Member of Parliament For the first time in almost 10. years, all of Whitby will be included in one riding' as population growth has added ELECTION Four candidates seek Whitby-Ajax riding FROM PAGE 1 A~. ~ Country Intie City $249,900 Located in N/E Oshawa "Maxwell Village" 3 100 sq. ft. luxury home. One of a kind. Finished top to bottom. Lovely yard with pool. Blair Budianan 436-1800 Gardener's Delight $164,900 Kitchen with bay window & plantation shutters, 3 bedrooms, ceramics in baths, kitchen & hall. Large yard with 2 tier deck and beautiful gardens. Blair Buednn 436-1800 Cali Blair Buchanan 436-1800 boards have no choice. "We have to make every effort to save money in areas that don't impact a child's learning... we want to save money on busing and mpve it back into the classroom." Consultations with schools and parents on the 1998 start time changes will b underway by January. and "we're going to seek preferences of communities" on bell times; he admits the fail, 1997 changes were rushed because "this was a bud- get reduction measure - it saved us $500,000 for 1997 which meant we did- n't have to cut expendi- tures elsewhere. It had to be done immediately." Not everyone will be happy though, he notes, because if everyone wants he same start times, ...and more to come! Partnerships with complernentary local businesses to help us serve the community better plus A community advisory committee consisting of representatives of key sectors in the community to give us suggestions and feedback plus A community investment opportunity to allow interested citizens an opportunity to investrnent in a community resource to ensure its long term stability and growth plus electronic access and interaction in a dynamic new internet website s 1 b h b ti à 10.0 Ã