Whitby Free Press, 28 Dec 1977, p. 7

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Littie response is received to speed limit reduci The West Lynde Com- munity, Associations' appeal to have the speed limits re- duced on streets in the sub- division hias inet with littie response. Membership Director Gerry Hill reports that the association's canvass of - the comnmunit5ý brouglit forth 53 replies from. 1 ,000 homes. "Maybe no one realizes Cyclone fund is growrng The Whitby Red Cross is contifluing to accept contri- butions to the India Cyclone Relief Ftind, being conducted ) by the Red Cross Society across Canada. Sirice early December, the Whitby Red Cross lias col- lcted $375, and more mnoney is expected to corne from jars placed in schools and banks. The fund was con- siderably boosted by two individuals xvho gave $100 each, said Red Cross offi- ciais. The relief funid,whýich wvas to end Dec. 1l0,is continuing, and the national office in Toronto is encouraged by public response. In addition to sorne $25,000 contributed by in- dividuais an d groups in Ontario, the Red Cross lias receîved a donation oi $75,000. from the grovincial governmntt "The only thing we can do to relieve the suffering of the million or more people now living in temporary reliet camps as a result of those cyclones is to be as generous as we can,"says Graham Gore, Chairman of the Ontario Red Cross, International Affairs Committee. "Just a few dollars can mean the difference between life and death for a family," says Mr. Gore. Donations are being ac- cepted at the Whtby Red Cross office»in the Centennial Building, 41 6, Centre Street South. Hockey tolurnament starts today The Fourth Annual Iroquois HockeyTournarnent begins today at Brooklin and Iroquois Park Arenas and will continue through Friday. Thirty-two Minor Pee-Wee and Minor Bantam teams will be competing. Some of the communities represented include Trenton, Oshawa,Thorflhill ,Mississauga, Bay Ridges, 'Peterboroughi, Burlington, Orangeville, Oakville, Belle ville ,Mil ton, Brampton, Sarnia, Richmond Hill, Cobourg, Rochester N. Y., Kingston Township, Owen Sound, Hou Quebec, Amhurst N. Y.,and Leaming- ton. The grand- chamnpion in the Minor Pee-Wee tourna- ment will be decided at 2:15 p.m. , Dec. 30 at Iroquois Park,and the grand champion of tlic Minor Bantam tournament will be decided at the samie arena'at 4 p.m. the sanie day. that at last count, out of 700 meînber families in West Lynde there are 1,100 child- ren," said Mr. Hill. "So, if you take 1,000 houses on an average of 1l½ children to each house, you have -1i,500 chiidren in West Lynde. Add on 2,000 aduits and you have a population of 3,500 people; which is 13.2 per cent of the population of the Town of Whitby." Mr. Hill points out that these figures do not include the apartments on Dundas Street or the new town houses on Burns Street. "Counting themi we would tion plea have a population of ap- proximately 6,000 people which is approximately 25 per cent of ail the people of the Town of Whitby,i"he said. 1With a population base like that and only 53 replies to the speed limit canvass, Mr. Hill says the executive cannot go to the "powers that be" with the problem and it has died a naturaldeath. "Hopefully ail the chld- ren wiil have a chance to die a natural death and not have it caused by a speedig car in West Lynde Subdivision," commented Mr. Hill in the associatiofl'S newsletter. SELBY, MADGETT, BOLER & HAAR Chartered Accountants W.A.D.Seiby c.,A.,M.C.A.B.V. R.W.Boier C.A. C.J .Roberts, C.A. C.W.Marlowe C.A. B.K.Madgett C.A. T.Haar' C.A. A.D.Chapmnan C.A. T ele pho ne s 579-5531 885-2335 839-0153 Offices 171 King Street East, Oshawai 1l18 Walton Street Sheridan Mail, Pickering FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1977, PAGE 7 FISHER REFRUGERATUON SERVICE Authorized AMAMA dealer Sm e umrgy wltM IMogfflolncy RePés te o k"U Of frmzrSi W om £ c u* e nidd Repalr to Alil Mal. Fre.oer - R.fvigtrators - Air OonMltonemS W. Redetu Automobile Air Conditianini 20 OUEEN STREET4 BROOK,.IN, ONTARIO 855-3233

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