PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY,.FEBRUARY 7, 1979, ýWHITBY FREE PRESS Snowmbilers are warned to stayaayfomriwaytak 101 Brock St. S., Whitby 668-8805 M I LOOKING FOR VALUE In Whitby, just reduced ta $64,900., Excellent 4 bedroom home. With main f loor famnily, room or dining room, walk-out f0 hugh 2 level sundeck ail cedar. Fenced lot 150' deep. Take over 10 114 per cent Mortgage. Blair Buchanan 668-8865 or 668-6313. i ANTIQUE LOVERSi $46,900. You will be pleasantly surprised with this converted church on the hili home. Featuring pine plank floars, natural trim, balcony overlooking dining room, separate library, 4 bedrooms, main level family roomn very large bright basement which could be used to* ref inish antiques. Just off Hwy. #12 North of Sunderlandi. Lots of widle open space and what a fantastic view. Caîl Margie Aukema 668-8865 or 668-0806. JUST LISTED WHITBY - $65,900 beciroomn home, wilh I nishczd roc roomn and walk-out ta inground pool. Built in di%,hwi%ht.r. qarburelor. A great home for the large- fam.ly. Excellent mortiqqeci 10 per cent interest. Margie Aukerna 66M1RRM Ior 668 0806. M A 14 year old boy died in a train-snowmo.ïile accident last year on a bright winter's day in the Ottawa area. He was crossing:CP Rail tracks when his vehicle stalled and he was unable to get out of the way of an on-coming train in time. A tragic ending to a day of winter fun, a death that needn't have happened and one of the reasons why CP Police have started an agres- sive safety campaign this year directed at snow- mobilers and cross-country skiers throughout Canada. Eight other train-snowmo- bile accidents were reported in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario -last year, though fortunately none were fatal. .Representatives from the CP Police department are visiting snowmobile and other winter sports clubs now,' discussing and demon- strating the dangers of using M - M the, railway's' right-of-way for winter 'sports. "Few people seem to rea- lize that a train cannot stop like the family car," said H. McGowan, superintendent, Investigation' CP Rail Eastern Region. "A freight train travelling at 50 m.p.h. takes up to on e mile to stop, and by then it may be too late." In their safety campaign this c-gason, CP policemen are issuing three posters designed for snowmobilers and cross-country skiers. One graphically illustrates one of, the most common factors in accidents. Bundled up in winter headgear and deafened by the roar of the snowmobile engine, the 3n]owmobiler is 0f ten unable Lo hear the, approach of a'. train. from behind. "The snowmobile might be capable of getting out of the way ii time, but in mnany HAVE YOU THOUGHTi ABOUT A CAREERI IN REAL ESTATE? I and, done nothing about it BLAIR BUCHANAN 1 wiII g ive you an hour or more'of My time to try to help vou decide, CAIL ME ANYTIME 668 -8865 668 -6313 Opportunities in aur Whitby Office. *200 CID SIX CYLINDER ENGINE- *AUTOMATIC *POWER STEERING *POWER BRAKES $ 6 locomotive until it's just a few feet away," said Mr. McGowan. "In most fatal accidents, the snowmobiler is either struck from the side or behind, without any prior awareness of the train's pre- sence," he says. "With renewed interest in cross-country skiing, we have broadened our. safety prevention campaign and designed a new poster to côver this activity, said Mr. McGowan. "An inexperi- cnccd skier between the rails can find it is alrnost impos- sible to avoid an oncoming train."~ Face-to-face encounters are no less dangerous because winter-time visi- bility sometimes makes it very difficuit for the snow- mobile rider or cross- country skier to judge the speed of an oncoming train. There are other, less obvious, hazards' too. A snowmobile moving parallel to the tracks can hit a bump and throw, the operator be- neath the train wheels. The protruding steps of cabooses have killed more than one snowmobiler who came too close. Snowmobiling on railway tracks can also be dangerous for railway crewmen and passengers. Snowmobiles can pack snow so tightly between the rails that resul- ting ice *formations can cause derailments., Snowmobiles can also slice control wires or prernaturely trigger automatic railway signalling systemns., In Ontario, CP constables conduct regular patrols of the right-of-way and can lay charges under the provincial Motorized-Snow Vehicles Act which allows a maximum fine of $500. Section 359 (1) of the Railway Act provides a max- imum $20 fine for trespas- sing. while Section 359 (2) I - t c L 1< %48 >Per Month ?rovides a maximumn $100 fine for operators of any vehicle on railway property without authorization., froquois lose 19M8 The Wh itby Iroquois Senior A hockey team lost a 9-8 decision to the Welland Sunys (formerly Welland Steelers) at Iroquois Park Thursday. The loss is likely to elimi- nate the Iroquois from con- tention for second place in the Canadian Inùternational Hockey League. As a result of the contest, Whitby is three points behind the league leading Thunder Bay Twins and two points behind the second place Welland team. The matter is complicated by the fact that Whitby is four games ahead of Thun- der Bay and Welland, who have 12 games remaining in lthe season while Whitby has eight. Whitby was Ieading- 5-3 midway through the second period, but could not main- tain the lead. It was 6-5 for* Whitby at the end of the second period but it *took only 23 seconds for Welland to tie the game in the third period. With 27 seconds remaining inl the game, Whitby's Steve Lyon scored an unassisted goal to bring the score to 9-8 for Welland, but it was too late for Whitbv to win. Block plans dîscussed John Roberts, chairman of the Board of Management for the Downtown Whitby Improvement Area, annou- ced last week that the board is interested in instituting a series, of block action plans in Downtown Whitby. The Block Action plans would be st up in co-ordina- tion with the Mainstreet program, which the board is attempting to institute, said Mr. Roberts, and will follow the suggested guidelines of the 1975 secondary plan for the downtown area. "Since the secondary plan is presently up for revision, we would like to approach the business people one'block aât a time, starting with the forth east quadrant, and obtain their input* regarding reveision of the secondary plan and what we can do to avoid any potential hard- ships created by this plan, as well as to show- the people how they rnight renovate the fronts of their buildings in a co-ordinated manner,"' said Mr. Roberts. Mr. Roberts hopes the proposaI started in the north east quadrant will spread to ail blocks in the downtown area. He emphasises that it wilI not be a hard and fast rule by which people might work, but merely a series of ,suggestions 'which might be followed once the business- mnent are ready to renovate. Mr. Roberts predicts that the program would be of an )ngoing nature for about 10 years, and wants to keep it in the general pattern of the. newly renovated buildings in the downtown. The first meeting to dis- cuss block action plans wiIl bc held Feb. 19, with the location to bc announced at a atcr. date., ~miln k30 OFF'ICES -~TO SERVE Iius ll~J~ ou BElTER1 LEASE 79 FAIRMONT 4 DOR I M 36 Months Net Lea.se Based on 23.000 Kilometers Per Year WE -LEASE ALL 1MAKES & MODELSI1 COLIN BAIL MOTORS'LIMITED Highway 7A West Port Perry- -. Teophom 98s-8411 m MmMmzMRMý REDUCED RgDUCEP Builders clearance, one only, 4 bedlroomn home, separate dining room, main level Iaundry room, f ireplace in unspoiled basement, situated ln forth east Whitby. $58,900. Margaret Cox 668-8865 or 0 1