WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUA RY 18, 1981, PAG E 3 First election promise?.. .. Thickson interchange to be rebuilt The Ontario government will spend a few million dollars-fixhg up two High- way 401 interchanges in Durham West riding. George Ashe, the incum- bent Progressive Conser- vative MPP announced last week that the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications will rebuild the interchanges at Thickson Road in Whitby and at White's Road in Pickering. Ashe said that tenders for the Pickering project will be called in September and that those for Whitby project will be called in early 1982. "Both of these projects will go a long way in providing better access to the 401 for the residentiala and industrial growth that is taking place in Durham West," he said. "The Ontario government has great faith in our area and realizes that the key to future transportation is smooth access for the com- muter, industry and business." Some preliminary work on the Thickson Road inter- change is due to begin in July, the recently on consultants The Durham Board of Education have rescinded a motion brought before them two years ago which would have seen consultants working for the board on a full-time basis phased out and retained on a term basis. Trustee Ruth Lafarga (Oshawa), chairman of the personnel and ad- ministration committee said that had the motion been put into effect consultants for the board would have been hired for two or three-year terms and not as the career position that many of those hired, on a full-time basis, viewed the job. At the time, the consultan- ts asked for and got a review of the motion. Last year, trustees voted to take no fur- ther action towards im- plementing the scheme. The new board of trustees decided to rescind the motion. Lafarga explained that consultants working on a career basis will continue to do so unless their work doesn't measure up to the board's standards while any consultants hired in the future will be hired on a term basis. She said that at this time there are the equivalent of 23.5 full-time consultants, although many more people' are involved on a part-time basis. renominated Ashe said. "We have to place a lot of fill in there first and give it about a year to settle," he said. "Tenders will be called in August, 1982 and the newly built interchange is scheduled for opening in 1984." Because of the tender system, Ashe said that he could not give any indication of the precise cost of the un- doubtly multi-million dollar projects. "Without a doubt, they will be two of the most im- pressive interchange projec- ts this government has ever embarked upon," he said. Ashe added that the overall transportation plan for the region is designed to eliminate some of the bot- tlenecks which sometimes choke traffic. "I regularly commute to Queen's Park from my home in the riding, so I have first- hand experience of problems facing the com- muter," he said. "I know what people are up against. These two interchanges will make driving a lot more pleasant. "More than 25,000 people in Durham work in Toronto and that means driving or taking the GO system every day. The Ontario gover- nment realizes the strain that can cause and we want to do everything we can to make life a little better for commuters and their families," the Pickering resident concluded. Classified Ads sell call 668-6111 I 668-8888 668-3333 I BELL & BOWMAN TAXI WHITBY'S LARGEST TAXI COMPANY - OVER FIFTY YEARS OF GOOD SERVICE CALL US JKingsway Jewellers C ENTRAL AKERY 1 & DELICATESSEN 3RD ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS! FRESH 9: STRAWBERRY . SHORTCAKE APPL E 79 PIE THIS WEEKS SPECIALS DINNER ROLLS .69 doz. ALL BAKING DONE DAILY, ON PREMISES BIG SELECTION OF BUNS & BREAD OPEN SUNDAYS 668-6020 110 Dunlop St. E. Whitby Board rescinds old motion George Ashe HOT CROSS BUNS • doz. . l -1- r- -1h.