WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 1981, PAGE 3 CONT'D FROM PG. 1 me." He adds that while the DAIB has been trying to bring them together but indicates that the effort to date has not been as success- ful as was hoped. "You've got a few people doing a good job and you've got a few people sitting back, doing nothing and criti- cizing," was how Evans summed up the current situation. Michael Burgess, president of the DAIB, said that one of the things that the down- town needs is more people. He claims that the downtown would be an ideal area for the development of high density residential properties namely apartments and co- Second trip to market Due to public demand, the Whitby Recreation Department is hosting a return trip to the Kit- chener Farmers Market. For this excursion, participants will need a comfortable pair of shoes and large shop- ping bags. The buses will begin at Iroquois Park Arena at 7:30 a.m. and the Kit- chener Farmers Market will be open between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. A map will also be in- cluded to nearby factory outlets to purchase discount clothing and shoes. A smorgasboard lun- ch will be provided at Bingeman Parks, Berkeley Room, bet- ween 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. The buses will load at 1:30 p.m. and depart from Kitchener. There will be a brief rest stop made during the return trip. The bus will arrive back at Iroquois Park at 4:30 p.m. The trip is scheduled for Saturday, October 24 and the fee for the trip is $15. For more informa- tion, or to register, con- tact Tina Scholl at Iroquois Recreation Centre - 668-7765. Amnbulance calls During the week that ended at midnight last Thursday, the Whitby Ambulance Service responded to 91 calls for service. According to Bill Cocker, the service responded to 31 routine calls and to 39 standby calls for other ambulan- ce services in Ajax and Oshawa. The service also responded to 21 emergency calls in- cluding three motor vehicle accidents. The number to call for ambulance service is 723-5232. operative housing. "If you locate people downtown, then you eliminate the problem of bringing people downtown," he said. Burgess, publisher of the Whitby Free Press and operator of a down- town retail outlet, said that this kind of develop- ment while not suitable for many other areas of town is "perfectly ac- ceptable" for the down- town area. The downtown, he said, is experiencing two major problems, one is people and the other is planning. Many of the down- town's problems could be solved, he believes, if the merchants would work together in the same fashion as mer- chants do in a shopping centre. "The main difference between a downtown of businesses and a shop- ping centre of business- es is that in a shopping centre it is easy to dic- tate opening hours, ad- vertising programs etc." Burgess said ad ding that "the down town merchants can' be regulated." Many consumer think nothing of parkine their car in a plaza' parking lot and walkinj a half-mile to the doors but when they sho: downtonw, they want t park right in front of th store they're patron izing, Burgess said even though parking i no more than a bloc away. DAIB president says.... Downtown could use ate ore ore at tractive. DAII provin organization He also believes that downtown only the But1 1- the attitude a consumer aggressive business ton sa - has towards a plaza and person is pulling his aiway: t the downtown are dif- weight as far as promo- proble ferent. tion is concerned, isn't î s "Downtown they have Burgess said. doesn' g to park right in front of "The average resi- probie s the store," Burgess dent is not aware of if th g said. everything that's avail- surviv , While many mer- able in downtown Whit- comm p chants are doing their by," he adds. these o share, Burgess seems to It appears that all overc e share some of Otten- concerned recognize the "Th 1- brite's criticism of downtown is experienc- the d J, downtown merchants. ing many problems and contra s "In a shopping centre it is also evident that of k each person pulls his many merchants are Burge own weight and in the doing their share to somet make - e-cre-mre-- & Y- A T ALCOHOL FUEL TO HELP YOU PRODUCE YOUR OWN ALCOHOL FUEL FREEDOM FUEL CORPORATION has * Hydrometer kits * Enzymes * Books on alcohol production * Distillers yeast * Blueprints for stills * Manual for converting your engine to use alcohol FOR COMPLETE PRICELIST WRITE: 9 Victory Avenue Winchester Kentucky U.S.A. 40391 TYPEWRITERS ADDING MACHINES • CALCULATORS SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS New Kiwanis exec The Kiwanis Club of Whitby's executive for 1981-82 was sworn in last week by district Ltd. 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"We've S had our ms, but there m downtown that t have e downtown is to e as a viable iercial identity, problems must be m e. e biggest problem owntown has in ast to a mail is lack ,organizatiori,"$ rss said. "This is hing that the is working at im- ng." i