F >M vol. 14., No. 47 Wednesday, November 21, 1984 28 Page .Ieu Attersle y gets letter of thanks from'Jaýpanese. delegation heald No, it's not mindless doodling on the part of a local three-yearold, it's letter to Mayor Bob At- tersley from Eiji Kobata, Mayor of Yokawa Town, Japan.. Kobata was the leader of a Japanese gover- mnent delegationi that visited* Whitby earlier this year as part of a tour to study municipal government In North Ainerica. Whitby was the only -Canadian, stop on their tour whieh, in- cluded Washington, D.C., and New« York City. The letter, which was translated ,by .Hero Yamaguchi, president 0of Whitby's Makita Power Tools, thanks At- tersley and council for their "magnificent and warm hospitality when we visited the Town of Whitby."ýe Kobata, said that the entire delegation was impressed by the town. "Visiting your' town was the most im- pressive event in our North American obser- vation tour," he said, "You and your people welcomed us. open- heartedly and under- stood the aid of our, ob- servation tour." They also learnt much during their brief, one day visit. "I was very im- pressed by your attitude and involvement towar- ds attracting., both domestie and foreign industries," Kobata said, "You set an exam- pie, to us on how-ý to develop our own town. " "I found that the people in Whitby under- stood well what you thought« and presented, and I arn confident that' this is the reason why Whitby has developed so rapidly, at the rate that it has been. " Kobata also spoke of new friendship and a desire to return'to Whit- by for another visit. Attersléy said that he was "da bit taken back" when the letter arrived in bis office last Friday. ."The. visit was, in the mayor's opinion, a great success. "It has opened the door,"he, said, -"'it allows us furthercom- municatibn between us and Hyogo (the provin- ce in which Yokawa is located), which is Japan's industrial bed. " Their visit also proves the success of the town's aggressive marketing program. "It shows y6u've heen doing something right," Attersley said. Whitby Just keeps on growing and testament ta Also participating ln the ceremony were that ýwas made iast Thursday afternoon when Durham Regional Chairman Gary Herremna (ieft), Mayor Bob Attersiey (centre) cut the ribbon to of- and Keith Morley, chairman and chief executive ficialiy open the town's newest residentiai sub- officer of Costain- Ltd., the developer. of the division - Fallingbrook - on Rossland Rd. W. project. Free Press Staff Photo Major development opened Ini a special ceremony Mayor- Bob Attersley and Regional chairman Gary Herrema opened the major residential community of Fallingbrook. The cereznony on Thursday was a great success with many members of council and the, local financial community present. Fallingbrook, is a new residential community just off Rossland Road. The commumity is being built by Costain Limhited in a five year ,plan that expects to in- clude 1,200 single family homes on 292 acres. Construction began a fewv months ago on the first phase of some 63 homes and will even- tually include other amnenities such as con- venience stores 'and' schools. Attersley promised, to do everything possible to make the venture profitable and en- couraged the develop- ment as it relates to the overall growth of the business anid residential population 0f Whitby. Keith Morley, chair- man and chief executive officer of Costain praised Attersley's ef- fors in promoting the town and called Whitby a progressive town which is weIl located and welI governed. Whityhydro rates going up The Whitby Hydro- Electric Commission will raise> its rates an average of five per cent for both residential and commercial electricity users effective Jan. 1. At its meeting last week, the commission decided to raise its rate an average of 4.9 per cent for- residential customers and an average of five per cent for general service users in response to, an increase of 8.5 per cent in the whole power rates of Ontario Hydro. In a written statement, commission chairman Gerald Cox, noted,,.that. "IWhitby Hydrobas -been able 'to keep its rate increase three and a haif points below that charged to us by - Ontario " Hydro because of increased sales, an improving load factor and efficiency of operations of the utility". Cox also said that this increase will mean a jump of $2.38 to the average, residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per mon- th. Thieves lock woman i own bathroom A 67-year old Ashburn woman was locked in her bathroomn in the early hours of Sunday morning after sur- prising two men w ho had broken into her house. According to a spokesman for the Durham Regional Police Force, the -woman awoke at about 1: 45 a.m. and went to the kitchen to get her- self a snack. When she turned on the light, she was grabbed from behind and taken to the living room. Afterward, -she was taken tu the bathroom and told to remain there until the thieves had lef t. Approximately 20 minutes late,- friends staying. with the woman returned to the house surprising the intruders who fled from the scene through the backyard leaving behind pillow. cases ful of merchan- dise they had stolen. Police said the thieves gained entry to the home through a sliding glass window at the rear of the house. The only, ,thing they appeared to have gotten away with is a small amount of cash that was' in the vic- tim's purse. 19 R E PRESS L À ýÀÀÀ