With four weeks to go until polling day, ahl three of the major ries fielding candidates were gearing up for the pus o ttract new support from local residents. The first item on botb George Ashe's and Brian Evan's agendas was the officiai opening of their campaign headquarters. In the photo above, Ashe, the incumbent Progressive Con- servative MPP for Durham West, cuts the ribbon to officially open bis Whitby campaign office surrounded by a small but vocal group of the party faithful. Mis office is locatcd at 109 Dundas St. W. The opening of Evans' campaign office (below) was more of a family affair. Seen here with Evans at his Commercial Ave., Ajax office are his mother, Kathleen, bis wife, Lynda and his father, George. The campaign headquarters of NDP candidate Don Stewart are located in the Cloveridge Maîl,,Ajax. Although Ashe will be spending some time out of the niding giving a belping hand to other Tory candidates, aIl three men seeking the local seat are out on the hustiigs every day. Free Press Staff Photos Andlrew Vol. 15, No. 15 WedjiesdayArl1,18 24 Pages home to champions, this time in precision skating. The Ice Angels and the Ice Crystals of the Wbitby Figure Skating Club won national t ities in' their resp"ctive divisions during the 1985 Canadian Precision Skating Champioflships that were held in Thun- der BAy, ont. last Sun- day. The ice Angels Iook the novice titie defeated in Ice Pickes from Lon- don, ont. The Ice Crystals took the junior titie beatîng out Karen's Kolleens of Delhi, Ont. The threa-day comn- petition featurad over 1,800 sknterq represen- couver, B.C. to St. Johns, Nfld. Both local teams earned the right to compote in the national championships after Nînning the Eastern Ontario Sec- tional Cbampionsbips in Ottawa last month. Members of the Ice Angels are aged 11 to 15 and are coached by Cathy Dalton. The Ice Crystals are 14 to 19 years of age and are coached by Stephenie Flanigan. 'Wbîtby residents will bc able to sea the girls in action when they are faatured on- CTV's "Wide World of Sports"ý sometime next month. to close Ashburn. f ac tory Soma 25 pol will tinued benefits and will lose their jobs per- be able to recover any manently when Andrew money invested in the Antenna closes its pension fund. Swain also coaxial manufacturing promised that they will facility in Ashburn at get first crack at any the end of the month. Andrew Antenna jobs Andrew president that become vacant Hugh J. Swain said that over the next few years. decline in world "It was a difficult markets for the plant's decision to make," the product necessitated the president said, "'There closure. has not been a lay-off "!There bas been a since 1971." However, reduction in the world Swain added that the market for these company will "lot be products," he told the hiring again in the near Frée Press in a future.'Ldt could be two telephone interview years before Andrew Thursday. "IWe hope bas any openings. that this decision will The workers, who are allow us to more effec- not unionized, were in- tively use al of our formed of the com- resources as a cor- pany's decision last poration." Monday (April 1). Swain said that the Swain did say that the decision was jointly company is examining made by the Canadian future growth oppor- operation and its tunities and will con- American parent. The tinue to use the Ashburn Beech St. plant will now plant as a research and import its coaxial cable developmnent facîlity. from the parent com- While it is possible pany's plant in Chicago. that the Ashburn plant The president noted that could be sold, Swain 90 per cent of the com- said it is unlikely to be pany's cable production put on the market in the cornes f rom the US, future because Andrew- plant. uses the site for other Coaxial cables are purposes. used for varlous Mayor Bob Attersley, tecbnical purposes such although saddened by as radio and television the announcement, said broadcasting and point- that situations such as to-point microwave these are bound to sur- transmissions. They face from time to time have both civilian and in these days of military applications. economic uncertainty. The closure of the "It's not the kind of Ashburn plant will thing we like to bear, mean a reduction in the but it happons,"' the company's workforce of mayor said. 'II guess about 10 per cent. An- that the only salvation is drew now employs 250 that there aren't. more people in the Whitby people affected, but that area. Swain said that doesn't help the -people the senior employees at who will be laid off per- the Asbburn plant will manently." be able to "bump" other This is the first time employees witb lower since the old Firestone senority at the Beech St. plant closed down in facility. 1979, that Whitby bas Displaced employees experienced the closure will also receive of a major industrial severance pay, con- plant. WFSC winls 2 skating tities The push is on