PAGE 4, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1987 To'w"«n wants schools'to s'"tay ase elcion ]polling station By MIKE JOHNSTON Schooi facilities should remain as polling stations during elections. That was the response Monday nigbt from Whitby's operations committee to a request from the school board that school not be used during elections. According to Noreen Bodnar, community use, of schoois coor- dinator, problems have arisen on election days between polling per- sonnel and schooi staff . In order to avoid the problems, a draft policy from> the Durham Board of Education bas requested that the polling stations be relocated to other locations that are flot being used during an election. But according to the clerk's department, the board's policy would place restrictions on schools at the time when they are needed for election purposes. Two reasons for this are the in-' creasing importance of making polling places availabie to seniors and the handicapped and the need for tables and chairs during elec- This, recommenflatiof tions, claims the department. echoed by regionai councillor The report goes on to state that in Edwards. He included, in the c the 1985 election over haif the mittee's recommendation. polling stations were; located in when a municipal election is1 scbools. (election dates .are known in "The board has a civic duty. This vance for municipal elect matter shouldn't have arised, " said whereas they are'not always kn councilior Joe DruMm. far in advance when provinci. The clerk's report notes that the municipal election is called) school board is'acting in "lits best school haive that day as a PD da interest,"' but, "in this particular case, however, we believe federai, Should other locations other provincial and municipal elections schools flot be available, the t, must take precedence. " has. recommended thatî The Ontario Advisory Comrittee nasiuîns can be used as po on Municipal Elections in its stations. August, 1986', interim report bas Polling officers must also su recommended that consideratioli tables and chairs if they-are be given to ciosing schools on availabie and must obey tii polling day. smoking rules. Four generators are stolen Four Honda generators each Police say entry was gainedN vaiued at $700 were stolen from a glass door on the southwesl Brooklin Cycle at 114 Dundas St. E. of the building was kicked in.. over the weekend. à ..-- was TOM com- that, belçI n ad- tion s iown iai or )the iay., than board gym- )lling upply .e flot he no when tside received an unexpected sales pitch during a meeting Monday night. The sales representative was Bob Irwin from General Motors of Canada Ltd., London. 'He appeared before the commit- tee before it made a decision to purchase six transit buses for the Town. FURNITURE & UPHOLSTERY LTD. *ANTIQUES *NO-DIP RESTORED STRIPPING *CUSTOM eREPAIRS UPHOLSTERY *REFINISHING A largeselection of Victorian parlour furniture aval lable 413 DUN DAS ST. E. WHITBY 668-5481 recommended that the Town ac- cept the iow bid of $1,044,283 from Ontario Bus Industries Inc., Mississauga. The General Motors tender came in at $1,087,869. Irwin took exception to a com- ment by the public works depar- tment that the Mississauga com- pany's Orion bus, which bas 47 seats, provides more leg room'and is more comnfortabie than the GM bus which bas 52 seats., "Our bus gîves adequate leg room," said Irwin, who then proceeded to break down the costs of the buses per seat. He said the Orion bus wiii cost the Town $3,703 per seat Wherè'as the GM bus will cost $1,481'a s éat. "We're being penalized for of- fering the larger vehicie," said; Ir- win. Dick Kuwahara, director of public works, assured Irwin that the department mnade the recom- mendation on price only. The committee agreed witb the recomniendation and accepted the Ontario Bus Industries bid. The delivery date for the six, 40- ft. 7-mn. long buses, is Aug. 31. DR. JAMES RANSON, L)ENTIST IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING 0F HIS NEW OFFICE FOR THE PRACTICE 0F DENTISTRY 340 BYRON STREET SOUITII WliIITBY, ONTARI(O BY APPOINTMENT LIN 4P8 8: 00 a.iîm. tb6: 001). ni. PIlON E 668-.5444 IN SURANCE COSTrS SOARINGI!1 BEFORE YOU REN EW VOUR AUTO OR HOME INSU RANCE, CALL AND COMPARE.... For a complote Inaurance revlew Cal and arrange a mutually convenllOft appolntmeflt ... Of courae thora la no obligation PETER DI LELLO WHITBY 666.2090 CrANAD4A &IITOHOME..LIFEGROUPDISABILITYRRSP %v~.r>a o..~i- ~ $4 ~ ~ ~ ~ 4~*~J~\9~.b.> ~1 ~ #~ ~ 1P~ f-S* .-ra*D5 Redesign of building at Dunlop and Byron n lle Building redesign approved Theredesign of an addition to a building at the northeâst corner of Dunlop St. W. and Byron, St. S. has been appîroved by Whitby council. Council bad approved the original design Feb. 16. But developer Bill Little and bis architect later decided the-original design did not refiect the character of the existing structure. It was also decided that the 'cupola' design for the third storey did flot provide enough space. The new design shows the third storey having a mansard roof. The second and third storeys of the building will extend over the parking area at the rear. Bus purchase approved CRESCENT