- ,,... - ~... PAGE. 10, WITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAYi,MAROH 2,1988* Cro uch.urges.reion'aifire exercise Whitby fire chief Ed Crouch dprmnsinthe region take would like 'to 'see other fire part' in an exercise foi preparation in the event of a )r nuclear accident at Darlington. "We had on. for Pickering two years age," said Crouch, adding that the Darlington station in. Newcastle je organized cifferently than in Pickering. - "In Pickering there are xnany. more people in the vicinity and there are fire hydrants near the plant. There are no hydrants near Darlington and this exercise would show us if we would have to bring in water trucks," said Crouch . who made the recommendation at a.meeting of Durham%' fire chiefs last December. He said Darlington is scheduled to start up either late this year oér next year. ~It wouldn't do, us any harmn to have the exercise," said Crouch. The fire chiefs may discuss the recommendation at their next meeting' in Whitby in May. Otherwise, the recommendation "could die," said Crouch. Exlent rang Qf coluLsi Lady's deg ner longsleeved Moha ir Sweaters. and Mohair'Tama.& Scarf Sets...' dl112 prie! .Tudor Hours: ~J~uÙo ou~eo 801Po Wed - Sat. 10-5p.m. Sun. 10-4p.m. 1615 Dundas Street West, Whitby 668-8190 EiiY - MEPC.E :CY 14 there." The start-up cost for 911 is. expected to b. $1.6 million with an annual operating cost cf $1 million. Herrema said Durham Region is negotiating with York Region, which also doesn't have 911, to implement the* service at the sanie time. Herrema said the service could b. in operation by September, 1989. The 1988 budget will go before regional council on -Wednesday,ý March 24. Crispo: In favor offree trade FROM PAGE 3 He also said the deal will net affect Canada's culture. .He noted that 10 years age, 60 per cent of Canada's experts went te the United States. 1 7'Today that is 80 per cent. Are we more or less Canadian nowTr he said.- "If Canada and the United States can't work eut this deal ýwhat hope is ther e for the rest cf the world?" mENJOY WEARING GLSSES- SUPERB WORKMANSHIP SCIPREME WEAR1NG COMFQRT INTERNATI7ONALLY RENQWNED FASHION DESIGN WHITBY OPTICAL 105 Coiborne St. W., Downtown Whitby ý666-3831 rThe Children's Aid Society of the Durham, Regon' EAST BRANCH:- 200 John St. West, P.O. Box 32 1, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7M3 (416) 433-1551 WEST BRANCH:- 15 Harwood AvenueSouth. Ajax, Ontario LiS 2B9 (416) 427-2928 The President and Board of Directors cordially invite you and your friends to atter ANNM-AL MEETING on Wednesday, March 23, 1988. Buffet-Dinner at 6:30 lp.m. Bus~iness Meetine at-7:45 1nm, id their Guest SpDeaker on StreetKd zî CORPORATION 0F THE .TOWN 0F WHITBY NOTICE 0F INTENTION Street Name Changes The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to pass a by-law tochange the name of Bentonwood Crescent and Catherine Drive, east of Fallingbrook Street, to Fifewood Crescent. The change in street names will apply to ail of Bentonwood Crescent and Catherine Drive, east of Fallingbrook Street, as shown below, designated as Parts 1 and 2, respectively, on Plan of Survey 40R-10977. The purpose of the change in street names is to correct an inadvertent error made in the original naming of the streets. The Operations Committes of Council 'will meet on Monday, March 21, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. ln Committee Room One of - the Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, for the purpose of hearing any person who claims their land wiII b. adversely affected by the by-Iaw. Any person wishing to meet with the' Committee is asked to advise the Town Clerk accordingly nolater than Thursday, March 17, 1988. Donald G. McKay, Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East Whitb, Ontario LiN 2M8 9hn: (416) 668-5803 Petition'for A petition with more than 1,000 names was presented to regional chairman Gary Herrema .1ast Firday calling for the introduction of a 911 emergency number in the region. The petition was presented by Barb H-iemstra, executive director of Durham Save-a-Heart and Carnie Wright, a Whitby resident *who is also a Metro Toronto ambulance attendant. mhe names were gathered at the Oshawa Centre on Saturday, Feb. 13. Upon receiving the petition, Herrema said funds for 911 are currently in the Region's 1988 budget "and they will b. left in Harwood Secondary School 80 Falby Court, Ajax. Spealçe: Staff Inspector Jim Clark Mo>rltBureau, Metropolitan Toronto Police Force Fore Board Member, Durham Region O.A.S. Buffet: $10.00 per person. 1988- Society Membership may be purchased for $&0.Oo RSVP: to Barbara Clarke by March 16 at 416-433-1551 h President: Howard S. Swartz, B.A.,- LLB. REGIONAL CHAIRMAN Gary Herrema (stting) looks over a petition calling for the introduction. of 911 to the Durham area. Presenting the petition -were Whitby resident Garrie Wright and -Barb Hiemstra, execu eitive dlrector of Durham Save-a-Heart. FreePress photo 9.11 ern ergency service %gff be 9 JLJL.JL e M.