PAGE 8, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3,1988 tby business Whitby is new home for engineering consultant By Debbie Luchuk Toronto 18 not the centre of the business world for Richard Deighton. With business clients in places as diverse as the city of Regina, Sask. and Jakarta, Indonesia, Deighton decided that a Toronto base for operations was not necessary. He could choose any location to set up his Richard Deighton Associates Ltd. com- puting engineering consultation business, provided it "met certain criterion. "My clientele is worldwide, not particular to Toronto. I didn't ike Toronto. I wanted a place I could call home." Deighton says that Whitby fit the criterion: close proxmity to the international airport; housing prices within the budgets of his staff; proximity to the GO lime; and proximity (an hour and a-hall to Lindsay, his honetown. "For the short time we've been here, already we've got a sense of community spirit, " Deighton says. The company advises municipalities, primarily on the management of roadways. Using an infrastructure management information system called dRoad that he designed, 'Deighton advises and selîs the program to populated areas to help in the management and infrastructure of roadways. "The program helps in the process of making decisions for roadway maintenance. For example, if the Town decides to do this, after surveying or collecting data, the engineer could list all the roads with more than three potholes (thatneeded servicing)," Deighton explains. Not only roads are being planned and maintained with the system. Deighton says he has sold the system to CP Rail ýfor railway limes, and bas been talking hta telephone company in Western Canada about cable management. Deight dhsays he bas approachèd the Town of Whitby with the program and hopes that they, too, will become clients. The program marks a high point in Deighten's career, completed in April of this year. SEEPAGE9 Belarnys is upscale RICHARD DEIGHTON (left) with Viet Vu road management system on a company (right), a staff member, using the dBase computer. Free Press photo By Debbie Luchuk Opened just over a month ago, Belamys Restaurant offers steak, seafood, chicken dish menus and a popular Sunday brunch menu. Owner Charlie Long describes e restaurant as an "upscale family restaurant. "We try to go after as much of the market as possible. We try te cater te the elderly, youth, business people," he says. Belamys is also known for its unique drinks and cocktails, beer and wine. Prices are kept low, says Long, and profit is made by selling in large volume. "Dishes don't cost a lot more than what they'd cost to make at home," he says. Belamys restaurant chain is doing well. Long says that they are expanding at a rate of six to eight new stores a year. The newest restaurants have been opened in downtown Hamilton, Owen Sound and Belleville. Longs family operates four of the 14 Belamys operations. They acquired their first restaurant in 1983. Long has been in restaurant business "flipping hamburgers in an. restaurant in the late 60's." the since A&W He has waitered, bartended and cooked from Orillia to Vancouver. "We're thankful for the business received to date and hope that people will search us out," says Long. They'll find they're very happy with the extensive menu and pleasant surroundings. "Our motto is "good friends, good times all the time". Belamys Restaurant is located north of Dundas St. E. on the east side of Thickson Rd., in the plaza across from the Brick plaza. say " Y'aI Bev Co Grose me ",toa C ANADA t" B. Sunday August 7th 1-6pm 3685 Courtice Rd. N F RES§ E ENTS VE.- MUSIC! SPE CIA LCGUEST "PA UL MA R TIN JR." Bring the kids, lawn chairs and Your Appetite! FOOm0D, 1 mvAw a nmÀ'mmhý THANKmÀv YOU