h No unda slesrush By Mfike Kowalold While orne Whitby residents may favor Sunday shopping, they are not breaking down doors to do it. If a random survey of Whitby businesses wbich have been open Sunday is any indication, people like the option of sýhoppin*o Sunday but are not rbng out to do so. «Peopie seem'to like shopping Sunday,» gaid Bryon Smowton, manager of the Brock St. S. IGA grocery store. "ltes been moderately busy, but not overiy busy.» However, Smowton delined to comment on wbether revenue generated from. Sunday sales covers store expenses. He did say that the store wil continue to open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays until the matter is deait with by the courts. Chid des in pool i aci dent An afternoon swim last week turned into tragedy for a Whitby faniily. Three-year-old Jamie« Sta- cewicz died on kriday, three days after falling Off an inflatable toy in the afsry swi*mmg pool. The toddler was not breatbing when he was pulled from the POOl,1 but was resuscitated at Oshawa General Hospital and then sent to Sick Children's Hos- pital ini Toronto. He died Friday. He was playing in the sballow end of the swimmng ]pool wben he feli inte the water from a pool, 'Police reî>orted that the boy's mother granced away for a moment and when she looked back he iiad fallen in the water. Police were advised Saturday that the young boy had died. "A regort will go to the local coroner, says staff sergeant Bey Graham of Whitby 18 division of Durham Regional Police. «We are wating to see if there will be an inquest.» Hold-up at National Trust The National Trust at Mb2 Brock St. S., Whitby was robbed on.Monday, July 23 at about 3 p.m. A small amoumt of cash was taken fi-om one of the tellers after the robber sbowed the teiler a note demanding money and that he'bad a gun. The roIbber is described as maie, white, age 20 to, 25, with short, reddish-bonde hair, dlean shaven and medium build. The robber was wearing a black jacket, black or dark coiored pants, a black brim type bat and dark sunglasses and was ist The provincial government bas apeldan Ontario Supreme ourt rulin that the Retail Business Hoidays Act is uncon- stitutionai. Earlier this month a three- judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal refused te suspend the earlier court ruling, thereby allowing stores te open legally on Sunday. The government's appeal of tbe constitutional: ruling 18 te be heard by thé Court of Appeal Sept. 24. i Gary Gra4t, owner of the downtown Kg.& Olothe store, opened on atrial basis a week ago Sunda. Whiie «10 te 15" people came inte the store, Grant did not have any sales.' «It would have been different if it had been sunny,» said Grant, referring te the ram wbich kept People indoors that day. Undaunted by lack of business, Grant will continue opening Sun- da1ys for the forseeable future. l'Il try it and see what hap- pens. It wouid be nice te see a lot of stores open,» said Grant. "Several _people seem te, be binging on Who else opens. We ma ee mgore this week.» lthouh he would prefer te be closed*, Canadian ire assistant manager Dave Norris said bis store must open te, remain com- petitive. «We bad a fair day, not great,» said Norris about last wveek's first Sunday opening. Only the store was open. The service department and custemer service desk were closed. Norris said it will be some time before store management know if costs were covered.* Ten emiployees worked in the store on Sunday, compared te, double that number on a Satinr- bf ard te tell now, ail were doing is spreading the amount of money over seven days rather than six. I can't tell yet if it's wortbwbile,» said Norris. Wolfgangà Palleske, manager of Picture Thiis Photography located in the Whitby MaIl, bas also opened bis store. "I have no choice, if everyone opens I bave te,» said Paileske. "No one will make more money but any store not open Sunday wiil lose business.' Palleske said lie "ook in quite a bit of money» on Sunday and does not want te risklosing sales. 'I don't know if I wouid bave t tei r business another day. ey migbt bave gone some- wbere else.» Ideally, Palleske wouid prefer for stores te not only be closed Sundaybut Saturday afternoon as welI.' He said mercliants in many Europeani countries operate this waV. "YoVu bave te pay extra staff, itfs factored inte the price. Id like tebe open eightbhours aday and half a aon Saturday.» A spokesman for Whitby Mal said about 15 te, 20 stores bave WHITBY OPITMJST CLUB president who attended Whitby Optimist Fun Jimmy Dimitroff pokes around with Camp 190 held at Iroquois Park. See Jessie O'Leary, one of about 400 youth story on page 3. CfrIu Boy!. photo For 160 youth Les sons in fire preven*tion ByTrudie Zavadovies In WbylGO cbildren will experience the thriil and- the terror of firefigbting this sum- mer. The Whitby fire department aims te have young people wel informed about fire safety. This is the l8th year the department bas held t»Ire safety classes for youngsters aged 11-12. Eigýty young firefighters gra- duated July 13 from an intense two-week course in tire. safety pactices while another 80 W*itby youngsters will spend the next two weeks taking the course. <It teaches boys and girls about fire%- safety"nsays tire pro- tection officer D'ave Bemis -Who bas been involved in the program for the past- five years. '7e tbrust is te instruct them about home tire safety, teach them the job of the firefighters. Julie Bonnetta of WVhitby is one of the graduates of the course just completed. The il ya-old, grade 6 student had a bail and learned a lot about tire, ftire safety and prevention. "I liked jumping off the fire truck (10 feet) into the net,» saLys Bonnetta. "I feit scared and foît good. Wgot to rip a car apart and smash tbe windows. We took off tbe bood and wrecked the car.» Another exercise for the stu- dent was a rescue in a simulated lire situation. uWe g t te' wear a gus mask with a bliak tbing over it. The fire department room was changed se you don't know what you're doing. I found the baby, it was under the bed.» Bonnetta says it teok her ive minutes te find the baby. There was no time limit, but what students learn from the exorcises is that, in a fire, time is of the essence. She aiso loarned about the ire trucks, how to^ use a fire extinguisher and a tire hoso. Another exorcise for the young firefighters was to make a map of their'homes and te plan at least two escape routes. By the timo the two woeks are up, the young firorightors have jumpod inte a life net, pried tougb an automobile witb tbe jaws of life, loarnod about electri- city and gasoline and other home tire hazards, iearned bow te make a home firo escape plan, and where te p ut smoke alarms. Most pIe tbink there is pentf e toeoscape from a tire. I fact, there is a slim 60 seconds that people have te escape the offocts of a fire. These youngsters learn how te do it most effectiveiy. "Most pope don't bave a grasp on how fires start. In reality, we want then te get away from that complacency and realize it can bappen te you,» 'fle WM~tby program is 'the SEE PAGE 3 Hotel development StIl help up SSepagie9 S$cugog councillor seeks Liberal nomination SSe page 18 i.