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Whby Free Pres. Wednesday, March 10,-1993. Page 3 Whitby resi dents seek local NDP nomnto Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) Monday, March 8, 1993 Recommenda- tion from the Planning and Development Committee That counicil recommend that Durham Region council approve an application f rom Invar Industrial Ltd. to amend Durham Region's officiai plan. Invar is seeking the amnendment to permit two $5.5 million warehouses on 22 acres of land on Victoria St., east of Thikcson Rd. S. The buildings's tenants wil be the Price Club and Atken- head's -- wholesale/ retaiV/warehousing operations that specialize ln bulk merchandizing. About 540 jobs wil be created if the development goes ahead. Carried Recommenda- tions from the Operations Committee That the ender of $1 0,359 from Tykron lnc., Grimsby, Ont. for the supply and Installation of an exhaust handling system for f ire hall #2 be accepted. The equipment is to remove diesel emissions generated by vehicles during emergency resoonses when testing and servicing are being performed. Carried That a tender of? $1 24,970 from Shu-PakRef use Equipment Inc., Woodstock, Ont. for the supply and deliVery of a sideloading refuse packer be accepted. Carried That a tender of $90,184 f rom Donway Ford Sales Ltd., Scarborough for supply and delivery of a dump truck be accepted and that a tender 0f $82,683 from the Scar- borough Truck Centre, Agincourt for the suply and delivery of a snowplow equipped dump truck be accepted. Carried area bordered by Columbus Rd., Thickson Rd. N., Winchester Rd. E. and Queen St. Carried B y Mike Kowalski Two Whitbyresidents want to represent the New Democratie Party in Ontario riding in the next federal election. Lynn Jacklin of Prince of Wales Dr. and Victor Perroni of Perry St. have both declared their candidacies for the NDP nomination. The New Democrats will choose their candidate on Thurs- day, April 16 at 7:30 p.ni. at St. Geoi-ge's Anglican Churcb, on the corner of Randail Dr. and Hwy. 2 in Pickering Village (Ajax). Jacklin, who teaches secondary school in Oshawa, is making ber first attempt at political office. A Whitby resident . for six years, Jacklin 48, has been active in the Ï4DP for about 20 years. A concern for "social justice" and «jobs» has prompted hier Vo seek the NDP nomination. "The new economic policies (NDP leader) Audrey McLaugh- lin bas pro1osed will make a différence,"» acklin contends. "As a family studios teacher I find it unacceptable that we have one in six cbildren living in poverty in Canada," she said. The environment and "equity issues for women» are other im- portant topics which must also bje addressed in the election cam- paign, Jacklin said. -Perhaps we need more women in Parliament Vo make a dif- ference," she said.. Perroni, 55, is also making bis first attempt at pohitical office. A resident of Wbitby for 35 years, Perroni is employed at M acMillan Bathurst. An active New Democrat sinceL the party's inception in the early 1960s, Perroni bas also served in several capacities for bis union,, the International Woodworkers. Ho said bis "sense of duty" bas proMpted bim Vo. contest the nomination. «My.main concern is the great crisis in our economy," said Per- roni. "The NDP wilI reduce the defi- Fl...h...... good.. Jag........ Police are looking for a man wbo exposed bimself outside a Dundas St. W. bank Feb. 23. The man, described as white, around 6'5" and 175 pounds witb short brown wavy hair and wear- ing a bunter green jacket and jeans tapped on tbe window of tbe Ryal Bank earlyTusa evenin-g Vo geV a female employoe's attention -- wbon sbe lookedble was exposingbhimself. The employee told police she felI on the floor laugbing, then turnod away and called a couple of other workers -- wben sho looked back, the flasher was gone. Healthy food tours planned The Canadian Cancer Society and IGA stores in Whîtby and VIC PERRONI LYNN JACKLIN work,» be said. Perroni declined to spell out bow this can be accomplisbed but- promised Vo outline details of bis programn at the nomination nieet- in tario ridinà' includos Ajax, Pickering and Whitby, soutb of Taunton-Rd. The NDP is the only major party in the riding wîtbout a candidate. MP Rene Soetens will again carry the Progressive -Conserva- ive banner wbile Dan McTeague is the Liberal candidate. Ajax businessman Don Sulli- van wiIl represent the Reform Party.