Candidates dspute job figures By Mike KowabsId The number of manufacturing jobs lest or created in Whitby in recent years bas two Ontario riding candidates disputing each other's facts. MP Rene Soetens and his Liberal oppontent Dan McTeague have differing opinions on whether local industry has bene- fited during the last five years of Progressive Conservative rule. According te MeTeague, at least 2,000Y manufaýcturing jobs have been lost in Whitby since 1988. That's proof, McTeague dlaims, of Tory economic mis- management. Soetens, Whitby's MP during this tim;e, disagrees with McTea e's assessment and says several companies either added te, their workforce or opened for business. McTeague's job loss charge came during the officiai opening of his Whitby campaign office last Friday. In abrief speech te his suppolr- ters, McTeague predicted that Whitby wi1 vote iberal in the Oct. 25fiederal election. McTeapue said ho has already canvassed more than 35 per cent of the polIs in Whitby and votera are turning te the Liberals. "These were Tory polis the last time. This time t hose poils will go te us,» ho said. «We want te, talk jobs, they want te talk helicopters. "They want te talk about the importance of large business and the GST, we want te talk about what the GST bas done te small business in this community." Noting that Soetens' campsign literature refera to the MP as being 'accessible, available, accountable', McTeague posed a question. DAN MCTEAGUE "Was ho accessible, available and accountable when over 2,000 people got pink slips- in this community since 1988?» McTeague later teld The Free Press that these wero jobs lest at local industries and which were nover replaced. Informed of McTeague's cern- monts Soetens was succinct. «To hée blunt, Mr. McTeague is dreaing qif lho can identef where those j obs are loat in Whitby,»" said Sootens, who thon listed several firms which have created jobs. Among those he named (along with a rough estimate of jobs) were Sandoz-Ancalab, 128 jobs; Wegfu Canada, ovor 100; Wood- bridge Foam, 80; Lear Seating, 120; Son y Electronics, 110, and Atlantic Packaging, 220. «That's not even counting McGraw-Hill. They didn't exist priert 1988,» said Soetens. Chllnging «my Liboral col- beague te put up or shut up,» Soetens said ho was «ooking forward» te McTeague citing examples. «When you cornefrom Scar- EXP RTING WORKSHO 80-HOUR COMPREHENSIVE COURSE STARTS: October 12, 1993, 6:3Opm LOCATION: Whitby FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR REGISTRATION PHONE (416) 642-2,938 EA RL Y REGIS TRA TION DISCOUINT Funded by: D U R H A M R E G i 0 N e x) omt ee ue Presented by: The Hutchison Group'~ ADVERTISING POLICY The Whitby Free Press is a business which derives almost al i is revenue from advertislng in one form or another. For obvious self-interest, we want our clients' adverising lo work. Our policy is To reach as many homes in Whitby as possible (usually more than 99%) and to provide local high-interest content that ensures that people read the paper and hence the advertising as well. We urge readers to patronize our advortisers in order that we can provide even botter covorage in thie future. We also stress creativi ty. We wilI provide our professional experienoe 10 ativise Clents on ways To make their advertisin g more effective, but for a product that cannot be repossessed, there are no guarantees. We strive To avoid errors, but when we make them, a correction will be made in a subsequont issue or a discount offered. The newspaper's legal liabl'lity is only for the actual space occupieti by thie error. Advertising is sold according Io the space it occupes. No additional charge is made for artwork or iayout and honce thie newspaper retans thie copyright on al is onginal wori< The newspaper reserves the rght Io refuse advertising wfich il fnds objectionab!e or detnimental Io is business. borough and shoot your mouth off in-Whitby you botter be pro- pared to back it up,"' Soetens added. Luch Durante, McTeague's campaign manager, teld The Free Pres the figures were obtained from the Town of Whitby's industrial directery which bas information dating back te 1983. Since 1988, the actual number of jobs lest is about 2,750, Durante said. Included in the figure cited by Durante are C-Sel Lasco, about 400 jobs; Cobi Foods, 250; Sklar-Peppler, 300; Andrew Canada, 100; Anden Vinyl Pro- ducta, 100, and Manchester Plas- tics. 180. 0MB pre-whearing for plan PROM PAGE 1 geared te both consumera and professional contractera. The 'equivalent' of 540 full- timo jobs are expected te ho created by the stores, which will have projeted combined sales of $135 MiiMon in the first year of operation. (Equivalent means that two part-time jobs at 20 heurs fuper week are considered one ul- time position.) Although studios prepared in support of Invar's application dlaim the impact on local busi- ness will ho minimal, many area merchanta disagree and warn that any new job s will be offset from jobs lest elsewhere. Among the groupa appeabing the bybaw approving the Invar application are IPOF Prop orties Inc. and the LoFlaws Group of Companies. Thoy contend that the pro- posed land use changes have eon introduced without ado- quate information with respect te market needs, the impact on existing and planned retail facili- ties and road acceas. In addition, they feel that a holding designation placed on the food component part of the Price Club warehouse was im- properly used and that the public should ho able te appeal its removal. (Town council put this restric- tion on Price Club until it demonstrates that thore is suffi- cient food store market in Whitby for aIl existing and approved faciities.) Aise challenging the bylaw is a ou which includes three Whit y businesses -- Canadian Tire, Lighting Unlimited and the Vacuum Man -- and other build- EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 HOBB GILLIES BAKKER lias changed its name to HOBB BAKKER BERGIN and will continue to carry on the practice of public accounting ini Oshawa and Bowmanville. Thiis namne change relects the mremerent of Robert Gilies, who will be rclocating wo Calgay, Aberta, and the admnission to parnership of Ian Bergin. Ian cornes to us from the Oshawa office of a national rmn bringing eleven years of experience in servicing owner-managed businesscs. Hobb Bakker Bergin provide auditing, accounting and computer serviccs, financial and business consulting, persona], corporate, estate and trust income tax planning and preparation. 'Me rirrn continueç toterve Durham Region wiih locaions at: 200 Bond Street West, Suite 208 Oshawa, Ontario LIJ 2L7 Bus (416) 579-5 659 Fax (416) 579-8563 118 King StreetEast Bowmnanville. Ontarîo LI C 1 N5 Bus (416) 623-9461 Fax (416) 623-9734 Partners: PETER HIOBB, WVIL BAKKER, IAN BERGLN ing supplies and hardware stores in DurhamflRegion. This ,group charges that the bylaw aýjlows for creation of an unpelanned retail 'power centre' and commercial node, without sufficient study and conside- ration of the ",planned commer- cial hierarchy' of Whitby and Durham. Town council maintains that the impact on existing jobs will ho temporary and that market- ing studies support the develop- ment. Meanwhile, in an unrelated matter, a pending merger bet- ween Price Club and the Ameri- can-based Costco Warehouse Club is not expected te, affect the froposed Whitby Price Club out- Although Costco is building a 133,000-sq. ft. store in Ajax councillor Ross Batten said Whitby has receivod no indica- tion that the Whitby store will not goahead. The merger is expected te, be completed by the end of this year. Wee Wtch., PrhMe home aCare The system that providos.. " Unschoduled home visits ensure quality care for your child " FuIIy trained providers roceive ongoing Agency support " Reliable local back-up covers Provider illness or " Comprete insurance coverage " Income tax receîpts *Children six wee and u " Full or part-tîmo For more Information cati: 686-3995 a icensed Agency Special honour WHITBY RESIDENT Nick Hall was honoured at a special ceremony last week at Parkwood Estate. Hall was appointed honourary lieutenant-colonel of the Ontario Regiment of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps in May. He will 'hold the position for three years. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press