Page, 16,ý Whitby Pree Proe, WédnsdayMAtroh 30,1994 Whi#tby 'bump and rob' bandits arrested after chase EAUTH WEEK EVENTS HAPPEN IN APRUi Every year, more than fivo million Canadians celobrate Earth Day on April 22. Event organizors in scboole, businesses and communities can oeil Eaith Day Canada for terrific resources, project ideas and event informýation. This yoar's poster, designed by Canadian artist Linda Montgomery, incTudes a white space te displIay local information. Contact Earth Day Canada at 599-1991 or the national hotline number at 1-900-561-3300 (50 cents for the first minute, 35 cents per additional minute). The free-of-charge Metro event hotline is 744-5405. Both lines will be operating beginning April 1. Earth Day Canada's employoes and volunteers operato yoar- round, creating envîironmental prograins and projects that cari be implemented at the. graseroots levol. The followin g are some examples of national programs being created for Erh Day 1994. Every Earth Week, millions of trees are planted in communities across Canada te mark the event and te commemorate environmental action through renewed personal commtment. The Canadian Natural H1ighways, a 10-year tre.- planting. project, supports sustainable naturalizations through community initiative te, embrace and enhance Canada's biodiversity. Eventually, community-based islands of green will form natural bighways acros Canada. EcoKfids is a year-round interactive club that provides kid with tangible projects and resources. I addition, <Year of Envirorimental Solutions' (YES), a guide for schooi and youth grouips, is aimed at educaters who want to integrate environmental literacy witb community action. A company it offers information, ideas and suggestions on how employée groups can rais. awareness within their workplace. Suggestions include wearing something green on Earth Day, inviting a guest speaker te talk about your company's environmental achievements and concernsa launching a recyching prograrn and planning a strategy te create less waste. CoMing event: April 7, 8:30 te il a.m., downtown Toronte. A 'Waste Réduction for Business' networking seminar hosted by the Recy5ling Council of Ontario. For a registration brochure, contact Moira Rosser at (416) 960-1025. Two Whitby residents were arrested late -Thursday evening after a 25 minute car chose which ended on the 401 near Liverpool Road in Pickering. The. two -- husband and wife -- and a sister-in-law from New- foundland, are suspects in 17 robberies which occured between March 15 and 24. Dubbed the 'bump anid rob bandits,' the trio targeted mainly womnen who were walking or driving alone. Police say they would either pull alongside and ask for directions or bump a car and then steal purses and wal- lots wbile under the pretext of discussing the dam age. When challen ged, the suspects would theaten t he victime, wtb the violence uescalating from ver- bal tbreats in the firet incidents to death theats involving a knife, a bat and an ai,» Metro police sayina news release. Twostolen cars were used in the attacks. Police got the break tbey needed when a woman in Norh York who was robbed and threa- tened with an ex described ber attackers vehicle, which was later spotted in the Lawrence Avenue and Keele Street area around il p.m. Officers gave chas. as the sus- pects took off at a high rate of speed and headed te the 401; p olice say the vehicle blew a font tire near Kingston Road but managed te continue. The car, wbich was beavily damaged in the pursuit, was finally foroed te corne to a stop alongside the guardrail on the 401 near Whites Road around 11:45 p.m. Most of the stelen items, which are valued at about $35,000, were recovered, as was the other stelen car which had been set afire afler leýing abandonod. Joseph Cellupica, 25 and wife Jennifér-Ann, 26, both of Whitby, and Jacqiueline Dwyer, 18 of Newfoun and, are charged with 22 robbery and weapons related offences and more than 50 other criminal charges. Police say Joseph Collupica was also wanted for being unlaw- fully at large from Mimio Cor- roctional Centre. Insuffice nt notice for proposed wastefacifity' FROM PAGE 1 whereas recent judicial rulungs and provincial policy require that aIl porsons whose property might b. affected by waste manage- ment proposaIs requiro notice. At last week's committee meet- ing, both Krupa and Simter director Ron Harris stressod that only solid, non-hazardous waste suc h as wood drywall and card- board would L procossed in the Whitby plant. No bousehold or non-recyclable waste will b. handled and all work will be don. indoors. Processed material will b. shipped out on a daily basis and A 33-year-ol1d Whitby mani jog- ging at Lynde Shores Conserva- tion Area complained te police afler ho was assaulted last Wed- nesday. Police say the incident occured around 4:15 p.m. The jogger had stepped te watch sonie birds when a bearded man snuck up behind him and stroked his but- tecks. The. suspect then asked the not allowed te, collect outaide the building, thoy said. Allore teld reporters h. was not sarrised by council's deci- sion te snd the matter back te committee 'Mhe committee didn't have enough. information. OÙly one person.was, notified of the appli- cation,' b. said. Councillor Judi Longfield said some residents and ethor busi- ness owners contacted council as a result of pamphlets which were distributei in the'area by both sides in the dispute. "I all fairness, w. wero not prepared, te deal with it," she said. man if there was anything ho could do te interest him isoi, police say. The jogger rÎfdûi; and bis assailant groiped bis vic- tim's genitals before-heading to his car and driving off. The. suspect is described as a white man around 40-years-old, five-foot oight 170 pounds and wearing a kfwki coat, casual pants a*id sunglasses. DON'T MISS THESE - Front Power Assisted Dise Brakes - Ail Season Steel Belted Radial Tires - Reclining Front Bucket Seats - Remote Adjustable Left & Right Mirrors - Centre Console - Rear Window Washer/Wiper -Rear Winclow Defroster à z *, The lowest prlced 4X4 N ÎZWêïh N IV déIn the Marketplace ECIA DISOUN ON OBE 1 LNWVHSLSAERS