Page 4, Whitby Free Proas, Wodnesclay, May i1994 Balmy April fýor Whitb y conistruction Building permits were issued in April for the $39-million refur- bishxng of Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital which is 75 years old this year. Peris were also issued for more than $13-million worth of construction mostly housing. The building value total of almost $55.5 million was the highest ever in Whitby for one month. For the first four months of this year, permits have been issued for more than $70-million worth of construction. For ail of 1993, permits were issued for about $109-million worth of construction. Whitby Mayor Tom Edwards says the number of permits show that developers are placing "faith» in, the future of Whitby. "Mhe most significant impact on an immediate basis is the provision of jobs In the building industry,» states Edwards. "In an industry where 50 per cent of a variety of trades were unemployed for more than a year, there is now the oppor- tun%1y for work in our com- munity." Permits were issued in April for almost *12-million worth of resdential construction includ- ingg 49'in le family dweilings, 19 semi dwellingsý and 12 town- hou». units. Tei value of resi- dential construction no far this year in about $27.7 million. Permits were issued in April for $969,100 worth of commercial construction, bringiniz the total thua far this year to $2.6 million in the. commercial sector. 'TMe econoxnic recovery affect- ing our area is still far from complet.," stated Edwards «However April in the Town of Whitby wilf contribute towards the solutions w. need to restore consumer confidence in our coin- munity and in our economy." Injury in ambulance accident A Fullwood Crescent mani was inured early Saturday mornxng after a eu-apparenatly ran ared light and collided with an ambu- lance. Police say aý 43-year-old mani, who waa d.iving north on Hp kins Street around 1:50am, went through the light at Dn dao Street and hut an eastbound ambulance which was respond- ing to a call. He was taken to Oshawa Geneal Hospital, where ho was treated and released. The. ambulance driver, a 49- year-old Kathleen Sreet man, was not injired. I%. loft front corner cf the ambulance was damaged. Police esay the. car in likely a write-off. No charges have been laid. I mpatiens a