PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY, J UNE 25, 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS Whitby down n housin*g starts: CMHC Durham Reglon ls ex- perlencing an increase in housing starts and a decrease in apartment vacancies this year despite what bas been described as '"Depresse" economic con- ditions. However, Whitby is down in its number of housing starts and Up in the number of apartment vacancies. A Canada Housing and Mortgage Corp. survey says 9:5Oam Sunday Schoo ~wiiq~~ 1k am Pastor HouseI PÈfNECÔ!ST&LfC ~ ~ 7pm Elwin Reid »7 IBR1Q& SThing on thc IT mino prophets 2nd ini a summer series Pastor H. G. House this weêek 1-losea' 668-4611 WPC -Whero People Co]unt"-. that housing starts in the region and are Up by 16 per cent in May while the apar- tment vacancy rate is down 1.1 per cent. The CHMC report says that the rpresent, overali, three per cent apartment vacancy rate is "ideal" but points to some large variations. Whitby, the report says, has a "high" vacancy rate of 10.8 per cent while Oshawa is experiencing a rate of less t.han one per cent. Whitby's high rate has been attributed ta a large nuinber of apartments with three or more bedrooms which are no longer in demand because of the falling birth rate. According to the report, over 35 per cent of Whitby's apartment vacancies are units with three or more bedrooms. Bachelor and one- bedrooni vacancy rates are below one per cent for bot.h nxunicipalities. During May, construction on 86 new housing units was begun bringing this year's total ta 385 units up from 333 uinits for the same period in 1979. THE 0IjpMBEýR 0F C0o PRESENTS THE PETER PERRY AWARD for Whitby's Outstandlng Citizen WE D NES DAY J ULY 239,1980 HEYDENSHORE PAVILION Cocktails 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:.30 p.m.e LIVE BAND Tickets $1 5.00 per person AVAILABLE AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE 668-4506 416 CENTRE STREET SOUTH. WHITBY DANCE ON LY - 9 p.m. -$5 COUPLE, $3 PERSON, AVAI LABLE AT O00R NOMINATION REGULATIONS FOR THE PETER PERRY AWARD 1. Any citizen of the Town of Whltby may nominate one or more can- didates by writing a nomination letter outlining the deeds performed by the candidate for the greatest good of the greatest number of people in Whitby, and mailing it in a sealed envelope marked "Out- standing Citizen" to the Secretary, Whitby Chamber of Commerce, 416 Centre st. S., Whitb-j Ontario. 2. Candidates shall be residents or taxpayers of the Town of Whitby. N o candidate shall be disqualified by reason of his office, em- ployment, business or association with the Cha.nbrîr f Commerce. g T he award may be made posthumously. 3. Nominations to be considered must be post, tarked no later than- June 30, 1980. Mere numbers of nominations for any candidate wihI flot ifluence the decision of the judges. 4. Thepae of judges shali make the award to the candidate who has rndered outstanding service to the Town of Whitby over and above iîs normal duties of office, employment or bussinless. Despite the numnber of in- creased starts, housing completions and the numnber of units under construction is down from last year. While 1,272 units where completed during January to May, 1979only 483 have THEN THINK been finished this year to date. May's total was 70 umits. There are 1.049 units un- der construction ta date this year while there were 1,403 last year. Whitby's housing starts ""'I 111111111) 11)1 III .~4!llhiiluijj~ y WEATHERTRON'R HEAT PUMP by General Electrlc " More efficient than an ordinary electric f urnace. Because il d oesn't have ta make heat. it extracts heat tram the autdaar air. " Easy to instail where existing warm air duçtwork is adequate. " One system heats and cools. Replace s bath a canventianal furnace and a central air canditîanîflg system. The Weathertrofl' Heat PumTp by General Electric -- Amercas No 1 selling heat pumpl FIND OUT ABOUT IT! IIIIIIIII.VO* 11%*01. 7 I'l-F1i *i Iim1; heatlflg & air conditioflifg contractors 129 Cartwright Avenue Toronto 789-3247. Whltby 688-1864 are down ta 98 to date. For the sani 179 period, there were 201 starts. CHMC's advise ta developers is ta bulld apar- tments considering the present econonlic con- ditions. Richardson to resign as Durham's top civil servant Bob Richardson will resign his position as Durham Region's chief administrative officer before the end of July to take up a similiar position with Waterloo Region. Richardsýon, 54, was ap- pointed ta that position by Waterloo Regional Council recently and he will begin bis now position on August 1. Durhami Regional Coun- cil is expected ta decide an the procedure for selecting Richardson's successor during today's meeting. Regional Chairman Walter Beath indicated last week that a personnel con- sultanting firm will probably be hired ta draw up a list of candidates although the final choice will be council's. Beath also said that it is unlikely that a successor would have been appointed before Richardson leaves on July 31. He also said that an out- side consultant was used when council appointed Richardson as its top civil servant 3½h years ago. Prior ta his appointment as chief administrative of- ficer, Richardson had been commissioner of works for the region. Beath described Richar- dlson as "a team leader who was well received in his job." ,II realized though a time cornes when people need ta, improve their salaries and, their professional stature." Waterloo will pay Richardson slightly more than $54,000 a year, $9,000 more than Durham. Richardson admitted that the salary being of- fered by Waterloo was one of the major factors in his decision ta resign from his Durham post. He also said that he is looking forward ta ap- plying bis management philosophies in a new situation. However, Richardson did indicate that if Durhami had offered hlm more money, he would probably not have sought another position. "Durham Region is runni -ng smoothly. My relation- ship with staff and council was excellent s0 in sanie ways I regret leaving," he said. Their winig ways A teani 0f 'student brokers from Witby's Henry Street High School recently won the regional competitions in Wilfred Laurier University's stock market game. During the time 0f the competition, the student's took a mythical sum of $100,000 and turned it inta $113,375. The university designed the game as a practical learning.exercise for high schaol students. Acting as a group, the students bought and sold shares on the Canadlian stockmarket over a 12 week period while using the university computer ta keep track of aU invest- ments that also deducted the regular broker's com- mission. Wilfred Laurier bas operated the game for the hast eight years. They probably wish they had really invested $100,000 and thus realized a real profit of $13,375. Straw -be rry The Whitby Museum - Lynde Hanse will be the site 0f the Whitby Historical Society's "Annual Strawberry Festival" on Tuesday, July 1lat 2 p.m. Durhing the afternoon there will be a draw for a late i9th century Ginger- bread Cdock. The museurn is located at the corner of Dundas Street West and D'Hillier Street. This is part of the Society's celebration of the Town of Whitby's 125th An- niversary. umplo Green Brae Orchards !Durham Rd. N. 5 IMri I.-tl 655-4501 or 655-3217 R.R. No. 1 6 ASHBURN z E.- HOURS: BokinWE EKDAYS: 111I8 8a.m. - 8 P.M. SATURDAY: 8a.m. - 6p.m. SUN DAY: i.- 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bring containers measured in quarts {eg. 6 qt. baskets). Playgraund provided for children under 12 years aid. DI.SCOVER WHO YÔU ARE- Come to this talk on Christian Science Friday, June 27,1980 at 8,15 p.m. i*n Whitby Centennial Community Hall (corner Ontario & Centre Sts.) Subject: SPIRÎTUAL MAN DISC OVERED No.Charge, parking available mil k imN : i ki 9ii iklitimtN