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Whitby Free Press, 23 Nov 1972, p. 10

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PAGE, 10, T! ItJRSI)AY, NOVEMBER_23, 1972, Wl lHIBY l'R izi.PRSS £Ewnnp -Ttmodoyan d Thuuulay 1vA NS S1«». DUMDAS ST. L- WHITSY ""If you want to look your best" 4416»668-4321 (416) 439-OS4l Doatho. docroaso Snowmobiles During thec winter of I197 1 - 72, the number of fatal. snow- mobile accidents declined by 8.9 perQcnt and the nutuber of dcath is dropped by I1.7 per- cen t. Til* e Canada Safeéty Council's national report on snowmiobile accidents just re- leascd warns that these smnall Re-elect EarI 'Jake' Bryant for Public Utiliies Commisioner 22 yeors experience MIDWOAY DATSUN wFNa f.r.n.rly ZOLTAN & NICKS Now Located at 1300 Dundas East, Whitby, Ont, 668-»6828 decreases a rc no reason for ,any complacency. Bruce J. Lcgge, Q.C., President of the Canada Safcty Council poinits out that ini real numbers, fatal accidents are down fromi 112 the previcus ycar lu 102 last winter while deathis arc down only by 2 froni 118 tu 1 1<) hardly reason tu believe that the probleni is bcing solvcd. Over hall uf the fatal 5110W- mobile accidents involvcd collisions with utiier motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buscs and othcr snowmnobîles) whilc almosi I15 perccnt wcrc the result of brcaking thruughi the icc unl lakes and rivcrs or running intoupen stretclics of watcr. Sixty-scven (65.7%) of' tli fatal accidents occurrcd on public roads. Another 20 ac- cidents occurrcd oni lakes and rivers ( 15 of' thcsc acciden ts rcsultcd ini 24 drown ings), and 13 accidents happenied on private propcrty, includ- ing eiglit on railway tracks. Sixty-nine fatal accidents took place at niglit wlîile 24 occurred during daylighlt hou rs (tlîe i itlC uoccurrenice o l fine a c cid ent s was unkiuown ). Nile ty-six oui of' tlle II6 f'atalities were drivers. 17 wvere passenigers anid iîree were pedestrians. Tîtere wvere 102 miales and I14 females k illed i, sIit)w'lIiile accideniis dur - ing ilie witer ol I1971-72. Ilic 2544 age gounp stItTered Ille moîsit atilit jeswItll 5 followved 1b\Ile 1()--4 :Ie %viuu thlî3'S de:ilts. I lcveîî dc:îtlîs0)5 weîcle ilIe 0-I15 age git)np. lil \people (lied mn c0l- list is tlî îîîutuiveliiclt2s. can be killersI trains, wires, l'onces and other ubjects. Fifty-six of' these col- lisions werc with motor ve- Ilicles, while eighit peuple were killed by trains while traivelling on, or alongside thec tracks or while crossing (hein. This is up fromi two thic previous winter. The operatîin of snow- mobiles on public ruads is still the major hazard as 68' peuple wcre killed on tlhe roads;40 on secundary roads, I9 on municipal streets and seven on the highiways. Assoosmont la poriod says W WHI'TBY ý-The conîbined findu TFli Canada Safety Cou ucil encourages and supports Pro- vincial Govcrnmnents an d Mutiicip)alitics in prolîibiting the uperation of snowmiobiles on public roads. The statistics reveal littlc change iu the overaîl picture of' snowmiobilc tragedies. People are still bcing killcd by thie careless and thouglit- lcss use of snuwmiobilcs. Otie victim f'eli 40 feet to lus deaili whcen lie dropped into ani open quarry. Up in 8-year inters st rial-conimercial asseSsniCu ini Wlîitby inecascd by about 23 per cent during the pasi threc yeairs accordiîug Io figures releascd recenitly by Wes Winters. Winters, thie town's develupuiient conimuissioner, rclcased thec figures in a report to council.___________________ year, Winters said thie assess- nient on indusi rial and coin- nie rcial properi ies toi allcd $14 nilflion conupared wiîli SI 1.4 iniilnî as of' Jaîîuary ',1970. Thuis is an iuîcrease ut' S2.6 uuilioîu. M r. Wit rs expIa ined i lia assessineit figu res, are nit imcluded ini records un t il anl imdusi ry aci ually OCCupIieS a iîew builId ing. AS areSul it. ScIi )iptue Pr'ess is includced ini Ille total for Ille fiî si 10 iuiii tIis of thlis vear bu t Atîca 1-ahora tories amud ITCannmoni m-e i.iuajor I uw i nd u stril acquîisitionîs inth le liudust1i ial lPairk, aie mit. lu addîtioii. other indus- trial aniid Ct mnitercial1 devel- ni oiec 1ted sesluit tI SSt).000t. Tis w il i ca lie ;lt.cithioîil ta1xe, ai uiheciii- reîi ratee.cil'SI144,000). Fhis buil Anca aîud Cnnon ad exphani nd aDon ancd exan in Stuke upoVt, Camp. an Toe ýisi nulCmui Then e nr v tst iatl emlu- dste relparkts tatithe riig lucat iokwil rkisa n mbrvof loetio planta uinwayofH id ptlir s iily.eo usa lere so Cosoimerso Die.trd o osics Di-i e I0ar ie eîu t n lieci- pspse ithu e stei f' the prdpled al inu s w i wtui ruak andeiio ustt wieh wite laik z telt ls 110on ttle sielu cord iîm reonia ks c ii jc l M. inters i "i n I coicil, ilr.iii teers ilie aiea- caeisi ut, lrii to judiin t e s eatore ,iT orntoi s iniceis moritidu be plîiied aîîeLd po vîmdcd \e cai .ii h i wiipr- t Wiit2 d I ai s. p iie r I se- idr.eln tdbs. dii iî s nIe e xpelt iisd uld; 1390 AJAX *LOCAL NEWS ePlusq th e COUNTRY COUNTY BROADLOOM LTD. 1742 BROCK ST. S. WHITBY UNTRODUCES AN "EXCLUSIVE" "RONDEAU" Luxurious Doop Pile Shag by Crosoley-Karostan Un 15 Sr.athtddngr Decorator Colours $'195 Il YD. ALSO IN OUR WAREHOUSE IN BALES ORDER NOW1 KITCHEN CARPET $5.95 Yd. AND UP I NDOOR- OUTDOOR $2e88Yd FOR INSTALLATION BEFORE CHRISTMAS IMPORTED BEDROOM PLUSH PlILE $4.95vd. CALL IN FOR VOUR FREE BROADLOOM SHOPPER'S GUIDE AND STAIN REMOVALCHART COUNTY BROADLOOMR LTD. 1742 Brook St. S. WHITBY SPORTS music BEAUTI FUI PATTERNED BROADLOOM from ENGLAND $8.95 . CONTRACT PLUSH BURNT ORANGE 11.95 Value $7.95 d PERSON TO PERSON ,,.,,.COMMUNITY RADIO CHOO 1390 UP cTO 50% oOFF Ail Bale Remnants and short Rolîs SAVE $ $ $$ $ $$ $$ $$ $$ $ m àmmq 1 4 1 South of Hwy. 401 -66&8895

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