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PAGE 2, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1973, WH ITBY FR EE PRESS WHITBT CHOSEN AS SITIE FOR FIRSI FLEXAUST PLANT UN> CANADA Tîhe first Canudiait manufacturing plant for Flexaust was ainounced today by Whitby 1)evelopmeîît Commiss- ioner Wes Winters wlîo advised construction is underway on H-opkins Street. Flexaust Cainada Ltd., a subsidiary of Callahan Mining Corporation, 277 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. wil open a inanufacturing and warehousing facility on Hopkins St., Whitby Industrial Park, Wlitby, Ontario Canada ini October 1973. Tîhe 12,000 square foot plant on a 2.6 acre site will manufacture lighitweiglît liose anîd ducting used in itîdustrial planits for irnproving ventilation, removing dust srnoke and fumes. WMile Flexaust products hiave hen sold ini Canada for inany ye.ars, tlîis is the first Caniadia,î facility to be huilt by the cornpany and wihl greatly improve the service for its mazny custonmers througliout Canada. lThe location of this plant ini the Wliitby Industrial Park was decided on after ail extensive suirvey particularly in regard to tra tîssporta,ýtion aand iluiway facilities. Flexaust lias beeîî in business silice 1938, and lias manuifacturing locations in the lUnited States at Amesbury, Mass., Warsaw, Indiaina; and a mîlew location ini Sacramento, Calif. to openî in Atigust of tlîis year. Regional offices are located at Clîamblee, Georgia; New York, N.Y.; Oak Brook, Ill.; Salem,. New lampshiire; anid lousaniid Oaks, Calif. '"Athougli they exaiued sites iii a great îîumber of' Ontario townis," said Winters, "they were sufficieîitly imipressed with wliat we liad to offer them ii Wlitby t hat a decision was made to build in the Whitby Industrial Park." Flexaust is a welcomed addition to Whitby. CANADA POST m "STRIKE SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT E THIS WEEK W.-Il from Ottawa LOUIS S. ST. LAU RENT Prime Minister Trudeau paid tribute to former Prime Minister Louis S. St. Laurent, who died this week in Quebec City at the age of 91 --'"He entercd public life primarily ta foster Canadian harmony. His contribution ta the better understanding of Canada by Canadians was immense and overywhere it this country ho became the symbol of toi.- rance and unity." COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE Commonwealth Heads of Government wil meet in Ottawa, August 2-10 -- the first timo this meeting will b. bold in Canada and only the third time it has taken place outsido Great Britain, aince thie meetings originated in 1944. The meeting vil teo1h. largoat International gathering ever held in Canada in ternis of num bers of delegations. Prime Minster Trudeau will act as Chairman ta the Confo- ronce and Queen Elizabeth wil meot with Heads of Govornmont durîng her sec- ond visit ta Canada. DEFENCE TOUR National Dofence Minlater James Richardson will undor- take a 24-day -- Aug. 5-29 -- tour of defence establish- monts and will meet with dof once miniaters in flvo Commonwealth countries -- Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, India and Tanzania. 'Mis will be the rirst time a Canadian defence mirusteT has visited any of these count- tries. NUCLEAR TESTS The House of Commons unanimously supportedl a re- solution deploring France's nuclear bomb explosions in the Pacific Ocean and urged "in the namne of humanity" cancellaion of any further tests. EEC TOUR Prime Minuster Trudeau said in the House of Comn- monta that ho la "menstly considering" a tour of the member counties of the Eurcpean Economic Commu- nity ta promote trade with the Common Market. MORE CANADIANS Consumer and Corporato Affaira Minster Herb Gray in- troduced An the Houa. of Commons the federal govern- ment's proposed new Canada Business Corporations Act which would roquire ail fede- raily chartered companies ta have a majority of resident Canadians as directors. Tho legislation ta lntended to give Canadians greater par- ticipation in the economic lifo, of this country. Tie strike by C tp Air mrachinists slîould have vir- tually 11<) effect on mail del- ivery ini Canada or overseas, accorditng to Canada Post Office officiais ini Toronîto. Only onle domestic C 1P flighit between Toronto and Montreal encli evening carrnes mail witlîin Canada. Ma il normally moved on thuis flight will be carried by Air Canada. Fewer than a lialf - dozeuî C P Air fliglits carry mail overseas, and arranîgements have been made for alternaite carriers to take over if C P Air fliglits are ca,îcelled. Mail for Euirope will go by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines fromi Moutreal. mail for the Orient will he carried by Japan Airlinies. and mail for tlie South> Pacific. Mexico. Southî America and otlier destinations will be rotuted tlîrough t(le United States. "We are uîot auticipating asiy problems at aIl," a Post Office tranmsportat ion officiai sa id. Thie current series of selective, rotating strikes by I Letter to thie Editor Dear Editor We have received mamîy Iliak yu vry uchfor favourable cormeîts on it. # the picture insertion and wr- Yours sincerely *ite - up of rny daugliter's Betty Pascoe (Mrs. R.) L~wedding (Wastle - Pacoeisi 403 Clîestnut St. W. our issue of iuly eleventh. Whitby thîe railroads' non- operating unionls will riot disrupt the Caniada lPost Office's Assured Mlail program for first class mail. l-owever, a prolonged st- rike could hiamper the deliv- ery of otîter classes of mail. including such things as parcel post, newspapers anîd niagazinles. About 70 per cent of nion- first class mail travels by rail, either ini baggage cars or ini tractor trailers 'piggy backed' on fiat cars. Post Office transportation officiaIs are planning to use trucks to liaul miail whichi mormnally would travel by tr- ain. A large îiumber of trucks -- nmore thani 00 tractor trailers for Toronto alouie -- are re(luired to repl- ace rail services, and some delays ,nay mieult ini lower class mail services. The ouîly areas of Ontario wlîiclî may find tliemselves witliout mail service entirely, are small ,îortherui commun- ities uîornally served onlly by rail. WE HAVE MGVED lie Witby Free Pregs is no longer located at the old Brock Street South location. Pending the completion of renovations to the new Free Press -Building at 121 Brock Street NORTH, we are operating out of temporary offices at the Whitby Professional Building, 304 Dundas Street West. Our telephone number 668 - 6111l remains the same. We wish to apologize for any inconvenience we may have cauised anyone who went luokîng for us at our old location. THE WHITBY FREE PRESS (VOICE 0F THE COUNTY TOWN) Hometown paper of Whtby, Brookimn, Myrtie and Ashburn; serving Ajax and Pickering. Published everV Thursday Published by Whtby Free Press Inc., Br-uno Harilaid, Presîdent. ~Mail Box 2M6. Whitby. Phone 668-611il Editor: Mike Burgess Assistant Editor: Jim Quail MAILING PERMIT Advrtising: FRon Wmnstanley' NO. 2941