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Toil free diahng .... Ma Bell may link Whitby with Toronto Bell Telephone sub- scribers in Whitby could find themselves paying a mon- thly bill of $20 if the com- pany introduces a toll-free dialing system between Whitby and Toronto. Bell Canada district manager Marline Veater told Whitby operations committee last week that if phone users want a direct dialing to Toronto, they will pay at least $11.90 a month more. A business phone would cost $51. With the current arrangement the average monthly phone bill in Whitby is $8.10 while in Ajax, which has a direct line to Metro, the average bill is $12.95. Veater said that Bell has studied the possibility of a direct line between Whitby and Toronto, however the proposal did not meet with one-criterion set up by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC). This criterion states that in order to set up extened area service, the two areas must be adjacent to each other. Whitby and Toronto ex- changes are separated by Ajax and Pickering. Veader said that it has been found that 60 per cent or more of Whitby customrs place one or more calls a month to the Toronto area. At present, any Whitby phone subscriber that wants a direct line to Toronto must purchase an Ajax line. Monthly costs for this ser- vice is $114.65 for a business and $86.45 for residence. She said that the average long distance charge from Whitby to Toronto is about 85 cents. Veater also told the operations committee that Whitby phone users may be the guinea pigs in a Bell Canada test program of- fering cheaper long distance phone rates. She said that she will discuss the possibility of in- cluding Whitby in the plan with company officials. The program, which would include nine telephone exchanges, would allow the subscriber to purchase a block of long-distance calling time at a discount. The testing will begin in the nine Ontario municipalities in the later part of 1981 and would con- tinue for one year. The town's operations committee recommended that council back Veater in her efforts to explore the possibility of having Whitby included in the test. LADIES' TAKE-A-BREAK The Brooklin Ladies' Take-A-Break would like to welcome all ladies to come and join them for the second session, beginning Wednesday, January 28, 1981. For further infor- mation please telephone the Durham Region Family Y at 668- 6868. BLOCK PARENTS ASSOCIATION The Brooklin And Area Block Parents are holding their fir- st meeting of 1981 on January 19 at 7:45 p.m. To keep this worthwhile organization functioning they need more active members to join the committee. Any interested person is welcome to attend this meeting at 113 Queen Street or to phone 655-3334. WOMEN's INSTITITUTE The Brooklin Women's Institute will meet at the Com- munity Centre on Wednesday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m. The motto will be "Real happiness lies in the joy of achievement, so let's take time to live creatively." Roll call is "Suggest one change that should be made to improve con- ditions in our community and country." Mrs. Levi Arksey will give current events. Hostesses are Mrs. A. Graham and Mrs. P. Bunker. Visitors are welcome. BROOKLIN & DISTRICT P.C. ASSOCIATION The Annual Meeting of the Brooklin and District Progressive Conservative Association, held on Wednesday, January 7, 1981, at the Oddfellows Hall in Brooklin. The election of officers for 1981 was a follows: President - Betty-Jean Blyth 1st vice-president - Robert Carson 2nd vice-president - Don Lovelock Treasurer - Bruce Bagg Secretary - Alice Whiting Membership Chairman - Jean Gibb. The president's report included a summary of the ac- tivities during the past year: - Federal Election - February 1980; Scott Fennell was re- elected; Women's Luncheon - May 26, 1980; Hon. Dr. Bette Stephenson, guest speaker; Brooklin Spring Fair, May 31, 1980; George Ashe, M.P.P. in an open car in the parade; The Federal Riding P.C. Association of Ontario Annual Barbecue on August 21, 1980; Durham West P.C. Association Annual Dinner Meeting on November 19, 1980; The Federal Riding P.C. Association of Ontario Annual Meeting December 2, Whitby Ambulance During the week that en- ded at midnight last Thur- sday the Whitby Ambulance Service responded to 124 calls for service. According to service co- owner Derek Pearce, the service responded to 41 routine calls and to 53 stan- dby calls for other ambulan- ce services in Ajax and Oshawa. The service also respon- ded to 30 emergency calls including one motor vehicle WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1981,NPAGE 7 1980; The Annual George & Margo Ashe New Year's Recep- tion on December 27, 1980. Guest speaker for the evening was George Ashe, M.P.P. He is currently Parliamentary Assistant to Robert Welch, Minister of Energy. George outline the trend in energy saving which has developed in the last year. He touched on the newer uses of energy during the past year, such as the lignite deposits around James Bay lowlands; the develop- ment of methane from garbage; and developments in the use of solar energy. He reminded us that an election is inevitable - probably in the spring - but no date has been set yet. SUSAN SMITH 6554737 Cooper-Smit/ Dundas St. Brown's Foodmaster (before noon Sat.) NOTE:. All telephone items must be received by Sunday evening in order to be printed in the Wednesday columns. SEE OUR COMPLETE SELECTION OF HAND TOOLS To help you do it right. 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