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Mûre. de alership s urv ives in GM S Doug Johnston f irst <pened the doors of Glen- wood Lincoln Mercury on April 24, 1977. Since that time the dealer- ship, located at the corner of Anderson and Dundas Streets, has grown to an operation employing 48 people and selling 1,200 cars a year in a 25,000 square foot facility. Glenwood is one of the few Ford dealerships in what is generally considered to be the homeland of General Motors. "I don't think that we try to do anything unique here," home territory Johnston says of his corn- pany. "We just simply try to seil and repair cars to the best of (ur ability." That ability must be seen to be high in the estimation of the Ford Motor Company which awarded Glenwood its covetted Distinguished Dealer Award in 1978. In fact, Johnston has been winning awards since he fir- st started selling cars ini Barrie, Ontario a few years ago. In 1973, he was the recipient of the Peak Per- former Award which Ford gives to its best salesmnan of the year. It is flot unusual to see Johnstori on the floor of his showroom, according to those who work with hiîn, they often see him lendîng a lîand to answer custorner questions. Glenwood is also involved In the community as a spon- sor of not only two basebal teams but three hockey teamisas weIl. As one of his employees said, "being a good citizen is imîportant to Doug and he wants to be a part of the community." PRO(ISSl~I)TlO, \IT1F1- j:.jIj. I)RIýSS, WLI)NL.SD)AY-, NIAY 0, 11)81I, lPAGF i Glenwood Lincoln Mercury Scout Fenneli Whitby 9's economy re fleets the atio' By SCOTT FENNELI, t is a pleasure to participate in this Industrial Progress report on Whitby by the Whitby Free Press and it is a pleasure to help work for that progress. 1 think that Whitby is a good sample slice of Caniada. Most Whitbv residents are employed mainly by small, indepen- dent businesses but part of the workforce is utilized by cor- porate giants such as Chrysier and Genieral Motors. There's a h*althy mix of agriculture and industry, and mnany resideni- ts commute ho Toronto for wvork and recreation. So perhaps ït is not far-fetched to say that as Whithy and surr<>un(ing D)urham Region goes, so does Canada. What lies ahead for WVhitby ini the 198h'sl What goals should Whitbv set for itself" There is one budding industry which is compatible wihh Whihby's *smiall town' atmosphere. High technology produe- ts and the associahed servicing are dlean, professionally- oriented industries Whitby, and surrounding Durhani. should start luring t hese businesses. With the sophishîcated electronies which will be comning on stream in the nexh fe,.w vears, small service firms and smail husinesses ,%,ll hecorne increasingly importanh to Canada's ,conorny.At the same hîme, communications progress will inake the local ion (of t hese 'sîna Il firmns less importanit.'The prohibitive cost of downtown real estahe vilh send more and mure enipluvers to areas like Whitby %Fe cani capuralie on this trend hy huildinig up high-tech ex- pertise and facilities nuom There is nio ruasmn Whît 1 couutd ni t hecî ime the high-tech capital of 'n' Cria i bu high et(ch service centre offlhe Golden H<rsesi îe I,)arirng*" Imaginiativ-e" ltisky' Yuu bu uv t by should go for it. The goal is w ithîn our grasp w- :iy ýould have a jumip on the future that îurio ther area i i .,ada w ould have ,'tcoittVenneil ik the hIenîher of Parliamnent [or Onîtario RIidirig. '44 7-; k~....) <4, ON THE MOVE WITH WHITBY 0.0. Consolidated Bathurst Packaging Ltd., suppliers corrugated containers, serving ail of lndustry & Commerce. of Ioperations at our Whitby Plant in 1981. It is with pride that we consider ourselves to have earned a Iprominent.place in the industrial, commercial, & social struc- Iture of the area. Please join in the employees at Consolidated Bathurst Whitby in working toward a future as successful as our past.. growing with Whitby & the Durham Region. CONSOLIDATED-BATHURST PACKAGING LIMITED IWhitby, nai