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Vol. 12, No. 48 Wednesday December 8,-1982 24 Pages w w w Christas sprit sarst parade j .j As always, Santa was the star of the Whitby Santa Claus parade last Saturday. Record crowds lined Dundas St. to séeethe parade, and enjoyed sunny skies and just enough of a chili in the air ta promise a white Christ- mas. -Free Press Staff Photo New counceil optiminstie about future Whitby town coundil- lors were optimistic about the town's abiity to meet the challenges cf an -uncertain econo- mic- future during swearing in ceremonies Monday night. Ail councillors spoke of the difficuit economie times facing Canada, but said they feit Whit- by's industrial and commercial diversity will help the town meet the economic and ,social challenges of the reces- sion. "Even with the econo- mic problems we are facing in Canada, we are still one of the most progressive communi- ties in this- country," Mayor Bob Attersley told a crowded council chamber in his inaugu- ral address. Attersley said 22 new companies have located in Whitby in the past two years, and ' council's goal to crate a balane- ed inidustrial-residential tax base' will inicrease employm ent opportuni- ties in Whitby. Regional Chairman Gary Herrema echoed Attersley's belief in Whitby's ability to over- corne economic obsta- cles. "ýWhenever- we corne here todo business, it is business," said Herrema. "Whitby is a leader in Durhami, and I See Council, Page 2 High s chooil Durharn's Education Director Ken Monroe said he beieves-the-new high school'structuire announced by the Minlstry. of Education last week is a positive step that. will help students prepare for post-secondary experiences. Monroe says»- thé return to "core" subjeets such as mathiematies, science and English is "long overdue". But Whitby's two hîgh school principals are more reserved in their judgrnent 0 the pro- posed changes. Both principals say students in the region are already taking a solid program of aca- demie'subjects, and both are concerned about the effeet of the changes on students. Story on page 3. Loca win Alocal curling- team won the.,annual Sun LieBonspieifl frth irttirne iiithe competi-7 tion's 17-yeir history. Rich Vesey's rink frorn Oshawa defeated such notable players as Ed Werenich to ad- vance to Sunday's final event against Jim Sharpies of Leaside. S And thie final game went right downi to the wire, with a draw shot by Vesey that clinched the 7-5 win. Story on page 17. Ne study Disaster planning in Durham Region will be reviewed by a Whitby man over the next six months irr order to improve the response of health care institutions to an emergency. Fred Horne bas been hired by -the Durham Region Health Council to study existing pro- cedures- and make recomniendations for im- proved emergency readiness. Details on page 9. No parking Whitby town coundil and local police have cracked down on illegal parking at White Oaks Court apart!nent complex, with more than 20 tow-aways in the past two weeks. But one reader thinks the town has not pro- vided a solution to the probleni. Our reader says there's almost no visitor parking at the apartments, and it's up to the town to ensure that enough parking is avail- able.1-» See Letters to the Editor, page 4.