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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26, 1983, PAGE 11 Whitby pay twic parkingv operation recomme passed by next Mond If the meter's running, best eresidents will vote before coming into fines were set," Batten park illegally. e as much for effet, .said. Emm said he thinks i violations if an Councillor Gerry He added the burden the fines should be i s committee Emm said he thought of paying for policing of raised by only $1 be- i cndation is the increases were "too parking areas should be cause he doesn't believe 1 y town council hefty" and should be taken off the taxpayer people park illegally on day. made in stages. and put on those who purpose.t The operations com- mittee voted in favour of recommending that meter fines be raised from $2 to $4 if paid before 10 a.m. the next working day, and from $3 to $5 if paid after the discount period. Fines for general parking, stopping, parking in fire routes and on private property would go from $5 to $10. The committee's re- commendation must be passed by a full council *To jump it up 100 per cent is maybe bringing in too much," Emm said. "Why didn't we in- crease as we went along instead of all at once?" Councillor Ross Bat- ten, however, said he feels the increases are justified because Whit- by has the lowest fines of any municipality in the region. "It costs us a lot more (to administer the sys- tem) now than it did 10 vears ago when those Corridor Capers By MARY MCEACHERN Cail 725-8967 with items for this column. CAPERSBALL Hurry, hurry, hurry, reserve your tickets for the Feb. 26 Corridor Capers Ball. Tickets are on sale now! Contact any executive member or call Bev at 725-5008 or Sandra at 668-8949. Frank Trull and Gary Tummons will supply us with music. Lunch, prizes and bar. Tickets are $10 a couple for members and $12 for non-members. Proceeds from the dance will be directed towards park improvements for thé Corridor Area of Whit- by. WHITBY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The January meeting of the Whitby Women's In- stitute will be held at the home of Mrs. Grace Carr, 309 Dunlop Street East, on Jan. 26 (today) at 1:30 p.m. Visitors welcome. CORRIDOR AREA RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION The February meeting of the Ratepayers Associa- tion will be held on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m., Whitby Municipal Building, Committee Room 2. Al executive members are asked to be present. Public welcome. COFFEE POT The Ratepayers Association has a 100-cup coffee perk for loan to any organization or individual within the area. This coffee pot belongs to the community, so feel free to use it any time. SWEET ADELINES 'SHOW CASE '83' The Oshawa Chapter of the Sweet Adelines will present their 20th annual show on Saturday, Feb. 5, at Eastdale Collegiate, Harmony Road North, Oshawa at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children under 12 years of age. Call Anna-Jane Sharrard at 576-2358 and reserve your tickets now. WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH Junior Choir Practice - Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Adult Choir Practice - Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. HEART MONTH Remember, February is Heart Month. Captain for Area 26, south of Highway 2is Dennis Fox. There are still a few streets to be canvassed, and canvas- sers are desperately needed. Call Dennis at 571-0406 and volunteer your services. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Happy birthday to Julie Sharrard, who celebrated her 2lst birthday eat week. Cail 725-8967 with news items for this column. Type writer RENTALS T also SALES & SERWCE go out "The guy who goes to, the bank and gets caught in a long line-up doesn't do it deliberate- ly," Emm said. Referring to the fact that Whitby lags behind and catch it other municipalities in fines, Emm said the public should not pay "just because we have been lax". "We would all be pret- ty upset if our licence fees went up 100 per cent," Emm said. Fines for parking vio- lations in Whitby have not been raised since 1973. You can save $10.00 when you order your pay-TV channel or money-saving combination package at our Cable TV office today AND connect our pay-TV descrambler yourself! Arrange for your best TV season ever and avoid the rush. * FIRST CHOICE * SUPERCHANNEL * C CHANNEL * E il the biggest movie hits, the best sports the most exciting variety Specials in stereo * performing arts, acclaimed films, critically- quality children's programs * prime-time plus in stereo 301 Marwood Drive, Oshawa Open: Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open: Mon. to Fn. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cali to Order. first-run, blockbuster movies, Spectaculars, variety and sports i uncut, commercial-free, round the clock in stereo à .ff