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Whitby Free Press, 10 Oct 1984, p. 2

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PAGE 2, WEDNIFSDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1984, WHITBY FREE PRESS R egion to build new water pipe for Almonds area Durham Regional Council is to be asked today to spend $245,000 to help improve water delivery services to the Almonds Subdivision on Durham Road 23. Reg. Coun. Gerry Emm, chairman of council's works com- mnittee, said that the money must be spent in order to prevent future basement flooding in the subdivision's 40 homes pesent from For aýjj orsave $1 8 Supelolr Pr( sup S Otier eP*Ie,1184 £ 0ecenbe I value iSV201ac It pays ta switch. Becaus enow you can save on a high efficiency forced- air f urnace or hot water bolier. In addi- tion, you can receive a federal grant of up to $800 under the Canada Oit Substitution Program towards convert- ing your home from oil to propane. The time is right. Just o-.,- bine our great savings 1 with the grant of up tof $800 and you'II realize it's time to cash ..... in on the value of propane. as weil as other problems. Emm noted that since the original pipe was in- stalled Il years ago it k g' s s s s s I s s one COUPOn pet' purctlase Oniy Save an heating casts. Think of what a high eff iciency furnace or hot water boiler could do in your home. You can stay comfortably warm and reduce fuel consumption. Cut out aur home-warming present today. Then, bring it in, and take advantage of the incredible savings. Once you do, we ~ believe you'Il find propane welI worth warming up to. gup pO0 POPANE PROPANE. A SUPERIOR FUEL FOR A HOME FUL 0F REASONS .24 Haur Service *Equal Billing9 Plan *Automatic Fuel Delivery *Finance Plans Available * Heres, ahous-lwarming -u The Anglican Primate of Canada will be the I. guest speaker at the fir- ______________ st every Mayor's Prayer Breakfast which will be held this Satur-, m day morning at Heyden- shore Pavilion. The Most Rev. Ed- ward Scott, head of the U >Canadian Anglican Church since 1971 is also a past moderator of the c entrai committee of the World Council of Churches. The breakfast is being organized by the Whitby Ministerial Association < 4wy..2 W and according to -J Z Os '~ pokesman Rev. Briaà, gel >- Gee, rector of St. BASE LINE K~ 3: Mark's United Church, Hffl 401is designed to help promote Whitby's ecumenical spirit. "This wilI be our first SAT., SUN. & try to collect the THANKSGIVING 9:30-5:30 religious community in MON. & FRI. a non-church setting," 1:30-5:30 Gee says, "It's just a SmaIl Trees - No Ladders way of promotinig unity CROP REPORT- and harmnony in the Phono 623-7252 community." 24 hrs. a day for LET'S varlety plcklng SE YOU FREE WAGON RIDES DO IT... DS PLAYOROUND OUTDOORS! FMILlES WELCOME OEMLT~A4~9~fÀ Rt e nwdw a.~ ~RIpo has been nothing but a maintenance headache. Since the coat iron pipe was installed some 60 repair jobs have been undertaken. Six leaks have occured in thelast two months alone, he added. Corrosion in the pipe has produced 'many holes the size of a quar- ter. A hole this size resuits in a sudden loss of pressure which not only resuits in a lack of water for the sub- division's 90 or so residents but poses a further hazard in case of fire. In his report, works commissioner Bull Twelvetrees notes that the main pipe which cornes south from Dun- das St. W. is the only supply of water. Every time repairs are necessary "the main must be shut down with the resuit that the residents are left without' water for the period of the repair. " The last shut down oc- cured on Sept. 27. Twelvetrees said that " corrosive soul con- ditions" are responsible for the problem. "It is obvious that the condition is worsening. The recommended ac- tion will, we hope, eliminate major problems which occur over the upcoming win- ter months, " he added. Emm* said that the money for the repairs wiIl be found from sur- pluses from other projects. Twelvetrees said that the current 1984 works budget has a surplus of about $300,000. Council is also to be asked to waive the usual tendering .procedure. Emm said that in order té get the work done before the harsh winter weather sets in, the committee was to invite several firms it curren- tly deals with to bld on the project. The work, he added, must begin during the first week of November if it is to be completed before the second week of December, the cut-off point for such projects. "We want to get it done this fail," Emm said, "If we don't we'l have to wait 'tii spring, meaning we'11 have to deal with problems al winter."' Emm noted that the homes were built in the The minister added that it-is also a coming together of the local church and the town in a demonstration of unity and an expression of common concern. Gee, who is secretary of the W.M.A., says that Mayor Bob Attersley has been extremely supportive of the break- fast and most helpful in helping arrange it. ý' The ministerial association is expecting between 200 and 300 people for the breakfast and Gee says that if this one is successful, then others may be held but no decision on that has yet been made. Whitby's church community already en- joys a strong sense of togetherness, he added saying that an activity such as this can only make things better. "There's a very fine ecumenical spirit. in town and thîs is going to help that, " Gee says. Anyone wishing to at- tend the breakfast meeting and hear Arch- bishop Scott can pur- chase tickets (costing $4 each) from any minister who is a member of the Whitby Ministerial Association. years following the Second World War until the Veterans' Land Act and because of problems with their original wells, the Whit- by Public Utilities Commission (which was responsible for the water and sewer system until the advent of regional government in 1974) installed the pipe il years ago. The pipe installed was supposed to last for between 50 and 60 years. Regional council will also be asked to include an additional $635,000 in the 1985 budget, to com- plete the replacement of the iron pipe with a rust resistant plastic pipe. These pipes, Emm noted, are more cost ef- fective for this area because they do not need as much main- tainence. SUperior $125815 EI:O.nPiR Archbishop Ted Scott Anglican primate to speak at first mayor 's breakfast SUPERIOR PROPANE LIMITED 505 VICTORIA STREET WHITBY, ONTARIO 668-3328 OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL 1:00 P.M. Àdgmmb6,

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