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Whitby Free Press, 30 Dec 1985, p. 17

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, MONDAY,DFCLMIBLR 30, 19)85, PAGE 17 September...m Warriors retam9 Mmto Cup May '85 Ail chiidren from 8 to 80 wiII be pleased tu. near that the circus is comîng to town this Saturday. The George Carden international Orrous wilI put on its three ring extravaganza at the Iroquois Park Arena for two shows this Saturdayat 2an~d6 p.m. What would a circus be without elephants? In the photo below. icky, Judy and Jenny are seen showing off their stuff at a recent Carden circus performance. These elephants have toured the United States entertainfing thousands of adoring fans. September... Town !iftally -assumes sidewalk sftow removal Ward 1oun. jT_ lsu e i k- L h-leU By SUSAN LESJAK Free Press Staff As the night air begins ta chili and winter beckons, the Town of Whitby lias finaiiy resolved its lengthy debate on snow removai. Council voted Monday ta assume full responsibiiity for the clearance of snow on ail sidewaiks in the municipaiity. Despite the unanimity of the town's decision, the resoiution did not pass without a squir- misli. The strife was a resuit of an amendînent proposed by Centre Ward Coun. Marcel Brunelie requesting that a ceiling of $10 per liousehoid be piaced on snow removai expen- ditures. If costs were ta exceed this amount, lie argued, the town shouid re-examîne its pan ta clear the sîdewalks. Bruneile's figure of $10 is double the amount town officiais say the plan ta clear ail sidewalks in the municipality wiil cost. Given the tendancy of governments ta overexpend. liowever. Brunelie argued that the sidewalk clearance could weli end up costing more than the projected amount. Athougli the ratepayers generaiiy favor the towns plan ta ciear the snow. he said. they have expressed concerns about the cost. If counei is unsure that it lias the peopies support on this matter or that t can keep costs down. then it sliouidn't be passing the resolution at ail, responded West Ward Coun. Joe Bugeili. Bruneles amen- ciment, he argued, un- dermined the intent of the original resolution. "I've been on councîl for seven years, and one thing I've learned is that you can't suck and blow at the samne time," the councilior said. 111 can't believe that the cliairman of the finance committee (Brunelle) would be making this recommen- dation," remarked East Drumm. Everything we do liere is done on the miii rate. Thats how the municipality's run."- "I can't believe tr.at the councillors opposite have liad their ears open,- countered they would have heard the ratepayers' op- position ta costly expen- ditures. At Bruneile's remark, Drumm shot uIn. For the second year running, the Whitby Warriors are the Canadian National junior 'A' lacrosse champions. The Warrîors secured their dlaimn as Canada's finest lacrosse squad Sunday night when they defeated the Esquimait Legion of Victoria, B.C. 16-8 in the last game of their best-of-seven series. The squad were assured of their titie lialf-way through one of the Most tliriiiing lacrosse games playecs in Whitby this year. Over 1,700 enthusiastie fans turned out ta cheer them on. Although Equimalt jumped into a 4-2 iead eariy in the first period, the Warriors bounced back to take a 7-4 iead into the second stanza. And fromn there, they neyer iooked back. They ended the second period with an 11-5 margin that paved the way for their 16-8 finish. Presenting the Minto Cup to the Warriors were cup commissioner Craig Thompson, On- tario Junior lacrosse commissioner Dean McLeaod and his British Columbia counterpart Murrey Lehman. WE ARE MOVING! CHULDRENS MARKETPLACE s moving next door ta 121 BROCK ST. S. We wIlI be closed Dec. 30 -Jan. 4 Re-openlng Jan. 6186 -A

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