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WIflTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1989, PAGE 3 Mr. Dressup is coming Mr. Dressup (Ernie Coombs), weli-known on children's tele- vision will perform in Whitby for the hLrst time on Saturday, March 4. Coombs, watched by about half a million pre-schoolers every morning on CBC, will give three p'erfo rmances at Henry Street HihSchool, at il a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. With Mr. Dressup will be friends Casey ad Finnegan. Tickets are $6.50 each and are Vans collideé DAMAGE TO these two vans is listed as extensive following an accident on Hwy 7, west of Cochrane St., on Tuesday night last week. OPP say a van dri- yen by David J. MacKin- non of Oshawa was east- bound on Hwy 7 when it crossed into the west- bound lane hitting a van driven by Susan Hepp of Oshawa. Injuries to both drivers were listed as minor by OPP. MacKinnon bas been charged with. careless driving. 17 more police offiLers to be hired availabie at Checkers Varieties in Whitby and at the Brooklin IDA Drug Store. For more information eall Joan Anderson at 723-7050 (mornings and evenings) or 723-9223 (after- noons). Sponsor of the show is the International Youth Meet of Champions (track and field). Mr. Dressup will also appear .at Eastdaie CVI in Oshawa on Sunday, April 30. Coleman." - You've setén the light. Now feel the comfort r for a imited time only with the purchase of a Centiral Air Conditioning system by HEAT1NG & AIR CONDITIONING IlLow Mont hly Payments Durham Region council has given permission to the Durham police commission to hire 17 new officers before their 1989 budget has been approved. The 17 officers wiii cost Dur- ham $680>000. Police commission chairman and Whitby mayor Bob Attersiey said approval was required to get the officers into police college in Aylmer. "The 17 spaces have been reserved at ihe coilege," said Attersiey. But not ail councillors appro- ved of the decision. Oshawa councilior Pauline Béai said she was concerned otbier departments may start asking for new personnel before the Region approves its 1989 budget. Wh itby councilior Tom Edwards asked if the new offi- cers wouid allow the police department to begin foot patrols in the downtown Whi tby area. He said retired police chief Jon Jenkins had hoped to start the patrols last year. "Chief Jenkins did not make that commitment and this (ap provai) will not ensure that," repi ied Attersley. Th ere are now 456 officers and civilians on the Durham Regional Police force. FREE 5 Yr. Warranty parts & labour FREE or Electronic Air Cl*eaner