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PAGE 36, WH-ITBY FREE PRlESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBR 5'1989 By Sgt. Sandy Ryrie Durham Regional Polioe Crime Stoppera and Durhamn Regional Police are continuing to appeal for the public's help in solving break and entera and acta of vanda]ism which are occurring acroas the region. Break and entera and vanda]iain continue to cost hundreda of thouaands of dollara and are an ongoing problem. You can help your community solve and possibly prevent some of theae criminal offences by calling Cime Stoppera if you know or even suspect that a person ia reaponsible. Obviously people who steal property have to seil at least some of the property. Have you been offered property which you think has been atolen. Have you heard about someone stea]ing? Have you see or heard about anyone doing damage? You can earn up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest. Ail cails are treated confidentially. You will be given a code number te identify yourself and you will neyer be asked for your name. No one will ever know who you are. The Crime Stoppers niumber la 436-8477 (that'a 436-TiFS). If this number is long distance cail us collect or through your local Durham Regional Polie number and ask for Crime Stoppera. A citizen board adininistera the Crime Stoppera prograina of which there are now more th-an 800 in North America. The reward money is raised through tax deductible donations which may be sent te, Durham Regional Crime Stoppera, P.O. Box 64, Oshawa, Ontario, LRH 7K8. CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY REQUIRES AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Corporation of the Town of Whitby is currently seeking qualifieci applications for the above position in the Clerk's Department. QUALIFICATIONS Graduation from a recognized coîlege or university in ether Public or Business Administration, or a related discipline, and be willing to enrol in, or have completed, the Municipal Administration Program sponsored by the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario. Related experience in a municipal environment would be benef icial. POSITION SUMMARY Reporting to the Deputy Clerk, the Administrative Assistant wilI be responsible for assisting in ail phases of the Clerk's Department's responsibilities including the preparation of agendas and minutes for Council and Committee meetings, the issuance of mamrage, Iottery and business licenses, the conduot of municipal elections, the management of records and the research and collection of data. The Administrative Assistant wil also be responsible for the* supervision of the Department's clerical staff. HOURS 0F WORK Normal office hours, plus additional hours as may be required. Salaryujctosiîabitanqulfctn. Condo part of harbor development TAKING IN A telescopie view from Bob Attersley. II think we're really the esaav*lion of the two-phase, the first major development here" 280uni Salwidscondominium, to said Phelps about the condoprojeet, be buit at the southeast corner of in the works for five years. Abut 60 Victoria St. W. and Watson St. W., per cent of the units have been sold. are developer Ted Phelps (left) of Free Pro.. photo Ironshore Group and Whitby Mayor Ford president is guest speaker FROM PAGE 21 Statingz Ford's support of the Canada-U.S. free-trade agree- ment, Harrigan said Canada had p roven to be competitive in qua- lity, coat and delivery during the existence of the Auto Pact of 1965, a forerunner of the free- trade agreement. "We had proven ourselves to be winners in the trade game, and, Civn the chance, we think other indutries can do as well." However, Harrigan expressed conern over the reluctancy of Canadian business to take advantage of the opportunities the free-trade agreemnent offers. "We seem to be walking lei- surely, inatead of running. "The free trade agreement is here, the debate is over, so let's go on with it. Lt's up to the Eusineas communty to Seliver on its promise te make free trade work by improving competitive- neas and expanding output, by creating more and better jobs, and by lowering the price for producta and services." In achieving that, however, Harrigan si,"Lt means that Canadian business has te, aban- don its ultra-conservative aproach to investmnent. «t means that we need a major injection of entre- preneurial spirit. Lt means we need te develop, te, the greateat degree possible, the free enterpr- ise way of doing. business, by taking some riak if we want to make some gains." Harrigan feels that finaA-ciàl institutions have also beer. too cautioua, specifically when pro- viding capital for Canadian entrepreneurship and expansion of exporting industries. "High intereat ratea are wvork- ing againat expansion of export indu stries. I believe the intereat rates have gone as high as they should. «It's time to take the Bank of Canada's foot off the brakes of the national economy, or it may staîl before we have a chance to develop our export thrust.» Harrigan stressed that taking advantage of free trade should be "the firat order of business" on the national agenda. In an effort to improve Canada's competitiveneas both in the United States and overseas markets, Harrigan suggested Canada's mnunutacturers' sales tax be ýreplaced with a broadly- based tax on gooda and services. "L think everyone seema to agree that the exiating tax weak- ens our competitive position because -it favors importa over Canadian-made gooda and is excessively compfex" Harrigan told the 150 guesta at the Cham- ber meeting "We're tgh only industrialized nation, really, that continues to rely on a discriminatory tax on maiufactured products.'" Suggesting ail the provinces' premiers be locked in a room until they agree a single.. national sales tax that can Ii eaaily understood and collected, Harrigan aaid,'"The proposed goods and service tax,I believe, la the correct mechanism to bring some order and logic into what is a very confusing tax picture." However, Harrigan proposed that a seven per cent GST would adequate, joposed te Ottawa's propoaed finie per cent. 1H e aiso suggested Ottawa decrease its apending to help oversee the difference. "We, as individual taxpayers, will be for- ced te tighten our belta as a result of the tax. La it not reason- able te ask Ottawa te tighten their beits as well?" Harrigan summed up his comn- menta b saying free trade and a more elcient tax system, comn- bined with responsive but res- ponsible government spending, wiIl be t he keys to ëanadas future economy. «We are on the threshold of a new decade, a decade in which the opportunities for economic expansion have neyer been grea- ter. "Lt will require, however, the total dedication of business, government, financial institu- tions, and moat importantly, the people of Canada, te realize the great potential we have ahead of us in th e nineties."