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PAGE 4, WH[TBY FREE PRESS, WMlEDNESDAY, NOVEMER 1, 1989 Wednesday hours extended at- PAW centre Pickering-Ajax-Whitby animal control centre (PAW) has exten- ded the hours of operation for the Thickson Rd. animal shelter. At a recent meeting, PAW committee members voted in favor of keeping the shelter open until 9 p.ni. on Wednesday. The decision was made after several resi'dpnts of. Pickering and Ajax said they were unable to get to the shelter before the doors closed at 4:30 p.m. Councillor Dennis Fox, who represents Whitby on the board, said the decision is a;"big step." "There have been concerns over, whether or not the shelter bas been providing adequate ser- vice," says Fox, adding the extra hours should allow residents extra time' to get from work 'to the shelter to retrieve their pets. He suggests the, decision to- extend the hours of operation should also help to "solidify» the existence of PAW. PAW has hired an, additional fuli-time person. to com pensate ùr the additional hours t he ani- mal shelter will be open. DESIGN PROSTHETIC APPLIANCE COMPANY MAKER 0F CUSTOM ARTIFICIAL LIMBS GARY COCKERELL, C.P.(C.), PROPRIETOR #40 320 Marwood Drive OshaWa,Ontario -L1H 8B4 1--(416)434-5935 By Appointment Reglstered wlth the Assisti've Devlces Program, Ferrets will continue to be banned from Whitby, Pickering and Ajax. Ian Chadwick of the Canadian Ferret Association attended the recent meeting of the Pickering- Ajax-Whitby animal control centre (PAW) to ask board mem- bers to consider rescinding a bylaw in order to allow ferrets to be kept as pets in Pickering, Ajax and Whitby. Ferrets fali under the heading of exotic pets and have been restricted from the communities as a'resuit of attacks on people by ferrets. the board, and to co rrespond The request was denied, and with information updates'about after much discussion, ail partieà the animais. agreed that ferrets are not a Councillor Dennis Fox, who problem, but ferret owners, due represents.MWhitby on the PAW to lack of knowledge, don't know board, said that further informa- how to take care of and train the *tion, which can be passed onto animais. residents, may someday result in Members of PAW encouraged a lift of the ban on ferrets from Chadwick to stay in touch with the town's limits. Fund cons idered A development fund is being considered by members of the Pickering-Ajax-Whitby animal control centre (PAW) board. Preliminary budget discussion got underway at the recent PAW board meeting. According to Whitby's repré- sentative, councillor Dennis Fox, the board will. consider setting Nov. 11. servioe ,-at oenotaph A Remembrance I Day service will be held at the cenotaph on Dundas St. E., Whitby, 10:45 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 4. The Whitby Brass Band Legion color p arty, veterans ana1 members of Legion Branch 112 will march from the Legion at 10:30 a.m. A number of wreaths wilI be placed and a minute of silence will be observed at the cenotaph. aside $45>000 ($15,0 00 from each of the three municipalities ) for a development fund. Fox, who says it is the first time such a fund bas been con- sidered, .reports that the money would be used for any construc- tion if the organization decides to expand its headquarters on Thickson Rd. in Whitby. PAW keeps ban on -ferrets The Woodcraft 1989..Fa--I--I- Sale 10% Off Every M f B 'droom Fumiture