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Whitby Free Press, 2 Oct 1991, p. 25

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WHTBY> UE PREss, WEIDNMSD4Y, OCTQ»ER Z 1991, PAGE 25 DANCE The. Whitby Clean and Sober dance willb.el at the Knights of Columbus hall Brock St.N1. in downtown Whitiy on Friday, Oct. 4. 9 p'.m., Cost is $6 per persan, $1e., per1 couple, at the door., FALL FESTiVAL More than 30 exhibitors, in- cluding somo from Whitby will take-part in the Greenwoacl Fal Arts and- Crafts Festival' at the Greenwood Conservation Mrea, Taunton Rd. and Westney Rd., on, Sunday, Oct., 6,' 10 a.m.. ta 3:30 p.m. The Metro Toronta Conservration Authority le organizing the event that will include wagon rides and clowns. rrC The First Oshawa Club ITC (International Training in Com- munication) will meet on Tues- day, Oct. 8, 6 p.m., at Hong Kong House 89 Simco. St. S., Osh- awa7.éost of the dinner meeting is $14. Theme is 'Can You Hear Me .- Is My Voice Clear?' For more information caîl Pat at 725-9375 or Joyoe at 668-5504. BLUEGRASS The Pineridge Bluegrass Folk- lore Society will hold a 'piekin' session' on Sundagy, Oct. 15, 2 ta 5 p.m. at Camp Samae, main couneil hall. Ail welcome. PAUL REMEMBERS 'Paul Remembers,' a dramatie pr esentation of the lif. of St. auül, will be held at Seventh Day Adventist Chureh '300 Ken- dalwood Rd., on saturctay, Oct. 5Y il a.m. The presentation ie by Don Cruze, a professional actar and singer. Thero ls né charge ta attend t he event. For more-infor- mation cail 728-8396. PRO PA GE 8 mostly due ta the. recession, ho said. Stan Czarnueh of Mainstreet Systeme in Whiùtby said the. issu. has "absolutely not been a factar for our business.» He said Mainstreot Systems offers persanalized computers. If someone buye a computer i the United States, h. would nat likely have access ta repaire. «Our custamers have local sup- Sat, *th repairs and consul- taltions,»he said. Clothing stores report littie lose of sales due ta cross border shop g JillSmith sales clerk wi-th Garba's, said the star. carmes- mostly a Canadian lin. af cIa- thing. "The distance ta go shop isn't worth it,» she said. AI Kent, manager at Merean- tilé Dept. Store, said the. effeet hao been «very mmnimal." He blaines the recession for the. decine of sales. "We're very eompetitive price- wiee witii the U.S.,he said. The one business suffering from the cross border shopping is the. home entertaininent indus- try, s-aid David Johann, pro- sident of Whitby Audio Videa. 'ýI¶e ' rico dispaiite between- h#ro and the States is evident, especially witii Sony products,» h. said. About five- per cent sales has been lost ta residents' shopping in the. U.S., heo aid. uTIhere is no rush, people can wait a wile and bu t is kind of equipnent in tii. States later,» h. said. Jahann estimated a lose of about, 20 sales for cameorders this'year. Ho said .tho star. lost about $20,000 in cameorder sales because each unit is worth aproxuimatelY $1,000. Hes aid -the store ha aIealost an additional 30 pèr cent-ihisales ONE PARENT FAMJLY The Oshawa One Parent Pain- ily Association meets an'Tues-ý daLy' Oct. 8 , 8 p.m., at Simcoe Ha'! ISettlement Hiouse, 387 Sim- cee St. S., Oshawa. Coffee, cards and conversation. New members and' guests are. welcome. For more information caîl 986-5707 or 728-1011. <CAR WASH. Whitby's major novice AAA hockey teain will hold a fundrais- ing car wash at the new Potro Canada station at Rossland and Thickson Roada on Saturday, Oct. 5, 1 ta, 4 p.m. Cost is $3 per wash. WALK-A-THON The .eFr rom Fear Pounda- tion will hold a 10kmn walk- a-thon on Oct. 19 in Pickering ta rais. funde ta caver the financial needs of the support graup that helps individuals whasuifer frarn problems associated with anxiety, panie disorders and pho- bias.F or pledge sheets and mare information caîl Deborah Wil- liams at 416-831-3877. NON-PROFITHOUSING 'Tenant Involvement in Managing Non-Profit Housing> will b. the tapie of discussion at a meeting of a housing advocacy group in Whitby. Guest panelists will present their views, followed by sinail group dise ýussions. The meeting open ta the publie, will be heldaitthe Whit9y Curling Club, 815 Brock St, Whitby on Thursday, Oct. 3 at noon. A light lunch will b. served. Admission le fiee.. Pre-registration li' required. To register caIl 686-2661 aefre 4:30 p.m., Oct. 1. ta the recession. St!anley suggested Durham Region coul d imprave its econamy 4y attraeting shoppersi from the U.S. «We should malco ourselves sa rople want to shap here o r came Stanley said Cullen Gardons could b. used as a "teaser for peop>le ta, shop here.» Iresaid Sunday shopping is required if people are going to spend their mnoneýy. «If we're going ta attraet peopl fro theStates, let's give thelsamething ta do," ho saïi. Americans shopping in Canada LàA-LECHE La Leche League. Oshawa will. hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Mothers and nursing babies are welcome. For mare information, including location, caîl 723-0542. ALàZHEIMER Thie support gop for Alzhei- mer famileswillmeet an Wed- nesday Oct. .9, 1 -p.mi., at the Z'CASun Room,199 Centre St. S., Oshawa. For mare infor- mation cal576-2567. CESAREAN PREVENTION The. Cesarean Prevention Sup- port and Education -Group will meet on Monday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., at 80 Teddington Cres., Whitby. For more information cal Lauma at 666-5573. PARTNERSUIPSIN EDUCATION Ken Powell, manager of acade- mie affairs for Imperial 011 Ltd., will be keynote speaker at a luncheon held by the Durham IndustrylEdueation Couneil at the Oshawa Golf Club on Thurs- day, Oct. 10, noon. For tickets ($25), cali Shelley Craig at 725-' 6330. DRM MEETING The Durham Region Manufacturing Association will hold a breakfast meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Gallantry's Eatery, banquet room, PÏckering Town Centre. C. Denis Hall of Coopers and Lybrand Consulting Group, formerly L resident . of Bell Northern Rsearch, will speak on 'Manufacturing Technology in a Business Context.' Registration is $20 per persan. For further information, eall 434-1412. receive not only the exehange in the dollar but aIea a refund on the. eight per cent sales tax, he said. "We have ta pramote ourselves in tii. States,"»he said. Durham Region fails ta, attract shoppers in this area, he said. Stanley said visitars came ta see.Cullen Gardons without ever seeingmxost of Whitby. Ho said the best way ta doal with the issue of cross border shopping is ta provide the best serviceta the. shoppers. "We have ta try ta educate ourselves for Ii. best shopping buys in tuis area,» he said. Wth this coupon receive 115%0ISàCOUNT 1 1 off any Thruway installed *complete exhaust system! I (Most cars) Offer expires Oct. 31/91 - .. WE INSTALL & GUARANTEE: BRAKES CUSTOM PIPE BENDING - EXHAUSIS * MUFFLERS *SHOCKS - STRUTS - TUNE-UPS - GENERAL REPAIRS .NE HEMR YOWI H THR CHURCH, 8, combines science with fun during 'balloon class' held at E.A. Fairman public school lest week Fr.. Prou.photo j CORPORATION 0F THE ~ )TOWN. 0F WHITBY FALL CLEAN-UP WEEK OCTOBER 15-189,1991 The week of OCTOBER 15, 1991 has. been des*gna96 as "FAIL CLEAN-UP WEEK" In the Town of Witby. -A speciacolecton service wil ho provided for the purpose of allowing citizens the opportunity, to', dispose of househoid articles that are not normailypermited7b regular garbage collection. Therefore arrangements have been made for the coUlection fro;p residential areas of large bulky htems such as discarded household fumiture, appbance", as Wefl as Nltod quantities of materials fïom minor household repars, clothing and other Mec items. Ail materials te b. coilected are te b. put out'by 7:00 a.m. on dm. sanie dayasular refuse collection service and i't h. aHgned along the crbaor e 0 f the road. Éle hui . piledaeparal m I cletosand h. properly prepared in bundles orrecptaces80 as flot Io have any loose material on th. shret Collection will h. limited te> a combined total .of flOt-more thon 10 receptacles, bundles or items per dwelling unit'* - Brnsh, tree branchies and hoedge cippingaems e curely lied in,. bundes. Buncles are te h. less than Z5 feet in any direction and* weigh iess than 50 pounds. This speciai dlean-up collection does nai apply to commercial or industrial propertles. MATERIALS NOT INCLU wDi >.IiS 1E<CTIO Recyclables, such as newspaper, glass, tUn und corrugated Quantlties of bwsah, tre. branches or hedge clipplngs- that have toi been securely tied ln bundies. Large quantîties of unwanted building materlals. Dlscard.d vebicie part, automotive wastes .nd accossorlos. Materlals heevier than 50 pounds or longer thon 2.5 fest, excepi metai appliances and househoid fumniture. Hazardous househoid wastes suich as-leftoMrpeints and thinners, waste oil, pestic4des, herbicides, batterie,,. propane, cylinders, and the like, 1 can cause PUblc houi Sth and(oe environmetl*rblm Rosidante ,Mua# do » 1 cf 1hese mutediala Safoiy ond theiy a do so ut the rock West 1Landffîl site (686-1137). For more Information on the disosai of tîs materlals, oeil the Region of Durham et 579-264. Vour continued co-operation wili h. appreciated and if you wish further information, please cali us. PUBUC WORKS DEPARTMENT' OPERATiONS CENTRE - 668-3437 Cro889-border shopping Littie effect on Whitby business

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