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V/hIIby Fise Pisa, Wecknesday, Juwuaiy 13, 19U3, Page 13 .: ~ -m.mmen SOverall construction in Whitby lest year didn't come close te 1991' hefty building value totale. But Whitby Mayor Tom Edwards says there were enough signe in the 1992 building permit report te point the way te what coùld b. a busier 1993 in build- i'§.r"he'92 year, the Town issued perrmits fr more than tion-almýoot tbree-quarters of that ttl for housing. Lncluded were 39 single family homes, valued at $8 million for which permits were issued; in Permits were issued for a total of 303 single family homes, a 125-unit apartment building and 264 townhiouse umats ini 1992 -- a total value of more than $72 million. But Edwards pointed te the almost $4-million worth of com- mercial and industrial projecta for which permuta were issued in «92, noting such projects mean «ermanenatjobsi.» He also noted that the "last four months of 1992 showed an optimism which was not apparent in the early part of the year.» And the $106-million worth of construction in '92 "translates into 636 person years of con- struction employment,» ay Edwards, addinig'TMis at a time when construction trades are experiencng high unemployment amounting to more than W0 per cent in some trades. "f Whitby continues to display a stable secure posture there is no ireason why'«We shouýId not do even better ini 1993.>' There were permits issued for $155-million worth of construc- tion in 1991, considered a <ban- ner year.' The. biggest single project in 1992 pemta was the Durham Boardof Education's new administration centre and high school, valued at more than $30 million. FRIENDS AND RELATIVES of the North family-gathered Saturday night for a long- standing Norwegian tradition -- smashing the ginmerbread bouse to mark the end of the Chnstmas season. Photo by Mak Reesor, Whitby Free Pessa Im .(,BROOKLIN }ý Former VIA passengerS stili making no ise over route ternu*nation Commuters who once used VIA Rail service te get te their jobs in Toronto say they have't forgot- ten the federal governinent deci- sion three years ego te axe the pèteboruélflavlockroute. -Paul- Pegnuelo, president of the, Té0ontoPterborough/Have- locla Lin. Passenger Association, says bhis group intends %t make the Tories' decison te terniiate VIA service a major issue in this yerageneral election. eI says the association will «focus h-ke a laer? on the five Tory MPs along the Uine, and «that they should prepare them- selves for an angry boeklash by votera. «After tossinq us out in the cold of winter, itfs now our turn te teos them eut of office.' Pegnuélo says the association will remind local votera that Tory MPs were elected in 1984 on the promise of reinstating and revitalizing service between Toronto and Peterborough. On Jan. 15, 1990, the federal gzovernment exedà a number of VIA routes acros the country, including the regional route in Ontario. In 1985, then Transport Minister Don Mazankowslci teld us te «use it or loe it.Y We lived up te our end of the bargein, they didn't>» sald Pagnuelo. Association ezecutive director Day. Lester says the recent $23- million study by the Roal Com- mission on T.'ransportton was a «complete waste of time and tax- payers'nioney." I 1989,- Transport Minster Benoit Bouchard should have lis- tened te the 16 recommendations made by the association te, signi- 'Te ddy Tumble' is kids' club activity Tii. Childreres Saturday am. Brooklin Librury Club rmeeta everY fi=m 1030 te 11:30 .Al children aged 4 and older are welcome te join. There are atonies, crafts, movies and activities. No registrafion is required. Thruýet Jenuary, there will b. a Teddy $*r Tumble.' A Pmo-shoot try hour, fer children aged 3-1/2 te 5, will b. held on Wednesdays, 6:30 te 7:45 p.m., beginning Jan. 27 for six weeks. Tn tots, for children aged 2 te 3-9/ and accmpanied by an adult, will meet on Tuesdys, 1o-.30 te il a.m., begfinning Feb. 2 for four weeks. Register by caling 655-3191 or in peroe bginig uesd Jen. .12 fur thi t opre.scho recovery ratio, says Lester. «Insteadhle chose te ignore them.» Lester says the ministry made no effort te help the association develop Canadian Commuter Rail, a five-line private rail com- muter network, roposed as a solution te the VIA cuts. A $33,000 ïeasibility study by consultants in May 1990 said CCR would b. «miodestly pro- fitable' witheut requiring any governiment subsidy. Paneto ayahisfgoup wil notiet the Tories forgetthe hypocrisy of their $15,000 dona- to teelp offset somýe of the legal coats the association incur- rédýwhen it fought the original axing of the lin. by the federaI Liberala in 1982. CLASSES START Jariuary 21 For 10 Weeks 655-4721 Magical Weddings Begin At MILL RUN If you're looking o thepefc country setting, for your w e5dding dayplnte visit us at MILL RUN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. We specialize in ALL-INCLUSIVE "NO HIDDEN COSTI WEDDING PACKAGES designed te suit your neede and make your planning worry free. Our elegant banquet facilities can accommodate from 60 to 400 guests. You can even have your ceremony outdoors in our loprize-winning" garden gazebo or in our country chapel. 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