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Whitby Froe Prou, We*iosday. Febwafy 2,1004. Page 15 LargereCICae in vehicle tefts in reion- Chrysier minivans and caus proved popular with the public and thieves alike in Durham Region last year. There were 157 vans, many of them Chrysiers, stolon in the region in 1993. That's 65 per cent more than the 95 stoleon in 1992. Crookg also liberated 840cas il per cent more than the 756 taken the previous year, and 214 trucks, down 6 per cent from the 220 stolon in 1992. 1%Things are gettingt even worse so far ids year. Police say there were 100 vehicles - 65 cars, 18 vans and 17 trucks - stoleniii Durham in the. frst 26 days of 1994, and 53 of them, including 18 minivans, were Chrysiers. Durham Rogional Police con- ,stable Jim G:zrimey says new Chrysers are popuar because thieves can start them by sunplyv breaking the ignition Iock. Teens, for exampie are taking them just to show tiefr fMenga how easy the vehicles are to steal, he says. Dodge Shadows and other Fire hall, centre FROM PAGE 1 sthare of jobsOntario and Canada Infrastructure Works prograi fundinq. Mumicipalities are expected to contribute another one-third of the shared cost of the program which would boost Whitby's total to $6.24 million. The programi, a mfflr promise Of the Libral party in asat yeýar s federal élection, is expected to croate short- and long-terin jobs i variety of areas. Projecte such as water and sewer facilities, water treatinent plants, road and bridge work and Work on heritage and public building will be given priority for ..u-!P.-n At last teoember's meeting of Toronto area. mayors and federal and provincial officiaIs,,Edwards submÀitted Whitby's shopping lise" of priorities. Hoain thle lst were the new fire hall and headquarters on Taunton Load, estimated to cost about $3 million, and the. pro- posed *1.5-million expansion of the seniors centre on Brock Street South. Also inciuded was an expanded library and several roads pro- jectsEdwards said. At that time the funding rules had not yet been established, Edwards explained. "We were hopmng that one or more of these projects would fit into the criteria,» he said. Town staff are now examining the fumding formula ýto "make sure we can participate in it,» said Edwards. Local officiais will decide which projects benefit from the prograin, he added. Alhough Whitby wiil have to corne up with more than $2 million as its share of the fund- ing, councilior Dennis Fox does not fore. too much difflIculty in finding the money. Uft was on the back burner for morne time. It's not that we were taken blusurprise," said Fox, council's bdget chair. sporY looking cars are epcially popular with 14- to 17-yeàr.oldo. saya Grimiey, who suçge.ta al vehicle owners shouid seriouely consider"nme sort of antl-theft device. w AJAX 29 Harwood Ave.., S. F' (between Hwy 2 & 401) 428-1659 PICKERI NG 111111375 Kingston Rd. u21(On Hwy #2 at Rougemount) ~4H509-3622 COZIYUVP ToCO FOITKITIIA MAT URAL GAS OR PROPANE FIREPLACE NO DOWN PAYMINT NO INTIRIST DO NOT PAY TIL 1995 HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING LTD. IWHITBY/OSHAWA 436-3212 * PICKERINGIAJAX 428-0333j VER mumumi