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Whitby Free Press, 22 Jun 1994, p. 16

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Page 16, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, June 22, 1994 G;reeinpeace'sCyrus pays a istto Whitby Cyrus, the Greenpeace mobile solar power plant, will be dis- played in Whitby on Monday, J une 27, at 11 a.m. The display, consisting of solar panels mounted on a transport truck fuelled in part-by biodiesel, has been on tour across North America since the spring. «Many people thmnk that cut- ting fossîl fuel consumption means going back te the horse and buggy or freezing in the dark, » says Green peace energy campignr Kein ardine. /~7\ ~E7Q .. . . . . . "What Cyrus shows is that renewable energy can continue to provide for our current energy needs and those of the future -- without climate change, acid rain, smog or nuclear waste.» Named after the Persian gdof the sun, the truck was fitted with a solar-powered recording studio last year and was used to poduce the album «Alternative MRG' featuring bands such as RMand U-2. The trailer now carrnes dis- plays and demonstrations about no -- - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . the imàpacts of fossil fuel, nuclear poWe and hydro meg .a-projects, as we~ as examples oi renewable ener~ sources and applications. Two Durhamn Region bands 'Creekwater' (blues/jazz) and 'Lavender' (contemporary rock) will be at the Whitby display, at Iroquois Park until 7 p.m., to demonstrate the power of the sun. Visitors can aIse, tape a video message to send to federal energy minister Anne McLellan. For more intormation cail Jan Mayer at'voice/fax at 905,725- Youths arrested in GO lot Two Whitby youths were arrested last w-eek after a Dur- ham Regional Police officer noti- ced them checking cars at the ......... -------------------- ÀM .. . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....,. iM. Whity GOlot. Thetwo, aged 15 and 16, were taken into custody around 11:30 a.m. June 14 and charged with 1 fj i attempted theft. Police have stepped up patrols through the lot afler a rash of car thefts and break-ins. rThe Whiby Inn Restaurant & Sports Bar WORID CUP SOCCER SPECIAL 20Owlngs à& g9ofl)boerS12.00 Dining Room Specials i iBuy one entrée at regular pricel6 * get 2nd entrée VEqa eAT 112 PRICE speciale. Expires Jung 30. 1904. Pki, esmePoppy &R -ui BAGEL OnIy Reg.30( Uift 2 dozen per custom«o Large DANISH OnIy Reg. 60C Undt 1 dozen per custom«e Bs e s * o* Art contest for p sy ch hos pital A competition is underway te commission works of art for the new Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital redevelopment project, Brian Charlton, chair of management board, announced last week. "Were proud to, offer Ontario artists an opportunity te ~.« enchance the new hospital, te provide a showcase for their worlc, and to help the public see a~nd appreciate their talents, he said. Linda Paulocik, directorf curator cf The Station Gallery in Whitby, bas been appointed chair c. f the art advisory committee for the project, which is responsible for selecting the ,lrt. "Eleven commions, ranging from $8,000 te $38,000, wil be awarded in a two-stage tcompetition te artiste who were bomn or reside in Ontario," she noted. Guidelines for the competition can be obtained from: Management Board Secretariat, Art in Architecture Program, 3rd floor Ferguson Block, 77 Wellesley St. W.. Toronto, Ontario M7A (416) 327-1984 327-1852. 1N3, telephone or PAX (416) Through the Ontario government's art in architecture program started in 1966, works cf art are commissioned for'public areas cf government buildings at the time cf their construction. .......... ............. ----------- - m OJL s s Saigon E ----------- " kib

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