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Page 22, Whlby Free Prese, Wednesday, Nevember 23, 1994 LIiittie iinterest exp ressed in DBIA election By Mark Reesor Nominations for the Whitby Downtewn Business Impreve- ment Area board of management are off te, a slow etart. As of Tuesday noon, Whitby clerk Don McKay had only receî- ved one phono call from a person interested in picking up nomina- tion papere. It's etili early, however. Nominations opened Monday and close Dec. 1. There are seven pstions on the.,board te bo filled.s If more than seven qualified candidates apply, an election will be held during the firet part of Decem- ber. Timingdepende on how soon the blos can be.printed and mailed eut, says McKay. Ballets would be mailed eut te each DBIA mnember and would have te be returned te the tewn ne later than 4:30 p.m., Dec. 19. They would be counted im- mediately, in public, and resulte anneunced the same day. If seven qualified candidates apply, they wilI ail be acclaimed. If there'e lese than seven, council would appoint people te fui the remaining positions. To qualify, a candidate muet be: * asseeeed for business assees- ment in the improvement area or a nominee of an individual or corporation so asseseed. * a Canadian citizen, aged 18 or older, who either lives in Whitby, je the owner or tenant of land in the town or ie the spouse of such an individual. * not disqualified or prohibited froim voting in the election. Access program receives fundling The Ontario gvernment je giving Durham Region's super- vised access program about $75,000 a year in permanent funding. The centrefgves children and their non-custodial parents or family members a neutral, safe and supervised setting in which te visit. There are 14 supervised acces centres in Ontario, with the firet beginning as a pilot projeet in April, 1992. Volunteers staff the centres, which serve anywhere fromn 15 te, more than 100 families per month, depending on the size of the cornmunity in which they're located. The Ontario government spent $947,000 on the centres in 1993. ls your life being affected by smoeselse's drinking? We cari help. AI-Ateen, AI-Arien Aduit Children' of Alcoholie. Cal AI-Arien 728-1020. Three Whitby residents face break and enter and theft charges in cennection with 35 business break-iris in Whitby, Ajax and Pickering. Police say a 16- and a 17- year-old young offender and a 20-year--old Waller Street mari were arrested last Wednesday morning9in riorth Whitby. A citizen spotted three people actingin a suspicieus manrier in an Ajax shopping plaza and reported the license number te plce. Tlhe car was spotted by Whitby officers a short time later.A search turned up items stelen fromn a Pickering business a few heurs earlier. Several late night break-mns at the IGA plaza (Anderson and Mannin g) are among the crimes for which the trie has been char- ged. Police say tney smaehed the front door of Pedro's Pizza sorne- time Saturday night, Nov. 12 and ransacked the store. Nothing appeared te, be taken but police say there was about $400 damage. They aIse, allegedly smashed the front door of The Coffee Merchant the same night. An undisclosed sum of money was stelen from the tilI. The front door of The Coffee Merchant was emashed again the next night (Sunday). Nething appeared te be missing but the culprits caused about $3,500 in damaqe, knocking over dieplays, throwng coffee and candies on the floor and breaking glass shelves. The front door of Pringle Creek Guardian Drug e was smashed the same night but the trio were apparently ecared off before entering th e store, police say. byLrrie u eto Lar e use i i iibero teB ylnq oui of Ofl SioDrhn * Iig eteDrar rvio GREEN JOBS THE TOPIC AT DEN'S NEXT MEETING Durham Environmental Network (DEN) je holding its next g eneral meeting in Whitby on Thursday, Nov. 24, 7:30p.m, in St. Andrew's Preebyterian Church, 209 Cochrane St. Wayne Roberts,'a founder of Ternto's Coalition for Green Ecenomic Recove'ry and co-author of the fast-sellinq, <(bt A Life! A Green Cure for Canada's Economic Blues,' will speak about how te g et a green job revolution underway.' The 'Cet A Life!' authors describe their book as "a green book of solutions, a starter kit for do-it-yourselfers -- ecopreneurs - community organizers and local heos who want te de eemething without waiting fergevernments or big corporations te make t he change for them. Te caîm their suggestions cari help create twe millions jobs tht you wont fiM in the newepapere or the unempleyment office. Thie je a good opportunity for young people beginning te think-about careers, early retirees, and Politicians who need te hear the message about boosting local employnient. Copies of the book will be available fer purchase. If any environmental group from the Whitby area wishes te p resent ite activities briefly, cail 985-3225 te be added te DN'e agenda. DEN's meetings are free and open te the public, those in attendance are welcome te make announoements about upcoming envirorimental events. Beverages are available, se, lug a mug. Aise, at ail DEN meetings, anyone may offer any unwanted articles free as it je hoped that your trash will be someone else's treasure. Recycler'e Report conpratulates Michael T. Wall, 'TMe Singing Newfoundlander who continues te receive awards and reontion acrose NortLi America for hie musical hit 'The Recycling Song.' Recorded with hie two daughters in 1991, this song je featured on Michael'e cassette tape 'Twenty Greate4t Hfits' and je available through mos eet engutlets or by calling 1-800-563-7234. If you are planning te take children te a Santa Claus parade, do net trash the recyclable itemsyo use during the event. Instead, take home beverge cane, btties and newspapers te your own blue box, Bring aong a smaîl bagte hold appe core or banana peels and returr them te the sil via your - ckyard composter. And don't litter - Iids learn by exaxnple. As Michiael's song begine . '7?educe,,reuzs recycle, Tha t ' wha t we ha ve to do, To sa ve our children Ir future It dépends on me andyou .. COMPLETE SYSTEM No Extras Needed LIMITED TIME OFFER i. T ALL! INCI BONUe Prof ession Garage Ktlea&- ONLY$ $69 Valueillb 3011. hose, nos- nanger I~eI. & upholstery tool. 428-1659 wLUDES S5671-S5645 or Damage nal Installation Hwy2 0 Hwy401 AJAX 29 HARWOOD AVE. 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