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Whty Fr00 Prose.,Wednesday, Auguat 23, 1995 , Page 6 Tow truck owner issues warning PROM PAGE 1 caîl a reputable local company. "I don't see anything wrong" with charging $45 an hour for waiing time, "tliat's normal," says Nick Xenofontos, owner of NX Towing, which aise lias offices in Scarborougli and Misaagua. Xenofontos says lie doesn't consider Mse bill excessive, adding that if lie had the police contract and got a lot- of calsli ke Brougliton lie could charge less too. "We don't get that many tows 50, I got to charge more." Xenofontoe says the owner of the van, Timothy Chretien, gave hMs driver the keys and asked Mim to tow the vehicle. Cliretien says he asked the officer investigating the accident to ISTORICAL FEATURE in the Whitby Free Press 1. Who was the f irst resident of Whitby to surpass age 100? 2. The Whitby Mail is the town's Iargest shopping centre. When was it built? 3. What two famous jockeys grew up in Whitby? 4. Who was the f irst royal visitor to Whitby? Answers on Page 27 This'feature provided by LoraI Arcriecturel Conscrvation Aclvisorg Commttec Gas Logs Gas Firepacès Gas Inserts N Direct Vents 'O' Clearance Gas Stoves Pellet Stoves WoodstovesZ Wood Inserts Glass Doors Tool Sets Wood Boxes Chimneys 4 Mantels Patio Furniture Cookstoves BBQ Parts &Acc. eaU the company the police usually deal with to tow Mis van "but once the whole event -waB almost finished, the police officer just said "There was realiy no decision made by me, if's just that lie liappened to be around there.... "rve neyer been in an accident soit was ail new to me. I assumed they ail had a set rate." He was especially upset that NX charged $50 to tow Mis van to Gus Brown. "When I called Gus Brown they sent a truck up there to get it and they (NM~ refused to let my van go until they were paid for their labour." But Chretiensays NX was the ohly tow truck lie saw at the scene. "I was there for almost two hours and lie (NX) was the only truck I. seen. When I left I thougit lie was going to tow my van and then corne back and get the car too." Police will cali any tow company a citizen requests, says Durhiam Region Police superintendent Derek Denson, and if the peraon's not available, officers are instructed to cali the local company which lias the police contract. Denson admits thougli that it's uitimately up to the discretion of tlie officer on the scene to decide who gete the tow. And if a tow company makes an arrangement witli an owner at the scene, police wili respect that, lie Baye. Denson saysele gets lots of complaints from.officers regarding independent companies wlio monitor fire and police-contracted companies' radio frequencies and often beat tliem and even emergency crews to an accident scene. lets a no-win situation for the approved towing companies. ..(but) we try and do the best we can., 'm open to suggestions of anything to try and make it better BROUGHTON TOWING owner Les Bingley is warning residents ID beware of towing companies who overcharge. Bingley says a recent cs of what he oeils whighway robberyw by a local firmn has made hlm ashamed to be in the towing business. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press CFM WHITFIELD 50%z HUNTER HEAT-n-GLO OSBURN VERMONT CASTINGS :8 WATERFORD HERITAGE ELMIRA' HEARTLAND DECARO 5s HEATILATOR Largest Selectiori AUSTROFLAMM 31000 Sq. Ft Professiorial Bumin DislaysInstallations Bumin Dislaysavailable by Licenced Installers KINGTON RD. HWY.O2 .....o........ 1.800.563m6032 686a 3 66F .._..... PORT PERRY AJAX [~ for -tlie public because the public and the insurance companies are the big losers liere." Botli NX and Brougliton beiong to the Durham Regional Towing Volunteer A seven-weekvolunteer training program for Hospice Durham will begin Sept. 6. Hospice Durhiam is a community-based volunteer program providing in-home support to individuals and families facing a life-threatening ilînesa. Volunteers, help hospice familles by provicing companionship and emotional support and may assist with non-medical tasks.. The training program is being Association, but president Bob Hocicney sayEs the association only governs what they charge and liow they conduet themeelves on highways patrolled by Whitby oPPI. *tiraining, heid at the Village Retirement Centre, 1955 Valley Farm Road, Pickering. To -cover course materials and expenses, a $20 registration fee is cliarged for people who wiUl commit to at ieast one year of volunteer servce with Hospice Durham. 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