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Whitby Free Press, 30 Aug 1995, p. 3

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Whkbhy Free Press, Wednoesday, August 30. 1995.* Page 3 Crash sends several to hospital SEVERAL PEOPLE were taken to hospital - none were seriously injured, polie say - from this accident early Saturday afternoon at Cochrane-Annes streetbl and Dundas Street West A Volkswagen Passai driven by Confie Hill, 25,0of Orillia was attemnplng 10 make à left tum on to Annes Street, say investiators, when it turned into the path of an eastbound Pontiac Sunbird driven by 27-year-old Carolyn Powell of lnkpen Lane, Whitby. HUIi was charged with making an improper left tumn. Rescue crews had to use the jaws of life to free -some of the victims. There were four passengers in the Volkswagen and three ln the Pontiac.' Photos by Mumli Ror d Jooem Drosar, Whilby, Fr Press Police aided by alert driver An alert civilian monitoring Durham Regional Police radio cafls on bis scanner led te, the arrest of two suspects in a Wbitby electronics store robbexy. Police say two men knocked ini the rear doors cf Adventure Electronics, 1624 Dundas St. E., with a pickup truck and removed about $30,000 worth cf home sterso and video gear around 2 a.m. Monday. Officers answering the alarm cali got a desciption cf the truck and two cuiprits from witnesse and broadcast it over the radio. The civilian, who was driving west on the 401, heard the caM over bis scanner, noticed the 1993 Toyota beside him and called police on his celi phone.' Hie was swtcÎêdover te Ontario Provincial Poice's communication centre ini Aurora and kept them informed as he followed the pickup wesitot the 404, north te Steeles Avenue and east te Victoria Park. Three cruisers from Downsview OPP caught Up with the truck, which turned eut* te have been stolen from, a residence in the Orangeville area about two weeks ago, on Victoria Park north cf Steeles in Markham. They pulled it over and arrested the two occupants without further incident. The driver, Robert Belliveau, 30, Leadership hopeful FEDERAL NDP leadership contender and author Herschel Hafdin spoke at the Whitby Public Library Iast Thursday, one of the visits to Durham Region by al four candidates. A new leader wvilI be elected at the party's convention in Ottawa in Ocoe.Phot by M.rk Rosser.WNhy Fr.. Prma of the Toronto area - police say he ha. no fLxed address - was charged with two counts of possession of stolen property over $5,00 and driving while bis license was ssedd Hlis passenger, William Bradley, 42, of North York was also charged with two counts. of possession over $5,000 and breach of recognizance. Hospital discussed'. FROM PAGE 1 Board cnair Jim Souch' previously told The Free Press that the resolution signifies a "statue que" approach that will not "~fly" with either the government or the majority of board members. Soucli nid the board supports rehabilitation as an aLdjunct te some excising services such. as expanded qutpatient day surgery and. 24-heur urgent care- provided finding i. available. Emm, however, disagrees with Souch's assessment cf the government's position. "Mir. Souch says that if we carry on as we are we won't have a hospital," said Emmr. "But that's up te the province te decide and I don't think the province will say- that te a community of 60,000 and growing.' Emm added that the health couneil report does not indicate how a rehabilitation facility will be funded and doubted that the cost-conscious Tories will spend the money needed te do it. "I tbink the motion speîîseout the wishes cf the maj ority of people of Wbitby," he said. "It would bo nice te have the board say we want a genoral hoWptal and will do evoerything we can, but I don't hear that boing said.91 *Appraisals~ On Spot Bu .2 0Gem 7-m Ge4irds Repai rs 3 Days Birds (D~ Get 3rd at *Remodelling Original Handcrafted 1/3 OFF 211 Brook St'.S., Whitby 666-4612 START TO PLA.OR * Unique Designs Epr1neand *b Quality Nurery Stock Vuation sinceI1 CALL: .RR# ë1, (905)-Grwwt686-3869f oAIsh'ýn-Olai Don't get strandodli Help is ut your fimnge-rtips. Norcom Cellular Bell Mobility Centre 595 King St. East, Oshawa - Oshawa Centre auJut of Wilson) 419 King St. West 432M008 Oshawa 571-0088 Bell Mobilîty

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