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Unemployment office closes Page 3 Walk of Âges Optimists find jobs Pagel13 Pagel14 Fusco's lOOOth. point Pagel angerssomie Whibethant By Mike Kowala-Id Borne*'Whitby merchants are hot under the collar and it has .nothingto do with the weather. Merchants using illegal mobile advertising signe to. promote thef' r- businesses, have been reéeiving otices -to remove the siWgaor fac prosecution under a newmunicipal bylaw. After twlce exten ding. the ori- ginal ýFeb. -1 deadline, Town offi- ciais .began -enforcing, Whitby's. temporaiy s0*x'bylawtis month and ini so dômng have angered members of the business çom- mumit. ,While most will likely grumble and, omply, with the warning rather than risk fines of up to $5 000, a few merchants are, con- siJendefying the bylaw and :rmàtitÉ the Town in court. Infcfinancial assistance han been proxised to those wil- ling tallne the bylaw on lega grude, the Free Press has leed. "I don't intend ta move it » declared' Flash Automotive owner Fred Garvey'after receiv- ing his notice las t week. 'Tm a new business and cant do without the sign,» said Garvey who opened his automobile ser- vice centre in the former Home Hardware store on Brock Street North last February. Garvey claims the sign is cru- cial to the.success of his business because of. the building's location' at the crest of the hill near the railway bridge. «Most people say if not for the sign,they wouldn't know we're here,» he said. iBut logistical considerations aside, Garvey would be opposed ta the bylaw on merit alone. "They (Town council) say they want to get -he economy and jobs rolling, but. how do *you get 'the economy gau:ng if you keep. going', after busines? 1After-years .in the maldng, council flnally adopted a tempor- ar inbylaw last July. Eioept for a 30-day perxod ta promnote a new business openun or relocation, or. to advertise events held by service'clubs and nýon-profit organizations, mobile Rips are now generaýlly prohibi- te-nWhitby. Advoctessuch as counctÎillor Joe Drumm Who was demanding Measures to contral the prolife- 'ration of mobile signeaIalmost 10 -Years ag, claimed a bylaw was needed ribath safety and esthe- tic reasons. Not- only ta improve the appearance of local -streets, but ta, eliminate potential safety-pro- bleme caused by signe obstruct- inig the view 'of motoriste and- signs powvered by faulty electnical equipment, they argued., Larry Treagus, who with his son nd dau'ghter-un-law operates Lazy Days Pools .and Spas on Burns Street, will reluc- tantl comply with the bylaw. We can t afford to start pay-. ing fines, unfortunately we have ta move it," said Treagus. . 'But it's the principle of the thinig. I want ta go ta other businesses and talk ta them, I. want to do something »he said." Treagus, wo paid t7J50 for the mobile sghe muet now put awLy,, said he .could accept the esthetic argument if it -was also alippled to the large biliboards that dot Whitby's roads. «That's fine, but what about the signs on hickson Road?» he' asked, "Theyre a hinderance ta US.» Bob Verwey, general manager SER. PAGE 2 7 Loal cac"Ih aids ýRussians lu bld fr20 lnpc By Mark~Resor A fomerOlypic gold mdl ist and Gemini Gymnastics coach- is helping St. Petersburg with its bid« for the 2004 Olympic Gaines. Elena Davydova, now a Cana- dian citizen and assistant head coach for the Oshawa gymnastics club gre upin the Russian city and twon7' gpod medal in ' artistic, gym nastics for the then Soviet Union in the 1980.Olympics.. St.. Petersburg is hopmg ta be the first Russian ýcity ta host an Olympic Gaines in which. all. countries take part -- the- 1980 Olmisin Moscaw was boycat- te ýte west. Davydovads ini Atlanta until July 29, et the1 ré etof the Russ'ian Olympi Committee, w hich isp Pl aying ail her expenses. She'salready given a speech ta the International Olympic'Com- mittee and. is aftn g the OlypicConres anthe com- mittees behaif, says Gemini pre- sident Brenda Hic zs. Dvydoj' being given VIP' tatmt âb thlete&and offi- cials, says Hicks, noting «shes a big star over'there - a -big rale model, for, alI the icids.» Davydova has: coached 'at Gemini for five years, teaching beain, choreogaphy, floor rou- tines - «she cap coach a nythinjý,» says ýHicks, who a dds t he clh W48s sLvry fortunate ta get Inistruction by Davydova" and other -top4lfight caheà s ein- mng tatranslate inta medals for Genuiini students, says Hicks. "It takes a long turne ta establ- ish gyxnnasts but now ourlittie'- ones are coming of age- and ýwe have just had a_ bonus year, *unbelievable. It (the caaching) is ~payingo0ffuspades.»