Ontario Community Newspapers

Whitby Free Press, 8 Oct 1980, p. 26

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PAGE 26, WIiDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1980. WIIUTBY FREE PRESS Whitby Trant i esit ithin 600 rider aday THYXE 8 ARE HERE ide 6"8428 i GOLF.OmTRON Computerized Indoor Golf, Pro Shop & Lessons 2nd AN NIVERSARY SPECIAL BUY A1 H RaMGREEN FEE & GETI1FREE DON'T BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD 1450 Hopkins St. Whitby 668-9671 9 a.m. to MIDNIGHT m You Are Invited to corne and see our showing of 1981's Oct. 8*9*1O0 1981 PLYMOUTH RELIANT K v Drive a uitile f urther & save a lot more! SALES/SERVCE Chrysier RR No, 4 Pc PORT PERRY CH RYSLER The OnIy Dual Dealer -Plynmouth - Dodge :b --rt Perrv 985-7329 By MICHAEL KNELL Free Press Staff The newly established Whitby Transit Service is welI within its goal of 600 passengers a day. According to Dick Kuwahara, Uic Town of Whitby's director of public works, Uic transit service was carrying an average of 490 passengers a day during the month of September. 0f this total, 370 are students paying 25 cents a 7. 1 I THERE HAS'NEyER B EEN A BElER YEAR MO BUY A HAMMOND WAREHOUSE SALE FAN TASTIC SAVINGS MUSIC CENTRE 1100 Simco. N. 5796239 Open Mon. - F r1. 10-8; Sat. 10-5 I Manchester Community Credit Union Ltd. le pleased to announce the appointment of James G. Vasko as new general manager. Mr. Vasko has been Involved with credît unions for more than ten years, working wlth the Cen- tral Office as a Data Consultant and Field Representative and more recently as Ad- ministrative Assistant at Scarborough Educationai Credit Union Ltd. Manchester Community Credit Union lsaa fînanclal co-operative servlng members through iow cost loans and competitive deposit accounts. Anyone working or residing In the Towns of Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Port Perry and environs are eligibie for membership. ride. According to Kuwahara, 200 of these students attend Anderson C.V.I. on Ander- son Street. "The majority of the students using the bus seem to be comning from the Ken- dalwood-Garrard Road area, " he said. In a report submitted to the operations committee last Monday, AI Claringbold, the town's treasurere, said that the system was only $77.71 behind expected revenues. According to Regional Councîllor Bob Attersley, "that's notbad." The reason for this, he said was because "the students are paying" to use the bus. Total revenue collected by the service during Uic month was $3,166.44 or an average of $150.78 per day. Claringbold also said that 37 transit passes were sold during the month, creating $33 in revenue. It costs thc town, $977.40 a day to operate Uic buses. 0f this cost, thc town pays 50 per cent, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communication pays 25 per cent and the balance is raised through the farebox. Dead- Une Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday next Monday, ail advertisers and community organizations are reminded that the deadline for next week's edition of Uic Whitby Free Press has rnoved up to Friday. Any press releases are due before noon on Friday &Md Uthe advertlaing la due by 5 p.m. m lui NOME 0P THE FUEL ECONOMV CAR. MIDWAY DATSUN 1300 Dundas St. E., Whitby LL0-7ýadg bpwqb m %eau i

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