Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era, 17 Jan 2010, p. 8

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itm HOURS FOR YORK REGIONS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOTS IN EAST MARKHAMANDVAUGHAN HOURS OF OPERATION to Sat to Eta To better serve our residents we are expanding our hours of operation to five days per week 830 am to pm Depots will be closed Tuesdays Wednesdays and statutory holidays Between April 1st to October 31st annually these depots will be open until 7 pm on Thursdays MARKHAM EAST MOUNT row j I I I Rodick Road south of Miller Ave 225 Garfield Wright Blvd Rutherford Rd For program details and other depot hours of operation please visit or call toll free 18774649675 York Region Klassen may assist in Haiti frontpage 1 sit and wait for news because they cant get home He has heard local hospitals are being filled with survivors who are being trans ported across the border in trucks planes and any other means of transportation A few of the other medical teams working in the same area as the family left two days ago to help but there has been no word on what theyre facing If we decide to go over we wont be taking our children Its a 10hour trip from where we are to ground zero he said We would like to go and offer help but at this point it would be difficult to arrange However there are many factors to con sider before crossing the border to assist he said pointing out Haiti isnt the safest place to visit at the best of times Also the lack of resources including food and fresh drinking water could mean those there to help could become part of the problem by consuming sparse resources We should know more in a few days when the other teams return he said If we decide to go over we wont be taking our children He is tom whether or not to travel across the border or remain where he is and contin ue providing support to those awaiting news of family and friends The family is in the Dominican through the Youth Unlimited program Their group of 24 is made up of youth nurses a doctor firefighter and counsellor Along with a truckload of medical sup plies the group brought 2000 pairs of Crocs provided by Feed the Children in Guelph to help prevent the spread of a parasitic disease known as hook worm which affects about one billion people around the world Team members not working on the medi cal front are introduc ng basic English skills to help impoverished Dominicans find work in resorts or do business with Englishspeaking tourists helping break the cycle of poverty Summer Camp Fairs FREE ADMISSION January 20th 2010 600 830 pm Magna Centre 800 Dnve January 26th 2010 630 830 pm Aurora Public Library Yonge St Meet the Directors of over of Ontarios Finest childrens summer camps and programs Ail Accredited Camps by the Ontario Camps Association Day Camps Girls Camps Science Camps Residental Camps Boys Camps Arts Camps Special interest Camps Camps Sports Camps and More I 18009661406 l Save Tim Save fH6um BBS

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