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PAGE 24, WH1TBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1990 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE NOTICE OF ROUTE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY PICKERING/AJAX/WHITBY FREEWAY LINK HIGHWAY 401 TO PROPOSED HIGHWAY 407 The Ministry of Transportation (M.T.O.) has initiated a Study to determine the location and right-of-way requirements for a proposed freeway link within the Durham Region Open Space Corridor between Highway 401 and the proposed Highway 407. As proposed, this freeway link will be an ultimate 8-lane controlled access Freeway from Highway 401 in the south to the proposed Highway 407 in the north. The full Study Area within which alternate routes will be developed includes portions of The Towns of Pickering, Ajax, and Whitby as shown on the map below. Lake Ontarlo mmu STUDY AREA BOUNDARY The initial phase of the study - DATA COLLECTION - is currently underway. Information on all engineering and environmental aspects of the Study Area will be collected and assessed to facilitate the development and analysis of alternative routes. A series of Public Information Centres will be held during the Study. The first in this series of Public Information Centres is tentatively scheduled for late 1990. The Centres will provide the public and interested parties an opportunity to review the data collected and discuss the scope of the Study with members of the Project Team. The public will be notified of these Information Centres by direct mailout and by notices placed in local newspapers. This study is subject to the full requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Approval will be requested to designate and protect a corridor and to purchase property for the freeway and for the design, construction and operation of the freeway in the future. We are interested in hearing any comments or concerns you or your group may have about this project. Comments and information regarding this study are being collected to assist the Ministry of Transportation in meeting requirements under the Environmental Assessment Act. They will be maintained as a public data base and will be kept on file for use during the study and, unless otherwise requested, may be included in study documentation which is made available for public review. For further information please contact one ot the following Project Team members: CONSULTANT: Tyrone Gan Project Manager Proctor and Redfern Ltd. 45 Green Belt Drive Don Mills, Ontario M3C 3K3 (416) 445-3600 Ministry of V Transportation Ontario MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION: Mr. Doug Mackie Project Manager Centrak Region 3rd Floor, Atrium Tower 1201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8 (416) 235-5486 Ms. Diane Ivanauskas . Environmental Co-ordinator Central Region 5th Floor, Atrium Tower 1201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8 (416) 235-5544 Ministère des Transports LIFELINE Voluniteers, Rotary support nake it work Since 1987 there have been 65 emergency calls through Whitby's Lifeline service, opera- ted from Whitby General Hospi- tal. In at least one case, the service more than likely prevented a death. The Lifeline system is a home device that is connected to the control centre. In Whitby's case, the line is hooked up to the hospital through a separate line. If the person using the device faces an emergency situation, there are a variety of ways a distress signal can be sent out. By activating a device that the person carres, 'a warning is sent to the centre and a volunteer member is sent to the home. John Kunetsky is a former administrator of Whitby General who saw the importance of Life- line. A Whitby Rotary Club member, he began what is now a# strong club commitment of, donatng units to the hospital. Currently 50 units have-been purchased by Rotary, with another 10 due to arrive at Christmas. Peggy Primeau is the Lifeline program manager for, Whitby General, and among her duties she must decide which applica- tions will receive a Lifeline unit for rental. "The amount of 4units we cur- rently have are about right for the community at .this time," Primeau saidCurrently there are still some units available. i While the majority of Lifeline users are elderIy, the scope of beneficiaries is quite larger. "It can be used for people with MS, cancer, rape victims. Our youngest person using lifeline now is 35. There are 20 volunteers who represent an important step bet- ween the caller and emergency crews. Volunteers will be called if the response centre receives no answer from the home. The volunteer will assess the situation and proper action will be taken. "The police and emergency crn ws have been just great. Even in cases where it had been a false alarm, they're understand- ing and supportive to the pro- gra,"»Primeau said. 'Womenx of Distinctiona' awards Nov. 8 The Oshawa YMCA is again hosting the YWCA Durham Region Women of Distinction awards dinner. Ini this ninth year of celebration of the achievements of women in the Durham Region, norninations may be made in four categories: the arts, community service, women in the workforce, aind young women of distinction. The Oshawa YWCA established these awards to honor womer) in the region for exceptional contributions to community life. The Oshawa YWCA invites the public, individuals and groups to join in this celebration and to nominate receipients for these awards and attend the presentations at a gala dinner on Nov. 8. The keynote speaker will be Dian Cohen, ecnomic consultant and president, Dian Cohen Production. For information regarding nominations and dinner tickets, call 567-8880. Reservations will be accepd for talJes,9feight guests.