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Whitby Free Press, 11 Dec 1991, p. 11

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Obituaries ÀMF"C GBRAN Andrew Ross Chapman of Wbitby died at Wéeeule Hoia In Toronto on Tuesday, Dceber 31991,. H. was 30. Crematioei was folowed by a Mémorial service on Saturday IDecemùber -7,-1991 at the W.tc Toýwn Funera Chapel. Bey. Peter Th' -omponchaplinofWellesley Canadian Cancer Society. BUSEEVANS * Elsie .Walker Evans died at Fairvew L Iodge, ý.Whitby on November 30- 199 1. She was 85. She was 1;mr in County of York, Englixnd*on Februiary15, 1906, daughter of Bentley and -ellen (Kempson) Walker. She ia suÉvived by son Harry Gordon of, .Port Perry and daughter Joan Marilyn <Mrs. Bob A4ttersleY) of 'Whitbygand- ;children Janice Lea of al ary and -Gordon Thomas Of .lWhftbýY, .,,and s ister. Dorothy. BaXter of S h. was predeceased by her husband E. Gordon Evans. The,,funeral service was held from thé,-W.C. Town Funeral ,Chael.on Monday Deoember 2, 1991. Bey.. Josephine Strzelecki, chapigin ofFairvi'ew Lodge, offi- ciatifig. I,nterment at Union cemetery. * SOPHIEROSS Sophie Boss of Whitby <ied on Tuesday, November.26, 1991 at Oshaa 4oneral Hosptal. She *was94 8h. ,Was bomn onhNoember 28., 1896-',in- Zlouchu, Austria, daughter of, Andrew and Eva -(Penchesyun) Serba. She maied George Boss on ÂAugut 5 1917 in Toronto. i AWhitibredent forý56 years Wùil Unitéd Churc .h. 5h., is survived by dauglhters JennieFowler, Ellen Kucherik, Marjorie Soltys and Isabel Hos-, . 1cm. She was predeceased by her< husband and son Jim Boss. - 1 The-funeral was held from St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Church 'Oshawa on November ýý2,'1991. Bey. N. Sidorski anid Rv. Charles Swan offlciating. Iterment at Mount Làawn ceme- ZYGMUNTZDANOWICZ Zygmunt' Zdanowicz of Whitby ~< diedaitWhtby General Hospital recently. He was 72. .He wasbomn in Poland on July 3.,1919, son of Nikolaj and ,Emilia Zdanowicz. He married Frances Burtinsky on februar 26, 1949 in Whitby. A resident 'of Whitby for 52 years., Mr. Zdanowicz was a far- mer. He was a member of St. John the. Evanglist Church. He is survived by wife Frances, children Michae Helen anid-Chesle1,and grandciiildren Mathewý, eFrancis, Nathanie1, Jacob and Zachary:' *The funeral service was held i Whitby on November 10, 199 1, FatheraR. O'Brien officiating. Interment at BResurection ceme- tery, 9Whitby, 6CGenerations of Service, Quality,&-Trust *Family Monuments *Granite or Bronze Markers *Cemetery Lettering *Sandblasting Staffor4 Mlonuments 818 Dundas St. E. Whitby,' * After Hlours 668r4460 or 666-1513 Homa appoentznents gladlarranged SAne*wý spirit /j~~gwmg WITY FM EPfESS WEDNESDAY, EGMBR119,1991, PAGE 1 Umm~.. By Ilario Boucher Tihe third annual 'Medicine Cabinet Clean-up' campaign has been a success. 'Rx Safety, Month,' during which unused or outdated drugs are brought inte pharmacies, was organized by the Metropoh-! tan Toronto. Pharmacists! Asso- ciation (MTPA) which extended the proganite 1,000 pharmacies acrosM etro Toronto, Witýbày, Oshawa and Mississauga tins year. «W. got a good response," said Aima Wager, pharmacist at Jerry's Thie Drg Warehouse in Whitby. 8h. said about 21 products were brought back, most of which had expired. Wagner naid the number of products brouelht in thus year was almost eý same -as last year. The- majo difference is that the lengthi of the campaign was' increased this year to on. month, from a week last year, she said. "W. wrere just hoping for a bigger response,» she said. oit was stil considered a success becausethe program ls starting te get people aware of the importance of protecting the environment, she id. Wagner naid it isnet always safe teý flush son4, medications down the tîIlet.because it ends up. in the Water sysfem. Aspecial medical di"oal cr M omPanY tsZeparticipat- utg' -rmces, she nid. %ve had a good response about equal .to last year,» said Peter Dilworth, presicdent9of the Durham Region Pharmacists' Association.. «People are getting te be more aware of this pr-oblem,» he said. Dilworth said the prograin was started three years ago -in order te decrease the potential of poi- Samn Hireh, campainco- chairperson, said a lotof phar- macnes partxcjpated. tbis year and uwe should do a'good as last year from earlY indication.» Hie nid people are showing more interest in the prograin and are askIng more,"questions about how te dispose of the outdated medicine. Since the prograrn was âtarted three ye -as agoi the awgreness evlcontinuestô,increaseevery year, he Fiad Acc;oig tO Elizabeth Bou- chard, MTPA préidentand cam- paign co-chairperson, people must gt more serious about the possible d ëer f keepîng -or iwaiown2gomedicationi.17 uIn 1989 and 1990, Toronte and area residents empÏtied their medicine cabinets of more than 1.5 million unitdose of poten- tially dangerous medications, she said. 'That's an oustandn aci*eve- ment, but we believe i 's barely scratching the surface of thie problem, she said. «Over 40 million prescriptions are dispensed egch year in Ontario, most -of 'which are not taken as directed,' she said. Bouchard said there are 20,000 accidental drug poisonings in Ontario everyyear, of which 300 of them are fatal. work toeter we c-an take on the world and wn T0 succe ed in today's world, Canadiahs must be able to compete because our jobs directly depend upon it. Our competitive edige will secure the prosperity we want for ourselves and our children. Prosper- ity that's rneasured not only by pro- ductivity but by better jobs, greater opportunities for young Canadians, support for health, social and senior citizen programs - and more. We can achieve it by investing in our own abilitiesand being a country Yes we can. We've got the ability to build on our successes. We have a history of working in co-operation with others for world class achievements in peacekeeping, medicine and space exploration. Now, with business, labour, govern- ments, academic and social groups working together, we can achieve competitiveness. But there is one ýmore critical factor: Canada's ulti- matepotential depends on the com- mitmernt of individual Canadians. Yes wecan'. We'"ve got the -pepie. It's timne now to uni te around our greatest economic challenge yet... preparing for a prospe rous future. As individuals, there's a lot we tan do. Put yourself in the'picture through further education or skills development programs. As parents, we can encourage our children to stay in* school longer and start career planning activiies soonér., As employers, we can think of ' training as a business investmnent and encourage a work environiment where excellence and a commitmnent to leamning are celebrated. Finally, as Canadians, we can become a positive part of the process through involve-, ment in the consultations on' our economic future. Ysw-e can. Canad~ cists are not pulIl counters, ,we!re health cae pr-ofessiionals trained te discuse any productiquestions or afety concerne our customers mayý ha've," she asaid. "Peol houd start tin meicnecaintde aid., Bouchard said the MTPA has presented $17A00 ini cmpaign,, ,donations te tue Poison Contfolý Centre at the, Hospital for Sick Childtren. LÇME 1 ý1WiTH THIS COUPON ONLY ,MlTINI ROMANCESi. 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