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Whitby Free Press, 19 Aug 1992, p. 6

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PAGE 6, WHITBYFRMU PRESS, WEDNESDAYo AUGUST 19,1992 The 'only Whitby Newspaper owned and opera ted by WÇhltbYreSidents f-or Whîtby resîdenîsi Published,,e'very Wednesday by 677209 Ontarlo mc. at 131 Broo"k.St. N., Whîitby, Ontarlo Li N 5S1 Phone 668-Ç11,1 Toronto Line '427i-1834- DougAnderson -, Publisher Maurîice Piheér - Editor AlexandraMartin - P roduction Ma nager 2nd ýClass Postal Registration #05351 In lime A"Swnner Conte$t ofArchitectural Identflcation> Ejchweek, teflcWbtby Frec Fiez will publish a picmur of an avhtecumra detlin l l tby inclding Brooklin, Ashiburn ad Myrtle).' A dmw will bc ernf the correct etries.Tlhe winne's Dme and dlie correct dnfciowiilbe pubished intl; rien week's Fzee Press. If you cariidentify his picwer, subrithis entby tothe Whiby Free Ptess, 131 Brock Street N., Whilby LIN 5S1 The winerwill beselected nextTucsda t 10:00 an. WCATION__________ Address, Phone Number. 219KETHSTREET This bouse off Brock St=etjust north of Highway 401 was originally built as an officers quarters for the Wbitby IHigbland Rifle Comnpany around 1857. NO W1NNER L A ST W EEK" PRIMESDONAED BY ~444 Z~e&9sfr4 @UDUoEA TRADIN'G Nwj NydOIUaiedTyLU"mdù1gPI1 iWI~BUI ' Rîght through ýour jwaI l1,IIlurltHmuw Real solutionsto-garbage- crisis By Stephen G'. Leahy PARTONE Garbage, garbage, everywhere and no backyard.ta put it in. In just one industry alone, the pop -or soft drink undustry, the garbage statistics .are, ,over- whelming: up to twoý billion soft drink, 'cens along with '40 ta 50 million, plastic sonftdrink'botties are throWn away by Ontariens each and every year. 0f course, the~ soft drink industry is a big supporter of, the blue box recycllng -ý.programn and they contribute money ta advertising campai gns that tell us we are wonderful eause we recycle. The fact, is that, despite one of the worid's Imost eèxtensive (and expensive)- 'home' 'recycling programs3, only about 25-per' cent ta 30 per cent of those cenis .and bottles act,âuâllv end 'up being recycled. The rest, are elther landfilled or found on the aides of roa dsail across the province. ,There are lots 0f other industries that. create ,'disposables' for'aur. convenience - fram. diapers ta- plastic plates ýand utensils, ta' packaged products, ta fast-food containers, ta .bage. Then,>,there'.are'therest of the industries that make' 'consume' r' goods that -are, designed ta ,break down after a period of timie and be - replaced -- cars and applianices, corne to mind. .There are goods that icould -lest, a long ime but must be disposed of much sooner bcue hyare, 'out-of-date' or 'unfashionablo' or simply 'not new,' like. electronic products, clothes, furnilshinga and so on. Prectically everything we own,, we consider disposable. Be it a pop cen or a car,te moment we. purchase' them We thlnk. about gettingrld of -them. We rarely buy anythlng that we think will, lastI our entire iffetime. 0f course,, there aren't too many thnsthes e days thet could. That ilà no accident. Our1 society is based on-buying, using, ,throWing away and buying again. It is no7wonder we have a garbage proble'm., No one wants a waste disposaI site or dump>,enywhere.,near where they- livelea"tof 7al onprim >e farmland as mnay be -the case ln So .'are the ,manufacturers' ta blame.for ali aur garbage? Our H&W"many of us'cendo without theý piroducta that end up ln *dumps?-AIl, of us are lnivolved ln craiathis pýoroblem. Anid, since SER PAGE 15 so thsdto. Kinsmen wadinýg pool hours restrjicti've, To the Edîtor: Copy of lette r to Mayor' Tom Edwards. Dear Mr. Edwards: Earlier this yar w orres- ponded about m disappointment over cuncil's plans to, close down the Kinsmen pools.*'.I1was overjoyed when counicil chaniged its mmnd and ruled that the pools would remain open'for, the summer of 1992., Thank you for allowing, the neceesary repaira to keep the pools open. Our famlly has enjoyed a number of afternoons et the wing pool. 1I.understand that the ,future opening orclosing of the two pols will'» be- determined by< thia summer'ssattendance record whlch is being carefully monitored. Thia concernis me. Unfortunately, we ýare having unusuaily cool and rainy, weather. resulting in an ail-lime loIw attendance, record. %This year's attendance will not. be an-accurate predicling measure for attendanceë in future years. AndsI urge counicil not ta base its decision on this summers record. Another pont that 1 would like traise, has ta dowith the new hours of the w oading -pool. In previaus, years, families were free ta enjoy the wading pool et. any time -- momnga, aftemnoons and evenings. This year's new schedule conflicls itkh..h Aschedules, qf typicalpre-achooÃ"lers, the, pri may users ofthe pool. When the pool1 is open f rom 2 ta, 5 p.m., many pre- 1schoolers are unable ta corne due ta iR being nap time, until about 4 or -4:30 p.m. This, in addition ta the poar- weather we've been having, will certainly cause a d rap in altendance aitIhe wading pool. Although the newrhours of the BEE PAGE 15 Aim is good service To the Editor:- As medical director 'of the Canadian Red Cross* Toronto Blood Centre, which le responailble for blood donor clinlo operations throughout central..Ontarlo, I 1arn wriing to, comment on the article in the Ju29 edition, WhitbyFree Pres,aot longer donor %wating times at the latest clinloet 'the Royal Canadien Legion in Whltby. A s indicated in the article, longer waits are party a resuit of recent changes in the health screening process. To maximize the safety 0f the blood supply, regulat ions, requiÏre that the . donor screening procedure be ..strengthened. As a resuft, Rit sometimes tekes. more time. for donors ta complote tbis initial step alt the clinic. Hoevritisho-, that when both donors and the Red Cros became more accustomed ta the modified procedures, the waiting timne will be reduced., ý,1There le an -addfitonal reason for delays, 'also mýnentloned ln the article. U.Lke many other health careorganizations, the Red Cross le havinlg ta cope withrestricted govenmnt -undinga. ,Some chane acinic atafflng composi- tio ar eng implemened as essentiel cost contraI measures., The Red'-, Cross greatly appreciates the undereütanding and patience of blood dono ;rs* during this time .of transition,, and we contin'ue ,ta examine- ways ta provide good service et clinica. The' WhitbycornÃŽunity is the source of meny commited. blood donors. Their ongoing support wiîî' help us continue ta supply hospital patients with the blood- they require. For these patients, an extra 15 or 20 minutes of a donor's timne may meen a lIfetirne. Roslyn Ibrute MD. 1

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