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jPIR.$..O. AL.S ...... FITNSS OE ONON HEa tranig fcslty SeclliEDftns insrutio i a riaGES ul se«ng Gal ssssent cnsan suportan moivtla.BJI,, FitessStdio21 ByonSt & SL4l10o~omiypa~s 66&4464. EVANLY RAYS servicing oer 20,'000 Ontarlo househois. Rafod #1 ln Canada. Police, politicians & corporationsuse us. 'Concems aboutlove, healt, reWqionshig~ Morley. JLJst Cal!1-00451=4:5 24 hrs $2.Gln. 18+, PROFESSIOtIAL.Counseflhg oee frIndMvdual relalionshi abuise issues,et.ý T&. Counselling Ltd. at 579-7535 for a free S utim~o. We can help you. 90-86080. BATMIAN FREVE *SAILOR MOON e TIJXEDO MASK *SPIDERMAN e CINDERELLA e WHrrE RANGER *aiso Red, Green & Pink *Birthdays, Company Plcnlics Etc. e NO VIOLENCE!.e DOUG (416) 439-8133 I .M.L.S.TO.I.s.j The family of Angela Vermeire wishes ber a very Happy Birthday on Dec. 21,1996 Congratulations LMom & Orna on your 7Sth NOTICE The following items w!!! be sold or scrapped - ta caver unpaid storage or repair charged unless paid for by December 31/96. Toro Mower L Orde 6 Chsysler P Culp ChipT7ruck K Bancroft Gamero B Davis Camper T. Emmet 1980 OIds D. Bender Tent Trailer K Milton AMC Goncord D. Bowden WILDE RENTAL SERVICE AND SALES Thickson Road North R.R.#1 Brook! in, Ontario LOB ICO 1Ir i I Happy l6th Birthday Matthew & Charles EIiott-Ravary Special Birthday wisIies ta my handsome and fun ioving twin sons born on December 27,1980 l'm proud to be your Mom Love Mom XOX XOX Please Recycle This Newspaperj VOLUNTEERS The Arthritis Society is looking for volunteers ta, take part ini the lds On The Block puppet program.. 'Kids' is a troupe of disabled and non-disabled puppets that teach children how ta, relate t Idds that are different. Commnitment includes one rehearsal every week, and two performances per month. Cail Rosemarie Cleary at 416-281-7725. Organ bull I FRENDLY VISITOR none who wants to shaaspecial friendship with a senior, 111 or a disabled person, can call the .Friendly Visitor Program at Victorian Order of Nurses Durham (571-3151). Although McTeague's bill passed second reading ear- lier this year, it appeared mn jep ardy l lst week when the Bloc Quebecois moved an amendment te have al of April recognized as organ donor month. «They threw a bit of a curvebaîl at the last minute,» said McTeague. "We amended their amendment and since my amendment preceeded theirs theirs was defea- ted,» he explained. Brooklin FROM PAGE 1 with a special gift basket containing an assortment of gifts from all the merchants. EveMyne is invited ta 1MI out a 'free draw ticket for a chance ta, win. No purchase isnecessary. The prize winner wlll be frawn où Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. at Old Mil Hardware. GROCERY PETITON The Brooklin Busines Association is trying to, brinI a grocery stare back t Brooklin. The associatioj bas organized a petition tha will be sent to the Oshawi Food Group. The petition outlines thi problems the absence of i grocery store poses foi seniors and those who do noi have transportation. It als< Points out that there are no1w about 2,000 people in the area, many who would support a local grocery store. The petition can be found at association meniber stores. Take a few moments ta drop by and offer your support by signing the petition. j1 â e Securify Systoms $3990o95 Includes easy to use control panel, motion detector, 2 door/window contacts, 6 tone siren, transformer, backup battery, wiring & installation, warning decals, home ins. discount qualification, video instruction manual. *Customer satisfaction guaranteed. Yu e *Some restrictions appîy. to Sa vina *Expires June 30/97. 5 5year warranty. *No hidden costs. [--kh e Additionaî contacts may be purchased separately. *Monitoring may be purchased at $20.O0/month, aid yearly in advance. 104 MARY ST. E., WHITBY 0 Nmonitoring contracts required. 666-142114274049 a r "I then asked on a point. of-order, that in the spirif of Christmas, would the: (Bloc Quebecois) agret vote and they did. .re» McTeague termed it "un- precedented» that his bil went through three steps in~ one day -- the reporting stage, amendmenlt an d finally, thîrd readi!ng "Normially, it wouL tal« threeor four znonths," he said. "Stuart mnust have sone powerful forces in heaven that took precedent over the forces in the capital. «There's just no *way some- thing like this wôuld have happened. It re-establishes my faith in the process of private member's bills." Alýthough he originally envisioned a singledaîy ta mark organ donation, McTeague consented t aa full week since it will coin- cide with an annual event sponsored by the Multiple Organ Retrieval and Exchange Pragram Based in Toronto, MORE is a non-profit agency which attempta to link up donated organs with poten- tial recipients. It has medi- cal information on hun- dreds of Ontario residents reqiing new organs. Alhough it hias yet to receive formai appryoval, McTeague said Hlouse speaker Gib Parent, whose own son donated organs in 1974, is symjathetic ta creation of a n lonour Roll listing the names of organ donors. The list would be updated on an annual basis. "This is the ,greatest achievement Ive had,» he said. "P'm 50 honoured that the farnily feit enough of me ta try to stick handie it through the house." RED CROSS Volunteers with, mechanical Ikils (repair wheelchairs, uickroom equipnient) and computer skllls are needed by the local Red Cross. Cail 723- 7251t ext. 205. t y Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, December 18, 1996, Page-23 Sligoe ofJ~f FROMPÂGE i writing campaign Rumble initiated last year. Folngher nýphew's death Rum-le teck itunoP herseff ta increase pululc awareness of organ dona- tion and sent letters ta poli- ticians of aIl stripes and government levels seeking support. McTeague seized on her suggestion of a private member's bill and put for- ward hie proposaI ta declare April 21 as National Organ Donor Day McTeagiie chose Arl because it marked the pass- ing of Stuart Herriott. StuaWs p arents Tim and Judith,dd not fiesitate in consenting ta the use of bis organs after their son -died. Plans. made for hospital fture r JJJW3GE4 mitied ta the government's hospital rsrcuigcom- *mission following analysis by ministry staff. Although -the* hospital *board did not hesitate in * v ng qualified support te the' rabilitation centre proposai when it came for- ward two years ago, chair Catharine Tunniey said there is stili considerable misconoeption about the board's position. «A lot cof people think the board is only pushinig for rehab, when we are still in fact stressing *outpatient clinics and emergency,» said Tunney. «I think not everybody has heard that message," she said. Hospital chief executive officer Elizabeth Woodbur concurred with Tunney's assessment of the lingering OPpostion ta the board's «I think- there's been some hies that the board should focus more on acute care 'rather than rehab,» said Woodbury "But peeeple-are more acpng of th fact that the status quo iu net accp- tabe,' she said. While suoceesive provin- cial governments have made Ontario residents realize that changes have to cour ini the health care system, Woodbur said the board must aàs" its part. «We have a responsibilit topeople ta explain why thehopital is going ini this d-,Frection. T'his (document) talks about things we have NATIONAL POPULATION lmALTHSURVEY Statistjcs Canada interviewers are now making calls to households for the national population health survey. It i8 a comprehensive survey about a person's health and use of health services. Th ere are questions'about height, weight last physical checkup, smoking, alcohol, drug use,. mental health, and sexual health. For more information, call 1-800-1 459-8862. Borestatitiocanada' identified to, be signifît- cant ... ta broaden and deve- laP p community relations, educating thepulic about réhabilitation. Even though the district health council ha put a $24.1-million price tag on the coot of transforming Whitby General bita its proposed roIe, Woodbury is optimistic that even a cash- strapped provincial govern- ment. cm find the necess- arï flinds. The mînistry has changed the cSt-sharing formula as it relates ta, capital projects approved by the restructuring commis, sion,»,she explainied. «It's now -0/50, but it will be 70 (miinistryy/30 (hospital). That'. a positive factor. .Woodbury -added that in every, report releae ythe Commision rehabpo, posaIs i those comnmurn- ties have been enhanced in terms of capital and operat- în1 Cea(Durham) district healthcouncil study identi- fied severalareas that are underfunded, but rehab services are the most in 1 arn a victim of technology. First, our brand new, state of the art ,office computer began to twitch, cough, grumble, consume programs and make my secretary Sandra long for the good old days of manual typewriters. The techno wizards came ln, and began to cast their vailous charms and speils on It to littie effeot. Then Sandra's old computer which had became my new computer decided that It * longed to be reunited with ils previous user and went into a blue funk $0 severe that It wouid immediateiy freeze and just stare at me baiefuiiy after ht was booted up. Its case was s0 severe that off it went to the shop for a fuil tune Up. No problem'I thought, 1 can write and work at home. A good plan, an excellent plan, until i was seduced by the siren song of * upgrading the software of my operating systemn. Its newer, they *cooed, faster, more Intuitive, more fun and you'Il be a better person with it on your computer. Don't lag behind, thInk of your children, think of their future. And like a total Idiot 1 feul for it. Within min utes of watching Its tentacles Insinuate itseif into every nook and cranny of my computer 1 discovered somethIng. My modem, the heart and soul of my operation had been munched, crunched and Inhaled. Oh it stili told me it was there, it stilliinsisted with offensive cheerfulness that it was operating Just fine. OnIy it was toasted like a marshmallow on a camp fire. Nothing 1 tried worked. 1 caiied my Internet provider, we spent over a dozen calis trying to revive it, no go. 1 tried relnstaliing It throughthe front door, the side door, the back door. There was no door. 1 had no E-mail, no Intemet, no fax 1I was cut off, iost, abandoned. And what was worse it was my own fauit. In desperation 1 calied my toi! free IBM help Une, surely they could help me, they could give me some of tmat wonderful warm, friendly, support they promlsed when i bought the machine from them. HahI ""t's a software probiemn" they said. "You need to give your modem a new Une of data.' "Great," 1 said, uwhat Is lt?" "I'm sorry" they intoned "as this is a free oelI arn not authorized to give you that Information, thank you for cailling I BM."0 I should have bought a Mac. My next stage was to oelilin the services of ail the computer people ln my church. We met, we discussed, we held seminars, brought in experts. 1 tried ail their suggestions, nothing worked. I even attempted to bring back the good old days of my previous operating system. No go. The final resuit was to buy a new modem that wouid be recognized by the new program. After triai and error, and new Intemet software it woked . .. almost, Now I just get fatal error messages when 1 log off, which apparently means 1 need more memory, which is being instalied later this week. Oh yes, whenever I have a bright idea It costs me a fortune. The, only computer ln my Ife that actualiy works properiy is my ancient 286 XT that 1 dusted off and started using at the office. To add total Insult to injury i was driving my flve-year.old Escort around when ail the sudden waming lights started fiashing and the Interior ights went out. Off to the garage 1 went. Joe looked it over and then called me. " 1 think I found the problem" he said. 'What is it and how much", I replied with fear and trepîdiation. "Not sure how much yet, but 1 can tell you onethîng" " What's that?" 1 asked quivering with anticipation. 'The problem', he toid me. "Itfs in your cars computer." He neyer quite understood why 1 screamed before hanging Up the phone. 'I The computer ate my column 1 1 i