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'Vol. 4, No. 20 Tuesday, December 13, 1994 - The issue of Township- wide garbage pick-up is not dead in Scugog yet. After a lengthy discussion Monday afternoon, council agreed to provide new members with as much information as possible and put the idea back on the table Blood supply levels critical The sppply of blood in central Ontario has reached critically low levels, and if the current continues, patient care will Be affected, warns the Red Cross Blood, Centre in Toronto. Over the last several weeks the amount of blood collected at clinics did not keep up with the demand at hospitals, and the Centre has had to restrict orders from hospitals to keep supplies for emergency purposes. There is a blood donor clinic scheduled this week (Wed., December 14) at the Masonic Lodge on Queen St. The Clinic is. open from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM and the Red Cross is appealing to all healthy individuals between the ages of 17 and 70 "to bring a friend" to the clinic and help ease the severe shortage of blood. In a statement released Monday, the Toronto Blood Centre said "it is essential that * blood be available for lifesaving transfusions." Over the last several months transfusions were vital in the medical treatment of many people including burn victims, those injured in car accidents, and liver transplant recipients at the Hospital for Sick Children. R tly, blood transfusi saved the life of an individual badly injuréd in a farming accident. "Without an increased numbef" of blood donors, blood will'not be available when needed by patients like these," said a Red Cross spokesman. SE St You.can-tell by the look on Rian Alldred's face that he was a mighty excited 2 year old when ~ he had the chance to meet Santa last Saturday afternoon at the General Store in Seagrave. And If you think Rian was thrilled about this encounter, can you imagine his delight when Christmas day finally rolls around. Santa's visi to the Seagrave store Is a Christmas tradition that goes back more than 40 years, and judging by the look of joy on the faces of the kids, it's a tradition that will be around for many years to come. lo Township wide trash pick-up not dead issue at a-meeting early in the New Year. Earlier this fall, the former council veted in favour of Township wide garbage pick- up. Then at its final meeting before the Nov. 14 municipal election, council voted against going ahead with the plans after hearing during the campaign that many ratepayers in rural areas don't want it. . : However, at Monday's meeting both Mayor Howard Hall and Ward 2 rep Marilyn Pearce said they still favour Township wide pick-up. , In fact, Pearce said this would be a way to better control how much garbage is ending up in landfill sites. Ward 1 rep Doug Moffatt said that during the election campaign, he had 150 to 200 rural ratepayers tell him they don't want garbage pick-up while just four in his ward said _ they would be in favour. Ward 3 rep Joyce Kelly said there is a lot of opposition to the idea, though people are not always sure exactly why they are opposed. She said she would need more information on the issue before making # decision. It would cost about $35 "= annually per household for Township wide garbage pick- up, said councillor Pearce. Mayor Howard Hall warned that Durham Region (which operates the two transfer sites in Scugog) will most likely be imposing a user fee at the station, perhaps $3 per car and more fqr light trucks and vane: _ Flyers this ( week 3 | Flyers this week } in your Scugog Citizen (selected areas for each) Guardian Drugs Stedmans V&S Joe's Pizzeria Videorama Bigv Durham RIDE kicks into top gear The Durham Region RIDE program has kicked into top gear with 4,616 vehicles stopped in the first full weekend December 8-11, according to Sgt--Riek Bates, the officer in charge of RIDE. 21000) l Ble) (0): EH 1 [el Bates said Monday the program was operating over the weekend in Oshawa, Ajax, Whitby and Pickering with officers checking 35 drivers on the Roadside Tester. There were nine 12 hour suspensions handed out and four drivers who failed the roadside test were arrested and charged with driving over the legal limit of 80 mgs. alcohol. Police also arrested one more ) J {ol V 3,Y FX )\Y) (al 5 KV R.A 3 RLY | driver who was charged with impaired driving. Sgt. Bates said that during the same period regular Durham Police Patrol units arrested and ¢harged an additional 14 persons with impaired driving. He said the RIDE program will continue to operate full time over the next four weeks at locations in every municipality throughout Region.