Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), April 14, 1993, p. 8

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p8 tribuneapril 14i993 st stouffville residents helping in farflung places karen haines correspondent with stouffvilles fight for clean safe water ifs not surprising that residents of whitchurch-stouf- fville are receptive to another com munitys fight for the same since 1989 the municipality has insert ed watercan donation leaflets in the consumers water bill its a small way in which we could assist people who do not have the resources to protect or build safe at our school classes start at 3500 feet water supplies said mayor fran sainsbury joanna reesormcdowell an active member in the hagerman congregation of the mennonite church approached town council for support of watercans water bill program watercan a coali tion of 15 canadian organizations funds clean water and sanitation projects overseas reesormcdowell said watercan projects are a perfect fit for the churchs global neighbours pro gram through watercan two villages on the main island of java in the indonesian archipelago became the extended community for whitchurchstouffville in the dry hilly central region of the south east asian island the main water source for the villages of gunung and talak broto is a good hours walk straight up the side of a mountain saidkeith shackleton shackleton monitors the project for the unitarian service commit tee usc the executive agency for watercan before usc started working in the main village of gunung only 32 per cent of the region had access to clean water most people would go up the ihujlezooocf summer horse camp ages 7 and up a july 5 to 9 b july 12 to 16 2 mounted lessons daily ridingvaulting creative arts programme lessons horse care stable management show preparation awards barbq horse show at the end of each session for further information contact kathi leeson 8527180 rr1 hwy 47s cemetery rd uxbridge l9p 1r1 mountain to the main spring to bathe or wash clothes then they would fill a container to take home the contaminated water caused numerous cases of diarrhea and other water borne diseases with donations from whitchurchstoufiville and water- can usc helped villagers build a gravityfed water system that sup plies about 450 households with clean water this year the main supply pipe for the larger village of gunung was completed distribu tion pipes and the standpipes for the outlying hamlets still have to be laid basically you run pipes from the water source in the mountain to the village said shackleton pipes run into a large distribution tank another series of pipes car ries water to several standpipes in the village this protects the water from contamination at the source and women are spared the daily trek up the mountain it seems like a relatively simple mechanical process but without health and sanitation education and an understanding of how all this affects the communitys envi ronment a water system wont work said shackleton an early pioneer when it comes to making the correlation between water con tamination and peoples health mayor sainsbury isnt surprised whitchurchstouffville rallied to help provide clean water for gunung and talak broto we know how important safe water is to a community every time it was threatened we rose up to protect it even though there is more work to be done gunung and talak broto can be added to the list of whitchurchstoufiville suc cesses for more information write 323 chapel street ottawa ontario kin 7z2 or call 613 2305182 m c gafijw at our school classes start at 3500 feet and our curriculum is guaranteed to provide thrills and a new challenge never before imagined if youve ever fantasized about becoming a pilot this is your chance for pleasure business or with a view to a new career toronto airways flight training school can turn your dream into a reality but youll have to hurry space is limited for these free seminars so call now 4778100 and ask for flight dispatch learn to fly safely from qualified friendly professionals af toronto aiiways flight training school tbra 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