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p14 tribune may 22 1991 speech and stroke centre one of only two in canada kategilderdale correspondent ihe proclamation of aphasia aware- ness week beiween may 26and june 1 represents an important step forward for the yorkdurham branch of the speech and stroke centre located at parkview village instbuffville aphasia is a latin word meaning absence of speech the condition can occur in people who have had a stroke or suffered brain injury and those affect ed can suddenly find themselves unable to speak or make sense of language when someone has a stroke or head injuryif the language area of the brain is affected and if its haemorrhaging then the person is left with no speech right afterwards said communication pro- announcement paul j crowe ba llb is pleased to announce that he is now associated with rekaj johnson crowe barristers solicitors- gram director ruth patterson everybody knows about aids and- parkinsons disease yet there are less people with parkinsons than with apla sia aphasia patients tend to be quite socially isolated especially in a society thats so communication oriented she said the speech and stroke centre york- durham branch is one of just two such facilities across canada the original centre is located in north york and a third branch is slated to open soon in ottawacarleton since aphasia is chronic rather than acute many of those with the condition end up in nursing honies unable to com municate or move around without the therapy and encouragement they need to improve our centre is very communityorient ed said patterson many of our volun teers are from the stouffville and uxbridge areas whats unique about the program is that its run by volunteers who receive training from qualified speech patholo- pauljcroweballb real estate wills estates incorporations i small business matters michael laitmanba llb family law civil litigation criminal law 37 sandiford dr suite 305 the imperial centre stouffville ontl4a7z4 tel 6408100 claremont 6493555 fax 6406064 free initial consultation township of uxbridge interim taxes the 2nd interim instalment of 1 991 taxes falls due on may 31 1991 please return complete bill with your payment if receipt required same will be receipted and returned to you postdated cheques will be accepted all returned cheques have a service charge of 1000 added to the tax account please do not make tax payment through an automated teller as your funds will not reach us and may be lost toyoumor an indefinite period to avoid penalty or interest charges payment mustbe received at the municipal office by the due date failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve the taxpayer from the responsibility of paying taxes or penalty mrs sylvia robb tax collector v please help rhe regjpn of durhams blue box program work effectively your blue box col leers only rhe following marerials- newspapers include inserts tie with string or place inplosric bag place on top or be side your blue box keep papers our of rhe roin plastic soft drink containers remove lids caps sroppers rinse crush place loose in box with borrles place rhe blue box ar rhe curb by 700 am on your regular cjarbqgeday you may leavejabels on cons and borrles if you wish recycle right its the thing to do to protect the environment for future generations durham glass dottles and jars remove cops 6 sroppers rinse place loose on borrom of rhe box beverage and food cans rinse crush saves spaced placing in a plasric bag will improve our colleaion for more information coll 4165795264 if jong distance call collecr may 1991 0 durham o 0 a waste management information program of the region of durham and the municipalities of pickering ajax whitby oshawa newcastle uxbridge- scugog and brock gists at the centre the volunteers bring the outside world to our members said patterson volunteers work with a small group of poplewho learn from each other and become part of the larger group of 33 members their families and the volun teers the members lead discussions the facilitators are a bit like a hostess at a party they help people to feel comfort able about getting involved explained patterson and the results are extremely encour aging she said were seeing incredible gains in some people four five and six years after astroke the brain goes through a process of healing and recovery the program is like aerobics for the brain an open house at the yorkdurham branch will take place on tuesday may 28 at 10 am at parkview village 121 84 ninth line in stouffville for more information contact ruth patterson or anne wells at 6422053 hoods suffer loss sympathy is expressed to keith and mildred hood on the sudden death of her mother florence denby at the glynnwood retirement residence in thornhill on may 6 beula jones was moved from the markham stouffviue hospital to the nursing care unit at parkview home for the aged on rupert street in stouffville on tuesday marie hawkins was entertained by her daughters on mothers day mel and effie baker and jack and connie harrison were mothers day guests of bill and wendy baker in stouffville margaret paisley is a patient in markham stouffville hospital follow ing a heart attack a numbr of young people from gormley attended the annual pitch n praise weekend at the stayner mis sionary church campgrounds congratulations to albert and jean take who will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary by an open house on sunday may 26 at parkview village from 2 pm gary arid ardys winger and family of northern quebec in the artie are visiting relatives here they will be speaking and showing a video w their work at 7 pm on sunday may 26 at the heise hill church melba steckley spent the weekend in clarence centre in rochester new york to attend the wedding of her greatniece claremont girl is gold a claremont student has won a gold medal for her shaking skills in a canadawide competition bpbbr- reid also won the gold medal for baking among durham region schools she now goes on to compete in kentucky for tile north american title bobbi is in her final year at harwood sec ondary school in ajnx where she specialized in fancy baking the scholarship she received as one of her awards will be used toward furthering iter kfiowledgeof baking bobbi reid top baker