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page 8, Saturday, June 7 WHITBY~8-~ N IL - lTTAmaS Community spirit n( I would like to address the .closing of a second Shoppers Drug Mart. Let it be quite clear at the out- set we seniors do not have any need to panic on our own account as there are independent pharmacies who will believe, so that as long as you can talk and have a phone you are able to take care of yourself. The, concern for the community spirit and the idea that we care what happens to each other is what seems to be unimportant to the purveyors of corpo- rate greed. Employees are transferred here and there and as the dust settles they realize that they and their loyal customers have cooperated in their even- tual unemployment. "That is business", I was told by the powers that be. Well fortunately participation in that kind of business is voluntary it is possible to deal elsewhere. It seems that on the PR front the Bus service to and from hospital criticized The Whitby Transit has a fleet of well-cared for buses. That is much more than could be said of one of their drivers whose one mission was to wheel her bus, efficiently, but with little thought of purpose. Reference is made to an incident (May 28 at approxi- mately 12:25 p.m.) Normally, I use my care for transport, but occasion occurred while vehicle was being serviced and I had an appointment at the Foot clinic at Whitby General Hospital. Having been discharged on May 16 after treatment for little or no blood circulation in my legs, I boarded the number 2 bus at Dunlop and Brock Sts. (A former stop) for the bus to the WG Hospital. For this I was 'blasted' as this is now considered a dangerous location to stop. I apologized'for this. I thought the drivers were required to stop for all bus stops. It was on the return trip from the WGH which is presumed to be a bus stop for all patients (up on the Hill.) Having been told that the number 2 bus would re- turn to this stop on the hill, at approximately 1:55 p.m. I was awaiting the bus till 2:45 p.m. One bus drove by from the Psychiatric hospital with no consideration of servicing the stop on 'the hill'. I'm 76, and more than my legs were burning. While that Monday was nice, the wind was a bit chilly. A cab cost me $7. I thought that a bit more consideration would b shown possible patients at this bus stop. Con W. Choplany Hickory St. Notice of Liquor Licence Application The following establishment has applied to the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario for a liquor licence under the Liquor Licence Act: Application for a Sale Licence Tap & Tankard 224 Brock Street South, Whitby Any resident of the mîunicipality may make written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents. Submissions must be received no later than July 4, 1997. Please include your namne, address and telephone numiber. If a petition is submitted to the Board, please identify the designated contact person. Note: Thie LLBO gives the applicant details of any objections. )t counted by corporations company was unprepared, as the answers to the why? ranged from to give better parking to, "so that you can talk to the pharmacist at midnight." What is obvious is that a very nice if patronizing statement that we would be transferred via com- puter to another bigger and better Shoppers Drug art was supposed to fil us with profound if thought- less relief. There was of course the stated intention "To give more efficient service" which translates into with fewer employees. A great many of us choose.to live in Whitby because we can establish contact with our neighbours and townspeople and it should not surprise even Shoppers Drug Mart that we resent the intrusion of the greedy whose only motive is money. A final word to seniors: your prescriptions are big bucks. Spend them where you will, but know you have power. A final word to Shoppers Drug Mart: the owner- ship of your stores is some what obscure. Would you have us believe that one struggling little drug store just gobbled up too or what? Do you really intend to have us all go to one drug store when you find a low enough rent to afford you the profits that will satisfy you? Of course you can always put the prices up. In your perfect world there will be no place else to go. Sincerely Pat Bourke RADIATION MONITOR NUCLEAR GENERATING STATIONS IN DURHAM REGION First quarter 1997 (January 1 to March 31) This information is provided by the Atomic Energy Control Board, Canada's nuclear regulator. Radiation dose due to emissions from the nuclear generating stations. Dose is reported in microsieverts (pSv), an international unit used to measure dose. The radiation doses due to emissions are for the most exposed persons living near the station. They would typically apply to persons living just outside the station boundary who are at their residences 24 hours a day, who drink local water and milk, and eat local fish and produce. The doses were calculated using actual data from routine analysis of air, water, milk, fish and vegetation samples, as well as station emission data. Most persons would actually receive less than the doses indicated because they have different eating habits or live farther away from the station. Radiation doses decrease signifi- cantly as the distance from the station increases. Persons living midway between the two stations would therefore receive less than the doses indicated for either of the stations. Less than 6% of the radiation dose received from the stations was due to liquid emissions, while the remainder was a result of airborne emissions. For further information, please call us at 1-800-668-5284. Nota : Pour obtenir une version française de ce bulletin, veuillez communiquer avec nous au numéro ci-dessus. *M Atomic Energy Control Board Commission de contrôle de l'énergie atomique Canad:r DARLINGTON January 1 to March 31, 1997: previous quarter: TOTAL FOR 1997: from a single chest X-ray: about PICKERING Proposed legal limit - January 1 to March 31, 1997: for dose from - previous quarter: emissions: 1000 per year - TOTAL FOR 1997: Dose from a single chest X-ray: about Note: Natural background radiation, the annual legal limit for station emissions, and the dose from a typical X-ray are provided for reference. Emissions are in addition to background radiation. Submissions to be sent to: Licensing and Permits Branch Liquor Licence Board of Ontario 55 Lake Shore Blvd. E., Toronto ON M5E 1A4 Fax: (416)326-5555 E-mail at licensing@Ilbo.on.ca. m pý