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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31,'1983, PAGE 3 Another Durham beach closed' with high contamiatio ee BV TIM BAINES HIgh water con- tamination levels have forced the closing of another beach ini the Durham Region but a local health unit of- ficiai says this should be the end to the closings. Brian Devitt, ýdirector of environental health for Durham Reglon, told the Free Press the Port Perry beach con- tamination level rose sigificantly last week, forcing warning signs to be posted. "We don't expect ad- ditional closings but then again we didn't ex- pect Port Perry to reach the level it did," said Devltt.' A beach in Pickering and one at Rotar Park in Ajax remain closed due to levels of fecal coliform (bacteria) above the acceptable limit of 100 per 10 milograms of water. Devitt noted that it was hard to narrow down the cause of the unacceptable levels, saying many factors were possible. "«It may have to do with currents, water temperature. or even agricultural runoff," he said. The health unit has been sampllng local beaches on a weekly basis and stili maintain the beaches in Oshawa and Whltby are flot really idanger. People swiniming at the contaminated beaches could poten- tially get eye, ear, nose and throat infections. Vomiting and. dlarhhea are. also remote possibilties. Local health inspec- tors wlll continue to monitor between 40 and 50 beaches along Lake Ontario I the Durham Region. This Whitby team won first place recently in the Great Canadian Bed Race i Toronto. The members are left to right: Glen Lotton, Grant Sullivan, Stanley Kelly, Paul Reynolds and Ron Balcom. Canadian. Bed -Race The Great Cajnadian Bed Race, held August 20 in Toronto i Support of Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada, and organized by the Tower - City Jaycees, was won by a- team, sponsored by Mini - Stor - ItL The team members were Glen Lotton, Grant Sullivan, Paul Reynolds, Ron Balcom and rider Stanley Kelly. There .were nmme teams competing in this competition with a round-robin tournment. The Mini - Stor - It Team neyer lost a heat, advancing to a final run off agaist a Team of Peel Regional Police, who had neyer been beaten before. The Mini - Stor - It team was successful in not only winning the trophy for being the fastest and also a second trophy for the best costume. Durham Conservation Centre wantsto help local seniors BY TIM BAINES Communlty Editor Senior citizens may be able to survive this win- ter a little easier with the aid of a- relatively new organization, which is now offermng weathering assistance to this area. The Durham Conser- vation ' Centre, established this past January, is extending its service from the Pickering areiWas far as Whitby. The- Conservation Centre's first priority is the weatherization of municipal buildings and senior ciizens', private homes with no charge for labour. This weatherization, the' sealig of cracks, leaks and holds in a building'sý fabric, can save up to 40 per cent on heating costs. The only cost to the homeowner is for the materials, which are available at a price slightly above the con- tractor's cost. This means- that most homes can be weatberized for bet- ween $100 and $150. This same job when com- pleted by a contractor could cost as high as $1500, including labour charges. The Conservation Centre is able to provide this service because of a Canada Community Development Program grant. This grant ex- pires at the end of November 50 Centre Manager Judy Lawlor stresses that ap- plications should be made early. "Don't put off calling us," said Lawlor. "We exPect the fail season to be busy and sometimes it takes us three or four days to do a house. " Lawlor would like the Centre to become revenue-generating in the future. "We'll always prohably have grants to help us but our main goal is flot to be grant- dependent for the rest of our career."ý .The Conservation Centre is an offshoot of The Is Five Foundation from Toronto, an um- brella organization that helps to establish con- servation centres, providing support until they are self-sufficient. Lawlor says she initially thought the On- tario riding of Durham Region was too big s0 their emphasis was placed in the north end. Requests from Ajax and Whitby area con- vinced Lawlor and her staff of two employees there is a need for the program here. Upon request, Làawlor will visit a home and talk about the problem areas and will later give a cost estimate on the materials needed for the job. This service is non- obligational. Lawlor, Who graduated from. the University of Waterloo with a degree in en- vironmental studies, says they are not at- tempting hi undermine any local businesses. 1 There's absolutely nothIng else i the area in the way of weatherization," she said. She adds there, are a lot of homes in this area that are old and draughty which could benefit from the ser- vice. The Conservation Centre's office is currently located in'a garage behind the historical Grey Home, in Brougham. They will move 'into the Grey <Home, upon completion of renovations, perhaps next spring. With this large new of- fice, they will be able to offer free - public workshops on how- to weatherize your home and a daily drop-in * resurce information service. The office is located one block east-of Brock Road on-the south side of Highway 7. Projects slated for tIhis fail include a recycling depot and a paper depot, open each Thursday from 2 to 5 p.. Other future ventures include expanding the depot to accept, waste oif, glass and larger supplies of fine'and new paper. Lawlor is planning to approach Whitby Town Coundil to offer the Cen- tre's services for town- ship buildings. <Earlier in the year, they weatherized four community centres in the Pickering area. If you would like fur- ther information call Gail Lawlor at 68-4341 during business hours. r*Floppy Disks by Oli", P 5%" DISKETTES for AES Plus & Alpha Plus <5.65 ea NN97575- for Apple Il &Radio Shack TRS80 lle N97875 - forte 8,DISKETTES N97525 - for IBM System,32 4.85 ea N97623 - for Wang System 25 &30 5.85ca. N97593 - for Xerox 850 & 8605.95 me , N97840 - for AES 90 & 100 6.95 :a. 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