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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,1987, PAGE 19 March ofDimes campaign starts ELEANOR STEVENSON (r), who chairs the local Mar- ch of Dimes fundraising campaign, gets some help from Winnie Jordison, a Lioness Club member, as appeals are enveloped for mail delivery to Whitby homes. The campaign begins Jan. 30 and ends March 15. on Jan. 30 Whitby residents will soon be receiving donation appeal letters in their mail as the local campaign for the Ontario March of Dimes begins Jan. 30. "Every community has physically disabled residents and ours is no exception," says Eleanor Stevenson, campaign manager, who anticipates a generous response from Whitby residents in the appeal. About one in 10 adults in Ontario has some physical disability. The Ontario March of Dimes helps disabled adults develop their abilities through a variety of services. The March of Dimes provides assistive devices sùch as wheelchairs, ramps and elec- tronic aids, operates. summer camps and has a computer program for vocational training and education. Also provided are vocational rehabilitation, médical clinics and consulting and information services. Money raised goes to the "Ability Fund," so named since the March of Dimes seeks to develop the ability in disabled adults. For more information call Stevenson at 668- 5231 (business) or 668-8253 (home), or write to her address at 910 Walton Blvd., Whitby, LiN 3G5. Construction begins on apartments, not townhouses An article in last week's edition incorrec- tly stated that construc- tion would soon begin on townhouses on Nichol Ave., Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation project. It should have stated Rycroft of the Whitby that construction would planning department begin on apartments, also notes that the not townhouses. Paul building will be seven storeys in front, but eight storeys ,at the rear, according to grades shown in plans. Bugelli new CLOCA head West ward councillor Joe Bugelli has been elected as chairman of the Central Lake On- tario Conservation Authority (CLOCA). Bugelli replaces Whitby's east ward councillor Joe Drumm who has been chairman for the past five years. Bugelli says he inten- ds to spend time making the region and provin- 'cial governments aware of CLOCA's problems over the past few years. He says CLOCA has its mandate set by the provincial government but doesn't have the funds - to fulfill that mandate. CLOCA is funded by the Ministry of En- vironment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Durham Region. Bugelli says better working relations are needed with both levels of government. He will seek a meeting with both planning and finance committees of the region to discuss "common ground", and directions problems. Some of the roles of CLOCA include wildlife preservation, main- tenance of floodplains, identifying and minimizing flooding, maintenance ol en- vironmental sensitive areas, providing passive recreation areas such as Heber Downs and Purple Woods, and educating the public and students on respect for nature. The position is for a one-year term. Coun- cillor Drumm remains as a member of the executive committee of CLOCA. Van found after audit An audit held by Gus Brown car dealership on. Jan. 3 showed one 1987, blue, GMC van was missing. The van; valued at $15,000 has been missing since at least Dec. 12.