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Whitby Free Press, 30 Aug 1989, p. 3

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WHrrBY FREE PREASf, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1989, PýAGk; 3 Glen Dhu should open on time NESSIE SHIEPHARD of Whitby holds her first- place trophy, shared. with Marion Ewen of Uxbridge, for- euchre in the Durha'm Senior Games. Also a second -place finisher in the crib- bage competition, she received honors at tufe ga-nes' awards luncheon Aug. 16 at the Pickering recreation centre. Fr-ee Proe photo, Finiepaer reçycling 'to rncrease By Trudie Zavadovics Two of three new public schools in Durham Region appear likely to open right on time. The opening of Highbush, pub- lic schooi in Pickering may be delay by one week. Whitbyes Glen Dhu' public schooi wiil have final dlean-up this weekend.* Gien Phu should be ready to greet its students Tuesday morn- ing but the iibrary and daycare are expected to take an extra coupe of days to prepare. - "A decision will be made (this) Wednesday afternoon after a meeting on site,», said Pickering trustee Louise Farr at Monday nigh'soadmeeting. 'if w e decide to hoid off on opening the school, we will be advising the public, on Wednes- day. Our alternative.,wilI be not toý open the .school tili the, follow- ingMonday." .The. sehool in. theý best shape for the start of the school year Tuesday is S.A. Çawker public sehool. It, too;- will req uire some work on the weekend. "The two major problems for the deiays is that Glen Dhu and Highbush were retendered and that lost us a critical month iast faîl, " said superintendent of plsnt Jim Russell at Monday night's board meeting. "The second probiem was the shortage of brickiayers which put ail three schools behind the eight bail.» Russell also indicated there would be a slight problem -in getting ministry approval, and that daycare at Glen Dhu public school wouid be delayed by a couple of days. Ventilation equi pment wili be operating in althree buildings but heat will will not be avail- able for two to three weeks. LOW MONTHLN PAYMENTS-11.75% AIRCNTO AI£5I * I HhMIG n ARCOD!INN eO T O 00ECI ' S T, WHITO By Trudie Zavadovics With the summer vacation period nearly at an end and schools soon to open, Durham Recycling Centre expects to be kept busy handling the increase in fline paper waste.. Fine paper waste includes office waste, school paper, letter- head, notebook paper , computer 1'aper and some types of enve- idoes not include anything with carbon, glossy or shiny covers *anything with crayon, glue iinding or self-adhesive paper. Water soluble glue is recyclable but window envelopes are not. «To date, we are servicing about 400 clients in the Durhamn Region,» says Sue Crowley, ope- rations manager for- Durham Recyling. e4 have 75 to 100 clients on a waiting list. We service small three-person companies up to GM. «At the moment we are over- wheimed te start programs. The demand is greater than the sup- ply. «We teach e-very client what to put in for (fine paper) waste. We supply" literature and sample memos. Fine paper waste is put into a special square-based metal bin or container measuring 16 in. by 16 in., and 36 inches in height. Bins are lined with burlap. The cost for a container is $100 and they can be purchased directly- from the manufacturer or ordered through the Ministry of the Environment. If ordered through the minis- try, there is a much longer wait- ing period and there are very strict regulations. Companies must supply such information as floor plans and staff numbers. When bags are full, Durham Reecclng picks them up. "The trucks are on the road every Monday,» says Crowley, addie that ail paper is hand sorte . We have a total staff of 50 with five drivers and two fuil-time sorters for the fine paper." Comp anies can contact Dur- ham Recyciing for more informa- tion about bin m anufacturers .and fine paper recycling. due to the the offices of the WH[ITBY'FRIEE PRESS wii be clused on MQNl4~J S~MB RATH DEADLINS for ail cisplay and classified advertising will be - Friday, September lst at 4 pm __ Have a happy, sale holiday weekend _ For aliited Un ny lt's the one you've been waiting for ... our '/? price speciacular. Better hurry and take advan- tage of this limnited-time, limited-number offer. Treat yourself to the kind of club you've been looking for - affordabfe (1.-specially now!), accessible and extremely rewarding. You can get on the right track with our aerobic classes, or* work out on your own in our gym - then really relax in the sauna and whirlpool. lt's A waiting for you here with this special hall price offer. Remember;, this offer is for a limited time only - so corne in and join us today. DON'T MISS OUT-CALL NO W ~) Eu-rofi'en Womeis Hea Ctb 1121 Dundas St. E. 1735 Bayly Street 325 Dreyer Dr., Unit 12 Whitby (Corner of Hopkins & Dundas) FOR MNORMAllON CALL 666.-4540 Pickering gust East of Brck Rd) FOR INFORMA11ON CALL 831-1105 $~'..b.$$~4t£ 444 4 ,t '4 *~tt *4i ¶~<~I g.7 Ajax (Smith of Bayly) FOR INFORMATION 428--25( :ALL

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