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Whitby Free Press, 20 Mar 1991, p. 8

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PAGE 8o WHITY FREPRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARC!! 20.11Ml Prrn le ree.,k. ..reside torm grbg lub" Juat when you thought yeu had the tbree envirnmental R's down pat, PeggyTupper has introuce her own version -- 'Residents Reducing Refuse.' The Pringle Creek area resi- dent began by sending out -a newletter te neigh>bours, about forming an organization and there are now over 50 mjeier. Known infarmally âa the «gar- bage club," the aim is to cut back on, the* amount of garage by reducingl reusing and recycling. Whitby, buses in Oshawa PROM PAGE 3 vice te .the Oshawa Centre, con- nectionswill b. made with four Oshawa Transit routes. A staff report states thatpeak period service .between 5:,45 and' 9 am., and from 3 te 7:30 p.m. would -cost Whitbyr Transit apprmmaiqy$50000annually. Bua perxim$ Zýg off-peak heurs -- 9 a.m. te 3 p.m. Monday to Priday and from8a.m. to 7 ,.m. Saturdays - will net result m extra coos. Buses wiIl travel to the Osh- awa Centre every 30 minutes via Dundau/King St. and return via GibhfBurns t and Kendalwood Rd. .While'a $1.10 Whitby Transit fore will tae. passengers te Osh- awathoe tansferrngte an Osha wara nt bumetpay an additional $1,15. "A lot, Ofppear very enthu- siastic," Tpper sad That enthusiasi has«helpe the oërpnization achieve, many things, in a short tne. lo~al AP ro- tic bags for recyclmng. nthe orgniation has spoken for citi- enatconventions to reduce the amount.of ackaging. Those who jon the club receive a blue box if they dont already have one . and Tupper plans -to help. obtain.,compost- bins, for those whoare interested. > I'll etone of the'residents thLt has atruck and.we'llg .ick, u 50»:bins if that's whar is neded." There is annual memibershie f.. of e$1, to mainke -it «"officiaI, and- the org"izaiion 'provides newsletters that provide helpful tipa on re ducingth amount of gab * that h itsi thecurb. T-'he cubis ,planningj.other projets. uch as cleanmng the ramie. Wie- Tupper did't, start -the club With the idea of Camvafsig other. ,nei*ghb'ourhoods, eh. doesntmbind if it catches on. ,1 "I-'f other ftilghbourhood gro'p *ud le tositart,rdbegldt giveý them i a pattern te6olo. Publiceetn Municipal ConfIici . of 1lnterest Cons ulta-tion .Committee We want to hear your views to- help us improve municipal confliot of interest iaws. Public l meetings of a government-appointed consultation committee will be held, across the province.' -The. committee will co.nsider ail aspects of this subject including such questions as: does-the currentlegisiation adequately. determine when a confllet exçlsts? * sholdl*he Mùnidipal"Conflict of lnterest Act extend to local goye!rnmenternployees? *should conflioet ruies eîxtend to glfts and benefits7 recEivedbecaueof osItion. or office? *should loca[,politicia's. be required to disclose signifi-, cant assets and interests which ma'y create confllcts? *do the current ruies deal adequatelywith eiected officiais undertaking -additional paid activîties? Meetings wiil be heid at:1 Toronto - Thurs. Apr. 4 *Toronto Board of Education Auditorium,. 155 college St. Oshawa - Tues. Apr. 9 Oshawa Municipal Offices, 50 Centre St. South Peterborough - Tues. Apr. 23 Peterborough Municipal Offices, 500 George St. North. Scarborough - Wed. May 8 Scarborough Clvic Centre, 150- Borough Dr. Newmarket- Thurs. May 9 Newmarket communIty Centre, 221 cedar St. Ail meetings commence at 7:00 p,M. and ail meeting locations are wheelchair accessible. If you would like to make a presentation, please cail the toII-free number llsted below ta, book the time. An advance- copy of any material you.intend to present would be appreciated. Please send it to: Municipal Gomerment Structure-Branch i lth Floor, 777 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E5 Written submissions wili also be welcome.'Please send them to the above address before May 31, 1991.'All presentations and submissions may be made in either English or French. Alil submissi ons'to the committee will be considered public Information. Discussion paper You can get a copy of a discussion paper on this topic prepared last year by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs or the cormmttee's terms of reference, by calling us. Copies for reading areavallabie ln the. office of your municipal cierk or at the main branch of your local library systemn. Contact us for information or materials by phoning toll-free: 1-800-668-0230 Ministry of Municipal. Affairs ~~~r * ~ê Ontario - >J - 4 31W 1'HURSA agroup wbich promotes the persona development of plrofessional women, held its fith 'anniiversary meetin g recently. 1 'om left are membership convrener Valerie Owen, director JoMme "I Prout newsletter co-producer .Bar- bara insta uhct aovener ~ T*udelfà-élea ete Ã"'~P I)mmpand -CFrsQPruoe ibote Enrolme -ntdrop at daycr By Maureea uinIann Some of Whitb s 'ycar. centres-are being lut harif by the recession. «Our-enroment is down by eo 20 per cent," says Fern o e, spervser of Perr-y Houe Day Car Playhouse Day. Car. had a liet of almeest 50 children last year that has now been reduced te nearly 35. Mýany centres are lookin ~ t minimum enrelment of chil ren, a- precarieus situation since day care is a very expensive busi- ness. Funda are se tight that the N0 en C f u a loes of one, child could mean'the end of a company. "If we were te lose many ste- dents we'db. in serieus trouble,' sa:ysChris Stevenson, supervisr of Gordon St. Childrenâ 's Cee. Linda Morely, supervir of Playhouae, laye that *ob laye ifs mean parents lust ont -need the day car. servies anymore."1 On. parent is now home to loek, atr the kidi, and the. averagecst of $12Ope; week in just tee much te manage on a restricted budget, Bu fomfa car. centres rem ain -unaffce by the reces- sien. 'Brooklin'Day Nursery has an enrolment of 80 children and a waiting list of 25,Il says Tracey Shevchuk, superviser.1 Gardon St. Children's Cottage han received $20,000 -in fundinig frem the government te, updaté their failities. Stevenson finds that the busi- ness, "could become competitive Muet owners agre. that day car is a competitive buisnese. "But word of mouth wins out moot often," sae" Sheila Haynes, surpersrof i.d's Corner,. prgasfor cfldrn at younger ages, better locations, and even ofer ci trnpraion teand fro th da car. "Wejust tryte run the, best service wcn laye Noftle. Although others think that the tough times have' brought the service together." "W. work more lie a unit now, sharing aur clients," says But rates rarély change. wl .Paent'jut. ow n eeniêl educated'about rates," sayesSte- venson.- Activities are- fairly, standard for centres. Most offer crfi eld' tripe, cegnitve exercises, outdoor acti- vities and *social interaction.-' But some day-car. entres,1k Perry Houe., offer FPre in- struction, -school preparatery courses, and even an in-ground swummingpool.. Kids stay an avre of seven te ten hours a day in day care, Ho activities as- well as price should b. censidered when choosing a «On vergekide could spend eigt yer t the sanie centr%, dàependig nthe cicumetances, Day cae js ot.just, a building, but a home for some group inhter- active cognitively aware and sociîy adjusted toddler.s. Bonacord Day Car., Bright B'"sInnin BroklinB;;yure Cordon St» Child Car.,- Kinder Corner Kids Campus Little Ark Red-Ioiay ar 41 80 46 70 41 80 46. 108 40 74' 432-0088 Wtbys Day Care Enrmn Day car. . 1990 1991 >c apacity 1 whiutby busi"ness

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