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WHTYFREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 19,1992, PAGE 19 The general. public -will have. an opportuni'ty to experience the barriers and the futation faced' by maniy people in 'their, search for affordable, rentai. housingf. 1 The Durham n Regional'Acces to -Permanent 1Housing Committee 'la hosting .the 'Homelessness Maze! The interactive exhibit will be shown on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Pickering Recreationi Centre, 1867 Valleyfarm Road,i ,Pickering between 1 and 8 p.m., and also on Thursday, Feb. 27 at theWhitby Recreation Centre, 555 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby between 1 and 8 pa.. Chairperson of Durham Regional Access to Permanent Housing Committee, Joan Skelton, said thatthe maze was produced by Housing Help Ottawa to r ecognize the International Year of. Shelters for the. Homeless (1987), and is based on real-life situations of people who have been homeless. Three stories are portrayed -- a single man, a, single mother with two children, and a couple withý four children. These stories are intended'to demonstrate the reasons for homelessness and to clarily why it is so difficuit for honieless people to find places to live. As people walk through the 37-foot by 37-foot maze they read The. Brooklin Horticulturai Scety wifl hold it next meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. at Brooklin United Church. SMaijorie Màson-Hogue of Pine Ridge <Nursery-Geranium Specialiste will be guest speaker. "Lug-a-mug' for coffee. RE dVIEW: 'Nut FROM PAGE 10 look at evil and society's power over individualism. The &lYniay flot be appro- priate for children because of its coarse language a.nd mature sub- ject matter. It la directed b Susan Parr, produced by Mchl1%antree and features the haunting mnusic of Myra White. 'Nuts' continues at -the Whitby Courthouse Theatre this Thurs- day to Saturday and Feb. 27-29, curtain time 8 p.rn. each night. Tickets can b. purchaaed at Lafontaine Týrading Post, 122 Brock St. N. LETER:Ministry FROM PAGE 6 teacher s chool boards and- interested groupse- and allow their active participation. SMe"o of the unity debate. I arn sure 1you su pport the prnciples espoused i this letter. Êýdaction in this direction about the'experiences of those looking for housing.' 'B8y bringing, the .m'aze to Durhami we are raising awareness of the housing- crisis; a situation wvhich bas worsene'd withý the current recession,-- Skelton said. Men bers of the committee believe all people have. the right to affordable, safe and appropriate housing. The committee bas 'been, working since the summeér of 1988 to identify problemns facing the homeless, take action to help overcome those problems, promote citizen and community commnitnient to solve the problems, an d provide a focus for comrnunity ýeducation and di scussion on homelessness. Close, to 25.,,people from the community, social service agencies, church groups, non-profît, housing providers and provin.ci al and regional goveriments' belong to' the committee. Pive direct housing projects are operating under the umbrella of the committee: a region-wide housing registry: outreach workers for teens, wornen, the developnientally handicapped, and others in 'the community having ' difficulty finding affordable housing ONTARJ!ýO GOVERNMENT NOTICE PRESENTATION 0F A'TECHNICALLY PREFERRED ROUTE-,ý PICKERINIG/AJAX/WHITBY FREEWAY,,LINK (Highway 401 to Proposed Highway 407) ROUTE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY The Min jstry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) is conducting a study to determine the future location and right-of-way requirenlents for a0 propsdPceig/jxWib reeway ink from Hi ghway 401 northerly to the proposed Highway 407.for an approximt egh0 1klometres. As proposed, this ink wiIl be an ultimate 8 lane f reeway. A TECHNICALLY PREFERRED ROUTE has now been selected for' presentation based on assessments of environmental and engineering data, discussions with other ~overrrient agencies and local rrunicipalities, and i;iuumiuuuimuumîuiîùmmuiîîmoîîj informalion received- from the public. The technically preferred route and the alternative routes that were reviewed wY r8 Y are illustrated on the map to the right. You are invited to attend Public Information Centres which _=- wiIl presentthe resuîts of the analys and évaluation of the ?BI1rmiul - alternatives that were developed and the determination of a - the technically preferred route. Consultants and Ministry'staff Qinsa e. amîuu tdyAiea witl be present to discuss the study and receive comments. -7 Bud, Technlcatty Each Public Information Centre will be open from 3:00 p.m. cedonlan' Prfrred Route -é for Freewey LInk < Tuesday, February 25, 1992< er'oFewyUn Central FoyerI - Proposed' WHITBY MUNICIPAL BUILDING j Estaàtes . F eeway/Feee 575 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario .. Rd. à,A le ttrchoenge Thursday, Februa ry 27, 1992* tecee AJAX COMMUNITY CENTRE tghw Ae a 75 Centennial Road, Ajax, Ontario -Ro0,dSe4M n d. ý This study is subject to the full requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. An Environmental A Assessment Report will be submitted to the Ministry of« the Environment upon completion of the study. Approval willibeAlon requested to designate and protect a corridor, to purchase property for the freeway and to design, -construct and operate the freeway in the future. Comments andSt olprts information regarding this study are being collected to assist the Ministry' in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. Comments and informationRd regarding this study wiIl be maintained as a public.data base 1 d ulc nomto adwl ekept on file for use during the studv and, unless lsadfl.BOStPuIcnomln -ohrie requested, may be includecf in. study /z *eynr Lcto documentation which is made available for public review.. If you are unable to attend an Information Centre, or wish oPF:d obtain additional information about the study, please contact WHITBY AJAX one of the following Project Team members: CONSULTANT Mr. Tyrone Gan Proctr& Recfern 45 Green BeIt Drive Don Milîs, Ontario M3C 3K3 (416) 445-3600 Ministry Transportation MINISTRY 0F TRANSPORTATION Mr. Cliff Lumiey Project Director or Mr. Doug Mackie Projectýý Manager 3rd Floor Atrium Tower' 1201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, Ontario M3M 1,18, (416) 235-5486 * Ministère des Transports Ms. Diane lvanauskas Environmental-Co-ordinator Central Region. 5th Flà'or Atrium Tower 1201 Wilson Avenue Doàwnsview, Ontario M3M11J8 (416) 235-5544 Ontario 'Ho melessness, Maze . . . . . . .. **.**.**.**.*..*..*.....*..*..*..*. . .,................. WEIRE LOCA Our clients sayma," You're Great!" Cal' us qnd let NANA wash yordiaes Personallz:ýed sýervice from,$1 0.95,per week' Add a second child for as littie as $3.00 more Serving Durham since 19,819(416),430-9088 . P