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Page 8, Whltby Fr.. Press,'Wecfresdoay,.October 7, 1992, whintby buines TUme is runmîng out to nominate citizens for the Business Person andi Good Corporate Citizen of the Year, says - the Whitby Chamber of" Comnmerce. The chamber is acoepting nominations for the Business Person of the Year and Good Corporate-Citizen Awards until 4 p.m., Oct. 9. The awards willbe presented ,Git 'bag, business., launched By Elizabeth Hooqper A »WVhitby woman is in the business of providing an alterna- tive to wrPn aer. Kamin tnerowns and operates Klina Gi*tBa swhich, sheaysa are "a godopton."# Staredtwo monthsagothe. bff-come in three diffeèrent sizes ar or Christmas iso everday use. o ~lner made the bags .about two yearsago'fo h amyt olimmate use of wrapping:*paper at Christmas. > h. says, "By tii. time you've finished opening -presents< at Christmas, the room is covered in wrapping paper.» .Weltner works out, of her Whitby home and lias a Canada- wid. distributor to handie alI the selling. When business picks up,, she intends tô manufacture bags fior Halloween, Valentines's Day and Easter. on Oct. 29 during the aninual awards dinner. Noniinees- for the Business Person of the Year must have made an outstanding contribution te the. town during *1991/92 and have *been working and/or doing business in Wbitby in 1991192. They must b. successful in their occupations. Previous winners include Irene Westrik, Robert C., Heron4, William D. Little, Nigel Schilling, Jim Souch and Cris Douglas. - The Business Person of the Year Award is presented annually. The Corporate Citizen-Award is presented only when it is deemed by the Chamber of Commerce that, a business in Whidtby lias demonstrated its good citizenship by making an out- standing contribution to the town and its citizens& Previous winners include Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, McDonald's Restaurant, Miracle Food Mart,- Swish Maintenance and Buff.tt Taylor &Associates. Anyone maidng a nomination should, send the name, address and , phone- number of the, noniineealong' with a.1l pertinent supporting informatioin as te why he o.r s he séhould r, "e ceive -the award. ýNomination forms are avail- able at the Whitbyý Chamber. office. Nominations imay b. naii.d/' hand delivered or faxed te the chamber office at 128 Brock St. S., Wihitby ULN -4J8. Fax number is 668-1894. Nominations re- ceived after 4 p.m., Octý. 9 wvill not beconsidered. Caîl 668-4506 for,, furtiier.information. WHITBY MAIL Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacistlowner John Spina with a special container for the disposai of used'diabeic needies. The disposai program, is als o available at Guardian Drugs on Dundas St. W. and at other locations in Whitby. '. Photo.by Mark Reesor.whbVNby Froe Press Br Elizab4thJuooper ,..Now at sever i..locatio;nin Wiba sec9 container for the disposai osyiges 'andIan- cets for diabetics. lis «verybody -winning. That's -according te Kari Files- ser, medical'waste consultant for BPI Medical- Waste, which handles, disposai of the- used syringes. .There are, containers in drug stores,'hospitals, dentist and doc- ter offices inWhitby, all placed over- the last eight months. The local diabetes association lias 60 diabetics on the program 'as well. Theprogam educates diabe- tics in thýedisposai of their waste and sets a good example for al usera. The association feels there is a need for disposaI programs for insulin dependent diabetics. In the spring of 1990, the first Diabetic Depot program was for- med by BPI Medical Waste in Vancouver, B11C. Progr-ama fol- lowed in cther communities there and in Ontario where there are now 200 programs, and counting. .The program was- started because of t he fear of AIDS and hepatitis due te the disposgjV of used syringes. For195 at thei. diabetes centre office in Oshawa, and at a siightlý higiher -cost at Shoppers Drug Marit at the WhitbyMail and Guardian Drugs on Du ndas St. W. in Whitby, a user can join tii. program which includes spe- cial container and disposai. The user places needles and lancets in the. spécial container that holds 2,550 ýneedles and takes two to three moniths to, fill, depending on injections. The. special containers are puncture- proof, reuseÛbie and have a bio-hazard sign on the container with t h e word 'SHAIRPS for identification. When the container'is full,. it is brought 'back -te the drop-off depot for collection by BFI Medi- cal Waste that ensures that the waste is incinerated. BFI is fully Iicensedby the Ministry of'the Environment ýte handle, trans- port and dispose- of biomedical waste. Ad, design is specialty at new Whitby business g~y Elizabethi Hooper Spencer Wynn, owner of recently, established 'Axnpersand Design in Whitby, says that his te of company i.s among the fastest growing businesses. Locat.d at. 704 -Contre St. S., Ampersand Design specializes in the design of advertising for Many large clients. It was started10 years ago'by Wynn, a graduate of!the Ontario College of Art. Wynn says lie started the busi- ness just as a «creative outioolc' in hfs spare time and te, earn some extra money. Hlis family moved te Wbitby five years- ago. Only recently, h. decidedte mun the bsnesout of his home.' Some of lis clients have indlu- ded Pepsi, The- Tont Star and Toronto Life-Magazinïe. Wynn ba written an 'article Nomi natio ns f or-b usiness,- corporate awards has e dý, oinemagzin 1 For reservations, cali Karen at 7layoutssand other newspaper '427-690 o on.An 1deigna for The Toronto Star. ___________________ Hlas aiso helped with the >~ new «You! got the rilt oneC ria baby» campaign for Ppsi 'by j helpinggLive tiie «Canadian lck» ..... . . tothe Ppsi t -shirt and hie col- .....I. ... oured tii. limes on the. Pepsi logo -B Elizabeth Hooper for the 12-pack boxes. CarZnal Nànnies lias. moved Their newer- clients are 'te Pickering Village in Ajax from >Dominion Securities and Tackla, Pearson Lanes.' an international hockey store Mo a .-Pudliler owneir,. saysà that specializes lu hockey outfits. the business. was moved, onTly WYnn lias don. newspaper and because a larger location was «magazine advertisements and'a needed to ,k.êýp with a girow- catalogue for the. new lineup cf, ingdmand forthefr-services. c lothes for Tackia. Cardinal Nannies began seven The . firm lias also doue work years ago. There are 200 nanies for Dominion Securities. and 400 clients.' Wynn lias six- employees who Pudleiner'feels nanniy services are epriene in many aspects are becoming populaïr lu Canada.. of tiie design. area. 5h. Baya, «It iw more convenient "Ther.'s a lot cf work out there for a nanny te come ln and look so w. liaven't really suffered after your kds, rath r than hav-, Haàndwriting analyst *at meetig Elaine Charal will discus handwiting analysis at a meet- ing- in Whitby on Thursday, Oct. Charal, president Of Positive Strokesý, wiil b. guest speaker at the meeting of, the Human Resources Professionals Associa- tion of Durham.: Her , ompany's co!rporate clients use handwrting analy-sis in their hiring and placement assessment ahnd screening, either on' its -own or as an adjunct- to other personality testing meth.- ods. The meeting will, bé held at Cullen- Gardens. Tickets are $30 for mnembers, $35 for non-mem- bers.' Tickets are on sale untilOct. 9. Caîl Rebecca Lauzon at 721- 9564 for ticketsor more informa- tion. Beauty, baby contests at, mal On Thursday, Oct. 15, a 'Day of Pageantry,' a beauty and baby pageant, wil be held at Whitby Mail. The pageant conisting of il age divisions, Will be divided into two sections -- babies, boys. and girls ýaged 3 and under; females aged 4 to 27. Each winner will receive a tirbanner' and trophy. Winners and runners-p ,wil -be abi. to compete hi the national finals at Toronto'sMarriot Hotel in,-July 1992., C a n ,ianwnns may also enter an-international competition in Atlanita, Georgia. "A Day -of Pageantîy is much4 more th4n a beauty contest" says Art. lMne, organizer of the event, for Sunburst Canada. "Participants wili meet new *renan confidence and develp poîse. Many of our former, winners have become models or have gone into the entertainmient industry." Information and entry brochures are available1 from retail stores in Witby Maîl.- Clb ee Durham Business. and Professional Women's- Club wil hold a monthly dinner meeting on 'Wednesday , Oct. 28< at the Whitby Yacht Club, Cordon St. and lakeshore, beginning at 6 p.m. with a reception, foliowed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. SA panel - discussion for small business on banking, accounting, business, insurance 'and human resources will be moderated by Rose Cronin. Thecos is$30-aà.gustsar Frank H.ï M. Stolwyk Barrister and Solicitor NEWOFFICE LOCATION Effective- September 23rd, 1992 25 Brock St. W., P.O. Box 235 Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 1R2