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Whitby Free Press, 2 Nov 1994, p. 39

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~itby fflipp q, p cyjoe~p ~ 14,Pg PIARMACYAWARENESS For National Pharmacy Awareness Week, Nov. 1 to 7, the Durham Region Pharmacists' Association wiil have a display at the Oshawa Centre Nov. 4 and 5. The annual medication cabinet clean-tip is also underway -- un- used or expired medications can be taken to local pharmacists for disposal. GIANTAUCTION The Durham Region Aquarium Society will hold a giant auction on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., in the cafeteria at R.S. McLaughlin CVI, 570 Stevenson Rd. N. (just south of Rossland Road), Osh- awa. For more information, call Barry McKee at 683-7660. DANCING WITH MOOSE The Women of the Moose Lodge will hold a country style dance on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m. at Moose Lodge, 731 Wilson Rd. S., Oshawa. Admission is $4 and non-members are welcome. CASINO The Oshawa Rape Crisis Centre will hold the second annual fundraising casino on Sunday, Nov. 13, noon to 1 a.m., at The Lion and The Unicorn Pub (sponsors), Whitby. Special games and prizes for children will be held in the afternoon. One dollar will purchase $10 worth of casino money ($3 for $50 worth of casino money bet- ween 6 and 10 p.m.). Funds raised go to the centre's program for children aged 2 to 16 who have been sexually assaulted. ROLLER SKATING Come to Wheelies Friday mornings for parent and child roller skating fun, 9:30 to 11 a.m. ($3 per child). Free admission and free coffee for adult caregivers. For information, èall 666-1272. LEGAL AID A legal aid advice clinic will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m., at the Whitby Public Library. Appointments must be made at the Whitby Information Centre, 900 Brock St. S. Clients receive a confidential 15-minute appoint- ment with a lawyer, at no charge. For more information, call 668-0552. CAR RALLY St. John the Evangelist Church is hosting a car rally on Saturday, Nov. 5. The rally will start at 11 a.m. from the church parking lot at 903 Giffard St., Whitby. Entry fee is $10 in advance, $12 on rally day. Refreshments will be available following the rally. Everyone welcome. For more information, call Bob at 430-3871. QUILTERS The Durham Trillium Quilter's Guild next meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the new Carribean Cultural centre, 600 Wentworth St. E., Oshawa. For more information call (905) 683-5135 or (905) 725-7751. HOCKEY SWEATER DANCE The Whitby Minor Hockey Auxiliary will hold their annual sweater dance at Heydenshore Pavilion, Whitby, on Saturday Nov. 12, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. There will be a catered buffet, disc jockey and door prizes. For tickets call 668-3684. MARK THTURMAN Children's author Mark Thur- man ('Douglas the Elephant' and 'Ai the Alligator') will ho at the Whitby Public Library on Satur- day, Nov. 19, 2 te 3 p.m., te share stories and explamns how ho illustrates his books. Regist- ration for the progra, for those aged 6 and over, is at the chil- dren's desk. DESIGN A LIBRIARY Kids aged 5 te il are invited te draw a picture of what they think the library should look like. Pictures should be submit- ted to the children's department during Canadian Children's Book Week, Nov. 12 to 19. All pictures will be on display for the rnonth of December. PARENT FINDERS Parent Finders, helping adop- tees and their birth familles to reunite, will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 8 7:30 p.m., at Albert Street ûnited Church, Oshawa. For more information, call Sandy at 404-9151 or Jan at 686-7840. ONE PARENT FAMILIES The One Parent Families Asso- ciation of Oshawa will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m. at 432 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. Por more information, call 432-2684 or 728-1011. ITC First Oshawa ITC·Club, which develops confidence in public speaking and leadership, will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. at the Michael Starr Build- ing, Oshawa. For more informa- tion, call 725-9179. LA LECHE La Leche League Whitby will hold a breastfeeding support meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m. topic is 'Bab Arrives; the Family and the Breastfed Baby.' Call 723-0542 for more information, including location of meeting. SOGH The Save Our General Hospi- tal committee will meet on Tues- day, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., at Coffee Time Donuts, Garden Street and Rossland Road, Whitby. AVICULTURAL SOCIETY The Durham Avicultural Society of Ontario will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., at Swan's Marina, Liverpool Road South at the lake, Pickering. For more information, call John at 655-8367. or George at 721-8397. PHOTO CLUB The Whitby Photographic Club will meet on Monday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m., at Henry Street High School. Shown will be prints and slides submitted for the clinics. For further information call Peter at 430-0823. HARD OF HEARING The Hard of Hearing Support Group meets Wednésday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. at the Oshawa Deaf Centre. Contact Gayle for more information (905) 655-5544 voice or TTY (answering machine voice only). HEART & STROKE Durham Region chapters of the Heart & Stroke Foundation will hold a 'Women, Heart & Stroke Breakfast Symposium' on Thursday, Nov. 3 at Le Gala in Whitby. Guest speakers will be Dr. Michael Freeman, senior researcher and cardiologist at St. Michaels' Hospital, and Corinne Hodgson, from the corporate research department of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario. The symposium is being held to make the general public, especially women over age 45, aware of risk factors in heart disease. For more information call 686-1521. BRIDAL SHOW Bridal Show '94, featuring 1995 bridal fashions, will be held on Sunday, Nov. 13, 1 to 4:30 p.m. att Jackson's Touch of Class new banquet hall, 104 Consumers Dr., Whitby. Free admission and door prizes. Advance registration enters brides in an early bird draw. For more information call 436-2397 or 745-6620. SEMINAR 'Building a Coordinated Community Response te Woman Abuse,' with speaker Ellen Ponce, will ho held Wednesday, Nov. 9, 6:45 te 10 p.m., Harmony Creek Golf Club, 1Ã"O0 Bloor St. E., Oshawa. No charge or registration fee. Everyone is welcome. For further information, contact The Denise House at 728-7311. SEMINAR 'Woman Abuse: Seven Basic Activities of Building . a Coordinated Community Res- ponse,' with speaker Ellen Pence, will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, registration 8:30 a.m., workshop 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Trillium Valley, 53 Snow Ridge Crt., Oshawa. Register by mail or by calling The Denise House at 728-7311, fax #728-1240. WORKING TOGETHER On Saturday, Nov. 19, '9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Children's Services Council (Durham) Inc. is holding a workshop that will begin to move Durham's vision for its children and families to reality. The vision describes "a healthy, caring community where Durham families have the resources and supports. they need." Parent consumers, youth, interested citizens, board members, service providers, teachers, elected officials are invited to contribute ideas. The group will identify barriers to achieving the vision, and the concrete projects and activities that can overcome these roadblocks. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., will be developed the action plans, timelines and accountabilities for the activities agreed upon at the Nov. 19 workshop. Both presentations will be at the Oshawa Public Library auditorium, 65 Bagot St. There is no charge to attend and assistance with the cost of child care and/or transportation is available for each event. Call the CSCD office at 433-4100 to obtain a registration form. A copy of the Vision Document is also available. NEWCOMERS CLUB The Oshawa/Whitby New- comers Club will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m., at the Arts Resource Centre. Guest speaker is Rita Foxton from The Body Shop. Admission $1. All women new to the -area are welcome to attend. For more information call Information Whitby at 668-0552 or Information Oshawa at 434-4636. PARKINSON The Durham Region Chapter Parkinson Foundation will hold a support meeting on Monday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., at St. Mark's United Church, Whitby. There will be a presentation from the public health department. Refresh- ments will be served. For more information call 666-8576. SENSE OF SELF A workshop that will focus on knowing oneself better will be offered by the Family Resource Centre of Kinark on Wednesday, Nov. 23 for three sessions, from 7 to 9 p.m., at MPP Drummond White's Durham Centre constituency office, 1121 Dundas St. E., Whitby. Call 433-0386, ext. 26 for more information. Fee is $24 per person. Pre-registration is required. RECOVERY ISSUES A four-session workshop that focuses on recognizing and dealing with the major core issues for adult children of alcoholics, will begin Thursday, Nov. 17, 7 te 9 p.m., at Kinark Child & Family Services, 1916 Dundas St. E., Whitby. The fee for this study group is $32 per person. Call 433-0386, ext. 26. CLOTHESLINEPROJECT The Clothesline Project, a com- munity awareness initiative that addresses the issue of woman abuse in Durham Region, will be opened on Nov. 2, 11 a.m., at the Michael Starr Building in Osh- awa. Women who have been abused have created art on t- shirts, and the collection will be displayed at various locations in November, including the Oshawa Centre Nov. 9 to 13, Whitby General Hospital Nov. 18 to 20 and Whitby Mall Nov. 25 to 27. For more information, call Susan at 436-0951 or 430-6239. RUMMAGE SALE Rummage sales are held every Wednesday, 1 to 2:30 p.m., at St. Mark's United Church house, 200 Byron St. S., Whitby. CRAFT CLASSES The YMCA will offer Christmas country crafts (projects include Christmas centrepiece, a eucalyptus Christmas wreath, a topiary tree and a broom lady). Classes start Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fee is $38.52 plus approximately $80 supply fee (our weeks). Classes will beheld at the Whitby Baptist Church, corner of Gilbert and Reynolds streets. To register call 668-6868. SOCIAL MEETING La fédération des femmes canadiennes de l'Ontario is proclaiming Nov. 8 as the official day of the provincial association. To celebrate, the Oshawa chapter is holding a social meeting for their members on Monday, Nov. 8 at the French Cultural Centre, 384 Hillside Ave., Oshawa. For more details, call 728-6773. EUCIRE Progressive euchre will be held by Oddfellows and Rebekahs every Friday, 7:30 p.m., starting Nov. 4, at 211 Brock St. S., Whitby. Cost is $1.50 (lunch in- clude). Al welcome. PART-TIME FITNESS LEADERS The Corporation of the Town of Whitby is currently seeking qualified candidates for the above position in the Parks & Recreation Department. QUALIFICATIONS: High School graduate, completion of a Fitness Leadership Training Program or equivalent combination of education and experience; certificate in C.P.R. Training and First Aid; must be able to communicate orally and in written form in a clear and concise manner; and well-developed interpersonal and public relations skills. POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting to the Supervisor of Sport & Fitness, the Part-time Fitness Leader is responsible for instructing kindergym, parent and tot and/or youth/teen fitness classes and public relations in the fitness centre. HOURS OF WORK: Flex hours and rotating shiftwork, including weekends (maximum of twenty-four (24) hours per week). RATE OF PAY: $11.72 per hour. Please forward a detailed resumé indicating education, experience, references, etc. prior to Friday, November 1lth, 1994, to: Personnel Department The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East WHITBY, Ontario L1N 2M8 Personal information submitted is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended, and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Pnvacy Act, 1989, and will be used to determine eligibility for employment. NOTE: We thank all those persons who apply, but advise acknowledgment will only be forwarded to those applicants who are invited for an interview. Remembrance Day, November 11, 1994 Solid Waste Collection Services for Remembrance Day Friday, November 11, 1994 will be revised as follows: Normal Revised CollectinDay CollectionDay GARBAGE BLWEBOX(YegOw Are) YARDWAS1E (Yellow & Green Area) Friday, Nov. 11 Thursday, fDv. 10 Friday, Nov.11 Thusday, N. 10 Friday, Nov.11 Friday, Nov. 18 Please refer to your 1994 Blue Box Collection Schedule and Yard Waste Collection Brochure for more information on holidays and alternate collection days for refuse, recycling and yard waste collections. GRASS CLIPPINGS WILL NOT BE COLLECTED. Your co-operation is appreciated and please remember to have your solid wastes (garbage, yard wastes, and recyclables) out for collection byl:0a.m., on your designated collection day. For further information, please call THE TOWN OF WHITBY, OPERATIONS CENTRE 668-3437, 7:30 A.M. TO 4:09 P.M

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