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pIr YQ, «Vi)fell,>4vý e.*411 -vilM R t ýp3,i WhItby Free Proa, Weckiescy, JuIy 19,1995,Page 9 Breastfeeding event Local women educated on lactation resources ROSEDJALE DRIVE resident Chris Carter points to a Iar( branch that was split off a tree by a boi of liçhtning' Thursday night's storm and fell into his backyard, dama ing a recently-purchased swimming pool. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Pre Aug. 1-7 bas been prociaimed 'World Breastfeeding Week' in Durham Region. The Durham Region Breastfeeding Coalition chose this internationally clebrated week ta ick off its education and advocacy events. The -week's theme, in keeping with the Beijing Conference., is 'Empowering Womnen.' The second annual 'Day in the Park' is scheduled for Rotary Park in Whitby on Aug. 2, il a.m. to. 2 p.m. Supporters are invited .ta bring a lunch and celebrate the right of women ta Sbreastfeed their children in public places. The coalition will also display posters, literature and brochures about services available ta \ breastfeeding women in local ? Cips and chocolate checked out Some items were stolen from Mac's Miik on Brock Street South on July 7.. Durham Riegional Police say four youths entered the store at about 2 a.m. while the clerk was ge in the back room. inl The youths took chocolate bars g- and potata chips and ran out of the-store. )sS libraries, health care facilities and other places frequented by women in their childbearing years. A future event planned by the coalition in partnership with the Lactation Consultants Associa- tion of Southern Ontario is a professional education day Nov. 20. Well-known British midwife and lactation consuiltant, Chloe F'isher, will be guest speaker.. The Durhamn coalition bas been active since 19È9. The production of the Durhààom breastfeeding manÙal, a rsource book for health professionals, has been used throughout the region and wiII be revised and reprinted this summer. They have aiea INTERNET ACCESS MADE EASY!! Surnmer SPiaie Instail & Setup 7 ( Netscape Softwar * mro to the netV e 10w monthly access; CALL COMPENG ASSOCIATES 725-5407' sponsoeed several public education events for both professionais and lay persons. The coalition includes representatives from several hospitais, the health department, Le Leche League, Certified Lactation Consultants, Lamaze, Cesarean Support Group, Multiple Birth Assocation and others. For more information, cal Janet Petryshyn at the health department (905-683-4660). Franticfirefighters Festivalj PROM PAGE 1 ted to the storm, he says. Also, many fire alarms are activated when the power ffoes out "and we have to, respond. G;arden visits A fund-raising garden tour and tea, to, benefit the Multiple Scierosis Society of Canada, will be held on July 22. The tour consista of eight private gardens between Ajax and Oshawa. After viewing the gardens, participants are invited to relax at a Whitby country garden, where tea will be served in the shade of old mnaples. During tea a sulent auction of donated planta and garden goodies takes place. AUl fimds raised by the event will be used by the Durhamn chapter of the socety for patient* outings and social events. Tickets are $10 each, including tea, and can be purchased at Patches & Threads, 107 Coîborne St. W., Whitby. For more information on the tour, contact Gianna DaSilva at 686-2581. CONTRACTING Licenced Electncaf & Plumbing Serving Durham for over 12 years ROGER BILL (05) 242-0075 (905) 985-2386 Hoestimates firerighters res- Sonded to some 27 calîs Thurs- ay night alone "and I don't want ta guess at the calîs last nih -we had hundreds of pnecalîs, with some people even calling 911 or Whitby fire dispatch to report a power out- age.» People should only caîl when there's an emergency, not just because they can't get through ta hydro, says VanDoleweerd. «It presents a real problem, we only have one dispatcher and our trucks are running ail over the place, checking out alarms or reports or lightning hitting or wires down... «One dispatcher ust cannot handle aIl that, you re trying to talk on the radio and send units ta, the right place and everything and in the back the administ- ration limes are just going crazy.» The department was still bard at work Monday afternoon trying ta complete logs from Sunday night.added VanDoleweerd. D urham Regional Police were also busy, says Whitby Inspector Walter Hal. «We had a few accidents and some traffic lights out but nothing too, too serious, not like up north or the Markham area -- we were ail right' Uere's a local outing some afternoon -- and only five minutes from Brooklin. The Pickering Museum Village located in Greenwood is a pioneer village that recreates historie times in the area and it includes 13 buildings dating from the 1930s to the turn of the century. There is a beautiful picnic area and gift shop. Sunday, Juiy 23, the Museum wili feature a Grassroots Festival, starting at il a.m. Adults are $4, oeniorsftudents $2.50, children, aged five ta 12 $2 and preschoolers are free. Family $12. 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