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Page 16, Whltby Free Proes, Wednesday, Novemnber ý', 1995 Local pharmacîsts atm to 'cleanse' homes The estimated 63 rmillion presibed and non-prescribed druge dispensod or purchased ini the Metro ares each year may exceed "safe" household storage capacity, according te Whitby pharniacists. Led by the Metropoitan Toronto Pharmacisis Association (MITPA), three pharmacies in Whitby are stepping up a six-year battie against medication stockpilingp costly and preventable hospital admnisions, and bilions of units of >L~TreatzzaP'zz The Treat You Eat Like Pizza The crust is made of fudge and chocolate LT crunch. Add lots of Dairy Queen® soft 09 serve, and a obntn of scrumptious COOL toppings. Choose from four flavors ... Peanut Butter Fudge, Strawberry Banana, Smarties®', or Skor®2 Candy Pieces. The DQ Treatzza Pizza7' is the only pizza that tastes better cold. We Treat You Righte 0*T. Am. 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Savings " Value up to $350.00.okh " No hidden costs a okhoSv " Cannot be used in1 td. conjunction with any * 104 MARY ST. E., WHITBY other offers. 666-1421/427-4049 discarded druge that end up in the waste stream. From Nov. 1 te 18e the pharmacies are participating in 'Rx Safety Days,' a campaign te promote- more responsible medication management« by consBumera. Following a goverrnent- approved procSes for collection and disposai, the pharmaciste are amingto cleanse Whitby homes of old pharmaceutical and' non- prescription drugs which are often years past their expirv dates. Dundas Centre Guardian Drugs will soo participate in a special MTPRA test te atudy the collection of used syringes and needies The majority of syringes and needes prescribed for mn-home use currently go te landfll when discardedf 'No' a reprieve, Longueuil- riding a 'Yes' PROM PÀGE 1 said, but did not cite specific examples at ibis time. "It's net clear what the cost la. Perhaps as a goverument we should consider secessionist legisiation te make it clear who pays the bila if someone leaves." Shepherd has no doubt that the Quebec government and .overeignty supporters will tiy te turn the resuit te, thelr advantage and he wants the country te b.e prepared. "Obviously the separatiats will sy wdreon aroll. In '80 we got 40 per cent and now almost 50,', ho "We as federalists have te move inte a stronger bargaining- position, but 1 don't want it te, be a preoccupation. We have te deal with other problemas." A pleased Whutby Mayor Tom Edwards said he predicted the cutcome during a citizenship ceremony hed at Anderson CVI on Monday. Té celebrate the Town's l4Oth anniversary, 140 people officially became Canadian citizens that day, Edwards said. 7I forecast a very narrow No vote and naid temorrow (Tesday) morning Canadians outaide Quebec had better turn their attention te, the guievances cf the people cf Quebec and what cen be done about them," he said. Edwards nid ho aise referred te the -words cf l9th century Canadien statesman Edward Blake who urged bis fellow ceuntrymen te ftnd a common ground on which te unite. "I looked at the 140 new Canadians and naid weuldn't it ha wonderful if one cf these young Canadians was responsible for finding that common ground." Edwards said the referendum resuit should have special meaning for Whitby residents. "ht increases my confidence that if evexy community outaide Quebec had followed Whitby's example cf twinning aince 1968, we would' not have many cf the problema we now face." Edwards had no information on how residents of Longueuil voted, but said the tewn was a "hotbed cf separatism" Lu the past. "The FLQ pursued many activities there and that's what caused me te, endors. the concept of twinnng" le recalled. 79f our. municipal colleagues were prepared te risk their lives, that was the least we could do." While results of the voting ln Longueuil were not available, the total for the riding cf Marie-Victoran, which takes in the Montreal-area commurity, was 21,588 for the Yeu aide and 14,005 for the No aide after 180 of 188 polis had reported (as of press tâme). Ontario riding MP Dan McTeague said Whitby and Durham Region residents who travelled te Montreal for last weekls rally should be commended. McTeaguesaid Prime Mfinister Jean Chretien teld the Liberal caucus prier te the rally that the Yea aide had a seven par cent lead Lu the poils. The closeness cf the vote tells me that those who spoke up last week were net bystanders te history, but actually made histoiy," lie said. However, nothing should be taken for granted, McTeague warned. "I'm very pleased te see it worked, but it's a reprieve. It mea.ns the hangman is net hanging today," ho said. "We now have te attempt to reconstruct a new federation, without losing sight of the role of the federal government." Although the separatists can in no way be written off as a spent force, MeTeague said, ho believes their frue colours have ffnally emerged. "If they weren't racisi by what Bouchard said three weeks ago, it was conflrmed by Parizeau'a remarks on ethnics last night," he said. McTeague campaigned for the No aide and aid one message came through repeatedly. "I spent time in Quebec and leamned that language and cultural concerns are paramount," ho said. 'Mhe federal government muet safeguard those rights, but I don't believe the government has any obligation te strip away the rights dfother Provinces in order te do it." In addition te patriotic concerna, the Whithy Chamber of Commerce welcomed the resuits from a. business point of view. In a'prepared statement, the chamer ote tht more than 1.9 million Canadian jobs - 470,000 Lu Quebec - are directly ,and indirectly related to interprovincial business transactions. "There is so much te be gained by us working together," said president -. Allan Faux. "Entrepreneurs across Canada look forward te taking those 1.9 million jobs and making themn grew.w "This is 'our challenge, as a business commumlnty - te work togethier, te create jobs together, te' sucoed in world markets tegether, and tegether te create a better country for our children." 1Vie ,on A crusading Canadian 2Wisfàlowing was written before Mondaty'a referendum by Whitby reaident Joe Butaon who joined Friday'a rally ini MontreaL The Crusade for Canada began inauspiciously for me. I misse the bus. But I was seitent on makring my stand that I decided te drive my car to Place du Canada te take part in the one cf the moat unllkely rallies imaginable. The event was, though, such a grand gesture as thousanids of Canadiansl shamelessly cheered for Quebecers te, opt to stay with Canada, net te iselate themeelves from us, net te spuru our best of intentions. Se I bit the road and as soon as It was light, I noticed the first of many people waving Canadien flaga from the top cf the overpasa on the 401. And they were there aIl the way te Montreal. Even on the way back, in the pouring ramn somewhere in the middle of eastern Ontario, a man with "a yellow slicker waved te the Canadian crusaders geing home from tht. wonderful rally. By the time I arrived in downtewn Montreal, about il a.,m., the streets around Place du Canada were swarxmng with smiling people carrying flage, homemade signa and paiuted faces. They were en route for Canada. Looking east down Roe Levesque Boulevard, you couldn't help but notice the flags. Prom a distance, partially obacured by the buses and cars, the disembodied Fleur-de-lys and Maple Leafs seemed te ha dancing te the swund cf the distant cheers. While the day was cool and windy, there was a differeutkidnd of warmth happening in Place du Canada. Even though my French ta peor, the speeches were still stirring. Thore was a passion in Ihese Quebecois veices that I have neyer heard before. Thero was se much at stake with se, little lime left. For federalista like me, the referendum campaign turned emotional just in lime. The No aide was faciug defeat early last week and wheu passion replae cool logic, the No aide was re- energized. When the speeches ended, the crowd's rendition cf 0 Canada was spine-tingling and itfs net an exaggeratiou te say that that particular anthem may ha an everlasting symbol cf unity, even if,- as' I suspect, the Yea aide prevaila. The Yea aide has won ne matter which side actually cornes eut ahead on Oct. 30. The separatista, mainly through their leader Lucien Bouchard, captured *the imagination cf Quebecers. Ou the eue hand, lie inspired separatists. Ou the other, ho alarmed Canadians and ambushed the No sideansd, arguably, created momoutum for separatiam that bas nover ezisted before. You know, I was tt the rally heart aud seul but alU the time 1 was preparing for a Yua vote. Rationally, Quebecers have alwayB overwhelmxng expressed a profouud affection for Canada but, Lu another mental compartment, thejeve always dreamed cf their own country. It was only a matter of lime beibre a political campaign, which ta exactly what ibis referundum ia after all, would torne along and carry the day for the separatista. What the separatists are in for, and perbaps it's lime we bad this confrontation, la that they may have underestimated the "Rest cf Canada." The 128-year-contract we have made will net ha broken without the mest feroctous negotiatiug ever encountered. On a multitude cf levels the debate will bo a world event and the argmee will take place iu every quarter cf our society. Cousidering the contempt held for poiticians lu almoat every juriadiction these days, the debate for our country's future should ha decided by the people. Despite the shameleas manuoeuvriugs cf political parties and the media, Canadians, through the Crusade for Canada, tock matters inte, thefr owu bandsaend they are likely ready, willtng and able te do it again.