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Whitby Free Press, 8 May 1996, p. 9

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Society By Vlcks buddjj MetteClea&reami. Mheyeix local residents wlth dbiIlite who do vailous jobs throughout Durham Beglon. Operated by the Autîstlc Society, Durham chapter, it's the onfly program of Its kind in this area. MOstlY adulla with autism (some have other dlsabilities), they work at a local laundry fuli-time but are. also involved in other projects, panlghouses and other work. "Everybody needs a purpose, to get involved, to participate in so~mthIg,"says co-ordinator Cindy Le9. "Our people have a lot to offer the community. We train them to work towards what the. employer wants don. Lewis relaya that what the program 'needs la -m .. publie awareness - there ara people with disabilities Who are employable." TMe grup will l ean apartment buildings and business.. for interested contractors. There are even volunteer servces provided by the soclety because, as Lewis explains, 'The conimunities always put into these kInd of progrmas, we feel we should give somethlng back." There aveï now. only six people in the programnbecause "... it lavery difficult to support other people," states Lewis, referring to fInancial restraints. The- Ontario Autistie Society provides much of the funding for the local chapter who also rais. funds with activities such as a dinner that was held at Trillium VaUleyjustbeforeChriatmas when the. group auctioned off conimunity donations. "They (participants at the cbapter) get self-confidenoe, social involvement; thing. youjust can't teach," reveals Lewis, and she encourages mnterested people to "cail us, inquire ... they may hav e ways to Éimprove the program we haven't thought of." For information about the Clean Team and the Autistic Society, Lewis can b. reached at 668-6607. Camps for kid s The Durham CIllegeEry Learnlng Cenltre la oferlng summer cmpa for chfldren at'the Oshawa campus thrughout July and August. Thee M'ar% cms"nat *Secure locked containers at no extra cost *Bonded drivers *100% of paper is recycled *Certif icate of destruction *Volume discounts available year-end, clean-outs CAI NOff (905) 427-3605 (Derrick) ff fzI .! WASTE SYSTEMS B us in es s 0 wn e r s Buy Without CASH! BAR ' TER WORL (905)723-4923 Il -800-668-5915 Offering ail insolvency services including personal & corporate bankruptcies OSHAWA 122 Albert St. 721-7506 AJAX: 50 Commercial Ave. 619-1473 C013OURG: -72 King St. W. 372-4744 Saturday & evening appointments available. FREE initial consultation. The radiation doses due ta emissions are for the most exposed persons living near the station. They would typical- ly apply to persons living just'outside the station boundary who are at their residences 24 hours a day, who drink local water an *d milk, and eat local fish and produce. The doses were calculated using actual data from routine analysis of air, water, milk, fish and vegetation samples, as well as sta- tion emission data. Most persons woulId actually receive less than the doses RADIATION MONITOR NUCLEAR GENERATING STATIONS IN DURHAM REGION First quarter 1996 (January 1 to March 31) This information is provded by the Atomic Energy Control Board, Canada's nuclear regulator. Radiation dose due to emissions fromn the nuclear generating stations, Dose is reported in microsieverts (pSy), an international unit used to measure dose. raiaio. dse 300pe yarDARLINGTON Whlby FresPmeu, WV kiscfyMaby 8. 19M96 Page THE SOURCE FOR MUTUAL FUND INFOFMATION Mutual Fundi Check-up * ooknow howyour mutual funds are pefring, relative to similar funds? *Do yoy know how volatile your funds are, relative to simîlar funds?; *Is your mutuel fund portfolio designed to meet your present and future needs? W e use Financial Tiines Beli Charts to provide timely INDEPENDENT analysis of most mutual funds in an easy-to-understand format. We would be pleased to send you the latest relative 'perforimce charts and risk I reward scattergraphs for the funds you own, so that you may analyze your investments. 1NO FEE! NO OBLIGAT[ON! For fur-ther information and your FREE mutual funàd check-up, please cali: Rustom Mehta In vesiment Executive (416) 296-2654 180-26.3 January 1 to March 31, 1996: previous quarter: YEAR TO DATE: ,e from a single chest X-ray: about 0.9 0.8 0.9 70 PICKERING January 1 to March 31, 1996: previous quarter: YEAR TÃ" DATE: ýse from a single chest X-ray: about 2.2 2.6 2.2 70 indicated because they have'different'eating habts.or. live farther away [rom the station. Radiation doses decrease sig- nificantly as the distance [rom the station.' increases. Persans living midway between the two stations would' therefore receive less than the doses indicated for either of the stations., Less than 6% of the radiation dose. received from the stations was due ta, liquid emissions*, while the remainider was a result of airborne emissions. For further information, please cail us at 1-800-668-5284. Nota: Pour obtenir une version française de ce bulletin, veuillez communiquer avec nous'au nuijéro ci-dessus. ~.M Atomic Energy SControl Board Commission de contrôle de l'énergie atomique Cai UScotiaMc.Leod Buildng Relatonshqs for 14fe MEMBER CIPF Note: Natural background radiation, the annual le gai limit for station emissions, and the dose from a typical X-ray are provided for reference. Emissions are in addition to background radiation. FINANCUL MM 1 1 JAMES R. YANCH aadg i

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