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4 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, March 5,1994 Kick-Off Luncheon April 20 Will Explain Further Details of Seniors' Projects Committee Planning Interim Centre for Seniors The creation of an interim Sen- Centre Steering Committee was es- with provisions for parking and ac- Seniors' Community Action Com- per to keep residents up-to-date on iors' Centre is the goal of the Sen- tablished after a survey in 1988 was cessibility. mittee, mark Wednesday, April 20, progress and upcoming activities, iors' Community Action Committee created and distributed through the The centre would be located in 1994 on your calendar. That is the and a semi-annual newsletter. The (S C A C ) joint efforts of the Bowmanville Ro- the Bowmanville urban area, as this day when a special Kick-Off Lunch- first issue, due for publication in The development of a centre for tary Club and what was then the is where there is the greatest con- eon will take place at the Bowman- June of 1994 (Seniors' Month), will seniors is part of a five-year plan be- Town of Newcastle Community centration of older adults. ville Legion on King Street. include information about groups ing set in motion to address the Care (now Clarington Community To find out more about the Also being planned are a regular and services available to older question of facilities, programs and Care). As a result of the information progress of the S.C.A.C. and the seniors'column in the local newspa- adults in Clarington. 56 rt es in""i would gener- commtowSwas^Sot Kidney Foundation Volunteers Launch Campaign ate, promote and maintain commu- vestigate the need for and the feasi- nity interest in and awareness of all hility of creating a Seniors Activity programs and services available to Centre in this municipality, older adults in Clarington. With council s approval, plus Members of the Seniors' Com- support and participation of the munity Action Committee have con- Community Services Department, tacted community service organiza- an in-depth study using the consult- tions to inform them of the i n S services of the Greer Galloway existence of the committee and to Group was commissioned, seek their support in the realization The Feasibility Study s goal was of the dream of an Interim Seniors' to identify and recommend ways of Centre for residents 50 years of age addressing the needs of the munici- and older. Membership on the larger pality's seniors. Seniors' Community Action Team The results, which showed signif- is open to all interested residents of icant community support for this ini- Clarington. tiative, were presented to council in S.C.A.C. was formed in the fall July 1992. of 1993 and is made up of some of Going one step further, the study the members of the original Steering suggested criteria that could be used Committee created in the late 1980s. to locate and design the facility in Other members are area residents the future. It was suggested by the and members of local service agen- committee that a seniors' centre in- cies and clubs. elude a multi-purpose auditorium, The original Senior Citizens' meeting and activity rooms along Durham Still Committed The Durham Region will contin- Aker, chairman of the Durham Re- But® SteuJto'fteliSfonl J in 1.1* KMney. Foundation's annual awareness and fund-raising campaign began at the Clarington Mu- mated! in ^communities. £e Durham Region has laid offM P° rt Vdunteer Danny ^Ross <md Kidney Foundation Region Co-ordinator, Margaret Créés There are Clarington Mavnr Diane Hamre over 1,000 volunteers in Durham Region who will conduct a door-to-door canvass in March. Through tid at this week's reeional council 3°^ k d 15 f 1 ti its appeal to service clubs and the general public, the Kidney Foundation hopes to raise $100,000 in Dur- said at this week's regional council staff, meeting that Clarington is committed committed to recycling. However, the municipality is looking into alternative ways to collect collect Blue Box materials. "People have bought into it," Mayor Hamre said in describing the Blue Box system. "They've bought into the philosophy, not the method." method." She went on to suggest that the municipality should be willing to look into alternatives for the pick-up of materials which can be recycled. She pointed out that citizens are often often critical of government when it does not look at more efficient ways to use its money. "We're going to look at a more cost-efficient way to do it," the Clarington Mayor explained. explained. One option which has been discussed discussed at Clarington Council is the use of centralized recycling depots instead of curbside pick-up. The recycling program is currently currently co-ordinated by Durham Region and funded through the Durham Region, Region, with grants from the provincial provincial government. "The last thing we would do is impose on Clarington a method of how they should operate their pickup pickup program," said Councillor John March Designated Red Cross Month March is Red Cross Month in Clarington. 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