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I|a£elO^^The^larinetonlCourticeJnde£endenLj?ottmmviUe ; J>alurdav i ^^ Sneaker Sales Support Diabetes Research Lorraine Watson, Pharmacist/Owncr of. Shopper's Drug Mart in the Bowmanvillc Mall (left) and Liz Fairs, Sneaker Sales Captain at Shopper's (centre), (centre), help Claringlon Mayor Diane Hamre autograph an over-sized sneaker. Through the sale of paper sneakers, Shopper's Drug Mart stores across Canada arc raising funds in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Canada. For $1, anyone can purchase a sneaker and sign it. Each sneaker is then displayed in the store as a show of support for the national campaign. The local store hopes to post about 2,500 sneakers on its walls before the campaign ends. AIDS Awareness Week September 29 to October 5 is AIDS Awareness .Week across Canada. Despite 15 years of scientific advances, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to spread. "The face of HIV/AIDS is changing", stales Pamela Frisby, Public Health Nurse. "Canadian women, young gay men and intravenous drug users are becoming infected at an alarming rate. Teenagers are being infected and developing AIDS in their twenties and thirties." Project X addresses one of these risk categories in Durham Region. Needle exchanges is a proven harm reduction strategy; effective at preventing Town to Look At Name HIV by decreasing needle sharing among people who inject drugs. Over 500 clean needles were exchanged in one month, along with counselling and condoms. These interventions interventions also help prevent the spread of other diseases like hepatitis B and C. Project X is a collaborative collaborative effort of many community community agencies, including the John Howard Society, Durham Regional Police and the Health Department. "Another significant change is the drugs used for treatment. Now doctors arc able to offer HIV infected patients a real chance to fight this virus. Getting tested is the first step, if you think you maiy have been exposed", says Frisby. Free confidential testing is available through the Sexual Health Clinics at the Pickering and Oshawa Centres. For more information, call the Health Department at 1- 800-314-8533. Policy Clarington's Chief Administrative Officer is about to research, review and consult with Durham Region about the use of the word 'Claringlon' in the names of businesses. Once the report is completed, completed, CAO Bill Stockwell is to report to Council with his findings and recommendations. recommendations. Mayor Diane Hamre noted that "we need a policy to protect the interests of the municipality." Mayor Hamre made this remark following discussions on Monday, Sept. 22, at Clarington's General Purpose and Administration Committee meeting. Councillors were told that there may be some confusion when citizens see the word Claringlon in a business and assume it is in some way connected connected with the municipality. Children's Halldwe'en Costume Workshop The Clarke Museum and Archives will be hosting a Children's Hallowe'en Costume Workshop Saturday, October 25th. The first session of the workshop is from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, and the second ses-' sion is from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration for the workshop workshop is limited to 10 children per session and pre-registration pre-registration is required. Parents with their children children between the ages of 5 and 12 arc invited to make their Hallowe'en costumes with the staff and volunteers of the Clarke Museum and Archives. Registration forms are available at the Clarke Museum and Archives and the Bowmanvillc Museum starting October I, 1997. In conjunction with this workshop workshop the Museum is requesting requesting donations of CLEAN used clothing, bedding and rags. Donations may be dropped off at the Museum Tuesday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Museum is located at 7086 Old Kirby School Road/Hwy, 35/115 at Regional Rd. 9/Kirby. For more information call 905-983-9243. Rabies Vaccine Drop Ministry of Natural Resources' aircraft will drop approximately 1.2 million rabies baits targeting red foxes in areas in southern Ontario to protect the public from the threat of rabies, Natural Resources Minister Chris Hodgson announced this month. The rabies vaccine will be distributed across a portion portion of southern Ontario and an area east of Ottawa beginning September 22, 1997. These baits contain a rabies vaccine. "In 1989, MNR began its baiting campaign to eliminate eliminate the Arctic fox rabies, strain from southern Ontario," said Hodgson. "Although there has been a dramatic decrease in rabies, sporadic cases still exist. 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