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PAGE A6THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 17,2003 www.durhamregion.com Regional Briefs SEPT. 17. 2003 Region to rebuild Fairview Lodge DURHAM -- The Durham Region-owned Region-owned Fairview Lodge senior's home in Whitby is going to be rebuilt. Despite several renovations over the past 51 years, the aging building needs major repairs. An independent physical condition audit completed in July 2005 showed major repairs and or replacement was needed to maintain the existing building. " These include replacing or adding systems like the lire alarm ($250,000), nurse call ($200.00). sprinkler system ($500,000). air-handling system ($500.00) and heating ($500,000) as part of a total project totalling approximately approximately $2 to $2.5 million. - The 198-bed building is also facing facing competition from newer, private long-term care facilities, a health and social services committee report said. ( The facility can be rebuilt for around $45.1 million with construction construction in 2006. • ' At its Wednesday meeting. Durham council approved rebuilding Fairview and including it in the Region's Region's five-year fiscal plan. Ùp to $1.1 million waste shortfall expected I DURHAM -- The Region has had to dip into its solid waste management management reserve fund to cover budget Shortfalls. j Around 50 per cent of the Region's Region's blue box funding was supposed to come from the Ministry of the Environment Environment through an industry, municipal municipal and non-government task force. Despite submitting a plan and ' promises that funds would be available available by May, Durham has not received received any money. i The Region is losing around $155,500 each month the program is delayed, a joint finance and administration-works administration-works committees report said. ■ Durham is also experiencing higher costs to process residential leaf and yard waste, resulting in a $275,000 to $500,000 shortfall. ! The Region will lobby the Province for the funding and lost revenue. revenue. council decided. Juno Beach Challenge kickoff DURHAM - Second World War airplanes and a parachute team are the highlights of Friday's Juno Beach Challenge kickoff. The Region of Durham is challenging challenging every municipality in Canada Canada to raise funds for the Juno Beach Centre in France. Despite its opening in June, donations are still needed to complete the centre's enhancements. The challenge kick-off will feature feature the Canadian Forces Sky Hawks Parachute Team. Major General Lewis MacKenzie. and D-Day veteran veteran Jan de Vries of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. A fly-past of Second World War planes will wrap up the event. The Region has purchased a commemorative commemorative brick to be displayed at the Juno Beach Centre, and will unveil unveil the design on Friday. Renderings of the original bricks the eight municipalities municipalities in Durham purchased will also be there. The kickoff starts at 11 a.in. at Harwood Point Memorial Gardens in Ajax, at the foot of Harwood Avenue and Lake Driveway. For more information, contact the Region at 905-668-1177 or www.re- cion.durham.on.ca At Herbal Magic, our clients receive the upmost knowledge & support from our health counsellors. Not only due to their extensive training, but also because they've lost weight on the Herbal Magic Program. Meet Angela & Tanya, health counsellors from your local Herbal Magic. m , 'XyUïïï | I I ? 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