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NAS Sp i a 0 ee Lo by Danielle Clark Cancer can be beaten - what is it worth to you? (That is this year's slogan for the Canadian Cancer Society.) To many people, the answer is -'it saved my life. For Barbara Swatuk of Kleinburg, Ontario there is no doubt that cancer re- search has saved her life. Eleven years ago, her con- stant fatique led to the diagnosis of acute lymp- hocytic leukemia at Toronto's Sick Children's hospital. Barbara is a nor- "mal, happy 23 year old now. She didn't grow up with the worry of living with the disease, because her family never put a label on her illness nor was she ever hospitalized for more than six weeks at a time. The twice weekly needles never bothered her, as other child- ren with diabetes or -aller- A a ED ye Mayor Lawrence Malcolm got the ball rolling last Monday for this years Canadian Cancer Society fund raising campaign. Eleanor Davidson, a local cancer patient sold the Mayor a daffodil, and here pins it on his lapel. The local Cancer Society will be on the street this Friday for their annual Daffodil Day sale. gies had to get shots too. When she decided to marry three years ago, her Partial approval The official plan for the Region of Durham moved significantly closer to com- pletion when Housing Minis- ter Claude Bennett formally approved a substantial por- tion of the plan, March 20. Some parts of the Dur- ham plan have been referr- ed to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval, and a few sections have been de- ferred by the minister for future considerations. The minister has also in- troduced a number of modi- fications to the regional plan including a change in the designation of the North Pickering project area in the northwest portion: of Durham region from a "study area' to an "urban community". The Durham official plan is the first stage in a long- range planning process that will eventually be supple- mented by district plans for the component area muni- cipalaities. 5 Year Guaranteed Investment Certificates doctors told her of her AA SF Rd vet Sd rd y fT RY XA disease - she was shocked to fin out how serious her problem had been - she thought she had had a blood disorder. Today the drugs given-to leukemia patients are the same ones as in the 1960's, but the method is different. Research has shown the way to more effective treat- ment. As short a time ago as 1965 the average survival rate with hemo-therapy was 12-18 months. Today 50 percent of these young patients live 5 years or more. Some have lived 15 and 20 years and may be considered cured. Therapy in childhood leukemia is very effective but we are a long way from prevention of the disease. The National Cancer Insti- tute of Canada, a sister organization of the Canad- ian Cancer Society, is doing a great deal of work on leukemia - spending more than a million and a half dollars a year on leukemia research. A lot more could PIER FRIAR TAGIEN LE Te VSRAA WY EPON LF PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Mar. 29, 1978 -- 3 Cancer Society slogan: What's it worth to you be done. The Canadian Cancer Society raises the funds 'for this and other research through it's annual April appeal. Uxbridge arena at $850,000 The construction of a new arena in Uxbridge moved one step closer to reality last week as the Township coun- . cil endorsed a resolution of intent to award a contract to Condign Limited of Waterloo for the $850,000. structure. A design by the company was submitted to the council and should be approved after a few minor changes are made. The submission calls for an ice surface 85 by 195 feet, and a community hall and kitchen area for banquets up to 400 people. @ Attractions For Npring AS _-- (I Fr N vo If /, 5 N { # » Interest paid or compounded annually. Rates also available for 5-year deposits with interest paid semi-annually or monthly. All rates are fully guaranteed by Royal Trust for term of . deposit. No fee or handling charge. Rates subject to confirmation. Royal Trust (§ 1100 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, Ontario 725-1177 265 King St. W., Oshawa, Ontario. 579-8300 3 | POSLUN ALL-WEATHER COATS a *49.95 - %65.00 i POSLUN BLAZERS '99.95 ne LADIES JUMPSUITS *21.95 - 27.95 i LADIES PANT suits *19.95 - *42.95 i LADIES DRESSES *19.95 and up : STYLE-RITE BLOUSES *18.00 and up __-4 oi Kayser Lingerie | i SLIPS FLOOR LENGTH REGULAR LENGTH HALF SLIP fe 9.50 1.50 - *13.00 "5.00 - 6.50 38 BRIEFS COTTON NYLON STRETCH LACE \ | 2.75 *3.00 12.50 NS v) infor "1205 TENDER TOOTSIE SHOES ~ GREB HUSH PUPPIES de LLL -$ Aus | 12.00 and up $22.95 and up hl Infant (Items not exactly as illustrated) ie 3 A.W. BROCK DEPARTMENT STORE eo Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation