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10- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 6, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Brooklin Lions Club Program will help to fund costly repairs for disabled Brooklin District Lions Club is introducing an assistance program aimed at helping the physically disabled maintain their independence. Under the program funding will be provided to those who need repairs to the equipment they depend on, but might not be able to afford. The Lions started the program to meet what they see as a very real need in the area, said club member John Hulley. "When something goes wrong they usually need a repair very quickly, and that doesn't always happen," he said. "Expensive repairs or replacement parts are often beyond the immediate means of individuals, many of whom are living on fixed incomes." The program covers residents living in the Brooklin area up to the Scugog town line, said Mr. Hulley. Those interested in obtaining funding under the new program are urged to contact local assistance agencies. Application forms can be obtained by calling Mr. Hulley at 655- al 2 ow oF Tobacco Act now in effect From Page 1 There are heavy fines involved; store owners can be tagged with a $2,000 charge if they're caught selling tobacco to underage consumers, and there is the possibility of a $1,000 fine for lighting up in a designated non-smoking area. Subsequent convictions for mer- chants can climb to $75,000. "Initially our focus is going to be on ensuring that schools are smoke-free," said Mr. Rockbrune. "(And) ensuring all vendors who sell to minors stop doing that. "Those high school kids are getting their smokes from some- where." Education will be the weapon as the health unit relays the message on smoking in public places, Mr. Rockbrune added. "We're going to try to put some common sense in it," he said. "We're going to try and ease them into it, and we're really looking for voluntary compliance. "It's not really that drastic a change." In recent days signs indicat- ing the new legal age for smok- ing have been popping up at convenience store counters in the area, and merchants have been warned that when they're in doubt about someone's age, they are to demand identifica- tion before selling cigarettes. The tough measures are aimed at eradicating smoking among young people, and pro- tecting others -- especially chil- 60th Anniversary | MEN'S C Reg. $30 BUY 1 PANT GET 1 FREE! Buy 1 Pant for $40. & | MEN'S HATS Get the 2nd 7, | & FEDORAS of Pant FREE] °8- $35 0 ----~jV | Buy 1 Pant NOW for $50. & Get the 2nd ARROW BVD » HATHAWAY Long Sleeve ¢ Dress Shirts BUY 1 o GET 1 FREE! ig Buy 1 At *40°° Oy GET 1 FREE! Buy 1 At *46° GET 1 FREE! Buy 1 At *50° GET 1 FREE! 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Alarmingly, smoking among Grade 7 students in Ontario has gone up 50 per cent since 1991, says the ministry. The Tobacco Control Act is part of a provincial strategy to prevent tobacco use, protect the public from second-hand smoke, and help smokers quit, says the ministry. DHC seeks public input The Durham Region District Health Council (DHC) is now accepting applications from in- terested residents of Durham Region wanting to serve on its new Mental Health Committee. The deadline for applications is Dec. 19. The first priority of mental health reform is to meet the needs of people with severe mental illness in a consumer «oriented ~-and 'community fo-' cused system. The framework for reform is outlined in the Ministry of Health's document, Putting People First: the Re- form of Mental Health Services in Ontario. Provincial policy requires that the Mental Health Com- mittee be composed of consu- mers/survivors (30 per cent), family (20 per cent), mental health service providers (25 per cent), and generic/informal ser- vices and supports or others (25 per cent). Committee members must be residents of Durham Region. Anyone interested in submit- ting an application, should call the Durham Region DHC at (905) 433-4262 to request an in- formation/application package. Letter From Page 7 ing anyway? That anyone who does not agree with the execu- tive on everything, all of the time, right or wrong has got to be confrontational? My only regret coming away from that meeting was that we did not present our prepared motion for a vote on non- confidence. I was not only dis- gusted by the executive's deci- sion to award themselves a con- gratulatory barbecue, but I was thoroughly disgusted at their handling of the situation and their subsequent denial, at the general meeting, that the peti- tion had anything to do with their decision to rescind the ex- penditure! Whatever the Scugog Base- ball Association decides to do for the future of hardball, since the final decision is entirely theirs, we will support that de- cision because our goal is to as- sist in providing a fun hardball league for our kids!! M. Boccaccio, Nestleton I pm Co - w= - -