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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" © PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 13, 1996 -17 Learn more about your community organizations The Canadian Progress Club would like to extend an invitation to all those interested to come and hear from Uxbridge and area community organiza- tions. Patti Goreski, Execu- tive Director of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of North Durham will be giv- ing a presentation on the organization's goals and community efforts. Eva Blythe, the Executive Di- rector of the YWCA in Oshawa, and Joyce Emer- son, Co-ordinator for the Apple Community Project will also be on hand. They will be speaking specifically about the Ap- ple Community Project: an initiative of the YWCA to provide housing and counselling services to women and their children who are re-establishing themselves after leaving an abusive relationship. Apple is an acronym for Ajax Pickering Protected Living Environment. There will be a question and answer period. This community event will take place in the To- kai room at the Uxbridge Urges locals to write, sign petition Woman starts campaign for tougher impaired law By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star It's time to do something about impaired driving. That's the message that Vivian O'Neill of Blackstock wants to take to the people of Scugog and, eventually, the lawmakers of Ontario. She said she has become increasingly angered at the continuing incidents of drunks causing injury and death on the highways, despite stepped-up infor- mation campaigns, and police efforts to cut down on impaired driving. The true devastation of drinking and driv- ing has been driven home for her recent- ly with the passing of friends in alcohol- . related accidents. She wants her friends and neighbors in Scugog to tell provincial Attorney General Charles Harnick that it's time to toughen laws, and send those con- victed in fatal impaired accidents to jail for longer sentences. "I think everyone's got to stop sitting back and allowing it to happen," said Mrs. O'Neill, who wrote an emotional letter to the editor which was published in last Friday's Weekend Star. "I just feel it's something [ want to do, and take a stand on."She insists that people aren't deterred from climb- ing into their vehicles after drinking because the penalties aren't particu- larly stiff, even if they kill someone. She added that the pain that results from an impaired driving fatality is widespread: "It's not just the people who have been killed; it's everyone around them. People have to start thinking about that." Mrs. O'Neill will be circulating peti- tions throughout the community calling for tougher drinking and driving laws, and also hopes to encourage folks here to write to Mr. Harnick. She said the government -- which is imposing fund- ing cuts on already-strapped police forces -- needs to hear from the elec- torate that the fight against impaired driving should remain a high priority. "Please send your message to (Mr. Harnick)," she urged. "We've got to change the situation in some way." Letters can be addressed to Charles Harnick at 720 Bay St., 11th Floor, Toronto, M5G 2K1. Forder-Parks Insurance Brokers Inc. Personal attention to all of 34 Water St, Port Perry, Ontario 1.91.12 our y st rate | | 0985-8471 Subleg th ahaie comin - TO port rry's Tickets Toun.hall, 167». $12.00 avaitoble at Sarai ACD. 22.23.2429 05.905. 2655 MAC 1,2 8:000m. 17% a 4 7 SIOPES a comedy by morris panych produced norma van camp & linda Feetham- clayton i rman Yer opr on of doross 3 directed by. dae. ais, y Library at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Ad- mission is free. All are wel- come. Please call to con- firm your attendance at 852-4082 or 985-3818. © Invisible Fence Co. Inc. 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