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NOOC ec FIAMIATAI? yA 192 "QAT? ONAINIIWS AS "WEEKEND STAR" New fire truck on the job in Brock Firefighters raised much FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 2000 - 25 ¢ New region program aimed at women who want to quit smoking | | Ei ite a a -- CTP. col Ml of the unit's $90,000 cost By Rik'Davie Weekend Star A new piece of fire equipment can' now be seen racing to the scene of emergency calls with the firefighters from Brock Township Hall |. It's a 1999 GMC rescue van, equipped with the equipment needed by the hall's crack rescue and extrication team. The price for the state-of-the-art unit came in at more than $90,000. But don't race to check your tax bills, because the unit didn't cost taxpayers. The firefighters raised the money themselves. District Chief Stan Wilson said he is proud of his men for the campaign that will result in better protection for the citizens they serve. i "We were running out of room for.equipment and "20 Members of Brock's firefighters held fundrai purchase of the vehicle. It's men in the old unit, and something had to be done," said Chief Wilson. "Our budget is small, and so with the help of a grant from the Foster Hewitt Foundation, we decided to take on the job." Firefighters raised money through car washes and many other activities, and the funds slowly accu- mulated. I sers Chief Wilson said one . grateful customer of the service was among those private citizens who came through for the firefighters. "I got a call from a woman whom we had extracted from a car acci- dent," said Chief Wilson. "She was getting some details of the accident from me, and thanked us for our help at the time. 1. te SCUGOG FINANCIAL _] -------- SERVICES INC, -- fire department pose with a new rescue van. The to come up with their contribution toward the now on the job in Brock. invited her to come and see the new truck and when I told her how we got it, she seemed interested. "A few weeks ago I got a nice thank-you letter from her for our help and in it was a cheque towards the truck. That's the kind of support we have had for this." The new truck is now in service. IT'S WORTH THE DRIVE TO PORT PERRY! GUARANTEED ANAVASSSH EI SINR ES MINIMUM AMOUNTS MAY APPLY * Annual Rates ° GlC RRSP -- 5.750% A 5.850% A 6.050% If you're a smoker, chances are you've thought about quitting at least once during the past year. If you're a non-smoker and someone you care about smokes, you've probably had that thought more often than once a year. For women who have made the decision to quit, Durham Region Health Department offers a Women's Quit Smoking Group to provide infor- mation and support geared towards women and their efforts to quit. The next session will be held Tuesday evenings, Oct. 24 to Dec. 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All sessions will be held at the Whitby office of the Health Department, Whitby Mall (Lang Tower), 2nd floor, 1615 Dundas St. E. Session are free to.all par- ticipants. A 1999 Angus Reid sur- vey showed that 1.6 mil- lion Canadians who smoke indicated that they are prepared to quit sometime during the year 2000. According to a recent Ontario Health Survey there are approxi- mately 40,000 women in Durham Region over the age of 12 who smoke, of which half say they are seriously considering quitting. For more information about the Women's Quit Smoking Group or other information on quitting smoking, call the Health Department at 723-8521, Have you checked N n TE September SPECIAL AY (UN) YS Selected Wines een, 6.250%...... 2YEAR CASHABLE vevevvences 5.000% AFTER 120 DAYS MINIMUM $1,000. Rates Effective 0720/00 - Subject to change without notice. 250 Queen Street, Port Perry 985-3832 1-888-595-4413 NG SGU Sain oi A ert tt to Sh Drug Ma ing Scugog NSURANCE KERS » 985-43 52 oe ASSOSRTED Wil _-- OR Friendly, . BROKERS LTD imi REPRESENTING: 159 Casimir St., Port Perry '1.gg3 3045175 _ SHEPHERD & POWELL FARMERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE Co, (LINDSAY) oe pariperry om » emaiiesr €poriperty or CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ---- Farm Home-Auto-Commercial Watercraft Cottages ~~ | , OMESTEAD HARDWOOD & LAMINATE FLOORING ¢ RATTAN FURNITURE I 4 18 SCUGOG 19 | S ERRY (905) 98 T. " 5-2451