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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2000 - § "WEEKEND STAR" Campaign targets impaired driving From page 1 her daughter lost her life in a horrific accident. "I'm here to put a face on death. On June 7, 1998, my life as 1 knew it changed forever," said Mrs. Heron. "My daughter was killed by a person who decided to drink and drive. "She lost her life trying to - prevent a young woman from making the decision to drink and drive' and in one split = second her hopes, dreams, love for life, and beautiful smile gone forever." 'As: much work as MADD and other organi- zations continue to do, the- 'message just doesn't seem to get across to some. _people, said Mrs. Herén. y "People COnEnuS to go ut} here and drink 'and pth: This is repeated i d time again." fie best memorial for tiths, said Ms Heron, is 'keep trying to get the edghae out to public. "The pain is prevent- ing me from being the wifé-:and mother 1once was. The accident has taken me from my family and-friends." It-was the loss of Amanda that ultimately led to the formation of the Durham MADD chap- ter, 'said Mrs. Codlin, Amanda Heron's aunt. "With the accident, we felt that it was important to put the message out there and try and prevent even more families from going through this pain," she said. "We felt this was very important to do; it was very hard to accept the loss of Amanda, but maybe this will help pre- vent a similar incident in the future." Also on hand for the were Kevin :McAlpine, Nancy Codlin, president of the recently-formed Durham Mothers | Against Drunk Driving (WADD) chapter, and Connie Heron, right, watch as balloons are released outside of Durham College last Friday to mark the beginning of the new group. ceremony was Durham Regional Police Chief called for motorists to plan ahead when enjoy- ing an evening out with who" friends and family. "If you're driving, do something ahead of time before you take that first beer and your judgement besomes: impaired," said » THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT DURING THE ELECTION Bobbig THANK YOU Paul Michel to the residents s of Ward 5 for electing me to be | your councillor. Elsie, Michele, tox Sandy, Marian & Mark the chief. "Help Durham Regional Police in the fight for the lives of chil- dren, parents and neigh- bours. - people we want to save in the future." Job Finding Club offers search the. hidden job market, effective interview skills, preparing resumes, cover letters and more. The Job Finding Club is sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada. For more infor- mation please contact Cathleen Lycett at (905) 697-8887. Gain creative and effective job search skills in the Job Finding Club. Meta Vocational Services Inc. in Bowmanville is offering a three week job search program from Nov. 27 to Dec. 15. In this program you will learn how to access Arthro- o Flex. Assorted Analgesics We ave Aeclaving wav on back pain! e Obusforme® ¢ Back Braces ¢ Thermophore Lumbar Arches ° Ice packs «+ Heat Packs Glucosamine Sulphate « Devil's Claw MSM « Pain Awaye e Shark Cartilage B 2% Worter St, Pvt Pewy : 985.5563 Mm PLETE HEALTH SoLUTION ~>O00r mma Mr-==CI® PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry