- j~J WgrbyY'1iÈE PItElS,WEDNMSMW, JANUARY 18, 1 WJPAGE e, Region:. GO should provide access GO Transit facilities should be. modified to allow handicapped individuals access to GO trains, says Durbamn regional council. On a suggestion b Whitby councillor Tom Edwards, regional counicil unanimously approved that GO be requested to make stations handicapped( wheelchair) accessible. "This is a chance to give the handicapped gainful employ- ment," said Edwards. 1He told council that GO staff have indicated handicapped accessibility is possible wvhile GO's political heads have indica- ted stations are not. 'We have to resolve the dicho- tomy between those two. We have to find out which one is right,» said Edwards. e presented council with two p etitions, one collected by Whitby Branch 112, Royal Caria- dian Legion, with more than 200 names calling for better accessi- bility. If GO is unable to acconimo- date wheelchairs, Edward's motion caîls for GO to make some sort of regular transit available to the handicapped, or transit with wheelchair require- ments. Youth honored for fast action By Debble Luchuk A WiZtby youth bas been honored by the Whitby- fire department for quick action in assisting bis brother to medical help in an accident at a hockey camp in August 1988. Clayton White, 12, was attend- ing the camp with his younger brother Ryan, 8, and bis father Dave when Ryan was punctured with an arrow found on an archery range. Ryan put the arrow inside bis pant leg to hoId it until they returned to camp, and fell, forc- ing the arrow into bis chest. 'We were walking around, and walked to wbere the archery range was. When he ( Ryan) saw the arrow, he wanted to kee it. He put it down bis pant leg, it ( tripped) a tree stump and feil. It went straight into bis left side," Clayton said. The arrow nîissed every organ, tbankfully, but Clayton did not pull it out. He had learned in the Whitby fire'department's junior firefighters course that he should not. remove anything from an injury, and that he should get the victim to medical belp as soon as possible. Clayton picked bis brother up, removed bis pants, and seeing the injury, decided not to remove the arrow. He brought Ryan to his dad and froni there, Ryan was taken to hospital in Halibur- ton. Dave White said that bis son underwent two. hours of x-ray and examination before doctors removed the arrow, to determine wbether the arrow bad pierced TheWhieshad nothing but praise for the junior firefighter CLAYTON WHE (left), a graduate of the junior firefighter.program, helped brother Ryan (right) to medical aid when Ryan had an accident with an arrow. Free Proe photo Two injured in collision A Whitby nman was taken to Oshawa General hospital witb minor injuries ollowng a two- car collison in Whitby early Fri- day orning of last week. Te driver of the second car suffered twobroken legs. David Herbert, 34, was treated and released from hospital. But emergency surgery had to be pe Irmdon Deborah Cbidwick, 30-,--of Oshawa, who had two broken legs. On the saine night, icy road conditions were responsib le for approximately 70 accidents in G T prograni, and they credit the I I 1 1 upi I = 7 course with g*ving Clayton the presence of mid to do what be* Drp ie did. The junior firefigbter course i * Wallpaper a nine-day pro am, mornings or afternoo, held every summer- by the Whfitby fire department D W for 11- to 13-year-olds. "It teaches you bow to do different stuif, like moutb-to- e o a i g f n body out of a car, bow to work 488 King St.- W. hoses, how to treat wounds and O h w bow to use tools, for example, across f rom Oshawa Center axes, crowbars, jaws of life,"43- 67 Clayton said.43 16 4 Fire Chief Ed Crouch presen- - ted a plaque to bonor Clayton for - bis act of beroism on Dec. 22. Both Clayton and Ryan are students at Pringle Creek public scbool. IALMOST 50% I QUAIITY MANUFACTURERS O F QUALITY FURNITURE. I -KAUFMAN, BARRYMORE, * BUTLER & ROBERTS, VOGEL. 'I YOUR CHANCE IS NOW TO - SAVE ALMOST HALF. . ............. Right now, at the Kaufman Furniture Gallery, ail of our upholstered, in stock items are up to 50% off. And if the Kaufrnan piece you're looking for isn't in stock, we'll order it for you at 30% off. Even accessories are 25% off. I And it ail cornes with fast, free delivery and free in-store design service. Hurry in and save up to haif off everything in your home, during our January Clearance Sale. The Koufmn Furniture Gcillery Ltd. Where Beautriful Homes Begin. MARKHAM The Kaufman Furniture Gallery Highway #7 just east of McCowan Telephone 471-5353 WHITBY The Kaulman Furniture Gallery Highway #2 east of Thickson Rd. Telephone 434-1733 MISSISSAUGA The Kaufman House Gallery 2273 Dundas Street West (west of Erin Milis Prkwy.) Telephone 828-1330 -- .----~-~--- m t-i