Whitby Free Press, 3 Jun 1992, p. 25

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W RT .JREE 17RES~~~DNEM Z ~*~4O9~,PA~2&- -W.,estL<ynd students raiÉe $2,70ý0 from Chroni.cle project STEPHANIE SIMMONS (left), one of the counsellors, and Aj~u eataUie a een, are shown during-the SGthannual MY <ÜÏurt festival on SaturdaýO, My 23. Thýey were watching one of- the many. dances. pfozed that day. Karinia Cruz," the'other counsellorý, je not shown as she- was part. of a dance' group whený photýo weas taken. Photo by MarIo Bouche, Whltby Free Peem Ontarl'o Premie r to, speak at.college- convocation Ontaio Premier Bob Rae wil addresa graduates as Durham College holds - 1992 convocation cereonis o Saurday, Jure 6. at the. Oshawa Civic Auditorium. Rae will addre the graduates of business and technology at the morning convocation.. Sharon Swain, administrator of Fairview Lodge, Whlitby, wiii address the, applied .arts and health sciences graduatès in the afternoon. Swain, a Pickering resident, is vice-chair. of the Durhanm Coilege board of governos and is active in- the health car. field. Tii. business and technology ceremonies will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the. applied arts and healtÏh sciences ceremonies will bogi at 2:30 p.m. A reception wiilfollow each ceremony. By M[aro Boucher, What started as a class pro- ject, <ii. West Lynde Chronicle' ended up raising $2,700 forthe, grade. four and five students at West Lynde public school.. The learning experience became a huge success,ý far exceeding anybody'a expec- tations, says teacher Benn Wis- tinghausen. «We've been very ýfortunate with the community really sup- porting us1 along with the parents andâ the teachers," he . atýof- tii.mon. raised wil b. donated -te a charity te b. named later with the'rest to b. >used. for four separate trips for the students, he says. wai A-one-dyrpt taai scheduled or uâne5 for the 26, studentÏ andnine parents.* Tii. visit i Ottawa will in- clude tours of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Rideau Falls, ýParianient Hili and the Canada Housei aspcf museum for students in honour of thecountry's 125th annivers- ary. A trip te Marineland i Nia- gara Falls is scheduled for June 19 and will b. part -of a supple- ment in the situdy of oceana and. animals. Two visite te Minne Ottenbrite polon June il with the other grade._four .and -live., studenta from~th seool an Ã"nJuïne 21, a private claïss prty, are also part of the rewarda- for -the, succes 'of <Tii. xWest Lynde Chronicle.' .,>ý' Tiie student news'paper. was created, written and organized, by 26 students3, manOU whom. sold- advertising space 'and put tegeter the 20-pageé newsjpape.' Te tabloid-size newspaper in- cludes about 80 articles and 130 advertisements. Wistinghausen ays th. stu- dents have learnd how to b. reaponsible for a major.project, how to work as a team, how to be creative, and .now, how to share the fruits of their labour. «Tus has been a'tremendous growth experience for the group,» .Tii. students. feel quit. good and proud about themaelves and thprject he says. Wistinghaus.n hopes te try the project again next year. FAERLEO J. AUSTIN students the sehoiols- 721, students Joined -in. ralsed umore ýthan -$1?,O0 from a - The *oe will ho used -for extracur- reeu wlkthpeasml srpssng rcular activitiessud eupet thefr goal oL *1#4Nj m& bo 650 O ofobmkXMr mb-r .e[h&ie .a solaa IA jae.K .eI1vumw -wUs *mi~d td¶ grapheci a 'Canada1 Wedneaday. itudents enthuslasticafl auto- 125 Participation Mural," one of school's 125th célébration last Phioto IyMm*k Reemr, Wh1tbay 1% ru NATIONALEVRNETWE lets Up to Anl of Us? is this, year's theme for National Environroont Week, June 1-7. >In i keepùg -,wth',this themthe. Ontario Wasto )a~ment. Corporation puttgthI ifomLono h Sks about hazadous waste and business- success stories. ie province. The %gren revolutio n m offices i.siwell worth special mention this week. I Waterloo a recycling program organized by emOf 92 empîoyees at le. Mutual Group Insuanc-e Co. baàs diverted 53* per-cent of office ýwaste fromn Iandflil. It, recycles ý21'tonnes cof cans/bottles and 282 tonnes of Mie r annually. Tus reduction in waste dispoalsve Pbot P1, ya The reduction andrecln at the Msisauga headquarters of HewlîettPac ave .lahed the volume of garba-ge by 80 par cent, saved tii. company 30 per cent on paper purchases and- knocked 10 ýper- cent,.off ýitsmonthly electrical bu.L Copiers and printr use both sides of-the paper. As weil as composting food waste, thie cafeteria eta lù,éiminated dispsale plates and utensils, and. purchases 'condiments in iulthat'are now served from glass containers. The company has aloreplaced harsh cheniical cleaners with productathat are easier on the. enviroinment. -Bell Canadda' zero wastet progrm asacbiev.d eqafily satisfying résults.I two years, thday output of garbage from. its office. building inEtobcoke bas' gone fo 0 ilograms, and employees aim te reduce this te l.ss .than.three ilogramnsa day, by JMy. Under theprv *cal goverment's-recent Waste Management Act, buiess and isttutions will bave to audit their wast.Congratulations te, the many companies who have already seized- the initiative. Since 1990, Pitney Bowes of Canada Ltd. has sponsord a campaign to educate office workers acrosa Canada" on the importance of practising waste niinimization and recycling in the. workplace. On Mfayl12, -the, coinpany announced ita 'Pitney Bowes gr een office fund& that will begin providing funds rangingfrom $250 te $2,000, to, community-based non-proft-ogan- atone for programp that promote the 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - in the worlcplace. -A total of $30,000 is available for, 1992 during togrnprid that clseun Jun. 30 and Oct. 30.' tol-fre at 1-800-465-3777. Coming event:. June 9, 11 amr., 380 Bircëhmount Rd., unit 3 Scarboeough - Officiai, opeming, of tii.< ReUzeý Building dentre., Not oeil ywull» tIs new centre 'divert' items froma landfili but williofer good, used- building materiala at afford-able prices. -ii.iU ~nU - saaa~u1~ oeam nia eh: *on uoy. 41

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