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Page 30, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, April 13,1994 Gjrasds clippings no longejr collected Te Town of Whitby bas made be collected, either as yard waste changes in the yard waste collec- orgarbage. tion service. When grass clippinge were col- Grass clippings will no longer lected and piled at a north i Qon jt cmok for t& 6ât y! L1ca ù5 do it for you!é I~~Pc 2Mji!r $1ty .. . . ..I 5 I -- - -io - - -- -- - Whitby site, there were com- plainte by area. residente about the resulting odour. Instead the Town je pronioting 'GraacycÏing' -- leavmng grass clippings oh the lawn after mow- ing. Those who want ta continue ta bag their clippinge can take them to the Oshawa transfer station. For yard waste, there je twice- monthly collection service (sanie day as -blue box) from now until April 29, June 5 ta Oct. 28 and Dec. 5 ta 16. A once-weekly collection ser- vice will be provided (saine day as regular garbage collection) for five weeks in the sprin (May 2 ta June 3) and fal (Oct. 31 ta Dec. 2). For more information, caîl the Town works department at 668- 3437. PUBLIC NOTICE e IN THE MATTER 0F THE MUNICIPAL ACT TAKE NOTICE THAl the Council of the Regional Municipaiity of Durham by-Iaws autharîzing construction of the followng projecis: Raad Name 8th Cono. 9th Conc. Reach St. Liberty St. Thickson Rd. Finch Ave. Harwood Ave. Thornton Rd. Munîcîpality Clarington/Oshawa Pickering Uxbridge Clarington Whitby Pickering Ajax Oshawa May Pa"s Location Bth Concession fram Oshawa/ Claington Townlîne ta Reg. Rd. 57. Upgrade ta acceptable standards. 9th Conc. fromn lot 30131 westerly ta YorklDurharn boundary. Upgrade tai acceptable standards. Reconstruction ta 3 lane urban standard from Main St. ta Testa Rd. Liberty Street from Reg. Rd. 4 northerly ta Reg. Rd. 20. Upgrade ta acceptable standards. Thickson Rd. at Winterberry Dr. and at Dryden Blvd. Operationai improvemnents ta intersections. Finch Avenue at Altona Rd. fOoerational improvements ta I nte rsect ions Harwood Ave, tram'l wy 2 southerly ta Mandrake St. Widening ta 5-lane standard. Thornton Rd. fram Rossland Rd. nartherly ta Taunton Rd. Recon- struction ta 4-5 lane standard. Miscelaneous Improvements Brock Road Brock Road Shirley Road Pickering Uxbridge Scugog Plans showing details of the projects and the lands affected may been seen at the offices of the Durham Works Department, 105 Consumers Dr., Whitby, Ontario, Telephone 668-7721. Dated aI Whiîtby this 30th day of March 194. T. PREVEDEL, P. ENG.i DIRECTOR 0F TRANSPORTATION Brock Road. at 5th Conc. Intersection improvements. Brock Rd. at 1.7 km north of Reg. Rd. 11. Culvert Replacement. Shirley Rd. at Reg. Rd. 2 Commuter parking lot. Works Committee, being delegated by Regional Council as the hearing body, shall hear in persan or by his or her counsel, solicitor or agent, any persan who claims his or her land wiII be preluicially affected by the by-Iaws and who applies on or bel are April 29, 1994, ta the undersigned ta be heard at a meeting of the Works Committee on May 3, 1994. V.A. Silgailis. P. Eng. Commissioner of Works BEJL ACTIVE ON BARTH DAY Every April the world oelebrates Earth Day. This year, the BoySo in the Oshawa Centre wiil sponbor a contest for chilren ged8 to 12. To enter, write sither a short essay, compose a poemn or create a song to the tune of a nureery rhYme on one of two topics: 'What I can do to make my world botter' or 'Ifow my favourite place je getting ruined.' Submissiofls must ho no longer than one page and double- spaced. Take your entry to the Bodt hpi h saaCnr by April 22. Mailed entries muet b postmarked no later than April 22 addressed to the Body Shop, Oshawa Centre, Oshawa Ont. L0 2K5. Three specially designed Earth Day T-shirts will bo awarded to the winners. The Pickering Waste Reduction Committee will be choosing a location for a litter pick-up. The commnittee challenges any orgniation or company in the region to do the same. Just select a ocation of interest to you that is manageable for your group. Remember to wear gloves and take along at least two baus - one for recIcables that can be taken to your blue box and the other for ga re. Reles Report will report ail Earth Day activities and information received. Durham residents are invited to the region'a compost sale of the season. Composters, at a cost of $15, have been sùbsidized by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy and are available through Durham Region's waste reduction programs. Regional staff will be on site ail day offering free information and presenting composting workshops. Information and workshops are avaiale toalal, with no purchae necessary, at the following locations: " Holland Building Centre, 1277 Wilson Rd. N., Oshawa on Saturday, A *1i16, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. " Port Perry eed, 40 Vanedward Dr., Port Perry on April 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. " Weall & Cullen Nurseries, Taunton Road, Whitby on Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m. ta 3 p.m. For more details on other Durham composting workshop locations or composting and grasscycling information, oEdl 668- 7721 or the compost hotline at 1-800-667-5671. Purchase a composter and join more -than 27,000 Durham residents who are already composting. Together we can reach our goal of 50 per oent waste reduction by the year 2000. - R y v v v v v v v NOW OPEN Ma & Pals Country Store Y Country Decor Y Sante Fe Y' Scented Candes Y Potpourri and electric pots Y Large Variety of country placemats, table runners, rugs, etc. Y Featuring 16 craftspeople from Durham Region 374 WILSON RD. S. 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