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Page 26, WVhltby Free Preos. Wednosday, Aoril 20,1994 APRIL IS CUSTOMER APPRECIATION MONTH TFINKYOU SIPECIALS GO Train service Expansion Oshawa West to Oshawa East Study Notice of Submission GO Transit has submitted ils environmental assessment report for the extension of ail-day GO Train service f rom the Oshawa GO/VIA Station to the eastern end of Oshawa. The proposai wilI Iargely utilize existing rail corridors and provide two new commuter stations in the City of Oshawa. As part of the expansion program, a layover facility wiIl be Iocated in Clarington (formerly Newcastle). The proposai wil also include construction of two new exclusive GO Train tracks from Thorniton Road north to the CP Rail corridor at Stevenson Road, Oshawa, and the construction of an expanded CP Rail corridor through Oshawa to the easterly terminus station in the vicinity of Bloor Street and Harmony Road, Oshawa. You can revîew the report during office hours, Monday to Friday, at the Ministry of Environment and Energy, GOs head office, or the clerk's office of these municipalities: Regional Municipality of Durham 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby 8:30 arn. ta 4:30 p.m. Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby 8:30 arn. ta 4:30 p.rn. GO Transit 1120 F inch- Ave. W., 2nd Floor Toronto (Downsview> 815 arn. ta 4:30 p.m. City of Oshawa 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa 8:30 ar..to 5 p. m. Town af Clarington (Newcastle) 40 Temperance St., Bowmanville 8:30 ar. taI 4:30 p. m. Ministry of Envronment and Energy 250 Davisville Ave., Sth Floar Toronto 8:30 a. m.ta 4:30 p. m. If you wish to comment on the report, submit your comments in writing by Junie 30, 1994 to the Mînistry of Enviranment and Energy, with a copy to GO Transit: GO Transit Oshawa West ta Oshawa East Document Envranmental Assessment Branch Ministry of Enviranment and Energy 250 Davisville Avenue. 51h Floor Taranto. Ontario M4S 1 H2 Attention: K.Hawker, Envronmentai Planner Phone: (416) 440-7003 GO Transit Oshawa West ta Oshawa East Document GO Transit 1120 Finch Avenue West Toronto (Downsviewt. Ontario M3J 3J8 Attention:G. Ashbee. Senior Project Engîneer Phoneý (416) 665-9211 ext. 211 GO Transit is the interregional public transit service for Toronto and area, operated by the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority. a Crown agency of the Province of Ontario 't e~4~ M ý)ntario Town to promote smoke detectors 2c COPIES Limt 500 Par Customer 8 11 X 11l", Black Printed on White Bond y y BMihe Kowall Recenr fire deatha in Ontario have prornpted Town officiais to promote Whitby's anoke detector byl aw. Endorsing a motion from coun- cilior John Doîstra, Town council last week directed 'staff to advertise the bylaw in local newspapers. The bylaw requires that smoke detectors be instailed in aIl ren- tai accommodations, whether an apartmont building, rooming house or basement flat. «People who rent have the right te know they are going into a place that's safe," said Doîstra. «I don't want te see what happened in Mississauga happen here, hle said. Doîstra was referring to two separate fires which claimed the lives of four people in Misais- sauga earlier this year. In t;he first incident when two people died New Years Eve, in- vestiatora discovered that a smoke detector which had been purchased for installation, was neyer removed from its package In the second lire a fewV months later, a mother and her child were kilied in a basement apartment fire. Smoke detectors in the building were not in work- ing order. 0f the. 20 fatalities from fires in Ontario this year, 17 occurred in premisea that either had fauIýy amoke detectors or none at al , Dolstr a noted. "Detectors can only b. useful if the(Yre tested and reliabie,» h. «I want people to feei free to cail the fire departent or Our bylaw enforcemàent officers if they think they have a problem.» Even thougii faulty amoke detectors have not resulted in any recent deatha in Whitby, fire chief Tony Vandoleweerd told council that his staff often find inoperative detecters during their foliow-up investigations. He echoed DoIstra's cali that the public b. made aware of Whitbyýs bylaw. UIt allows every occupant te know that the deatha that ccur in other municipalities need not happen here i f detectors work and are in place," said Vando- ieweerd. Although the bylaw only applies te apartment buildings and other formas of rentai accom- modations, the Ontario Building Code requires that ail new homes be equipped with detec- tors, the chie f aggedw Sînce houses built prior to the code's enactment are not covered Mayor Tom Edwards encouraged people living in older dwellings to inveat in a detector. uIt's a smali price to pay te protect your home," said About $43,000 was raised in Whitby during February Heart and Stroke Month. More than 400 canvassers vyv V vv yy v V NOW OPEN Ma & Pals Country Store Y Country Decor Y Sante Fe Y Scented Candies Y Potpourri and electrie pots Y Large Variety of country placemats, table runners, rugs, etc. Y Featuring 16 craftspeople from Durham Region This week'sfeatured local crafispeopleI Maria Saucier & Vickie Lee 10% OFF minatuoes, bunnes & diied flowers y y y y y y y 37 WLONRD . SHW e43-56 y ~ ~'North of Bloor, South of Olive IV v vvv vvv vI went door-to-door collecting donations from local residents. "Our volunteer force worked very hard this year, even though we experienced on. of the coidest Februarys ever," says Christina Kaîchos, area co-ordinator for Durhami West. "W. are grateful te local residents who reached into their hearts and gave to a worthy case. While the. recession may have prevented us from reaching our target goal, we are stili hopeful that local schools will help us rais. the additional funds needed by sponsoring Jump Rope for Heart events," says Kaichos. So far only fine schools have registered in Whitby. Registration forms for Whitby schools can be obtrined by contacting the local office of the Heart and Stroke Foundation at (905) 686-1521. The foundation promotes awareness and aims to reduce prernature death and disability resulting fromn stroke and heart related ilmenL. 490 FAX Sendlng or Recelvlng, par page Ptoe chat9es may aply MOIRE THAN 10,000 PIECES 0F OFFCE EQUIPMENT DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL Stephen MeGili, president of Pltney Bowes of Canada Limitea, recently announced that more than 10,000 pieces of office equipnient have been diverted froi andfill. Since the company's rogram began in 1993, equipment auch as photocopiera, facsmnuile systems mailing machines and acales have been collected and diaassem ie or reuse or recycling. In sorte cases, parts are reused in the remanufacture of Pitney Bowes equiprnent whiie others are soid for recycling or given to education factixtes. lIn partnership with Laidlaw Waste.Systema iniited, Pitney Bowes has put in place an extensive reverse distribution network. Equipment returned from cuatomers is coliected and assessed at the company's Ontario distribution centre in Pickering for use in remanufactured products. Comnponents that cannot be reused are sent to the Laidlaw materiais recovery facility in Haunilîton where they are disassembied and sold te secondary markets. An extensive waste audit study conducted by Laidlaw revealed that, on average, 95 per cent of te components colected are reused or recycled. In 1990 Pitney Bowes launched its green office program te educate oflîoe workera about the importance of practising the 3Rs in the workplace. Since that time, the. company has heiped thousanda of businesses develop environmientally responsib1e waste management practices. Educational guideboks videos and posters are available ires of charge by caliing 1-âO0-263. 4567. In addition, the. Pitney Bowes green fund donates money te community environmental groupa te support local workpiace educationai efforts. Duofax Canada, a Mississauqa firmn has invented a reusable cover page for faxing. Juat wJpe off? the message from the .pycIly laminated sheet, which includes photo album-type cuts inte upper left-hand corner for an inserted business card and it is reay for reuse. Duofax's kit includes one regular and one mini-size sheet, a cloth wie and a special marker pen. When sending a fax alwaysilook forways to-reduce the size of your cover page. OfÏen one can simpiy »write the receiver's name at the top of the firat pae. Also, if youtr information only covers part of the. sheet, either Ibild or cut the biank space off your copy, if possible. This wiii save the. receivers paper. The. other day I received two regular-sized pages:, a large cover page that oniy stated the sender's name, etc., andth second page ran half biank as their information was on the. bottom. Coming event: April 23 te 24, 9 arn. te mid-aft.rnoon, Whitby. Tree-planting on both sides of Corbett Creek Valley Eartii Day activity sponsored by Thickson's Woods Heritage Foundation. Drive south on Thickson Road te, Wentworth Street and follow signa. Bring a shovel and gioves. Hear t & Stroke, fundrai-si0ng needs boosfat from sehools $2 OFF uPs Express, Expedlted, Standard, or Economy Ln* On. Package Pe Cuetonier, Per Day. MAIL BQKME= T 701 ROSSLAND ROAD EAST (At Garden Street) WHITBY Tel: (905) 666-1145 Fax: (905) 666-5394 3WTRANSIT 1