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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Apr 1989, p. 15

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What’s worse, the ministry of health sup- ported the use of scooters, paying 76 per cent of the $3,000 bill for a scooter once every five years. Beryl Potter, a Toronto activist and president ofAction Awareness. would." what users who 1taveJ'ustpttrehaaednewsooot-iitdo,Aud scooters upon the reeornmeidation v of" that doctor or occupational therapist never dreamed they might be cut off from transportation, she Manufacturers, 'iiaitrireadowg, are now say- ing they never recommended scooters be trang. ported in this fashion. People who bought "Hey look, we can put men on the moon; we’ve got that kind of technology. Why can't engineers develop some sort of technology to tie these down?" said Meadows. Meadows wonders how the problem has gone on so long without anyone stepping in to do something, before such drastic steps as sus- pending trantrportation service had to be taken in places like Kingston. Project Lift HAUSER N,FURNiTURE POOL, PATIO, SUNRQOM, DINETTE FURNITURE ' MORE MAN U FACyTLJFREyR'S FACTORY $13 "tiii, “if d5 _iiiii/.i, OUTLET VISA. MASTERCARD 330 WEBER STREET NORTH WATERLOO, ONTARIO 747-3818 2rr-----------, . WE MAKE IT! 17/,gitri . WE SELL IT! To THE pueuc . YOU BUY IT! , YOU SAyle# '"TJllli'fll'"" trettptsthrutttru) (Continuod from page 10) Project Lin, he added, does not have awe“ to research funding nor does it have the technical expertise to correct the poblom. “I think tom. uertytihouuufttinethattmtit'ts “It’s important for people to know," said Kennaley, "it's not the responsibility of Project Lift to look for alternatives or solutions to the problem. I don't believe that’s our retrponaibili. ty. I believe that it's the responsibility of the manufacturers and the people involved in that end of the industry." our means." In Toronto passengers have been given the opportunity to transfer from the scooter onto a van seat, said Potter. But Meadows said this isn’t a suitable solution for people who Gd it difficult to sit in a seat without support. "What if we come up with 10,000 scooters that are four years old? That’s a lot of money that would be wasted unnecessarily," said Potter. the wonders who will pick up the cost to replace the scooters with wheelchairs if that becomes Ijiii,i,jiii.ii,iii-l- -, PRICFQ WHOLESALE? PRICES , TO THE PUBLIC hat and lumped to the helm ofthereecuetruck at a Wetenoo Regional Fire Department open house, Sunday. The open house wee held In honor of Gov- ernment Week last week. Little two-yeer-old Ryan Good tnt,',' whet It would like to be an ectuel limfighter just llke his dad. Ryan donned his [ether tnet? Iryt!ght!.ng BEHIND THE WHEEL fl via-ammo” ae I II s Save-A Russ Wilhelm, Manager of Zehrs Markets, Glenndge Plaza Waterloo, presents a Zehrs Save-A-Tape cheque for $462.87 to Mrs. Susan Steffier, Treasurer of St. Michaels C.W.L. of Waterloo whose organization redeemed Zehrs cash register tapes in order to purchase altar furnishings. Qur sincere congratulations to all who participated In this 15,1, commendable project. We are pleased we were ab e to assist you, Aerating $1tv1,000 sq ft Wing 50/1000 sq. ft Dethatchmg 31011.000 sq. n This exciting offer is open to any non-profit organization, church or school group, service club or charity. Each $300 worth of Zehrs cash register tapes is worth one dollar. For example, if your club wishes to raise $250 towards a project, $75,000 worth of Zehrs tapes would be required. Complete details are contained in a helpful brochure available at any Zehrs Market. E” i FRESH FLORIDA CITRUS FRUIT , CHANGES Mo. CASE 'h End ot Season Clearance Don’t Let Your Lawn MIME!!! Off This Year ORANGE BARN - MlllBANK WATERLOO CHRONtt1E. !§,D'£SDAY APRIL Start saving your tapes today! 98H: the M has") 1695-4337 ROLLING . AERATING WernArcmNG Lawn/tlr While Supplies Last ZEHRS MARKETS 743-4017 1 Reduces water mrmtt 2 Irmrtmesturtpass rootmg 3 mm tetthter Intake 4 Improves heat I stress drought tolerame BENEFITS or AERATION rTape Plan a. g

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