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CINDY LYNCH discusses the' effectiveness of the Block Parentprra with students at 'St. Matthew'ls achýolin Witby. For more information about Block Parents, oeil 666-1203. Chri. Bovie photo Race relations. projeet ,,to begin Tne Social PlanningCouncil of NeWcastle, ,Oshawa and Whitby is undertaking a 'Race Relations Projec ýt te support racial harniony. The project will explore and promote the developnient ýof -a pro-active infrastructure within the communityto address racial tensions before they occur. Members>.- of the Social Plannming Council and, representatives from a. nuxnber of comxnunityý'-organizations form the project's advisoiy committee. Le;wis ,O. Williams, project- chairman,'> recently 'received a grant 'of ,*35,000 for the eight-month project ftrm the Ministry .of , Citizenship. anti-racism directorate. -ctc»diýr Jsp Vaz has been hired te iniplement the race relations 7project, beginning June 2&ý The phasedl-in implementation consists of three maidn parts: '0 producing a demographic, study Of the ethnic rn'ajeup and',needs asssamntof the, population within Newcastle, Oshawaý, and Whitby; 0 assessing capabilities of existing human service-agencies te respond in ways that are 'culturally appropriate;' *exploring barriers te access and gapa in service, and providing recommendaitons to address those barriers and gaps. For- further information, cali 434-7070. 199j,'PAGE 25- E q w s MINOR HOCKEY A SS 0 C 1 A T 1I0N To Our Spon rsors:- The. arrivai of spring signais the end of another season for the Brpoklin WYhitby,,4Fôckey Players. Our house leage pay offweek oMarch. 18/91 .and the representative .,team piay-downsproided heaithy compeltitioôn ýand fun fbr ail participants. The asoitoobjective is to continue to provide- high -quality hockey -p rogrms for Brooki in Whitby's youith. This'cenn t be fulfiiieèd without the financiai support of a speclai g'rqoup"Our Sponsors. Dig a year when our.seasoncoincided with atoug economy and slowergro.wth for "Private Enterprise", the association is certain* man y comp anies, and service" clubs had to thinkj*harder and dig deeper to corne up with the money necessary to bring ail these programs to fruition. To ail of theses,'peciai companies and service organizationsý, we sincerely thankyou-and acknowiedge that without your contribution, it just couldn't bd done. < ab 'Hearty Eting in Durham Rego By MureenQuinlan There's now a progrlnte help Whitby residents make healthier and botter choices when it cornes te food. 'Hearty Eating' is available te high schools and workplacess around Durham. -Vicki Pigeon, a comnity nutritionist, along with anasis tarnt who is a teacher and an assistant who is a nurse, travel throughout Durham to, wve in- formative, hour-long semifinars on heathy eating. "Together, we corner the mar"- ket on ail the information," says Meign. pwants *te inform residents* about the dangers of eating too much fat and how it relates te heart disease. «It has an emphasis on making your own choices. We ail choose what we eat and we want te help SEBA the elephant from the Bowmanville Zoo took a walk across Durham Region to the ,Metro Zoo in Scarborough and then to Queen's Park as part of au awareness cmag about the plight of edangered anfùaIs. people mace iheaithy decisions," savs Pigen Thprogramn was developed because of a proposai made by Whitby General Hospital and Durham Save-A-Heart. SA grant was given to the group for two years and theprogram will be completed in March of next year. Until theni the trio will con- tinue to visit about 20 schools and workplaces across Durham each month. Pigeon says that most people react to the program with surpr- ise. "A lot of people are shocked at what affect fat lias,» says Pigeon. "But there are always people who are resistant and that's fine. "I just want to provide them with information to help inake their eating decisions,» ýsays iue t Pigeon also says that when participants were given a test a month after they had attended the prograrn, 50 te 75 per cent of them had made posit- ive changes to their diet. "Welilk e to Igive the. test about a month later because everyone's keen at first arJ1 we want te, see,. who will stick te it,» says Pigeonlb Due dates extendled The Région of Durham has extended the due date on water/ sewer buis for senior citizens te coincide with the receipt of pen- sion cheques, Previously, some seniors had received, water/sewer bis before receivingtheir ension cheques. The Region is also offering water meter reading assistance te seniors or the phrysically dis- abled. Metro East Trade Centre S.E. corer Brook Rd.& Kingston Rd. 'Pickering Saturday, June 8th 10-arn- 4pm. * HOURLY DOOR PRIZES* 447-2549 Michael J. 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