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PAGE 20, WHITY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1992 Hyrdro Commissioner resigns Whitby bydro commissioner John Hughes has resigned. Ho tendered bis resignation May 6 after baving to declare personal banlcrujptcy. The municipal act prevents an insolvent person from holding an office. I Hughes saIyî be already misses being commussioner. "I foit I had a strong input orn bebaîf of the residents of Whitby ... (and)'served.their best intorests. ' Ho plans.to run for the posi- tion again in tbe next election. Council is inviting «fit and proper persong" ta, apply for tbe position by July 3. A new commisioner will ho appointed at tbe July 13 council meeting. Fox ýre-elected as. PAW committee chair Bv àl aro Boucher> Councillor Dennis Fox will serve as chair of tbe Pickering- Ajax-Whitby Animal Control Cominittee for another three JOHNM. H GHES years. .Fox was recently re-elected as chair at a meeting. The re-tendering process for the expansion of thé- centre, is continuing until the end of Juno or early July, said Fox. ý i e R ust s a erie -o teeeyingC LII ofe. aro.u rhn eycigC nte hi nEvr - mnaNewr(DN ic ihgwse edton DURHAMS SECOND ANINUAL ENVIRONMENT FAIR IN BOWMAINVILLE Sponsored by Environinent Canada, the Town of Newcastle and comnxunity environint orgamizations, the Environinent Fair will once again hoe held at the Bo;navxle Recreation Complex on Hwy 2 and Waverly Rd., Sunday, Maty 31, il a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 50 registefred exhibits'include onergy-saving and water-filtering dovices, cloth diapers, health and beauty-care goductscornposting and organic gardening tipe, wil dlife and abtapreservation, and envirounmnlgroups. With free admission, door prizes ana entertaininent, the' Environinent Fair promises, toéoDeat source of ]Information in an exicitmng atmosphere. For fmre normation, cail Helen MacDonald at (416) 983-9667. Thanks to Canada Trust's A.ax branch of tbe Friends of the Environnient Foundation fund, the Durham Environmental NetWork's (DEN) air/water - qua]ity sub-conunittee bas prepared 'Pesticide Information' kits. -These its, designed to sprad information on how each ono of us can holp make our environment safer froin man-made chemicals and pstcides, will ho distributed freo of charge to interested members, of the public. Each kits contains: .. a Friends of the Earth bookiet on 'Tho Organie Approach <ta Home Gardeng' . information on the bazardsiof pesticides - viable alternatives ta pesticide use . the account of a Durhamn resident who bas battlod with onvironinental disease - a 6-in.by 6-in lawn sii that says, Pesticide-free lawn.' A san ple kiit and order l'rmn wilI be available at libraries, Canada' Trust's Westney Rd. office, Earthdance environ- mental store in Osbawa, or you may order direct by calling 723-7733 in Oshawa. A second project by the saine conxmittoe involved tbe purchaso of six copies of a 'Nature of Things' show from the sprng of '91 in wbich David Suzuki interviews' Skatcbowan farmers wbo have been practising organic. faringfnetbods. These videos are now available on lia, toug six Durham area flbraries. The Oshawa brancb of Canada Trust's Friends of the Environinent provided tbe funiding for these vidoos. DE N is a non-pro fit volunteor organfization. Its purpose is ta facilitate discussio,.educaàtioni and co-operation on environinental iues axnong concernèd' "in dividua,-ls-and enviromnental groups witbin Durham R eg on. For 'more information about DEN, contact chair, Gai¶' Lawlor, (416) The . Region of. DurbaÏn is holding its annual organized meeting on Waste Reduction Week '92 on May 28, ý3 p.m., at the regional office. Anyono wishing ta participate in this year's event can contact Sherri Munns at 668-7721. Whttby Hyclm Electrlc Commisson 100 Taunton Road East, P.O. Box 59 Whitby, Ontarlo Li N 5R8 WATER HEATER TUNE UP PROGRAM Do-you have* an electric hot water heater? If so, contact our-office.àand in'quire about our FREEtune up program. 668-5878-