Page 8, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, September 27, 1995 Board seeks regiolial parelit advisory couficill reps The Durham Board of Education is looking for parents or guardians of children now enroled in board schools to stand for -election to the regional parent advisory council to be established in October. A total of 21 parents or guardians (six from Oshawa, four from each of Whitby, Ajax and Pickering, and one from each of Brock, Scugog and 'Uxbridge townships) will be elected to serve for a two-year period. IThe Durham board's superintendent 0of education/community services, Bruce Walker, and two trustees will be non-voting members of the committee. The council will serve as an organizing body for community consultation on issues of interest, and provide information to and receive input from municipal or area parent groups. It will meet at least once a month during its first term. Any parent or guarclian interested in becoming a member may pick up a declaration of canclidacy form from the nearest public elementary school or secondary school or through the board offices (666-5500). Forms must be submitted to the superintendent by 4 p.m. on Wedniesday, Ot.11. Elections 'will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m., at various locations in the region, including Sinclair- Secondary Schýool in Whitby. h wtb usns Builders -are soling problems created by others, says Kassinger Home builders "are the only organization taking action to address a problem created by others," says the president of the Oshawa- Durham Home BuildeWf Association. Stephen Kassinger's commenta follow government orders that builders pay the entire cost of replacing heafi«g systems using high-temperature plastic ventixig that, in some case, is breakring down over a period of time. Such venting is used to exhaust combustion products from mid-efficiency fuirnaces. But failure of the joints m4ay allow exhaust gases to enter the home. Homeowners muet correct affected systema - if the furnace EmptescoI1ecteid for diabetes eçýveçnt Local beer stores will be the scene of Canadian Diabetes Association fundraising on Saturday, Sept. 30. Beer store patrons will be'asked to donate their empty beer bottles and cans, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Ontario goal is 1.5 million bottles and cans ta raises$150,000. For more information, caîl the Durham branch at 436-6648. Who'S Who at CIm The Canadian Institute of Management, Durham Region branch, will hold 'the awards banquet and dance on Sept. 29 (reception) 5:30 p.m., dinner 7 pa.) at Cullen Gardens in Whitby. Dr. BhausahebUbale will present "Who's Who in the Commonwealth, Cariadian Who'e Who and Men of Achievements." was installed in a new home, the builder must take corrective action. Kassinger says builders and heating contractors originally installed the systems on the basis they were tested and approved by the government. Now builders - not manufacturers of the defective products and those aencies approving them - must pay the entire cost of replacement, says Kassinger. "While the builders and contractors are not responsible for the problem, we are being held responsible for the solution," he says. Kassinger says some builders have bast money on the homes they built by taldng correýctive action. "This comes at a very inopportune time as the industry as a whole is struggling with a very poor market and extremely thin profit margine. "However, our first priority is with the health and safety of our customners." Homeowners have until Aug. 31 next year to comply with the safety order. The potentially defective venting bears the brand names Ultravent, Sel-vent and Plexvent. Royalwalkathon About 200 Royal Bank employees from across Durham Region took part in a walkathon in -Oshawa on Saturday to contribute to a campaign to buy a magnetic resonance imaging unit for Oshawa General Hospital. Royal. Bank, RBC Dominion Securities and Royal Trust staff collected- several thousand individual pledges for the walkathon. Royal Bank is providing corporate support by matching, dollar for dollar, al pledges made by staff. CH RIS AWLSON, a member of the Henry Street High Sohool basebail, team that earlier this year won the Prentice Cup (Ontario chamionsip),tries on one of the T-shirts, idendfying mhat Cup victory, given by Larry Chicoine' and Cindy Bonnar of Whitby s DuPont Canada p tant. Photo by Jerorny Dresar, Whilby Free Press Million Dollar Breakfast upcoming A Million Dollar Breakfast will investigate many- Strategie be held at the Oshawa Holiday Inn* Alliance proposais from around the on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 7:30 to il world," says Patrick Olive, a.m. commissioner of economc development for Durham Region. "Durham manufacturera and "One session that features service industries will have an speakers from two federal unequalled opportunity to goverroment laboratories will be of sipecial inteet to many of aur high-tech firme bath large nd sinail,""sj Olive, *and filf details wiil b. provided on the procedures for accesing the potential strategic alliances.u For more information, cati 723- 0023. T-shirts for champions