P~.4.,WhitW F1P9,,Fdnsa, a ?.19 FEARS OVER SWEENEY RECOMMENDATIONS Caffpbell svhool future iII doubi homegrown fîowers disorders wil bs. much needed specialized service should the. Campbell Children's Sciiool be cbosed, say Gt'andview officiais. Representativeîs of the.si Section 68 schools ini Ontario met at Grandview ini Mardi te, conflrm *e excellent quality * wide selection I WIE V ARAIET BOe.X ANNUALS Pansies e Iipatiens ....oniy99 Lotse s more cantaloupe, peppers. tomiatoes, cucuiibers & more êperennies .......$22Oea. hollyhocks - phiox - mumns etc. (5 or more $1.99 ma) Famniiy owned and operated 9MIigBskt. 2 9 flowening orfoliage Hwy. -12 North of Brooklin N HOTNER OPEN 7 DAYS A WEE K [Cloki] 9 am -7 pm el~ Amnple Parking65m5866 WhibyU-U1 THE REGIONAL MUNIOIPALITY 0F DURHAM NOTICE 0F PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE NO. 2 VICTORIA STREET * South Blair Street to Thiokeon Road * Town of Whltby Pleoise coul shou.1d you have ony questions. WTRODUOflON' The R egional Municipolity of Durham is completing an Environmental Assessment for improvements to Victoria Street between South Blair Street and Thickson Rood in the Town of Whitby. Following the first information centre and usinig input f rom those interested in, the EA process; the evluation concluded that reailigning Victoria Street west of Hopkins Street to connect with existing Victoria Street ut Thickmon Road (as shown on the above map) is the preferred solution. The Victoria Street Environmental Assessment is being completed under Schedule "C" in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Road Projects. Your participation is welcome and cvery effort will be mode ta resolve ail concerna. RUK» VOMAflONCENTE Details of the preferred ligniment and design solution.will be presented at the second Public Information Centre on: Wamissday. May 29 lff from &W00PMl to 8«00PUi Tottff bn OH&ffdol AUDocati au0 Water- Otrut WMitby. Omtuio. Staff of t.he Regional Municipolity of Durham and the. Consultant will be in attendance ta onswer questions. COMMEMT OR QLESTMil,8 If you have any comments or questions or require further information, please 'contact: (Mondoy to Friday- 8:30 a.m. ta 4:30 p.m.) OONSLLTANT D. (Daug) Allingham. P.Enq. - Prject Manager Totten Sims Hubicki Assocatesj Telephone: 905-668-9363 300 Water Street, Whtby. Ont. LUN 9J2 Fax: 905-668-0221 ~WONAL h»NOPALTY 0F DWKAM M.T. (Mike) Wison, C.E.T. - -Praject Manager Regional Munilcipality of Durtham P.O. Box 623. 105 Consumers Drive Whitby, Ontario LIýN 6A3 I T. Prevedel, P. Eng. Diet fTronsportiotion Telephone: 905-668-7721 TaIt Free: 800-372-1103 Fax: 905-668-2051 V. A. silgailis. P. Eng. Cmisoer of Wars If a. recommendation of the. Sweeney Report is implemented, a Part of Oahawals Grandview Chldren's Centre faces closure. Many children with severe physical and' communication Hotner Greenhouses their negative response to the. recommendationa of the Ontario School Board Reduction Task Force. The. reaponse has been comnmunicated to local MPs who have been aaked to convey the message to the Minister of Education and Training. "Ini the best interest of children with . severe physical and communication disorders, children's treatment centres must continue to have the option of having Section 68 schools on site," states the. position paper. 'Tii... sciiocis provide a needed service that i. meaningful for cildren and families and ie delivered in an economically responsible manner." Representatives of Section 68 schools note that the availability of this krind of service is vital for children with severe disabilities and their families. The intensive therapy provided by Grandview, cornbined with an academic program provided by Campbell Chldren's School, is not available anywhere else in Durham Region. "A year ago when my son came to Campbell School, h. couldn'lt even say mom and dad," says Lýouise Garneau Ros, whose son is a Grandview client. "Now, he can speak in thre,- and four-word sentences and talk te, us. There are times when we stiil can't understand what he is saying, but he ham irproved tremendously, al due te tthe work of therapista and teachers at Grandview. "I know he would neyer have reoeived this kind of program if1h. were not in this special school,, and I wonder how he could have managed without it." Campbell and Grandview work coop.ratively te provide service for a small. number of children with severe disabilities who have a need for. short-term, intensive therapy. Eacli year approximately 20 children are enrolled from the. four surrounding school boards. The school is governed by five voluntary trustees who make up the Campbell Chldren's School Board of Education. VOLUNTEERSNEEDD The Eastview Boys' and Girls' Club is offering a summer program for chldren and teens at its two locations. The agency ia looking for volunteers who can help with the July and August program. Cali 728-51L21. The summer piegra are held at either the main clubhouse at 433 Eulalie 'Ave. in oentral/east Oshawa and at t.he Northview Community Centre at 150 Beatrioe St. E. in north Oshawa. Taking home top honours in the. 1996 Weght Watchers Battie of the Badges was the teamn representing Durham Regional Police. The Durham team members tipped the scales a ful 161.5 pounda Iighter than when they started the Weight Watchers At Work Program 10 weeks earlher. That was good for a winning average- of 17.9. pounds lost per team member. In second spot was last year's champions, the teamt frin York which loat an average of 16 pounds per t.am member. They were followed by the members of the. Metro Toronto teamn who shed an average of 12.3 pounds'each and the tearn fromn Peel whose memnbers lost 7.8 pounda, on average. Durham police detective James Haas lest 49.5 pounde to become 'top loser' in the. competition. The. Battie of the Badges raised $6,000 to, benefit the. Sunahine Foundation of Canada which works to make dreama come true forspecial children c hallenged by ie-thretning finesses or severe physical disabilities. ,Walkathon for Rena>.scent On, Sunday, June 2 the. Renascent Centre for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction will hold the. fifth annual walkathon to rais. money to support the, centre. Tii. centre, operates a 29-day Program to help clients achieve lasting abstinence from alcohol and addictive drugs. ii. program ls consid.red on. of the. muet sucSssMu programs in O)ntarlo. SRegistration is at the centre in Brooklin between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tiiere will b. a barbecue and Polkaroo wlll be there for kIda. for more information about the, lO-ktilometro walkathon, oeil Bey Thompson at 655-8.484.» il~ [Il] PJ LETORONTO SERVICE $12.99* per mo. Residential $1 9.99* per mo. Business G.T.A. SERVICE $1 2.99* per mo. Residential VeXlbyCsafl hages M shave Touoto servoe> UXBRIDGE SERVICE $1O.OO* per mo. Residential (Whrtby/Oshawa exchanges must have Toronto servie) DURHAM SERVICE $9.99* per mo.Resîdential SPETERBOROUGH/ LINDSAY SERVICE PLUS $9 99* per mo. Resldential TAX-' (Whftby exchanges must have D)urhani service) SAVE 60% off your local telephone ce. rates te Newmarket & Hamiton.ý-- U.K. - .390/min.- Germany - .69e/rMn TELEMO Communications (hitby), h 153 Brock St N., Whey-43O-U NDP hopefuls- DOVERCOURT MPP Tony Silipo has the floor during the, Ontario NDP leadership debate held by'theý Durham. New Democratic Riding Association May, 12 in Oshawa. Looking on are the other candidates, Welland-Thorold MPP Peter Kormos (back), Rainy River MVPP Howard Hampton and Beaches-Woodbine MPP Frances Lankin The party will choose is new leader June 21-23,in Hamiton. Photo by Jemmy Dresar, Wly Fm F I," Durhamcopsbiggst, losers .-and. proud 'of it 1 IiiiIrK,