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Huron Expositor, 2009-04-22, Page 7News The Huron Expositor • April 22, 2009 Page 7 E-vaste depot collects 3i*COOp�unth'� Vehicles line up down the street to bring three times more e -waste than last year .. With vehicles lined up down the street before 8 a.m., this year's e -waste depot behind the Seaforth town hall on Easter weekend collected 31,000 pounds of recyclable electronic equip- ment. "It was quite a sight - just like a Tim Horton's but no coffee," said Huron East Deputy -Clerk Brad Knight. He said the total collected was three times more than last year. Because televisions were collected for recy- cling for the first time this year, Knight said there were a lot of TVs dropped off. "People must have been saving them for years and digging them out of their base- ments this year," he said. Stratford E -Waste, a division of Greentech, sent five employees to help unload cars and load up a large transport truck with the e -waste dropped off in Seaforth. "They were impressed by how well; organized we were and by the num- bers who took advantage of the de- pot," said Knight. He said_ that Seaforth and area resider is are getting used to the op- portunity to get rid of their e -waste responsibly and look forward to the once -a -year depot at Easter. "People were asking us shortly af- ter Christmas if we were going to have the e -waste depot again this year. They've been preparing for months," he said. By Susan Hundertmark The Warr Amps We are many things to many people. CHAMP provides child amputees with financial assistance for artificial limbs. Programs like Matching Mothers, JUMPSTART, and WEBMASTERS offer special help. The War Amps.. a legacy of "amputees helping amputees." For more information, or to order your 2009 key tags, contact The War Amps. E -ZEE ACCESS: TEL.: 1-800-250-3030 FAX: 1-800-219-8988 or visit our Web site at www.waratnps.ca Charitable Registration No.: 13196 9628 RR0001 recycla Ashley Flanagan, a volunteer with Stratford. E -Waste, tackles a mountain of old electronic equipment as she helps load a truck at a recent e -waste depot behind Seaforth's town hall. 3 Has Adoption Touched Your Life? On June 1, 2009, Ontario adoption records will be opened. visit www.ontario.ca/adoptioninfo THIS IS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER that if you were involved in an adoption in Ontario, your information and privacy rights are changing. Effective June 1, 2009, Ontario adoption records will be opened. This means adopted adults and birth parents will be given access to identifying information from birth records and adoption orders. If the adoption order was made before September 1, 2008, adopted adults and birth parents can file a disclosure veto to prevent the release of the information. If you want your identifying information kept private, you should file a disclosure veto before June 1, 2009. No contact notices are also available. To learn more about your rights to information and privacy regarding adoption, visit www.ontario.ca/adoptioninfo or call 1-800-461-2156 (TTY 416-325-3408). Paid for by the Government of Ontario. �rye �" Ontario