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e Computers • Software a Calculators • Video games Member of one of Canada's largest chain of computer stores PICKERING TOWN CENTRE 1355 Kingston Road (905) 420.9707 Blaisdale Montessori Sch00I Est.1969 Our 25th. Year For children 18 mths. & up 415 Toynevale Rd. Bickering (905% 509'5005 Dennis Goulin New Director The Board of Directors for the United Way of Ajax - Pickering has announced the appointment of Dennis Goblin as Executive Direc- tor. Mr. Goulin, a long time resident of Ajax, brings his excellent administrative skills, personal knowledge of the communities of Ajax and Pickering and pre%ious United Way experience to this demanding position. Annual Christmas Concert On Thurs. Dec. 15 the Durham Christian High School Music Department will be presenting its an- nual Christmas concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditarturn. The school's choir. wind ensemble. jar ensemble and other small Rrapis will be performing. The corer: will feature a wide range of Christmas favourites. Tickeis for this musical Celebration are available from any student in the DCHS Music Department or by calling the school at (905, 628^5940. All those who attend the concert are asked to donate a non-perishable food for the Salvation Army Food Bank. Boxing Day Bingo Come out and win "big bucks" and help Easter Seal children in your com- munity who have physical disabilities on Mon. Dec. 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Ajax Bingo Country, 610 Monarch Ave., Ajax. For more information call ( 905 ( 427-8572. 40s per copy Published by Watson Publishing Company Ltd. Every Wednesday Second Class Mail Registration No. 1645 $15 per yr by mall This Space Could Be Yours For $ip Serving the Community for 28 Years! oreUUUU d ol. 29 No. 45 Pickering, Ontario Wed. December 7. 1994 PICKERING J20sp News From Hydro Pickering residents keep on hearing good news from Welcome Tu Minacs Group Thr Minacs Group officiali} ocaned :tom neu 6widing at !h•ni�r 11ri,c. nem President of the alai Ftckenag B4)ard 915 Sande Beach Road on Thur,. Dec. 1st. ,above. at the nb- of Trade and Ues Newman, Past President of D. M. R. A. bon cutting ceremony were t front ruw I Mayor Wayne Ar- After the opening ceremony guests toured the building, thurs and Elaine Minacs, President of the Minacs Group. enjoyed the refreshments and played in the casino with ( back row) Garry Pokmsky. President Durham College. specially printed $1000 coupons. ( Photo - Bob Watson) Pickering Town Council Notes Waste Masa"mmt Ontario government permit may proceed to determine use of the West Shore Pickering Council had a municipahties to examine the most environmentally Community Centre from resolution at its Nov. 21st all environmentally sound answers to waste Sept. 1994 to June 1995 by meeting, moved by responsible alternatives elimination and disposal. the Gingerbread Co - Councillor Brenner and and halt the present process The resolution was passed. seconded by Councillor for mega -dump site Nursery School operative Nursery School Johnson. to demand that the selection so that research Council has approved the (Pickering) Inc. Ronald Martino and Son Funeral Directors (Formerly of West Hii1) Brock Road Chapel 7057 Brock Road (just south of 401y Pickering Family owned and operated. (416) 686-5589 Lunch With Santa Was Big Hit With The Youngsters It was "Lunch with Santa" last Sun. Dec. 4th at the Pickering Recreation Complex and a large crowd of young folks with their parents came to have lunch and enjoy the entertainment. Above, Barney kept the interest of the kids before Santa arrived. ( Photo - Bob Watson) their local utility. Less than a month ago, Pickering Hydro informed us that rates would be reduced by 2.5% in 1995, and now new records have been established in power system reliability and employee safety. '"Ibis year, power inter- ruptions are down by 28% compared to the same period last year," says John Wiersma, the Com- mission's General Manager. "We've had ex- ceptionally good weather ,o far• and our tree trimm- : nK and maintenance work reaping big dividends,.. he adds. A renewed focus on safe - 1% is also starting to show results. as employees will Fw celebrating 50,000 hours .% i thout a single last time n jury. Peter Gadsden and George Armstrong, the Co- rhairrrien of the Commis- -:on's Joint Health and 111fety Committee, are :4vased with the new ap- : r� each to safety. t'nion and Management ro• now working together solve problems." says i'c•ter Gadsden, the union's co-chairmen on the com- mittee. The employees celebrated their new record with a special safety breakfast on Dec. 2nd. Durham Education Notes Highbush Public School will hold a Winter Holiday Celebration on Dec. 14 and 15 at 7 p. m. A Christmas Concert will be held at E. B. Putin Public School on Dec. 15th. A Holiday Celebration will be held at Woodlands Centennial Public School on Dec. 21st at 7 p.m. Forum On Race Relations On Wed. Dec. 7th at 11 a.m., Dumbarton High School Student E:thnocultural Committee is hosting a school wide forum on race relations. The forum will feature keynote speaker Monika Deol of City TV and also in- clude a series of skits that will address various societal issues regarding race relations. A workshop will be held in the afternoon, where a cross-section of the student population will generate positive anti -racist solu- tions to the problems presented in the skits. The solutions will then be shown to the entire student population the following week. II DENTAL OFFICE Dr.K. Fenwick Dr.R.Hoffman Dr.S.Sekhon Dr.J. Wasserman Denture Therapist - Harry Orfanidis MORNINGSIDE MALL SUITE 348 CL Evening 6 Saturday appointments available 282-1175 Page 3171 F: NEWS Pt1ST Wed. December 7. 1941 Opinion a page for expression for you and us Changes Needed by Bob Watson Canada Post Corporation - that crown corporation which is supposed to cam out postal deliveries throughout Canada - has announced that postal rates will go up Jan. 1st 19%. At a time when the economy is starting to move slightly upwards and inflation is very low, Canada Post has an- nounced that newspaper postal rates will go up 10% on Jan. 1st. O course. they have already announced that first class mail (letters) will go up from 4:3 cents to 45 cents on Jan. 1st. Of course, these increases are aggravating and seem un- necessary but the worst part of the postal system is the deln•erv. Since the sortation plant on Milner Ave. in Scar- borough was closed and all local mail taken to Mississauga for sortation, mail deltyeir has taken a plunge in quality. Our newspapers, instead of getting the one day delivery when sortation was in Scarborough, are now taking 3 to 6 days to amve at the destination. The top officials of our national postal service have lost the way to decent delivery of mail. We suggest that the federal government find new executives for this crown cor- poration so that we can return to our traditional, great postal delivery. The GST b% 1k)h %21.son Our Liberal government at Ottawa is still hanging around ignoring the curse of the GST on sales and the country's recovery from a poor economy. We understood that one local Liberal :QIP had campaigned to kill the GST and col- lect the same taxes with a mere 4.7 percent increase in in- come tax. The change would improve our economy and remove an unnecessary millions of bolus by business and the government on GST collection. Let's get the GST ow and a slight income tax on everyone wtxi already pays normal income tax. Make this change the best C hn!Amias present from the Liberal government to all of Canada. News From Ottawa from Derek Lee MP Scarborough -Rouge River The Immigration & Citizenship Strategy For Canada Canada has welcomed wave after wave of immigrants, who have helped to build a prosperous. tolerant, generous country with their skills. hard work and ambition. Newcomers are still arriving. whose shills can contribute to this country s econorruc development and who will. in their turn. necome part of our societti Immigration must serve the long-term interests of this country We need entrepreneunal people whose education. language and fob skills allow them to adjust quickly to changes in the labour market. With this in mind, Immigra- tion Minister Sergio 'Marchi unveiled the Liberal govem- ment s long-term imrrugration and citizenship strategy No% 1. which reflects eight months of public consultations involving more than 10,(0 people. The proportion of skilled workers and business people and their dependents immigrating to Canada will rise trom 43 percent in 19% to 53 percent in 200U. The projected number of skilled workers and business immigrants to be admitted in 1995 is 31,000, who may bring with them up to 40,000 dependents. To increase the number of skilled workers coming to Canada, government offices abroad will more actively pro- mote Canada. A pilot promotion program has already begun, targeting applicants in areas such as Hong Kong. Germany. the Middle East and Latin America. The in- vestor component of the business imimugration program is being suspended and redesigned, to ensure that it does what it was meant to do: bring in entrepreneurs who stimulate ICK � Rl"(_ newsj [post Published every Wei::esday by Watson Publishing Company Umlted, Est. 1956 Office b Address: 150 Milner Ave. Unit 35. Scarborough, Ont. M1S 3R3. Telephone 291.2583 Publisher 3 General Manager - Bob Watson Office Manager - Irene Watson ADVERTISING - Irnne Watson, Bertha Kronenberg, EDITORIAL - Audrey Purkiss, Diane Matheson, BIII Watt SUBSCRIPTIONS $15 per year - 409 a copy. DAVID SOMERVILLE Justice Denied Do you have at least $1 be liable to pay not only her . Wilon in spare change that you court costs. but the costs of the can afford to lose? CLC. If so, then you're one of the Depending on tow ter Me kx*y low who can afford to court proceedings went that launch a court challenge under meant Janzen could be on the the Charter o1 Rights and hook for more than one mEon Freedoms. dolts In Intervenors' oosti. In Believe i1 or not, IM's how oterwords, she wouldrikper- much It could valet to prolact sonal bankruptcy If ahs pro - your Charter guaranteed ceeded. Thesen wei forte freedoms in Canada's court NCC. system. Janzen bought that was Just ask Norms Janzen. unfair. Why sllorrld she hm a b She's a Enlist Cakxnbia slriool pay the court costs of CLC. lesclei who wuis I to challenge sepscialy when she did not ask a BC taw wNdn lurked herb loin or want anenn to I lrvsne? a union as a member or be Med. She asked the supreme Court She belwes the taw violates of Canada b reverse Me BC her freedom of association. ruling but in a recent oonYovor- which afwhdd also guarantee sial decanon.1ecourt surmer- dMzens Me right not b assocl- fly refused to even her her act. appeal. These bizarre court ds- WMn she began the chaff visions. of course, are bed news lenge, K seemed she had every- not only for Janzen but for the thing she, needed. She had a demovaticundmvimingsolour good lawyer. she had to Mian- rushee system. offal becWi g of Tie 0I Mm Cls- Af W al. ane way is now dear zrs' Cosifon end.. npor- for any big bushes, big union tarnry she had to dowiranalion or any oMher rich special Intsresf b see M fight tough. groupbaMscaveyscreolany Then. big unionebeganlogo Ih6vidiraltnomlahnc�fningalxhurt Invoked in to sa most notably challenge 0" oppose snply, Its wow" and powerful Carla- by intervening and claiming elan Labor Congress. The CLC com. announced that ley wanted to The patsice dm* s stacked ' fume in Ow case against agsew to lilts guy and tars Jarmw. #set pim MCI . Dsspow Jenrrh's oblectiao The Nome Janzens of to BC Court ruled That M CLC Canada seekirhg to defend for couldjumpn. More rrponrdly. Ieedix deeww Meir day in Me court also decided Gnat K court Jame" were to rose ale might (Dented So owm& a Phsardwir or The Naieww Cirem. caaluon) regional development and provide risk capital to small and medium-sized businesses. The federal government welcomes provincial participation in making the strategy work. while respecting existing agreements such as the Canada -Quebec :accord, under which Quebec is responsible for selecting immigrants to enter the province. The proportion of immigrants admitted in the family class will decline from 51 percent in 1995 to 44 percent in 200o. Spouses and dependent children will receive lughust pnonty with the goal of processing routine cases within six months), while a separate category for parents and grandparents is being set tip, with clearly -established lirruts on numbers. For more flexibility, this category could be extended to allow Canadians to sponsor people who may not fit the current categories, but with whom they have a close relationship. tie% ii;ea;W es arc txn:,g de el!►nPd to ensure that sponsorship agreements are Honoured. These could include a sponsorship bond, to guarantee financial support in cases such as a marital breakdown. Starting in 19%. the refugee and immigrant streams will be managed separately, because of their very different goals. Immigrants are chosen based on their ability to con- tribute to the economy. Refugees are accepted for humanitarian reasons, to honour our commitments to the international community. Canada will admit 24,000 - 32,000 refugees in 1995. Because refugees who are privately spon- sored tend to settle more easily into their new lives, the department will encourage more involvement by communi- ty groups and non-governmental organizations. The long-term goal is an annual immigration level of about one percent of the population. A successful immigra- tion pian will contribute to our economic and social well- being for years to come. 'W?F IA* 1"E>QE Yer f No! I O o O The first Europeans known to reach Canaria were Vikings led by Leif Ericson about 1,000 A.D. Queen's Park Report Anne Swarbrick, M.P.P. Scarborough West Take A Breather In Ontario And Drive Safe This Holiday Ontario motorists who are stopped during the R.[.D.E. program this December will qualify for a 10 percent dis- count on a winter Breather at participating Ontario resorts. They'll also have a chance to win one of four Winter Breathers sponsored by Resorts Ontario. The Ontario Breathers discount offer is the result of a uni- que partnership involving the Ontario Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) R.I.D.E. program and Resorts Ontario. A "Breather" is defined as a two to three-day getaway in the province. "This is a wonderful partnership that enables us to pro- mote winter tourism in Ontario." said Anne Swarbrick, Scarborough West MPP and Minister of Culture, Tourism and Recreation. "At the same time it encourages motorists to drive safely on our roads during this holiday season. In an attempt to reduce drinking and driving the R.I.D.E. program will be stepped up beginning in December. Of- ficers will be handing out a unique pocket -sized card to drivers who are stopped. The card, which displays a toll free number for Resorts Ontario, offers a 10 percent dis- count at participating resorts across the province. By dial- ing I -80P•36 -ESCAPE, people will receive a list of par- ticipating resorts and a copy of the Winter Great Escapes Guide. Every caller will automatically be entered into a draw with a chance to win one of four Ontano Breathers at one of the following resorts: Fern Resort, Orillia: Glenerin Inn. Mississauga: Benmiller Inn, Goderich: White Oaks Inn and Racquet Aub, Niagara-on-the-Iake. "•The R-I.D.E. program has been operating successfully for seven years," said Maurice Pilon, Superintendent Director. Traffic and Marine Branca of the OPP. -Since 1981. the program has served as a deterrent to motorists from drinking and driving during the holiday season..' So breathe easy this holiday season and don't drink and derive. It could mean a savings on your next Breather in On- tario this winter. i :' .. _ _ _ .::� :' . - 'i ' SSx :-'-: - - 3}'.r -::f ti •�-' .. - - - - -' moi•- r -4{v. - . Queen's Park Report Bob Frankford, M.P.P. Scarborough East South Asian Family Support Services Receives $5000 South Asian Family Support Services is receiving =5000 from the Citizenship Development Grants Program to pro- mote cultural sharing and understanding between mainstream institutions and the South Asian community. Bob Frankford MPP for Scarborough East has announced on behalf of Citizenship Minister Elaine Ziemba. "A large number of new immigrants of South Asian origin live in Scarborough. A high percentage of them use services provided by mainstream agencies. It is therefore important that they are sensitive to the culture of their clients," said Frankford. -The funding wW enable the agencies and the South Asian community to come together and learn from each other." ' •Settlement and integration of newcomers is a key com- ponent of the Mi.-iistry of Citizenship. Most newcomers are eager to contribute to the overall development of Ontario. The ministry works in partnership with community organizations to accelerate the settlement and integration of newcomers,.. said Ziemba. "Cultural understanding bet- ween ser•hice providers and newcomers is crucial to this process. •' The South Asian Family Support Services was establish- ed in 1968 to provide a wide range of support services to South Asian newcomers. Support services include language instruction, support groups for men, women, youth and seniors, assistance with family benefits and, wife assault and sexual assault counselling. "New comers are part of Ontario's greatest resource, its people. It is important that all sectors of society contribute to their successful settlement. Mainstream, agencies play a crucial role in this regard. This funding will help them im- prove customer service," said Ziemba. Be A Volunteer Give A Gift That Lasts All Year! A year's subscription to one of these newspapers 'f SCARBOROUGH A INCOURT WEST HILL ne ws news news CHECK THE NORTM YORK EAST END I K RING ONE YOU WANT ���� news o s New Reneoat Send $15 plus 1.05 GST (Total 16.05) cheque, money order or VISA number (plus expiry date) to: Watson Publishing Company Limited 150 Milner Ave.. Unit 35 Scarborough, Ont.M1S3R3 Name Address' .Alberta Premier Ralph Klein Addresses P. C.'s Ralph Klein, the Premier of Alberta, recently ad- dressed a large gathering in Scarborough outlining the popular policies and agenda that he has in- stituted for his province. "People want govern- ment to get their financial house in order," Ralph Klein stated at a dinner meeting sponsored by the Scarborough Ellesmere Provincial P.C. Associa- tion. In Alberta the number of provincial M.P.'s have been cut by one-third, public servants have drop- ped from 36,000 to 28,000, school boards have been Deck The Halls At Casa Loma Step back in time, back to a time when Sir Henry MA Lady Mary Pellatt called Casa Loma home. Join the Pellatt household as they celebrate the festive season in grand style. Trees trimmed with cranberries and lace, en- trancing displays of toys from the past, wassail bowls brimming with fruit, the heady aroma of apple cider, all combine to reflect the magic of an Edwardian Christmas. As the castle conies to Ne. meet a roving cast of characters who will enter- tain you in scheduled and spontaneous perfor- mances, the master himself. Sir Henry Pellatt, the mistress, Lady Mary, their son, Reginald, butlers, maids and cooks. .loin the Pellatt family at The Magic Lantern Show and celebrate the season with music and song! Enjoy the Puppet Theatre with performances that will please both the young and young at heart. Let young imaginations soar in the Make Believe Activity Centre where children can participate in games and skits from times past. Marvel at the Apple- juicecan Parade by Cana- dian creator Viktor Tinkl ; Gingerbread Creations by Toronto's finest pastry chefs; a Victorian Doll House Display and Canada's largest Pop -Up Book. Christmas would not be Christmas without a visit to the Toyshop to see Santa Claus himself. Whisper secret wishes to the grand old gent. Visit Toronto's majestic castle this holiday season and experience - a Tradi- tional Casa Loma Christmas! Call (416) 923-1171 for more informa- tion. Fmd Out iow A Simple g Can Scm A Life * SLUMfVwWwMa C" lisiW" C+rt: %7 -QM A l�r�ew.r Mw.o. �owcr reduced from 180 to 50, 40 of which were not responsible for any schools. Ralph Klein's government is ac- tually considered revolu- tionary because a govern- ment that keeps promises is considered to be radical. "When I heard that Ralph Klein had reduced government spending by $2.5 billion and that taxes had been decreased in order that persons have 3% more disposable income," Marcie Cullis, the Presi- dent of the Scarborough Ellesmere P.C. Associa- tion, remarked, "That's the kind of action that we need in Ontario and I believe Mike Harris is the leader to do it." In the past 18 months since Ralph Klein has been Premier, his approval rating has increased from 44% to 60%. "People have been waiting for govern- ment to catch up to them," Ralph Klein stated. Ralph Klein was invited to Scarborough by Pauline Wed. December 7, 1994 THE NEWS!POST Page 3 Browes. They became "I am tremendously im- friends when Premier pressed with Ralph Idein's Klein was %linister of the record of achievement and Environment for Alberta it is an excellent example and Pauline Browes was for our Province of Ontario the Federal Minister of to pursue," stated Pauline State for the Environment. Browes. Alberta Premier Visits Scarborough i{aiph Kie•ir.. Premier of Aiiwr,a p;rturr•r: :n scar borough --nth Pauline BroA es. Marcie ('ulli�President . of the Scartxwough Ellesmere P.C. Association. Peter %'an Loan, President of the P.C. Party of Ontano and a group of young Ontarians that are very enthusiastic of the policies that Ralph Mein is pursuing in Alberta An important message from the Scarborough Health Department's HIV/AIDS Program .�,,; ` Jam• <';� `',,J�r;' '.' �' ' � , ro In Canada the fastest growing group of HIV + people are heterosexual women. Second are teens. As of July 1994, there were 5581 cases of AIDS in the 20 to 39 year age group -- 63% of all AIDS cases. Everybody is at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS regardless of their age, race, sex, disability, class or sexual orientation. Education is still our best method of prevention. Be informed. Be Safer. Page l THE: NEWS POST Wed. December i, 1994 DIARY WED. DEC. 7 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. FIRST AID CPR COURSES First Aid CPR training courses are offered ongoing, daytime, evening-,; and weekends at Scarborough Red Cross, 1095 Bellamy Rd. N. Call 438-55243• Monday toFriday, riday, for more details and to register. 9 a.m. - 10 m. ST. JOHN' AMBULANCE COURSES St. John Ambulance offers first aid health care and CPR courses at three locations in Metro Yronto seven days a week. For information and registration call 967-4244. Il a.m. - 12:30 p.m HEALTH COUNSELLING Seniors coping with diabetes or high blood pressure can attend free counselling and information groups every Wednesdav at WardenWoods Community Centre, 74 Fir Valley Court. Scarborough. For details call Bonnie at 684-1138. 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. SOCIAL DANCING All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of social dancing every Wednesda3 at L'Amoreaux Community Centre. 2000 McNichol] Rd. )'hone 396-4513. 12:30 - 4 p.m. S.P. & FOOT CARE A footcare and blood pressure clinic for seniors is offered every Wednesday at Warden Woods Community Centre, 74 Fir `alley Court, Scarborough. This is a free service. To book an appointment call 694-1138. 12:30 p.m. PING PONG All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy a morn- iriyg of ping pong every Monday from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. and Rednesday from 12:90 to 2:31) p.m. at L'Amoreaux Com- munity Centre, 2000 Mc Nicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 1 - 3.m. NEARLY NEW SHOP A Nearly New Shop is held every Wednesday at Knox United Church Christian Centre. 25t Midland Ave. Agin- court for the sale of good clean used clothing for ali aes. and small houseware items (electrical appliances• pons & grans. etc.). Thrifty prices' The shop is also open the second turday of even• month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. I - 3 p.m. BINGA Birkdale senior citizens invite everyone 55 years of age and over to enjoy an afternoon of bino rrh every Wednesday at Birkddaalhe Community Centre, 1299 96lesere Rd., Scar - bo 3:4 p.m LIVING WITH CANCER Living With Cancer, the supportgroup for Central Metro District of the Canadian Cancer Society. meets at 20 Hollv St.. Suite 101. Toronto, on alternate Wednesdays to provide information about nutrition. relaxation. support services and practical -dance. The public is invited to come• talk or listen. For details call 485-0:�*�O. 4:39 p.m. BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN MEET North Toronto Business and Professional Women's Club holds its monthly dinner meeting at 3300 Yonge St.. Suite 204. The guest speaker is from the Homeward Shelter. For reservatiaons call Muriel AWuw•alia 905 712-4442. 6:30 p.m. DRUG EDUCATION WORKSHOP Friends or family on drugs? Find out about drugs and what can be done at Narcoron. Come to the free drug education workshops Wednesdays at 942 Pape Ave. For more information call *5-5096. 7:15 - 10:30 p.m. BINGO The Indianapolis Scarborough Peace Games sponsors an evening of Bingo even Wednresday at 2100 Ellesmere Rd. 7:79 p.m PARE!YT%" Flt_1G Parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays. North meet Toronto Chapter the first Wednesday of each month at Glenview Presb,,tenan Church 1 Glenview t4 blocks south of Lawrence Ave.. off Yonge St. 1. Everyone is welcome. For details call 32241600 8 m. SC':1,RB(►ROUGH CONN CUB The Scarborough Coin Club meets the first Wednesdav of the month at C,edarbrook Commuruty Centre, 91 Eastpark Blvd . Searborough lieu( members are welcome. THURS. DEC. 8 11:39 a.m. - 3:39 m. EUAX►D DONOR CLINIC A permanent � Cross blood donor clinic is held every Thursdav at Royal Bank Plaza. Merchants Mall Level, 200 Bay St..'roront& All donors are welcome. 12 noom DINERS' CLUB LUNCHEON This luncheon is open to seniors and disabled living in East York. lunch is followed by entertainment such as bingo, movies. speakers. fashion or music shows and much more. All for onto i4.30: Transportation will be provided if required. This week's luncheon will be held at St. Clair Or. For details call East York Meals on Wheels, 424-3322 12:45 p.m. EUCHRE All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of euchre at Step�hheen Leacock Seniors Centre, 25M Bhr- chrnount Rd. Phone 3964440. i - 3 p.m. CRAFTS WORKSHOP A crafts workshop is held every Thursday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 !McNicoll Ave., Scarborough. For details call 396-4513. 1 - 9 p.m. GAVEL GLASS TOASTMA.STERti Gavel Glass Toastmasters meets every Thursda}• in the Don Mills & Lawrence Ave. area. This gram is for men and women over 18 y of age. For fu rt her information call Diane at 447-9533. 7:15 p.m. BINGO The Lions Cub of Agincourt holds a bingo eve Thurs- day night at Agincourt Community Centre. 31 Gltenwatford Dr., Agincourt. featuring a nightly jackpot. Come out and enjoy this friendly bingo. All profits go to chanty in the Agincourt area. 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. ECKANKAR An introductory free workshop presented by Eckankar will be held at the East City YMCA, 907 Kingston Ped. The topic will be "Near Death and Out of Body Journeys". For details call Jane at 261-5906. 7:30 p.m. LEASIDE GARDEN SOCIETY Leaside Garden Society meets the second Thursday of each month at Leaside Library (downstairs), 165 McRae Dr. Visitors and new members are welcome. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. KIDNEY' FOUNDATION GROUP MEETS The Renal Education and Social Group of The Kidney Foundation is holding a meeting at the Canadian Armed Forces College 215 Yonge Blvd. The topic is "Getting Through the Holidays on a Renal Diet" and the speaker is Jean Pettit. For more details call Garth Hamilton at 1416)439-2283. FRI. DEC. 9 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC A permanent Red Cross blood donor clinic is held every Friday at 55 Bloor St. W., 2nd floor. Toronto. All donors are welcome. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. SNOOKER & BUMPE:RPOOL All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy snooker and bumperpool every Friday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 , cNich011 Ave. Phone 3964513. FRI. DEC. 9 10 a.m. - l2 noon SM'IAL BALLROOM All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon social ballroom every Friday at L'Amoreaux Com- munity Centre, 2000 McNieboll Ave. Phone 396-4513. 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. SHUFFLEBOARD All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of shuffleboard ever-, Friday at L'Amoreaux Com- munity Centre, 2000 McNic611 Ave. Phone 396-4513. 1 - 4 p.m. BINGO The Literacy Council of Durham Region sponsors Friday afternoon bingo games at Bingo Country, 610 Monarch Ave., Ajax (south of Bayly St.). Everyone is welcome. 1:30 - 3:30 p.m ARMCHA(k TRAVEL Television travel host Irwin Patterson takes you on a live- ly slide tour of exotic places around the world complete with music and commentary, at Pleasant View Community Branch Library 575 Van Horne Ave. To pre -register and more details call the library at 395-5940. 4 - 5 p.m. CHRISTMAS CRAFTS Children ages 5 to 8 make decorations for their Christmas tree at Armour Heights Community Branch Library, 2140 Avenue Rd., North York. To pre -register call 395-5430. 7:30 p.m. CANDLELIGHT & CAROL SERVICE The Church of St. George (Anglican), 3765 St. Clair Ave. E. at Brimley Rd., Scarborough is holding a candlelight and carol service and open house. Everyone is invited to join them for this special holiday music and refreshments. 7:30 p.m. TREE TRIMMING PARTY A Christmas tree trimming party., with entertainment, takes place at the Scarborough avic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. For details call 3961212. S m. GEM & MINERAL. CLUB :MEETS The Willowdale Gem & Mineral Club meets at 49 Bogart p United Church. All are welcome and adonis Ave., Lansirision is free. For details call 221-%83. SAT. DEC. 10 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. NEARLY NEW BOUTiQUE A Nearly New Boutique featuring good used clothing and ri accessoes will be n everySaturday at St. Crispin's Anglican Church, 77 Craiglee Dr.. Scarborough. For more details call 267-7932 on Saturdays. 10 a.m. COOKIE WALK No time for Christmas baking" Join the Cookie Walk at Agincourt Baptist Church, 37 Glen Watford Dr. If you wish, brerhg your own cookie tics. For more details call Anna at t 416f21t`7.69T, . K p.m. CHRL%7MA-ti CONCERT The Cathedral Bluffs Svmphony Orchestra is present' a Christmas concert at Midland Collegiate Auditorium. 720 :Midland Ave.. Scarborough. The concert will appeal to children and adults alike. as it features the Bach Children's Chorus of Scaiborougti, 13 -year old violinist Drew Jurecki music from the Nutcracker Suite and a traditiariat Christmas Carol Sing-a-lor!L For ticket information and reservations call 1 416 1 266-5,5'. s p.m. A C HRINTNULS TRADITiON The Scarb Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the season with A Christmas Tradition Concert featuring Handel's "fie Messiah" and du st artists the Bell'Arte Singers, at Birchrnount Park Collegiate, 3663 Danforth Ave. For ticket information and reservations call 439.85: . SUN. DEC. 11 10:39 a.m. ALONE BUT NOT .M.ONE Anne Or•fald will explore one of the paradoxes of life at Don Heights Unitarian Congregation, Four Antrim Cres.. Scarborough ( Keened% Rgr d. & Hwy. 4011. 12 noon - C p.m. CHEtiS CLUB A�nncotit Chess Club meets the first three Sundays of each month at L'Amoreaux Community Centre. 2M) McNicoll Ave. at Kennedy Rd. For details call 493-0019. 2 - 4 p.m. BAND CONCERT The Royal Regirrient Band of Canada, with special guest Henry Shannon ( Brass ) will entertain at the regular Sun- day afternoon concert at the Scarborough Civic Centre. Ad- mission is free and evervone is welcome. 3 p.m. HOLIDAY SINGALONG The Scarborough Campus Chorus will perform a holiday season singalong featuring holiday songs and tranditional carols from a variety of cultures, at the University of Toronto's Scarborough Campus. 1265 Military Trail. Tickets are $5 at the door or in advance by calling 287-7090. 3 p.m. CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Toronto Children's Chorus Christmas Concert, with special guest Benwill be held at Roy Thomson Hall. 60 Simcoe St., Toronto. For ticket information and reservations call t 4161593-4822. 7 - 10 p.m. SENIORS BIG BAND DANCE All settlors are welcome to attend the big band dance at the North York City Centre. Complimentary refreshments will be served. MON. DEC. 12 8 - 9:39 a.m. TAI CHI Everyone over the age of 55 is invited to enjoy Tai Chi every (Monday at L'Amoreaux CommunityCentre. 2000 McNicoll Ave., Scarborough. For more details call 396-4513. 10 a.m. - 3 p.rn WOMEN'S CENTRE The North York Women's Centre, 201 Caribou Rd. is open Mondays through Thursdays to offer information and referal services to women. Phone 781-0479 or drop in during these hours to find information, to register for a program, or to talk over something that is troubling you. 11:30 a.m. - 3:39 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC A Red Cross permanent blood donor clinic is held at Manulife, 55 Bloor St. W., 2nd Floor, Toronto. All donors are welcome. 12:30 - 3 p.m. BRIDGE All senors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of bridge every !Monday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre. 2520 Birchmount Rd. Phone 3964040. 2 - 3 p.m. NUTRITION COUNSELLING Nutrition counselling services are available to seniors free of charge every Monday at the Wellness Centre located in the Bernard Betel Centre, 1003 Steeles Ave. W. For an ap- Pointment call 225-2112. 4:30 p.m CHRISTMAS MUSIC The Scarborough Concert Band performs Christmas music at the Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. 8 p.m. RECOVERY INC Recovery Inc., a community mental health oMrganization, meets weekly at St. Stephens Church, urch, 3817 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. For -information call 276.2237. 8 p.m. WRITERS MEET Scarborough Arts Council Writers' Group meets every Monday at the Jack Goodlad Centre. Call Eugenie Shehinan, 759-3340 or Joyce Greggains, 284-2395 for more details. TUES. NOV. 13 9 - i1 a.m. HOLIDAY FASHION SHOW The ScarboroughChristian Women's Club is hosting a Holiday Fashion ow by Marlene Hug get of the House of Seasons Boutique, at the Four Season's Banquet Hall, 2041 McCowan Rd. A host of fashion ideas can be found at this event. For more information call Linda Nightingale at (416)285-9850. 11:341 -3:30 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC The Red Cross Toronto Blood Centre, 67 College St. is open every Tuesday and all blood donors are welcome. 12 noon DINERS' CLUB LUNCHEON This luncheon is open to seniors and disabled living in East York. Lunch is followed by entertainment such as bingo, movies, speakers, fashion or music shows and much more. All for only $4.30! Transportation will beprovided if required. This week's luncheon will be held at York Ban- quet Hall. For details call East York Meals on Wheels, 424-3322. 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. BADMINTON All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of badminton every Tuesday. Thursday and Friday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 12:45 - 3 p.m. SOCIAL & LINE DANCING All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy social and line dancing every'15iesday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre. 2520 Birchmount Rd. Phone 396-4040. I - 3 .m. BINGO All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of bingo every Tuesday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre. 200(-McNicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 1 - 2:30 p.m. NEARLY NEW SHOP A New To You Shop featuring low prices on good used clothing and household articles is open every T uesdaat londale Heights United Church, 115 lonview Rd. north of Eglinton. west of Kennedy Rd. Parking and entrance at rear of building. 7 p.m. BiNGO The Ladies Auxiliary to Royal Canadian Legion Highland Creek Branch No. 258 holds a Bingo every Tuesday, at the Legion Hall, 45 Lawson Road, West Hill. Everyone is welcome. (Continued on Page 5) Z. Anniversaries/Birthda ys- 100TH BIRTIIDAl' Scarborough has another centurion. Alfred Sylvester Tuuitt of St. Paid's L'Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. is celebrating his 100th birthday on Sat. Dec. 10th and we wish him a very happy birthday. 99TH BIRTHDAYS Celebrating another milestone birthday is Scarborough's Sofia Kinzinger of Shepherd Village, 3M Sheppard Ave. E. Mr,,. Kinzinter celebrates her 90th birthday on Stn. Dec. 11th. Happy Birthday Sofia. 75TH BIRTHDAY Celebrating her 75th birthday this week is Marie Serrao of Ellesmere Rd.. Scarborough. Mane will be 75 on Wed. Dec 14th and we send her our birthdav wishes as well. Got an anniversary or birthday to celebrate? Call 291-2583 for inclusion in this column_ Provincial Constituency Offices 9 a.aw. to 5 p.ra. C0%S1nTVE.NC% OF 1k F. ()rEN The office of the Hon. Alvin Curling, MPP Scarborough North, located at 5200 Finch Ave. E., Unit 114, Scarborough is open Mon- day to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 297-5040. 9 ata.. to 5 P.M. CONS1n1('ENCV OFFICE (WEN The officc of Gerry Phillips, MPP Scarborough -Agincourt, located at 4002 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 204, northeast crorner of Sheppard and Kennedy, is open Mondav to Friday from 9 a.m. t05 p.m. For aplx�intmenos phone 2976568. 9 a.aa. to 5 p.s. CO%1n i1'E:NCI (IF -FIC E OPEN The office of David Warner. MPP Scarborough -Ellesmere, located at 695 Markham Rd., Unit 34, in Cedar Heights Plan, is opcti Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 rxx)n. For appointments phone 438-1242. 9 a.aa. to 5 p.s. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE: OPE% The office of Anne Swarbrick, MPP Scarborough West, located at 1576 Kingston Rd. is open Mondays. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays I to 5 p.m, and Fridays 9 a.m. to t p.m., or by appointment. Phone 698-0967. 9 a.ri. to 1 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE: OPEN The office of Dr. Bob Frankford, MPP Scarborough East, located at 4403 Kingston Rd., Unit 6A, just west of Lawrence Ave. E., is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday mor- nings by appointment only. Phone 281.2787. 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.nL OONSTITUE:NCI OFFICE: OPEN The office of Steve Owens, MPP Scarborough Centre, located at 3047 Kingston Rd., in Ciffcrest Plaza, is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Mondays and Wednecdavc by appointment only. Phone 261-9525. Federal Constituency Offices 9 am. - 5 p.m. CONSnTI!E:\('Y OFF'IC'E OPEN The office of John Cannis, MP Scarborough Centre, located at 1450 Midland Ave., Suite 211, Scarborough is open Monday to Fri- day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evenings and Saturdays by appointment only. Call 752-2358. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. C7ON1n R!ENN('Y OFFICE OPEN The office of Tom Wappd. MP Scarborough West, located at 483 Kennedy Rd. is open Mondav to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evenings and Saturday mornings by appointment only, 261-8613. 9:30 a.m. to 4:310 p.m. CONSMIl :NCV OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of Derek lee, MP Scarborough Rouge River, located at 4800 Sheppard Ave. E., Unit 119, Scarborough, is open Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone 298-4224. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ()ONST1Tt1EN('Y OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of Jim Karygiannis, MP Scarborough - Agincourt, located at 3850 Finch Ave. E., Suite 206, is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 to 11 a.m. by appoint- ment only, call 321-5454. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CONSTiT1l1EN('V OFFICE: (WEN The constituency office of David Collenetle, MP Don Valley East, located at 1200 Lawrence Ave. E., Suhc 300, is open Monday m Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 rnwn. For an appointment call 447-5544. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CONtin•RJESCV twVICE (WEN The constituency office of Doug Peters, MP Scarborough East, located at 255 Morningside Ave., Suite 314, is open Tuesday to Fri- day from 9 a.m. to 4 P.M. and Saturday by appointment only. Call 287-0037. Community Diary (Continued from Page 4) TUES. DEC. 13 T - 11 P.M. CHESS CLUB L'Am�oreaux Communcourt Chess nity Centre, 2000 alternate 1 Ave at Kennedy Rd. For details call 493-0019. 7 - 10 p.m. PUBLIC WORKSHOP The Canadian Small Business Institute offers a public workshop on "How to Start Your Own Import Export - Mail Order Business" at the Holiday Inn Toronto East, 22 Metropolitan Rd. The cost is $25 seniors are free. Register at the door or in advance by calling (416)512-2009. WED. DEC. 14 F6:45 -10:30 a.m. WINTER CONCERT There's lots of dancing, singi puppets and live action for children of all ages in this sale ioUle shivery season at York Woods Regional Branch Library, 1785 Finch Ave. W. Seating is limited. Groups with more than five children must pre-rt�ee�ster by calling 395-59®0. S m. HAN Es L,S MESSIAH The Toronto Syymmphony Orchestra presents Handel's Messiah at Roy ITtomson Hall, 212 King St. W., Toronto. For ticket information and reservations call (416) 593-4828. Lester B. Pearson Cl News I -'W Fundraising Pearson United Way Week. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2nd, kicked off with a fundrais- ing Fashion, Variety Show. Many fundraising ac- tivities were held throughout the week in- cluding 3 shot basketball. homemade cookies and cakes sale, lollipops sale. balloongrams, video games. 50.50 draw. selling greeting cards, video gram, book sale, rose -o - grams, Hershey kiss o'gram, limbo contest, matchmaking. Teddy gram, walkman raffle, rent -a -friend, ahem the baby contest and vanious food booths. Otter Activities The school is a hive of ac- tivity with practices being held for the Junior Math League. Deca members. dance class. junior and senior girls volleyball, Pearson Band, Pearson Choir, Christmas Assembly rehearsals, curl- ing. grad Nay rehearsals and much more. Grade a Visitors On Tues. Nov. 29th Pear- son hosted approximately 300 grade 8 students from Dr. Marion Hilliard Sr. P.S., Lucy Maude Mon- tgomery P.S. and Mary Shadd P.S. Thanks go to the Prefeects, the M.C.'s, the Grade 9 pastelists. the per- formers and the teachers who hosted groups. The day was a huge success. SPORTS Senior Boys' Basketball The senior boys travelled to Victoria Park Secondary School on Nov. 23rd and came home with their first victory of what promises to be an excellent season. Leading the scoring and the stats chart was Kingsley Robinson who scored 16 points and handl- ed the ball superbly. Dwayne Perry, Andrae Dawns, and Jason Gulozian also played strongly. The weekend of Nov. 26 & 27 the senior boys com- peted in the Sun-U.S.A. Basketball Tournament. After defeating a strong Pickering team, a tradi- tional top ten team in George Harvey, and the host Pineridge team, they advanced to the final on Sunday where they met their archrival - Cedar - brae. On this day, Cedar - brae, led by Canadian Na- tional Junior Team member Blair Adderly, was too much for our boys and they lost the champion- ship game. Congratula- tions to Kingsley Robinson and Dwayne Perry who were chosen as tournament all-stars. Bovs' Bantam Basketball On Nov. 28th Pearson Bengals handled the L'Amoreaux Saints with relative ease. The final scare was L'Amoreaeux 26 and Pearson 72. High scorers for Pearson were Brian Dixon, George Brown and Omr Henry. On Nov. 29th the bantam boys were beaten by Liber - mann in the first game of the Falcon Tournament. The final tally was Liber- marm 63. Pearson 3B. Then Pearson showed some character by bouncing back to defeat Michael Power ( from Etobicoke by the score of 50-40. Heckev On Nov. 23rd Pearson played Campbell C. I. to a 2-2 tie. Goals were scored by Jeff Lomer and Chris Findlay. Kevin Jeffery once again played ottRstan- ding in net. Swim Team On Nov. 23rd at the Novice Swim Meet Shaun Arnold, Stephanie Bloye, Peggy Brown. Ian Chert, Alex Dulevski. Mark Har- ripersad, Humara Khan, Ken Moore, Yeganeh Nassirinejad and Darryie Scott put forward an ex- cellent effort. All 7 swim- mers made personal best times in their events. The swim meet eroded with the girls relay team placing 4th and the boys relay team placing 2nd. Excellent work swimmers. Mary Gets Guides 50 Yrs. Pin Mary Alto Risley, of Scarborough, has just received a Long Service Pin to recognize her 50 years as a dedicated volunteer with Girl Guides of Canada. Mary has been excited about Guiding since she became a Guide Leader 50 years ago. She has worked with many levels of Guiding including Brownies and Area Public Relations. Currently, Mary is active as the Humberview District Commissioner in Toronto. Guides Canada is thrilled to have dedicated women such as Mary in its organization and offer her congratulations. It Pays To Advertise Wed. December 7, 1994 THE NEWS, POST Page 5 The Gift Of Light Helps Kenyan Man See Clearly Diane Clark, her voice distant and reflective, describes the image of a 50 -year old Kenyan man who can now see clearly for the first time since he was a child - thanks to the generosity of Canadians. "As soon as he put the glasses on, he started poin- ting at me, reading my name and saying 'thank you' and 'God bless you' and he kept pointing at things around him," the Ot- tawa resident recalls. "I asked if everything was alright, and he said yes, be was so excited because he hadn't been able to read anything since he was a child." "Another man walked almost 400 miles - basically across the country - so he could get glasses," Clark adds. "At night he slept in trees to protect himself from the wild animals and snakes. Clark's experience as a member of an optical mis- sion to Ndalani, Kenya is just one of the many stories of lives that literally have been changed by the ..Give the Gift of Sight" campaign that provides free prescrip- tion eyeglasses to needy More Tickets For Phantom A new block of tickets for Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" went on sale :Kon. Dec. 5. The new booking period will extend ticket reservations for The Phan- tom of the Opera. now in its sixth year at the Pantages Theatre. to July 2. 1995. The Phantom educa- tional program will con- tinue through this new booting period until June 19, 1995, offering students a unique behind the scenes learning experience. This program is presented on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and Sundays at 11: 30 a.m. Groups can book tickets for The Phantom educa- tional program by calling (416) 925.7466. Tickets for The Phantom of the Opera may be obtain- ed in person at the Pan- tages Theatre box office. 244 Victoria St. Toronto; at all area TicketMaster outlets located throughout Canada; or may be charg- ed by phone to any major credit card by calling The Live Entertainment line. 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (416) 872-2222. Groups of 20 or more should call 1416) 92.5-7466. BIG ORSMALL; W DOITALL! CROSS MOVERS Offices, houses & apts. Piano moving Good rates Packing service We perienserve tlO ova Scarb. 416-286.5513 Toronto 416.423-0239 Lola Are you looking for a Good Time? Cali 1-976.1395 $10 people around the world. Under this program, Canadians simply drop off their old, unwanted eye glasses at any LensCrafters store bet- ween now and New Year's Day. The glasses are clean- ed, repaired and classified by prescription. Then working with lions Clubs International, Calgary - based Operation Eyesight Universal and other organizations, the donated glasses are distributed in developing countries. Accoridng to the World Health Organization, one- fifth of the world's populatin suffers from vi- sion problems that could be improved with eyeglasses. "In many parts of the world, eyeglasses are either unavailable or unaf- fordable." says Cindy Ball, co-ordinator of the "Give the Gift of Sight" cam- paign. "Without proper eyewear, many millions of people are unable to learn, unable to work, and unable to escape grinding poverty. " The Canadian campaign, which is now in its fourth yesr, has collected a total of 150,000 pairs of glasses, and LensCraters Canada employees have par- ticipated in optical mis- sions to Panama, Kenya, Mexico and Albania. Ac- cording to Ball, the cam- paign hopes to collect an additional 150,000 pairs of eye glasses in 1994 and is especially targeting the collection of children's glasses. In addition, LensCrafters Canada recently arranged for some 700 needy Cana- dians to have eye examina- tions and provided new prescription glasses, free of charge, as part of its an- nual Community Day pro- gram. "Each year, we work with local social service agencies to identify needy recipients in our own towns and cities who can't afford glasses for themselves or their children." says Ball. This is a way for us to give something back to the com- munities that we serve." ISHES SUPER CUTS 3575 Sheppard Ave. E Tam O'Shanter Plaza To all our customers, thanks for all your support during the year. We wish you and your families a Happy Season. XvaVenCk leather sales inc. 42 CONTINENTAL PLACE 299-5400 A eo, �. %K%. • aQ• aQ- .9'�c� ��• SPS 010 O All Top Quality Canadian Made Merchandise • Ladies' & Men's Shoes & Boots • Men's Workboots & Tool Pouches • Leather Goods • Ladies' & Men's Belts WE PAY GST & PST 401 42 CONTINENTAL PLACE f a N w EMa�wve Ri. Page 6 THE NEWS/ POST Wed. December 7.19M "i : a it w Start Metro Convention Centre Expansion Long awaited $180 million expansion of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre begun No%-. 17 is expected to create 10.000 jobs. Minister of Culture, Tourism and Recreation. Scar- borough West WIPP .rime Swarbrick attends the ground -breaking ceremony with (left) Carmen Principato and Nick Barbien of Laborers' International Union of North America local 506 - "This will be a huge benefit to Metro Toronto's tourism industry, with an estimated $235 million in additional annual spending by visitors," said Ms. Swarbrick whose Ministn• oversees the Centre. "It will also boost Toronto's reputation as a major cultural, tourist and entertainment centre and act as a catalyst for other downtown development." • `•-A e�• St. Michael's Choir Releases Recording St. Michael's Choir School has released a new recording for the Christmas season. Entitled "The Hevens Are Telling" - from Franz Joseph Haydn's "The Creation" - this recording is the first to be made by the school since 1988. It will be available in two formats, cassette and CD. The 52 -minute digital recording features the three performing choirs of St. Michael's Choir School which sing regularly in the venerable cathedral of St. Michael in downtown Toronto. It includes material sung by the Junior, Senior and Tenor - Bass Choirs, the latter two being augmented by a small group of alumni, in- cluding Michael Burgess. Monsignor T. Barrett Armstrong, conductor of the Senior Choir, says "For many years our choristers have delighted audiences with such choral gents as "The Heavens are Telling". This recording gives us the opportunity to share these treasures with an even larger audience while renewing the ex- perience for those who have already heard us." Earlier recordings also available in CD and cassette formats are "Shout For Joy" (1968), "Joy to the World" (1973), "This is the Day (1975), "Sing Praise to God the Lord" (1979) , and "Sing the Carols of Christmas" (1963). Cassettes (;13 each) and CDs (;15 each) can be ordered by calling the Choir School at (416) 393-5518. Discover Mooredale Youth Orchestra Sun. Dec.11 On Sun. Dec. 11, audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy the inspired playing of the Mooredale Junior Orchestra directed by Clare Carberry, and the Mooredale Youth Orchestra directed by Kristine Bogyo. Their first concert of the 199495 season will take place at Timothy Eaton United Church (St. Clair and Dunvegan) at 3 p.m. Musical selections will range from the Mooredale Youth Orchestra performing Music from Gluck's 'Orptietrs' . Mozart's Divertimento K.139 in F major performed by the young virtuosos. a "Suite in D minor" by J.J. Flu and not to be missed Handel's "A Little Fugue" Recipe for fun - throw a holiday craft party Cookies. crafts. kids and Christmas It's a winning combination. lust right for a part%. a holida% craft pan Children of all ages as well as those w ho arc %dung at heart lo%c making crafts and what can be more fun than getting a group of friends together for a few hours of Christmas creati%ih'' Start with a hand-crafted imitation promising Christmas handcrafting fun. Keep refreshments sample - lots of Christmas cookies and hot chocolate or mulled cider And to help fou set a thenic here are a few craft% ideas t Make it a Cookie Bake using Robtn Hood's new Sugar acid Gingerbread Cookie Kits Each kit contains cookie mix- icing tube. four decorator tips, colored sprinkles acid cookie cutters for two dozen cookies It Handmade Christmas Ornaments ahia%s make tree decorating more fun. im itc guests to bring supplies for bread dough, stitchen. crochet. knit or lace making. fabric scraps. felt and pot pour Cards and % rapping Paper Potato for taclx:ts Prints can be mess% but fun. Use poster 1 Centrepiece, H Math% and Corsages paint or food coloring. rw%%spaper or - ha%c cncnonc collect sprigs of holida% paper towels for wrapping paper' greens. berries. dried fruit- pine comes. construction or bond for cards. ribbons. bows and bells To print cut a raw potato in two and cut a t Cict read% to share seasons greetings raised design on the flat end. Press design with twadm:ide Greeting Cards, Gift into paint and then onto paper Gingerbread has spicy History There is something magical about gi ngerbreacl This spit% confection. traditional(x made with molasses and flavored with ginger. has been appearing in stories for centimes - The little Gingerbread .Nan and Han.wl and (;rete/ spring immediatch to mind. As carp as 17th Centum England. local fairs were featuring gingerbreid treats for children - little gilded figures of men. Cookie Swap's a snap C-11 with handy kits! Cookie Swaps are a great wad to end up with an assortment of fang holida% cookies without spending hours in the kitchen. E%enone makes a dozen cookies of his or her choice for each participant. if there are six participants each person makes six dozen cookies. Cookies are packaged b% the dozen on st%rofoam tra%s. paper plates or other containers. You keep one and get recenc fi%c packages of other people's cookies. You can sage eren more time be using Robin Hood's nein Sugar and/or Gingerbread Cookie Kits for %our cookies. The% even include the cutters - a gingerbread man and Christmas tree in one. snowman and caiW%cane in the other. women. animals or saints. During the middle ages gingerbread figures were counted among the fa. ors bestowed on desen ing knights b} fair ladies throughout the kingdom. Gingerbread has long been considered a Christmas treat. Families in Nuremberg in the carp 16(x)s could go to the . Christkindniarkt in December to bus caned Christmas decorations. fancy sausages and the famous Nuremberg Lebkuchen gingerbread cakes. Special molds for baking various shaped gingerbread cookies for St. Nicholas Dai can still be found in German museums. Bc the late 19th centun. North Americans had also been baking gingerbread for decades. Waves of immigrants have added their own variations, and toda%. baking and decorating gingerbread before Christmas has become a tradition on both sides of the Atlantic. This activity has taken a new hist with the introduction of Robin Hood's new Gingerbread Cookie Kit containing cookie mix. icing tube. four decorator tips. colored sprinkles and cookie cutters. A kit is also a%ailable for making Sugar Cookies. performed by the Mooredale's youngest group of musicians the Training Ensemble. Founded by Kristine Bogyo eight years ago, the Mooredale Youth Orchestra offers a wonderful opportunity for music students from all across Metro Toronto to play music of the masters. They perform three concerts a year as part of the Mooredale Concert series. To be eligible for an audition, students must have achieved the Grade e Royal Conservatory level. Mooredale Orchestras have expanded over the years to include a Junior Orchestra, directed by Clare Carberry and a training orchestra for the youngest players. Tickets are $13 for adults and 99 for seniors and students. For further information write to Mooredale Concerts, 146 Crescent Rd. Toronto, Ont. SOW 1 V2, or call 922-3714. Winnie The Pooh Is Back After its mid out run two years ago, Artistic Direc- tor Heinar Piller has rmv- ed this hour long produc- tion where Pboh Bear's in- satiable appetite for hooey threatens to put an end to his friendship with Piglet. Based on the stories of A. A Milne with music and lyrics by Kristin Sergil and Allan Jay Friedman - Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and others come to life on stage at the Hart House Theatre. Thousands of Metro school chick -en will flood Hart Hoose Theatre for 15 special weekday perfor- mances of George Brown Theatre's production of Winnie the Pooh and now the public can attend this ever -loved story at four weekend performances. "Winnie The Pooh" is directed by Heinar Piller with musical direction by David Walden, choreography by Robert McCollum, set design by Antonin Dimitrov, lighting desing by David Wallett and costume design by Bonnie Deakin and Minda Johnson. This is the ninth year in a row that George Brown Theatre has delighted au- diences with its annual Children's Christmas show and at $6.50 a ticket it re- mains the most reasonable holiday treat in town. The show will be held on Dec. 10th and 17th at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Cir- cle, on the campus of the University of Toronto. The box office is at 978-8668. Volunteers Needed Wed. December 7, 1994 THE NEWS POST Page 7 Record Setting Year For Ontario LotteryCorp.Cor In Sales & Profits Innovative new products, new technology and a conti- nuing commitment to customer service were key factors as the Ontario Lot- tery Corporation (OLC) again achieved record sales and profits in the L993/94 fiscal year. Sales were $1.886 billion, an increase of 11220 million. Payments to the province totalled 1$562 million, which marked a second con- secutive year of more than half a billion dollars raised for worthy projects. Financial results were released by the Honourable Anne Swarbrick, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Recreation, responsible for lotteries in Ontario. At year end, OLC payments in accumulated profit to the province had surpassed the $5.6 billion mark. Ontario hospitals were a major beneficiary having received $463 million or 82% of profits for the year ending March 31, 1994. Lottery profits also Welcome To My Wassail On Sat. Dec. 10th at 11 a.m. at Harbourfront Centre the whole family can experience "Welcome to My Wassail". An aural and visual feast not to be missed! Dressed straight out of a Charles Dickens novel, the Victorian Carollers arrive at Harbourfront Centre's doors with a repertoire of cheerful seasonal carols sure to warm your heart and spark your festive spirit! The Victorian Carollers, a costumed quartet, present music in the context of stories, seasonal traditions and history. Utilizing young, talented and trained singers, the Victorian Carollers perform the popular sacred carols, plus charming four part arrangements of some of the well known secular songs of the festive season. Subscription tickets to Cushion Concerts are on sale through the Harbourfront Centre Box Office (416473000) at the following rates. six or more concerts for $.5 per ticket; three or more concerts for $6 per ticket; single concerts for $7 a ticket; groups of 15 or more, $5.25 per ticket. The concert will be held at York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. Awarded CGA Designations The Board of Directors of James Woolley, CGA; and the Certified General Ac- Ivan Pereira, CGA, of cotmtants Association of Ajax; Edmund Chow of Ontario -Durham Chapter Pickering and Annette Ur - has announced that 18 of its quhart of Scarborough. members received their The Certified General CGA designations at the Accountants Association of association's annual com- Ontario is an association of mencement ceremonies at professional accountants the Toronto Westin Har- who meet the association's bour Castle Hotel on Nov. 5. rigorous requirements of This year, 417 members professional competence, graduated from the CGA are bound to a uniform program of professional standard of conduct, and studies. are entitled, Lander Acts of The new Durham both the Parliament of members included some Canada and the legislature local area people including of the province of Ontario, William Careen, CGA; to the designation CGA. Sir Robert L. Borden News Business & Technical Institute 1�.•: dS::.:'.TJSJJ�Y}f •ll.•':•... �?.•.: Jr......: f :.......: JJ:.:•: I:...ri:. r:S 1: l:\ J:...:•.MJlll1: l: Jf:? The Photography Class at Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.I. was on the move on Nov. 15 doing photography on location. This day the location was the Royal Winter Fair at the Oftbi- tion Fair Grounds accoro- paned by teacher, Caron Magill. The assignment was to document the essence of the event through photography. Most of the students had not attended the fair before and spent some of the time viewing the animals, speaking with owners and visiting the ex- hibits. As students Chris Ward, Franklyn McKirson, Nor- man Lee and Kris Munroe said, "The butter sculptures were amazing, the cows enormous, and the variety of horses were wicked to watch. It was easy to complete the assignment. There was lots to photograph, and the bonus was working in the darkroom developing our pictures.' Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.I.'s United Way Cam- paign, spearheaded by teachers Joan Underdown. Dan Vanderlugt and Roberta Harris and the Student Administrative Council proves that Sir Robert L Borden B.T.I. is a school with a "Big Heart". During the United Way Campaign, an amaz- ing $1,262 was raised. A giant thank you and cow gratulations to all Bordenites for their generosity of spirit. It was Career Week at Sir Robert L Borden B.T.I. from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. Topics covered were Early Childhood Education, the Militia and Part -Time Jobs, Programs available at Centennial College, Pharmacy Assistant, Prac- tical Nursing, Health Care Worker, Apprenticeship and How to Get the Job you Want by Volunteering. The Junior Award Assembly was held at Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.I. on Nov. 22 and honoured academic achievement. This horse was photographed by (tris Ward, a student at Sir Robert L. Borden R T I at the Royal Winter Fair Sixty-seven Student Achievement Awards, in the form of attractive pla- ques, were presented for excellence in Art and Music, Business, English, Food, French, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Science. Special Education and Technical - Also presented were 16 Student of the Semester Awards awarded to Karla Buruca, Shane Uzotte, Nalini Singh, Earle Williams, Stephanie Demp- sey. Alvis Lathan, Shelley Martin, Colin Reid, Grant Boyde. Crystal Lizotte, An- drew Scott, Roumelia Singh. Rob Croxall, Ericka Knights, Cliff Smalling and Jo -Anne Tennant. Tamara Brown, winner of the Fashion Arts - Grade 12 Award sang "O Canada" accompanied by Mr. Robert Parsons, the School Social Worker at Sir Robert L. Borden B.T. I. Students, teachers and parents were invited to Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.I. on Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. to attend a talk on Safe Schools to em- phasize the need for all in- dividuals concerned with safety in the school to be in- formed and working together. Sir Robert L. Borden students are very active in sports as usual. On Nov. 29 there was an all -day Bordenball Tournament. At the Intermediate Boys Volleyball Tournament held at Bendale B.T.I. on Nov. 16, the Borden Falcons won the Silver Medallion. Congratulations to team members Randy Blackwood, Neil Smith, Sam Kotei, Norman Lee, Chris Ward, Vince Norifora, Lennox Ingram, Warren Fletcher, Jason Andrews and Carolyn Bruce, Manager. The team was coached by Ruth Mcdonald, teacher at Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.I. support voluntary social service organizations through The Trillium Foun- dation, and sport, recrea- tional and cultural ac- tivities. The launch of new games and the success of OLC's existing games helped push sales to a record high. Pro Line from Sport Select was available for its first full year in Ontario recording sales of $238.4 million. Pro Line grew to be the third :largest game, behind Lotto 6149 and the Instant category of games. Lotto 6/49 continued as the most popular game in Ontario with sales of $843.6 million. Lotto 6,49 reached a milestone on August 21, 1993 with its 1000th draw. OLC's Instant game category enjoyed sales of $456.7 million. Forty Ins- tant games ($1, $2. $3 and $5) were launched during the year. Instant Bingo, a $3 scratch game was laun- ched in September 1993 and proved to be an extremely popular niche game ac- counting for 30% of Instant sales. Ontario Instant Millions. OLC s $5 scratch game continued to sell out. OLC was the first lottery jurisdiction to launch an in- stant game with a top prize of $1 million. Throughout 1992 93 the OLC planned for the launch of a major new lotto game. Lotto Super 7. the big new lotto with guaranteed minimum jackpots of $2.5 million, was introduced on May 30. 1994. Lotto Super 7 sales will create additional winners and create addi- tional profits for the pro- vince during the Current fiscal. As the OLC approaches its 20th year of operation, the development of new and exciting games is crucial to the succes of the OLC to offer new games corporation. Ongoing and game enhancements to system development with an expanded terminal net - new technology will allow work. QkAs�;sC� 74" 0 � JSOIl11fe41Le *74G -d 0v;;(6 td4f Sea"W L 416-438-1051 416-494-4111 Quantum Care Pharmacy OFFERS 15% Seniors' discounts Every Day fexchides prescription- sake items. paper goOIt. 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DECEMBER 8 4 s1) Music t Danced A 31 Ttaunvlvaaa S Cha ExportrAwatds yap Ranters Event t1.30 Toroeta Five F. m Duke d F�dirntDDsr Awards an Youth Mapzut Shote -r.•r>.-tii titin} titi•:::ti :ti :=: ?:: S::y=::_:� {:: � ::v _::�%�'»v FOODLAND ONTARIO k CL!iss- sics PARMESAN GRATED BROCCOLI A '90s -style combination of fresh. locally grown broccoli and tangy slivers of Parmesan cheese. this tasty dish is quick to prepare and great for company. 1 bunch Ontario Broccoli 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil 1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper 2 cloves garlic, minted 1/2 cup (125 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup (50 mL) Parmesan cheese slivers Trim broccoli and cut into small florets: peel and grate stems. keeping separate from florets. In large skillet or wok. heat oil over medium heat: stir -fry grated stems. salt, pepper and garlic 1 min. Sprinkle florets over. cover and reduce heat to low: took 4 to 5 min. or until tender. Stir in grated Parmesan: taste and adjust sea- soning. Serve immediately, garnished with Parmesan slivers. Serves 4. Preparation Time: 5 min. Cooking Time: 6 min. P.M. 12 Go Horse owners' W 1:00 Empire Club -Eric Newell Canada um.S!'� 2:00 MCA Metro Toronto Caeucd Muxttng-1 al rn[etug d aero cot0teil i vote (or Metro Chair position 3:00 Labour Shaw 3:30TIFF S runt '!1 5:00 MP Pk met, cow s: IS MPP I=VWrtell MPP Marilyynn Churl" S:30 MP Denis ]16Bs MP Sarkis Assadmrsae S:4tl N" Duser Poo* 6:M Hermmntliasity :laeerfaiw 6 30 TheCanadian Dollar Hoek eat Meal�ont 7:00 Give a Little Get A let Stodeets k volunteer wort 6:Go Lva Mcl�For the Rscwd 6:3D Lyn MdAmid's Ontario 906 Science G Technoioa Coad EYE WeeWv Report 10 oro Words & /Laic-Dermy Marks 1 0: 30 MCA Five Five 1160 Empire Chi -See 1 00 p m. FRI. DECEMBER 9 9 -so Empn Chit►see Thurs. 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DECEMBER 10 A.M. 9:00 The Lemon -Ad Show 10:00 Hooked On Fishing 10:30 Author' Author' Marlporrsuee Harris 11:00 The Laboulr show 1 t : 30 M St.JacaEay Ontario Sketchbook P.M. 1:00 The Canadian Dollar Bdury —wort -Bank 2:00 Horizon: Interfaith 2:30 MCA:YGBK-Higlulights d concert to benefit Redwood Shelter 3:30 MCA: Bantam Baseball Cham 'orslrpa-Brampton vs Hi Park 6:00 SHO -Youth Issues 6:30 Hooked On Gtutar.Dan Rau 7:00 Highway 10 -Eileen McGann Irish. Canadian singer songwriter 7:30 Wards i Music -See Thus. 10 P.M. 8:00 Modern Workplace Realities David Street speaks on the realities of education as It relates to the pits market 9:00 A Canadian No Less Original music by Jonathan Lyn Toronto Irish Plavers 10:00 St Lawrence Centre Forum -David Schatzky. 11:00 Provincial Forum SUN. DECEMBER 11 A.M. 9:00 Provincial Fortin 10:00 Shahre Ma 10:30 Kallaarangam X : s :ti: ::•::.ti.:::::•:;i •:::•:: 11:00 Hat lioriaon 11: 30 NewCon TV P.M. 12:00 Avrames Greek Show 1:60 Cammmidad En Acctoe 1:30 Hooked On Fishing 2:00 Symposium 94 Tonueto leternaeraral Film Estival-r00M Wasn't silt is a Day 3:30 T d A 1 hourspecial C 30 :00 MuCanadian estrum 5sr i DeerSped Trasoy7lvanss 6:00 Part Friel -E with Doe Preston 6:30 The Labor Shoe 7:69 I9M Mia Riker Festival of Traditional Foal Music 7:30 :Mauve Visims-tical Ahoinginal � pranks & tb 6:00 =At= -,F -pt Autarsotuve Advice 9:00 The Wine Coereaaiasl with helpful him" on chnaw .ue 9 30 Ed's 10:00 Retell mTo Real- Re. 10:30 Old TizpKCku% & gr n 11: W StaaOwsL The Flight Canttau es -Cay tLesbue isstees MON. DECEMBER 12 A.M. 9:0 TIFF Symposium '>t 10 30 Lees Vents Ttaaurlteau x- Perfoeaung Arb Dance sperw rent. 12'00 Lvn Mcl For the Record 1230 I:vn Mclsod's Ontario I o0 Canadian C'h&Live-Hohdav Lutcheoer_Canadian of the Year 2' 00 Com ndad En Aecion 3oNewCon T' 1: oe She&" Ma 3 30 Beaches Jazz Festival Bill Kirit with Liberty Silver 4: uta Home OwnersWorkshop Beoatnag r a9lan 5:00 MPP ©icor MP Barry Campbell 5: 15 MPP Fiances Lankin MP Sergio Marchi 5 30 MP John Ntoziata 5:45 ua' ryle nUsm6:00 6 30 SHOL"r Youth Issues 00 MOXY-Women's Magazine Show with boat Rayna Mention 7'30 On Line Today-Accessurg the Information Super- highway 6:00 The People Speak -Tura Off The Violence 10:00 Reel to Real -Movie Reviews 10:30 Vancouver Focus-EvertsPersonalities k 11:00 Canadian Club See I p.m. TUES. DECEMBER 13 A.M. 9:00 Canadian Club -see Mont pm. 10:00 Tar Chi 10:30 Chefs About Town 11:00 Caradiam Spectru 11:30 SNOl1T•Ytwtm h Issues P.M. 12:00 Toronto High Five Youth Athletic Magazine 12:30 fingerseek Sports Event d the W 3:00 Words k Music 3:30 Highway 10 Eilcen McGann Itvh; Canadian, Singer swriter Retrongo from 1900 4:00 The LemonAid Show 5:00 MP Art helm NY MP Marial►tituta T EY 5:15 MPP Tanana Akanude. MPP Monte Kwinter NY 5:30 MP John Godfrey 5745 MPP Joseph Cordiano MP Bill Graham T EY 6:00 Horizon: Hinduism 6:30 WORD -Youth Magazine with Host Heather Vale 7:00 St Lawrence Centre Forum David Schatzky 8:00 Canadian Woman Enlre- prenetr dthe Year Awards 9:00 DEC TV -Development Educa- tion Centre 10:00 MCA: The Best of to, Behind the scenes look at entertainment programs at Cable 10 Etobicoke 11:00 Beaches Jazz Festival '94 Bill King with Liberty Silver 11:30 Highway 10 See 3 3U p.m. Leonilo Dumasal and Gilles Belanger, both of Scarborough, cashed in winning lottery tickets at the Ontario Lottery Corporation's Prize Office in Toronto this week. Durnasal. 29, won $42.883.30 in the Oct. 1st Lotto 6 49 draw. A truck driver at Medis Ontario, he plans to pay bills and invest the remainder. He bought the winning ticket at Lucky Corner on San- dhurst Circle. Belanger plans to go on a "shopping spree" and invest the remainder after ,iiri -.- $25.000 playing Hallowe'en Cash. The 38 year old roofer and his wife, Maureen, have thn,- chaktren. The winning ticket was purchased at Beckers on Markham Road. Enlightening Statistics About Badminton by R. Stanton Hales Badminton is one of the least understood sports in Canada. The misconcep- tion of the game is enor- mous. Canadian sports fans, however, put great stock in sports statistics, and it just may be that the numbers below will be enlightening. These figures were gathered to compare the 1965 men's singles final at Wimbledon, in which Boris Becker defeated Kevin Cra•ren 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6.4, with the men's singles final at the World Badminton Championships, held in Calgary in June 1965, in which Han Jian ( China ) defeated Morten Frost (Denmark) 14-18, 15-10. 15-8. These statistics must be admitted as describing the top standard of each sport. At Wimbledon, the singles final lasted a total of three hours and 18 minutes. In these 198 minutes, the tennis ball was in play 18 minutes. For 180 minutes, the players were walking or sitting, in between rallies. That means three hours of rest for 18 minutes of play. One could say that the intensity of the match was only 181196, or 9%. At Calgary, the final lasted one hour and 16 minutes. However, in these 76 minutes, the shuttle was in play 37 minutes, for a playing intensity of 37 76, or 48%. This is just the beginning of the story. At Wimbledon, Becker and Curren played a total of 299 points (or rallies). and these points contained 1,004 individual shots, in- cluding missed first ser- vices. Simple arithmetic reveals an average of 3.4 shots per rally. including missed first services. At Calgary, there were only 146 rallies played, but with a total of 1,972 shots. Han and Frost produced an average of 13.5 shots per rally. Here is another way to look at this: there were 5.1 shots per elapsed minute at Wimbledon, and 25.9 at Calgary. A simple estimate of distance travelled by the players, based on the figures above and on an assumed 22 feet travelled per player per shot, would suggest that the tennis finalists each ran about 2 miles in 3 hours 18 minutes; the badminton finalists each covered 4 miles in 1 hour 16 minutes. Those millions of Cana- dians who believe badmin- ton to be an easy game should ponder this. Tennis is a great game, and it deserves all the at- tention and popularity it receives. But badminton does not deserve the dis- dain it has received, especially in this country for so long. Badminton deserves the respect generally accorded to the world's most demanding sports, for that is what it is. Badminton players deserve the respect generally accorded to the world's best trained athletes, for that is what they are. In England, there are some six million serious badminton players. In In- donesia, Malaysia and In- dia it is considered the na- tional sport. Hopefully, Canadians will soon realize the value of this newest Olympic sport, which has been greatly underrated in the past. RIO[ W[ -RIO[ SOBER VUY ARKNI - M -Y 50811[M[NI DM'T MIM AM RIK ® U S&NATt. C'IsT U S&CMITn Wed. December, 1994 THE NEWBIPUWT Page 9 Community Sports Notes NWNNNNWM�1 Top Class Badminton Coming To Toronto Canada's top iw.-ti)nton players will compete for $5,000 in cash and prizes at the Brown's Open Badmin- ton Championships, to be held Jan. 6th, 7th and 8th, at Humber College's North Campus in Etobicoke. This great event is hosted by the Toronto & District Badmin- ton Association. The Brown's Open is one of six tournaments in the Badminton Canada Grand Prix Circuit, Canada's elite cross country badminton tournament circuit in which top national players compete for prize money and ranking points. The Brown's Open is the only Grand Prix tournament in Ontario, thus affording a rare opportunity for the Toronto public to see bad- minton at its finest. Close to 150 athletes will participate in the Brown's Open, the majority from Ontario and Quebec. From its inception in 1981 until 1989, this tournament was Zone "E" Breaks Team Record In Senior Mixed Win It has taken 20 years for Hamilton & District ( Zone "E" ) to capture their third Senior Mixed Team Cham- pionship, and they did it in grand style with a record- breaking 5 game team score of 7308. Under the coaching of Ken Hunter, the three boys and three girls representing bowling centres in the Hamilton area handily beat the se- cond place team frown Zone "C" (Conestoga) by 49ri pins. The second place team from Zone "C" ) Con- estoga), consisting of Kevin Gingerich, Waterloo Lanes: Chad Wilker, Mike's Lanes. Stratford: Ryan Ridley, Bowlerama I :uelph: Jaime Brodnagen. Ihrkson Bowl, Cambridge: Tracy Kendrick and Joy Freeman. both frwn Towne Bowl. Kitchener, with coach. Paul Barnes were in fourth pwition going into the last game, but games of 328 and 328 by Chad Wilker and Ryan Dudley respec- tively helped to propel the team into second place. Third place honours went to the team from Zone "F'. Central Ontario, a peren- nial power -house coached by Andy Parent. They started out strong, and it was felt that they were destined for their fifth championship in six years. but the Zone "E" team pro- ved to be too powerful for them. The 19th annual edition of the 5 -Pin Senior Mixed Team Championships got underway in October when 1.055 senior division bowlers )ages 14-18) from 133 Youth Bowling Council leagues entered one of six- teen Zone Finals held throughout Southern On- tario. The top three men and top three women form- ed a team to represent their zone at the Provincial Finals which were held at Bowl -O -Rama Lanes. Welland on Sun. Nov- 77th. focal bowlers got Borne good scores. Durham Vic- toria Peterborough came in 5th, Metro Toronto East was 7th and Metro Toronto West came in 14th. Tracey Rhodes of Scar- borough ) Bowlerama Parkway) was 2nd in the Ladies' Aggregate thigh 5 games) EoD1AJlrti {4: known as the Toronto Open. Brown's Sports & Cy- cle became a major spon- sor in 1989 and the tourna- ment became part of the Grand Prix circuit. Because it is an "Open" tournament, many local Toronto club players and junior players participate, giving them the opportuni- ty to test their skills against the stars of Cana- dian badminton. The tournament includes competition in Men's Singles. Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Preliminary rounds up to the semi-finals are played on Friday and Saturday. Jan. 6th and 7th respectively. The semi- finals start on Sat. Jan. 7th, at 3:30 p.m. and are free for the public to watch. All finals will be played on Sun. Jan. 8th commencing at 11 a.m. Tickets for the finals on Sunday are available to the public to view this display of championship badmin- ton. For more information and tickets call ( 416) 699-(zi09 Al AIV if SEMCE -. I I :18.9 5 •� �..�., I 1 lnckom up w 5 we& of to1A M I Cm" or_ Fr s encore l pl- 1 20 vo.nts ^amtenr_ Your Butcher in the Beach Since 1985 VISA, Mastercard, AMEX & INTERACT Butcher. Delicatessen Specialty Foods, Coffees Fresh Baked Goods, Party Trays 2208 Oueen Street East, Toronto WE 1E9 f416) 690-5209 114PR N we PREPARING FOR UFE IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT J. .PW Page 19 THE NEWS, POST Wed. December 7. 1994 Bill Watt's Worlds ON STAGE ONE: Anyone would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by Yuletide celebrations and enter- tainments. That said, allow us to recommend The Christmas Show now play- ing at the Winter Garden until Jan. 1st. It's intended primarily for children and shamelessly manipulative but, and this is most impor- tant, hugely and huggily enjoyable. The hook bin- ding the show together is the search by four elves for Santa Claus to tell him they haven't yet prepared their quota of toys to be delivered on Christmas Eve. The Elves are a green satin suited Rock quartet. ("Elves live forever".) Before it's over we've seen Scrooge - young and old - divertissements from The Nutcracker Ballet, a party at the Fezziwigs and eight dancing reindeer with lit candelabra antlers. We've heard Christmas Carols. popular seasonal songs ( White Christmas. Silver Bells et al) and original songs by Randy Valcourt and Alex Galatis. the latter of whom wrote the book and lyrics as well as co -directing. It's a high energy show and cast members alter- nate in the various roles. Reliable Avery Saltzman is a singing and dancing joy as Santa Claus, Scrooge and a gold lamfd M.C. among his many characterizations. Some great hoofing - literal)v - as well by Dale Azzard. Nice to see him again. And it's nice to see The Christmas Show. Some of the production values fall a little short but that'll im- prove as the show con- tinues to gather custom It's already billed as Toronto's Newest Holiday tradition. It deserves some day to be among the oldest. That's no humbug. ON STAGE TWO: George Roby is a musi- cian!composer whose work has been enjoyed in such plays as The Dreamland and Theatre of the Film Noir. Now, he has turned his talents to playwriting. His first play is now show- ing at Harbourfront's duMaurier Theatre Centre. In describing it, we're dipp- ing deeply into the ex- cellent production notes. "Set in Nova Scotia (it could have been anywhere) in the late 1960s, The Old Man's Band is a ... genera- tion conflict story about a 17 vear old rock 'n' roll guitarist forced to play bass in his father's Dix- ieland band. Roby uses competing Dixieland jazz and blues -rock music nar- ratives as a mataphor for the gap between father and son in this semi - autobiographical story. It's a play that has music, is about music and uses music as the centre of con- flict. The Old Man's Band boasts a seven piece (off stage I band ... as well as ten talented actors s- bigers... There's much going for it; too much actually. It would seem that Mr. Robv has tried to crowd too much into the narrative and has produced a work that rambles with the memory of dawning middle age rather than one that rumbles with the discon- tent of youth. There is the stuff of at least three plays here and he should ration it i n the manner of Neil Simon whom he has emulated, unconsciously or otherwise. Most of Neil Simon's plays are first person singular stories about himself and his parents. Most of them are narrated. That's the case here and young Christopher Earle as "Kid" Hanley might Criticizing a family member is so much a part of family life that most people don't even realize they're doing it. Research shows that about 77`, of all things parents say to children are negative. Too much criticism is a problem. It leads to bad feel- ings and it also leads to bad behaviour. Criticism, how- ever, can be an important tool to teach, to communicate, and to share likes and dislikes so family members can learn to get along together. The ques- tion remains - how do we give criticism in a positive manner? Here are a few basic principles to follow: FIRST, be selective. Don't criti- cize everything. Pick one thing to start with that is important to you or perhaps something that is easy to change. Have patience, other criticisms can be dealt with gradually. Around and About Your Dining & Entertainment Guide almost be Simon. He's bright, a bit cheeky but never saucy and, in the end, devoted to his hard working father. Michael J. Reynolds as "Doc" Hanley is the essen- tial small town doctor. He's successful, more tha a tad stuffy but likeable. This is Mr. Reynold's first stage appearance in over ten years but if he seems familiar, he is. You've been seeing him for years now doing Nabob Coffee com- mercials. Sabrina Grdevich, seen last summer at Stratford as Ophelia in Hamlet, con- tributes a nice bit as a slut- ty little nice bit rebelling against her unhappy home and everything else in life. David Ferry whom we've yet to see give a bad perfor- mance is excellent as a heavy drinking loser type who plays trumpet in Doc'S band. He's rough but troubled and, like Doc, ultimately likeable. So indeed are all members of the cast directed more or less firm- ly by Katherine Kaszas. The musicians are ex- cellent and give full measure of musical worth to the original score. Truly. there's no fault to be found with The Old ?Ulan's Band save a surfeit of riches. Watching it is like sampling from a buf- fet. That's not unpleasant you understand but it's not as enjoyable as a set meal. One expects that Mr. Roby's next plays, and hopefully on the same theme, will be completely satisfactory. ON STAGE THREE: Equity Showcase Theatre's To Damascus at Harbourfront's Studio 7beatre is the first profes- sional production of the Strindberg play to be presented in Canada. It's not surprising. To call it a piece of excre- ment would be too cruel. It'd also be inaccurate. Ex- crement has substance. To Damascus has none. It's a sophomoric and ultimately soporific work about a man trying to find purpose in his selfish life; a reverse Pilgrim's Progress in a Black Sabbath shadow of Peer Gynt. Purpose for his life is finally found but there is none in To Damascus except, possibly in this production, as an ex- ercise in vanity. Filled with too cute pro- duction touches and saddl- ed with silly direction. it Wtimately founders under the weight of the leading character. He acts or, to be fair has been so directed, like a manic Woody Allen trying to imitate Charlie Chaplin playing Groucho Marx. (That ridiculous skipping walk'. ) To Damascus, as a play, would be tolerable only with rine production and performance. it doesn't get it here. The company should be and is applauded for good intentions but au- diences should be reward- ed with medals for en - CERTAIN CALLS: This Saturday you can enjoy excerpts from The Clad Man's Band in the Lakeside Atrium of Queen's Quay Terminal. Performance times are 2 and 3 p. m. Admission is free. It's pleasant to report the HOW TO CRITICIZE Family Matters by Dr. Arnold Rincover SECOND, al%ays find Some- thing to praise first. You have to put things in perspective. After all, the child is someone you care about. It helps tre- mendously if you say, "1 really appreciate it when you help with the dishes and take out the trash - it really eases the load on me - but can you do one more thing for me? I would like you to put your dirty clothes in the hamper at night. This would help me to know what's clean and what's dirty." Criticism, which is sincere, will not make the child feel like you're attacking everything they do. THIRD, never just criticize or say that something is wrong. Always suggest a better way to do it. It makes no difference whether you are reviewing homework or instructing your child not to be sassy. It does little good it . - . ,ay, "Don't do that." It i, always better to communicate how it can be done better. Music And Dance Musica Beth nkvah has announced its sixth great season with programs to delight every age and taste. The new season commences with Susan Hoeppner, flutist, and pianist, Lydia Wong in a program of music by Mendelssohn, Milhaud, Block, Copland and Glick. Susan has been hailed as "one of the best talents of her generation" while Lydia is a much sought after Chamber musician having collaborated with such artists as Shauna Rolston and Lorand Fenyves. The second portion of this program will feature the Me'irim Dancers whose Artistic Director is Shula Saltzman. Me'irim is the only contemporary dance following well deserved and previously hoped for extenions of run. A Dixie Gospel will now play until at least Dec. lith at Elmore's Hall. This charming work is probably the sleeper of the year and could should run even longer. Nothing Sacred, now moved from The Winter Garden to the larger Elgin Theatre has had its run ex- tended yet again, this time to Dec. 31st. WEARY WAGNER: Here's an opportunity to watch Wagner's entire Der Ring des Nibelungen in one sitting, from 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. Loth to 7 p.m Sat. Feb. 11th. You're reaidng that correctly ... 24 hours of interested in how thev feel. If you appreciate their feedback - if you're sensitive to their concerns - they are likely to be equally responsive to yours. These five principles aren't FoURrH, when the child does a cure-all. Through encourage - do something right, give them ment, praise, and reduction of credit. Let them know about non -constructive critical re - the things they do that please marks, you will ensure that you. Everyone needs and most of what is said is positive. deserves a compliment. Some The benefits can be dramatic. may say that a parent should There will be less fighting, be able to "expect" that some more self-esteem, better quality child -assigned tasks should be of life for everyone leading to done "right" and that no special more positive, stable and comment or acknowledgement enduring relationships. is necessary. The FIFTH point is that communication is a two-way exercise in which feedback is an important tool. Listen carefully to your children. Try to be responsive and discuss concerns openly and honestly. Whether you agree or dis- agree, you should be genuinely ' For a free better parenting kit, you can call the IOF Foresters toll-free number 1-800-268-6267. (Dr. Arnold Rincover is a well-known child behavioural psychologist and a consultant to the 10F Foresters Better Parent- ing Program.) company of its kind with a mandate to perform contemporary dance works moulded and mediated by Jewish heritage and culture. They will perform the world premiere of a new dance choreographed by Shula to Aaron Copland's duo for flute and piano. Shula was the Artist -in - Residence at York University. Also. at a special pre - concert program. both Shula and Susan will discuss the problems of setting music to dance and the specific problems of creating her new ballet. The concert is scheduled for Dec. lith, at 8 p.m. at Beth Tikvah Synagogue. The Pre -concent Program will begin at 7:15 p.m. Wagner. You'll watch Bayreuth's Chereau production on laser disc and support the Canadian Opera Company at the same time. You'll receive an Operation '95 survival kit that includes a special T. shirt. Meals will be provided by Movenpidt Restaurants. Opera authority lain Scott will provide a five minute in- troduction to every act of all the operas. Entertain- ment will include Wagnerian stage fights, "Wagnerobics" to keep you fit and a look at the lighter side of Wagner. He did have one you know. All participants are welcome but must register by Dec. 31st. To rud out more about this event or to register. call the Canadian Opera Company at ( 416 ) 363-6671. And dm't forget the Obus form! IN PRINT: One of the beloved Christmas Carols contains the line "Born that man no more need die". It has always puzzled this Chris- tian, the implication being that man once did indeed die but no longer. What ever our thoughts are on the matter, it re- mains that an after life is the chief promise of Chris- tianity; one that makes an unpleasant life bearable and holds out the expecta- tion of continued happiness for those who have a good one. But, what form will it take? Noted psychic Mary T. Browne claims to have seen it many times and writes about it in Mary T. Reflects On The Other Side (Fawcett/ Columbine) . She writes that it is a place of peace, light, art, music and extraordinary colours. She also writes that we retain our own character and it's there that Ms. Browne and this writer part company. No one is so vain as to think that they are faultless. We most certain- ly are not and in our daily devotions ask for improve- ment in the sure and cer- tain hope that we will receive it... one day. Not it appears that it will not be so nor need to be. Perhaps we've misread Ms. Browne. If so, our only (Continued on Page 11) Ltrav-ell Canadian Holidays Presents Ski Escape With Instructors Canadian Holidays is presenting in conjunction with Canadian Airlines International a ski instructor ski program with two of Canada's foremost downhill ski racers - Liisa Savijarvi and Karen Stemmle. "Our costumer feedback from recent surveys indicated a strong interest in instructional ski programs." said Tim Orlando, National Account Executive Sport and Incentive Products, Canadian Holidays. "It was our intention to develop a number of venues with an intensive focus on instruction and coaching yet designed for skiers of all calibers and ability," continued. Orlando. Ski programs feature an eight day itinerary at various ski hill locations such as Lake Louise, Silver Star and Whistler. Prices range from $1030 pp dbI to 61449 pp dbl . The package includes: return economy airfare via Canadian Airlines from Toronto: seven night hotel accommodation. three continental breakfasts. three days of on -hill ski clinics: three hot lunches: video analysis sessions: ski improvement assessment: final apres-ski reception and wrap-up: airport - hotel transfers and six days of ski lift passes. Canadian Holidays continues to be a leader in ski vacations and has an excellent line-up of ski products to fit individual requirements and skill levels. Canadian Holidays, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Airlines is Canada's largest tour operator. The company presently services 630,000 customers on vacation travel annually, operates Charters from 17 cities in Canada to 25 destinations and has 570 employees in Canada and 200 in the USA, Caribbean and Mexico. In conjunction with the Canadian Airlines International and its commuter partners. the company offers tour product on scheduled routes from 160 centres in Canada to five continents. For further information call 416420-9132. Snowbirds Travel 1-75 This year Snowbirds in - the -know can make sure that the drive south is as relaxing as the vacation in the Sunshine State itself by enjoying diversions in the five states along the way. Well-maintained 1-75 is the most popular migration route for beach -bound Canadians. This winter, along most major 1-75 off - ramps there are events and activities well worth a pause in the drive. Michigan In Michigan. the sleigh ride has become a popular nostalgic activity. During the winter months, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village are of- fering horse-drawn sleigh rides through the grounds of America's greatest indoor -outdoor museum. Depending on snowfall, guests may ride in restored antique sleighs throughout the 240 acre site, which in December is decorated in the style of Christmas in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village are located outside of Detroit, north of the intersection of I-75 and the Southfield Freeway. For information contact the museum at (313) 271-1620. Ohio In most parts of America, Santa Claus uses reindeer power to get around, but, in Mason, Ohio, Saint Nick relies on horsepower, and plenty of it: The Indiana and Ohio Railway operates a round- trip scenic train ride bet- ween the city of Mason, Ohio and the historic village of Lebanon. Every Saturday and Sunday, bet- ween Nov. 26 and Dec. 18, Santa Claus will be on the train, meeting passengers and taking gift requests. The train chugs along through the rolling coun- tryside to Lebanon, a hamlet famous for its anti- que shops. The "Train Ride With Santa" return excur- sion takes two hours. and reservations are recom- mended. There air dis- counts for seniors and children. Mason is located adjacent to I-75. Head for Exit 22 and travel east to the 1&0 parking lot. For ticket information call the railroad at ( 513 ) 398-8581. For information about Ohio call i 8D0 BUCKEYE. Kentacky Manv snowbirds like to make .Northern Kentuckv their first stop. The small towns and cities near 1-75 are rich in German heritage and give a warm m welcoe to all guests. For road weary motorists who have put their cars away for the dav, a visit to the Oldenberg Brewery in Fort Mitchell (1-75 at Exit 186) is a spirited diversion. A tour of one of the coun- try's most award-winning microbr•eweries and its ex- tensive American Museum of Brewing History & Arts is especially interesting during the months of December and January because this is the only time of year the brewery produces the Yuletide German-stvle Winter Brew. For information about daily tours of the brewery and for restaurant reserva- tions call the Oldenberg Brewery and Museum at (606)341-2802. Tennessee Chattanooga is the last Tennessee city that I-75 passes through on the way south. This winter the Legends of Christmas are spending the month of December at a garden park which overlooks this border city. Rock City Gardens is located near the top of Lookout Mountain outside of Chattanooga. Built amongst unique rock for- mations and caverns, the privately owned facility has given free reign to its WPd. December 7, 1994 THE NEWS' POST Page I I L'Amoreaux Recreatnir ; . , , . . .7 from the October Fundrai>,•, , D th F -,. 1,-. .. 1 � ... . amount of $W-) was raised h-, tnc .;E•mors Dcptc'c: n p;.::::rf tram lel: ' -.fir • . I -"C. Bourque, Court Trillium :33:3 Monica Marlati and Linda :A -roux. Scnlor lo-ordinators for L'Amoreaux Receiving cheques is Doreen Kates. Board of Directors of the Fund. As well. Karl Liebrandt and Herb Jaeger. Court Trillium are in background Joining The Information Highway Ontario is another step closer to having a province - wide computer reservation and information network for tourism says Anne Swarbrick, Minister of Culture. Tourism and Recreation. Minister Swar- brick has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to the private sector for the development of a network that she says will help On- tano regain its share of the global tourism market. "The whole idea is to put Ontario's tourism sector on the information highway." said Minister Swarbrick. "Our 1 -800 -ONTARIO line enables us to close the deal at the time travel informa- tion is requested. Travellers and tourism operators will benefit from one-stop shopping -"- The RFP is the second phase of a two-stage pro- cess to select a pnvate- sector firm to develop, finance, own and operate a province -wide tourism computer reservation and information system t CRS i. The first stage was laun- ched in August when the government issued a Re- quest for Interest (RFI) to determine the level of in- terest in the business and investment community. Twelve firms responded to the RFI. An Evaluation Team and a Selection Com- mittee, comprising representatives from the tourism industry, mforma- tion technology consultants and senior executives from a number of government ministries. reviewed the RFI submissions. The Selection Committee determined there was a sufficient level of interest and shortlisted four pro- ponents. These proponents are invited through the RFP stage to prepare a detailed design, financial and operating proposal by Jan. 30, 1995. Following are the four RFP proponents: Bell Ad- vanced Communications: Can Reserve Ontario Ltd.: IBM Canada Lid. Advantis Canada: and Monenco AGRA Inc. The Rider Travel Grog. Following an evaluation Amadeus Choir's Carols Don't be disappointed. get your tickets now for the Amadeus Choir's "Carols with Brass Concert" and celebrate the holiday season. The Amadeus Choir presents its peren- nially popular Carols with Brass Concert on Fri. Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. at the Recital Hall at the North York Per- forming Arts Centre, and on Sun. Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. at Winston Churchill Col- legiate, 2239 Lawrence Ave. E., just west of Ken- nedy. The choir under the direction of Lydia Adams will be accompanied by Eleanor Daley, pianist and organist, with special guests, The Bach botanical artists to create' fascinating living Christmas displays. Religious and mythical Christmas themes are used in the Legends of Christmas display. The 10 acre site is open 7 days a week. It is within walking distance of the famous Lover's Leap. For information contact Rock City Garden (706, 820.2',31. Children's Chorus and a Brass Quintet. This popular family con- cert will feature winning carols of the Amadeus Choir's Eighth Annual Carol Writing Competition, as well as more traditional selections. New, this year - a category has been added for Chanukah songs, mak- ing this a true celebration of the season. Tickets are $16 for adults and $12 for seniors and students at Winston Chur- chill C.I. and prices vary by seat location in the Recital Hall. For tickets call 872-==. Have A Safe & Enjoyable Holiday HOMES FOR SALE Condo: 2 B/rooms $76,000 Condo: 3 B/rooms $99,900 Tihouse 3 II/rooms $129,000 Semi: 3 Blrooms 5146,900 Detached 3 6/rooms $149.900 Call: Cyril D'Souza 619-15621281-4900 CENTURY 21 AREA REALTY and the committee review of the formal proposals. Minister Swarbrick says the government hopes to then negotiate an agree- rtnent with the successful proponent. "Our 1 -800 -ONTARIO line receives approximate- ly 850,000 calls per year and 18 provincial travel infor- mation centres receive 2.2 million visitors," said Mirustr Swarbnck. "I see a ternfic business oppor•turu- ty to convert many of these ingtbines and calk into reservations. - The Ministry of Culture. Tourism and Recreation funded a Central Reserva- tion and Information Svstenm I CRIS Ontario, plot project in 1992, in- troductrig 169 roofed ac- cornmodation properties in Eastern Ontario to CRS techno,logy. In June 1994. accoaunodation properties in the Niagara and Toronto regions were invited to par- ticipate to CRIS lkttano when Minister Swarbrick responded to the tourism sector strategy report prepared by an industn advisory committee. A kev recommendation of the in- dustry report was the pn vane sector development of a province -wide reserva- tion and information net- work. "Tourism is one of the fastest growing industnes in the world." said Minister Swarbrick. ** nnfortunate- ly, here in Canada, we've been losing market share over the last decade. The Ontario government is determined to turn that around and we're hoping this network will provide competitiveness advantage to Ontario's tourism in- dustry." All inquiries concerning the government's Request for Proposal and the pro- ponents should be directed to Bruce Weatherell. Senior Manager, Business Systems and Technologies at KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne in Toronto ( 416 ) 'TTI -8605. Volunteer To Be A Friend Volunteer to be a friend to a new Canadian. Help a newcomer adjust to a new life in Canada while expan- ding your own horizons. Your friendship and sup- port can make all the dif- ference. Al l it takes is a couple of hours each week. Call CultureLink at 6514678. BILL WATTS WORLD (Continued from Page 10) defence is that there are so many marvels claimed in her gook that one's actrity can become dulled. After reading it, you'll either think the lady is an oppor- tunistic crackpot or you'll renew your life with the confidence of knowledge. The choice is yours. F -AST EXIT: "Fanatics have their dreams wherewith they weave a paradise for a sect. The savage, too. from forth the loftiest fashion of his sleep guesses at Heaven". 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All of them, like Lisa, are child amputees - '•Champs. and they got together from across Ontario to attend The War Amps 1994 Ontario Champ Seminar. Lisa was born missing her left hand and part of her right arm. and has been fitted with artificial limbs. As a Champ. she receives financial assistance with all of the costs associated with wearing an artificial limb: the cost of the limb itself (or that portion not paid for by a medical plan) and travel expenses to and from her rehabilitatim centre for fittings. The Champ Program also encourages child amputees like Lisa to become involved in sports and extracurricular activities despite their amputation. To this end. the Program covers the full cost of recreational limbs and adaptors. such as waterproof limbs for swimming. Lisa herself has several adaptors and recreational limbs to enjoy her favourite activities. such as biking. One of the most valuable aspects of the Seminar is counselling. for both parents and Champs. For parents, sessions like ..Raising{ an Amputee Child" help to ease concerns. For Champs, there are sessions like "What Bugs Me", where they discuss the difficulties. both serious and light-hearted, that they encounter as amputees. and how to solve them. The problems can range from the major. such as dealing with staring. to lesser problems such as wearing high heels with an artificial let The impact of these Seminars on Champ families can be enormous. One parent who attended a Seminar with her daughter described this impact in a recent letter to The War Amps: "Everybody has noticed a change in her here at horse. It seems like she's gained confidence in herself. I think it had to do with seeing the oilier children. I never realized how much she needed to see others similar to her. I would like to thank all who were involved in giving her the opportunity to be part of such a wonderful event." The Price Of Life by Allison Knight What is the price of life? In my case, it's $275. No. my life is not worth that much, but my cat is. Recently my cat received her fust postcard in the mail. Why? I think the last 12l vet bill, which toppled my carefully planned budget, has given her an endearing place in the vet's digital memory. My father would turn over in his grave if he only knew that my scruffy white W Also Holiday Season baked goods, Pies, Pastries, Donuts, Tarts, Muffins, Scivares. (We deliver). Queen's Quay Terminal Events Holiday Favourites - Sat. Dec. 10, from 1 to 4 p. in. Holiday entertainers, singers and musicians will enchant the family throughout the public spaces of Queen's Quay Terminal while the High Park Girls' Choir and the Toronto Accolades perform holiday favourites in the Lakeside Atrium (main level, south), Queen's Quay Terminal, 207 Queen's Quay West (at the foot of York St.) , Toronto. For fur- ther information, call ( 416 ) 203-0510. Free. The Old Man's Band - Sat. Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Enjoy excerpts from John Roby's new musical comedy of a 17 year old rock -n -roll guitarist who is forced to play stand up bass for his father's Dixieland band. Lakeside Atrium (main level, south), Queen's Quay Terminal, 207 Queen's Quay West (at the foot of York St.). Toronto. For fur- ther information call (416) 203-0510. Free. Deck the Halls - Sun. Dec. 11 at 2-2:30 p.m. and 33:30 p.m. Concert artists. Donna Bennett (soprano) and Brian Finlay ( pianist ), serenade young and old with carols and other favourites from their seasonal repertoire, Lakeside Atrium ;main level. south), Queen's Quay Terminal, 207 Queen's Quay West (at the foot of York St. j. Toronto. For fur- ther information, call ( 416 ) 203-Mlo. Free. Festive Music - Sat. Dec. 17, at 2-2:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m. Young virtuosos from the High Park Girl's Choir and the Toronto Youth Str- ing Ensemble will delight audiences of all ages with their renditions of festive favourites. Lakeside Atrium ( main level, south), Queen's Quay Ter- minal, 207 Queen's Quay West (at the foot of York St.), Toronto. For further information call ( 416) 203-0510. Free. Sugar & Spice - Sun. Dec. 18, at 2-2:30 p.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.. Stars of the Shaw's Festival's hit musical "Lady Be Good", singer actress Karen Skid- more and tap dancer ex- traordinaire, William Orlowski, enchant with a sneak preview of their new show "Sugar & Spice", Lakeside Atrium (main level, south), Queen's Quay Terminal, 207 Queen's Quay West (at the foot of York St.). Toronto. For in- formation. call (416) 203-0510. Free. Piano Melodies - Sat. Dec. 24, 1-1:30 p.m. and 2-2:30 p.m. Pianist, Chris- tian Fairchild delights Queen's Quay Terminal au- diences with an afternoon of both classical and seasonal melodies for the whole family to enjoy. Lakeside Atrium ( main level. south). Queen's Quay Terminal, 207 Queen's Quay West kat the foot of York St.). Toronto. For fur- ther information, call (416) 2030510. Free. '94 United Way Campaign Greatest In History! History was made Nov. 24th when United Way of Greater Toronto announc- ed it had raised the highest amount ever, a record $(48.5 million. The amount represents $2 million dollars more than the total raised last year and sur passes this year's goal of 147.5 by an extraordinary $1 million. The announcement was made by United Way's 1994 Campaign Chair and Chair and CEO of CIBC Al Flood to more than 1.600 jubilant volunteers at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. "Thank you Toronto." said Flood. "I have been deeply touched by the over- whelming and un- precedented support for United Way demonstrated by corporations, employees, labour, agen- cies and hundreds of thousands of individual donors. The community clearly understands tinted Way's 'hands -up" role and responded generously to our message, 'The hand that helps the most" To date, $14 million has been raised from corpora- tions, representing an in- crease of six percent more than last year's corporate donations. Employee cam- paigns, which traditionally contribute 57 percent of all United Way funds, have raised a record $29 million, representing an 8.8 percent increase over last year. In- cluded in the employee total, is $8.5 million in donations of $1,000 or more (United Way's Leadership Program). a 20 percent in- crease. The balance of funds raised comes from special events and direct {•.:..•:.:..:: rrs_•.r�6vr_vs1.s�:�tsi•' iSirR1�'r:_.f7►�ini� .:lt!::'... •.. cat had inherited his last name. "Dear Moosey Knight," the postcard began, "your yearly checkup is due." Where do they think I get my money? Didn't their computer tell them that I was squeezed dry by the last bill a la Visa? Where is the heart in the relentless pursuit of the almighty dollar? My scrawny, fourteen year old, barn cat seemed profoundly uninterested in the picture of a cat curled up with two kittens in a basket. Surely you know I had to show the cat the only mail she's ever received in her life. What an inspiring picture... but I still don't feel tempted to buy leukemia shots for a cat who ran wild all her life and never gets the oppor- tunity to meet any other cats. After fourteen years, Ifound I prized her highly enough to take the money which should be going towards Christmas presents for my niece and nephew to save her life. And what did I buy for $275? Besides an invitation to spend more, I saved her from a dangerous disease diagnosed as furball-in-the- intestinitis. Should I be shocked at my bill or am I supposed to swallow the bill with pride? What ac- tually cured the cat was a vaseline mixture which cost $6.50. Now I ask you, why didn't I listen to my girlfriend who suggested a month ago that I smear her paws with vaseline? Perhaps I should borrow a wee bit of her medicine so that it will make her bill digest more easily. FOODLANDONTARIO CLASSICS CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE STIR -FRY Spencer Chan, of Bradford. is one of Ontario's growers of ethnic vegetables, a rapidly expanding crop. The inspiration for this stir -fry comes from the Orient. but the freshest ethnic produce is right here in Ontario. tt is now possible to find high-quality greens, such as nappa and bok Choy, in most ma- jor supermarkets. 1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken stock 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch 1 tbsp (15 mL) soy sauce 1 tbsp (15 mL) white vinegar 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground ginger 1 Ib (500 g) Ontario Bok Choy 1 Ib (500 g) Ontario Chinese Cabbage 1/3 cup (75 mL) vegetable oil 1 b (500 g) chicken breasts. cut into julienne strips 2 medium onions, cut into eighths 1/2 b (500 g) mushrooms. sliced (about 2 cups/500 mL) Cooked rice In small bowl, stir chicken stock. cornstarch, soy sauce. vinegar and ginger. until cornstarch is dis- solved: set aside. Wash bok Choy and cabbage stalks. dry on tow- elling. Slice white stalks of bok chey and cabbage diagonally into 1/4 in. (1 cm) strips, set aside in individual containers. In large wok or frying pan, heat oil. Add chicken strips and toss continuously with wooden spoons until tender: move to edge of wok. Stir in bok choy and onions and cook, stirring constantly, 3 min.: move to cool part of wok. Stir in cabbage: heat thoroughly. Pour chicken stock mixture into bot- tom of wok, stirring until 0 thickens and bubbles. Toss chicken and vegetables with sauce: cook 1 min. longer. Serve at once over rice. Serves 4 to 6. Preparation Time: 15 min. Cooking Time: 6 min. mail. "At a time when Toronto is still recovcring from the worst recession ever, we should all feel proud of this achievement because it's something we did together," said Flood. "I believe that United Way struck a responsive chord in the public - one of being positive and wanting to ef- fect positive change." While the campaign of- ficially closed Nov. 24th, it's not yet completed, Flood stressed, reminding the public that United Way's achievement is par- tially based on projections. "Some campaigns are still in progress, with others scheduled to run in early December, and we are awaiting final results from our direct mail program. Once the final counting is complete, we believe we will achieve our $48.5 million announcement. For those of you who have not yet participated in this year's United Way fun- draising drive, please remember we are depen- ding on your generosity. Please give through your workplace, by mail or by calling our donor hotline number," he said. "The real winners today are the 1.2 million men, women and children in Metro Toronto who will receive a helping hand from a United Way agency this year," said United Way President Anne Golden. "At a time of deepening government cut- backs, this growth in our allocations pool is doubly significant for the 250 charities we fund. Going over our goal does not mean that we will be able to meet all the needs. It does help close that gap. During the Allocations pro- cess that begins in January, each of our agen- cies will be assessed accor- ding to performance and need for United Way dollars. Become A Volunteer It takes only two hours to make a difference in a senior's life! Choose from a variety of activities: Meals on Wheels delivery, Friendly Visiting i Shopping, Transportation and Gift Shop. Many other volunteer jobs are available. For more information, call the Don Mills Foundation at 447-7244.