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Home My WebLink AboutPP1993_01_06This Space Could Be Yours For $12 PER WEEK You'll receive lr W % SAVINGS On your long distance calls 24 hours a day • No monthly minimum • No installation Call agent No.3209 Virginia Richmond PagerSM1220 Benefit Telephone Inc 733-1779 This Space Could Be Yours For $12 PEA WEEK 2tVrT,/r Beth Wins Top Honours Beth Wilson of Apex, won top honours for Canada on the 19W Uniform Final Ex- amination for chartered accountancy candidates. Beth captured the Gover- nor Generals' Gold Medal, presented by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Ac- countants for the highest marks in Canada and the Ontario Institute Gold Medal. for the highest marks in the province. She is a student with KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne. Richmond Hill. Altogether 4,366 chartered accountancy students in all parts of Canada tried this year's Uniform Final Examine tion for entry into the pro- fession, including 1,650 from Ontario. The pass rate was 53.6% nationally. and 60% for Ontario can- didates. The exam was written in September and results were released in early December. Students who do not pass are permitted four attempts at the LIFE. and approximately 85 per cent of all candidates even- tually succeed. �I77t##o It Pays To Advertise ol. 27 \o. 1 4010 per copy Published by Watson Publishing Company Ltd. Every Wednesday Second Class Mail Registration No. 1643 $15 per yr. by mail This Space Could Be Yours For Rcke6ag. Ontario 1% ed. Janoar% 6. 1993 PICKERING Jifosp Mlkr ( with a the qui 11 rat. (bairman ut the Ontario li err ,. '.t, . _ kr of the UNtr..., ,K !:::.+rr Mmrd- Durham Bd. Of Education Notes Signa (lair Performs Students from the E.A. Lovell P.S. Sign Language Choir and "signing" seniars from the Oshawa Semor C tineas Centre join- ed trustees in the singing of our national anthem prior to the board meeting. Under the direction of Educational Assistant Carol Lang and accom- panied by Teacher of the Deaf Hard of Hearing Sharon Bateman, the group also treated trustees to the Christmas carol. Silent Night. The choir was con- gratulated for its excellent performance and thanked for its participation in the opening of the Inaugural Board Meeting. Clhairman's Annual Report Received Chairman Louise Farr was applauded by trustees for her in-depth annual report on the activities in Durham over the past year. She spoke of the open- ing of Lincoln Alexander P.S. and Pine Ridge S.S.. the events celebrating Education Week and Canada 125, the many awards received both by the board and by in- dividuals throughout the system, and numerous underakings like the Trees for All project which saw over 6,000 trees from the site of the new Education Ronald Martino and Son Funeral Directors IFormerly of West Hill) Brock Road Chapel 1057 Brock Road !just south of 401! Pickering Family owned and operated. (416) 686-5589 Centre transplanted to school yards throughout Durham. She rioted that it was a very busy and challenging year for trustees and many decisions at the board table were made more difficult by the financial restraint under which education con- tmues to operate. Lourise concluded her report by commending her fellow trustees for their hard wort and dedication to the students of Durham and for allowing her to act as their chairman for the past 12 months. Clairman and Vice Clair man Elected Director of Education and Secretary to the board Pauline Laing conducted elections for the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the board for 1993. Louise Farr and Patty Bou7nan were unanimous- ly returned to these posi- tions. They thanked trustees for the honour of representing them and for their continued support. Chairman and Vice Chair- man of the Program Com- mittee; Ruth Ann Schedlich and Duncan Read were elected to the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Finance and Transpor- taiton Committee; Cindv Dudley and Joyce Kelly were elected to the pow - tions of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Employee Relations Committee; Audrey MacLean and Iain McCully were elected to the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Property and Planning Committee; Colleen Jor- dan was elected to the posi- tion of Chairman of the Emplovment Equity Ad- visory Committee; Allan Gunn was elected to the position of Chairman of the Ethnocultural Advisory Committee, Duncan Read was elected to the position of Chairman of the Modified School Year Com- mittee; and Wayne Wilson was elected to the position of Chairman of the Family Life Advisory Committee. Committee Memberships Chairman for the Special Confirmed Education Advisory Com - Committee memberships mittee and the Supervised for the period Dec. 14, 1992 Alternative Learning for to December 12, 1993 were Excused Pupils finalized by trustees. As ( S.A. L. E. P.) Committee well, Bobbie Drew and will be elected at the first Nancy McLean were regular meeting of these elected to the positions of committees. ............... This space could be yours for just $ 22.00 per week Serving the Community for 25 Years! Counc'11 Approves Flmrehall Council has approved the construction of a new firehall on town -owned lands at Dixie Rd. and Finch Ave. The contract for construction has been awarded to Toronto Struc- tural Group Inc. the lowest bidder. Delegations in support of the new fireball included Mike May: Ron Palace. representing Cherrywood Residents Association; Fred Beer, representing Pickering Rural Associa- tion. Martin Herzog, representing the Liverpool West Community Associa- tion; Ron Hurdley, representing the Steeple Hill Ratepayers Associa- tion; Randy Vaine; and Bob Mitchell. Pickering Council Notes Waterford Gate Council has accepted residents' request not to have Waterford Gate become a connector road extended to Woodview Ave. Twvn Rivers Drive Despite the requests of Lou Kvorka, 270 Twyn Rivers Dr.. Betsy Gu rn- mow. 121 Twyn Rivers Dr.. and Terry Nuspl. 140 Wood - view Ave.. council voted 4 to 3 not to close T1ryn Rivers Dr. Altera Rd. Sidewalk Jill Foster. cochairman of the E. B. Phan Horne and school Association asked council for sidewalks and the need to stop busing childrm to schow &bores Altom Rd. Wendy Heard, chairman of the E.B. Phin Hone and School Association presented petitions for sidewalks on Altona Rd. to run east and west. Council voted to con- struct a temporary sidewalk on the east side of Altom Rd. to E.B. Phin Public school and refer the 30.000 to the 19W budget. on Provincial LAM& Council unanimously passed a resolution to the provincial government and Waders of the Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties asking that all provincially -owned lands in Pickering not be used for landfill sites. Regional Roads Recom- meadalions Pickering Council has in a number of recom- rrhell tions to the Region of Durham. On Regional Road 29 - Liverpool Rd. to have four lanes continued from Glenannna Rd. to Finch Ave. On Regional Road 5 - Ninth Concession Rd. to have complete im- provements west to Clare- mont to the Markham Pickering Towline. On Regional Road 31 - Westney Rd. to get safety improvements at Highway 7. On Regional Road 37 - Finch Ave. to reconstruct to 4 lanes between Liver- pool Rd. and Dixie Rd and to reconstruct to 4 lanes between Dixie Rd. and Whites Rd. Or Regional Road 5 - Central Street im- provements ( curb. gutter, paving. storm sewers) to be made thrown Clary wont in 1994-5. On Regional Road 30 - Markham Towline - to be paved north from Taunton - Steeles to the Fifth Cooces- sim (Whitevale Rd.). On Regional Road 1 - Bmck Rd. to continue 4 lanes from Centennial Part up to and including the Rotsland Rd. intersec- tion and four lanes from Rossland Rd to Taunton Rd On Regional Road 27 - Altona Rd. to be con- structed to 4 lames between Hwy. 2 and Twyn Rivers Dr. in 1994-5. Bird Feeder Tour Sun. Jan. 10 Where have the birds gone for the winter' Well, they're not all basking in the southern climes. In fact many of our feathered friends are spending these frigid months right here in Durham Region. For an introduction to these winter residents, join CLOCA staff for a tour of the bird feeder trail in the Lynde Shores Conservation Area. (From Hwy. 12, take Victoria St. west 2.5 km to the parking lot on the south side of the road.) Beginning at 2 p.m. on Sun. Jan. 10th, you'll have a free opportunity to learn about the birds: survival techniques as well as pick up some of the ins and outs of attracting wildlife to your backyard. Staff will discuss bird feed, feeders and locations, and lead a tour with opportunties to see different species of birds. CLOCA staff will provide bird seed so everyone will have a chance to feed the chickadees. So grab your binoculars, bundle up for the weather and come out to enjoy some winter fun in your local conservation areas. For more information call ( 416 ) 579-0411. AQ DENTAL OFFICE Dr.K. Fenwick Dr. R. Hoffman Dr. S. Sekhon Dr. D.J. Wasserman Denture Therapist . Harry Ortanidis MORNINGSIDE MALL SUITE 348 Evening 6 Saturday appointments available 282.1175 Page 2 THE NEWS POST Wed. January 6. 1993 Opinion a page for expression for you and us What A Waste! by Bob Watuin The Ontario Women's Directorate has just released a new publication entitled: -Words That Count Women In" - sup- posedly to eliminate gender bias in writing and speech. The booklet starts off picking on our national anthem... '•O Canada, our home and native land True patriot love in all thy sons command..." The booklet questions if only men can be patriots' And adds that "Even God must be male". to judge from phrases such as "God in His Wisdom". Then the booklet proceeds to show how "biased" words should be altered to "Bias -free" words. For example. it says that "actress" is a biased word but "actor" is a bias - free word. It says that the word "doorman" should become "doorkeeper or porter". And of course. -boyfriend and girlfriend" are biased and should be "partner". Of course. the very popular words "chairman and chair- woman" must be changed to "chair and chairperson Well. we Ontario taxpayers are paying for this ridiculous booklet and for a "Women's Directorate". Elmet_•. we don't seem to have a -Men's Directorate" in our provincial government. Which brings us to the fact that Queen's Park has placed bias on "white males" who can't apply for jobs in the civil service and with the recent legislation placing a heavy bias on the hiring of males in any comip%nv. Strange though, worrier are the majoritygroup in Canada with 52 per cent of the population. It is time for the pylic to stop this bias against white males supposedly to give females equality in life and the workplace. Equality of anyone to anyone else is up to them to work out - laws do not provide the right atmosphere for true equality. We're Waiting... Dear Sir Madam. Finance Minister Doti Slazankowiski. early in his economic statement on December 2. stated that "higher spending and greater deficits will riot create lasting jobs. They lead only to higher interest rates in the short term and higher taxes down the road... Fie then announced that the federal government would pile up an additional $67 billion in debts in the next two yearn. There was no recogmtian by tlus finance minister that the federal government faces a fundamental challenge that re- quires fundamental change. In November. 1984, then Finance Minister Michael Wilsons economic statement recognized the need "to redefine the role of government". Canadian taxpayers. however. are still waiting for that to happen - eight years Later True. the federal govetmment did end Unemployment In- surance payments to those who quit their john or are fired for just cause. wtuch w+e recommended to the government in 1986. As1de from this one reform. however. the govern- rnent seems content to merel% tinker with the unacceptable status quo. The most offensive part of Mr Mazankow-ski's speech came when he called upon Canadians to make further sacrifices - wtniie .%iPs keep their gold-plated pensions. When are the Conservatives going to start practising what they preach". Yours truly. David Somerville. President. The National Citizens' Coalition Here and There Resale Housing Markets Steady Residential resales in Canada's 25 major housing markets steadied in November, rising by 17.3 per cent com- pared to the same month last year. Figures released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA i show that the number of housing resales moved up for the sixth con- secutive month. Residential unit sales reached 15.10-3 in November 1992. compared to 12.876 in November 1991. heMIT o s Published every Wednesday by Watson Publishing Company Limited, Est. 1950 Office & Address: 150 Milner Ave. Unit 35. Scarborough. Ont. M1 S 3R3. Telephone 291.2583 Publisher & General Manager- Bob Watson Office Manager - Irene Watson ADVERTISING - Irene Watson. eertha Kronenberg, EDITORIAL - Audrey Purkiss. Diane Matheson. Bill Watt SUBSCRIPTIONS - $15 per year - 40C a copy. Mainstream Canada The little engine that could By Michael wycks "Small businesses are the pn- mary engine of employment growth." federal finance minis - [a Don Mazanikowsla declared recently, as he unveiled his mini- budget to the nation. The "en- gine". which was plugged and choking from government taxes and the recession, has received a kick-start It tools two terms of governing and the prospect of an impending election for the federal govern- ment to finally realize how un - portant small business is to the Canadian economy. Their poli- cies over the last eight years would leave one thinking big business was the only business in low`s--this is simply not the case. The facts speak loudly enough themselves: between 1979 aid 1990, small firms created mote than two million new. full-time jobs. Thu is mote than 90 per ant of the total oaeawd during that period In an ace when big busaxss isdownaz ng every day and govcrume ee we Incapable of ge nerabng muds of anything. let akwecouotmc Vowth. small business is the best ticket avail - awe to an ocaaotnnc fcwvery. to trying b get the economy moving, what did the govcra- mert do aD assist small firms? Sime taxes are the deaW biW1 for small businesses (and everyone else!), the government went ahead and trate taus in areas such as U.I., payroll. small busi- ness rate, GST and income. This measure will go a long way to give small firms the confidence they're not going to be walloped with a hike in taxes every few months. Unfortunately, Mazankowski did not adequately address the biggest factor holding back eco- nomic recovery: a bank credit squeeze. The best way to get people back to work is to have the banks, particularly the large chartered ones, start lending to smal i business; what's been hap- pening is precisely the opposite. In the first half of 1992, the chartered banks increased their louts of more than $50 million by 14 per cent from 1991. Dur- ing the same period, loans of under $200.000 ( targeted prima. WY at smalrer firms) were down by 13 percent from 1991. It's not that the bunks arc lending less money out. it's simply flowing in ooe direction. towards big business and away from smaller firms. By freezing taxes and persuad- ing the banns a open their vaults to small busuiess. Mazankowski would surely igapc the small W=wssetipneand givepbcTea- Wit a boost. It took a long tine for the former car dealer from Vegrcirdir, Alberta to mcogntze die vaWe of small firms. Now that he has, Mr. Mazmikowsln should ensure his govenimcm and the banks continue to fuel rather than stifle the little to - tine that coum. CF18 Faniure Sarin Re: "The Valour and the Horror" The is of the morality of the Canadian participation in Bomber Command and the Battle of Normandy in World War 11 deserves fuller examination. Brian McKenna, producer of the series. continues to in- sist that his film contains no major inaccuracies. His term is that his research is -bulletproof'. This despite two reports by the CBC Ombudsman which are critical of the series. The second report was in response to a rebuttal Prepared by McKenna and his associates. In order that these matters may be more fully explored, we have prepared a 6o -page book based on our own exten- sive research. We believe that many readers of Canadian weekly newspapers have a very real interest in these mat- ters. Accordingly we are offering a copy of the book to the public at cost including handling for $5. Responsible persons who have seen the initital draft of the book consider that it is an excellent exposition on the morality of bombing of German cities in World War ll. The book can be ordered by wTiting to The War Amps, 28'27 Riverside Drive. Ottawa. Ontario, KIV OC4. Yours sincerely. H. C. Chadderton, OC, DCI,, O.ONT. LL.D. Chief Executive Officer 3 Millionth Blue Box Ontario's "Blue Box" recycling program reached a milestone on Dec. 7th as the three millionth household join- ed the system. Ontario's three millionth blue box household is a family of four living in a townhouse complex on Con- gress Crescent in Hamilton. Don and Paula Cathcart and their children, Erik. 5, and Tiffany, 9, were recognized for their participation in the blue box program and received a gift to commemorate the milestone Report from Parliament from Derek Lee MP Scarborough - Rouge River Tories Ignore Chance To improve NAFTA Brian Mulroney and Michael Wilson are trying hard to make Canadians believe that the North American Free Trade Agreement ( Wed. January 6, IM THE NEWS,' MST Page 3 "Memory Bank" Seeks Hoarded Pennies For Alzheimer Disease "A penny doesn't buy anything any more!" is heard on all sides these days, but starting Jan. 2, they can help the Alzheimer Society for Metro Toronto fight their battle against this insidious disease. The Society and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are asking Metro residents, during January. to bring those thousands of hoarded pen- nies (which, it seems, everyone has) to their Memory Banks - branches of CIBC across Metro Toronto. They'll further research, provide patient care and support the many caregivers who are front- line fighters in the battle against the dreaded disease. Alzheimer's af- fects an estimated 20,000 in Metro Toronto alone, robb- ing - them of their memories, their dignity, their health and, eventual- ly, their lives. The Canadian Banker's Association estimates that there are literally billions of pennies taken out of cir- culation yearly by Cana- dians who simply toss them into piggy banks, drawers or jars, and forget about them. But January is Alzheimer Awareness Month, and they reason that people will dig into those hidden hoards and br- ing those pennies into their nearest CIBC branch "Memory Bank" Loomis Armored Car Services will collect and wrap the pennies, hoping to reap a good harvest to help the Society's work in research, tracing of wandering persons and helping caregivers. This year again voluneers will pick up pen- nies directly from the homes of seniors and those who are house -bound. For information about Memory Banks and how you can help during Auto Dealers Endorse Police Museum The Toronto Autornobtie Dealers Association 1 TADA r presented $4i.ow to Metro Toronto Police Chief William McCormack, in support of the new Police Musetan at Metropolitan Toronto Police Head- quarters. The donation, presented by Bob Stephen, ist Vice President. TADA, (above left) abd Gord Wilson Jr., Chairman of TADA's Public Relations Committee t above right will fund a section of the museum devoted to the history of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Traffic Unit, and early vehicles and transportation, in the Toronto area. lccordtng to Hr-.rdrnt John c'armichao-1 Jr.. ' "TADA is pleased to continue its support of Metro's police and com- munity programs. The Police Museum will pro- vide a unique opportunity for visitors to experience the evolution of transporta- tion in Metro. „ Scheduled to open May 1993, funded through the private sector and offering free admission, the museum will provide a history of policing in Metro through videos and both stationary and hands-on in- teractive displays. Accor- ding to Sharon McDonald, the Museum's Curator. -TA -DA's tmadixg wri11 pro- vide several authentic vehicle exhibits. Visitors will discover Metro's first police motorcycle, the fust motorized paddywagon, a horse-drawn ambulance. and several other transpor- tation mechanisms of the past and present -- McDonald expects the museum's range of police artifacts to be extensive. "The Toronto Police Force's well-documented history. combined with the proceeds from our three year corporate fundraising campaign, will help make the Police Museum one of the world's finest." Dancers' Centre At North ` `Y 9 Thirty two years later, to help you become better more accomplished and the Koffler Centre dancers says director dancers. School of Dance continues Foesier, in all forms and For information, course to serve the needs of hun- styles of dance. Classes are guides, and new coarse dreds of dancers. The three offered for everyone from schedule for '93, call the large studios with suspend- the complete novice to the Dance office at 631-5659. ed floors, are constantly in use courses' be it classical ballet, production Lily Experts At Garden Centre style jazz, modern contem- porary dance. tap dancing. musical stage dancing, ballroom, Latin & folk dan- cing, are given by qualified professionals, under the directorship of Jacque Foesier. The school offers some very special programs for young children 4-5 years of age, as well as a large variety of carefully graded classes in ballet, jazz, tap and modern dance for everyone including adults. Dancing at the 'Y' is pot only confined to the pro- grams of the Koffler Centre School of Dance; the seniors program at the North `Y' includes ballroom, folk dancing and line dance classes. You don't need to be a good dancer to join a class Winter is a good time to re -assess your garden and find out more about the plants you enjoy, and want to learn how to grow. On Mon. Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Richard E. Weaver of North Carolina, formerly associated with the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and present owner of We -Du Nurseries, will be giving a slide - illustrated presentation on one of the most important plant groups - the lily fami- ly. Richard will provide an overview of this family of plants giving some idea of the plant groups included in this family, and insights into how to grow and use them successfully in your own garden. ..ik , lVVWrA , Will, .,Ake place at the Civic Garden Centre, located in Edwards Gardens at 777 Lawrence Ave. E. North York. The centre is served by public transit and there is ample free parking. Monthly lectures on gardening topics are fund- ed by the Edwards Charitable Foundation under whose auspices many outstanding speakers are brought to the centre. All garden en- thusiasts are invited to at- tend. The admission is $1 payable at the door. Don't Drink And Drive January, contact Leona for Metropolitan Toronto, Chase, Alzheimer Society (916) 966 -Woo. Scarborough R.E. Cavanagh. Charman Public Utilities D.A.Seatty.ViceCt mw Commission and �;„ and Bits are computed on a daily cvs .. vw, bans. Rates are quoted per mordh One m" equals 30 417 days MONTHLY ELECTRIC RATES* Rales guow are in do" par k*wma (kM and oe M per kAoaratt hour (kW.h) 0%0" January 1, 1993 RESOBR1AL SERVICE COtMEACML i SCt1STRIAL SERVICE Fast 250 kW.h per month .._ _. @10.Me 8AmV demand per kW.... .... @S222 AN adbeonal kW h ®7.259 1st 100 KW.h per kW of dsnad ..@6270 kinkmum bin $6.25 New 100 kW h per kW of demand.@7209 SMALL COMMERCIAL SERVICE Mi kMxmmiu ora kW n ............ _.._..___ 592t m bill _ .._ erre.. _erre .56.25 F%V 250 kW h per mardr ... ..*10.201 ¢ -gored trarrslorrrMr iMoerance AA addroonal kW h .. �.26t pg KW Of bAxg demand. . ..........509 MAmmum to $6.25 FLAT RATE WATER IEATMG - E -W e4 1000/d000 wall Brennen(... _.330.67 ELECTirC WATER HEATER FERAL CHARGES - PER MONTH 30 aro 40 gaem am haebrs ......$445 5o and 60 9011on .aea haters .....55.10 The F f ft Gooat are Swam To ne w dfwged an y,icw wwVv drwpes av wwak MONTHLY WATER RATES* E, 8CM0 JV%Ary 1 1%3 APPLICABLE TO ALL UTILITY WATER CUSTOMERS W HIN THE M 11"AL NtMOARIES OF THE CITY OF SCARBOROUGH -� z2.73o.5 arbrc metas par mm9+ 74 41 C pin cube mag C; rory ua9 metres par ff=0 67.Me per m ter meta Mnn*ur^ a, 35 ' 4 OR Joo.Ooo pil" W ffem $3 3529 w iteumvy+drs ienaMl pebne par mdntr $3 0%7 per ?*Aa,d gtbns ar—"y S9 .5 ALCOIWM lA MTN THE MA am AM? SIMECT TO 0 A0o1T10M1 CHMCE OF 9% RM LATE RTfWT ICI rem" an aaeere+a Root M 7.1r. NNW a Oe1esbMe elrar► 1111 Balt ar91y r. aUma Ain" 1 1!t 1531 MttlWtt RtM1. Snt1Mw1' . 940M ■11 ]IN FtrRt CRN- M -11W l E V Toron�toss Mythic Greek Restaurant A TASTE OF GREECE Alt Day Speeial stat Jan 02 1993 Roast Lamb, Moussaka, Lamb Fricase Veal Meat Balls, Lamb Stew, and More For Only $6.95 Greek Souvlaki $7.95 All entrees includes Bread .Butter,Potates and A.-ce LIGHT LUNCHES FROM $4.95 MONDAY -FRIDAY For reservations call 702 PAPE AVE 463-0334 3/5� /DANFORTH RD // 694 -1194 (?C!ll .- zmd mr &n ow- _ 6rnu&e,-ray The Hon. Pauline Browes, P.C., M.P. Pauline Browes, M.P. Scarborough Centre invites you to aft -end A New Year's Celebration on Sunday, January 10, 1993 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wexford Collegiate Institute (just north of Lawrence Avenue East) Refreshments - Entertainment Everyone Welcome! For more information contact 751-7400 Page 4 THE NEWS, POST Wed. Januarc S. 1993 G�MMUN\14 DIARY Space under this heading is available at no charge to non- profit groups. WED. JA NUA R Y 6 16:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. FIRST AID CPR COURSES First Aid. CPR training courses are offered ongoing, daytime, evenings and weekends at Scarborough Red Cross, 1095 Bellamy Rd. N. Call 438-5243, Monday to Friday, for more details and to register. 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE COURSES St. John Ambulance offers first aid, health care and CPR courses at three locations in Metro Toronto seven days a week. For informa- tion and registration call %7-4244. '10 a.m. CARPET BOWLING All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy a morning of carpet bowling every Wednesday and Friday at L'Amoreaux Com- munity Centre, 2000 McNicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 10 a.m. SHUFFLEBOARD All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy a morning of shuffleboard every Wednesday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 1 p.m, CRIBBAGE All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of cribbage every Wednesday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre, 2520 Birchmount Rd. Phone 396 4040. 1 - 3 p.nL BINGO Birkdale senior citizens invite everyone 55 years of age and over to enjoy an afternoon of bingo even• Wednesday at Birkdale Com- munity Centre. 1299 Ellesmere Rd. 2 - 3 pm L1%1NG WITH CANCER Living With Cancer, the support group for Central Metro District of the Canadian Cancer Society, meets at 20 Holly St.. Suite 1201, Toronto on alternate Wedni:days to provide information about nutrition. relaxation, wprwt services and practical guidance. The public is invited it, corn, talk or listen. For details call 485-0222. 7 - 9:10 p.m. IT(' MFTTIN(; International Training in Cottmuniption, Upper Canada Club. meets even third %%cdnesda% at Harold R. Lawson Scht". 1710 Ellesmere Rd.. Scarborough. For more details ail B. Turnrow, 439-3490 or E. Pittr:e. 321-63-6. 740 p.m. F.A.M11 \ IJFF GR/)KT A Supmxt Group meets weekly in your coenwrtity for parems whose kids are in trouble with drugs, ak-t4iol, running away, crimes• parent abuse and dropping cwt of school. The Scarborough group mcc!, c-%rn Mednc%de. For more infcxtralion call Z23-7444. 7:30 p.m. PARE:NTti FI -AG Thc Toronto Glenview Branch of Parents Flag Support Group for families and friends of lesbuins and gays meets the first Wednesday of each moxnh a a Gienvwa Presbyterian Church. Yontec & Glengro%c. Toronto. For more details call Carrell at 322-0600 or Marv. 45'-4570. THURS. JA NUA R Y 7 9.15 - Hk45 a.na LADIES COFF". HOK R All ladies arc invited to Ladies Coffer Hour at Bridl wood Presbyterian Church. 2501 Warden A%c. (justsouth of Finch). Pad - die Howell will dcmorKtratc "Painting on China". Free babysii ting and lihra� t is am AHI FFLFJOARI) All ,erii.x, ,,,et she arse "t 55 ate n,tled t„ enio% a mt.rnmg ..( shuftletuard every Thursday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre, 2-520 &rchmouni Rd. Phone )WO. -A )- W a m. CRIMAGE All senior, oyer the age of 55 arc in%tied to enjoy a morning of cribbage ever-. Thursday at CAmtxcaux Comm ountty Centre. 2001) Mc%acholl Rd. P :onc: 191-4513. 12 mos DINERS CLUB Ea,: York Mcal% on W'hccl% %portsor% a "Diners' Club" lunchcon fix Knior, and disabled living in East York. Lynch is followed by entertainment such a% bines, runic%, %peaker%, fashion or music ,how, ant much mtxe. Tran%ptxtatitxt a pro%ided it required. To- day the lunc'hcon will he held at St. Clair ()'Connor Community. For do Ail, on how o (ten :all East York Mcals on Whacl% at 424-33_'. 12 soon - 6 p.m. M.(X)D DONOR CIJNIC Sheppard Ccnirc, 4841 Yongc S,.. North York. Take the !imc io gtvc he gift of life. u', free, All donor, arc wciasmc. 12.5 p.m. FACHIM All senior, o%cr :he agc of 55 arc in%rcd o enjoy An atianox)n of euchre a! Stephen Leacock Seniors Crtnrc, 2520 &r:hmount Rd. Phonc 196 -AW) 12:45 p.m. Et CHRE- Birkdalc senior citizen, imucc%crtonc 55 ycar%ando%er tocn)o% euchre eery Thursday ai &rkdalc Communu% Ccnirc, 1240) Ellcsrnerc Rd, 2 - g p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Bridlcwood Mall, _'901) Marden Avc., Scarbtrough. Help rhe Red Cross help other, by attending this clinic. All donors arc welcome. 2 pm PUBLIC I11TCRF: Litcstvlc Retirement Commune ic, is sponsoring a trot public lec- ture a! Forest Hill Place, 645 Ca tlefteld A%c., Toronto. Media crlebn!y Leonard Rubenstein', topic will be "Take Charge of Your Life". In this three part Kriel (Jan. 14 & 211 he will cncouragc seniors to adapt a pusinvc attitude on iheir well being and lives. Eyor%onc is welcome. To reserve a seat contact Marlene White at 785-1511. 7 - 9:311 p.m. PARENTS' NIGHT Parents' Night will be held at Agincourt Collegiate, 2621 Midland A%c., Scarhorough. SI1 parents are invited. 7 p.m. Qt ILTERS MFJ•:T ScarNrough Quilter%, Guild meets c%ery Thursday at Cedarbro ok Commisnit% Centre. For dc!a!Is :all Annc Blain ai 283-8998. 7:30 p.m. FRIENDS OF SC"HIZOPHRENIC� Scarborough Friends of Schizophrenic's meet at the C.A.W. Hall, 975 Kennedy Rd., south of Lawrence. Gucsi speaker Set. P. Tallon, Public Affairs Officer at No. 4 Disiri-i will speak on "Community Bascd Policing & The Mental Health Act" and there will also be a family panel on "Personal Fxperience,". Admission is free and evcr%,tric i, welcome. Refrc�hmew, will ht:- served. 7:30 - 9 p.m. IJ%l%C WITH CAN(411 Lining With Cancer, the support group for Agincourt and Scar- borough Units of the Canadian Cancer Society, meets the first and third Thursday of each month at Bendale Acres, 2920 Lawrence Atc E. The public i, intncYJ !„ :omc, !alk or listen. 6 p.m. COLOUR PHOT(K;RAPHI(" .1SS(x'IATION The Scarborough branch of the Colour Photographic As%ociai i n meets at Albert Campbell District Library, 496 Birchmount Rd. Cathy Wright will give a prescrum ion tided "Upwardly Mobile" and "Arkansas". All colour photography enthusiasts are welcome. Admission•, i, irec. 6 p.m. THE MITL%Ali TECHNIQt V Lteryone is invited to a free lecture and demonstration on the Mti /%ah Technique, a major preventive health care discipline which relieves neck pain, back pain and tension, and prevents spinal and postural difficulties, at the Medial Centre, 3420 Finch Ave. E. (at 'Warden). Suiic 410. T,- prc-repoer call 496-729. FR 1. JA NUA R Y 8 i - 4 p.m. BI %Co The Literacy Council of Durham Region spt)nsur% Friday after- noon bingo games at Bingo Country, 610 Monarch Ave., Ajax (south of Bayly St.). Everyone it welcome. FR 1. JA NUA R Y 8 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. BLOOD HONOR CLINIC Downtown Permanent Clinic, Roval Bank Plaza, Merchan!s Mall Level, 200 Bay St. Help the Red Cross help others by attending this clinic. All donors are welcome. SAT. JANUARY 9 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. NEARLY NEW BOUTIQUE: A Nearly New Boutique featuring good used clothing will be open every Saturday at St. Crispin's Anglican Church, 77 Craiglee Dr., Scarborough. For details phone 267-7932. 7:30 p.m. EUCHRE NIGHT St. Bede's Friendship Club invites everyone toenjoy an evening of cards, refreshments and prizes at Church of Saint Bede, 79 Westbourne Ave., Scarborough. Admission is $4. SUN. JANUARY 10 10-30 a.m. UBIQUITOUS %1OLENCE Rev. Barb Kulcher will examine the nature of violence in the 90's and how does it, or should it, affect us as members of a religious community, at Don Heights Unitarian Congregation, 4 Antrim Crescent (Kennedy/Hwy. 401). For more information phone 293-9850. 2 - 4 p.m. AFTERNOON CONCERT Debi Sander Walker will entertain at the regular afternoon con- cur at the Scarborough Civic Centre. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. MON. JANUARY H 10 am, - 12 soon NITRITTONAL COUNSELLING Nutritional counselling services are available to seniors free of charge every Monday at the Wellness Centre located in the Bernard Betel Centre, 1003 Stecies Ave. W. For an appointment call 225-2112. 10 a-ra - 3 p -m WOiNF %'S CENTRE: The Non York Women's C:entrc, 201 Caribou Rd. is open Mon- days through Thursdays to offer information and referral services to women. Phone 781-0479 or drop in during these hours to find infor- mation, to register for a program, or to talk over something that is troubling you. 12:30 p.m. BRIDGE: E CRIBBAGE Birkdalc seniors invite everyone 55 years and over it, enjoy an afternoon of bridge and cribbage every Monday at Birkdale Com- munity Centre, 1299 Fllesmere Rd. 12:30 - 3 p m. BRIDGE All semiors ovrr the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of bridge every Monday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre. 2520 Bir- chmount Rd. Phonc 3964040. 1 p.m. FUCHYM. All seniors over the age of 55 arc inrviue d to enjoy as afternoon of euchre every !Monday at L'Amoraux Coemrmity Centre. 2000 M,:%icht.11 Rd Phone W&4513. 4-5pm%OCPLITC'HEN Hearty home-made sump a served to Ike (reedy every Monday in the soup kitchen at St. Rose of Lam Cbwch, 3216 Lawrence Ave. E.. lower leyd. 7 p.m, INFORMATION NICHT The Catholic Children's And Society is holding an Information Night fox those interested in fo%tertrig. For more information, phone F'. rer Care Dc%doptnent at 2261010. 7 - 11 p -in. CHESS CLl6 Agincourt Chess Club mems weekly on Mondays. Thursdays and Friday% in the cafeteria at Agincourt Collegiate, 21621 Midland A% c.. .ujw bitxA norih set >ttcptwd. Ftw doral% call 493AW9. s p.m, "RITE:RS MEET Scarborough Arts Council Writers' Croup mems every Monday cscmng at the Jack (kiodiad Centre, Kennedy Rd. bawecn Eglinton & Lawrence Ave. For details call 759.3340 tr 294-2395. TUES. JANUA R Y 12 12:30 p.m. BADMINTON .All senir%over the age of 55 arc in%itcd to enjtw an afternoon of hadmimon every Tuc%dav and Thursday at l_'Am.xcaux Communi- ty ( cnirc. 2otx) McNich,ll Rd, Phoxrc YM 1513. 12:30 p.m MUIX;F. All scni.or% over the age of 55 arc invited to enjoy an afternovon of bridge c%cry Tuesday at L'.Amoxeaux Community Centre, 2000 %kNi:holl Rd. Phonc 19(.4513. 12:45 - 3 p.m. SOCIAL A IJNF. DA%CIN(; All senior, over the agc of 55 are invited to enjoy social and line dancing cym Tuesday at Sicphcn Ixacoxk Seniors Centre, 2570 Bir- chmomnt Rd. Phone 39161040). 1 Pm III %(A) All seniors over the age of 55 are invited io enjoy an afternoon of hingo every Tucsda% at L'Amorcaux Community Centre, Mc`i:ho>fl Rd. Phone 39h-4513. 1:30 p.m. MEET THE AUTHOR Frank Jones, author and columnist, will discus, his new book "B gond Su;pitio n: True Storm of Unsuspcocd Killers" at Agin- court District Library, 155 Bonis Ave. Inorth of Sheppard at Ken- nedy). Moet the authtx and hear how he re carchcd these talc-% of the unexpected murdered -text door. 2 p m. PIBIJC 111.1k -TURF Lifestyle Retirement Communities is sponsoring a free public Iec- turc at Forest Hill Place, 645 Castlefhcld Ave., Toronto. Guest speaker Olive Pester, Registered Physiotherapist and Dircetox of the Physiotherapy WcIInes, Clinic, will speak tot "Movement is Life". Everyone is welcome. To rcwrw a seat call Marlcnc White at 7135-1511. 7:6 - 10:30 p.m BINGO The Indianapolis-Scarbtrough Peace Games sponsors an evening of Bingo every Tuesday at 2742 Eglinton Ave. E. at Danforth Rd. (o%c•r Loblaw,). Evcrvonc is wcicomc. 7:30 - 9.30 p.m. LEARNING DISABIIJ11IFS ASSOCIATION MEETS A report of the Interministerial Work Group, Task Force on Learning Disabilities will be held in Committee Rooms 3 and 4, Scarborough Civic Centre. The discussion will deal with recommen- dations and implications on the lives of the learning disabled popula!ion. The public is %%cicomc. 7:30 p.m. DON %ALLEY CHORUS Join the Don Valley Chorus (Sweet Adelines, Inc.) and sing four- part harmony at Church of St. Andrew rehearsal hall, southeast cor- ner of Hwy. 401 and Victoria Park Ave. For more information call Corinne. 6941464. Ladies only are welcome. 8 p.m. UNIVERSITY %'OME`N'S CLUB MEETS The Canadian Federation of University Women, North Toronto, meets in Eglinton United Church, 65 Sheldrake Blvd. The speaker is Charlotte Vale Allen, one of Canada's most successful authors. In- lerested women graduates of accredited universities who wish to at- tend this meeting or who would tike to become members of the club should contact Elaine Nueeni, 488-2010. WED. JANUA R Y 13 12 nwma - 7 p.m. MAY`OR'S CLINIC The North York Mayor's blood donor clinic will be held at the North York 0%ic Centre, 51(1(3 Yonge St. All donors are welcome. 1 - 3 p.m. NEARLY NE:% SHOP A Nearly New Shop is held ekery Wednesday at Knox United Church Christian Centre, 2575 Midland Ave., Agincourt for the sale of good clean used clothing for all ages, and small h(wseware items (electrical appliances, pots and pans, etc.). Thrifty prices! WED. JANUA R Y 13 7:15 - 9 p.m. ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP The Alzheimer's Family Support Group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at Brimley Acres, 2950 Lawrence Ave. E. (next to Bendale Acres). Scarborough Public Health Nurses and special guest speakers offer practical advice and information, discuss stages of the disease, current medical research, legal con- cerns, community support and placement. For more details call 396-5228. 7:30 p.m. SINGi.F-S MEET The Willowdale Chapter of Separated, Divorced and Widowed Catholics meets the second Wednesday of every month at St. Gabriel's Centre, 672 Sheppard Ave. E. For details call 502-0769 (evenings). Premiere Of Silver Dragon The Canadian Stage Company is presenting the world premiere of Silver Dagger, a riveting new thriller by Canada's award-winning playwright, David French. Directed by Bill Glassco, Silver Dagger opens on Jan. 7 and rums until Jan. 30. Silver Dagger features the talents of Andrew Gillies, Helen Taylor and Kate Trotter with Philippa Domville, Randy Hughson and Brenda Robins. Set and Costumes are designed by John Ferguson, lighting is designed by Kevin Fuser and music is com- anonymous letters that threaten to destroy their marriage. Enter an eat -con would be writer garage mechanic, a jouranlist from Quill 'n Quire and an Air Canada flight atten- dant. All of the classic elements of Marsh's fic- tion, adultry, blackmail, murder, soon become part of his life. The performance schedule for Silver Dagger is that it opens on Jan. 7th at 7:30 p.m. and runs until Jan. 30 at The Canadian Stage Company (St. Lawrence Centre for the C?psed and performed by Arts, 27 Front St. E. Toren - Thompson. to). Monday to Saturday at 13 p.m. Wednesday Steve Marsh is a mystery matinees at 1:30 p.m .and writer and the protagonist Saturday matinees at 2 of French's new thriller. p.m. set in present day Rosedale. Soon after his For information. can The third hovel is published, Canadian Stage Box Office Marsh's wife recei ves a at 3663110 or Ticketmaster series of phone calls and at 372-1111. AnniversarieslBirthda ys SWM WEDDING A\NIY'F.RSARY' Heartiest - c V atulations to Florence and Daniel Collins of Moor+egate Ave., Scarborough who are celebrating their Golden Wending Anruvetrsary on Sat. Jan. 9th. Got an anniversary or birthday to calebrato? Call 291-2583 for inclusion In this column. Provincial Constituency Offices 9 a.ri to 5 p.m. CONSTiTIUUNCY OFFi l". (IPE:N The office of the Hon. Alvin Curling, MPP Scarborough North, located at 53W Finch Avc. E., Unit 114, Scarborough is open Moe - da} to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 297-5040. 9 am is 5 p.m- co%s n A ENC% tlE wiz /)PEN The offrcx of Gerry Phillips, MPP Scarboro ugh-Agincomi. located at 4002 Sheppard Ave. E.. Suite 304. northeast corner of Sheppard and Kcnrwdv, is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For appointment, phone 297-6568. 9 a.m. Io 5 p -m cossnTI im-i (*,F1(T, oPEN The office of David Warner, MPP Scarborough -Ellesmere, "- ed at 695 Markham Rd., Unit 34, in Cedar Hct&s Plata, is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridav from 9 a.m. to 12 noun. Fox appoint phone 438-1242. 9•-30 am. to 5 p -m- CONsnTI< E:NC'Y" 4WFK F. OPF.% The office of Anne Swarbriic. MPP Scarborough West. located at 16WA Kingston Rd. is open Mondays. Tuesdays and Thursdays trom 9:30 a.m. to 5 in., Wednesdays 1 to 5 p.m. and Fridays 9:30 a.m. io 1 p.irt., or by appointment. Phone E98-0967. 9 a.m- Io 1 p -m. CONSTITU'ENC'Y ( F10E' 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., Fridays 2 to 4:30 p.m. M appointment. Phone 281-1"87 9 am. - 4:30 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE OPEN The offrcr of Steve Owens, !NPP Scarborough Centre, located at 3047 Kingston Rd.. in Cliffcrest Placa, is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Phone 261-9525. No tek-phone calls Mon. Federal Constituency Offices 9 am to 4 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OF'FIC'E OPE\ The office of Pauline Browes, MP Scarborough Centre, located as 2163 Lawrence Ave. E., Suite B. is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Evenings by appointment only, phone 751-7400. 9 ata to 4:30 p.m. CONSnwEset OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of Bob Hicks, MP Scarborough East, located at Morningside Mall, 255 Morningside Ave., Suite 314 is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone 281-6767. 9 am. to 4 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE OPEN The office of Tom Wappel, MP Scarborough West, located at 483 Kennedy Rd. is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evenings and Saturday mornings by appointment only, 261-8613. 9 ata to 5 p.nL CONSTITUENCY' OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of Barbara Greene, MP Don Valley North, is located at 173 Ravel Rd., Willowdale in the Finch -Leslie Plaza. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9 am. to 5 p.m. Evenings and Saturdays the office is open by appointment only. Phone 493-1994. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE: OPEN The constituency office of Rene Soetens, MP Ontario Riding, located at 103 Old Kingston Rd., Suite 4, Pickering Village is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evenings and Saturdays by appointment only. Phone 686-0432. 9 am. to 5 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE: OPEN The constituency office of Derek Lee, MP Scarborough Rouge River, located at 200 Town Centre Court, Suite 219, Scarborough, MIP 4X8 is open Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed. 1-5 p.m. Phone 2968899. 9.30 am, to 5:30 p.nL CONSTITUENCY OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of Jim Karygiannis, MP Sarborough- Agincourt, located at 3850 Finch Ave. E., Suite 406, is open weekdays from 9:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays 11 p.m. to I p.m, by appointment only, call 321-5454. Women's Centre Winter Program Scarborough Women's Centre is now accepting registration for the follow- ing winter programs. To register or for further in- formation call 431-1138. Craft Group A group of women meet Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m., Jan. 13th to Apr. 7th. to work on a variety of needlecrafts, and are will- ing to share ideas. Members supply their own materials. New members are always welcome. There is no charge for this pro- gram. Caring for an Aging Relative If you are feeling confus- ed and overwhelmed, &I- ty and tired, and you are wondering if it is time to look at other options then this is the program for you. Sponsored in patnership with Family Service Association of Metropolitan Toronto, this free four week group will feature these topics: understanding the aging process; the family and an aging member: there's help out there - you're not alone; alleviating caregiver stress. Wednesdays, 1:30 to 3:3D p.m.. Jan. 13 to Feb. 3. This is a free program. Wernen it AIDS Clinic The AIDS Committee of Toronto has been funded by the City of Toronto. It pro- vides information about reducing the risk of HIV disease, early detection. and resources. If you want to know more for yourself or your children, in a safe and comfortable environ- ment, with a compas- sionate listener. this clinic is for you. Any 'lbursday. 3 to 6:30 p.m. until filar. 25. You can just drop in to make an appointment, or call the centre. It's free. Assertiveness & Building Self Esteem A course to help you respect your own needs and feelings and be able to ex- press them to others. Learn how to say "No" and how to deal effectively with manipulation. Thursdays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Jan. 14 to Feb. 18. The fee is $40. Also Jan. 14 - Feb. 18, 7 to 9 p. in. The fee is $35. Moving Forward After Abuse A free support/educa- tional grog for women who have experienced abuse at the hands of their partners. Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jan. 25 to Mar. 8. Limited enrolment. Boiling Self Esteem How we value ourselves is closely related to the satisfaction we find in life. We will explore methods which will emphasize our strengths and increase our enthusiasm, creativity, and effectiveness. Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.. Jan. 12 to Feb. 16. The fee is $40 for six weeks. Breaking the Diet Cycle Tired of eating vigorous- ly only to have the weight creep back on? Learn to change your lifestyle so that you never have to ..diet.. again. Thursdays. 7 to 9 p.m., Jan. 14 to Feb. 18. The fee is t35 for six weeks. Surviving Separation Deal with the transition from tan -happily married to successfully single. Discover how to deal with your emotional turmoil, communicate effectively, and obtain help from the community. learn about the roles of self-esteem, assertiveness. and huarwur in the coping proeef:. Wednesdays, 7 to 9 P. m.. Jan. 13 to Feb. 17. The fee is $45 and includes a resource booklet. Support Group for Im- migrant Women In The Mainstream Workplace Immigrant women from various ethno-racial backgrounds are invited to share and exchange their work experience in a sup- portive atmosphere. Specific topics such as racism, human rights, employment equity, job search strategies, workplace safety and health, legal rights will be addressed. Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.. Jan. 19 to Feb. 23. This program is free. Reostration Information Women of limited income are welcome to request subsidy, or make a partial payment. Registration fees may be paid in advance in person or by mail to ensure your place. Administration fee of $5 will be charged for cancelled registrations. A minimum number of registrants is necessary for a program to continue. Beginners Class In Glass Art Beginners Stain Glass - Art Class will be held at North York Board of Education. 70 Drewry Ave. f YoW and Steeles Ave. t starting Jan. 12th for 10 weeks. The cost is $?2.50 pita $2.5 for materials. Equipment and materials provided for suncatchers, window panels and might lamps. Registration is in person only at the school. For more information call 396-3260 days. Space is limited but seniors can at- tend free. RRSPs - a good way to save now for the future by M.H. Parnu Over the next 40 years, the number of seniors in Canada will increase by 135% as the baby boomers reach 65. At the sante time, our tabour force will shrink because of the decline in births which followed the boats. This means less people will be contributing to government retirement funding (e.g. Canada Pension Plan) which raises the distinct possibility the Plan will have to undergo some radical changes to meet the increased demand Will "boomers" be able to count on it for a com- fortable retirement' Not likely! Recent studies show Canadi- ans have a distorted view of their financial picture at retire- ment. Less than half of all Canadians have a company pen- sion plan or RRSP. Right now, approximately 60% of retired Canadians rely on government assistance just to meet their basic needs. Basic needs don't include winters "down south". A traditional worry -free re- tirement, that includes financial independence and winter vaca- tions, takes careful planning. The most important part of your retirement plan should be a savings plan, and this plan should begin as early as possible. It's a proven faa that a small amount invested in an interest-bearing account over a long period of time will amount to more than a large amount invested over a shover time frame - the "magic" of com- pound interest. "The best way to ensure your future financial security is to take advantage of ax -sheltered .: savings during your working years," says Vic Anderson, an RRSP specialist with The Co-operators. "And one of the best ways is through RRSPs. which allow you to take advan- tage of ax deductions now while you save for your future." He adds that financial and tax consultants have repeatedly said that Canadians are missing the boat by not protecting their income from the ax collector. With every financial institu- tion offering RRSPs, how do you know which one is best for you? We all have different needs so when you start to look at all of the plans offered, you'll be able to weed out the ones that aren't right for you. For ex- ample, some people are willing to take a greater risk in order to get a higher investment return. You may be a conservative in- vestor so you'll want to look at something that offers more security. Federally licensed life in- surance companies have an ex- cellent record of security since your money is protected through adequate reserves, as required by Federal Regula- tions. How will an RRSP help you save more'' 1. You'll save two ways when you contribute. The money you contribute is deductible from your taxable income. This means the tax you would ordi- narily pay on that amount is "deferred" or put off. Also, you get a tax refund (because of the decrease in your taxable in- come) which actually _reduces the amount of money you've put into your RRSP. Interest earned from an RRSP is sheltered from tax. All benefits payable from an RRSP are taxable when they are with- drawn, but this is usually when you're retired and your taxable income is lower. The government sends out statements each year indicating how much you can contribute for that ax year, so you don't over -contribute. The maximum for 1992 is S 12,500 or 181'Y of your 1991 income, whichever is Less. For members of Registered Pension Plans, the same limits apply, but are reduced by 1991's pension adjustments (as indi- cated on your T4 slip). You can make your contribu- tions monthly - it's far easier to come up with a small amount each month than trying to find a lump sum at the end of the year. "No matter where you have your RRSP, the important thing is to start saving now," says Anderson. "Retirement plan- ning isn't something you should start thinking about when you're 50. Today, 25 isn't too early to start saving." To help you with your retimmicnt planning, The Co-operalors has produced a retirement booklet with valuable advice on how to plan your retirement budget, in- formation about RRSPs, infla- tion factors and more. For your free copy. please write to: The Co-operators, Retirement Book- let Offer, Priory Square. 5E, Guelph, Ontario NIH 6P8 Wed. January 6, 1993 THE NEWS,POST Page 5 Mark Is A Promising Martial Artist Mark Joshua Ramoo was first inspired into Martial Arts at age 4, by watching :Bruce -Lee movies. His parents seeing he was quite interested, joined him at Zanshin Martial Arts in Scarborough, where he learns karate and kung -fu. He is now nine years old and is a blue belt. He achieved this through hard work and good training. Mark takes part in tour- naments all over Ontario, Eastern and Western New York, where he has won many first -places. He is also a member of the Eastern U.S.A. Martial Arts Association. Mark is No. t in his divi- sion in the Can Am Circuit. On Sept. M. he took part in the 18th Annual Battle of Lake Erie Karate Cham- pionship in Erie Penn- sylvania, where he won three firsts, in Weapons. Forms and Sparring. He also won the all around Karateka-Grand Champion and walked away with four six foot trophies. On Sun. Sept. 13th. he also competed in the 1992 Laurel State N.B.L. National -Tournament in Pennsylvania, where he won three firsts again, in Weapons. Forms and Spar- ring. Earlier on this Year Mark was presented with an Achieventerit Award, at a banquet gi vert by the Eastern U.S.A. Martial Arts Association, held at South Hills Sheraton in Pit- tsburgh. In January 1993, he will be awarded again at a ban- quet at thl• H ..:.:. ::.. Pi ttsbur,—, h `lark :cac•her is James Faille wtu) ruts the Zan - shin Martial Ars School at 445 Midwest Rd_ in Scar- borough. In April this year. Sensei Faille was inducted as f arrlr in Akron. 4 )htu His schtx,l al>o nun School o: the Year in 1991. Mark suggests that all youngsters should get in- volved in some sort of self defence. Couple Wins $231,079.40 In 649 Keith and Gloria Waite received an early Christmas present. They were second prize wieners in the Ontario Lottery Cor- poration's Dec. tfith Letto 6 49 draw. Their winnings totalled $231,079.40. Mr. Waite works as a warehouse supervisor at Frontier Westbuane Inc. in Mississauga. His wife is a lab asisstant for the Cana- dian Red Cross Society. They have four children bills, share some with their and three grandchildren. family and invest the re - They plan to pay some mainder. Join The Friends! Join a dynamic com- munity organization dedicated to supporting library initiative through fundraising and special events such as concerts and author readings. -Meet people and help make a good library even better - join the Friends of North York Public Library. For more information phone 395-51', . Continuing Education Winter Program 1993 The Scarborough Board of Education offers a wide array of interest and credit courses In Its new 1993 Continuing Education Winter Program. Pick up your copy at any Scarborough secondary school, your nearest public library, or the Scarborough Civic Centre, 140 Borough Drive. For additional Information call our Continuing Education office at 396-7663. Scarborough Board of Education Maebng The Challenge Page 6 THE NEVI'S POST Wed. January 6, 1993 Bill Watt's Worlds OPERETTA: La Vie Parisienne is con- sidered to be one of Offen- bach's three best operet- tas. It might be. Certainly. it's the most literate thanks to the original book libret- tists MeiUmc and Haley whose words and situations seem to have survived the rather heavy handed translation intoEnglishby Geoffrey Dunn. Or have they? The gay mockery of the original seems to have veered within distance of the sneer. ( Veer to the sneer. Not bad.) What should be an amused tolerance of the follies of the privileged becomes an examination of all that was wrong with the Second Em- pire. En fm La Vie Pan- sienne. at least in the Dunn translation, almost violates the eleventh command- ment. Never take thyself too damned seriously. Fortunately, the Toronto Operetta Theatre knows how to deal with pomposity and punctured it neatly and nicely in its production of La Vie Parisienne at the Jane Mallett Theatre. It has chosen, quite cor- rectly. to concentrate on the music of Offenbach rather than his supposed musings on the society which brought him wealth. To do this i t has put together a thoroughly delightful cast, each member of which enters in- to the proper fun with verve and Elan. Blaine Hendsbee and Juan C loran art the silly asses Bobinat and Raoul in anticipation of Wilde's later Algernon and Ernest. They are men of privilege whose only interest is the pursuit of the opposite sex. As presented by these two, and despite the inade- quacies of script, they become likeable. Ditto for the money -filled Brazilian as portrayed by henry In- grain- Nonnne Burgess is a superbly sexy Metella. the courtesan and Shari Saunders is a regal but still sexy Baroness Gondremar- ck of Stockholm. It should go without say- ing that each sings beautifully as indeed do all members of the cast. Even at its arguable less than best.the music of Offen- bach flows with a liquidity that makes it relatively easy to sing: so easy that some singers have a tendency to treat it lightly. Not so, the singers of T.O.T. under the tight direction of Guillermo Silva -Mann! Each word is enunciated as clearly as possible: each nuance of melody is given full measure. Mark Dubois conducted with controlled en- thusiasm. If one has a criticism at all. it's that he seemed to favour the singers over the orchestra which is not surprising. For an audience, however, the effect is one of improper balance. In trying to favour the singers, sometimes the or- chestra wasn't restrained enough and actually drowned out the singers. That's not at all uncom- mon in opera or operetta and particularly when the conductor is a singer Peter Pears comes to mind in that regard. Taken all in all La Vie Parisienne as presented by T.O.T. was a most en- joyable evening of theatre. Now. can we repeat our request for Victor Herbert in the future? The Red Mill perhaps? Or how about early Kern? The Girl From Utah or Very Good Eddie are complete works that deserve revival. DANCE: The Toronto Dance Theatre is presenting An Informal Evening of New Works -dances by dancers. They, the dancers. are wished well and con- gratulations are extended to the Winchester Street Theatre for offering a showcase for the choreographic intentions of some of our city's young dances. Good dancers aren't necessarily good choreographers, nor become so. All too often, their efforts lean, figuratively and literally, toward the narcissistic. Yet. lovers of dance are loath to eschew exhibitions Of new worts lest they fail to be present at a • new genesis of talent. So. one recd nrnends and expects a substantial turn out Jam 14th through the I6th at the Winchester Street Theatre, so Win- chester St. Even should it be the case that the worts are less than l:thralling, the fledgling choreographers deserve the encouragement of your custom. %10%'IES: One prefers the term Mo- tion Pictures but Movies takes up less space as a cut line. Amway. Ontario Place launches its annual Film Festival at Cinespbere tonight and once again the programmers earn kudoes for an eclectic selection of older favourites and new blockbusters. Included among the former are Top Gun. Lawrence of Arabia ( magnificent on the big screen!) and Apocalypse Now. well on its way to cult status The latter include Lethal Weapon III (ugh'). Under Seige and. can you believe it?, Last of The Mohicans which is still in the top ten as we go to press. There are others, of course, and you should con- sult the dailies for more detail while accepting this column's annual recom- mendation. T.%'. SPORTS: Channel Eleven has begun telecasting American Hockey League games on Sunday after - Around and A bou a Your Dining &Entertainment Guide noons. CANADIAN teams to be telecast in the AMERICAN Hockey League include St. John's, Fredericton, Halifax and Cape Breton. The last nam- ed is. we're sure, a far cry from the famed Sydney Millionaires of yore. (Yes, the column does know sports! ) Time was, before the ex- ecrable dilution of the N. H. L. when the A. H. L. of- fered exciting hockey. The players were of three types. There were those trying to work their way in- to a shot in the bigs: N. H.Lers working themselves back into con- dition after an injury and those who were never going to make it but didn't believe it and continued trying harder. Remember Peanuts O'Flaherty who toiled 13 seasons for the Pitssburgh }hornets and never made it to the parent team, the Taranto Maple Leafs? How about goaltender. Balding Bobby Perrault of the Rochester Americans who couldn't dislodge the bears Johnny Bower who had, in turn, slogged out umpteen seasons with the C kweland Barons'. It seem to is that the A.H.L. has now become lit- tle more than an instruc- tional league. That's not bad for the viewer who has a scholarly interest in the game. For those whose on- ly concern is entertain- mint, however, we're not so sure. Incidentally. for those who care. the game this Sunday has the Hamilton Canticks hosting the St. John's Maple Leafs. Isn't it time that the team name be changed to the gram- matically correct !Maple Leaves? TRAVEL: Garfield, our favourite cat. has an expression, -'Show are a jogger and 1'11 show you someone with a strange thing for pain. " The second Reebok Hong Kong-Shenxen Marathon is scheduled for Sun. Jan. 21st. It will again begin in the British (sac) territory of Hong Kang and finish in the People's Republic of China. Categories of competi- tion are Men's and Women's open, Senior, Veteran, locally registered runners and British Fomes. In addition to the full marathon, there will be, for the first time, a half marathon which seems to be a contradiction in terms. There's still time to ar- range travel and or par- ticipation in the runs. Con- tact the Hong Kong Tourist Association's Canadian of- fice at 347 Bay St., Toronto. Telephone number is F_URNIEW LIBRARY THEATRE 35 Fa:r.,ew Mall Dave Sneppard Ave. E. at Don Mips Road Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Directed by: L. Garth Allen JAN.7th. to JAN. 23rd. THURS. TO SAT :WED..JAN.20-8 p.m.: SUN.2 p.m. _ SINGLE TICKETS $15. SENIORS/STUDENTS $12 onwo FOR INFORMATION s RESERVATIONS 299-5557 Stage Centre Presents "Inherit The Wind" Stage Centre productions presents "Inhen t The wind" by Jerome Laurence and Robert E. Lee Jan. 7 to Jan. 23. Thurs., Fri.. Sat. and Wed Jan. oro at E p.m.. Sunday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. ( Sheppard Ave. E. at Don Mills Rd.). Above. (left) Henry Drummond and ( right) Mathew Brady. "Inherit The Wind" is ane of the outstanding plays of our time. This courtroom drama. which has as its genesis the farnots Scopes trial with its controversial argument as to the sign of man, has attracted such actors as Spencer Tracy and Frederic March. Come see Stage Centre Productions. led by Artistic Dirctor L.. Garth Allen, meet the challenge of such a large cast (36) and such demanding roles. For tickets and reservations can 299-5wd-. Single tickets are $15 and seniors and students are $12. Nominations For Chalmers Dance Award The Chalmers Awards Office of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has an- 3662369. Fax number is 3661098. B(X)KS: No% that the Yuletide is substantially behind us. one is able to offer for con- sideration Live From Golgotha, The Gospel Ac- cording to Gore Vidal ( Random House) . Gore Vidal is an ex- cellent writer and his skill with words allows him to write outrageously but with humour over all. Many, however, ourself included, think he's gone too far with this latest book. Mr. Vidal is a well known athiest and in Golgotha he pokes mocking laughter at that which is held dear to most of the world: the doc- trine of Christianity. Thanks to a breakthrough in computer technology, an NBC crew travels into the past to televise The Crucifixion. Their contact is Timothy who, according to Vidal, was a willing partner to the homosexual Paul. We don't think anything more need be said. Non Christians will find it sometimes uproariously funny. Believers will find it offensive. Interestingly Vidal still capitalizes, or was ordered to, the name of The Deity. Even he wouldn't dare in- dulge in that blasphemy. FAST EXIT: "The testicles of a spar- row are about a millimetre long and weigh about a milligram. (That's one of the reasons you never hear that someone's hung like a sparrow.") A touch of humour from Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan's Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, (Random House ) . nounced that it is accepting( noaunatiaas for the Jean A Chalmers Award for Creativity in Dance. Established in 1991, and first won by Peter Boneham of Ottawa's ground -breaking dance lab. Le Groupe de la Place Royale, this national award is worth =.Wc. It will be given out every se- cond year to an influential contributor to the creativi- ty of the Canadian dance community. This contribution may come from work, on or off stage. that sets new stan- dards for innovation and excellence. The award will honour trend -setting ac- complishments by in- dividuals who have played decisive creative roles in the Canadian dance com- munity, perhaps as men- tors, choreographers, teachers• presenters, inter- preters, or in any other significant capacity. Nominations are welcomed from any dance profes- sionals. This award is err d t3 prizes created by the Chalmers family. Oi;Vnal- ly established in 1973 to honour artists in dance and theatre, the Chalmers Awards were expanded last year. through a generous bequest from the late Jean A. Chalmers, to include new prizes in crafts, visual arts and music. Endowed through the Chalmers Fund. which is managed by the Ontario Arts Council Foundation, the annual prizes are now worth $ 160,0011. The winners win be an- nounced during the Chalmers Awards ceremony at the Tannen- baum Opera Centre in Toronto, on Mon. May 31, 19M. The deadline for nomina- tions will be Mar. 1. 1993. For more information and nomination forms contact the Chalmers Awards Of- fice of OAC at 1416) 969-7434 or 961-1660. Appoints Guest Curator Don P. Shipley, Manager of Performing Arts at Har- bourfront Centre, has an- nounced the appointment of Cathy Levy as guest curator of the 1993-94 CIBC Dance Season at the Premiere Dance Theatre. Cathy Levy has earned an international reputation as a highly skilled producer and promoter of the con- temporary performing arts. She is well known throughout the Canadian dance community for her efforts as producer of the Canada Dance Festival in Ottawa since 1989. Recent- ly, Cathy was the recipient of a Canada Council grant to research international festivals. Art Exhibit At College Rebecca Diedericls ex- hibit of paintings, entitled "Forced Arrangements", will be displayed in the Gallery, Scarborough Campus, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, from Jan. 11th to 29th. An opening reception will be held Thurs. Jan. 14th from 4 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. WEEK from Ottawa with Rene Soetens, M.P. A garbage crisis is encroaching on the greater Toronto area. Although significant strides have been made in waste management in Ontario, some glaring facts remain. Millions of tons of residual solid waste must be disposed of. Available disposal capacity is rapidly diminishing. And having nowhere to dispose of waste is a troubling prospect for public officials and waste management planners. The greater Toronto area accounts for more than half of Ontario's total of 10 million tonnes of solid waste each year. With a projected population of 6 million by the year 2020, there will be a stress on waste management capabilities at a time when the current system is close to reaching its limits. Recently, I attended a meeting that studies this situation, and offered an ambitious solution. It's called the "5R". The 311 builds on the popular current waste management ac- tivities of Reduction, Re -use, Recycling and Recovery. It injects an important fifth •'R" - the Itailway. This proposal combines the rail lines of CN and Ontario Northland to ease the pressure on Toronto landfill sites and deliver economic renewal opportunities to the north. Here's how it works. The solution entails the construction of a waste transfer facility at CN's MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, the city where most of Toronto's waste is current- ly disposed. At this transfer facility. solid waste will be sealed in 48 -foot containers. Each container, holding 25 ton- nes of compacted solid waste will ride double -stacked on flat cars for transportation. Trains carrying this waste will travel from MacMillan Yard to the former ore -producing site known as Adams Mine. near Kirkland lake. Ontario for disposal and or recycling. This rail system could handle all of the greater Toronto area's waste each year. And it could do it in a very practical manner. Rail transport is unlatched in its efficient use of energy. its relatively minor impact on air. soil and water quality, and its ability to move large quantities safely and effectively. Compared to transport by road, railways can reduce fuel consumption by 66-75%. It also relieves conges- tion on public highways thereby reducing maintenance costs. I don't know if this is the solution to Durham region's landfill problems. or if it will replace the four possible sites around Whitevale. 1 only wish that the provincial govern- ment would open its mind to alternatives like the rail option so that the people of Whitevale knight be spared another dunv. Wed. January 6, IM THE NEWS/ POST Page 7 8th -Annual Ontario Fishing & Sportmen's Show The great sport of fishing comes alive at the Metro East Trade Centre, Picker- ing from Thurs. Jan. 28th through Jan. 31st. Close to 150 exhibitors will be ready to meet the outdoor enthusiasts when Canada's First All Fishing Show opens its doors. Ian Forsyth, Event Manager, announces. "Show visitors will be pleased to learn the very popular 4 -day show now includes Sunday." To emphasize the local flavour of the show, all Durham Region service clubs and sports clubs are offered the opportunity to raise funds for their organization by preselling show tickets and retaining $2 from each ticket. The Ontario Fishing & Sport- smen's Show will even pay the taxes. For further in- formation, call Keith Waller at (416) 695-0311. Close to 30,000 outdoor enthusiasts are anticipated to learn about, view and buy the latest in fishing rods, reels, tackle, downriggers, graphs; fishing runabouts, cruisers, bass boats, utility ,boats, motors; and outdoor and fishing clothing for all ages. To prepare for the family fishing fun in the great out- doors, the Ontario Fishing Big Sisters Helped By Realtors Dean West, Ontario charity in late September. the celebration of home Home Week Chairman of The public bought tickets ownership. This year's The Oshawa & District and were able to tour the theme was "Home Owner - Real Estate Board homes on display for one ship catch the (ODREB ) recently day. opportunity". The key donated $2800 on behalf of "The event is always suc- message is that home ODREB to Big Sisters cessful," says West. "A ownership provides many N.U. W. The money was col- total of over $13,000 has benefits such as warmth. lected from ticket sales for been donated to Big Sister security and community ODREB's 1992 House Tour N.O.W. over the last three bonding. earlier this year. years and it is because of The House Tour is an our communtiy that we can The Oshawa & District event which has taken donate such a generous Real Estate Board is a pro - place for three years now amount back into our com- fessionhal trade association during Ontario Home Week munnnity," he added. which represents over 1,000 in late September. Seven Ontario Home Week is realtors in Newcastle. Port houses within the Durham sponsored by the Ontario Perry. Oshawa. Whitby Region were opened up for Real Estate Association for and Ajax -Pickering. International Boat Show Jan.9-17 The show that annually launches "a thousand ships" into Canadian waters will be morning to the Automotive and Col- iseum Buildings at Exhibi- tion Place. Sat. Jan. 9 through Sun. Jan. 17. Still the largest boat show in Canada, the Toron- to International Boat Show will be the focal point of the Canadian boating industry and its followers. Now in its 35th anniversary year, the AV/ r Christmas Dinners From Prime Prime Poultry, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has donated 16.000 pounds of frozen, boneless turkey breast meat to the Metropolitan Toronto branch of The Salvation Ar- my - Prime Poultry recognizes the significant contribution of The Salva- tion Army to this communi- ty, and we are pleased to provide a Christmas turkey lunch to all those people who depend on The Salva- tion Army at this time of year," said Paul Gittins, Sales and Marketing Direc- tor, Prime Poultry. The turkey will provide 70,000 meals in the Toronto area over the Christmas season. It was presented to Major Donald Holl- ingworth, Metropolitan Toronto Public Relations Director for The Salvation Army, at the family ser- vices headquarters in Scar- borough. "We are very grateful to Prime Poultry for this significant contribution to our Christmas campaign," Major Hollingworth said. ' TTIe donation of meat pro- ducts is especially impor- tant. The turkev will be distributed throughout December to the Army's hostels, soup kitchens, and food banks." Active Parenting Of Teens The Scarborough Health sessions will also focus Department is offering a specifically on teen sex - special January session of uality and substance abuse Active Parenting of Teens - prevention. a 7 week course led by a The group will meet .., '17 lege students residwg or L Topics include: instilling Public School, 2450 Birch - courage, developing mount Rd. in Scarborough. responsibility and pro- Christmas Dinners From Prime Prime Poultry, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has donated 16.000 pounds of frozen, boneless turkey breast meat to the Metropolitan Toronto branch of The Salvation Ar- my - Prime Poultry recognizes the significant contribution of The Salva- tion Army to this communi- ty, and we are pleased to provide a Christmas turkey lunch to all those people who depend on The Salva- tion Army at this time of year," said Paul Gittins, Sales and Marketing Direc- tor, Prime Poultry. The turkey will provide 70,000 meals in the Toronto area over the Christmas season. It was presented to Major Donald Holl- ingworth, Metropolitan Toronto Public Relations Director for The Salvation Army, at the family ser- vices headquarters in Scar- borough. "We are very grateful to Prime Poultry for this significant contribution to our Christmas campaign," Major Hollingworth said. ' TTIe donation of meat pro- ducts is especially impor- tant. The turkev will be distributed throughout December to the Army's hostels, soup kitchens, and food banks." Active Parenting Of Teens The Scarborough Health sessions will also focus Department is offering a specifically on teen sex - special January session of uality and substance abuse Active Parenting of Teens - prevention. a 7 week course led by a The group will meet public health nurse. Tuesdays, beginning Jan. lege students residwg or 12, at John Buchan Senior Topics include: instilling Public School, 2450 Birch - courage, developing mount Rd. in Scarborough. responsibility and pro- Meetings run from 7 to 9 moting self esteem in teens p.m. establishing good com- There is a fee of $20 for munication and encourag- materials. Call 396-4228 for ing the development of more information and to positive relationships. Two register. show will host more than 1.000 boats of all shapes and sines. ship shape and ready for boarding. Its a once a year chance to view the newest boat designs and load up on accessories. Slow hours are Satur- days: to a.m- to 9 p.m"; Sundays: loam. to6p.m-; and weekdays: 12 noon to 9:30 p. aL Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for dildren (ages 5,15) . Anew family ticket is available for sm. A free shuttle bus operates between the Automotive and Coliseum Buildings every five minutes. Attendees are reminded to dress comfor- tably and wear soft soled sloes for boat boarding. 2 Conservation Scholarships The Conservation Foun- lance of applications is datim of Greater Toronto wed Mar. 31st. will accept applications for The scholarships are two Conservation Scholar- available to encourage and ship Awards of $1.000 each assist university and col- lege students residwg or The awards are made studying in the available through the B. Metropolitan Toronto Harper Bull Conservation Region, and wishing to Scholarship Awards Pro broaden their knowledge of gram. administered by the conservation through Foundation. study. travel and practical Deadline for the accep- experience YOUR CHILD IS CHOKING TO DEATH. & Sportsmen's Show features many fly -in camp, lodge, outfitter and resort destinations with knowledgeable staff on hand ready to book outdoor packages for the eager crowd. Canada's First A11 fishing Show provides a major hands-on Family Fishing Theatre. Whether a novice, an expert, a child or an adult, fishing en- thusiasts can learn the latest techniques from the fishing pros at the daily Free fishing seminars. And it all happens at the 35,000 gallon Fishing Simulator and at the new River Bank Casting Pool. The Ontario Fishing and Sportsmen's Show is one of a family of Sportsmen's, Boat, Fishing and Ski Shows produced across Canada by Outdoor Canada. The organization was founded by sportsmen who cared about the out of doors and today it continues to fulfill its mission to "en- courage Canadians to ap- preciate. enjoy and protect Canada's outdoors. Your mind dams. All you can see is your child desperately gasping for air, choking on some wretched thing you didn't even get to see. All you can hear is your own heart beat. Fingers fumble in frantic desperation across the buttons of the phone in the direction of 911. Some -breathless, agoniz- WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? ing words are exchanged with the operator about getting help. You think an ambulance is on its way. But you don't really remember what you said. Then you wait. You wait for the reliev- ing sounds of the ambu- lance; praying tor it to be miraculously spirited above the traffic and de- posited in your driveway. A course in CPR only takes a few flours, waiting for an ambulance can feel like a lifetime. To find out more about courses in CPR Phone the ACT Foundation at 1-800-465-9111. CPR. Thereward of a lifetime. The jV%W Foundation. For information call your local Red Cross. St )ohm Ambulance, Mead and stroke Foundation, or ask vour family doctor. Or call ACT, The Advanced Coroawy Treatment Foundation of Canada. 1-800-46.5-4111. Page 8 THE NEWS'POST Wed. January 6. 1993 CLASSIFIED ADS C4ssifads can be uptobOm.Mondays accepted call 291-2583 ARTICLES FOR SALE DIARY - Perpetual desk dlar- be at just $4.00 plus tax dotal $4.321 colourfully spiral bound. You enter your own dales - IN days per page., Neel for gHts. 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JA,NUARV 11 PAL 12:66 Shaping Growth m Greater Toronto Area I :. Can Club-Corad M Black P C OC 1: 30 The Doodle Family 2 6o Hooted On Fishwi 2:30 3:60 R oO lers S = vent S:" Chan_ MacDougall T EY 6:60 Horizon -This Business Of L 6:30 Lives "Mmes mes 7 S Hway IO -Jure Tabor i thster Band 7:30 Stormy Moedayy��t The Whitley'.. YYhelham Yr Jay Dandsan t:. Barometer on ]0 9:00 Women In Film 10:00 MCA:Areno 10:30 MCA: Ed's Night Paris 11:60 Can da;:d rad M. Slack It: 36 Mike Harris TUES. JA.NtiARY 12 P.M. 12:00 Blue Puttees -Royal 2:00 Tai Chi mens 2:30 Stormy Mondayy T EY 3:00 Watercdar My Way 3:30 Paint Easel 4:00 Lemonaid Show 5:00 MP MPP Reports -Poole 6:00 6:30 7:00 6:10 Ursaki Awards 9:00 Canadian Women Entrepreneur Ofthe Year Award 10:00 MCA-Sonja's Story Time 10:30 MCA: Very nal People in well krao�` partner ore 11:00 Talking Sex Brag That You Are A Canadian Activities At Kortright Come to the Kortright Centre and enjoy a variety Of activities and special events, each weekend dur- ing the month of January. Guided programs are in- cluded with admission, evenings excepted. Science Fair Project Ideas Kortright offers tips for student projects about the environment and conserva- tion just in time for science fairs, on Jan. 9 and 10th at 11:30 a.m. Snow Wonder Look inside a snow crystal and discover everything you always wanted to know about snow, weekends to Jan. 30th, at 1 p. m. Winter Wildlife ..Read'. winter by follow- ing animal tracks, wat- Chung bucks and searching for insects, weekends to Jan. 30 and Feb. 6-7, at 2:30 p.m. Basement Renovation W Find out how to reduce Your heating bill and, at the same time, increase your usable living space, Weekends, Jan. 16-17 to Jan. 30, at 11:30 a.m. Groundhog Winter Car- nival This is a great way to beat the February blahs - fun for the whole family in- cluding games, guided walks, tugs of war and a chance to meet the resident weather predictor. Gary the Groundhog. Plus a special surprise visitor just for the kids, Sun. Jan. 31st, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This space could be yours for $20 Seeking Volunteers At JVS Jewish V0c2t10nW Ser- vice (JVS) is seeking employed and newly retired professionals and business people, par- ticularly in the areas of ac- counting. computers. engineering. medicine and other health services, to act as mentors to in- dividuals visiting its career counselling Centre, place- ment centre, Russian pro- gram, self employment program and vocational rehabilitation centre. Depending on your in- terests you may act as a guide, teacher, cultural resource, role model, leader. sponsorer, coach, resource expert, net- worker, tutor, nurturer, friend. The volunteer men- tor client protft* partner- ship is a long-term mean- ingful relationship requir- Ing a minimum three month commitment. Par- ticipants will mutually decide the meeting times and places. However, the initial stages of the rela- tionship - while the par- ticipants are becoming ac- quainted - will probably in- volve about two to three hours a week. The program will provide ongoing in- dividual and group sup- Registrationport- Join JVS and share your expertise and skills. O[v]en Through a meaningful partnership, you can help another person to realize Christopher Leadership and maximize their profes- Courses of Canada is a non sioruil potential. profit organization which A JVS Volunteer Mentor teaches effective speaking Program information ses- and self-confidence skills in sion will be held on Wed. a friendly classroom set Jan. 20th from 7 to 8:30 fing• p.m. at the Jewish Voca- Registrations for the tional Service, 74 Tycos Dr. courses are now being ac (Dufferin & Glancairn), cepted by calling (416) Toronto. For more details 683-7550 in the Toron- call Susan at 787-1151 ext. 110' Durham areas. 854. -40 I Business Community News , Metro Toronto Bd.of Trade Submissions Runways at Pearson As part of its ongoing ef- forts to develop Pearson Airport as a major gateway to North America and a major hub, the board continues to lobby for addi- tional runway capacity. The board asks the Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Office (FERRO) to release its decision on runway ex- pansion plans for Pearson as soon as possible as air traffic activity continues to rise - up 4% in the first half of 1992, over the previous year. The Federal Prosperity in- itiative The board expresses strong support for many of the recommendations con- tained in the Steering Group on Prosperitv's -,Ac- tion Plan", i-eieased on Oct. 29, 1992 after a year- long public consultation process involving over 20.000 Canadians. Although the board had been critical of the early discussion papers issued by the Prosperity Initiative, the resulting Action Plan incorporates many recom- mendations made by the board, including reduction of the national debt, elimination of interprovin- cial trade barriers and the harmonization of inter- provincial and federal - provincial tax policies. Ontario Government Relocation Program The Ontario Government intends to carry out an $800 million program to relocate approximately 5,2D0 jobs outside of Metro, including 1,400 Ministry of 'Transportation jobs from North York to St. Catharines. The board urges the On- tario Government to discontinue this program on the basis that: 1) Metro Toronto, with a 12.5% unemployment rate, can- not afford the job loss; 2) the Provincial Govern- ment, with a mounting deficit, cannot afford the expenditure and, finally, 3) the program will not create any new jobs in the pro- vince. Environmental Technology Transfer Centre 'through their "Green Plan**. the Federal Govern- ment has committed $4.5 mdhon each to the opera- Metro Toronto Council Council ntenntm *off - Station 1020. 2ndfloor Motro Hall. 55 John S1., Toronto M5V 3C8. City of Scarborough Scarborough Bluffs BRIAN ASHTON - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 231. Call 392-4052. Scarborough Agincourt SCOTT CAVALIER - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri Suite 211 Call 392-4050, Scarborough City Centro BRIAN HARRISON - office open 8.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon to Fri Suite 215 Can 392-4017 After hours 28146941 Scarborough Highland Crook Ken Morrish - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 223 Call 392-4055. Scarborough Wexford MAUREEN PRINSLOO - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon to Fri Suite 233 Call 392-4047. Scarborough Malvern RAYMOND CHO office open 8.30 a.m. - 4 30 p.m Mon. to Fri Suite 229 Call 392-4076. Scarborough MAYOR JOYCE TRIMMER - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p m Mon to Fri. Suite 206 Call 392-4007 City of North York Black Crook MARIA AUGIMERI - office open 8-30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m Mon. to Fn Suite 208. Call 392-4021 North York Centro NORMAN GARDNER - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon to Fri. Suite 203. Call 392-4020. North York Humber MARIO GENTILE - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri Suite 221 Call 392-4066. North York Centro South BEV.SALMON - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri Suite 224. Evenings by appointment. Call 392-4012. North York Spadina HOWARD MOSCOE - office open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 212. Call 392-4029. Seneca Heights JOAN KING - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 217 Call 392-4038. Don Parkway MARIE LABATTE - office open 8.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. to Fri Suite 232. Call 3924061. North York MAYOR MEL LASTMAN - office open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 220. Call 392-4075. Borough of East York East York PETER OYLER - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 216. Call 392-4031. MAYOR DAVE JOHNSON - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 226. Call 392-4035. City of Toronto Don River ROGER HOLLANDER - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 207. Call 392-4060. East Toronto PAUL CHRISTIE - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 225. Call 392-4082. Toronto MAYOR JUNE ROWLANDS - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m Mon. to Fri Suite 218. Call 392-4081 tion of three Environmen- tal Technology Transfer (ETT) Centres to be located across the country. Recognizing that en- vironmental industries are a growing sector of the economy, the board sup- ports a current bid for the establishment of an ETT Centre in Metro Toronto. The board points out that Metro will benefit significantly from the coor- dination of environmental technology development and commercialization which may also lead to the creation of badly needed manufacturing jobs. Proposals for Planning ,Reform is Ontario The board has been ac- tively involved in the deliberations of the Com- mission on Planting and Development Reform in Ontario, chained by former Toronto Mayor John Sewell. Responding to the Commission's recent pro- posal for changes to the planning process, the board rises a rnunber of concerns. Firstly, while supporting the need for clear provin- cial objectives and in- terests. the board suggests that instead of creating two fully staffed, 20 -member policy commit- tees, ad-hoc Task Forces be established as required - Secondly. the board calls for greater balance in the requirements for municipal plans between the natural environment and the urban e'nviror- ment. where the majority of Ontarians live. The board bPlives that commenting on every facet of the natural environment in official pians will not streamline the process, but lengthen it. The board also seeks ways to ensure that environmental assessments will not be re- quired where there is already duplication with the Planning Act. Finally. the board urges time lines for development applications to ensure com- ment from appropriate agencies. Municipal Development tlharges The board commends the Borough of East York for its recent decision to res- cind all charges related to development including building fees, zoning by- law change fees, and all processing fees. Goods and services Tax On Sept. 30, 1994 the federal government releas- ed Draft Legislation to amend the Excise Tax Act and related Statutes. The board is concerned about certain provisions of this legislation including the retroactivity of certain tax changes, the payment of interest an proposed tax measures, the drop - shipment rules, the power to waive interest and or penalty, services provided to non-residents, and the denial of input tax credits for registered pension plans and non-resident con- tractors. Toronto Transit Commis- sion Budget The TTC recently in- troduced its proposed 1993 budget which includes a 2% increase in the subsidy level from both Metro and the provincial government. The hoard supports this Mayor Joyce Trimmer and Joseph Morale are getting ready to shave off Councillor Harvey Barron's moustache if the blood clinic in the Scarborough Town Centre on Jan. 14th gets 360 [nits of blood' :tl INSURANCE BROKERS ASSOCIA TION ONTARIO • 47a7, _ - hl _t 439-6722 A&1_ TYVTS OF 945MANCE o Aub subsidv increase for three tions are already in effect. employees. reasons: 1 ) a fare increase The board will continue For every new position is unwarranted. The TTC to monitor the TTC's created. employers can already receives 0% of its eget receive $5.000 of training budget revenues from the Jolts Ontario Training support for the new farebox - the highest of any Fuad employee and $5.00to transit system in North Developed by the Ontario train existing employee es - America; 21 any severe government to get people up to =10,000 for each neer reductions in service. at back to wort. ' Jobs On- position created. this tithe, would negatively tario Training" will help Impact its ability to meet employers fill new poli- For more informatiom the needs of the comrnum- tions and upgrade the skills contact the Municipality of tv : and ? I e?r1+wf"r rrdtrt-- itf new and existing Metro Toronto at 39r7- i', 3. :tl INSURANCE BROKERS ASSOCIA TION ONTARIO • 47a7, _ - hl _t 439-6722 A&1_ TYVTS OF 945MANCE o Aub • Czzuaky • Fire • Lability 0 Life 0 Bonds 0 FkXr 0VXWM 0 cargo o Tenants Package o McngmW 0 Boat 0 jewellery. • PERSONAL • CONOMERCIAL o ATRIAL 1 1 Em tells young couples that true compatibility means being able to wallpaper together for a whole day, or assemble some- thing without the directions. "If you're still speaking by the time you finish," she says, "then kids, money and in-laws will be a cinch.' Well. Em and I have managed to wallpaper and assemble our way through 20 -odd (and I mean odd) years of marriage, so we figured installing Great Aunt Hilda's new ceiling fan would be a snap. The actual installa- tion wasn't difficult, but the Ceiling Fan god must have had it in for us because everything else seemed to go wrong. The fan had been our Christ - gift to Aunt Hilda. I'd put one in her kitchen last summer, and she liked it so much she wanted another one for her liv- ing room. A fan is great for keeping air circulating in hot weather but it can be useful in the winter, too. It forces warm air down into the room so it's less likely you'll have to turn up the beat to stay comfortable. So there we were. Em and 1, ready to go. Before we started, I turned oft' the circuit that con- trolled the power to the living mom - the most crucial part - but it gent downhill 6rotm there. To start with, we both for_got that With the circuit turned Jtf we wouldn't have any light in the room. I had to go home to get an extension cord so we could plug in a lamp. To top it off, the screwdriver wasn't in my toolbox and we argued about whose fault that was while we rummaged in the basement Aunt Hilda had gone visiting while we put the fan up, and by the time she came home we had it up and running and had the room tidied up. "Goodness, what a team you are!" she said. "Anybody else would have botched the whole thing and ended up arguing about it. What's your secret?" "Just practice, Aunt Hilda," said Em ruefully, picking cob- webs from her hair. "Twenty years of it." With a little compatibility thrown in there too, 1 think! This newspaper, in conjunc- tion with Ontario Hydro, is bringing you Phil's Basement to help "bring home" ideas on how to save energy. To receive a copy of the brochure "Humidity and Fresh Air in the Hosie", call Ontario Hydro at 1-800-263-9000 and tell them Phil sent you Page 10 THE NEWS POST Wed. January 6, 199.1 What's the latest to art:;:, ... and derives" flow can computer knowledge he,; Neth multiple amputa- tions^ These are 1u�; ;he questiorts that were answered at The Kar .amps Child Amputee ( CHAMP, Seminar. held in October in Kingston. One of the child amputees. or "(Vamps". benefitting from this information is a Scarborough resident. Cheryl Younger. 8. 'above with her Morn) was among So other Champs who attended the seminar Born missing her right leg below the knee. Cheryl has been fitted with an artifical leg. As a Champ. she received assistance with the cost of artificial limbs. including travel expenses to and from her rehabilitation centre for fittings. CFl.AMP seminars are vital gatherings for different. but equally important reasons. One and a half days in length. they provide a forum where Champs and their parents can meet other families who share common concerns. It is also an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in ar- tifical limbs and special recreational limbs and devices Recreatmnal hirings for swimming and hockey were demonstrated at this seminar. Cheryl herself has a water- proof leg for swimming A highlight of the seminar was a demonstration of Jump- start. The War Amps newest program, which focuses on the benefits of computers and early computer training for Young multiple amputees. so they can develop the com- puter skills that will ensure later employssent. Another important part of CHAMP seminars is special counselling sessions for both parents and Champs. "What Bugs Me" is a particularly popular session, where the Champs. both young and older, discuss and offer solmions to the things they find difficult about being an amputee - turning on taps, fitting a boot over an artifical limb, or answering questions from those curious about their asa- putatsans. The War Amps established the CHk%1P program in 1975 to assist child amputees and their families with the cost of artifical limbs Through special programs and seminars. it assists m many other ways that are just as essential to a Champs quality of life. The associaton receives no govern- ment funds. Its many programs are funded through the public's use of the Key Tag and Address Label Service. MP's Bill Closes Gap On Telepho On Dec. 9th in the House of Commons. Liberal M.P. Derek Lee i Scarborough - Rouge River: introduced a Private Member's Bill amending the Criminal Code ( invasion of privacy j which would protect the privacy of all telephone conversations. Recent lower court deci- sions had called into ques- tion the effectiveness of the existing Criminal Code pro- visions on eavesdropping and wiretapping. "Whether I make a telephone call from my home, a pay phone or cellular phone, I am entitl- ed to privacy for that con- versation. No one should be entitled to listen to that communication except for the individual on the receiving end My Bill makes it very clear that m every telephone conversa- tion between two or ore individuals must be safeguarded from in- ne Privacy truders, and that includes cellular telephone conver- sations.- said Derek Lee. The Bill comes on the heels of an announcement by the Minister of Com- munications to establish a ''Telecommunications Privacy Protection Agen- cy' which Lee considers to be unnecessary. "I'm tired of the govern- ment talking of protecting telephone privacy. This Bill does something about it now," declared M.P. Lee. �/77rrep Wins Community Sports or Place is Notes On Team We'll Weather The Weather Robin D'Abreo, a student from Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough has won a place on the Canadian Na- tional Field Hockey Team. He will tour England and Scotland with the team Jan. 6th to 18th, 1993. The National Indoor Team will compete in the Glasgow Glenfiddich Tour- nament Jan. 8th to 10th and in Birmingham Mid Shires Tournament Jan. 15th to 17th. Weir Is No.1 Amateur mtarno .Amateur Cham- :, 0111. Michael Weir of the i iuron (yaks Golf Club, was named as Ontario's No.l ranked amateur as an- nounced by James Gillick President of the Ontario Golf Association. Weir won his second On- tario Amateur Champion- ship at the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club and was runner-up in the Canadian Amateur Championship Michael also led the On- tario team to a ten shot vic- tory in the team competi- tion of the Canadian Amateur. Warren Sye of the Weston Golf and Country Club has been ranked No.2. Warren finished second in the Ontario Amateur and tied for 5th at the Canadian Amateur Sye has hern the No. t ranked player in on- tano for the past four Years Rounding out the top 10 are 4th. Bryan Decorso of Aictorta Park Golf Club East. 5th. Stu Hamilton of Brampton Golf Club. 6th. Len Foran of Sunningdale. 7th. Garry Ringer of the Highland Country Club in London, nth, Paul Davis. Ontario Golf. 9th. Alike Mealia of the Bayview Country Cub and tied for 10th. Kelly Roberts of Sun- ningdale and John Inglis of the Bame Country Club. Junior A Draft Set To Go The Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior A Cotm- cil will be holding the An- nual Junior A Draft on Jan. loth. The draft will take place at The Ontario Sport Centre. 1220 Sheppard Ave. E., Willowdale, Ont. M2K 2,Xl . Extend Hrs. For Distress Centre The Scarborough Distress Centre has an- nounced that as of Dec 155th it will be extending its hours to offer 24 hour befriending. distress and crisis support to callers. Extra volunteers are re- quired to fill the demand and excellent training is provided. Call the Scar- borough Volunteer Centre at 264-2306 or 751-4888. It's very simple: you have to have snow to have a sled -dog race. But nature is fickle and trying to guarantee the right temperature and the right amount of the right kind of precipitation is a tricky bbuussiness at best. You can hope. You can pray. You can even buy weather in- surance to try and hedge your bets. The organizers of the Minden Techni-cal Challenge have taken a dif- ferent tack. They've turned for help to Television Weather Persons throughout Ontario. A dozen of the people who bring you your nightly dose X j;� of precipitation amounts and wind chill factors and jet stream flows have been invited, for the second year, to participate in the Minden Techni-cal Weather Challenge and predict what the weather will be at the start of the first day of the 1993 race. The Minden Technical Challenge - the world's largest limited -class speed race for sled dogs - is held each year on the second weekend in January. That means this year's race - the ninth - will be held on Jan. 9 and lo. Sponsored by Martin Pet Foods of Elmira. Ont. who provide the purse of $25,100, the race regularly draws the world's top medal -winning mushers from across Canada and the United States. It also attracts thousands of spec- tators who line Main Street for a ring -side view of the action. Whatever the weather, the Minden Techni-cal Challenge is a great family weekend. Racing takes place throughout Saturday and Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. each. day. The kid - and -mutt race is held on Saturday afternoon, after the official heats in the eight- and four -dog classes. The prizes are presented on Sunday afternoon. Hockey Coaching Tips Teach various checking skills Are your players of iectivc when your team has the puck, but lost without it? Defensive play begins the instant vast opposition gains possession of the puck - The purpose of checking is to regain possession as quickly as possible. Before You can teach checking skills, players must master the basics of skating, including speed, agility, balance and strength - Anglin& a player's first method of defence, is the technique of forcing an opponent to go where you want without making contact The checker must approach the puck carrier on an angle, forcing the carrier outside, to the boards, gradually reducing the carrier's space by approaching qusckiy, but under control - The checker then closes the gap and separates the carrier from the puck. The suck check is used when angling forces the carrier to a position where contact can be made with the stick. In the Poke cbeck. primary vision is on the tamer, peripheral vision on the puck. The stick is held with the top hand and the elbow is slightly flexed, close to the bodv. The checker performs a quick extension of the forearm to poke the puck away, making sure not to hsnch, keeping kgs flexed. It is important that players learn to check without body contact, progress to body contact, and then learn to body check if rules permit. Excellent videos on checking are available, and should be sera before teaching body cont act or body checkig For more hrfa"adon on improving tau coaching skills, Contac: dw Candiar Amateur Rocket• Association, 1600 James Ncamuh Dr., d"cester, Ontario, KIB 5N4, 613-748-5613: 3Af Canada Inc. or the Coaching Association Of Canada Esso Penalty Free Sweepstakes Once again, the en- be emphasized as former couragement of skills, safe- Team Canada and National ty and sportsmanship will Hockey League star Paul Seniors Golf Instruction The Scarborough Recreation, Parks & Culture Department will Start New Year Right Start the new year right' You can join fitness classes the first week in January and you have lots to choose from: Aerobics, Dance Fitness, Step Aerobics, Swimnastics, Yoga, Tai Chi and more! There's a class near you. Registration is by mail. Call 396-7411 now for fur- ther information or refer to the December Supplement Brochure delivered to Scarborough.homes, once again be offering Golf Instruction for Scar- borough seniors. 55 years of age or over and who are members of one of our Senior Citizen Recreation Centres. The instruction will be given at Cedarbrook Com- munity Centre, Markham and Lawrence with times on Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p. m. The cost is $9 for 4 weeks. Registration is on Wed. Jan. 6th at 10 a.m. Your Senior Citizen Membership Card must be presented before your registration will be ac- cepted. For further details call •396-7411. Henderson amwunced that the Esso Penalty Free Sweepstakes will be return- ing for its sixth year. The program will run from Jan. 1st through Feb. 7th. "Over the previous five Years, almost 17,000 teams have demonstrated that they can play penalty free hockey," remarked Henderson. "On top of that, 64% of those teams either won or tied their penalty free game. To me, this pro- gram is a winner for everyone and I'm proud to be a part of it!" Developed by the members of the Hockey Development Centre for Ontario to encourage skills, safety and sportsmanship, the program is sponsored by Imperial Oil Limited and supported by the On- tario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. Last year's contest yielded a record number of 4,500 en- tries, with over 65,000 players of all ages in On- t$tio participating. travel-], Be Life Of The Party A Friend Then A Host It's up to hosts of holiday parties to put some real life into the festivities," said Pat Curran of CAA Toron- to. "I'm not talking about spirits. but the spirit of the season. If your guests are busy with conversation. food and activities. they are less likely to concen- trate on drinking." When you give a party, You have a responsibility to see that your guests don't drink too much alcohol and then get behind the wheel of a car. Don't force drinks on anyone: encourage those who are driving to stay sober. If you serve an alcoholic punch• make it with a non- carbonated base such as juice or tea. (Alcohol in a carbonated base is absorb- ed faster by the body.) Watch for overindulgers and rernernber that only time will sober up someone who has had too much to drink. Coffee, cold showers, and other "cures" don't work. Serve lots of protein -rich and starchy foods to help slow the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream. Before the hour grows late, put away the alcoholic beverages but continue to offer plenty of food. Later, you might switch to coffee and dessert to cue people that "the par- ty's over". If in spite of your best in- tentions, guests ..party.. too much. there is still a lot you can do. Drive them home yourself. Ask so- meone else to drive them home, call a cab, or insist they spend the night at your house. No matter the protests or threats. don't give in. That's what it means to be "first a friend, then a host". Columbus Isle Club Med Opened Dec.12th. Ornately carved 18th century Indian temple doors, gilded Thai Cor- omandel roval screens, 19th century Burmese bible chests, imperial blue Chinese ckasonne vases. antique Yao tribal figurines, Naga art, elaborate archways from the border between India and Pakistan. Irian Jaya carvings, antique grain chests from Gujarat. India. ancient Burmese rain drums, antique Turkish and Tibetan carpets as well as artwork and crafts from more than 35 countries. Is this really Club Med' Absolutely - if we are talk - tog about Club Med Colum- bus Isle on the tiny Baha- mian island of San Salvador, just under two hours by plane from Miami. This newest resort which opened on Dec. 12th em- bodies Club Med's decision to provide something for every market niche. Col- umbus Isle represents the latest breed dedicated to satisfying the desires of couples and sophisticated singles seeking upscale amenities, lots of comfort, more luxury, and possibly the most beautiful beach and sea yet to be discovered. The 5 1'2 kilometres of untouched powder -soft sand edging a calm, warm ocean with no undertow, no tar and no seaweed is the stunning focal point of all the accommodation, din- ing room and public areas. Gisela Trigano, the in- terior designer, worked closely with a handpicked group of 12 talented designers and artists from many different countries to create this global environ- ment which blends many elements. She calls her team a "mini U. N. " Working together they custom designed and manufactured throughout the world everything in the village from the dining plates to the hand- made handout glass light fixtures for the public areas, door knobs, key holders, special murals and mosaics. They even searched out hks for the swimming pod which would make the water in the pod appear the same shade as the sea so that people in the recep— tion area loanking out at the pod and sea would see the same colour. Nothing was overlooked. The reason the majority of antiques and furniture came from Asia stems from the fact that Colum- bus thought he had discovered Asia when he arrived in the NewWorks. Gisela's idea was to make the village fed like " la maison du voyageur' the home of an ancient mariner who had gone to exotic places and had brought back some treasures to his own home. The village will open with accommodations for 300 guests in single or double occupancy rooms. By March an additional 250 beds will have been added. Transportation to the island will be via Miami on American Eagle and Bahamasair as well as via Eleuthera on the club's charter to San Salvador. All of the rooms are the largest, most comfortable and most luxuriously decorated of all western hemisphere villages built to date by Club Med. Each measures a full 36 square metres with private balcony or patio facing the sea. Shades of blue and green spiked with paprika and white tiled floors and wal is were used throughout so there would be no dif- ferentiation between the in- doors and outdoors. Special attention has been paid to making the village environmentally, correct. Local plants and trees will be used along the dunes to protect the beach from erosion and to help preserve the flora. More than 1,000 palm trees are being imported along with bougainvillea and hibiscus to fulfill vaca- tioner's dreams of a tropical island fantasy. All the water used in the Wed. January 6, 1993 THE NEWS POST Page II Shamu and Bab% Shamu shun oti heir na: -.,. :::,sical ability by performing side-by- side in Sea World of Honda's --Shamu. Ne% v show. Every graceful movement of these rnagruficent creatures can be picked up b% four live cameras and displayed on a gigantic state-of-the-art video screen to bring visitors closer than ever before to these beautiful animals. Whether its exploring the underwater world of the killer whale or the uni- que relatioahip developed between man and animal. Shamu: New %"rsions" adds an extra dimension to the Sea World experience. (Copyright 1982 Sea World of Florida. All Rights Reserved.) Florida's Lee County Events Riverview Art Festival - Jaa. 9 d 1• Enjoy live music: a juned art show featuring over 150 artists and craft- smen from throughout the country and good food The Parks and Recreation department will be pro- moting "Kids Make It and Take It" art where kids can learn and make such iters as potato stamps and pup- pets and take them home. Location: Jaycee Park in Cape Coral. Mid -Florida Golf Festival - Jan. IF24 Golfers from Ohio and Canada will spend more than a week demonstrating their skills during this post holiday pro am tourna- ment. Location: Lehigh Resort. Lehigh Acres. loth .Annual Lee Sidewalk Arts k Crafts Show - Jan. 16 i 17 More than 250 artisans from the United States and Canada display and sell their creations at this an - mal juned street fair. Arts and crafts include stained- glass. woodworking. pot- tery, painting and calligraphy. Location: First Street in downtown Fort Myers. German American Social Club Fests - Jan. 17. Feb. 21, March 21 and April 4. This club celebrates its German American heritage with a series of festivals held throughout the year. the largest one being Munich in Cape Coral in October. All feature good German food and beer. Location German American Social Club on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. ISM Nations Bank Seniors Festival - Jan_ 21-30_ This fourth annual celebration for seniors in- cludes a free concert, senior games competitions and a two day exposition at Harborside Convention Hall. A Gala Ball will be held Jan. 27 at the Fort Mvers Exhibition Hall. Location: Throughout Lee County. village for showers will be enjoy the extremely day and a weekly night treated as grey water for healthy and colourful living dive. watering all plants. Only reefs. Sponge beds can be Kavak Scuba Diving - biodegradeable or reusable found as shallow as 24 Columbus Isle will be the tableware will be used for metres. first Club Med to introduce picnics and around the Three specially designed a new course called Kayak Pool- 12 -metre dive boats will Diving. It is a PADI For both scuba diving transport divers and specialty course open to and snorkellingexpeditios snorkellers to more than 30 certified divers. Par - the majority of the sites sites within 15 to 30 minutes ticipants will go out explor- will have permanent buoys from the village. ing in special kayaks equip - for mooing boats to pro- This will be the club's ped with a well for storing tett the coral reefs, sponge largest Dedicated Dive tanks and then hook on to a beds and rock formations. Centre, where novice buoy %tile diving. Touted as the clearest divers can get their PARI There will be about three water in the Caribbean, or NAUI certification and hours of diving and six divers at Columbus Isle experienced divers can hours of practice and will he among the first to take part in 2-:1 dives per classwork. The cost is S75 INGRUS TRAVEL We offer experienced, efficient professional service and advice. CALL 831-8747 1271 Kingston fid.Pickering This Space Could Be Yours Ii For 12 PER WEEK i This Space Could Be Yours For 1$12per � weekJ — Visit � Resorts In L Ontario U.S. Kayak diving is a new diving experience which is growing in popularity among people who live in coastal areas. Other vratersports in - dude snorkelling. sailing- windsurfing. kayaking and water -sluing. On land there are 10 tennis courts. aerobics. water exercises in the pod and bicycling. Recorded classical music concerts at sunset and a nightly show followed by an everring in the nightclub round out the daily pro- grams- 'W'herever you find a Club Med, you find great food. The village has a main air - condi t i oned dining room overlooking the pool and beach. In breaking with its 43 year tradition of tables for eight in the main dining room. Columbuis Isle will offer tables for two, four six or eight. Guests have the option of enjoying breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet feasts of- fering selections fromn around the world, or, at other times• served meals. Another first this season, all Club Med villages in North America will have a selection of non-fat, low - calorie and vegetarian dishes available at every meal. Each evening there is a show in the open-air theatre given by guest per- formers or Club Med's staff known as G.O.s ( gentle organizers) . The per person double oc- cupancy, land rate for a 7-dav 7 -night stay at Col- umbus Isle ranges from $1,130 to $1,670 depending on the week. Christmas and New Year's weeks are higher. Daily rates range from $175 to i260 and guests can stay for as little or as long as they choose. Air packages are available from :Miami from sl.5to to 5`:,0890. 'All prices are in Canadian dollars). For more information on Columbus Isle or other Club '.Med vacations, call your travel agent or Club Med at 96&:r-)179. It's Fun To Travel - & See The World 46 V -• Page 12 THE NEWS Wed. January 6, 1993 ,fit .,� . 1_ ... . _ - 1.4 .,; -, r t r ..y. #`,r Christmas Was Great For Patients Through the generost ty of several community organizations. the long term patients at Scar- borough General Hospital's Crockford Pavilion had all the more reason to smile this past Christmas. With the assistance of staff members (in the role of Santa Clara I . gifts were placed on the patient's bed- side tables on Christmas Eve, carefully wrapped and ready for opening on Christmas morning. According to Marie Powers. Director of N rs- m6 practice. Long Term Care. "Words cannot describe the pleasure the patients exhibit when they see and open their gifts... So. who is responsible for bringing this joy to the pa- tients' The Ontario Association of 5uperan- nuated Women Teachers. Scarborough Branch, have been giving for the past 16 years. Others who have participated for the past several years, include the Donminster United Church. St. John's United Church Women and Knox Presbyterian Church - Women's Missionary Socie- ty. The Scarborough Firefighters. local 626. (above, represent the "ic- tog on the cake" as they visit the long term carr pa- tients each Christmas Dray. This past Christmas Day was the 29th year they have visited the hospital. In ad- dition to bringing gifts, this very special group of peo- ple bring their own Santa Claus and entertain the pa- tients with music. seasonal tunes and a wonderfully uplifting spirit that results in many smiling and happy faces. The Firefighters also visit the Paediatrics unit Thanks For Christmas Cheer Agincourt Community Services Association and Information Scarborough wish to thank the many Scarborough residents who donated to the Christmas Cheer Food Drive through the local schools. churches, service groups or in- dividually. Your generosity was overwhelming The food will br used to rLEWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2501 Wartier+ Ave.The Rev_ Daniel MacKinnon. t�.A..m_f*v. 0 a.m. • CAureA School For AW Ages .m. - Rev. Dan MacKinnon .m. - Rev. Dan MacKinnon everY age WARM WELCOME t CL At tl• in Agincourt. Interested In Composting? Are you interested in composting' Do you live in Metropolitan Toronto' Join the recycling council of On- tario's seventh master News From Around Malvern LESTER B. PEARSON asset Agincourt residents Shore your home. who are in need of 1 emergency assistance in - W.tr:n. rruturc ind uncicrstunding fine ltc% and trKink3u:>.Ls 1 the coling months. _trr rrct-drd to shirr their hcxnc s A ith 1 child (K at:lult w ith i Their grateful thanks also go to the 65 groups or tichrl<rtxncntll ci>vhilit% VIe err tntcrc�trci m pc:>Plr NtN, I individuals who hr-- hU%r a Nzn)ng dv%irr It, rlp (Khrr, inti Mho Arc ihic t(, ypaa tnctpated In the Christmas ma At- J t'(Nrarutrnrrrt Partners Program. over 1t'. u: m:is L ht w tsc• [(> .tort• % our ht m►c• t 1 full-time hast.. 200 families and in - (w for tKkj_%t ruI urcnt rrrtet U4-U-r!!Piu•sth dividuals were assisted :rr nratnX. Fmfe wv(,rtu! strpfx.rT intra a fit- fi/i' .c- st r! r 4I( w1t gifts and vouchers to F. purchase the food needed tr num• uitt trm.m4 m tall Supportive tiomc for a Christmas meal. Share -96&-0650. rzt. 250 Vetrt) hw nt(> t`+,..k,,:,,n t(x Every donation helped C 4)rnrnuntn li. ung A I n,tcd \%a% Mcnih cr .kgcnct t as make Christmas special - — for one more child or adult rLEWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2501 Wartier+ Ave.The Rev_ Daniel MacKinnon. t�.A..m_f*v. 0 a.m. • CAureA School For AW Ages .m. - Rev. Dan MacKinnon .m. - Rev. Dan MacKinnon everY age WARM WELCOME t CL At tl• in Agincourt. Interested In Composting? Are you interested in composting' Do you live in Metropolitan Toronto' Join the recycling council of On- tario's seventh master News From Around Malvern LESTER B. PEARSON students for decision.% of credit system will also C. 1. post -secondary education. need to be adjusted. Accor - Education :Minister Ad- After Silipo's briefing on ding to Silipo, although the dresses Students the above changes, the Ministry of Education has by Edythe -Anne Colangelo minister opened the floor to not made any final deci- Tony Silipo, Ontario's questions from the sions regarding this, there Education Minister, held a students. Most students will be need to be province - student trews conference were extremely concerned wide "benchmarks" to act last week at Queen's Park. that the Advanced level as a clear set of achieve - The minister addressed 45 students would not be vent standards. students from Ontario challenged in a destreamed When asked whether senior elementary and program. Silipo responded teachers and students have secondary schools. to this concern by stating been surveyed for their opi- Mr. Silipo outlined the that Advanced students nions of this process, Silipo proposed changes to the will indeed be challenged in responded with a clear education system, in- a destreamed program. He "No". He said that he has cluding the Transition also added, "Research tells talked to individual Years program which will us that Advanced students teachers' federations, but attempt to assist students tend to do well no matter further stated that this gro- in Grades 7, 8 and 9 as they what the classroom format gram was not an issue of make the move from an is. " He feels this challenge preference but it was based elementary to secondary to Advanced students will on what educators were school. This program will come in the way of small telling his ministry, as to include the eventual group work and a variety of the changes they wanted to destreaming of Grade 9. teaching methodologies. see. Destreaming will mean Concerning special As of now, there are a that students will not be education, such as Gifted few Toronto high schools placed at one of three and English -as -a -second- involved as pilot projects levels of learning difficul- language programs. S1lipo for the destreaming in- ty, Basic. General or Ad- reassured the students that itiative. One of these is vanced but will be in- these programs will not be Lester B. Pearson C.I. tegrated into one affected by the destream- where Grade 9 has current - classroom setting with a ing process, but over time ly been destreamed. common cur. iculum. it will be necessary to According to the According to Silipo, these "strike a balance between Ministry of Education. all changes are being made to integration and segrega- Ontario secondary schools make education more tele- tion" because he feels that will destream Grade 9 by vant to the "realities of the "students function better September 1993 and "will world". and to ensure that as a whole in the fully implement a new Ontario's education system classroom." common curriculum by adequately prepares The present Diploma September 1996." Lifestyle Calendar Of Events Lifestyle Retirement Conunur ties, full-service retirement residences. have scheduled upcoming lectures available to the public and Lifestyle residents at no charge. At Forest Hill Place. 645 Castlefrdd Ave. Toronto on Thurs. Jan. 7, 14 ti 21 at 2 p.m- there will be --Take Charge of Your life" with media celebrity Leonard Rubenstein. In this three Part series, be will en - can -age seniors to adapt a positive attitude on their well being and lives. On Tues. Jan. 12 at 2 p. m. is "Movement is Liffe" with Olive Pester. Registered Physiotherapist and Direc- tor of the Physiotherapy WeUness Clinic. On Thurs. Jan. 28 at 2 P.M. is "Stereotyping of Ethnic Groups.. with Ber- me Farber Director of Research, Joint Communi- ty Relations. Canadian Jewish Congress. At the Donway Place. 8 The Donway East. Don 3dills on Thurs. Jan. M & 28 at 2:30 p.m. will be "A Whirlwind History of Musical Theatre" with Gordon Bean, Program Director of Applied Arts at Ryerson Polytechnical In- stitute. For further informatim or to reserve a seat. con- tact Marlene White at ( 416 ) 785-1511. Walker & Ellis Re-elected Bd. Heads Councillor Michael Walker has been reelected Chairman of the Board of Taranto Harbour Commis. sioners for his second con. secubve veer ('.r...,•;at,.r composter training pro- Ili- This year's program will focus on composting for multi -unit buildings and other mid -scale projects. Volunteers receive 40 hours of training and then spend 40 hours in community outreach, helping compost projects get off the ground and run effectively. To receive an informa- tion Package and an ap- plication form, call the recycling Council of On- tario at 960-1025. The deadline for applications is Jan. 8th. This program is funded by the Metro Toron- to Worths Department SERVICES FOP SUNDAY JANUARY 10 1992 9:30 A.M. - Christian Education Hour Blurred vision can be one of the warning signs of diabetes. If 10:30 A.M. - Worship Service you're having trouble with your vision, don't ignore it. Please ppcTOP TRENHOLM SPEAKING see your doctor. 6:30 P.M. - Praise R a I I v For more information about diabetes. contact the Canadian PASTOR TRENHOLM SPEAKING Diabetes Association. So much can 6e done. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. ' Friday 7:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study Prayer and Counselling T ti E Diabetes Italian Service - Chara Kids Youth o....,to M. 0.* .- ( Steven Ellis has been re- elected Vice Chairman. The two City of Toronto Councillors were re-elected at a recent meeting of the board. Councillor Walker, one of three City appointees on the commission board. was appointed to the Toronto Harbor Commission on June 27, 1990. He was first named Chairman in January, 199¢, replacing federal appointee Frank Smith. Along with the third City of Toronto appointee John Adams, Councillor Ellis was appointed to the THC Board on Dec. 3, 1991. Shortly following his ap. pourtment he wits elected Vice Chairman, replacing Councillor Betty Disem. who is no longer a member of the board. Councillors Walker. Ellis and Adams are joined on the board by federal ap. pointee Charles Parmelee who was appointed on April 5, 1990. The second of two federally -appointed posi- tions on the board has re- mained vacant since January, 1992 with the resignation of Frank Smith. That position is ex- pected to be filled in the near future. Alzheimer's Family Support The Scarborough Health Department's Alzheimer's Family Support Group of- fers families and caregivers practical ad- vice and information about Alzheimer's from experts in the field. Guest speakers and public health nurses cover a host of topics: stages of the disease, updates on research, legal concerns, community support and placement. The Alzheimer's Family Support Group begins regular bi-monthly meetings Jan. 13. Meetings are held every other Wednesday evening thereafter up to May 26. An meetings take place at Brimley Acres, 2950 Lawrence Ave. E. (next to Bendale Acres) from 7:15 - 8 P.M. For more information call the Scarborough Health Department at 396-4=. Love Is Too Simple Candid Stammer Theatre presents "But Love Is Too Simple To Save Us" Jan. 7th to 24th at Bud- dies in Bad Times Theatre, 142 George St., Toronto. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and Sunday matinees begin at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $12. Tuesdays it's "pay -what - you -can". For information or reser- vations cal W33 -94M.