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Home My WebLink AboutPP1993_12_15$1500 monthly stuffing envelopes at home. Start Immediately. Send stamped self-addressed envelope to: NEWFIELD ENTERPRISES 800 STEELES AVE.W. Suite B1Oil 14.Thomhlll,Ont. I_4J 71_2 Pickering Council Notes Zoning Amendment Council directed its planning staff to initiate a town -wide zoning amendment application to consider recognizing the sale of a wider variety of accessory goods from automobile sen -ice stations. New Fire Chief Deputy Chief Patrick Pearsall has been appointed Fire chief of the Town of :Pickering. The position of Deputy Fire Chief will be posted immediately with the intention of filling the position effective Jan. ist, 1994. Rural Horse Numbers Council has paid L;xcord Signs Limited $5.958.55 for the supply of rural house numbers and $2.313.87 to Don Cordingly Gradall for the installation of the rural horse numbers. Trafrk Signals Inming Council is requesting the Region to alter the timing of the traffic signals at Whites Rd. and Granite Court in order to allow motorists ample time to make a left turn from Granite Court onto Whites Rd especially from 4 to 5: 30 p.m. Alkena Fairest Lards Council has requested the Metro Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to advise council what criteria was used for the $lo million payment for selected lands i Bramalea and Lardford that were purchased in the Alton Forest Heavy Traffw A bylaw has been passed prohibiting heavy traffic on Dalewood Drive. And a bylaw has been passed providing for the regulation and licensing of places of amusement on Dalewood Drive. This Space Could Be Yours For 11 PER WEEK The canadan Ped Cross Society This Space Could Be Yours For 11 PER WEEK A Gem Stone Tumbler Makes a Great Gift. NAUTILUS ARTS & CRAFTS SM Klr►pitMn Ad., Hwy. Z FWK" ►lata, Hlohiend CrNM West ul Call 284-1171 40c per copy Published by Watson Publishing Company Ltd. Every Wednesday Second Class Mail Registration No. 1645 $15 per yr. by mail SIIAVER Sala A Serrfee 1"itillpal - Bratlln Remitttgtotn 1331 WadoAve -Z , 751-1742, ft ol. 28 No. 49 Pickering, Onlario 1A ed. December 15, 1993 PICKERING App osf Serving the Community for 28 Years! Approve Bramalea Subdivision Official Plan Amendment 79 was passed by Pickering Cottage Season To Arrive Above a Duamlt Brddly' with her art ti, r�. . a lot of attention from folks at the Wood Show t� :,� .:. , r•. toter at the Metro East Trade Centre. ( Photo - Bob N a tw►n Feb.4 At Metro East Centre acrd growth of, 71e:t^ottage equallyoverthe �3- pay The 4th annual 'original' Cottage Show to be held Feb. 4 5 6. 1994, at the Metro East Trade Centre in Pickering is taking shape and will be almost twice as large as before, with about 30 percent more floor space. This is necessary to accommodate the over 250 exhibitors, the seminar areas. a larger boat and marine area, and the two f dly built cottages built ngbt on the show floor. as well as added outdoor -like seating areas for visitors to relax and enjoy the cottage country ambiance. "If it's for the cottage, it's at The Cottage Show." says Ron Cowan. the show's director. Boats. motors. canoes, lumber, log homes, concrete, septic systems, water systems, off-road vehicles. solar energy. woodstoves, furnishings. decorations, hot tubs, saunas, outdoor clothing, Cottage Country Contractors eager to build you a dream cottage. and Cottage Country Realtors exhibiting property listings from all over Ontario. making The Cottage Show one-stop shopping for Cottage Owners, or those dreaming of buying their first cottage Ronald Martino and Son Funeral Directors (Formerly of West Hill) Brock Road Chapel 1057 Brock Road !just south of 401 Pickering Family owned and operated. i41h1 686-;599 "We will be emphasizing the under $75.000 cottage this year. There's a lot of quality cottage property out there• and it's closer and more affordable now than people think. There are deals out there." adds Cowan: "We are the Ambassadors of Cottage Country". The phenomenal success Show over the last 4 Years represents a growing trend in the Consumer Exposition industry. which is towards more specialized, focused events catering to a specific interest group. in this case, Cottagers. And with the 'Baby - Boomers' beginning to approach middle -age, the number of Cottage Owners is expected to grow steadily over the nett decade Durham Board Of Education Notes Finance Committee Meeting Reviewed A preliminary report on the 1994 estimated average mill rate increase in Durham Region was brought to the Finance nance and Transportation Committee meeting of Nov. 10. It in- dicated that mill rates would increase by 6.7 per- cent and that it would take $2.2 million in budget ex- penditure reductions to reduce the mill rate by one percent. Staff based the estimated mill rate in- crease on a number of assumptions and will not be able to accurately deter- mine the increase until more concrete data is available. At the same meeting of the committee, reports on Full Day Every Other Day Kindergarten Junior Kindergarten, the French Immersion Program and Transportation, Board - wide Computer Directions, SBS Social Workers, Family Studies, Design Technology, the Gifted Program, Secondary Special Education and Elementary Class sizes were received by trustees as information to be used in their 1994 budget delibera- tions. Board and Elementary Teachers Reach Im- plementation Agreement An implementation Agreement covering the first of 3 years of the Social Contract has been reached by the Durham Board, the Durham Women Teachers' Association and the On- tario Public School Teachers' Federation, Durham District. The agreement specifies that elementary teachers will take one unpaid leave day and that payroll deductions for that day will be spread dates in March 1994. The 1983 94 increment for teachers not at max- imuan was credited against the Social Contract sub - target for all elementary teachers rather than paid. All elementary teachers will take the unpaid leave day on March 10, 1994, just prior to the spring break From Thomas J. Town Council at its Nov. 15th meeting. Bramalea Limited, the developer, agreed to a number of modifications to the original plan. Joan Donahue of 1764 Rosebank Rd., Mario Polsinelli of 1826 Rosebank Rd., Peter Sopta of 1818 Rosebank Rd.. and Joseph Sopta of 1818 Rosebank Rd. all approved of the approval. Grant Andrews, representing the Durham Separate School Board, advised council that the school board hopes to have a school ready for the area by September 1995. Robert Stention of 1946 Rosebank Rd., stated his concern over the commercial property on Rosebank Rd., just south of the Thomas property. He requested that council consider relocating it to the south side of proposed greet B. Council also moved a motion that Amendment No. 79 to the Pickering District Plan be subject that all iarrd uses on all lards lying within the MTRCA Alton Forest Acquisition Area revert bock to the land uses passed by council in "ptember 1992, if the MTRCA has not acquired such lands or entered into agreements of purchase and safe of such lands prior to the OMB hearing on Amendment 79. period. To make up the in- stuctional day for students. the professional develop. ment day scheduled for Feb. 11, 1994, will be cancelled and regular classes will take place that day for all elementary students and teachers. Quinn, R. D. M . R. Executive Director of ti Opera oras As we move into the new year, let me take this opportuni- ty to wish you and your family a very happy Holiday Season' 1994 promises to be a year of challenges for the field of recreation. My staff is p. -fared to work hard to meet the needs of the community and offer safe. exciting programs for every member of the family. Our facilities and parks in Pickering are "second to none", and I en- courage you to spend some time exploring the community. If you have not been to the recreatim complex, stop by for a visit, or a tour. The recreation complex boasts terrific pro- grams, not to mention outstanding qualfied staff eager to meet with you to discuss what we offer, or design something unique just for you. The Department of Community Services and Facilties is continuing to ensure everyone in the community has access to all programs and services- We have introduced a variety of easy payment plans to suit all budgets. We want you to enjoy what we have to offer! The Department of Community Services and Facilities is a very approachable department. We welcome your com- ments and suggestions. on programs, services, facilities and processes. You, the public, help us improve o'ur systems! As always, I am proud to present our 1993 94 programs and services to you in our brochure. Take a loot:, and plan some quality time for your family. DENTAL OFFICE DrX Fenwick Dr.R.Hoffman Dr.S.Sekhon Dr.J. Wasserman Denture Therapist - Harry Orfanidis r� MORNINGSIDE MALL SUITE 348 Evening &Saturday appointments available 282.1175 Page 2 TIIE NEWS POST Wed. December 1.i, 199:1 Opinion a page for expression for you and us Bob's Notes by Bob Watson .......-10- ................. :�S Happy Christmas Christmas is coming and the annual enthusiasm by Cana- dians for this gift -giving and family get-together time is a great time of the year! This is a time when politicians don't issue any notices about politics and everyone's energy is dedicated to giving to others and helping the needy. Of course. Christians revere Christmas Day as the day of Christ's birth and the start of His life on earth. Non - Christians join in the Christmas spirit because it crosses religious lines and lets all Canadians be happy and enjoy the spirit of the day. Let's all plan to enjoy Christmas, telephone relatives in distant places, send greeting cards to those we rarely see or talk to, and inspire our young people to be nice to all their friends and relatives Hopefully those engaged in drugs and crime might consider a respite from their actions - and even a decision to give up these deadly actions. Merry Christmas evervone! Bilingualism Dear Editor, The time has come for our politicians outside of Quebec to get off their well paid butts and stop spending tax dollars on bilingualism and Bill Fight the French Languages Service Act here in Ontario. These politicians are either asleep at the switch or they are just plain blind to what is happening. Not only are English Canadians being forced to speak French and build French schools. the government is closing our English schools. We want and deserve a good standard of living in Canada but if expensive and nonessential things like enforced bilingualism is allowed to continue the lifestyle of Canadians will diminish. 1. as a Canadian, demand a referendum on bilingualism and let the people of Canada decide if we want it or not. If our government denies us this right then this country will no longer be the land of milk and honey as we know it to be. Bilingualism has cost Canadians "Billions" and the fact is we just cannot afford it. Yours trul v. Dwight Crawford 25.4 Bridge St Carleton Place. ont. K C 3H4 Westville Is 100 Yrs. Old Dear Editor: 1994 will be a banner year for Westville. N.S. when it will celebrate its 100th birthday. In conjunction with celebrations. the Westville Homecoming Society has a full schedule of events planned during June 30 - July 7. 1994. including a full reunion of all former students and teachers, a dance, variety concert. family picnic, church service, town country tour. etc. The town's annual Canada Day celebrations will be ongoing during the time as well. The committee is hoping to reach as many former Westville persons who attended or taught any grade in the Westville school system so they may send their name and address and in turn we will forward our :Newsletter outlin- ing our itinerary. We want to make sure this information is available early to assist those who are able to plan their summer vacation "to corse see the old gang". Please send your name and address to Mrs. Dorothy (Hunter) Boehk. P.O. Box 411, Westville, N.S. BOK 2Ao and hope you "Come Home in '94". Westville Homecoming Society Diane (Johnson) Hayman - President Dorothy (Matheson) Pushie - Secretary Diane (MacDonald) MacDonald - Treasurer Wendy (Hale) Bourque - Recording Secretary (Phone 396-3369. neP;'_K" RIrO s t ws Published every Wednesday by Watson Publishing Company Llmlted, Est. 1950 Office b Address- 150 Milner Ave. Unit 35. Scarborough, Ont. MIS 3R3. Telephone 291.2583 Publisher & General Manager • Bob Watson Office Manager • Irene Watson ADVERTISING - Irene Watson, Bertha Kronenberg, EDITORIAL - Audrey Purkiss, Diane Matheson, Bill Watt SUBSCRIPTIONS - $15 per year - 40t a copy. Sergeant Mee - RCMP Jason Chan of Agincourt. Ontario won 1st prize in the 1993 Junior Poster Contest sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion with this black and white poster. Scarborough Doctor In High Blood Pressure Study Dr. John Charles of Scarborough is one of some 90 Canadian physicians serving as investigator in a pioneering international research project, the "Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) Study", and is seeking patients with high blood pressure to participate. Dr. Charles and his worldwide colleagues are seeking something physicians have never had before: a specific target for lowering blood pressure. The ambitious study will be evaluating a total of 18,o0o patients, including 1.500 Canadians• men and women, aged 5o to 80. PRIMARY HYPERTENSION. Patients interested in participating or physicians interested in referring patients should call 1-800-361-5233. "It is clear that lowering blood pressure reduces risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke. The question is how low should we go? If we treat hypertension more aggressively than we do now, will the incidence of cardiovascular illness and death continue to decline?" asks Dr. Carruthers of Dalhousie Universitv and Victoria General Hospital in Halifax and Canada's representative on the international HOT Studv Executive Committee. HOT Study co-ordinators believe that study results could significantly influence the future of hypertension management internationally. The Canadian arm of the HOT Study will include a cost effectiveness component. "We hope to find out how many heart attacks and strokes are prevented and at what total cast to our health care system." says Dr. Carruthers. Endorsed by the European Societv of Hypertension, this prospective, randomized study is expected to follow 18.000 patients worldwide for a mean period of 2.5 years (equal to at least 40,000 patient-years ) . The HOT Study will assess the relationship between major cardiovascular events, such as non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke and cardiovascular death, and target diastolic blood pressures of 91. 95 and So mm Hg during antihypertensive treatment. Heart disease and stroke are Canada's number one killers. and hypertension is a major contributor to these ailments. A recent study- of the Canadian Heart Health Surveys Research Group, entitled "Prevalence, control and awareness of high bkxd pressure among Canadian adults." found that 16 percent of men and 13 percent of women have hypertension while 26 percent of those subjects are unaware of the condition." Patients will only participate in the study on the basis of informed consent. The HOT Study is regulated by several independent committees which will manage its administration, evaluate clinical events• monitor its safety and validate its acem-m-y Wonderful Family Reunion The Irish visitors did not in the least expect to find in Canada relatives to their "Uncle Bert", who was brother to their father in Irelard, late Victor Baxter, sister Mabel Baxter, who are deceased, Morly Baxter, wife of Victor Baxter (who is deceased). arrived in Canada with her daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. William McCourt to find late Bert Baxter and Scottish wife who will be 86 in August have here (86 grandchildren) who in the begiming had 3 sons and 3 daughters. Departure of visitors was so emotional ! Mr. and Mrs. Bil- ly McCourt and Mrs. Morly Baxter departed from the fami- ly in Canada Julv 15th to go back to Belfast. Ireland - much tears were shed, amving at Toronto Airport June 25, a dream come true, especially Billy who is in need of heart transplant, a lifetime dream for all. Relatives to many, many in Canada - going back years to two brothers and two sisters from Scotland and Ireland who met and married. What a surprise to meet all these relatives after all these years and they loved Canada so much, to see even though there is the odd problem, we all live so well in harmony no matter what our religion, our beliefs, our status, our colour. What a blessed place Canada really is, even in this time of financial troubles and problems. -Morly. Mary Connolly, The Wans, Willetts and Baxters will miss their Irish family but after all these years we finally met our Dad's family, he would have loved to be at this family reunion but in our faith we know he and his brother are looking down on all of us with much Thanks and Love! Thev finally got their dream and I pray it won't be our last visit we see them. We thank our parent for coming here years ago and allowing us all the opportunity to live in such a wonderful country. I pray it never loses its Christian Prin- ciples. Mary Connolly of Scarborough 9 Fortune Gate Scarborough. CANADA POST ANNOL'NC ED NO BASIC LETTER PRICE INCREASE Canada Post Corporation has announced that the price of the hasic standard letter stamp will not increase on Jan. 1. 1994. The price of a stamp will remain at 43 cents for letters up to 30 grams mailed within ('anada. Give A Gift That Lasts A11 Year! A year's subscription to one of these newspapers ' SCARBOROUGH A INCOURT WEST HILL 1749ws news hews I CHECK THE NORTH YORK EAST 2140 K RIO ONE YOU WANT ne�4N ne� Renewal ' Naw Send $15 plus 1.05 GST (Total 16.05) cheque, money order or VISA number (plus expiry date) to: Watson Publishing Company Limited 150 Milner Ave., Unit 35 Scarborough, Ont.M1S3R3� Name Address _ 500 Scouts Vote In President Vim Kochhar A filled to capacity ballroom of the Ramada Renaissance Hotel in North York saw over 500 Scouters from the largest Scouting Council in Canada elect Vim Kochhar as President for the year 1993-94. This was the first time in history that an election was called for either the position of President or Regional Commissioner. Mr. Kochhar headed the 15,000 member Toronto Council in 1992-93 which saw amazing results in new highs for fundraising, the stoppage of the decline of youth numbers and for the first time in many years a balanced budget. There was also started an ag- gressive image building to rebuild the membership. Mr. Kochhar stressed in his comments that the Management Committee vole is to serve and not to govern the groups. This ap- proach was warmly greeted by the audience. A professional engineer, Vim Kochhar is the Presi- dent of The Vi mal Group of Companies and Early Canadian Furniture Shops. He is the Founding Chair- man of the Canadian Foun- dation for Phvsically Disabled Persons, Rotary Cheshire Homes, Past President of Rotary Club of Toronto Don Valley. In adidition to the elec- tion of Vim Kochhar, David Cooper was elected 1st Vice President and Chairman of the Development Commit- tee, Bob Eisner, Vice President and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Bob Michener, Vice Presi- dent and Gayle Christie, former mayor of York was also elected as Vice Presi- dent for the first time. The position of Regional Commissioner, the head of the uniformed side of Scouting, elected Peter Sawyer, a veteran of the many years of Scouting at the group and training levels. Mr. Sawyer, is the National Systems Support Manager for Hitachi Canada. Mr. Sawyer in his remarks stated that the return to a strong training thrust for leaders headed his list of priorities as well as the need to ensure that all decisions have the con- fidence of the grassroots. The large throng of leaders voted unanimously to accept sweeping changes in the Greater Responsible Health Care For Our Community Is halth hilonma*m column Presented by Scarborough General Hospitaq Scarborough General Hospital is dedicated to providing quality health earn to our coemrrmunity and surrounding areas. This Includes a commitment in health pronwtion and prwentbn of illness. Through this monthly column, we will provide you with important health information that we hope will be of benefit to you. The column appears on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. F.I.T. NESS - HOW TO GET STARTED Good intentions just aren't enough when it canes to fitness. Here is some important information you must know on how to get started on your own aerobic fitness program. In order to improve your cardiovascular endurance you must use the F.I.T. formula, that is, be aware that there is a minimal frequency intensity and time required to achieve benefit from your program. The American Col- lege of Sports Medicine (A.C.S.M. ) (1989) advises that ex- ercise using large muscle groups continuously are of most benefit. Suggested activities are jogging, fast walk- ing, bicycling, swimming, cross country skiing, skating, dancing or rowing. The F.I.T. formula works like this: F = Frequency. The A.C.S.M. recommends 3 - 5 days per week of continuous aerobic exercise. Exercising less than 3 times per week can be ineffective because benefits gained fade after 48 hours. I = Intensity. Your heart rate tells you how hard you are working and it must be in the "target zone" which is dependent upon your age and fitness level. This should be determined by a qualified fitness ap- praiser. T = Time. You must keep your heart rate in the target zone for at least 15 minutes continuously. For lower intensity activities it is better to exercise for longer than this. In summary, to become fit you must commit to a minimum of 3 times a week of heart rate target zone ac- tivity for 15 - 60 minutes. Joyce Nowocin, B.Sc. Kinesiologist Certified Fitness Appraiser Physiotherapy SCARBOROUGH GENERAL - HOSPITAL Toronto Region By -Laws greater volunteer par - which will see shorter ticipation in the decision terms for officers and making process. Ken Taylor Speaks To Entrepreneurs On NAFTA "November 17 will be a day of destiny for the three North American heads -of - state," says Ken Taylor, Canada's former Am- bassador to Iran. "On that day, the United States will either pass or reject for their country the North American Free Trade Agreement. The stakes are enormous - if not to the same degree for Canada as for the United States and Mexico." Ken Taylor spoke on the NAFTA and other emerg- ing trade challenges and opportunities at the Nov. 17 Network Luncheon Series, hosted by the Centennial College Centre of En- trepreneurship and spon- sored by the Bank of Mon- treal and Coopers Lybrand. Taylor serves as a direc- tor or advisor to a number of firms in North America regarding international issues. He' is currently in Mexico City discussing trade matters with Mex- ican executives and goverriment officials and diplomats at the Em- bassises of the United States and Canada. Centennial College's Cen- tre of Entrepreneurship. which is in its sixth year of serving students and en- trepreneurs. is offering its pops -lar "Profits Through Export" program again this year. The program is designed for Canadian businesses which want to cash in on global trade trends and presented by Phillip Allanson, former Deputy Minister of Trade. The Centre of En- trepreneurship is located with the School of Business at the Progress Campus of Centennial College. "Students" at the Centre of Entrepreneurship range from teen -aged college students to adults in their fifties and sixties: all have come to the realization that the only job they might find in the 90s is the one they create for themselves. Programs offered through the centre help these newly self-employed small business people learn the accounting, marketing, financing, and other skills required to organize their own small business through classroom training and one-on-one counselling. Metro Separate School News Clriistmas Ceweert On Dec. 15th at 6:30 and E p.m. a Christmas Concert will be held at Cardinal Leger Catholic School. 600 Morrish Rd. Scarborough. (bristmas l.itaMv On Dec. 16th Christmas Liturgy will be held by St Patrick Catholic Secondary School at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Toronto. Christmas Nass Christmas Mass will be held by St. Mary of the Angels Catholic School on Dec. 17th at 9 a.m. at 1477 Dufferin St. Toronto. Wed. December 15. 199:3 THE MEWS!POST Page 3 Latham Jewellers Last Christmas in Glenwatford! So we're having a great sale - A Gigantic Store -wide Clearance Sale! All Merchandise up to 75% OFF ?ill its all gone! Merry Christmas and thank you for 30 years as your jeweller. 1$8 COUPON $ 8 1 Get a $8.00 DISCOUNT OFF AN ADVERTISEMENT WORTH $80.00 or more with this coupon. Call 291.2563 for an ad in our i6 community papers. t s 8 COUPON $81 Would you like a j coupon -ad like this one for your business? Ca11291 -2583 for details For Needy By 0-ssis Annual Christmas Dinner Q-ssis Restaurant is holding its 4th Annual Christmas Family Dimer for the needy. This event is "Free of Charge'. and we are preparing for 6,000 meals on four continuous days. The dinners are on Sun. Dec. 19th, from I2 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.. '.bion. Dec. 30th, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.. Tues. Dec. 21st. from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m and 4 to 6 p.m and Wed. Dec. 22nd, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Tickets have been distributed upon request to various organizations and services. IMPORTANT NOTICE Your Auto Insurance Changes on January 1, 1994 If you are injured in a car accident on or after January 1, 1994, you are automatically entitled to new, enhanced accident benefits from your insurance company. • You are entitled to an income replacement of 90 per cent of your net income, up to a maximum of $1,000 weekly, and up to $1 million in necessary medical and rehabilitation benefits. • If you are not working at the time of the accident, but suffer injuries that prevent you from pursuing employment or affect ability to lead a normal life, you are entitled to benefits. If you are seriously injured and another driver is judged at fault, you can sue for pain and suffering. A deductible of $10,000 will apply to any award given as compensation. Your insurance company will provide you with more information on the new auto insurance system, either when you renew your insurance or if you have to make a claim. Ontario's road accident insurance Ontario Insurance a� Commission Page 4 THE NEVIS POST Wed. December 15, 1993 '11 DIARY Cp M WED. DECEMBER 15 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. FIRST .AID CPR COURSES First Aid/CPR training courses are offered ongoing, daytime, e%rnings and weekends at Scarborough Red Cross, 1095 Bellamy Rd. N. Call 438-5243, Monday to Friday. For more details and Ln regi,' er. 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. ST. JOHN AMBI'LANCF. COURSES S'. John Ambulance offers first aid, health care and CPR courses at three lovcaiions in Metro Toronto seven days a week. For informa- 1 inn and regisi rat ion call %7-4244. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PING PONE All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy a morning of pine png every Wednesday and Friday at L'Amoreaux Communi! y Cen're, 2000 McNicholl Rd. Phone *,45 11. 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC The Red Cross invites all donors it, attend the Dho%nto%'n Perma- nen' blood donor clinic, Royal Bank Placa, Merchants Mall Level, 20(1 Bay St., Toronto. Take, he time 'o elate the gift of life, it's free. 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. SOCIAL DANCING All seniors over the age of 55 are invited -o enjoy an afternoon of social dancing every Wednesday a! L'Amoreaux Community Cen- tre, 2(10(1 Mcssicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 1 p.m. CRIBBAGE: All seniors over the age of 55 are invited toenjoy an afternoon of social dancing ever Wednesday at L'Amoreaux Community Cen- tre, 2(1(1 McNicholl Rd. Phone 396,4513. 1 - 3 p.m. NEARL It' NFW SHOP A Nearly New Shop is held every Wednesday at Knox United Church Christian Centre, 2575 Midland Ave., Agincun for the sale of good clean used clothing for all ages, and small housewarc items (clevrical appliances, pots & pans, etc.). Thrifty prices! 1 - 3 P.M. BINGO Birkdale senior citizens invite everyone 55 %•cars of age and over it, enjov an afternoon of bingo oyer Wednesday at Birkdale Corr- munrCenirc, 1249 I lie%more Rd. Scarhonoueh. - 3 P.M. DISIl »ION GROUP FOR SENIORS A discussion group for seniors dealing with the issues and ideas behind newspaper stories is held c%cry Wednesday at Dawes Road I ih-ar,, 416 MAe, Rd.. Fa,, } ork. For details call 752-0101. 7:3(1 p.m. FAM11A UFF: GROUP A suppri group meets weekly in your community for parents who+sc kids are in trouble with drugs, alcohol. running away, crimes. parentabuse, and dropping (set of school. The Scartiorough group met: , c%cr\ 1Acdnc,ciav For mor,,- litformation call 223-74.14. 7:30 p.m. PARENTS IN CRISIS The Association of Parent Support Groups in Ontario is a c m- munr y based self help group that meets weekly it, assist troubled parents dol with 10 to 30 year old family members. If you have a son or daughter in trouble with drugs, alcohol. the law, sclwxl, or other behavioural Problems. call 223-7444 for nacre informariom or ref -^a' to :he local :har'c. 7:30 p.m, CHRISTMAS PARTY The Head injury Association of Durham Region is holding its an- nual Christmas party at Cedarcroft Place, 649 Kine St. E., Oshawa. Bring a can tet box of non-perishable food for the fond bank plus a gift for a gif! exchange as adrrtission. For transportation assistance, call (905) 723-2'32. THURS. DECEMBER 16 10 am. SHUFTLEiOARD All ,cnior% o%cr 'hc aec „t 5s arc invt'cd ,o colo% a m.rnina of ,huffletx,ard cvery Thur,dav a! Stephen Leacock Senior Centrc, 2520 Birchmoun• Rd. Phone 3Wi_40-U). 11:30 am. - 3:30 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CI INIC -V J„nor, arc lnvt•ctl acnJ 'tic l)k,wn,„%n Pc-rnancnt Red Cr.- hl tId Jonor :Iirii: l„ca-cd in -tic R„nal Bank Plata. Mcr- :han , Mall Irvel. 2(9) Bav S' , I,,.,or, . Take •he'ime grvc'he Lill ••1 life hi, Chrl,tma,, ; , tree. 12 mmita - 1 p.m. Ll %CH TIME. LE(Tl RE: K,ard rresom!, a ,cries of free lunch true Irc- u:rs a')r h„arJ hCJJyuar'cr,. Nis T'onec S'. TIda% 'hc ,pie is "1,•r•,n',- W,,mcn: Thar Mo doer -Sr:hrcc,we" For more tnt,,rma- ., .a:' sand:a a' 39_2-h82' 12:45 p.m. Ft CHRE: VI ,c iwr, „ver ' he age d ss arc• rrrvr'rd all,,% a;'. at'rrn,,.•r. „I cu,h c a' 'Yerhm ! eac,,ck tient,,:, ( civ c. 2520 Birchen- -un Rd. 7 p.m. I E(:AI. COO %SELLING Agric„ser (ornmuiu'v Scr%icc•, 19 tihrprard A,r. E tIcr, I cc Ieeal :oun,ciline ever Thur,dav r roto.. Call 121-6912 for an 3p>u,irl'nxn 7 - 9 p.m. (.A♦ EL GLASS iOASTMA.STFItS Cwvcl C,13 , i ,ainta,!a, mcr', eve: y I''.ur,da, in tic Uk,n %till, S I awrcn:r Avc. arca. This program is for rncri and women ,,ver Ix year, ,'t aer. For tur,her, information :all Dianc a' 44'-9';11 7:30 - 9 p.m. lAY1NG UITH CANCER Licine %kith (ancer, the suppor, group for Agincourt and Scar- h,n,ugh Unit, of the Canadian Cancer S000ei%. meet, ,he fir,! and 'hird Thursday of each month a! Bendale Acres, 2920 Lawrence Ave. F. The pull: i, in%rcd 'o come, 'alk or hien. 7:30 p.m. QST()M'# TORONTO (>"omy Toronto meets the third Thursday of each month a, 8 p.m. at 13edtord Park Untied Church, Renleigh Rd. off Yonge St. lest Lawrence subway). There is ample free parking. Tonight the group is holding its annual Christmas parry. FR 1. DECEMBER 17 9 a.m. - I p.m. BLOOD D O%OR CLINIC A Red Cross blond donor clinic will be held at the Toronto Blood Cen're, 67 College S!.. Toronto. All donors are welcome. 9.15 - 11 am. COFFEE: WITH A DIFFERENCE All ladies in the community are invited to Coffee With A Dif- ference a! Grace Church, 447 Pon Union Rd., West Hill. Marilyn Breakey will be guest speaker, Eunice Ng will provide the music and the feature %rill be "Creatures Great & Small" by Sylvia Best. Babysitting is provided. 10:30 a.m. - 12 loon SOCIAL. BALLROOM All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an afternoon social ballroom every Friday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2(1(x[ McNi:holl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. SHUFFLEBOARD All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of shuffleboard even Friday a! L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNicholl Rd. Picone 396-4513. 1 - 4 p.m. BINGO The Literacy Council of Durham Region sponsors Friday after- noon bingo games at Bingo Country, 610 Monarch Ave., Ajax of Bdyly St.). Everyone• i, welcome. 1:30 p.m. MANAGING STRESS Sara Farrell, Pubic Health Nurse, will discuss "Managing Stress" in thegymnasium ai Ediihvale Community Centre, 7 Ediihvale Dr., Norh York. All seniors are invited to join in a lively hour long discussion on how too cope with stress and change. For details call 395 7600. 4 p.m. FILMS FOR TOTS "Films for To!s" will he pre%en!ed a! Thorncliffe Library, 48 Thorncliffe Park Dr., East York. Admission is free. For details call 39(, 3865. FR I. DECEMBER 17 7:30 p.m. F'I.AG MEETING Parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays, North Toronto Chapter, meet the third Friday of the month at St. Clement's Elgin - ton Church, Briar Hill at Duplex, in the Yonge & Eglinton area. Meetings feature guest speakers and videos whenever possible. For more details call 322-0600. 7:30 p.m. CHRISTMAS PART'#' The Willowdale Chapter of Separated, Divorced & Widowed Catholics is holding its traditional Christmas pot luck party, preced- ed by Holy Mass and Carolling, at St. Gabriel's Parish Centre, 672 Sheppard Ave. E., Willowdale. For details call 447-4595. SA T. DECEMBER 18 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. NEARLY NEN' BOUTIQUE A Nearly New Boutique featuring good used clothing and other items will be held every Saturday at St. Crispin's Anglican Church, 77 Craiglee Dr., Scarborough. 10:30 a.m. STORIES & CRAFTS Kids are invited to Leaside Librarv, 165 McRae Dr., East York to enjoy stories and crafts. it's free. For details call 396-3835. i1 a -m. - 2 p.m. W'RIT'ERS MEET Forest Hill Writers' Circle meets every Sat urdav at Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Rd., to discuss members' writing in a critical and constructive manner. New members arc encouraged to drop in. 1 - 4 p.m. ART WORKSHOP A family drop-in art workshop will be held at 2116 Queen St. E., sponsored by Your Own Space. All ages are welcome to participate in this hands -cot workshop to make Victorian Christmas decora- tions. The fee is $2 per per -Ain or $5 per family. For details call 698-W-2. 2 p.m. FLICKS FOR KIDS The film "Peanut Butter Solution" will be screened for kids at Thorncliffe Librarv, 48 Thortvcliffe Park Dr., East York. It's free. For details call 39(0835. 2 - 4 p.m. GREAT LAKES BRASS The Great Lakes Brass, a poised and polished brass quintet of young Canadian virtuosos will perform both classical and seasonal pieces for the whole family to enjoy at Lakeside Atrium, Queen's Quay Terminal, 207 Queen*, Quay Nest. for dc•,ails call 203-0510. 5 p.m. & 8:15 p.m. SOl %D% 1)f CHRISTMAS The Scarborough Choral Society will he performing its 71h "Sounds of Christmas"' c ntcert at the Markham Theatre Perform- ing Art%. For ticke informal Kon and reservations Call (416) 292_;981. a p.m. CAROIS WITH BRASS CONCERT Celebrate the Christmas season with the Amadeus Choir as it per- forms it, p2[ouiar "Carols With Brass'' concert at the Rctitat Hall at i he Nor h York Performing .Arts Centre. For ticket information and rc crveuom call 872-222_' 8 p.m. CHIIIDREN'S C HORt"s The Toronto Children's Chorus will perform in the annual Christmas coxtoert at Rosy Thomsen Hall featuring Liotta Bo.vd, Hagod Hardy sad Quar'etto Gelato. For ticke mfornwion and reservations call the box office at 872-4255. SUN. DECEMBER 19 2 - 4 p.m. Ml SIC FOR THE: HOLIDAI S The Me rolopitan Silver Band presents "Music for the Hohdays" at the regular afierrwxn corwert at the Scarbrough Civic Centre. Admission is free and esen,trx is %elconic. 2 pm. SC'.ARIs(Mtt)UGH Sl PPORT G11" P Scarborough Support Group for t he Widowed mer! s t he ! hird Sunday of catch month at Church of Sr. Nicholas, 1512 Kingston Rd., one hkock east of Warden Me. The meeting i% open t o widowed men and women. For detail, call Margaret Smith at 691-0449. 2 E 3 p.m- HOUDA'# SIIX %D% Former prima ballerina with the National Ballet of Canada, Veronica Tennant present, a unique musical reclling of holiday clas,ic "The Nutcracker" at he Lakc%kic Atrium (rain level, ,our h). (ween, Q 'uay Terminal. 2tr Queen's Quay %cs! (a! the fou,[ of 1„rk St.). T„r„!, ,,. For mere dc -ad, call 203-0510. 3 p.m. C'AROIS W ITH BRASS ('ONC'ERT C clebra e t he Chrw ria, ,ca,on with , he Amadeu, Choir as i, Per- t-ni, r, p„pular "( arois Nl'h Bra„" concert a' Wln,ton Chur- chill C'.1., 2239 Lawrence Ave. E.. Scarbrough (jus' wc,, of Ken- ncd%I. Ticks, arc S16 for adult, and S12 for senior, and ,,udcn,,. 7 p.m. ME_s.SAGE OF PEACE The %%ork1 - Messages of Peace", a candle- heh,me ser- ,tcc with message, from around 'he world read by :hlldreii and aJul',, will be held at Dom Ncieh-, Unharian Congrega'ion, 4 An - rim (,,c,. (in 'he Kcnncol% Rd. H%v 401 arra.). 7:30 p.m CHAMBER CONCERT Meniho:r, of 'tic Canadian Chamber Academy will perform in :on:er' at Church of St. .-hdan, QuLcn St. F. & Silsrrhirch, The Brash 15 hl„ck, cars! of Victoria Park a, Queen S.). Ticket, are S10 for adul', and S- for children and soros,. 8 p.m. CHRIsTM.A,s CONCEAiT The `,tri h York Svmphonv will prc,en' a Chris nu, cancer, in ! he Reo al Hall, Nor,h York Performing .Ar', Ccnirc, 5040 Yonge St. Kerry SSra"on:onduc,,sca„onal favourite,. For ,ickc, informal kin call -he h„x office at 872.2..11. MON. DECEMBER 20 10 am. - 12 mom NUTRITIONAL. COL NSEI.LINC Nut rnional counselling services are available to+ seniors free of charge every Monday at the Wellness Centre located in the Bernard Betel Centre, 1003 Steeles Ave. W. For an appointment call 225-2112. 10 a,m, - 3 p.m %OMEN'% CENTRE The North York Women's Centre, 201 Caribou Rd. is open Mon- days !hrough Thursday, to offer information and referral services I women. Phone 781-0479 or drop in during these hours uo find infor- mai ion, to register for a program, or to talk over something that is troubling you. 11:30 am, - 3:30 p.m, BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Everyone is invited to attend the Red Cross Manulife Permanent blood donor clinic, 55 Blur St. W., 2nd floor, Toronto. Take, he time I give the Int, „f life, it's free. 12:30 - 3 p.m. BRIDGE All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of bridge every Monday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre, 2520 Bir- chniount Rd. Phone 396-4040. 2 - 8 p.m BL(V)D DONOR CLINIC A Red Cross blood donor clinic will be held at the Scarbrough YMCA, 230 Town Centre Court. Help the Red Cross help others by a-endirw 'hi, clinic. All donors are welcome. 4 - 5 p.m SOUP KITCHEN Hearty home-made soup is served to the needy every Monday in the soup kitchen at St. Rose of Lima Church, 3216 Lawrence Ace. E., lower level. 7 - 11 p.m. CHESS CLUB Agincourt Chess Club meet% weekly on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays in the cafeteria at Agincourt Collegiate, 2621 Midland Ave., one block nor! h .,t Sheppard. For details call 493-0019. 8 p.m. WRITERS MLET Scarbrough Arts Council Writers' Group meets at the Jack Goadlad Centre (east side of Kennedy; north of Eclinion, south of la" rence). Call Eugenie Shchirian, 759-6053. 8 p.m. RECOVERY INC, Recovery Inc., a community mental health organization, mec's weekly at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, 3817 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. For information call 276.2237. ,� *r;,t TUES. DECEMBER 21 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC All donors are invited to drop in to the Red Cross Toronto Blood Centre, 67 College St. and give the best Christmas gift of all - the gift of life - it's free. 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. BADMINTON All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of badminton every Tuesday. Thursday and Friday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNichol] Rd. Phone 396-4513. 12:45 - 3 p.m. SOCIAL & LANE DANCING All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy social and line dancing every Tuesday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre, 2520 Bir. chmouni Rd. Phone 396-4040. 1 - 3 p.m. BINGO All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an afternoon of bingo every Tuesday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNichol) Rd. Phone 396-4513. 'i - 2:30 p.m. NEW TO YOU SHOP A New To You Shop, featuring low prices on good used clot hing, household articles, glasses, dishes, books and jewellery will be open every Tuesday at londale Heights United Church, 115 lonview Rd., north of Eglinton, west of Kennedy Rd. Parking and entrance at rear of building. I - 8 p.m. MAYOR'S BLOOD DONOR CLINIC The Borough of East York Mayor's Christmas blood donor clinic will be held at the East York Civic Centre. Drop by and give the beast gif' 'here is - the t6 fl of life. All donors are welcome. 6:30 - 9.30 p.m. LEGAL. ADVICE. CI.INIC Free legal advice will be given by a qualified lawyer every Tuesday evening at West Hill Community Services, 156A Galloway Rd., We,, Hill. To make an appointment call 284-5931 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:3() p.m. 7 - 9 p.m. FREE FROM FEAR FOUNDATiON The Free From Fear Foundation meets the first and third Tuesdav of each month at 14M Bayly St., Pickering. This non-profit organization is dedicated to helping those suffering from anxiety disorders and phobias and offers information, educational mwerial%. guest speakers and support groups. For details call 831-19-7. - 7:Jt1 p.m. LIVING WiTH CANCER Living With Cancer, the support group for the North York East Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, meets at 6075 Yonge St., north of Finch Ave., 41h fkor, on alternate Tuesday evenings. Through informal discussions patients, families and friends can learn how to cope. For details call 266,(* 36. WED. DECEMBER 22 10 am. - 3 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC A Red Cross blood donor clinic will be held at Scarborough General Hospital, 3050 1 awreme Ave. E. Take the time to give the gif' of life, r', tree. All donor, are wcl;onte. 12 memo TORONTO CHII.DRFN'S CHORUS The Toronto C7tildren's Chorus, winners cif the fust prize e i he "Lo The Peoples Sing" international choral c onpetitio n in Van- couver. will present a C'hrtsima, ;once,' a' First Canadian Place. 2 - 3:30 p.m UVIN(' %TIM CA%CER Living With Cancer, the support group for Central Metro District of the Canadian Cancer Society. meets at 20 HoQy St., Suite 101, Toronio on alternate Wednesdays to provide information about nutirltNn- relaxation, support services and practical guidance. The public is invited it) come. 'alk or hien. F+r Avails caul 485.0222. 3 - 8:30 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC A Red Cross blood dorxr clinic will be held at Lansing United Church, 49 Roger! Avc., Wilio%dais. All donors are wekorne Anniversaries/Birthdays SM WEDDING A.\NIYER.SARY Congratulatioltis and best wishes to lillian and Herbert Moore of Presley Ave.. Scarborough who are celebrating ther Golden Wedding Anniversary on Fn. Dec. 17th. A par- ty was held for them on Stn. Dec. 12th. 10TH BIRTHDAY A very happy birthday to Rachel E. Fraser of Kenny Ave_, Scarboralgtl who will be 90 on Thurs. Dec. 23rd. A birthday celebration was held for Rachel on Sun. Dec. 12th. Got an anniversary or birthday to celebrate? Call 291-2583 for inelusion In this COJUMn- Provincial Constituency Offices 9 a.m, 10 5 p.m. CONSTITL'ENC'Y OFFICE OPEN The office of the Hon. Alvin Curling. MPP Scarborough North, located at 5'..110 Finch Ave. E., Unit 114, Scarborough is open Mon- day to Friday from 9 a. in to 5 p.m. Phone 297.5040 9 a -m, to 5 p.m, CONsii rlUE.NCI OFFICE OPEN The office of Gerry Phillips, %IPP Scarborough -Agincourt, located at 4002 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 204, northeast corner of Sheppard and Kennedy, is open Mondav to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For appointments phone 297-6568. 9 a,m, 10 5 p -m- CONSTITUENCY OFFICE OPEN The office of David Warner, MPP Scarborough -Ellesmere, located at 695 Markham Rd., Unit 34, in Cedar Heights Plan, is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. For appointments phone 438-1242. 9 am. to 5 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE. OPEN The office of Anne Swarbrick, MPP Scarborough West, located at 1576 Kingston Rd. is open Mondays. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays 1 to 5 p.m. and Fridays 9 am. to I p.m., or by appointment. Phone 698-0961. 9 atw- to 1 P.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE OPEN The office of Dr. Bob Frankford, MPP Scarborough East, located at 4403 Kingston Rd., Unit 6A, just west of Lawrence Ave. E., is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to I p.m., Friday mor- nings by appointment only. Phone 281-2787. - 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CO.NSTITUENC'Y OFFICE OPEN The office of Steve Owens, MPP Scarborough Centre, located at 3047 Kingston Rd., in Cliffcrest Plaza, is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Phone 261-9525. No telephone calls Mon. & ed, Federal Constituency Offices 9 2.rrL 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 morning.% by appointment oil],,, 261-8613. 9 a.m, 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 296-8899. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OFFICE: OPEN The constituency office of Jim Karygiannis, MP Scarborough - Agincourt, located at 3850 Finch Ave. E., Suite 206, is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays9 to I I a.m. by appoint- ment only, call 321-5454. 9 a,m. - 5 p.m. C:ONSiITUENCY OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of David C'ollenette, MP Don Valley East, located at 1200 Lawrence Ave. E., Suite 300, is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m, to 12 itcoon. For an appointment call 447-5544. SCARBORG uCgli Cancer Society Honours Anne Blair For Her Work The Board of Directors of the Cancer Societe, Scarborough -West Hill Unit, made a special presentation to Anne Blair, a registered nurse at the Ontario Cancer Research Foundation Clinic on Dec. 711. Anne has been a volunteer for over 15 years with the unit and has been professionally trained as a facilitator for the "Living With Cancer Group" meetings. The aim of these meetings is to provide emo- tional. social and physical support. As leader. Anne also tries to educate pa- tients about the unit and the services it provides such as home care, transportation and finan- cial assistance. "The most difficult situa- tions." says Anne, "are when people come to us in crisis, not knowing where to go or what to du. We usually have to re-route them and give them our support." Often. patients continue to attend the sup- port group for months or even years after. There is also the misconception that everyone has to participate and share their ex- periences with the group. "We try and create a non -threatening environ- ment where people can share expenences. They may want to talk about their experience or simply listen...we encourage them to do whatever is "more comfortable for them. The group meets first and third Thursday the month, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., at Berdale Acres f Lawrence and McCowan) . It is a "drop in" support group and no appointment is needed. Awareness of the group is mainly a result of patient networking and Anne is appealing for more Appointed To CHEA Foundation Bd. Willowdale home economist Stephanie L. Charron has been ap- pointed a trustee of the Canadian Home Economics Association Foundation for a two year term. A graduate of the Univer- sity of Toronto in home economics and education, Stephanie Charron is cur- rently educational services consultant with the Health Protection Branch of Health Canada in Scar- borough. An active member of home economics, nutrition, and public health associa- tions, Charron is a past president of the Toronto Horne Economics Associa- tion, and is a founding member of the Organiza- tion for Nutrition Educa- tion. She is also an active member of the Canadian Home Economics Associa- tion, the Ontario Home Economics Association, the Ontario Home Economists in Business, the Ontario Public Health Association and Scar- borough NWn tion link. CITY OF _SCARBOROUGH SCARBOROUGH WORKS & ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT Christmas Holl. -Jays Refuse & Blue Box Collection Schedule Garbage and Blue Box Collections scheduled for Friday, December 24, 1993 will take place on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1993 and Garbage and Blue Box Collections scheduled for Monday, December 27, 1993 will take place on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1993 and Garbage and Blue Box Collections scheduled for Monday. January 3, 1994 will take place on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5,1994 Please remember to put your Christmas Tree out for collection on either JANUARY 12,1994 OR JANUARY 19,1994 Call 396-7372 for further information i assitance from health care professionals for referrals. "If our group helps to make it a bit easier for anyone living with cancer, then that is my personal reward. „ Wed. December 15, 1993 THE NEWS'POST Page 5 Scarborough General Hospital's United Way Campaign, held Nov. 8-12, raised almost $21,000 - the hospital's highest campaign total to date. Members of the campaign commit - fee were joined by SGH President Ronald Bodrug ( 2nd from left) and Lorelei Wilkinson of the United Way (3rd from left) for the cheque presentation on Dec. 2. Committee members are: (far left) Juanita Chapman: (4th from left to far right) Connie Orth; Connie Butler; Debbie Ciani; Fe Arce and David Coleman. Book your Christmas Parties now Come dine with the gods Visit our open kitchen for a large selection of Iamb, souvlaki, seafood and more. Homemade bread & fresh vegetables. 702 Pape Avenue just north of Danforth Ave. 11-00 a.m. to 1*00 P.M. 463-0334 for reservations CA Cb�bA5 Souvlaki, chicken, rib, roast beef and much, much more. 35 Danforth Road at Warden 694-1194 CATERING AND BANQUET FACILITIES AVAILABLE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION IN SCARBOROUGH As Scarborough residents may be aware. the Ontario government's Social Contract Act Iegislabon has necessitated cuts in service in the form of unpaid leave days for all Boards of Education in Metro Toronto. In Scarborough, both teaching and business and operations staff are required to take these unpaid days. Over the next three years, all employee groups will be required to take a number of these days, which will vary from year to year. Before March 31, 1994, the maximum unpaid leave days required are as follows: Elementary teaching staff. 3 days • Secondary teaching staff: 3.5 days • Educational assistants. 11 days • Caretaking staff: 12 days • Business & operations staff. 12 days • Supervisory officers: 5 - 12 days These unpaid days have been carefully scheduled to minimize their impact on the education of Scarborough students. However, there is no question there will be some changes in the services provided by our schools. The most significant change is the alteration of the school year calendar, which is as follows: There will also be other d srupttorn r sero ces as o:" er air is professional support staff, school secretaries and caretaking staff take tne-r unpaid leave. These disruptions may include the following: • Secretaries may not always be available to answer telephones. • Some special education classes may have to be cancelled on some days because there are no educational assistants available. • Some night school and Saturday classes may have to be cancelled. • Some permits for community use will have to be cancelled. • Schools and school grounds may not be neat and clean as usual. Details regarding specific cancellations will be communicated directly to those who will be affected. Should you have any further questions or concerns about the Social Contract Act and its effects on your school, please contact your local principal. D.F. Horrox, Chairman of the Board E.G. Camobell. Director of Education Page 6 THE NEWS POST Wed. December 15, 1993 Bus. (x1 6) 206-5121 kwomoeol Faa.(416)2t16.5639 Professional Confidential 111111111 1 as Consultations Match Realty Ltd. 4614 Kingston Road scarhaough, Ontario MSE 2P4 HomeLife!Champions Realty 8130 Sheppard Avenue E. 206, Scarborough, Ontario M18 3W3 You could be THE REAL ESTATE• i : t PERFOR e j■ Iw �t `� VOl TRE REAL ESTATE REPORT: December 15, 1993 The Ministry of Housing for 0ntari o reoentl y set the rent control guidelines for 1994. The maximum allowable figure of 3.2 %, is the lowest figure in the history of rent control in the PIrmince. The new guideline reduces th e allowable increase from 4.9% in 1993. The guidelines are the allow able amount that a landlord is allowed to into ease their rent wi thcut rnaki ng a sped al appl i cation to the Ministry under the rent control Act. The Rent Control Act allows landlords to apply for additio nal increases that are based o n a figure of an additional 3% to cover the cost of major rep airs, v December 31, is the last day To qualify, your net income of this year that you can open must be less than $40,000 for up an OH06P account. Contribut married couples (that's after ions into the account can be m deductions), or if you are now ade until 1997. You will then livirig under cawon law. have i rrti 1 r l;:% mFva- 11 low to re ave funds from the aocant. START TO SAVE " FOR THAT NEW HOME. The Ontario Home Ownership Savings Plan (IODSP) is a good Kay to save for the downpaymen t that will be required for yo ur first home purchase. If the purchase price of you r first home is under $200,000 you can be eligible to receive a full or partial refund of th e land transfer tax that is ch arged by the gov'er'nment• "-*V .0 Acr- OLS The guideline is calculated by the Ministry each Calendar year using a forlrul a that wi 11 s,00D cover the cost of inflation in the operation of rental units, and also includes an allowable '0000 amlount to cover the cost of an .� y repairs. To qualify for the OUP P PROGRAM, you must be a residen t of Ontario, who has never ow ned a hone. Your account can b e started with as little as a $50- deposit each month. Io addition to the land tran sfer tax refund, you could be eligible to claim a tax credit of up to $500 per person - or $1,000 per married cotyle. The tax credit would be clai wed on your i ,Kane tax return. Mwi-w .9 w- YLS 30000 10 "No �IIIIIuu� You could receive a tax cred it of up to $500. for the year that you apply for it Inquiries and more infonnati on about this Goverment spans ored way to save for a new ho me, can be made at any Bank or Trust calpany operating within Ontario. OPEN house ADS - Phone: 291-2583 I,Mwa. of /ILS SO" 7000 am rasa ��IIIIIIIII STATISTICS WTRW _iTM iU M MS for the iCNM of i MOVI R 1993 ACTIVE RS LIStp(S 22,185 iEil MS LISFIKrp 5,191 P001 5UD 3,403 WTAL VI X $ 688.353.932.00 Alf IVICE PRICE $ 202,27&00 Courtesy (TWB) Taranto R/E Hd AC7RlZ>JIGE: The ttmajea ob pKotaetty to a H W fa1lITY LOAN: EWM .the entity that H011417AW LA4AR: Re4invrb g yarn pteAem t evditat (MoirtgageltJ as beeurti.ty fat the .ca ut yarn haste (urs[ue above the uibttig mxtgage c'aanli,btent to 6.inzre the k4xLijt pmpomt q a debt, axA .those ughte to PmrEAM) t2 bayou =W4 flat t&"xI AM at k0 deti g 06 yom infra- At the acne udean to ,the d6tyL f ftntgagoot) . and "n" p i er.". 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Call on a local Broker for a conplete listing of properties that are currently available. 149,900 431 Military Tr Royal LePage E. Samuel 284-4751 159,500 67 Northfield Country wide Rlty B.Foster 694-1433 79,9(Y 3380 Eglinton Homelife Champions S. Bilar 281-8090 196,000 73 Ritchie Homelife Champions K. Javed 281-8090 171,300 1281 Ilona Pk. Royal LePage V. Paulionic 284-4751 149,900 55 Brimwood Match Realty B. Feaver 286`5121 395,800 68 Wanita Rd Match Realty K.Booclran 286-5121 125,900 10 Dean Park Rd Royal LePage P. Marrott 284-4751 143,000 121 Centennial Royal LePage J. Evanoff 284-4751 165,000 49 Cameron St Royal LePage V. Paulionis 2844751 215,000 46 Golders Gunn, Family Realty A.Buckinghan 439-1660 219,000 18 Machodcie Family Realty H.Malinsky 6943336 299,000 35 Ferncroft Family Realty H.Malinsky 6943335 small ads BMWORK 225,000 21 Thomas Ave Match Realty T. Sheppard 2B6-5121 299,500 35 Midland Ave Royal LePage M. Hall 284-4751 199,500 20 GuiIdwood Pk Royal B. Poole 284-4751 115,900 175 Cedar Av. Royal Lem D.M ercury 284.4751 179,000 22 Adam Dr. Royal LePage E. Wright 284-4751 GENERATIONS REALTY LTD. ust with the 693-1433 HON" TEAM 174,900 61% StClair Harelife ChaRpions Georqe Sohi 281-8090 174,900 29 Fundy Bay B1 Match Realty P. Feaver 286-5121 169,000 77 Rotary Dr Match Realty T. Sheppard 286-5121 189,000 2D Ederaills Rd. PRTM W&TY RJ611 aoe 28&b121 296,900 78 Oakridge Dr. Royal Wage M. Guertin 284-4751 299,000 35 Fer lic raft Fermi ly Realty H. Malinsky 694-3336 868,010 4618 Kingston Rd Royal LePage B. Edwards 284-4751 SCARBOROUGH - news WEST HILL - news -, AGINCOURT - news 283,649 27 Feenry Av. H:mel i fe Champions G. DelMundD 281-M% 189,900 131 Dunnington Family Realty H. nalinsky 694-3336 Dial your Ad! e-) 631.3604 >z4 At'OA8 OUT OF THE CITY - RESIDENTIAL 209,800 464 Donlands Av Royal LePage E.& -n el 2844751 289,900 53 Eastwood Rd Match Realty T.5hgppard 286-5121 142,700 38 E1saVineway Match Realty P. BirrelI 286-5121 109,900 1331 Glenarra Match Realty J.Koppke 286-5121 159,900 89 Meighan Av Match Realty T.Sheppand 286-5121 at Countrywide Best wishes in 1994 4TH Generadon � Generations Realty Ltd. Prate nava X3-1433 j Watson Publishing Company Limited STATISTICS The CITY of dpi far Ute KNIN of 1DAIoM 19M BD,M LISTED 1,386 KIM WeAisted 79P 111xM sQD 464 MrAL IpM $ 76.159.1%.OD AIEW PRICE $ 171,529.m Cariesy (TRFB) Tarulto R/E Od OPEN house 67 Wt ad"dW Dr B"751 Royal LePaW Doc. 18 12- 2 25 Choiceland 81 284-x751 Royal LePage Dec. 18 3- 5 It is the "Year of the Cat". but there are many beautiful animals waiting for adoption at the Toronto Humane Society, and the handsome guy in the photo is one not to be missed. Most people have a very wrong conception of Dober- mans. In actuality, they can be playful and kering. All humans need understanding and love of some kind, and to fulfill this need some may want to adopt a 'companion' pet. Or they might even look in- to fostering an animal before adopting. This would be an invaluable education. The Toronto Humane Shelter still needs dona- tions of clean blankets, sheets and towels. Dona- tions may be dropped off at 11 River St. tat Queen St.). To adopt. volunteer or make a donation, drop in or phone 392 -?173. Further adoptions of cats can be made at the Scar- borough Animal Centre. 821 Progress Ave., telephone 416-396 PETS. A d1YL'l,_ .,i:.Cr".: suddenly changed Debbie's life com- pletek and permanently. Left a quadriplegic from the neck down. Debbie Donald spent 13 years in hospitals. Being a fighter, Debbie is now making her contribution to society as a mouth painting artist. Debbie joined the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists in March of 1993. Leafs' Peter Zezel Turns On "Lights Of Hope" Twenty eight years after he was born, Peter Zezel, a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, returned to his birthplace and switched on the "Lights Of Hope" at Scar- borough General Hospital. The ceremony took place on Tues. Dec. 14. "The Lights of Hope represent the wonderful support our community and hospital family have given us over the past year and the bright future we can all look forward to," says Ronald Bodrug, Presi- dent of Scarborough General. "The tree lighting is a way for us to provide our residents with a festive environment over the holi- day season. It is also a pleasure to have Peter Zezel join us for this special occasion on behalf of the Toronto Maple Leafs," he adds. Since his birth at the hospital in 1965, Zezel has embarked on a very suc- cessful professional hockey career that has included appearances in two Stanley Cup Finals. Drafted by Philadelphia in 1983, he has been a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs since January, 1991. In addition to staff, volunteers, patients, families and friends, the tree lighting ceremony featured the singing talents of the Glen Ayr United Church Choir and students from the music program at Cedarbrae Collegiate. Wed. December 15, ltiti3 THE NEWS'POST Page 7 Keep Parks, Transit Shelter Clean Asks Scarborough The City of Scarborough is asking residents for assistance in keeping parks and transit shelters in a clean and safe condition. Residents are asked not to place household refuse in litter receptacles in city pa rks or at bus stops. In ad- dition to spoiling the ap- pearance of these public areas, the garbage poses a health hazard since it can attract rodents and other animals. It's important to keep garbage until the regular pickup day. Budget restraints will not permit additional garbage pickups at city parks or transit shelters. The city is also asking residents to clean up after their pets when exercising them and to call the Recreation, Parks and Culture Department at 396-7406 if they see any evidence of vandalism. The city's Works and En- vironment Department is responsible for maintain- ing 1,000 transit shelters in Pp E 00 A�b 00 P a clean and safe condition. Recently, however, there has been an increase in the number of posters and advertisements stuck to these shelters. A GEM STONE TUMBLER MAKES A GREAT GIFT NAUTILUS ARTS & CRAFTS 4075 Kingston Rd.Hwy.? Fun&v plaza Highland Creek West Hill Call 2841171 The city is asking the public to avoid posting notices on shelters and avoid patronizing commer- cial agencies that van- dalize shelters in this way. SCARBOROUGH GENERAL - HOSPITAL SERVICE REDUCTIONS DURING CHRISTMAS PERIOD December 18 - January 4 The Social Contract Act requires Scarborough General Hospital to reduce our annual operating costs by 33.6 million. The cost reductions we are implementing include up to 6 unpaid days off for each employee earning over $30.000. These unpaid days have been concentrated in the Christmas period because there is a naturally lower demand for elective services at this time of year. allowing us to minimize the impact on our community. Our Christmas service reductions primarily affect elective (non -urgent or deferrable) hospital services - for example. elective surgery and outpatient clinics. Almost half of our acute care beds will be closed during this time. We are maintaining full emergency services during this period. Our Emergency Department. Obstetrics. Paediatrics. Cardiac Care. Intensive Care and inpatient Psychiatry unit are remaining fully operational. In fact, all three Scarborough emergency departments are fully operational over the Christmas period. While full emergency services are being maintained, it is likely that our reduced staffing will cause some level of inconvenience for our patients. Your understanding and support will help ensure that essential services are provided promptly and effectively to those who need it most. You may have to wait longer for service in our Emergency Department, or for other services like radiology. The most seriously ill patients must be treated first. If you have a non -urgent condition please consider going to our affiliated After Hours Clinic (located in the new SGH Medical Mall). The clinic is operated by family physicians on staff at our hospital. Service is fast. no appointment is needed, and the parking is free. From December 18 to January 2, the hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 10 P.M. For emergencies, do not hesitate to come to our hospital for treatment. We will be here to help you. Your understanding and cooperation during the Christmas period are appreciated. All services will return to normal on Tuesday, January 4th. Ronald Bodrug President Scarborough General Hospital SCARBOROUGH GENERAL HOSPITAL Page 11 THE NEWS IPOST Wed. December 15. 1993 CLASSIFIED ADS Classified om`Ma�:,=°°'°° call 291-2583 =ARCLES HELP WANTED HELP WANTED BUSINESS APPLIANCE SALE LOPPORTUNITIES REPAIRS DIARY • Perpetual desk diar• kgs at just $4.00 plus tax (total $4.32) colourfully spiral bound. You enter your own dates -three days per page. Ideal for gifts. Keep track of social or business engage- ments. Send to Watson (Publishing Co. Ltd. Box 111, Agincourt, MIS 304 or drop In to 150 Milner Ave., Unit 35, Scarborough. 291-2583. GOVERNMENT office furniture outlet, chairs $5. desks S35. filing cabinets $60. Prices include tax. 669- 0625. WANTED WANTED: High School Yearbooks picturing Michael Myers. Paying $100 each. Can Collect (515) 472-3882. Trillium Swboro-Pickering Cable TV WED. DECEMBER 15. Ism A.M. sit MMro c...er-Rapist P.M. 12 30 Marvellow Microwave l ou Rourid'rabie-Repeat 2 0o Metro Council 6*30 Mad Abut Gaff ,41s; Inside Metro Poled 6 out Metz Couaiol THUR.S. DECEMBER 16 P.M. 3 60 Trading Post -lave 4 30 Pthpgv Matter 5 oo TM 700 and Yau-Palar Dean & Rauhtarest 5.30 ! �hpkSckrasis The 6 W Horizon-lnteriaith a 6 3oG dra 7 Go Green TV -Environmental Igo 1=apnct to Oo Beaches Jazz Festival to 3o Ed's Night Party FRI. DECEMBER 1; P.M. 3 on Trdhum Sports -Hocken 6 00 Drum -Assyria Evangetual 6 30 Home Fucros PiasUc Laminates W Trillium Presents 9 no Arthritis -New Therapy 10 00 Weston Santa Claus Parade I1 on Ten Forward - ire SAT. DECEMBER is P.M. 12 00 Avramhs Greek Sbow 1: oo The L&monaid Show 200 Horizon. 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DECEMBER 21 P.M. 3:06 Trillium Sorts 6:00 Horizon-Lnty Church Of Truth 6:30 Building Financial 7:00 Securityy RouuidTable t:00 Multi a selerass The finder side 8:30 scorborourghi Gazette Chinese 9:30 Comm unit magazine 10-00 Healthy Workplaces Health & Safety 10:30 Very Special People CRUISE SHIP JOBS EARN S3001$900 weekly Year round position Hiring mentwomen. Free room/board. Will train. Call 1.504-641.7778 Ext.C331. 24 hours Fashion advisor needed. Wear I show I sell ladies' fashion jewellery.2 evenings per week. Commission / trips / prizes. P.O. Box 42032, 4380 Wellington Road. London. Ontario N6E 3VI. BOY or young man who loves animals. to walk dog willingly once a day. Reply in writing c/o Watson Publishing Company Limited. 150 Milner Ave..Unit 35. Scarborough. Ont. MIS 3R3.- ------ ....... Promote Heart Health Heart disease is everyone's problem in On- tario - and just about everyone can do something to cut the risk, says a report by the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Richard Schabas. "Promoting Heart Health" just released is Dr. Schabas's third annual report dealing with the general theme of "Oppor- tunities for Health". The report zeroes In on ischemic heart disease iIHDI, also known as cor- onary artery or cotronary heart disease. which is responsible for 25 percent of all deaths in Ontario and 61 percent of all deaths from heart disease. "Promoting Heart Health" takes a population health perspective to this problem." Dr. Schabas said. "It mandates a strong role for public health as an instrument for health pro- motion and advocacy for healthy public policy-." The report recommends ways for people to improve their habits, and for com- munities, health care pro- viders and governments to support lifestyle changes. Eliminating tobacco use should be the first priority in preventing heart disease. the report says, because tobacco also con- tributes to strokes and lung disease, the other leading causes of death. Encore Winner Earl Morgan of Scar- borough won $250,000 as an Encore winner in the Sat. Dec. 4th Lotto 6 49 draw. This is the second win for Earl. He won $72 in an earlier Lotto 6 49 draw. Earl bought his ticket at Snoopy''s on Pitfield Ave. $200 - $500 Weekly ASSEMBLE products at home. Easy! No selling. You're paid direct. Fully guaranteed. No experience necessary. Call 1-504-641- 7778. ext.331. 24 hours. HOUSEKEEPER for general laundry, dishwashing. carpet cleaning. Reply in writing c/o Watson Publishing Company Limited. 150 Milner Ave -Unit 35.Scarborough. Ont. MIS 3R3. Take The Time To Travel MAKE $55 READING NEWS- PAPERS. Work from home. For report send $4 cheque or cash to: Christ Manley. 92 Thorp Cres.,Ajax, Ont. LIT 3T4. ANIMAL TRAPS WE CARRY a complete line of rental humane traps now. Call Robb the Trapper. 698- 5096. Chimney caps avail- able. Pager 375.7955. It Pays To Advertise ALL Makes, fridges, stoves, washers. dryers, furnaces. All labour guaranteed. Low rates. Rizko. 297-9798. LOTS & ACREAGE CAMBRIDGE 5 acre lots. 528,000. Hamilton 1 acre lots 58.000. Barrie lots $5.000. 1.902-638-3325. STORY BOOKS PERSONALIZED children's story books. Great gift for any occasion. For brochure write 8 Elm Street. Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 3B3. MOVING CARTAGE LICENSED & INSURED ONTACT ARTAGE MOVING & CARTAGE 782-9819 Call daytime Or evening in Proudly serving Southern Ontario TRUCKIN CAREERS CAREERS in trucking. Driver job -training b placement. help is available. Call Rodgers School at (416) 769- 3546. 110ME IMPROVEMEN J.E.O'Heam 6 Son PAINTING i DECORATING INTERIOR A EXTERIOR 425-5043 837-5043 This space could be yours for $20 Rogers Cable TV WED. DECEMBER 15. im P M. 12 oe Glans Stemem lecture 2:00 Avrams Creek Show 3 00 Hai Horizon 3 30 South Awa Fens 4 00 Memories of Iran 4 30 Hi ay to -Nana 1Ca folk accordionist tram Fwaedau" Junkers Bmqkw d S a 1, Owners Arkshopxmas Toys & Lawn Decorations 6:M Lyth Melrsd's Ontario 31 Casiods" Spectrum 6:00MCA Insglip I ire Police Police 0o CaP nsdian�Spectrtm gper Vloknm m ilia Sdhools Cou dkr YEast York ard watch 9: 00 th6rou[h Businsans - to-aLea Mrtaod's Ontario 16.36 J&m Cda Empire Club Conrad Black 11 00 Rob Cormier Snow 11 S& Sattess 12003o Jazz Festival '96 I! 31D Live at HLMV-Skaface THURS. DECEMBER 16 P.M. CCi�ttyy 12 00 TorontoroC*.= Insight T EY 1230 Ward Watch T EY 1 00 Women On The Move 2 00 SLo�herapy-Part 3 Management 2 30 Children's Christmas 3:00 Ursaku Awards 4.00 The law Show 4 30 Your Haney 5 6o MPP Ma Iii NY 5 15 MPP Turnbull NY MPP Churley T EY 5.30 MPP Repots 6:00 Horizon Interfaith Programtmng 6:30 Adopt A Pet 7 00 Rogers Connection 8 00 Svmposiva 96 No a 9:00 Till ng sex EYE Weeklyy Update 10:00 MCA Beaches Jazz Festival Arch a Alleyne k The Evolution of Jazz Pt 1 10:30 Ed's Night Party 11 60Z Club 11:3D way t0 -Marla iemi. Accordionist from Finland & Kepa Junkers -Basque Accordionist 12:00 City Gardening 12:36 Stormy Monday with DaOny !larks FRI. DECEMBER 17 P.M. 12:00 Home Owners Workshop Christmas I:oo Good Afternoon TV 2:00 Wellington County ue c.Lisine-Alain 2:30 Chatr�ercise 3:00 Christmas Lights Across 4:30 Author! Author!Babad & Mulroney -Pillars S:Oo MPP Reports 5:15 MPP Marchese T EY 5:45 MPP Johnson NY EY MPP Murphy T 6:00 Horizon-Assyran Evangelical 6:30 Rogers Soorts Event 9:00 MCA Arthritis -New Therapy Dr Keystone 10:00 MCA: Weston Santa Claus Parade 11:00 Beaches Jazz Festival Archie AUevne & The Evolution d Jazz Pt.2 11:3u Ed's Night Party 12:00 A M O KR SAT. DECEMBER 18 A.M. 9:00 Lo r onAid show Io:W Hooted On FWrng 16 30 SHUT Tv 11:00 Childress Christmas concert II'M City Gardening ►.M. 12 as Good Atternsee TV 1:00 Ad .A t 30 (7iairercue 2 60 Horam American Institute of Islamic studies 2 30 MCA Flee FootbW lX The Deaffrom L�itpatorr� TTahatretkeq 4 ODMCA:OKYCt Tor WSrdow Akaek at Czechs & Slovaks m Tor 4 30 MCA:The Person Car Use Reduction Pro A look S go MCat A YGVoodoo 6 60 Canadian Cl B°eah.. 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DECEMBER 39 P.M. 12:00 Rogers Connection 1:00 A Caribbean Christmas 1:30 Canadian Club -Conrad Black 2:00 Comuniciad en Accton 2:30 Newcon TV 3:00 SHIFT TV 3:30 Canadian Music Competition 4:00 Symposium '90 8evonsd The screen S:UO . Caplan NY 5:15 MPP Lank T EY S:30 MPP Peruzza NY EY 5:45 MPP Malkowski T.E 6:00 Horizon Armenian Ministry 6 Your Money 7:11()010 Heartbeat 7:30 Beaches Jazz Fesvival 8:00 Cambridge Boys Choir 9:00 Canadian omen Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 10:00 Never Apyin Women &Men Against Violence EY NY 11:00 Canadian Club 11:30 Stormy Monday with Dannyy Marks I2MAMOK TL'F.S. DECEMBER 21 P.M. 12:00 Tai Chi ALPHA dt OMEGA Carpet Cleaning Service Seasonal Special CM Whole House Packs" We pay the GST Free estknates Ask about our hardwood flooring service - ON types - installation, sanding and refinishing. PAGER: (416)808.3410 Woman In The Pink Elena Sarmago of Scar- borough has not let the recession slow her down. Sarmago recently earned her fourth pink Cadillac from Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd and is definitely on the road to success. A special reception was held on Dec. 6th at the Holi- day Inn at Warden and Highway 401 to recogm e Sarmago for her achieve- ment. Sarmago, an indepen- dent senior director. earn- ed the use of the famous trophy on wheels" for leading her sales unit to ex- ceed specific sales levels during a six month qualification period. The pink Cadillac is a great motivator for awarding nearly $38 million in prizes annually, Mary Kay's most sought after prize is un- doubtedly the pink Cadillac Deville. The mother of four young children, Sarmago says, "Ibis career has allowed me to put my family first. I work hard in my career, but I can easily make time for my children." Sarmago emigrated from the Philip- pines in 1975, joined Mary Kay in 1980 as a beauty c on- 12 30 ttogers Sports Event 3:00 Heartbeat 3:36 Annual Santa Phone In Show 5:00 MPP Reports 5:15 MPP Akande T EY MPP Kwinter NY 5:3u MPP Reports 5:45 MPP Carehara NY 6:00 Horizon: Unity Church Of Truth 6:30 Toronto High Five 7:00 Law Show -Lawyer Barry Seltzer 7:30 Canadian Music Competitions 8:00 Talk Toronto -June Rowlands working Without Boundaries Global Fashion MarkeUrr�igg 9:00 North City Views -Councillor Johb Filion Toronto Council Insight Councillor Liz Amer 9:30 Vancouver Focus 16:00 MCA: Healthy Workplaces Stresses in the Family Business 10:30 MCA: Very Special People Jack PenahRnn Pres. CFO Queensway General 11:00 Talking Sex 12:00 Rnb Cormier Show 12.30 Reel to Real Safe Driving Programs For Youth Bridgestone, Firestone Canada Inc. and Young Drivers of Canada are en- couraging high school students across Canada to create a video message on safe driving. The Bridgestone Tire Ytwng Drivers of Canada Student Video Contest offers students an opportunity to communicate safe driving messages to other teens us- ing their own words and ex- perience. Porsche and Sony are also supporting the 1993 contest. ..The contest is a great opportunity for students to demonstrate that safe driv- ing is not only an adult con- cern but one that is also shared by teenagers," said Stuart Ballantyne of Bridgestone Firestone Canada Inc. He added: "The earlier we can get Canadians thinking about the rules of the road and safe driving practices to- day, the safer our roads and highways will be." The video contest runs until Dec. 31, 1993; winners will be announced Feb. 16, 1994 in Toronto. There will be a preliminary judging of the videos by represen- tatives from Bridgestone Firestone Canada Inc., Young Drivers of Canada as well as other industry professionals. The final round of judging will be from a selected group of high school students. There are individual awards of $5,0W and $1,000 as well as a Sony Handycam and other valuable audio video prizes for their schools. More information can be obtained by calling 1-811!}267-4376. The judges will choose the winning videos on the merits of students' creative ideas and the concepts behind their video message. Topics can range from sharing the road with other users, such as bicyclists and in-line skaters, to other serious issues related to driving safety and the law. sultant, and promoted herself to directorship in 1961. Scarborough Ladies' Volleyball Assoc. OFFICIAL DECEMBER2 STANDING "A" DIVISION 2 p TEAMS JJandforFamily Foods White Rose Craft Hoult Hellewell Scarboro� Solara ExecutiveHairstyling EP Electronics Ba' VISION 37 n 25 2020 20 Executive Hairstyling White Rase Craft mall Medi -Spa ord ScarborFamily Foods Henwellolars ...=l EP Electronics 49 41 3 22 2p Is WINS LOSSES DECEMBER 2 DIVISION A FIRST MATCH TEAM JaneFamily Foods GMI GM 0 2 White Rose Craft 2 p Hoult Hellewell 2 2 Executive Hairstyling 0 0 EP Electronics 0 0 =bob agh Solars 2 2 ord 2 2 Regal Medi -Spa SECOND 0 0 MATCH I�icea�rab�orough Solars 0 2 1 0 0 VII�roma 2 2 White Rose Craft Executive Hairstyling 0 0 �� Hoult Helgm lei 2 0 DIVISION B FIRST MATCH Jane's Family Foods 2 0 White Rose Craft 0 2 Hoult Hellewell 0 0 Executive Hairstyling 2 2 EP Electronics 2 2 White Rose Craft 2 2 =boughSolars ord 2 2 Regal Medi -Spa 0 0 SECOND MATCH Please bring any non-perishable food Scarbwzh Sollars 0 0 Real MedrSpa 2 2 'ca landford 20 2 White Rose Craft 2 2 Executive Hairstyling S0 Jane's Fa mily Foods 0 2 Hoult Helle 1 2 0 Panteli�, :.uel of Scarborough won $35,(xloscratching her Monopoly Instant ticket in the moi .then• tw bought it. She purchased her ticket at Nims Variety on Bellamy Road. Morx,ix>1,.Is the Ontario Lottery Corporation's version of the board game. Half the adult pupulat Ion in t ►ntario purchases lottery tickets. For every $1 spent on a lottery ticket, ap- proximately 48 cents is awarded in cash prizes and 34 cents is profit. Last year, lottery players won more than $808 million in prizes. Patient & Enthusiastic Volunteers Needed Patient and enthusiastic volunteer are needed to assist persons with developmental disabilities to improve their reading and spelling skills or help them with recreational ac- tivities such as arts and crafts. If you can offer two or three hours a week to help these programs, call the Scarborough Volunteer Centre at =M Wed. December 15, 1993 THE NEWS/POST Page 9 Community Sports Notes Top 2 Just Back From U.S. Meet by Muriel Warden Head Coach of Scar- borough Swim Club, Darin Muma, believes that inter- national competition at top level meets is extremely important for the continu- ing education of his na- tionally qualified swim- mers Bob Hayes and Liz Warden. The trio just returned from the U.S. Open short course championships held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "This meet is truly inter- Give Blood During Holiday The Red Cross is remin- ding people to add the Gift of Life to their gift -giving list this holiday season. December is a difficult time for the Red Crass to collect blood. People are away or busy with holiday festivities and have less op- portunity to donate. But the need for blood never takes a holiday. Each weekday 5,000 people must give blood for the Red Cross to meet the re- quirements of Canadian hospitals. Healthy individuals age 17 to 70 are encouraged to attend a clinic and help make winter warmer for hospital patients by giving them the greatest gift of all - the gift of life. Donors are reminded to bring identification. For clinic information call (416) 974-9900 or a local branch of the Red Clraw national as the American universities attract many national swim stars from other countries. They swim for their university while here in America but they swim for their own national team at International meets. It is excellent for Liz and Bob to see good performances, at such a meet as this, by swimmers from all over the world," said Muma. Bob had a very good meet making consolation finals in both 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. With his personal best time in the 100 free at 51.20 he plac- ed lith overall and established a new Scar- borough Club record for that event. Bob also placed lith in the 100 backstroke. Liz did her best times this season in the short course Individual :Hedley events and the 200 metres backstroke. Both Bob and Liz experienced Interna- tional competition earlier this year in April when they travelled to Germany with Canada's team selected to compete in the annual 8 Na- tions Youth meet. Liz was recently recognized by the Council of Scarborough for the honour she has brought to the city through her swim- ming achievements. Along with other sports teams reaching provincial, na- tional or international pro- minence, Liz will have her name added to Scar- borough's Recreational Honour Roll. One future meet of im- portance for Bob and Liz will be the Commonwealth Games Trials to be held in early March 1994, in Vic- toria, B.C. Coach Darin will be conducting a 2 weeks training camp in Barbados immediately after Christmas to prepare them for top performances at the trials. 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Scarborough Neighbourhood Community - Centre and Tropicana Community Cbristmas Hous: With the purchase of $25.00 or Services Organization. Monday - Friday: 10am - 9pm: \\more receive a tree ornament. Saturdays, Dec. 4, 11 & 18th: \\ (1 gift per customer) gam - 9pm SCARBOROUGH Sundays, Dec. 5, 12 d 19th: S.Oa Charity gift wrap and coat check 12 noon bpm The provided by the West Scarborough Mirror Neighbours Community Centre. wm9 nei and Che15hT1a5 Eve: 10am -6pm Warden Woods Mall: 725 Warden Ave., Scarborough (just north of St. Clair). OveT 75 stores including The Bay, Hy & Zels & Cineplex Odeon. Page 10 THE !NEWS I POST Wed. December 15, 1993 Bill Watt's Worlds AT THE OPERA John Downing, Editor of the Toronto Sun has stated "It's tough to write shorter. Ask any columnist. Yet, that's the secret to success." He's correct, of course, but there are times when one must, in the interest of good taste, eschew brevity. Consider Nosferatu, the opera just given a world premiere by the Canadian Opera Company at the duMaurier Theatre Centre. One wouldn't dream of sav- ing simply that it stinks although, after the perfor- mance, one media lady allowed as how "the libret- to was stinkin' ! " So instead, one writes that the title sounds a bit like the name of a liquor store as they are now call- ed in Ontario ... vins et spiriteux. We think it not out of line to suggest that one would have to imbibe freely in their shelf pro- ducts to enjoy a perfor- mance of Nosferatu. The composer is Ran- dolph Peters after an "original.. (It is to laugh!) story by Toronto poseur Thom Sokoloski. We don't know where the "Thom.. comes from either. The director is Marilyn Powell who also wrote the aforementioned "stinkin". The lady directs with all the skill and expertise of a lumber jack on carouse with the answer to everything and the solution to nothing. Nosferatu, as is obvious from its title, is reworking of the %lad Dracula story. Mr. Sokoloski• to be fair, has attempted an allegory in which capitalistic socie- ty is global varnpirism. That possible message is missed, however, by Miss Powell's Cronaiberg style direction in which gore and screaming drown out nuance. The ridiculous set and costume designs don't help either. Of cause, all aspects of this production are han- dicapped at the outset by the score of Mr. Peters. With the possible exception of a short interlude of pure strings in Act Two, his music sounds like nothing more than an exercise piece for musicians audi- tioning for the old Stan Kenton band. We don't know if Mr. Peters has done his own orchestration, but whomever is responsi- ble has much for which to answer. Is there anything of value in this production? Oh, of a certitude. Barry Busse in the title role has a fine voice and Sally Dibblee im- presses as his daughter. The score assigned to her is a viciously difficult one and she does well with it. The lady deserves better material and one hopes she gets it in the future. As for Nosferatu on the overall it's probably best summed up by stating that it displays the worst of the three Bs ... Brecht, BeBop and Buddies in Bad Times. So much for brevity. ON YOUR TOES This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Ballet's Christmas produc- tion of Tchaikovsky's Nut- cracker at The O'Keefe. The first performance of the current engagement was given last evening and the show will run until Jan. 2nd. As has been noted here and elsewhere before, this is an excellent introduction for children to the marvellous world of ballet. In recognition of that, The National wisely begins evening performances at 7:30 so the littler ones can stay awake beyond their normal bed times. It also means Mom and Dad don't have to be up too late. There are several pair- ings of the Snow Queen and the Prince and each is recommended. Especially so. however, is that of Jen- nifer Fournier and the ex- citing young Robert Conn. You read it herr first. ON SCREEN Ontario Place has an- nounced the line-up of its CSnesphere Film Festival beginning Jan- 5th and run- ning to Mar. 27th. It seems early to be men- tioning them, we know. but tickets are already on sale and evidently gang fast. The attractions are. as in other years, an attractive mix of older favourites and newer blockbusters. Among the former are Apocalypse :Now, Lawrence of Arabia and Top Gun, all three of which are spectacular on that big screen. The latter include The Fugitive, Free Willy. and ... Aladdin. During the March break there will be the double feature of Search For the Great Sharks and The Secret Life On Earth. These are lmax films specially commissioned for Cinesphere. Our release says nothing about the cost, if any, of parking and you might want to check first. If it's free, as it should be, then these films at Ontario Place are great BLUFFER'S RESTAURANT_ V:__ * �( V 7 Bri><n] Road ' fr * (in Bluffers Park Marina) New Year's .v* Eve Gourmet Dinner Complimentary Champagne $501ticlu:et Dancing after dinner by reservation only: 264-2337 mr Around and About - Your Dining &Entertainment Guide `bargoons'...among the few one is ever likely to receive from the present Ontario government. Except in an election year. PARTY SCENES "In the Footsteps of Champagne Charlie" is a competition sponsored by Charles Heidsieck Cham- pagne. As part of it. teams from around the world par- ticipate in a 100 day world tour emulating that of the original Champagne Charlie. The British team of Deborah Jones and Louise Tomkins were in Toronto last Monday and were entertained at a private reception held at Piper's Bar in the Royal York. It was quite a gathering and, as was to be expected, the champagne flowed. Yesterday, there was a luncheon launch at the Princess of Wales Theatre for the new book about the theatre. It's titled quite simply The Princess of Wales Theatre and we suspect it'll turn out to be the first of many for the theatre that's attracting at- tention around the world It's reasonably priced and all proceeds from its sale go to support the Hospital For Sick Chikhei► Foundation. Yesterday also marked the 250th performance of the Canadian premiere of Miss Saigon. ON RECORD: Our thanks to GinJoy In- ternational ( Gino Empry and Joyce Baislow) for the recent receipt of Drearns of Christmas. This is an album of Christmas sorngs, mostly carols, played quietly by Bobby Edwards on guitar and Ron Manhold an piano. Both gentlemen are well known Toronto studio musicanss_ We don't know if the two have worked together before or not but their gentle collaboration here is just the ticket for those quiet moments that should properly be a part of Christmas. In fact, the jacket description describes the music as A Soothing Interlude by the Fireside. Nice album. In a recent review of Roch Voisine's I'll Always Be There, we wrote of the gentleman as "a master of what we believe is referred to as the power ballad - What appeared in the review were the words "power balled". Ordinari- ly, and given today's sophistication it would have been merely another amusing misprint. It's a bit off-putting. however, to have it appear in the same column in which one mentioned - in quite another article and context - the subject of penile enlargement. IN PRINT The quality of giving books is thrice blessed. It blesseth the giftor (we can make up words with the best of them) who gets to read them first, it blesseth the giftee and there is a fur- ther benison when the giftee lends them to friends. Here are two Christmas suggestions for book giv- ing. Gourmet's In Short Order(Cond6 Nast Books) is the latest hard cover cook book from the publishers of Gourmet A Dickens Of A Christmas The holiday season con- tinues as Spadina, Col- borne Lodge and Macken- zie House present Twelfth Night. Enjoy a tour which focuses on this important 19th century holiday tradi- tion from Dec. 27, to Jan. 6, and you could win two tickets anywhere that Air Canada flies. The Toronto Historical Board is offering a Christmas passport that entities you to discounted admission to these holiday traditions as well as the op- portunity to win a trip for two with Air Canada. When you visit any one of the sites, and pay your regular admission, you will receive a passport that entitles you to 25% off general admis- sion at the other two historic houses or 25% off the price of youth tickets for performances of "A Christmas Carol" at the Young People's Theatre. With the help of Air Canada. you could win a trip for two to anywhere that Air Canada flies. Ballots can be dropped off at any of the four locations. Twelfth Night or Epiphany marked the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas when tradition dictated that all decora- tions must be packed away until next year. The celebrations would include singing a wassail sang. cakes with priers inside, games and activities for the c ikirem all topped off with a large dinner. The origins of this celebration date to the Pagan cdebra- tion of winter. Twelfth Night will be celebrated at the Spadina and as tradition states, the house will remain decorated until the twelfth day of Christmas. Children will be able to make a Twelfth Night cookie, just like the crown which once adorned the holiday cake. At Colborne Lodge in scenic High Park, families are encouraged to come and bake gingerbread cookies in the wood - burning stove. Follow the tradition of early Toronto - pians and toboggan in pic- turesque High Park or try skating on the man-made rink at the north end of the park. Mackenzie House is still adorned with its holiday finery and the dining -room table is set for the holiday feast. Children can write a holiday thank -you card with an old-fashioned straight pen and enjoy a piece of Twelfth Night cake. If you find a bean, you will win a prize! Spadina, Colborne Lodge and Mackenzie House are open Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun- days 12 to 5 p.m. during the holiday season but closed Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1. Ad- mission is $4.50 for adults, $4 for seniors and youth (13-18) and $3.50 for children (12 and under). For more information call Spadina at (416) 392-6910, Colborne Lodge at ( 416) 392-6916 or Mackenzie House at (416) 392-6915. "Up On Eglinton" On Thurs. Dec. 16, there will be a shooting of the music video version of "Up On Eglinton" at Montego Bay Bar and Grill, 1807 Eglinton Ave. E., (east of Dufferin). Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. The theme song is writ- ten by Anthony ( Base) Hib- bert and the video produc- ed and directed by Masani Montague. Entertainment will be provided by Selassie 1 power reggae band, featuring Kwabena Rueben. Fredlocks Asher and Marcia-lyn. Music pro- vided by the Mighty Hefty Sounds. Lone Star, Desert Storm and Lethal Weapon. Reggae dancers and ex- tras are needed for the music video and play. For further information and registration, phone (416) 429.9632 or ( 416) 609~9625, or drop by the office at 122 Laird Dr.. Suite 200. Scarborough Grace Hospital Making Billing Changes Scarborough Grace Hospital is committed to providing quality health care with the resources it has available. To ensure that it maximizes its resources the hospital will be making changes to enhance the patient billing and collection procedures. Beginning Dec. 1, Scar- borough Grace will be adopting payment pro- cedures consistent with ..0 r area hospitals, and % tU be requiring patients to pay some costs at the time of registration in the emergency department. Patients who have their valid Health Insurance card with them, and who arrive by their own means of transportation will not be required to pay these Canadian patients who come to the hospital emergency department without their valid provin- cial Health Insurance card must pay a deposit of $25. This deposit will be refund- ed if the patient provides his or her valid Health In- surance card to hospital staff within two business days. Identification will re- quired to prove Canadian residency. Non-residents of Canada mist pay a non-refundable fee for an Emergency visit of $110 plus diagnostic and doctor's fees. The Ministry of Health has established ambulance co -payment rates. The rate for an uninsured person who takes an ambulance is $240. However, anyone who has a valid health In- surance card has to pay on- ly $45. Patients will be required to pay these amounts when they attend the emergency department. The hospital will accept payment by cash, cheque, Visa, Mastercard or American Express. These procedures will assist Scarborough Grace Hospital to continue to pro- vide high quality health care to the community. Magazine. cherry tomato salad, chili pers, their history and their This one contains cornmeal biscuits and food value. It's by no "recipes in 45 minutes or cranberry pear cobbler. means scholarly but cer- less and easy menus". The It's enough to make one five. Nicely title isn't misleading. Most welcome chilly weather. itainly llustrated, recipes include no more Two meat recipes about The best of the book, than 45 minutes necessary which The Column wishes thou, is to be found in its to collect and combine the to wax rhapsodic are Grill- recipes. One every for ingredients of same. Think ed Skirt Steak with Parsley us was that for sweet pep - about it. Jalapeno Sauce and Calf's per pub. Food for the liver with Dijon Mustard gods; of the underworld or Anyway, In Short Order Sauce. otherwise. is a most handsome book as Speaking of food with a DISCI-AIMER are all the others in the bit of a bite to it (aren't we The Column is not series. We stress its visual the sly ones!), readers associated in any way with attractiveness to make the might wish to try The the White Oaks radio pro - point that many will be Goodness of Peppers by gam Around and About. reluctant to take the John Midgley (Random The voices heard are not volume into the kitchen House). ours; neither are the opi- where cookbooks properly nions expressed. belong. This is from a British The Term Around and There are no Yuletide series devoted to more or About is not subject to recipes or menus here but less specialized ingre- copyright and, unfor- there is a Brunch for a Chi l- dients. Others in the series tunately, may be used by ly Weekend. Space doesn't have dealt with peas, anyone. permit us to give the beans, root vegetables and FAST EXIT recipes but here's the the like. "Do you not know, my menu. Sausage and Grits It's a small hard cover - son, with how little wisdom Frittata (our daughter San- nobody makes little books the world is ruled'!" Count dy does well with it), herb- like the British - and it in- Axel Oxenstierns ed Boston lettuce and forms muchly about pep- (1583-1648). Ltravelj Newport Winter Festival In New England Jan.28th. New England's largest winter extravaganza takes place Jan. 28 to Feb. 6, 1994 in Newport, Rhode Island. The Newport Winter Festival bas recently been selected as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 1994 by the American Bus Association. Food festivals, ice carv- ing competitions, dog sled racing, Polar Bear plunges into the Atlantic Ocean, musical performances, and hayrides are just a few of the 125 events planned over the ten days. The sixth annual festival, which attracts thousands of visitors from the United States and Canada, also of- fers non-traditional winter activities like winery tours and hot mulled wine tastings at the Sakonnet Vineyards, old fashioned trolley tours of Newport, a Beach Party at the Wharf Deli, and castle tours. A Winter Festival button can be purchased for only $6 US and allows free ad- nnssion or large discounts to all the official events. Many hotels in Newport are offering special Winter Festival rates and packages. In addition to the Winter Festival, visitors won't nun out of things to do in Newport, known as "America's first resort and yachting capital of the world". This seaside resort town was first settled in 1639 and boasts some of the finest examples of colonial architecture in America. Fine seafood restaurants and boutiques line the cob- blestone streets. Newport is home to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the summer "White House" of Presi- dent Kennedy, the ornate mansions of Bellevue Avenue, the Belcourt Cas- tle with art treasures from 33 countries, the Redwood Library, which is the oldest continuously used library in the United States, and numerous historic buildings. Newport, Rhode Island is orilv about a three hour drive from New York City or about an hour from Boston. Newport is conve- niently located near In- terstate 95, one of the main routes for Eastern Cana- dians going south in the winter. For further information on Newport and winter Festival events please con- tact the Newport County. Convention & Visitors Bureau at 23 America's Cup Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 02840, or call toU free from Canada at ( goo 1 32&-6030. -For Canadians heading down south this winter of Interstate 95, or those visiting nearby new York or Boston. Newport makes for an interesting and easi- ly accessible side trip or stop -cover," said William Tappe, Regional Director for the United States Travel and Tourism Ad- ministration IUSTTA). For more information, the public may contact Travel USA, the consumer information service of USTTA, in the Toronto arra at 19051 M)-5662. Scarborough Campus Wed. Dec. 1 to Wed. Dec 17. Gallery Exhibition: Children's Art. An exploration of the natural development of artistic ability in children contrasted with the forced aesthetics taught to them in schools. Gallery Hours 11 a.m. to4p.m. Sun. Dec. 12, 3 p.m. Meeting Place. Christmas Singalong: join the Scarborough Campus Chorus and Band for its third annual Christmas celebration. Admission: $5 per person, children 12 and under free. Purchase tickets at the door or call 287-7080. Thurs. Jan. 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meeting Place. Volunteer '94 offering a world of experience, talk to representatives from several Scarborough organizations and find out about volunteer opportunities within our community. Wed. Jan. 26, 7 p.m., location TBA, Financial Planning Seminar: Financial Planning and Investment Options - Mutual Furls, conducted by Investors Group, sponsored by the Scarborough College Alumni Association. Call 287-7080 to reserve a seat. Jan. 27 to 29. Feb. 2 to 5, 8 p.m., Leigha Lee Browne Theatre: "Into the Woods" music and lvrics by Steven Sondheim, book b_v James Lapin, tickets $8. Call 297- 7189. Jan. 29, 8 p.m. is Alumni Night at the Musical. Mon. Jan. loth to Fri. Jan. 2R. Gallery Exhibition: Ted Rettig. An installation of new and current works. Gallery Hours 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed. Feb. 2 to Wed. Feb. 16. Gallery Exhibition: Lee L'Clerc. Recent paintings concerned with inscription, text and writing. Using inaccurate copies of transcriptions, the work comments on the abundance of erroneously translated texts in our society. Wed. December 15, 1993 THF: %FWS POST Page 11 r�11�ir1f�. s, ••• err This is a scene of the Club Med village on Columbus Isle and coral -rich waters teeming with every sort of tropical in the Bahamas. Unlike Nassau, this island has fewer in- marine life. Of course, this Club 'sled pillage has all of the habitants than most city blocks. There is no bank, no traffic sports facilities which the villages have. This village is lights and very few tourists on Columbus Isle but it is a perfect for couples, honeymooners, scuba divers and place wrapped by miles of untouched. snow-white beaches children or teens from age 12. Texas Shopping: Hats & Boots To Haute Couture by C, stbia Ellis. Isterestional Mst"ang Isters, T"as Depart - nest of Cssssseree Tssrisom Diva - Sim Looking to bring home something other than the usual souvenir tea cozy from your holiday' Texas is the place to shop for treasured mementos from an unforgettable vacation. In the I"* Star State you'll find wares to please every taste and every pocketbook - from hats and boots to haute couture, and discounted designer goods to one -of -a -kind pieces. You'll discover not only wonderful placers to shop. but a fabulous vacation destination as well. Con- trary to its cactus and oil well image, the Texas land- scape abounds with sunny beaches, mountains and forests, fascinating historical sites. and sophisticated cities, a much more. In short, Texas offers travelers an exciting holi- day destination along wth a seemingly endless array of shopping opportunities. Naturally, if it's western duds you're looking for, Texas is the place to go. While the hat, boots, and blue jeans ensemble Tex- ans are known for can be found throughout the state, the western region of Texas is home to various manufacturers of typical Texan regalia. Some companies even sell their western -style merchandise to the public directly, at discounted prices. El Paso, Texas' westernmost city, is home to many such stores. You can also find other local specialties that reflect the city's blend of Native American, Mexican, and Anglo cultural influences, including handmade silver and turquoise jewelry, leather goods, hand -blown glassware, and authentic crafts. N.American Open Poetry Contest The National library of Poetry in Maryland, U.S.A. has announced that $12,000 in prizes will be awarded this year to over 250 poets in the North American Open Poetry Contest. The deadline for the contest is Dec. 31, 1993. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. Any poet, whether previously published or not, can be a winner. Every poem entered also has a chance to be published in a deluxe, hardbound an- thology. To enter, send one original poem, any subject and any style, to the Na- tional library of Poetry, 11419 Cronridge Dr., P.O. Box 704-ZT, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poem should be no more than 20 lines, and the poet's name and address should appear on the top of the page. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 1993. A new contest opens Jan. 1, 1994. To soak up more of the West Texas atmosphere after your shopping spree, take a tour of the city's 16th century Spanish missions. visit the Tigua Indian Reservation, or board a tram to the top of the Franklin Mountains for a breathtaking vista of the ci- ty. Another way to enjoy the region's western flavor is to visit the McDonald Observatory, located in the wide-open expanses of the Davis Mountains. Here, you can gaze at the heavens through one of the world's largest telescopes. If haute couture is more your taste. head for the ma- jor metropolitan centre of Texas -Dallas and Houston. Both cities are home to fabulous shopping centres that house the world's most famous names in fashion. Since the turn of the cen- tury, with the opening of sophisticated retailers such as Neiman Marius, Dallas has proudly claimed a reputation as a shopping mecca. Today. Dallas has more shopping centres per capita than any other U.S. city. Not to be outdone by Big D, Houston's Galleria holds more than 300 retail, restaurant, and entertain- ment establishments as well as two hotels, five of- fice towers, a health club, four movie theatres, and an Olympic -sized ice skating rink under its sparkling skylights. When you've finished your jaunt around these shopping centres, Texas' metropolises hold still more adventures in store. In Dallas, for example, you may visit Southfork Ranch, the home of Texas' best known fictional family, the Ewirigs. Or, mosey over to Fort Worth, just west of Dallas, for a step back into the Old West at the Fort Worth Stockyards. In Houston, the wonders of space ex- ploration come to life for visitors at Space Center Houston. Both cities are home to renowned dance and theatre companies, museums, and symphony orchestras. The influence of Mexican culture is an intrinsic ele- ment of Texas style that ex- tends to shopping. Visitors to Texas can experience a Hispanic flair by exploring Mexican markets such as El Mercado in San Antonio. The largest Mexican -style market in the United States. El Mercado has been a bustling centre of shopp rig and leisure activi- ty in San Antonio for more than 150 years. Merchants in this lively square offer shoppers an enormous variety of regional specialty products such as pottery. pinatas. blankets, and jewelry. This, along with restaurants, strolling musi- cians, artists, and im- promptu dance demonstra- tions makes El Mercado an experience in itself. To con- tinue along the same path of historic Hispanic culture, journey along San Antonio's Mission Trail and explore the city's five Spanish colonial missions, including one of Texas' most celebrated sites, the Alamo. San Antonio also offers attractions for those who prefer more modern pur- suits. At Sea World of Texas visitors can catch a glimpse of marine life, while Fiesta Texas por- trays the cultural heritage of the state through song and dance extravaganzas. Those who take pride in their bargain hunting skills won't have to look hard to find great discounts while shopping in Texas. Various outlet centres - groups of stores where manufac- turers sell surplus and ir- regular merchandise at prices that are usually 20 to 70 per cent below the retail cost - can be found within fifty kilometers of several major cities. Almost any type of ware is available at these cen- tres, including clothing, household goods, shoes. books, specialty items, and sporting goods. In New Braunfels, halfway bet- ween San Antonio and Austin, the New Braunfels Mill Store Plaza has 50 famous -name factory shops to tempt bargain seekers. Just 25 kilometers north are the San March Factory Shops with more than 70 enticing stores. and a miniature golf course, playground, and restaurants to amuse shopping -weary spouses and children. The towns of San Marcos and New Braunfels are situated in the Hill Coun- try, a region of Texas whose charming landscape and natural aquatic attrac- tions have earned it the ti- tle, "Texas Playground". Bevond the outlet centres, visitors can enjoy water sports on any of the Hill Country's abundant spring - fed rivers, lakes, and streams or visit quaint villages that still preserve their German pioneer heritage. So. whether it's typical Texan wares, high fashion, ethruc specialties, or amaz- ing bargains that you're looking to find during your holiday travels. Texas will satisfy your every whim. And, you'll find plenty of attractions to delight you after your shopping is done. To obtain information about the Lone Star State from a Texas travel counsellor, call 800 452-9292. POINTS NORTH suggests A DIFFERENT XMAS GIFT Fly the Flag 759-5430C+fili Home.boat or cottage Printed or Sewn Nylon, Poly or Cotton Poles 5' to 50' Porch Deck or Inground Page 12 THE NEWS POST Wed. December 15, 1993 Here & Where /n Pickering by Diane Matheson Naturalists :Meeting The December meeting of the Pickering Naturalists will be a social evening with displays, entertainment and a chance to get to meet other members. Refreshments wi 11 be served and everyone is welcome. The monthly meetings of the Pickering Naturalists are held at the Rouge Hills Public Library, Rougemount Dr. south of Hyo. 2. Program will start at 8 p.m. Contact Dale Hov at 427-1655 for more infor- mation. St. Paul's Drop In St. Paul's United Church. 65 Kings Cr. in Ajax is running a pre-school parent child program on Thursdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Lots of activities are featured - toys, crafts, songs, painting, snacks and coffee and tea. Rates are reasonable. If you would like more information on register- ing your pre-schooler, call Susan at 428-9962. Pickering Figure Skating (lub This month the Pickering Figure Skating Club is honoured to have been selected the host for the 1994 Sun Life Central Ontario Figure Skating Championships. This is an important figure skating event %frich is the stepping stone towards the Canadian Championships for our talented skaters. Past graduates of such an event are Karen Preston and Elvis Stojko, both of whom have competed and won many International Championships. Playground Fundraising The Lincoln Avenue (Pickering Village( "Parent Ad- visory Committee" has taken on a major project this year. It is planning to install an exciting new playground. This will benefit all voungsters at the school and in the neighbourhood. In school hot dog days are Fridays: Dec. lo• Jan 21. Feb. 18. Mar. 25. Apr. 22. May 20 and June 17th. Support students selling holiday ornaments and magnet fridge memos in the community during %member. Four support will be greatly appreciated. Watch the barometer in front of the school to follow its progress. Target date for the playground is April 1994. MEALS ON WHEEI S Can you spare some time once a week to deliver meals for the Canadian Red Cross Society? Meals on Wheels is look- ing for volunteers for its program. Call 320`3393 if you are interested. RINGETTE REGISTRAT10N For over 30 years Canadian girls have been playing ringette. It's a uinique winter team game that was invented in 1963 in northern Ontano by the late Sam Jacks. Ringette is being played by more than 60.000 players in Canada... and is international too, currently being played in Finland. Sweden. Germany, Canada and the U.S. It is also a propos- ed spectator sport for the Winter Olympics. Ringette is not only for fun, it is for fitness participation, competition, socializing, learning and teaching. Ringette is for mom, dad and sister: the beginner, the expert, and everyone in between. Ringette is for all ages and recreation and competitive programs involve players from aged five to 65. If you are interested in becoming a Coach or a Team Manager, call Doug Standon. Coaching Coordinator at 686.1431. For more information contact Sandi Norris at 42&7568. BADMINTON CLUB Recreational badminton for adults is held at Pickenng High School on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 10 p.m. This begins in September and lasts until late April. Call Pat King at 683-8202 for information. CHILDCARE The Y in Durham have several quality locations for licensed child care for nursery aged. school aged and junior Y on a full and part time basis. Professionally trained staff provide a fun and stimulating program of age appropriate activities located in your neighbourhood schools and chur- ches. In Pickering school age programs for 6 to 9 year olds are held in the following schools: Frenchman's Bay Public School, Sir John A. MacDonald Public School, Vaughan Willard Public School, Lincoln Avenue Public School all in Pickering. and Lincoln Avenue Public School in Ajax. For more information on how to enrol your child in one of the Y's programs call 686-1828. Pickering Aerials Gym Club Registration will be held at the Club, 1095 Kingston Road in Pickering. Monday to Friday from S to 8 p.m. Inculded are tumblebugs for age 2-4 years, junior gym for children 4 to 6 years old, recreational for 5 year olds and up, and tram- poline for 7 year old and up. Register early as enrolment is limited. For more information call 839.5260. AI.ATEEN This group supports young people aged 12 to 20 who have alcoholic friends or relatives. If you would like to attend a meeting, they are held on Wednesdays at 7::30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. King's Crescent in Ajax. Call 427-0338 for more information. CALORIE OOUNTENS Do you need some help and moral support in getting those extra pounds off? Maybe the Canadian Calorie Counters will work for you. They hold weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA. 1330 Bayly St. ( near the GO sta- tion) in Pickering. The cost is $1.25 each week with lectures And weigh -ins Call 42(N)746 for more information Bill Brown Collects Cash Grocery Receipts For Charity Motivated by the desire to assist those in need of medical aid and to show gratitude for hospital treat- ment he has received, Bill Brown, a 27 year Scar- borough resident, spent Fridays and Saturdays during May and June col- lecting cash tapes from customers at the Loblaws store at 2742 Eglinton Ave. E. in Scarborough. This was Bill's second tape collection at Loblaws, with the agreement that for every $300 in cash tapes he collected from shoppers at this particular store, Loblaws would donate $1.00 to the following hospital - affiliated charities selected by Mr. Brown: the Rape Crisis Centre at Scar- borough Grace Hospital, the Radiology department of Scarborough General and the Oncology depart- ment of Centenary Health Centre. Both customers and store employees affectionately think of Bill as the store ,'mascot-. and are pleased to see him back vet again during November and December for his third tape collection - especially. since Bill is now a Toronto celebrity, His outstanding achieve- ment in community fun- draising was publicly recognized on Thurs. May 20th. when he was presented with one of three Gardiner Awards honour- ing Citizens of the Year in Metro Toronto. Bill has accumulated $2.5 million worth of cash register tapes in total, resulting in donations to the three Scarborough hospitals and the Canadian Diabetes Association. Ap- proximately $1.5 million of this total has been donated by generous Loblaws customers at the Eglinton and Brimley store. For Bill's last two month collection of 1993, he selected charities with far- reaching effects in the Toronto area and on an even wider scope: Ronald McDonald House, the Metro Toronto Veterans Village and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Metro Toronto Council News Appointments To Police Board In a vote at council's meeting on Nov. 24th coun- cil voted for its two representatives on the Police Board. Four candidates were running for the board. Votes were 29 for Brian Ashton, 17 votes for Norm Gardner, 16 votes for Den- nis Flynn and 2 votes for Roger Hollander. So Ashton and Gardner were elected to the police board. Exchange of Surplus Land The widening of Lawrence Ave. E. at Highland Creek between Kingston and Markham Rds., in the Citv of Scar- borough needs a widening of the, easement over the Highland Creek Sanitary Trunk Sewer. This requires an exchange of surplus land over MTRCA lands which council passed. Pedestrian Crossover Council has approved a split pedestrian crossover Metro Toronto Council Council me -Ave ' offices - Station 1020. 2nd.fkxw Metro Hall. 55 John St-. Toronto M5V 3C6. 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 Centre BRIAN HARRISON - office open 8.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon to Fn Suite 215 Call 392-4017 Atter hours 261-6941. Scarborough Highland Creek KEN MORRISH office open 8.30 a.m - 4-30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 223 Call 392-4056. 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 Creek MARIA AUGIMERI - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri Suite 208. Call 392-4021. North York Contra 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 Centre South BEV.SALMON - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri Suite 224 Evenings by appointment. Call 3924012. 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 392-4061. 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 MICHAEL PRUE - office open 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Mon. to Fri. Suite 226. Call 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 n m Mon to Fri Suite 218 Call 3924081 for Parkwoods Village Dr. at a cost of $47,000. It would be between the west side (southbound Parkwoods Village Dr.) and the centre pedestrian refuge island, 60 metres north of Brookbanks Dr. and bet- ween the east side (north- bound Parkwoods Village Dr.) and the centre pedestrian refuge island, 50 metres north of Brookbanks Dr. Traffic Control Signals Council has approved the installation of traffic con- trol signals at the intersec- tion of Steeles Ave. West and Capstan Gate/Shale Gate. As soon as funding is available traffic control signals will be installed at the intersection of Trethewey Dr. and Clear - view Heights. is�.......:.........:.......................: : ..... Lester B. Pearson Cl News DEC'A - Ontario Five out of t2 Pearson students were winners in their respective categories in the recent Deca-Ontario competition in which Pear- son rated third overall - First place winners were Afsara Dossani. Sandeeta Singh and Sudip Ray. Se- cond place winners were Sashe Guneratnam and Rahonie Singh. A special thanks goes to the data processing staff headed by Gagan Gandhi. Memories From ('am - The 1993 Valedictorian was Alun Esmail. chosen by his graduating classmates to address the graduating class for one last time. His address at Cornmeocement on Oct. 23d contained many impor- tant messages for us all. The highlights are included here: ..It's your Cast day of Grade 9. You walk through the great main hall of Pear- son, dressed in your new jeans and your new Kokes, with your new school bag, ready, to tackle the wound. In your wildest dreams, did you ever think you'd make it? Well, guess what? We made it, " -We are all different and unique individuals who started this journey of five years... just look at how far we've corse "This journey would not have been possible without the loving support of our parents.......For this there are no words that can describe the feelings that we have..... "This is the best teaching staff a student could every hope for"...Your en- thusiasm inside and out- side of the classroom has been an inspiration to us all..." "To the grads, what a great journey--... "We must not forget our Principal, Vice -Principals, teachers and friends, the individuals who have made our journey memorable..." "Always remember - diversity is strength, not weakness...". "There are still many challenges we will face together... " SPORTS Basketball The Pearson boys ban- tam Bengals defeated Unionville High School by the score of 48-41 on Fri. Dec. 3rd in an exciting match in the Pearson gym- nasium. Kamar Vickerman led the Pearson attack with 15 points. Qerlos Joseph hit for 13 points and Marlon Mitchell with 8 points. New Wave Technology In, Stefan Sierakowski This school year L.B. Pearson C.I. will gain new access to influential sources of knowledge and burliness through involve- ment with SchoolNet pro- ject. an exciting initiative to connect electronically over 300 schools from arrows the country. SchoolNet is a co- operative federal, provin- cial and territorial pro- gram first introduced by the Prime Minister in August 1990 when $1.6 million in federal fug were committed to support this revolutionary new pro- ject. Students at L. B. Pearson C. I. will now enjoy enhanc- ed educational oppor- tunities and achievements by being able to make elec- tronic connections across Canada so that national and international resources will now be available to our school community. Our school was selected by a provincial - tern torial selection committee that based its decision on the school's previous ex- perience in networking and its recognized ability to contribute to innovative, network -based learning projects. We are excited at the pro- spect of gaining immediate access to Internet science and technology resources that include a career entry selection guide, access to worldwide libraries and databases, 350 scientists, engineers and advisers from around the world and the electronic classroom edition of the Globe and Mail and a National Press news edition from Southam News. The career selection guide will provide for students and teachers open access to a full listing of educational requirements, salary expectations and even the projected need for a selected field of work. This program is developed by The Government of Canada, Ministry of State for Youth under the Cana- dian Occupation Projection Systems and by Public Af- fairs Branch of Employ- ment and Immigration Cnaada. Our staff and students are very excited at the pro- spect of active involvement in the new wave of technology that will clearly enhance the opportunities for learning in our school community.