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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPP1995_02_01m kV • Computers • Software • Calculators a Video games Mernber of one of Canada's largest chain of computer stores PICKERING TOWN CENTRE 1355 Kingston Road (905) 420-9707 Blaisdale Montessori School Est. 1969 Our 25th. Year For children 18 mths. ti up 415 Toynevale Rd. Pickering (905) 509-5005 It Pays To Advertise 40R per copy Published by Watson Publishing Company Ud. Every Wednesday Second Class Mail Registration No. 1643 $15 per yr. by mall MASSAGE MASSAGE MASSAGE 431.1367 320 Painted Post Drive 2nd.Floor, Suite C OPEN 7 DAYS N ol. 30 No. 4 Pificerinz, Onlario Med. F'ebruan 1, 1"5 PICKERING App O Serving the Community for 28 Years! Atomic Energy Meeting Representatives of the Atomic Energy Control B hockey fitting great practice recently at theHoekey Practice At Don Beer �reLick'sobWaw) Family Education Resource Centre Presenting Series Of 4 Workshops The Family Education Resource Centre of Durham House is offering a series of four workshops for parents of children 1-10 years old in Ajax this winter. "Understanding Your Child's Misbehaviour", is on Wed. Feb. 15. Gain an understanding of children's misbehaviour and an in- troduction to skills for redirecting misbehaviour. "Talking and Listening with Children" is on Wed. Feb ?". Practical skills for talking so that your children will listen to vou. How to listen for the feel- ings behind vour children's Pickering Council News Traffic stud A motion by Councillor Johnson seconded by Councillor Senis said that a continuous and ongoing problem with traffic using Liverpool Rd. and Bushmill St. Linwood Ave.as well as Liverpool Rd. south of Finch Ave.E. requires that council adopt a resolution to retain a traffic consultant, such as Totten, Sims, Hubicki to carry out a traffic study on this area. Atomic Energy Forum Councillor Johnson advised council that the Atomic Energy Control Board is holding a forum at the town offices on Wed. Feb Istat 7 p m words. "Building Your Child's Self Esteem" is on Wed. Mar, I. Gain an insight into the underlying factors of self esteem and discover a formula for building a positive self concept. "Discipline Without Pu nish nwrit" is on Wed. Mar. E. Will offer some practical ways to discipline effectively without using punishment. These workshops will all be held from 6:4s - 8:45 p.m. at St. Bernadette Catholic School, 41 Bayly St., E. Ajax. The cost is $24. for the series of four workshops or $8 for each separately. Pre- registration is required. For more information and to register for this workshop call the Family Education Resource Cen- tre at 433-M. Ext. 26. Ontario Parents' Council Member To Make Presentation Barbara Smith, a member of the Ontario Parents' Council, will make a presentation on Wed. Feb. 8, from 7 - 8 p.m. to Durham Board trustees, school administrators, school growth team members and Parent Ad- visory Committee members. The presenta- tion will take place in the Board Room at the Durham Board of Educa- tion Centre, 400 Taunton Road East, Whitby. Barbara, a resident of Markham. is Chairman of the Common Curriculum and Assessment Commit- tee of the Parents' Council. She is founder and presi- dent of the Quality Educa- tion Network and director of the Coalition for Educa- tion Reform. In addition, Barbara is a member of the York Region Task Force on Speech and Language Ser- vices and secretary of Scouts Canada, York Rouge District. Barbara will outline the recommendations of the Ontario Parents' Council and the status of those recommendations. A ques- tion and answer period will follow the presentation. Winter Festival At Enniskillen Conservation Area Skate under the stars and enjoy this beautiful winter weather. Every Saturday night between Feb. 4th and 18th the Central Lake On- tario Conservation Authori- tv will be hosting a Winter Festival at Enniskillen Conservation Area from 4:30 to 10 p.m. The festival will consist of a variety of skating themes with spot prizes. Remember to bring your toboggan for extra fun on the toboggan hill. There is a park admis- sion fee of 50t per person or $2 per vehicle. All evenings run from 4:30 to 10 p.m. with Family Skate on Feb. 4th, Sweetheart Skate on Feb. 11th and another Family 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. (416) 686-5589 Skate on Feb. 18th. Refreshments will be available at the new recreation centre. For more information on these events contact the Authority office at ( 905 579-0411. For event cancellation, snow, and ski conditions call Enniskillen Conservation Area at ( 905 263-2041. Board (AECB), the federal nuclear regulatory agency, will hold a public meeting on Feb. 1 in the Pickerir* Civic Complex, begin kig at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to give area residents an opportunity to meet representatives of the AECB and to obtain infor- mation on the nuclear regulatory process and the related health and safety standards that are applied. Intended as a "town hall" type meeting, most of the (: ening will be devoted to questions and comments from the audience. AECB president Dr. Agnes Bishop and senior staff members will be on hand to respond directly to the public. Last fall, the AECB received a number of ex- pressions of concern from local elected officials. in- terest groups and in- dividual members of the public regarding the licenss- ing of the Pickering nuclear generating station. In considering the various issues brought forward, the board recognized that it needed to innprove com- munications with the public and provide more opportunity for pudic input into the licensing process. As one of the methods to achieve this, the board decided to Mid more of its meetings away from Ot- tawa, and in particular to bold one or more public meetings in each cornmuuii- ty near a major facility during the licensing period for that facility. The public meeting in Pickering will take place on Wed. Feb. 1, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the Pickering Civic Complex. Light refreshments and an op- portunity for personal ex- changes will be available at the end of the meeting. The proceedings will be broadcast live on Trillium Community 10 cable. Relax On Horse-drawn Sleigh Rides At Enniskillen Tired of the city dues" Side of breathing all that ci- ty smog' Well here's your chance to take a breather. The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority is hosting relaxing horse- drawn sleigh rides at En- niskillen Conservation Area. Sleigh rides will operate on Sun. Feb. 5th, 12th and 19th, from noon to 4 p.m. All rides leave from the recreation building and tickets are only $2.25 per person per ride. Bring the family out to enjoy the fun of an old - fashion sleigh ride at En- niskillen C.A. Remember your skates and toboggans for extra fun. For more information on these events contact the Authroity office at (905) 579-0411. For event cancellation, snow and ski conditions at Enniskillen Conservation Area call ( 905 ) 263-2041. Please note there is a general admission fee of 50t per person or $2 per car at Enniskillen C.A. Directions: Enniskillen Conservation Area is located in Bowmanville. To get there, from Hwy. 12, take Taunton Rd. west to Country Lane Rd. and then north to the end. Watch for the entrance sign to the day -use parking lot. 4 Session Workshop On Stress The Family Education Resource Centre of Kinark will be offering a four ses- sion workshop on coping with stress. Life's uncer- tainty makes demands on our coping skills. Par- ticipants in these four ses- sions will learn healthy ways to clear stress con- flict; to reduce frustration and fatigue. The focus will be on increasing awareness, practising Keep Happy Keep Smiling! relaxation responses and strengthening personal resourcefulness. The workshop will be of- fered at 56 Meadow Cres., Whitby. The fee for this workshop is $32 per person. The workshop will start up Tues. Feb. 7. Anyone interested in this workshop or any other pro- gram offered by The Fami- ly Education Resource Centre should call 433-0386 ext. 26. ffa DENTAL OFFICE Dr.K. Fenwick Dr.R.Hoffman Dr.S.Sekhon Dr.J. Wasserman Denture Therapist - Harry Orfanidis MORNINGSIDE MALL SUITE 348 CL Evening a Saturday appointments available 282.1175 Page'21 TLIE NEWS POST Wed. February I, 1995 Opinion a page for expression for you and us For Better Education by Bob Watson The Hoyal Commission on Learning has come up with a large number of new ideas for change in our educational system in a very short period of time. in our opinion most of the recommendations are very good but there are a few which should be analyzed more to make sure we are not asking for more problems. First of allwe don't believe that establishing a grade for 3 Year olds should be approved. Using an expensive educational system for such Young people will not produce a better educational result. And we believe that grade 13 is necessary to give one more Year to prepare our young people for their adult journey through life. The most important fact about our educational system is that we have no effective discipline. Ever since parents and school teachers and principals were banned from providing punishment for students who are not obeying the rules of studying and behaviour. the quality of our young people graduating from high school has been lessened. Another problem from the past is the way high school final examinations are handled. Back in the past a student's final exam papers were marked by a group of Ontario teachers. not his or her own teacher. It seemed fairer to have a teacher who doesn't know the student marking the final exam papers in short, discipline is essential to produce the right attitude in school and quality of instruction is also necessan. to produce young people ready for their adult lives. To My M.P. To the Editor: An open letter to my !Member of Parliament. Sarkis As_sadourian from Dorn Valley North. At last federal election campaign was the first in which I was old enough to vote. 1 researched all the candidates and spoke to people working on some of their campaigns. Your campaign said that you were running for parliament in order to be a community representative who would try to do what was best for our riding and country rather than blindly supporting the government and the Liberal party. For this reason. i decided to vote for you. not for the Liberal Party. but for you as my representative on Parliament Hill. When Lloyd Axworthy- proposed changes to the funding of universities I decided to teiepb(ww you to obtain more information and to express my concerns on what i did know After calling your office three times over a month, you finally responded When we spoke on Jan 19th, i discovered that a transformation had occurred. You were hostile. ermfrontatio nal. and uninformative Throughout our conversation. all you did was to quote the government Liberal viewpoint without any indication that vow cared about my concerns or about our community You questioned my facts and demanded proof. thereby questioning my- integrity, even when i quoted from and full referenced a newspaper article which quoted Mr AxA-orthv You blamed universities and the (Mtano government for the problems without ever taking resporisibility for federal government decisions You contradicted yourself on whether or not tuition fees would rise as a result of federal government actions What happened to your community representation' Why did _vow treat me as if I were an ignorant and unreliable pest' Do you reall care what *our constituents think' i am surprised at and disappointed in your actions. and embittered at myself for voting for *ow For the sake of Canada. I hope that other Liberal M.P.s know what representation means Ilan Kelman 85 Seneca Hill Dr North York. Ont M2J 2W3 Assisting Youth To Editor: I'm a guy who volunteers his time at Youth Assisting Youth I YAY j . There is a tremendous need for male role models to be matched with anticipating youths. My time spent with YAY has been so rewarding, that I can't t�r.�RIrO news Published every Weenesciay by Watson Publishing Company Limited, Est. 1950 Office & Address: 150 Milner Ave. Unit 35, Scarborough, Ont. M1 S 3R3. Telephone 291.2583 Publisher i General Manager- Bob Watson Office Manager - Irene Watson ADVERTISING - Irerne Watson, Bertha Kronenberg, EDITORIAL - Audrey Purkiss, Diane Matheson, Bill Watt SUBSCRIPTIONS - $ 15 per year - 401 a copy. f• w er, eestw eery ew ease eaeraew era w w w ea era w ra ea • Throw Bob Rae Out Metro Council News Dear Editor: from Norm Kelly Sometime this year. Ontario's voters will have the Councillor Scarborough -Wexford opportunity to throw Bob Rae's inept socialists out of Queen's Park .w...weer.eweaeae�rawewwewraraweraeaea While the NDP's re-election plans will focus on Bob Rae's charisma and the false premise that "Ontario is working again because of the NDP", we will be working to inform Ontarians of the damage the NDP has done to this province during the past four Years. Thanks to the NDP. our provincial debt has doubled to over $90 billion and is growing by $1 million an hour. During the past four years. the NDP has also proudly proclaimed anti -business legislation which helped drive up the number of unemployed people to a reported 530,000 in 1994 from 3.11.000 in 19%. The jobs that have been created are the result of freer trade (which Bob Rae and the NDP campaigned against) and a lower dollar which has boosted exports. Still, the NDP is taking credit for a recovery they didn't help one bit to advance. Their so called "Jobs Ontario" plan has been a multi-million dollar, often pork -barrelling, debt increasing fiasco from the very start. While this scheme was supposed to get people off welfare. the number of people collecting social assistance has increased by about 3.006 a week since the NDP was elected. The socialist party of Bob Rae during the past four years has also displayed their utter contempt of democracy by utilizing a dictatorial measure known as "closure" to forbid the legislature from fully debating 20 government bills. (In comparison, the Conservatives used closure three times in 40 Years while the Liberals used this undemocratic move four times I - Bills dealing with photo radar. casinos ( something the NDP campaigned against while in opposition) and Employment (In) Equity were all rammed through by this "democratic" party which didn't want the public to be fully informed of the tar -reaching nature of their legislative agenda. Of course. Bob Rae's "democratic" party is also the same one that attempted to eradicate the billboards we placed in NDP ridings across the province during the past four years to inform Ontarians. of the destructive social. economic and political policies of this government. The NDP felt so threatened by these billboards that they passed changes to the Highway Traffic Act to forbid the placement of all "non-commercial" billboards along King's Highways in Ontario. When we launched legal action against this totalitarian change. the NDP revised the Act's regulations several weeks before it was due to he heard in court last September We share the same New f'ear's resolution held hy- many ( )ntarians - "to vote out Bob Rae and the NDP in 1995" We have experienced enough evidence that socialism is a failure not only in Eastern Europe but in Ontario as well Yours truly. Cohn T Brown President olntartarts for Responsible Government Country Line Dancing The City of Scarborough E. on Fri. Feb. loth from Recreation. Parks and 8:30 to l l p.m. Culture Department is holding Pay -As -You -Go Tickets are $lo per Country Line Dancing at person- Further the Port Union Recreation information call 396-4all or Centre. 5450 Lawrence Ave. 396-7411. understand w-hv there is a lack of male volunteers. Becoming a special friend to a needy child has given me man rewards. The kind of rewards I'm talking about have nothing to do with money, it's a feeling - a feeling of pride I get for helping a less fortunate person than myself. This is a feeling money can't bring. YAY is a community-based program that is seeking male volunteers. aged 1624, to form a one-on-one relationship with "at risk" children aged 615. The children are experiencing social. emotional. behavioural. or cultural adjustment problems. The goal of the organization is to provide a positive role model through a "special friend" relationship. If interested in becoming a positive role model for our youth. please call the head office at 932-1919. Kevin Mintsopoulos 8 Barrett Rd. Toronto. Ontario M4B 1 V9 757-9460 YAY Volunteer Thank You for your support during the election. I listened to all vour concerns as i went from door to door and i will attempt to represent you as accurately as possible. one of the first major issues i will face is the extension of the Scarborough Rapid Transit line i SRTI : to build it or not? Right now the line ends at McCowan Station, just east of the Scarborough Citv Centre. The extension would swing slightly east and then north to finish at Sheppard Ave. and Markham Rd. To date, tax increases have been approved by Metro Council for the construction of two new subway lines. one on Eglinton, the other on Sheppard Avenue. You will be paving approximately $10.50 per year for the next ten years, to build these lines. There is a feeling in Metro that two more rapid transit lines should be built. one heading north to York University. the other being the Scarborough Rapid Transit line. The construction of the lines will create .jobs and, hopefully spur development investment in the surrounding communities. There is also the opinion that Metro will never be able to build these lines as cheaply as we can now. Due to the recession. construction labour is very cheap. reducing costs. More importantly. the Province is offering to pay for 75% of the subways. There is. therefore, an opportunity which may never be available again. Right now. you have the opportunity to play a part in the decision to build the Scarborough Rapid Tran nsit line. The extension will cost approximately $442 million dollars to build of which Metrowill pay for approximately $110 million. the province will pay for the rest. Your share will be a tax increase of $15A) per year, for 10 years. The basic question is. would you be willing to pay this extra amount for the extension of the Scarborough Rapid Transit? To gather vour views i am holding a public meeting on Thurs. Feb. 2. at Wexford Public School (south west corner of Lawrence and Pharmacy. on Pharmacv) from 7:30 to 9 p.m Please attend the meeting or call the office at 392-4047. i am interested in what you have to say. Now Some Good News About Africa by Krn Forbrs World Vision Metro Toronto Early February has been earmarked as a time to talk aheut internal iortal Development. So what? In the midst of negative news images from Rwanda and other dismal African stories presented each night by our televisions. let me offer a slightly different view of African development - with a Scarborough twist. Exactly to years ago the images of staring Ethopians flooxied our television screens. Manv called it a famine of biblical proportions. It was. After the television cameras disappeared. relief agencies, in partnership with local communities, turned to agriculture. afforestation, water programs and health care for long-term solution-, to Ethiopia's ills. The goal' To prevent a rerun of Ethiopia's horrible images Although our successes in Ethiopia are only a beginning, they are significant to the farmers who are now living hevond the subsistence level Damota 1, a project funded by :10 hour Famine participants from the Scarborough area. is one of those successes. last year students from across (Mtario raised $6621 ion) for programs like Damota t through the annual:*) hour Famine event. (iver the years, villagers had stripped Damota region of its trees for shelter and firewood to cook meals. Today. through education and village -organized tree nurseries, thousands- of trees dot the countryside. New soil conservation techniques- and echniquesand practical irrigation projects have given farmers the edge in fighting the periodic droughts which plague Africa. All this was done by Ethiopian villagers with the assistance of Ethopian agriculturalists. Although the funding came from the Scarborough area, the work was done by Ethiopians themselves. That is development. Good news stories like this don't make great TV images. Thev rarely even make the news, but for me it's much more exciting than any fast breaking newelip from Bosnia or Rwanda. As I ponder Development Week. i see a glimmer of hope reflected in the good works of the Ontario students who took part in the 30 hour Famine. These kids did more than talk - thev acted. Their actions teach us that caring means involvement. Caring means working with others. And caring means sacrifice. That too is development. ��w�.s.��w�.�.�w��www.�w�����erar�����wr•w� wee i Give A Gift That Lasts A11 Year! A year's subscription to one of these newspapers SCARBOROUGH A INCOURT WEST "it news news news CHECK THE NORTH YORK EAST END I K RIO ���� [news Renewal ONE YOU WAN' New 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.M1S 3R3I Name _ _ 1 Address _—------------------- -- ��ewrs�es>,wwwwe�rar�ra��e>liw���e>,ew��eraweeaeraraeama�r•r•r•�ww The Police officers from Durham. Peel. York and Metre Toronto weighed in with a few laughs at opening ceremonies for the 19% Weight Watchers Battle of the Badges. As part (if the inter -force challenge, teams from the four police Scales Of organisations will lose weight oa ten -week Weight Watchers program while raising funds nds for The Sunshine Foundation of Canada. Representing their teams in this good-natured rivalry are ( left to right) Durham Regional Justice Police Inspector John Hamilton. Peel Regional Police Sgt Peter Morgan. York Regional Police Inspector Eric Jolliffe and Metropolitan Toronto Police P.C. Vic Lochhead. 1995 Variety Telethon From Variety Village Variety -The Children's Charity's 15th annual Telethon is receiving a face- lift. Instead of the traditional 24 hour event viewers are used to, the Telethon has been revamped into a one day affair. "We wanted to bring the show into the '90's, Telethon Producer Jerry Appleton explains, ..Audiences today have busy lives, we want to give them the same great entertainment in one day instead of two. The new. slick fast -paced show will attract a new generation of donors." The Telethon. which will air Feb.5th, raises millions of dollars for challenged children province -wide. The Telethon's format is not the only thing that has changed, the show also has a new home. Instead of producing the show from a Toronto based hotel. Variety is moving the Telethon to Variety Village Sports Training and Fitness Centre. The Centre is a one of a kind facility providing fitness and training opportunities to disabled and disadvantaged children province -wide. Variety wants to give the audience a first hand look at the good work the charity does. "Broadcasting the Telethon from Variety Village will bring our television audience closer to the Variety family," observes Variety President Gordon Josie "and, there is no better way to do this than invite thousands of television viewers to visit Variety Village via their television screen." Will the shorter hours detract from the donations Variety is used to receiving over the traditional 24 hour format? "Most of our donors are loyal to the children and it will) not matter to them whether it is a 24 hour or an 8 hour show as long as it helps the kids," states Appleton, "And, our donors will be pleased to learn that a shorter show will be cheaper to produce which translates into more money for Variety's special children. it's a win-win situation... Since 1980 Variety has raised millions of dollars for children with special needs in the province of Ontario through this annual event. The charity relies on the generosity of the public during its Telethon to provide hurling and services to children with special needs, inchding the physically and mentally challenged. or children who require complex medical care. regardless of race. creed or colour. Watch the Variety Telethon broadcast live from Variety Village Sport Fitness and Training Centre. Sun. Feb. 5th. 9a.m. - 6:30 p.m. on the Global Television Network Or better yet. on Sun. Feb. 5th. tick up your pts and make a pledge 1 -8W267 - KIDS: 4Phone: (416) 690 - KIDS in Taranto.) Straight From The Heart Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and the Heart and Stroke Founda- tion, North York Chapter are hosting a public forum on heart talk health, Wed_ Feb. 8. The forum will in- clude lectures and a ques- tion and answer period. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death for both men and women, accounting for more than 75,000 deaths each year in Canada, they are responsible for one in every three deaths. Sunnybrook's Heart and Circulation Program is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of heart disease. The hospital's heart experts - physicians, surgeons, nurses - will pre- sent "Straight From The Heart" to offer the public information on heart condi- tions and heart health. The topics covered in- clude a heart patient's per- sonal experience, risk fac- tors for heart disease, diagnosis and state of the art treatment options and coping with heart problems - rehabilitation. The schedule includes 6:30 p.m. Visit display booths, 7 p.m Lectures and discussion and 8 p.m. Meet health professionals. Refreshments will be serv- ed. The location is at Vaughan Estate, Sun- nybrook Health Science Centre, 20775 Bayview Ave. Admission and parking are free, but seating is limited. Please R.S.V.P. to the Heart and Stroke Foun- dation, North York Chapter at 449-0638. Auctioneers' Convention On Feb. 24th and 25th the Auctioneers Association of Ontario will hold its 10th annual convention at the Holiday Inn at Hwy. 401 and Harmony Rd., Oshawa. This is Canada's largest provincial organization for Auctioneers and is a significant part of a multi- billion dollar annual in- dustry in North America. Virtually all commodities are merchandised by the auction method of selling and create large amounts of federal and provincial taxes. Several hundred people are anticipated to take part in seminars, a live auction open to the public that features novice and ex- perienced auctioneers from across Ontario com- peting for top prize in their categories with a panel of five judges, followed by a presentation banquet and the "Ronnie Prophet" show and dance. Everyone is welcome, and interested parties can obtain more details from the association's secretary, Joyce Norris at (905) 951-1628. Wed. February I, 1995 THE NEWS; POST Page 3 Beauty And The Beast At Edwards Gardens Naturalist Michael Runtz will be speaking at the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. t located in Edwards Gardens) on Thurs. Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. His topic for the evening, Beauty and the Beasts, ex- plores the hidden world of wildflowers. Michael is a naturalist and writer whose publica- tions include Moose Coun- try, Algonquin Seasons, The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park and his newest book, Beauty and the Beasts - The Hidden World of Wildflowers. He is also a bird expert and an instructor of Biology at Carleton University in Ot- tawa as well as being a member of many organiza- tions who support his naturalistic interests. Everyone knowns wildflowers for their beau- ty and elegance, but underlying this beauty is a truly amazing world of adaptations, irresistible hirers, bizarre trickery and even fatal treachery. Michael will take the au- dience on a remarkable journey inside this fascinating hidden world with his slide illustrated presentation. You will learn about an array of native Canadian wildflowers from how they grow to the best way of photographing them either in your own garden or in the wild. The admission chrge of E4 is payable at the door. Parking is free. For farther information about this evening call the Civic Garden Centre at 397-1340. 07Y OF SCARBOROUGH CITY OF SCARBOROUGH 1995 INTERIM TAX LEVY Payment of Tax Bills according to By -Law of Council are pavable as follows: Business - All Wards Mailing Date - January 20th 1st Instalment February 14th Realty - All Wards Mailing Date By - January 18th 1st Instalment - February 14th 2nd Instalment - March 7th 3rd Instalment - April 7th Ratepayers who have not received Tax Bills should make immediate inquiry to the Tax Office (or by telephoning 396- 7261 REALTY TAXES or 396-7666 BUSINESS TAXES). Taxes may be paid at the Scarborough Civic Centre. 150 Borough Drive. between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 P.M. Monday to Friday: or at any Branch of a Chartered Bank, if acceptable to them. AMCU Credit Union Inc..Metro Credit Union Ltd.. and Scarborouqh Public Utilities Commission (ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE ONLY). B. Surphlis Tax Collector Planning & Buildings CITY OF SCARBOROUGH Department Postering Signs On Hydro Poles The City of Scarborough has installed plastic frames on utility poles to allow for the postering of messages. This Community Service is provided as a means of enhancing the appearance of Scarborough's streetscape. while allowing for public expression in a manner that meets the Communities expectations of a clean, safe City. As directed by Council, the boundaries for this 6 month trial area are Sheppard Avenue in the north, Lawrence Avenue in the south, east to Markham Road and west to Kennedy Road. The maximum size for a poster is 8112" x 11" and only one poster per pole is permitted for each advertisement. Posters are to be attached by staples or low adhesive tape. These signs will be removed at periodic intervals by City staff. The City is taking this initiative in response to public complaints regarding the large number of posters on utility poles and bus shelters. Any signs which are not posted on the designated utility poles will be removed by City staff. Let's Work Together Towards A Clean, Safe Environment For further information, contact: Mr. J. Barron, Manager, Sign Section, City of Scarborough 396-7224 Page 1 THE; NEWS POST Wed. Februan I, 1995 DIARY6-p M WED. FEB. 1 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. FIRST AID, CPR COURSES First Aid'CPR training courses are offered ongoing daytime, evenings and weekends at Scarborough Rei Cross, 1095 Bellamy Rd. N. Call 438-5243, Monday to Friday, for more details and to register. 9 a.m. - 10 m. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE COURSES St. John Ambulance offers first aid health care and CPR courses at three locations in Metro Yl ronto seven days a week. For information and registration call 967-4244. 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m HEALTH COUNSELLING Seniors coping with diabetes or high blood pressure can attend free counselling and information groups every Wednesday at Warden -Woods Community Centre, 74 Fir Valley Court, Scarborough. For details call Bonnie at 694-1138. 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. SOCIAL DANCING All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to emov an after- noon of social dancing every Wednesday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 M&choll Rd. Phone 396-4513. 12:30 - 4 p.m. B.P. & FOOT CARE A footcare and blood pressure clinic for seniors is offered every Wednesday at Warden Woods Community Centre, 74 Fir Valley Court, Scarborough. This is a free service. To book an appointment call 6941138. 12:30 p.m. PING PONG All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy a morn- .ntigg !M of ping pong every onday, from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. and 'Wedne iv from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at L'Amoreaux Com- munity Centre, 2000 McNicholl Rd. Phone 396-3513. 1 - 3 pp NEARLY NEWSHOP A Nearm. ly New Shop is held every Wednesday at Knox United Church Christian Centre. 2575 Midland Ave. Agin- court for the sale of good clean used clothing for alb a es, and small housew•are items electrical appliances, pots & pans, etc.). Thrifty prices! The s}� is also open the second 5aturdav of even- month from 9: V a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 1 -3 P.M. TODAI"S HEADLINES A discussion group for seniors dealing with the issues and ideas behind newspaper stones is held even- Wednesday at Dawes Road Library, 416 Dawes Rd.. East York. For details call 752-0101. 1 -3 P.M. BINGO Birkdale senior citizens invite everyone 55 years of age and over to enjoy an afternoon of bingo every Wednesday at Birkdale Community Centre. 1299 ]lesmere Rd., Scar- borough. car- bo 6:31 .m. DRUG EDUCATION WORKSHOP Friends or family on dr ugs7 Find out about driigs and what can be bone at Narconon. Come to the free drug education workshops Wednesdays at 842 Pape Ave. For more infoi-matron call 465.5096. 6:30 p.m. BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S C'LU'B Nath Toronto Business & Professional Women's Club is holding its monthly dinner meetirn fg at � 3300 longe St., Suite 204. It will feature International Candlel' ting Ceremony. For reservations call Muriel Ahluwalia at 1905, 71241Q. 7.15 - 10.30 P.M. BINGO The Indianapolis Scarborough Peace Games sponsors an evening of Bingo even• Wednesday at 2100 Ellesmere Rd. 7:3o p.m PARE\T VLAG Parents families and friends of lesbians and gays. North Toronto C16pter. meet the first Wednesday of each month at Glenview Presbyterian Church, 1 Glenview 14 blocks south of Lawrence Ave. off Yonge st. t. Everyone is welcome. For details call 3: 0-%W. 8 p.m. COIN CLUB MEETS 'Scarborough Coin Club rivets the first Wednesday of each month amt� C,edarbr iok Community Centre, 91 Easipark Blvd New member-, are welcome. THURS. FEB._' 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. LADIES COFFEE HOUR All ladies in the community are invited to Ladies Coffee Hour at Bndlewood Presbvterian Church, 2501 Warden Ave. (just south of Finch). Dani Lichanec will speak on §pnngtime in Winter" and Relita Lin will dernonstrate "Beyond Hair". Free babysitting and libran•. 11:30 a.m. - 3:30p m�. BL60D DONOR C ILINIC' A permanent Red Cross blood donor clinic is held even - Thursday at Royal Bank Plaza, '.Merchants Mall Level. 200 Bay St.. Toronto. All donors are welcome. 12 noon NOON HOUR CONCERT Pianist Man- Kenedi willper•forrn in the Glenn Gould Studio at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front St. W. Admission is free. 12:45 p.m. EUCHRE All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of euchre at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre. 2520 Bir- chmount Rd. Phone 391'-4040. I - 3 p.m. CRAFTS WORKSHOP A crafts workshop is held every Thursday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre. 2000 McNicoll Ave.. Scarborough. For details call 396-4513. 2 - 4 p.m. HEALTH SEMINARS Women's Health in Women's Hands,?!, is a series of free health seminars at 344 Dupont St. W., Room 4()3. TooVs's topic is "Women's heaRh Concerns". To RSVP call 515-9961. 7 - 9 p.m. GAVEL GLASS IN)ASTNIASTERS Gavel Glass Toastmasters meets every Thursdav in the Don Mills & Lawrence Ave. area. This program is for men and women over 18 vears of age. For further information call Diane at 447-9533. 7:1i p.m. BINGO The Lions Club of Agincourt holds a bingo every Thurs- day night at Agincourt- Community Centre. 31 Glenwatford Dr., featuring Agincourt, featung a nightly �'ackpot. Come out and enjoy Phis friendly bingo. All profits go to charity in the Agincourt area. 7:30 - 9 p.m. PUBLIC MEETING Norm Kelly. Metro Councillor Scarborough Wexford, in- vites everyone to come to a specialpublic meeing at Wex- ford Public School, Pharmacy Ave. lust south of Lawrence, to discuss Scarborough Rapid Transit. 7:30 - 9 p.m. IJVING WITH C'ANC'ER Living With Cancer• the support group for Agincourt and Scarborough Units of the Canadian Cancer Society. meets the first and third Thursdav of each month at Bendale Acres, 2920 Lawrence Ave. E: The public is invied to come, talk or listen. 7:30 p.m. FRIENDS OF SC'HIZOPHRENIC'S The Scarborough Chapter. Friends of Schizophrenics meet at CEEP Hall, 975 Kennedy Rd. south of Lawrence. The evening will be a family night open forum• a chance to discuss your problems. The evening will begin with a short video. Everyone is welcome 8 P.M. CAMERA CI.UB MEETS Scarborough Bluffs Camera Club meets at Albert Camp- bell District - ibrary David Nicholls will present "Desert Country .., sout west USA. This is a meeting of members to promote and foster the art of amateur colour photography. riS WM arc THURS. FEB. Z MON. FEB. 6 Km. THE MITZVAII TECHNIQUE: 8 m. WRITERS MEET Evervone is invited to a free lecture and demonstration Scarborough Arts Council Writers' Group meets every on the Slitzvah Technique, a major preventive health care Monday at the Jack Goodlad Centre. Call Eugenie discipline which relieves neck pain, back pain and tension Shehinan, 759-3340 or Joyce Greggains, 284-2395 for more and prevents spinal andpostural difficulties, at the Medica] details. Cenfre, 3420 Minch Ave. E. (at Warden) Suite 410. To pre register call 495-7729. 8m. JAZZ CONCERT Trish Colter and the Paul Read Trio will be featured at the Sounds of Toronto Jazz Concert Series at the Ontario FRI. FEB. 3 Science Centre. Admission is $4 per person at the door. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Apermanent Red Cross blood donor clinic is held every Friday at 55 Bloor St. W., 2nd floor, Toronto. All donors are welcome. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. SNOOKER & BUMPERPOOL All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy snooker and bumperpool every Friday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre,MM-McNicholl Ave. Phone 396-4513. 10 a.m. - 12 noon SOCIAL BALLROOM All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon social ballroom every Friday at L'Amoreaux Com- munity Centre, 2000 McNicholl Ave. Phone 396-4513. 10 - 11:30 a.m. BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP A women's book discussion group is held every Fridayy at Leaside Public Library, 165 McRae Dr. East York. 'Ibis group is open to all women and new memfiers are welcome. 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. SHUFFLEBOARD All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of shuffleboard every Friday at L'Amoreaux Com- munity Centre, 2000 McNicholl Ave. Phone 396-4513. 1 - 4 p,m. BINGO The literacy Council of Durham Region sponsors Frida afternoon bingo games at Bingo Country, 610 Monarch Ave., Ajax (south of Bavlyy St. t. Everyone is welcome. 7:30 p.m. SINGLES M9ET Heron Park Christian Singles meet the first Friday of each month at Heron Park Baptist Church, 4260 Lawrence Ave. E., West Hill. For details call 427-2917. SAT. FEB. 4 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. NE:: HLV NEW BOUTIQUE: A Nearly New Boutique featuring good used clothing and accessones is held the first Saturdav of each month at St. Crispin's Anglican Church, 77 Craiglee Dr., Scarborough. For more details call 267-7932 on Sa urdays. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. CAMPAiGN KICK-OFF February is Heart and Stroke Month and the public is in- Fkope 99949'pamphiets for a Campaign 95 Kickoff at Yorkdale Centre Court.There will lots of activities res -sure climefitness demo, Jumpteam. videos, pamphlets and more. For more information call 449-0638. 10.30 a.m. HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONS Celebrate East York's multicultural mosaic with stories from around the world with Sandy Byer, at Leaside Branch Library, 165 McRae Dr. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. WRITERS MEET Members of the Forest Hill Writers' Circle meet every Saturday to discuss their writing in an informal and con- structive manner at Barbara Frum library, 20 Covinitton Rd., North York. Newwriters are welcome to join br- ing their work in progress For details call 3W%4o. I l a.m. - pp. M. FLEA MARKET Girl Guides of Canada, Willowdale Division, is bolding its '21%t annual flea market at Trinity Presbyterian Church 2737 Bayview Ave.. just south of Hwy. 401 (driveway off Truman). It will feature toys, books, games, records. Jewelierv, babyitems. ho(sehoid goods sports equiprinent, bake table and much more. Come out and support this wor- thy cause. SUN. FEB. j 10-30 a.m. %ILLIAM BE:R(71' William Berczy's life will be explored. Allan Skeoch, teacher, authorand historian, at Don Nei is Unitanan Congregation. 4 Antrim Cres. (Kennedy & flwy. 401). 12 0000 - i p.m CHESS C1 UB eacgincourt Chess Club meets the first three Sundays of month at UAmoreauix Community Centre. '?000 McNicoll Ave. at Kennedv Rd. For details call 493-0019. 2 - 4 p.m. GERANIUM SOC'IETV MEETS The Geranium & Pelargonium Society of Ontario will meet at the Civic Garden Centre, 717 Lawrence Ave. E. Doors open at 1 p.m. The program will include propagation and growingneeds of Fancy of Geraniums. 3 p.m. SUNAY SERENADE Join the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble for an uldting performance of opera, operetta and musical theatre at the'.Meeting Place University of Toronto's Scar- borough Campp�ss. West mill. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. MON. FEB. 6 8 - 9:30 a.m. TAI CHI Everyone over the age of 55 is invited to enjoy Tai Chi ever, Monday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre. 2000 McNicoll Ave., Scarborough. For more details call 396-4513. 10 a.m. - 3 ji.m WOMEN'S CENTRE The North York Women's Centre, 201 Caribou Rd. is open Mondays through Thursdays to offer information and referal services to women. Phone 78140079 or drop in during these hours to find information, to register for a program, or to talk over something that is troublinnggyyou. 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. BLOOD DONOR C'LiNiC' A Red Gross permanent blood donor clinic is held at Manulife, 55 Bloor St. W., 2nd Floor, Toronto. All donors are welcome. 12 noon - 12:45 p.m. HEART HEALTH A lunchtime series on heart health will be held at North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., Room No. 1 second floor. The topic today is "Are you At Risk for a heart At- tack?" Admission i!i free and everyone is welcome. Call M��rtE age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of bridge every Monday at Stephen Leacock Seniors Centre, 2520 Birchmount Rd. Phone 396-4040. 2 - 3 .m. NUTRITION COUNSELLING Nutrition counselling services are available to seniors free of charge every Monday at the Wellness Centre located in the Bernard Betel Centre, 1003 Steeles Ave. W. For an ap- pointment call 225-2112. 7m. INFORMATION NIGHT Me Catholic Children's Aid Society is holding an Infor- mation Night for those interested in fostering. For more in- formation phone Foster Care Development at 395.1720. 8 p.m. RECOVERY INC. Recovery Inc.. a community mental health organization, meets weekly at St. Stephens Presbyterian Church, 3817 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough or information call 276-2237. TUES. FEB. 7 10:45 a.m. - 12 noon CARIBBEAN CUISINE Dr. Betty K. discusses her two books, Caribbean Cuisine and Vegetarian Cuisine, and provides delicious, low-cost, east to prepare recipes at York Woods Regional Branch library, 1785 Finch Ave. W. To pre -register call 395-5990. 11:30 - 3:30 P.M.� BLOOD DONOR CLINIC The Red Cross Toronto Blood Centre, 67 College St. is oppeen every Tuesday and all blood donors are welcome. It:30 - 2:30 p.m. BADMINTON All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoyan after- noon of badminton every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 12.45 - 3 p.m. SOCIAL & LINE DANCING All semorsover the age of 55 are invited to enjoy social and line dancing every Tbesday at Stephen Leacock Seniors o Centre, 2520 Birchmunt Rd. Phone 396-4040. 1 - 3.m. BiNGO All seniors over the age of 55 are invited to enjoy an after- noon of bingo everryy Tuesday at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2006 McNicholl Rd. Phone 396-4513. 1 - 2:30 p.m. NEARLY NEW SHOP A New To You Shopfeaturing low prices on ggood� used clothing and household articles is open every T5lesda at londale Heights United Church, 115 lonview Rd. north of Eglinton, west of Kennedy Rd. Parking and entrance at rear of building. 2 p.m. HERITAGE MONTH PROGRAM Celebrate East York's multicultural mosaic with stories from around the word with Leslie Robbins, at Dawes Road Branch library, 416 Dawes Rd. (Continued on Page 5) Anniversaries/Birthdays 80TH BIRTHDAI' Heartiest congratulations to Gerhard Kroneneberg who is celebrating his 110th birthday on February 7th. Born in Gelsenkirchen. Germain he emigrated to South Africa in 1937. He and his wife Bertha have been residents of Canada for some years. Gerd and Bertha pian to celebrate the occasion by taking a cruise in the Caribbean. 63RD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Congratulations to Olive and Russel Dawe of Sheppard Ave. E. who will be wed 63 years on Wed. Jan. 25th. A celebration will be held for them on Sat. Feb. 4th. Got an anniversary or birthday to celebrate? Call 291-2585 for Inclusion In this column. Provincial Constituency Offices 9 am. to 5 p.m. CONSTITU F.N('Y (*FICT: OrFN The offtcc of the Hon. Alvin Curling, MPP Scarborough North, located at 5200 Finch Ave. E., Unit 114, Scarborough is open Mon- day toFriday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 297-5030. 9 a.m. w 5 p.m- ('ONSTITUENCY OF'F'ICE OPE` The office of Gerry Phillips, MPP Scarborough -Agincourt, Ltcatcd at 4002 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 204, northeast corner of Shv'pp,trd and Kennedy- is open !Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.n i or appointment, phone 297-6568. 9 a..... to 5 P.M. ('ONST1I'VENCI (WFI(I. OPEN the ti f fcc of David Warner, MPP Scarborough -Ellesmere, I0Cx,-d at 695 Markham Rd., Unit 34, in Cedar Heights Plan, is op,- llonda� to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.n- .o 12 n,h.n. For appointments phone 438-1242. 9 a.m­ Io 5 p.m. CONST1Tt ENC'l OFFICE: OPEN I h, office of Anne Swarbrick, MPP Scarborough West, located at 15,6 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 a.m. to 1 p.m., or by appointment. Phone 698-0967. 9 a.m. 10 1 p.m. CONSTlT1iENCN OFFICE OPEN The office of Dr. Slob Frankford, MPP Scarborough East, Irxatet'. at 4103 Kingston Rd., Unit 6A, just west of Lawrence Ave - E., is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday mor- nings by appointment onh. Phonc 281-2787. 9 am. - 4:30 p.m. C)ONST1TUENC'1' OFFICE OPEN The office of Steve Owens, MPP Scarborough Centre, located at 3047 Kingston Rd., in Cliffcrest Plan, is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Mondays and Wednesdays by appointment only. Phone 261-9525. Federal Constituency Offices IM 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CY)NSTI 1 ENC'Y OF'FICF. OPEN The office of John Cannis, MP Scarborough Centre, located a! 1450 Midland Ave., Suite 211, Scarborough is open Monday to Fri- day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evenings and Saturdays by appointment only. Call 752-2358. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CONSTITUENCY OF'FIC'E: OPEN The office of Tom Wappel, MP Scarborough West, located at 483 Kennedy Rd. is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evenings and Saturday mornings by appointment only, 261-8613. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. C'ONSTITI, F:NCY OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of Derck Lee, MP Scarborough Rouge River, located at 4800 Sheppard Ave. E., Unit 119, Scarborough, is open Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone 298-4224. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CONST1T ENCli OFFICE: OPEN The constituency office of Jim Karygiannis, MP Scarborough - Agincourt, located at 3850 Finch Ave. E., Suite 206, is open wLekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 to 11 a.m. by appoint- mcnt only, call 321-5454. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CONSTiTUENCY (**Fl(,E OPEN The constituency office of David Collene:te, 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 mein. For an appointment call 447-5544. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CONSTITt1ENCY OFFICE OPEN The constituency office of Doug Peters, MP Scarborough East, located at 255 Morningside Ave., Suite 314, is open Tuesday to Fri- day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday by appointment only. Call 287-0037. Wed. February I, 19% THE NEWSIPOST Page 5 Toronto Historical Board Calendar Of Events January To March The Toronto Historical Board presents a series of six lunch-hour presentations on Toronto's rich musical history, at noon on Thursdays at the board's headquarters at 205 Yonge St. On Feb. 2, Carl Morey, Jean A. Chalmers Professor of Canadian Music, University of Toronto, will examine the lively pre -confederation era in a presentation entitled "Musical Life in 19th Century Toronto". On Feb. 9, Renowned Toronto composer John Beckwith will review the careers of Toronto's Four Musical Clarkes, two unrelated father and son teams of composers in the 19th century. His presentation will be illustrated with selections of their music. On Feb. 16, Professor Gaynor Jones will present The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. the story of its founding in 11366. the acquisition of its historic Bloor Street home and its role in shaping Canadian musical education. It's at 12 noon with free admission at Bank Hall. 205 Yonge St. Call (416) 392- 6827. Thaw Out Tours Beat the February "blabs" as the Toronto Historical Board presents "Thaw Out" tours at Colborne Lodge in High Park, every Sunday afternoon in February. Each week, Colborne lodge invites you to escape the chill of winter by enjoying a special tour that concentrates on activities in the historic kitchpn_a The open hearth fireplace, hot mulled cider and samples of the day's theme food (such as tmleavened bread, soup, doughnuts) will add to the cosy atmosphere. It's all at 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Colborne Lodge.Call ( 416) 392-6916. Heritage Weekend The doors are thrown open at all five of the Toronto Historical Board's historic sites on Feb. 18 and 19, in celebration of Heritage month. There is free general admission from 12 noon - 5 p.m. (groups excluded). Call 1416) 392-6827. Heritage Day At The Toronto Historical Board The Toronto Historical Board offers free tours of its newly restored headquarters in the former Bank of Toronto building at 205 Yonge St. This is a unique opportunity to view Want To Form A Flute Band? The Derry Silver Flute Band needs people for its band. They will teach flute. drum, cymbols and triangles. Flag and banner bearers' uniforms and instruments are supplied. This band plays for the RCL 614. For more details contact Drum Major V. Nash. 439-8173. Community Diary N:ontirxrad from Ps" 5) TUES. FEB. 7 5:30 & : p.m. CITPE;NSHIP CI -ASSES Classes to prepare for the Canadian CStiaerahipp Hearing will be held Tu6sdays at Cedarbrae District I LM., 545 Markham Rd. ( south of Lawrence Ave.). Classes in English for non English speak;ng peo�ievide assitance in l:en� or the Canadian ,=vide will be ,San at Cedarbrae Library Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. 6:30 (7TIZENSHIP 0 -ASSES Classes toprepare for the Canadian CitizenshipHenrinq will be held Tuesdays at Malvern Community Lrbran•. 3D Sewells Rd )east of Neilson Rd.). Classes in English for non-English speaking people to provide assitance in prepar- eng for tthhee Canadian (;itizenshipp Hearings will beheld at Malvern Community Library Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. 7 m. BINGO Ladies Auxiliary to Roval Canadian Legion Highland Creek Branch No. 258 holds a Bingo every Tuesday, at the Legion Hall, 45 Lawson Road, West Hill. Everyone is welcome. 7 - 11 p.m. CHESS CLUB Agincourt Chess Club meets on alternate Tuesdays at L'Amoreaux Community Centre, 2000 McNicoll Ave. at Kennedy Rd. For details call 493-0019. 7 - 10 p.m. PUBLIC WORKSHOP The Canadian Small Business Institute offers a public workshop on "How to Start Your Own Import Export - Mail Order Husiness" at the Holiday Inn Toronto East, 22 Metropolitan Rd. The cost is $25 seniors are free. Register at the door or in advance by cal)ing (416) 512-2009. 7 - 8:3o p.m. KNOB' YOUR WINE. Wine expert and media personality Andrew Sharp presents two evenings designed to reveal the secrets of great wines and how to enjoy them at Barbara Frum library, 20 Covington Rd. Cal 395-5440 to pprree--register. 7 - 9 p.m. FREE FROM FEAR FOUNDATION The Free From Fear Foundation meets the first and third Tuesday fo each month at 1400 Ba ly St., Pickering. This non- ofit organization is dedicatedtohelping those suffer- ing from aruaety disorders and phobias and offers informa- tion, educational materials, guest speakers and support groups. For details call 831- 7:30 p.m. PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS Parents Without Partners, Pheonix Chapter, meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at David & Mary Thomson C. 1., 2470 Lawrence Ave. E. For more information call 416 293-8274. WED. FEB. 8 7m. IAA(' SEMINAR Infertility Awareness Association of Canada presents a seminar on "Fertility Drugs & Ovarian Cancer: Is There a Link?" For more informafion call (416) 691-3611. 7INFORMATION NIGHT W7 Metropolitan Separate School Board is hosting an in- formation meeting for parenmts interested in enrolling their children in early French imersion programs, at Our Lady of Wisdom, 10. aponica Rd., Scarborough. how an older building can be restored and ARKHA,k ��CEI�TI'EN�'L rehabilitated to meet the needs of modern business. It's all at 12 noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 20th. There is free admission. Call ( 416) 392.6827. TOWN OF MARKHAM / CITY OF SCARBOROUGH MARKHAM / SCARBOROUGH TRANSPORTATION LINK (Between _Highway 401 and Highway 7) NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROPOSAL The Town of Markham and City of Scarborough propose embarking on a study of a Markham/Scarborough Transportation. Link (previously referred to as the Morningside Transportation Corridor). This study will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Provincial Environmental Assessment Act and will address need and rationale, alternatives, analysis and evaluation of effects on all components of the environment, and consultation with the public and technical agencies. Initially, the Town of rviarkham and the City of Scarborough in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation, York Region and Metro Toronto, will be preparing an Environmental Assessment Proposal (EAP), the purpose of which is to identify the process which would be proposed for undertaking the environmental assessment study. The EAP v. ill review the need and justification, identify the range of alternatives, identify the issues to be addressed, and develop a public consultation program for the environmental assessment study. McCormick Rankin has been retained to assist in preparing the EAP. A draft of the EAP will be available for review and comment in early 1995. If you would like to be notified of its availability for review andlor would like to be on the mailing iist to receive subsequent notification of any subsequent environmental assessment study, please advise the following: McCormick Rankin 2655 North Sheridan Way Mississauga, Ontario L5K 2P8 Attention: Ms. Leslie Scott Phone (call collect): 905-823-8500 Fax: 905-823-8503 (The Town of Markham is also proposing to embark upon a separate study of the proposed Markham Bypass between Highway 7 and Highway 48 following the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. Public notification regarding that study will be provided before spring 1995). "ORES Aleam s < r Few.— MARKHAM {1 PROPOSED HIGHWAY 40 -TRANSIT ------------ � � � rl J♦ i � apt / 6'= v j ;� PICKFRI\NG,i I(' ' 'AJAX IWHITBYII e.11, ST i Et 51uA..Y• CA ,�rFs MIGNWAY 407,TRAN51T 'cw. ,otw--- — .«..«. ':TEELES ♦vE sG«.M••N1 ha.gMu11M " SCARSOROTIG 3i n J I `r_ i o =p '��.. r--- i' A 0 n t a r 1 0 MARKHAM /SCARBOROUGH KEY PLAN TRANSPORTATION LINK Page 6 THE NEWS POST Wed. February 1, 1995 The Hon. H.N.R. Jackman. Lieutenant Governor of Sinclair and Dr. Herb Lee, who taught the first class at the Ontario. rededicates the Herbert K. Lee Clinic at the college fifty vears ago. A special flag was raised at the Canadian Memorial Chiropratic College in Toronto. ceremony to launch the college's fiftieth anniversary Observing, at right, were Chairman of the Board Dr. Vince celebrations. New Health Care Clinic Has Variety Of Massages There is a newly operating health care clinic providing a variety of therapeutic massages and rehabilitation services in Scarborough located at Markham Rd. and Painted Prost Dr. The types of massage techniques offered are Swedish, Shiatsu, Reiki and Reflexology which are beneficial in treating the following ailments: headaches, tension due to stress. strains. sprains. fractures, sports injuries. motor vehicle accident in- juries, bursitis and ten- donitis. Physiotherapy treatments provided are Magnetic Field Therapy. Electric Nerve Stimulation fTens), Paraffin Hot Wax Treatment and E.M.S. Muscle Stimulation. These are beneficial in treating the following ailments: ar- thritis, tennis elbow, metabolic and circulator disorders, acute chronic in- flammation, migraines, CITY OF SCARBOROUGH CENTENNIAL CREEK SUBWATERSHED STUDY THIRD PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE The City of Scarborough has initiated an ecosystem based study for the Centennial Creek Subwatershed. This study is following the planning guidelines issued by the province and the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Water and Wastewater Projects. The study is being carried out by a team of consultants led by MacViro Consultants Inc. Phase 2 of this study is near completion. A Public Information Centre will be held to inform interested citizens about the work completed to date and to receive public input and comments. Information available at the Information Centre will include the valued ecosystem components and greenspace system of Centennial Creek. The five subwatershed management alternatives will be reviewed and the preferred management alternative will be presented_ Information Centre Location: Royal Canadian Legion Community Hall 45 Lawson Road West Hill Date: Monday. February 6, 1995 Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Presentation at 7:00) All guests will be invited to register at the door and to provide written comments on Phase 2 results. A Steering Committee is guiding this study made up of representatives from provincial Ministries. the Conservation Authority, the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, Metro Toronto and directed by the City of Scarborough. A Public Advisory Committee has also been established to advise the study team. comprising representatives from local citizens. community groups and the development industry. Two members of the Public Advisory Committee attend the Steering Committee meetings. For further information contact: Mr. Peter Cookson, P.Eng Mr. Adel Ashamalla, P.Eng Assistant Director. Environment Project Manager. Works & Environment Department MacViro Consultants Inc. The City of Scarborough Markham Telephone: (416) 396-7156 Telephone: (905) 475-7270 tendonitis, osteoporosis and poor wrist circualtion. Weight loss, muscle strengthening and bone beating is facilitated. The Sleepiwell Massage Care Clinic massage therapists are skilled in fust aid and CPR and prac- tice a variety of holistic beatings such as aromatherapy, meditation. nutrition cotrselling and kinesiology, as well as remedial exercises that in- clude yoga. Seniors are offered a 255% discount for treatment. Lester B. Pearson CI News •:........................::•:•...............................I MATH LEAGUE Once again congratula- tions go out to the Junior Math League team on their win over Mowat C.I. on Wed. Jan. 18th. The team members were: Mervyn Sirju, Jenny Wong, Sunil Patel, Chetan Patel and Enrica Ho. Pearson is proud to pre- sent its 1994-95 Senor Math Team members: Quinton Egbert, Sammy Isono, Thayan Karunamoorthy, Dennis Lam, Ricky Leung, Samuel Leung, Reza Obohhat, Thiru Simalanathan, Vakeesan Somasundaram and Jackie Kim -Hung Yuen. ETHNIC COMMUNITY LIAISON The Scarborough Board employs community liaison coursellots who are knowledgeable and active members of their ethnic corttmunities. Acting as interpreters and translators, communi- ty liaison counsellors help students and parents understand the school system and, similarly, assist school board staff in better understanding the needs and concerns of each ethnic community. The counsellors provide ser- vices to communities, in a wide variety of languages and dialects. For more in- formation contact the Community raison Office. 165 Lord Roberts Dr. (3116-69131 32). SPORTS Basketball The Junior Boys Basket- ball team continued their winning ways on Wed. Jan. 18th with a 69-60 victory over Campbell C.I. Playing well for Pearson were Patrick Panton, Michael Dixon, Wayne Peart, Wally Damien, J. R. Smith, Kamar Vickerman and Querlos Joseph. In Bantam Basketball action on Jan. 18th the Ban- tam Bengals defeated Campebll C.I. 60-46. Of- fenseively Pearson was led by Omar Henry's 23 points and Brian Dixon's 20 points. Defensively outstanding efforts by Mustafa Anvari, Kevin Deer, Riucy Tang and Fit- zroy Gabbidon. Hockey The Bengals Hockey team trounced Bethune C.I. 8-3 on Jan. 19th. The game ws highlighted by strong defensive play from Chris Ruttkay and Clayton Fearon, a hat trick by Dave Masri, a four point game by Captain Jeff Loner and Jim McNally's fust goal of the season. Volleyball The Bantam Girls' Volleyball Team was much improved in the Jan. 19th game against Campbell C.I. Their serve returns and game pay showed moments of brilliance. Un- fortunately though the scare did not reflect this ef- fort and Pearson lost the match to Campbell. Pay your bills promptly and avoid high interest rates Used Car Buyers Beware! by M.H. Parrut Many of you may be con- sidering buying a used car, now or in the future. Asking the right questkms an be a consumer's best weapon. For example, has this car been written off as a wreck, patched together and re- sold^ Beyond the economic dis- aster of ending up with a worth- less car, there is a major safety. concern. After an accident. ars arc written off by an insurance company because the cost to repair would be higher than the value of the vehicle. The owner's claim is scaled by the insurance company and the ve- hick is either sold to an auto recycling business or at an auc- tion. 'lnsurmice companies as a whole agree that once a car is written off for salvage, it should be indicated on the registration. Otherwise, at this point the ve- hicle's history as a wreck disap- pears," says George Westlake. stational fraud manager for Co-operators General Insurance. We would like to see legislation that requires the ownership regis- tration to specify that the vehicle was previously salvaged." As it stands now, many of these ars are bought, fixed up and then resold to either a dealership or to an unsuspecting consumes You could be driving one of these cars and not even know it. At first inspection, the car may have a nice finish, the doors fit well and it handles fine. But these exterior features do not mean that it has a sound body. In fact, these vehicles are often dangerous. By dangerous, we mean sit- uations where these cars have been known to break in half when they hit a large pothole or worse, crumble in an accident. Today, most cars use a uni- fied body construction where the body and the frame are all one piece (rather than the tradi- tional separate body and frame bolted together). Although dif- frcuit to measure until tested in a crash, the structural integrity of a car is changed once bent, stnightenod and welled. Scvcre damage to the frame makes restoration of the origi- nal strength very difficult and expensive. This provides the opportunity for someone to cut corners by just making cosmetic repairs. Right now, a wrecked car an be rebuilt and sold legally. Canadian provinces have no tick separate from the registra- tion, so there is no way to trace a wrecked car. BC. Alberta and Quebec have the toughest laws, but even they are fraught with loopholes and minor penalties, and stone of them deal with vehicles that come from outside of their own province. So for most Canadians, there's no way of funding out if a vehicle has been salvaged. Keep your eyes open for out - of -province identification—like a dealer sticker on the rear, a licence plate frame—revealing where the vehicle was once sold. To tell if a car may have been rebuilt, there are many telltale signs which can be spotted by a trained eye: • paint over -spray around the edges • paint on plastic panels, which was not originally painted • paint quality—check door jambs, hood, etc., where most body shops do not bother to repaint • body panel surface ripples will appear if it's been re- paired • body panel fit - should be an even fit around each panel • trim on and around body should also fit properly and symmetrically • a good fit for the front grill and tail lights • door locks—key for one should fn all the other door locks. If nK, might mean the lock cylinder or entire door has been replaced. • glass replacement m an in- dication of repair due to vandalism or crash. • tire and wheel match • trunk inside seams should be svmmetrical • dash -to -window fa (normally there is no gap). Where to check: • on Level ground • inside wheel wells • in engine compartment • in bottom of trunk • under body • door jambs In addition to checking a ve- hick, it's not recommended that you look at it in the rain or at night. It's a good idea to have a licensed technician check it over. Be very specific. tell him you want to verify what kinds of things you're going to have to have repairs done for in the future; if the vehicle has been in an accident and damaged; and that you want a complete me- chanical report and want to en- sure there are no problems. "Ironically, insurance com- panies sometimes pay twice for fraud involving salvage ve- hicles. Once when the car is written off. Then, when an un- scrupulous auto recycler certi- fies the vehicle as roadworthy, replates it, insures it in another person's name and reports it stolen. In actual fact, the vehicle has not even left the auto recy- cler's yard," says Westlake. Consumers have made it clear to the insurance industry that they don't want to pay for auto fraud. Because this crime goes mostly undetected, it's dif- ficult to put a dollar figure on the problem. So there is not only the potential of serious injury or the loss of lives, but it also ends up costing consumers through higher premiums. io ..• America (Canada) Studio in Markham was Grand Opening Of Chinese New '`.�, • 'rlh people on Fri. Jan. 27th as the grand opening ,vr(-m(inti of Chinese New Year's Festival 1995 µas held. Year's Festival In Markham ANr.v. four young people wish everyone good luck and happinf-s in the new year (Photo -David Wong, Scarborough Woman Named Mary Kay Director Satbir Chibber of Scar- borough was recently ap- pointed to the position of sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd. Chibber joined the com- pany in April. 1992 and after meeting specific re- quirements in personal sales and unit development during a three month qualification period, she was named sales director. In her new position. Chib- her will provide leadership, training and management for her unit of independent Mary Kay consultants. Mary Kay is committed to providing an unparallei- ed business opportunity for women in its independent sales force. A career with Mary Kay offers unlimited earning potential, the abili- ty to advance at your own pace and the flexibiity to set your own schedule. It is estimated that more women have earned over $1 million from their Mary Kay careers than at any other company in the world. Chlbber's is dust ane of the many success stories found across the country. Mary Kay Canada has en- joyed considerable success this past year. increasing sales by 16 per cent and in- creasing its sales force numbers by 14 per cent to over 16,000 beauty con- sultants. Don Carr. presi- dent. Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd. explains, ..Mary Kay's low start up cost. support system and the comprehen- sive training programs make a career with Mary Kay a viable choice for wornen in the '906.'. With over 375.000 women internationally enjoying careers with Mary Kay Cosmetics, the company was recently named a For- tune 500 company for the second year in a row, mov- ing up 67 spaces. Mary Kay Scarborough Drop -Out Rate Under 5% The drop out rate in the Scarborough Public School system remains below 5% as shown in a report releas- ed at the board's Education Committee meeting. , he Report on the An- nual Drop Out Rate for the Scarborough Board of Education" stated that the drop out rate for the period of Oct. 1, 1993 to Sept. 30, 1994, for students aged 14 to 19 years of age was 4.7%, a drop of 4% from the previous year. The rate for students age 14 to 18 years of age remained under 5%. —This report demonstrates that our many programs for identi- fying at -risk students, as well as programs to en- courage the re-entry of students who have already dropped out, are working,' said Dianne Williams, Chairman. "Our board will continue to provide statistics on our drop-out rate, and will continue to use this information to create programs to help our students be successful in school and graduate. The initiatives begin in kindergarten and continue throughout the years of schooling with a strong em- phasis on mentoring and communications between students and teachers. Ex- amples of some dropout prevention initiatives in- clude the Reading Recovery program, systematic identification of at risk students entering Grade 9, peer tutoring pro- grams and coop education. . Ibis has been a long standing commitment for our board and I am pleased to be able to report on our success with this student retention initiative." said Board Director Earl Camp- bell. "Through our work with The Learning Part- nership and the other metro boards, the Scar- borough Board continues to be the leader in providing effective retention pro- grams and public accoun- tability." Dug -Jut Dance Scarborough Veterans' Association is holding its annual 1940's wartime 'Dug -Out' dance on Fri. Mar. 3rd at Ifighland Creek Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258, 45 Lawson Rd. at 8 p.m. Dance and sing -a -long music will be that which was popular at that time in- cluding big band sounds. 'Rangers and mash' will be served around 10 p.m. and there will be prizes for best nostalgic costumes. The cost is $7.50 per per- son and tickets are limited to 250. For reservations and other information call Alex Anderson at 26198,5. All ex -service personnel are welcome. Scarborough Resident Wins University Scholarship A Scarborough man has distinguished himself by winning scholarships at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. Che Ma of Whitley Castle Cres., who is a student in Laurier's full-time MBA program, was among 50 students honoured at an awards reception at 4 p.m. on Thurs. Jan. 26th. Ma was presented with the J. C. Phillips Award. The $1,000 award is made 4.o a student who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship. Ma, who was most recently an officer with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Department, receiv- ed a bachelor of science degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1987. Have A Safe & Enjoyable Holiday Cosmetics manufactures and distributes more than 200 premium shun, glamour and body care products in 23 countries worldwide. Wed. February 1, i"s THE NEWS/POST Page 7 MID - WINTER DINNER SPECIAL Available: Mon - Thurs. 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Jackman, Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario, then cut the ribbon to officially re -open the ex- panded and renovated Herbert K. Lee Outpatient Clinic. Dr. Lee, who attend- ed the ceremony, taught the very first class at the college 50 years ago. "Fifty years ago, the Newtonbrook. Participants will include the Honourary Chairmen and teams of local politicians, businesses and associations. chiropractic profession took a step of extraor- dinary vision," CMCC President Dr. Jean Moss remarked to the crowd. "The flag we have just raised is a tribute to that vi- sion. It symbolizes 50 years of excellence - in education, research, and in the unity and strength we have brought to the chiropractic profession in Canada." CMCC was named in honor of the Canadian -born founder of chiropractic, D.D.Palmer. The doors of the college opened on Sept. 18, 1945, 50 years to the day after the first chiropractic adjustment was given. 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SSSAA Boys' Basketball Schedule Thurs. Feb. 2 Junior and senior games will be held at Cedarbrae C.I. with visiting team for the junior games from Campbell C.I. and in the senior game Laurier C.I. will be the visiting team. At Laurier C.I. their team will be hosting the Campbell C.I. bantam team and the Mowat C.I. bantam team will play against Pearson C.I. at Laurier C.I. At Midland C.I. Birch - mount C.I.'s bantam team will play Midland's team and Borden's senior team will play Midland's. At West Hill C.I. Pear - son's senior and junior teams will play West Frill's teams. Fri. Feb. 3rd L'Amoreaux C.I.'s ban- tam team will play Leacock and Thomson's senior team will play Leacock's team, both games at Leacock C.I. Churchill's bantam team will play West Hill's team at West Hill. C.I. Mon. Feb. 6th L'Amoreaux's junior team plays Churchill at Churchill C.I. Churchill's senior team plays Eaton at Eaton. Bethune's bantam team plays Porter's team at Porter C.I. and King C.I.'s bantam team plays L'Amoreaux at Porter C.I. Leacock's bantam team plays Wexford at Wexford C.I. and Borden's junior team plays Wexford at Wexford C.I. Tues. Feb. 7th Leacock C.I. will be the location for a junior game between Agincourt and Leacock and a senior game between Wexford and Leacock. At Mowat C.I. a junior game will be held between Bethune and Mowat and a senior game between Borden and Mowat. West Hill C.I. will host a bantam game between Pearson and West IfdI and another bantam game bet- ween Laurier and Cedar - brae. Wed. Feb. 8 At Laurier C.I. a junior game will be held between L'Amoreaux and Laurier and a senior game between L'Amoreaux and Laurier. At Thomson C.I. a junior game will be held between R.H. King and Thomson and a senior game will be held between West Hill and Thomson. At Wexford C.I. a ban- tam game will be held bet- ween Midland and Wexford and a junior game will be held between Bendale and Wexford. Closed Knockout Chess Championships The interregional A.W.H.P.A.W.O. Chess Association's slow -play tournament schedule continues to engender excitement for both players and spectators alike in the continuing sagas of the respective A.W.H.P.A.W.O. Closed and Knockout Chess Championships. The interim Closed results at the half -way point of the double rotadrobin tournament schedule are as follows, viz.: Jose T. Macaranas (Scarborough - 1892 Rating 2 wins I tie 1 adjourned 1 delayed): Ernie Mucignat ( West Hill - 1964 Rating -3 wins 1 loss I tie) : Bob Hamilton (Scarborougt►-2001 Rating - Candidate Master -2 wins 2 losses 1 tie) : Romeo E. Soriano (Scarborough -1916 Rating -2 wins 2 losses 1 delayed): Uno H. Wesingi ( Pickering -2046 Rating Candidate Master -1 win 1 loss 2 ties 2 adjourned) ; and Aleksander Kitenbergs ( West H&IN9 Rating -4 losses Iadjourned). The interim Knockout results in the quarter -final portion of the elimination' consolation tournament schedule are as follows, viz.: Allan Peron ( Richmond Hill -1900 Estimate) leads Shivarharan Thurairasah (West Hill -1685 Rating) by 2.0. 1 delayed, requiring only another 0.5 point to obtain the requisite 2.5 points to advance to the Championship semi-finals: Uno H. Wesingi (Pickering - 2046 Rating -Candidate Master) defeated William J. Clayton 3-0 to advance to the championship semi- finals, awaiting the winner of the Perun-Thurairasah match ( Clayton will play the loser in the consolation semis): Romeo E. Soriano (Scarborough -1916 Rating) defeated John W.Puusa (West Hill -1648 Rating) 3-1 to advance to the Championship semi-finals: Ernie Mucignat ( West Hill - 1984 Rating) leads Horst P. Haddrath ( West Hill -1722 Rating) by 2-1, requiring only another 0.5 point to advance to the championship semis (the winner of this match will face Soriano and the loser Puusa in the consolation semis) . The interregional A.W.H.P.A.W.O. Chess Association and its affiliate West Hill Chess Club are holding registration nights on Thurs. Feb. 2nd (7-11 p.m.) and Tues. Feb. 7th (7 - 11p.m. )for upcoming slow - play tournaments rated by the Chess Federation of Canada at Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate, 5400 Lawrence Ave. E., l block west of Port Union Road. Registration is also being accepted for entry into CFC—Rated active -play tournaments in which 3 games at 30 minutes 'player game are played occasionally to accommodate those on shift work unable to commit to the slow -play schedule. Association, Chub member- ship and CFC OCA membership are required to play. Sorry, no chess lessons are given as basic knowledge of chess rules and theory are assumed! Call the Chess Information Hotline at 416-2834;2%. New Chairman & 5 New Members On Seneca Bd. The 17 -person Seneca College Board of Gover- nors will be entering the new year with a new chair- man and five recently - appointed board members. Dr. Peter Ross (Ed. D. University of Toronto), who first joined the Board of Governors in 19912, w -as appointed cmmian effec- tive Jan. 1, 1995. During a career of over 30 years in education, Dr. Ross has been a professor at Dalhousie University, and a teacher, principal and ultimately, superintendent of curriculum for the York Region Board of Educa- tion. Since his retirement from the York Region Board in 1991, he has serv- ed as course director at York University in the Faculty of Education. He is also a frequent workshop leader on ad- ministrative topics, super- vision and violence in schools. His cureent volunteer commitments in- clude: serving as chairman of Addiction Services, York Region; serving as Presi- dent of Phi Delta Kappa in 1994 95; serving as Associate with LaMarsh Centre on Violence, York University. The five recent appoint- ments to the Seneca Board of Governors are Betty Abrams, Patricia E. Beau- doin, Tony T.K. Choy, Sal Merenda and Anthony Tan- ner. Betty Abrams, is a Conti- nuing Education student elected to serve as the stu- dent representative on the board. She began serving a one year term in September and is the first part-time student to be elected to Seneca's Board of Governors. Betty has been attending night school at Seneca since 1987. She is currently an executive assistant at Noco, a three - company group in the petroleum lubricant in- dustry, based in Concord. Patricia E. Beaudoin, MBA. CHRP. joined the board last September and will serve a three year term. Patricia. who has over 22 years experience in the human resource field, is Vice -President, Human Resources, with Sears Canada. She is a member of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto's Human Resource Com- mitte and is also on the ad- visory council of the Human Resources Profes- sionals Association of On- tario. Tony T. K. Choy is Vice - President, Asian Com- munity Banking, and Manager, Toronto Asian Banking Centre of the Bank of Montreal. He began ser- ving a three-year term on the board last September. During his 17 -year banking career, Mr. Choy has work- ed in various international locations, including New York, Singapore, and Hong Kong. He received an MBA degree in 1977 from the University of Washington. Sal Mere►nda is a lawyer with the Ministry of the At- torney General, Office of the Crown Attorney. He is the newest board member and has been appointed for a three-year term. Mr. Merenda's extensive com- munity work includes serv- ing as Vice -President of the Canadian Italian Business and Professional Associa- tion, and membership on the Toronto Mayor's Task .Force on Drugs. Anthony Tanner is a Seneca employee elected to the board as a represen- tative for the college's ad- ministrative staff. His ap- pointment took effect last September and he will serve a three-year term. Wed. February 1, 1995 THF: NFWS'POST Page 9 Community Sports Notes Scarborough Swims Well At Provincials by Muriel Warden The 1995 short course Provincial Senior Cham- pionships were held at the Etobicoke Olympium Pool, Jan. 27th - 30th for the top qualifying swimmers from across the province. Scarborough Swim Club had 3 swimmers make finals and all 3 brought home Provincial Cham- pionship medals. Liz Warden, 16, won gold medals for her 100 and 200 Individual Medley (I.M.) swim. She placed 2nd in 100 backstroke and 200 breaststroke and was 4th in 100 fly. Teammate Bob Hayes, 18, won gold in 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 1. M. He was 2nd in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events and 3rd in the 200 free. Mark Lange, 15, won a bronze medal for his per- sonal best swim in 200 fly. This earned Mark a spot on Ontario's Winter Games Team. The games are Mar. 9th - 12th and the swimm- ing will be held at Brock University in St. Catharines. "I am happy to be swim- ming my best freestyle times," said Liz. "All my swims have been very good for this time in the season. I hope to go even faster in next month's National Meets. " Coach Darin Muma was elated with Scarborough's results. "Both Bob and Liz will be swimming in Senior National Championships, at the end of February. We are still in preparation for that important meet and their swims here make me feel very optimistic," said Muma. "I am also proud to have Mark on the Winter Games Team. He swam very well tonight." Mark will be joining 12 other Scarborough qualifiers at the Junior Na- tional Championships be- ing held in Nepean Mar. 9th to 12th. The Greatest Ontario Amateur Pool Tournament As Feb. 2. 3. 4 and 5 ap- proaches, so does the ex- citement surrounding the much anticipated 1st An- nual Valley Rational Eight Ball League Provincial On- tario Team Pool Cham- pionships. The weekend of Feb. 2nd through 5th is sure to be tagged as the Greatea .Oatario Amateur Pool Tournament ever held. Sheraton Toronto East Hotel and Towers in Scar- borough will be the host for the inaugural Provincial Ontario event. Teams of five players per tam will be participating from cities all over the province to determine a Champion Team for each category in the game of a -ball. Masters, Open and Women's teams will be vv- ing for total cash and prizes totalling $16,000 plus i bas- ed on 128 teams register- ing). Also, mini tour- naments will be held throughout the weekend for any VNEA league player with a sanction card. As a special highlight for the 1st Annual Provincial Ontario Championships a special guest "Mr. Nick Varner". Current 1994 Pro Mr. Tanner has been with Seneca since 1986. He presently holds the role of chairman of Seneca's School of Mechanical & Fire Protection Technology. Billiard Tour Open World &-Ball Champion, World Champion 9 -Ball player. BCA Hall of Farrier. and 5 Time World Champion will be present. Mr. Varner is challeng- ing sports figures. politi- cians. media personnel and, of carie, the par- ticipating players a A visitors. He is accepting challenges of $5 or more from his challengers who are encouraged to enlist sponsorships in support of the Metropolitan Toronto Special Olympics. The Challenges will begin Feb. 3rd through Feb. 4th. Support can be in the form of participation or sponsorship of a Special Olympics Olympian, with all proceeds going to Metropolitan Toronto Special Olympics. Any donations. sponsor- ships or challenges can be arranged by calling 416-691-7976, ext.22. ask for Angela Zip -as. Chairman of Ontario Charter Members Charity Challenge or 416-345-3519 Brian Beattie Fundraising Coordinator from Metro Toronto Special Olympics. "Thirteen swimmers qualifying for a National Championship meet is the most Scarborough has ever had," said Muma proudly. "I think we can come home with some medals from there, too." Scarborough Swim Club has a very fine age group development program. Its young swimmers work hard and are successful in swim meets too. At a re- cent novice meet hosted by the East York Aquatic Club the following swimmers won ribbons by placing in the top six in their races. Shawn Pahwa, 8, Ist in 50 breaststroke: 2nd in 50 backstroke and 25 fly; 3rd in 50 freestyle. Brianna Davidson, 8, 1st in 50 free; 2nd in 25 fly: 4th in 50 back and 50 breaststroke. Colin Ackroyd, 8, 3rd in 25 fly: 5th in 50 back and 50 breaststroke: 6th in 50 free. Jennifer McKay, 8, 2nd in 50 back: 3rd in 25 fly: 5th in 50 free: 6th in 50 breaststroke. Bryden Smith, 10, 1st in 50 fly. Aimee Carrell 9, 2nd in 50 fly. Juan Cirril i, 9. 3rd in 50 free and 50 back: 4th in 50 fly. Jason Swamy, 9, 2nd in 50 breaststroke: 3rd in 50 fly. and 4th in 50 backstroke. Jessica Warner, 9, 3rd in 50 back. 5th in 100 free: 6th in 50 free. Lydia Pang. 10, 3rd in 50 fly; 5th in 50 free. The 10 and under Boys' Freestyle Relav Team of Juan. Colin, Shawn and Jason woo the red ribbons while the Girls' Team of Lydia, Katrina Simas, Brianna and Jessica placed 4th. There were swimmers at this meet from East York, York, Richmond Hill and Pickering as well as the Scarborough group. T� 816 OR SUALL. *E DO IT ALL., CROSS MOVERS Offices. houses 8 opts. 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After all, there's no point in reading punch lines here only to hear them there. In any case, Your Column's Pitman's isn't up to the challenge of recording them: there are too many and we're usually laughing to hard. Anyway, the sketches and blackouts. hilarious as they are in premise and dialogue. owe their impact to the delivery of the six performers. They are - ladies first - Jackie Harris, Lori Nasso. Janet Van De Graaf, Andrew Currie, Paul O'Sullivan and Jonathan Wilson. All are deftly directed by Bruce Pirrie. Each one could doubtless perform as a stand up com- edian but in fact they're not comedians per se. They are htunouurists - there's a dif- ference - and fine actors. The relative intimacy of the Old Firehall where Se- cond City performs allows one to see and truly ap- preciate their wonderful facial expressions and ex- pressive body movements. One can laugh mindlessly or, like most of their au- dience. with sophisticated joy. A trio of sketches stands out in particular recollection. A botched robbery of a comertience store where everyone there is carrying an Uzi ends with the line "It's a good thing we were all armed." (Eternal vigilance, the price of liber- ty?) - Then, there's the one about three ladies in a synagogue. None of them is Jewish: one of them is a nun. "Well, at least vou're gettin' it." And finally, there's the bit about a ne%%iv neutered tom cat wailing to his spinster mistress "Eight more lives with no gonads." Actually• he doesn't say gonads: the word used describes com- mon spheroids. Get it? Well then, catch the show. During a bleak winter, it's as good as cat- ching beach balls. ON STAGE: Compelling is a word us- ed often to describe a legitimate theatre presen- tation - perhaps too often - by reviewers disinclined to find a better one. Yet, it's the only word that truly describes The Trojan Women as presented by students of the University College Drama Program at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Theatre (79A St. George St. just south of Hoskins). To the best of our knowledge, The Trojan Women is rarely, if ever, presented in the original Greek of Euripides: pro- bably because only scholars of the classics can speak, read or understand it. Performances are given accordingly, in modern Greek or translations into other languages. They're not always successful because classic Greek doesn't lend itself to translation. (That's one of the reasons for some errors in the beloved King James version of the Holy Bible i. So. the play has been the recipient and, sometimes, victim of many adapta- tions. The version reviewed here is that of the late Gwendolyn MacEwan. It properly presorts war as the horrific business of cultural and economic politics that it is whilst eschewing the tragedy Euripides intended it to be. ( Perhaps he didn't but that's for argument by scholars) . It's performed in the round - difficult to do - on a floor ravened with sand. The Trojan women and the warriors are dirty, as is war. They are weary which is what war makes one. They are bitter and sus- tained only by hatred of the enemy and hare. Helen the outsider who is supposed to have caused the war. This is war and one is compelled to share it. The performance runs about two hours without in- termission and requires the stamina of youthful actors to present. In the main, the young company - all of it, including the off stage par- ticipants - acquits itself, admirably. The only criticism your correspon- dent can muster lies with the difficult conditions of the theatre itself. Intimacy can be a good thing but it can also militate against Around and Abou .:Your Dining &Entertainment Guide stage craft. One thinks particularly of the lady who plays Hecuba. She is young and pretty and even stage makeup cannot hide the fact when one sees her up close. As well, her voice is youthful and not the crack- ed instrument of the now aged harridan that Hecuba has become. That, too, is manifest up close. As a result, her perform- ce - however skillful - is rather more that of a spiteful sorority sister than a wounded and vengeful matriarch. It's not the young lady's fault, you understand. It's the fault of the conditons under which she has bravely under- taken to perform a difficult role. Tabitha Lackey is a fuze actress and we look forward to seeing her again in more favourable roles and or settings. The Trojan Women is scheduled to run only until this Saturday and your custom is recommended. Indeed, were it within our- power, urpower, we'd compel it! ON SCREEN: If you've been expecting to see Forrest Gump at the Cinesphere Film Festival, forget about it for now. Paramount has pulled it from distribution. Something to do with the upcoming Oscars. It's been replaced by Exotica and Top Gun. Newest movies announc- ed for the fest are Star Trek Generations and Interview With The Vampire in March. Too bad that Inter- view and Top Gun couldn't have been scheduled back to back in order to assess more easily the two differ- ing performances of Tom Cruise. ON THE WALL: Daisaku Ikeda's Dialogue With !Nature ex- hibition at the North York Carrier Art Gallery was mentioned here recently. We were remiss in not also recommending James Mathias' Below The Blue Horizon: Images Of Our Underwater World also on display there. For the past seven years and more, Mr. Mathias has explored coral reefs all over the world photographing the ex- 'What's On At The N.York Recital Hall Toronto's musical scene will resonate with excite- ment as the month of February marks several highly anticipated debuts. After the celebrated Wallace Collection brass ensemble makes its Cana - than debut on Feb. 1, the Recital Hall will showcase the first Toronto ap- pearance of Scottish per- cussionist Evelyn Glernie on Feb. 3. Two days later. the North American debut of father- land -son duo Vladimir and Dimitri Ashkenazy. pianist and clarinetist respective- ly, will take place. The Recital Hall also welcomes some of the greatest names of Early music: soprano Emma Kirkby and the con- sort of Musicke will per- form works of Purcell, and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir will celebrate the genius of J.S. Bach. On Wed. Feb. i at 8 p.m. the British ensemble. The Wallace Collection makes its Canadian debut at the Recital Hall. Founded by trumpet virtuoso John Wallace, the Wallace Col- lection explores and per- forms the repertory for m brass and wind in- struents. On Thur. Feb. 2, the Music on Period In- struments series features the Consort of Musicke, starring Early music's quisite creatures that in- habit them. The result is an exhibit that's a balm for the eyes and the soul. IN THE BOX: The :Native Earth Perfor- ming Arts Company has come u p with a charming fund raiser this Friday at the Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St. (That's where our Toronto Drama Bench holds its meetings inciden- tally). It's a Box Social Dance that begins at 8 p.m. Ad- mission is only $10 and there's a cash bar. During the evening you'll be in- vited to bid on a box lunch and could find yourself most celebrated diva, Em- ma Kirkby. Founded in 1969 by lutenist Anthony Rooley, the group is dedicated to the research and performance of the vast repertoire of music for voices and instruments from the 16th and 17th cen- turies. One critic wrote: "If an angel from a renaissance painting suddenly burst in- to song she would probably sound like Emma Kirkby.' On Fri. Feb. 3, Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glen- nie greets the Recital Hall audience with her Toronto debut appearance. The ex- traordinary virtuoso is committed to popularizing percussion music and to establishing timpani and marimba as solo in- struments, and has been acclaimed internationally. Gramophone wrote about her playing: "incom- parable style and incom- parable skill." Although she is hearing-impaired, Evelyn Glernie was deter- mined to pursue a musical career. An article in the New York Times stated: "Ms. Glenn ie is realistic about people's interest in her deafness, but in her own mind, she is primarily a professional, working within a community of musical peers who just happen to be able to hear." On Sun. Feb. S at 4 p.m. pianist Vladimir sharing it with the celebri- ty who prepared it. Sounds like fun - dancing, a box lunch, glass of bubbly and good conversation - all in a good cause. Enjoy. TRAVEL NOTE.+: Hong Kong continues to excite with its diversity of pleasures. The Ocean Park amusement centre has ad- ded three new attractions. The Dinosaur Discovery Trail is located in the Greenhouses of the Lowland Gardens. Visitors enter the exhibit by follow- ing a trail of dinosaur foot- prints. They see ancient dinosaur life from a hat- ching egg through to l HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS Abigail Becker, "The Heroine of Long Point" By James Marsh After marrying Jeremiah Becker, a hunter and trapper, in 1848, Abigail settled on the south shore of Long Point, a long, nar- row peninsula stretching out into Lake Erie. The tricky winds and shifting sandbars of Long Point were always a menace to passing ships, especially in the age of the sail. On the night of November 24, 1854, an icy storm descended on Long Point. Early the next day, Abigail saw that the storm had claimed a victim. The sailing ship Conductor had run aground on a nearby sandbar, and the crew were clinging to the shattered wreck. icy water. She beckoned the eight terrified men to come ashore. The captain plunged in first and Abigail caught his hand and dragged him ashore. Next came the first mate and when Abigail's son, Edward, wandered Into Rb the raging surf to help him. Abi- e R gail had to res- cue both of them. One by one, Abigail coaxed the other men ashore, put them by the fire, wrapped them in warm clothes and fed them tea. Only the cook refused to enter the surf because he could not swim. The next mor- ning the storm eased. The men built a raft and paddled out to save the cook. lie had tied himself to the frozen rigging. F,)t'1,i,A1IJ% AGE alo, New York The crew loudly praised Abigail's hero- ism when they returned to their homes in Buff - They raised $500 to reward her, enough in those days for Abigail to buy a house and farm. lord Aberdeen, the Governor General of Canada, and The Heritage Project is proud to be associated with the International Year of the Family. Abigail built a fire on the beach and waded shoulder -high into the For more information aboth ut e Heritage Project please call 1-800.567-1867. Queen Victoria of England sent her letters of praise. The New York Lifesaving Benevolent Association struck a special gold medal for her and she received a bronze medal from the Royal Humane Society in England. This was not the only time Abigail was called on to save lives. She came to the aid of six other shipwrecked sailors and she saved the life of a boy who had fallen down a well. Sadly, she was not there to save her husband who perished at Long Point in a winter storm. Through it all, Abigail raised 19 children. Today Abigail Becker's farm is part of the Abigail Becker Con- servation area on Long Point. Ashkenazy and his son, clarinetist Dimitri Ashkenazy make their North American debut as a duo on the stage of the Recital Hall. Vladimir Ashkenazy's richly active life has encompassed more than one career, as he is one of the world's most ad- mired pianists as well as a respected conductor. Dimitri Ashkenazy has already enjoyed successful debuts with prestigious musical institutions in- cluding the Royal Philhar- monic Orchestra. the Deutsches Symphonie- Orchester Berlin and the Ravinia Festival. On Wed. Feb. 8, the Recital Hall welcomes American soprano Faith Esham. A gifted recitalist recognized for her ex- pressivity, vocalism and musicality, Ms. Esham has also been acclaimed by the international press for her outstanding performances in the leading opera houses of the United States and She also personified Micaela in Francesco Rossi's film version of "Carmen", starring Placido Domingo. The New York Magazine describes her performance as: ..everything she sang was backed by a thoughtful musicianly intelligence, sound dramatic instincts, and an eagerness to com- memicate. " adulthood. There are a total of 17 lifelike models of dinosaurs belonging to dif- ferent prehistoric ages in the exhibit as well as other educational and entertain- ing exhibits. On the Headland. the new Ferris Wheel is 85 feet high and has 18 cabins, each one of which can seat six peo- ple. The top provides a spectacular view of the South China Sea. The third new attraction is the Eagle Ride. It's 110 feet high and 300 feet above sea level. There are 28 cabins each holding two people. They rotate around a common axis as well as rotating themselves. Excuse us now while we pop a Mothersill. 11 PRINT: W. A. Mathieu's The Musical Life' Reflections On what It Is and How to Live It (Shambala) is well titled. This is not so much a primer on the science of music as a poetic polemic on the appreciation of same. It's all very nice in a greeting card sort of way - Mr. Mathieu is a better musician than writer - but not notably informative. Unless, that is, one understands "the harmony of two tones combined ... unlike the fundamental and its doubling, the fundamen- tal and its tripling are essentially different from one another - at least more different than the same." "More different than the same?" FAST EXIT: "Considering today's current sensibilities, when you discuss euthanasia be sure you do so in a positive light". From Memos TV Execs Wish They Hadn't Written. (Putnam) travel February Good Month To Visit U.S.Virgin Islands Canadians trying to escape the bitter chill of winter will find a wealth of activities when they come to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, this February. From art to agriculture, St. Croix will bu9tle with an outstanding line-up of events that augment the traditional sun, surf, sea and shopping on a visitor's list of diversions. Downtown Christiansted will come alive on the even- ing of Feb. 11 with moko jumbies (stilt dancers), bands, steel pan players and happy residents. The second Christiansted Jump -Up (carnival) will be held as a pre -Valentine's Day kick off for the town of Christiansted. Stores will stay open well into the evening to entice the romantic to purchase Valentine gifts for their beloved. The first Jump -Up, held over Thanksgiving weekend, brought thousands into the streets with everyone having a great time. For more udor- mation on the Chris- tiansted Jump -Up, contact Kim Harris at 18091 713 The 24th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair is set to take place Feb. 18-20. The 35 acre "Ag Fair" site will be filled with area farmers and livestock owners displaying their fruits. herbs, vegetables, cattle and sheep. Craft- smen, woodworkers, nee- dle workers and painters will showcase and sell their work, and local cooks - wearing native dress - will peddle their mouth- watering dishes, pastries and drinks to those with a taste for Crucian cuisine. Dancers, cultural bands and singers will also per- form. Over 20,000 people visit the fair yearly. For more information call Clarice Clarke at (809) 778-1620. The best St. Croix artists will show off their work at the Good Hope School Caribbean M ne Art Exhibit taking place Feb. 18-20. Established in 1987, the ex- hibit showcases St. Croix artists unveiling their latest works. The show features original art work, as well as post cards, note cards, prints and jewellery. The show is open to the public and free of charge: admission to the opening night artists' reception is $10.00. For more information on the Caribbean Fine Art Ex- hibit, call Laura Rudicil at (809) 712-0(172. For further information on the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, contact the U.S.V.I. Division of Tourism in Canada toll- free at 1-800-465-USVI (9m). City Holidays In Denmark Hold Year Round Appeal The inventive Danes have once again come up with a winning idea - building holiday villages in cities. The "Byferie" or city holiday is now a reality in Kolding ( East Jutland), the ancient centre whose jewel in her crown is Koldinghus Castle. Holiday Villages are nothing new in Denmark, but most are located in rural areas and geared to warm weather activity. City Holiday Villages are available for year-round vacationing for adults only or families with children. An added challenge was to ensure that the "Byferie" was modern and functional, yet in harmony with the am- bience of the ancient towns where they were situated. "Byferie" is a result of Danish government policy which mandates affordable holidays for all workers. However in 1990 the Danish Labour Market Holiday Fund and Danish National Architects organized a competition to stimulate new ideas "on holidays in Denmark, regardless of the season or weather". From 102 suggestions received, the idea of "city holidays" caught the sponsors' im- agination. Kolding and gibe were picked for first developments. The result in Kolding is a striking modern complex of various geometrical forms - stars, circles, squares, rectangles and triangles set in blocks no higher than three stories, totalling 85 apartments. These light Scandinavian units are effectively jux- taposed with the winding streets and moss -covered buildings of the old city on whose doorstep they sit. All are on prime lake frontage with an unparalleled view. Legendary Koldinghus Castle, reflected in Castle Lake, rises only a five minute walk away. Apartments vary in size. the median being 52 square metres. All feature a lounge, kitchen, dining area, bathroom and one or more bedrooms. Kolding "Byferie" opened June 1, 1944 and guests didn't take long to discover one of its chief delights - strolling at sunset along the peaceful shore, feeding ducks on the mirror lake. Beside Kolding "Byferie" is a new swimm- ing centre offering swimm- ing, workout centres, children's water games and cafeteria. Tuesday or Friday mornings holidavers can buv fresh foods at market stalls in the Town Square, which is alive at night with fine or casual dining and shops. It's also a great place to people watch! No visitor should miss the Koldinghus Castle, also a winner of ar- chitectural competitions for renovation and restora- tion. Listening to a string quartet in its ancient chambers is memory worth holding on to. The "Byferie" office, with its state-of-the-art electronic information monitor, has information on all area attractions. Must -sees are the Trapholt Tourist Association Elects New President The Journey's End Cor- poration and the Tourist Association of Durham Region (T.A.D.R.) are pleased to congratulate Ken Cavanagh on his elec- tion as president of T.A.D.R. Mr. Cavanagh is the manager of the Com- fort Inn by Journey's End, Oshawa. The elections were held at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station facility in Clarington. Ont. on Nov. 22, 1993 as part of the An- nual General Meeting. Mr. Cavanagh will continue the dedicated work of past president Debbie Tzount- zouris, of Haugen's BBQ Restaurant in Port Perry. T.A.D.R. represents tourist focused businesses in Durham Region to government and to other associations. They distribute and promote in- formation of interest to visitors to the region. Infor- mation brochures from the members are distributed at tourism and recreational shows in Toronto, Mon- Art Museum and the Geographical Gardens. Those who wish to go fur- ther afield are in close range of Legoland, Avia- tion Museum and Satari Park Zoo. The second "Byferie" will open in the spring of 1995 in Ribe - better known as "The Medieval City in the Marsh". Ribe's Holidav City will be located in the town's south end, only a few minutes walk from the Cathedral. The 65 terraced gate houses, surrounded by streams, will recreate the atmosphere of old Ribe and differ in design from Kolding's. The city, whose Town Hall is Denmark's oldest, deserves its reputa- tion as a cultural centre. The Ribe Art Museum features the Golden Age of Danish painting. Life in the 18th and 19th century come alive in a recreated village. In 1995 a village (con- sidered to be the most im- portant in Scandinavia) about the Vikings and life in the Middle_ Ages will treal. Quebec City. Buffalo and Ottawa. Information is available at the tourist kiosk during the summer at Newtonville on Hwy. 401 Members in- clude restaurants• gift shops, conservation areas and representatives of the region's municipalities. among others. The president said that, with the momentum of Celebrate Durham and in- creased requests for infor- mation about our region we anticipate that more people will see what Durham has to offer the visitor and new businesses interested in our area. We encourage all businesses to welcome our visitors and join the momentum to bring more business to Durham." Mr. Cavanagh looks forward to working with the region's new tourism coordinator who will begin duties Feb. 1. Businesses can contact T.A.D.R. at 1-905-7'0023 or 1-800-706-9857. open. Special 1995 events in Denfmakr include the Vik- ing Fair during tulip festival in Ribe beginning of May) : tri -annual Lace Festival in Tonder (June 2-4) : Hans Christian Andersen Fesitval in Odense ( July 12 -Aug. 6) : Fairvtale children's play in Kolding's Georgraphical Garden (July 21 -Aug. 13). With 1995 being the 50th anniversary of the Ubera- tion of Denmark, a once-in- a-lifetime event takes place on May 4. The "Peace of Sculpture", an unbroken line of laser light. will be seen all the way down the west coast of Jutland, following Atlantic Wall from Skagen in the north to the German island of Sylt in the south. The event will be broadcast on TV all over Europe as will a "two minute silence" - a peace greeting to the world. As part of this "Peace Sculpture", various art exhibits by European artists will be mounted near the Danish Wed. February 1, 1995 THE NEWSi POST Page 11 Owners Give Maxima Praise On behalf of satisfied owners, the Canadian Automobile Association has presented the coveted CAA Used Car Performance Award for 1995 to '.Nissan Canada Inc. Nissan earned this year's award for its Maxima model. years 1991 to 1993. In what CAA believes is the largest Canadian survey of its kind. with over 26,000 responsents, a record 100% of Maxima owners reported that if they could go back in time they would buy the same car again. Asked how satisfied they were with their vehicle, 99% of Maxima owners said they were "very satisfied". This year's "pyramid" award is the first earned for the Maxima and the 3rd earned by Nissan. The Nissan Sentra won two previous Used Car Performance Awards. The individually crafted bronze pyramid• symbolizing engineering excellence and durability, has become one of the most prized achievements available to automobile manufacturers in Canada. primarily because it recognizes owner satisfaction. The award is based on three main criteria: level of owner satisfaction: mechanical reliability and cost of repairs. and number of owners who would choose the same car again if given the opportunity to go back in time to when they bought their vehicle. The award is the result of information provided by 26.192 respondents to CAA's 1994 Vehicle Durability Survey. Qualifying cars for this vear's award must have been produced in the 1991. 1992 and 19M model years. In descending order, the ten top ranked vehicles of the Award qualifiers are 1. Nissan Maxima. 2. Toyota Camry. 3. Tovota Tercel. 4. Honda Accord. 5. Oldsmobile Delta 88 88 Rovale• 6. Tovota Corolla. 7. Pontiac Trans Sport Lumina Van, 8. Honda Civic. 9 Mazda 323 Protege and 10. 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One of the test projects of the students in Mr. Shipton's class is electronically com- municating en francais with other students around the world! Background Although Mr. Shipton is a French teacher in the East York Collegiate's Moderns Department, he has, in fact, a long and varied ex- perience in the areas of computers and telecom- munications. Not only was he the first individual to set up and run the first electronic BBS in the East York Board (1997 - G.A. Brown), but he has set up and run three computer labs in East York schools. the most recent one being the Communications Lab at East York Collegiate. This Lab was the result of support of Mr. Shipton's proposal from Mr. M. Kof- sky ( Dept. Head English), Mr. T. Green i Acting Assist- Dept. Head and noted Canadian author). Mrs. J. Draper (Dept. Head Moderns), Mrs. J. Milligan i Dept. Head E.S.L.1, Mr. B. Rabbior ( V ice -Principal ) . Mrs. J. Wright ( Vice Principal) and Mr. D. DeFelice t Prin- cipal 1. This Lab is used by numerous departments, in- cluding English, Dramatic Arts, E.S.L. Moderns, and Skills Lab. He works with the Extended Media Lab � Mrs. K. Yamashita. Dept. Head) and the Design and Technology Department (Mr. G. Heighington. Dept. Head). He also supports the efforts and programs of the Business Department Mrs. J. Joyal. Dept. Head j. He has taught com- puter skills to students t Grades 4-10), Staff and adults. These skills have been taught using Commodore (Pet. 64. 128 and Amiga 1 and IBM. He has conducted workshops for teachers on DOS and programs such as 'WordPerfect'. In the first year, he was facilitating telecommunications bet- ween the English Depart- ment at EYCI and York University; EYCI par- ticipated in the Canada- wlde'Wrlters in Electronic Residence' program, in which students' work is telecommunicated to noted Canadian writers who, in turn, critiqued and telecommunicated back their response to the students' writing. He has successfully writ- ten three French computer-assisted pro- grams for the East York Board and one for another large board. He is com- pleting a three-year course in C -language programm- ing, graduating as a Soft- ware Engineer. He has also spent the last 41 2 years on the 'Internet'. He has com- pleted a course on the 'In- ternet' at the University of Toronto to get the required certification in print from a .recognized Canadian in- stitution, even though it soon became apparent that, with him assisting in the course at Toronto, he had mastered 'navigating the Net'. With any spare time, Mr. Shipton has helped students and staff to become familiar with com- puters and programs. In April 1994, he presented a 4 hour workshop to the Brock University's ESL Specialist Course teachers. At the end of April, he did a presentation at the 'Bridg- ing the Gap Conference' held at the Ramada Downtown Toronto. At the present time, Mr. Shipton is conducting lessons on how to use the Internet with the members of the Ontario Teachers' Federation's 'Electronic Village'. The 'EV', was set up in 1993 to promote discussion and telecom- munications among teachers across the pro- vince of Ontario. There are approximately 13.463 par- ticipants, and as Mary Beam. Co-ordinator reports, the number is growing by the hundreds weekly. Mr. Shipton's lessons are so successful that they were being posted in other boards, such as Essex County. At the re- quest of OTF. Mr. Shipton has been conducting workshops at various con- ferences across the pro- vince. Recently. Mr. Shipton has been requested by the Government of Saskat- chewan ( Ministry of Education. Training and Employment) to submit a paper that will be helpful to an entrepreneurial project to be undertaken by several government departments. -Eyeset' to the World It has been an interesting process of combining technology, knowledge of French and the application of that knowledge. Students first learned how to use word-processing programs such as Wordperfect and Microsoft Works in their keyboarding classes of- fered by the Business Education Department. If the students do not take the course, then Mr. Shipton teaches some basics of the course as the students' needs arise in the Com- munication Lab, including how to use accents and to spellcheck en francais' The second stage is to teach the students about telecommunications. Mr. Shipton has found that the best way is to teach the students how to access the East York Board's own electronic Bulletin Board, 'Eyenet', now under the direction of Mrs. 'Martha Pluscauskas. Students learn how to log on, send and receive local messages and to download and upload files. Some students, such as Elizabeth Pavlis (Gr. 101, have become quite profi- cient and assisted Mr. Ship- ton at the school. Other students, such as James Pearce (Gr.10), set up and operate their own BBS. Still other students, such as Radha Manhas, who has had a modem at home for a while, but not sure on how to use, is a regular user of Eyenet. Marlene Lilek and her older brother have now purchased a modem to con- tinue accessing the world from their home! One of the advantages of the Eyenet is that the ex- perience that the students gain at school can be prac- tised from their home with their own computer and modem. A big extra is that Mr. Shipton can help the students out from his home through the Eyenet! The third stage is to in- troduce the students to telecommunications out- side the local Eyenet. One of the great features of the BBS is its e-mail (called UUCP) facility. This is what gives the Eyenet users access to the world! From here with the correct electronic address, staff and students can send e-mail to people anywhere in the world! And this brings us back to Australia! Mr. Shipton's request for a French - learning class at the Grade 10 level brought an im- mediate response from Flex Boggs, an e-mail co- ordinator for teacher Lyn Lawrence in Rockhamp- ton, Queensland, Australia. After several cor- respondences. in which procedures were set by both parties, the idea was introduced to the students. Since that time in early February, the students in both parts of the world have never looked back. Now they are preparing for a third letter in just as many months' The students write about themselves and ask about their penpals in their let- ters. Expanding the Universe Now with the first class successfully telecom- m unicating, Mr. Shipton has partnered another of his Grade 10 French classes with one of Kaye Nyffeler's classes in Omaha. Nebraska. Students have now been corresponding en francais for over a year with their Omaha 'amis'' Mrs. Milligan, is so en- thralled by the telecom- nnmicatians success, that, with Mr. Shtpton's help, she spent port of 1994 hav- ing some of her ESL students correspond with an ESL class in Massachusetts. The shar- ing of experiences is the emphasis of her class's ex- change with their counter- parts in the US. 1994-95 continues to be a year of expansion in telecommunications at East York Collegiate. A se- conds Grade 10 Advanced French class of Mr. Ship - ton's is corresponding with Kathy Hardenburgh's Grade 10 class in Omaha, Nebraska - yes, the same school as Kaye Nyffeler's! Joining the ranks of telecommunications is San- dy Ingram, whose OAC French class is correspon- ding with one of Kathy Hardenburgh's senior French classes in Omaha, Nebraska. Carolyn Italiana is put- ting the finishing touches on e-mail correspondence in Spanish with her OAC class and Rita Thomas's class of students in Quito, Ecuador! And the fever has spread to the Business Depart- ment, where Vi ja Murata is set to start her three Grade 10 classes corresponding with teachers and their classes in places as far away as Finland! Mr. Shipton is also teaching the students other facilities available through the Eyenet's UUCP facili- ty, such as sending digitiz- ed colour pictures to their penpals! Other features of the Internet will be in - RK— Sir Robert L. Borden News Business & Technical Institute Welcome to Second Semester at Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.1. This semester brings some changes to the school, in- cluding a change of Vice Principal. Brian Punchard, who has been with Borden for four and a half years, is moving on to Birehmount Collegiate and will be very much missed by staff and students. He has added so nnhch warmth, organiza- tion and humanness to the administration of the school. His support of staff and students is legendary, as are all the volunteer organizations he has work- ed with in the Scarborough community for many years. We wish him hap- piness in his new position. Bringing his expertise and experience from Pear- son Collegiate is new -to -Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.I. Vice Principal Ron Fitton who will become an in- tegral part of the leader- ship team at the school. Welcome to Ron Fitton. Borden is also saying farewell to extremely popular teachers. Randy Nadalin• Lisa Edwards and Gu rpersaud. all of whom will be much missed. Shafin Kaba, teacher of Math and Science will be joining Borden coming from Birrhnnount Park Col- legiate and a warm welcome is extended. Neil Anderson. Head of English at Borden will be basting Arthur Luck, a stu- dent teacher from the Faculty of Education, Nilxssing University, Feb. 624. There is an element of trust around a school that when something needs to be done, there is someone to do it. That someone, more often than not, turns out to be one of the in- valuable support staff members of Borden who must be thanked for so very much. Lyn Hogan is Head Secretary and supervisor of five wonderful support staff. They make a great team. Lyn has been with the Scarborough Board of Educaiton since 1960. For several years she worked as a Budget Secretary and has been a Head Secretary for the last seven years. She has worked at high schools, business and technical institutes and col- legiates. Lyn Logan has a wealth and broad spectrum of ex- perience. This is the second time she has worked at a Business and Technical In- stitute and has come back because she enjoys work- ing in the environment. "Support staff at Sir Robert L. Borden B.T.I.." says Lyn, "are very special people. They recognize the needs of the students. Their role is not to discipline, but to help. The support staff here want to and do create a helping. supportive en- vironment. We also work with the students, who in turn work with tis. Dana Miller, a Business student here at Borden works for a half hour every day and is very good at her job... Lyn Logan says "We have a great rapport with the students. Periodically. for example. Kevin Guy. 14 and Danny Game, 14 come into the office selling baked goods created by the students in the Hospitality Services Department and inevitably the support staff welcome them." Michelle Edwards is the new Attendance Secretary at Borden and Vice Prin- cipal's Secretary. From March 1997, Michelle work- ed in a supply capacity with the Scarborough Board of Education on the front desk at Borden and became a permanent employee of the board in 1990. Michelle is still at Borden but no longer at the front desk. In October 1994 she was promoted to Atten- dance and Vice Principal's Secretary. Michelle Edwards was a student at Borden graduating in January 1966 and she completed her Cooperative Education stint right on the front desk from September to January of that year. She has certainly enjoyed her experience at Borden and she is well liked by staff and students alike. Dawn Lefebvre is the new Budget Secretary, having moved from the position of Attendance Secretary in October. She has been with the Scar- borough Board for the past four years. She started off her Scarborough Board career doing supply, but it too, was mostly at Borden. She is very fond of the staff and students and truly enjoys being at this school. "It is like a big family here, which is what makes it such a fine place to work." says Dawn. "We accompanied the Borden graduating students to Wonderland on the bus one year. " Dawn Lefebvre remembers. "niere the students were, talking and singing. Early in the morning on our return we had to wake up all the graduating students because they were so tined they just could not stay awake. It was so much fun. ' There will be a senior citizens' luncheon and fashion show at Borden on Feb. 9th. The January New Year's luncheon was well attended and some of the time was spent writing New Year's cards to those whom the seniors had not seen in a while and wanted to contact. This is the Grade 9 class hard at %kork at Sir Robert L. Burden B. T. 1. t Photo by Val Kent ................:........:..... ...l X .-...... Volunteers Are Needed For February Heart & Stroke February "Heart and troduced to the students as the need arises. The most important consideration of Mr. Shipton is for the teacher to retain control over the sending and receiving of information over the Internet. If you wish more infor- mation on this exciting new area, contact John Shipton at the following Bus.No. 896-2355. Stroke Month" is quickly approaching and there are hundreds of volunteers still needed to help in the Fight Against Canada's No.) killer, heart disease and stroke. Volunteer area coordinators and canvassers are required for the February door-to-door campaign. Why not give 3 hours of your time to improve your odds against Canada's No'I killer. Volunteers may call the Heart and Stroke Foundation at 265-7333. Be A Tutor If you have four hours a week for six months to meet a student in a conve- nient location - you can be trained to teach someone to read and write. Find out more by calling the Scarborough Volunteer Centre at 264-2306.