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Whitby Free Press, 14 Oct 1987, p. 17

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987, PAGE 17 Station Gallery showis narrative rnemory'of canoe trips Toronto Artist Janis Hoogstraten wants the residents of Whitby to experience two canoe trips she has taken in the past few years. And- with the help of the Whitby Station Gallery, Hoogstraten is get- JANIS HOOGSTRATEN sets up her display, 'Two Canoe Trips': Drawings, which wiIl be on display at the Whitby Station Gallery from Oct. 10 to Nov. 1. Free Press plhoto ting.her chance. The 45-year-old will feature drawings of her m emories of the two trips -one two summers ago at White Otter Lake andthe other last fait at French River. 'They are narrative memories set up chronologicatly,'" explains Hoogstraten as she prepares for the show which began Oct. 10 and ends Nov. 1. She says the drawings were done specifically for her show at The Station Gallery. "I was offered a show here a while ago but the work 1 have done would not fit here. 1 work quite large." So she put on to paper a thought that had been running through her mind for a while. .Drawings are placed around two separate rooms at the gallery. Downstairs, the drawings show the White Otter trip while in the back room the drawings represent the French River trip. "I see ail these drawings as one,- says the artist who did not use any pictures from the two trips to recreate her memories. As a patron enters the gallery, a tent is on display, which according to Hoogstraten. sets the viewer up for the drawings. Above the tent are two topographical numbered maps. Each number corresponds to a drawing to give the patron an idea of the location of the memory. 'I'm playing with the viewers to make.a trip of their own if thev The case co-ordination program, part of the Region's social services department, officially opened its new offices in Whitby last week., The program, which was for- merly under the jurisdiction of the health unit located at the Oshawa Centre for somne f ive years, moved mbt their new quarters at 165<) Dundas St. E., atop the Cherney's Furniture building last September. The opening reception last week was attended by several regional councillors and'regional chairman Gary Herrema. Representing the Ministry of Community and Social Services. was Kevin Morris, program supervisor of the Peter- want too," says Hoogstraten. During her show, Hoogstraten will give two workshops on the rea.sons for making drawings and paintings. They will take place on Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday. Nov. 1. The gallery can give exact times. borough office. In his address to.the 100 or so gathered for the occasion, Morris said the case coordination program had operated effectively over the past years providing a needed ser- vice for youths and adolescents with special needs. adolescents with special needs. "The program requires corn- mitment and professionalism on the part of ail staff members to give these children assistance in meeting behavioral, development or physical needs,'- said Morris. "It promotes strength within SEE PAGE 27 1~~NEXT WEEK YOURCHANCETO 'cýTI SOUND OFF ON ce DOWNTOWN WHITBY UNI VERSAL FOOT CARE For treatments on toenail problems Corns & Callous Whitby Corporate Centre 4e h G .E. Jeschke 209 Dundas St. East Suite 201-6 - Tel: 430-2256 or 430-0120 Chiropodist PESNAL TOUCII Bras Pants Slips Robes Nightgowns Negliges Lounge Wear ()v pair of pittity hose v(. ,wi th every 'h,)" purchase over ,whilestock i" » lasls. Mmmm - You just can't beat the taste of SPECIALIZING IN FRESH FISU DAILY ALSO SHRIMP. SHELLFISH LUTE LOBSTER ALSO COOKED LOBSTER ON REQUEST* 368 Brock St. S. Whitby 666-4759 A~ -1~~~ ~JLAM~ ~. - n !LILI ~! -1 .1 1 "303 wm ri mm île e - = ~ ~ iiIl L 11 l- igl Jvii XII m IR 'U ~ N ew case coordination offices open i Whitby 0 w to IWh t-bý ic

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