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Page 10, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, February 10, 1993 Feb. 3 marked the kick-off for a year-long birthday arty in 1994, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Durham Region. The year of festwxities has been chris- t e ned 'Celebrate I'X 4 Durham '94' and will fea- ture numerous cultural andIj s parti ng events across the entire region. Regional councillor David Conway (who originated the concept and spokesperson for the steeri'ng committee) explained: "We are asldng community groups which sponsor eisting events and ethers who are interested in.sponsoring new events ta join in under the 'Celebrate Durham'94' umbrella. "While 'Celebrate Durham '94' is not an event itself and the steering committee will not be running any events, we will be providing - a . wîdespread marketing campaign to promote all events ta people bath within and outside the reien." The steering committee is hoping ta incorporate such existing events as Fiesta Applefest, Home Week and Artsfest and new events .such as a Tour lie Durham bicycle race, rowing regatta, draina festival choral competition, invitationaf tournaments, art shows - any event which will be of interest to a wide range of people. The main promotional vehicle for 'Celebrae urhamn '94' wiIl b e a fuil-colour calendar listing al events inonth by month. The calendar will be distributed to every household in Durham Region. Te calen- d ar will be self.financing and sponsor- IVI~ ¾tier pro- motion will take place at special events both inside and outside the region, such as tourism shows and home shows. In this way the steering committee hopes 'Celebrate Durham '94' will create a greater awareness of the diversity of the regon in the minds of residents and visitors. As regional chair Gary Herrema states: 'Celebrate Durham '94' will be a great opportunity for everyone to meet tir neighbours a.nd discover how great.Durham Region reaily is. Any group interested in having their special event included in 'Celebrate Durham '94 should obtain an applicant information kit from their local recreation or cornmunity services department or the Durham Region economic development department at (416) 668-8000. Much4 o The War Amps 'THE MISSION' wiII be playing at G-Notes Terr Tiller, Maureen Nadon and Fred this Friday night. From Ieft are Pat Clancy, Collins. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Froe Pres 1l fssi on 'goes d o ver big wi th local1 DJ By Mark Reeser Whitby band 4TC Mission' is going ever big with a Peterborough dise jocke. 'The Wolf', a popular local DJ, got hold of a copy of the band s demo tape, says member, Tony Reimer. 'l don't even know how it happened. Some- body passed it through and the guy really enjoys i Raeimer 'says 'The Wolf is se popular, "the station has almost become synonyînous with his name and his show." It's an encouraging developmnent for the five-memiber band that formed just four months ago. But its members, three of them fram Whitby, aren't exactly new to the busi- ness, says Reimer. The lead singer, Maureen Nadon, has sung an television shows and used te play in a rhythm and blues hemn band called 'High Tension' that "toured aIl over.' Reimer played in a "fairly popular" dance band called 'Liberty Express.* Members from the two bands merged to create Moxy, a hard rock band that released a number of records. Nadon and Reimèr dropped eut of the business for a while, but bath ended up in another grup about a year ago. Reimer soon decided hCe wanted ta, get back in the R&B field. Ho met up with Pat Clancy and Terry Tiller at a G-Notes' Sunday nIIght »nam session, and six months later The Mission was begun. Drummer Fred Collins came on board a short time later. The band appeals ta, the thirtysomething crowd, says Colins, wha says the band does a lot of songs by The Commitments, Alannah Myles, Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett and Fleetwood Mac. "The type of mnusic we have is suitable for a SEE PAGE 16 Two are fined for video piracy A fake copy of 'Out For General Store in Goodwaod, last August. TriStar's 'Thbe Prince of Tides' .Tlfýip 'ind lp ta i miltv ,jtn-a nleaded guiltv last week to Max Gordon, Ontario regional and MGMIUA's 'Rush.' and court fines of $5,00 orJtwo video pirates. Therese Taber and Richard Nantel, co-owners of Goodwood Friday, February i 2th THE MISSION Saturday, February i 3th EASY ACCESS Friday, February l9th THE JOHN HELL VER BAND Saturday, February 2Oth GEORGE OLIVER D1 07SUD JM J44 ~i~BACK' a ~ - -- charges lEid uiider the Copyright Act for a pirated copy of Warner Home Video's 'Out For Justice.' They appeared in Ontario Court, General Division, and were each fined $2,500 or three months' imprisonment. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Bowmanville detachment, raided Goodwoad General Store director of the film/video security office of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (CMPDA), had investigated a tip about videa piracy at the stare. Evidence from the investigation led ta the search warrant that authorized the raid. During the raid, RCMP, accompanied by Gordon, seized the pirated copy of 'Out For Justice' as well as MCA's 'Cape Fear,' Disney's 'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle,' Columbia "The vast majority of illegal videa copies involved in this raid bore computer-generated face and sielabels," explained Gardon. "Thestudios releasing these tities neyer use that type of label." Gardon started the investigation after a telephone complaint about piracy at the stare on a 24-heur anti-privacy hotline (1-800-363-9166). Other callers complained while the investidgation was underway. 2Ohbir »thday bash in '94 in region . 1 FEBRUARY 19, 205 21 Kinsmen Clu.b 109 Colborne St. W (at McMillan) ]W. Il