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Page 18 Whitby Free 'Pess Wednesday, April 4, 1993 125 medals awarded to active local residents 1-NncyO'Cnnr --mebe About 25 local residents, many of them leading figures in vari- ous community activities, recei- ved Canada 125 awards during ceremonies last week at the Whitby municipal building. Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Henry Jackman presented the commemorative medals to those nominated by Durham Centre MPP Drummond White. Those receiving awards and their community involvement (according to information recei- ved from White's office) were: * Margery Bird -- on the found- ing board of Pringle Creek Co-op Housing and board member for four years; member of environ- mental organizations and Green- peace supporter; Whitby Little eatre member. * Bernie Emoff -- five-year member of the Catholic Guild of the Blind; 15-year executive member of Local CAW 252; refer- endum committee member, Yes committee member; political activist. * Ambrose Ferren -- past mem- ber of CAW executive; CAW retiree; political activist. * Gail Forbes -- regional mana- ger of the Heart & Stroke Foun- dation of Ontario; active in organizations pertaining to women's issues. * Edward Goerz -- executive director of Hostel Services (Dur- ham) Inc.; active in homeless issues; past chair of the board of Faith Place; involved with Big Brothers for a number of years; involved with many local com- munity boards. * Laurel Hamilton -- executive director of the Rose of Durham, working with teenage mothers; on many boards of community aencies; * Chandra Hunter -- founder and president of Whitby Active and Concerned Youth (WACY) and member of various school organizations (recent recipient of Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award). * Andrew Koziar -- Yes com- mittee member; has held many executive positions with the Kiwanis Club of Westmount; political activist. * Gail Lawlor -- member of Durham Environmental Net- work, the organization that links all environmental groups in Dur- ham Region. * Bruce McArthur -- past member of Oshawa city council and Durham regional council; member of police services board for Durham Region; local entre- preneur; sailed the Atlantic in his own boat from England to Whitby. * Sandra McCormack -- execu- tive director of Denise House; involved with abused women and strong activist around abuse issues. * Dalton Molson -- active in Scouts Canada, as former cub leader, district commissioner, chair of honours and awards committee and vice president of administrative training; active in community activities by his church. * Richard Moore -- president of the Oshawa Deaf Centre Inc.; involved with disabled com- munity * Nancy Mutch -- executive director of Distress Centre of Durham Region; active in crisis counselling. * Des Newman -- chair of Durham Region Manufacturers Association; former mayor of Whitby; past chair of the Osh- awa Area Planning and Develop- ment Study; past chair of the Ontario Municipalities and past president of the Canadian Fede- ration of Mayors; member of the founding committees for Whitby General Hospital and Denis O'Connor High School; active in many local community groups. * Nancy O'Connor -- member of Outreach Abuse Prevention; activitist on child abuse issues. * Elizabeth Peacock -- pre- sident of the Oshawa & District Association for Community Liv- ing; activist on behalf of the disabled community. * Geoffrey Rison -- political candidate for municipal, provin- cial and federal seats; lead singer in his church choir and Anderson CVI; political activist. * Sid Ryan -- president of CUPE Ontario division; political activist. * Joan Skelton -- executive director of Housing Help - Dur- ham; on Ajax-Pickering Social Planning Council; on the board of many community agencies; advocate for affordable, acces- sible housing in Durham Region. * Arthur J. Smith -- union activist with OPSEU; political activist; on Durham College board of directors. * Francais Sylvester -- pre- sident of Club Carib, and invol- ved with Multicultural Council and issues. * Maralyn Tassone -- executive director of Unemployed Help Centre; advoate on behalf of un- employed workers. * Brian Vrebosch -- president of Multicultural Council; advo- cate on behalf of multicultural groups in Durham. * Donald Warne -- member of the board of directors, the Social Planning Council of Newcastle, Oshawa and Whitby, for six years, and convener of the physi- cal and economic security com- mittee; founding president of the Social Investment Organization of Canada. * Jim Woodward -- president of the Durham Region Labour Council; trustee on the Durham separate school board; chair of the 1993 United Way campaign for Oshawa--Whitby-Newcastle. MEMBERS of the 'Up With People' troupe, who will be presenting their 'Rhythm of the World' show May 5 at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. 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