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4 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2000 Students bound for Antarctica By Rik Davie Weekend Star Two Scugog students will be taking the winter trip of a lifetime in December when they leave for frigid Antarctica... and Star readers will go along for the ride. Kerry Joyce and Scott Duncan will be amongl0 students from the Durham District School Board to join a 100-student contin- gent who will travel to Antarctica along with over a dozen scientists. The trip to Antarctica is not a vacation, but rather a scientific expedition with a focus on the environment and related issues as they apply to the frozen conti- nent. : Leo Plue, coordinator for secondary school restruc- turing, said the students will have an experience to remember. "It has been said that Antarctica is the greatest classroom on earth," Mr. Plue said. Participants have been raising the $8,900 per stu- dent they'll need to go through corporate dona- tions, and by soliciting the help of local businesses. Monday night, Bell Canada presented the group with a Kerry Joyce and Scott Duncan, of Scugog, will travel with 100 other high school students to Antarctica as part of a research expedition in December. They're currently raising funds for the journey. cheque for $4,450 to cover half the cost of one stu- dent's trip. Are you on the list? Did you know that you must be on the voters list to vote on Monday, November 27, 2000? By now, Elections Canada has mailed you: - an information pamphlet. It gives you everything you need to know about voting on election day. It also explains how you can register and vote before election day. « your personal voter information card. It tells you that you're on Mr. Plue has agreed to have students from Scugog report via the Internet with stories and photos so that Star readers can see how the trip progresses. As to why students would want to spend holi- days there - even though it will be the middle of Antarctic summer, with temperatures much like our late fall early winter - the two Scugog representatives say it's a chance to visit a part of the world few peo- ple see. "To meet new people and be able to do research," said Ms Joyce of her reasons for wanting to go. "Also as a career move. I may want to do something along this line in the future." Scott Duncan said he may pursue a profession in geography. "I was looking at (a course) in arctic tourism at Lakehead University, and | would already have the trip under my belt," he said. "As well, I could help the future of Antarctica, what with the global warming and all that." The students are looking for help in fundraising. Anyone interested in help- ing out should contact Leo Plue at the Durham District School Board, 666-5500. Most Canadians now know that they are on the voters list. But if you didn't get your voter information card by now, you might not be registered to R= . , vote -- so call now to find out if you're on the voters list! Canadians abroad can vote. If you will be away from Canada during the next election, call Elections Canada or check our Web site. If family members, friends or employees are away, please let Durham Access To Care holds health seminar next week Next Wednesday (Nov. 15) beginning at 9 a.m., Durham Access To Care will host its second annual education semi- nar at Heydenshore Pavilion in Whitby. Stephen Lewis will be presenting Excellence in Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities. Stephen Lewis is the former CEO of the Health Services Utilization and Research Commission in Saskatchewan. His expe- rience, research and pol- icy work make him an expert in the complexi- ties of community health care. "He is a gifted and thoughtful observer of the health care scene, and will leave us with many new insights as we move ahead in Durham to achieve the vision of excellence in communi- ty-based health care," said Janet Harris, CEO of Durham Access To Care. Durham Access To Care is a not-for-profit, community-based orga- nization that helps more than 6,000 clients a month with in-home health care services and placement coordination services. Bakersville is back at library Plans for the sixth annual Bakersville ~~ Gingerbread Village at the Scugog Memorial Public Library are under way. This years theme is "Port Perry ... Past, Present and Future. Entries will be limit- to register and vote. this advertisement. Web site, where they can find out how How to contact Elections Canada: 1 800 INFO-VOTE (1 800 463-6868) Fer. 1 800 361-8935 Web site: www.elections.ca If you know someone who has difficulty reading, please share the contents of ed only by their creators imaginations. Entries should be deliv- ered to the library between Saturday, Dec. 2 and not later than Tuesday, Dec. 5. For further information contact 985-9470. ; ! | ; ; eortondl them know about Pour obtenir cette information en francais, Elections Canada's composez le 1 800 463-6868. the voters list, and tells you where and when you can vote. IT'S YOUR FUTURE. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE?