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What began as the Canney Polar Bear Club started by John and Paul Canney, jumping off the family dock in Burlington, moved to Qakville on New Year‘s Day 1992 when 125 people participated. The nual event began with five ‘polar ears," members of the Canneyâ€" ourage family and had grown to 8 participants. Gaye Canney, 52, other of Trent and Todd Courage, as the oldest participant. About 800 to 1,000 people watched from shore as the 139 polar bears‘ made the plunge at 2 .m. They hailed from the Toronto, amilton and Niagara areas, with thers coming from Montreal, ingston, the United States, and ndon. Ene. Bears continues to be the largest polar bear dip in Ontario and BEastern Canada, rivalled only by Vancouver where the event draws some 800 to 1,000 dippers. The event raised about $2,000 r Child Find Ontario, an Oakville ased nonâ€"profit agency dedicated ) finding missine children. NOW OPEN AT OUur NEW LOCATION 139 Thomas St. ‘Dippers‘ raised $2,000 for Child Find (Continued from page 1) The agency‘s main goal is to stop family breakdown or reâ€"unite families through counselling. said Filice. Only when this isn‘t possible or is unsafe are alternatives to living at home considered. SpiP By finding accommodation with registered landlords, or with Youth Aid volunteers (who provide emerâ€" gency shelter), young people are given a chance to stay in school or find a job. ‘"Most of the youth we see are leaving unhealthy home environâ€" ments, some involving physical or sexual abuse," said Filice. Some people believe teens are homeless by choice, running from parental authority, but Filice finds otherwise. (Continued from page 1) we now have to operate the project with half of the staffing that we know we need to serve our clients." said Filice. Program cuts would hurt teens called for "a third party review of the OTHS affair pending the comâ€" pletion of the Halton Regional Police preliminary criminal investiâ€" eation." O‘Reilly however still had conâ€" ces and said he‘d wait to see what happened with a notice of motion by Ward 3 trustee John Scheel, in limbo since the early fall, which Board education director Bob Williams said he wasn‘t surprised by the police findings nor was chairman, Dave Coons. JANUARY SPECIAL Receive a FREE manicure with the purchase of a Facial or woman‘s hairstyle PLUS 20% OFF PERMsS information during the course of investigation which saw them interâ€" view board officials and Ministry of Education personnel. 1200 HIanOn DOdd Ine controversies included as Metrontario), $155,000/acre of Education continâ€" 3 Oakville Ward 3 trustee John instead of the original price of ued to be in the Scheel‘s continued fight to abolish _ $80,000/acre news frequently in _ the Key Communicators Program U Burlington trustee Diane 1992 as the 1 Accusations that staff bunâ€" _ Leblovic tried in vain to persuade Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar High School â€"gled the handling of an option to _ the majority of schools trustees to debate quieted only to be replaced purchase on a high school site in adopt a staff conference atten by other issues which frequently _ north Oakville and wound up payâ€" _ dance policy, Her motion to set up split the board into opposing fac= ing the developer, Bayshire a committee to approve attenâ€" tions Investments Ltd. (also operating dance at conferences failed when Police find no grounds for criminal ch Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar High $ debate quieted only to be re by other issues which freqi split the board into opposin tions. Young people find )»rmane Public school board was hotbed of controversy Januar The Halton Board of Education continâ€" ued to be in the news frequently in 1992 as the akvilleâ€"Trafalgar High School ebate quieted only to be replaced y other issues which frequently plit the board into opposins fac 849â€"641 4 3 blks. W. of Trafalgar N of Lakeshore) â€"I‘% A z[farme’s\ a (Continued from page 4) (eÂ¥i 199 a/ Or 17 Z7 it InC +C rediblv 4z If you haven‘t already heard of the m the ROTOâ€"STATIC system, call us. Ou will be happy to explain them to you CALL NOW â€" DONT MISS THE GREAT SAVINGS! difficult to secure housing due priâ€" marily to low vacancy rates, finances, no prior references, or their own inexperience," said Filice. "Unfortunately the reality of budget cuts means that some of these One of the contractors sustained a small attack, but he required no medical attention, Charged with assault with a weapon is Kahlon was released in custody and is to af court Jan. 26th. 0 ON ALL INâ€"HOME CARPET 0 & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING IN JANUARY Halton Regional Police said the altercation be Dec. 29th on Derrald Drive. After a heated argu: alleged to have gone into his house and came ou the men, police said. a man swung Architect Andrew Bruce of Oakville brought a little of the old to the school‘s front foyer which contains a small stage backed by a brick facade, its peaked topped reiminiscent of the original Reynolds Street OTHS. Aside from a Memorabilia rotunâ€" da housing the war memorial wall that used to sit in the old high school, the rest of the school is as high tech and modern as they come. Man faces charges in sword attack t" ine meantime, a new era is underway for OTHS as the new $17.7 million high school nestles behind a row of trees in the southâ€" east Oakville residential neighborâ€" hood on Devon Road. ISSUE the Key Communicators F Q Accusations that st gled the handling of an ¢ purchase on a high schoc north Oakville and wound ing the developer, B Investments Ltd (also n The controversies included: Q Oakville Ward 3 trustee John Scheel‘s continued fight to abolish the Kev Communicators Procram 234 Lakeshore Rd. E. 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