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he wounds still run a little deep for Oakville‘s Gavin Maxwell but the healing process was sped up a bit when he left yesterday for the World Paddling Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark Aug. 25â€" 30. The 22â€"yearâ€"old Burloak Canoe Club member will be entered in the Câ€"4 1,000 metre event with clubâ€" Wounds are slowly healing for Maxwell For many Canadian Homeowners, their home is a major asset and an important part of their nestegg. The question is how do they tap into the equity without having to sell and move out. We can help design a REVERSE MORTGAGE that meets your indiâ€" vidual wants. "This is not a product, it‘s a liFesaver!" ""professionals in financial planning" For information call 338â€"7283 l ;! g RETIREMENT COUNSEL Don Barnes Mrs. D., Oakville mate Larry Cain, 30, Steve Giles, 21, of Echo Lake, N.S. and Dave Frost, 28, of Capâ€"deâ€"leâ€"Madeleine, Que. It will be Maxwell‘s first appearâ€" ance at the World‘s. "I feel really excited actually," the Queen Elizabeth Park graduate said. "It‘s been a long time coming for me." While Maxwell is happy about "I was better than he was," Maxwell said. "I had beaten Glen headâ€"toâ€"head four times in Câ€"1 events (before Olympics). They took five guys to the Olympics last year even though I was third (in Câ€"1 1,000m at last year‘s nationals). He was just the best left. "It was the experience I needed. My goal is to win a medal in the ©96 Games (Atlanta). If I had been there I would have known what to expect. I have to start making the world team like I have this year. I just didn‘t want to jump on the scene in 309 ©96 and say ‘here I am‘. going to Denmark, the bitter memoâ€" ries of being left off the Canadian Olympic team for the ©92 Summer Games in Barcelona last year still linger. He missed going as an alterâ€" nate for Câ€"2 by only position and only because he happened to be a right side paddler. The team needed a leftâ€"sider and chose Glen Girard. NO REASON "They â€"(Canadian Canoe Association) never gave me a real good reason. It was a big deal then because it‘s everyone‘s goal as an athlete to go. I can‘t really hold resentments anymore but in the same way I still feel I should have gone." Maxwell made the team this time around by being the fourthâ€"best point getter at the Canadian national championships last weekend in Ottawa. The nationals served as triâ€" als for the World team. In the process Maxwell beat out Dan Howe, another rightâ€"handed paddler, who was part of the winâ€" ning Canadian Câ€"4 1,000m boat with Cain, Frost and Giles at an international regatta in Duisburg, Germany earlier this year. Maxwell beat Howe by four seconds in the See our Classified section Câ€"1 1,000m race at nationals. "They didn‘t expect to win the Câ€"4 (in Duisburg)," Maxwell said. "That was a big surprise because we‘ve never raced it before. We‘re not good in it and all of a sudden we put four guys together and they did really well. "When I find out they won I knew my chances (for making World team) were good. They wouldn‘t take Dan just because he won it the first time." Maxwell is just glad to see the breaks starting to go his way so he‘s trying to bury the past. "I‘m where I want to be now," explained the McMaster University student who‘s majoring in physical education. "The way I look it is you have to pay your dues to a certain extent. Larry, Dave and Stevie get the benâ€" efit of the doubt over young kids coming up. It comes to a point where you have to get in with the plans. Now I think I‘ve broken through that. "It‘s just been bad luck. Actually I‘ve been pretty consistent the last two years. "For a couple of years I‘d be good and then I‘d be inconsistent with my results. It was hard for them to be confident with me. Now they‘ve seen that I have the potenâ€" tial. I had to learn how to paddle and get my head together." Being the biggest physically in Introduction to Social Work (SOCWK 120R RZ) 7â€"10 Tuesdays, Sept. 14 â€" Dec. 7 Social Group Work (SOCWK 221R RZ)* 7â€"10 Tuesdays, Jan. 4 â€" March 29 College personnel at the first class will take registrations and sell course books. These courses can be applied to a University of Waterioo degree and/or a Renison College Social Work Certificate. Register in advance or at the first class. If space permits, auditors may be accommodated. For more information, contact: The Registrar, Renison College, University of Waterloo, Watertoo, Ontario N2L 3G4. Phone (519) 884â€"4400 or Fax (519) 884â€"5135. MILTON Milton District High School 396 Williams Avenue *Indicates prerequisite or consent of instructor. University Courses in Milton and Oakville Affiliated with the University of Waterloo The foursome have never padâ€" dled together so they‘ve convened in Oakville for some workouts before Saturday‘s departure. GOOD FRIENDS "Larry and Dave do Câ€"2 and me and Stevie have paddled Câ€"2 before. We‘ll have two weeks to prepare for it. We‘re all pretty good friends. "Duisburg is the most competiâ€" tive regatta. If you make the final, you‘re pretty well guaranteed to make the final at the World‘s. We were second in point standings. This was by far our best ever showâ€" ing there." the boat at 6â€"footâ€"4 200 lbs., he occupies the number four spot which is responsible for steering and keeping the boat in the lane. "The oars are really long. Once they start to move, you can lose your steering. It‘s crucial that you keep on top of it. "At the world level it‘s the guys who keep the boat straight that do well. If you‘re steering a lot then you‘re obviously not going to be in good rhythm." While Cain is the one blessed with the experience, Maxwell feels each member has merit in the boat. "We‘re all green in the Câ€"4 because they‘ve only come out with his boat in the last three or four years," he explained. Still Cain commands Maxwell‘s respect. He got into the paddling game in 1984 â€" the year Cain came home from the Los Angeles Summer Olympics with gold and silver medals. "It‘s kind of neat because now I‘m in the same boat as him. He‘s the reason I‘m where I am today. I‘ve always chased him up and down the creek (Sixteen Mile), always looked to him." OAKVI St. Ignatius of Loyola High School 1550 Nottinghill Gate Lifespan Processes: the Normal (ISS 150R RZ) 7â€"10 Thursdays, Sept. 16 â€" Dec. 9 School Social Work (SOCWK 350F RZ)* 7â€"10 Thursdays, Jan. 6 â€" March 31