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A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 32 No. 47 In an interview after the swearingâ€"in, Vandenberg said she came to Canada seven years ago because she heard it was a beauâ€" tiful country with "Tots of opporâ€" tunities." Since her arrival, she said she has studied business and marketâ€" ing at a Toronto college and gotâ€" ten a job as a marketing consulâ€" tant. Zoran Torma, 37, his wife, Branka Bundalovic, and their Vandenberg was among 28 immigrants to become Canadian citizens Tuesday at a swearingâ€"in ceremony at St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School on Nottinghill Gate. About 330 students, politiâ€" cians, education officials and others attended the oneâ€"hour event, which was part of a class project organized by four stuâ€" dents â€" Angela Pilas, Mary _ Sabljak, Erika Ocvirk and her sister, Michelle. "This is no ordinary day," Lee Tickle, a judge of the Hamilton Citizenship Court, told the new citizens gathered in a gym. "It is a special day for you, the new citizens, for your famiâ€" lies and friends, for this court of Canadian citizenship and for the 26 million members of the Canadian family." Also during the ceremony, most members of the audience reaffirmed their Canadian citiâ€" zenship. The Toronto resident said she wanted to become a Canadian citizen because Canada is a peaceful country which offers freedom and multiculturalism. Loyola welcomes 28 new Canadians By BELINDA SUTTON Special to the Beaver t was an exciting moment for Julie Vandenberg. The Nigerian woman‘s dreams of immigrating to a faraway land called Canada culminated in her swearing in as a Canadian citiâ€" zen. "It‘s a great feeling â€" I‘m very proud to be a Canadian," Vandenberg, 28, said. "It‘s a friendly place," she said. ~ (See ‘Cizenship‘ page 3) April 27, camp pay Canada. Twentyâ€"monthâ€"old David Poku anxiously awaits his pop in the hallâ€" way of St. Ignatius of Loyola High School. The youngster was attendâ€" ing in the Canadian Citizenship Court at the north Oakville high school, Tuesday morning, to witness the swearingâ€"in ceremony of his aunt Julie Vandenberg, originally from Nigeria. | (Photo by Peter McCusker) 30»\[ COFféf, anada helpsemna ‘@A â€" A d;eser\fnS) \(\ci‘c’ Camp » On‘April:27th,. Tim Hortons will. donate all the. proceeds from our coffee.sales to the Tim Horton Children‘s Foundation. FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1994 Pupeza gets to swing the first sledgehammer after winning a unique club fundâ€"raiser â€" one of several that are underway to help raise funds. Besides the usual VIP guest list of municipal officials, club brass, media types and builders, Pupeza will be joined at the club later this afternoon by three people whose membership dates back to the club‘s incepâ€" tion in 1954 â€" Walter and Dorothy Adamson and Gord Fraser. ; It‘s not completely out with the old, though, as the relatively new club house portion will remain intact. The existing iceâ€" making plant will also remain, although it will have to be expanded to accommodate the additional sheet of ice. The ice was taken out this week, to officially end the curlâ€" ing season, and club president Anne Mackenzie said "we‘re keeping our fingers crossed" that the late summer completion date can be met. Traditionally, the ice is put back in around midâ€"September for the new season, she said. The facility that will be demolished served the club well â€" among other achievements, producing the 1983 Canadian and world championship junior member of the Oakville Curling Club is planning to take a sledgehammer to the building later today. No Donna Pupeza didn‘t have a bad year at the curling rink, she‘s just helping her club turn over a new leaf by officially kicking off a summerâ€"long, $650,000 project that will see the demolition of the old ice shed and its replacement with a modern structure. Along the way, the number of ice sheets will increase from seven to eight. Demolition paves way for construction of new facility By NORMAN NELSON Oakville Beaver Sports Editor Out with the old in with the new ... curling club (See ‘Curling‘ page 5) 28 Pages .75 Cents (GST included) JET AUTO CENTRE Today‘s Paper 343 Kert St. NEW! 288 Lakeshore Rd. E. .... Oakville Place Sears............ Bold and Beautiful Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 Bay .. Page 12 â€" TIM HORTON CHILDREN‘S FOUNDATION ..842â€"9410 ext. 460 .. 8424811 ext. 324 Dylan Neal lands role in popular soap opera