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"I got such a wonderful response that I thought this would be great to do," said MacDonald. As well as a Teacher Joan MacDonald said her students were asked to organize, on paper, a conference on the family as part of an exam for last year‘s course. The Forum on the Family â€" a conâ€" ference to celebrate the International Year of the Family â€" was held on Wednesday at St. Thomas Aquinas high school. But it was the students enrolled in the Family and Canadian Studies course last semester who sugâ€" gested the topics and issues. group of local OAC students A unwittingly organized their C B own conference when they answered an exam question last year. Tests results laid groundwork for St. Thomas Aquinas Family Forum By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver COLLECTIONS INTERNATIONALE, ESTEE LAUDER, WONDERBRA Keynote â€" speaker, â€" Patrice McKenzie, a family therapist and the executive director of the Oakvilleâ€" keynote speaker, she included a handful of other guest speakers involved in the workshops. Issues included death and its impact on famâ€" ily and friends, teenage suicide, how teens. cope with divorce and separaâ€" tion, womnen‘s issues, and how to help parents survive adolescence. Bay ‘Communication will make or break any family ~jpt". Only a smattering of hands went up when she asked the students if they truly believed they were listened She said some of the goals of communication should include a desire to be trusted, understood, lisâ€" tened to, and believed. McKenzie pointed out effective communication â€" and the ability to make the choice of how to respond â€" places family members in the role of proâ€"active communicators, rather than just reacting to various events. based Affirmative Counselling Incorporated, told the 200 students that personal choice is a key aspect to all communication in any family. Asked what a family means to them â€" one student responded that it meant "a lot of quarreling, a lot of fighting." â€" QUEEN ANNE COMBINATION SALE! WHEN YOU BUY TWO OVAL QUEEN ANNE TEA TABLES AND THE QUEEN ANNE COFFEE TABLE! SALE $637 Reg. $887 WHEN YOU BUY AN OVAL QUEEN ANNE TEA TABLE AND THE QUEEN ANNE COFFEE TABLE! SALE $428 Reg. $628 WHEN YOU BUY TWO OVAL QUEEN ANNE TEA TABLES! SALE $368 Reg. $518 FEATURED! SALE $697 Reg. $997 (See ‘Family‘ page 8) SALE $199 Rreg. 5259 OVAL QUEEN ANNE TEA TABLE 22"h x 25!/2"w x 227"d Sale prices effective through October 9, 1994. We accept MasterCard, Visa and American Express Free street and lot parking evenings after 6 p.m. Free lot parking all day Saturday and Sunday Visit the store nearest you and ask for our Fall Sale Catalogue with a special Bombay Classics section featuring these Queen Anne Tables and other timeless designs 229 Lakeshore Road East (west of Trafalgar) 842â€"4088 DECORATING MUST HAVES! BOMBAY BRINGS YOU KEY PIECES FOR CREATING BEAUTIFUL ROOMS, NOW SPECIALLY PRICED AND PACKAGED TO TAKE HOME TODAY! * TABLES CHAIRS * JELLY CUPBOARDS * MIRRORS PANTRIES * CHINA CABINETS * ROCKING CHAIRS * SHELVES * WALL UNITS * COFFEE AND END TABLES HOURS: TUES., WED. FRI. 10 A.M..5:30 P.M. THURS. 10 A. M.â€"0 P.M., SAT. 9 A.M.â€"4 P.M. THE Specializing in solid Oak, Pine, Maple, Birch * MINWAX PRODUCTS + FINISHING SUPPLIES + HOMESTEAD HOUSE PAINTS T * DRESSERS ARMOIAES * TVNCR UKITS «* BAR STOOLS * MICROWAVE STANDS * TOYâ€"CHESTS * HIGH CHAIRS * DESKS HUTCHES