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Seniors Friday July By MAUREEN BROWNING A year ago I described two programs we attend ed one in Newfoundland another at Killarney Ontario Since then we have attended two more of the six day interest filled courses One was at Lodge on Island last September the other the last week of June this year at Iqaluit Frobisher Bay Baffin Island On Island we enjoyed hearing of the Heritage from an In dian historian veteran of World War n and an Elder of his people Included was a field trip to First Nation Points of Interest High on the Rocks was a geological history of Island given by a congenial exploration mining man with a rare sense of humour To round the program out we had a wonderful retired English teacher who taught us about writing memories and entertained us with her own stories Easy field trips and entertainment evenings were not to be missed Of course you can rest up if you are willing to forego any activity Meals were home style at the lodge and we were housed in comfortable cabins To get to Iqaluit accessible on ly by air we used up frequent flyer accumulated from Wardair and British Airways KLM and Canadian Interna tional and associated feeder airlines also participate in this scheme Air travel in the North is extremely expensive so this is a way to get to a distant Elderhostel to which you can not drive or take a bus The pro grams themselves cost about 29500 per person including all meals accommodation ac tivities etc Bag lunches are pro vided for outings Our courses at Iqaluit included lectures and field trips to do with the Inuit people their culture and traditions the modern Arctic community and the Arc tic environment flora and fauna resources marine life travel and survival The outings were fascinating and included an after noon of food and fun with the elders at their beautiful centre where we were introduced to Arctic chair caribou roast and barbecued ribs etc For the adventurous gourmets there was a great supply of char fish heads and raw caribou We were also in troduced here to an ingenious uit parlour game in which a half dozen participants attempt to impale a suspended drilled wooden target stick with a sort of cue Very heated poking activity is accompanied by much squealing and hollering from par ticipants and spectators alike This Elderhostel program was under the auspices of Arctic Col lege of the Northwest Ter ritories educational system Our quarters were at the residence of the cam pus During the school year this is the home of High School and Community College students from Baffin Island settlements hamlets and villages who are flown in and out each school season Meals were excellent comparable to any southern establishments variety and rich with fresh fruits and vegetables Remarkable when you consider that at the local stores you must pay four dollars for one litre of milk two and a half dollars for a can of pork and beans and three dollars for a dozen eggs Everything here comes in by air or by yearly ships laboriously unloaded on tidal flats On Baffin Island you are not limited in your activities by a shortage of daylight the sun merely dips below the horizon to give a short bright twilight period Those who wished to go farther north did a charter flight to in the mouth of a spectacular fjord on Cumberland Sound This smaller community provided a demonstration of Inuit crafts people at work on prints and weaving Soapstone sculpture was of course available at all Inuit communities I wouldnt call the crafts inexpen sive but they are beautifully done We saw one artisan dust- coated playing his art in his front yard We met many inteiesting peo ple here native and Imported not the least intriguing being the Elderhostellers themselves some from distance climes in Canada and the a few from up the road almost one cou ple being from a Grand Valley farm It is surprising how quickly you make new fnends in such surroundings as you enjoy at Elderhostels Next stop for us is Strathcona Park Lodge Elderhostel on Vancouver Island I mentioned the program cost Fees are kept to a minium but may still be beyond the means of many older adults Limited assistance is available to help those people who cannot afford to attend Elderhostel Information on bursaries is available from Elderhostel Canada Prince Arthur Avenue Suite 300 Toronto On tario as is other in formation Applications for programs are included in the quarterly issue of the program catalogue describ ing the offers for each season Descriptions include locations subject matter fees etc The Canada system is covered in every aspect in the in troductory pages Just write to the above address to be included on this publication mailing list no charge DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS ENJOY OUR OUTDOOR PATIO Across From GO Station King St Georgetown 8773541 FREE DAY PASS Drop by I Will Out Put 1lH J of Limll Pin J WORK MOM SAYS HOW MUCH Mom wants to make room and is ready make a deal so Hurry In Ontario Chesterfield Wholesalers Behind Guelph Auto Mall Guelph I 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varieties SEE the latest in grafting and propagation techniques SEE A MOUNTAIN OF SOIL Enough to cover over acres 6 deep Composted from natural wood shavings in just SEE THE IRRIGATION PUMPS That pump in excess of 300000 gallons of water per hour from our natural irrigation ponds Find out how and why White Rose container grows its plants FREE FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATIONS Learn to make your own FREE KIDS ACTIVITY CENTRE Take home craft projects Face painting and more SPRING WATER From our own spring fed FREE CORN ONTHE COB Ontario grown picked fresh PICNIC TENTS with a scenic view of the rose fields Bring your own picnic lunch or purchase a light snack from the food booth being run by the Kinsmen Association All proceeds to the Kinsmen Foundation INFORMATION CENTRE Ask the Experts Bring all your gardening questions Pick up a selection of helpful White Rose information sheets Dnve yourself or take advantage of the bus service running from each White Rose location on the Friday July ONLY 1000 each return Tickets available from each White Rose until Monday July I I AURORA SIDE RD DURHAM tml BLOOMNGTON I MRP HWY401