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Feb. 2, 1994 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 13 Bloc Quebec‘ should be proud of its Canadian heritage Heady from his last week‘s Commons debut atop Bloc Populaire, Lucien Bouchard may dislike this notion: Quebec seniors of our acquainâ€" tance gag at his cavalier putâ€"down of their Canadian past. Especially our grayâ€" haired counterparts with deepâ€"rooted French bloodstock. They don‘t, they tell us, endorse the honorable member‘s walking wounded plea for their La Belle Province. Weâ€"local oldsters note their embarâ€" rassment over this flamboyant arriveste with his passion for pet causes. But take comfort, friends, despite his gaucheries, we prize your immutable Canadian accomplishments. Your entrepreneurial savvy, for one, is an indisputable bedrock. Especially seen through seniors‘ eyes, we who rely Volunteer canvassers Have you recently moved to akville and would welcome the opportunity to meet new people? Volunteering can develop new skills, fielp you to get to know more about our new community and become art of a friendly volunteer program. The Canadian Cancer Society is reparing now for its annual camâ€" aign Apr. l1ith to 16th. Area aptains for East Oakville and Glen bbey are needed to recruit Zone aptains and be responsible for distriâ€" ution and return of campaign materiâ€" ils. Good interpersonal and organizaâ€" ional skills are required. Volunteers ould begin now and finish by May ?6th. Also, canvassers will be needed n all areas of Oakville during the esidential Campaign beginning Apr. i lth.â€" Contact Lillian Morris at 845â€" 34. If you have experience with reschoolers, then you may enjoy )eing directly involved with and carry ut an effective Tiny Tot Program. would look after supplies, reparation, activities, and other Aoly Hour of Prayer service The Oakville Knights of lumbus will sponsor a Holy Hour Prayer service this Friday, Feb. 4th, St. James Church, 231 Morden Rd., arting at 12 noon. r The prayer service honoring the oly Family is one of thousands ing held by Knights of Columbus ross Canada and the United States, exico and the Philippines. "Unfortunately today the family it is compromised by a hedonistic, culture which does not fosâ€" ,the permanency of marriage and ceptance of life," said Grand night Martin Kosterman. The tribute to the Holy Family is > 7th Hour of Prayer sponsored by : Knights of Columbus, a Catholic mily fraternal service organization th 1.5 million members worldwide. e six previous programs attracted nost nine million participants to re than 45,000 prayer â€"services. The fir f :»’, 1 J NOW | on selfâ€"help instruments to bolster fixed incomes. Scanning mutual fund portfolios, you can bet we mark French Canada‘s notable achievers, prized by investment pros who point us. Bombardier and Quebecor, to cite two, are they Bouchard‘s model strangulation victims of federalism? Geography, too, mocks Bouchard‘s caricature of a sequestered French Canada. It just isn‘t so. He trusses his within imaginary map lines. Ours reaches out to real places from sea to shining sea. From 1598‘s easternmost original, Marquis de la Roche‘s Sable Island Colony to 1994‘s Maillardville, whose forest workers‘ Belle River, Longlac, Chapleau. They remind us. Moulin Morneault to Capâ€" Pele to Louisburg to Main a Deux and Marie Joseph, Malpeque, Channel Port aux Basques. All without touching Quebec Province. Footsteps of a French Canada unlisted in the Bouchard atlas. learned about French Canada in our mandatory grade school French lanâ€" guage courses. A French language newspaper, print" ed in Edmonton was our special treat. Its masthead read L‘ AVENIR. The future. Grow older together was its editors‘ pitch. A good rallying ery for us all now, mes anciens combattants. Being pensioners, we think, too, of past shared achievements as fellowsâ€"atâ€" arms, especially with June‘s 50th Dâ€"Day anniversary in the offing. Latter day racist idologues cannot expunge French Canada‘s battle honors. Will there be Bloc representation at Berniereâ€"surâ€"Mer‘s Norman shrine where Canadians of every bloodstock lie together? There should be. Did CANADA badges make Quebec‘s warâ€" l _ Oakville . VOLUNTEER CENTRE dynamic responsibilities to make the program fun for the children. Choose the day and time best for you. Monday to Friday, 9 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 3 p.m. Programs are offered at three locations. Contact MaryEllen Maxwell at 338â€"4257. The Kidney Foundation of Canada is preparing now for its March campaign. Team Leaders are needed to coordinate doorâ€"toâ€"door campaigns in their local areas. around the world." its vocation. \ Knights of Columbus As part of an international "Holy Family Hour of Prayer" program, Knights of Columbus Council 3881 in Oakville will sponsor a public service on Friday, February 4, 1994. The service will be held at St. James Church, 231 Morden Rd. beginning at 12:00 Noon. The prayer service will honor the Holy Family and will center on a framed picture depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph. As the symbol of the Holy Family Hour program, a copy of the icon will be present at each of the thousands of services being conducted this year by Knights of Columbus councils in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Philippines, Grand Knight Martin Kosterman, head of the local council, expressed his support of the international campaign. "Through this program, the people of Oakville can add their voices in prayer to those In choosing to honor the Holy Family, the Knights of Columbus have chosen to shift the emphasis from solely on the Blessed Virgin Mary to emphasis on the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. In an Angelus reflection, the pope described the family as a "vocation to love". He added "Unfortunately today the family unit is compromised by a hedonistic, relativistic culture which does not foster the permanency of marriage and acceptance of life," The ideal of the Holy Family, the pope said, offers us the opportunity to rediscover the family‘s value and The tribute to the Holy Family is the seventh yearâ€"long Hour of prayer program to be sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic, family, fraternal, service organization with 1.5 million members worldwide. The six previous programs attracted almost nine million participants to more than 45,000 prayer services. st name A weight loss 15 riors less heroic? Lest we forget, one of this country‘s first military formations was Les Voltigers de Quebec (1862). Check their grandsons‘ names on Vimy‘s headâ€" stones. Their great grandsons on Dieppe‘s. Ask if Bloc segregation rules counted amidst Hamburg‘s AA gunfire, the convoy routes‘ wolf pack torpedoes. are urgently needed Leaders would be responsible for disâ€" tribution and collection of kits, bankâ€" ing donations, and followâ€"up calls to canvassers. Good communication skills, a team player and being well organized would be helpful to meet the organization campaign target. If you are available to start Feb. 15th with completion date for Apr. 15th contact Wendy McCreath at 445â€"0373 or 820â€"9389. The Halton Support Services is urgently seeking a volunteer that is creative, sensitive and willing to befriend a highly functional mentally challenged 18â€"yearâ€"old male. A Leisure Buddy volunteer would accompany and participate in approâ€" priate recreational activities for an evening or weekend for two or three hours. He has a variety of skills and interests, and is presently taking skiâ€" Local to Sponsor Prayer Service the last word. At the new Jenny Craig, you‘ll uncover the causes of your pecific weight problem, then begin a customized program that ackles your biggest issues first. It‘s a program tailored just to your ieeds. Because no two people are overâ€" R/eight in exactly the same way. * Free Analysis® TM io PERSONAL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Of Your Specific Weight Problem CALL NOW 1â€"800â€"97â€"JENNY _OAKVILLE 849â€"4044 "Limited time .m|_\ * O;wn Sd(u!'l]fl_\r and evenings © 1994 lum_\ Craig \“‘i:lll Loss Centres 1\“mmidl‘ LTD, _ shores preâ€"dated our grandparents. A small boy in central Alberta, I extension of French Canada to Pacific j How could he traverse this land, scan rail and road markers, and not question his truncated distortion of a New France I? Grande Prairie to St. Albert to Girouxville. La Ronge, Qu‘Appelle, Belle Plaine. Familiar to us who know Canada. The Pas, Portage la Prairie, St. Boniface. We race on. Sault Ste. Marie, Dorval location only The world‘s largest chain of Comedy Clubs: welcomes you to YUKâ€"YUKS COMEDY NGHT ‘A NGHT OF THE UP COMEDY ing lessons and would appreciate the opportunity to practice on the slopes at Glen Eden on a Saturday. If you are a caring and fun loving person that would enjoy the companionship and challenge of this type of placement, contact Lydia Rochemont at 849â€" 2000. Oakville‘s FareShare Foodbank would welcome volunteers to help stock shelves, repackage large quantiâ€" ties of donated food into family porâ€" tions, warehouse sorting of food or fill food orders for clients. The foodâ€" bank operates Mondays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays: 2 to 5 p.m. and Thursdays: 3 to 7 p.m. Volunteers can work two to four hour shifts. Contact Laura Watson at 847â€"3988. The Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre is a United Way Member Agency. DINNER SHOW PACKAGE â€" Only $1996 > Dinner 8:00 p.m. _ UMITED RESERVED SEATING Tickets are selling fast, so don‘t Show Time 9:30 p.M. _ detay...buy your tickets today! TICKETS AVAILABLE AT....... 3P hh EASY AND Rt {‘W\\Hilllfl.' THE HOPPING GRAPE VINE 171 Speers Rd. 845â€"5716 Always somethins sood _ DOrval 8AOâ€"112G > NothService Ra.w. Dorval Q.E.W. Waterfront Festival and Hopedale Mall invite all Talented Persons aged 14 to 114 to take part in an Oakvilleâ€"wide CastiNc Caut ‘94 MUSIC « DANCE « COMEDY + VARIETY Thursday, February 24th « Friday, February 25th, 6 â€" 9 pm Saturday, February 26th, 10am â€" 4pm at Hopedale Mall « Centre Court Lunch time entertainment on Saturday provided by THE OAKVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA $5 per person Entry Fee in return for a 1994 Festival Admission Button. Each scheduled presentation will include a variety of performances. A Program Advisory Committee made up of business professionals from various artistic genres will evaluate all performances and make their recommendations to the Festival Program Committee. To enter Casting Call ‘94, please fill out the application form below and return it to Hopedale Mall Management Office, 3rd floor, on or before February 11, 1994. For additional information please contact the OWF Office at: 847â€"7975. APPLICATION FORM Talent: Name: Address: Brief Description of Performance: PC: Phone: Age: PARENTAL CONSENT 1, the parent/legal guardian of Hopedale MalIgMerchams'Association and the Oakville Waterfront Festival the following: | will indemnify Hopedale Developments Limited, the Hopedale Mall Merchants‘ Association and the Oakville Waterfront Festival and save them harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, actions, liability and expense in connection with loss of life, personal injury and/or damage to property arising from and out of the participation of my son/daughter in the Hopedale Mal!Waterfront Casting Call 94 during the periods Feb. 21 to Feb. 26, 1994 and June 25, 26, and 27, 1994. grant Hopedale Developments Limited, the Signature, Date PERFORMANCE DETAILS Selected individuals may be asked to attend promotional The Casting Call is open to persons 14 years of age and up. agpeafanoes and must agree to the use of their names and Participants must be residents of Oakville. B otographs. Parental consent is required for participants under the age of 18. articipants must supply all required equipment and/or props All participants must have amateur status. The Casting Call is open to individuals or groupsâ€"please, no associations, organizations or schools. There is a 5 minute limit on all performances, unless otherwise approved by the Festival Program Subâ€"Committee. The Program Advisory Committee will evaluate all performances and will present their recommendations to the Festival Program Committee. Program selections will be announced the week of February 28th, 1994. All performers must be available to perform anytime during the Waterfront Festival, June 24, 25, 26, 1994 necessary for their performances. Hopedale Mall will supply a stage approximately 30" wide by 15" deep and all sound equipment. Each performance evening/day will be videotaped. Copies can be ordered. The Program Subâ€"Committee reserves the right to limit categories. Contestants will be evaluated on a first come, first served basis. Entry forms and $5 entry fees must be received at the Waterfront Offices, PO Box 50211, Oakville, ON. LBJ 1N5 or Hopedale Mall, Management Office, 3rd floor, 1515 Rebecca St., Oakville, ON L6L 5GB8 no later than 5:00 pm Friday, February 11, 1994. Participation indicates acceptance to the above rules.