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A 4 - The Oakville Beaver. W e d n e sd a y June 4, 2003 Twenty-five years of No Frills The No Frills store at Trafalgar Village is joining No Frills stores across the country in celebrating the upcoming 25th Anniversary o f No Frills in Canada. Look for the special anniversary flyer being delivered in the Friday Oakville Beaver. Stay tuned for details on a June 14 anniversary celebration at the Trafalgar Village No Frills. Student plan to walk to Thunder Bay By Melanie Cummings S P E C IA L T O T H H B E A V E R ROT AR Y C L U B OF O A K V I L L E r itf/it/u e y f c / ( / / ic <S\ 2 ( )( V» 12:00 n o o n - 4:0 0 p.m . o n th e g r o u n d s o f A ppleby C ollege 5 4 0 L a k e sh o re R oad W est, O a k v ille S outh o f QEW , West o f D orval (rain o r shine) T i c k e t s A v a ila b le - 9 0 5 - 2 7 0 - 6 6 3 6 E x t. 221 k m c k e n /.i e 2 1 ^ c o g e c o .c a Price - $7 5 .0 0 each - $50.00 Tax Receipt P roceeds to help T h e Salvation A rm y C o m m u n ity Van a n d o th e r R o tary Projects It seems apropos that a guy named Miles would make a long distance trip. The preferred mode of trans port for 28-year-old Miles Kay is his feet this summer as he makes his way to Thunder Bay. Kay is on a mission to raise money for The Healing Journey -- a program within the Princess Margaret Hospital. . He expects to log 30 kilometres per day in order to finish the 1,500-km distance in two months. He starts his journey July 3 in Kitchener and expects to walk into Oakville on July 6. Thunder Bay is his destination for two reasons: a cancer treat ment centre is located there, and it is the home of Lakehead University where Kay will attend teachers' college this fall. The journey is reflective of a long personal one for Kay whose addictive character has brought him su cce ss and failure. Miles Kay He excels at sports and has a "God given gift" to master all things athletic. Basketball, foot ball and soccer were all part of his extra-curricular life while a high school student at Queen Elizabeth Park. Eventually, he would take those skills to a higher level, earn ing a spot on the varsity football team at Acadia University in 1996-98. He dressed two years, but did n't return after that. Instead, he chose to concen trate on his studies. The lure o f party life became irresistible. Alcohol and drugs, which he had experimented with in high school, became part of his daily routine. Kay was an admit ted addict who didn't have the will, at the time, to stop himself. The cycle o f quitting, then starting up again with the pot and boo/e dictated his life throughout his 20s. He quit school when he ran out of money and bounced from one job to the next. Two suc cessive long-term relationships with girlfriends also fizzled, and his parents moved out west. Kay was alone and not doing well. "I had no one to blame but myself. My parents raised me amazingly well. I was smart and educated, but just couldn't find myself. It became easy to avoid answering the question 'who am I' while stoned and drunk." He credits life lessons learned from nearly losing his mother to a rare blood disorder two years ago, and working with brain injured people. The pivotal experiences have taught Kay to digest life piece by piece, instead of gobbling it up whole. He is completing the last of six university courses done through correspondence. The acceptance into teachers' college at Lakehead University is a longtime dream finally manifest ed. Kay is now clean and sober and celebrates each day o f his new addiction-free life. Somehow he's remained healthy through all his self-abuse. And for that Kay wants to take back his "God-given athletic abili ty" and use it to benefit others whose bodies have been afflicted with cancer. Choosing to walk, instead of run the distance to Thunder Bay, is reflective o f the new pace he has chosen to live by. Kay is currently gathering sponsors and donations for his walk. For more information email Kay (that's Miles Kay) at skay88_l 1@ hotmail.com. c i/t/o r y f / t e Participating Restaurants Allison's o f M ilton G ourm et Food and Catering Alternatives Market Appleby College Catered Fare Ice M agic la Costa Restaurant Mexicali Rosa's M ichael's Back Door Restaurant M id-Knight Catering M ontfort Mediterranean Cuisine M ye Japanese Restaurant Paradiso [> /' Red C hilli Seafood House Stoney Creek D airy The A bbey G rill The Rude N ative Bistro Beaver staff win CCNA Awards of Excellence (Continued from A1) able to capture a crisp, clean image which reproduced wonderfully on the front page o f his paper. The key to this photograph was the shimmer of the heat, which gives the reader a sense of the danger the firemen faced." In awarding first prize to the Oakville Beaver for its Christmas Edition, featur ing children's stories and artwork about Christmas, the judge commented: "The first-place Oakville Beaver had it all. Crisp graphic elements, strong use of student artwork and stories mixed in with local editorial copy from the staff. The Beaver stood out." In commenting on Nease's cartoon, the judge stated: "Second-place goes to Steve Nease. who addressed the events of September 11 and their effect on the ethnically diverse community of Oakville in a simple yet extremely pow erful manner through the eyes of chil dren. His multi-layered cartoon demands immediate reflection, forcing the reader to consider the consequences o f ethnic marginalization and the community's future together. Well done." Participating Wineries Hobbs & Co W ine Merchants Inc M axxium Canada Portfolio W ines Reif W odm an Agency Russell Wodman Agency Stoney Ridge Cellars Vergina Imports Inc Participating Spirits and Beer M exicali Rosa's Sleemans Brewing Co Trafalgar Brewing co. ---------------------------- i Platinum - $5,000+ Budds Im ported Con Stamen Stewing & Malting Co. Ltd ------------------------Bronze - $500+ B O OOuTOoodyIIP C crynoR oil In c Hit Dom m ian ol C anada G eneral Insurance C om pany P rococ limited Sandra Davis Zulouf Supporters + Appleby C ollege H iggins Party R entoh D ecor and M ote Oakville today the Oakville Beaver the town ol Oakville Parks S R ecreation Beyond S igns W ove 94 7 Im Gold - $2,500+ ID Bonk Financial G roup Silver - $1,000+ O crico AS u nL ife R nam ial C o m pa n y CI.P S e rvice s Lf W om ngton C harteredA ccountant Not Im urotxe C o m p a n y M iC utthcons folo S o u rce OaMIe U dVTuii film This picture of firefighters battling a house fire on Pearson Drive last sum m er won Oakville Beaver P hotographer B arrie E rskine the Best Spot News Photo aw ard in the 2003 CCNA Better N ew spapers Com petition. Printer Flash Reproductions ltd M e d ia Sponsor: T H EO A K V I L L Em m Moores TERRORIST? WATS A ARAN MEN'S SUITS s129.99 SPORTCOATS s99.99 DOCKERS O akville B eaver carto o n ist Steve Nease placed second in the Best Local C artoon catego ry in the 2003 CCNA Better New spapers C om petition. CASUAL PANTS s 39.99 L E EKHAKIS & JEANS s 29.99 DRESS SHIRTS s19.99 2 / s3 5 GOLF SHIRTS s19.99 2 / s3 5 DRESS PANTS s 29.99 OFF OUR REGULAR PRICES ON ALMOST DRESS SHOES $ 49.99 O V E R S IZ E EX T R A C H A R G E EVERYTHING IN T H E S T O R E ! Excluding promotional goods & ends. Sale in effect June 2-30,2003. Details in-store. M o o re s C L O T H I N G F O R MEN O akville Town C entre 270 North S ervice Road W. 9 0 5 338-0111 2501 Hyde Park G ate 9 0 5 8 2 9 -8 0 0 8 OPEN SUNDAYS 12-5 140 Rebecca St. OAKVILLE 844-7728