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37 To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 B u s in e s s THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday April 28, 2000 M a n n in g J e w e l l e r s GOLDSMITH k DIAMOND MERCHANT ^ ---------------· Finest Quality · Reliable Service for 20 Years 125 CROSS A V E. · TRA FA LG A RV ILLA G E· 844-2668 4 Pharmaceutical firm donates $150,000 to McMaster ^ Oakville-based Byk Canada Inc. donation to university will help purchase specialized medical journals for next five years P harmaceutical company Byk Canada Inc. has made a five-year $150,000 commitment to support medical journals in gastroenterology, respiratory medicine and critical care to the Health Sciences Library at McMaster University in Hamilton. All three areas of study are central to research and edu cation at the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as the focus of research and development activity at Byk Canada, whose Corporate Head Office is in Oakville. "Journals are the lifeblood of a health sciences library," says Russell Joffe, dean of health sciences. "They support the research of our faculty, the education of our students and the clinical service of our health practitioners. McMaster needs to ensure that print and electronic journals are avail able to those who need them." Almost half a million people use the Health Sciences Library each year. Byk's funding will sponsor publications such as The Journal of Asthma, Digestion, and Pediatric Pulmonology. Such journals are essential to maintaining and strengthening the Library's collection so that the University can carry out its academic mission. "It is our privilege to be able to work effectively with McMaster in this way," says John Suk, president and CEO, Byk Canada Inc. "We view this as a unique opportunity to partner with our neighbor, a leading internationally renowned University and business partner in a number of scientific initiatives." Byk Canada Inc is also a supporter of the Arts at McMaster, and currently sponsors an annual student art competition. Byk Canada is a division of The Byk Gulden Group (a division of Altana AG) based in Konstanz, Germany. Byk Canada has 115 employees across Canada. Dr. Peter George, President and ViceChancellor of McMaster University (left) and Dorothy Fitzgerald, Director, McMaster Health Sciences Library presents a framed portrait of the library donor wall by Conrad Furey, to John Suk, President and CEO of Oakville-based Byk Canada Inc. The pharma ceutical company has donated $150,000 over the next five years to the uni versity for the purchase of specialized medical jour nals. Y o u n g D r iv e r s g iv in g c o u r s e g r a d s in s u r a n c e b r e a k Young D rivers® (YD) of C anada , a division of Ford Canada, will be giving graduates of its driver training programs 10 per cent off both their auto and home insurance. 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