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-- »d 12 -OoVVçkyTms Wdda)SLy, June 4, 1997 Canadian food aid salis for North Korea A ship filled with 13,500 metric tonnes (mt) ot Canadian food aid is on'its #3 Canada Western Red way to North Korea. Spring wheat. Sailing time Canadian Foodgrains Bank from Vancouver to the North confirmed the M/V "Olympic Korean port of Nampo is Mentor" departed the Port of about 18 to 20 days. Vancouver May 29 with The Canadian $4.5 million shipment is the Iargest com- mitment of food aid by Canadian Foodgrains Bank this ye ar and follows up on three separate local purchases completed in 1996 that pro- vided:4,350 metric tonnes of rice, valued $1.8 million. "Response from our church agencies, donors and the Canadian public to the need in North Korea has been over- whelming," said executive director. Jim Cornelius. "Many new donors - from Toronto to Vancouver - have stepped forward with dona- tions in support of our current shipment.'" Canadian Foodgrains Bank also reported that its monitor- ing arrangements in North Korea have been strengthened by the recent appointment of Ontario resident, Erich Weingartner, to the World Food Programme (WFP) Food Aid Liaison Unit based in Pyongyang. Weingartner - whose position with WFP is financed by a group of non- governmental organizations with interests in North Korea - arrived in Pyongyang May 26. His first official duty will be to, monitor the off loading, milling, bagging, transport and distribution of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank shipment. 1"The arrivai of Weingartner in North Korea means we have a dedicated person on the ground to moni- tor aIl aspects of our operation in North Korea," said AI Kehler, program manager with Canadian Foodgrains Bank. "At the same time, we continue to work closely with Caritas, a Catholic Relief agency with considerable experience in North Korea. Their continuing support to us in the country, particularly their judgement in arranging past and current food distribu- tions, has increased our confi- dence our food is getting to those who need it." Formed in 1983, the Winnipeg-based Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a church- based agency that provides food aid and development assistance to countries in need. t is comprised of 13 church partniers that include Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Canadian Baptist Ministries, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Church of the Nazarene Canada, Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada, Mennonite Central Committee Canada, Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, Presbyterian World Service and Development, The Salvation Army, United Church of Canada and World Relief Canada. Durham Regional Poli IIOSTING SAFE KIDS COMMUNITY' DAY N1 Northcutt EIIîott ffJ Funeral Home THOUGHTFULNESS SERVICE & CONCERIN A Farniy Owineci Business, Offering: Traditional Funeral Services Prearranged & Preaid Services - Cremation Arrangements Alternatives to Traditional Funerals - Out of Town Shipping - -Cory Kuipers - Presiden Bowmaniviiie Ontario LIC 2Z8 OFF STREET PARKNG SATURDAYý , E POLICE f UISPLAYS TACTICAIL TEAM BOMB SQUAD IDENi? j DIVE TEAIM MARINE & K-9 UNIT-- COMPLETE CAR& TRUCK REPAIRS DIESEL ENGINES - CUMMINS, DETROIT & CAT RADIO DISPATCKED TOW TRUCKS MOBILE MECHANICAL SERVICE TRUCK R.R. #1 ORONO 4 MILES NORTH' ONTARIO 0F IIWY. 401 ON LOB 1 MO (905) 983-9151 HWY.35/115 BALLS R ADIO & T.V. REPAIR REPAIRS TO MOST MAKES STEREOS, COLOUR AND B&W T.V.s AND V.C.R.s P.O. Box 27 R.R. 2, Orono, Ont. (905) 983-5721 L JON STORY ~'Cu ttfll) CII SERVICES 905-983-9579 r L AN DSCA PI1N G INSTALLATION - GROUNDS MAINTENANCE W ATER PONDS - DESIGN - CONSULTINO SPIECIALIZING. IN PERENNIAL PLANT LANDSCAP 1ES çci6à ý