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i THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, OCTOBER 4,2000 PAGE 11 Contract awarded for $25 million project Durham takes next design in expansion Progress on Durham College's $48-million multi-phased expansion and renovation took an important step forward this week when Adamson Associates of Mississauga and Mills & Associates of Oshawa were chosen as the architects for a $25-million construction project. The significant enlargement of the Oshawa campus as well as the college's college's Skills Training Centre in Whitby Whitby will help the institution accommodate accommodate its increasing student enrolment, which grows by five to six per cent a year. The expansion will also help ensure ensure Durham is very well-prepared for 2003, when it expects to welcome 25 per cent more first-year students due to the elimination of the fifth year of high school. Expansions at both campuses include include new classrooms and computer labs, additional lecture theatres, more student service and meeting areas and additional faculty offices. At the Oshawa Oshawa campus, the college will also build centres for manufacturing, justice justice and health. Thirty architectural firms expressed expressed an interest in working on the project. Five firms "were invited to submit detailed plans and .compete in a design competition. "We felt the college needed a dramatic dramatic design statement to provide a strategic transformation of the entry courtyard, thereby creating a powerful, powerful, state-of-the-art image for the college," college," said David Cody of Adamson Associates of the winning design. "The design features a two-storey learning commons as the focal point, with a transparent curving glass wall and information tower which punctuates punctuates the skyline and acts as a beacon for the college. The design also unifies unifies existing campus buildings and allows allows for flexibility and future growth." When the work is completed, Durham College will be able to serve an additional 3,000 students. The expansions expansions will add a total of about 120,000 square feet of space, increasing increasing the total college space by almost 20 per cent. The expansion of the Whitby campus will be completed this December. Detailed plans for the Oshawa campus will be finalized over the next six months and construction is slated to begin next spring. "Students, professors, our staff and the community will benefit immensely immensely from this major expansion," said Gary Polonsky, president of the college. "This is by far one of the most significant projects since the college was established more than 30 years ago." ID Toronto Dominion bank Bowmanville presents their Saturday, October 14M 999 from 10 a.m. 'til 12 noon during the B.1A Apple Festival First Prize-$100* Second Prize - $70 • Third Prize - $50 in "B.lA Bucks" Judging by Clarington's Finest Apple Pie Experts All of the Pies will be sliced and served with a beverage lor S3.00 per serving with all proceeds being donated to the Community Care Clarinelon 3 Winning Pies will be auctioned off to be highest bidder. Contest Rules 1. Fresh home-made apple pie only, no commercial pastry may be used. 2. Pie must be baked In 9" aluminum toil pie plate. 3. Entry forms must be returned to the branch by Friday, October I5lh, 1999. 4. Pies must be covered with CLEAR BAG (not plastic wrap), and be submitted (or judging to 39 Temperance St, fold branch) between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14th. 5. Pies are Judged on appearance, colour, and taste. I Ml Fit .pill IFpi Please Return by Friday. October 13tn to tn TD Bank at the Clarinaton Centre Name:. Address:. TD Bowmanville Toronto Dominion bank Clarinaton Centre 2379 Hwy #2 Bowmanville 623-2514 I I Telephone:. | Type of Apples Used:. 1 I I I I I I T.D. employees and their lamilies are not eligible tor this contest. Our e-mail address judi.bobbitt@durhamnews.net Dining kids can feast on books ; Kids love treats, but getting them to pick up a book can be a tough task for parents. j To encourage young people to read, Dairy Queen franchises across Canada are launching a countrywide effort to promote literacy by including free books as part of the 'DQ Pick Nic Meals' over tire next three months, j "Reading is really important for young children and tlris is our way to help kids read," said Steve Phinney, owner of two Dairy Queen franchises in Oshawa and one in Ajax. ! The books are intended to appeal to kids in a range of ages with action, adventure adventure and humour. Penned by Canadian Canadian authors, there are 24 titles, six in each of four series of books. 'Bug's Eye View' picture books for reading aloud; jWatch Out For Joel'- books for beginning beginning readers and, for older readers, iSports Mysteries' and the 'Short Cuts/Redline Racing/Lawrence High' series. j One new title in each series will be Released every two weeks, j Canadian authors whose works are featured in tire series include David Poulsen, a former rodeo cowboy with 16 books to his credit, and Sigmund Brouwer, whose books have sold 600,000 copies across Canada and die Ünited States. ! "It's an honour to be included in this," stated Mr. Brouwer in the press release. release. "As an author, I've seen that once you can get a reluctant reader to try one book and successfully finish it, you give him or her the confidence to try another, and another and soon enough that reluctant reluctant reader can become an avid reader. It's great that Daily Queen is getting behind behind a project like tiiis." iPanthers and scorpions 'welcome Land Rovers The Land Rover Adventure Association Association will be holding its annual fall picnic at Jungle Cat World Park in OronoOct. 14-15. ; This two-day. event will include off-road trail rides for all levels. There will be a barbecue lunch and dinner, a chance to meet creatures up-close during during an educational wildlife presentation, presentation, explore the zoo at its most active time and watch the nocturnal animals Stalk, jump, and pounce as they are fed their evening meal. Registration for members is $50, includes vehicle and two people. Non- members pay $75. | For more information visit: www.junglecatworld.com/special_eve nts.html. 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