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durhamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ July 26,2006 ♦ Page A5 Lebanese arrive safely in Durham Others still trapped in war-torn country BY DAVID BLUMENFELD Staff Wrtier DURHAM - The Elawar family family is breathing a collective sigh of relief after some of their relatives arrived safely in Durham Region yesterday from war-torn Lebanon. But they arc'still holding out hope the rest will return home safely. Walid Elawar said his wife, • Nada, and son four-year-old son, Nebal, escaped from the region Sunday on a series of ships still aiding in the transportation of residents residents and visitors from Lebanon's west coast. The two were transported to nearby nearby Cyprus, then boarded a plane to Montreal where they arrived on Tuesday. Later that day, they boarded a train that brought them to Durham, where Mr. Elawar greeted them before bringing them back to their home in Whitby. "I feel elated. I feel grateful. I feel happy. I feel thankful," Mr. Elawar said. "Nothing can explain the feelings that we experienced, even though there is still some feelings of sadness for whoever is left behind. Hopefully things will work out for them." . In the heat of the moment when his wife and child were still trapped in Lebanon, Mr. Elawar said he had misgivings about how the Canadian Canadian government was handling the evacuation. He said he was under such emotional stress seeing his homeland being destroyed and not knowing the fate of his family, but that feelings are a lot different now. "Definitely there are a lot of lessons lessons to be learned from this tragic experience for the future, but now we are very thankful and happy and definitely thank the government government for doing what they did," he said. "It could have been done a little better - my wife's trip from Bcimt to Cyprus was really bad, it took too .long... but overall thank God for what happened. Even though the government reacted a little bit too late, we are very thankful for what they have done for us." But the Elawars are not out of the woods just yet. Joanne Elawar, Elawar, of Ajax, said their 49-year-old brother, Saady, and a sister-in-law and aunt arc still stuck in Lebanon, trying to gel on one of the evacuation evacuation boats. They went down to the docks last week to board one of the ships, but six hours later were turned away by officials who told them to wait at home until they were called. "Foreign Affairs said 'We'll call you...' but what's scaring ,me now is it's getting worse. I hope there are roads they can get through down there," she said. According to local officials, almost 400 people have been killed and nearly 1,500 wounded in Lebanon since the conflict began this month. The United States has given Israeli forces between 10 to 14 days to finish its military campaign campaign against Hezbollah, a faction of Muslim guerillas based in Lebanon Lebanon and fighting Israel. to meet CLARINGTON - The Clar- ington Board of Trade will be mixing it up at St. Marys Cement at its upcoming Business By The Lake event. The event' is set for 400 Waverley Rd., Bowmanville, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All business people are invited to attend. Board of Trade members members can showcase their prod ucts and services at the event, with display booths available for $25. . CBOT members and their employees can attend for free, while prospective members will be charged $5. Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. To register or reserve a booth, contact the Board of Trade at 905-623-3106 or www.cbot.ca. 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