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4 - Prong Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 9« 2001 ) Newtonville twins drafted by OHL At age 16. local twins Jesse and Tyson Gimblett are taking taking a major step towards dual careers in professional .hock-. ey - : . ■ ■ ■ Having both been drafted by the Ontario Hockey League this past weekend, the twins will spend a year away from their Newtonville area home playing harder, faster, quicker hockey than ever before. . ■ , And as "underagers.' whom the OHL ■ has .. been accepting in recent years, , they will have to face opponents opponents three to four years older than themselves. Being twins, the Gimblett boys have been used to having having the support of each other Last year they were teammates teammates on the Cobourg Cougars, a Junior A team. Before that, they played together on the Central Ontario Wolves AAA. And back in their Peewee days, they helped bring the OMHA's All-Ontario Championship to Orono But during the OHL draft, they found out they were suddenly suddenly assigned to different teams, Jesse goes to the Owen Sound Attack and Tyson goes to the St. Michael's Majors in Toronto. That means the brothers will eventually have to face each other on the ice as rivals. Jesse says he is looking forward forward to playing against his brother and expects that this kind of competition will be good for both their games. "I'm pretty excited." says Jesse, a 6'2", 205 pound forward. forward. He revels in enthusiastic fan support and senses he's heading into a good situation. Powerful forward, Jesse Gimblett, will play for the Owen Sound Attack | Tyson Gimblett, a fearless defenceman, will be an asset for St. Michael's Majors based in Toronto "Owen Sound is a small town and I'd guess they like hockey hockey up there." Tyson, at 6 3 and 215 lbs, had a stellar year playing defense for the Cobourg Cougars and felt confident going into the OHL draft. From the hundreds of hopefuls hopefuls all around Ontario and and the eastern United States, only about 300 players make' the draft into the OHL's ' 20 teams. • Tyson is aiming to be an asset to St. Michael's Majors, and being based in Toronto he is happy he will be a little closer to home than brother Jesse", Tyson says he likes the spirit spirit .of this young franchise which advanced well into the OHL playoff rounds last year. "Hockey is a big part of my life," says Tyson. "Hopefully one day Fll make it to the NHL,". Being picked by St Michael's, he says, puts him "one step closer" to that dream. The bays' parents are thrilled for their sons although they will miss them when they leave in late summer summer to attend training camp and be billeted with selected families. "I'm very happy for them, says their father, Mike Gimblett. "They are both very capable. You can't stand in the way of your children's dreams." Completing Hie 2DD1 Census Form: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 is Census Day in Canada. On that day, an estimated 31 million million people in over 11.8 million million households will 'count themselves in' when they mail back their completed census questionnaire: Beginning May 1st, every household will receive a census census form. The short census form, which goes to 80% of households, contains seven questions. The long form, which goes to 20% of households, households, contains the seven questions on the short form and 52 additional questions on topics such as education, language, language, income and housing. Assistance for respondents with special needs is available through the following methods. methods. Census Help Line The Census Help Line is a free, multilingual service that can be reached at 1 800 591- 2001. The service will operate Monday to Friday from May 1st to May 31st between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. Operators will be available to provide assistance in English, "French and a variety of other languages. languages. Respondents having difficulties completing the census form can contact the Census Help Line and fill out the form over the telephone. Telecommunications Device for Hearing Impaired Users, call 1 877 881-8301 (no charge). Census Help Centres A number of help centres will also be set up to assist people who are having diffi culty completing their questionnaires. questionnaires. Respondents can call the Census Help Line at 1 800 591-2001 to find out if there is a help centre in their area. 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