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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Oct.4, 1994 - 5 COMMUNITY Canadian Country Music Awards Local woman wins booking agent of the year award By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Cathie Faint, of Port Perry, was named Country Agent of the Year at a ceremony in Calgary earlier this month. Ms Faint, who has been working as an agent for Canadian singers since 1981, was chosen as the Country booking agent of the year by her peers. "I was very pleased about it. It was quite flattering," she said of the award. Ms Faint, who has been nominated before for the award, admitted she was surprised when they called her name as the winner, adding that none of the winners knew beforehand whose name was in the envelope. The ceremony was held during a President's Dinner on Sept. 18, which, along with a number of seminars and trade shows, culminated with the Canadian Country Music Awards. Because the nominees are chosen by the bands, managers and JEFF MITCHELL / PORT PERRY STAR members of the Canadian Country Music Association, Ms Faint said it makes it more flattering Knowing "your peers are doing M asquer ade Gal a I oot the voting." A number of items are being donated to the Community There were 15 agents nominated for the award, with the list Memorial Hospital Board's Masquerade Gala, coming up Oct. being trimmed to three possible winners before the ceremony. 15, as prizes by Native Perspectives of Port Perry. Display- Ms. Faint began working for a Country trade paper in 1977 ing some of the items -- including a numbered Debi Fitzge- before becoming an agent for Canadian rock bands in 1981. She rald print, a piece by Paul Livingston and an original painted ; remembers her first booking was trying to get "RUSH" a date at paddle by David A. Johnson, are board members Barb Op- CATHIE FAINT an Orillia area festival, where promoters were seeking just $500 pers (left) and Paula Weisflock, with Native Perspectives for the band's services. owner Valerie LaRocca. For the past five years she has been an agent for country bands and has represented rising stars such as Michelle Wright, Prairie Oyster, George Fox, the Rankin Family, Don Neilson and Jim Whitte th t th : "As an agent Ms Faint tours the "ountry with the Canadian artists and is responsible for all No layoffs as elementary appearances they make, booking them at theatre tours, fairs, concerts and festivals. "It is an exciting business to be in. It is also a very social business, a lot is knowing people. teachers reach ag reement There is a great deal of networking," she said. For the past several years she has been working for "The Agency" in Toronto, but she is now an independent agent. The Agency dealt with about 200 bands in total and of that, 20 were with Board of Ed ucation country bands. Ms Faint dealt with about 10 exclusively. After taking a break from the business over the summer Ms Faint is now planning on By Kelly Lown representing four to five middle of the road bands on her own. prt ferry SIAL Her switch to country entertainers seems to have come at an appropriate time, as new country The Durham Board of Education andits elementary teachers reached a settlement September 26, which will see no teacher layoffsand no changesin wages. Atentative agreement between the Board and its 2,200 ele- is becoming increasingly popular, she said. A few more Canadian country artists are being signed by record companies in the states and she says entertainers like Michelle Wright, who inked a deal with an American firm, "is opening he d for Canad trv oi > mentary teachers, was reached on June 29, 1994. It was rati- the doors for Canadian country singers. fied by the teachers on September 16 and by the board on Sep- Ms Faint, who is also on the Juno committee in the country category, said the increasing | tember26. popularity of country music in Canada is very evident to the committee, as a few years ago they had a hard time getting any entries in the country division and this year she is expecting more than 100 entrants. The agreement, which covers a two-year period, calls for no changes to wages, allowances or benefits from the previous agresment and no teacher layoffs will result from the agree- ment. Scugog schoolboard trustee Bobbie Drew calledita "good set- Greenbank picnic shelter project will proceed wil be of no cost to the board and that means savings for the taxpayer, sheadded. y A proposed picnic shelter for after a strong showing of sup- called b y the Lions to gauge Budget savings of $585,000 will be realized through reduc- Ianson Park in Greenbank will port for the project. public support for the project. tions in Educational Improvement Leave funding an changes likely proceed, says the presi- About 25 people representing The Lions felt that the project tostaffallocationsresultingfrom attrition and growth. dent of the local Lions club. a number of community groups should involve as many user Other items clarified in the agreement included class size "It looks like it's a go," attended a meeting in organizations as possible, and guidelines and prepaid leave. Ajoint committee was formed to Greenbank Lions president Greenbank Hall last that it should meet a variety of undertakea costbenefitanalysis ofthe current groupbenefits. Larry Doble said last week, Wednesday night (Sept. 28), Turnto Page 8 Northwood Exotic Animal Ranch [wants you to name the tiger cubs Remember the cute tiger cubs the tiger cubs. Deadline for entries is Sunday, born last summer at Northwood Entries to "Name The Tiger Cubs" Qctober 30, 1994 and the winners Buffalo and Exotic Animal Ranch contest can be dropped off, or mailed will be announced the following near Seagrave? to Northwood Exotic Animal Ranch, week. Well, they'd like to have names! 2192 Cookson Lane, RR 2 Seagrave, Fill out the entry form below and Northwood Ranch and the Port LOC 1GO or the Port Perry Star, 188 send it in today. y Perry Star are pleased to sponsor a Mary Street, Port Perry, L9L 1B7. Good luck! 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