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"Scugog's-Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 14, 2000 - § Local Legion pays tribute to heroes of Vimy Ridge By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Canadians who fought one of the most important battles in their young country's history will be honoured by the Port Perry Legion this week. Marion Lee, a Ladies Auxiliary member with Branch 419, will lay a remembrance plaque at the site of the World War | Vimy Ridge battle. She'll be in France as a chaperone for Port Perry High School stu- ! dents who are taking a March Break trip to Europe. More than 20 local students, as well as their counterparts from three other Durham secondary schools, departed for London, England on March 8. There, they will take in the sites until March 13, when they travel to France for a few days before returning to London to | catch their return flight to Canada on | March 16. | The historical Vimy Ridge site, normal- | ly closed to the public at this time of year, | will be opened for the special presenta- tion on March 13. At that time, Mrs. Lee will present Legion and Canadian flags to officials, as well as the plaque. It reads: "In remem- brance of those who served at Vimy Ridge, from the veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 419, by Bronwen Tuck RD Nutrition Pros™ Nutrition on the Web Port Perry, Ontario, Canada". "It's a great, great honour for me to do this for the Port Perry Legion," said Mrs. Lee last week, a day before embarking on her trip. Local Legion officials are also excited about the opportunity to pay tribute to those who fought and won the battle for Vimy Ridge. It's been described as one of the most significant events in Canada's journey from colony to nationhood. "It's always great to go and remember them, to honour them," said Geoff Taylor, public relations officer for the Port Perry Legion. "It's great that the students are getting over there to see the sites and where some of the battles took place. We're always in support of that." Almost 3,600 Canadian soldiers lost their lives and more than 7,000 were wounded in action at Vimy between April 9 and 14, 1917. The assault saw some 100,000 Canadian soldiers attack the hill near the Northern France town of Arras to dislodge firmly entrenched Germans. The Germans had turned away attacks on several previ- ous occasions. After six days of fighting the Canadians, along with British allies, drove German forces away from Vimy Ridge and the towns of Arras and Aisne. Marion Lee and Geoff Taylor display the plaque Mrs. Lee is to place at the Vimy Ridge memorial site. | NORTH RIDGE EXCAVATIN I, Looking for a great website to take the confusion out of nutrition news? Go to http://www .nutritionnewsfocus.com. Writer Dr. David Klurfield is professor and chair of the department of nutrition and food science at Wayne State University and an active nutrition researcher and editor in chief of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. The NNF site offers free subscription to a nutrition newsletter with daily email tips. Search the archives to read past articles reporting on the latest diet fads in "Blood Type Diets" and "Dietitians Dump on Low-Carb Diet". For tips on how to achieve weight loss goals click on "Weight Loss Shouldn't Ignore Calories" and "Is Willpower a Diet Myth?" For the latest research about the protective effects of foods against heart disease try "Fish Oil and Heart Attacks" and "Black Tea and Atherosclerosis". This site also provides links to other reliable nutrition sites. For more information send questions to Box 5283 Port Perry or call 985-6946 *By Nutrition at Work, a group of Port Perry Dietitians providing individual and group counselling. This message sponsored by wl wo i ndependent INDEPENDENT GROC FIC ICIN TeltlaloTe Ite) 0 elo] 8 nd =144Y, (905) 985-9772 / (former location of Van Camp Contracting Limited) 2 | - Site Work - Sand - Gravel - Top Soil - Triple Mix TRY) 0 § Tol TASE £393 85 « SAME PLACE 5 SERVICE! Port Perry cal. (905) 985-8469 | FOAL o &WINGS Wetter St, [Port [Perry 985-8448 PIZZA, SUBS ® Out With The Old, In With The V0 Gold and Commercial Series Models * Choose from 7 Models » 2 Cycle Engine e Push or Self Propelled e Aluminum Decks. YEAR ANERSYEIN IA WARRANTY L Se | Plus, no payments, no interest Trade in your old Lawn-Boy mower and receive $100 off the retail price of a new Lawn-Boy Gold or. Commercial series mower. Or, trade in any mower and we will still give you $50 off. But hurry, this promotion ends April 1/2000. Limit one trade-in per customer. =rod ob € I fe LAWN & GARDEN & SLED