MECHANICAL SERVICES AUTO AU UTO TOPR PRO PR O OA OAKV OAKV K IL LLE E 2 2 Wyecroft Road, Oakv 221 kvill ille e 905-469-2442 2 autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIO'S TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 A quest Artscene FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 dentistoakville.com den 905-842-6030 90 48 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 150 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Teachers get more than they bargained for on Egypt trip By Kim Arnott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER When John Dinner and Tasha Forster come back to Oakville from Egypt this summer, they'll carry home many treasures that can't be packed in their luggage. There will be "Without a doubt memories of diving it made me cherish with stingrays in the what it is to grow Red Sea, camping in up in Canada and the desert and takbe Canadian, while ing weekend jaunts to see the historic cementing in my sights of Jordan, mind it is without Turkey and Greece. a doubt the They'll bring greatest country home the perspecin the world." tive of living in the midst of a different culture, and learnJohn Dinner ing to better appreciate their own country. One of their most unusual souvenirs will be the experience of watching a revolution unfold first-hand. For the last two years, the pair has worked as teachers at the Canadian International School of f Egypt. Dinner teaches Grade 7 students, while Forster teaches music to students in Grades 3-8. They never expected the job posting would put them into the centre of tumultuous times. "It has certainly been an interesting time to be here," wrote Dinner by e-mail. "We truly had no idea what we were getting into when we came. "All indications were that Egypt was a safe and See They page 4 SUBMITTED PHOTO RIDING OUT THE BUMPS...: Oakville residents John Dinner and Tasha Forster on their first visit to the pyramids in Egypt as they participated in last year's Run for the Cure. They didn't expect what all their adventure has had to offer when they set off to teach for two years in what had been billed a very y stable country. y HOT SHOTS GAMES.COM 3150 RIDGEWAY DRIVE MISSISSAUGA · 905-608-8100 SAVE A 15 50% OFF OLHAUSEN POOL TABLE SALE ® SALE ENDS DEC 24TH ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY