THE OAKVILLE BEAVER (Continued from page B 3) Wednesday December 20, 2000 M em b ers ra ise fu n d s fo r c h u rc h p ro je cts In the bottom of its frame Aigner placed the crest of St. James, the patron of the parish. Finally, the third window symbol izes Mary, the Mother of Christ Crucified and the Queen of Heaven. In its bottom frame is the crest of the Hamilton diocese showing that it is a diocesan parish. When it came time to design the eight windows for the nave of the church, Father Mike had a good idea of what the parish ioners wanted. He suggested to Aigner that each window could represent one of the eight beatitudes. They had to be simple modernistic designs that would be easily understood. "I didn't want any writing so every nationality that walks in here can under stand the pictorial representations of the Beatitudes," explains Father Mike. The committee agreed. The first four windows were unveiled Christmas 1999, while the final four were ready by February 2000. Father Mike quickly added that 90% of the $100,000 for the entire project has been paid through donations and memorials. He also invites anyone to come in to see these magnificent works of art that do indeed reflect the faith of parishioners entering the new millennium. This is only a taste of some of the activ ities of the churches in Oakville. Check out many more in the Our Million national website at http://www.ourmillennium.ca Oakville's new millennium projects are being co-ordinated by the Community Foundation of Oakville (CFO). The Community Foundation of Oakville (CFO) is an endowment raising and grant making charitable organization supporting meaningful community initia tives. Our Millennium is one such initiative in which the CFO is participating in a nation wide project, where community founda- tions across Canada act as a stimulus, facil itator and registrar of special projects to commemorate the new millennium. The mission of the CFO is to actively develop and manage philanthropic funds with an emphasis on endowment. The CFO also acts as a catalyst for establishing com munity projects to both maintain and improve the quality of life in town. There is still time to register projects. Darlene Jones is the Millennium Projects Co-ordinator fo r the Community Foundation o f Oakville. To register a pro ject call her at 905-825-2309 or send an e-mail to djones25@home.com W O F O A K V IL L E We would like to thank our sponsors for making T h e 1 3 th " F E S T IV A L O F T R E E S " a G re a t S u c c e s s <8AKVILLE PLACE F o rd M o to r C o m p a n y A g w a y M e t a ls C o u g a r Shoes C o lle e n P ic k e t t - R e /M a x A b o u to w n e S c o tia M c L e o d I n c . D a v id P a k r u l S t L a w re n c e C e m e n t H e r it a g e H o m e s - I n v id ia t a C im t e k A u t o m a t io n S y s te m s O a k - la n d F o r d L in c o ln J o h n C u n d ill A p p le b y C o ll e g e J o h n S a b in e D a y c o n M e c h a n ic a l S y s te m s Ad-Vantage Signs Cindy Hum phries - Exit Realty Canadian Tire - Kerr St. Moen Inc. Celebrations Event Planning Oakville Tire & Auto Centre Shoppers Drug Mart - Oakville Place Mr. and Mrs. A Curran Richard Day & Assoc. Erik & Vizma Sprott M. Featherstone Mr. & Mrs. M. Stevens Fem hill School Thai Satay & More Restaurant The Oakville Beaver Glenburnie School Vince - Tomenson - Dickerson Peter Hirst Ruth Anne W inter - Royal Le Page Total Image Complete Part Rental Neilson Dairy Oak-land Ford Lincoln Triclo Oakville Blue Printing & Copy Centre R e g is te re d Charity #11924 - 46 1R R O O O l ClothingWorks volunteers and Necessities staff celebrate the opening of the clothing agency. C lo t h in g W o rk s o f f ic ia lly o p e n ClothingWorks, which pro vides free business clothing to economically disadvantaged women returning into the work force, is officially open. ClothingWorks is located, rent free, in the basement of Necessities Nail & Body Care at 74 Rebecca St. The organization receives no funding, and all of the clothing is donated. Because the clothing is given to women who must "make that good first impres sion" in job interviews, all clothing must be in good condi tion, stylish and cleaned before it can be accepted. Most needed are items in larger sizes. "Everything is donated, even the the racks used to hang and display the clothing, plus the fixtures," said Sue Logan of Clothing Works. "All of our clients are referred to us by the agencies, and our clothing is given specif ically to women who are going back to work," Logan told the recent official opening of ClothingWorks, adding appoint ments are made for them to select and fit clothing. 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"I regret not having ordered the same kind of pizza that Bryan Adams ordered." said Wong, adding that she always orders from the menu. Adams, a vegan, ordered a plain pizza topped with cheese - then proceeded to peel the cheese off before eating it. "I wished I had ordered the same thing, so Bryan would n't be eating anything different." Wong called it "celebrity-itis." Not only did Adams not want to eat from the menu at the restaurant suggested by his publicist, he also refused to be photographed by The Globe. However, he accepted a freelance fee for a self-portrait. The majority of her `Lunch with' subjects are lined up by publicists. "I don't kidnap people. Most come for lunch of their freewill. Many have lunch with me when they have to sell, like a CD, a movie or a book. "I'm unarmed save for a knife and fork, but I've never had to use them (except for eating)," she quipped. She does, however, use a very sharp pen and a tape recorder. "If there are obstacles put in my way, I'll fight and fight. "I asked Peter Nygard about his sexual harassment charges and child support payments." In one case Nygard, Canada's largest women's clothing manufacturer who is known for his wealth and lavish lifestyle, was ordered by a judge to pay $150 a month in child support for an out-of-wedlock son in 1977, according the book. That payment was increased 12 years later to $730 a month for the then 14-year-old boy. And four years later, Nygard's child support was increased to $1,000 a for the son who had turned 18. As for the sexual harassment case, Nyg&rd paid three female staff $18,500 in damages and lost wages, and he promised to establish a sexual harassment policy, thus avoiding court action following a complaint filed with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission - Nygard was based in Winnipeg. "I had a six-month fight with his lawyers and had to re write the piece 30 times before it could be published." The Globe received nothing from Nyg&rd's lawyers after the article appeared in April 1997. "I would have asked Mel Lastman about his child sup port payments if I had only known," said Wong, lamenting a missed opportunity. "I feel bad about this. "I've been invited to Marilyn's Ball fo r the Arts, and I think I'll take one of the Louie boys as my date," she joked. Lastman recently admitted to having a 14-year affair with Grace Louie from 1957 to 1971, and it is suspected he may the father of two of her sons, Kim and Todd. The | Louies are suing for $6 million. "I regret I did not know this, but there must be people in Toronto who knew about this 14-year relationship. How can we in the media be so dumb. I suspect there may be others." Prior to the `lunch beat,' Wong worked as The Globe's China correspondent from 1988 to 1994, and witnessed the Tiananmen Square Massacre from her hotel room window. "My years in China toughened me for the celebrity beat. After witnessing the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, I'm only mildly unnerved by a celebrity hissy fit." *