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su tribune july 26 1989 c3 town works for immigrant couple mattnicholls correspondent imagine moving to a new coun try with a strange new culture and a different way of life well thats precisely the situa tion one stouffville couple is in after moving here from dungar van ireland suzie whelan 32 and her hus band michael 35 l arrived in stouffville last month after michael an accountant with sterling drugs was transfer red from dungarvan to aurora i just love it here suzie said in an interview from their new rupert ave home last week stouffville really works well for us suzie a native of washington dc said shes getting used to life in canada canada is similar to the states she said our cultures are almost the same but suzie said michael a native of great britan might take a bit longer to fully adjust to canadian living its a different culture for him she said suzie said many similarities exist between stouffville and dungarvan making it easier for them to adjust to their new surroundings there are a lot of farms around dungarvan just like here she said and dungarvan has government offices as well but things arent as spread out here which is nice suzie also said the populations of each centre are about the same there are about 10000 people in dungarvan she said and most people are young ireland has a lot of young people but while some physical elements of stouffville and dungarvan are simililar many things are different one significant change is the climate ireland is so different climatewise michael said when asked what the greatest dif ference is they never have a hot summer or a really cold winter like they do in canada and this has forced michael to make a few- wardrobe ad justments suzie said hes already had to buy a summer suit because he never had one before she said smiling blue dolphin fibreglass pools abe hebe swimming in just ptiotol mattnicholls welcome wagons dianne darling left welcomes new stouffville resident suzie whelan at her new home in town the whelan family hails from ireland but is quickly settling into a new routine here the welcome wagon eases people into new communities with complimentary welcome baskets another significant difference is the overall pace of canadian life the whelans lived in rosedale for two months prior to moving to stouffville and it was a big shock the pace of life here is much faster she said that was a real culture shock in dungarvan it was really relaxed and people are very friendly in ireland she said although people have been very nice here the people in ireland are unbelievably friend ly people are very friendly here but in ireland they are ex uberantly so a final significant cultural dif ference suzie said is the role of the local pub in dungarvan the pub was the hub of the city the main enter tainment centre and meeting place for both young and old but in canada pubs are much different they dont play the same role here as they do there we miss it t but despite tne many dif ferences betweefpcanada and ireland suzie said she was very happy to be in canada and par ticularly in stouffville we didnt ask to be transfer red to canada she said but when we heard there was an opening we jumped at it stouffville really works well for us and every place ive gone the people have been very nice its a nice place to live pbtptowri warehouse sale glass kitchenwares giftsl w upto 70 off regular ji retail a prices warehouse hours monfri 900 am830 pm saturday 900 am600 pm sunday 1000 am500 pm r starts i today j t n s hrf kzi jk i 5 i 1 1 1 i i 1 501 alden rd markham ontario 4751095 when saturday july 29 1989 where 8261 woodbine ave just south of hwy 7 time 10 am 3 pm terms cash credit card cheque financing available oac no phone calls please as w pfc example 56 seater spa with recliner 220 volt spa pack 15 hp motor deep seating in stock stock spas 2037 1st 1 spas the spa specialist group 8261 woodbine ave unit 4 south of hwy 7 4770017 the benefit of owning a tfibreglass pool is enhanced through many features consisting of a strength 17 times that of concrete the smooth nonporous surface eliminates high chemical usage and inhibits algae growth drastically reducing maintenance the pool consists of a one piece shell enabling installation to take place in as little as 3 days also included is a 25 year conditional warranty against structural defects isiudolihln i ihiimilvss pools aqua pool spa 11350 bayly st unit 18 pickering 4209400 viuage bok meattj cool down savings chicken breast 1b 3 lb box nlrmy noaxmurjucxuxs grape orange ggg raspberry cherry qp pkgof24 0kt0berfest sausage12 2 kg box 44 ixs ret mign0n25 k chalet style baby 21 back ribs july trimmed sirrfv wrapped 8555 mecown rd marwamsjb ketm 4715260 g3 ii 5 to box -i- 5s glncnnpc mkff thomha 7640698 hours