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22 stouffville suntribune thursday march 2 2006 student turns page at queen s park stiuffville 34 civic avstomwe untnbune 905 642 1908 wnuw nrvmninn mm a wwwyorkregioncom tention check out your free listing on yorkregioncom in order to maintain york regions best online business directory please let us know the details of your new business or if youve moved yorkregion com it clicks home twelveyearold michael bourgeois has been working at queens parktoronto for the past three weeks he was one of 80 students chosen from more than 500 applicants to be a page in the ontario legislature the grade 7 student at bal- lantrae public school is respon sible for delivering messages and other items to mpps when the legislature is sitting hes met with politicians such as mpp frank klees and has had a chance to see politics in action the pages have met with pre mier dajton mcguinty and have had lunch with michael brown the speaker of the house only grades 7 and 8 students with an average of 80 per cent or more are considered for the ontario government program pages serve either a three- or six- week term the schools have to approve and give a leave of absence for their students to take part in the page program students catch up on their school work through tutoring twice a week they get to know all their members of provincial parlia ment firsthand michaels mom ann bourgeois said pages often dont finish their our town with hannelore volpe michael bourgeois when you cant breathe nothing else matters day until 6 pm it is really fun being a page michael said you get to know a lot of the mpps michael has found the legis lature to be a lot busier than he thought with everyone asking for different things from the pages twenty pages work in each of the four sessions michael would definitely rec ommend the program for any one interested in politics although a career in politics isnt his first choice it is something he will consider in future as part of the application process wouldbe pages have to answer six essay questions for information on how to apply for the legislative page pro gram at queens park call 416- 3257457 or email to page pro- gramontlaolaorg enchanted objects dance in beauty and the beast the youthful cast of the york durham academy for the per forming arts production of beauty and the beast brings the story as old as time to stouffville this weekend the musical takes place at eastridge evangelical church in stouffville march 2 to 4 with per formances at 7 pm tonight thursday and friday and at 1230 pm saturday the action is set in the french countryside of long ago where belle lives with her eccentric inventor father when he doesnt return from a trip she rushes off to find him ending up in an old castle held by a horrible beast she eventually transforms him into a handsome prince the play is performed by a cast of about 50 young people ranging in age from six to 13 belle is portrayed by clara hoover who slowly transforms the beast played by nick tur- man mrs potts the teapot is played by breanna maloney while andee hoover plays chip the little teacup the imaginative costumes have been created by local resi dent pam mandich they include enchanted objects such as the dancing cutlery plates and napkins wayne hill is the producer todd martin directs and laime wagg is the choreographer natalie wu is the musical direc tor new this year for the york durham academy for the per forming arts is the school pro gram where local school groups can see the play and meet with the cast producer and directors afterward to learn more about musical theatre theyll be attending a performance of beauty and the beast during the day friday tickets are 19 for adults and 15 for children and seniors they can be purchased at wwwyshowsca the church is located at 12485 tenth line north of main street the next ydapa productions are the sound of music from may 4 to 6 with performances at 7 pm on the thursday and friday and at 11 amand 230 pm on saturday followed by little shop of horrors presented as stouf- fvilles first dinner theatre june 9 and 10 the dinner- theatre is being held in the great hall of christ church anglican a program to help youngsters improve their skills in singing dancing and acting is being planned by ydapa for later in march asthma is a serious disease affecting 25 million canadians only half have their disease under control if you have asthma call the lung associations asthma action helpline to speak with a certified asthma educator for more information on asthma management manage your asthma manage to enjoy your life we can help asthma action helpline 18006687682 wwwonlungca the i lung association i when you cant breathe nothing else matters