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TO YOUR HEALTH EXPLORE GOOD EATING HABITS NEWMARKET PUBLIC LIBRARY PARK AVE N ONTARIO 18100 Yonge Street Newmarket 9058951171 THE ERA INCLUDING GST PAGES Thursday Feb 18 yorkregioncom PROVINCE HANDS YORK CAS LIFELINE But 4 1M funding comes 8 months after 55M cut BY CHRIS TRABER Neither the irony nor the signifi cance was lost on York Region Chil drens Aid Society executive director Patrick Lake Monday designated as holiday Family Day the province announced million in grants to agencies most financially challenged York Regions received million or about 15 percent of that funding This is a government that sees you drowning feet offshore and throws you a 20foot rope then says see we met you more than halfway Only months earlier the same Liberal government cut million from the agencys budget requiring it to dismiss staffers and mobilize major cost containment measures to ensure seamless core services to children and families But Mr Lake is not questioning Ontarios budgetary ping pong-poll- cies or timing Its certainly welcome news he said of the cash infusion arriving just as the agency was on financial fumes Its a lifeline for us It doesnt Daniel Craig left is escorted to his vehicle after shooting for the film story of a successful publisher Mr Craig who quits a job in New York Dream House wrapped up on Main Street in Newmarket Tuesday The City to relocate his wife and two daughters to a quaint town But they street was turned into a Connecticut town for the film which tells the discover their home was a murder scene Hines performing at Games Movie roles go to dogs Newmarket singer- songwriter Justin is living the Olympic dream Not only did Mr perform at seven celebration sites including Newmarket as the Olympic torch made its way across Canada but he will take to the stage at a celebration in Nathan Phillips Square Saturday before departing Monday for three performances in Vancouver Mr Hines will perform for ath letes in the Olympic Village at an award ceremony at BC Place and at a in the Ontario pavilion during his four days on the West Coast 1 have never been an athlete fipr obvious reasons but I am totally honoured to be a part of this he said 1 never would have expected to have this opportunity Mr Hines has a rare genetic joint condition called syndrome and uses a wheelchair To him the combination of ath letics and the arts shows the diversity this country has to offer while the Games signify the unity of the globe He is not usually one to get ner vous before a performance but admits he is beginning to get a bit anxious He is confident however any nerves will be washed away by his fellow Canadians energy when he gets on stage See page AS JUSTIN Singer performs at celebration at Nathan Phillips Square Saturday before heading to Olympics Monday An ordinary stroll to the dry cleaners landed and a role in the upcoming Hollywood film Dream House As film crews were busy taping a scene with actor Daniel Craig on Main Street in Newmarket lues- day was walking her two dachshund dogs Rosie and It was a regular day Mrs said had no makeup on and my hair was wild 1 was fust running out to do this errand Before she reached the dry cleaners the Newmarket resident heard someone call after her All 1 heard was someone yell Get that woman with the dogs she said I thought they were yell ing at me because ruined the thought they were yelling at me because I ruined the shoot rUKfltte resident her two dogs cast for filming in town shoot I was expecting them to ask me to move But instead film crews asked Mrs to stay and asked the two tiny dogs to attack Film crews wanted to catch the dachshunds going after a large Doberman pinscher Bickering with another dog is no problem for them Mrs Kel lie said and Hamish are Set DOG Student collects 7000 in pennies Governments pledge hikes Haiti donation to 14000 so far SEAN PEARCE spearceQytmg com hats some chunk of change Over the past few weeks Col leges Bronwyn Andrews managed to rack up more than Bronwyn Andrews has coll more than 700000 pennies to help thee pennies in her quest to of earthquakeravaged Haiti one million of the coins to help I thought almost everyone has this huge jar of pennies Bronwyn Andrews College student who collated 700000 pennies for Haitt the people of earthquake- ravaged Haitt mother Sarah explained she and her daughter handed over nearly 750000 pennies to Free the Childrens Earthquake Relief Fund Friday It was important to get them in before Feb as donations made to help Haiti prior to that date would be matched dol lar for dollar by the federal govern ment she said The whole commu nity really rallied to help That number is approximate and money is still being collected Mrs Andrews said noting everyone has just been so kind doubling effect takes the total number of pennies donated up to around 14 million or 14000 Much of the credit for the success Set IMAGES AS The Piano Studio Annual