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8-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, February il, 2003 vLeeming moving on after nearly a quarter of a century teaching people at Glen Eden Long-time skier's time as operator of ski, snowboard school nearly over LM By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion visit to Glen Eden Ski and Snowboard ASchool reveals littie to the average skier of the great co-ordmnatmng efforts required with such a huge staff and so many students. t al looks so, well, smooth. But a little digging reVeals a defmnite team effort from the more than 200 staff mnembers. And antihe hehu of that eamn, maldng nure there are as few glitches as possible, is Doug Leemiug, director of Glen Eden Ski and Snowboard School. After 24 years of watching thse school become what it is oday, Mtr Leemiug wiil leave at thse end of this season, mov- jing on to another business witbiu thse ski issdustry. "It's a mixed bag," hie said, referring to bis feelings about leaviug. Conservation Halton anmounced about a year ago tisat it was gomng to take over the Glen Eden Ski snd Snowboard School, no longer conces- sioning it out to Leeming Recreations Ltd. Mr. Leeming said Conservation Halton offered him a job, but hie declined, prefemrng to remain mndepend- eut. Tise Glen Eden Ski sud Suowboard School is a seven-day-a-week opera- tion, offeriug lessons to students on school trips, as well as private lessons and group lestons for aduits sud cisil- dren. Mr. Leemiug said is days are often 14 bours long, filled witis training staff and teachiug sud supervising lessons. But he's non complaining. Simply observiug skiers - bosis children sud adults - enjoymng tbemnselves at the school gives Mr. Leemiug great pleas- ure, hie said. "lAduits are big klds when it cornes to sldhmg. 1 ty to get outand sèeas rnaay as possbl "Adults are big kids when it cornes to skiiug. 1I ny to get out sud see as msuy as possible," be said. He said be bas enjoyed watchiug the scisool develop iuto wisat ise called a nationaily-recognized scisool. He cites tbe quality of tise staff sud the number of lessons - more tissu 60,000 each sea- son -as a few of tise reasons tise scbool is known across Canada. "We started witb six full-time employeecansd 25 part-time employees, sud developed it into wbat it is today," he said. Wheu the scisool first opened, only skiiug was offered. Six years ago, snow- boardiug was added. Mr Leemniug begsu skiiug iu college. He said he enjoyed workiug witis people iu tbe ski iuduatry, so ise begsu to cou- sider a career witlsin that. He reached level four, the bighest level, witistise Csuadisu Ski Institution Alliance (CSIA), sud becamne bigbly mnvolved with tise group. After bemng CSIA vice-presidens, he then became president. ln ail, be was on thse national board for 12 years. Now tisas bis tinse as Glen Eden is nearly fiised, Mr. Leemiug hans just one thissg left to say: "I'd like to tisauk ail (the students) for thier commitment to tise program. And to the hussdreds of staff, tisauk you for your dedication. l'Il defiuitely miss tise camaraderie with tise staff." Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Doug Leeming will soon bld farewell ta staff and students at Glen Eden afler 24 years of instructing ai the local ski and snowboard site. keepiii N"ii MWt uod~ l Programming Schedule -Tuesday, Februay 1llth - Monday, Febniay l7th, 2003 Tusa er r lhWepsa eray1t Tu sdy Ferur 13t Sudy Ferur s6t M na. eray wAww.COgCO.c8 5 &73Puge n Ey5Wee Efi 5 & 7:36pPkKjgedIn! Ea1yWeek Editon 5 & 6m Pkqe lnEayWek Ea 1 5,6,730m Pluggedn'Late Week Effin 5,6,7:3p Pugedln! Late WaekEfion NORTH HALTON STUDIO 5:3p Senioo Stsoes 5:30m M oSd c 5:3p Oir HUMl CnecIsi 1 5:3 Faces BowserMqk 5:0p Th (155h Anerary Speoai 6:30pm Swap Talk (Li) 6:30pn Maintreet 6:3p Seiors SMcase Lauder Plaza ftdy mr4 *Am iea5ea<ne 6:ç0m Ha5nrislt TVs B*(in (155h AsersayçEp") 6:3 Faces serHagesk 500 Lauher Avenue ,om Ut Ut" ~ 8pfl Sasors SIoscase Mas Streel Wee Milon,ON L9T 4R3 (lAsavoseySerai SsnsZN 905-78-9306