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Copeland set to compete ati Mtiss Gýaiaxy pageant Dance shop owner oa excited 10 represent Ï oeadl Canada at event F imprese the By DENNIS SMITH upcomlng Special ta The Champion Miss GaIaxy Ronda Copeland performed on dance International teamns before thousands of football fans in nat the past and now looks foi-ward to impress- pht RO UYK ing Miss Galaxy International judges. O KUY 'he Burtington resident and owner/oper- ator of the Ronda Copeland School of Dance in Milton was crowned Miss Canada Galaxy in Toronto recently. She was chosen through an application procesa froin 25 to 30 contenders. The selection was made just before Valentine's Day. "We decided that we were going to make Friday the I 3th good luck." Ms Copeland joked. Ms Copeland met Miss Canada Gaiaxy director Susan Balcolm previously when* she represented Toronto at the Miss Canada International Pageant in 1998. Ms Balcolm served as bier chaperone then. Ms Copeland will represent Canada as one of 75 contestants in the Miss Galaxy tnternational Pageant in Ohio in June. "t think there's a resurgenee hi interest and support of pageants in Canada," she ~ / said. "They support and encourage women. Pageants celebrate women's achieveinents and individuality. Pageanty is a valuable tool for self-esteem." The upeoming pageant will feature mainly American contestants, although tbere'll also be entries from Sri Lanka and Sweden. The event wilt inelude an interview, plus evening gown, fashion and swimsuit coin- petitions. Pageants and particularly swimsuiî events have been criticized for being sexist, but Ms Copeland disagrees. W 1t think in today's society, people are i. .M ILTON F interested in being healthy and physically fit," she said. "In most pageants, the swim- suit events focus on a healthy physique. It's not the stereotype of old. You just have to be physically fit." RE: DECLARATION FOR MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL F Weil versed in performing Beginning April 1 ', 2004, the first 750 kilowatt hour Ms Copeland is experienced in choreog- designated consumers will be priced at 4.7 cents p raphy and dancing. She haa mun thse Ronda be priced at a higher rate of 5.5 cents per kWh. Copeland School of Dance for several years and has been involved in numerous Pursuant to the Regulation filed under s, 79.4 (1) ( shows, 10w-volume consumer or designated consumer rela She was previously a Suoshîne Girl and - a property as defined in the Condominlun perfonned in two Grey Cup gaines as a - a residential complex as defined in the Te Toronto Argonauts cheerleader froin 1996 - a property that is owned or leased by a cî to 1997. the conservation threshold for that consumer is det She particularly remembers the first other words, for a 100 unit apartment building, the championship football gaine, held in a any remaining consumrption charged at 5.5 cents. 1 snowstornn at Hamilton's Ivor Wynne sta by April 15, 2004, attesting to the number of units dium. "There was a bit of slipping and slidîng," Your account will be adjusted upon receipt of the si recalîrd Ms Copeland. "We were sent out aler June 1, 2004 will be eligible for a higher consi in sweatshurts. When you're movmng and Any delay in processing as a result of missing or in dancing and active, you don't feel the previous billings. cold." She was also a dance teain captain with To obtain a copy of the declaration form, please vis the Buffalo Buis froin 1999 Io 2001. Service Department at (905) 876-4611 or visit our "It was incredible. The NFL is an American institution," said Ms Copeland. "There were 80,000 screaming fans at MILTON the gaines. P.O. Box 189, 55 She also fondly recalled performing for ïTelephone (9 victims of the 1998 ice storms in a benefit Email: cu show that included actor Gordon Pinsent Web and singer Susan Aglukark. The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, March 16, 2004-7 CDs being accepted tor upcomi ng book sale For the fmrt ture, Milton's Canadian Federation of University Women is accepting CDs, videos 'and audio tapes as well as books for is ý 1lst annual book sale. Donations can be dropped off at Zellers at Milton Mail (Ontahio Street entrance), Milton Public Library and at the designated bin near the Milton Mail food cours. Proceeds will go toward scholarships. The sale wiil take place March 26 froin Il arn. to 9 p.m. and March 27 froin 9:30 arn. to, 4 pi. Children's and teena' books will cost 50 cents each. Those thit aren't sold will be donated to thse lieutenant-governor's progratn for children. Tune-Up e Brake Service TuRie Up eSteering & Suspension $6995 MOT Safety Inspection 4 cyl... e Computer diagnostics 6 cyl ...$7995 * Tires e Auto Electric & 8 cyl ..$ 9 Charging Systemrs e General Repairs eConvenIently Iocated within walking distance to GO station e25 years automnotive experience (&,à IYDRo DISTRIBUTION INC. IMPORTANT NOTICE 'REMISES s (kWh) consumed in any month by residential, 10w-volume and er kWh for the electricity commodity. Consumption above 750 kWh will a> of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, where the account of a îles 10: 'Act, 1998, tnant Protection Act, 1997, or o-operative as defined in the Co-operative Corporation Act, ermined based on the number of units within the property or complex. In first block aI 750 kWh would be charged 4.7 cents 100 limes and with I you qualify, consumers must provide a signed declaration, relating to each account. gned and completed Declaration Form. Please note, forms received ervation threshold only on subsequent buis, and not retroactively. accurate information on the form will NOT resuit in adjustments to, it www.miltonhydro.com. Alternatively, you can Cali our Customer )ffice Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm to request a form. HYDRO DISTRIBUTION INC. Thompson Rd. S., Milton ON L9T 4N9 05) 876-4611 -Fax (905) 876-2044 tomerservicec(tmiltonhydro.com site: www.miltonhydro.com