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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, September 30, 1998 Page 5 "There Are Rules, But There's Also Freedom" Centre Gives Teens a Place of Their Own < by Jennifer Stone •!, Staff Writer ' A group of about 20 ■*« teenagers gathers outside • the Firehouse Youth Centre. It's just after 4 p.m. The centre is due to open at 4:30, and they're waiting anxiously to play pool, listen listen to music, or just generally generally hang out - in a parent- I free environment. "The freedom here is all ,. right," says Justin Archambault, one of the teens waiting to gel into : the Centre. "There arc rules, but there's also frcc- ! dom." That's why the Youth • Centre is there, says Chris 1 Wood, coordinator of the f Clarington Youth Council. ; "They can hang out ; with their friends however ; they sec fit - as long as it's • within the legal limits. It's ! a pretty good atmosphere i to be around," says the ! recent university graduate ' who has been involved ■ with the Youth Council SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 1998 10:30 a.m. Worldwide Communion Sunday Trinity United Church Church and Division Streets Bowmanvillc, Ontario ! Church Phone Office Phone BjL 623-3912 623-3138 W Rev. Dr. Frank W. Lockhart, M.A., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 1998 TRINITY XVII 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:15 a.m. Contemporary Service 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Each Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion and Laying-on-ol-Hands lor Healing 7:00 p.m. Conlemporary Service . e> j.p. Rector - Tie Reverend Canon Byton Yales. B.A., S.T.B.[ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 1998 WORSHIP SERVICE -10:30 a.m. World-Wide Communion With Clown Troupe Nursery Care for Pre-School Children Every Sunday If you're new to Bowmanvillc, we invite you . to make St. Paul's your church home. 178 Church Street Organist: Mr. Douglas Dewell Church Secretary: Helen Mclnnes 623-7361 Bowmanville since its inception. The Youth Council came about after an Ad Hoc Committee on Youth was set up by Clarington Municipal Council a few years ago. The committee was to study youth issues in Clarington's various communities and report on how to deal with those issues. According to adult advisor Ron Collis, who was part of the Ad Hoc Committee, after much research, it was decided anything started should be a youth-directed initiative. "The idea was to empower young people. That gives them not only empowerment but respect," says Collis. The municipality accepted the recommendations recommendations of the committee, and both the Youth Council and an Adult Advisory Council were formed last year. The municipality gave the teens partial use of the old fire station at 132 Church Street. The centre is actu TAKING AIM - Diz Robinson takes a shot while open to teens, is open four nights a week, from 4:30 p.m. Morgan Elliot looks on. The girls were spending a little until 10:30 p.m. time at the Firehouse Youth Centre. The Centre, which is ally located in the former fire truck bay, which the teens recently repainted in bright colours. The rest of the building is shared with a number of other organizations. organizations. According to Wood, who was named coordinator coordinator in July, the point of the venture is to ensure teenagers across the municipality, not just in larger centres like Bowmanville, have something something fo do. "Probably my biggest job is making sure it's a municipal-wide initiative, making sure everybody gets equal representation. Recently, we've been in Newcastle trying to get something started there, and as well, we're trying to get something started in Tyrone," says Wood. Wood says it was pretty clear, both by observation and by the research developed developed by the Ad Hoc committee, committee, something needed to be done for youth in the area. "It's not that there isn't anything to do, it's just that there aren't things to do for certain people. You're always going to have some kind of organized sport, and some kind of youth programming in every municipality ... the difference difference is that once you reach a certain age, you'll find people tend to separate themselves from that type of thing. They don't really have a safety net," he says. The Firehouse, along with the Faith Youth Drop- In centre in Courtice, are starting to fill the gap. "It's just something to do to get out with friends and make new friends," says Youth Centre Board of Directors Chair Andrew Massey. He says the centre in Bowmanville, which is open four nights a week from 4:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., attracts about 50 kids per night, all of whom-, have started to become good friends. "It's a place for youth, by youth," says Massey. "We have the final say. There is an adult advisory committee, but all they do is advise." Massey is among a growing number of volunteers volunteers at the Centre. Each volunteer receives training in basic first aid, as well as in the policies and procedures procedures of the Centre. While there have been some minor incidents at the Firehouse, Massey says they've been well- equipped to deal with any problems, and call police when necessary. "We haven't had anything anything really bad," says Massey. The centre boasts two pool tables, Nintendo video games, Fooze Ball, ' air hockey, and a number of couches for the teens to community, and teens are able to do what they want, free of charge. Teens can do "anything you want to do that's legal," says Richard Martin, who hopes a centre opens soon in his home town of Newcastle. Currently a volunteer at the Bowmanville centre, Martin says he'd be happy to split his lime between the two towns if Newcastle had a centre. A young woman named Crystal, waiting outside for the centre to open, says her parents think having the centre is "great" for the teenagers. "There's always kids hanging out here, so there's not as many hanging hanging out on the street," she says. During Apple Fest in October, the teens will sion, they won't just be hanging out. As part of a fund-raising venture, they'll be handing out pie and ice cream to show, says Massey, "we're not a bunch of punks." After 4 p.m. on October 17, the teens plan to have bands, pool tournaments and raffles raffles to help raise money for the centre. "We're very grateful to the municipality" for providing providing the centre, says Archambault. "We hope we're giving something back in return." Capsule Comments with Neale McLean, B.Sc. Phm. Men over the age of 45 should have a rectal examination yearly to detect prostate problems as early as possible. Because prostate cancer risk Increases with age, early detection of prostate abnormalities is essential. The herb, milk thistle, contains silyarin, a mixture of substances substances that prevents the uptake of toxins Into liver cells. 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