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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 14, 1999 8 O a k v i l l e 8 2 5 - 1 2 1 6 M i l t o n 8 7 5 - 1 2 4 5 Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hotline: 24 Hour Service 1-800-550-4900 IRTHRIGHT SUITE 2 0 4 HOPEDALE MALL Landmine opponent seeks help from students (Continued from page 1) need money and advocacy," said the 54-year-old O'Dea, a resident of Oakville since 1973. This is where the Canadian Landmine Foundation comes into play. Launched by Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy on June 28th, the purpose of the Canadian Landmine Foundation (CLF) is to raise funds for mine clearing around the world. The campaign to ban landmines has been a major focus of Canadian foreign policy in the past few years with Canada brokering the Landmine Treaty banning anti-personnel mines that was "V illa g es c a n 't e x i s t b e c a u s e w e l ls a r e m in e d . C ro p s c a n 't b e g r o w n b e c a u s e f ie ld s a r e m i n e d ." -- Canadian Landmine Foundation Chair Frank O'Dea signed into international law on March 1st, of this year. The treaty has been ratified by 82 nations and prohibits the use, stockpil­ ing and production of mines and sets a time limit for destroying stocks and clearing mine fields. The United States, Russia and China have all FERN H ILL SC H O O L Fern Hill School D e d i c a t e d + o F x c t W i ' A c c Offering Your Grade 7 or 8 Student Exciting Possibilities Oakville's Fem Hill School offers a co-educational environment for students in Pre-School through Grade 8 emphasizing individual attention, accelerated academics and training values in a supportive atmosphere. Grade 7 and 8 students benefit from exceptional preparation for their continuing education: • community service and leadership opportunities • outdoor education experience at Camp Tanamakoon • Quebec City excursions and cultural exchange • S.A.G.E. 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Some conditions may apply to the Graduate Cash Back program See dealer for details tThe highest frontal impact rating for both the driver and front passenger in U S. Government National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing for vehicles within 227 kg (500 lbs). *The highest frontal impact rating for both the driver and front passenger in U S Government National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing for vehicles within 227 kg (S00 lbs) and with a base MSRP under $30,000 Ontario FMDA. P.0 Box 2000, Oakville. Ontario L6J 5E4.f $ refused to sign on to the con­ vention. O'Dea said the federal government felt a private sector institution was needed specifically designed to accept donations and raise money for the elimination of mines. Previously organizations, such as the Red Cross, dealt with the problem but only as part of their overall mandate. In the less than two months, O'Dea has pulled together a board of directors comprised 32 people from across the country. The board includes Angus Reid, Chairman & CEO of Angus Reid Group; Cedric Ritchie, Former Chairman of the Bank of Nova Scotia; Remi Boutet, Order of Canada recipient and President of J.L. Boutet Inc; Dr Loma Marsden, President and Vice-Chair, York University; Susan Reisler, CBC Newsworld Business News plus Oakville residents Robert Armstrong, of Meighen Demers, and Sara Thomson of the Richardson Family of Manitoba to name a few. O'Dea has been over­ whelmed by the enthusiastic response people have had to the project. "Support is very deep across the country," said O'Dea, who created the suc­ cessful Second Cup chain (which he sold in 1987) and founded two non-profit organizations, Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) and Street Kids International. One of the first priorities of the newly formed board of directors is to determine the kinds of projects the CLF will support and to develop policies towards grant applications. Currently under consid­ eration is a program similar to that run by the Humpty Dumpty Foundation in the United States where an orga­ nization or group can adopt a mine field and fund its removal. Meanwhile, plans are underway for a December event to take place in Ottawa. O'Dea said the event, to be hosted by Prime Minister Jean Chretien, will "launch the Canadian Landmine Foundation as a long term sustainable fund to rid the world of landmines." Confirmed guests include world figures such as Jordan's Queen Noor and George Soros, an American multibillionaire known for his philanthropy. The event is to thank individuals and organizations who donate significantly to CLF between now and then. O'Dea expects to raise $2.5-3 million by the time of the dinner and said in all probability those funds will be matched by the govern­ ment giving the CLF some­ where in the range of $5-6 million available for grants within the first six months of formation. "Should we be success­ ful, it is because landmine removal is seen as non-polit­ ical, but extremely important work in the world and because Canada is respond­ ing to the need to get rid of landmines," he said. O'Dea becomes animated when discussing landmines, describing them as brutal and barbarous. He cites the example of Mozambique where the 25- year war ended eight years ago yet millions of landmines remain, terrorizing the inhabitants. "Villages can't exist because wells are mined. Crops can't be grown because fields are mined. Every single hydro core is mined, so they can't repair electricity. So while people want to get back to their lives they can not," said O'Dea. "Kids can't even play in school yards because they are mined." O'Dea said for the rela­ tively small sum of US$375,000 an entire econ­ omy can be changed by sending a team of highly trained people, under the auspices of the UN, to clear­ ly mark where the mines are located. Once the minefields are identified, people can confi­ dently return to farming and cross-border trading without fear of death or injury. The process of identify­ ing where landmines are located, however, is painstakingly slow. Trained experts must work on their hands and knees, moving a few inches at a time using clippers to clear away the undergrowth and metal detectors to find the mines. For further information contact the Canadian Landmine Foundation at 2 Lombard Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1M1, (416) 365-9461 or visit their website at www.canadian- landmine.com. Community groups spread the word a t M idnight Madness On Friday, downtown Oakville will be celebrating Midnight Madness -- The biggest one-night retail and entertainment festival in town! The fun begins at 6 p.m. sharp, when Lakeshore Road will be closed from Navy to Allan Street. At downtown Oakville's Midnight Madness be sure to drop by the community display booths and concession Stands, where volunteers from each organization will set-up exciting and informative booths to let everyone know what they are doing for the community of Oakville. The list of community booths include: the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton; Halton-Peel Chiropractic Association; the Hellenic/Greek Community; the Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students; Job Connect Sheridan College; the Lakeshore Waldorf Kindergarten; Minor Oaks Hockey Association Adam AA; Momingstar Taekwon Do; The Oakville Fire Department; the Oakville Humane Society; the Town of Oakville Park's & Recreation Department; Rotary Club of Oakville West; Oakville Blades Junior Hockey Club; Oakville Historical Society; the Oakville Lions Club; Oakville Striker Boys Under 13 Soccer League; Oakville Stroker's; Oakville Yacht Squadron; Theatre Sheridan; and Thistle Oaks Child Care Centre. Bronte Creek Provincial Park full/ Events... Parks Day; Ju ly 17 and 18, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Learn about Ontario's beautiful Provincial Parks. Join the Nature Centre staff on a hike at 2:00 p.m. 3rd A nnual C raft Show and Sale, July 25,10:00 a.m .- 5:00 p.m. Attention craft lovers! Beautiful Spruce Lane Farm will host many different Vendors, Victorian jewellery, homemade wool blankets and so much more. Civic H oliday A ugust 2,1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Spruce Lane Farm House celebrates its 100th birthday! Descendants of tire original owners of this beautiful tum- of-the-century farm will be there to cut the official birthday cake. N a tu re C e n tre Live honey bee hive which you can safely observe. See the queen laying up to 2000 eggs each day. Children love to see the turtles, toads, fish and snakes. Watch a nature movie or find out cool nature facts from the Natural Resources Interpreters. Located betuteen Oakville/Burlin^ton off the Q.E.W. Exit W9. 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