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i ii j uzjumthi i j ln5tiiiks icw tribune july 27 1994 p3 novopharm sends aid to rwandans long may they reign hayes angus and cathlene steele were voted king and queen of the green gables picnic on sat urday cathlene was visiting from the casa verde nursing home in toronto ptlotosjoerd wttteveen by tracy kibble staff reporter novopharm limited which operates a plant in stouffville is offering 500000 in medical aid to rwanda in its ongoing effort to help wartorn coun tries around the world the company announced this week chairman and chief execu tive officer leslie dan said he hoped the efforts will trigger other pharmaceutical compa nies to provide donations to rwanda refugees who are dying by the thousands of dis ease dan told the tribune mon day that the company will donate eight and a half tons of antibiotics which will be trans ported to trenton ont by truck the medicine will then be loaded onto a canadian parent councils a positive step crothers by julie caspersen staff reporter the onus for forming school councils should be on school boards not the provincial gov ernment says york region board of education chair bill crothers the ontario parent council- recommendation calling for mandatory parent committees at every school in the province is a step in the right direction crothers said however he favors giving school boards the authority to mandate local school councils over amending the education act i dont think writing it in legislation is a particularly positive notion crothers said the council released its report to the royal commis sion on learning wednesday parents should also be given an advisory role in the hiring and performance review of principals and teachers have full control over fundraising activities and money and be involved in program policy and curriculum development says the report tt represents some changes moving further along a path that a lot of school boards have started certainly along the path our board is moving along crothers said it sounds pretty supportable but although he endorses an advisory role for parents he said he does not support giv ing parents decisionmaking control there has yet to be a parent advisory model with authority values that has worked crothers estimates at least 95 per cent of the public schools in york region have please see page 6 armed forces hercules air craft departing for rwanda thursday morning novopharm will donate half a million dollars worth of life- saving antibiotics to help com bat spreading lifethreatning disease such as dehydration infection and cholera leslie dan saw on televi sion the incredible suffering of the refugees from rwanda and felt that this suffering requires immediate action and a special donation states a press release issued from the companys head office in scar borough novopharm which was instrumental in founding the canadian medicine aid pro gram can map which has been sending hundres of ship ments of medicines over the years to the sick and needy of the third world has made donations since 1987 novopharm is well known for its charitable actions in donating large amounts of pharmaceuticals to countries all over the world over the past seven years novopharm has made substantial dona tions of medicines to relieve the pain and suffereing of the sick and needy around the world the release states last year the company donated more than 2 million worth of medicine and intends to continue to do so in the future card celebrates 25 years by kate ghj3erdale correspondent the community association for riding for the disabled is celebrating its 25th anniver sary in 1994 with what is hoped will be the biggest and best cardathon ever founded in 1969 the organi zation provides therapeutic horseback riding for disabled people living in the greater toronto area the program is supervised by specially trained physiotherapists and skilled equestrian staff more than 300 volunteers are involved in helping dis abled individuals enjoy the numerous benefit of equestri an therapy and in introducing them to the sheer joy of horse back riding physical cognitive psycho logical and social skills are all enhanced by the program which attracts more than 700 students of all ages annually for the first 10 years of its operation card ran its programs from privately owned stables in the area by 1979 demand had exceeded capacity at the sta bles and the variety club equestrian centre for the dis abled was constructed as cards permanent home among the facilities available at the centre are indoor and outdoor arenas a special mounting platform with hydraulic lift and trapeze and special light and sound sys tems for the blind and deaf the entire centre including the stable area is wheelchair accessible card is a non profit charitable organization which is governed by a 12 member board of directors riders who range from 4-year- olds to senior citizens include people with cerebral palsy spina bifida muscular dystro phy accidental injuries and mental handicaps all applicants are assessed by a physiotherapist in con sultation with a medical advi- taking part whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury will be at the opening of the ride-a- thon which takes place at 845 am saturday aug 13 enter tainment and a pig and corn roast are scheduled sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the event pledge books rid ers registration forms and tickets to the roast are avail- company sues politician from page 1 the second lowest bidder a queensville company pachino which has operated from its 30employee stouf fville business since 1987 came in 10000 lower than the second lowest bidder palma said regional roads staff had recommended last april that the region hire pachino to perform the works but after several incamera sessions last june officials awarded the job to queensvilles novacor construction these meetings were done incamera so i cant tell you what brunelle said blow by blow but were assuming he exhausted every means of having us disqualified he has publicly questioned us before palma said weve done absolutely nothing wrong every time we bid in sory committee made up of able by calling 6402909 durham region brunelles always putting in his two cents qualified physicians to ensure that each rider is placed in a program which matches his or her individual ability the physical benefits of the program include improved co ordination balance mobility cardiovascular function and relaxation of spastic muscles from a psychological stand point the program enhances selfconfidence increases the attention span and improves motivation and concentration thirtysix onehour sessions are held weekly for approxi mately 200 riders with a sum mer program which can accommodate 110 each ses sion is run by a qualified instructor assisted by a group of volunteers while card receives a portion of its fund ing from the ministry of com munity and social service and fees paid by its riders it relies heavily on private and corpo rate donations to offset costs the cardathon held annually from als tack shop in stouffville is a major fund raiser for the organization this years trail ride takes place aug 13 and 14 in the vivian forest with both dis abled and nondisabled riders coop out of gasoline business the stouffville coop will remove its gasoline pumps outside the edward street store a fixture which has been part of the establishment for many years manager doug watson said the gas tanks will be removed to cut costs since the service provided no great revenue theres no problem with the gas tanks were removing them because the volume is fairly low and the liability and risk is too great watson said watson added the under ground tanks have remained in tact and said there has been no leakage over the years stouffvilles coop recently joined forces with other local facilities as a costcutting measure and restructuring move in order to continue its longtime services to local farmers and members why should people in politics say things and not be held accountable palma said silgailis said the region had no choice but to award the job to novacor because of the police investigation but added pachino will be treated like any other contractor for future work now that the police probe is over but palma said losing the 15 million job affects pachino revenues substantially because work for durham makes up about 40 per cent of its load each year thats a fair chunk for a small company palma said brunelle was unavailable for comment kids earn extra money become a carrier today call 6402100 stouffville attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyen for u little at if a piece so lar ttrii year we have delivered 17628913 flyen doortodoor in markham umonvflle midiken stooffville uxbridge clarenont dickson hill locust hill gormley goodwood victoria square brougham hagerman corner box grove cedar grave buttonvflle sandfbrd goodwood leaikdale greenbank udora sunderland zephyr aihbum canmngton and all 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