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st tribune october 16 1996 p7 prizewinning parkview residents were talk of fair a winning combination congratulations to isobel coleman and mildred gomoll both of whom reside at parkview home the 83- yearold coleman captured first place honors at this years markham fair for her beautiful handknitted babys christening dress two years ago this talented knitter won both first prize and grand champion for another babys dress which her family had framed and which now takes pride of place on her wall at parkview gomoll 91 is an accomplished poet whose work has been published on a number of occasions one of her recent poems entitled my daily task by here part i was featured in the september issue of mature lifestyles and another work in the south by here part ii was selected as a semifinalist in a contest sponsored by the poetry club of america which receives submissions from across north america white cane day international white cane day on oct 15 is a time to reflect on the dire situation faced by many blind people in third world countries noted art brooker national director of christian blind mission international cbmi on stouffville rd a social safety net like we have here in canada doesnt exist in these poorer coun tries he said often people who are blind lack even the most simple aids such as white canes or schooling which would give them a degree of mobility and auton omy the fact that all too often blind individuals are shut out from mainstream society adds to their help lessness blind children are particularly vulnerable said brooker an estimated 90 per cent of these chil dren never get the chance to go to school statistics show that there are 40 million blind people in the world and that the most common cause of blindness is cataracts approximately half of those affected could be cured through surgical intervention cbmi specializes in the treatment and prevention of blindness through cataract surgery in asia africa and latin america at an average cost of 27 per operation more than 50000 blind and visually impaired individuals are currently receiving an education through projects supported by cbmi which is recognized by the world health orga nization for more information or to make a donation call 6406464 childhood asthma program families with children who suffer from asthma are invited to attend a childhood asthma program for resi dents of york region which will take place at york cen tral hospital from 7 to 830 pm oct 17 allan kaplan t an invitation for public comments development charges policies all members of the public and the development industry are invited to attend a public workshop regarding the proposed development charges policies for the regional municipality of york development charges are collected by the region from new development to fund growth related infrastructure the purpose of the meeting will be to ensure that all interested parties are appropriately informed on proposed development charge policies and the potential financial impacts and to receive input respecting any issues arising the workshop will be held on thursday october 24 1996 700 pm regional administration building seminar room 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario all comments and written submissions will be considered as part of the regions development charge review if you would like a copy of the draft discussion policies report in advance of the meeting or if you have any inquiries regarding this matter please call the york region finance department at 8951 231 eldred king regional chair gail blackburn chair of finance committee grape vine rrxcj kat e g i i d end ale country concert stouffville country market is hosting a free concert sunday oct 20 as part of harvestfest celebra tions guest performers are shania and the runaway train and kenny rogers impersonator peter david son the emphasis is on country and showtime is 1230 pm vfd will discuss the condition the factors which trigger it and methods of management and treatment for 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