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p14 economist suntribune june 12 1997 celebrate the discovery of canada nineday festival includes roving musicians historical figures food and more embers from the markham italianassociation vfoundlaihtb 5q0th anniversary of john cabots discov- ery of canada entitled caboto trail a voyage of discovery the festival will see main street unionville come alive with music dancing and food from june 1321 held in conjunction with the toronto internal van it will be the first time in cara vans history that an entire street will- 11111111 become a pavilion said john hawco founder of friends of new foundland association and the co- chair of caboto trail in unionville main street unionville will be roving musicians will perform to people on the streets and in the- restaurants which will be serving food from the two places famous people from both cultures including- 1 1 ax i i ii learning about both cultures from the mayors of the unionville pavilion i vanessa nero people can participate in contests miil ing no hands and a grape stampers mash onceinahfetime svet is about a bond forged sogyersago to participate in the once-in-a-life- 1 time event people must buy a 20 passport that gets them into the main street festivities the opening dance at crosby arena and the closing maudi grasstyle dance with newfoundlands tra ditional mummers y the passport also gets them into the 35 pavilions at the toronto international festival caravan a oneday passport mm passports canbe purchased for the event at participating main street busi nesses or the markham and unionville c1bc branches its really about a- bond forged 500 they do as much for tourism as niagara falls from service staff to cab drivers to construction workers more people affect tourism in ontario than you think as one of our largest economic resources tourism contributes over 115 billion to our economy every year it creates thousands of jobs builds communities and provides new opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors alike so whether you grow zucchini for hotel restaurants or make hinges for theatre seats join us to celebrate tourism awareness week whatever you do you play an important role in ontario tourism the tourism federation of ontario and the ministry of economic development trade andtourism ontmuo tourism awareness week june 9 june 15 1997 j i vanessa nero 18 princess able to answer any questions the year is 1497 a young aris tocratic woman in a crushed purple and red velvet floor length dress with gold detailing and a gold headpiece curtsies to giovanni caboto the man who discovered the new world five hundred years later vanessa nero 18 puts on the traditional aris tocratic venetian headpiece its the princess lea look said nero of the gold headpiece that has extra material around the head and hangs half way down her back the university of toronto student chose the dress to greet visitors to unionvilles italian and newfoundland pavilion during the toronto interna tional festival caravan june 1321 the traditional dress of italy an offthe shoulder cream colored cloth dress wouldnt be something a woman would wear when greeting john cabot said nero who was cho sen to be the pavilions princess for the festival every pavilion at the festival choos es a princess who represents the cul ture nero was chosen because of her energetic and charismatic personality said john hawco founder of friends of newfoundland association and cochair of the unionville pavilion and nero has the advantage because of her italian heritage and the ability to speak the language i was able to fulfill both sides the newfoundland heritage being the canadian part and the italian part i was very honored so honored she immediately called her mother who dropped her own surprise her mother was a princess for caravan in 1971 the princess must stay at her pavil ion for the entire nine days she must greet the guests as they come to the pavilion and answer any questions they might have nero said she is prepared for most of the questions that might come her way i have read up on john cabot i know the italian heritage inside and out and i am pretty confident with the newfoundland heritage articles by lisa cartwright