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economist sunthe tribune june 12 1997 1 15 cultural exchange programs offered to area residents this year more than 400 canadi ans of all ages will take part in afs interculture canadas programs in 54 countries around the world afs interculture canada cana das leading international exchange organization is a volunteerdriven educational program that promotes global education entrepreneurship and community involvement through international school and work based internship programs for young and old the aim of afs interculture cana da is to give canadians a chance to learn about the world and to appre ciate the cultural differences and universal interests that exist between people at the same time they will acquire skills and experience to prepare them for the challenges of the future for all programs participants live childbirth education group hosts meeting choices childbirth education and labour support services is a nonprofit organization that provides choicebased prenatal educa tion professional labour support postpartum support and crisis counseling on issues related to childbirth v choices provides services in durham and york regions along with scarborough and north york v choices is looking for volunteers that are community minded and have an interest in childbearing issues volunteers are needed for duties such as community events spe cial events planning and much more choices will be holding a meeting on monday june 16 at 730 pm the meeting will take place in pickering forfurther information please call 9054200223 or 416-293- 4450 with host families in the com munity where they attend school or work they have the opportunity to become full members of their host families and to learn about the host commu nitys values and attitudes because of the variety of programs offered virtually anyone can participate high school students can spend the school year living and studying in a foreign country college and universi ty graduates can do volunteer work in latin america or asia and retirees can teach english french or spanish in the caribbean or latin amer ica afs canada is currently offering eight different pro grams of work or study to choose from the year pro gram semester program and six week intensive program are all offered as a chance for 15 to 18 year olds to study abroad adults over 18 years of age can choose from the dialogue across the americas global education or teaching pro grams and college and uni versity graduates can partici pate in the eight month internship program also for those who prefer a shorter journey afs offers three to four week discovery programs in thailand and egypt for those who would rather stay in canada opportunities to host foreign program par ticipants are available those interested in more information about afs or its programs should phone 1- 8003617248 world wide worth owhat price do you put on your time by connecting to the fastest jy internet service available wave will save you hours while others watch the crunch and gurgle of information downloading if you cant calculate a value for the time youll save lets talk hard costs for an initial installation charge of 150 and fee of 55 a month wave plugs you into the best value in highspeed internet access heres why included in those numbers youll find professional installation computer configuration and cable hookup your own licensed version of netscape navigator or microsoft internet explorer software a highspeed cable modem a 100 ethernet card 5 email addresses 5 mb for your own homepage and unlimited internet time whats more wave comes through the same cable as your television services so theres no need to for a second telephone line and when some internet service providers decide to charge you for technical support well still be free for as long as youre riding the wave to sum it all up speed saves sign up with wave before july 31 and youll receive 100 off the price of installation and a 60 day moneyback guarantee on your monthly fees visit us at wwwshawwaveca or call 416 2906400 100off we installation and a 60 clay moneyback guarantee shlu