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18 economist suntribune etcetera thursday feb 3 2000 ihhhhmhihi the telephone number that appeared for rob mcdonald in the jan 29th advertisement was incorrectly shown the correct telephone number is 2941990 we apologize for this error understanding through education for more information on epilepsy please contact 905 5085404 this message brought to you as a community servcte of the economisttribune mmm lumgsu retirement residence est in ietitement piping toom ome saturday february 5 v 1 pm to 4 pm tour the facility entertainment refreshments smile theatre presents j ukulele man the fourstringed musical from 2- 3 pm 1955 steeles ae east at leslie willowdale ont tel 416 4985588 visit our website at wwwthegibsononca wanted cannicn to deliver the economist sun or stouffville tribune in the following areas windridge drive hawkridge drive reesorville road captain rolph court paradise avenue fredericton road billy joel crescent smithy street tailor street main st markham joseph street 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prefer buying new year pastries and dont eat as much saidtso whose mother bom in canada like herself taught her how to pre pare them she says youre bom here in canada dont forget your traditions many things you eat for new year are consid ered lucky said avis wong a markham mother of three and you never say a bad word against any body and you never scold your child this is a good time to spoil them her 10yearold son chris knows to take a very good shower on last day of the year to wash bad luck away i like getting the money he added in hong kong the new year period lasts 15 days for the first two days you only go out to see next of kin on the fourth day you start visiting other people there you put money in a red pocket and give it to anybody thats younger than you and not married its difficult if youre not rich but in canada you do this only with your own kids keeping traditions going in canada is harder but its important for childrens sake to observe the new year an4 not turn it into an ordinary day when they grow up i want them to have memories of chinese new year wong said wong took her children to the library celebra tion where frederick yui an amateur musician from scarborough demonstrated the dizi the chinese flute and anita leung of the chinese cultural centre of greater toronto told 40 young sters about the chinese traditions of knotmaking and papercutting such knowledge helps children to identify with chinese culture leung said i find it so natural that our kids will know about it will celebrate and not be ashamed of it this year leung added the dragon dance is a mustsee a 10person dragon is usually the small est performance she said noting that 50 people do it in hong kong the coordination has to be perfect or else they would trip over one another unlike dragons of the west the chinese dragon always wingless with an enormous head is not a symbol of evil but of luck and wealth its almost like a protector young richmond hill artist gigi lui said lui is one of several unionville high school students who portrayed the dragon in paints or other media through a project sponsored by canada post the head of her dragon tail in watercolour midsection in pen and ink leaps off a canvas in coppercoloured cardboard the days before the new year is a time when companies try to get new business and pay off debts said winnie wong president of the scarboroughyork region chinese business association since its traditional to ask for payment before yearend a lot of businesses can fail but with the economy stable this year things arent so bad wong said i dont feel the pressure chinese new year events many public events are scheduled in york region for the year of the dragon this weekend highlighted by the spectacular dragon dance thursday february 3 kathleen gormley mckay art centre main street unionville 6 to 8 pm opening reception for show of chinese artists show continues through feb 13 friday february 4 first markham place hwy 7 east of woodbine avenue 8 to 10 pm free photo with god of fortune 10 pm tol230 am fairchild radio new year countdown show with lion and dragon dance entertainment god of fortune markham square hwy 7 and warden avenue 11 am noon and 1 pm lion dance pacific mall steeles avenue and kennedy road 9 pirn to midnight chin singtao new year countdown show with lion and dragon dance live band god of fortune saturday february 5 first markham place hwy 7 east of woodbine avenue 230 to 430 pm free photo with god of fortune market village steeles avenue and kennedy road 11 am to 5 pm celebration with lion dance and dragon dance at 2 pm sunny tang kung fu demonstration at 3 pm 1 pm chinese brush painting by famous artists pacific mall steeles avenue and kennedy road 2 to 4 pm fairchild radio show with god of fortune times square hwy 7 at leslie street 130 pm lion dance 2 to 4 pm toronto chinese music association and the school of toronto city ballet sunday february 6 first markham place hwy 7 east of woodbine avenue 2 pm wushu demonstration and lion dance frederick horsman variey art gallery of markham main street unionville 130 pm lion dance 2 pm tai chi performance and fan dance followed by demonstrations of art caligraphy cooking and childrens games market village steeles avenue and kennedy road 2 to 5 pm fairchild radio program markham civic centre town centre boulevard at hwy 7 noon to 515 pm celebration with singing contest dragon dance god of fortune magic show sponsored by canadian asian business information network and toronto chinese community services association 830 pm fireworks pacific mall steeles avenue and kennedy road 2 to 4 pm panda dance group saturday february 12 market village steeles avenue and kennedy road 2 to 4 pm xing dance theatre of canada unveiling of stu dent art celebrating canada post stamp for year of the dragon mill run golf coiintry club extends an invitation to all future brides and grooms to attend our bridal open house sunday february 6 11am 4pm welcome gift fashion show limousine coffee sweets wedding cakes music more for more information call sherry chalmers at 905 8526212 ext 230 ivrtt bum or 18004658633 g located on durham rd 8 just west of uxbridge