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w-i- lc5t lsssw v vbykaihleen griffin r is j sstaffwrtter 5 rying an promoting the study c cof traditiohal crafts has been the focus v j- of the markham guild of village crafts s r f6rthelast30yearshc- vancl how its time to celebrate jlv 1 r- the idea is to keep those tradition al crafts alive there are many people angel program as well as items for yellow b house in aurora here who know how to do crafts the old vtheres something going on at the way explained equipment manager guild all the time ireland said we i also have interest groups like knitting s irene ireland j with the support and cooperation and quilting- whichmeet once the town of markham the guilds week t a in conjunction with the markham dri its members talents to the com- and members support each other tjoii a t-i- munitv offering all no matter what the projector disci pline she said f the guild was formed in 1971 by markhani resident bobnewman a woodworker andpotterhe placed an ad looking for members for his new festival- guild rffemtiersare gear- ing upfor their 30thi anniversary open house saturday and the idea is to keep those traditional crafts alive are inviting membersof the commu nity to join them f with more than 160 members the guild offers a variety of craft skills including woodworking pottery needlework rughooking weavingf calligraphy tatting lace done by hand 1 as well as ceramicsrsewmg and quilt- ing j vv munity offering all levels of craft pro- gramming to resi dents including arts and crafts classes for children hands- on crafts and related activities its demonstrations are part of many community events including the unionvflle festival markhani fair the whitcffurchstouffyille strawberry festival and the festival of lights v as weumembers knithats mitts and blankets for incubators for prema ture babies through the guardian organization a more than 30 people were on board within a few months arid that number quicklygrew forcing moves to several locations aroundtownthe guilds cur rent home is 11 church st saturdays celebration is at the church street location beginning at 11 am enjoy displaysand demonstrations until 3 pm dignitaries including mayor don cousens will be on hand for a cakecutting ceremony at 1130 am ia3 evergreen hospice provides supportive care for people of all ages in markham and whitchurch- stourtville who are experiencing the impact of hfe-ihreat- cmng illness and loss phone 905 4725014 mnmyergreenhospicwffg this mttsagr brought to vou asaconamsrjty senxe of thewarthaneaxxmasun andtntunt ja people breaking the pattern of poverty this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune co 1 1 t- 8q0 5656 usc tovpjeelgie r syjdpbrt- today 56 r public meeting notice oak ridges moraine strategic directiohspapef the regions of durham peel and yojfkwith the assistance of conservation authorities and other municipalities on the oarridges moraine yst have released a strategic directions paper entitled tke oak ridges moraineproposals for the protection and management of a unique landscape may 2001 l r w draft buildingonthe regional official plan policies already in place in the three regions trie strategic directions ipapef focuses four areas- hydrogeology natural heritage datamanagement policy development and securement- where the regions feel further work and policy development will assist in better protecting and tmanaging the features and functions of the moraine s in order to obtain comments imregard to this strategic directions paper the regions have scheduled public open houses and information meetings this process will also assist the regions in formulating a submission to the recently announced provincial initiative on the oak ridges moraine a i h 11 3 1 fc9 eu xavsi ill fecv r junei92ooi york region j dr gl w williamshigh school 39dunning avenue aurora open house 630 to 700 pm information meeting 7oo to 900 pm june 21 2001 w kingcjtyfflgryschool v 2001 king roarj king city bpenhouse 63b to 700 pm st information meeting 700 to96o pm i june 25 2601 stouffvilledistrict highschool i83bramble cr stouffville ppenhouse630to 700 pm information meeting 700 to 900 pm june 26 2001 durham region enniskillen public school 8145 old scugog road clarington l open house 530 toi6oo pm information meeting 600 to 800 pm- june 287 2boi j n r luxbridge seniors centre 75 marietta street oxbridge open housv630to766 pm information meetingvroo to 900 pm july peel region caledbh community complex 2615 old church road cafedon east f house 600 to 700 pm nf6rmationmeeting7oo to 900 pm copies of strategicdirections paper and the accompanying regional planning staff reports are f ayailableforjreview inarea municipal offices and libraries and may be downloaded from the jdurriam region websiteay 1 iwwwregiondurhamonrca hryork region website v wwwregionyorkonca and i- vpeel region website r wwwregionpeelonca o questions andcomments regarding the strategic directions may be directed t iv rvi mm a if i tl it takes a special kind of person to help the people and the communities that need it most fortunately george browns faculty of community services offers special kinds of programs located in downtown tor6nto these programs are partnered with the best social services agencies in the province the result is valuable front line experiencetailored to your career objectives build a career out of caring lot george brown college help you help others programs begin this september for more information call 4164152185 or visit wwwgbrownc6nca open house wednesday june 27 3 pm to spm geortie brown coilecie st james cimm iii i city coiihci rorcf brown i to the regional municipality 3 wmof durham viwebsitewwwregi6ndurhamonca email ormstrategyregiondurhamonca z regional municipality of peel