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whrtchurchstouffvillepuwfcijbraii thursday serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 36pages1 including gst 18 you can dispute origins of eggnog but not its flavour schools 5 opinion 6 sports 20 classified 21 on edge of poverty giving spirit alive mybrkregixm by lisa queen staff writer the middleaged mothers hesitancy as she entered the salvation army christmas drive depot one evening last week made it clear she was embar rassed to be asldng for a hand- but but she told the churchs corh- munity capacity director ray varkkj she hasnit been able i to find work and her welfare cheque doesnt stretch far enough to pro- vide a christmas for her two chil dren what she said next alrnost broke his heart may be last christmas her 12year0ld son is in the later stages of cystic fibrosis this may very well be his last christmas- mrvarkki said she cant provide for him shes completely overwhelmed the woman who also has a sevenyearold daughter cried as she told mr varkki of the circum- stances that led her to the salvation anny r uustukeanangei she was just like an angel v she was so nice and kind arid polite he said this is a pride issue she felt bverwhelmed being in this situa tion shes neyerasked for help her nature is a caregiver at heart she started talking about her kids see childrens page 7 two turfed- one demoted from federal cabinet by roy green staff writer york region wont have rriuch of a presence mfeul martins cabinet with two area mps turfed out arid another demoted as the new prime minister cleaned house friday morning thornhill mp elinor caplanarid vaughankingaurbra mp maurizio bevilacqua lost their cabi net posts while markharn mp john mccallum was shifted from defence minister to the veterans affairs ministry calls not returned none of the mps returned calls friday fromlhe suntribune most surprising was the fate of mr bevilacqua junior finance min ister in- jean chretiens last cabinet who reportedly rejected a demo tion to parliamentary secretary mr bevilacqua who has been in the house of commons since 1988 was the first mp to support mr martins unsuccessful leadership bid 13 years ago and as late as wednesday was being touted as a shooin for a higher cabinet posi tion at an event in- the riding tuesday bevilacqua was asked by photographer- mike barrett about a possible cabinet post and responded by providing- him with the telephone number of his con stituency office stating hed be available for comment after the new cabinet was revealed friday see bevilacqua page 8 bobby and the clippers staff photosjoerd witteveen hockey legend bobby orr instructs uiestoufrviue novice a clippers during filming of a mastercard tvxrii- mercial at the stouffville arena thursday the third of four priceless commercials featuring the clippers will be aired starting in late february gold medallist gassie campbell also appears seemore pictures on page 9 hot tubs 27hemiager 2948030 9 beochcorribo honda 8220 kennedy rd markham 9054 77 24 51 wwwmarkhamh6ndacbm genuinei honda oil and filter change monthur krarts and service open till midnight includes jprciriiuni quality 5w20 or 5w30 genuine honda motor oil genuine honda oil filter and a new drain plug gasket quick lube service no appointment necessary ocuin iai hoi included excluded 1 own and country realty ltd 6400888