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stouffville suntribune thursday aug 112005 7 no complaints from new canadian we canadians of which i am one are the worst com- plainers in the world we whine when gas prices exceed 90 cents a litre we grumble- when tem peratures reach 30 c we claim hospital wait ing lines are too long and criminal jail times too short we berate our govern ments abuse of power then refuse to vote on election day grumble and complain moan and groan whimper and whine little seems right with our world oh but it is were the luckiest people on the face of this planet so says victor laghayi manager of pizza nova in stouffvilles giant tiger plaza and he should know canadas a beautiful place and stouffvilles a wonderful town says victor a recent escapee from the tyranny he knew in iran and only by the skin of his teeth hes lucky to be alive a native iranian one in a family of 10 victor explains how he because of his bahai faith faced extreme persecution under the countrys constitution i had no rights he says regardless he was conscripted into the army and forced to serve in the bloody iraniraq war a conflict that continued for years i was in the front lines i had no choice he states he still carries a piece of shrapnel in his throat the result of a serious wound added to this is the fact conflict continues against the basic principals of the bahai faith were promoters of peace not war he notes he decided to pack up and get out but easier said than done his escape meant days and nights trekking across rugged mountain terrain on foot by truck and by train until finally crossing the border into turkey it cost him money too 500 paid to smugglers people he didnt know but in whom he put his trust victor vividly remem bers awakening early one morning to the sounds of a border guard search he and two others hid behind piles of wheat bags to escape discovery had they been found theyd have been returned and possibly shot he said my heart was pounding so hard i was sure the guards would- hear it roaming around with jim thomas he recalls victor dramatically describes the absolute joy he felt on reaching a safe haven inside neighbouring turkey this cost him an additional 100 money well spent he said victor enthusiastically endorses the excellent treatment received from an official known only as mr smith at the canadian embassy in ankara he went out of his way to fasttrack my visa he said ill- never forget what he did for me this is a small world some day i hope well once again meet so i can say thanks the process can take up to a year his approval came through in three months this is an amazing place to live victor arrived in canada in 1989 looking back victor smiles on remem bering his arrival in toronto i didnt know a word of english he recalls he stayed for a time at world vision quarters on christie street and later enrolled in a control systems course at seneca college as did his wife sahra victor keeps in constant touch with family in iran but plans never to return canada is home now he said this is an amazing place to live victor remains a stead fast follower of the bahai faith pioneering the cre ation of an assembly here with six families now involved on arrival victor had three aspirations in mind promote peace find a job andlearn the language in 16 years these goals have been attained canada and stouffville have reaped the benefits jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years our peaches have jtfeehreiauy geat this year in fact its tne dessert of choice for my little daughter and me every evening ifijbaskets 31 qnsaleas well will be one of our more eandertnal items our prime rib bbriesthere faintno- dainty way of eating these just gotta mcklftemjupand gnaw we njt imarinatethem in our jbm l enajki or theyre g jr lilablelaufnaturel sb i like these sausages a lot although they have a bit of heat they have ajtot of flavour and character an great barbqued reg a99 lb this week grape cherry 0mat0es these 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