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tribune may 25 1988 c cindy soini hasnt let a handicap slow her down the stouffville mother of two plans to take part in the stouffville christian school walkathon in her wheelchair next week mrs soini a paraplegic for 21 years is shown here with her sons nathan left and paul this woman in motion set for walkathon next week i by chris garbutt the stouffville christian schools walkathon june 2 will i also be a wheelathon now that cin- sdy soini has decided to enter o mrs soini in a wheelchair tsince she was in a tobboganning accident 21 years ago will be roll- king alongside her son nathan 7 who is a student at the christian school 0 there will be two routes which students teachers and parents may take one is 15 miles forthe younger pupils and the other is vfour miles mrs soini 37 will be taking the shorter route to be with nathan and so she can bring along her 3yearold son paul b ive done longer routes she says the main problems are j things like curbs which i need help to get over mrs soini notes that keeping up with the walkers in a wheelchair wont be a problem unless the route is hilly 1 i go a lot faster down hills the ballantrae resident says laughing and i go much slower uphill but on level terrain my speed is about the same as people walking mrs soini has not let her dis- abilitjlibv hermovrr sretfsves nathan toschool evefytdavinher handcontrolled car and runs a business of her own in fact she got into business through her involvement in the canadian paraplegic associa tion as an expert witness lawyers hire her to conduct stu dies investigating the cost of fu ture care for victims who need re habilitation both prosecution and defence lawyers seek her assistance its an occupation that keeps her on the move i did about 70 cases last year she notes and i do a lot of travelling she has many cases in toronto but also in cities across the province such as otta wa and thunder bay but she does her best to keep her tuesdays and thursdays free to be with paul during the day when it comes to housework mrs soini and husband norm try to share duties equally and she has come up with some innovative techniques for daytoday activi ties ill use tongs for turning on the washer or the burners on the stove she says its just one of those everyday things that you can put to more than one use 3 its mostly things i cant reach that someone else has to do like dusting on a high shelf or cleaning the stairs mrs soini believes that people are more aware of the disabled today than 21 years ago when i was in university i would get to some buildings and id have to corner four guys to lift me up the stairs she thinks that most people are willing to help out they just dont know how you cant be afraid to ask for help if i had been shy in universi ty i wouldnt have gotten any where mrs soini says that if she does run into any trouble along the wal kathon route children will be more than willing to help out she remembers a time she was a church leader working with sun day school students they were fighting over who could push me she explains eventually i had to say oh i really need the exercise so it would be better if i push myself so kids really like to be helpful the walkathon begins at 1 pm starting and finishing in stouffvil le memorial park the event will be followed by a balloon release vanda makeyourown sundae vpavty f we offer special summer school improvement courses for high school students special summer courses designed to 1 improve performance in all classroom subjects 2 give students the selfconfidence organizational skills and motivation to improve academic performance i for more information e call 2948757 today centre ivr learning sk1l1s suite 203 southeast corner highway 7 and mccowan open a chequing savings or tbili account now you could win 1 of 3 trips for two to france approximate value 10000 per trip you could win 2500 cash in any of 7 weekly draws free a set of 6 exquisite wine glasses are yours absolutely free with a minimum s250 deposit q cash bonus if you transfer your account from another financial institution si 000 or more s25 will be deposited into your new account 50 if you transfer 3000 or more enter as often as you like every additional 250 deposited into a new or existing account gives you another chance to win the weekly cash prize and the grand prize trip to france contest closes june 30 1988 complete contest rules available in every branch we look after more than your money we look after you central trust guaranty trust ctwudumwl look in the white pages for the branch nearest you the corporation of the town of markham notice of change of street name take notice that the council of the corporation of the town of markham intends to change the following street name as outlined hereunder proposed new name bullock drive former name snider drive from main street markham north westerly to where such stretch of road connects with bullock drive a copy of the map showing the proposed street name change as outlined herein may be seen in my office in the municipal building at 891 1 woodbine avenue buttonville ontario during normal business hours the council of the corporation of the town of markham shall hear in person or by hisher counsel solicitor or agent any person who claims that hisher lands will be prejudicially affected by the bylaw to change such street name and applies to be heard at a hearing to be held on tuesday june j 14th 1988 in the council chambers of the municipal build ing at 8911 woodbine avenue buttonville at the hour of 200 pm or as soon as possible thereafter christine palmer mrs deputy clerk published a second time this 25th day of may 1988