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nomtosiiihttie communi i photojim ross a visit to the victory baptist church in newmarket wednesday by the afncan childrens choif was a heartrending success the children perform in unionville sunday july 30 part of a tour to raise awareness of the plight of children in south africa r r- v lafill hnlr sto on sunday july 30 the markham yellow ribbon chapter will be hosting afundraisingcarwash the yellow ribbon programs goal is to stop suicide by helping those who are in need of help all proceeds from the car wash will go towardproviding necessary mate rials such as the yellow ribbon cards lapel pins and other items needed for events and activities the car wash wilkbe held at markville shopping centre in the parking lot area the shopping centre is located at 5000 hwy7 thecorner of hwy 7 and kennedy road- the wash will run from 11 am to 5 pm p palmer quality heating 3 air conditioning x installation 4707563 momfie imammmom large pizza 99 one topping 7 m adomonal topping 318 main st markham hrs mon wed 4 pm 10 pm thurs sat 4 pm 1 2 am sun closed bystefaniarizzi staff writer when heather beadle saw isaac donkor and victor obama they pulled her maternal heart strings the boys 11 and 9were staying with her while 1 on tour with the african childrens choir it was really neat and i was proud to see them especially seeing victor playing the drums wednesday night said the bradfordwest gwillimbury resident beadle and about 200 others attended the african childrens choir free performance at victory baptist church in newmarket the african childrens choir formed by an irish minister in canada16 years ago is on an 18month concert tour of canada and the united states the choir is made up of 26 five to ll needy children from uganda and nigeria for one year they tour north america in hopes of raising rnoney and awareness about the plight of i children in africa after touring the children return home to attend an academy school and study to become professionals such as engineers doctors or teachers we do this because its one way where people can actually see the children and touch them to know that the picture they see on television of ah impoverished child is real because life really is not easy for them said tour director liana smauwood a native of vancouver virs rewarding for me personally because im doing something i can to help change their lives and the kids are really fun and witty the children who sing in the choir change every year said smauwood- so that as many impover- ished children as possible have the opportunity to r and be educated the children who per formed in 1992 were nominated for a grammy award no matter where you go in africa and no mat ter if theyre orphans or have families they are dis advantaged and need all the help they canget she said beadle and her husband parishioners ofvictory baptist decided to be one of 15 families hostingthe children because she wanted to show her own chil dren how lucky they are we sponsor a boy in africa through world vision and i knowmy children see through pictures how poor his living circumstances are i knew that having them isaac and victor in my home would be very realto my children because they would realize that these kids dont have half of what they have said beadle a mother of four victory baptist church pastor rodger mccready said those who went to the concert will be forever changed the african childrens choirs next perfor mance in york region will be at unionville alliance church sunday july 30 at 930 am notice of public information centre highway 404 noise barriers in the city of toronto berm landscaping in the townof markham cole sherman associates has been retained by the ontario ministry of transportation mto to undertake detail design for highway 404improvementsfr6m highway 401 northerly to beaver creek in the city of toronto and regional municipality of york an environmental study report was prepared and filed for this project in 1998 wr 118401 119600 and 159600 the ministry of transportation is proposing to construct noise barriers on the west side of highway 404 from south of mcnicoll aveto south of steeles ave and landscaping of the bern at mowatt court which is located on the west side of highway 404 south of highway 407 a public information centre has been arranged to present the design characteristics of the proposed noise barriers and a conceptual landscaping plan for the berm at mowan court you- are encouraged to attend this meeting to view and comment on the proposed works the information centre will be held as follows wednesday august 2 2000 400 pnvto 800 pm s st robert catholic secondary school 8101 leslie street thornhill located on the east side of leslie street south of highway 407 comments and information regarding this project are being collected to assist the ministry of transportation in meeting the requirements of the environmental assessment act this material will be maintained on file for use during the project andmay be included in proper documentation information collecteckwill be used in accordance with the freedom of information and protection of privacy act with the exception of personal information all comments will become part of the public record for further information please contact mr bram hurd peng project manager cole sherman associates ltd 75 commerce valley drive east thornhill ontario l3t 7n9 tel 905 8823539 fax 905 8824399 email bramhurdurscorpcom mr michael bricks environmental planner cole sherman associates ltd 75 commerce valley drive east thornhill ontario l3t 7n9 tel 905 8823549 fax 905 8824399 email mikebricksurscorpcom des renseignements sur ce programme sont disponsibles en francais en composant 905 8824401 ext 525 mr david leblanc ontario ministry of transportation cuincvs quincys is featuring friday night italian buffet 0 saturday night chicken ribs buffet 1095 children 12 under 12 price under4free call for your reservation 9054740444 ext 4530 1c 9054740444 jvuy 7095 woodbine avenue 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