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economist suntribune ho ho ho saturday dec 14 2002 kids monday deadline for letters to santa its last call for letters to santa kids draw a picture and start listing what you want from santa claus and well see he gets your letters in time for the big day and well publish as many of them as possible this month deadline isnoon monday send your drawings and let ters to the economist suntribune 9 heritage rd markham on l3p 1m3 attn santa claus special delivery you can email letters to news- roomeconsuncom or fax us at 9052941538 paid for mortgages call gail 4168316049 preboxing day submitted photo it w f 1 l mr pilot capt graham nierop left of unionville and first officer jeff lewis get ready to fly donated hockey equipment to the arctic next week markham rinks are dropoff points pilot hopes to play santa for arctic hockey kids by roy green staff writer everyone knows santa leaves on his whirlwind worldwide sleigh trip dec 24 but theres a local santa wholl be doing the trip in reverse bringing presents from here to the north pole two days earlier unionville pilot graham nierop is hoping to fill a boeing 737 with used hockey equipment for inuit kids in iso lated arctic villages on a flight hell be taking dec 22 hockey equipment scarce i fly weekly from toronto to the falconbridge mine in raglan in the arctic said mr nierop as you might expect hockey is a big deal for inuit kids they dont need artificial ice in their rinks but hockey equipment is very scarce my initial intention was simply to donate the equipment my family has outgrown over the years i have three boys who play hockey and i was going to trade in their old equipment when it occurred to me that it might be more useful for those kids in kangiqsuajuaq salluit and other nunavik villages in total there are 14 nunavik villages in the region and any equipment we can pro vide would be a big help mr nierop who owns newmarkets kqjq332 hound heather pub restaurant h when he isnt flying to the arctic hopes area residents will dig through their closets and hockey bags to supply enough equipment sticks gloves skates jerseys elbow and shin pads even figure skates to fill his cargo hold for the dec 22 flight drop at markham arenas the town of markham will accept donations in bins at three of its arenas mount joy 6096 16th ave markham crosby memorial 210 main st unionville and rj clatworthy 2400 john st thornhill he said falconbridge a division of noranda has kindly agreed to let him bring his hockey cargo on the plane in that pre flight and manage ment of the tannery mall is providing storage space for the equipment i know from personal experience that hockey has a great positive influ ence on kids which is why i want to get the community involved in this he said i want to get as much as i can and if this drive is successful we might do another in the spring for summer sports equipment donations can also be dropped off at the hound heather in the tannery mall on davis drive between 1130 am and 10 pm for more information call 9054777069 or 9058364069 all fall and winter collections reduced up to gilt am s off including basler jobis steilmann hucke lucia and other international labels looking great made easy excludes new arrivals and cruise wear giliams unionville 177 main st 9054778840 mi jflj why wait for a sale when you can get boxing day prices all year round 51 kin iii mstjm bhgfmcicfi tnrxd d mwm qjurjbnigel limited quantity 1 i i quality brand- name furniture prices l the concept at buy direct furniture is that j our professional buyers source great jo quality furniture from leading north fdbtosf ytgigbjjllaisd dee discounted prices from first omllblffte fcr r fnfn cjualty special deals discontinued models 1 and end of line products to bring you the greatest deals at guranteed lowest prices liinitgd fluanlity nsilmttlv as shewn all sales de in time for i i- f ailfledtvmotfelf 1 ippnr- v r v v izjkrujl jz- ilziktrijizlj ri ft i rt jjel ijhi vf furniture furniture manufacturers outlet