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DALPHOND e@ca.qc.laval_centre 2000-11-27 federal election
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GUIRAL
Madeleine
Bloc Quebecois Party
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DAVIES e@ca.bc.vancouver_east 2000-11-27 federal election
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Libby
New Democratic Party
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DAWE e@ca.on.kent_county.wallaceburg.wallaceburg_courier_press 2003-06-04 published
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'Burg native wins national award
Cheryl HEATH
Courier
Press staff
One of Wallaceburg's homegrown students is now recognized as
one of the top teachers in the land.
Kim LEWIS, who hails from Wallaceburg and is now a drama teacher
at John McGregor secondary school in Chatham, has been awarded
with a Certificate of Excellence as a recipient of the 2002-2003
Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence.
The award, presented by Prime Minister Jean
CHRETIEN at a May
15 ceremony, recognizes the efforts of outstanding teachers who
provide students with the tools necessary to become upstanding
citizens, develop and thrive as individuals, and to contribute
to the country's growth and prosperity.
LEWIS was one of only 16 teachers and 10 early childhood educators
to be honoured at the national level while 72 teachers and 31
early childhood educators will be presented with certificates
by their respective Members of Parliament.
It was a climactic moment in her teaching career, says
LEWIS,
who is the daughter of “Radio” Ray and Janice
AARSSEN of Wallaceburg.
LEWIS, who has been a teacher for 24 years, began her teaching
career at Our Lady of Help school in Wallaceburg. She then worked
out West and later in Fergus, Ontario, before moving back to
the area with her three children 12 years ago.
There weren't any teaching positions available in Chatham-Kent
when LEWIS first arrived, but she was interviewed by a Lambton
Kent District School Board administrator to whom she promised
that he “won't be sorry” if he gave her a chance.
He obliged.
LEWIS then began teaching English, but in time, had
the chance to teach her true love -- drama.
The program at John McGregor school proved so popular with students
over time that the number of classes offered has grown to nine
from three, which is quite a feat given that drama is not a required
course in the curriculum.
"I can't tell you how fulfilling it is," says
LEWIS. "It really
is amazing that I get paid to do this."
She says being nominated for the award by both the parent council
and school principal Ross
DAWE at John McGregor school was an
honour in itself.
"I tried to dissuade him
(DAWE,)" she says. "He wouldn't hear
of it. He insisted on putting this nomination together."
LEWIS notes "there are so many great teachers in our building"
that she was awed when she received the call from Ottawa informing
her of the win.
"It blew my mind," says
LEWIS, adding she and her entire family,
including husband Dan, who is an accomplished physical education
and math teacher as well as guidance officer at McGregor, enjoyed
the five-day trip to the nation's capital.
"It really was invigorating to hear other people who are passionate
about what they're doing, too," says
LEWIS of the experience
of meeting with Canada's top teachers.
Indeed, LEWIS says the event was inspiring as well as a real
shot in the arm for her teaching career.
"I kept walking around saying, ‘I've just been inoculated, '"
she quips.
LEWIS says her childhood inspired her interest in the dramatic
arts. She recalls that her parents were heavily involved in the
theatre and they often held cast parties at the family home.
In her later years,
LEWIS took part in theatrical studies at
Wallaceburg District Secondary School and she also joined the
Wallaceburg Little Theatre. These days, in addition to her teaching
duties, LEWIS directs, organizes and writes several community-based
drama programs, including the incredibly successful Stop Bullying
production presented in cooperation with the Chatham-Kent Police
Service earlier this year.
LEWIS notes her high praise for her students and their commitment
to drama.
"The opportunities with drama are endless and the rewards are
immeasurable," she says. "My students change the world and that's
what it's all about."
LEWIS adds her motto as a teacher is a simple one. She offers
her students with a safe environment to test their abilities.
"The biggest word of my career is risk," she says. "I provide
a safe environment, which allows for risks. Then I say to students,
‘let's find out what you're capable of.' Success is absolutely
a given if you come in here with the right attitude."
Thanks to
LEWIS's achievement, her school will also receive a
$5,000 donation to be used with
LEWIS's direction in consultation
with the school.
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DAWSON e@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.the_connection 2003-07-18 published
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Collingwood man killed in Muskoka mishap
Angela McEWEN,
Connection
Staff
Writer, page 1
An early-morning boating excursion on Lake Joseph last weekend
ended in tragedy for a Collingwood family, and heartache for
a second one.
Peter CROMPTON, 27, is dead after a boating collision on July
13, at 5: 30 a.m.
"The one boat operated by (one Toronto man) was stationary in
the water, and the second boat operated by (another Toronto man),
hit the back end and landed on top of the boat," said Const.
Kristine DAWSON, community services officer with the West Parry
Sound Ontario Provincial Police.
"The three people who were injured were sitting in the back of
the boat."
CROMPTON was pronounced dead at the scene. Clay
DOLAN, 24, also
from Collingwood, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted
to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.
His brother, Josh, 32, from Toronto, was treated for minor injuries
at the West Parry Sound Health Centre.
On Wednesday afternoon, officials at Sunnybrook listed the younger
DOLAN's condition as fair.
The first boat was carrying eight people, and the second boat
had five people in it. The maximum number of people allowed in
a boat depends on the size of the vessel, said
DAWSON.
After an investigation, police charged the 22-year-old driver
of the second boat with impaired driving causing death, impaired
driving causing bodily harm, driving with a blood alcohol level
over 80 mg, criminal negligence causing death, criminal negligence
causing bodily harm and careless boating.
A court date is set for October 2.
Drinking and operating a water vessel is as dangerous as operating
a motor vehicle on a roadway or snowmobile trail. Approximately
25 to 40 per cent of boating accidents involve alcohol according
to Staff Sgt. Brad
SCHLORFF, with general headquarters in Orillia.
"In Ontario this year, on average, about 50 people will get killed
in boating fatalities," said
SCHLORFF "(
But) it's not that common
that a boat collides with another."
Usually boats end up hitting docks or something along the shoreline,
he said. Out of the 50 people who die annually, about 42 are
drownings and the rest are accidents involving boat collisions,
said SCHLORFF.
"First of all, (a person's) balance is affected, and when you
fall down in your boat, you fall overboard and then run the risk
of drowning," said
SCHLORFF. "
You're not in a stable platform."
For the past 20 years, the public has been inundated with warnings
about the hazards of drinking and operating a boat, he added.
The message, apparently, is still not getting through to a significant
number of people.
CROMPTON is a graduate of Collingwood's National Ski Academy
and was a member of the Ontario Alpine Ski Team. He competed
in the World University Games, the U.S.A. Junior Championships
and the Nor-Am Race Series, both nationally and internationally.
The visitation for
CROMPTON was held at Fawcett's Funeral Home
Collingwood chapel on Wednesday evening, and the funeral took
place Thursday afternoon at Trinity United Church.
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DAY e@ca.bc.okanagan-coquihalla 2000-11-27 federal election
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DAY
Stockwell
Canadian Alliance Party
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