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Pages 18 & 19 Page 26 One Kilt Worth Looking Up NOW OPEN 17 Lock St. Port Dalhousie Talent night photos George Harrison’s New York vigil beside Library NIAGARANIAGARA NEWSNEWS December 7, 2001 FREE Volume 32 Issue 6 Canadians show support in New York City By MELISSA PILON hours to show his support. someone so much to do some- Staff Writer Dellamonica said it was a long thing like that to people so inno- The Canada Loves New York bus ride, but worth it. cent. It wasn’t right.” weekend won’t be soon forgotten “This is the best thing I have Friday night Dellamonica by anyone who experienced it. ever done as far as patriotism went out on the town and walked About 20,000 Canadians took to and neighbourliness goes. This around sporting his “Canadian the streets of New York City, N.Y., is an awesome event. There are sweater.” He said the people on Saturday, Dec. 1, to celebrate so many people here, it’s great.” from New York are friendly. the Big Apple. The rally, as most He heard about the event “Everyone was so friendly. I deemed the event, took place in about three weeks ago and love it here.” Manhattan at the Roseland booked his trip immediately to After the rally Dellamonica Ballroom and the line-up contin- show his support. headed to Ground Zero but said he ued past 52nd Street as far as four Dellamonica said he has been an wasn’t sure what to expect. city blocks. “Attack on America junkie.” “I know it’s definitely going to Residents from across Canada “I fell asleep watching it, I change the way I see it because I answered New York Mayor woke up watching it and I drove will have seen it with my own New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani applauds as Canadian Rudolph Giuliani’s call for around listening to it. I read about eyes. I honestly want to see it to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien addresses the Canada Loves New tourists to come back to his city. it during every break. It was realize how big the event actual- York rally attendees on Dec. 1. Dave Dellamonica, of shocking. It was hard to think ly is.” Photo by Sean F. Taylor Hamilton, Ont., travelled 12 about how somebody could hate Continued on page 30 College honoured for Cambodian See Christmas supplement starting page 9 landmine clearing and fundraising Deck the halls By MITO TOGAWA Last year’s committee chair Studies Division; and Glenn Staff Writer Sean Taylor, a second-year McFarlane, SAC vice-president Niagara College has received a Journalism-Print program stu- of student affairs at the Maid of certificate from the Canadian dent, who co-chaired the com- the Mist Campus in Niagara Landmine Foundation (CLF) to mittee with Betty Ann Chandler, Falls. recognize the college’s contribu- and Christopher Newman, A province in Cambodia called tions in removing landmines in Student Administrative Council Battam Bang is one of the critical Cambodia. (SAC) vice-president of student areas, said Fairweather. Scott Fairweather, CLF vice- events at the Welland campus, About 1,900 square metres of president, made the presentation also a second-year Journalism- the land — about the size of 14 for the college’s efforts last year Print program student, received National Hockey League rinks and gave an update about the issue the certificate from Fairweather. — are covered with minefields. of landmines. Also attending were the follow- Determining the location of “We think it is important to let ing: Jos Nolles, director of the landmines is a long process and donors know where the money college’s International Education takes money, explained went to and how the money was and Development; Chandler and Fairweather. used,” said Fairweather. Mary Lou Eden, both English as a Determining the location of one He made the presentation in the Second Language (ESL) program landmine is estimated to cost Sandra Guilbeault, Elaine Burke and Gary Guzda, of the International Office at the Welland teachers; JoAnne Miani, division- about $1,000, said Fairweather. Facilities Management Service, participate in the Christmas campus on Nov. 27. al secretary of the Foundation Continued on page 2 tree decorating contest at the Welland campus. Photo by William Horwood Jr. Page 2, Niagara News, Dec. 7, 2001 landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmineslandmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmineslandmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines Anti-landmine group thanked Landmines kill, maim; Egypt has 23 million By MITO TOGAWA Afghanistan, China and Iraq Staff Writer with 10 million, Cambodia, with It was a great opportunity to eight million, Kuwait with seven increase people’s awareness of million, Vietnam with 3.5 mil- landmines and the problems they lion, Bosnia, Croatia and present. Mozambique with three million, A Canadian Red Cross presen- Eritrea with one million and tation, Landmines: Survive the Ethiopia with half a million Peace, was held at Glad Tidings mines. Church of God in Fonthill, on Flarity explained there are six Nov. 20. different types of landmines in Two speakers, David Flarity, size and power. Landmines are 62, of Fenwick, and Michael usually about seven to nine cen- Wood, 19, of Brantford, lectured timeters, he said. He passed to on landmines. those in attendance an imitation “Before you leave this room landmine made by the Canadian tonight, six people will be killed Red Cross. That was a butterfly or maimed for life by a mine,” type and its size was about nine Proud recipients of the recognition plaque are shown at the Nov. 27 presentation. From left are Flarity started in his one-hour centimetres and it was shaped Christopher Newman, Student Administrative Council (SAC) vice-president of student events of speech. like the wings of a butterfly. Welland campus and a second-year Journalism-Print program student; Scott Fairweather, Canadian Flarity mainly talked about He introduced the episode of a actual situations of landmines in girl, Zeida, of Mozambique, who Landmine Foundation vice-president; Jos Nolle, International Education and Development director; the world: where and how many saw her mother dying from a Betty Ann Chandler, English as a Second Language (ESL) program teacher, JoAnne Miani, landmines are located, what landmine explosion in front of Foundation Studies Division secretary; Sean Taylor, a second-year Journalism-Print program stu- types of landmines are used, how her at the age of four. Zeida’s dent; Mary Lou Eden, ESL teacher; and Glenn McFarlane, SAC vice-president of student affairs of landmines are being removed, mother stepped on landmine. the Maid of the Mist campus in Niagara Falls. and how landmines damage peo- “Bone, blood, clothing and dirt Photo by Mito Togawa ple’s lives. went up in the air. That was a Continued from page 1 this academic year.” tional issue, said Newman, adding According to his Top 10 rank- mess,” he said. Flarity said the He said he cares about the peo- Taylor said he would speak with he would discuss the subject at a ing of where landmines are landmine that the mother ple living with the fear of land- members of last year’s landmine future SAC meeting. “It’s great found, of 88 affected countries stepped on was probably a Civil mines. committee and SAC. that the goal of ridding the world Egypt ranks in first place with 23 War mine left by Russian Army. Nolle said earlier, “I hope that SAC has been supporting many of landmines seems to be obtain- million landmines. The rests are She lost her right leg. She is now the students will be inspired to do local charities, but it would be nice able in our lifetime and that our as follow: Iran with 16 million, 17 years old and living well with fundraising for the CLF again in to do something about an interna- students played a role in it.” Angola with 15 million, Continued on page 3 Marketing ad Niagara News, Dec. 7, 2001, Page 3 landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmineslandmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmineslandmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines landmines Landmines kill and everyone is a victim Continued from page 2 stay active in the ground about 50 countries in the world will treat semi-retired but teaches part time a prosthesis. years and plastic ones would stay this.” After being ratified in each for Governor Simcoe High School Landmine victims, who sur- hundreds of years, said Flarity. country, it finally becomes law in St. Catharines. He has been a vived but lost their arms or legs, Wood’s speech was focused to ban landmines. speaker about landmines at local are living with prostheses, artifi- mainly on other issues of land- Four major countries that high schools for several years, and cial limbs, made from polypropy- mine, including how Canada and haven’t sign are Russia, the he is an active volunteer in the lene, which is cheap, harmless, non-governmental organizations United States, China and Niagara Red Cross Disaster recyclable and changeable in stepped forward on initiating an Afghanistan. Response Team. shape and colour, said Flarity. international campaign to ban Dennis Essan, 54, of St. Wood was active within the Red During his presentation, he landmines, which brought about Catharines, who teachs French Cross Youth Council during his showed some pictures of landmine the Ottawa Treaty in 1997. language and literature at Brock high school years. He is studying victims.