April 2001 - Online Newsletter

1111 Elgin Street West, Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, K9A 5H7
Phone: (905) 372-8913 or 1-800-396-6626 Fax: (905) 372-2711 Email: northumberland@fourinfo.com

April 22, 2001:

2:00 p.m. at the Port Hope Lions Recreation Centre (Gifford Street)

GREAT CANADIAN FIDDLE
Wrap-up the season with lively toe-tapping fiddlers Ann Lederman and Tom Leighton.

single ticket to each performance available at the door $ 9.00 / per person

Tickets available through Capitol Theatre box office (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday), and by phone with a major credit card at (905) 885-1071 or toll free 1-800-434-5092. For more information, call Jane Brgleg at (905) 885-0923.

April 7th	8:00 p.m.	St. Mark's Church presents Robert Pilon (T) Admission $25 (T=Tentative Booking)
April 18th	2:00 p.m.	Smile Theatre Co. presents "Made in Canada: A Musical Revue of Canadian Song" Admission $12
April 20th	8:00 p.m.	New Jazz Vocal Talent Lisa Lindo Admission $21
April 21st	8:00 p.m.	Shantero Productions Presents Comedian Dave Broadfoot Admission $24
April 27th	8:00 p.m.	Trinity College School Music Night
April 28th	8:00 p.m.	Friends of Music present Flutist & Guitarist Hoeppner & Guak Admission $25
April 29th	2:00 p.m.	The Great Farini's Cirque de Magique Admission $ TBA

Box Office Information
Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each Live Performance.
Telephone orders accepted with Visa, MasterCard or American Express only.
BOX OFFICE
20 Queen St., Port Hope
905-885-1071
1-800-434-5092
www.capitoltheatre.com

Naturalization of Your Property
Tuesday, April 3,10,17,24 7-9 p.m.
GRCA Main Office, Port Hope
Back for the 3rd year, this series of 4 evening programs is designed to aid you in naturalizing your property. This year's series will provide instruction on the topics of: planning & design, gardening with ferns, herbal & medicinal gardening, trees & shrubs, butterfly gardening, and more. Field trip to be arranged at the end of the course.
$40 per person for the series. Pre-registration required. Please call 905-797-2721 for information and to register.

Owl Prowl
Saturday, April 14 7-9 p.m.
Ganaraska Forest Centre
Come prowl for owls in our 4th Annual Owl Prowl. We'll start with a slide show and displays at the Forest Centre before venturing out into the forest for a guided walk to hear (and if we're lucky see) them in their natural habitat. Please dress warmly!
$12/$6/$4

Maple Syrup Day
Saturday, April 21 11-3 p.m.
Ganaraska Forest Centre
At long last the Ganaraska Sugar Shack is open and operating again. Enjoy a guided tour of the Maple Valley sap collecting route, listen to tales of traditional maple syrup making around the campfire, visit the sugar shack and learn its secrets, then settle down to a pancake feast complete with Ganaraska syrup in the gym.
No pre-registration necessary.
$8 adult/$5 child

O.F.A.H. 12th ANNUAL
Ganaraska Forest Centre
Conservation Dinner & Auction
Saturday, April 7, 2001

Cobourg Lion's Centre, Elgin Street, Cobourg

Social Hour: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

**Raffles
**Door Prizes
**Live Auction
**Silent Auction

Proceeds supporting the Ganaraska Forest Centre
Tickets $45 each

Calling All Artists!
The Art Gallery of Northumberland's 24th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition is fast approaching. One of the most popular shows at the Gallery, the Annual Regional Juried Exhibit represents a wide variety of artworks, by many artists throughout Northumberland County and surrounding area. This year the exhibit's theme will be open.

Each entrant may submit up to 4 original artworks produced within the last 2 years, in any media (painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, carving, fabric, ceramic, wood, glass, metal, etc..). Anyone 18 years and over, who is a resident of Northumberland County or a member of the Gallery, is eligible to enter. Artworks must be brought to the Gallery on Monday March 12th, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., accompanied by an entry form and a small fee (Members: $5 per work; Non-Members: $10 per work). This years jurors are Ron Bolt, David Blackwood, both renowned artists from the Northumberland County and David Aurandt, the Executive Director of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. Accepted artworks will be exhibited at the Gallery from March 17th to April 15th, 2001. For more information and/or to receive an entry form, contact or drop-by the Art Gallery of Northumberland, located on the 3rd floor, West Wing of Victoria Hall, 55 King St. West, Cobourg Ontario, 905-372-0333.

In the story of Ruth and Naomi, we see hope emerge out of loss and tragedy. It is a story that can empower each of us, both in our own life struggles and in the way we "accompany" others. The Book of Ruth is a universal story from which we still have much to learn.
Presenter: Marlilyn Meraw, CSJ
Villa St. Joseph Retreat Centre, 445 Monk Street, Cobourg, ON
905-372-2741, email: villa@eagle.ca
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. $16 (includes lunch)

Reboot North - Bringing Technology to the Community
reBOOT North is a non-for-profit organization providing computer hardware and technical support to charities and non-profits that have limited access to technology. They refurbish previously owned computers, and resell them at nominal cost to charitable organizations in the area from their location in Peterborough. reBOOT accepts donations of operating 486 DX and Pentium PC's, 14" or larger monitors, printers, and laptop computers. They will also pick up donated equipment (a minimum of 5 units), and issue you a tax receipt for the market value of the equipment. If you would like to contact reBOOT to donate, or purchase a computer, please contact them at:

Palliative Care Volunteers Needed!
The Northumberland Lakeshore Hospice Association currently requires Palliative Care Volunteers. There will be a weekly educational program included, and will be held at the Golden Plough Lodge from Thursday, March 29th to Thursday, May 31st from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (30 hours).

The Northumberland Lakeshore Hospice Association is a non-profit, community based organization committed to provide support for terminally ill persons and their families. This service will be provided by specially trained volunteers, working in conjunction with professional and family care-givers.

The Cobourg Public Library is pleased to announce the addition of Christopher Doyle to its staff as Manager of Access Services, in a contract position replacing Shelagh Straughan during her maternity leave. Mr. Doyle will be with the library from March 5th, 2001 until September 14th, 2001 with a possible extension at that time.
Mr. Doyle comes to the Cobourg Public Library with extensive public library background in Schaumburg and Marengo Illinois, where he served as Branch head and as Library Director respectively. Mr. Doyle also has extensive expertise in automated library systems and intranet environments. While Ms. Straughan will be sorely missed during her leave, Chris Doyle will bring strong organizational experience and a fresh perspective to the library during her absence.

The Board wants to hear from the citizens of Hamilton Township about what they LIKE OR VALUE ABOUT THE LIBRARY, what DIFFICULTIES they may have in using the service, what SERVICES they would like to see, and what needs they expect the library to address.

We would like 10-15 people from EACH of the listed areas of Hamilton Township to participate in FOCUS GROUPS as scheduled above.

Northumberland Services for Women operates a Furniture Registry for our clients. Women who are leaving abusive relationships and setting up homes of their own need many household items.

How it Works!!
Call us at the Women's Resource Centre 905-372-1545 ext.28 with an item you wish to give away. The staff/volunteer records your name and phone number and forwards it to a client in need of that item. The client calls you to arrange to pick up the item as soon as possible.

Listening and Social/Emotional Development
for Children from Birth to School Age.

A workshop designed for parents, early childhood educators, audiologists, teachers, caregivers, speech-language pathologist and physicians.

Course Description:
With the introduction of infant hearing screenings across the province, we have new opportunities to affect the development of listening skills in young children. Implications of infant and preschool/school hearing screening programs for parents and professionals will be discussed. Management of children with subtle hearing loss, including children with unilateral hearing loss, minimal or mild loss, and fluctuating hearing loss due to middle ear infections, through preschool and early school years, will be addressed. The impact of hearing and listening skills on children's social emotional development is also substantial. Ideas to promote healthy self worth in children with listening difficulties by teachers, parents, families, clinicians and support personnel will be presented through direct experience and examples.

Carolyn Edwards, M.CI.Sc., M.B.A. is a Director of Auditory Management Services, a private practice in educational audiology which provides consulting services to ten school boards in southwestern Ontario and consultation on request to boards across the province, and the hearing aid industry. She provides workshops and courses across Canada and the United States and has written numerous articles in educational audiology. She is also on the faculty at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto, a centre for personal development and training.

Schedule:
April 27, 2001
Lion's Centre, Burnham St., Peterborough
8:30 am             Registration
9:00 am             Program begins
11:30-1:00 pm    Lunch (on your own)
1:00-4:00 pm     Afternoon Session
There will be a 15 minute break each a.m. and p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

To register call: 1-800-416-3260
Email: info@thekawarthas.net
Cost: $40.00 (registering before Apr 12/01),
$50.00 (registering after Apr 12/01)

A Forum designed for your participation! This forum includes speakers to update all of us on the impact of ongoing Free Trade Agreements on issues of importance to us in our communities.

Friday March 30, 2001 Golden Plough Lodge 983 Burnham, Cobourg	Saturday March, 31, 2001 St. Peter's Church 240 College, Cobourg
7-9 pm	9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Speakers:	9:30 - 9:45 am, coffee
* Judith Marshall, USWA, Humanity Fund	9:45 to 11:45 am, muffins
* Natalie Mehra, Ontario, Health Coalition	Participatory workshop
* Jack Wilkinson, President, Ontario, Federation of Agriculture	featuring: Ernie Schilbli
* Marino Rios, Representing the Women's Movement in El Salvador	Presenting an overview of the historical evolution of the present global economic reality and reflecting on the presentations made by speakers on Friday night.

Participation at this forum is Free.
For more information, please call:
Annell Tolvanen, Horizons of Friendship at 905-372-5483,
or
Linda MacKenzie-Nicholas, Northumberland Labour Council at 905-372-8476,
email address: cep534@eagle.ca

Sponsored by Northumberland Labour Council, Horizons of Friendship, The Northumberland Community Coalition and The Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

NORTHUMBERLAND MILLENNIUM
GALA
Music Makers, La Jeunesse Youth Choir, Ryerson University Choir
Members, Northumberland Philharmonic Choir,
Northumberland Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Jaskiewicz, Music Director and Conductor

Bruce Kelly, baritone
Michael Cumberland, alphorn

Selections from
Carmen, La Traviata
Barber of Seville
Porgy and Bess
Showboat
and

CARL ORFF'S

CARMINA BURANA

SATURDAY MARCH 24, 2001
7:30 PM
ST. MARY'S SECONDARY SCHOOL, COBOURG
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
905-342-3743

Rebound Youth Services Northumberland (R.Y.S.N.)
700 D'Arcy St. North, Unit 20, Cobourg, Ontario K9A 5T3
Telephone: 905-372-0007 Fax: 905-372-0070

We are now accepting referrals from parents, schools, probation, police and social services, for this program.

All volunteers who are interested in Table/Lead Coaching for this program please call the office before March 23, 2001 to express your interest.

Training for new positive mentoring Life-Skills Coaches, Tuesday March 13, 2001, 1:00-3:30 p.m.

2. Volunteer Workshops:

Phonics Game Training - Instructed by Sally Fingas, Tutor

This workshop will include strategies for working with children who exhibit characteristics of P.D.D. (Autism), Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, and behavioural disorders such as Conduct Disorder.

NOTE: All Life-Skills Coaches are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop.

Justice Circles & Conferencing - YOU ARE INVITED!

Rebound is hosting a workshop with round table discussion on restorative justice approaches for Northumberland

-Police -Probation -Social Service Agencies -Schools
-Lawyers -Faith Communities

Please call (905) 372-0007 to register or for more information on these workshops.

3. Positive Alternatives for School Suspensions:

The PASS Program has been a great success, with children 5-16 years of age being referred by their parents. Upon suspension from school, the school assigns work that the student may bring to the PASS Program, to be completed with supervised instruction. If your child is suspended from school - just call to inquire about booking a seat for your child in this program.

4. Enrichment Programs:

a) "HOOPS": During the last three months, Rebound has partnered with Stan Muldoon and students from St. Mary's Secondary School in Cobourg, to offer a drop-in basketball program to youth throughout the Cobourg area. "Hoops" has allowed youth between the ages of 8-14 the opportunity to learn and enjoy basketball, through conditioning exercises, while learning a variety of new skills and playing games of basketball. With the Sponsorship of The Baltimore-Cobourg Optimist Club, we were able to reward the hard work and determination of the St. Mary's student Coaches and our participants, taking 35 people to see the Toronto Raptors play ball at the Air Canada Centre!

WE ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WILL BE OFFERING OTHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS (in various Towns) IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

b) SUMMER PROGRAMS: Rebound Youth Services will once again be holding arts & crafts and a Create-A-Book Camp in the summer - watch for more information to follow.

NEW- "CAREER CAMPS" - Rebound is also partnering with the Community Training and Development Centre to offer specially designed Career Camps, for youth ages 12-15 years of age, with a strong emphasis on young girls. These Camps will run throughout the summer months, with the intent of allowing teens the opportunity to experience different careers such as:

NOTE: CAMP REGISTRATION DEADLINE MAY 31, 2001.

5. New- NORTHUMBERLAND DRUG ACTION COMMITTEE:

Rebound Youth Services is an active partner in various crime prevention initiatives. It has been brought to our attention by local Police Services that Cobourg has a problem with cocaine - specifically Crack Cocaine. This committee has been devised with representation from both School Boards. Police Services, the Health Unit and Social Service Agencies to explore the needs of our communities in Northumberland and come up with a proactive plan of action and education for all drug related issues. Community awareness is an important facet in dealing with the complex issues of drug use and this committee is planning a COMMUNITY FORUM, with an inspiring testimonial and a panel of speakers --

          MONDAY APRIL 23, 2001
          7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
          Location - to be determined

ALL PARENTS, CHILDREN, POLITICIANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!

The Merwin Greer Public School Council have established a Trust Fund for the Anderson family, who lost their son Christopher Anderson in a tragic incident.

Monetary donations may be made payable to "W.Taggart, in trust for the Anderson family", at
35 King Street East
Cobourg, ON K9A 1K6
Phone: 905-372-8700

to Rebound Youth Services at
700 D'Arcy Street North, Unit 20
Cobourg, ON K9A 5T3
Phone: 905-372-0007

Agencies wishing to mark a very special Volunteer Week are invited to submit stories and/or ads to a special International Year of Volunteers, Volunteer Week supplement to be published in the Cobourg Star and Port Hope Evening Guide on Friday, April 20. Deadline for submissions is April 10. It is free to include a short profile of your organization. To advertise, costs are:

$300 for a front or back cover banner (full colour, 9 x 30)
$150 for inside banner, same dimension, not colour
$80 for inside half banner
$65 for 3 x 30

Launch volunteer week in style by blowing your own horn!
Contact Deb Harrison at the Cobourg Star (905) 372-0131

The United Nation Nations International Year of the Volunteer (IYV) 2001, is an excellent opportunity to celebrate Youth Volunteerism in Canada. The Regional Youth Summit (June 1st & 2nd, 2001) will connect youth from Peterborough, Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes, and Haliburton Counties ages 15 - 24, from diverse backgrounds as well as represent the wide spectrum of volunteer involvement from various communities.

The Youth Summit begins on Friday, June 1 (arrival 5 pm) to Saturday, June 2, (departure 5 pm). Accommodation will be in cabins and tents and meals are provided. Transportation subsidies are available.

Application forms are available through Northumberland United Way or info NORTHUMBERLAND. To apply, fill out an application form along with a description of your volunteer experience and its impact on others and send it to United Way of Peterborough and District. A selection committee will review your application.

If you have any questions, call Brenda Dales, Director of Leadership Development Services @ 705-742-8839, fax 742-9186 or e-mail, bdales@peterborough.unitedway.ca

Application deadline is March 18. If interested, we would suggest calling to see if they are still accepting applications. (We only received the applications on March 6 which did not leave a lot of time to distribute them.)

Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation IYV Funding
The Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation has established a special initiative to mark the International Year of the Volunteer. Across the province, there will be a number of Volunteer Summits held to raise awareness of the incredible value of volunteers in our communities.
In Northumberland County, we have just received word that we are an approved "Summit Site". Within the next few months, we will be planning a volunteer fair, and a day of training on volunteer-related issues. Northumberland United Way will also be doing some community planning in hopes of expanding their very successful annual "Day of Caring".

We live in a very resourceful community with many terrific services. Our volunteers are incredible. We hope you will join us at the Summit to share what you are doing and to learn what others are doing as well. More to follow ...

A series of capacity-building resources will be released throughout International Year of Volunteers (IYV) 2001. These materials will be available online from the Canadian IYV 2001 Web site at http://www.iyvcanada.org/.
Printed copies will be available at cost. There are also promotional items such as: Lapel Pins, Lapel Button, T-shirts, Posters, Thank You Cards and more coming. You can order these items online at http://www.iyvcanada.org/ or call the IYV 2001 toll-free number at 1-800-670-0401 for an order form.

Residents of West Northumberland will have the

opportunity to view the new hospital plans, and meet with the planners and architects for the new hospital project at an upcoming New Hospital Open House. The New Hospital Open House takes place Saturday, March 31st at the Cobourg Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will include the architects, New Hospital Project Manager, New Hospital Committee Chair, Hospital CEO, Hospital Board Chair, Hospital Plant and Engineering Director and local MPP, Dr. Doug Galt. Refreshments will be served, and information will be available for all community members to take home. For further information about the New Hospital Open Houses, please call (905) 372-6811 ext. 4406.

"Health for Life" Lecture Series - The "Health for Life" lecture series will
be launched on Tuesday, March 27th at 7:00 p.m. at the Lions Community
Centre in Cobourg. The lecture series will be presented by West
Northumberland physicians and health care professionals, with an aim to
raise awareness of important medical topics. The topic of the first lecture
will be "Breast Health." Participants are welcome to arrive early at 6:30
p.m. to visit an array of information booths. A suggested donation of $8 is
requested at the door. All proceeds go toward the new hospital project. To
learn more, please call (905) 372-6811 ext. 4406.

Wednesday April 11, 2:30pm

The Family Lobby Perspective: What is Positive About Brian's Law?
How is Brian's Law a step forward from an SSO point of view?

Guest Speaker: Mr.Ted Fielding - Past President of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario

Wednesday May 2, 7pm

The Practical Perspective: A Case Study
An examination of a specific case. How were things handled before the new law and how will things be handled now.

Guest Speaker: The Honourable Mr. Justice Rhys Morgan - Ontario Court of Justice
Guest Speaker: Mr. Sam Majic - Probation Officer, Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services.

Location: Saint Michael's Parish Centre, Cobourg
(Corner of Division and Havelock Streets)
Coffee and refreshments will be served after the meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

THE FRIENDS OF FERRIS PROVINCIAL PARK

The Friends of Ferris Provincial Park are sponsoring an Annual Trillium Walk
within Ferris Provincial Park (off County Rd. 8) on

Sat. May 5th and Sun. May 6th from 1 to 4pm.

The Campbellford Horticultural Society, Communities in Bloom and the
Presqu'ile Walking Club will be assisting with trail treks and the
identification of flora and trees. Bring your lunch, enjoy the beauty
and walk the trails.

Wood workers, Carvers, Artists and Anne Linton's Stained glass works
will be on display and for sale. These will be basically in the
Trillium motif. A quilted wall hanging by Sue Wilkins will also be on
display with draw tickets - giving some lucky person the opportunity to
win it.

For Information please call Marilyn at (705) 653-5594.

If you have a service or community event that is relevant to Northumberland County that you would like to see posted in our newsletter, please email/fax us the information before the 20th of the preceding month.

AREA	PLACE	TIME
Camborne	Hamilton Township Office	2:00 pm
Bewdley	Optimist Hall	2:00 pm
Gore's Landing	Gore's Landing Hall	7:00 pm
Harwood	Harwood Community Centre	7:00 pm