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SECOND SECTION TOTHE WELLINGTON ADVERTISER
JANUARY 22, 2010
PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 22, 2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTThe Canadian Cancer Society is in urgent need of volunteers. For
more information call or email: 519-824-4261 or
JANUARY 22Arthur Legion Br. 226 Wing night 6-8pm. $10. Entertainment by“Almost Nashville.”
***Hootenanny will return to the 4th Friday of the month at 7pm.Arkell United Church. Bring an instrument and play or come tolisten. Free will offering to building fund for wheel chair accessi-bility project.
JANUARY 23Rainbow Chorus “A Celebration of Song” Concert 8pm at
Harcourt United Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph. Tickets $15, $5
for children under 12 and can be purchased using PayPal on the
Chorus website at www.rainbowchorus.ca. Tickets will also be
available at the door for $20 on a first come, first served basis.
***
Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena,
Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights) join us for fun,
exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015.
***
Elora Legion Branch 229, 110 Metcalfe St. Elora, Saturday Night
Dance. Entertainment by “Bill Beattie”. For info. call Judy Alles
519-846-5582.
***Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games presents a RobbieBurns Night at the Fergus Legion in support of the Grand CelticPipe Band and the Fergus Pipe Band. Entertainment includes thetoast to the haggis and to the lassies along with a retrospective onthe life of Robbie Burns with special guest performances. Ticketsavailable at the Festival Office or on-line atwww.fergusscottishfestival.com.
***Paws For Literacy® at the Hillsburgh Branch, Wellington CountyLibrary, 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh. 1– 3 pm. To celebrateFamily Literacy Day, our favourite literacy dogs are returning foranother afternoon of reading with children. Space is limited; soplease register early for your 20-minute visit with Koukla and hercanine friends. 519-855-4010.
JANUARY 24Erin Legion Branch 442 monthly Jamboree on the 4th Sunday of
every month (in the upper hall). Everyone welcome!
***
Elora Centre for the Arts presents Pastel Painting workshop from
12 -5pm. Learn basic techniques using pastels. Call ECFTA 519-
846-9698 for info.
***
Robbie Burns’ Day 1- 4:30pm, Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin
St. S., 519-836-1221. Celebrating the birthday of Scotland’s poet
Robert Burns. Talks on Scotland, Scottish music and dancing, dis-
plays, demonstrations, haggis, oatcakes, shortbread and family
activities. Admission $6 Adults, $4 Seniors & Students, $12
Families.
***KidsAbility Annual Skating & Pizza Party 12 noon - 2pm at theVictoria Road Recreation Centre, 151 Victoria Road in Guelph.This is a free event for all persons in our community with a dis-ability, their families and friends. Please register! 519-780-0186ext 300.
JANUARY 25Erin Legion Branch 442. Want to Square Dance and meet new
people? 4H and the Legion offer Square Dancing on the 4th
Monday of the month in the upper hall. Cost is $3 for students,
adults $5 and the entire family $6. No talent necessary. We can
dance you through it!
***
The annual meeting of the Palmerston Ag. Society will be held at
the Community Centre starting at 7:30pm. Light lunch provided.
Members and interested persons welcome.
JANUARY 26Puslinch Seniors' Euchre Club: Present and former Puslinch res-
idents are invited to join us for friendly euchre games at the
Puslinch Community Centre from 1:30-3:30pm on the 2nd and
4th Tuesdays of the month.
***Annual General Meeting of the Guelph Horticultural Society,Dublin St. United Church, 7:30pm. New members welcome.
JANUARY 27Trillium Waldorf School- ‘Walk Through the Grades’ Tour 9-10:30am. Join us promptly at 9am and enter a selection of ourgrade classes while their morning lesson is in progress. Adultsonly please; babes in arms permitted. Call Connie Watson to reg-ister at 519-821-5140. 540 Victoria Road North, Guelph.
***Grand Valley Horticultural Society - First meeting of the year!7:30pm at Trinity United Church. Guest speaker is writer, painterand Master Gardener Sonia Day. She will be promoting her mostrecent book "Middle-Aged Spread: Moving to the Country at 50".New members and guests always welcome!
***“Beat the Winter Blahs" dinner dates set for St Andrew's Mount
Forest. 6:15pm. Reserve now, don't wait: call 519-323-2217. $10each. 50 only available.
***Elora & Salem Horticultural Society Annual Meeting and PotluckSupper, 6pm at Heritage River. Christine Mather will speak on herherb garden growing experiences. Bring potluck item, own dishesand cutlery. Awards to be presented. Constitution amendments tobe presented. Everyone welcome.
JANUARY 28Euchre - St. Mary’s Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm, $2.50
includes lunch and prizes.
***“Fergus Hambleton of the Satellites”, accompanied by Circle 5,performing favourite reggae tunes. Concerts start at 12:10pm.MacKinnon Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room) School of Fine Artand Music, University of Guelph. Admission FREE – donationsgratefully appreciated. Everyone Welcome!
***Arthur Seniors Bid Euchre- every Thursday at 1pm. ArthurSenior Citizens’ Hall. Everyone welcome. Call 519-848-3469 formore details.
JANUARY 29Alma Optimist Beef Barbeque 5-7pm. at the Alma Community
Hall. Come and enjoy. Adults $12, children $4 at the door.
***
YAEC Coffee House Unplugged at Elora Centre for the Arts. 12
to 25 yrs. Singing, acoustics, spoken word, dance and improv.
Bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank. Edible cre-
ations are for sale while coffee and tea are free of charge. Arrive
early to grab a time-slot. 6:30-9pm. For info. call 519-846-9698.
***
Harriston & District Horticultural Society Soup & Sandwich.
Harriston United Church. Served from 11:30am-1:30pm.
Everyone welcome.
JANUARY 30Listowel Legion Dinner and Dance - Entertainment by Lindsay
Thomas Morgan - 6pm. $20/person.
***
Old Time Dance 8pm, $10 person, light lunch provided. Band -
The Old Timers. St. John Parish Centre, 160 Georgina St., Arthur.
For cancellation information due to weather, call 519-848-6723.
Proceeds to Advocates of "Health Study before Wind Turbines".
***
Fergus Legion, Branch 275, dinner and comedy night, featuring
Russell Roy & Jim Michaels. Cocktails – 5:30, Dinner - 6:30 and
Show – 8pm. Tickets $25 per person, are available at Branch or
call 519-843-2345.
***
Alzheimer Society of Guelph – Wellington annual Walk for
Memories. Indoors at Old Quebec St. Guelph. Registration begins
at 9am. Call 519-836-7672 for more info.
***
Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena,
Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights) join us for fun,
exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015.
***“Sing For Literacy”, a family event to celebrate Family LiteracyDay in music and songs at the Hillsburgh Branch, WellingtonCounty Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh, 10am. Please reg-ister as space is limited. 519-855-4010.
***Karaoke at Arthur Legion Br. 226. 8:30pm
***Arthur Seniors Euchre. 1pm. Arthur Senior Citizens’ Hall.Everyone welcome. Call 519-848-3469 for more details.
JANUARY 31Open Jamboree and Dance at Mount Forest Legion. 1:30-5pm.
Roast Beef Dinner. Everyone Welcome!
***
Bigfoot Lives! Guelph Lake Nature Centre 2 – 4pm. Please regis-
ter at 519-836-7860. Join us for an afternoon of snowshoe fun.We
will provide the snowshoes (kid sizes as well as adult) and a quick
lesson. Snowshoes are limited so please call to reserve space.
Program fee: $10/adult, $5/child, $25/family of 4.
***Passion, Love, Change 3pm. A ‘Students on Ice’ expedition to theArctic this past summer transformed the life of Fergus high schoolstudent, artist and activist Sarah Hennekens. She will join DavidNoble, the founder of 2degrees C,together they will share theirthoughts and experiences while presenting some incredibleimages from both poles. This is a fundraiser for the CWDHSEnvironmental Group. Tickets $10, $8 for students and seniors.Elora Cinema Gorge. For tickets contact Sarah at 519-787-0461.
***Royal City Volleyball will hold its next co-ed VolleyballTournament. Recreational divisions only. Prizes for winningteams. Proceeds to charity. For information call 519-822-6353.
***Nature walk under the full moon. Walk, ski or snowshoe using thelight of the full moon. Bring your flashlight and winter gear. 7pm.Mount Forest & District Sports Complex.
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In recognition of their generous support the Centre Wellington Food Bankwould like to thank all of the volunteers in our community who worked
at the Food Bank, in Christmas food drives, fundraising events, and at the Sportsplex for our Christmas Hamper Program.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated food, presents, and financial resources. Our caring community made Christmas special
for volunteers, families and children in Centre Wellington.Hooligans CafeElliott Coach Lines-Stuff A BusZehr's-Check Out HungerL&M EloraCIBCNexansCommunity Living FergusFergus Veterinary HospitalBethel Mennonite ChurchCentral PentecostalChurchSt.John’s United- MetzBelwoodElora-Bethany Youth GroupFaith Evangelical Youth GroupFrabert's Fresh FoodsSalem Public SchoolSt.Mary's Catholic SchoolElora Public SchoolSt.Joseph's Catholic SchoolCentre Wellington District High SchoolJD Hogarth Public SchoolJohn Black Public SchoolVictoria Terrace Public SchoolCentre Wellington Parks &Recreation-SportsplexFergus Elora RotaryFergus Lions Club-Toy DriveReliable Ford-Toy DriveElora Santa Claus ParadeElora Lions Club
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by Mike RobinsonARTHUR - It is rare for
people to spend 50 years at asingle job - let alone a volun-teer position - but Ivan Fair isthe exception to the rule as hecelebrates 50 years of serviceas a volunteer firefighter.
Fair joined the Arthur FireDepartment on Feb. 6, 1960.
“I think the biggest reason Ijoined was that they were real-ly, really short of help.”
He said a number of menjoined that night, includingRoy Dixon, Lloyd Ross, LloydMulholland and himself.
When asked about what itwas like at that time, he said“All we had was the old ’47[truck] up where the OPP sta-tion is now.”
The fire hall at the time laterbecame the Arthur villagemunicipal office, and currentlyserves as home to the OPPcommunity office and theArthur community archives.
But Fair said when thebuilding served as the fire hall,“It was so packed in there, youcouldn’t get around the frontbumper or the back end. Wehad to open the front door toget around the truck. That’show close it was in the singlebay.”
As for the gear, “Ourbunker clothes were all doneup with our hip boots in themiddle, the coat wrappedaround it, the old toque hungover the back, and they werehung on the side of the firetruck with leather straps.”
When asked about helmets,he responded “Oh no. Therewere no helmets, just leathertoques.”
He chuckled as he remem-bered how the toques werefamous, “for running the waterdown the back of your neck.”
Though the responses tocalls are far different now, Fairsaid “at that time, they were allfire calls, and you might haveone every two weeks ...maybe.”
Still, he noted, there werealso a few technical difficultieswith which to deal.
“Quite often in the oldtruck, the battery would bedead and we would have toshove it down the main streetby hand to push start it. It wasa good job it was downhill,” helaughed.
“As far as the trucks go, Idrove the tank truck quite a bit;the way they’ve changed isunreal.
“I think the old pumper wasrated at 650 gallons per minute.The new pumper is rated at
1,250, but the minimumamount is 1,000 gallons perminute. That’s pretty near dou-ble what the old one was. It’s alot of water. You want a coupleof good boys on the other endof the hose.”
He shared a memory of justexactly what that water pres-sure can do.
During a fire at the old Co-op mill in Arthur, “I rememberClifford Colwill and I on theextension ladder putting waterin the gable end. Right acrossthe road was a hydrant, but itwas froze up, so they had to goway up the street ... and theyturned the water on. But therewas no radio ... no nothing. Wedidn’t know the water wascoming.”
The pressure pushed themback three to four feet, still onthe ladder, before swingingback to the building, he said.
Over the years, Fair operat-ed the pump as well as thetanker.
“It wasn’t too long after westarted getting other equipmentthat Bill Shaw and I were theonly two who could run thepumper.”
He suspected the old ’47pumper would still pump waterif needed, although he hopes itwould never come to that.
More likely, the Arthurdepartment would call in mutu-al aid from other local depart-ments first.
Dealing with emergencieson a frequent basis, there are anumber of things that havehappened over the years, butfor some, Fair considered itbest that he not discuss them.
However, Fair did say oneincident that really shook himup a number of years back“was a young lad who burnedto death in a barn in ArthurTownship in the hay mow.They’d been playing withmatches and one thing led toanother ... and away it went.
“Larry Cudney and I foundhim.”
Of course, Fair said therewere better memories over theyears and, “We did have fun aswell.”
Unusual calls back thenincluded a response to the 1996tornado that crossed the town-ships of Peel, Arthur and WestLuther, and an earlier tornadoin 1985, which crossed throughWest Luther before hittingGrand Valley.
He noted the tornado in1985 started on the 14thConcession and went rightback the Second of WestLuther, going back and fourth
across the road.“It was quite a night,” Fair
said of that 1996 tornado.“It stopped for nothing.”Some of the farm imple-
ments were flipped over “justlike toys.”
He noted rare times wherethe fire crew would end up inthe wrong township as a resultof dispatch error on the otherend, “But I don’t know if you’dcall that funny or not.”
Covering various townshipsof the day, there were a numberof duplicate or similarConcession and Sideroadnames ... or identical propertydescriptions within the neigh-bouring municipalities.
Even now, some of thatconfusion still exists in theamalgamated municipalities.
The Arthur department cov-ers a wide area and people call-ing in could say Third Linewhen they meant ThirdConcession - each of which isin a different location, heexplained.
When asked if the ruraladdressing has been sorted out,Fair said “No, it has not. It’snot too long ago we had a num-ber on the Second of WestLuther township, near CountyRoad 14, and a property at the
other end with the same num-ber.”
And over the years, thechanges to what the fire depart-ment responds to meant gettingtraining on new equipment.
“There’s been quite a fewcar accidents over the years,”he said. He cited an accident onCounty Road 109 where a manpulled out to pass a transporttruck.
“He went into the ditch andhit the culvert. We’d have hadhim out of there if it hadn’tbeen for the seatbelt. We hadhim by the back of the neck,but the fire drove us out.”
At that time in the depart-ment’s history, it did not haveequipment to cut seatbelts - itnow does.
“There’s no end to it,” saidFair when asked about the needfor updating fire fightingequipment.
He has also been called intosituations requiring the use ofan air ambulance. He noted thatat one accident near Kenil -worth, the air ambulance land-ed right on Highway 6, andanother time, near Alma, whena guy ended up in a corn har-vester.
“They landed the air ambu-lance right in the cornfield,”Fair said.
But having that servicemakes a difference. He said theair ambulance is a benefit, not-ing the 20-minute travel timefrom Toronto.
But the use of air ambu-lances was only one of manychanges he’s seen. Comparedto when he started, the equip-ment is radically different.
“When I started in 1960,there was only the one pumper.Now we have two pumpers, arescue van, and a tanker truck.We train 50 Wednesday nightsa year. We take Christmas andNew Year’s off,” he laughed.
Communications with thefire crew has changed signifi-cantly over the years as well.
When he started, the onlynotification to firefighters wasthe sounding of the siren on theold fire hall. That siren is stillsounded once per year - on
Remembrance Day.He said the original siren
sounded for two minutes to callin the firefighters.
“I’ll tell you at 3 o’clock inthe morning, to get yourclothes on and into the hall intwo minutes ... you’re not los-ing any time.”
While he doesn’t sleep inhis clothes, “I do have themhandy,” he chuckled.
He added his wife, Dorothy,has joked that “Someday I’lllose my pants on the way to thehall.”
Although there were firephones for the officers, formost of the firefighters, it was aswitch from the fire siren, to apaging system out of Guelph.
“It was a big change. But itstill took the same time to getto the hall. The types of callshave changed radically overthe years as well. They’ve
changed and there’s more ofthem.”
He attributed the number ofcalls increasing over the yearsin part due to the variety ofcalls the department now faces.
The Arthur department re -sponds to be between 175 to200 calls per year, althoughchief Jim Morrison later notedcalls have decreased a bit overthe past few years.
Morrison said calls peakedaround 200 but de creasedabout 25 per year over the lastfew years.
As for the support of hisfamily, Fair said, “Oh you’reright on that.” He did notbelieve he could have done thejob without the support ofDoro thy. “No way,” he chuck-led. “I think I’d have been outof here about 15 years ago.She’s been a pillar.”
As for the biggest improve-ment, Fair said one of them isthe pumping facilities. “There’sbeen a lot of good managementalong the way somewhere,” hesaid.
Now, after 50 years, he’sonly scaling back his involve-ment.
“I’m just semi-retiring,” hesaid, adding he’s still going tobe helping out at the fire hall,just not be on the active roster.
“Our daytime help cansome times be near nil,” Fairexplained. “If I’m aroundtown, I’ll be here in the day-time. But I’m packing it in forthe night trips.”
He agreed that after allthese years, firefighting is basi-cally in his blood.
When asked if he couldimagine his life without beinginvolved in the fire department,Fair said, “This is why I don’twant to drop it all at once.”
He explained it is like whenhe “gently” got off driving
transports. “The last year Idrove for Inter-County Trans -port, I drove 80,000 miles. I’dturned 50 and I thought, ‘Ivanmaybe you better slow down abit here.’
“We’ve accomplished a lotover the years. I have trulyenjoyed giving my time to ourtown and surrounding town-ships.”
Fair also served as Arthur’sfire prevention officer and nowworks at the dispatch desk inthe Arthur Fire Hall.
“I have enjoyed workingwith the fire chiefs, firemen,and attending the mutual aidmeetings and fire conventions.
Fair served under FireChiefs Bill Moos, then HowardWhite, Don Cudney, MikeCurtis, Brent Barnes and nowMorrison.
“He’s passed on now, butMike Curtis was one of the bestchiefs I ever worked with,” hesaid. As for others, “They’vebeen super, just super. We’vehad our ups and downs, but wecould always iron them out.”
And, he noted, “We’ve hadvery, very few injuries over theyears. We’ve been very fortu-nate, considering what we’verun up against from time totime. As far as I’m concerned,these accidents out on the high-way are just like fires ...There’s no two of them thesame. You have to assess eachone individually.”
He said there are also moreaccidents involving chemicals“which you really have towatch out for.”
Fair will be officiallyrecognized next month by theOn tario Fire Fighters Associ -ation. A celebration for IvanFair will be held on Feb. 2 atthe Arthur arena communityhall from 6pm to 10pm withpresentations at 8pm.
Ivan Faircelebrates
50 yearsas Arthur firefighter
by Mike Robinson
A piece of history - the department’s 1947 pumper truck. photo by Mike Robinson
On call - Ivan Fair demonstrates a radio pager test with Guelph dispatch. photo by Mike Robinson
“I have truly enjoyed giving my time
to our town and the surrounding townships.”
Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 22, 2010 PAGE THREE
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Black carbon is not a green -house gas, but it is carbon'saccomplice in global warming.In fact, it may be the second orthird biggest culprit, after carbondioxide (CO2) and (perhaps)methane. Soot ab sorbs andscatters solar radi ation,increasing the heat cap tured, andsometimes affecting local cloudformation and precipitation.
Soot particles travel long dis -tances in brown clouds, mixingwith other aerosolized particles,like sulfates, nitrates and fly ash.When it lands on snow, itincreases heat ab sorption, lead-ing to accelerated melting. Onthe other hand, soot preventssunlight from reaching the earth,resulting in "global dimming."Soot also affects local airquality, poten tially harminghuman health, and it can be acause of great enmity betweenneighbours.
As it is difficult to quantifyall the effects of soot, its net
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impact on climate is not yetclear, especially in areas with -out snow.
However, the the UnitedNations Framework Conven -tion on Climate Change callsfor an integrated approach,con trolling both greenhousegases and aerosols such assoot. That should fight climatechange and air pollution orsmog.
Developing nations are themajor sources of soot, but therich world has considerableroom for improvement. Ap -prox i mately 20% of soot emis -sions are from biofuels such aswood, dung, and crop residue,
40% from fossil fuels such ascoal and diesel), and 40% fromopen biomass burning such asforest fires and crop residueburning.
The good news about soothas two parts:
First, reducing it wouldhave quick benefits, becausesoot is washed out of the air ina few weeks, unlike conven -tional greenhouse gases thatcan cause warming for 100years.
Second, there are many ef -fective technologies for reduc -ing soot. For example, diesel-powered vehicles can be retro-fitted with soot filters.
Great progress is beingmade in many poor countries,helping women switch to solarcookers or more efficient stov -es. Some such programs arebeing paid for through carbonoffset programs. In Canada,soot emissions are indirectlyregulated and minimizedthrough provincial air qualitystandards that limit emissionsof small particulates.
As for that wood-burningstove, a little care and attentionwill go a long way. People canreduce the amount of woodthey need by keeping the roomdraft free and well insulated.Commercial firelogs produce
less soot and other emissionsthan wood. More efficientstov es pro duce far more heatand less soot, smoke and odour- if yours is not EPA-certified,consider replacing it.
Finally, use best practices -burn small pieces of clean, drywood, preferably a mix of sus -tainably grown hardwoods andsoftwoods; do not overload thestove; burn the fire hot; keepthe flue clean; remove ashesfrequently. And stay cozy.
Dianne Saxe is one of thetop environmental lawyers inthe world, and the article isprepared with assistance byJackie Campbell.
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Donation to theatre group - Century Church Theatre in Hillsburgh has had a wonderful start to the NewYear through a new partnership with Scotiabank. The staff of the Centennial Road branch inOrangeville recently collaborated with the theatre in a fund-raising venture, and presented a matchingcheque for $4,650.00. Left to right: Phil Lamanna, Branch Manager; Neville Worsnop, Erin ArtsFoundation; Freda Almeida, Customer Service Representative; Jo Phenix, Erin Arts Foundation; ValerieBorden, Scotiabank.
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Robbie Burns party atmuseum on Jan. 24
GUELPH - The life andtimes of Scotland’s favouritepoet will be celebrated at Rob -bie Burns Day at the GuelphCivic Museum on Jan. 24 from1 to 4:30pm.
Those who enjoy all thingsScottish will be entertainedwith special talks, music,Highland dancing, spinningand weaving, calligraphy,tradi tional food (including hag-gis), and family activities.
A full itinerary of specialpres entations continues all theafternoon. Starting at 1:30pm,the haggis will be piped in andDon Macrae will entertain witha presentation of Ode to aHaggis. At 1:45pm, enjoy alecture entitled Bur Burns andthe Radical Tradition, by Mark
Dorsey, Scottish Studies, Uni -versity of Guelph; and at 2:30pm, members of the award-win ning Mary Ellen CannSchool of Highland Dance willperform. Throughout the after -noon students from RiversideCeltic College will entertainwith Scottish music.
Ongoing will be demon -strations and displays organiz -ed by local groups who con ti -nue to keep alive the tradi tionsof Scotland. They include rep-resentatives from the FergusScottish Festival and HighlandGames, the Guelph Guild ofHandweavers and Spinners,The Royal City CalligraphyGuild, and the Centre forScottish Studies at the Uni -versity of Guelph. Visitors will
also enjoy sampling haggis andoatcakes and participating inthe many hands-on activitiesplanned for the day.
Burns’s love of Scotland, itslanguage and people, continuesto endear him to Scotsthroughout the world. Cele brat -ing Scottish heritage would notbe complete without the tradi -tions that surround RobertBurns.
The museum is located at 6Dublin Street South.Admission is $6 for adults,with seniors, students and chil-dren, $4, families $12 (GuelphMuseum members pay halfprice). Contact Guelph Muse -ums at 836-1221 or visitguelph.ca/museum for moreinformation.
Troupe’s comedy-dramato run Jan. 28 to Feb. 14
GUELPH– Guelph LittleTheatre is ready to open TheRise and Fall of Little Voice, anoff-beat comedy and drama onJan. 28 at its Morris StreetTheatre.
Set in working-class Eng -land, Little Voice tells the storyof LV, a painfully shy girl witha hidden talent.
A hopeless introvert, shesits alone in her room, trappedin the past, lis tening to her deadfather’s records, while her gin-soaked mother chases lostopportu nities.
Fuses flare when momteams up with a sleazy talentscout, pushing LV into thespotlight with magic (and trag-ic) results.
Director Trevor SmithDiggins calls Little Voice "anedgy Cinderella story from thedark side. It’s a unique mix ofcomedy, drama, tragedy, and a
bit of cabaret, so that’s a lot tosqueeze into one show."
He added, "Plus, we havelive music, dance, celebrityimpersonations, hundreds ofsound and light cues, and somesurprising special effects."
His biggest challenge wasfinding a young actress whocan sing, dance, act, and alsochannel such iconic divas asMarilyn Monroe, Judy Gar -land, and Shirley Bassey.
At 18, Akasha Di Tomassoperforms the title role. Andplaying her slatternly motheronstage is Di Tomasso’s off-stage mom, act ress MicheleDiTomasso.
Rounding out the cast areSteve Robinson, StephenYoung, and Bob Calwell, whoplay double-duty as actors andnightclub musicians; RobinJackson, and Shaw Forgeron.
Playwright Jim Cartwright
wrote his off-beat script forBritish actress Jane Horrocks,who also played LV in the 1998film version with MichaelCaine and Brenda Blethyn.
A recent revival of the showin London’s West End wonraves from critics -h t t p : / / w w w . l i t t l e -voicewestend.com.
The Rise and Fall of LittleVoice runs for 10 performancesat Guelph Little Theatre Feb.14. The show will be adju di cat -ed on Jan. 30 for entry into theWestern Ontario DramaLeague Festival, to be held inOwen Sound in March.
For tickets and information,call 519 821 0270, or reserveonline at http://www.guelph -little theatre.com.
The show contains maturethemes and strong language,and is not recom men ded foryoung children.
GUELPH – River Run Cen -tre presents Coleman Lemieuxand Compagnie Jan. 29 at 8pm.
The program features thework of celebrated Canadianchoreographer James Kudelka,known for shows that are exu-berant, thought provoking, andpassionate.
Coleman Lemieux andCom pagnie (CLC) was formedby husband and wife BillColeman and LaurenceLemieux in 2000. First based inMontréal and now in Toronto,it has toured Canada, theUnited States, and China,Mongolia, Russia, and Brazil.It is known for presenting workthat is eclectic, daring,technically sophis ti cated andemotionally arrest ing. Thecompany engages some ofCanada’s finest dan cers
Kudelka is one of thecountry’s foremost choreo gra -phers. Resident choreographerand artistic director of theNational Ballet of Canada from1996 to 2005, he created over70 dances for some of theworld’s renowned dance com -panies. The presentation willshowcase three of his pieces:
Fifteen Heterosexual Duets,Soudain l’hiver dernier and InParadisum.
The first was commissionedfor Toronto Dance Theatre in1991 was awarded a DoraMavor Moore award. Soudainl’hiver dernier premiered in1987 and is a duet for two men.
The final piece is for ninedancers. Originally made forLes Grands Ballets Canadiens
in 1983, it combines turbulentmove ment with emphatic ges -tures, memorable tableaux andsurprising moments of etherealserenity.
Tickets are on sale throughthe River Run Centre boxoffice and range from $23 to$30. They may be purchasedonline at www.riverrun.ca, byphone at 519-763-3000 or atthe box office.
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