2 ? THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Around the Towns

CSL?S WINTER CARNIVAL DANCE

Côte St. Luc is holding its Winter Carnival Oldies But Goodies Dance 7:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 20 at the Côte St. Luc Gymnasium at 7500 Mackle Road. According to a city announcement, ?tickets are only available in advance and are on sale at the Parks and Recreation Department Building (7500 Mackle Rd.) weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the Samuel Moskovitch Arena office (6985 Mackle Rd.) weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at its pro shop on evenings and weekends. Tickets cost $18 each.? For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 514-485-6806.

PURIM CARNIVAL IN HAMPSTEAD

Hampstead is holding its third annual Purim Carnival on Sunday Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Adessky Community Centre, 30 Lyncroft Road in Hampstead Park. ?This special event is presented in association with the Adath Israel Poale Zedek Anshei Ozeroff synagogue,? says a town announcement. ?Families, friends and neighbours of all ages are invited to attend and enjoy a wonderful afternoon, filled with fun activities, to celebrate the Purim holiday. ?We are very pleased with the continued successful partnership with the Adath and are very excited for our third annual carnival,? said councillor Bonnie Feigenbaum. According to the announcement, ?activities include a live costume parade for children, the baking of fresh hamentaschens, music, arts and crafts, inflatables, face painting, organized family games, and much more.? For more information, call 514-369-8260 or 514-482-4252, or visit www.hampstead.qc.ca or www.adath.ca.

CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED

Montreal West has included a Montreal police job posting on its website, saying positions are available for on-call crossing guards for different neighbourhood stations, to replace permanent guards when they are not available. ?Under the responsibility of the station?s police chief, the school crossing guard?s main duty is the surveillance of students crossing at intersections to and from school, in order to prevent any traffic accidents,? says the posting. ?He assures the safety of the students, informs and educates them on the rules of safety.? The pay is $11.79 per hour. ?Those interested in this position as an on-call school crossing guard need to fill out an application form at the neighbourhood police station nearest you,? says the posting. For more information, call 514-280-3210. ? Joel Goldenberg

SPRING BREAK FUN FOR KIDS

The borough of NDG is offering a number of activities for children during their week off school, from March 1 to 5. Various community organizations are offering affordable, full-day camp services that include arts and crafts, film, sports, cooking, field trips and more. The Bill Durnan Arena on Vézina Ave. will offer figure skating lessons and supervised pick-up hockey; cultural activities will take place all week at both Maisons de la culture, on Côte des Neiges Rd. and on Botrel St., and at libraries as well. For a complete listing of activities and contact information for organizers, visit www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/cdn-ndg. ? Dan Delmar

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AHEPA holds Valentines? gala fundraiser

By Joel Goldenberg The Suburban The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) held a gala Valentines fundraiser Saturday night at the Intercontinental Hotel, attracting some 200 guests ? including political and Greek community notables. The funds raised were for the creation of a special classroom for kids at the Shriners Hospital, and to expand the resource centre at the Giant Steps School for autistic children. The honourary chairpeople of the event were Senator Leo Housakos and lawyer Tom Pentefountas. Live entertainment was provided by SophistOccasion. Nicholas Katalifos, co-chairman of the Giant Steps Foundation and an AHEPA member, told The Suburban that AHEPA is well-established in the Greek community and originated in the U.S. in the 1920s. ?Its goal is to promote educational and cultural issues within the Greek community, but also to do a bit of outreach to the greater community, talking about what Hellenism is all about and supporting causes like this,? he Publisher: Michael Sochaczevski Associate Publisher: Sari Medicoff VP Business Development & Marketing: David Solomon Sales Manager: David Broadman Production Manager: Karen L. Cross Classified Manager: Charmaine Worrell Credit Manager: Carol Balinsky 7575 Trans-Canada Highway, Suite 105, St. Laurent, QC H4T 1V6 (514) 484-1107 (Fax) 484-9616 suburban@thesuburban.com www.thesuburban.com Some images and graphics Copyright 2009 Michael Publishing and its licensors. All rights reserved. From left, Nicholas Katalifos, Mary Gouskos, Tony Loffreda of RBC and Angie Loffreda, honourary chair Tom Pentefountas, event co-chair Tina Kalogrias -Pentefountas, Demi Housakos and Sen. Leo Housakos, Pina and Michael Bucci of RBC. explained. Katalifos added that AHEPA committed to raise $250,000 for the Shriners Hospital classroom, to benefit children who are long-term patients. ?That has been going on for five years and we?re about halfway through the goal.? AHEPA also began supporting Giant Steps about two years ago. ?We have a resource centre where a couple of thousand parents and professionals come through every year, seeking information and help. It?s the only school of its type in Quebec, and runs a bilingual program.?

Nurses return from Haiti

By Dan Delmar The Suburban After one week of treating the wounded in Port au Prince, a group of Montreal nurses reflected with colleagues last week on an experience that was often rewarding and sometimes frustrating. The 10 Jewish General Hospital (JGH) nurses volunteered for the mission, which was sponsored by ONEX- ONE, a non-profit aid group, and the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation. They spoke of Haitians surviving incredible hardships, while others sought to take advantage of the downtrodden. From the moment they touched down, it was clear the group had landed in the middle of a chaotic situation. The nurses unpacked some 400 boxes of medical supplies themselves, before taking a couple of wrong turns on the road to their base camp, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) mobile hospital. After getting their first sleep in Haiti at 4 a.m., they woke only hours later to attend an early-morning briefing with the IDF. ?We didn?t have much information about where we were going,? said nurse Anne Liang, who was concerned about security. ?Once we knew we would be with the IDF, we knew we would be fine.? Editor-in-chief: Beryl Wajsman (editor@thesuburban.com) Associate Editor: Anthony Bonaparte (anthony@thesuburban.com) Sports Editor: Mark Lidbetter (sports@thesuburban.com) Editorial Staff: Joel Ceausu, Dan Delmar, Julia Gerke, Joel Goldenberg, Walter J. Lyng, P.A. Sévigny, Samantha St. Jules, Kevin Woodhouse ?It?s a great cause,? said Pentefountas. ?It?s a chance for members of the Greek community to support charitable organizations that are not strictly limited to Greeks and to give something back to the society that accepted them so graciously for the last 100 years.? Senator Housakos said that ?AHEPA, which I?ve been a proud member of for many years, is an organization that has supported many worthy causes, and no cause is more worthy than the Shriners Hospital and the Giant Steps Foundation.? n Liang, who has three years on the job, told The Suburban that it was often frustrating to know that patients could have easily been better treated, if only they were at a Montreal hospital. Nurses ran out of key painkillers and were treating serious fractures with Tylenol. The devastation was easier to handle after seeing the resilient spirit of Haitians she met. ?Personally, I wasn?t as upset as when I as watching the news,? Liang said. ?People were carrying on with their lives? everybody was very positive and trying to rebuild.? See NURSES, page 8 Editorial Contributors: Maria I. Anelli, Akil Alleyne, Sam Bick, Mike Cohen, Alex Di Pietro, Mitch Gallo, Ian Howarth, David Lisbona, Bernard Mendelman, Daniel W.K. Rafuse, Lisa K. Savage, Linda Zlatkin Photographers: Andrew Soong, Rob Taussig, Mico Smiljanic CONTACT US via email: Letters: editor@thesuburban.com | Entertainment: entertainment@thesuburban.com | Features: anthony@thesuburban.com | Sports: sports@thesuburban.com | Community Events: calendar@thesuburban.com | Advertising material: production@thesuburban.com Publisher?s liability for error: The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher?s liability for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement is strictly limited to publication of the advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. Entire Contents Copyright Michael Publishing Co. Inc., Wednesday, February 17, 2010 ANDREW SOONG/THE SUBURBAN

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