A commemorative stamp of former governor general Roméo LeBlanc was unveiled today at Rideau Hall. The new stamp features the late vice-regal's portrait, painted by Christan Nicholson ('73), fine arts graduate.
The production is centered around a crowded bus-space that is the source of social comedy with an absurdist twist, as 39 characters play out their fears and anxieties.
General admission is $10 and $5 for students/seniors. Please phone 364-2234 or 364-2480 for tickets and reservations. There will be no reservations for Thursday’s show and admission is by donation.
To read about last year's tour, see Tintamarre's 2009 Report.
Dr. Vianne Timmons (’79), President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Regina, was recognized in the Public Sector Leaders category. Annette Verschuren (’78), President of Home Depot, Canada & Asia, won in the Corporate Executives category. Aldéa Landry, President of Landal Inc. and Mount Allison Honorary Degree Holder (’08), and Kelly Meighen, President of the T. R. Meighen Foundation and Mount Allison Honorary Degree Holder (’00), were recognized in the Trailblazers & Trendsetters category.
Under the leadership of the WXN, the Top 100 awards celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of Canadian women who are making a difference and breaking new ground in the public and private sectors, through arts and communications, and within their communities.
Mayme Lefurgey, 2009 Mount Allison Shinerama Campaign Chair, is thrilled with the campaign’s accolades.
Lefurgey and her team organized Shine Day activities, which saw students shining shoes, washing cars, painting faces, and lending a helpful hand in Sackville, Amherst, Shediac, and the Greater Moncton Area. The Mount Allison Shinerama committee also organized several very successful secondary fund raisers, including a concert at Cranewood, the sale of the popular ‘Shine On’ aromatherapy pendants produced by Stoney Creek’s Terra Cotta Pendants, pancake breakfasts, pub nights, and the Swim Silver Lake event, where members of the Mount Allison varsity swim team swam across Sackville’s Silver Lake.
Shinerama is Canada’s largest post-secondary fund raiser, and Mount Allison has one of the highest participation rates in the country. The campaign celebrated its 45th year in 2009. The money raised through Shinerama goes to support the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF) and its efforts to find a cure, or an effective control for cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis (CF), which attacks the lungs and the digestive system, is the most common, fatal, genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. The CCFF is a world leader in the fight against CF. Canadian researchers discovered the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis in 1989 and they continue to play a leading role in the race to develop new treatments for the disease.
For more information, please visit www.shinerama.ca.
