44 — Wednesday, September 22. 1999 — North Shore News

Family Internet series set
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are for our kids is an ongo-
Families wanting to enter ing challenge.

the world of computers and “This series will belp fam-

the Internet will find this ilies better understand the

Internet and the role it can

children’s

IN a recent survey of Internet.

parents, 72% agree
that using a personal
computer has helped series a good way to fearn
their children become — how they can get the most play in
more creative, and out © lives.”
CommunitvTECH
not-for-profit: organization
that helps families and com-
munities make informed
ipants. choices about the cole of
Mona Matert, North technology in their lives.
Shore resident and a The Kids nd the
i Internet series is) presented
by Community TECH, cech-

their

48% say their ‘children Speakers will present
information a oan Case to-
understand wav aod eneaur
age discussion by the partic

do better in school by
owning one. (Source
Lexmark report on
Computing and the
American Family, Dec. ing member a
Y C cra
+, 1996). TECH said, “The antine
Starting this month, world isa reality for our chil | nology with a heart.
Community Lois host dren. For event information

ing a three-part’: monthly Ensuring that the call 8 or e-mail
series called Kids and che Internet is rewarding and cinfo@communitytech. org>.

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NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge

DAVID Kzye (centre), with Kerrie Givens and Barry
Duffus, is Elwood P. Dowd, a family man with an
invisible friend, a 6'14" rabbit, in Harvey, to Oct. 2 at

Deep Cove Shaw Theatre. Tickets: 929-9456.

Fellowship awarded

DAVID R. Ballantyne
of North Vancouver has
received a
Commonwealth
Feliowship to study in
England.

The — fellowships — are
awarded to outstanding schol-
ars who wish to pursue post-
graduate studies at universities
within the Commonwealth.

Ballantyne will take up his
award at Cambridge Univers
where he will be working for
the next three years towards his
PhD in astrophysics at the
Institute of Astronomy.

Ballantyne attended
Eastview elementary school
and graduated in 1993 from
Sutherland secondary school.
He completed his bachelor of
science at the University of
Victoria in 1998 and has just
completed his master’s degree
at the Canadian Institute for

at the
ity of Toronto.

Don Ballantyne said his
son’s fellowship amounts to
about $45,000 a year, and
includes tuition, a living
allowance, book allowance and
some travel ¢

DAVID R. Ballantyne wee
Commenweatth
Fellowship recipient.

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