Tickets
Are Now On Sale
For The
2nd Annual Grill Marks
New Year’s Eve Gala!
Grill
Marks Bistro, located at the top of the hill in Val Caron, is
pleased to announce that they are now taking reservations for
their 2nd Annual New Year’s Eve Gala! This
promises to be one of the most spectacular events of the year
with a full dinner, complementary
Champagne
toast, door prizes, party favours, a midnight
buffet and an evening of dancing to live music by the Whiskey
River Blues Band. There is no better way to ring in 2009 than
with your friends at Grill Marks Bistro New Year’s Eve Gala!
If
you are interested in reserving one of the limited spots for
the “event of the year”, call Grill Marks Bistro at
897-8430 for more information on how you can purchase one of
the hottest tickets in town. This party is going to sell out
quickly so call as soon as you can to avoid
disappointment.
There’s A New Team In Town And The Players Are Ready To Help You
Take Charge of Your Future
When you find two other
individuals who are passionate about their careers and who also
share your commitment to providing only the very best of
professional service to clients from all walks of life, there is
only one thing to do – join forces and become a team of three
where the combined strengths of the group are far more than what any
one individual could ever accomplish.
That is why
Natalie Fournier, Sales Representative with
Royal Lepage; Josh Bigras, Financial Advisor with Sun Life
Financial; and Ryan Kirwan, Mortgage Agent with MortgageBrokers.com
decided to share space in the same suite at3049 Hwy 69N in Val Caron, right next to the Parthenon
Restaurant. With their individual offices located side by side they
are able to provide their clients with all of the services they
require when it comes to buying a house, negotiating a mortgage or
taking care of insurance and investment needs.
Natalie Fournier
is a fully qualified Sales Representative for Royal Lepage which is
recognized as
Canada
’s oldest and largest real estate company. “Being associated
with Royal Lepage allows me to maintain my independence in
representing my clients and gives them the added confidence of
knowing that I have the resources and support of such powerful real
estate company.”
Josh Bigras, who
has a B.A. Honours degree from Laurentian University, is happy to be
part of the Sun Life Financial organization which has established
itself over the years as one of the leading insurance companies in
Canada
. “Being part of a team of senior advisors with Sun Life is
helping me provide my clients with the very best of service in
meeting all of their financial needs.”
Ryan
Kirwan, a B. Comm. graduate from Laurentian University with a strong
background in business is extremely pleased to be representing
MortgageBrokers.com, one of the most respected companies in its
field. “I love the fact that I work for my client. I’m not an
employee of any one financial institution. This allows me to search
all of the big name lending institutions and banks to find just the
right mortgage at a rate that is equal to, or better than, my
clients can get even from their own bank.”
“We
provide a one-stop shop where you can get everything you need if you
are in the market for a house,” explained Natalie. “I can find
you a house. Ryan can find you a mortgage. And Josh can help you get
your insurance to protect your investment.”
“This is where
we want to live and raise our families,” added Ryan. “We are all
in this for the long haul so it is important for us to give our
clients the kind of professional service they deserve.”
Joshua
concluded, “Our clients learn that they can trust us to take care
of their needs which means that they will come back to us again and
again in the future.”
If
you have any questions about any of their services, you are invited
to tune in to CKLU 96.7 FM on Monday, December 8, 2008 from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. when all three will be appearing as special guests on a
live talk radio show, The Learning Clinic. During the show they will
answer any questions you may have about their respective services.
You can also listen to the show by logging on to www.cklu.ca where
the show is being streamed live over the internet.
If you would like
to submit questions in advance, or if you would like to contact
Natalie, Josh or Ryan, just refer to the phone numbers or email
addresses listed below.
Natalie Fournier
Sales Representative,
Royal Lepage
The Greater Sudbury Learning
Clinic, with its head office in
Valley East, is the largest personal
tutoring agency in the region.
Robert
Kirwan, an Independent Education & Career
Development Agent is proud of the tutors who have joined
his Registry of Tutors and is absolutely thrilled with
the work they have been doing with students of all ages
and abilities since he introduced the tutoring agency to
the area.
Parents and children alike have
been extremely pleased
with the positive results that have been accomplished
through the wonderful efforts of tutors who are
passionate about the work they do and who are committed
to providing their students with the very best they have
to offer when it comes to “coaching” them to achieve
their education & learning objectives.
The Greater Sudbury Learning
Clinic offers parents and their children a refreshingly
personal approach to tutoring that has proven to be
extremely effective in helping elementary, secondary and
even post-secondary school students strengthen
critically important learning skills in all subject
areas at all grade levels and in either official
language - English or French.
Robert
Kirwan, a former teacher with over 28 years of
experience in the
Sudbury
area, has access to over one hundred (100) instructors
who share his philosophy of teaching and are providing
students with a well appreciated “Coaching” approach
to tutoring.
“As
Professional Learning Coaches, each of my tutors
understands that their primary responsibility is to
inspire, encourage and empower their students to greater
success in school and indeed in all aspects of their
life,” explained Kirwan.
In addition to providing personal
tutoring services, The Greater Sudbury Learning Clinic
also provides a wide range of other education and career
planning services to the Greater Sudbury Area. Those
services can be found through the links to the side.
BISTRO
LOUNGE
GOLF
CLUB
CONFERENCE
CENTRE
THIS WEEK AT THE MALL
The Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre has become the
unofficial "Community Centre" for the Town of Valley East. With
over 250,000 square feet of retail and common area space
contained inside a warm, dry indoor environment, the HVSC has
become the location of choice for most community groups, schools
and organizations wishing to increase their profile or raise
funds for special projects and activities. Each weekend
thousands of shoppers enjoy the displays and attractions that
are set up in the mall. For a complete listing of what is coming
up, click on the ENTER button below.
Calendar of
Events
THE
LEARNING CLINIC is
a live locally produced radio talk show about education
and career planning. It is hosted by Robert Kirwan every
Monday evening from Laurentian University from 6 to 8 p.m. on CKLU 96.7 FM and is also
streamed live over the internet at www.cklu.ca
Each week a special guest from the community shares
their stories and experiences with listeners and answers
questions that are called in.
During the two hour show we will discuss a wide variety of topics
and issues that are designed to give listeners some insight and food
for thought on choices that they may be making with respect to their
education and/or career goals.
The show will be of interest to students, parents and teachers of
all ages. All of our guests will be sharing some of the issues and
challenges they faced as they pursued their education in preparation
for employment in their chosen careers. They will also share some of
the challenges they had to overcome as they moved from career to
career during their life. Each show will be of interest to all
listeners since my guests and I will spend a considerable amount of
time discussing some of the transferable skills that young people
must develop if they want to be successful in any career they
choose.
FOR
FULL STORIES ABOUT PREVIOUS GUESTS VISIT THE LINK BELOW
Robert Kirwan
Independent Education & Career Development Agent Robert Kirwan is now providing tutoring services for
elementary and secondary school students out of his Greater Sudbury
Learning Clinic office which is located at the Hanmer Valley
Shopping Centre. He can provide private in-home tutors anywhere in
the City of Greater Sudbury. For
more>>>>>
Kevin Shanahan
Inspirational Writer - Quality of Life Kevin Shanahan is a local writer who has been battling cancer
for a number of years. He shares his thoughts about life in the hope
of providing inspiration to others who are dealing with this
dreadful disease as well as other challenges in life. For
more>>>>>
Connie Laforest
Residential Mortgage Specialist - Royal Bank Connie Laforest, a long time resident of Valley East, will be providing us with special information
articles to help people better understand the new product lines and
options available from the RBC Royal Bank where she works in Valley
East. For
more>>>>>
Ron Pedneault
Flooring Specialist - Owner of Fantastic
Floors Ron Pedneault is a well-known local flooring specialist
who will be providing feature articles that will help the
do-it-yourselfer as well as anyone home owner who is considering
options for flooring and wall tiles. For
more>>>>>
"The
Day I Didn’t Get A Thing Done!
The Best Day of My Life!"
December 1, 2008
Friday,
October 24, 2008 was one
of those days that I will remember for the rest of my life. As
it happened, my daughter-in-law, Angele, was scheduled to be
in the hospital to deliver her third child. My son and both
grandmothers were naturally with her for the blessed event.
That meant that Grandpa (me) was chosen to accompany my
four-year old granddaughter, Hailee, on her first ever
field-trip.
Her
teacher, Mrs. Renee Brunet was taking her JK class to Neil’s
Independent Grocers for a tour of the store and to carve
pumpkins to take home. It was “Pumpkin Day!”
I recalled
that when told I had to go on the field trip my first thought
was about how I was going to have to rearrange my entire
schedule and put all of my work on hold for the trip. It
seemed like a lot of trouble just to end up watching Hailee
spend 15 minutes carving a pumpkin.
When the
day finally came to an end and I was preparing to crawl into
bed on October 24, I lay there for a few moments thinking
about what had happened to me that day.
I thought
about the excited sound of Hailee’s voice the night before
as she told everyone she saw that her Grandpa was coming with
her on the bus for “Pumpkin Day”. She had been looking
forward to it for days.
I thought
about the look on her face when I walked outside into the
school playground that morning as she ran up to me with open
arms. She had me carry her around the school yard for a few
minutes. She was almost shaking with joy as her friends and
classmates watched the two of us. Then we spent the next ten
minutes holding hands walking around among the other children
– just her and her Grandpa.
I thought
about her smile as she kept looking back at me from her chair
in the classroom while her teacher took attendance and went
through the opening exercises. She seemed so happy to have
Grandpa in her class. It didn’t seem like such a big deal to
me at the time. After all, I had spent 28 years doing the same
thing with my own classes. I never saw it through the eyes of
a four year old.
I thought
about stepping into the bus that was going to bring us to the
grocery story and how excited she was to lead me to a seat at
the back of the bus. She kept looking over at me, smiling at
the sight of Grandpa on the bus with her. And then her teacher
sat in front of us and Hailee was so proud.
I thought about the time spent walking around the store
with Hailee and her class, looking at all of the things that
she had seen hundreds of times before, and yet, I could sense
that it was different this time for her, together with her
classmates, holding her Grandpa’s hand.
Hailee
didn’t seem to mind as much as I did that the tour took so
long before we finally sat down in the community room and were
given the pumpkins to carve. Her Grandpa had never carved a
pumpkin before, so thankfully her teacher, Mrs. Renee Brunet
gave us a hand. I thought about how proud Hailee was as we entered the
bus again to go back to Jean Paul II, with her pumpkin in a
plastic bag and how excited she was that Grandpa was going to
drive her home when we arrived at the school. She was going
home early with Grandpa because this was a special day – she
was going to get a new brother that day.
I thought
about the look on her face as she was seen by all of the other
children walking hand-in-hand with her Grandpa to his truck to
go home. She waved to them with a pride that only a four-year
old with her Grandpa could understand.
I thought about our ride home and how she sat there
quietly, holding her pumpkin and grinning from ear to ear.
What was going through her mind on this very important day in
her life?
I thought
about spending the entire afternoon at the hospital with my
wife, waiting for Angele to deliver the baby, and how I then
had to leave at around 5 p.m. to go
back and baby-sit Hailee and her sister, Hannah. After all
that time waiting at the hospital I was not even going to be
around at the time of birth.
I thought
about how excited the girls were when Grandpa arrived to
finish giving them dinner and to stay with them.
I thought
about how their faces lit up with joy when the phone call
finally came that evening from the hospital and they spoke to
their mother who announced the arrival of their baby brother,
Cade. I know now how fortunate I was to be with them to
witness their joy at the news of the birth. I
then, for a brief moment, thought about all of the things that
I didn’t get done that day. Things that I had to reschedule
for another day. And
then, as I drifted off in one of the most peaceful sleeps I
have had in a long time, I realized that I will always
remember October
24, 2008 as one of
the best days of my life. Thank you, Hailee.
This
is just a reminder to tune in to CKLU
96.7 FM every Monday night from 6 to 8
p.m. to listen to Robert Kirwan's
Education Talk Show, THE LEARNING
CLINIC.
Robert
Kirwan, an Independent Education & Career
Development Agent is proud of the tutors who have joined
his Registry of Tutors and is absolutely thrilled with
the work they have been doing with students of all ages
and abilities since he introduced the tutoring agency to
the area.
