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Serving up ideas for success in WestonMount Dennis HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com
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Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF) manager of business development Darri Beaulieu, left, executive director Peter Frampton, former president Fergy Brown, program manager Pamela Richardson and current president Ed Lamoureux join the celebrations of the organization’s 35th anniversary Tuesday that included a tribute to Brown, one of the organization’s founders.
Fergy Brown retires from LEF board HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com
Humble, dedicated and sincere are just a few of the words friends, colleagues and family used to describe
the Learning Foundation’s (LEF) retiring board member James Fergus Brown. Or as they call him: Fergy. After 32 years of tireless work with the LEF, Brown, a past president of
the foundation, was honoured at Tuesday night’s 35th anniversary party after announcing his retirement. “I told them a night like this...it really wasn’t necessary,” said Brown,
to the crowd filled with church members, colleagues and city council members past and present. Brown, one of the three founding members of the LEF, was over>>>learning, page 6
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In their third round of consultations, members of the WestonMount Dennis community had all the right ingredients to cook up a recipe for sustainable community programs. Community food festivals, a food action team and entrepreneurial workshops are just some of the ideas put forth at the Recipe for Community meeting Monday, Jan. 21 at UrbanArts at 19 John St. UrbanArts has approximately $67,500 to work with so far this year and members of the community, as well as a handful of local organizations, were eager to pitch program ideas to help youth in the area be productive. “If you have no programs for youth and no outlets for them to use their excess time, their excess energy, it’ll be wasted,” said Suri Weinberg-Linsky, owner of Squibb’s book store on Weston Road. “They can learn a skill set instead of hanging around doing nothing.” >>>community, page 5
‘If you have no programs for youth and no outlets for them to use their excess time, their excess energy, it’ll be wasted.’ – Suri Weinberg-Linsky