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D12 THE SPECTATOR, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1991 Blind man ends Nfld. leg in big walk , PORT AUX BASQUES, Nfld. ~ Ken McColm, the blind man walking across Canada to raise money for diabetes research, has all but com- pleted the Newfoundland stage of his journey. Mr. McColm had been de» Iayed by bad weather cross-' ing the province and is about four days behind schedule. He was making his way to Port aux Basques yesterday where he will take a ferry to North Sydney, N.S., over the weekend. The Bathurst, NB, man left St. John's on March 20. The walk has so far raised almost $13,000. Mr. McColm lost his sight to diabetes two years ago. He hopes his walk, scheduled to end in Victoria at the begin- ning of December, will make Canadians more aware of the effects of the disease ' _ BULLETIN BOARD BULLETIN BOARD appears Wednesday and Saturday. Infor- mation will not be taken by tele~ phone. Items must be submitted in writing at least one week prior to publication. While we make every effort to publish all submissions, some items may not appear due to space limitations. 1.1.] I The Hamilton Coin Club will meet April 14, 1 pm, room 215, Hamilton Public Library, 55 YorkBlvd. I The EC. Model Engineers Society of Hamilton will have an open house April 14 and 21, 1 to 4 pm, Delta Bingo Hall, King and Main St. E. (basement'level). The Lupus Society of Ham- ilton will meet April 14, 2 pm, All Saints Anglican Church Parish Hall 15 Queen St. I A vegetarian cooking class will be held April 14 and 21, 2 pm, Pleasant View Chapel, Dundas. Call 648-0495 or 525-3637 after 7 pm. ' I St, David's United Church, 93 Delena Ave. S. will host a roast beef supper April 14, 5:30 pm. . The Leman Brothers Mus- cular Dystrophy Foundation will have a fundraising fashion show April 15, 6 pm. at The Royal Con- naught Hotel Ballroom, 112 King St. E. For tickets call 522-0201 or 578-1406 or at the door. St. Joseph Church Hall, Locke and Herkimer, will have a rummage sale April 15, 2 pm. I' The Erland Lee Museum Home, 552 Ridge Rd, Stoney Creek, will host the Christie An- tique Biscuit Tin Collection April 15 to 31, 10 am. to 4 pm. The Stoney Creek Horti- cultural Society will meet April 15, 7.45 pm. in the CE. Stoney Creek United Church. Fearnaught, a support group for anxiety sufferers, will meet April 16, 7.30 p.m., Binkley United Church, 1570 Main St. W. I The Transfiguration Lu- theran Church, Upper Wellington and'f'ennell, will host a nrmrram Building, ' Union to figl OTTAWA -- An exha ffic controller shuts airport because he awake after a Ill-ho; in the tower. At the unemployr Nanaimo, BC, lexig are installed to ee I workers from gra b servants in frustratior At the De artmei and Welfare, 'ngs a luted it takes three rr swer a routine inqui public. Welcome to the 1 some say mean -- fe service of 1991. Even the man wh eral bureaucracy Board President Gil? has said publicly Ca getting much servici On top of chror ages, shrinking b1 and a less-than-syr , lic, Canada's 215,0 vants were hit with we es and threats ( int e Feb. 26 federa Next week, 420 c the Public Service A. ada, the largest f gather in Vancouver of tranquil En lish B their lot in l' e and about it. There won't be answers. "The alliance is i. bind," says Gene Swi fessor of ublic admin Carleton niversityinl John Cris o, the 0 University 0 Toronto who wants to rein in admits he has some siyi publicservants these a" ' HUGE FA< EQUIPPE NOW'