Joseph (Joe) Clark
CLARK, Joseph (1939- ), prime minister of Canada (1979-80). He was born in High River, Alta., educated at the University of Alberta, and later taught political science there. Active at an early age in local politics, he was elected to the Canadian Parliament in 1972 and in 1976 became the national leader of the Progressive Conservative party. When the party won the elections of 1979, Clark became the youngest prime minister in Canadian history. Criticism of his austere economic policy, however, led to the defeat of his budget in December 1979, and he resigned. After the Conservatives lost to the Liberals in the elections of February 1980, support for his leadership gradually waned. At a party convention held in June 1983, Clark lost his post to Brian Mulroney.
Click on Joe's picture for a Biographical Sketch
President Steve announced that the club had made a donation of $20,000.00 to make
possible the creation of a local
Childrens' Cancer Coordination Service organization.
It was also announced that the club is actively pursuing the launching of an
Interact (High School) or
Rotaract (18 - 30) Club
Buzz is CAW National President - Click on his picture for a Biographical Sketch.
University of Windsor School of Dramatic Art
Monday, March 8, 1999 - Jim Yanchula City Centre Revitalization Manager -
Jim's talk was entitled "Balancing City Centre Revitalization Fads and Fundamentals".
He presented a short historical overview of revitalization approaches carried out in other
cities with an analysis of the subsequent results.
He then discussed the "Windsor Plan", supporting his talk with visual materials.
He completed his presentation with a quick summary of highlights so far achieved or in their
late planning stages.
March 1, 1999 - Cardio-Pulmonary hypertension ll-
Dr. Duncan Stewart / Leon Peroian
Rotarian Peter Hrastovec
introduced prominent local lawyer Leon Paroian who spoke on progress
being made in gathering support for development of a cure for a disease called Primary Pulmonary
Hypertension. Leon introduced Dr. Duncan Stewart, head of cardiology at St. Mike's Hospital,
who presented a slide based briefing of research techniques in molecular medicine grounded in
genetic engineering and hopeful results.
What Is Pulmonary Hypertension?
PH is a rare and serious lung disorder in which the pressure in the pulmonary artery
(the blood vessel that leads from the heart to the lungs) rises above normal levels and may
become life threatening.
The Pulmonary Hypertension Society Of Ontario is a Windsor
based organization backing research on improved treatments and ultimately, a cure for
the disease. The research teams are making good progress towards a cure.
The Pulmonary Hypertension Society of Ontario Organization
Medical Help International
Canadian Congentital Heart Network
Who's who in Cardiology
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Committee Our Club's health awareness
group
The club was honoured with a visit from Prefal Butt, incoming District 3360 Governor,
who provided current information on the Rotary sponsored Eye Institute in India.
February 8, 1999 Easter Seal Kickoff
Joshua Straub was introduced as 1999's Timmy by Telethon's host, Wayne Stevens during the Rotary
Club of Windsor (1918) 77th annual Easter Seals campaign kickoff meeting. Joshua, who has
cerebral Palsy, is a Grade 3 student at Sandwich West Public School. He plays sledge hockey and
swims with the Windsor Bulldogs. The kickoff featured speaker Danielle Campo, of Tecumseh. She
is a paralympic swimmerand world record holder. Campo told the crowd " I always wanted to go
to the olympics but when I found out more about muscular dystrophy, I vowed to go to the
paralympics".
Windsor Rotary Club (1918) Easter Seals Committee Page
February 3, 1999 - Joint Meeting with Detroit Club
Four members from our club attended a noon hour joint meeting between the Detroit
Rotaty Club and the Rotary club of Windsor 1918 at the Detroit Athletic Club,
241 Madison Ave..
Speaker: Mr. Mario Morrow, a columnist with the Detroit News
Topic: "An eye opening view of the political scene in Detroit"
Mr. Morrow gave an insightful analysis of the political climate in Detroit and
then fielded questions from the audience. A great deal of the conversation centered
on issues surrounding the location of three projected Detroit casinos. Other issues
discussed were those concerning education and safety.
February 1, 1999 - This is Your Life
Featuring - Bill MacArthur --------- Tim Callaghan --------- Taras Rohatyn
As always, the stories told by our members were entertaining and humerous
January 25, 1999 - Omar Daniel~Composer
OMAR DANIEL (1960-)38, of Toronto, has received performances of his works
frequently
throughout Canada, as well as in Brazil, Great Britain, The Netherlands,
Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Estonia and the United States. He
holds a Doctor of Music degree in Composition from the University of
Toronto, and has studied with such well known composers as John Beckwith
(Canada), Leo Brouwer (Cuba) and Alexander Goehr (U.K.).
"He is influenced by a wide range of music, from Beethoven and Vivaldi to
heavily percussive rock music and the modernist Gyorgi Ligeti."
Mr. Daniel is the most recent recipient of the coveted Jules LÈger Award
for New Chamber Music, for his work Zwei Lieder nach Rilke. Other
composition awards include the SOCAN National Competition for Young
Composers (...The Stars Would Have Me Weep), the CBC National Radio
Competition for Young Composers (Masque of the Red Death), and the
Toronto International Guitar Festival (Momentum).
His works are to be performed during the Windsor Symphony's third annual
Canadian Music Festival which
opened Thursday January 21st with an all Canadian program at Assumption
University Chapel on Huron Church Road. Performances will continue through
February 6th. Performances will include a world premier of a major new
guitar concerto by Mr. Daniel.
To the far left in the picture is Windsor Symphony music
director Susan Haig, who invited Mr. Daniel to
Windsor, and is largely responsible for the success and
growth of the Canadian Music Festival. The festival was designed as a
showcase of Canadian music and performers.Mr. Daniel will be doing
seminars and workshops during his stay in Windsor.
Canadian Music Centre Directory of Associate Composers
Canada Council for the Arts Press Releases
Canadian Music Week Links
WINDSOR SYMPHONY 1998-99 SEASON CALENDAR
January 18, 1999 -
Public Lecture and Discussion
Dr. Paul Steinhauer, Senior Staff Psychiatrist Hospital for Sick Children,
spoke at our Rotary luncheon at the invitation of
The Children's Development Committee.
He also conducted a workshop from 2pm - 4:30pm on
"attachment disorders" and a public lecture in the evening.His 7:00pm
discussion was based on "children and youth in the
nineties - how to free more children to reach the top"
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A huge crowd from local agencies attended all sessions. His message on
"resiliency" and the 25% of children "who don't make it" was well received.
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January 11, 1999
Mr. Donald G. Wray, President of
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario,
discussed the rapid pace of change in today's business
environment, and how the CA profession is renewing itself to respond to
these changes.
Mr. Wray spoke to the pressures being felt by business people over the
issues of economic uncertainty, the need to be more competetitive, demands
of today's customers, the sheer volume of information, globalization and
the pace of change. He talked briefly about the modern accounting
complexities brought about by internet marketing ("electronic commerce")
and difficulties in placing values on the worth of knowledge based
companies ("How do we measure intellectual capital?").
January 4th - Mayor's State of the City address Meeting
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Last Revised: June 29, 1999
