Way to go, Courtney!
Courtney Pay is one of our young members with a lot on the go!
Courtney, a grade 12 student at Governor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines, calls our Bunting Road office her home branch. Last year, she and her dedicated volleyball teammates fought hard to qualify for the OFSSA tournament and brought home GOLD!

Not only can you catch Courtney on the volleyball court, but if you are an early riser you can also catch her training in the water. Courtney is a coxie for a senior mens’ 8 heavy rowing team, and has traveled to New Jersey and Philadelphia where they won the American School Boy. Courtney excels not only athletically but also scholastically as she has been an honours student since grade 9.

In addition to her love of sports and dedication to her studies, Courtney enjoys the piano, reading, spending time with her family and working part-time at Boston Pizza on Ontario Street in St. Catharines.

Whew, we wish we had her energy!! All the best in 2008 Courtney – way to go!

Arctic Adventure
Our winter just wasn’t cold enough for long-time member Bob Briggs-Jude, a Medical Radiation Technologist, retired from the Niagara Health System. Bob traveled to the Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Territory on January 2, to take on the duties of the local medical centre technologist on leave.

When Bob talks about the reaction others had to his announcement, he notes that support is strong at home. He adds, “One person thought I had stood up too quickly and the blood had never returned to the brain… and a co-worker asked me if I had lost a bet!” It’s hard to imagine that someone would want to leave our winter weather for colder temperatures but that’s exactly what Bob did. He viewed it as an adventure. It's long been a hope of Bob’s to see the Arctic and get North to the Arctic Circle.

At the Cilia Health Centre, where Bob was working, patients are flown in for their x-rays and other medical services that are not provided in the smaller communities. The centre services the communities of Baker Lake, Resolute Bay, Chesterfield Inlet, Whale Cove,
Aviate, Coral Labour and of course, Rankin Inlet. Bob has provided his perspective on
the Arctic and if you’re interested, you can check out what living really North was like, on-line at briggsarcticadventure.blogspot.com