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ll - WA’l'l-JILUO Momentum. may Z7. wit) . ‘ i o o g A new beglnnln ‘ ’ ' T i ) ' 5 g \ I \( ) l J .\ I ) : i a o . I ‘1 l â€" Waterloo greets 1 9 new Citizens at ceremony . r r, ,. . WWWPWM Halloween party romcle Staff t bli a u C sq are mmar Ahmed has travelled extensively in his young _ p . u _ ‘ life. but now he'll be travelling as a Canadian citizen. . l The public square Wlll play host to a kids Hal- Ahmed. 22. is originally from Egypt. He moved from . . oween party Oct. 31 from 2 pm. to 4 pm. Come- Saudi Arabia to Canada in 2005 to attend the University of ~33? will the llalIOWeen fun at King Street South and Waterloo. ‘ .- V‘5. W' is Way. On Friday. he took the oath of citizenship with 18 other ‘ ,4 The party will include costume fun, crafts and new Canadians at a ceremony at the McCormick branch of 5' .. .. children’s entertainers, activities and face paint- the Waterloo Public Library. ‘4‘ 3‘95 ing. So it’s as a Canadian citizen that he'll be moving to New . 3 - York (Zity next year to take a position with Deutschebank. - . . “i feel. in the rest of the world. the government doesn't : Free mOVIe screenmg stand up for you the way Canada does.” Ahmed said in an I“ w. "i ’ interview after the ceremony. I)?! ) E at KWAG “As much as you. work for it, this country honours you - db . ‘ * Hall l b [r tth Kit h W t and gives back as a citizen.” . / oween ce e ra tons a e C ener- a er- Ahmed's parents and his sister Nourhan Mohamed fol- 10") 1:" Gallery ml“? place 9" 0“ 39; The gallery 15 lowed him to Canada in 2006. His parents live here in Water) . > . C9 e rating the “071d 9f selence fiction mth a free loo: his sister is in medical school at McMaster University. . Q .1 screening o’fSteven Spielbergs Close Encounters 07 -- They're all permanent residents, but Ahmed wanted the t » thej'lhhérd “"ng 1 rt‘ t g All I full advantages of being a (2|th â€" including the ability to . C 35799 ng 5 a 5 a » P-m if“? we come. vote. Arabic is his first language. but he staned learning his \ .ostumes are encouraged 311d donations are wel- flawless English at age four. His family wanted to move to , come. _ g ‘ ‘ Canada for the great educational opportunities, and the " Free admissmnv and popcorn. V's” ufes‘yle and stabilky this country offers _ ‘ www.kwag.ca for more information. The citizenship ceremony was a Canuck community celeâ€" " bration, featuring choral and band performances by stu- «5 . dents from Cedarbtae Public School and Waterloo-Oxford UW SClence Open house District Secondary School. t . . . . Artwork from students at St. David’s Catholic school fea- 1. The Universny of Waterloos annual Sctence tured the iconic maple leaf, and each new citizen was wel. . Open House. held 10 am. until 4 pm. on Oct.'30, coined by a Mountie in full dress’uniform. and given a wel- ‘ Introduces Chlldren and their parents to a vanety come letter written especially for them by a student from Sir . ‘ of l'IUIIjand hands-on sleientihflc experiments. Edgar Bauer. Ammar Ahmed became a Canadian citizen at a ceremony 15?: u ing 1 e popu ar C ““15"" Magic “It's a wonderful day for Canada. and it's all because of hosted by the WPL in honour of Citizenship Week. ow". . . . you.” said presiding ludge George Springate, mmmmmumm T is event is sure to entertain children and He asked the entire audience to recite the oath of citizen- with the Montreal Allouettes adults ofall ages. . . ship. in both English and French. “You've selected the best country in the world.” he told The assomated Gem and Mineral Show WI” also “l'll bet you a dollar through the hole of a donut that the new citizens. who come from nine different countries be held both Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am. to you'll be able to do it,” he said. including Taiwan. India. China, Russia and the U.S. 5 pm. at the Universtty 0f Wat-firm m the Centre Springate is the head of all the immigration judges in the “People are going to ask you where you‘re from. and l for EnVironmental and Information Technology. ‘ country, who swear in about 200,000 new citizens in 3.000 hope you say with pride that comes right up from your toes, Alcampus map and more details can be found ceremonies each year. He's also something of a Canadian ‘lam Canadian.‘ at sctence.uwaterloo.ca. icon himselfâ€" a former police officer and Grey Cup winner "ladies and gentlemen â€"â€"You are Canadian.” // V V \“ CLEAR VISION 2’” CLEAR ADVANTAGE' Cpgfir‘t-s: w‘w,‘*‘2fi,fi (1’$£\;§£A%5~,?‘-3 )';. s '1: g I; 5 ‘_'2-.' ‘1; . gaff" {ht-’2 m“; We}? {‘51 ”as“ M "' " '5“”""‘1 r’ “5;“ - f: "Noam" ‘xmkwwma ma. ~ . . J; a . 6 mwmhMJhadustKai-um I ’" -. . ' Mmm.monkyouLASIKMD.iorhelptm My J S I g _ _ -‘ For more on Jocnnle’s story. visit: _ f . f, ' ' mloflkmdsomlloannlo All-Laser LASlK available / _ *" S/K D ‘ ‘ FREE Consultation: 519-772-2020 I ll ' K , ' Jocnnie Rochehe .. M a '_, g 20H] i'iiy‘H'ii.‘ Bum.» Fm dads? ‘K‘lTCHVEHF'D fjéY'E‘nlL?O‘ . ‘ ' . I‘ . . ‘ ’ 20051;in 2'1) PM! writ '