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Become a Sponsor		About Toronto More that 150 years ago a settlement on Lake Ontario’s northern shore took the Huron name Toronto - "meeting place." How aptly named. Toronto is a world within a city, a brilliant collage of cultures, cuisines, arts and attractions. Toronto is safe, clean, exciting, friendly and brimming with things to do at all hours of the day and night. Here’s a few facts. Toronto is: The largest city in Canada and fifth largest in North America with over 2.3 million residents The capital of Ontario and the financial centre of Canada Multicultural (more that 80 ethnic groups); top three languages are English, Cantonese and Italian Home of more than 5,000 restaurants Toronto Tourism Information will be available about Toronto at the Registration Desk. If you wish advance information or wish to plan additional trips around the city while you are here, please contact: Tourism Toronto Queen’s Quay Terminal at Harbourfront, Suite 590 207 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 1A7 Phone: (416) 203-2500 or Toll free: 1-800 363 1900 www.tourism-toronto.com Conference Planning Committee The following parents, have worked over two years to bring you an excellent conference designed to educate, inspire and refresh you: Helen Pastoric, Conference Chair Joanne Mcleod, Conference Co-Chair, Parents of Children with Cancer, Oakville, ON Barbara Johnson, Candlelighters Simcoe, Barrie, ON Diane Parkinson, Mississauga, ON Georgia Bowen, Families of Children with Cancer, Toronto, ON Jocelyn Lamont, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Trust of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, Ottawa, ON Susan Kuczynski, Parent Advocate, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Representing Children’s Cancer Camps: Marci Shea-Perry, Trillium Support Programme Heather Adam, Camp Oochigeas Representing survivors of childhood cancer: Andrew Sprawson, Rebounders Canada, Oakville, ON Representing Candlelighters Canada: Eleanor Pask, Executive Director The following members of OPACC have lent their support and wisdom in a number of ways during the planning of the conference. You will have a chance to meet them at the conference: Emily Cation, Peel Candlelighters Parent Support Group, Brampton, ON Carol Mohammed, Markham and Area Candlelighters, Markham, ON Lyn Beckett, McMaster Candlelighters Parent Support Group, Hamilton, ON Lorraine Chartier, Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer, Sudbury, ON Juanne Clarke, Grand River Candlelighters, Kitchener, ON Lois Grimes and Jennifer Thompson, ChildCan, London, ON Ellen Davis, Thunder Bay Candlelighters, Thunder Bay, ON Brenda Babcock, Kawartha Candlelighters, Peterborough, ON Ron Rudd, Kingston Candlelighters, Kingston, ON