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The play is the thing for Donnie Bowies
ative, and disciplined.” Bowes, who said his most enjoyable ex- periences were with Upper Canada Play- house in Morrisburg and his theatre in Mississauga, credited his sense of humour, consistentency, and hard work in achieving notoriety in theatre. It is not uncommon to see Bowes volun- teering with community organizations. He has lent his time to Dream Maker Young Peoples’ Theatre as a guest instructor, and he is also currently on the South Dundas Economic Committee. Bowes also sits on a special Tourism Com- mittee for South Dundas. “It is important to always give something back,” he said. When Bowes is not directing, or network- ing in theatre, you most likely will find him listening to jazz music, catching up with friends, cooking up a gourmet dish, run- ning, or reading page turners like Jeffery Archer novels. If there is anyone
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“I think people get inspired by theatre and also get to escape from their challenges for a bit,”says Donnie Bowes, artistic direc- tor and marketing and sponsorship man- ager, with the Upper Canada Playhouse. Bowes, a veteran actor, and director for over 20 years, feels his greatest achieve- ment has been sticking with a profession in theatre, and making a living on it. Born in Miramichi, New Brunswick,
“My parents taught us to persevere, have
Bowes is the eldest of nine children. His inspirational mo- ments as a child, especially at Christ- mas, were spent with family, and as an altar boy for eight years. Bowes reflects on these years realizing that his parents were
patience, and to be unselfish.”
“Fight the good fight, put one foot in front of the other and nothing falls apart till you let it.”
he could meet and spend time with, Bowes would like to shadow Martha Stewart to see how she accomplishes so much into one day. “That would be quite something,” quipped Bowes. There is a quote that Bowes believes
very committed, and made great sacrifices ensuring that their large family never did without anything. “These things had an effect on me as an adult in ways that weren’t obvious to me at the time,” said Bowes. “My parents taught us to persevere, have patience, and to be un- selfish.” It is for this reason, that Bowes pursued an education and graduated with a bachelor of arts and bachelor of education degree, teaching at first in Campbellton, N.B. Bow- es reflects on the path he took into theatre, and knowing that nothing is ever simple, sometimes wonders what life would have been like had he remained in teaching. Bowes was always fascinated by theatre, but it wasn’t until university that he had
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in, that mirrors his thoughts. “Nike has a good one,” explained Bowes: “Just Do It.” “My best friend also says: ‘Fight the good fight, put one foot in front of the other and nothing falls apart till you let it.’ This has meaning for me.” Bowes sees himself as being busy all day every day for the rest of his career. “And if I have anything to do with it, at my eulogy I will want it stated, ‘It was a good run’.” Most of his friends and fans would prob- ably add: “He played his part well.” Staff members at Rothwell-Osnabruck School were honoured Oct. 24 with a pres- tigious High Performance School Award by the Upper Canada District School Board. Principal Susan Rutters accepted the award on behalf of her school from UCDSB Director of Education David K. Thomas. Staff members earned the award for dem- onstrating high performance in their in- novative teaching practices, for creating a caring learning environment, and for main- taining positive adult relationships that are student-focused. Students and staff genuinely like each other, and we want to do our best for each other,” said Rutters during the presentation to the Ingleside school. High performance
Donnie Bowes, artistic director at the Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg, be- lieves his greatest accomplishment is being able to pursue his love of theatre while at the same time earning a living from it.
the opportunity to get involved. From this point on he was captivated, and has since successfullyworked in a number of theatres, and with such names as Barry Morse from “The Fugitive,” Sherman Hemsley from “The Jeffersons,” Jesse Collins from the television
series “Katts and Dog” and with comedian/ actor Foster Brooks and Barbara Hamilton. “The hardest part of working in theatre,” said Bowes, “is persevering, getting the ex- perience, work opportunities, and the abil- ity to learn on the job. You have to be cre-
Former Kmart building to get facelift By Greg Kielec greg.kielec@eap.on.ca 25,000 square feet, according to the city. The StarTek call centre would remain in the rear portion of the building.
Goldberg is already in talks with poten- tial tenants who are excited to acquire re- tail space on the busy corridor leading into the city’s busiest north-south thoroughfare, Brookdale Avenue, which carries traffic be- tween Highway 401 and the Seaway Inter- national Bridge. “We have confidence in Cornwall’s econ- omy over the next several years. New em- ployers are setting up in the City, attracting new residents,” Goldberg said. “Cornwall is also offers some very attrac- tive and affordable residential options and baby boomers are choosing the city as a place to retire.” “This all bodes well for commercial prop- erties such as the Seaway Centre,” he said.
Attention The 75,000-square-foot former Kmart outlet, which was closed in the late 1990s after the chain was bought out by rival Zellers, is about to get a dramatic facelift. The building at the edge of the Seaway Centre along Vincent Massey Drive, now oc- cupied by a StarTek Canada call centre, will be significantly reworked within the next few months, according to the city of Corn- wall. A new facade would be constructed, al- lowing for the creation of new retail units ranging in size from 2,500 square feet to Kmart Shoppers!
“We are excited about this project as it will create the optimal use of this well-estab- lished and popular shopping destination” said Edward Goldberg of Diamond Trust Seaway Inc., the owners of the property. “We work closely with our tenants to give them the best opportunity for success and this investment will benefit the entire area.” The Seaway Centre is 12.6-acre site that is home to four major tenants -- Metro, Value Village, Dollarama and Pet Valu – in three commercial buildings occupying more than 155,000 square feet.
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