Village Squire, 1979-01, Page 25PEOPLE
If his hopes are realized former
Wingham and London broadcaster Rick
Wellwood could soon be top man of a new
radio station in Stratford. Wellwood is
spokesman for a group of eight I
London-based businessmen who want to
set up a 50,000 watt FM radio station in
Stratford broadcasting progressive rock
music. The group has gained the support of
Stratford city council and the chamber of
commerce in its fight against another
London group, Middlesex Broadcasting
that wants the frequency, originally
assigned to -Stratford, to be relocated in
London. The station would have a staff of
19 plus start up costs of $600,000. Decision
on the applications will be made by the
Canadian Radio and Telecommunications
Commission in February.
Thinking negatively has paid big
dividends for the University of Western
Ontario's new Artist in residence Collette
Whlten. Ms. Whiten, a Toronto sculptor
who never planned on being an artist until
she was 23, 10 years ago, puts whole
bodies into wet plaster so to leave a
negative, hollowed -out impression of the
individual which is then detailed and
painted leaving a powerful impression. It
may be messy business but her sculptures
are included in collections of The Canada
Council, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the
National Gallery of Canada as well as
appearing as parts of exhibitions such as
the prestigious Le Biennale de Paris, Paris
Museum of Modern Art and the National
Museum of Modern Art, Paris. Her work
will be on display at a one -woman show at
the McIntosh Gallery, U.W.O. in January.
Many people will argue that there's
something theatrical about politics and so
the cross over from one field to the other
may seem natural. That crossover was
made recently when Perth -Wilmot M.P.
Bill Jarvis was appointed one of the new
members of the Board of Governors of the
Stratford Festival Foundation. He was
joined by such Perth county residents as
Judge J. Arthur Mullen, Betty -Jean Davis
and Stratford businessman Rob Gordon.
Also appointed was University of Toronto
Drama Professor Ronald Bryden.
Top man at the Foundation for the
coming year is R.V. Hicks of Toronto,
replacing John Heney of Stratford. The
vice-presidents are Mrs. P.J. Ivey of
London and W.H.Young of Burlington.
The Festival reported a deficit of $200,000.
Meanwhile. even when he's passing
along a compliment, Robin Phillips of the
Stratford Festival seems to get himself into
hot water with Canadian nationalists. On
his recent appointment with a prominent
New York theatre Mr. Phillips said he felt
it was an honour for Canada. Some people
obviously didn't feel that way. judging
from reaction in some branches of the
media.
Another local theatre also recently
named a new executive of its Board of
Directors. Mrs. Sheila Richards of Brussels
was named president of the Blyth Centre
for the Arts. succeeding Blyth publisher
Keith Roulston. Named vice-president was
(Mrs. Lynda Lentz of the Wingham area
and secretary is Mrs. Bev [Katzin) Walker.
a Blyth -area artist. Operations at the Blyth
Summer Festival and various winter events
sponsored by the organization led to an
accumulated deficit of approximately
$5000.
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