Markham Stouffville Review, September 2023
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6 MARKHAM STOUFFVILLE REVIEW COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER <strong>2023</strong><br />
Blast from the past with hits from<br />
Abba and the Bee Gees<br />
Abbamania brings its three-time soldout<br />
show back to Flato <strong>Markham</strong> Theatre on<br />
Oct. 5.<br />
The show consists of studio musicians<br />
that recreate Abba live in concert. They are<br />
the only Abba production to perform twice<br />
for the cast of Mama Mia. Hear the hits<br />
from Waterloo, S.O.S. to Dancing Queen.<br />
Also as part of the same show, you will<br />
get to enjoy Night Fever as the Bee Gees.<br />
With all the high harmonies and stage<br />
presence of the Bee Gees, they will be performing<br />
songs from Jive Talking, To Love<br />
Somebody, Stayin’ Alive to You Should Be<br />
Dancing, to name a few.<br />
Abbamania and Night Fever perform<br />
hundreds of concerts each year, and they<br />
will take you back in time when Abba and<br />
the Bee Gees ruled the pop music world.<br />
The fabulous night of entertainment<br />
also includes Kara Chandler and Will Chambers.<br />
Chandler, with an incredible voice and<br />
unbelievable look, recreates Cher perfectly.<br />
Chalmers’ flawless replication of Neil Diamond’s<br />
singing voice and his natural resemblance,<br />
combined with his outstanding stage<br />
presence, captivates audiences wherever he<br />
goes.<br />
Visit markhamtheatre.ca for more<br />
details.<br />
Team Ontario members Kevin Lin, Jason Deng, Diya Rangrej, Ella Wen and Emily Lim at the<br />
NCF-Envirothon awards ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Team Ontario)<br />
<strong>Markham</strong> students beat<br />
the heat in competition<br />
A team of <strong>Markham</strong> students placed<br />
third out of nearly 50 teams in an international<br />
environment competition.<br />
Emily Lim, Kevin Lin, Jason Deng,<br />
Diya Rangrej and Ella Wen of Markville<br />
Secondary School qualified to compete at<br />
the <strong>2023</strong> National Conservation Foundation<br />
(NCF)-Envirothon in New Brunswick after<br />
placing and advancing from regional and<br />
provincial Envirothons.<br />
The annual event educates students<br />
about the environment and conservation<br />
of natural resources through hands-on<br />
outdoor experiences, academic study and<br />
collaborative competitions. Its vision is to<br />
give students the knowledge and skills to<br />
educate others, inspire action in their local<br />
communities, and promote a lifelong commitment<br />
to environmental stewardship and<br />
sustainability.<br />
This year’s competition, held from July<br />
23 to 28 at Mount Allison University in<br />
Tantramar (formerly Sackville), drew teams<br />
from across North America, as well as China<br />
and Singapore. The theme was Adapting<br />
to Climate Change. Students learned about<br />
factors contributing to a changing climate,<br />
the effects of those changes on the environment<br />
and natural resources, and the unique<br />
challenges facing communities that depend<br />
on natural resources.<br />
As they explored the impacts on human<br />
social and economic systems, students<br />
learned about management strategies for<br />
mitigating and adapting to a changing climate,<br />
and the roles of innovative technologies<br />
and programs in responding to local<br />
and global changes.<br />
Hundreds of thousands of students<br />
have competed in Envirothon since its<br />
beginnings in 1979, the NCF reports. Many<br />
alumni work in the environment and/or<br />
natural resources in such careers as forest<br />
rangers, climate change scientists, biologists,<br />
conservationists and soil scientists.<br />
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