Adults with High Cholesterol Needed for University of Guelph Muffin Nutrition Study We are currently recruiting adults (35-70 years old) with high cholesterol but not taking cholesterol medication to participate in a Muffin Nutrition Study that is being run out of the University of Guelph. The study involves 6 weeks of consuming 2 muffins per day (made from soy or wheat flour). Participants will visit the University of Guelph each week to pick up their muffins and will have body measurements and blood samples at weeks 1, 3 and 6. Financial compensation is provided. If interested, please contact The Muffin Study at 519-824-4120 x58081 or muffin.study@uoguelph.ca. This study has been approved by the University of Guelph Research Ethics Board.

OUT OF WORK? We have positions available in Administration, Finance or IT. To find out more about an innovative approach to gainful employment attend an information session, every Tuesday at 10:00am @ PF Solutions, 75 Waterloo St.S. Suite #202 in Stratford. Please call 519-271-2978 to reserve your spot. Go to www.pf-solutions.ca for more information. If you decide that you are interested in proceeding, you can expect to be here 3-4 to complete intake assessment testing and a personal interview. Please bring a copy of your most recent resume. Thank you!

Art Green:  I SHOULD BE PAINTING On view until January 6, 2013 Gallery Stratford is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Stratford-based artist Art Green.  A respected painter whose work has been widely exhibited and collected in North America, the Gallery celebrates Green’s recent achievements with a selection of oil on canvas works and reflects on the artist’s influences dating back to Chicago in the 1960s.  With an expansive body of work marked by a complex layering strategy and a saturated palette, the project allows the viewer to explore the artist’s eclectic use of patterns and the sources of his inspiration drawn from commercial and personal imagery. The exhibition is the 20^th anniversary of Green’s last solo exhibition at Gallery Stratford in 1992. XXXX Collective: INSTANCE On view until January 6, 2013 Gallery Stratford is pleased to present an exhibition of multi-media works by the XXXX Collective, featuring art by Shannon Garden-Smith, Corrie Jackson, Emily Smit-Dicks and Polina Teif. Through painting, sculpture, photography and video, the Collective investigates why nostalgia has become a prolific theme in our culture, and the desire for artists to document their environment and experiences. Through archiving and manipulating found and personal imagery, the artists examine the significance of documentation and its impact on the construction of personal identity. Gallery hours 11 am to 3 pm, Tuesday to Sunday

All are welcome to come, celebrate and just sing for the joy of it!  You may come on your own, come as a family, come with friends. This choir is intergenerational (14+ without a parent or guardian).  Songs that will be sung will be an eclectic range of musical styles, including Show Tunes, Gospel, Folk, Jazz and much more.  The choir will be under the direction of Paul Coates, Director of Outreach, CONSERVATORY CANADA™ and accompanist, Carol Carter.

One of four workshops for rural non-farm landowners in Waterloo region to learn how to better manage the natural features on their property. Learn about planting and maintaining trees, private well water supply, waste water and septic systems, natural shoreline buffers, wetland and pond management, wildlife habitat enhancement and more! It will also include information on the grants and other support available for tree planting through the Trees for the Grand Program. The workshops are free but space is limited, so please register in advance. Call 519-621-2763 ext. 2277 or send an e-mail to treesales@grandriver.ca.