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FROM CLINTON NEWS-RECORD
To put itsimply, we're being shafted.
The, provincial government's offer to
help out Huron. County municipalities
with their burdensome snow removal
costs has turned out to be a sham,
while the Niagara region gets all the
help.
Probably only three townships in the
county will get help of any kind in the
form of extra subsidies to help them
pay for clearing the white stuff away,
and those will be pitifully small.
Basically, it boils down to the
government's way of formulating the
extra subsidy. They will give us sub-
sidy for 1977 only if our snow removal
cost for this year exceed those of last
year.
Because last year, 1976, had an .
exceptionally bad record for snow,
particularly January, February,
November and December, it would be
very difficult to exceed those figures
by 20 per cent' in only two months in
1977.
What the Ontario government should
have done, and what was requested by
municipal officials in the snowbeit,
was to average the last four years snow
removal costs, and then base any extra
subsidy on cost over and above the
average.
The way it stands now, we will get
nothing in the snowbelt, while the
Niagara region, who haven't had a bad
winter until now, will be well reim-
bursed.
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1977
PAGE FOURTEEN
( ince again, it is my pleasure to
report Co you, this time on the
New Citizenship Act which was
proclaimed on February 15, 1977.
-tfrrder the 'new -legiSlatiOn,..
appliCants for citizenship will be
treated alike, regardless of sex or
country . of origin. All applicants
for citizenship will follow the
same prOcedures; fulfillment of
the residency and other require-
ments, examination by a Citizen-
sh:p judge and pledging the Oath
of • Citizenship. • The residency
requirement has._ been reduced
;tom five to three. years. Here are
a few of the .highlights of this new
nationarity law: •
The alien husband of a
Canadian 'now has to fulfill
!he same residency requirements
13 years ) as the alien wife of a
Canadian husband..
7- either the father or the mother
of a minor child may now make
application to obtain their child's
Canadian • citizenship.
-- the age of majority is reduced
from 21 to 18 years of age, the age
4 11 federal enfranchisement. This
provision allOws young residents
18 years of age or over to apply
for citizenship independently of
their parents.
-- the Governor-in-Council is
.riven authority to grant citizen-
to alleviate hardship or
reward services to Canada.
-- the new Act gives Citizenship
Judges the primary responsibility
for examining all applicants for
.:ranting, retention or resumption.
,)f citizenship. Citizenship now
•)ecomes a right, provided certain
,editions are met. Any decision
a Citizenship .Judge may be
pealed before the Federal
Court by the Secretary of State or
by the applicant.
1101V TO APPLY FOR 6
CANADIAN CITIZENSI-1
1. You may apply for Canadian
citizenship at any time after being
lawfully admitted to Canada for
permanent residence and living in
Canada for the required period. of
residence.
2. You must apply for citizenship
yourself if you are over 18 years of
age.
3. You can apply for citizenship
at the offices of the Citizenship
Court or when a Citizenship Court
or officer travels to your area "on
circuit". If you cannot conven-
iently reach any of the Courts,
your application may be mailed to
the Registrar of Canadian Citizen-
ship, the Department of the
Secretary of State, Ottawa, who
will then refer it to the
appropriate Court.
4. When you apply for
citizenship, you must bring with
you:
(a) a birth certificate or other
satisfactory proof of the date and
place of your birth;
(b) satisfactory proof of the date
of your lawful admission to
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Canada for permanent residence;
(c) the required fee;
) two photographs of yourself,
taken within the last year. The
photographs should measure 1 3 4
inches by P.1 inches and -Should
have .a half-inch space below the
picture for your signature.
5. Application is made on a form
proyided by the Department of
the Secretary of State for this
purpose. On completion of the
form, you must affirm or swear
that the statements you made are
true.
6. You will be called to appear
before a Citizenship Judge who
will decide whether or not you
fulfill the requirements of the
Citizenship Act.
7. If your application is approved,
the Citizenship Court will set a
date for a public ceremony at
which you will receive your
citizenship certificates after tak-
ing the Oath or Affirmation of
Citizenship. You receive two
certificates which should be
treated with care and respect.
The miniature certificate is the
one you will use when you have to
prove that you are a Canadian
citizen, because you are identified
on it with your photograph and
signature as well as your name.
Recently, I have had many
inquiries concerning the new
Citizenship Act and I do hope that
many of you find this material
particularly helpful and inform-
ative.
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