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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-01-10, Page 1in ,i IN 1400040W,. ONTASIO encounters wi Last October, `Sarah Brophy of Lucknow spent one week in Ottawa par- ticipating in the Encounters with Canada Program, For 17 year old Sarah, it was the first time she had been . away from home without a family member presents but she found the completely .bilingual week a stimulating experience and one she would recommend to other -students. Sarah learned about Encounters with Canada trough an, enrichment programa a at F.E. Madill Secondary School, where she is ,grade. '12 `honour . student. counters is a one-week program of Cana- dian studies held at the Terry Fox. Cana- dian ,Youth Centre, in Ottawa,, for 15, 16: and ,17 year old students from across. the country. While. there Sarah met' 125 students from all across Canada, The objectives of the program are to. bring together young Canadians from • dif- ferent backgrounds and regions: and to give them an .opportunity to • know . one another, to discover their country and to learn about' Canadian institutions. Sarah was housed in a dormitory with 39 other girls. They slept do bunk beds, and had the use . of . four" sinks, two showers and two toilets.MAIM . time' was 7 a.m., but Sarah m , be sure she could get the use of.thecilities, she rose; at 6 a.m. Food was served cafeteria , style but was -fairly good. The weekly program is divided into two parts. The first part of the week is centered on Canadian Institutions and Sarah toured the Supreme Court of Canada, the Parliament Buildings, the National Art Centre, and the press • gallery, where they heard interviews with a senator and MP and were allowed to• • ask questions. She also heard „Murray . • Cardiff speak and took tours of the Na- tional Capital Region. The second part of the week is *anis:. ed around one of six sub -themes: - Arts Canada, unique experience Sarah Brophy and ' Culture, Science and . Technology, Law, Canadian Experience, Journalism anis Communications,. Business and Entrepreneurship. " Sarah chose Journalism and Com- munications which covers the>history of , the news, media in Canada; discussions on :today's, modern Media; a look at com- municationp .problems . in.. the .'Canaan , North and visits to new organizations in Ottawa. A Mock House of Commons was • set up and the question of capital punish- ment was debated by. the 10 ,in Sarah's group. The students become the newsmakers and the news reporters. Following this they were responsible for producing the front and editorial 'page of a newspaper. The students were designated `staff" positions of editor, reporter, ; editorial . writer, lay -out person„ editorial cartoonist, staff artistand photographer. Sarah said there was an immense amount of work to be coin. pleted in a very short . time. Their "newspaper" yi as based on The Van- couver Sun e. Durinng-the week rog ►m monitors supervise the daily ix vities which have been planned by the professional staff of Encounters with Canada. Program monitors are educators on loan from school boards across Canada. Conferences and workshops are con- ducted byapemalists in the various field -Coveredin the Program. Each year some 300 guest speakers and experts bare their knowledge and experience with the participants. A network of over 100 volunteers, Regional Coordinators, promote the pro- gram across the country, recruit the students and coordinate the regional selection of participants.'. For Sarah,, an avd French student, the week oras an educational ,one in many ways. In : addition to practicing her French, speakingand listening, she had the opportunity to meet and make friends with students from across` Canada, some of whom she is corresponding with now. "Everyone got along ° so, Well,". said Sarah.; Transportation costs to Ottawa and. back are 'covered by the Open House Canada program of the Department of the Secretary of State. The registration fee for 1989/90 is $375' per student 'per week. Some provincial/territorial govenrt- ments help the studentser part of, the registration fee.. Ontario is not one of A number of sponsors are available to. help students who are in need of financial assistance.. Encounters with Canada, developed by the. Council for Canadian.' Unity, is a volunteer, non-profit organization • The Program is open to all 15, 16 and 17 year old students enrolled in an educational in - Turn to page 3 . Huron County receives over $1 million Twenty-one municipalities in \ Huron County received word from Minister of Municipal Affairs John Sweeney of special assistance grants to help relieve the tax burden for residential and farm ratepayers. The County has experienced tax increases because of changes to coun- ty and school board cost-sharing ar- rangements. r;rangements. The new arrangements use -- a uniform market value assessment base, which resulted in property tax changes of varying ammounts throughout the County. Those benefitting from this assistance are: Clinton - $3,290; Bayfield $18,168; Brussels - $2,409; Hensall - $1,021; Zurich - $476; Ashfield Twp. - $100,541; Colborne Twp. - $80,398; Goderich Twp. - $139,918; Grey Twp. - $62,0778, " Hay Twp. - $67,114; Howick - $31,133; Hullett . $54,598; McKillop - $102,064; Morris - $34,165; Stanley - $79,132; Stephen - $119,594; v d Tuckersmith - $39,662; Turnberry $14,267; Usborne - $51,014; East Wawanosh d $5,938; and West Wawanosh - $20,559. In addition, Minister of Culture "and Communications Christine Hart has, allocated $797.50 to the town. of. Clinton 'to fund projects for Preserving Ontario's Architecture. New Year's Baby 1940 after this hoar of the of= and Mrs. a booby boy �s Lucknow, in the hospital here (Vaughan). This little 1100 addition to the Wilson funaily was very close to ar- riving in the old year but the -stork hesitated a few moment* so that the new born lad could usher in the New Year. May this year be a very happy one for- the proud .parents. A belated ha y birthday to Lucknow'a Jim 1940's New Year's baby! Anti -Drug Strategy Grants of up to $50,000 are available from the Communities United Against 'Dns Program operated by the Provin- cial Anti -Drug Ste. The is designed to help conunwii -based groups set up innovative .. lion and prereducing p is use that focus on reducing. �� . This Program one initiative from . the Provincfal Anti -Drug Strategy an- flounced recently by the government. Guidelines and .application fontrs'have been distributed to groups across the pro •`(A copy� is available at The. Sen office) The deadline for the first series of upplications is February 1, 1990. There will be a second series of applications distributed early next year With a deadline of May 31, .1990. . OPP repogt Kincardine Ontario Provincial Police investigated an industrial accident. at Bluewater Agromart on January 2, at approximately 2:15 p.m. William Mer- ritt,* of Kincardine was emptying fer- tilizer :'bags into a cross over .auger, when a bag got caught in the auger, He tried to remove it and his left arm became caught in the<auger, and was bently cat off above the elbow. Mr. erritt was transported: to Kincar- dine incardine Hospital and then to University Hospital,; London. According to the OPP, doctors were unable to reattach the aria. The accident is under investigation by Charles Nixon, Occupational Health and Safety. Officer, Mini t y of Labour from Barrie. • The OPP have received complaints of persons depositing snow on the road. The public should be aware that this, is in contravention of section 157 of the Highway Traffic . Act Fines are $53.75, however .if an accident occurred where injuries were sustained as a result of such contravention a civil suite could ensue. Mounds of snow pushed up into hills made a mini ski slope for Andrew Cleland and Mike Johnstone. Andrew shows his prowess on the snow board Mike received for Christmas. Inset, e gives Andrew a hand to snap on the bin- ding. (Pat Livingston photo) Correspondent needed Bonnie' Hodges of Dungannon has in- formed the Sentinel that effective im- mediately, and due to personal com- mitments,' she om-nitments,'she will no longer be able to act as the Dungannon correspondent. If you are a resident of Dungannon or the immediate area and would be in= terestedin this position please give Pat a call at the Sentinel 528-2822. Literacy. Courses Conestoga. College has advised, the Sentinel that free learning instruction in reading, writing and math will be of- fered in Wingham Ali materials are. provided and confidential one-on-one teaching is offered to adults. Child care and transportation may be available. This literacY program is funded by the Ministry of Skills and Development and is a three . month ,pilot project. Students will receive one hour of in- struction per week.. Classes start January 22 and will be held at the Wingham United Church. To register or obtain further information call the ' Winghanz United Church at 357.2961 or Andrea at Conestoga College, 271-5700.