HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-02-24, Page 7Grey Bruce Arts Council
seeks improved funding
The Grey Bruce Arts Council has joined
Ontario's other 62 community arts coun-
cils in a move to strengthen their organiza-
tion. The councils have appointed a Pro-
vincial Steering Committee to conduct a
feasibility study for establishing a provin-
cial network or umbrella organization and
to establish a program of endowment
funds for community arts support.
Improved funding and professional
development are among the councils' ob-
jectives. A formal network would provide
councils with a united voice and the ability
to develop province -wide strategies for
community arts development.
John Harrison of Grey Bruce Arts Coun-
cil chairs the Steering Committee. Other
members are from arts councils in
Guelph, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie,
Thunderbay, Ottawa, Toronto, Scar-
borough and Etobicoke.
In the next few weeks the Steering Com-
mittee will announce the appointment of a
consulting firm to study the network
possibilities for the community arts coun-
cils, and the services, programs, opera-
tions and financing of such an organiza-
tion. This ground breaking study will be
the first to provide a comprehensive
survey of the numerous accomplishments
and richly varied activities of Ontario's
community arts councils.
"Most arts councils are constantly stret-
ched beyond the limits of their present
resources", said Harrison. They clearly
need a basic financial stability and
substantially greater resources to meet
the growing needs of their communities
with professional quality services." Coun-
cils' activities include arts presentations,
arts and financial information services for
local artists, assisting arts programs in
the schools and skills development
workshops for their arts communities.
Fired constable.....
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"I was just guarding a building, so it was
'not upsetting."
In a rar4dom selection, Packer was taken
off of scout car patrol and put on foot
patrol. This change meant that he had to
stand day -watch at the abortion clinic. ..
On April 8, 1987 Packer was told to guard
the clinic.
"My ace in the hole, which I promptly
played, was that I had court duty that
day," said Packer.
His staff sergeant however told him that
he could attend the afternoon session of
court.
"As I walked toward the clinic, I sudden-
ly felt a force actually turn me around and
send me back to 14 Division," said Packer.
At 14 Division Packer said he found
himself telling various superiors that he
could not guard the clinic, on account of his
religious convictions and his conscience.
"Police officers of other religions have
been accomodated in matters of cons-
cience and I had hoped that they could give
a traditional Roman Catholic some . con-
sideration," said Packer. "When I told the
police superintendent that with all respect
I could not guard the clinic, he told me that
I would be charged and suspended for
disobeying a direct order."
In January, Packer faced the police
tribunal and was convicted and fired.
"People may call me a simpleton, but I
believe that God will bring good out of
this,"Packer said.
Packer said that from his reading he has
discovered some clues to why and how
civilizations accept large-scale
massacres.
"By the continual use of rhetoric, you
convince people that those being killed are
not human. The claim that Blacks were not
humans was used to justify slavery. The
claim that Jews were not human was used
to justify the Holocaust. Now we are told
that the unborn are not human beings,"
said Packer.
Packer. said Stalin often used the line,
'one death is a tragedy but a. million deaths
is a statistic.'
"Our mind becomes deaden when it's
continually bombarded with statistics,"
said Packer. "If one child in our communi-
ty was ill or died tragically it would affect
all of us. Yet when we hear of hundreds
and thousands dieing each day, as the
result of abortion, it doesn't registerwith
us and doesn't seem significant."
In answer to a question on how pro -lifers
could respond to the Supreme Court deci-
sion on abortion, Packer said pro -lifers
have an opportunity to have input into a
new law concerning abortion.
"We have an incredible scenario,
because of the upcoming election. Politi-
cians will have to deal with this issue and
draft a new law concerning it. Pro -lifers
have to tell their MPs and everyone else
who will listen that things have gone too
Par."
Lucknow UCW
The United Church Women , held their
general meeting on February 9 with Laura
Lee Cayley presiding.
Stewardship was studied by different
groups and then a discussion held. -
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and the business given by Donna
McBride, followed by Elaine Steer giving
the new budget and the treasurers report.
A skit .was presented by Lois Walden,
Jane Treleaven, Ella Hackett and Mary
MacGillivray.
The correspondence was dealt with. Spr-
ing thankoffering will be in the church on
April 12. World Day of prayer is on March
4, United Church.
The meeting closed with a reading by
Mrs. Cayley.
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