The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-08-31, Page 5Call for Canadians
to pledge for peace
An open letter to Prime Minister Mulroney
Dear Prime Minister Mulroney,
It was with deep regret that we heard of
your unwillingness to meet with members
of the Huron Bruce Peace Pledge Campaign
when you were recently in Goderich. It is
difficult for us to understand why you would
not give ten minutes of your time to meet
with the pro -peace, anti-nuclear lobby of the
Huron Bruce Riding. As requested by your
office, we are now sending you details of our
ideas, together with a gift of the video,
"Choices for the Future". We hope you will
watch the video with your family.
Like the majority of Canadians, we are in
total favour of Canada maintaining and
developing a defensive military position.
However, under your government, Canada
is developing, testing, and helping to
manufacture many OFFENSIVE,
destabilizing, weapon systems. The plann-
ed purchase of attack nuclear powered sub-
marines; the continuing testing of the cruise
missile; the continuing export of enriched
uranium and tritium; the frequent B 52
flight training exercises in British Colum-
bia, Alberta, and Northern Ontario; the per-
mission for Canada to be involved in the Air
Defense Initiative; the allowing of Canadian
companies to be involved in "Star Wars"
contracts; the possibility that the North
Warning Surveillance System may be used
in S.D.I. and the frequent visits to our ports
of nuclear powered and possibly nuclear
armed war ships, are examples of the offen-
sive, escalating, militaristic policies that
your government is pursuing.
You and your Ministers speak of peace,
whilst your collective behaviour is that of
preparing to wage war. We are reminded of
a saying by an old Chinese Sage, "Unless
we change our direction, we are likely to end
up where we are headed".
We would now like to outline the tremen-
dous role that Canada could play if DEFEN-
SIVE policies and surveillance were the
hallmarks of Canada's military activity.
Firstly, Canada should be declared a
nuclear weapons free zone. In doing this
Canada would become a neutral territory
1'0 THE EDITOR
between both super powers in the nuclear
arms race. Secondly, by increasing our
surveillance of the Arctic, (which can be
done readily without the purchase of the
nuclear powered submarines), we could
report any intrusions into the Canadian Arc-
tic by either of the super powers, to an in-
ternational body such as the United Nations.
This would take the pressure off both super
powers, since both powers would be
reassured of a truly neutral country bet-
ween them.
As you are aware, such a neutral Cana-
dian position has been well researched and
recommended by many Canadian defense
experts. We deeply hope that you will con-
sider changing from an offensive, destabiliz-
ing, military position, to one involving
neutrality, surveillance and defense of
Canadian territory.
Each one of us is responsible for the
future. We recognize that it is time for us
to return to common sense and to make con-
scious choices about how we live on this
fragile planet earth. We are not just
passengers on space ship earth, we are the
crew. We are not just the residents of this
planet, we are the citizens. The difference
in both cases is responsibility. We urge you
now to model this responsiblity and join us
in making a conscious choice for peace.
Peace is no longer a philosophical choice,
it is a survival choice.
In the name of peace:
Jim Hollingworth, M.D.
Jane McClinchey
Fran McQuail
Dianne Klopp
Pauli Sommer
Brigitte Wolf
Organizing members of the Canadian
Peace Pledge Campaign for the
Huron Bruce Riding.
This hat, owned by Wilfred McQuillan of the St. Helen's sideroad, sports a crest
made from the original engraving done by J.W. Bengaugh representing a Scottish
athlete. The engraving from which this design came is a wooden slab some three feet
in length and was first used in 1879, three years before the great Donald Dlnnie came
to Lucknow to compete in the Caledonia Games.
Mr. McQuillan, who boasts the ripe old age of 90 years, had the six such crests made
in Scotland some twenty years ago. The Caledonian Society motto on the crest reads:
"We Fear Nae Foe".
New director appointed for
Bruce County Public Library
The Bruce County Public Library Board
has recently appointed Mr. Marzio
Apolloni as Director of the Bruce County
Public Library. Mr. Apolloni was most
recently Chief Librarian of the Elliot Lake
Public Library, a post which he held for
five years.
Mr. Apolloni, with a Masters in Library
Science, brings to the position a solid
background in library management,
policy development and public relations.
His interests range from fishing to boxing.
A smelter worker in Sudbury for three
summers, Mr. Apolloni has indicated that
he is not afraid of hard work and looks for-
ward to the position in Bruce County.
Mr. Apolloni currently resides with his
wife and two children in Port Elgin.
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Division West to Lake Huron from
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The New
Minimum Wage Rates
In Ontario
The following new general minimum wage rates (excluding
harvest workers) take effect at the beginning of the work
week in which October 1st, 1988 occurs:
GENERAL (including domestics)
General (hourly)
Students under 18 (hourly)
Liquor servers (hourly)
Hunting/fishing guides (half-day)
Hunting/fishing guides (day)
$ 4.75
$ 3.90
$ 4.25
$23.75
$47.50
The following new minimum wage rates for fruit, vegetable
and tobacco harvesters will go into effect on January 1st,
1989:
Adults $ 4.75
Students under 18 $ 3.90
Maximum room and meal values in calculating the mini-
mum wage (applicable to general workers at the beginning
of the work week in which October 1st, 1988 occurs, and to
harvest workers, January 1st, 1989)
Room—private (weekly) $22.00
—non -private (weekly) $11.00
Meals—(each) $ 1.80
— (weekly) 37.50
Room and meals (weekly)
— with private room $59.50
— with non -private lodging $48.50
Housing (weekly)
for harvest workers only
— serviced $69.00
— unserviced $51.00
Ministry of Labour
O Ontario
Gregory Sorbara, Minister
David Peterson, Premier