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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-03-07, Page 7a , nda'Gorge s Qgr _y�,.._ iutt. ` uc. �, . e:•,. pr ° w a. bus. DITOR • - With a srnatteXing of English or French, they all were °ably ;ito.cope with it quite quickly; �a �yy�� I�� 1 .��1e j�.j p�C�l were possible. /�Q • p .q ''' ° .' ' ! a ° 'FY JA'. \ .N' _'fi4',,, AG. ` v r llheI ^se 'here were: Ao^ possible -'A M' a ;a India, ,. • p �, r � � .. ,,� ,.n. Y 2�k .': .v flax;: .4+. °' • -.. 5. °k° 5,,:::,,,,.(„.-:'ff"v ?';11: .; v _.� rain ee o� �; � � , � ��loes not mean that- immigrants are smarter ce t y s, . � �x� on 'uy � � `�` : �To 'the ' l�dit �.: u,.S intereshn R °,;, „ " r' ,r The sig ce,A,14-..;Irvin $: lett, , nyR � abut, #oday .'# loo s like they know H,,,,.o�; ., 7 „« ,:.�. e.to e...,,..� ...,....� ::�.:�_ Hca>Y a m�etrteefion° of our ,mo e�.. s .stem much February '2 •has social and economic y- y Lilian s ;I . 1 Dxl5f, a w w t u l :�llkno h a .aster �uf a 'dollar iso. an idlers d. i. . �: -:� is 'and so � e�,�.$ �y ���tR`�or �Y to tile. , iii,' &,� . .}t•• � •. �i - » � i � 1s �fi'�,'-ttln� 'lie Cher Av ' � tQ .s . � ' e r e. .' d rve�i: sig . Perhaps she' dtc bright an ter '`lett ` I, b a �� a kb�'r� � i'�' i em t" t e b • T cisco s � hl � a P y �� lI d • implications. I: do not want t steal -the ' better than we pretend 'to know it. True., we ..n full 'tttc► la�rh or Y°letiieii w , [w but, a runt ation��yy'?abLOut the a /`�� pp]� #� s9 we d not want O see same ..,yam. 1" .s'}, •�' 1' i. , „o .Y � Ya• t +�•il!1! Afl ��s ^z ems aca u • asirc solution. applied to `kilos and litres.. Se �Q ,r�' � a., ��d�`Yun � }�� . �ttie Yti18fStei'i1.�/s�,•,.����!F ,.e 00.•"t�t!c#Pmr- ��»�i,t.� . would have beeni'tkinder td li ve* u snit .= want to eritiire his lett l what its, value ,represents in. decimals: 25 Y ,S - } . +f�'P + t!!1 ' t • °.:I , t ' -but. a Sd ' t the . , , } ,. Tali"ui a cion look at Mr vin's letter., I The loyalties pf Lltcknow's.(Ont.) founding ' ntentions:while praising 3t within its genre., . i . g, .: r 'S .. fathers 12 ears a o . robatily .did lay With First,. for:great deal • would say it is a very important one as far as y, . S p:ra a ofanadiiains,, the,, A knowledge , of a second language is an intellectual enrichment. helping to ;under- stand better :a- large::, segnient '"uf our population. Personally, l'capicit express the deep regrets I often.:experience. for .:having neglected / to master' the Flemish and German of my_ respective grandparents.' True;, I am `able to communicate in :some. way, but in' -my case, it is a questipn of the heart4trying to help bri�d'ge .thea ,gap. • Secondly,_ I never heard of ,immigrants complaining about our Imperial system. the British :•Empire, ,and it was surely :th implimen tion of their • beliefs that . made' Canada the attraotio aitnoWis: for so many migrants°from overseas:` It will help us 'all to live in 'harmony if we jgo easy on' opening ' Id historical wounds and instead 0nphasize • e good :things we have ni ci5tnition. ,So if Linda - sends anotherlette r.`•:that :you, -would• ike to print, let's:tiopepit has a-happytone all: the way. a ..... • .. e r ,Yours sincerely, Peter ,.E+d�isbury. _.t from Fag a " As long as 1: have 'beatenwith, the paper, we "r ave never published .ate da.:'iate. And our taff goes to,greatlengths to get the paper ut on ;bane. ,It's :.a.•.sense of. pride `that. We y ublish ,Lon tune every. week • Just ; as the... ailman delivers ill .:mail .;in all kinds ' of eather. , Readers are still Chuckling aboutathe eight age paper we published between !Christmas ' nd New Years; But many don't know, that aper was typeset ..4nd pasted up by two eople The poor weather;parohibited the. taff wool live out of town `'from .getting into, ork acid it was left to'the. two orLstaff, who. ive in the village; to-do everyone else's job well as their: own:,- to get the paper out on me. As.Chrisimaswas on a Sunday, and we ook the •Moiiday as Boxing Daffy,, We had only. :OR TODAY; FOREVER bib THE UARE, GODERICH ONE 5-24-8761 Evenings andSundays phope 529-7253. i T$ E LUCKNOW AND DISTRICT ` LIONS CLUB . Easter Seal C�rnpqin MARCO 1st -APRIL 3rd Donations may be left at SANK OF MONTREAL McDONAGH INSURANCE OR WH (RL ELLIOTT • We Are Now Custom aeaiii g Tooting *ft or Bag Also Available: , Ce d or Ceriodoilo.1 Seed Valetas varieties of: , )Ba'rley - *Oats •Buckwheat • Mixed Gains • Flax +Canola 'Soybeans Anderson Flax Products Ltd. UCKNOW, 528-3203 • one da -:to prepare the °Paper, for , the press. • 'This would have made a hectic day if all four staff had been oil the job, but with only two. of us in to work because of the bad weather, we felt we had done the 'best job possible 'under _the circumstances. v ' .'We appreciate our :readers interest in the paper' -and are anxiousto know they are disappointed, . when `the paper . is smaller than usual. or is missing when .they collect their mail on Wednesday. Bntawe . are proud of our traekrecord. We publish on time and' we .publish an interesting paper that consistently 16 - 24- page. IJntess 'insur- mountable .circumstances ariae. , 1 our : beefing A.. is concerned. The Canadian beefing industry, though produc- ing: noting; .03ic,roto , for thy, little fonts, produces special political platform for orators and demagogues,`• provides endless: articles and essays or the media as well as reports and' sempiternal studies ;for Royal commissions: ' fn: a _nutshell,' our beefing reg •from .page... q. French Immersion.;programs exist because there -is a rezeognd . and . demonstrated value', in kitovv ng ' a •'second language, Canada's seefind official languase. The. time to =teach thatlanguage is when the children are entering school. Boards have encountered .)problems in in cplementing French, Immersion programs and those problems will likely persist /There are certain costs involved - too.' industry helps screw up things while milking. . the economy. w , •Qut of -context, had Mr. Irvin voiced things is le to 1• • roi~i al us,hadhe for x profitable of example • talked about indexed pensions at age sixty with a standard amount for labourers, politicians and generals; had he suggested Ontario's mother allowances at par with Quebec (.first child: .$211.25; second child; 0.4.22; third chid:$73,31 and so forth, i >L proportion) he would havewarmed up . many, hearts. But he chose to beef only, about . „Flinch. As an educator, he -Must know that not even lvIoliere's plays would ut.a crack in P the language of Shakespeare: Finally, if Canadian tax payers are able to give away $200,000,000 annually tosquand- :er' on • Foreign 410, they should not beef about $190 million set aside for a program on their own second mortgage. Yours truly, A. ,Joe Legrand; • • Lucknow, Ontario. gnunprsion a controversial issue... Itwould appear that decisions have to be _ made on several levels. The prograni has - obvious. advantages and : .provides . school children with an, -. unique •.and • exciting learning opportunity: Boards must decide if the program, based on geography, transportation, population, - social climate and financing, is a viable one for their. county. Parents must make that personal decision as well. The program is optional. ° Trustee reports on education... *from page 2 will be presented at the: , April 2 board meeting :t 3.30 p.m.. Board meetings are open to the public and everyone iswelcome to attend. We have tried to : hold budget increases to a maximum of .five per cent. In areas which appear to ,require a larger increase, we have tried to identify where a corresponding reduction could be made. In the management committee, we will be looking at the possible gain which a compre- hensive energy conservation pi''ogram can achieve. - 1• 11 I find my : work on - the school board - challenging and interesting. If you ..have any questions or a specific problem you would like help with, please contact me. Yours sincerely, Tony McQuail. GETTHE. CREDITS YOU DESERVE THIS S .TN MER The University of Western Ontario SUMMER. SESSION'84 If`you want to begin or continue your studies this summer, introductory and senior courses are available In the following centres: . AYLMER BRANTFORD 1, CLINTON KINCARDINE MOUNT FOREST OWEN SOUND PORT ELGIN ST. THOMAS SARNIA SIMCOE THEDFORD TILLSONBURG WALKERTON . 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