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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-02-09, Page 22Get Your Message AROUND THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY If you have important papers that need to go somewhere FAST ... use THE CITIZEN'S FAX MACHINE! Our Fax machine can contact any other Fax machine, in the world, instantly. We offer this service for a cost of $4.00 per printed sheet for the first one and $1.00 per additional sheet. (And the long distance charges are free in North America) Our Fax Number, is also your number, so use it to receive your messages at $1.00 per sheet. HERE ARE OUR FAX NUMBERS... BLYTH 523-9140 BRUSSELS 887-9021 WE CAN RECEIVE 24 HRS. PER DAY! PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006. Former Festival manager named production manager at St. Clair College Rueben R. Sallows Gallery displays snow exhibit until April A former general manager of the Blyth Festival Theatre, Ray Salverda _was recently named production manager for the performing arts program at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario. Salverda was production manager of the Festival from approximately 1986-1988 and general manager from 1991-1993. He has more than 25 years of experience in the performing arts industry and comes to the college from Toronto, where he was production manager for the Soulpepper Theatre Company and freelance technical director for Mirvish Productions. The artistic director for the performing arts program at the college is Katherine Kaszas, a former artistic director of Blyth Festival, from approximately 1987-1991 in Blyth. "This is a tremendous benefit to the college to have someone of [Salverda's] calibre to lead our technical and production needs for our growing portfolio of performing arts programs," Kaszas said. "He has an incredible depth of experience with a wealth of contacts in the industry. Students will benefit greatly from his expertise." - With the start of a new year, the Sallows Gallery is resuming its monthly series of talks called The Sallows Salon. This event began Friday, Jan. 27. The focus of the talk was the new exhibition of photographs that went on display in mid-January. The exhibition is called In the Season of Snow: A Portrait of Winter Work and Play in Early 20th Century Ontario. The public is invited to attend both the Sallows Salon and the new exhibition. Drawing on Sallows photographs from the collections of the Reuben R. Sallows Gallery, the Archives of Ontario, the Huron County Museum and Historical Gaol, and the University of Guelph, the show offers visitors to the Gallery a chance to see ... snow, and ice, and all the other things that _made winter a much more demanding season 100 years ago than it is today. Echoing the sentiments of Canadian writer John Ralston Saul, the brochure created for the show notes that 400 years of living through winter shaped Canada's culture of social tolerance by teaching Canadians an important lesson: winter was not a season you survived alone. The pictures on display offer a glimpse -of winter life before the advent of central heating, material affluence, and global warming. The Reuben R. Sallows Gallery is located on the second floor of the Goderich Public Library. The Gallery is open from noon to 5 pm, Tuesday to Saturday. The phone number is 524-9261. More of Reuben Sallows' work can be seen at the Sallows Digital Library at www.sallowsgallery.ca In the Season of Snow runs until April. BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED Do You KNOW WHAT To Do? 2 Cover the affected area. 2 Handle the area gently and never rub the skin as this may cause further damage. O Warm the area gently by immersing the affected part in water that is warm and comfortable to the touch. Continue to warm the part until it is warm and looks red. O Bandage the affected area with a dry sterile dressing. O Ensure that the affected part does not become frozen again. 2 Get the person to a doctor as soon as possible Canadian Red Cross Questions about criminal record checks answered IL .1 Record checks for operational purposes are routinely done by police, either for investigative or court purposes. Often though, citizens initiate the process and request checks be done to assist them to obtain a police records search certificate or for the purposes of a pardon application. The police records search certificate is usually requested as a prerequisite to paid employment or a volunteer position. The following answers to a number of frequently asked questions may help to clarify the process. Is a fee charged? Huron County OPP will provide this service only to persons who reside within their jurisdiction. A fee of $25 is charged for employment checks at the time of the request. The OPP does not charge for persons applying to volunteer within the community. What do I have to do to have the required checks done? The applicant starts the process by attending the detachment and completing a form that includes information such as name, including maiden name or other names, date and place of birth, as well as historical address information. When the form is submitted the applicant must produce two pieces of government identification, one of which must contain their photograph. The social insurance number is not used. Is the criminal record certificate forwarded to the employer or volunteer organization? No. When completed, the information is returned only to the applicant, not the employer or volunteer organization. Since the onus is on the applicant, organizations should ensure the criminal record certificate is produced before duties are commenced. What does the applicant get? The certificate will indicate the criminal status of the applicant, based on the identification provided. If the record is disputed, or if the employer requires it (i.e. bonded employees), the subject may request to be fingerprinted on a special non-criminal fingerprint form that is forwarded to the RCMP for positive verification. An additional fee of $25 is charged for that process. Are the same checks done for all applicants? • No. In some cases a simple criminal record check is all that is • required. The record check may just be required to ensure an employer that their employee can enter another country, or that they can be trusted with merchandise or money. In other cases however the reason for the checks is to protect vulnerable persons in our society such as children, seniors, or the mentally disabled. The applicant might have frequent contact those persons in the course of their employment or volunteering so a more comprehensive set of checks is completed. What would be involved in a case like that, for example someone applying to be a youth sports coach? In addition to their criminal record police check other police records for incidents involving the applicant that might be of concern. Pardoned records are not normally indicated in a criminal record certificate, however, the involved agency, with the applicant's consent may request that the pardoned sexual offender data base be queried. This specific request allows police to ensure that the applicant does not have a history of specific sexual offences, even where a pardon has been granted. It is important to emphasize that the police cannot do a check on that database, unless a request in writing, including the signed consent of the applicant is received. Do these checks ensure the complete criminal history of the applicant? No. Although, in the vast majority of cases the complete history of the applicant is clear, there may be cases where a person has managed to hide a portion of their history through a number of means. Address changes, especially international moves, and name changes can sometimes be effective in hiding a criminal history. For that reason, employers or volunteer organizations must continue to be vigilant about the behaviour of their associates, especially where the vulnerable are involved.