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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-01-30, Page 8Inuit Nunangat opo 0�6 Canada North Le Canada (fu Nord CANADA NORTH — A sneak preview of the interior of the Museumobile, coming to Ailsa Craig and Lucan next week. Museumobile planning stops at communities The Museumobile is coming. ..?Canada North", the first Museumobile produced b y the Na- tional Museums of Canada, will soon be arriving in Ailsa Craig and Lucan. Portraying the fascinating history of the North, the caravan will be On location or Studio Bart DeVrie PHOTOGRAPHY COMMERCIAL - WEDDINGS - PORTRAITS - GROUPS -PUBUCRY Telephone 235-1298 137 Thames Rd., East, Exeter, Ont. located at the former school grounds in Ailsa Craig, from the evening of January 28 to noon on January 31. The Museumobile will arrive in Lucan on the everning of January 31, and be at the Lucan Community Memorial Cen- tre until noon on February 7. The public is invited to come and discover the history of the original peoples of Canada, as well as the flora and fauna of the Canadian Arctic. Ad- mission is free. "Canada North" is one of three Museumobiles travelling throughout the country. The others are "Canada West" and Atlantic Canada." "Canada North" has been on the road since 1973. The Mobile Exhibits Program is an TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR WMIDTIVIN s ENDS JAN. 26 ALE • • • GREAT SAVINGS CONTINUE `' O off Excellence I and Lustre 'rowels: ALL FIELDCREST BATII %1:►'I'S ANI) LID COVERS Centre Mali 420 Main Street, Exeter €AP' 235-1252 VISA Dresses Coats Blouses Slacks 4 Jewellery Scarves Sweaters Purses p Sizes 14-44 141/2 - 241/2 Centre Moll, Exeter 1 Valid until Feb. 2nd, 1985 ClipCoupon For extra 20% off 2 Weather helps restore faith in man Just when most of us thought the whole world was going to the dogs, a blizzard clobbering us from the west, restored our faith in humankind, again. Today (January 22), as the storm I was about to plan the funeral, the phone rang at midnight ... and yes, he was OK and bedding down on the .Hartman's chesterfield. Next morning, •Mobie (I let him sleep in the bedroom) and I were up It Seems to me... by Gwyn Whilsmith abates, the radio, T.V. and papers are full of heroic deeds and kindnesses shown to many who needed help dur- ing the storm. And I'm sure there are hundreds of others, who will never be publicized, who saved people from serious consequences, or even death. The weather may have been blister- ing cold outside, but inside many hearts it was warm with the milk of human kindness. We experienced some of that kind- ness, first hand. My husband, Art, returning from Toronto, during the blizzard, on Saturday, drove through white out after white out, passing a maze of stranded cars and trucks, and picking up a few people along the way whose cars were stuck fast in the snow. Dropping his passengers off in Exeter (where he should have stayed himself), he somehow manag- ed to continue to manoeuver the drifts and blinding snow to within ten miles of home. Finally, one huge, hard bank was just too much of a challenge for the car, and he had the choice of spen- ding the rest of the night where he was, or trying to walk to shelter. Through the thick haze of swirling snow, he spotted the dim glimmer of a farmer's yard light and decided to head for it. He climbed into the back seat, and struggled into • his snowmobile suit, which he had thrown in at the last minute, and started out to plow through the deep snow. After what he said seemed like 10 miles, but which was actually not much more than 500 yards, he reached the com- pletely blacked out house. Fortunate- ly, however, the farmer, Ray Hart- man, heard his insistent pounding, opened the door and welcomed him into the safety of his house. Meanwhile, Mobie (the dog) and I were holding the fort, watching the ever mounting banks of snow, while peering anxiously out into the wild night, wondering if Art was safe, or freezing to death in his car. Just when important part of the National Museum Policy of bringing the treasures of the Canadian heritage to a wider public. Each caravan depicts the natural and social history of a part titular region of Canada. The Museumobiles travel mainly to rural communities that lack major The multi -sensory exhibition is housed in three specially -designed 19 metre transport trailers. An elevating device is available for people in wheelchairs. Items on display include models of pre -ice age animals like the woolly mammoth, scimitar cat and saiga antelope, and mounts of contem- porary animals, like the arctic hare, wolverine and snowy owl. There are whaling harpoons, a Viking ship model, huntet:'s traps, religious ar- tifacts, and Northwest Mounted police regalia, to name a few of the things you can see. Museumobile caravans are design- ed to withstand very rough road con- ditions and extremes of temperature. The caravan is assembled in a U - shape, and can be set up or dismantl- ed in one hour. A diesel generator pro- vides power to heat and air condition the exhibit. 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I dampened a washcloth to whip my face, poured out a quarter cup to clean my teeth, and decided to keep the rest for the numerous cups of coffee I was sure I was going to need to get me through the day. Time passed slowly. Snow con- tinued to sweep in from the Lake, the drifts piling higher and higher, whip- ped up by fiercely blowing winds. Then, out of the blue, a friend (well, actually we didn't know him before, but he's certainly our friend, now), Ross Turnbull, offered to rescue Art with his four wheel drive. It seemed like a brilliant idea until he, too, got stuck in the same snowbank that en- trapped Art. This story might have ended with two stranded drivers at the Hartmans, but no, Ross called his brother Paul into the rescue act with his big green tractor with snowblower attached. So, about 20 hours after he'd first got stuck, Art was delivered to our own driveway, despite the fact it was storming just as hard as ever. He had Hearing Tests No Obligation EXETER PHARMACY Thurs., Feb. 7 1 to 3 p.m. Batteries, accessories, repairs to most makes J.D.FAIR �• Hearing Aid HEARING AIDS Service . ' 145 Ontario St., Stratford hardly climbed down from the high cab when the water pipes started to gurgle. For a moment or two, 1 couldn't be sure which I was happiest to see.. him grinning and striding through the doorway, or the water running freely from the tap. Anyway, it seems to me, it's only right to extend a heartfelt thank you to Ray and his family, to Ross and Paul, and to all you others who so will- ingly lent a helping hand to those in difficulty during the storm. You've proved to all of us, once again, that the old world is still in pretty good shape. 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