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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-10-01, Page 5NGLICAN BARBECUE — Shown dishing up food bt Friday's Trivitt Anglican Church barbecue are orence Genttner, Carrie Russell and Kim Genttner. By MPP Jack Riddell Over the past several weeks we have seen a number of important meetings take place with regard to Ontario's trading relationships around the world. Recently, Premier Peterson addressed the Economic Club of Detroit, saying both Cana- dians and Americans are struggling to answer the vital question: How can we ensure North America's future competitiveness in the face of new players and new rules in international trade? Premier Peterson explained that Canada and Ontario rank first and se- cond as the biggest trading partners the United States has. The U.S. ex- ports more to the nine million people of Ontario than to the 120 million peo- ple of Japan. Premier Peterson pointed to the Auto Pact, negotiated in 1965, as one of the most successful and beneficial trade agreements between our two countries. He quoted General Motors President Roger Smith, who called the Auto Pact "the most successful trade policy instrument in the history of our industry." At the same time, Premier Peter- son warned that "we can't guarantee North America's future by building a fortress and locking ourselves in- side." Since many of our former customers are now competitors, we in Canada and the United States have to develop more advanced products and services. Premier Peterson pointed to Ontario's $1 billion technology fund and provincial efforts to expand trade horizons, particularly with Pacific Itim nations, as two examples where Ontario is meeting that global trade challenge. Later this month, Premier Peter- son will lead a major trade and in- vestment mission, involving senior Canadian business and labour leaders, to Japan, Korea, and the Peoples' Republic of China. Members of both Opposition parties will escort him. Also taking place last week were three other events affecting Ontario's trading relationships around the world. In Uruguay, participants in the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) met to try and save the world trade system from destruc- tive and increasingly protectionist subsidies. In Ottawa, provincial premiers, in- cluding Ontario Premier David Peterson, met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to discuss the free - trade talks with the United S(ates. This was the first of the quarterly meetings agreed on by the premiers an' the Prime Minister at the First Ministers' Conference in June. At Queen's Park, the Select Com- mittee on Economic Affairs, chaired by M.P.P. David Cooke, is expected to release its report next week on the impact a free -trade agreement with the U.S. would have on Ontario. The committee members will likely stress the importance of the GATT as the 04, ,9ach Study world trade o!Eing3 primary way to resolve trade disputes. As well, the committee is ex- pected to support the auto pact and assistance for the agriculture sector. In addition, the committee will call for a disptte resolution mechanism, so that when there is a dispute over the subsidies, an international tribunal will settle the dispute. Measures on Family Violence The Ontario Liberal Government will use $5.4 million over the next six months to expand counselling pro- grams for women and men, to develop programs for children from violent homes and to educate the public, including police officers, on detection and prevention of family violence. In Ontario, one out of every ten women is beaten by her husband, ac- cording to Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, Ian Scott. On average, these victims wait until they have been beaten 30 times before seeking out- side help. And the problem is passed on from generation to generation. Sons of batterers are a thousand times more likely to beat their wives than men who grew up in homes free of violence. To crackdown on this problem, At- torney General Scott and Communi- ty and Social Services Minister John Sweeney have announced several in- itiatives aimed at reducing family violence in Ontario. "Prevention is the key to the government's cam- paign against family violence," Mr. Sweeney said. "We want to break the cycle of violence that often runs through families for generations." The province is also launching a public education campaign, designed to emphasize the criminal aspect of family violence. "We are determined that every person in this province will know, once and for all, that family violence is a criminal act -- not just a domestic affair -- and that anyone who commits such a crime will have to be prepared to take the conse- quences," Mr. Scott said. As well, the successful "Break the Silence" radio, television and print campaign developed by the Ontario Women's Directorate will be extend- ed and expanded. The campaign will also reach out to ethnic communities, to help those who also face language barriers in trying to deal with family violence. Plowing Match Support The International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show will receive as much, if not more, support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food under a new agreement signed jn June. As Minister of Agriculture and Food, I pointed out some of the assistance which will be provided in the future will be in a different form under the agreement signed with the Ontario Plowmen's Associa- tion. Currently, the ministry pro- vides administrative as well as finan- cial support in the running of the plowing match. The ministry supplies the general manager and other staff as well as many other services. The overall provincial expenditure on staffing, provincial police, the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications and other services associated with the plowing match is more than $300,000 a year. Over the next five years, the ad- ministrative responsibility for the match will be turned over the plowmen's association under the agreement. This will allow the association to gain autonomy in the management of LIONS MAKE DONATION Jim Bell of t e Exeter Lions C u • pre- sent a cheque for $500 to John Gray, executive director of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped. T -A photo its own affairs and to accept complete responsibility for the management of the plowing match. In order to fully cover the costs the plowmen's association will incur in hiring additional administrative staff, the ministry will provide the associa- tion with $464,000 in grants over the next five years. The ministry will also continue to provide many other services. When combined with the grants, the value of these additional services add up to as much, if not more, than the ex- isting level of support to the plowmen's association. Times -Advocate, October 1, 1986 Our theme for September is apples. On our first field trip we went to Ducharmes' apple orchard, when we arrived we saw different kinds of apples. While there we saw a grading machine that tells the quality of ap- ples they produce. We also saw a great big strange bin where the ap- ples are kept. We saw the person who sprays the apples for bugs and the equipment they use and the clothes they wear while spraying. Our class would like to thank Mrs. Laporte for showing us the apple or- chard. When we got back to school we made apple jelly fingers. We learned it always helps to grease the pan or paper before you start cooking! Welcome grade one students. It's a change for us this year because we have to go to school every day; we really have to adjust to this. We are studying kinds of fish and what we do with them. We are also studying colours. Mrs. Deichert talks to us about autumn and insects. It is very interesting. Our class was very excited learn- ing about flowers and how cater- pillars make cocoons. There are two new students in our class. Their names are Torie Bawman and Danny Forgie. We hope that the new students will have fun at Zurich Public School. We would like to welcome two new grade four students, Charlette Bowman and Jeromy Stone. We hope that they enjoy Zurich Public School. The Student Council, room eight, and some grade six students organiz- ed the hot dog sale. The profit from the monthly sales goes towards field trips and school equipment for the students to use. In grade five and six this September we did a lot of things. First we saw "Annie" at the playhouse. It was about an orphan trying to find her parents. It was very interesting. Right now we are training for Cross-country; it will take place on October 18 in Exeter. Also on the first day of school some new students came to our school. In our class we would like to welcome Wesley Forgie and Bonnie Boyd. This has been a good month in our class. Most of the weather so far hasn't been very pleasant. Even though it was cold outside we still received a warm welcome back to school. Our elections this year were will handled and organized by the Zurich Public School staff. These are the results of the elec- tions that were held on Tuesday, September 23; President - Derick McGee; Vice president - Heather Con- sitt; Treasurer - Jeremy Steinman; secretary - Tammy Restemayer; Page 5 Room eight class rep. - Chris Gingerich and Room seven class rep. - Jennifer Morrison. We have two new students in room eight this year, Scott Forgie in grade eight and Elizabeth Bowman in grade seven. Welcome to Zurich Public School. Featured in the September assembly was a play, starring 'Ernie The Energy Saver' Ernie one of the stars of Sesame Street has taken over an new role as a Super Engery Saver. Each month he'll come back to Fight energy wasters and give us a tip on energy saving in our own homes! Once again, each fall, we train for cross country. Some students in seven and eight sacrifice noon hours to help those in the 50 km. club. 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