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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-01, Page 3GODERICHSS,IONAI,STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1,1981—PAGE 3 Let's be Canadians first say concerned citi ens Dear Editor, The following is a letter to thecitizens of your com- munity: In recent years, the Town of Penetanguishene has been constantly in the news, because of the controyersy about the building of a total- ly separate French Secon- dary School in that area. Some members of that com- munity have voiced opinions in favor of the school through the news -media, which do not reflect those of the ma- jority. Penetanguishene is one of the oldest historical towns. in Canada, and its people were noted for their friendliness and hospitality, and their ability to live in harmony with townspeople of a dif- ferent descent. Regretfully this situation has changed greatly in the last few years. In 1968, the Ontario Government took steps Lo improve the French Language.. Education, and the Simcoe County Board of Education in conjunction with the principal of the Secondary Schpol in Penetanguishene, endeavored to make as i.nany subjects as, possible available in French,. thus creating a unique and also the most practical bilingual structure -for the number of students. ` To promote this program even more, a French Language Advisory Commit- tee was elected, hereafter referred to as "F.L:A.C.". Bay City thanks Goderich for part Dear Editor: Our sister city of Bay City, Michigan, again wishes to thank the large delegation from your town to our annual St. Patrick's Day parade weekend , festivities. , They were a wonderful contribu- tion to our parade and we were pleased, when they came away with the "best-. out-of-town" float and trophy. Our mayor, Mrs. Anne R. Hachtel, organized a very nice reception for the group • at our City Hall, and our American Legion Post 18 hosted the delegation, in- cluding the Clinton Pipe Band; in their clubrooms. If the Goderich folks were wat- ching, our WNEM-TV Chan- nel Five gave coverage on three different newscasts to Goderich participation in our "Irish" activities: In honoring the 25th an- niversary of our national People -to -People and sister city program founded by the late President Eisenhower in • 1956, we will have a special Goderich Friendship Days program Saturday and Sun- day, October 3-4 when we hope a delegation from your city will visit us. There will be special tours of Bay City historic homes and points of interest, arranged. 'by the Bay County Historical Socie- ty and a'reception with special entetttainmerit pro- vided by American Legion Post 18, - Our family of Michigan cities affiliating with sister cities in your midst is grow- ing. Our neighbour, Stan- dish, has a very fine pro- gram going • with Wirngham, • while West Branch is af- filiated with Seaford] and Auburn with Auburn, On- tario. Meanwhile, another Bay County commtlnity,'Pin- conning, is showing some in- terest in taking on Clinton as a sister city, while Midland, 15 miles west of Bay City, ex- pects to affiliate with. Midland, Ontario, this year. Thanking you .,and all of those fine folks in Goderich, Iam, Sincerely, Leslie E. Arndt, President Bay Sister.Cities ..Federation,. . Bay City, Michigan Easter. Seals campaign underway Dear Editor: Since 1922, The Easter Seal Society (forinerly On- tario . Society for Crippled , Children) has been serving the needs of physically han- dicapped children in the Pro- vince of Ontario. Of course it takes dollars to provide this service and it is for this reason I am sending you the enclosed kit. The Society's major fund raising appeal is the Easter Seal Campaign. It commenc- ed the week of March 16 and will conclude on Easter Sun - ..day, April 19. The campaign objective for the province is $3,000,000. The Easter Seal Campaign is a direct mail campaign and as such, relies very much for success on the exposure of campaign publicity. The purpose of this letter is to • ask , the co- operation of your paper in publicizing the campaign and also to express sincere appreciation for past stip- port given to Easter Seals by the print media. As the campaign is con- ' ducted in 237 areas of the province by Easter Seal service clubs you may be ap- proached by a club's publici- ty chairman with additional information. Sincerely yours, John Butler, Co-ordinator Easter Seal Campaign 4A* 4*4 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE Shamrock Lounge , fir OF THE II H URON U O HOTEL allitt Dublin, Ont. THIS WEEK Thursday -Saturday LISLE SHOWBAND" 0 KITCHEN OPEN 0 fit 8:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. DAILY SMORGASBORD 12 noon - 2 P.M. ONLY $2.5° 111 EXOTIC DANCER .26 iioicariir )„, Mon. -Sat. 12:15.6:30 P.M. This body is, as the name im- plies advisory only, but the members have since overstepped their duties by starting a campaign for a new all French Separate Secondary School, . forcing the townspeople to take sides and hereby creating a greater disharmony, than ever was experienced by the Penetanguishene. Comrnuni- ty. In 1978 an organization was formed, called: Con- cerned Citizens for Bilingual Unity, referred to hereafter as: "C.C.B.U.". This group, which has both French and English members, has been very vocal in protesting the building of said school, with the result that it has been delayed, and as yet has not materialized. The C.C.B.U. members, in their counter - campaign, have explored all the possible channels open to them. They sent a delegation to Queen's Park to speak with Premier , Davis, and they attended many town council meetings in the Sim- coe County District, with the purpose of having a referen- dum placed on the .ballots at their next Municipal elec- tions. This referendum would have proved, once and. for all, that the majority of the citizens were against the proposed school. F.L.A.C. took this referendum ques- tion to court, and the judge declared it illegal; this -ver- diet was • questioned by many. Also a meeting was held with members of the Provincial Parliament, in order to hear their views on this controversial topic. At the provincial level, the building was vetoed em- phatically at first, but later, presumably after persistent pressures, an official sanc- tion was given. All offers for a ,compromise: (for one, an annex to E.S.P.S.S.) were refused, : F.L.A.C. madeit abundantly clear, that they demanded an entire, new, separate building, for 71 pupils, regardless of the cost involved! Even if this would be covered by a .government grant, the on-going cost still has to be borne by the local taxpayers, and ultimately it. is the tax -money paid by all the people of Ontario, that feeds the Provincial Kitty. In view of the declining enroll- ment across Canada, which necessitates the closing of several schools, and the con- stant cut-backs in the Educa- tional budget, the building of yet another new school would certainly not be feasi- ble. The C.C.B.U. feels obligated to bring this mat- ter to the attention of other communities, where a similar situation could oc- cur. Many of us are very suspicious of the motives behind .the . aggressive behavior of F.L.A..C., especially because the most prominent agitators have moved here from another province. Are they truly concerned about the French education, or are they playing politics with these y$ung people as pawns? Do they, perhaps receive direction from out- side our province, with the intent of causing division among Ontario residents? We suspect that one of their tactics is to place their teachers within the school system, to- persuade -the French pupils to demand a new school of their own. If a totally French separate school becomes a reality, the result would be separatism of French and English students, which in our opinion, would be a backward step for this great country. The C.C.B.U. respects the wishes of the French speak- ing Canadians, . to be educated in their own language, but we feel that a satisfactory solution has been found within the Bil- ingual system in the Penetanguishene Secondary School, which offers equal opportunity to all young peo- ple. The culture and heritage of all people can be preserv- ed by themselves, within the family -unit,, and all ethnic L O 4,), K - •RINGS *NECKLACES •BRACELETS *BEADS eseitra gem 3 51 ST. DAVID, GODERICH 524-9972 Lochalsh news Sheep have triplets • Mrs. Leslie .Moncrief and .. George Moncrief are having great luck with their. 'sheep this spring. They have been' blessed • with.. three sets of triplets and a number. of sets of twins. 'The community is sorry to report that Donnie Farrish is still a patient in University' Hospital. London. Karen and Gregg McChar- les •of Oakville. children of Mrs. Allan McCharles, have been - sta'•ing with their 'eandparents, Mr: and Mrs_ Oliver McCharles. Mrs. Ken Weaver of Sud- bury and her mother, Mrs. Frances Wilkins of Lucknow. - were supper guests Tuesday evening. at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkins' home. • Mr. and Mrs: Oliver Mc- -Charles spent Monday and Tuesday at Victoria Hospital in London. taking medical tests. ' Libby McTavish of Peter- borough. a cousin of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McCharles, has been holidaying with them. Supper guests the other evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Webster and Ce- ' cil were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith of Dungannon. Mrs. • Wellington Webster and- Cecil visited with Mrs. Norma Young and Mrs.•Viola Farquhar of Goderich one day last week. Cecil Webster is still at home with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Web- ster. Mr. and Mrs. George Moncrief have had a .very busy week looking after their granddaughters, Jennifer. Rebecca and'Laura Ullrich of London', while their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ullrich, are holidaying in :Mexico. Mrs. Marg Young of God, Crich and her two grand- daughters,, Jane and, Susan •Ri wcliff cif Scafort� visited with •Mr. • and Mrs�George Moncrief. . Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cleft of Point Credit visited with Tourney. thanks Dear Editor: As parents of the Kincar- dine Pee Wee hockey team we wish to express our thanks and appreciation to the ladies of Goderich. They did a fantastic job in the past week with the delicious meals they served. It took a lot of hard work and good organization. We think they.should.be commended. Also our thanks to the Goderich Lions Club for a well organized tournament. Yours truly, Jean Regier their daughter and son-in- law. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moncrief. Mrs. Cleft stayed another week to , help her daughter with some some interior decorating. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cuth- bertson of Ottawa 'visited with Mr. and Mrs. Art --'Matthewman. Danny MacKenzie of Lon- don spent the weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ross MacKenzie. Jim Webster of Waterloo was home on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Welling- ton Webster and ,Cecil. • BROWNIE'S DRIVE-IN THEATRE Beech Street CLINTON Opening Friday April 17 for. the Season Watch nett week's paper' for the opening program Plan To Attend The Sth Annual Lucknow and District Kinette 400q% vi of .4 ,� V,y,1/ , 1P0114:4 AVP1* b410.000"VO otbea „�,WJlv�l v"�i�,4e4 vtti+,4 '�rrri�we u Zr '4. 4. ,' Fashion Show at the Lucknow Public School Monday, April 6th 8:00 p.m. Admission $3.00 Door Prizes Stores Participating Chairman's, Lucknow Garb & Gear, Goderich Shirley's House of fashion, Wingham Kid's World, Wingham 'groups can blend in well with the rest of the population. Let us just concentrate on being, not Francophone or Anglophone, but Canadians, period, and prove to the rest of the work! that we are in- deed a united and peaceful nation. The Concerned Citizens for y 0/- dso ,ilk 'so sO So `c0 • • •oft of• so •• ••• s •• 1 • 14,1440Aii Bilingual Unity, Penetanguishene and District, Ontario. C.C.B.U. Members, Corry Allsopp Gordon Press Gordon B. Press S.S.1, Site 4, Box 12, Midland, Ontario L4R 4L9 ROBERT G. STODDART GOLDSMITH', SILVERSMITH, JEWELLERY DESIGNER REPAIRS CANADIAN AWARD WINNING DESIGNER 133 ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT GODERICH, ONT. 524-8433 " ; vgr's�►'NVv'V►"1►►R►1�1t1�0"W'm UNDER NEW MA.JNA:GEMEN (Formerly Sovie's Fisheries) `"4 I .si OPENING APRIL lst fr \ti 1 4 01E/tUplllltl41 AIN AN 11,1 (7 TAKE-OUTav, SEAFOOD DINNERS SOUTH DOCK GODERICH 644-920 s �1l1 R4f flit! I Iiltl,l♦I;I'1 LAND PENIN 7-40 dfii V/ WEDNESDAY, -APRIL 1St , SPECIAL DAYS ONLY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY APRIL 3rd- 4th, 5th 50' OFF ALI:. 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