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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-10-07, Page 2PAGE,2 —GODERICH SIGNAL STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 ,1981 ::ETIREMENT PARTY KATIE GLEN OCTOBER 14th, 1981 6 P.M. AT THE WHITE CARNATION HOLMESVILLE For further Information phone: 524-8594 by Friday, Oct. 9th Withdr w UNICEF support BY STEPHANIE "LEVESQUE In an 8 - 4 vote, the Huron - Perth Separate School Board moved to have the schools in GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 2 BRUCE ERSKINE le North 524=9555 LITTLE BOWL DRIVE-IN HURON ROAD, GODERICH This weekend will be our last for 1981 HOURS: FRIDAY; 11:30 A.M.-11:30 P.M. SATURDAY; 11:30 A.M.-11:30 P.M. SUNDAY; 11:30 A.M.-9:30 P.M. TRT OUR END OF SEASON SPECIALS 40 O:. S OZ. MILK SNAKES SUNDAES ONLY 8 0 ONLY 75' THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE its system temporarily with- draw from the UNICEF program at Hallowe'en. The motion was approved by the board at its Sept. 28. meeting, following discussion amongst the trustees. A memorandum from director of education William Eckert will be sent to the principals of the Huron -Perth separate schools, notifying them of the position taken by the board. Mr. Eckert reminded trustees the issue was raised at the board's last meeting after direction was requested bythe principals. The approval means the children in the Huron -Perth System will not be carrying UNICEF boxes on Hallowe'en. The withdrawal is on a temporary basis for this year. At the previous meeting of the board, it decided it would wait until the September 28 meeting before making a decision. It was anticipated that Bishop John -Michael Sherlock of the London diocese would make an announcement regarding the UNICEF boxes but the announcement was not made. Trustee Jeannette Eybergen suggested the students could collect money for some mission. She said the children felt they were doing something when they collected the money in the UNICEF boxes- She added that people thought a lot more of the children who carried UNICEF boxes on Hallowe'en. Trustee William Kinahan said he agreed with Trustee Eybergen and said maybe a choice could be offered to the students. Board chairman Ronald Murray. said the board's purpose is to educate - children, not to collect money on Hallowe'en. Trustee Ernest Van- derschot said the board should leave the question of the UNICEF boxes the way it is. (Previously the decision to allow the UNICEF boxes to be distributed among the school children was left up to the individual principal.) He said the board was not familiar with how bad the needs of the third world countries are. (UNICEF money aids in the third world..) "I will not vote for the motion," said Trustee Vanderschot. Goderich Figure Skating°Club 1ST DAY OF SKATING - sat., Oct. to There Is still room for more skaters. SKATE EXCHANGE Saturday, Oct. 10, Wednesday, Oct. 14 POWER SKATING has been CHANGED to 6:00-7:00 P.M. WED. '[1I,LING ALL CED 4TH ANNUAI/ CHAT'S COOKING AT YOUR PLACE CONTEST Send us your favourite recipe for publication in our special Fall Cook Book Edition YOU COULD WIN X100. CASH 00 00 Each recipe you send in entitles you to also send along one Official Entry form (see below) for the prize draw. Entries are welcome from groups as well as in- dividuals. Enter as often as you like. As many recipes as possible will he published in our special Fall Cookhook. e OFFICIAL entry form M1 111 ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY, OCT. 23, 1981. . Clip and send along with your tavorite recipe to: WHAT'S COOKING AT YOUR PLACE CONTEST COOK BOOK EDITOR SI(,NAL-STAR PUBLISHING - P.C). BOX 220 , GODERICH, N7A 4136 NAME PHONE POSTAL CODE II' PIiIZES 1 ST — 5100.°O 2 ND $60.°° 3 LRD ® $40.°° Enter as often as you like Send one Official Entry form with ear h ren Ipe you submit. (Additional entries do not h,lve to be sUb- mitted on an Offic i,lFnlry form, but can he photocopied or plainly printer) In ink or typed on an exact facsimile,) A random draw will he held Nov. 4, 1981 for the lucky Winners. Constit tional comment • from page 1 would maintain the ability to change it if we brought it home. That is what the debate is all about. Prince Edward Island, for example, is very small, with a population not much more than the population of Huron -Bruce. Yet it only agreed to join Confederation if it was allowed to make its own laws within such areas as education, property law,'transportation, etc. These rights°were given in the,British North America Act. The provinces were also given ownership of the resources , located in them. There may be good reasons why a populous province like Ontario. would want to say to a smaller province like Alberta that we would like to share the wealth of their resources, but .Albertans will ask Ontario: "When did you ever share your gold or silver or hydro power with us at less,than the going price?" A good intention, such as sharing wealth equally among all provinces, cannot be ac- complished.simply by taking from Alberta the power to control its own resources which we have always claimed for ourselves. That is breaking the rules. The Supreme Court has said that the federal government's proposed package would alter provincial powers. Eight of the provinces object to this. The federal government knows it cannot change the balance of powers itself, for we agreed to leave that power with the British parliament. But the federal government insists that it can ask Britain to change the balance of powers, whether the provinces like it or not. The Supreme Court has said, yes, the federal government can ask Britain to do this legally because there is no law on the books against asking such a question. On the other hand, it is saying, while it is legal to ask Britain this favour, the whole historical agreement by which we live together as a federation of provinces with distinct powers would be shattered if Britain did what the federal government is asking it to do. The Court faces a dilemma because, as a Canadian court, it cannot tell Britain what it can or cannot do. Thus it is saying in effect that while it has no power to prevent the federal government from asking Britain for a tavour, the favour it is asking is un- constitutional. It is unconstitutional, however, in a way that the courts of Canada cannot correctbecause it is a convention, not a law, that is being broken. Not the courts, it is saying, but the voters, should punish the government u tney ueineve strongly enougn tnaL the government has brokenhe constitutional rules. In one sense, then, the Supreme Court has issued a challenge to Canadians. It has said, in effect, if you want the Constitution home so. you can govern yourselves without the British guardian, then you will have t� take the burden of responsibility for gover- ning upon your own shoulders. Like a grown child who wishes to. be free of parental guidance, Canada is being challenged by the Court to accept responsiblity along with its freedom. We have never before had to face this test of maturity. We have been like heirs whose money was tied up in a trust so that we could not squander it. Now, if we bring the` Constitution home, we would be like heirs who have the power to conserve or to squander our wealth. In effect, the Court is saying, the law does not protect us from our own foolishness. If we break the rules of behaviour, the Court can not easily help us. Those powerful conventions by which we regulate our political behaviour are in our keeping. The Court has said that . the Trudeau package would break the rule of constitutional convention, but that the government is legally free to ask Britain to do so. Canada will have to bear the responsibility if that should happen because the Court does not have the power to enforce conventions. Our right to choose our government means that we, as voters, must enforce these constitutional rules and punish a government that breaks them, or else live with the consequences. This is a very important judgement by the Court. We can expect in coming months to see a continuing political struggle, another war of words. In finding our way among these conflicting armies of words, we shall find ourselves facing a powerful test of what it meanSto govern ourselves with responsible freedom. ICU campaign a community project • from page 1 Each canvasser will be responsible for an area covering 10-12 homes so the procedure should be completed quickly and efficiently. Following the canvass, there will be a special production on cable television Channel 12, keeping the community informed on the status of the cam- paign. Pole captains will be reporting in and current reports on the fund-raising will be available. If you are not available to contribute to the fund when the canvasser calls, call-back cards will be left at your home and pledges may be phoned to the cable station during the show. The campaign will not be a lingering one. Can- vassers will make a quick sweep and your support will ensure success of the project. Teachers will have less control Teachers will have less control in the placement of an exceptional child under the special education policy (Bill 82), elementary school teachers found out at a fall conference of Region One of the Women Teachers' Association of Ontario held here. Elementary school teachers from Oxford, Wind- sor, Huron, Perth and all points in between were. told at the conference held on Saturday the ramifications from the implementation of Bi1182. Mary Howarth, executive assistant for the Federation of Women Teachers, from Toronto, said in her opinion, "Bill 82 is, in a way, a transfer of power". She said it was perceived that schools had too much power m regards to the plac- ing of exceptional children. "Now greater power has been accorded to the parent and child," said Mrs. Howar- th. She noted that persons 18 years of age and over can make a decision on their placement. Mrs. Howarth had explain - UNBELIEVABLE SAVINGS Quality Canadian Made Ski Doo Suits ADULTS Small. X -Large #35.00 Tags $39.95 Overslzee from its Small _ X -Large . $45.00 Pc CHILDRENS 3X-5 8-16 1.910 12 - 14 $15.00 $24.95 $28.00 No Charge or Layaway Charmans LUCKNOW 528.2526 ed the background of Bill 82, at a conference held this past summer. She told the teachers pre- sent they will still recom- mend to principals a child who may , need to be iden- tified as an exceptional stu- dent. The parents are also able to do this. From there, .the case goes to . the Identification, Place- ment and Review Commit- tee which does as its name suggests. It identifies any exceptionalities, places the student and reviews annual- ly the prescribed placement, if any. Mrs. Howarth explained there are routes parents may take if they .wish to ap- peal any decision made by the IPRC, and the school board may also make an ap- peal, but at no time may the teacher make an appeal. "To me its an imbalance," said Mrs. Howarth: She explained if a teacher did not agree with the place- ment of a student, there is nothing they could do, Teachers would assist in the beginning as the child's ex- ceptionalities were being identified, by doing assessments on the child. She told the teachers the appeal route involves tribunals at several levels, with the minister of educa- tion having the last word. During the conference, the teachers attended numerous workshops held at the • Ex- eter Public School, with Mrs. Howarth's presentation con- cluding the conference, • Thanks to town for quick action Dear Editor: We would like to thank Goderich Town Council publicly, and in particular the Road and Streets Committee of Council, for the speed with which they handled the reserved parking spaces ' for the handicapped. Hopefully OPEN WEDDING RECEPTION for Mary Lynn Talbot and Paul Gibson on SAT. OCT.' 10 at the WHITE CARNATION HOLMESVILLE Dancing 9 - 1 these "Spots" will enable anyone with a mobility handicap to . have easier access to The Square. It is gratifying to have a workable and understanding Council. Many thanks! Huron -Perth Association for Parents of Handicapped Children ' Commission inquiry KINCARDINE - An Ontario Police Commission inquiry into the procedures of the Kincardine Police Com- mission will be held sometime in November. However, according to the chairiman fo the Kincardine commission, the town's police commission is not involved. BOILING REPAIRING AE -CONING RAD SHOP Phone 462-9393 RADIATORS For All Makes of Cars, Trucks and Tractors NEW LOCATION: 46 KING STREET 1 CLINaOIst AUTO -PARTS LTD. CL,INTON,_ ON.T„.