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Regular readers of this column are aware that the writer
--spent a vac-ationar►=r►orthernIQuebeo-this-year
- It was the second, trip jn three .years .and probablythe
• last.
Isn't it 'about time the rest of-Canada-urged'Quebec to'
' 'separate; set them free tg go theirown way? •
By "them,'.. i:mean the whole province because -it is now
a cafe of them andlus, Just spend,:a feW dais outside of Mon-
treal and YOU will findthatit'is a•case Qf them and ts and
the ch,oice is_tlieirs: rigimine..not
I went both times with what I felt was ah open mind really
to try to understand their problems but I got no help inun-
derstanding from them. My pitiful attempts — and I readily
admit the attempts were pitiful —. to converse in my high
school French .were met with blank stares and even hostil.
ity. a
The question is not whether. Quebec 'should be permitted
to separate from Canada but, whether Canada shouldn't eon-
' sider kicking Quebec out of confederation.
For -109 years, -the rest of this country has patiently put
up with various forms of political blackmail.
When Robert Bourassa.took. over the government of Que-
bec,.I• thought°a sensible man had finally come to power to..
refute the muddled concepts ,of, Daniel Johnsbn•and Rene
Levesque .and the rest of the politicians 'in a• long line of
corruption. But his language billjust fills me with disgust:
T .have made it a point to talk to a number of peopleawho
have moved out of Quebec. They, especially the females,
found the situation intolerable. They were isolated' from
society. not. just by language but because Ai all the other
things that would be accepted in most parts of"this country.
'I honestly tried to learn French," said one young mother
I met recently. "I look lessons and tried very hard to con-
verse. But simply because I was an'Anglo-Saxon Protestant,
I was rebuffed,` even' sneered at, and sometimes jeered, by
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Letter bre apprec'ated by' Bob Trpner. EldaIe RC .Elmira. Ont N38 2C7 •
the Francijphones:" .
lviaybexhe,same-thing hopper s to Ft:tneanhones in the rest.
of Canada. Maybe they feel the same way about .Toronto,
,for instance, All the•more reason , why. Quebec should. be
allowed to separate, even encouraged. And I saythis .realiz-
ing fully the great' men of French' Canada who helped make -•
thiscountry a wonderful place in which to. live. 'i have ad-
mired their -history,_ their.cul'ture; their" great deeds, their
valor; their vision:
rhaps it is just the backlash from my visit. to Quebec
but ink, probably in .a perverse way, that',he Quebec ter-
rorists o 1970 were simply more honest than a host ofother
French-speaking politicians -who have battered away at. con- -
federation for 109 years. ` •
• 1 can think of no other culture which was• allowed to de-.
velop after a conquest the way the.Habitanh were allowed
after thePlains of 'Abraham. •
And how would the Maritime Provinces survive, separate
ed from the rest of the country? The same as Hawaii does.
a state separated from mainland U.S. by. more than a thou-
sand miles of water: The. same as St. Pierre and Miquelon.
off the coast ofNewfoundland whichbelong to France.
Maybe it's my o--wn.. WASPish..prej~udices.showing. Maybe
I'm getting old and jaded, too; tired to hold mychins — both
of them — up while trying to understand just what it is that
French Canada desires of me.'
Perhaps, too, it's all the fooferaw about the- Olympics
that has me defensive these days and Jean Drapeau's preg-
nancy. Hey did say, didn't he, that it would be easier. for a
man to get pregnant than for,the Montreal Olympics to have-:
a deficit? I hear he's been on the phone recently to Dr. Mor-
genthaler.
Maybe next week I'll feel better but right: now, Quebec
camgo its own way and I, foe one, wish them well.
Queen of,the Furrow
to be selected
at Huron plow match
Who is the fairest on: the
land will be the` question
answered at the Queen of the
.Furrow Competition, held'in
conjunction with the Huron
County. Plowing Match on'.
• September 18 at • Kenneth
Duncan's farm, RR , 1,
Kirkton:. '
Nomineesrnust be, l6_ years
of age and not have reached
their, 25th bii'thd.ay. by.
November 1;-1976: They—ea..
be. married or single but must
be . residing on a farm in
Huron'. No entry fee will be.
required but you 'must place
your entry, age and other
- information with the
secretary on the day 'of the
plowing match.
All• contestants must make
a strike out and plow two
rounds on• their eland..- If
contestants require a tractor
and. plow, .notify. the com-
mittee. -.
All contestants • will be •
expected to wear 'either a
dress or skirt and top to the
interview and luncheon and
speeches. '.Slacks- may be
worn.:for.plowing. •
Contestants will be ex-
pected on the site by 10 a.m.
to plow. A luncheon will be.
held for the girls, com-
pliments of Jack' Riddell,
MPP for' Huron.
Judges will award. °com-.
GODERICH SIGl t -AL -STAR; THUR`SIDAY, SEPT
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petitors as,. •followi:` an . in-
terview, 100. points; all
contestants 'must 'give a -3-5
eech on
The small animal farm at the Blue Water Centre. for the
Developmentally Handicapped was .officially opened
recently. Funds for the project were bolstered by a donation
from the. Goderich Lions Club. Seen here are (left to right)
Archie Barber, Paul Schutz and Roger Turcotte,of the Lions
Club, Ross Bryant, administrator; and William `Gregg,:
director of training: (staff photo)
Maple wilt not .likely
Late spring- scorch attacking trees
• Widespread reports of
verticillium wilt; more
commonly known as the
wilting' maple disease, have
not been substantiated in this
area, the Wingharn district
office of the . Ministry of.
Natural Resources reports.
• Contacted .last week, the
district office said . it has
received numerous reports of
suspected cases from area
property ` owners, but 1t . is
unlikely the :damage to their
maples is caused by the wilt
disease_ -
More than- likely what they
-are seeing is late spring leaf
scorch," a spokesman for the
office said. "This- scorch is
caused by a period of cloudy,.
overcast weather followed by
a clear dry period occurring
#n `spring • and ....has been
prevalent in this area for the
past -couple of years."
Such . weather, • he eke-
plained, causes the leaves of
the maple toy dry out thus
turning ,brown and dropping
off- earlier in the tear than:
usual: The fact that only part
of the tree might be affected
is probably ,idue to natural
causes such as wind direction
and the amount of sunshine
received, he added.
Both the Ministry and'
personnel at the Maitland
minute sp .
"Agriculture" or the,
"International. Plowing .
Match,'' 1-50 points; plowing
ability; 1100 points; ap- .
pearanceo and - deportment,
200•:points and' impromptu.
speech; 50 points, for a total of
600 points.
n =The Queen will receive the•
Love Trophy( plus a leather•
coat. fromBain'ton's Original
Old Mill in Blyth and $20 from
'the Association, plus "$20:.
toward .expenses to the'
International Plowing Match:
-All other-- contestants.. will
receive $10 plus a gift.
Questions? Phone Mrs.
Howard Daters, Dashwood,
237-3567 or Mrs. John Clark,.
Goderich, 524-256
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- Feeders -
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Valley Conservation information supplied by' the :foliage,: which usually in
Authority headquarters at Maitland Valley Con- volves individual branches. or,
Wroxeter believe 'damage to servation.: Authority, '`The part of the crown • '
e maples growing along conspicuous .external. sym- "Iriterna•lly; there• is, . ex
roadways is ,due to winter -ptom is sudden wilting tensive streaking in the outer
-salting and ;to construction followed • by yellowing . •and, . sapwood.,
work. They report that salt finally browning` of. -the- (from the Listowel Banner)
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• spray whipped up by traffic is '
blown unto the trees adjacent
to road -ways, causing injury.
And over an. e.xtend'ed
' period of time, construction.
work on roadways can.have a
damaging effect on trees.
Dave Grum/nett, resources
technician with. the .Maitland
'Valley. Conservation:•'.
Authority, - said most of the
reports. the Authority .has
received regarding, .the
damaged maples has been .
concerning maples along the
• .roadside. "We've had' very
few--.-;• regarding .'.. maples
growing in • woodlots and
.weave been :watching and so
far ' we haven't .. seen.: -any.
evidence, of` the wilt in •
woodlots either."
However if farmers_, and
woodlot •owners :di) "notice.
damaged maples`in their lots,
the chances that it is due to
verticillium wilt shouldn't be _
ruled out completely. The :
•disease has been diagnosed in
the City of Toronto and has
been reported to bp 'in the
area:
According tp . scientific
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Yegulations are
onSibili
his is what
., you can do
to make sure
ey're observed.
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Your Ontario Government needs your help in•protecting,
our province's school children.. So we urge you as a
motorist to drive with extra care whenever yogi 'see a
school bus in front of you or coming towards you.
You will recognize the school bus by its chrome -yellow
colour. And whenever it flashesits alternating red signal
lights front and.rear, you rnust stop. In fact. all traffic
from both directions must stop. •
This is true:everywhere in Ontario... on highways. '
country road§, and city, town or village streets. and
regardless'of°the'speed.limit. The penalty for disobeying
this law is a fine ofup to $100 and 4 demerit points.
The only exception is for motorists going in the
opposite direction from the school bus, on the other side.
of a millti-lane•highway divided by a physical barrier.
There is something else you can do; as well. Instruct
your.chitdren.to follow thescliool bus safety rules learned
at sc fool •-to eip the bus driver by behaving quietly and
by keepirtg Wts teduntil it is time to leave the:bus. -
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Excavating-Dashwood'236-4230
TRUCKING - BACKHOE & DOZER SERVJCE
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SCH60i1 BUS
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WHEN SIGNALS
FLA`�N,ING .
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For more information on school bus safety and the '
School Bus Stopping -Law,- rite tp:
Public and Safety Information Branch,
Ministry of Transportation arid Communications
1201 Wilson:Avenue .
Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8
Ministry of Transportation
and, Communications
Jamas°Snowy
Minister -
William Davis,
Premier
Province of C nt4rio _
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