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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-05-03, Page 13• a. 4.: N •Iiig'. 111 VEST S TURNBERRY Grade 6 students a Turnberry -:; radio with liilitch- 0 PrubI/c .SchaQ/ • DOUG FINLEY of ' r W ngham, his daughter Heather and his nephew, Tim Mac ravish= enjoyed • the Optimist Fishing Derby last Saturday at the,hlowson Dam. Earlier in the , t yedtad la part in four -pound rainbow trout. day, Mr. Finley had handed .a Refugeefrorn describes perso BY Trudie Ball At a gathering in "Listowel; more than 400 people, mostly United Church Women members, heard Helga Kurtz -Harder of the United Church Division of Mission in Canada speak about the 15 million refugees in today's world. She in- troduced one of them, a young woman from Ethiopia, who told her own personal story. The youn woman asked that her name not published. -'Coming originally from a household with servants, because of civilwar she fled to Italy and was thankful to accept employment as a housemaid, doing the scrubbing and cleaning she had never done before. After three years there, sup- porting herself, her fiance and some younger members Of their families, she was able to come to Canada. Although she has been here thr years now, she is still afraid, a. was' cautious in her comment because of family members still i Ethiopia. The trip to Listowel on April T was her first venture outsd Toronto, be ee an . fleeing with their infant aeross the s border, fearful of being followedand n fearful of guards and capture. -fit might have happened :anywhere 8 today, but it Was the ancient aceount e of the flight of the Holy FanrilY16 PERSECUTED Two dances, one liturgical and one folk; were: presented by a young couple from.El Salvador -- .also refugees. The husband said -he had been a high school science teacher, and. his wife a nurse, .in •their� Qwn land, but were persecuted ; becau as Christians they offered aseistante to displaced persons. . - A sing -song conducted by Aileen Coghlin introduced two songs on�tlie evening's theme, "Protection of -- Refugees What. Can the . Church DO""The Well -Known Refugee" told the story of Jesus who had to flee to Egypt as an infant, and who later became �a returnee in Nazareth; The other `dealt with "Benoit Bouchar `s Barbaric Bill, the Great Bill C84 . Both wez'+e.thought-provoking. •• The closing. worship told a dramatic. story' of a young coiaipile Others try to escape to neutral third nations, like Canada. Three passible. eventiial.solutions were suggested. First, voluntary repatriation when; conditiong per- mit; next, ;absorption into; the e_society of neighboring : countriesy and. finally sponsorship and • permitted.. • Dr. Kutz-Haider ;commented that 99 per cat of refugees would go home if it were possible. On the other band, she said, • some have waited up' to seven years guider difficult and dangerous conditions. before . they could ` hit- admitted legally into Canada escape King Herod's cruelty. ROOT CAUSES • Among root, causes. of tthe refug problem are civil war. and revolution, icnterventien b- an oults a power, . or_ simly disagreetpent wii hl the apr�evalli g political ideology. The roves' let ,; "of Afghanistan. rllune his created' no less n five :uh+ 'of eworld refugees. V „ lute are fumed to; re attn:i -carol* Flail ebbort'hg' ioai While her situation has improved greatly, she is homesick and would . return to Ethiopia if conditions settlement • ` rt e iil�i`ri�ore distant laud. .. The, event was .sponsored:b -the ChristieY Christian Resource Centre ,in ,1Vfi`tw .• chell, and Huron -Perth Piresbyterial United Church: Women and was _ hosted by Trinity United Church, - Listowel. WAS CONTINUTESS In • December of 1972; in an editorial, the Advance -Times' .ex- pressed the . sentiment that there voters must �have y,f�been �'yga -few�y,dyis�ti lUs tined Yvot .�js in the' Uri States. many millions Coat .'`thefr begot - for the return :cf Richard Mi ton to the Wte HSe' in the 'fire belief that the°war in', Viet lam was= all .hut over? was the question ,.posed. There had been a big flurry of peace talks but the talks were aetitiiiuiin and Amerjca soldiers "I*.,afro cbtingrin Souk Viet Nani,l ongwjti. their Asian friends atidxenez For qualified homeowners, we offer discounts which ca_make our already -le ,•m premium even lower, Call for` details: itioharid Qibbons, Agei t 318 Josephine St .P.O. flax.? o Wingham, Ont. NOG12W0 ...0at {1.g►}87;80 Like a good neighbor, State 'a,`rrrt rs itthere. State Farrar Fire and Casualty Company - 4.; Canadian Head Otfiee: Scarborough, Ontario 4. FitiatimMEETING COH:O NNIN , A PROPOSED- OFFICIAL in:AN AMENDMENT AFFECTING THE TOWNSHIP OF TURN:BERRY TAKE, NOTICE that the Copbration ,of: the 'County of Huron will hold a public rneetcng to Consider a pproposed Official Plan, Amendment under Section 17 of the . Planning Act on June. 7th, 1988 at - 8:00 p;m. in : the- Counsii. Chambers of the Turns berry Owinship Clerk's Office. in�Bluevale. ,, :proposed Official Plan Amendment would change the designation of Lots 240 41, 244;151, 242.2 256 262, 265.282,' 284 to 287, w, 3in iso. er T 29 ��tof•881 811 'tt 320,,° 329 to -333 in:. war us , T rnberry Township R.P. '41 o from "Resident aar hose. areas currently designated Natural E ronnent and 'Flood: Fringe vvill remain so. This redesignation, would`ailo v for the rezoning of the lands for industrial use. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or Make. written or verbal representation resentation either in, support Of or in oppo- sition to the .propose 0111, .Pfau Amendment. ,AI ITI !NAL intormmatlon ref inproposed 1 ,plan .,�rh relating � t©• the official, • endmei is -, available 'for inspection at the Huron County DepartMent of -Planning and:Development in Goderich - or at the• Village Clerk's office n ,Bluevale during regular office hours• , ,� •' DATED AT THE TOWN OF GODERICH THIS 2ND DAY OF MAY,.1988. . suiln altt-ir totil LSIIIP O TCY:%HEMI4i R. G. Manly, Clerk County of Huron Court House, The Square OWlerich, Ontario Telephone 514-2188 (Planning Dept.) LOCATION MO TOWNSHIP' OV TURMOENai }!„ a,aealaan d! 6rte ar6Jeal la ,Irma HH Plan Amcatstril Rs. at, , , '�Y%' 1!4 ► y'�al74412144e4 am*, dada Y�i�.a rf di i e `ruff„a�tatas to liMltesafaa• is 'I'krtael/ail' - • a:. FZ