HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-01-10, Page 6• :•3
Meeting h
interest ! revii r
n>trourage ..county -wide 'par-.
Some 12 years ago, a group of
adults and teenagers got together
and started an exciting seven years
of activities that had far-reaching,
positive effects on them and
Wingham.
One of the high points of
achievement was the creation and
organization of "Funfest". Many
events were planned and run by
them and money they raised found
its way to worthwhile causes. Van-
dalism 'became extinct. Under the
watchf ,..eye . of . the "consultants",
.xned bers' 011ie group provedthem-
selves to be creative and showed the
ability to work ontheir own.
I have been encouraged to see if
we could again form such a group
and the initial interest has been
great. Several high-profile people
have pledged their support.
The questions are: "Will we have
enough young people who will rise to
the challenge?" ; "Are they daring
enough to show their ability as lead-
ers and workers to make a lasting
and positiveimpact on society?"
I am willing to give my time
because I believe in their potential to
become a meaningful force. My
proposals:
--Secure for thegroupa place,of its
own. ,
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ticipation.
--Establipsh an independent group
with the aim of becoming morally
and ethically responsible.
If you want to do away with the
phrase, "there is nothing to do", now
is the time.
Show up at the Wingham
Armouries on Monday, Jan. 23 at 7
p.m.
Sincerely
Adrian Keet
Winning team
merits support,
executive says
Dear Editor:
We are writing concerning the
support that Wingham and the
surrounding area is giving the
Junk r C Hockey Club, better known
as the Ironmen.
The Ironmen have a very
impressive record this year with 14
wins, four ties, and three losses,
which indicates there is a lot of
talent on this team. However,
Sunday after Sunday, there is only a
handful of faithful fansin the arena
to appreciate
The last couple of years the team
has been in .a rebuilding program
and has now produced a winning
lineup of players, but they need your
support. Surely, there must be
,hockey fans out there that can
appreciate watching good hockey.
Why not come out and support this
team, we're sure they will play even
better to a full house. Let's help
these boys and their coagies bring
the championship to Wingham this
year.
See you at the arena Sundays at 2
p -m•
Sincerely
Maxine Robinson
for The Executive
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HEART OF GOLD — In recogni-
tion of her outstanding volunteer
service, 'Mrs. Annie Conn is pre-
sented her Heart of Gold Award
by Barry Wenger, The Advance -
Times publisher.
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per c+t - - the second longest
expansion since 1950, surpasSed only:
by the period of growth between° 1961
and 1
For three days this June; Ontario.
played host to the annual Econuc ,
Suinnut of..ti werld's' m
• industrialized na a.wons, and; bask
the spotlight of the, Vie
media.
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over.1987: - ..
-About 1,500 delegates and 5,000
media personnel johied the Heads of
Stites. and Heads oftovermnent of
Ca nada, France, Italy, - Japan, the
United Kingdom(Unted States and:
West Germany ..in' a Canadian
province whose economy is
currently outperforming each of
them, ,
What theysaw was a province rich
in resources with a strong healthy
manufacturing base. This is an
Ontario anxious to capture its share
of world markets in the new global
economy through a strategy of
innovation and competitiveness.
4Driven .largely byt o meas.
investment; the government<eapects•
the economy to cnntinue its
expansion to 1986, gemteratttng ,ovexa�.
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Prosperityivesa-a; resnstble
vet nment" .11 i'tu ty 10fid`
the fut, a:puttitlg'2 o place the
social and , ecof ata eomnone tg
that guarsnteesusta ined prosperity
in a socially fair environment-,
ment -,
Through new legislation; ttiudgetar'y
announcements and a wide range of,
initiatives,; the Petersongovernment
hasbeen working toward this goat in:
1988, and we Will continueour wort`
in a fiscally responsible and socially
sensitive manner throughout. 1989.
Our agenda for the next 12 months
is filled with initiatives for the
continued protection and improve -
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Canada's fastest growing province .
produces more than Austria,
Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland.
After Canada and Japan, we are the
United States' third largest trading
partner. Our export's world-wide
have grown 112 per cent between
1980 and 1986 with Ontario
accounting for more than 57 per cent
ofCanada's technology -intensive
exports.
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ment of the quality of life in this
province for all Ontarians.
Householder Calendar
My riding Householdermailing,
which is, the form of a.• calendar
this year, will be delivered to every
home in early January. Many people
have called to ask about it, as the
calendar is made up of Huron
County scenes submitted in a recent
photo contest which I ran. Extra.
copies will be available at any of my.
riding offices in Exeter, Wingham or
Goderich. Please feel free to pick up
a copy for your friends and loved
ones. -
Sheds light on subject
Dear Editor:
The subject of bilingualism has
been in the news, and lately I read a
book on bilingualism by J. V. An-
drew, Lieutenant Commander CAF
(retired) which gives us some light
on this subject.
Since the British defeated the
French in 1759^ at the battle of the
Plains of Abraham, hetates, the
English . and French Alanguage
groups have co -existed in: what is
now the province of Quebec. Some of
them got along well since then but
there has been resentment and ha-
Wingham police
OPP active in
RIDE program
The Wingham'Police Department
and the Wingham Detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police were
active over the recent holiday
season, members of the Wingham
Board of Police Commissioners
were told at the board's regular
January meeting.
In his monthly report to the board,
Wingham Police Chief Bob Wittig
reported that over 1,500 vehicles
were stopped in the Wingham area
RIDE program jointly operated by
the two police forces.
Resulting from the vehicle spot
checks set up as part of RIDE (Rid
Impaired Driving Everywhere)
were: eight alcohol related charges,
11 drivers received 12 -hour license
suspensions, and some other related
traffic offences and narcotic
seizures.
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tred on the part of some of the
French, even till now.
The British North America Act
had stated that English was the lan-
guage of Canada but that French
Canadians could retain their lan-
guage a o d be represented in Parlia-
ment 'a e French language.
D g Mr. Trudeau's time as
prime minister; he had the BNA Act
repatriated (annulled). After the
1968 election, in which Mr. Tru-
deau's Liberal Party had a major-
ity, and with the help of Robert Stan -
field's PCs the Official Languages
Act was passed for give the, French
language equality in any part of
Canada for. Canadian "unity",
called bilingualism, especially in
federal jobs.
Due- to the new "Official Lan-
guages Act" Mr. Trudeau set about
to convert the federal governrnent
and its vast network of resources
from English speaking control to
French speaking control.
He appointed French-Canadians
to the key cabinet posts of justice,
state; immigration, defense, eco-
nomic,, expansion, and communica-
tions. Also French-Canadians were
appointed heads of Canadian Radio
and Television, Air Canada, the
CNR, the St. Lawrence Seaway
Authority, of the Canadian Econom-
ic Council, and Canadian Broadcast-
ing Corporation. This is how the
change started.
Large language schools were set
up for the purpose of permitting
English speaking civil servants at
all levels to learn French. When they
don t reach a satisfactory level of
French in a given time, they can be
eased sideways out of senior jobs or
fail to be promoted, ashthey don't
measure up in the langteW qualifi-
cation. This selection process is not
based primarily on competence,
wisdom and merit, but on ethnic
background and linguistic ability.
As French-Canadians seek jobs
and settle across.Canada, they press
for French .language services and
schools, and generally get them.
There never was a referendum or
vote to see if the English speaking
people desired to be ruledby French
and speak French to hold jobs. It
was just legislated by Mr. Trudeau
and the Liberals, with no resistance
from Mr. Stanfield, and is being im-
posed on us. Better if Quebec had be-
come separated from the rest of
Canada, as Mr. Levesque wanted,
and left the rest of us with the Eng-
lish language, according to Mr. An-
drew.
French is a fine language to learn
if one has the ability to learn it but
many people don't have a gift to
learn another language but may
have a gift to learir and teach many
other subjects, so must the French
language take precedence over
every other field of knowledge?
The Meech Lake Accord seeming-
ly gives each province more say in
their own affairs and weakens the
Federal government in -some areas.
This seems to be giving Mr. Trudeau
the jitters as he sees a chance of
some of his plans unravelling a bit.
I trust that these few facts help us
to understand something of what is
happening in the_field cif bilingual-
ism.,
Elvin Harbottle
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