The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-09-12, Page 5Wingham Midget Girls
protest Tri -County ban
Dear Editor:
We would like to express our
feelings regarding the recent meet-
ing held by the Tri -County League
executive. To ban the Wingham,
Midget girls° team from the annual
league tournament is an unjust
decision.
The Wingham team has partici-
pated in the Tri -County League for
the entire year and has recently
been told it is unwelcome at the
annual tournament. The Wingham
team was voted out of the tourna-
ment at a meeting held by represen-
tatives of other teams in the league.
The unacceptable explanation
given to the Wingham team was
that some of the other teams felt the
Wingham girls were above the Tri -
County level in ball. It should be
noted that Wingham holds first
place in the league by only four
games.
This absurd decision has left the
team members distraught. The
team has worked hard this season
to obtain its first -place position.
Imagine the disappointment experi-
enced when our team realized first
place meant disqualification from
further play, instead of a reward for
our league membership and hand
work throughout the season.
This vote denies the team its
right to finish off the season in the
same way the other teams are per
-
milted. As members of the Midget
girls' baseball team in the Tri -Coun-
ty League, we feel that this letter is
important to express our team's
concerns to the executive, team
players and others affected by this
decision,
The team needs to be confident
that being a paying member of the.
league allows its members to play
to the best of their ability for com-
petition, fun and the right to partite -
French -immersion parents
are posed ten questions
Dear Editor:
Questions for French -immersion
parents of Canada
1. Do you want your children to
be limited in vocabulary? (French
language is less than third of the
English language)
2. Would you prefer them to be
limited at a more universal lan-
guage? (English)
3. Have you considered that
French is forced on Canadian soci-
ety? o` french; no Wpbs), (Legisla%
ed r ' -92k and 8 'e°'trtt =Meech-
Lake)
4. Do you realize the French
power and influence Canadian citi-
zens are allowing to continue?
(Over representation of Franco-
phones in our government)
5. Would you prefer a communist
rule to a democratic rule? (English
Common Law or the Napoleonic
system)
6. Do you understand the larger
concept of your actions? (Status
symbol of French immersion)
7. Have you considered Quebec's
denial of English rights within our
Canadian society? (Bill 178, Que-
bec)
8. Are you caught up in a propa-
ganda that is adverse to the unity of
Canadian people? (Friction in the
work place. Francophone promo-
tions in supervisory positions in all
fields everywhere)
9. Do you want the fleur-de-lis to
fly over Canada for tribal reasons?
(Tribal instinct in separatistJJmotiva-
tions) .,.. ., .ro3 rl furl.'.' , 1, -,
10.- Do you realize the perpetua-
tion of hate and fear that is behind
the "Frenchizing" of Canada? (Je
Me Souviens)
If your answers are "no" to the
above questions, we would sun:est
that you get some "yes" answers.
Contact Box 22109, Barrie, Ont.
L4M 5R3.
Yours for true democracy,
V. R. Mallory
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JACK'S JOTTINGS
by Huron MPP Jack Riddell, Agriculture and Food Minister
With the fall weather beginning
to make itself felt and with our
young people returning to school, I
thought it might be timely to point
out some interesting facts about our
fine education system here in
Ontario.
Several new initiatives will mark
the beginning of the school year
this September. Softie of these
include:
—lower student -teacher ratios in
Grades 1 and 2;
broadening the use of comput-
ers in support of the curriculum;
—mandatory drug education;
—the new Teacher Education
Council, Ontario;
--completion of the govern-
ment's commitment to extend
funding to se to school boards;
- -increased partnerships among
school`s, communities and the mar-
ketplace.
Ministry planning for Throne
Speech initiatives, which include:
il'icreased access to half-day
Kindergarten for four -year-olds and
full-day Kindergarten for five -year-
olds;
revitalization of curriculum for
Grades 1 to 6 by focusing on litera-
cy,, analytical and communications
skills;
maximum of nine days of profes-
sional activities for teachers;
—last year there were approxi-
mately 1,230,000 students enrolled
in elementary schools in Ontario.
Estimates indicate a probable
increase of about two per cent this
year;
—a one per cent increase over
last year's secondary school enroll-
ment of 642,000 students is expect-
ed;
—in 1987, the student -teacher
ratio in Grades T and 2 was about
28 to one. This year the rate is
expected to be about 22 to one, with
a goal of 20 to one anticipated for
September of 1990.
—a total of 5282.5 million has
been committed by the province to
reduce the ratio over the nextthree
years. The total amount set aside
for this year is about $128 million.
emphasis on assessment
ia1 elp;
curriculum in Grades 7,
it
emphasizes basic skills
iba-solving;
etlrig streaming in Grade -
development of Grades 10
of specialization and,:.:
retdosign of techitologl f
cation through u = sting and
tido curricul + , as rrircill �
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ipate in league tournaments and
finish a regular season.
It is disappointing for enthusias-
tic players, who have arranged to
havetime off work and have
organized plans to play in the tour-
nament in which we now are not
welcome.
It is hoped that this letter will
encourage reconsideration of the
decisions regarding participants or
future tournaments will hold no
validity at all.
Sincerely,
Lori Belanger,
For the Wingham Midget Girls'
Baseball Team
SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION—Grade 8 students at Turnberry Central School started off a new
year last week by sprucing up the grounds around the school.
Woman opposes Bill 8,
urges that it be rescinded
Dear Editor: •
Re: The French Language Ser-
vices Act of Ontario (c)
NEVER was there, a more damag-
ing Bill legislated against the peo-
ple of Ontario. (Millions spent and
the true extent of designated areas
NOT revealed.)
NEVER was a Bill passed in
Ontario with such secrecy and
deceit!
NEVER was there a „greater need
for information to be made avail-
able to the public!
NEVER has an Ontario Bill been
more discriminating against
English-speaking people.
NEVER did the people of Ontario
give Mr. Peterson a mandate to pro-
ceed with this legislation. He has
forgotten that "ztl}gai t to govern
is derived from the governed":
NEVER wastftere a greater need
for a legislated Bill to be rescinded!
The French Language Services
Act, Bill 8, was passed on Nov 18,
1986, with 70 of 125 members
Mine landed
near house,
not on it
A story in last week's newspaper
about Margaret Wormworth's recol-
lections of the early days of World
War II, said that a land mine landed
on the family home. In actuality, the
mine landed near the home, but
still removed its top storey. We
apologize for any confusion this
may have caused.
absent. Why?
It was passed in French in the
Legislature and recorded in French
in the Hansard Report (the public
record) for the 95 per cent English-
speaking residents of Ontario. Why
the secrecy?
There was miniscule media cov-
erage. If this Bill is such fair and
equitable legislation, why were the
details not made public? At least 93
per cent of the population of
Ontario is already included in des-
ignated areas. For example, Toron-
to, with a 12 per cent Francophone
population, is a designated area.
To quote Bob Runciman, MPP
Leeds -Grenville, "There was no
meaningful debate, no reference to
a standing committee to take a look
at what the implications of the leg-
islation meitr[tto- Ontario 'and no
recorded vftt"E4't ,,.•, .,,, , .,- .. • ..,
"I think there has been too much
effort and attempt by this govern-
ment to cover up this issue, to have
meaningfulpublic discussion about
what is happening in terms of lan-
guage services in this province, the
cost implications, social implica-
tions, etc. This is another effort to
further that program of conceal-
ment."
To again quote Mr. Runciman,
the wholesale extension of French
language services in Ontario repre-
sents a "horrendous waste of tax
dollars", "whose passage in 1986
marked one of the blackest days in
the history of the Legislature".
Send for the particulars of Bill 8.
Our future is at stake! Contact Box
22109, Barrie, Ont. L4M 5R3.
Yours truly,
Ruth Wood,
Barrie, Ont.
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