HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-04-26, Page 5111001111Y, APRIL 21, 1995
Goerninent
regulation
concerning
.name change
ridiculous
Dear Editor:
I wish to draw your readers' at-
tentions to a government regulation
passed in 1988 concerning chang-
ing one's name. The bill states that
when one legally changes one's
name, all previous names are de-
clared null and void. This includes
your father's surname on your birth
certificate. When a woman marries,
she accepts her husbands name.
Apparently this is not a "legal"
name. Marrying does not affect her
birth certificate which retains her
birth name.
Last year, when I learned of my
ex-husband's remarriage, I decided
to reverse my name to that of my
first husband and my children. I ap-
plied to the Registry Office of On-
tario to have this done. In doing so,
I was required to send certain docu-
mentation to prove my identity, one
item being my birth certificate with
my birth name. When certification'
of the names change came, so also
came a new birth certificate bearing
my first husbands name. My fa-
ther's name, Wardell, was gone!
My birth name was gone!" Because
of an irresponsible Ontario law, I
never existed as Wanita Wardell.
Thinking there had been an error,
I contacted the Registry Office by
letter and by telephone and was
told about the Change of Names
Act. After receiving two more birth
certificates with my husband's
name, I could see my efforts at the
Registry Office were in vain. 1
therefore went to thetop and wrote
to the Premier, himself. I got a
prompt reply by telephone, fol-
lowed by •a letter to say the natter
would be looked into. To date there
has been nothing done.
Can you imagine the resulting
confusion? I had to apply for a new
Health Card and that required my
birth • certificate. Loaded with
enough documents (except my birth
certificate) to have allowed .me into
the secret service, I headed for the
Ministry of Health in Owen Sound:
They knew nothing of the Change
of Names act, soundly ridiculed it
and accepted a photocopy of my
original birth certificate. Then I had
to apply for a• new Social Insurance
Card which also required my birth
certificate. It was processed at the
Unemployment Office where they
also knew nothing of • the Act,
found it absolutely unreasonable
and used the same photocopy of my
original birth certificate. Senior cit-
izen cards met the same fate. None
of the above cards have been re-
ceived after four months. •
So at present, my wallet is de-
void of all official documents, that
is, except for my 'Zeller's Club -Z
card; but then they don't ask for
your birth certificate.
Is there a solution? Yes. Get the
act amended! concerned citizens,
especially women's groups should
he voicing their objections to the
government. No nape change
should be retroactive! No woman
should have to give up her birth
name (which in reality is an impos-
sibility) because she wants to take a
different name. I consider this Act
'an infringement on my rights as a
female citizen of Ontario and 1
would hope that all women of On-
tariowould view it likewise.
How does the Government of
Ontario safeguard society against
criminals' usage of name -change?
It is not in the interest of society
that those government records be
retained?
In the meantime, do not under
any circumstances let anyone have
your birth certificate. When a re-
quest is made for it, get a certified
photocopy of it at a bank, or if that
is not accepted, get one at a notary
public's or at a lawyer's. Aviod the
hassle before it begins.
Well, it's election time again.
How, shall 1 vote? The Liberals
brought in the Change of Names
Act; the N.D.P.'s are supporting it;
and the Tories...? Maybe there'll be
an Independent running!
Wanita Hollands (Fletcher)
(nee Wardell)
Loss can be prevented
Dear Editor:
It was with sadness that I read
the front page of The Sun Times
from Owen Sound dated Wednes-
day, April 12, 1995 the article deal-
ing with the fire that destroyed the
Greenock Township's municipal
office and garage.
Reeve Roland Anstett is quoted
as saying "All the history of the
Township of Greenock has been
lost in this devastating fire," he
said. "All our history book materi-
al, everything way back into the
1800's has been lost."
Yes, the original records have
been°lost but thanks to a township
clerk back in 1958 permission was
given and . ril °° was taken of the
Minutes of the Wlunicipal Council
1859-1899 and Assessment Rolls
from 1881-1899. The originals of
these microfilms are stored in Salt
Lake. City, and the township was
given a copy. Now, thanks to a
township council that was interest-
ed in sharing genealogical informa-
tion pertaining to their township
with those who live around the
world, they can receive another
copy of these records.
These records were originally
filmed to help those looking for ge-
nealogy but in this case the Genea-
logical Society of Utah can help the
Greenock Township office which
has Lost everything in this devastat-
ing fire. This is a good example of
how everyone wins when genealog-
ical information is made available
to and through the genealogical So-
ciety of Utah.
Have your records in the munici-
pality in which you live, or the
church which you attend, been
filmed in case of a fire or arc per-
manently misplaced'' These records
are microfilmed at no cost to the
said organization.
Thanks for your time and consid-
eration.
Ken Young
Director Family History Centre,
Owen Sound
Region III Director,
Ontario Genealogical Society
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