HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-02-02, Page 14Page 2—Crossroads—Feb. 2, 1983
This church setting was made possible by donations from various community chur-
ches throughout Huron County.
Continued from Page 1
Each wing of the building is self-
contained, Because the museum requires
about 80,000 square feet, it could be housed
in one wing. Vaults throughout the building
could be used for storage, something lacking
at the current museum facility.
A structural study of the present museum
building was authorized in October. Sub-
sequently, the ,museum was closed for
reasons of public safety.
A second study of the Vanastra building,
prepared by Museum Programs
Collaborative, a museum and art gallery
consulting firm, indicated it would cost
about five milliondollars to improve the
building to house the museum.
Of interest is the reaction of Goderich
citizens to talkof moving the museum.
During two county council sessions,
placard -carrying 'residents have gathered
outside the court house in Goderich,
protesting the move..
There have been delegations; and a
petition signed by some 2,500 school children
was presented to the former warden, Harold
Robinson.
PRAISED
The museum has been praised by
government officials and tourists.
While the future of the museum is in
limbo, Mr. Scotchmer has his own ideas of
what he would like. These ideas, he notes,
closely parallel those of Mr. Neill.
Mr. Scotchmer would like to see the ar-
tifacts and specimens displayed in a natural
setting, such as the many pioneer villages
scattered through the province. He would
also like the site to include displays of
pioneer crafts such as wool dying, candle -
making, spinning, weaving and sickle and
cradle making.
He would like the museum to have two or
three lecture rooms so tour groups could be
instructed.
Proper storage is required — at the
current facility, every specimen and ar-
tifact is on display.
The collection includes such items as the
1925-26 Essex car Mr. ,Neill used to travel
across the. country, war memorabilia,
equipment from salt mines and flour mills,
carriages, agricultural implements, den-
tistry equipment, church artifacts, clothing,
pictures and many other articles of
historical interest.
The 1983 Huron County Council will decide
about quarters for the museum.
Meanwhile, there is some uncertainty.
The Huron County Pioneer Museum
represents the county's past; but what is the
museum's future?
University of Guelph hosts
Saturday courses in selfscy
In our grandparents' day,
self-sufficiency was often a
necessity., When they made,.
cheese, hated the wood?,
lot, or grew their overt plants.,
from seed, they were ensur-
ing their livelihood. Today it
is easy to simply buy the pro-
ducts of such labors. Yet,
more and more both city and
country dwellers are dis-
covering the pleasure as well
as the economic benefits of
self-sufficiency.
To help people regain such
lost skills; the University of
Guelph's Continuing Educa-
tion Division has developed
over a dozen one -day courses
which begin this winter.
"Special Saturday courses
in Guelph were established
because people asked for
them. They knew that we
have the experts here," ex-
plains Continuing Educa-
tion's Nancy McPherson.
"To enable as many as pos-
sible to attend, we decided to
hold two series of workshops
on Saturdays rather than in -
the evenings. Even so, we
were amazed when people
from as far afield as Wind-
sor, Barrie and Peter-
borough came to Guelph for
the day." There are no en-
trance requirements for the
workshops.
Practical Skills for Town
and Country is a series of
Saturday workshops on
growing things, food pro-
cessing and energy systems.
Ample time for discussion of
individual problems is pro-
vided at each session.
Landscaping is covered in
the first workshop on Febru-
ary 5. For home gardeners;
the workshop deals with
basics such as landscape
styles, developing and using
a , plan,m soilst uptFitiod, and
plant precede res. On
Febriia>iy 12, Hydroponics at
Home teaches participants
how to garden year round
without soil by learning how
to select equipment, build
and maintain a hydroponic
system.
On February 19, Snow,
Wind and Sun Control
focuses on ways to eope with
our difficult climate. The use
of fencing, plantings, .and
' building locations to maxi-
mize sunlight for solar heat-
ing and reduce heat loss are
presented.
Gardening •Under Glass is
featured on February 26.
This workshop on green-
houses examines suitable
plant types, essential care,
yearly maintenance, energy
and lighting sources.
Four April workshops
teach how to become more
creative in using and pro-
ducing foods. Participants
can learn how to make their
own cheese, dry cure meat
and make sausages, and
•benefit from therapeutic
herbs.
The second series of Satur-
day workshops, which come
under the Novice Farmer
Program, are geared to the
professional as well as the
hobbyist. Small Fruit Cul-
ture, on February 26, pre-
sents the basics of selefcting,
propagating, feeding and
harvesting, storing and
marketing numerous types
of berries.
For those keen to avoid the
pitfalls when purchasing a
country place, Buying Rural
Property, on Saturday,
March 5, covers the basics of
, evaluating ,soil, .farm, build-
- Ings, • and •special financing
arrangements.
How to Build a Greenhouse
is presented on March 26.
Building codes and stan-
dards, grading,foundation
footings, framework erec-
tion, cladding, and heating,
ventilation and cooling sys-
tems will be discussed.
Learn the basics of Har-
vesting Your Woodlot on
April 9. This includes felling,
bucking, skidding and
hauling wood, as well . as the
safe use and care of chain -
saws and axes. An afternoon
field trip features tree
identification, and how to
select for cutting.
For information or to regi-
ster
in the workshops, write
Continuing Education Divi-
sion, Room 103 Johnston
Hall, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 or
phone (519) 824-4120, exten-
siort3956. Payment by phone
is accepted on VISA only.
Meet William Somerset
Maugham on Monday, Feb. 7
at 8 p.m. on TVOntario. He
made a lot of money and
lived in great style,
thoroughly enjoying the
trappings of success. The
author of "Cakes and Ale",
"Of Human Bondage", -"The
Moon and Sixpence", and
"The Razor's Edge",
Maugham was a man of con-
trasts and great complexity.
Both kind and malicious, his
cynicism belied his vulner-
ability.
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of the human brain
Some of the mysteries
surrounding Parkinson's
Disease, Huntington's
Chorea and even the aging
process may be unravelled
soon, using nuclear tech-
nology provided by the
Radiochemical Company of
Atomic 'Energy of Canada
Ltd. Nuclear medicine is
unlocking the secret
workings of the human
brain.
The equipment which is
making this possible is
known as a positron emission
tomograph, called a PET
scanner for short, which
recently went into operation
at the prestigious Montreal
Neurological Institute. It is
used in conjunction with a
miniature cyclotron built by
Japan Steel Works, used to
create radioactive atoms
which last for only two
minutes to two hours.
These atoms are used as
markers which can be at-
tached to any compound of
interest to the clinician.
When the compound is in-
jected into a patient, the
PET scanner can follow its
movement through the
brain. The result is a com-
puterized map showing not
only the structure of the
brain but, more importantly,
its various levels of activity.
One compound Used at
Montreal is the sugar
glucose, which provides the
energy the human brain
needs to function. This
allows the doctor to in-
vestigate brain activity,
while another compound
called EDTA is used to show
up brain tumors.
A particularly interesting
study now going on involves
the modification of an anti-
tumor drug in an attempt, to
make it migrate to the tumor
site. With the new scanner,
doctors can actually trace
,the movement of the
medication to see where it
goes and how this is affected
by changing its chemical
composition.
Dr. Y. Lucas Yamamoto,
who heads the institute's
scanner program, says the
new equipment is an im-
provement over previous
scanners in that it not only
shows structural changes,
but allows doctors to watch
biological and chemical
changes as they are taking
place. He compares it to
watching a process happen
as opposed to having to
deduce the process when all
you have to work with are
the end results.
Subtle biochemical
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more obvious symptoms of
disease. The PET scanner
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The PET scanner was
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.clinics interested in
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facilities. -
Inquiries about the system
have already been received
fromclinics in a number of
countries, including the
United States, France,
Britain, the Soviet Union,
Japan, China and Italy.
Indications are the. Canadian
PET system is on its way to
becoming a major medical
technique for research and
diagnosis of a variety of
disorders which affect , the
brain.
The mini -cyclotron is the
first nuclear accelerator
designed specifically for use
in a large hospital or clinic.
It can be controlled by a
single technician. The first
one was installed at a
hospital in Japan several
years ago. The Montreal
Neurological Institute has
the only one in Canada at the
moment, and is using it to
complement the scanner.
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Charlotte Whitton, the
first female mayor of a
Canadian city, moved up to
that post in Ottawa, Ontario,
in 1951 on the death of the
incumbent. She won addi-
tional terms in 1952 and
1954. She died in 1975.
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Law Reform
By Jean-Louis Baudouin, Q.C.
Contempt of court has
often been perceived by
uninformed litigants as a
symbol of authoritarian
repression by the judiciary.
For these citizens, contempt
of court does not seem to
offer the traditional common-
law protections given to the
accused. This negative percep-
tion is of course incorrect,
although it does reflect a
misunderstanding of certain
fundamental legal values and
issues. Contempt of court is
the only criminal offence that
is not presently codified. The
precise scope of offences such
as disobedience to a court
order and the procedure to be
followed in order to sanction
such an offence are often
subject to public criticism,
mainly because they are not
well defined. Report No. 17
of the Law Reform Commis-
sion of Canada will no doubt
be helpful in dissipating such
misunderstandings with regard
to the substance of the
offence of contempt and in
adapting procedural rules
originating in old English
common law.
With regard to substance,
the Commission recommends
that the traditional forms of
common-law contempt which
are vaguely defined in section
8 of the Criminal Code, be
governed by specific statutory
provisions under the Code.
The Report is based on the
premise that offences related
to freedom of speech and
freedom of information are
important enough to he
statutorily defined in clear
and unequivocal terms. The
four traditional forms of
contempt are the object of
specific legislative proposals:
disruption of judicial proceed-
ings (offensive or disorderly
Contempt of Court
conduct in court . and disobe-
dience to an order made in
connection with the conduct
of a judicial proceeding);
defiance, of judicial authority
(disobedience to a court
order which constitutes an
outright defiance of, or a
public challenge to, judicial
authority); affront to judicial
authority (conduct calculated
to insult a court or attacks on
the independence, impartiality
or integrity of the judiciary)
and interference with judicial
proceedings (sub judice rule).
The legislative proposals
provide for a maximum
punishment — two years
imprisonment — applicable
to all four offences.
With regard to procedural
rules, the proposed reform
gives the accused additional
guarantees of impartiality
while preserving the efficiency
of judicial interventions. For
instance, in the case of an
offence of affront to judicial
authority, the proposed legis-
lation requires the accused to
be tried by a judge other than
the judge in relation to whom
the alleged offence has been
committed. Moreover, the
written consent of the Attorney
General is a precondition to
prosecution for many of the
proposed offences. On the
other hand, the Report is
veru careful to maintain the
power of the judge to act
forthwith to preserve order in
the courtroom and to exercise
control over the proceedings.
-The right of appeal from
both conviction and sentence
granted by the present law is
maintained.
These legislative proposals,
if enacted, will no doubt help
to dispel the misunderstand-
ings presently surrounding
contempt of court. by having
both the offences and the
procedure defined in the
.Criminal `Code. The Report
takes into consideration the
recommendations of the Philli-
more Report (British reform)
that also favoured legislative
intervention. Lawyers, journal-
ists and the media will no
doubt read this Report with
great interest. The latter will
find in this Report a clear and
precise statement of the sub
judice rules which clearly
define the limitations imposed
on freedom of information
-by the constraints of the
administration of justice.
The most important legis-
lative pro.posals in this Report
are the following:
1. Every one commits an
offence who
(a) disrupts a judicial pro-
ceeding by disorderly or
offensive conduct, or
(b) disobeys an order made
by or under the authority of a
court in connection with the
conduct Of a judicial proceeding.
2. Every one commits an
offence who disobeys any
order of a court where such
disobedience constitutes an
outright defiance of, or a
public challenge to, judicial
authority.
3. Every one commits an
offence who
(a) affronts judicial autho-
rity by any conduct calculated
to insult a court, or
(b) attacks the independence,
impartiality or integrity of a
court or of the judiciary.
4. (1) Every one commits an
offence who, while judicial
proceedings are pending,
(a) attempts to obstruct,
defeat, or pervert such proceed-
ings, or
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of Canada du Canada
I4, Law Reform Commiss,on Comrrnsson de reforrne du drat
of Canada du Canada
contempt
of court
Canad
To obtain a free copy of Report 17, entitled Contempt
of Court, write to the Law Reform Commission of
Canada, 130 Albert St., Ottawa, Canada K1A OL6. This
Report Is available in English and French.
(b) publishes or causes to be
published anything he knows
or ought to know may interfere
with such proceedings.
(2) This section does not
apply to accurate and impartial
reports of judicial proceedings
published in good faith except
where a court has made a
lawful order for a hearing in
camera or for non -publication
of such proceedings.
(3) For the purposes of this
section, judicial proceedings
are pending,
(a) in civil matters, from
the time the matter is set down
for trial until it is adjudicated
and the trial is terminated;
(b) in criminal matters,
from the time an information
is laid or an indictment
preferred, until a verdict,
order, or sentence, as the case
may be, is pronounced thereon.
5. Every one who commits an
offence under section 1, 2, 3
or 4 is guilty of an indictable
offence and is liable to
imprisonment for two years.
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