Zurich Citizens News, 1977-06-01, Page 4Page 4
Citizens News, June 1, 1977
"Not only in Canada, you say? Pity!"
Quebec
The Glengarry News has something to
say about the Quebec issue.
Living in close proximity to Quebec,
Glengarry drivers pay little thought to the
border as they travel frequently back and
forth. That casual approach could alter
drastically if Quebec ever separates and
there are indications of change even at this
stage of the separatiste evolution.
In the Ontario Legislature, last week,
Albert Roy, Liberal MPP for Ottawa East
complained of a move by Quebec officials to
force commercial vehicles travelling into
that province to buy a share of their gas in
Quebec. It seems revenue officials in
Quebec are considering a blockade of com-
mercial vehicles because many drivers go-
ing from Ontario to Quebec, and Quebec
drivers travelling into Ontario and back,
tend to buy gasoline on the Ontario side
where frequently it is cheaper.
Ottawa's board of education suspended
field trips to the Quebec side when told gas-
oline must be purchased in Quebec or a 19 -
cent -a -gallon levy be paid for all mileage
inside that province.
Responding to Mr. Roy's complaint at
Queen's Park, Revenue Minister Margaret
Scrivener said she had talked with
Quebec's Finance Minister about the
threat. She believes the problem will be
"satisfactorily resolved very shortly."
The prospect of inspectors manning
border points between our two provinces is
one that will not appeal to Glengarry
residents.
Skateboards
Farrah Fawcett Majors broke every
rule in the book recently when she used a
skateboard to escape a would-be killer. And
the Ontario Safety League is not very hap-
py about it.
On a recent edition of "Charlie's
Angels", Miss Majors manoeuvered her
skateboard through pedestrians in a park,
upset customers at an ice cream stand, and
clung to the back of a pick-up truck as it
travelled down a highway. The sequence
ended as Miss Majors collided with a park-
ed car, flew over the hood and emerged, un-
scathed, on the other side. Of course, her
coiffure was not damaged.
Most television critics agree that Miss
Majors has become one of the most popular
stars of the season. With that popularity
comes influence and responsibility and the
League hopes that the recent skateboard
sequence will not have the same influence
as Miss Majors' hairstyle.
Skateboards have been around for a
long time, but modern technology has
taken over the toy and presented us with a
new, light -weight, plastic and fiberglass
model, with wider wheels and ball -
bearings. League staff members have
observed on more than one occasion young
enthusiasts attaining speeds of up to 30
m.p.h. on busy city streets.
At least one manufacturer includes a
set of safety tips with eachunitsold. But as
with almost any warning, the Ontario Safe-
ty League states, these seem to go unheed-
ed. The manufacturer notes that the
skateboard is not recommended for
children under the age of fourteen. Protec-
tive clothing and "approved safety
helmets" are recommended by- the
manufacturer, although the League is un-
aware of such skateboard helmets. The unit
should not be operated on public streets,
nor near traffic or parked cars.
Undoubtedly, skateboards can provide
a lot of fun and healthy exercise, but keep
them off the streets, away from traffic,
says the Ontario Safety League. Read and
heed the manufacturer's warning.
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Congratulations
Congratulations to those attending the Zurich Minor
Athletic Association banquet held in the arena last week.
There were enough trophies to be handed out to stagger the
imagination and a lot of team work and effort went in to
winning every trophy.
About 150 parents, friends and kids were at the banquet
which was kept short and to the point. Jack Chipchase was
the guest speaker and spoke briefly before turning his
speech time into a question and answer period.
The weather seems to be co-operating with everyone
but the farmers. Friday afternoon was just right for hot-
dogs in the park as Premier Bill Davis visited Exeter and
did just that.
Hot dogs and soft drinks were a nickel a piece and close
to 1000 hot dogs were consumed before the lunch in River-
view Park ended.
Speeches were kept short, the Seaforth high school band
belted out some good music and the do -nuts were free, all in
all a good day.
Saturday dawned just as nice, a beautiful setting for my
sister's wedding. Everything went perfectly and believe me
a good time was had by all.
On Monday night the weather was again very co-
operative as the Liberal campaign in the riding sponsored a
bar-b-que at Pineridge, everything free.
Now, if only it would rain a little for the sake of our
crops, not to mention the strawberries, things will have
worked out very well indeed. As long as the weatherman
seems to be in such a good mood, there is one more favor
we might ask, and that is that the sun shine brightly on June
9 so everyone in this entire riding will get out and vote. It's
your right to vote and it is the key to democracy so make
sure you vote on June 9.
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The main streets of the village look good, thanks to the
store owners who took the time to sweep in front of their
businesses and thanks to the good fortune which brought
most of the young trees along the boulevard through the
long hard winter safely, surprisingly enough. With the
green grass, the green trees and the red brick, passing
through the village is a pleasure and hopefully will en-
courage cottagers who use the highway to' return to the
village to do their shopping.
It seems even the government has a sense of humor. As
most of you are likely aware, there are certain things a civil
servant or a crown employee may not do in regards to an
election.
Since they must work for the government which gets
elected, they are not allowed to do such things as solicit
funds for any party or candidate, use their job to advance
any political activity, canvass for a candidate or speak in
public
or express views in writing for distribution of a party
platform.
That all makes some sense, but here is where the sense
of humor comes in. Civil servants are not allowed to put an
election sign of their own on their lawn or car BUT they can
encourage their non -public-service spouse or children of
voting age to put up election signs. So, cif you see a lawn sign
on the lawn of someone you know works either directly or
indirectly for the government, don't worry, as long as their
spouse is not a civil servant, it's all perfectly legal.