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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-07-21, Page 14Page 14 -Citizens News, July 21, 1976 WATER FLOODED THE BASEMENT of Milton Oesch's shoe store after heavy rainfall Wednesday evening. So much water entered the basement of the store the water filled the basement and pushed up into the main floor of the store. Above, it was necessary to start a sump pump at around midnight Wednesday night to limit damage to the basement only. Photo by McKinley Restrict adoption information The Provincial Committee on the disclosure of adoption records has recommended Ontario permit some exchange of adoption in- formation on a carefully restricted basis. These recommendations will now be reviewed .by James Taylor, Minister of Community and Social Services, who appoint- ed the Committee in February to recommend a provincial policy. • "My concern is that adoption information should not be made too freely available as it is a highly sensitive and personal matter. We must develop a provincial policy which takes into account the adoptee's desire to know about his or her heritage, the biological parents' right to privacy and the adoptive parent's desire to feel secure in their relationship with the adoptee", said James Taylor, on the report.. The report of the 12 -person Committee recommends that a Registry be established to enable adopted children and biological parents to contact each other or exchange information where they are both agreeable, and where the adopted child is over 18 years of age. In most cases, the Registry would play a passive role, as recommended by the Committee. It would record the names of adoptees and biological parents wishing a reunion. It would not actively arrange reunions or pro- vide identifying information when only one party registered. When two parties registered, a media- tor, named by the Province, would counsel both parties about the possible effect of such a reunion and assist them in a reunion if desirable. Mr. Taylor added that it might also be preferable that the adopt- ed person be no longer dependent on his or her adoptive parents prior to the exchange of informa- tion. "It is my view that people would be best served by such a Registry if it is provincially administered for consistency a- cross the Province and for the greatest degree of confidentiality. I do not concur with the philoso- phy that easy access to adoption information is in the„ best inter- ests of all parties. There is a looseness now in the system that should be tightened, but in a sensitive, humane and rational way that considers the best interests of all parties," Mr. Taylor said. In the meantime, Mr. Taylor has asked for the co-operation of the 50 Children's Aid Societies in Ontario, to tighten up in general on the confidentiality of supporting documents to an adoption and that all parties in an adoption know and under. stand what information is held and where. It is anticipated that a very small percent of the adoptees in Ontario and their natural parents would pursue such a course of reunion or information exchange. The 26 -page report is a result of four months of study by the committee and a series of public meetings on the issue held in Toronto, Belleville, St Cathar- ines, Sudbury and London. Mr. Taylor established the com- mittee in February to help formu- late bverall provincial policy in light of the inconsistency of Children's Aid Societies' policies across the Province on the matter. Voluntary members of the committee, chaired by the Pro- vincial Adoption Co-ordinator for the Ministry, Victoria Leach, included adoptees, adoptive par- ents, representatives of Child- ren's Aid Societies and Parent finders, a journalist and a gradu- ate student. Protect growers The Ontario Financial Protection Task Force has asked food producer groups and in- dividual farmers for recom- mendations on ways to provide protection against payment default by buyers. The task force said it should be notified of a person's intent to submit a brief by July 31; the actual brief must be submitted by September 1. Agriculture and Food Minister William G. Newman established the task force in May. At that time he said he was concerned about a situation where a producer sells his entire crop to one or two buyers and then, because of difficulties ex- perienced by the buyers, may be unable to collect all or part of the payment due him. The task force said agricultural organizations and individuals wishing to submit briefs should include the following in- formation: A description of payments defaults by buyers of farm products in the previous five years; Names of producers who have suffered serious financial loss as a result of payment default by buyers of farm products; . Proposals which would protect producers against payment default in the future. Chairman of the task force is Morris Huff, vice-chairman• of the Ontario Food Council. Members from the Ministry. of Agriculture/and Food are Ontario Livestock. Commissioner .Hubert McGill, Area Coordinator Richard Heard (London) and Dairy Coordinator Joseph Meiser (Toronto). Othermembers ares Marshall Dawson of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Norman Harris of the Management Board of Cabinet; Hugh Baird of Saintfield, a dairy farmer, Sam Piott, chairman of Ontario Tender Fruit Growers' Marketing Board and Charles Gracey, Manager, Canadian Cattlemen's Association. Mr. Newman said he expects the task force to report its fin- dings to him early in 1977. NFU discuss dairy protest District 6, Region 3 of the National Farmers Union at their regular board meeting discussed the dairy situation in Ontario. It was decided that the 1,500 to 2,000 farmer demonstration held at Ottawa recently in an effort to meet with Federal and Provin- cial ministers at the same time must be doubled or tripled when going to Queens Park to visit Mr. Newman. Since Mr. Newsman had sud- denly cancelled his trip to Ottawa the day of the NFU demon- stration milk producers more than .ever insist on a trip to Toronto for an explanation from their Provincial Agriculture Minister. Tell it to the News 236-4672 STEAK OR ROASTS CHUCK OR BLADE LB. FRESH Ground Beef BONELESS RUMP OR Sirloin Tip Roast SCHNEIDER'S Minced Ham FULLY PROCESSED Fronts of Beef FULLY PROCESSED Hips of Beef LB. .79° LB. $t55 'LB. $tog LB. 59c L' B. 95c Inquire about prices on sides and quarters of Local Feed Lot Beef. We will cut and wrap to your specification CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING BEEF MONDAY -- PORK TUESDAY • Laporte. Meat Market MAIN ST ZURICH 2364962 IT'S FUN TO SHOP IN EXETER Exeter's merchants are getting ready for the biggest sale of the season. Fri. & Sat. — July 23 and 24 DON'TMISS THE VALUES We're doing our best to make sure you enjoy this event MANY SPECIAL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR GOOD FAMILY FUN Sponsored by the "It's Fun to Shop in Exeter" Committee