The Citizen, 1990-06-27, Page 7Guardians
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990. PAGE 7.
My Canada is many things
If the weather ever warms up, these Brussels lifeguards are
ready to watch over you at the BMG pool. In front are, from left,
Judy TenPas, Corinna Stephenson and Shannon Rice. On the
chair are Kim Fritz, seated, and Karla King.
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and much of the world; a vast
expanse of golden wheat on the
prairies moving like ocean waves
across the land; men operating a
dragline dredging oil sands in the
north; and children playing ice
hockey on back yard rinks across
Canada, each with aspirations to
some day being a great star.
My Canada is the skyline of tall
buildings in our great Canadian
cities with people rushing to and
from work; their various jobs each
forming a small cog in our indus
trial and commercial wheels that
keep our great land revolving day
by day; the beauty of our great
north land with its tall trees, rocks,
minerals and quiet wilderness.
My Canada is the sound of school
children on the playground at
recess; the mighty thunder of
Niagara Falls with its mist and
whirlpool below; the boom of the
“Snow Birds” as they roar over
head at an air show; the first cry of
a newborn baby; the babble of
family’s voices; the united accents
of an assembly singing, “O
Canada”; a grandmother relating
an age-old tale to her grandchild
ren at twilight.
My Canada is the smell of
summer rain; the scent of new
mown hay; the perfume of spring
blossoms and the sniff of a fruit
orchard in autumn.
My Canada is in the colour of
wild flowers in our pastures and on
mountain slopes; a garden party or
June graduation and a school
prom; the R.C.M.P.’s musical ride;
the sparkling eyes of our children
as they discover Canada and the
world with fresh enthusiasm; a
troupe in full native dress perform
ing a culture dance; sunset on the
Pacific and sunrise on the Cabot
Trail.
My Canada is in the solemnity of
its tributes to our forefathers; the
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jargon of not only English and
French but many languages inheri
ted from ancestors of different
cultures; the grandeur of its parks
and playgrounds; the dedication to
heroes, like the Terry Fox statue at
Thunder Bay and its compassion
for supporting the poor and less
fortunate throughout the world.
Our Canada has to survive; we
must respect our past for without
remembering, we shall have no
future.
Councillors support postmasters
Blyth village councillors have
voted to support a resolution from
the Canadian Post Masters and
Assistants Association calling for a
halt of conversion of post offices to
retail postal outlets.
The resolution is to be debated at
the Association of Municipalities of
Ontario convention in Toronto next
month. The postmasters associa
tion, which services smaller post
offices in communities like Blyth,
Brussels and other villages, wants a
halt of the closing of post offices
and putting their services into
retail outlets.
Council voted to support the
resolution so it would at least be
debated at AMO. “In rural com
munities the post office is part of
the community,” Councillor Steven
Sparling said. “When you lose the
post office you lose something.”
Council also voted to support a
resolution from the city of Stratford
calling for support of sale of area
railways to the Midwestern Ontario
Rail Company. CN Rail has said it
will sell off area railways including
the Stratford-Goderich line and
Midwestern Ontario Rail has been
attempting to form a short-line rail
service to serve various communi
ties in the area west of Kitchener-
Waterloo and north of London.
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