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John, R9karts
Former premier iota Robarts died suddenly Monday,
For the first time in recent memory a former premier will
lie in state at the province's legislature; A tribute to the
esteem and respect the people of Ontario hold for him„
Roberts conceived the idea of a conference of • first
ministers to discuss the nation's future, a forerunner 'of the
constitutional conferences. His Confederation of Tomorrow
conference discussed Quebec's aspirations as well as the
aspirations of the other provinces and set the stage for the
concept of confederation we have today.
After leaving the premiership, Hobarts was the natural
choice to head the royal cominlssion into national unity
which developed the framework for the constitutional talks
and the rewriting of the constitution,
Robarts will probably be best remembered . for the
changes he made to the secondary school system while
minister of education before becoming , premier. The
Robarts Plan changed the high school education system to
emphasize cormnercial and technical trainhig. •
As premier he moved to modernize the civil service and
created the public housing corporation.
Roberts was a man who loved life and established a
Standard for the quality of his life, A debilitating stroke a
year ago and the long struggle for recovery robbed Hobarts
of the quality of life he wanted. His struggle ended Monday.
The risk of sabotage .
The tragedies of cyanide -spiked Tylenol in the U.S. and
Thursdays bombing of a Litton Systems plant in Etobicoke
. have made all of us realize how easily society can be held to
ransom. •
The incidents reveal how a brand name can be destroyed
overnight; how millions of dollars may be lost if products
have to be recalled; haw manufacturers, distributors and
retailers are open to lawsidts if anyone is harmed and ilow
necessary it is to combat such crimes effectively.
The incidents also underline just how vulnerable our
society is.
In a world of self -serve merchandising, there's not a
product - be it Tylenol, pidiles, candy or beer - thatcannot
be tampered with and put buck on the shelf. Within' the past
few years every one of these products has been laced with
poisons by extortionists or lunatics,
Last week's bombing of titian is not. the first such in-
. Mat. The company has been the object of previous bomb
threats. There alsohave been recent bombing and extortion
attempts against Imperialdil Ltd, and Ontario Hydro,
Fortunately,, it's seldom long before the culprits are
criught. Rut, unfortunatelY, such incidents are on the in-
crease. A symptom of the crime of the 80s; terrorism,
Hit saboteurs have much to fear. Industry has declared
war against sabotage with a vengeance and a will to win, A
. counter -sabotage industry has been created.. They have an
arsenal of weapons mid they mean business.
Product extortion and recall insurance covers the cost of
extortionary demands and, if necessary, product recall or
destruction, In conjunction with the insurance a company
may also purchase services which offer as wide range of
sabotage prevention and combat services.
Among other a t couster-sabotage coverage will
also provide an impressive and specialized intelligence
gathering service, evaluating the political, financial and
business risks ui countties around the world where a cor-
pate citizen maywant to open a new branch,
They keep up4o4ate lists of every reported incident
around the world and prevention services advise clients on
how to tighten security, providing print-out sheets con-
*ingest's& Managementstrategies.
One counter -sabotage industry is on call 24 hours a day
and trained to keep a low profile, its members can fly at a
moment's notice to negotiate ransoin dentativIt or wcrk with
police and company executives during a sabotage or kid-
napping crisin
There's also ninth secrecy surrounding the exotic in -
mance coverage Extortionists who collect payoffs are
'Usually the ones who are eaugM. Hut if a company were
known to have insurance it would be made more vulnerable
to attack, Even if Tylenol's manufacturers J01111S011 &
Johnson, has sabotage insurance, no one will ever know.
While few extortionists are successful in accomplishing
anything with their deinands, and most are mug)* more
businessmen must consider the risk of sabotage, especially
in light of receit events,
Terror, a global sickness
' The devastating long term &triage suffered by people
objected to politital persecution and torture is one of the
most disturbing hews demanding attention today, Tortire,
\ as one ot Amnesty Internationtirslesidiiig medical advisors
puts it, is "a rdisease which must be treated and
preterite,
ismore widespread aid more soplisticated today than
ever before, A *carter ot all the cosintries in the world sac -
Ilse it, including many 'Orbited Nations member sbtes who
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This vreek's Jamboree '83 pictures show two area families
in pictures taken in the 1920s. 011 the left is the Whitley
family picture taken in 1921, Shown are Vie Whitley and his
wife, Lilly (Nixon) and their children, Hailette and Edwia
The picture Wag submitted • by another daughter, Elks
(Whitley) lb/ninon. The picture on the right shows the four
sons of Mr, and MrS, Charles Bart of Kinloss Township.
Taken in 1921, the boysare, from the left, Jim, BM, Bob and
Ted. The pktnre was admitted by Jim Burt•
.by dors catripbell
At the end of April, 1844, the COM-
munity of &threes consisted of a few
widely spaced log buildings situated
upon their individual crown grants
and each surrounded by two or three
acres of cleared land. As soon as the
earth was dry enough to commence
cultivation, ploughing began in
earnest.
It was fortunate that the fields were
not large. There were insufficient 6X -
en or horses to pull the ploughs oil all
of the cleared acreage at one time
The Friends of Skye applied
themselves to the task as a co-
operative effort, many men and
animals tilling each field in turn.,
The difficulties encountered in
working the virgin land, could not
have been foreseen by the pioneers,
Charlie Grant's root pulling machine
had of course been invaluable, but
what had not been anticipated was the
geological conditions prevailing
beloarthe surface of the soil,
A seemingly endless number of col-
oured stones were unearthed and
often the fragile ploughs were broken
When they struck huge boulders. It
would have been desirable to store the
excavated stones in a convenient
place for later disposal, bit there was
neither the time, labour or suitable
space for this purpose. They were in
fact left in piles, in the middle of
fields, where some have remained un-
disturbed to this day.
Grant, the blacksmith, worked from
dawn and long into the darkness,
repairing broken or damaged plough
shares and fashion* crude tools and
equipment Oath would be primitive
by o'w staidards. The land was har-
rowed by means of chains attached to
a log'which broke up the clods of
earthand not too successfully, helped
to level the surface of the soil.
The two most necessary crops for
future use at the settlement were oats
and wheat. These grains were sown
by men traversing back and forth
across the tilled land. Bags of seed
hung from their necks from which
they cast the grains by each hand in
turn with rhythmic regularity.
All the various intense and en-
thusia' stic activities were not without
mishap. The settlers were lucky to
have Doctor Cameron in their midst
to deal with minor casualties. During
this critical period, Neil MacCrim-
mon suffered the greatest loss. Hav-
ing been blessed with a good crop of
Iambs, he made the mistake of leav-
ing his sheep outside the barn whilst
he was away assisting his neighbours.
Every single animal was ravaged and
killed by wolves. Even the sheep dog
was viciously attacked and almost
died in payment for its loyalty to its
master.
The alder children were excused
school so that they might contribute
extra hands during that vital and all
too short period, Even Duncan
MacLeod donned working clothes and
laboured in the fields with the rest of
them. Occasionally, as he lifted or
carried a stone off the land, he glanc-
ed towards that thin trail which would
eventually become the Third Line, as
if at any moment he expected to see
the arrival of a very important
visitor,
It was not, however, the trav
minister„ Peter Lamont, he ev
ly saw, but two wagons
in the general direction al the store.
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On the first,. Iain Jamieson was riding
with a somewhat austere but attrac-
tive woman seated by his side.
There was great excitement
amongst those who observed
Jamieson's , arrival. Many left their
work to greet the storekeeper, but in
reality they came to take a good look
at the "foreign woman" who had
come to Itedtrees to be his wife.
Throughout the day, the news of
Jainieson's return spread like
wildfire and when Doctor Cameron
came into his home that evening, he
excitedly gave his wife, Jane a report
on the happenings,
• "What a great joy to have Captait!
Jamieson back at Itedtrees again,'
the doctor said happily- "It would be
most fitting to call upon the happy
couple this evening, and for you to pay
your respects to the lady he hos
chosen to marry,"
There was no sign of pleasure upon
Jane's face, in fact she was not at all
enthusiastic, -
"1 shall be ham to see C'aptain
Jamieson again," she said, "but as
for the Kelly woman, I regret to say
that unfortunately I knew her when I
lived in Toronto. I found her to be an
arrogant and overbearing upstart. I
should be obliged if you would go
alone to pay your. compliments. By all
means give my greetings to the cap-
tain, but as for the Kelly woman, I am
in no !any to renew my acquain-
tance,'
It would be inhuman and incredible
to depict the Friends of Skye as a
totally loving and compassionate
Argtnnents amongst men were
bound to surface from time to time,
and so indeed were the petty
jealousies of their women folk
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