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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-07-04, Page 6Page. b---Luclmow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 4, 1979 The Pinecrest a private horne LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUCKNOW, ONTARIO "The Sepoy Town" On the Huron -Bruce Boundary Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, NOG 2H0 Second class mail registration number - 0847 • Established 1873 Published Wednesday A SIGNAL PUBLICATION SHARON J. DIETZ - Editor. ANTHONY N. JOHNSTONE - Advertising and _ General Manager ' PAT LIVINGSTON - Office Manager MERLE ELLIOTT - Typesetter MARY McMURRAY -• Ad Composition Subscription rate, $11 per year in advance • Senior Citizens rate, 59 per year in advance • U.S.A. and Foreign, $21.50 per year in advance Sr. Cit., U.S.A: and Foreign $r9.50 per year in advance . This Foreign Land With Canada Day just behind us, the issue of national unity is re-emphasized. Next spring the people of La Belle Province,. Quebe, will vote on a referen- dum., to... choosewhether they- will seek "sovereignty association" with Canada or will remain in Canada as part of the federalist scheme. Keeping this country together is, more than just a tolerance of another culture. It is an acceptance of someone's right as an individual to speak French, worship in a synogogue or wear a turbin. Canadians have always come, from a different cultural background than. Can- adian. Only the Indian can claim _he is a native Canadian by his heritage. • They came from Italy, Geriimany, , England, Ireland, Scotland, Poland and France' to settle Canada. Many more have come.from many other countries, to find a new life in our country. They are proud to be Canadian but just as proud of their -heritage. It is not only the French in Quebec whose right to their cultural inheritance and economic equal- ity with other Canadians must be acknowledged. , But every ethnic com- munity in this country should be allowed the freedom of cultural and religious beliefs while participating in the econ- omic progress of our country. i4p The idea of .freedom was explored through immigrant families as they landed in Canada in the fifties in the. Blyth Summer Festival's opening night performande. of This Foreign Land on Friday. Through , a collage of scenes, several immigrant families were followed from their homeland to the new country. Their hopes, aspirations and dreams were presented in warm touching scenes with the underlying brunt of ,reality. The second act of the play proceeded to 1979 when the children of the immigrants are now parents finding their own children have no understanding for the idea of freedom .their parents sought when they .immigrated thirty years ago. The children of the seventies have no respect for their parents' struggle to provide a new life for their family here. They know nothing of the hardships endured by their parents and grandpar- ents in the homeland and through the immigration to a new country. They do not krnpw the desperation of not being able to `speak English. The desperation of not finding a job. The loss of hope and the broken dreams. The new generation searches for a different definition of freedom. Freedom of th.e individual self to explore who he is and what he is. It is an idyllic search compared to the search for cultural, religious and political freedom sought by their- parents when they immigrated. The parents - do not understand how ' their children can be so selfish. The children see their parents as harping about "When I was young, I never had the opportunity you have...." It was an important play for .opening night on Canada Day weekend. It grasped the essence of a struggle that has been Canadian since the first boat of settlers landed from Europe. A lack of understanding between children and their parents in the immigrant family can also be a symbol for the lack of understanding between the Canadian who thinks of himself as Canadian because he was born here and the Canadian who makes Canada his home while retaining cultural institutions from his native country. Tolerance is not enough. Under- standing and acceptance are necessary, Canada is a, fascinating mosaic of cultures, languages, beliefs and has always benefited from this cultural fabric, Immigrants and Quebecers have contri- buted much to our Canadian way of life and our country. Canada will be the loser if Quebec separates. Canada is the loser if her, ethnic communities cannot make a home here. . WORLD r., l/ CUP I[ Montrealu4ugust 2425-26 1979 To the Edi4'or: T. CORRECTION TO "PINE LODGE NEEDS ACTIVITY" Contrary to last week's reporting - (1) Pinecrest Manor is NOT a public nursing home. (2) Pinecrest Manoris priv- ately owned by Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Newbold. (3) Pine Lodge Rest Home is also privately owned by Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Newbold. (4) The Government, at any level, does not subsidize, nor make grants to any private nursing home or rest home for any reason whatsoever. (5) Nursing care is provided at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home on a "fee for service" basis, at a per diem rate set by the Ministry of Health. The patient pays a co-insur- ance fee' ' and. the Ministry of Health pays the balance of the daily rate, or fee for service, as an insurance benefit under the Extended Care Programme (approxim- ately ' of the cost) if the patient is ill enough to qualify for benefits. If he is not', he must pay the entire daily rate from his own personal funds. (6) No other government monies come to the nursing home for other purposes, e.g.. for funding activities programmes • such as is con- ducted at Pinecrest Manor. The costs of the existing activities programmes are completely paid for person- ally by the owners of the nursing home, where such .costs exist. .(7) The .daily rates at Pine Lodge, which are paid for completely by the resident, himself, are considerably lower than those in many other rest homes in the • province. Because they are most reasonable, there are not sufficient funds generat- ed to meet costs associated with activities programmes for the residents, and 'the owners ate not able to further fund such program- mes atPine Lodge from their own resources. This is furth- er aggravated by the fact that with the present resident occupancy, the income re- ceived is much less than the costs to keep the home open. In other words, at this point in time the rest home loses .considerable money every day it is open. However, the owners consider it is provid- ing an essential service for some and will continue its operation. This is their con- tribution to the community. (8) The staff -at Pine Lodge does not include an activities coordinator, . NOT, repeat Turn to page 7• Sam.MalklB and Seana McKenna of This Foreign Land, a Blyth Summer Festival Production.