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The Citizen, 1991-01-16, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1991. PAGE 23. Entertainment Phipps stars in McManus play The McManus Theatre for Young Audiences series continues on January 21 with the opening of “I Ain’t Dead Yet” by Christopher Heide. Starring the remarkable Jennifer Phipps in the central role of Margaret, “I Ain’t Dead Yet” plays to junior/senior high school groups and public audiences until February 9. Ann Baggley and Karen Bernstein complete the cast, directed by Tessa Mendel, with the set designed by John Thompson, costumes designed by Elaine Ball and lighting designed by Russ Dufton. To escape the pain and problems Libraries sponsor literary contest A london poet and a local university professor will judge the 1991 Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Award Contest, originally a Cen­ tennial project of the Kitchener Public Library, and named in honour of its former Chief Librar­ ian. 1991 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Contest. Poet Shiela Martindale will judge the poetry entries and local histor­ ian John R. English will select the prose winners. The contest is sponsored by participating public libraries within the Southern Ontario Library Ser­ vice. It is open to residents in Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, Huron, Agency to promote workplace health Continued from page 22 and they will be paid accordingly. The employer must respond in writing within 21 days to recom­ mendations made by the commit­ tee. The employer must write a health and safety policy, and follow it up with a program. The employer must also provide health and safety reports to the joint committee. Joint health and safety commit­ tees will include people who have been specially trained in health and safety matters. One representative of the em­ ployees and one representative of the employer, must take safety training to a new, designated province-wide standard. People who take this training will be recognized as “certified” health and safety representatives. (The requirement for “certified” representaitves will be gradually phased in over several years.) A new provincial Workplace Health and Safety Agency has been set up to administer specialized training. The Agency, established in August, will determine the pro­ vince-wide training standards WIN a trip to ACAPULCO, MEXICO SAT., FEB. 9, 1991 BRUSSELS OPTIMISTS VALENTINE DANCE & DRAW 8-1 $10 per ticket Available from any Optimist Members- Arrangements by Hanover Travel. that arise from her failing memory, Margaret (Jennifer Phipps), a 73- year-old widow, reminisces about her past dreams of fame through Peggy (Ann Baggley), Margaret at age 16. When Margaret’s grand­ daughter Katie (Karen Bernstein) arrives at Christmas to confide she has become pregnant, Margaret remembers her own experience of pregnancy before marriage. Will Katie follow her grandmother’s footsteps by choosing to have a child and getting married or will she choose a different option? Filled with traditional music of the Maritimes, “I Ain’t Dead Yet” depicts the bridge of support Perth and Wellington counties, and the Region of Waterloo. Ms. Martindale currently resides in London, Ontario, where she is kept busy writing poetry and conducting workshops in creative writing and poetry at libraries and schools, including the University of Western Ontario. She has publish­ ed six volumes of poetry, her most recent being “No Greater Love” (1989). Among her many other activities, Ms. Martindale has also been poetry editor of Canadian Author and Bookman since 1982. John English has been with the History Department at the Univer­ sity of Waterloo since 1971, and is currently Acting Chairperson of the needed for some committee mem­ bers. People who complete this training will be certified by the Agency as having obtained this level of expertise. The Agency will also co-ordinate the activities of the provincial safety associations, such as the Industrial Accident Prevent Asso­ ciation. The associations will con­ tinue to deliver other safety train­ ing to workplace parties. The Agency will promote re­ search into workplace health and safety. It will encourage and pro­ mote public awareness of occupa­ tional health and safety. The workplace parties will have joint authority to stop dangerous work. In a workplace where the joint approach to health and safety is working well, the certified worker and employee representatives on the joint health and safety commit­ tee may be authorized to make mutual decisions to stop dangerous work. The enforcement capabilities of Ministry of Labour inspectors will be expanded. Inspectors will be able to take ON FEBRUARY 4th 1991 THE CLASSIC RESTAURANT WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON ADVANCE BOOKINGS WILL BE HONOURED THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE STEVE SELIECK GUTTENBERG DANSON Utile Fri.-Thurs. Jan. 18-24 Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. 8 p.m. L0N6 DISTANCE? CALL 1-800-265-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO created between these two women of different generations. Christopher Heide has written more than 20 plays that have been produced on stage, radio and television throughout Maritime communities. ”1 Ain’t Dead Yet” has also been produced in Edmon­ ton, Ottawa and now in London. Mr. Heide concentrates on the concerns of rural theatre audiences and works with a deliberate at­ tempt to preserve and stimulate what he considers to be the best of Maritime life: intimate family is­ sues, growing years of the young and old, and life outside of big-city politics. Department. He has written exten­ sively on Canadian history, his subjects over the years ranging from Arthur Meighen to Robert Borden. His most recent publica­ tion is the highly-acclaimed “Sha­ dow of Heaven: The Biography of Lester Pearson, Volume 1” (1989). Entry forms for the Contest are available at participating public libraries in Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, Huron, Perth and Wellington coun­ ties, and the Region of Waterloo. The deadline for entries is March 31, and the awards ceremony, at which it is expected the judges will be present, will be held Friday, May 31, at the Kitchener Public Library. additional action, such as seizing evidence, taking equipment out of service to have it tested, and shutting down dangerous equip­ ment. Directors and officers of a cor­ poration will be directly respon­ sible for following the Act in their workplaces. They can be charged under the Act and, if convicted, may be liable to a prison term of up to one year or a fine of up to $25,000. Penalties for corporations convic­ ted of contravening the Act will be increased. Maximum fines for corporations convicted of offences under the Act will be increased 20 times, from $25,000 to $500,000. Five of Canada’s athletes were disqualified, four before their event and one after, from the 1988 Summer Olympics after testing positive for banned performance­ enhancing drugs. Among them was Ben Johnson, who was stripped of his gold medal and newly-set world record. January Crime Stoppers month Improve your environment and assist in solving a crime, call Crime Stoppers of Huron County 1-800- 265-1777. Crime makes the world you live in a hectic place and erodes the quality of your life. You can help to correct this problem by taking steps to stop crime. You may not think you know enough to call the police or Crime Stoppers but lots of times, bits of small information add up to the straw that breaks the back of a crime ring or a criminal. Remember that Crime Stoppers needs your help to work and in the last few years your help has added up to a great deal in that it has been the direct force that has resulted in the solving of crimes that the police had reached a dead end on and was instrumental in the recovery of $52,569 worth of stolen property and $36,000 worth of drugs. This is not all however, as many crimes were solved that don’t involve dollar amounts such as cases that involve damage to public and private property but are not reflec­ ted in the above figures. Your information has also result­ ed in 15 Break Enter and Thefts, 10 possession of stolen property, one fugitive from justice, four auto thefts and other crimes being solved for a total of 87 charges laid. Crime Stoppers appreciates your help in solving crime and making our area a better place to live by controlling crime by assisting us to solve and thus deter criminal activity. 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