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1992 Ontario Junior Citizens program
ach year Ontario proves the
tired old cliche, young people just
aren't any good, to be a lie.
The vehicle communities across the
province use to prove the outstanding
character of today's young people is the
Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year
Awards.
For 12 years the Ontario Community
Newspapers Association has co-
ordinated and sponsored the program
which recognizes and salutes Ontario's
finest young citizens..
Newspapers across the province sup-
port the program by advising their read-
ers of the campaign which is now under
way.
Individuals or organizations are invit-
ed to nominate young people for this
award which will be presented to up _to
12 individuals and one group at the
OCNA's annual convention in April
1993 in Toronto.
The group award is given, at the judg-
es' discretion, to a youth organization
that has made a signficiant contribution
in some way. The organization does not
have to be officially sanctioned in any
way and can in fact be a group of indi-
viduals who just happened to be togeth-
er and took decisive action.
Nominees for the individual award
have in the past included heroes and
heroines, youngsters who. have over-
come physical or psychological -diffi-
culties, volunteers who have contribut-
ed to their community in some way and
leaders who initiated programs and ac-
tivities which daunted older people
with more resources.
There can be .as many as 300 nomi-
nees for these awards and -each nominee '
is acknowledged with a certificate.
Nominees must be between the ages of
six .and 18, but other than that, there are
no rules.
Forms are available at this newspaper
office or by contacting the OCNA at
The Ontario Junior Citizens Program,
P.O. Box 451, Oakville, Ontario L6J
5A8, or by phoning (416) 844-0184.
Nominations should include any sup-
porting documentation - letters of sup-
port from police or fire officials, school
staff, medical personnel, family or the
groups or individuals directly affected
by the nominee.
This year Bell Canada is co -sponsoring
the event with the OCNA and represen-
tatives from both groups will select by
judges who will have the agonizing task
of selecting 1992's Junior Citizens.
Those selected to receive this award
will be brought to Toronto with their
families in April for a luncheon where
they will be honored for their achieve-
ments. They will each meet the Lieuten-
ant -Governor of Ontario who will
present them with a plaque, a Junior Cit-
izen lapel pin and $200.
Over the years this award has become
increasingly prestigious as young people
demonstrate again and again that there
are no limits to their imagination, talent,
_courage, generosity and energy. Submis-
.sions for this -award -must -be in by Octo-
ber 31. As the number of entries is al-
ways very high, it is difficult to deal
with late submissions.
For more information on this program.
or advice on nominating a potential Jun-
ior Citizen, please contact this newspa-
per or the OCNA.
NO! Canada does not need fixing
Why do I -vote NO in the Re-
derendur on October 26th
when almost all politicians in
Canada tell me to vote YES9
One reason is that I'm susp
cious of politicians.
Politicians primarily want to
be re-elected. I primarily want
Canada to survive. 1 love the
country -- the way it is.
I don't care whether the Cana-
dian Senate is elected or ap-
pointed. equal, equitable. equiv-
ocal or .equivocate. We have
become one of the world's most
envied nations - with - or in
spite of -- a less then perfect
Senate, and 1 think we .can sur-
vive another century of great-
ness with our Senate unchanged.
It is not a priority for this
country to reform she Senate or
the House of Common's. What
we need more urgently than
anything else isyanend to the re-
cession and the rebuilding of
confidence in the political pro
ces:.. Then we can .carry on .as
before.
Our politicians - with a new
exceptions -- are :trying to pull
the wool over our eyes! It isn't
the Constitution we should be
debating, but two key issues.
Canada is not broken
Number one: we should pay
attention to the erne)y and
put Canadians back to .work.
Canada is not broken, our econ-
omy is. Canada does not need
fixing, our economy docs.
Let Quebeeers decide.
Number two: we should let
Quebecers decide whether they
.wish to remain in Confederation
or not. If they wish to stay, they
must stay in the Canada we all
love and cherish. Not in a twist .
ed, .shitted, modified, attended,
tfddkd-with and destroyed Can-
ada. If they choose to leave
Confederation, let us negotiate
the rules of their departure and
wish them God speed and good
luck. Canada can and will sur-
vive withot3t Quebec
Peter's
Point
•
Peter Helsel
Canada won't break*part
It is a political myth that Can-
ada will break apart if Quebec
leaves. I would prefer Quebec to
remain part of Canada, but not
at the price of messing up the
rest of the country. If Quebec
becomes independent, the other
nine :provinces and two territo-
ries .would be able to survive
very -well. We would still be;one
of the largest, richest and most
fortunate countries in the world.
1 -em not advocating to expel
.,Qhebec. I am very fond of La
.Belle -Province and of Quebec-
ers. And I realize that Canadian
cullure has been immensely en-
riched.by our close association
with Quebec for hundreds ,of
years. In fact, the separation !of
Quebec would be a sad and;u'e-
mendous loss for Canada. Aut it
would not be a fatal blow, not
the end of Canada.
Depending on how much terri-
tory a sovereign Quebec „would
he allowed to take out:of Con-
federation, there would exist a
political gap between Ontario
and the Atlantic provinces. But
•noteven the Parti Quebecois en-
visages the erection of Barri
c;ades along the borders between
Canada and Quebec. Surely it
would still be as easy to dnvc
from Ottawa to Fredericton as it
is now. Physical space means
less and less in the age of air
travel and satellite communica
tion.
What is wrong with our polity
cians? Why are they willing so
sacrifice the very essence -.Of
Canada on the altar of Quebec? I
suspect they are primarily afraid
of not being elected. Federal
M.P.s from Quebec are afraid.to
loose their constituencies. The
major political pafies.are afraid
of losing their power base an
Quebec. That is why.thtey're beg
ging -us to vote YESinthe Refe-
rendum. They want 10 guarantee
their own political survival.
The people of Canada should
realize: the Charlottetotlin Qia
rade is a smoke screen set up by
desperate and incompetent poli
helms. They don't now how to
cope with Canada's problems
They are unable ,or unwilling to
repair our ailing economy: they
fail to understand the true nature
of Canada and the real needs of
Canadians. They are not behav-
ing like statesmen and states-
women, but like selfish, short-
sighted small-time comic -opera
Characters without back bone or
integrity.
We have no one to blame but
ourselves for having been ad-
dled with such poor leaders. Fi-
nally we -- the people -- will
leave an opportunity to affect
change. We can say NO in the
coming Referendum and teach
our politicians a lesson. NO'
You cannot fgol ;till tete ,p;oplc
all the dine.
Nest week: I refuse to hold my
nose and swallow what is un-
wholesome.
1
"Men -ere never so likely
to settle a question rightly
as when they discuss it
freely."
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I'm cured, I'm cured
1 found the cure for the com-
mon cold. She is curled up on
the couch beside me as I Write
this.
My proof is simple. Since I
found Saffron wandering the
streets as an abandoned puppy
last January, I haven't had "a
cold. Normally, I get two or
more bad colds a year, as far as I
know. most of us do.'
1'll admit to being really
stuffed up over the weekend and
for the first few days this week,
but 1 feel fine now, so I can con-
clude that it was nothing more
than just a routine allergic reac-
tion to whatever , is celebrating
autumn by releasing pollen,
seeds, or whatever into -the at=
mosphere.
No, it's true. really I swear, not
one cold all year, so far. The ad-
dition of a dog into my life is
too strong a coincidence not to
ignore. Saffron obviously has
magical properties heretofore
not .understood or noticed by
mankind.
Alright, now I am lying.
No dog is magical, that much
we can take for granted. So my
only option is toassume that the
introduction of a canine into my
lifestyle has improved the ability
Vote
of my immune system to fight
off the common cold virus.
Now were geeing somewhere.
The answer is obvious. I now
go for several walks around tlx
neighbourhood a day. so the dog
Hold that
thought ...
By
Adrian Hart.
can get her "exercise". At least
once a week, we go for a longer
trek, perhaps to the nver or to
-Morrison- Dam where she likes
to swim and terronzc the cray-
fish.
So while the dog enjoys the
benefits of the fresh air and ex-
ercise. apparently so do 1 It's
not that 1 shunned the great out-
doors before, far lrom it. I've al-
ways considered myself a fairly
active guy, but there is no deny -
ing that my dog gets me out
more frequently than ever be-
fore.
Funny, doesn't all this stuff
about fresh air and exercise
sound suspiciously like what our
mothers have been telling us all
.along?
Saffron is naturally unaware of
the complete disruption to my
life and routine she has caused.
How is she to know that the des-
tination for my vacation this
year was selected solely on the
criteria that she could come
along and probably have more
fun than I?
I can't begrudge it though. I
knew what I was getting into
when I decided I couldn't let her
stay at the deg pound. (Right
now, she's doing her best "cute,
cuddly contented puppy" im-
pression).
But best of all, how could I
-have known -that the simple ad-
dition of a dog to my life would
cure the common cold?
Now that 1 have said all this,
committed it to paper (well, hard
disk). 1 am bound to have
evoked the wrath of the fates.
My chances of escaping this
week without a vicious head
cold. maybe influenza or even
pneumonia, are slim, if not non-
existent.
I've really done it now, haven't
1? I think 1 can feel the pressure
building on my sinuses already.
Time for a walk.
"yes" on October 26
Dear Sir.
I read a column in last weed's is-
sue of the TA which prompted me
to write. Peter Hesael's views arc,
to say the least, based on a total
misunderstanding of Car adian
history since Confederation and on
a weal misreading of the Charlotte-
town Acord. If he votes "NO"
based .pn the reasoning given in
his column it will be unfortunate
but if he represents the views of
v�,e,,ry„'.,'mosany it will be sad
because a "No” vote s1 have only
revolve effects on Canada's econ-
omy
and, .worse, on its collective
Psi{ow long can this country sus-
tain the poisonous, vituperative
nastiness that has -plagued us for a
decade or more? Canadians arc
not immune to the inevitable con-
sequences of .on-going hostility
among regions, population groups,
special interest lobbics,.aod so un.
.,erc decline. regional. and
thaie y, and a loss of na-
tional will to survive as a nation -
elate are risks that will follow a
"no" note. livery provincial govern-
ment, the federal government, the
territorial governments, the three
pri
ncipal political parties, promi-
nent former provincial premiers.
and on and on, all support this ac-
cord. Political leaders who arc nor-
mally opposed to one another all
support this accord. It is
tryc 1htpt potpie
like T e
oppose it but c
is suspect in, this
case. It is true that Nth
the Reform Party
opposes the accord
but this is a party with a thin y vc-
nccredanti-French bias.
I believe Canada's interests will
be served by a "Yes" vote. I tun
convinced that a "no" vete will set
us back psychologically, economi-
cally, and,politically beyond recov-
ery in this generation. The rest of
the world secs Canada as a civil-
ized, pleasant country with an op-
portunity to create a multi -whale,
yet congenial society. 11 we 't
make loch a society work, y
can!
Allow me to quote, our former
Ontario premier. Bill Davis, in
closing:
c,al arguments have
their p in any democracy and
should ,not be enacted with 4isrc-
spect..gut the *ekes this time are
very high. Canadians across the
county trust not allow die :lases of
a long gone era to sideline the
main chance we new all share."
Vote Yes u11 October W!
Yours irulY
_JpeGrand Beed io