Times Advocate, 1999-06-16, Page 15Wednesday, June 16, 1999
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Japanese exchange program looking for host families in Huron
By Kate Monk
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER -- A cultural
exchange program com-
ing to the London -Huron
County region this sum-
mer could be a win-win
situation for everyone
involved.
NIKKA Consulting is
looking for host families
for 10 recent Japanese
university graduates who
will be visiting Canada
this -mer. In t.ieir
et, hey have been
re Aired by Yazaki
Corporauon for technical
and managerial positions
and are participating in
Classroom Without Walls,
an innovative training
program to foster cross-
cultural understanding.
Program co-ordinator
David Parkinson is looking
for host families and said
Huron County offers an
ideal environment
because it is outside
Toronto giving the partici-
pants a more representa-
tive view of Canadian life.
"The Exeter area pro-
vides an opportunity for
genuine contact,"
Parkinson said.
Parkinson said NIKKA
wants the participants to
get out in the community
rather than being insulat-
ed in a packaged tour.
He stresses the partici-
pants understand they are
not going to Club Med and
will be immersed in family
life. He said they are not
asking the host family to
entertain the Japanese
but are asking them to
include them in family
activities such as house-
hold and farm chores, pic-
Granton breakfast
Granton's Jacob Toll was just one of more than 400
people who attended a community breakfast at the
fire hall in Granton last Sunday. The event was
sponsored by the Biddulph-Blanshard Volunteer
Firefighters_ and held in conjunction with the (for-
mer)Township of Bidduiph's sesquicentennial com-
mittee. Proceeds from the event went towards
funding the township's history book entitled
"Pioneers to the Present."
Population targets set
By Joe Thompson Sept. 1 has been set for the
SPECIAL TO THE T -A receipt of local restructur-
ing proposals by the coun-
GODERICH — The coun-
ty restructuring debate
rages on. At the June
Huron County council
meeting, three motions
were carried that would
affect any restructuring of
government.
Under these new propos-
als, a total of 6,000 elec-
tors has been set as a tar-
get for each lower -tier
municpality. For every
3,000 electors a municipal-
ity has, one representative
will sit on county council.
For example, a munici-
pality with 3,000 electors
would have one represen-
tative, while a municipality
with 3,001 to 6,000 would
get two.
Also, a target date of
After this date the county
will put together a restruc-
turing proposal, that
encompasses the entire
county. The third motion
ensures that no boundary
adjustments among
municipalities will be
accepted except by mutual
agreement.
Single tier option
Still with restructuring
Turnberry Township
Reeve Brian McBurney
made a motion at county.
council that it still consid-
er a single -tier municipali-
ty consisting of 27 munici-
palities. At request from
several councillors this
motion was put off until
the next meeting, July 8. LA
nics, trips to ball gamed
or other excursions.
On an exchange trip to
Canada last year,
Japanese engineers
served as volunteer
helpers at daycare cen-
tres, made presentations
about Japan to elemen-
tary school students and
visited senior citizen
homes.
The Japanese partici-
pants have formal English
training and the exchange
will help them improve
their language skills. They
also have health and acci-
dent insurance.
Each host family will bil-
let one Japanese partici-
pant. NIKKA will be based
in London during the two-
week homestay and will
provide 24-hour supervi-
sion via the telephone.
Parkinson doesn't antici-
pate any problems.
"The Japanese are cus-
tomarily shy and reserved
which makes them trou-
ble-free homestay guests,"
Parkinson said. "But once
the barriers come down
and they have experi-
enced the hospitality of a
Canadian family, they
warm up very quickly."
Household rules will be
explained to the partici-
pants in Japanese ensur-
ing there are no misun-
derstandings, Parkinson
said.
Host families are
screened and receive ori-
entation prior to their
guest arriving and will
also receive a $2o. per day
honorarium. The program
has a budget to cover
extra expenses for visits to
attractions.
Parkinson said the host
Playhouse now a
heritage building
GRAND BEND — One of
the area's most distin-
guishable landmarks has
been officially designated
a heritage building.
The former century -old
barn that has housed sum-
mer theatre at the Huron
Country Playhouse for the
past 28 year was desig-
nated last month in a
municipal bylaw adopted
by Stephen Township
council.
The bylaw designation
will be registered on the
title of the Playhouse prop-
erty denoting no changes
can be made to the exteri-
or of the building that
would detract from its
original appearance.
As the theatre gears up
this week to launch their
1999 season with such
plays as Dial `M' For
Murder, The Odd, Cduple
and Singin' In The Rain,
they still image to oper-
ate without government
assistance.
The successful playhouse
relies totally on box office
revenue, in addition to the
support- of members, cor-
porate sponsors and
municipalities within the
area. +_ ..
This October they have
planned a fund-raising
event to pay down a capi-
tal deficit created when
the rehearsal hall was
built.
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Ronald Reymer
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families will benefit from
the experience too.
"It's opening a big door
for host families," he said.
"It will get them to have
contact with someone
from a different culture."
The homestay is .the
exchange program's key
component. They will
arrive in London on July
12 and stay at the
University of Western
Ontario until they meet
their families on July 17.
The homestay officially
ends July 31.
This year's program is a
pilot -project which
Parkinson hopes to see
grow in the future.
Programs have also been
conducted in New
Zealand, Western Samoa,
Mexico, British Columbia
Town of Exeter
Water
Restrictions - in
Effect from May 1
to October 31
EAST of Main Street
ODD Numbered
Days
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WEST of Main Street
EVEN Numbered
Days
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Commercial entities
ithin the boundaries of
the Town of Exeter that
are in business of selling
lawn/garden plants are
exempt from these
restrictions
Contravention of this
By-law is an offense and
on summary conviction
is liable to a fine of not
more than $300.00
exclusive of costs
Exeter Hydro 235-1350
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and Toronto.
If interested in hosting a
young Japanese business
person, call NIKKA
Consulting at 416-465-
4141.
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