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Does today's child get results
Do .them children really get
adopted? •
That's the question often
asked about Today's Child'tand
the boys and girls who 4 are
featured there.
The answer is yes, they really
Adopting a child (or children)
is a. private affair, just as
producing your own child, is, so
it is not possible to give specific
details about individual adop-
,tigns.. But a half -yearly report
will help to answer that opening
'question. •
One hundred and thirty one
'children who. have appeared in
Today's Child so Tar this year
are now living with their ado(i-
•ting parents.,
Many more will be moving
into their new homes as summer
goes on, because school vacation
is a convenient time for children
to be transplanted and for
iprospective,-parents -to-travel to
meet their new child (orrperhaps
pchildren).
Today's Child originates with,
the Ministry• of Community and
Social Services, as part ''of the
Ontario government's program
for the welfare of children . in
this province.
Every • adoption is special
because every one means that a
child who has' been.:waiting for
parents has to.._wait no' longer.
The child has found a place of .
his or her own and a mother
and father with home and
hearts open:
But two of this year's adop-
tions are unusual enough- to
deserve extra special mention.
The `first concerns one child
only. The other is a fancily
group.
The one child is Mark, four
years old, a handsome bright
boy who was born without legs
-.and';with only stumps. or arms
ending above . the elbow. Mark
appeared three times' inToday's
Child. Twice in preyious years, ,y
possible ,parents were -interested
in adopting him' but it didn't
,Work out
The third., time led to a per-
manent home for this boy. Mark
is now settled with . a mother
and father, two big brothers and
a sister. He will grow up as part .
of a family.
Dear little Mark, while fin-•.
ding a mother and father for
himself, •has helped other
children with handicaps as well.
Forty families expressed a
desire to adopt him. Of course
only ' one could. .
Some (tithe 40 did not follow
through pn plans for adoption.
Others have adopted children
with different kinds of problems
-- problems not quite so grave as
Mark's, but serious enough to "
,.affect these children's lives.
The special family group is
seven -- four sisters and their
three brothers. The children are
Canadian Indians, ranging in
age from two to nine.
They• were adopted by a
couple who already, had five
children, three of them adopted.
The parents and their natural
children ' are. white. The three
children adopted are Indian.
These people_liad already ap-
plied to their Children's Aid
Society for the adoption of one
more child, preferably of Indian
background, when they •saw the
family of seven. They quickly
changed their ideas. It seems
they had always wanted to have
children!
This -is the second family of
' seven to be adopted through
Today's Child. The first, also
four girls and three boys, was-
adopted
asadopted in Canada's'Centennial
Year, 1967.
The only other' seven ever to
-,,.--rappeErmliererAvilkbevreinembered,
because they attracted admirers
and would-be parents from all
across Canada. They are seven
young:sisters, hoping to be adop-
ted as a family' so they can grow
up together. •
That all -girl family has not
been adopted yet, but undoub-
tedly will be. It takes longer
when there are so many
possibilities to be considered.
The next largest family was
five -= four sisters and their
brother. They were adopted by
tWe different families as a trio
and'a pair. The families are
neighbors and close friends 'so
,the. children will grow up
together even though they have
different parents and different
names..
Two families of four found
their adoption} homes through
Today's Child as `did two
threesomes, At least two more
trios will be in their permanent
homesbefore school starts.
Ten pairs were adopted by
parents who saw them here. '
Of course the majority of
children are adopted one at a
time. The singles this year have
been mostly older children -- a
glance at the list shoWs ages of
four, seven, nine, , twelve and
even- fourteen.-- Today's. Child-
has had almost no/ babies but
there have been a few, -- three
months, five months, nine mon-
ths, sixteen months. Every one
has been adopted:
TOWN
TALK
Mrs. Mamie Sutcliffe has
returned after spending a month
visiting Calgary., Kamloops and
Vancouver.
TODAY'S CH�D
BY HELEN ALLEN
THE TORONTO TN] SYND $ATE
LIKES OTHER CHILDREN a'
Just to.see Jean-Paul makes you want to hug him, because
this appealing lad brings out the cherishing instincts -In people.
Jean-Paul is seven, a delicate -looking boy, small for his age.
He was born with a heart condition which may require surgery
later on. Meantime, there are no restrictions on his activities but
he tires easily and he does not go in for strenuous games.
. French-Canadian in descent, he has big dark eyes, brown hair
and olive skin. Itis hoped a French-speaking home will be founds
for him, preferably with other children, because he does enjoy
company. . '
Despite his heart, Jean-Paul is an active 'boy, very sociable,
enthusiastic, talkative and excited over anything new. He is in
Grade one;an votes mathematics his favorite subject. He has
made excellentprogress in. reading. Jean-Paul is not expected
to be academically. minded, but playing school with blackboard
and chalk is his favorite game. •
Jean-Paul likes swimming and is keen on snowmobiling.
Children's television programs help him happily fill in the times
when other' boys are outdoors playing football.
This little fellow needs .a father and mother who will give him
attention, stimulation ani 'love, and will not be demanding in •
their scholasti=c. expectations.
To inquire about adopting Jean-Paul; please write to today's
Child, Box 888, Station K, Toronto. For general adoption in-
formation write your Children's Aid Society.
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ON •THE . ONT ARID • MUNICIPAL BOARD
INVITATION TO SUBMIT WRITTEN BRIEFS
On June 30th, 1972, the Ontario Legislature appointed a
Select Committee to examine, inquire into and report upon
the Ontario Municipal Board, . and „ 'to , make
recommendations on: (a)- the purpose, object and functions
of the Ontario Municipal Board. (b) the jurisdiction of the
Ontario Municipal Board. (e) the structure and
organization of, the Ontario Municipal Board. (d) the
procedures and practices of the Ontario Municipal Board.
(e) the procedures by way of appear from the orders and
rulings of the Qntario Municipal Board, including -appeals
by way of petitions to the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
(f) the relationship of the Ontario Municipal Board in the
discharge of its responsibilities with' the Provincial
Government, local government and the individual citizen.
The Committtee invites written briefs.from individuais and
organizations who may wish to present information, .
opinionti or suggestions regarding any of the above matters.
relating to the Qntario Municipal Board•"
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Briefs must be submitted by September 15th, 1912 to the
Clerk of the Committee Box . 233, Main Parliament
building, Toronto 182, Ontario.
John p. •MacOeih,
Chairman. .
Alex McFedries,
.• Clerk.
iluro n Homemakers
Most people at some time
have experienced a need for ob.
taming temporary help in the
home, either due to illness or for
care of an `elderly relative.
When this crisis occurred, it„was
very difficult to obtain someone,
it was a case of asking the next
door neighbour, or friends,
hoping someone would know a
person who would provide help.
A lot of timed
les outlined
pended before a suitable person
was found.
There has now been some im-
provement in ° this ,situation.
During the past year, through .
an energy was ex- the co-operation of the Man -
Nevi govt regulations
won't affect local fairs
By Lynda
The- apparent crack down
the law on illegal' book -making
procedures -vein have a small ef.
fect on fall'fairs, in the area this
year say fair organizers. • .
Changes made in 1969' in the
Criminal Code made anything
but pari.mutuel, betting illegal. •
At some fairs the system of
book -making, where the book
better comes to the fair and sets
up his own odds on the horses,
still continues. After dividing
the profits in half with the` fair
board die 'leaves for anotherfiall
fair somewhere else.
Why race track operators are
opposed to the idea of having to
operate on a pari=mutuel.system
of betting is the cost of renting
the machine, according ,. to
Seaforth fair representative
Gordon Pullman. He says the
cost of renting one at $400 is
close to the same amount the
track makes in -purses.
' The Seaforth fair doesn't
have any betting at all for this
reason. The Agricultural board
MacGillivary •
by provides the'mon'ey for'the cost
of race track operations during
the fair for the entertainment "
value ,to those attending, Mr.
Pullman feels -the government is
going to spoil,a lot of these
small fairs bcause the old
system of book betting in order
to keep harness racing available
to the public, is obsolete. When
people find out there won't be
any racing at the fair, he says,:
many won't bother attending.
Dungannon „kir organizer
Gordon .Smith,,ys ' .the _fall
fair will continue to have har-
nessracing, but there will be no
bng.
"If we
danceettiwould drop," he,believes.
cut out the races, atten-
According to Mr. Smith, when
Teeswater stopped providing
harness racing at their fair, at-
tendance dropped considerably.
Everett Mclllwain,reeve of
Goderich township, says
although the Bayfield fall fair
will have racing, they, too, will
not have any betting.
power Office and Conestoga
College,°Huron Centre, Clinton,
36 women have obtained a cer-
tificate as a Certified 'Visiting
Hoirienaker. Al r present they
wd►rk on a self-employed basis
and. their services may be ob-
tained by contacting: Manpower
office,, Goderich; Social Services,
Goderich; , Horne Care Program,
Seaforth.
-Homemakers are available'
for:•
(1) private employfnent i.e, a
private. individual Who pays for
the Hornehpaker service. them-
selves. • ,
(2) ` Agency enip1oytnent
the -Agency pays for the
Homemaker service when it is
required. For example, . -Home
Care Program, Social Service'or
Childress Aid.
Homemakers are available,on
an hourly basis up to a
maximum-- eight hours a---day,..-
Monday to Friday. Full time
homemaking and weekends may
be discussed with the
Homemaker if required. ' -
' At present live -in -
Homemakers are very difficult
to find. Anyone who would be
interested in providing this ser-
vice should contact.. either the
Manpower office or the Home
Care Program.
Hofnemakers are not
housekeepers or cleaning ladies.
The name .Homemaker
describes the 'service provided
keeping ,.. i home together when
the permanent liOmemaker is ill
or absent. :
Her duties consist Of:
Day to day care of a home
such dusting, - vacuuming,
preparing meals or special diets,
laundry and ironing.
Personal" care --such as
sponge- bath, foot care, sham-
pooing . hair supervising
medications._
When she is employed by the
Home Care Program she is also
expected to follow the directions
of the V.O.N. nurse or
Physiotherapist in providing the
necessary care for the Home
re patient.'
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or anyone who is in good
health, and who enjoy, meeting
people, providing homemaking
can be a .very 'rewarding ex-
perience.. Not only do the
Homemars feel rewarded; but
the residents of Huron County
benefit by having available a
resource of mature, reliable
Homemakers to meet their tem-
porary needs at times of crisis.
How'sY,
cur, ' ..
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