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isifors from Ghana
d
view Canadian ways
.. , fir
wit.: mixed feelings
,,
The prettiest town iri Canada prised by the, way, the beaches
has been chosen this sumther as are2,developed. He diel not er-
a culture study centre by the pest to see the large number of
. '-Cafiadian•,� Cross Cultural ex- : cottages and•, camps,�.alcmg the
"" ' lak shore.'in Ghana, according,'
change pr.,ograi:Yi. Two African to- h1.,ike, n`o one sleeps over -
men. a here for five weeks tel, , to ht at the beach.
get first hand, view -of life in g '- '
Canada and tQ observe our. He likes this country eery
lifestyle from a personal point well but is a bit homesi k. "I,,
of view.' miss home and my friends and
The' two are from Ghana, yin relatives,' he said.
north. east Africa, and are . A r%� ultura'I procedures in
presently at Camp Menesetung Canada and Ghana are not at
working as camp counsellors all similar, . ,
for the duration of their visit to "Agriculture here is far more
Huron County;' . • ' advanced," said ,Mike.„ "There
When they first arrived in .. is more, interest in agriculturre
the area they were billeted in ,here 'than , in Ghana. The big
difference is the mechanized
Seaforth before coming to faCtrlln It is not patronized in
Goderich. They have observed g'
a great many' differences and Ghana and I think there is a
similarities between the two' great need for it.” >'-
Cities are the same rhe world
countries, some of, them very, over,'observed the duo. The
unusual. •
dress, music, bar's and dancing
- �.-' • Sam Allotey isa4• produce are the same wherever you go.
examiner in the city of Accra. There seems to be a loss .'of
He inspects the country's ,main tradition in the cities of the
agricultural products such as western world as,, well as in
copra, coffee and cocoa to see Africa. The peoplin the rural
that -the products maintain a areas of Ghana still dress in
high standard, of ' qualilty: - He •the traditional style and. dance
Er ,
MR.. AND 'MRS; JACQUES PELLETIER
Europe for July
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A
Mendelsohn's,: Bridal Mai°ch The reception was the
rang out in North Street United Maitland Country Club where
at
has three parents, a wife an in the native fashion •.and those Church as, Veronica Potzel, • the bride's mother received her
.
two mothers, 15 sisters, 'six• of in the cities <have adopted western ways. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans guests fin's formal -length green
which are bloo elatives and Goderich, , -:-�-- c:--:4 gown ...;ti, matching
three brother's. "
The {JlCll�llc sown cne aisle w take 4110 alll, featuring
When -Soft home he had . h'
a go a of what to expect Ghana The Ghana eh tion of the late •Mr. and Mrs.-- daisies
monogamy is not followed i1 •-(7f her groom Jacques Pelletier, trim anda corsage ofwhite
nese m ,
when he arrived . in Canada Hector' Pelletier, Ro>t-yn, The wading cake at the
are allowed to have as many g
since he'had' researched this wives as -they want,. but the Quebeei� Rev. Robert Raymont reception was , made by _ Mrs;
country at the embassy in wives •are only allowed one performed the double -ring Kathe Krohmer of Bayfield in
Ghana. One great asset he, feels husband, ceremony:June 29. colorful :German style in three
Canada has, is her people..Mike feels,-'h'oweer, that one The bride was given in tiers, and was eaten for dessert
"The people here are very frien- v wife is the bettergoo
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0
ATrICa'must be exDeruenceu
A letter .'postmarked
":somewhere in North.. West
Afr.ica'' has arrived• at • the
Signal,Star offii•e. It is from
Ron 'Shaw, a former, reporter--
ph'otographer b with the
riet%'spaper ' ho left Goderich
earlier this Fear to accept a job
'with the Canadian Hunger''
'Foundation in Africa.
writes,, he is, anxious to
hear from hispfriends in
Goderich and sends his ad-
dress:, Ron. Shaw, • c o
Republique 13u Niger, Centre.
D'Elevage Ca.prir D.e ,Matadi,
-Matadi, Niger,.'Afrique'`•°
Rori's letter in part is as
follows'
'•M;y' first lb days in Africa
have not been uneventful I. '
arrived via Abijan,on the, Ivory
Coast where I had to spend "the -
night between flights,' That
would have been no problem
except I had no entry visa for
country. The 'soldiers
promptly hauled me„into a back
foom where an of`ficer of some. •
sort questioned me -for about 15
minutes but 'eventually decided
would issue me a 24 hour
visa adding that. I had Netter be
on the first plane.next day and
that I had beer not try en-
tering the Ivory Coast without
practice. marriage by her parents. She at trhe .dinner. - ,
dry, they feel -for- one another•" I think it is 'better to have • wore a formal length blush ' Guests were present from•
Mike zan is �s a tet mica only one wife.. More. care,. and pink matte jersey gown in-Orin-
student,
n Orin- Ctiibougami,•° Rouyn, ,Sen
student, studying mechanical attention can be given the cess lines fashioned with an at- neterre and Vald or, Quebec;
engineering in Winneba. He family and in harder times 'it ' tached monk's hood• She!' Washington, , PC;-.Civksburgh,
hopes to- . becotne a ` licensed would be. easier for the Rather Michigan; and; onto, O.t--
carried a crescent of white g
I D , d{' h' l
motor .vehicle, mechanic when to •provide far" the children if he daisies and baby's breath
• • tawa and the Goderich area•
he graduates,. Mike has two , had less of thein," he admitted. , Her sister, Miss . Gerda Pot= The 'bride's going -away en -
mothers also.' He has five Life 'at home has been great eel Goderich was maid of semble was a, pofyestei blue
sisters . (two blood) and nine•
for the two Africans since they '' Bono in a formal length blue and brown pant suit with blue
ro er:a five ofcame to Hurnn. They have polyester gown wi•
th
floral c r
• b th fRem from his h print accessories. Following a wed-
mother. helped feed livestock; remove in `sleeves and neckline She ding trap to. Germany, France
generally work around the farrrrwhite daisies of .July, . th.e couple will reside
Mike had no .idea of what stones from the fields and carried a oascade bouquet of and 'Switzerland for the month
Canada was like and was sur
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:et
just likethey were one of theGro, rnstnain was Anicet at Mur'dochville,'Quebec.
family, ',•- B*laisa Mississauga. Ushers Prior to :her wedding, , the,
Canadian food' has been. a were.. -Dwayne Linnen, RR: ,4 bride was feted at a barbecue
�•
�'1etdown to them however,. and Goderich, and Phil Black, and show er
it is' no fault of the cooks. Dungannon, - ''friends.
"The food here is tasteless,." ,
G;),
said Mike. "Soups are very dif=
ferent. We don't use any
vegetables and we use a great
deal more spices' and peppers
than you people do'• I think that
is the"•sig difference." '
Television is not stressed the
same oin Ghana as in Canada,
The , 'Country • 'has only one
station which is in •the .capital, '
'Accra.. Programs are 'beamed
out every night from six"o'clock
. in - the evening until + eleven-
' o'clock at night':' Movies, news
.And sports specials are the
• usual . programs but there are
local shows such_:as •Bandstand,
a live dance.. show: 'directed at
the younger generation.
' After leaving Huron County,
the two will be --,tra°yelling '
•around the country a little
more. Their, itinerary is plan-
ned to give them 'the greatest
amount of variety in a short
periodi,,,‘, If time. They will,
however, come back if they can.
"We would like to come back
again," they agreed, "just to
visit the friends' we have . met
since we arrived and see how
'they are keeping."
by neighbors arid,
have had ('here so far, this
of a figure -head. I,n council as one does reel isolated so far
season. with lesser, chiefs ,of the tribe, from home with so,little news: `.
"As I`° write this I' am still ;he in •facinake:; all decisions "Since we will be living close—
,waiting to hear when, Peg is to effecting his" -people. • to the border, „between Nie
loin me.'Our project at an ex- :'The Goderich Sail 0 -lub'• and Nigeria would ,be in- '
periniental farm noir.' the'city might he interested to .,know t•erested in learning where
of *Matadi has been confirmed 'that - right here in the middle of Robin Sully and, Sue Cell are
and, I am now 'awaiting Peg's the desert one Frenchnian has Posted,. AA last report I under,
arrival here in Niamey before �- a 15 foot sail boat• The Niger ,.gtooct they were in -Nigeria. •
proceeding to our posting. Com-3iver, or whaf'k.left-of it, flows "When we begin our work I
niunications between here and through Manley and this Chap' will write in more detail about
• Ca.nada are very poor, however, still finds enough water to get what we are doing. Till then all
c
anan takd it seeemays.'s e.ven` a telegram in a little sailing on aSunday
:rfternoon, 1 suspect that_ boat the best to everyone.”
d
"From what Eve seen in the represents the sum• total of the
past 10. days I like it here, the "Niamey Yacht.. Club" unless
only 'omplaintssI. might have' one counts the, native canoes V,
are the incredible heat and the which ply the stream.
lack of world news (especially ;'This city is full of foreign;
Canadian). Both were to he ex- technical advisers like myself
pected of course. • although to date I seem `to be
"Words or even pictures can the only Canadian. The
not describe this country 4 its presence of many Americans is
people. Both hawtoa,be seen , almost nice for me-.--. they
and experienced. Last night I speak English whereas
met, a Tureg King who leads'a everyone .else ,speaks .French.,
tribal nation of nearly 300,000 They give me someone I can
people. He is just my age and really talk' to since my 1{ renal;--..-
has the throne, because his although 'steadily improving' is
father died of hepatitis- in, a very very poor refugee camp,. His royal respo"I am looking forward to
„sibilitres are' not merely those receiving letters. from Canada
proper Capers again.
"With that -little 'unpleasant-
ness over with I went to collect,
mv,bags and, discovered my
camera 'case had been emptied
of ' i,tti contents. (Probably in .
New York). ,.
''1From that . ppoin-t - on,
however-, things began to im
prove. Ouagadougou, Upper
-Volta, where t spent four days
was very interesting and I got
my business.corri•pleted with)it
•tle 'difficulty. Excepting, „if
.course, the language,' French, of
which I am .,not noted°for my
knowledge.
"I saw an. incredible dust
storm When I 'was there. The
,ti§, nd poured in from the\desert
reducing .yisability to --°ash ittle,
as 15 or 20 feet at times nd
turning the sky 'red. ,
•, "I am now in"Niamey, Nigel\
and we had, another dust -storm
hereth'is morning but it waS
not -quite so severe as the one in
•Upper Volta, Both storms, by
the way, were followed. by -rain.
Quite a lot in Ouagadougou but
not io,much here in Niamey.. It
represents what 'little rain' we
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