The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-04-07, Page 5Group urges Canadians to fight metric
Dear Editor,
As chairman of Measure
Canadian, a group founded
in Eastern Ontario three
weeks ago to fight forced use
of metric in Canada, I would
appreciate the opportunity
of apprising your readers,
through your "Letters to the
Editor", of Measure Cana-
' dian's goals and ways which
they, as individual Cana
dians, can help us in this
fight.
Measure Canadian's
ultimate goal is to achieve'
freedom of choice for all
Canadians in the use of
measurement systems. To
achieve this goal, we have
developed a nine -point pro-
gram that includes such
things as concentrating our
lobbying efforts 'at • the pro-
vincial government level;
lobbying media and adver-
tisers to use Canadian
measurements and initiating
legal challenges CO the
metric law.
To assist us in our efforts,
we would urge concerned
Canadians to contact their
provincial M.L.A., ask him
or her their stand on forced
use of metric and what, if
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anything, they are prepared
to do about it. -
Measure Canadian
believes that our best
chance, over the short term,
of stopping this erosion of
our freedom lies at the pro-
vincial level. Canada
wouldn't be in this present
situation, if ,.--41royincial
governments ha . ` 't gone
along with conversion by
force. It is not too late,
because provincial govern-
ments still have the power to
effectively "neutralize"
forced metric laws within
their individual provinces.
Some of the things provin-
cial governments could do
areas follows: issue a public
statement calling on the
federal government to make
the program voluntary; pass
legislation to make it illegal
to advertise or post metric
measurements without their
Canadian (Imperial)
equivalents; remove metric
from all provincial statutes,
thereby doing such things as
reverting all speed limits to
m.p.h. ; if possible, opt out of
metric under the opting -out
provisions of the new Con-
stitution.
Provincial politicians have
tried to "slough off" metric
as a federal matter, hut as
you _can see, that's just
another convenient dodge.
Get after your M.P.P., and
make him or her stand up
and be counted.
Measure Canadian was
founded by a group of small
businessmen, a retired
newspaper editor, an
M.P.P.; and a number of
municipal politicians. All of
these people are respected
members of their com-
munities, but above all, they
are Canadians who love this
country and are deeply con-
cerned about our gradual
loss of freedoms, symbolized
(so vividly) by forced use of
Annual Vimy banquet
honours World War vets
BY NEIL SHAW
Two hundred Legion
Branch 109 members and
their guests assembled in the
Jubilee Room on Saturday,
• April 3 for the annual Vimy •
banquet to honour 17 World
War veterans, including six
who served at Vimy.
Those honoured were:
Vimy vets - Clarence Mac-
Donald, Dick Cornish, Jack
McLaren, Frank Glenn,,
George Inglis and Jim Vittie
and World War I vets - Leo
Oullette, Sam Anderson,
Orah Crawford, - Gordon
Jamieson, . Howard Robert-
son, Bill.: Riseborough, Joe
Snider, Bob Sowerby, Louis
Taylor, Jack Tock and Pete
Zimmerman.
Following themarching on
of the colours, Branch Presi-
-dent William Burke, chair-
man of the dinner, read out
• the list of Fallen Comrades
who had passed away since
•• the last Vimy dinner. This
'was •followecr by the" Last.
Post, the Silence, and
Reveille.
In his words of welcome,
President Burke noted that
the first Vimy dinner was in-
itiated at' Branc1409 in April
of 1959 by the late William
Skinner, then President of
Branch 109.
Branch P.R.O. Neil Shaw
who introduced the film,
substituted this year for a
speaker, noted in his
remarks that Canada- took
its first small step towards
independence with the suc-
cessful capture of Vimy
. Ridge by the Canadian Corps
on April 9,1917. This marked
the first time that Canadian
troops.. all four' divisions
strong, had acted as an' in-
dependent united force and •
not .as colonial troops
operating as part of a larger
British unit. ,It, was pointed'
out that this month, on April
17, the Queen wil proclaim
our new constitution, thus
severing the last colonial tie
with Britain. This march to
Canadian -independence
bean at Vimy.
The filni shown gave those
present the impressianssiLa:-
young lady who follows the
footsteps Of ' her' father, ' a
World .War II soldier,
through Northwest Europe
to his grave at a Canadian
War cemetery in Holland.
Here, she discovers f%om•the
Dutch people the true mean-
ing of freedom.
The dinner was, followed
by entertainment by Com-
rade Bert Kempster. on the
organ and Eugene Bradley
on accordion in the Vimy
Court lounge.
The dinner was catered by
members of the Branch 109
Ladies' Auxiliary and was
arranged by Comrade Ray
Barker, the Branch Sick and
Welfare Chairman.
NEWBORN NEWS
McKELLAR
Terry and Annette
(MacCrostie) are pleased to
announce the arrival of their
first child, a daughter, Kyle
Laurine, born Friday,
February 26, 1982, in the
Royal Jubilee Hospital,
Victoria, B.C.
PERHAM
David and Joan (nee Curry)
are pleased to announce the
arrival of their first baby,
Peter Francis, born March
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40TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
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metric.
If you, too, care and would
like to get involved with our
organization or receive addi-
tional information, please
write or call Measure Cana-
dian's national head-
quarters' office at 75 John
St., Brockville, Ontario, or
phone (613)342-7110.
Yours truly,
Steve Yeldon, Chairman,
Measure Canadian.
Cancer Tea
Dear Editor,
We would like to eke this
opportunity to thank
everyone involved with mak-
ing the Daffodil Tea for
Cancer such.a success.
We would especially like to
thank the ladies of Victoria
St. United Church for hosting
the Tea; those who provided
the entertainment and to all
the churches for their con-
tributions of sandwiches,
goodies and ladies who serv-
ed at the Tea.
To everyone who came to
the Tea, we would want to
thank you for supporting the
Cancer Society.
Sincerely,'
The Cancer Society
Seal hunt
Dear Editor,
- As a Newfoundlander
living in Ontario I have been
tempted every Spring to
write a letter to the editor
concerning the annual seal
hunt off our East Coast.
Now you have done it for
me in your editorial of
March 26 entitled "Annual
Sacrifice". You have ex-
pressed my feelings so much
better than I could have and
I would like to thankyou.
Yours truly,
• Joan Grace
Gutsy
Dear Editor,
It was encouraging to see
Shirley Keller's enlightened
and gutsy editorial last week
concerning our present
economic situation. I was
sorry to hear that it took a
severe cold to put her in the
"rare and reflective frame
of mind" that resulted in
such a thoughtful column.
Let's hope that the cold goes
away, but that plenty of that
excellent editorial passion
rema .
Mathere is still hope
for when we see such
good, honest, biting
criticism coming from the
editorial page of,a small-
town newspaper.
The question that, of
course, remains is: how
many who read it were -
"reflective enough to see
themselves in the descrip-
tions she presented?
Stephen Norton,
Goderich.
Crown.
rv�
• from page 4
number of informative ar-
ticles about the Grown,.
suitable for all • ages, on
topics such as "Royal Words
on National Occasions",
"The Young Royals" and
"Elizabeth II of Canada - 30
Years Our Queen".
A free copy of this il-
lustrated special publication
is available by writing to The
Monarchist League of
Canada, 2 Wedgewood Cres-
cent, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B
4134. Librarians and teachers.
are welcome to order multi-
ple copies.
• • Yours. sincerely,
• John L. Aimers,
Dominion Chairman
' and Founder,
• The Monarchist
League Of Canada.
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