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Contactpersons to help them
along.;,
• Staff members- discovered
•that. the people'who would
ultimately .reside. at The
Bluewater• Centre would be
from Huron, Perth, • Bruce '
and -Grey counties-. They
would. range In mental
abilities, but all would be
ambulatory. .
' Definitions • were learned:
. profoundly "'retarded meant
-that tate resident was func-
tioning at .the trental age of
one to two years; severely
retarded, meant. that . the
resident was fun-rtioning -at-
the mental age of anywhere
from two a years up .•to six
years; and' mildly retarded
meant'Jha.t the resident had
the mental capabilities of a
At .Country Playhouse this week
laugh, to sing, to 'dance,• to
play,•oto work, to',conttiput„e,
'yes to be rewarded.
There's the wave of pure,
blissful satisfaction when a
skill is learned,; when a„s.ense
:ofaeeomplishment . is
achieved ;• when a fellow
human being is progressing
steadily, even if slowly.
There's so muchto learn, so
much to do. For the worker
who is able ;to grasp the
training concept so deeply
felt •by Dr. Mare Gold; the
challenge is as exciting. aso
any in the universe. For the
resident whose good fortune it
is .to 'be. the: object of such
' zealous ,ert and-cp cern,
the future' is brighter than at
any other time in -'history.
-When we no longer have to.
protect the.tgsidents f on t e
community, that's when we '
can send then out,” says -Mr.
Gregg.
That time is corning fast for
. perhaps eight'per cent of the '
Men and women presently in ,
resider at The Bluewater,
Centre. It is coming fast: fpr
about 500 develppmentally
handicapped men and women
. throughout $the province this
year..
BIG PLANS
The Minister. of Community
and Social Services, lames
Taylor, just recently an-
nounced •increased.:work and
training opportunities. for. the
mentally retarded irl Ontario.
n Y
total • of T44' allditiona1,
.'raining 'places throughout
the. provinc,e have been,.
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provided in nine workshop.
expansion programs ap-
proved in principle' during
June. .
"This expansion program
is ,part' of- our total co�n-
nlitrnent to integrated'
romrnunity living . for the
mentally retarded.,',' said Mr.
Taylor. ''We cannot expect
-people ";to- work; in the 'coin-.
munity '.unl,e.ss we are
prepared to provide them
with the tools not only to
compete - but to achieve their
'highest personal potential." '
During, flit current fiscal
year, the Ministry hopes to
create a;. broad`. range' ` of -
conimunity programs for the
Mentally' retarded, including
• 1,000 acc.onmodation places,
155 developmental.; day c.a, e
•;phild°-between the .ages of six
to10 years. '
, , At the same time; it was
poinded
out -:that these --people-
were often e•rnotionally and
phsically. weCl.. developed •
Special men and women with
the normal physical_ and
emotional needs of adults and
the mental abil:ties of
children,
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• ,SLOWLY AT FIRST
• Deliberately, the residents.,.
• arrived- slowly one or, tw
now,' one or two then. .They
arrived from -larger in-
stitutions in the provinceat
the` smaller, .less crowded,
,. brighter surroundings just
• south of Goderich.
Pre -placement :visits
proved to be successful. The
residents came . to The'
Bluewater Centre for a day,
getting a tour of the property
and the premises, meeting
thestaff, having lunch and
joist generally , becoming
acquainted. '
• For some there was an
immediate response to stay
Vt'this wonderful place where
there was room to breathe,,
people who cared and feeling
of home, For 'others • ,there.
'was less demonstration- of
excitement, but. •when the
results. Were tallied only one
=-nr,tw.b;-indicated they. -di -d, not
want 'to move from other
provincial centres :to` the one`
at Goderich" -•
niiilites- ..of the, .,..reside
were, of course, pollntsed ',
concerning' -..- their _,:__feelings, .
about having their loved ones
closer to .home.:Generally the
response :wasover-
whelmingly- in ,favor. of- get=
ting these people back in the
• district, where 'More visits ,
could be made and a closer
relationship with
' families and. friends
• established:
Now it is August. With 79
residents at,the Centre, there
.are still new faces arriving
from time to time. Another 15
or so residents will be brought
' to the "facility : to bring the
total Copulation. ` up to '
something like 95 or 96. That's
considered large. enough by
' • the Min istry .
CHANGES NOTICED
• There has been a period of
adjustment for. staff mem-
- bers and residents' since_ _.The-
Bluewater Centre came into
being. -That's to be expected
"in a facility where everything
• is new, even much of the
_concept surrounding the very
prbgraxn,it•'was established to
provide..,w
But there's so many in-
dications' that things are
working out, that the ultimate
-pals will be reached, that the
. reasons. for existence are.
.; :.valid and right.
. To be sure they e small.,
successes: There's thz s like
watching sorneone...c nge -
fro'm a sullen, -lost soul into a
-sniffing, responsive being.There's the joy of observing a
resident warming up., in the ^
•'giew of another human's •
genuine concern 'for. his
welfare; reaching -_. out to
touch the extended _hand:of-a :.
tia worker:; .knowing what it isto
places, •,7.7.57 :workshop and
training places, 57 com-
munity
om:munity support projects and
an additional 62 protective
Service y�rgrkers'to help bring
clients and services.together:
The funds for'these.serviees
are 'part of a 1udget of $172
• million, providing ' a wide '
range of programs that in-
clude . residential • facilitpie5
currently serving 7,000,
mentally: retarded people in
the province.- - •
Life,'skiils. -and • +ork . and
training programs are in-
tended to equip, the
de'velopin.enta, ly h'an-
dicapped • for .independent
community living. as fat as•
possible,. the , Minister ex:
plained. He said some' will
pass' through the programs
•
into employment in industry
'while others. will " need -a
.sheltered environment . in
Which to work•. '
The .Bluewater. Centre for
the :Deve-ropmental.ly
I•a;nicapped is just one of the
training centres to. which Mr.
Taylor refers: There's reason
to get excited. -. and involved.
when theajeb is 'being done for
the community's , mentally
retarded ..right here at home
where it should happen..
There's a new and better •
day ahead,' for everyone,
especially if t>g -people' here
care' enough to do. what they.
can "for its members,whb are
least endowed". That's ' `the
true measure of •a, society'',
after all.
coming -to Goderich
The exciting musical hit
Anne of .Green Gables is
coming to the Huron Country
Playhouse this week - and 'to.
the stage of GDCI next week,
Friday, August 20.
'Excitement at the
Playhouse builds. daily, • as
rehearsals take place out'
doors, •in,cont of the theatre,
in the or't?hestra .pit,;, and of
course, in the: rehearsal hall.
Technicians building the sets,
:costume g rls busily sew`ing,.
actors studying' their .lines,
and dancers going dver.,ytheir
step-S•are all working hard to
create the biggest show ever
presented on- the Playhouse
stage. '
This •musicalis based on
Lucy Maude Montgomery's -
classic tale of an orphan girl 4, ,.
T Cly sent- tQ-�
heme that "clearly requested
a boy". Marilla Cuthbert,and
.her, brother Matthew accept
,Anne intiji.i:their hpm,e .. nrazch., ,
to •Marilia's dismay. But
Anne's --pluck -and personality
'eventually led; her intb their
hearts and the ' hearts .of
everyone in the little towin of
Avonlea. Even _: her fiercest
enemy and biggest coin- •-
•petitor, Gilbert Blythe,.
finally comes'to love her.
This show " began in-,
.Charlottetown,, P.E.I. in 1965,
and has been running' there.
• wi-th great success ever since.
The show ,bas •had a• sellout -
national tour, and was,.also a
great success' in 'London end
New York.
The .Playhouse production
features Marylu Moyer in the
title role; Patricia' Carroll
Brown. as Marilia; George
Murray • as Matthew; and
James Saar as Gilbert: .Other
cast members include Teresa
Castonguay, Ann de Villiers,
' David Dunbar, CarolForte, "
Alicia Jeffery, Catherine•
Leckie, and Charlene Shipp.
Don Fleckser directs this.
extravaganza, with
• choreography: by Bonnie
Sandison and Musical
Direction by Barbara Young. •
Anne of Green Gables
opens Wednesday, August 1.1
and runs to Saturday August
14 eachnight at 8:.30 at the
Playhouse. Tickets for the
i• evening performances : are
nearly sold out for this week,.
but there are still. many seats.
available for;; thq' preview
matinee Wednesday at 2::•00,
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Author Lucy Maude Montgomery
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