The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-06-05, Page 131 ,p
Young speakers
for agriculture
�'.In recognition off In-
ternational•Youth Year the
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food will
present a program for young
people aged 15 to 24. The
program will provide
training in public speaking,
tips on research, making
presentations and keeping
up to date on agricultural
issues.
Workshops will be held at
Kemptville and Centralia
agricultural colleges and the
University of Guelph Aug. 23
to 25. OMAF will cover the
Cabinet dedicated
at Church service
GORRIE—A beautiful
glass -front cabinet was
dedicated to theglory of God
and in memory of Mr. and
Mrs. Burns Stewart at the
morning service in Knox
Presbyterian Church.
The cabinet was made and
presented by Jeff Stewart,
grand -nephew of the late
couple and received on
behalf of the congregation by
the clerk of session, Glenn
Underwood, and dedicated
by the minister, Rev. James
Patterson.
Special music was
=t�edr�;y�Virk:��e
Robinson and Mrs. Gordon
Moir, accompaniedAby Mrs.
Underwood. Mr. Patterson
chose "How to Remember"
as the subject of his sermon
based., on Joshua's, farewll
address to `the children of
Israel and twelfth chapter of
Hebrews.
The new cabinet will be
used to store and display the
communion service and
items of historical value.
teals.
Registration is limited to
60 persons. Contact your
local OMAF office or -
agricultural college.
R. W. Bell
OPTOMETRIST
Goderich
The Square 624-7661
`Mentally retarded make g.., workers'
Workers at Reavie centre
look for jobs in community
Mentally retarded people
make good workers. They
just take longer to learn,
that's all.
Those words, taken from a
brochure published by the
Ontario Association for the
Mentally Retarded, sym-
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"s�==�fa"1'ceri�by`=traml�'c�i$�o s`
- like the Reavie Vocational
Centre in Wingham.
No longer are they content
just to provide a sheltered
workshop in which their
clients can work at crafts
and learn living skills. The
new goal, as in the case of
group homes, is to begin to
integrate the mentally
retarded right into the life
and work of the community.
"Our goal is to have clients
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working in community
placements and receiving a
wage," explained Joan
Chamney, vocational
supervisor at the Reavie
centre. It is not, just the goal
of the centre, she added, but
of the Ministry, of Com -
,Auuti9.cia1 Ser#ces
w'ic suppor s ese
programs, as well.
It will not happen over-
night, she admitted, but it is
a goal and they have begun
working toward it. There are
already some people
working outside the centre to
gain experience and learn
responsibility, and they hope
to build on this base during
the coming years.
This is one of a number of
changes which have oc-
curred at the Reavie centre
over the past months. From
a small, craft -based work-
shop the centre has evolved
into a tiny factory, turning
out products for several
large companies.
Last year it produced
20,000 bows for Christmas
trees on contract for a
company in Toronto, and this
year it received an order for
a further 11,000. Workers
also are, assembling 50,000
computer binder spines for
another company.
In a woodworking shop in
the basement of the centre,
several of the workers are
skillfully producing animal
cutouts in,,a variety of pat-
terns to be used as napkin
and candle holders or wall
decorations, by a cottage -
craft company in Niagara -
on -the -Lake. Some of their
handiwork will eventuallybe
shipped across Canada and
even into the United States.
Other things have changed
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at the centre too, Mrs.
Chamney reported. While
previously it featured two
distinct programs, a life
skills program to provide
training in skills clients
needed and would have
opportunity to use and a
r4' • -Nn he
ve gen integrated.
Everyone takes a turn at
working in the shop, whether
for a full or half a day.
"Not one person isn't
capable of some kind of
work, she explained, "and
they enjoy it too."
The next step is to slowly
move those who are capable
of doing more outside the
workshop and into jobs in the
community. One idea
currently being developed is
a domestic cleaning service,
with crews going out into the
community to clean homes
and businesses.
A pilot program is already
underway and to date the
response has been excellent,
with very positive feedback,
Mrs. Chamney reported. So
far the crews are all ac-
companied by a supervisor
from the centre staff, but
eventually the goal isto have
them working indepen-
dently.
"We stress responsibility
within the workshop - give
them supervisory roles."
"It's really good public
relations, with people going
into the homes and people
are able to see what they are
able to do.," she continued.
"People still don't know a lot
about (the mentally retard-
ed) yet."
She added that people in
Wingham have been very
supportive of the centre and
its programs.
The increased emphasis on
contract work, earnings
from which go to help pay for
the operation of the centre,
which is financed 80 per cent
by the Ontario government,
means there is not as much
time for craft work, but the
centre still plans to hold a
craft sale this year and still
does a booming business m
paper and plastic flowers for
decorating cars at weddings.
However some things like
the lawn chair rewebbing
service have been put on
hot, �nrF.tll[��]rwent
e cen re is a . u
capacity with 25 clients. Five
full-time staff are in charge
of the various programs,
with Louanne Taylor in
charge of domestic cleaning;
Karen Reid, life skills; Peter
Gerster, woodworking, and
Mrs. Chamney, vocational
supervisor, under the overall
direction of Connie Jamie-
son, manager of the Reavie
Vocational Centre.
There is a need for
volunteers to help in every
aspect of the programs, Mrs.
Chamney added, and if any
local people are interested
and have a f+kw hours a week
available to help out, they
would be welcomed.
Trainees from the centre
have already had jobs
working at garages, in the
hospital laundry and doing
carpentry, and theyare
looking to expand their
horizons. Mrs. Chamney said
the staff members are
hoping to take a couple of
days at the end of the
summer to travel through
the community looking for
possible placements. First
they will find out what sorts
of jobs people at the work-
shop are interested in doing,
so they can try to place
people where they will be
happy -
"...A mentally retarded
person is probably never
going to be president of your
company, or run the per-
sonnel department," says
the OAMR brochure. But
that still leaves a lot of jobs
available: -
As Mrs. Chamney sums it
up: "There -are not too many
jobs they couldn't do."
WOODWORKING SHOP—Gerald Beavers of Wingham
checks the figure of a duck he has just finished cutting
out with a bandsaw in the woodworking shop at the
Reavie Vocational Centre. The centre prepares wooden
cut-outs on contract for a company in Niagara -on -the -
Lake and Mr. Beavers, who lives in the Wingham Group
Home, is one of its woodworking experts.
ORNAMENTAL BOWS—$illy McMi#an of the Lucknow
area is a bow -tying expert, creating thousands of or-
'namental bows which will will one day adorh someone's
Christmas tree. This is some of the woril going on at the
Reavie Vocational Centre, which has aicontract to pro-
vide 11,000 of the bows to a company in Toronto.
The Wingham Advance -Times, June 5, 1985—Page 13
MRS. ALLAN GRIFFITH
Wroxeter Personals
Mr. and Mrs, John Brent
visited their daughter
Heather in Ottawa and their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Robin Brent, in
Kingston recently.
Mrs. Bonnie MacDougall
of Burlington visited over the
weekend with Gordon
Gibson.
Norman Hall of Aylmer
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Art
Gibson and,• attended Gorrie
service
service with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marks
and Mrs. Allan Griffith were
in London on Friday and
visited with Mrs. Stanley
Marks in Victoria Hospital
and Lyle Hart in University
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Gilbert,
Krista and Troy of
Harriston, visited over the
rMRS. GEORGE BROWN
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Riley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Brown
and family have moved to
Chatham where he is
manager of the Canadian
Imperial Bank of Com-
merce. Wroxeter welcomes
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnston
and family from Atwood to
the community. He is
manager of the, branch here.
- w
Manuel and Amanda,
Seaforth, were guests
Saturday evening with Mrs.
Allan Griffith.
Friends of Lyle Hart will -
be pleased to hear he is
slowly improving in
University Hospital and wish
him continued improvement
and a return home in the not -
too -distant future. '
Gorrie Personal Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Len Metcalfe
. and Mrs. Evelyn Jackson of
Belmore, Mr.• --and Mrs.
Everett Cathers and Mrs.
Mildred Coupland of
Wroxeter attended a bir-
thday dinner at .the home of
Mrs. Lila Toner in honor of
Mrs. Coupland's birthday.
A number of the senior
citizens' Come Alive Club
attended the zone rally held
at the Armouries in
Wingham on Friday. -
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
Howard and Jonathan have
moved to their new
residence in Wroxeter.
Mrs. Norman Mulloy,
Kristie and Leslie of Paris,
spent the weekend with Mr.
and. Mrs. George Brown and
attended the Flower Service
in the United Church on
Sunday morning_
The United Church Women
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visited the Fordwich Vill/ge
Nursing Home on' Tuesday
and entertained the
residents.
Miss Roseann Cherrey of
Listowel and Greg Brown of
Hal riion visited Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Fudger.
Mrs. Thomas Templeman
returned home Saturday
from Westminster Campus,
London. '
Members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to Howick Branch
307, Royal Canadian Legion,
and Legion members at-
tended the D -Day service
held in the Anglican Church
in Brussels on Sunday.
Members of the Blyth and
Brussels Legion . branches
were also in attendance.
Members were served a
noon luncheon in the Legion
rooms following the service.
Elston- is sworn in
to 33rd parliament
Huron -Bruce MPP Murray
Elston was sworn in last
week as the riding's member
of the Ontario Legislature,
by Roderick Lewis, clerk of
the Legislature.
Mr. Elston was re-elected
in the May 2 provincial
election and will take his.
seat in and
125-member
chamber at Queen's Park
when the first session of the
33rd parliament of Ontario
opens June 4.
Mr. Elston has been critic
for the Ministry of the
Attorney -General, critic for
Commerical Relations and
chairman of the Standing
Committee on Public
Accounts. First elected to
the Legislature in 1981, he
formerly served as critic of
the solicitor -general and as
critic of the Ministry of the
Environment. He also is a
member of the Legislature's
Justice Committee.
Liberal Leader' David
Peterson welcomed the re-
election of Mr. Elston by
4-H leadership
evening planned
A recreation - and
leadership evening for 4-H
members will be presented
at Clinton June 13 by the
Seaforth area. -4-H- Leader-
ship Club.,
Ten senior members under
the direction of Don Dodds,
Brya✓'i Vincent and Peter
Vandeborne have spent the
past two months working on
leadership skills.
During the course of the
evening they will present
seminars on social
recreation, ,,,public speaking,
personal values, leadership
styles, team work and
communication.
The public is invited to
support these young leaders
by attending this event t the
Central Huron Seconda
School, starting at 7:45 }.m.
saying he is pleased with the
return of Mr. Elston to work
as part of a team of qualified
people who were elected as
Liberals in the May 2 elec-
tion.
"Ontarians want good
government and I am
pleased to add the talents of
Mr. Elston to a caucus which
represents the full spectrum
of life in Ontario."
IN THE MATTER OF
ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1980 CHAPTER
337.
AND IN THE MATTER OF
THE DESIGNATION OF
CORNER OF MINNIE AND
WATER STREETS (PUMP
HOUSE)
NOTICE
OF PASSING
OF BY-LAW
Take notice that the Coun-
cil of the Corporation of the
Town of Wingham has'
pled By-law No. 1804
(1985) to designate 'the
above property.
Dated at Wingham the 6th
day of May, 1985.
J. Byron Adams
Clerk
IN THE MATTER OF
ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O.. 1980 CHAPTER
337
AND IN THE MATTER OF
THE DESIGNATION QF
274 JOSEPHINE STREET
(ARMOURIES)
NOTICE
OF PASSING
OF BY-LAW
Take notice that the Coun-
cil of the Corporation of the
Town of Wingham has
passed By-law No. 1805
( 1985) to designate the
above property.
Dated at Wingham the 6th
day of May, 1.985.
J. Byron Adams
Clerk
HEINZ A. BAUMGARTEN
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