Zurich Citizens News, 1976-02-11, Page 11The
Last
Word
by Ted Rowcliffe
Although when compared to the large daily newspapers
across our nation, small Weekly newspapers such as ours
might seem insignificant, we must add our protest to the
shouts of horror which went up last weekend after the report
of the Ontario Royal Commission on Violence in the
Communications Industry was released.
Editorial and news content of newspapers just cannot be
controlled; that is not without seriously jeopardizing the right
of opinion and expression of opinion, one of the necessities
of any democracy. True, there could be some controls
imposed such as has taken place to avoid monopoly owner-
ship of all media but any attempt to bring the print media,
or any media, into line with the thinking of smallgroups,
government controlled, is courting disaster.
Violence disturbs me. I sincerely wish there was some
way violence in the media could be controlled. The danger
lies in restricting anyone from the freedom to say what he
wants.
Turning on the television, a licenced medium, one sees
almost nothing but violence. Since the Canadian Radio .and
Television Commission has the power to control the content
on television, it is safe to assume the CRTC are aware
of the possible repercussions which would result from
content control.
Would it not be much preferable to have the people of this
'nation and this province, through example and instruction
both at home and at school, develop tastes in our society
which would shudder in repulse at some of the television
programs today. The television networks give their aud-
iences what they want to see. The violent programming
would soon be yanked from the air once audience ratings
dropped. R-•
Turning back to newspapers, I can honestly say there
little violence to be found in the majority of Canadian news
publications. If some of the more sensational dailies and
weeklies tend to play up violence and other offensive news,
I would still rather have newstand sales tell the publishers
their choice of coverage is out of line rather than have gover-
nment controls imposed.
Another problem which would be almost insurmountable
is control of the huge amount of American material taken in
by the Canadian consumer. Would Canada join the airwaves
to have violent American television programs obliterated?
Would some government appointed bureaucrat assess all
American newspapers and magazines which come through
the mails and newstands to the Canadi.n reader?
If such controls are sought, it would not be long until
Canada ranked with Russia, China, India or any other unfort-
unate nation which has had its democracy eroded by control
of the media.
* * *
Arctic char!
The very words excited my taste buds. Since I was just a
little gaffer dashing around the streams and lakes of York
County, dangling my hook and float in the polluted Don
River, arctic char has been tops on my list of fish.
Even during the years I spent in northern Ontario, fishing
lake trout in little lakes near the Quebec border more than a
hundred miles north of North Bay, arctic char seemed a lot
more exciting than the mere four or five pound trout I was
catching.
It was probably due to the hunting and fishing magazines
which I devoured as a youth. Almost every month there was
an article about some American who flew into northern
Manitoba or someplace and boasted about his great catch
of Arctic char.
After muchdiscussion on how to cook it, it was decided
stuffed and baked was the way. About an hour later, with
much pomp and ceremony, the char was served. With great
anticipation, the first mouthful of the delicious fish was
proudly lifted into my mouth and ... ugh.
It was a big disappointment to say the least, tasting some-
where between a grass pike and soggy toilet paper.
If the disappointment wasn't enough one of us vomitted
violently for the next 24 hours while I vied for the bathroom
with her with a dandy case of stomach cramps.
Arctic char . . next time I think I'll stick to plain old
haddock.
Playoffs
The Exeter Hawks will be
meeting the defending champion
Belmont Ronwood Bombers in
the first round of play in the OHA
Junior "D" Western division
playoffs,
The first game of the best -of -
five series will' be played in
Belmont Saturday night at, 8.30
p.m. with the second contest
back at the Exeter arena Sunday
at 8 p.m.
The third game will be in
all set
Belmont Wednesday, February
18 with the fourth in Exeter,
Friday, February 20.
Further games if necessary
will be in Belmont, February 22,
Exeter February 24 and Belmont
February 27.
In other first round series,
the Lucan Irish meet the Mitchell
Hawks, Tavistock takes on Port
Stanley and Seaforth will tangle
with Mt. i3rydges.
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