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__BROOKLIN. 19 Farmer finds time toý 'Gather' thoughts for novel Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, November 13, 1996, Page il Movie theatre lockout g oes on By ArmY Blundeil PAUL-MICHEL RATTF I -.I By Mark Reesor No taiks are planned in the almost three-week'old lockout of 90 projectionisté at Cineplex Odeon's Ontario theatres, including Champlain Theatre in Whitby.. The projectioniots, mem- bers of Local 173 of the Ontario Motion Picture Projectionists, are picketing prior to showtimes, says union spokesperson Peter Landry, b ut only for infor- mation purposes. «We'dllikè if people would not go those theatres but theyre not the kind of picket limes where youll see people turning folks away.» Te lines are ha'ving an impact, he notes, pointing te a brochure Cîineplex is handng out te patrons which promises a refund «should the screening of a film be compromised for any reason." "We're assumingý that didn't happen because it's been business as usual for them,» says Landry, who adds his membership is ready and .willing, to resume tallcs "but Cinieple is choosing not te do that, so I don't know where.we go from here, quit. Cineplx1 den officiais 3 werent availabie for com- 1ment but did fax out the brochure being handed out at their theatres. It. assures moviegoers «fully traimed and lioensed theatre -personnel» wili operate the projectors %t ensure our vaiued patrons of unimterrupted service.»' 1While proectionists were formerly «skilled o era- tors,» they're now "beng paid te. mereiy thread the projector amd press a but- ton once every twio-and-a-r haif h ours,». since auto- rnated equipment*de everything else, the hand- out states. Projectionists make. $33,000 te $70 000 a vear, it states, calling those wags «outdated and unj*us- tifled... for a job that blas continued te requiresinii cantly iess skill and effort.» The. union says its hi ghest -paid member makes $41,000 annually and argues its members are responeible «for a mumber of technicai tasks using complex equipment prior te and. during the showing of ONTRTOGOVERNMENT'NOTICE' NOTICE 0F PUIBLIC CONSULTATION SESSION HIGHWAy 12. FROM TH-E SOUTHI JUNCTON 0F HIGHWAY 48 TO THE DURHAMv REGIONAL BOUNDARy PRELIJVHNARy DESIGN STUDY W.P. 611-89-00 'Me Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is currently undertaking a Preliminary Design Study for Highway 12 from the south junction of 'Highway 48 to the Durham Regional Boundary. 'Mle purpose of this study* li to determine the feasibility of improving the exising highway to accommodate the existing and projected growth in traffic.. 'Ple Study is located in the Regional'Municpality of Durham and Township of Brock. 'Ple first Public C onsultation Session will explain the Durpose of this Study and review the study findings to date which includes: an anialysis of the exisiting and future traffic conditions and an assessment of alternative solutions to provide for growth in traffic. It also provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the prelîminary designi study. Comments received from mhe public will be included in the evaluation of alternative solutions to the probleni. Following selection of the preferred solution, alternative designs will be prepared and assessed. At mhis stage of the process, a second Public Consultation Session will be held to sekpbiinu on the recommended design. ekpbi nu 'Me first Public Consultation will be lield on:. * Tursday, November 21, 1996 Beavertonlborh Cornmunity Centre 176 Main Street West, Beaverton, Ontarlo 5:OOprn to 8:3Opm 'Pbis will be an informal, drop-in session where Ministry staff and their consultants will be available to discuss the study, answer your ustosad receive your comments. Anyone with an interest is encouraged to attend. If you are unable'to attend, you may forward written or verbal comments and questions to one of the individuals listed below. With the exception of personal information, al Safety day at Mo..m'sseýssion B»y kSteve Leaihy The ever-popular and occasionally Sanity-savinj Mom's Morninge wiii off.r Safety Day on Nov. 20 at the United Church from 9:-o to il a.m. Dunharn']Regional Police will present a safety- oriemted puppet show for the littie ones. The puppets wii wander among children and talk to thern about safety in the horne and on the street., Firefighters wili teach lire safety and there wiil b. a Child Find identification clinie so parents can register their children. It's ail free and open to. amy parent and their child ini the community. MomIs Morning organizers only ask.. that donations be made te help support Chuld Find " and food donations for local food banks wiil be gratefully accepted. The MomWs Morning program has been active in Broklin for many years. now and is booming this year with some 38 morne and about 50 ldde, at Brooklin United Churcli on Cassele R*Oad. For Imore information, eal! Sue at 655-4450 or Yvonne at 655-.225. WOMEN'8 INS'rITuTE Tiie Brooklin Womhe' Insttut. wiil meet Nov. 20,s 1:30 p.m., at the. Brooklin Community Centre' on Cassels Road East. Sarah Colins wiil be convener and there wiil be discussion about the Women's Institut. 'I in England. RoI eall is a b "Iresolution we would like to .1 keep." Hostesje Marion A~ Young. MIE OPm0W0 CHR Here'S a great chance to win a wheelbarrow of grooaee in the Brôookl and District Knse' Wheeibarrow of Cheer td annual fundraising event. « For neariy 20 years, the r Kinsmen have run this ýe dollar-a-ticket draw in order ;o to raise money for cystie ti fibrosis (CF). r_ Tickets are availabie frorn eany member or cail Alex [lCowan at 579-8241. a Tii. winning ticket wiii b. drawn at tii. Legion darts night on Dec. 19. 3OFFCIAI. OPENING The officiai ribbon-cutting for the newiy instailed elevater at the Brooklin Community Centre wiii be Saturday, Nov. 30 at il a.m. Tuis project, which makes the. cornmunity centre fully accessible, was partially funded by tii. Brookiin and District Lions Club. Everyone je welcom, to attend the. openhng cermonies and go for a ride. Tii. Lions are holding a dinner meeting tonight (Nov. 13,) at 6:45 p.m., i the Community Centre on Cassels Road East. For more information, eaUl Neil at 655- 4065 or John at 655-4640. KINSMEN hmETIG Membership i the Brooklin and District Kinsmen Club lias been gtrowing uteadily ithe past Myrtie news Myrtie United Church will îoid thi. annual* craft 'and >ake sale on Saturday, Nov. 169 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. hAdmission is free.', There will be folk art, weaving, knitting, Christmnas lecorations, dried flowers, lats, scarves, veste and iitcross stitch, fire- ;arters, candies, specity ellies, and, foods and the rCW balte, table'-and Sunday cboéi.oendy*tible. d n je u Sc *four years, but new members are always. welcome. Meetings are held on TuesdaYs at 6:30 pan. in the Brooklin Community Centre. Tiie next meeting dates are Nov. 26 and Dec. 10. Since they'Ii be building a float for Whitby>s Dec. 7 Santa Claus Paradé, they could probabiy do with a littie extra iielp. If anyone would lice more' information about Kinsmen, eall John Darling at 655- 4422. HOMEC1Uj'rAND JUNIOR FAIR Tii. Brookiin Spring Faires homecraft and junior fair committee ie meeting on Thursday, Nov. 28 in the boardroorn at the Brooklin United Church, at 7 pam. Al interested people are welcorne to drop in. If you've ever wanted to be involved in tiie spring fair - and what happens behind the scenes - this is good place te flnd out. A Mftes' and sixties' dance je On' tap for Saturday, Nov. 23 thanks te the efforts of the Brookiin Knaights of Columnbus. There'll be prizes, food, conteste and more. Oost is $20 a couple. Phone Chris at 432-7541 or Dave at 428- 0441 for tickets. SINGERS IN TOWN "Tii. Child at Chritmnas" will be perforrned by the Oounty Town Singers on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 7 pan., at Brooklin United Churcii. Admission je $7 for adulte and $4 for those 12 or under. For more information, eall Jean at 655-8577 or the church offce at 655-4141. Steve Leahyys colunn Sappears every week He can be reached id 655-4398 or 655-5888 (fax). SBROOKLIN PHARMAÇyro 65BLDWWRj ST. 9.BROOKLIN - LOB iCO 905- 655- 3301 War on Hepatîtis Hepatitis B infects 300 million people globally, -causing 2 million deaths per year. In Canada, 2,000 to, 3,000 new cases are reported annually. Initial infection -with hepatitis B often shows-few obvious signs of illness. Within three months any sysmptoms generally vanish. But in some cases .e virus stays in the body creating chronic liver infection. About 20% of people eventually die of the disease due to cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer. ln a few cases, hepatiis B is a swiftly progressng fata dseae Few realize that hepatitis B spr ad moe asiy hanHI re po sibe orAIDS. Being a hardier virus hepatitis B can survive longer and tracs of infected blood on items such as toothbrushes and razors can infect household contacts. Hepatitis B is preventable by vaccination given in 3 doses over a six fmonth period. This provides immunity lasting at least 10o years. Consult your pharmacist about the immunization fprogramn to wipe out hepatitis B. Mr. Garfield Dales, P.Eng. Project Manager Minishry of Transportation Highway Engineering, Durhani and Niagara1-11 Sth'floor Atrium Tower- 1201 Wilson'Avenue Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8 Telephone: -(416) 235-5576 Fax: (416)325-8070 Email: DaiJesga@eQPO.gov.on.c Mr. George Ivanoif, O.A.L.A. Environni'entai Planner Ministry '0f Transportation Environnientai Section 5th Floor Atrium Tower' 1 201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, Ontaio M3M 118, Telephone: (416) 235-5548 Fax: (416)-325-8070 "I'rn etili a pretty ordinary fellow, sO ordinary in faci, that i'rn probably too boring to write about," he says. Ratte received inspiration fromn many sources. Poerns, teievision shows and research ail helped in the. creation of the novel - but it didn't corne easy. 'ritimg is a ver y difficuit process," h. says. 'There were times when I would star. at the. computer screen for hours and oniy write two sentences." -Even with on. novel- under hie belt and another aiready in process, Ratte haB made no plans to give up his farming. "I do it to support myseif," hé says. tWriting je juetsoehn I do in my epare time. "Elowever, if fortune were toe shne on me, I certainly, wouid like to focus more on writing. But FRi stick to farning -for now." H. acknowiedges that, due to the. subject matter, some critics feel that the novel is "deep and dark and evil."t say nHe emphasizes, however, that his novel isn't Borne heavy, duty, religious thing. It's meant for entertairnent." As for the. subject matter in hie new novel, h. will only ,say that it's very different. But the proce.s is the same - writing betwen chores, field work and rmiIings. Between chores on hie Brooklin farm, Paul-Michel Ratte found time to do a littie writing. The resuit' was his firet novel, Thze Gatheing of the Aspects, described ais " part cautionary fable, part histr lesson, part horror story..."str Ratte, 34, a native of Quebec, says that "The novel ie an account of the biblical apocalypse, mn which a prostitute, an English teacher, a televangelist and a homicidal sociopath struggle for acceptance into heaven, battling the, aspects." The novel is also a "celebration of womanhood," h.e ays. 'It has a message of hope, faith and foîrgiveness of ourselves and also ini that which reigns supreme." The. novel, now available in ail major book stores, took Ratte two years to write. 'Working as a fariner, for the. past six years, seven days a week, has left litteie time for writing," he Baye. Ratte studied psychology and literature at both St. Lawrence College ini Quebec1 City and Trent University in Peterborough.r The character of Sophia,' a barren *C prostitute,. was inspired by a poemn hev wrote during that tirne. r m 1 PAUL-MICHEL RATTE 1 1 KMGErirs DANCE