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BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, MARCH 21, 1979 iotarians Told SECTION TWO Government Ministry Is Consumer Watchdog By Donna Fairey Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs repre- sentative, Bob Simpson, told Rotarians that when his department believes custom- ers are being 'ripped-off', they don't wait for 12 to 18 months for the matter to come to trial before taking action. "It is the most profound issue we have in our Ministry today," said Mr. Simpson, Executive Director of the Business Practices Division, and guest speaker at Bow- manville Rotary's luncheon meeting at the Flying Dutch- man last Thursday. It can be argued that it's unf air to give wide publicity to action against a company and, in essence, convict them in the public's mind before trial. On the other hand, it is the Ministry's responsibility to look out for the welfare of the consumer. Mr. Simpson stated that it is not the Ministry's policy to make a big deal out of a small issue. A rap on the knuckles is usually sufficient action for a minor misdemeanor in ethical business practices. However, the Ministry will launch a concerted, no-holds-barred campaign when a serious issue is involved. "There is no substitute for a good relationship between a vendor and a customer," he said. The Ministry itself is not a household word, but the various components are. "Nobody seems to know much about the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs and yet we are the most diversified department in the government," said Mr. Simpson. The umbrella of responsi- bility for consumer protection, in relation to regulation industries in Ontario, is dealt with by the Business Practices Division. They are a watch- dog department that regulates fair business practices among businesses such as dealer- ships and travel agencies. The Ministry has a financial department which, for instance, monitors the pension commission to ensure that your money is safeguarded and available when you need it. An area in which the Ministry receives a higher publicity profile is the esta- blishing of entertainment standards. The most recent Rotary guest speaker, Bob Simpson, Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs for the provin- ce of Ontario, told Rotarians last week that this ministry is the most diversified department in the whole government. publicized issue was the debate surrounding topless bars. The Consumer and Commercial Affairs Depart- ment is the province's enter- tainment censor which assesses the acceptability of all forms of social amusement including the standards governing lotteries. The Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs is also our provincial scorekeep- er, tabulating births, deaths, and marriages. The Ministry is also its own housekeeper and is at the forefront of spending re- straint, said Mr. Simpson. They have been operating on a flat budget for the last two years. Every department in the Ministry is making a concert- ed effort to increase producti- vity and do more with the resources at hand. They are presently working toward providing across the counter service to people requiring work type permits in the regulation oriented industries. "When people apply for work permits, they should be able to get them on the spot," he said. Part of the Ministry's re- sponsibility is to make the Ontario consumer informed and alert. When a consumer dilemma is resolved, the best way we can serve people's interests is attempt to make them knowledgeable so that the same dilemma does not reoccur. "When we spot ways consumers can do better, we inform them," he said. Mr. Simpson noted that by using the media, the ministry has recently been hammering away at the business ethics of car repair outlets, car trans- mission companies, and mail order firms. We shall continue to hammer at them until the best interests of the consumer are served, he said. The contented look on her face would lead one to believe this Ontario Street School French immersion student is listening to a different drum- mer. However, she is making use of the audio teaching apparatus to ab sorb French words and phrases as part of her study program in that Town Prepares to Earmark Courtice Land for A by-law which will make more land in the Courtice area available for industrial development, will be submit- ted to the town's planning committee for approval. At a public meeting held at the Courtice Secondary School Tuesday, March 13, no major objections to the by-law were raised. The document would zone for industrial purposes a stretch of land north of High- way 401 between lots 33 and 28 in former Darlington Town- ship. Norma Forrest of the town's planning department, ex- plained to a very small audience that the land is already designated industrial in the Durham Official Plan. Since there is a large demand for industrial land in Darlington, said Forrest, the planning department is suggesting this land on both sides of Baseine Road' be zoned industrial. In that way, more stringent controls can be exercised on development through the zoning by-law and required development agreements. At present, the subject land is zoned a mixture of in- dustrial and agricultural. The by-law proposes zoning cer- tain lands south of Baseline Road as Ml or Restricted In- dustrial. Permitted industries would include an assembly plant, equipment storage building, factory outlet, manufacturing plant, a business office accessory to a permitted use, a parking lot, warehouse and a maintenance garage accessory to a permit- ted use. M2 zoning or General In- dustrial is proposed for land in this area south of Baseline Road. Industries the same as those mentioned sforthe Ml zone will be allowed as Well as a bulk storage tank, a com- mercial garage, a contrac- tor's yard, a farm implement dealership, a heavy equip- ment sales and service outlet. a radio or television trans- mission establishmentand an open storage area. Miss Forrest said open storage will only be allowed in certain areas. If development takes place on a lot in this industrial area which is not serviced by a public water system and sanitary sewer system, the by- law includes safeguards to en- Industry sure industry will not pollute adjoining wells. For instance the number of people em- ployed on the lot must be ap- proved by the Durham Health Unit in accordance with its regulations. One man at last week's meeting was concerned that this may be giving the Health Unit arbitrary powers. Miss Forrest pointed out that the Town of Whitby has a similar stipulation in many of its zoning by-laws and it is merely to ensure that a situation does not occur where there are 1,000 people working on a one-acre site thereby en- dangering the safety of the abutting area's water supply. Miss Forrest noted that the M1 zone would accommodate more prestigious industries than the M2 zone and the by- law legislates performance standards governing various emissions such as noise and odor. Councillor Jasper Holliday was concerned that fire protection was not mentioned in the by-law. Miss Forrect explained it would be covered in the development agree- ments. "HaDDiness is: learning to sDeak French! A percentage of French immersion students cÌhssroom time is devoted to English studies. It's story time in English and teacher, Mrs. Cole, is conduct- ing the session. Plaque Will Honor Clergyman Born n Newcastle The Ontario Heritage Foundation will erect a special plaque at the St. George's Anglican Church in Newcastle this month to honor Bishop Charles Henry Brent. Brent was an outstanding humanitarian and churchman who was born in Newcastle in 1862. The special ceremony to unveil the plaque will be held at St. George's March 27 at three p.m. The primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Most Rev. Edward W. Scott, is to be one of the many church leades in attendance. Government leaders and other officials scheduled to attend include Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard, Northumberland Duhan MP Allan Lawrence, and A. B. R. Lawrence, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Foundation. The plaque to be unveiled this month notes that Brent was ordained in Toronto in 1887 and following parochial service in Buffalo and Boston he was elected first Episcopal Auxiliary Donates Equipment to Bowmanvdile Memorial Hospital The Bowmanville Memorial Hospital recently received two new piecesrefsmodemn equip- ment as a resut of donations> from the Hospital Auxiliary. Shown in the ?eft hand photo , are: Oksana Kozak, chief technologist (left) and Anna Strike, president of the Hospital Auxiliary. They are looking over a new bacterio- logy incubator to be used for growing bacteria cultures in the hospital. The machine can help decide the best treatment to use against diseases caused bybacteria.In theright hand photo: Hospital Board Chair- man John Poge (right); Mrs. Strike and Hospital Administrator R.E. Elston look over an electric bed plus - accessories which will be used to furnish one of the hospital rooms. The bed can be C adjusted electrically. Bisho of the Philippine Islands in 1901. While serving in the Philip- pines he was confronted by the devastating moral and physical effects of opium addiction and as a result he became a Staunch advocate of drug control. He urged inter- national cooperation in eradicating drug abuse. After working in the Philip- pines, Mr. Brent was elected Bishop of Western New York ip 1917. A vigorous promoter of Christian unity, he presided over the World Conference on Community Village Faith and Order held in Lausanne Switzerland in 1927. This ecumenical gathering helped lay the foundation for the World Council of Churches. Bishop Brent was the son of the Rev. Henry Brent, M.A., who came to the parish of Clarke in 1854. The church and the rectory at that time were at St. George's cemetery on Highway Two west of Newcastle Village. The present church was built in 1857 - 58 on land given by the Hon. G. S. Bolton. Care Plans Volunteer Workshop on Thursday, March 29th Periodic workshops are just part of the ongoing programs initiated by Community Care in the Town of Newcastle. While providing an oppor- tunity for as many volunteers as possible to get together in order to share opinions and to provide some constructive criticisms for the operation, there is always some par- ticular subject as a focal point for the workshop. On Thursday, March 29 there will be a Community Care Workshop from 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to be held in the upper hall of the St. John's Anglican Church in Bowman- ville. The guest speaKer will be Mrs. Munro from the Ministry of Health Program Advisory Branch. She will be speaking on the quality of life in the nursing homes. Since this topic could be of interest to others in the community who may be considering a nursing home environment for either themselves or other family members, this workshop is open to the public and not just restricted to Community Care volunteers. If you would find this of in- terest, please plan to be there on March 29. 'q French Immersion Students Gain Language Skills Through Progran Offered at Ontario Street Public School By Donna Fairey The Grade one curriculum fication program for the Students in the French is also exclusively French, evaluation of ail chîldren prior immersion program at however, in Grade two, to entering Kindergarten Ontario Street School, Bow- French instruction begins to however, it will fot eliminate manville, are able to converse de-escalate and in Gradethree the possibility of enrolîment in "en francais" with an impres- an immersion student is the French immersion sive degree of fluency. of receiving 30 percent of class- program," stated Mr. Hein- course, the longer the child room instruction*in Enghsh. buch. bas been in the program, the Parents are cautioned that French immersion is no greater his expertise in the enrolling their children in the longer a pilot program and the language. immersion program does not Board has two resolutions The Northumberland- mean that the students will be regarding it at the present Newcastle Board of Education completely bilingual. The time. They will continue with has adopted the French im- course will enable them to the enrolment of immersion mersion program and it was understand and communicate Kindergarten classes and will introduced at the kinger- within the framework and continue the program until garten level in Ontario Street vocabulary to which they are those enrolled children have School in September 1975, exposed. completed their elementary C.R. Gummow Public Children attending French education. School, Cobourg, whose pro- immersion kindergarten, may To date, there has been gram commenced in 1974, and at the present time, also sufficient enrolîment to fi the Ontario Street, are the only attend e English kinder- program and no child has had two schools within the Board's, garten in their home school, if to be refused because of too jurisdiction presently offering parents so desire. many applications. the French immersion pro- At this point, the French French immersion is a gram. immersion program is stili in voluntary program and any A policy statement issued by the embryo stage and a profile chîld entering the school the Northumberland- ofîtslong term effects wîll not system in the western area of Newcastle board regarding be available for some time The Northumbrland- French language studies yet. Newcastle jurisdiction (which states, "The broad objectives Principal of Ontario Street is basically the Town of of the program shallîbe to School, Mr. W. Heinbuch Newcastle) is eligible to nurture goodwill towards and stated, "There is some evi- participate in the French understanding of fellow dence, and it is not yet study program at Ontario Canadians whose first conslusive, that children in the Street School. language is French and to French immersion programs Those parents who enrol enable students to acquire at are linguistically superior to their children in "le pro- least some facility to com- those who are in a one gramme francais" at Ontario municate in the French language program. This Street are responsible for language." varies from child to child and their transportation. As well To achieve these objectives, by no means does it indicate as Bowmanville, children the Board established a core that a student enrolled in the from Enniskillen, Orono, program designed to enable program will automatically Newtonville, and Courtice are students to obtain a limited become linguistically beingdriventoOntarioStreet knowledge of the French superior." every day. language and culture and an Records comparable to However, accordîng to Mr. immersion program designed those kept for the single Heînbuch, the parents are sold to enable students to become language student, which on French immersion and the functionally bilingual and to include the resuits from opportunity for their children develop positive attitudes regular comprehensive tests, to be part of the program towards French language and eventually will have a bearing outweighs the inconvenience. culture. on the merits of the French Mr. Heinbuch commented The core program offers immersion program. that French immersion French language studies to Aptitude screening is not a teachers are scarce. "We Grade seven and eight required prerequisite for a have set high standards as we students throughout the child to enter the French have for ail our teaching staff Board's jurisdiction for 20 immersion program. Mr. and obviously our French minutes of each school day. Heinbuch stated.that he was teachers must be totally Consideration is presently personally opposed to screen- bilingual and have complete being given to the introduction îng for two reasons. mastery of the French of the core program for "We are dealing with public language," he added. Grades five and six. education and therefore every The Provincial government The immersion program is a person should have an equal offers a special assistance more in-depth approach to opportunity to participate in grant to those Boardsthat French language studies. the program," he said. introduce the French immer- French immersion begins in Secondly, the implementa- sion program and the amount kindergarten where ail tion of a screening test would of the grant is dependent upon instruction is given in French, create the broad assumption the number Of classroom which is the only language that only the above average hoursinvolved in its teaching. spoken by. the teacher within student would benefit from a Mr. Heinbuck personally the classroom. Students are second language when he evaluated the French immer- not prevented from convers- eventually enters the work-a- sion program by sayîng, "To ing with one another in day world. have a secondary languge, English, however, they are "The Board is in the throes no matter what it is, gîves a encouraged to speak French. of establishing an earlyienti- person an added dimension and a real advantage inlife.