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T* le\V, S- Oroeio Weskly Timos, Wectnesday, May 2O~ I 9~2 Editors' Note: The Highlights of History with this issue corne to an end having for the past two years been written by Sid Rutherford who passed away February I5th, 1992. At the time of his death he had a number of articles on file for publication which have now been comipleted. Sid helci many iterests during his lifetime as recordeci to sorte extent by the Highlights of History. A published book, "Fromt the Pence Post" available in Orono contains many of his thoughts as expressed in is articles. From a multitude of coniments we know that his articles were enjoyed bymfany. Sid was a great friend who will always be remnembered. Life is really peculiar,' so much seems to depend on sudden and gut decisions you make s0 quickly. 1 suppose this is really not the way it happens, it is the many unnoticed events that subconsciously eceate the pattern that triggers your choice. In any case 1 went from the wîlderness of nature to what 1 consider the wilderness of endless streets of pavement. Sorne coulci caîl that a culture shock but how quickly one adlusts is to some degree how well yotIsurvive, The homes in the area where 1 worked were among the largest and rnost pretentious of any in Toronto. The parents of these students were successful in business or in their highly paid professions. The one thîng that 1 soon found in common with the chilciren froni the North, was that they both wanted the best possible education. To achieve this they encouraged freedomn to experirnent. We were told we had in that community the best education in Canada. Upper Canada College and Bishop Strachan School were next door. I suppose they thoughit they were best, and there was competition. Later educationalist discouraged comnpetition but for us it-was the engine that drove- the motor. Perhaps, I should briefly explain how 1 had arrived in this new environiment. It was flot easy. There was-stiff competition for the position but 1 haci submitted a brief to the Chief Justice Hope Commission on Education in the North. Somehow my brief had been read by someone in the wealthy district of Forest Hill Village. They, too, were interested in educational innovations. 1 can only think tijat somechow this may have brought mie from trees to buildings, bouses, traffic and ahl that cornes with it. I would be wrong to say that innovations are always good but for me and that school system they were. If anything keeps you on your toes it is bright children. The more you challenge them, the more they challenge you. While in that system, 1 bad the privilege of meeting gooci mincis from America andi Europe and Asia. Namne calling is flot a gooci idea but when I1 recaîl many of those students, they have played a large role in our society. If this sarne society is to enter the next century bravely it will be built on free and fearless thinking. I suppose I should have a human interest story that could illustrate those four years. There are some of these stories I could tell but 1 decline, - many of these people are stilI very visible in to- days world. I meet them on the T.V. com-mentaries, read about them in the press and occasionally hear from one. Well thue sane can be said for the last years of my career both in Orono High School and.in Clarke High School. 1 would be describing those whose mernories are probably better than mine. Let us just remnember you are neyer too olci to learn! Your head was to be used for more than holding your bat. 1 hesitate to quote frorn a contemporary writer for fear of plagiarism.-I can't afford law suits but here goes. Timothy Findley in "Inside Memory" saici this: "Most of the, activity in your brain relies on memory. That takes en ergy! " WeIll Iarn getting tired now, 50 shal close these articles. Perhaps again sometime, perhaps flot. Newcastle, Community Services projeets in area The Town's General Purpose committee'bas been provideci with a list of projects to be undertaken by the Cornrnunity Service departinent this year. Some of the work is underway but in the, Clarke area projects include a new roof for the, Brownsdale Comrnunity Centre and a conversion of the fum ace at the Clarke Museum. At the Newcastle Community Hall work is to be undertaken to meet fire code regulations. At the Newcastle Cornmunity Arena steel is to be reinforced and as well a fire-exit door is to be ins taIleci. In Newtonviile a ramp is to be constructeci to the Commiunity Hall. At the Orono Fire Station a block wall is to constructeci. At the Orono- Works Yard new doors are to be installed aiong with work on the sait dorne. At the Newcastle Village pool a new liner is to be installed along with exterior lighting. Some concrete work is to be done at the Orono Pool along with a new lifeguard stand. At th)e Clarke Library in Orono footings are to be repaireci along with window repairs. A tender project is to be undertaken re- inforcing the balcony in tie Orono Town Hall. A new ligbting of the bail duamoncis in Orono is und,çerway at-the present time. Report from Queen 's Park ,MýqF«qftsof fiLtonj from Gord Milis MPP Durham East Last week in the Legisiature the dominant every-day feature during Question Period was centred around the question o f Sunday Shopping. It nowseens , that more andi more people. in Ontario, and even in our party and in govertnment caucus as. well, are shifting toward allowing shopping on Sunday. 1 too have come to the conclu sion that the government should now go ahead and allow th stores to open on Sunday. 1 have corne to this opinion wîth misgivings. People do flot have any more money in their pockets to spend just because the stores are open another day. Many off the businesses now clamourîng to remain open might find out in-the long run that the vol ume is spread over seven daysý instead of six days. They ahl may suffer a higher operating,expense as well, and that of course will- bring higher prices. Stil, most people who opposed the idea a year or so ago have changed their mincis, this change should cause the government to re- think it's po sition inrny opinion. This is flot a matter of basic principles for me. No one is forced to shop and 1 don't p[lan to alter my life style of flot shopping on Sunday. What 1 can accept isthat there Yukon, already -bave casinos. In Ontario, the Canadian national Exhibition held a highly successful casino in 1991, generating $200,000 for charity and attracting thousands of tourists to the C.N.E. The Canadian Criminal Code prohibits privately-owned Los Vegas-style casinos. The eventual Ontario model with reflect our views and our interests as a Society. 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The real question of concern ftor me ail along, was adequate protection for people whio do not want to work on Sunday. 1 feel that the present legislation does protect the worker who wants to be homne with his or her farnily on Sunday. 1 still believe in the desirability of a "lcommon pause day' when families can get together and people can do sornething "non- commercial" with their spare time. i don't see Sunday Shopping as a panacea to our problemn of "cross border shopping" 1 believe they are two different issues. Neithier do 1 see it resulting in famnily breakdown. 1 don't see the Ontario Legislature as the place to legisiate life styles, nor do 1 see it as a place where I should attempt to influence legisiation based upon any personal bias. On a similar note, 1 have been asked how I could even think of allowing casinos in Ontario. 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