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Page THE 1978 Canada Day highlights identity problems By PAUL DO Students at Acton high school heard several widely art In ti Wed of what it means lo be Canadian some of which frankly underlined nation problems The occasion was the school own observation Canada Day with some the Great Lakes and the construe Hon of the tower Expert commentators on each topic on hand their knowledge and opinions with the students during hour long seminar periods The event had originally been scheduled January but was postponed because of un cooperative weather According to Wanda Hall and Harold organ of the day Canada Day is an attempt develop in our students and community a greater awareness of the facets and wide diver that Is Inherit In our nation human resources It was a day planned to help make students more aware of their country All students attended a one hour lecture presented by George Vincent a lecturer writer broadcaster and con on both Canada and South America He is a former high school geography and history teacher from London Ontario and a member of the Canadian As social ion of Latin American Studies He has also been head of the Canadian Section of the British Ministry of lion as well as Information Adviser to the British High Commissioner in Canada Vincent presented Acton students a slide show and commentary on Canada Being a strong believer in first hand or direct experience the lee lure was based on Vincent numerous travels across Can He has seen virtually as will is Irnitllmf txlensively in South America His whole irmly travels him Mis Jane Vincent taking the to be used In his lecture they have over photos the majority being shots of Can For about three months of the jcar Vincent cross the country doing on iht three or four lectures In to school anil adult one the mjm Ideas stresses is that art all Camillas rtgird lessor birthplace One problem is our failure recognm others as Cam dians do not want rtcofmiu immigrants as Can Our greatest step to ward unity be to all Canadians as Can can cake from ingredient Vincent feels wrongly assume all ins must be the saint when in reality a western far mix is as different from an fish ixman as hi is from a Bay Street executive He feels the situation Is only a symptom of a much deeper problem in Canadian unity unless cure Ihe disease we will diitnli grate aa Hit many signs of and if we drill I will be finish 1 sec difference further a Wanda Hall a idea of a tun id In I of making people aware of their country and the problems today according Vincent Kids don know about Canada day is needed and I wish it would be adopted In the some man by all schools Willie Thrasher n from In the Northwest Territories in school Ms vision of a in society in which Iht lifestyles and traditions of Ihe country people can hi re iMuktinled to and he enjoyed by all of its citizens No recreation director for Hit Native Peoples Centre in Mr Thr told studenis that he and many of his peers have reitntly aware of Ihe extraordinary culture deve loped by their ancestors but long si net repressed by Ihe advance of European lechno logy and Mr Thrasher nevertheless expressed no resentment or hostility toward nadians or actions in the past He retailed his childhood ixptnencts in a Roman Colli mission school where the children were strap ped by supervising nuns if they spoke in their tongue The pupils were in and in keeping with iheir Christian training Latin is Ihe almost forgotten knowledge by Co naila first he said which must now be rclntro- dueed particularly young EXPECT OPEN FRIENDLY PEOPLE New challenge for policeman Schwanfe BfLORt TAYLOR Superintendent Floyd Schwanti believe there will be much of a difference between his job as dent in the Regional Police force and his new as chief of police Timmins What I expect to find are not the differences the places but the ties he said I expect to find very open very friendly peo ple in much like the people I met in Halloo he Betty had had a secret desire to move north for ilje It agreed that if I was offend a position in the north I tike it he said Being an avid hunter and fisherman the superintendent has spent time in the north How fa- with area around as he is with further south He has resigned from the Ha I ton regional police live May and assumes his duties on May People who don like the north are foolish I think he said The north is beautiful He has fished in Lake Tema garni and has also gone canoe ing in the area Although the Timmins police force is responsible for patrol ling the largest city by area in North America the entire force is housed in one building There are police officers on the force and 15 civilians The Timmins force is responsible mainh for patrolling the urban area while the rural area is cohered mainly the Ontario Provincial Po lice The city of public efficiently and it reasonable cost Schwann said Do that and ou have to be a inner One of the advantages of the immins force is full time ho perform all the repairs on point for body work and The forte also his two snow mobiles for imcrgcn The superintendent has been to twice suite hi first applied for the Job of chief of police and has compared prices of irious such food clothing and gasoline with for items in yet but he expects to be i a couple of days Schwann pur assuming his duties chased a home in the Timmins which would allow lime to look around Son 17 and diughter Valine 15 will be finishing Ihe school year In Georgetown moving up Hallo My principle i is Ihe Ihe prite of gasoline is high is jim north toward North Hay but Hit Itmi you fit Timm lies the drops to almost Developer ends up with the bill linn is looking forward moving since he is interested in work of the department of lands and for The superintendent said he had misgivings about iht force I worked with a really good bunch of men he said 1 really regrcil these In his present position is responsible for District l whiehcDvers Mills Milton Prior to the furrmtioi of tin He in he chief of polite in When the regional forte began operations Sthwnnli took the r ink of staff inspector worked in administration in before taking over taunted Monday a former erf Hal on region but a ended up footing the Region policv used to be that collected wjer and levies from Hit developer but it lumed this responsibility back to the area municipalities July me Developer Murray wants to begin construe Monday on at North and Drive got stuck with a bill for ing an oversized sewer for development and reconstruct the John Street pump Thai ill advised policy haunts us in many ways treasurer Hay King told This is just one of them The treasurer how the rather unusual situation Inv entered into two agreements to build 133 townhouses since reduced lo The agreement with Hills was dated August 1974 and that with the region April 1977 In the period between the two agree the region returned the municipality the responsib ility to set and collect capital levies for water and sewers As a result of the timing Mr King stated there is no reference in either agree ment to regional levies He recommended council charge Garth dale Investments o further levy of per which is current rate for regional levies Two alternatives council could choose were to charge the developer per unit the rate that was In effect before Halton changed its policy or not to charge anything as neither of the two agreements makes reference to regional lot levies Mr King said Mr King said there was reference made in the file on the subject to allow credits to Investments the company spent 11 reconstructing the John street pumping station and so to oven Lie a sewer to permit future development The flic says logically this cost should be reduced from Ihe levy The intent no doubt is a reduction from regional levies The situation is not the town or the develo pers fault he said Mr reviewed the nine year history of the pro ject He said region responsible for a delay in the project which caused a zoning battle with McLaughlin and If the region had not stood In the way Mr said this project would be standing today He said that In nine months of negotiation with the region matter of gone He said on the written agree in preparing budget forecasts AHOP Home Ownership Plan grant structures and morlgaRinK from Centred gage and Housing Corpora which only of original 138 be cause of the poor market or condominiums The question local regional levies is in such a state m Mr the building permits by it the hirst nun lit w is rj el slurlHTl conic to until ind line something extra tersls tie no Ihe Inline and is it about tins ridiculousness If wc wan development to proceed v against tin region lied he w mini lo George led for the lie i per fair the tan afford If it s a matter of lu moo difference in the two proposed In Her In add it to the selling price than Mr Slid doing Under agreement Investment and Helton Hills levy is per unit Peter Marks asked him If he saw it morally fitting that the development make a to the sewage treatment plant in Mr replied by ask inn if the town would rtimbur him for the land carrying coals during a three year battle on the project that we had to do with Time is totally of ihe Mr said We of dim ige rnday A eruiser drivin by of wis in the ist shoulder of ltd I with Hi roof lights ictivileil and Ihe our way II in A ear driven by Jose lire rs or wns northbound on and failed to turn for enough to the left to avoid cruiser Tin ear struck lln irinser the left agree called upon lit to pay or some rvices which region be charged and that the work pud by Iht developer and not police William chairman eif Ihe Police sion Vit rt sorry to see it h Superintendent Sthwantx has certainly done a commendable job lies the Ijjh ol officer wc would like to Ium remain with us said he and s wife will lie sorry leave behind all their friends In this will he Slid The ndenl siidlhiit he thinks his to and fishing iiiuhulc the next while out twite In next jijir 1 think I II done will he Mid with smile t or tin first twelve months I mv joh tin best if ability EXCHANGING Canada Indians and who he called the least respected nallvc people of any country in the world are now getting together exchange ideas and customs Mr The success of their efforts such as the recent provincial volleyball tournament organized by the situr ultimately them into their so he predicted With restoration of the native cultures Mr Thrasher said all will belief 1 1 from a rekindled ipprecl ill in for the land itself The Indian medicine man long since disappeared the Canadian west will return to once again embody the eon of harmony with nature and refute the charges of a missionaries by monslratlnghow illness can be by natural means In the final analysis Mr Thrasher concluded all can be proud together in the eyes of the some God Mr Thrasher relates his ideas in original folksongs for which he has won widespread acclaim and support A coming record album is in tended In follow up on the irerss of his first single re cording entitled Eskimo Named Johnny ln room nationalistic playwright Carol Boll was explaining her to create a Canadian littrary mythology The innipcg born author of Buffalo Jump and One with such di in protagonists as Louis and Tom Longboat In productions and now believes that Ihe more unique aspects of Canadian lifestyles should become common knowledge to Ihcatre around the world St Clair area for example should become is well known inlcrnationallv as New York Slrcct for the social set it be with assemblies for the whole school during which po pular gcigraphcr Georgc discussed the need for a deeper appreciation of Canada s Ihe throughout day included Iht use and handling of guard dogs agriculture in and scaling the one Canadian Armed Clntano quill ing situarc dancing spinning freelance writing Ihe Ihrbor Commission Scottish music and dancing folk art the scarp department of Indian Affairs and ministry of energy Other were red and white contest which wos won by Jim Saxon and Bonnie C selves to the nines In Canada official colors and an after noon vnntly show that many of the performers sessions earlier Barber Photography Full Coverage RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK PROCLAMATION sponsor a batting and economic strength of members programs ana disrespect to la torts now therefore be J HIM Mayor proclaim week of as respect lor Law Week end ask Holton Hills to oln with the Op Ihe messogc respect for r by example exercise Choose your Indoor and Outdoor Gardening Supplies from Maytime Gardening Products Norval Pots Macrame Pot Hangers 1 Fertilizers Peat Moss Grass Seed Sand Soils Trellises Greenhouses Vegetable I Flower Seeds Rakes Ontario Rd J DT J Novak DT Georgetown Denture therapy Clinic Phone 8778974 The Law firm of Peter E LL B is pleased to announce that Mr Jack Walinga is now practising law at the firms offices at 45 Guelph St Georgetown sllOOS STREET GEORGETOWN Fashion and style for everyone PHONE