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Georgetown committee Tilt Wednesday Page is set to discuss aid for Boat People By LOR Herald U1 writer The recently formed Georgetown Boat People Com Is holding a public July ia for people Interested In sponsoring Viet refugees or providing assistance to sponsors The committee will become the local chapter of Operation Lifeline an organization work lag on behalf of the boat people Committee or Don Long said the response from the community thus far has been very good Local industries are coming forward while duals arc donating clothing furnishings and other items get a family of refugees sett led in the The meet is being held at Gordon Memorial Arc no at next Wednesday Its is to provide in formation on what is involved in sponsoring a family of refugees ho to go about applying and what assistance people can provide if they are financially unable to to sponsor a family The federal government has already pledged to accept a certain number of refugees those through the sponsorship of a an fa will be in addition to those arriving through the depart il of T SPONSOR Mr pointed out tint under the regulations of the departmtnt of immigration an individual can sponsor a family Sponsorship must be carried out by a group of people or a community This is another service the committee is hoping to to people interested In sponsorship committee mem ben hope to be able to put together groups of live to sponsor a family through the interested people present at the meeting People interested in sponsor a apply to local office of the department of immigration and it may tike to four weeks to process the application How Mr Long said because of strong public reaction to the plight of the refugees thr AIGogan Don Long and 1 Lean embers of the Georgetown float People con nil or he information Ihey have received on sponsoring Vietnamese refugees The members of the committee ore operating as branch of Operation lifeline an organization working to encourage people to become Involved In a program The Georgetown group Is holding a public meeting next Wednesday at Gordon Memorial Arena to gather together the local residents arc Interested In participating Herald photo years experience ON IMPORT AUTO REPAIR SERVICE ANDYS IMPORT AUTO SERVICE Plaza Mountainview 87M944 government is speeding up Immigration officials inter at least two of of five sponsors Mr Long said primarily to establish whether or not the sponsors ire able to out their committment Sponsoring a Vietnamese family commits a sponsor to ensuring that the family has food clothing and to get them through their firatyear in Canada Mr or until members of the family find a job However many families make ad in four to six months he added rhe sponsor his a moral obligation as ensure thai the family is ad justing well to life in About to per cent of the refugees are ethnic Chinese and about BO cent of the refugees don speak any Howard McLean acting as with the department of immigration for the committee said work is being done to set up intensive langauge to leach lo the refugees In the meantime Chinese com is organizing a list of volunteers to act us interpret Mr McLean said Canadians art refugee Most of them are not unskilled but are members of the middle class who chose to flee by sea rather than In another area where would have a low or survival or pay the govern in order to leave Seminars are being planned for sponsors to provide them with Information they will need to help the refugees ad Just Mr Long said The rcpsonse from people in Georgetown has been good especially considering Hie committee has actually only been in existence for one week Mr Long said Local Indus tries have tentatively offered jobs while corporations and food stores arc making dona lions of money or food vouch fit said Medical people in town have offered their scr vices while many people who can t afford to enter into a sponsorship arc donating SIDEWALK SALE 3 Days of super bargain hunting Thurs through Sat July 1213 14 The friendly place to shop Shoppers world Hwy 0 at Steeles Ave Brampton clothing and food Mr Long emphasize warm winter in particular is need In terms of what town is doing I think compare favorablj with the organizations across the pro vince Mr ton said lie estimated that if Georgetown trt to the ratio of refugees ptr thousand of popu lalion as that or r ding of Pauls in Toronto where the movement started there could be as many as 20 fami lies in the Georgetown SAMP If think of the size of the town that s a substantial contribution he said If town was to make a contribution on the Lame scale wed be a long way solving the problem thing Mr Long is hoping will out of the public meeting is a person to as a committee in Ac ton where there has been little response as yet The committee is hoping to the first of the applications in ntxt week or two and if til goes ahead the first refugee families will be ing in town by November PUBLIC NOTICE Trespassing complaints are being received by the police and Ontario Hydro in this area from property owners whose land is crossed by a Hydro transmission line The presence of a power line does not mean that the underlying property is owned by Ontario Hydro Many power line corridors are not Hydro owned but are used under various forms of legal agreement Persons intending to enter on any property must have the permission of the owner before entering or be liable to prosecution BRAMPTON COLOUR SOUND PRESENTS SOUND CHALET FEATURING COMPLETE STEREO LINES OF AKAI TOSHIBA AIWA SOUND met IN Oil It SOUND KOMI NELSON ST W 4534455 SUMMER CLEARANCE Mens Short Sleeve Summer Knit Shirts Originally to 7 Originally to Mens Pants 99 Arrow Kent Short Sleeve Dress Shirts White Beige Powder Blue Reg 9 99 Ladies SUMMER CLEARANCE Elan Coordinates R Skirts Tops Pants 99 Blouses Pants Skirts Sweaters Dresses 25 50 OFF CLEARANCE OF SUMMER STYLES Tender Tootsies Young Mens Cotton Poly Knit TShirts 99 Levi Hooded Terry Zippered Cardigans Pullovers t