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For a country that prides itself on i its international peacekeeping, it is ‘ shameful that we have not resolved our own disputes. And it is not enough â€" as the government says dis- rmissingly â€" to say that it is an inter- 'nal problem and not worthy of inter- national counsel. It appears very likely that Canada -is, once again, to be embarrassed on ‘,the international stage about its own :sad relationship with its indigenous -.people. Not good enough, say native lead- ers tired of the Jousting. Or maybe, it was the simple fact ithat in such a season of goodwill, we ‘were faced with the uncomfortable, _ yet undeniable fact, that there has been little goodwill expressed towards the aboriginal people of In any case, when native elder Fred Plain said flatly that native lead- ers in Canada may take the thorny issue of native fights in this country to the United Nations, his words echoed ominously in the tiny room 1) PROGRAM PLAY LEADERS - Summer Activity Centres - Day Camp oTot Lots 2) EQUIPMENT VAN DRIVER (Must have valid driver’s licence) 3) AQUATIC STAFF - Swimming Instructors - Lifeguards 0 Cashiers All applicants MLLSI have current First Aid Certification. Accepted certifications are â€" St. John Standard, Red Cross Standard, Ski Patrol, Aquatic Emergency Care, ICS. Swimming instructors and lifeguards MUST have current deck qualifications. Photocopies of certification cards should be attached to your application. APPLICATION DEADLINE - FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1995 erhaps it was the tone of the wanting that had such a pro- found and lasting impact on those in the small, half-filled room of students gathered last week to listen about native rights. December 7, 1994 Applications are now being accepted for: 1) PROGRAM PLAY LEADERS - Surr TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1995 Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2L1 or by mail to: PO. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6. Telephone: (905) 338-4197. Specifications, proposal Forms and proposal Envelopes are available at the office of the undersigned. The Corporation of the Town of Oakville and the Halton Co- Operative Purchasing Group reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and the lowest or highest as the case may be, will not necessarily be accepted. FLJ. Cournoyer, C.I.M., P.M r. Director, Purchasing and 0 ice Services ABuy/Seil Program formeSLpplyofNanJralGas BeingCaiiedon BehaifofiheHaitonCo-Operative Purchasing Group (HCPG) PROPOSAL NUMBER: PROP-1994 SEALED PROPOSALS for the above will be received by the Town Clerk, at their offices, on or before 12:00 Noon, Local Time, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1995 Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2L1 or by mail to PO. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6. Telephone: (905) 338-4197. Specifications, proposal forms and proposal envelopes are available at the office of the undersigned. This is a complete “turnkey" project, encompassing the sale of advertising, design, layout and printing of the directory. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Cournoyer, C.I.M., P.Mgr. Director, Purchasing and Office Services " COMMENT Application available at: TOWN OF OAKVILLE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SEALED PROPOSALS for the above Wilf be received by the Purchasing Department, on or before 12:00 Noon, local time. For emergencies during this time you may call the Fire Department at (905) 845-6606. n available at: TOWN OF OAKVILLE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT December 26 and 27, 1994 and January'2, 1995 7:30 pm. â€" Counbil Chambere N Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Community Services Committee 7:30 pm. â€" Oakville Room Administrative Services Committee 7:30 pm. â€" Bronte Room Monday, December 12, 1994 Planning Development Council Proposal No. PROP-20-94 TOWN OF DAKVILLE 845-6601 Implicit in the warningisvthe uncomfortable fact that Canada has little to be proud of when it comes to In two weeks time, the Assembly of First Nations will be meeting in Quebec City to discuss what might happen should Quebec separate from Canada. The Quebec government has already said it will take over native land jurisdiction should Quebec sepa- rate. And if that happens, he warned, they may look to the United Nations. PUD Reqth for TENDER Trunk Storm Sewer Construction Speers Roadâ€"Bronte Roadto+1200measterly TENDER DOCUMENTS Plans, specifications and tender fomrs are available on or as of Thursday, December 1, 1994 and may be obtained from the Department of Public Works, 2274 Trafalgar Road for a nonrefundable payment of forty dollars ($40.00), G.S.T. included. The contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a performance bond satisfactory to the Town Treasurer equal to 100% of the contract price and a labour and material payment bond totalling 50% of the contract price. PRE-BID SITE EXCAVA'HON (TEST PIT) At 9:30 am. on December 13, 1994 a sample test pit will be excavated for inspection by all interested contractors and bidders of the existing subsurface soil conditions. The test pit will be located on the road allowance (south side) between #2420 and #2526 Speers Road. PROJECT NUMBER: ST-64â€"94 Project Description: Approximately 1120 metres of storm sewer constmction with 600mm to 1650 mm diameter concrete pipe and appurtenances, induding road and ditch restoration. ADDRESS: Sealed Tenders on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 125 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2L1 or by mail to P. O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6. CLOSING “ME/DATE: 2:00 pm, Local Time, W TENDER DEPOSIT: A certified cheque, a Bank/Tmst Company draft or a Bid Bond for the amount specified in the tender documents MUST accompany each tender. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE Canada/Ontanb Infrastructure Works Program . .- .v _.-v_ FIUHMIIIleUII envelope, sealed and addressed to the attention of the Town Clerk, Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6, reference: Prequalification Invitation to Consultants in Regard to a 1995 Transportation and Transit Study. NQTE: Fax submissions will not be accepted. Deadline for receipt of submissions will be no later than 12:00 NOON, LOCAL 11ME, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1995. Late submissions will not be accepted. A public opening of submissions will occur at 2:30 pm, on that date and at the same location. A general information package, prequalifiwtion envelope and prequalification form must be obtained from the Town of Oakville’s Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Telephone: (905) 338-41 97. Christmas C'ardsvthis'YEar? Stuff them with Oakville Transit Tickets and Passes: right size, colour and style! Available at all Ticket Agents. On January 2, I995 improved bus service will be introduced to the following areas: South-west Oakville (Hixon St. Bronte) Glen Abbey West (Heritage Way) Glen Abbey North (West Oak Trails) Lakeshore Rd. (3rd Line to Maple Grove) Route 11 Raerlaln-H .inl-xrnnl: R. J. Coumoyer, C. |. M. ,PMr Director, Purchasing and Ofiice Services interested consultants are requested to provide a prequalification submission based on the requirements set out in the Town of Oakville Terms of Reference and Prequalification requirements. A project briefing meeting will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, December 16, 1994 at the Oakville Municipal Building. Submissions will be reviewed whereupon a final list of qualified consultants will be produced. A subsequent closed proposal all will be prepared inviting only those consultants appearing on the final list of qualified respondents. Submissions must be received in the required prequalifimtion Envelgpe, sealed and addressed to the attention of the. ann Clori- its history of relations with its native people. What it all boils down to is the THE OAKVILLE BEAVER OAKVILLE ONTARIO Canada â€" with its admirable repu- tation as an international peacekeeper â€" has as‘an Achilles heel in its deep seated. abrasive relationship with its indigenous population. age-old question of land rights. But what is less certain, and what can make any Canadian squirm uncom- fortably, is why this country has ignoned the plight of its natives for so long. Why is it {hat this issue of self- The opening of this portion of Cornwall Road culminates over 20 years of planning, engineering and construction. It will create a vital East/West link south of the Queen Elizabeth Way for our community. Come join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 1994 at Cornwall Road just east of Reynolds Street 4/5359”! goods, non-perishable goods and iawiaiiéd'gi'n'é'fiir' distribution by the Salvation Army. Please bring your contributions to Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road by Wednesday, December 15, 1994. Donations will also be accepted at ALL Fire Stations in Oakville until Friday, December 24, 1994. The Town of 0okyill_e_ is accopting donations of canned ._--_n_ Plain spoke of a recent case in British Columbia just three years ago when a Supreme Court judge ruled And this bittér, big-standing tug of war continues government continues to be an ongo- ing one? Should this not have been resolved years ago? And yet, to this day, the government of Canada main- tains natives gave up their right to self-govern; natives say they never lost their sovereign rights. On January 2, 1995 improved bus service will be introduced to the following areas: South-west Oakville (Hixon St. Bronte) Glen Abbey West (Heritage Way) Glen Abbey North (West Oak Trails) Lakeshore Rd. (3rd Line to Maple Grove) Route 11 Eastlake/Linbrook Community Bus Time Schedule Adjusted Evening Service Her Worship Mayor Ann Mulvale Members of the Oakville Town Council and Stafl'oftbe Public Works Department cordially invite you to attend CORNWALL RD. Q.E.W. by Steve Nease’ a , AN IND'EPEN'DE'NT MEMB'ER ianokéfi For Excellent Real Estate service advice, just call JACKIE VAN’T Sales mfiie‘itifie' 844-5000 sumong'oq) gap-pagglgaxm Inside this tiny room, the com: was stark. And unforgiving. ”I native elder stood up quietly fit the table and gathered up his pap: Goodwill towards men must alw: seem to be elsewhere. Just across the road, a seaso choral celebration was beginni Lights glowed, music was he People were hurrying towards the building, speaking in excited voic Plain brought to that tiny to last week all the bittemess, the an the frustrations of natives across country â€" many of whom do even consider themselves Canadi so alienated are they from the co ESS FORTUNA “In his summation, he said before the white man came f Europe, natives had no systems, organization, no society. He said our people roamed the land like beasts,” said Plain, an edge ente his voice. The native elder said judge basically said there was no ilization until the white man c from Europe. “His choice of words and basis of his ruling are absurd, pm] terous, racially-oriented, and to! without knowledge,” said Plain. natives do not have an inherent to self-government. in the Trafalgar Room at the Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, following the ceremonies. You are also invited to attend a reception