Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 23, 1984, p. 3

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GeorgetownActon Wednesday May 23 1984 3 Katimavik experiences jar Denise but she recommends the program by survived That how the 19- yearold Acton girl describes the completion of nine months in three different Canadian communities through he Katimavik program Survival was a major accomplishment since the odds were and she almost The group she was with had a lot to over come and six out of 12didnt manage to stick it out to the end Two people dropped out after the first move from British Columbia to Fort Hope Ontario Three dropped out after the first month in Port Hope Abbots ford is only a minute drive from Vancouver Hope is a fly in community of people miles north of Thunder Bay The culture shock was too much for some people in the group was living in a house with no central heating and some places didn have running water It really shook us up says Denise In a go anywhere people is all you saw I was ready to go home There was no sense of rewarding work Picking up gar in front of other people houses in not fulfilling It really degraded us she says She admits it was interesting but she I go back Her third and final stop put her right in the middle of the French English dilemma Dilbey spent nine months in different parts of Canada on the ik program The earold girl got back April 13 Clair New Brunswick is an all French community of approximately 1 700 Only one of the remaining six group spoke French Working in a nursing home they sewed cooked and baked for the elderly people but there t a lot for the kids to do and there was a communication problem says Denise They didnt accept us the way we ex She ran up against even more of a language barrier at the home for the elderly where she began to work next The group was in charge of setting up recreation for the people living In a home for the aged When they found out we were English and they t want to do what we had set up for them they would Just say they understand says The group wasn being very effective so were reassigned They went to a kin dergarten classroom where they helped teach the kids Denise and one other girl in the group had picked up some French out of necessity Denise was being billeted by an all French family We humans learn out of necessity she concludes That statement almost sums up the whole Katimavik program Young people from across Canada spend three months in three different communities in Canada where they do community work for J a day plus room and board At the end of the nine months they receive 1 000 and her fellow adventurers were not in it for the money so why did she want to chop wood mend fences and paint walls for nine months I believe once opportunity knocks you can t shut he door ae was five months away from graduating from umber College a Retail Cooperative Marketing and Management program and bad a good job as a trainee manager at Kmart when her sister Dineen who doesnt get back from the program until July brought home two application forms Denise Tilled one out and was accepted So she took it She says she feels she would have had more responsibilities when she got out of school and got a permanent job and she have been able to leave as easily There a a whole world out there to see and you have to lose something to gain There has to be a sacrifice she says Also she wasn sure what she wanted She thought might be able to help her figure it out She is now working In a Japanese restaurant in Rexdale exercising the language she perfected during the year she spent In Japan as a Rotary Club cultural exchange student two years ago The French she picked up in Clair may help her get a Job teaching French and English in a Quebec University She applied to University and if she is offered the Job shell take it Besides boning up on her French she learned a lot about nutrition through the program The group bad to make their own 100 per cent whole wheat bread Junk food was discouraged She also learned a lot about herself and other people People that don l know arc able to point out things that good at lhatjou know you were good at she sajs They may point out a knack for that friends and family she She found she had to amuse herself a lot to fill in the time she had at night when she wasnt working Sometimes everyone put their ideas together to come up with something to do she says The program fulfilled her in some She derived a lot of of figuring out for herself how to chop wood and learning how to bake bread finding out she can do things she didn know do before The program is for with in iipui mind she says She recommends it In fact she liked it so much she plans to apply in another year or two to go back as i group leader The group operates as a and got close to a number of people Slit made close friends with whom she corresponds and visits occasionally But it was just one of the life has to offer and si eagerly looking forward to the next one whatever it might be Liberals pick June delegation By KOLLfc If the views expressed by he five Halton Liberal delegates selected to vote at the June party leadership convention are any indication of who the front runner is then the racL is still wide open Four of them Diane Wendy McLean Willie Campos and Bill Smith ad they were overjoyed at being selected over other delegate hopefuls at last Friday night meeting at Golf Club but all remained undecided as to who the new leader should be Only Barbara Sullivan made a choice She is backing Jean Chretien but she is also Chretien manager The five alternates were more discriminating Cindy said she would vote for Chrttien while Jordan Sullivan and Derek McLean gave nods to John Turner St ra fin i remained undecided and Kay was elected in absentia be cause of illness None of the delegates have ever been 1 chosen to vote a leadership convention previously But hardly surprising since was Ihe last time the Liberals held one The delegates will be joined by three Liberals automatically chosen for the convention HFLA president Bonnie Brown Senator Ian Sinclair and Bill Perras who unsuccessfully challenged MP Otto Jellnek in the last federal election The small turnout was an unexpected shock to party organizers Membership Andy Middle burg himself an election runner up said paid in full par expected to turn out When only 180 showed the proceedings were held back an hour in a vain attempt to augment the gathering Oh well we still did belter than our last meeting during Februarys snowstorm when John Roberts showed up late he said chuckling That spirit of excitement seemed to buoy the audience as the nominations began pour Each candidate was entitled to a two- minute speech and they made the most of it In a dramatic moment candidate Walt High speed chase scatters children Halton regional police were involved in a highspeed pursuit of a car that forced two school buses off the road and scattered school children Friday A 29yearold RR Acton man is charged with dangerous driving driving without insurance and driving a vehicle whose licence plate was taken from another car After the car was seen driving north on the Sixth Line Friday about In excess of 150 kilometres an hour police gave chase pursuing the car to the intersection of the Sixth Line and Highway 7 Police say the fleeing car sped through at least one intersection forced two school bus drivers to pull their vehicles onto the shoulder and at one point sent disembarking students scurrying to the roadside NOW OPEN BOX PLANTS FOR SALE WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF ANNUALS AVAILABLE with of PEAT MOSS LOAM ALSO AVAILABLE LOCATED BETWEEN TH WEST OF HUTTONV1UE ON EM81ET0NR0AD Daily CI Elliot declined his nomination to give full support to Ms whocouldnt attend the meeting She worked tirelessly for the party all these years and deserves our support in this he said and stepped down receiving a great amount of approval Mr Campos provided comic relief at he spent two minutes explaining his decision to back and watch the leadership candid while Rightist Liberals make me sick he said Leftist Liberals make me throw up 1 vote for the Liberal who straight down the middle with a capital L By 11 30 m the speeches were over 170 ballots had been cast and the winners an nounccd Of the runners up three had been in favour of Mr Chretien two backed Mr Turner and the restwere undecided Ms Wiszniowbkl said she thought the indecision stemmed from the competency of the seven leadership candidates Mr Turner Mr Chretien John Roberts Mark MacGuigan John Don Johnston and Eugene Whelan They re all so good she said I think it very difficult to make a choice and I m not ruling any of them out She added she would make her decision in a couple of weeks But they antics of one leadership hopeful had Ms McLean reverse a tentative sion to support him I was concerned with John Turners change of mind on the Bill 101 language rights issue she said That has me con and now going to go to Ottawa June 14 and sec all seven for myself Mr Smith said he was undecided but would go for the candidate who would best defeat any Progressive Conservative Rose of the Acton area right buys a baby toy from Jean Jackson a Knox Presbyterian Church rummage sale last Saturday House overlaps settle with Town The porch of the Clark home on Young St encroaches feet over the Town road allowance and has been that way for many years The Clarks became aware of he matter only this year when they had their property surveyed Lawyer Gordon Chapman speaking on this client asked the Town for an agreement Halton Hills council agreed to enter into an agreement for a five year period for a fee of a year Youngblut reappointed Lome of Marin St ip pointed to the Hnlton Housing if Ontario Ministry of Municlpil Affairs Housing has no objections scurrenl term on the expires at the end of July region council last week endorsed i mom reappointing htm to tin Authority for another two jews is himself requested ON SHOAL FUR STORAGE underwriters Approved Vaults FREE Repairs FREE Pick Up 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