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TO THE EDITOR January 11 1918 Pages No easy answer to unity but we must try MP To the editor of The Herald After one year of living will our first Separatist Govern Canadians are feeling more confident about dealing with ft keeping our country together and in fact making Canada better than ever As the Prime Minister a ted in tils yearend interview we have watched patiently as the shock of the Quebec Elect ion Nov wore oil and the honeymoon ended for the Parti It Is be coming Immersed In troubles of Its own as Canada and the other Quebec parties federal all grow stronger though we know that want solve all our problems In the meantime Canadians want to know what we are doing As Prof Anthony Westell stated December 1977 in the Toronto Star In we should upon the unity nut as a demo roll lint threat but as a challenge to invent and build a new sort of state This be g wnys d igenc effort The Task on Nil ion il Unity by Jein Luc Pepin and John Ilobarts to discuss njtionil un tly with the public J The Bureau on Unity by keep the The Office Spt Adviser on form minister of Ju advise the Prime Mi The n formation Office a Ickbvre r pon for public Id my The sljffs and budgets will be relilivcly small 100 new positions and million The federal and provincial l ments ire her on constitutional re minority rights and Ian gu opportunities which all w isis on official Instruction has been d to elementary schools net nil efforts improve conditions to Increase and other ill of in id i tkth the public ate sector every In addition the million on series of cultural projects to tell Cumd Inns more their own country by films exhibits pro in I exhibits theNat ii Film Board The i The Nalionil The Nit Arts Centre Voluntary unity roups jre In indent- led Willi our mem rs in and elsewhere they ire now than the upp the specially The lie qui en has her support to unity in In officii Jack Me Arthur of Toronto Star stated the sup- Time to shed gloom doom be optimistic MP Frank Phdbrook says Its time to shed the gloom and doom and become optimistic about the future lie says in a new year message Hal ton residents that many reports on the and national unity arc optimistic They arc loo wise to be fooled by critics with vested interests in being pessimist says In a world of slow economic growth Canada is predicted to continue a steady pace and become one of the best mies in the world he says tit sees Cinidians be ing the best fed best housed ind bestcared for people in the world cultural pursuits ire becoming in both officii langu and unity is becoming stronger than ever as Canadians to create a better and separa lists run into more and more troubles of their own The of the people including lie adds that the backbench member Xi Delta Beta meet awards prizes in draw Marilyn Pickett was hostess to Xi Delta Beta November meeting Betty Naylor won the pass to Georgetown Little Theatres Christmas production and the travelling wis won by Eileen ted tokens of appreciation to those members who had ted her in her campaign to raise money for the Hospital for Sick Children Christmas fund Following the business meet ing Eileen en ted her program on persona lily Will Rogers outlinging the accomplishments of his career and emphasizing how his homespun humour enriched the many and varied facets of his career Eileen read examp les of humor to the amusement of the members She then went on to examine the humour of today corned lans and gave a quiz on that subject followed by a group On the evening of December members met the North Golf and Country Club dining room for annual Christmas dinner Once again was a pleasure to greet members on leave who had come out for the Saving your plant By now your Chris will be past Its prime You will have to decide whether to keep it or throw It While many will dispose of the plant there arc a few home gardeners who will enjoy the challenge of trying to save it Burke McNeill Ontario Ministry Agriculture and Food extension horticulturist that with the proper at home gardeners can obtain a glorious display of color next year After flowering the plant needs rest In a cool location The soil should be allowed to dry out and should be kept this way until April When spring home gardeners can begin giving the plant light and water By June the will be ready to be planted In a shady spot In the garden Mr McNeill soys plants should be returned to Lhe house before the first frost After the dinner Secret Sister Christmas were is were At the Sorority City meeting on December 12th draw for baby Beta was held The lucky winner was Mrs of Mounlainview Georgetown The doll her wardrobe will to Mrs seven year old as Christmas gift Congratulations to Mrs and our who supported Hie riffle The pro will be going is heard i reports a trade surplus of billion reversing a deficit in 1976 and the United Slates which suffered a loss of million He sees more pressure on Japan to shire its wealth and provide more world tr the Stock tuehange outperformed US with indices reporting idvances Led by gas mil oil in broad based only mining industrial products showed a decline Dr Phil expects bright and strong 197H while lhe Canadian dollar dropped to cents Amen can the dollar continues lo drop The result of the dollar drop sets at a more rt competitive level he says by strong mecnli Controls hive done their job so they will Mart come off in April Organized I predicts will rem rn son Both pruts will be watched closely but on restraint Will be important private sector is very important in jib ere ition ind new jobcruition at retort levels of jobs in i few Reader agrees with letter Hit on fieline I oiict Ken did not do right by J As I j mi sns ifttr i drinks ihsi think they t in aw i with murder 1 don I think a smack hurts lltm if mi re wis I tin re ml so ninth of this speed wlpliSI Ashgrove social notes lies line and notes eight percent or less to per cent two years ago when controls instituted Prices are more competitive ind product Ion including the is up Operant prod are Improving for mans businesses while lime due strikes is down by two thirds he says there should be a greater opportunity for investment during bee of ill these mentioned above joiiMiMinonm correspondent Well another his It came story ipter has been written in our life s book and now we ire new yeir hour days this year us down the w ly winds through to sun crowned height where a shining city bold and mike this New belter thin old Some of our folks birth lys in this mi nth of I07n We especially want to Mrs J the Mrs on the to you ill we say Hippy Birthday is your flower ind garnet is Our folks TV TOWERS ANTENNAS RADIO I HMO ENTERPRISES 1 HOUSE OF TEXTILES OF LTD Quon Strt Brampton port if Western has a piriiculary convincing ring It is the mast unselfish for il 1 is less lose and more to jnln from sepiralion The role of our ethnic groups not underestimated or undtrused for most of ill I ige her minority problems unity group I Quebec Union of is ejuel mayors limn i dimonslr i ledwltnthiy invited minister to Ihur cm ml booed a The I skimos and other nil peoples of have also made a strong stand for national unity Montreal schools indie they intend to The polls show for national unity per cent both in Quebec and other provinces ind decrcis for sepiralion and other hue rejected I rtmitr lcslUes plojs of ind lit lang ind Hit rtjetltd ip lis On the olher hand in in majority of ins w ml a furtr dtal fur all of i and want their children duelled in both Wlai they don w is v ir could help a deal Then repatrloting the British North American Act will be significant I believe Can id s great strength lies In combined potential of all our differences regional Unguis tic ethnic religious thil Is what Canada is and always will be The rich ind tolerance that companies It Without that it i just another part of North with our differences we have more in common with olher than we have other even our in tends We ire We don wont lo be cither abused or Ignored by each other In the end it will be a mailer of how much we like take an interest In each other all across Canada in Jean Chretien was asked But what can we do as ordinary citizens to keep Canada united There is no easy answer to that he said Just make friends each other as individuals and through all lhe organizations to which you belong No Separatist govern ment can I ike that away Frank A Member of kind tilings rniy I lit husband mt I d w ish him lhe best I do n should stripes I in with all the Sinctrely I Fiddler I Ir ml Mrs Dim is I suns mil from visit with parents Mr Mrs is llhtkett ENVIRONMENTONTARIO DISTRICT OFFICE SERVE YOU BETTER WHEN Tuesday Jan 3 WHERE To 1226 White Oaks Blvd 2B9 off Trafalgar Road north Q From 125 Cross Ave PHONE 844 5747 or 822 Regional Director P G COCKBURN District Offices Toronto Barrie Gravenhurst Ministry of the ontano Environment Hon George Kerr C Minister H Sharpe Deputy Minister THE OAKVILLE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT ONTARIO 15 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