Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 6, 1980, p. 9

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Among Latest arrivals Intra southeast were Mlnh and her brother who were greeted at Toronto airport afternoon by members of their group from Moculslnvlew Chorea in Georgetown The South Vietnamese brother and sister will be staying Initially with Joyce Ram landing at left and her husband Jack near and were assisted fa moving In by Tom and Sally Herald photo by Stephen Frost Mountainview Baptists sponsor brother sister Eight months after they decided to sponsor the immi of some southeast Asian refugees congregation members of Georgetown a Mountainview Baptist Church are organizing a parking lot sale to raise funds for their new arrivals a brother and sister from Vict Nam Sponsored by the George town congregation under the auspices of the Baptist Con on of Ontario and Que bec Minh and her brother Duong rived Thursday afternoon at the Georgetown home of Joyce and Jack Mr and Mrs have agreed to take Initial care of the young brother and sister on behalf of the con gregation whose sponsor ship efforts were guided by a steering committee headed by Sally Ma Skelton is leaving the area this week to move to Vancouver turn over her duties regarding the sponsorship to Jane and Duong arrived the week previous in ton from Hong Kong where they had been staying at a refugee camp since their departure from South Viet Nam and their hometown of Nguyet had been working while In Hong Kong earning some money to help in their acclimatisation here in Canada The pair have relatives in New York Mis and France their widowed mother is aUIl in Hong Kong Mrs told The Herald that who speaks some English and Duong are already adapting well to life in Canada show ing little if any sign of culture shock The brother and sister have been shopp ing with their sponsors and do most of their awn cooking home has exprcs desire to visit Toronto Chinatown district and purchase some Oriental ma The Bap tists sponsor received word from Immigration Canada Just over two weeks ago about the pairs imminent arrival They had submitted sponsorship forms early this year after taking initial steps some eight months ago The congregation is hold ing a parking lot sale at the church May 10 from am to m to raise money for and Duong Anyone wishing to donate items for the sale ia invited to bring them to the church May 9 during the evening THE HERALD April M ISM Page Phung families in Acton after long hazardous voyage Herald Special Both families of southeast Asian refugees expected by sponsor groups from Acton churches arrived the end of lost week The family arrived Montreal earlier in the week and representatives of the Ac ton Churches for Boat People picked them up at Mai ton Friday afternoon The he family arrived in Edmonton and flew on to Mai ton where representatives of Actons Bethel Christian Re formed Church congregation picked them up Thursday Both families are from Viet Nam and speak Cantonese although the spent a year in a camp in Indonesia while the Lea spent a year in Hong Kong The apparent ly escaped Viet Nam in one of two boats which left together The second boat capsized din ing the trip The Le family consists of falher Ban Xlong mother Long Van IS year old daughter Hub and sons IS and 10 The family Is made up of rather Hong mother daughter The son Luong 22 daughters Nu 21 That 19 and Bat IS and son An Luong 12 The Phung family have an apartment on Mill Street and will be going clothes hunting with one of their sponsors Annie Monday Mrs says their apartment Is already furnished thanks to donations and the only missing item to be picked up very soon As yet the family have no Jobs although Mrs Kerkof says the interpreter found out both Mr Phung and his son are printers and the two elder daughters are seam stresses George Lee acted as inter for the family although Mrs express her appreciation for the time that Teresa Wong also took to explain things when they needed her Edith who is working with the family says Ihey have not been able to get specific Information on his work background yet They think be did some sort of delivery job in a factory pos sibly a shipperreceiver How ever he stresses his willing new to do anything when be talks with the interpreter Mrs Is a seamstress The young members of both families are finding slight changes in the educational opportunities open to them compared to those offered children from earlier families Ron Chat ten principal of Robert little Public School which the Le children will eventually attend says the has set up a centre In each of the three school areas where new arrivals learn basic Fnglish Once they are fluent enough to manage hey will return to their home school as full time students The centre for the north area is In Georgetown District High School Mr Chat ten says the child from Actons first Viet refugee family the Caos are attending his school and seem to be getting on well now but he hopes the period of language Instruction In Georgetown will make It for the latest group to settle Into a strange system Highland Games to ask for extra litter baskets Authority voices concern over Varian expansion Varian Canada Incorporated would like to see zoning amendment to permit the severance and amalgamation of a fiveacre area abutting its existing ten acres The land currently belongs to the McLaren estate with part of It zoned agricultural and a portion industrial The Varian proposal would see all squired land Industrial for the purpose of future plant expansions The only concern voiced in the matter came Monday night from the Credit Valley Con Authority A report from the said that the land provides a significant wildlife habitat for the area and there la some concern for slope stability in the area The town planning board recommendation aika that Varian submit site plans to the CVCA prior to the issuing of any future building permits These will be subject to CVCA approval If the board a recom mendatlon ia approved by council Varian will have to lighting and collection and provide drainage and grading location of facilities for plana offstreet parking flood storage of refuse By BOOTH Information Officer Officials of the Speysidc Highland Games are now mak arrangements for ties at this years games scheduled to take place June It in Georgetown Fairgrounds Park Amid the usual skirl of the bagpipes and the tossing of the the highly popular e- vent will provide entertain and enjoyment for all A Cheer Garden is again among the planned activities To book a booth at the games phone or write Frank McBride and the Highland House in Brampton 130 Main St North In past years the Highland Games committee has had some criticism regarding clean up and therefore has booked the fairgrounds for two days one for the games and one extra day for a thorough clean up However this year the town recreation department due to the tight schedule of games for the ball club and the problems incurred in the past because the ball fields being cleaned on Sunday has booked the ball games for Sunday Due to this change the High land Games committee is ask the town to provide odd tionai litter containers and is seeking the public a coopera TV SPECIALS NOW I SAVE Hon both those booking booth and those attending the games in using the containers provided which we are will be collected on a regular basis Thank you and watch this newspaper for more Informs lion in the games as it becomes available MP loses auto proposal The House of Commons Thursday rejected a proposal by MP Otto that the federal government consider repeal of the nine per cent excise lax on North American built automobiles Mr told Ihe Commons that the automotive industry in Canada is continuing to deteriorate while the government has foiled in every way to ease the uncertainty with n this vital industrial sector He presented a resolution to his fellow MPs asking for removal of the tax in order to stimulate the industry and at the same time assure continued employment for thousands of Canadians who are threatened 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