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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 30, 1984-7 Orono United Church AnnIversary service Orono United Church Sun- day School held their An- .niversary Service on Sunday, May 27th, as their final event of the season. The theme for the morning was the stained glass windows that beautify our church. The students presented the theme by the use of handmade win- dows, kites and songs. As well as the music sung by the Sunday School students, we were entertained with a piano-trumpet duet by Gladys Brown and Carlos Tamblyn and a sing-song led by Marlene Ross. Reverend Wright gave Bibles to the students graduating t the Junior level. He also awarded Cubs Mark Plummer, Kevin Scott and Peter Cowan their Religion In Life Emblems, for fulfilling the requirements for this badge. A special thanks is extend- ed to the Sunday School staff and everyone who helped make our service a success. We wish you a happy summer and hope to see you when Sunday School resumes in September. Asthma Camp still taking registrations Maureen Remington of the demonstrated their skill in Maureen demonstrates the other crafts were included in Orono Showcase Co- their particular craft or art art of water colour painting. the three-day demonstration operative was one of a over a three-day week-end Quilting, macroma, floral program. number of members who period at the Co-op recently. arranging, stain glass and Orono students now Allan Lawrence On May 26th, Durham College held two convoca- tions, one for Business graduates on Saturday morn- ing, and one for Applied Arts, Health Sciences and Technology graduates on Saturday afternoon. A total of 666 students received their graduation Diplomas and Certificates at the two ceremonies, which were held at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. Wearing ceremonial gowns for the occasion, the graduates came from many points in and beyond the Durham Region. At the morning ceremony Douglas Park, Branch Com- ptroller for Regions, Ontario Hydro, was the speaker. Mr. Park emphasized that one of the main tasks that industry is faced with today is to learn to cope and keep up with the rapid changes taking place in high technology. He said that it is important to a business to control and manage a par- ticular technology as the organization gains experience with it, and to do this it must have properly skilled people in place. He emphasized that Durham College graduates have acquired many of the skills that are required. One area singled out by Mr. Park was that of "knowledge workers" who are the managers and professionals who create, manipulate, and communicate information. For the graduates going in- to industry Mr. Park said the kind of information they are dealing with may vary, but successful management will ensure productivity, improve the quality of products, and in the end, increase a com- pany's profits. Speaker at the afternoon ceremony was Sally Barnes, Past President, Ontario Ad- visory Council, Status of Women. Ms. Barnes em- phasized not only the oppor- tunities awaiting graduates in the worik place, but the obligations and respon- sibilties of citizenship which they must address. -This responsibility was said to be more important because the graduates have benefited from their post-secondary education with specific technical and communication skills. She emphasized the contribution they can make to industry and to society. Douglas Park was in- troduced by Durham's Board Chairman, Nigel Schilling, and Sally Barnes -was in- troduced by Vice-Chairman of the Board, Dr. Peter Zakarow. The top Durham graduating student for 1983-84, Donald Dragomatz, was presented the Founding President's Gold Medal and Stewart R. Alger Scholarship by Dr. Gordon Willey. Music was provided by the Oshawa Civic Band. Graduates were introduced to the dignitaries, families and friends by Woody Manery, Director of Applied Arts; Fred Haywood, Director of Business; Don Michie, Direc- tor of Health Sciences; and Jack Davidson, Director of the Technology Division. Mel Garland, Durham Col- lege President, presided at the graduation ceremonies, diplomas and certificates were presented by the Dean of Academic Affairs, Lister Robinson. The Invocation and Benediction for the Durham College Convocations were given by the Rev. Roger Maggs. A reception was held at the, Oshawa Civic Auditorium following each ceremony. Graduates from Kendal were: David Sunstrum, Jef- frey Thibodeau, Judy Zealand. Graduates from Orono were: Sandra Dennis, Mari- Jo Garnett, Debbie Harnden, Dawn Irwin, , Mark Lake, Jonathan Locke, Frank Maitland, Karen Quantrill, Ottawa letter Hon. Allan Lawrence, M.P. Durham-Northumberland A federal election almost certainly will be called sometime later this year, and l'm sure that most of you will want to vote in it. However, federal election laws now state that only adult Canadian citizens are entitled to vote. Similar legislation re- quiring citizenship for voters in Ontario elections is being' considered by the provincial legislature. So if you have any ques- tions in your mind about your own citizenship, now is the time to do something about it. There are other good and practical reasons for being sure you are a Canadian citizen. Citizens are ensured all the rights and freedoms enshrined in our Constitu- tion. And if you -want to travel abroad, to secure a Canadian passport you must present either a birth cer- tificate showing you were born here, or else proof that you are a citizen. I don't -want to alarm anyone needlessly, so it should be emphasized that if you were born in Canada and have a birth certificate to show it, or if you have taken citizenship already, then clearly you have no problems at all. But beyond that, the exact legal definition of who is or is not a citizen is too complex to explain in detail here. Very generally, you are a Canadian citizen if: - you were born in Canada - you were born outside the country and - you were born outside Canada but one of your parents was a Canadian; or - you were the war bride of a member of the Canadian armed forces during the Se- cond World War and came to Brian Schoenmaker, Ellen Snoek, Susan Usborne, Kevin Wayland, Lynn Williams. Canada between 1941 and 1947. That is only a very brief summary of our citizenship laws. If you have any ques- tions about your status, if you want proof you are a citizen, or if you want to app- ly to become a citizen, then you should contact one of the local citizenship offices. As the process takes time, it's never'too soon to begin. Securing a proof of citizen- ship certificate can take about three months. The full process for acquiring citizen- ship takes about six months, perhaps longer, depending on your own circumstances. To apply for citizenship an adult - that is, anyone 18 or older - must be a permanent resident who has lived in Canada at least three years. Those under 18 years of age may apply any time providing at least one parent already is a citizen. There is a fee: $15 for an adult citizenship application, $8 forthose under 18 as well as for those under 18 as well as for those just requesting proof of citizenship. The place to begin is at the nearest citizenship office. Three of them serve our area. 'rhe Citizenship Court and main office is in Oshawa at 44 Bond Street West, telephone (416) 723-1216. Cobourg has a field office which is open only on the se- cond Friday of each month, at the Federal Building, 281 McGill Street. Peterborough also has a field office which is open only the third Wednes- day of each month. It's at the Canada Employment Centre, 311 George Street North. Application forms can be obtained only at these of- fices. The staff are ready to assist you, and the fees men- tioned cover everything. As people in many other parts of the world would teil you, Canadian citizenship is an extremely valuable posses- sion. And as 1 said at the beginning, you won't be able to vote without it. There are still places available for this summer's Christmas Seal Day Camp at Camp Samac, Oshawa. The facility (offered to children between 5 and 9 years old who have asthma or other recurrent respiratory pro- blems) will operate weekdays between Monday, July 16th and Friday, July 27th. Children with breathing problems frequently miss many ordinary childhood pleasures, and the main ob- jective of the Christmas Seal Summer Camp is to demonstrate that, with only a littile extra care, these chidren can participate as fully in active summer past- times as their non-asthmatic friends. Alil the usual activities associated with camping will be offered under the supervi- sion of five trained Camp St. Francis of Assisi One hundred and fifty local Senior Citizens enjoyed the noon lunch at Ecumenical Services sponsored by St. rancis C.W.L. on May 14th. staff (including a registered nurse). Cook-outs, nature trails, water sports, country crafts and a sleep-over night are all included in this Camp experience. Door-to-door bus transportation is available for children resident in Oshawa and Whitby. Registration fees for the two week period are $40.00 per child (including transpor- tation), and for families with more than one child atten- ding, this rate is reduced to $20.00 for the second child. In view of current high unemployment in Durham, the Lung Association is prepared to reduce or eliminate fees in individual cases of financial hardship. For more information on this Christmas Seal Service, call Durham Region Lung Association at 723-3151. Winners in the Pa.rish draw were: Afghan bedspread - Ross Boyd, Newcastle; Walkman Radio - Frank Sweeney, Orono; Paple Plate - Penny Meadows, Bowman- ville. The C.W.L. Pot Luck Supper is June 10th, 1984 at 6:30 p.m. Members husbands are invited. ACCOUNTING CLERK (Union Position) The Treasury Department requires a temporary Ac- counting Clerk to perform various general accoun- ting functions within the department for a period of approximately five months (June to October 1984). Applicants having successfully completed in- troductory level accounting courses and having a minimum of two years general accounting ex- perience in a computerized environment and/or equivalent will be given preference. This position is within Category 6 of the Inside col- lective agreement. Salary range $14,776 to $17,279 annually. Applications may be submitted in confidence until 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, 1984. Applications will not be acknowledged. David S. Johnston, M.C.l.P. Chief Administrative Officer 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 Date of Publication: May 30, 1984 Purchase Order No.: A0792 grads of Durham