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ë Ono Weekiy Times, Wednesday, October 28t,1992 Orono rWeekfy qimes Publicatons Mail Regstration No. 0368:i .~ Publîshing 47 Issues Annuàtly at the Office of Publiation~ 6310 Main Street, OrOnO, Ontario LOB 1 MO Telephone 416-983-5301 RoyC. Forrester, Owner-Edltor lubscription $16.00 per annum The four days that were The four days beginning with Friday evening was a bonanza for the news media. Bob Rae cornes to Orono, the Blue Jays have everyone ail agog with the winning of the coveted pennant, the Canadian voters trip to the poilis, some 74 percent, splitting a decision on the Charlottetown constitutional package and the Town of Newcastle announces a new name - Clarington. Things are going to be dull from here on in or at least flot as active. No matter what your interests the four days were a big hype. As to, the Charlottetown constitutional affair one could really say it was a dead heat taking into, consideration the overali Canadian picture. This corner is sornewhat pleased that it was flot a runaway in Quebec for the NO side nor was rejection of Quebec in English Canada overpowening except for a few pockets. Many will point to, an French/ English clash resulting in the outcome while others will blame the politicians and the package itself. There is no doubt that there are rnany divisions within the country resulting from rinority interest groups that want a piece of the overaîl pie and in their interest the deal died. It seerns it is flot suffice enough to state that everyone in equal. There was a great deal on the table as to the constitutional package and although it is often saîd that Canada is a country of compromise, compromise can only goes so far before it break down. Looking up the word dernocracy which we al daim is our form of govemrment the dictionary has one definition being "a classless and tolerant formi of society." Only that it was so. It is time to put the constitution aside until new players evolve in the future with a possible new approach of directness, lacking theatrics and hyperbole. Let Canada and Canadians now unite providing jobs and a cornfortable lifestyle for ail. Confidendal It has corne to light that on October l3th the Town of Newcastle counicil went behind closed doors in an incarnera session to devise a new directive pertaining to, the Town's fire departrnent answering cails placed by the Ambulance Service of a medical nature. t has been stated that the directive now puts rural residents at risk with restrictions being placed on just when and who would respond from the fire departrnent on cails of a medical nature. From information gleaned it would appear that the fire fighters rnake a good case and that indeed rural residents are flot so favoured as sorne of the urban residents at certain timesof the day. The departrnent has no restrictions on car accidents caîls and rnay attend. 0f course the rub hear is that the province pays for the caîl. t does appear that going into camera to deal with the mauter is on shaky grounds. It has nothing to do with land purchase, nothing to do with litigation and one wouid have to severely stretch the imagination that it concerned personnel in any adverse way. If a rnatter such as this, a service to the comrnunity, goes into camera what else makes its way behind closed doors. On phoning the cierks office we were told the minutes of the incarnera meeting were not available to the public, it is confidential. The question cornes up i5 there a polîcy detailing conditions for incarnera meetings, who determines if an incarnera meeting is legitirnate or requîred and just who rnay caîl for an incarnera meeting. If our rnemory serves us right this counicil was to be ne of openness to die public. Not behînd closed doors can it bc. Letter to Editor: As a Co-ordinator of Volunteers for a non-profit agency, I have corne to realize that the volunteer roies for men are increasing rapidly, and the public's awareness of these roles has flot kept pace. To bridge this gap, several agencies under the umbreila of Durham Association for Volunteer Administration (D.R.A.V.A.) are hosting a unique evenit --- a menci's Volunlteer Information Breakfast. Keni Shaw, weil-known CFTO news personality and anl active voluniteer irn)seif -wiii be emeecing tme event. lntended as an1euc(Iatiol)l exper-ice,, no "str'ong arm"l recruitmlent w"ili be ailowed! Maie vlntesfrolil14 agencies wiil be there to taIk one- on-one about thecir various roies. Advance tickets are necessary and can bc obtained for only $2.00 by caliing 668-3812 or 427-.35,41. Letter to the Editor: Septemiber 30, 1992 marked the end of' the fiscal yeýar f'or 1992 for the Canadlian Cancer Society. Any receipts received after October 1, 1992 wiil be credited to the 1993 eamipaign. It aiso marks the end of my termn of president of the Bowmanville and District Uit 108 of the Canadian C-anIcer i1ol likeC to take thins oportuity by CmeaS'Of youir paper to e:xpress rny tlianks and appreciation to ail of' the peCopie who have given thecir time-i and talent to di~e bene-fit of the Society during mny terrn as president. Raising rnoney through our carnpaign in April takes a lot of canvassers, which we were short of and it refleets on our returns. We ended 1992 fund raising drive approximately $4,000 short of our overali objective of $87,250. Our overail objective includes monies raised through in memoriams, special events, special narnes, business and industry, daffodil sales and the door-to-door canvass in Aprîl. If this unit is to survive and function properly it needs a full siate of officers on the executive. t would be nice if at our annual meeting on October 27th we had a slate with every position filled. For this unit to carry out the duties of driving patients for treatrnent and care and supplies for patients living with cancer we need, a vice president, a unit fund raising chairman, an area fund rais ing captain for Area # 7 (Darlington Twp.) and Area # 8 (Courtice and Maple Grove), a special events chairman and rnany more canvassers for our April carnpaign. Corne out to our annual meeting on Ocýtober 27, 1992 at St. Paul's Church and see some of the volunteers receive their 10 andi 15 year service pins, hear Dr. Hoy our speaker for that evening and socialize with some very nice people, you will enjoy it. Audrey Bate will be the new president of Unit # 108 after our annual meeting. Give her a cal and volunteer to heip out the Society. Everyone has a friend or relative or knows sorneone living with cancer. You wiiI flot only be helping the Canadian Cancer Society, you will be heiping your local Unit, but more irnportantly you wili be helping out these people. How about it? Emnie Eves Outgoing President Unit 108 Letter to the Editor: Dear Roy: re: Gord's View - 21 Oct. 1992 - "I Always Had My Doubts". Gord has hit on a serious issue which, I agree, will be, realized as, a "social timne bomb" for our generation and future generations, uniess we put some thought into the matter of aging and the economies of the aged. A recent letter frorn ry grandrnother (aged 91), who lives in England, confirms Gord's View and reinforces the concerns he discusses and those he aludes to. In describing her thoughts regarding Brîtain's 'attack on pensioners', the financial future of hers-eif and my grandfather (aged 94), both of whom continue to boast good hecalth,, is sornewhat worrisome. Grandrna writes: ', . we are ok at the moment but wonder how long our savings will last. A pity one does flot know how much longer we have to live". None of us can predict when our lives wili corne to their natural end. Consequently, financiai planning now is important. But, this is a complex mnatter which requires sorne flexibility in the naine of 'Oid Age Assistance". People are living longer, mostly (age 65) feeling as fit as they did, for example, in their 40's. t seems rather tragic that society puts such productive, healthy, wise individuals 'out to pasture' under the guise of 'early retirement' with arguments that older workers are 'not productive, less trainable, etc.'. How do we address these issues? Being sornewhat 'young and fit and feeling generally secure', people of my generation (baby boomers) seldomn think about our own mortality, our impending old age or the variety of social/economic issues which we will be faced with in our ',golden years. But, we' must look at the signs on the wall and start talking about these issues; particularly, women. The highest percentage of individuals living below the poverty line in Canada is that of wornen over the age of 65. Wornen spend fewer years in the workplace, thus contributing less to the Canada Pension Plan. There is no pension plan for hornernakers or wornen working on the farrn. Women do share their spouse's pension, but this is reduced when converted into 'wîdow's benefits'. As rny very wise grandmnother states, we don't know how long we will live. Medical intervention in the processes of aging and dying mean most of us are here for a long time. 'Me question we rnust address is: 'Is it going to be a good time?" Sincerely, (Mrs.) Helen MacDonald St. Saviour 's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. Douglas Hall 987-4745 SUNDAY SERVICE and SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. I-fl~- ~' 4' ORONO PASTORÀ,- CHARGE Supply Minister Rev. Dr. Ken Howlett Marlene Risebrough, secretmr Church Office 983-5502 Please Note: Unless otherwise stated Church Services will be held at the following tirnes each Sunday: Kirby United 9.30 a.m. Orono United 11:00 a.m. CHURCH SERVICES Sunday, November lat Regular Services at Kirby Orono Unîted - Quinte "CAN" Guest Speaker Mrs. Lois McLeod, Dire ctor, Camp Quin-Mo-Lac Sunday, November 8th Rernembrance Day Service Service at Cenotaph at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 15th Sacrarnent of Baptism Sunday, November 22nd Regular Services Sunday, November 29th Sacrament of Holy Coniirnunîon UPCOMI\NG CHURCH MEETINGS Kirby Chuirch Board Thursday, November l2th 7:30 p.rn. Orono Church Board Thursday, November l9rh 7:00 p.m. Orono Pastoral Charge Officiai Board Thursday, November l9th 8:00 p.m. U.C.W. General Meeting Thursday, November 26 7:30 p.m. at Orono United Church EXPLORERS 6:30 p.m. A.A. mieets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. h ORONO, ONTARJO 983-5009 R'Utt 1 ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009