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_________________________________________ Wk~y ?1m..~ Wdnos.%.y,~ ~Auw.I~ iO~ 19# ~S Junior science Fair winners, As rmosi Newtonvillc residenis must know by now, Uic Committee of Clarke Constituents met with Uic Interim Waste Authority on Uic k- evcning of March 9th. Unfortunately, press time had corne and gene by Tuesday night. The full resulîs of Uis meeting will, howcver be reported on ini Uic nexi week's issue of Uic Times. Congratulations te Wally Boughcn of Newîenville. Mr. Bougben is a recent recipient of Uic Commemorative MedaW for Uic by Carol-Ann Osier 125th Anniversary of Cenfederation. The medal bonours, Mr. Bougbpen's contributions te bis community. Here are the winners of lasi week's card party: Arthur Bedwin 85-, June Wilson 79; Margie May 77; Olive Little 77; Moris O'Neill 76 and Jean Jilisen, 76. The draw winners ar Margaret Peacock, Tom Wilbn, Ed Hoad, and John Moffat. The next game will be hcld on Marcb l9th at Uic New tonvilc Hall. Junior Science Fair winner: and Stephanie Tclewiak, gold. Mykolys hyn, bronze; Kira Back row (1-r) David Colby, Front row (1-r) Mike Clook, silver, Mandryk, gold; Jennifer Wilson, bronze; Lucas Joncsand Brad Josh Hawr ylak, bronze; Angela silver. Smiilie, bronze; Becky Humphrey Sometimes you bave te wonder if we, as Canadians, arent a ile tee rcgulated at ti 'mes. The concept bchind the Canadian ideolegy is tbai wc are ail, as ciizens, free individuals. Fr' thinkers. Free speakers, se long as, we aren'î slanderous or suggest things that could be truly harmful in thougbî or in deed. Frecete pursue our dreams and ambitions. Free te choose a lifestyle that appeals to us and then te embrace that lifestyle. This freedom is Uic reason that we remain Canadians. National pride is important, but if ibese freedoms were taken away and wc became a country oppressed and dictated te, tbe number of Canadian emigrants I'm sure weuld risc dramaticaily. This same freedom tbat we cnjoy and indeed lap up, is Uic Uing Uiat brings people from al corners of Uic world, evcry race, every creed, te our shores. Millions of people can only dream of the type of frecdom that wc enjoy here ini Canada. 'Mis brings me te wondcr wby Uic CRTC bas sucb a control over our cveryday existence. What we watch on T.V. and what we listen te on the radie is te an exient controlled by Uic CRTC. They dictate wbat percentage of Canadian music is beard on tbe FM airwaves. Ibis is good, given Uic amounit of Canadian talent that migbî go unneiiccd without ibis regulatien. l'm net sure bow much say Uicy have on the percentage of Canadian content on T.V., but I'm quite certain that Uiey bave their Uiumb deep in that pie, as weli. But if tbey want Canadian content on T.V., Uiey bave it with every red-blooded Canadians favorite pasi-time... Hockey Nighî in Canada. But now ibis great Canadian pasi-time, if thc CRTC, bas uts way, sadly will be regulated as wilI., It scems that Uic CRTC deems hockey fights unfit fer public viewing. Some may agrce wiUi ibis. Altbough, many people cnjey these fights, Uiey are net, Uic CRTC peints out, integral te Uic game. Okay, peint made and wcll taken. They arenît iniegral te the game, but tbcy do occur. How do we work around tdos? The camera focuses on something else that is going on. HUH. Like what? Play is temporarily suspended once that whistjc is blown and the referee and lincsmen try te piy the players apart. What arc we supposed te watch? The players on thc ice surface skating around aimlcssly, waiting for play to resume. The red-faced coaches, yelling from the bcnch. (That one isn't intcresting unless you can rcad lips.) The fans who are on their feet, banging the seats, stomping their feet and calling eut te thc players who are by now thrashing eacb other, minus gloves and helmets. No. There reaily isn't much cîse te sec. C'mon thougb. We see violence in almost evcrything wc watch. Thc ncws. Sitcoms. Cartoons. If thc CRTC wants to cut eut thc fights in hockey. Whaî's ncxt? 'm flot condoning violence, but soon the T.V. stations will have vcry few programs te choose fromi. And they will ail bc 50 WHOLESOME (rcad: BORING). Hey, Mr. Rogcr's! Wonî yeu be my neighbour? -Annual numbers at Clarke Museum Cures, Uiceofficial publication of Clarke Museum bas issued thc annual statistics for Uic Museum ever Uic past ycar. Attendance ai thc muscum in Kirby was set ai 7584 individuals during the 307 days during thc year uthe icmuscum was open. Since 1971 when the first exhibit were opened te the public a total of 46,191 bave visiîed and attendei ai the museum. During thc pasi year the museum bas rcceived 31 donations and purchases of artifacts bringing tbe total donations since 1971 te 921. Cures aise features, in the most recent issue, tales from former residents of the Omono/Kirby arva. It is ahl about a ittle bit of evcrytbing. Recpoàrt f rom Ottawa by Ross Stevenson MP for Durham How would you like te drive the 401 througb Torontos rush heurs cvcry day in a 40 year old reconditioned jalopy? I'm sure there arc very few wbo'd want te try it even once. But Uia's a pretty fair comparison cf wbat's expecîcd from our Canadian Forces personnel by ihose Who object te buying the new EH 101 helicopiers. Tbe total ameunt involvcd, $4.4 billion, is an imprcssively- large figure ai firsi glance,' and thus makes a bandy weapon for cudgelling the govcrnmcnt, particularly during the current ficancial squeeze. Wbat's seldom mcntioned is Uiats te bc spent on Uic new belicopters across a 13- ycar period. It's not a mega- project, or even a special budget item. The mency wil corne from normal ycarly allocations for defence spending, and would represent a relativcly small proportion of ibis year's $12.3 billion -budget for National Defence. Despite wbat you5ve heard laiely, the cost basn't suddenly increased to $5.7 billion. That new figure includes the anticipatcd cifeci of inflation over thc nexi 13 ycars. Il could bc that mucb, it could bc less, ecspecially if today's low inflation rates continue. Pcrhaps Uic loudesi criiicism comnes from those Who dlaim the, helicopters will"be bougbt te, pretect us against a Ureat that ne longer cxists - the nuclear submarinc fleet cf the former Soviet Union. The argum ent bas a germ cf îruth, îbough it ignores the continued existence of that fleet and uts nuclear weaponry, and Uic faci that new nuclear subs stili arc being buili in Russia. While collapse of the iron Curtain ended the Cold War, bringing a wondrous new era in east-wcst relations, the political situation is far from scttled within Russia and many other former Soviet republics. We must pray that their prescrnt leadership remnains stable, friendly, and in control. Howevcr, anti-submarine patrols, while continuing defence safeguard, are only one among many duties for which the ncw belicopters arc needcd. They'fl lic used for searcb and rescue missions off our coasts, in the Arctic, and througb wcaîher conditions heyond Uic capability cf our cxisting belicopters. Tbeyell bc used te deter fishing violators, deteci drug smugglers, and fer shipping surveillance te proect the fragile maritime cnvironment. Rigb t now Canada's armcd forces are hcavily committcd te United Nations pcaccecping duties. When our navy is involvcd, as it bas been in the Persian GuIf and Somalia, ship- borne helicopters arc vital for surveillance and reconnaissance., Itfs truc that-Uic existing fleci, of Sea King helicopters could bc recondiîioned and kepi operational fer a few more years. But theyre over 30 yecars old, and will have been in service ncarly 40 ycars by the imne they're replaced. Refitting would bc cxpensive-probably ai lcast baif Uic cest of Uic new EH l01s. And after thatw'd stilil be left wiUi a fecet cf obsolescent aircmaft with a limited life expcctancy. In a recent letter to a ncwspaper, the former commander cf a Canadian belicopter-carrying destroyer pointed oui our naval fleet soon wili bc about ene-tbird ic size it was in the 1960s, yet bas expanded duties including responsibility for patrolling a 200-mile economic zone along our coasts. Mainstay cf Uiat fleet is Uic patrol frigate, carrying a modem belicopter. "Extensive Deparmeni cf National Defence studies show Uic EH 101 is the ,mosi effective aircraft for this," be stated. "Any eUier sysiem that would even appreacb Uic required capability would cost ai Icest as mucb. "Claims that the job can bc donc by rcfitting a 30-ycar-old bird ihat is already worn oui (contlnued page 10) AUTO WORKERS CREDIT UNION WVhere FULL SERVIE Is What Credit Unions Are Ail About Credit Unions were the first financial institution te provide Personal Consumer Loans e Life Insured Loans *Open Mortgages * Daily lnterest Savings e ATMs *Weekly Mortgage Payments and the first in -Orono to provide Home Banking. AUTO WORKERS CREDIT UNION OSHAWA OFFICE BOWMANVILLE OFFICE ORONO OFFICE 322 Kng St. W. 133 King St. E. 5331 Main St. 728-5187 623-4821 983-5561