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rîw 4-Orono Weekly Times, WVedne1(7sci-y, Miey ,19 HosnitaI1 1Receives Generous DonationsSummer Ats Camp Bowmanville Hospital was'the recipient of two cheques iast week totalling $23,Wd0.00. The first cheque was presented on behaif of the Ladies Auxiliary of Legion Branch # 178 in Bowmanville in the arnount of $5,000.00. The money xiii be used to go towards the purchase O)f sophisticated equipment in the cardio-respiratory area. Here Phyllis Rose, Treasurer of the Ladies-Auxiliary and Diane Howarth, President, hand the cheque over to Ken Howards, the Hospital's respiratory technician. A cheque for $1 8,000 was presented to Memorial Hospital's Obstetrics Depart-ment by Irene Whitney and Marg Kennelly on behialf of the Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies Auxillaries Charitable Foundation. The grant will pay for a foetal heart monitors which is used on every expecting patient tomonitor the vital signs of an infant during labour. GaEIery RA Lrýu iL R iahIi ri .Registration of open for Summer Art Camp, at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Civie Centre, Oshawa. Children ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 12 can enjoy the following camps: Drawing & Painting July. 2 to July 12; Printmaking & Sculpture July 16 to July 26; Cartooning, Kites & Murais July 30 to August 9 and Portraits, Landscapes & Wiidlife August 20 to August 30. Children ages 12 to 14 can experience the Draw, Paint, Print & Sculpture caî<tp August 13 to August 16. IN E TM N &lUItjL CUl aILIIlAX ncLo. TEG". WIH A* TUNEI From Parliam ent, Hili' Alex Shepherd, M.P. Durham> I've made it a point since MY election in October 1993 to lobby the Prime Mînister for more free votes in the House of Commons. . I'was, pleased when h e announced a free vote for the addition of "sexual orienta- tion" to the Canadian Human Rights Act since it affords me the opportunity to reflect your views. The amendment is a clas- sic situation where the public has deeply held views being either for or against- the amendment. The Canadian Human Rghts Act deals with hiring practices in the federal civil service, federally incorporated companies and also the gen- eral provision of goods and services. Therefore it isiliegal to dis- criminate in hiring practices or in selling something - restaurant dining or hotel rooms come to mind - because of one's sexual ori-, entation. For many Canadians the amendment is a matter of giv- ing a group in our society their basic human rights. Others view the amend- ment as a matter of moraiity and the sanctioning, on the part of government, of an immoral lifestyle which wil lead ta same-sex benetits, marriage and adoption rights for homosexuals. 1 xiii be voting for the inclusionof sexual orienta- tion as part of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Let me say that I am a tra- ditional family man with a wife and three children 1 arn very -proud of. I respect the traditionai family and for me it is the fundamental corner- stone of society. When I first look at any piece of legisiation I try, to vision how this wiil effect peo- pie. Remarkably the Reform Party gave immediate exam- ples of the problems dîsabied people, blacks, the eideriy and yes homosexuais have to deai with. After hearing two of the Reforma Party's political stars - Mr. Ringma and Mr. Chatters - it became clear to, me. and Fanadians generally, tlt not ail prehistoric crea- tiËes from Aberta are housed ith1 Tyreil Museum of Paleontology in Drumhelier. Some are sitting right in the House of Commons. But let me return to the moral argument. Cieariy a persons moral standards can be quite different than their neighbours. This is the rea- son 1 argued for the free vote. 1 believe the amendiment reflects the opinions' of our courts and sev en 'of 10 provinces (incuding Ontario). Furthermore, having stud- ied the law învolved,- 1 don't believe the inclusion of sexu- ai orientation is going to lead to any broader interpreta- tions. These are the reasons why 1 will vote in favour of thebill. Another reason is because of a poil I conducted through- out the riding. Why the poli? Because it is a free vote and 1 thought if the people of Durham do not want this amendment then 1 have a duty to vote as they wish., An independent polling firm telephoned 400 people throughout the riding. You the voters were very clear. Fifty-six percent were in favour, 30 percent opposed and 13 percent had no opin- ion. (The numbers do not add to 100 because they are rounded off). This is reiativeiy consistent with a national poli which showed 60 percent (56 per- cent in Ontario) in favour.' Again, it is clear to me that Canadians generaiiy and the people in Durham sec this as an issue of human rights. As 1 said, 1 believe I am a traditional famiiy person who wants to uphoid traditionai social values. If change is in the offing we should ail take part in the discussion. The poli tried to do just that. The xiii of the voters is to support this legisiation and 1 wiil be your agent in this matter. )17 QUOTATION. SEALED QUOTATIONS, clearly marked as to the contents, for the services-listed below, submitted to the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington, Purchasing Office, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, LiC 3A6, wilI be received on the forms and in the envelope provided until the specified closing time and date. Quotation documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Office at, the above address. Quotation 096-7 Part "A" Janitorial Service Contract Tourist Information Centre, Bowmanville, Ontario Part "B" - Public Works Offices, Hampton, Ontario Pari "C" Part "D" Closing Time & Date: Ontario Public Works Offices, Orono, Ontario 4:00 p.m. (Local Time) Wednesday, May 22, 1996 The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. UNIGPALIY 0F Mrs. Lou Ann Birkett, C.P.P., A.M.CT. I"~I-,ri,,-,guu Purchasing Manager ___CLa;_____à_______ Telephone: (905) 623-3379 Ext. 268 ONTARIO Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 8, 1996 P.o. 5979 For registration informa- tion contact Darlene Cole, Education Co-ordinator (905) 576-3000. CIoDssifi<ed Adn R ci ts $4-75 fo>r first 25 uýorcJs .09 ci ucord goc>ve -25 Co>mpaore tos ra tes with oihcer neujwspcipe-rs!