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Orono Weekly Tunes, Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Ilave îou heard? EL turned 40' 1on the :2?rd! I Welcomne to the club! Love Jeff& the Kide FROM PARLIAMENT H IL L Alex Shepherd Andy Scott bas finally resigned as Solicitor General of Canada. I like Andy, bis office was next to mine here in Ottawa before hie was elevated to cab- inet. As a cabinet minister - or any other elected official - It is important to not only do the rlght tbing but also appear to be dolng the right thing. This Is partlcularly Impor- tant for the solicitor general who is responsible for the RCMP, our international security agency and the fed- eral prison system. Clearly you don't go around to public places blab- bering your thoughts to peo- ple. In Andy Scott's case regardless'of what was said,. or wasn't sald, sometbing was said and that's why there is a problem. In the U. S. the president is embrolled in impeachment proceedings for what many would think is not a matter of national security. Here the Solicitor General of Canada stonewalls the Issue that, In the publi's mind, goes to the very heart of the countxy's law enforcement system. It doesn't do much to ele- vate Canadians' respect for the role of the solicitor gener- al, who must be above the fray of eveyday politics, when the govemnment's onily goal is to be able to say a minister has neyer had to resign because of scandai. .As far as scandals go what happened to Andy Scott isn't really a scandaI. I's just plain incompetence on his part for not realizing when to keepý quiet. HeIp locate the forgottenl From A round Homne - by Roy Forrester oarnaroo home oniioren They're calling out from across Canada for someone to listen to theirstory. Many of them are in nursing homes or living with their aduit chli- dren, wond ering whether they might have slblings who were lost to paperwork decades ago. If Dorothy Shier of Wilfrid has anything to say about it, Canadians will listen to the survlving Barnardo Home Children before itfs too late. Anyone who is a Bamnardo Home Child, or a relative of one, or who knows of anyone is urged to let them know about a special Barnardo gat hering Dorothy has orga- nized to be held at the Wilfrid Community Hall on November 27th at noon. Participants will enjoy refreshments and communi- cation with others who found themselves strangers ini a strange land around the tumn of the century. Local writer Dorothea Helms wili interview those interested in having_ their stories recorded. Between the years 1882 and -1925, 30,000 orphan children were sent from England to Canada by Dr. Thomas John Barnardo to begin new lives in this vast country. These young iml- grants, known as the Barnardo Homne Chldren, ranged in age from infancy to His resignation is the price he had to pay like many cab- inet ministers before hlm had to pay as well. The whole incident really' demonstrates one flaw in our federal system. We seem to operate within this mathe- matical formula where the method prescribes a number of cabinet ministers from Atlantic Canada, who must also reflect a certain gender and ethnic balance. 1And we see the same- thing in Britsh Columbia where the govemnment dldn't pick up a lot of seats ether. The resuit is most miembers from B.C. made it Into cabinet. Itfs a strange selection pro- cess. The formula may not make a lot of sense in today's society. After following the formula some MPs qualify for cabinet,. not for any lntrinslc value, but rather because of what geographical location 'and gender they represent. The resuit, from time-to-time, is the kind of problem w e see with Andy Scott. Ministerlal accountablllty is a comnerstone of our parlia- mentary democracy. To pro- tect it we need the very best people elected to hold cabinet positions. SBut the selection process is now shortsighted. In somne cases competence and integri- ty appear to be the last char- acteristics consldered, when they.should be the first. 14 years, and stayed in the varlous homes Barnardo organized until the age of 18. Arrlvlng wlth only a trunK that contained a Bible, Sankey Hymn Book, Traveler's, Guide, Pilgrlm's Progress and a few items of clothing, some of the chîldren knew nothing of their fami- lles, but 2/3 of them had familles who were either 111 or who had fallen on bard times. Many of the children were sent to Canada wlthout the knowledge or permission of parents. Dorothy Shier's late father, Albert George Jex, was a Barnardo Home Child who arrived in Canada on his blrthday, April 15, 1923, at age 14. Dorothy has been working tirelessly along with Peterborough resident Ivy Sucee to locate other Barnardo Home Children and record their stories for their chlldren and grandchildren and for Canadians, as these young immigrants are count- ed among the country's nation builders. For more information, caîl Dorothy Shier at (705) 437-1358 or Ivy Sucee at (705) 742-7523. Hunting (continued from page 1) edge permission to hunt on the land in question has not, and will flot be given," Steele told counicillors Monday. It is the hope of Steele and her group of concerned resi- dents that a by-law be estab- lished to create a safe 'no hunt- ing' set back around schools and similar public areas that are not currently covered by such by-lawS. Steele also asks that the set back be more than 100 metres. Thougli she feit unqualified to determine what a safe distance would be, Steele said "for shotguns a distance of 500 metres might be more real- istic.". Council's direction was to' refer this matter to the newly formed hunting committee. Steele informed council thiat she had attended the last hunt- ing committee meeting, but they feit this matter was out- side of their mandate of by-law enforcement issues. Mayor Hamre thanked Steele for her well researched presentation. She informed Steele that the Hunting Committee was formed to look into ail hunting related issues within the Municipality. Council added churches and community centres to Steele's list of seven Clarington Schools that either have no set backs or the standard 100 metre set back. Courtice South, Clarke High School and The Pines and Newtonville Public are zoned Agricultural, s0 no set backs apply to these schools. Kirby, Maple Grove, Enniskillen and Mitchell's Corners Public Schools fit into the 100 metre set back catego- ry. After a hike of two and a half hours in the Ganaraska Forest, Baxter Creek area that flows into Millbrook and a further two hours along the Wllmot west of Orono I have littie to report as far as birds- are concemned. I could put it at one Crow and two Juncos even though I had company on the Baxter Creek hike. Hardly enough to waste paper Spa ce.' The big proj ect of the past week has been the unplug- ging of the eavestrough drain out to the street After forty-five years - is it that long? - one could expect some form of problem and with a Silver Maple in the front yard it would likely be roots - and roots it was. I even got the clean-out rod stuck in the entangle- ment for a period of timne. There is neyer a day goes by that one doesn't learn somethlng and that something this past week - "always know how far in the drain you have pushed the clean-out rod." It required a littie digging and it was durlng this process of 'search and ftnd' that 1 discovered a Chip- munks nest or home some 18 to 20 inches under the front lawn. It really came as no great surprise for there are at least three such dens between the front and back lawn. The den, as we shall cal it, was some four feet from the surface entry hole and of course the 18 to 20 inches below the level of the lawn. What attracted my attention was a bail of dried leaves that came up with a shovel of dirt. In amongst the leaves were many littie ORONO TOWN HALL EUCIIBRE REStJLIS High - 1) Jim Gordon - 92, 2) Gladys Greenwood - 87, 3) Velma Jakeman - 86, 4) Hilda Caswell - 82, 5) Marie Courous - 77. Low - Jean Holmes; Draws - Jean ONeil, May Tabb, Liz Reynders, Jack Moffat, Marjorie Williams, Alice Hooey, Velma Jakeman, Bob Allen. pea-like halls. On a dloser look the pea- like bails were the seeds of the Silver Maple, of course, minus the wings that had been separated from the seeds. On peeling back the thin skln of, the seed pod it revealed th -e seed as belng bright green and fresh. I had to think that the Chipmunk could have a fresh green salad with littie problem. No doubt there is a lot of food value in the seed germa and it was a store of food for the winter. What was surprising is how fresh and green looking the seed germ was. After al the seed from the Silver Maple tree drops in late spring and, here it was almost winter. Another wonder of nature. It's how nature survives if we let it. 0ORONO PASTO RAL Minister Russel *~. $*' Secretary Marlene Risebrough 983-5702 Church Office 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES Kirby United Church at 9:-30 a. m. Orono United Church 11:00 ar. "Wheelchair Access" Sunday School Classes and Nursery facilities available during Church Services A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. St. Saviour s Anglican Church 1M ILL ST., ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. David R. Saunders, CD 1983-5594 - 987-2019 Sunday Service, Sunday Sehool & Youth Group 9:30 a.m. 1Ist & 3 rd Sunday of Month HOLY COMMUNION 2nd & 4th Sunday MORNING PRAYER To Get Today's Best GIC Rates, SîmpIy Cali Investment Advîsor Ted Trueman Today. (ail (905) 434-7286 or 1-800-267-1522 www.rbcds.com M-,b, 0f Roy.l B.rdk F..nd.1 Grop