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The Canadian Statesman 7VuActUen> Bowmanville, Saturday, January 16,1993 5 VIA Refugees S till Steaming at Around the Town Federal Gov t Th rpp Ypprç I Qtpr ROTARY COLLECTS WARM CLOTHES AND BLANKETS - The 1 W 1 V Vil w L-dlV 1 Bowmanville Rotary Club is helping Yugoslavian refugees by appealing to The tracks are still there, but the stations are gone and so are the passengers. passengers. It was three years ago this week, on January 15th, . 1990, when the Federal Tories axed a number of VIA's routes across the country. Among them was one of VIA's re- out of office "her added. _ . . the public for donations of warm winter clothing, sleeping bags, and blan- The-Passenger Association will re- u^?u S »°t 3n f rai pas ^® nger S .^ IC( L or kets. The clothing depots are at Preston Transport, 420 Baseline Rd. (from 8 mind local voters that the Tory MPs chard ®in Ms Ministry a,m * t0 5 P- m Q and at lhe F1 y in S Dutchman Hotel. The drive for clothing were elected m 1984 on the promise of made any effo x t0 ^ elp the Association runs from January 6 to 22 and is operating in conjunction with Rotary Clubs vtrp S vJhiLpn Tnmntn 21 !^ PpipZ" ® developing Canadian Communier across the Durham Region. For more information, contact Joe Pinto, Presi- roU gh. " Rail ( CCR ) a flve hne private rail com- dent of the Bowmanville Rotary Club (430-0642) Robert Gowdy, Secretary "A Tory promise Ma broken prom- ^imfonto'the ! VIA Rails cuts' 38 3 of ^ Rotar y Club (623-6023) or Jack Locke, Chairman of World Commu- gional routes in Ontario, the passenger ise," says Pâgnuelo. "Just ask Don Ma- * $33 ooo feasibilitv studv final n hy Service (623-2385). Over 100,000 refugees in Croatia and Bosnia are rail carrier's only officially mcognifed ^owski". ™ urgent need. commuter line in its national network. In x , 1985 . thei ?. Transport Minister- al transportation consultants in May - And although the cuts are now only Don Mazankowski to d us to use it or 1990 concluded CCR would ^ mod _ VISUAL ARTS NEWS - Registration is taking place in a number of art a distant memory for the Federal Gov- ' end^f tfiebareaîn thev didht " P estly P rofltabIe without requiring one courses and workshops for both adults and children. This winter, there are ™ VIA Associa- v,m „«,« " f " adul " a " d a *igh, workshops which usually ,as, for Rail service to get to their jobs, say tl0n . Dave Lester, says the Tories only the Tories fdr ' et th( f "hypocrisy" of 3 single day - The nexl exhibition will consist of landscape and floral paint- they haven't forgotten. . half delivered on their election prom- their $!5 ooo donation which helped ings by Lynne Millman. Her show opens on January 24 and concludes Feb- The President of their commuter 1S ®; Somehow, they conveniently for- 0 ff se t some of the i ega i costs t he Pas- ruary 13. There will be a talk by the artist at the opening on Sunday, Janu- lobby group says they intend to make SM the part about revitalizing the line, senger Association incurred when it a ry 24 Entry forms are now available for the Centre's annual Juried Craft the Tories decision to terminate VIA which meant we were doomed from foU g ht t h e original axing of the line by u-t-• l-l- 7? avai ' a , „ Lenlre s annual Juried Lratt service from Peterborough/Havelock a the very start." the Federal Liberals in 1982. y exhlbltl0n which 18 lakin 8 P la ce March 7.to 27. The deadline for entries is 3 major issue in the year's general elec- He went on to slam the Govern- j n commemoration of the third an- P ,m - on February 19. The VAC annual meeting is Tuesday, January 26, at tioi J; ' ' ment's Jf 06111 -- 3 Mllh ^ study b y. the niversary of the VIA cuts one of the 7:30 P- m - and lh e "Open House at the Mill" is slated for Saturday, February ÆXS'S caZg iU^mpSewast^remi ™ s" ^ ^ ^™°" a " d ruld^ar^relv^for 1 arfaS ^515» was ,o act as ,§»»»«»««. of-heTobanftfa», NEWCASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY - The next meeting of the backlash by voters. smokescreen and to deflect criticism T , v . Newcastle Village and District Historical Society is Monday, January 18. J ' h » Mr. inere snomoretrain Thic will to tto <ZAnîoi'i>>« 'After tossing us out in the cold of from the Mulroney government, winter, it's now our turn to toss them Lester stated. ... ... _. , All Transport Minister Benoit Bou Alder* First Nation Study Native Ancestry Alderville First Nation is currently undertaking a study of individuals of native ancestry (Status, Non-Status, Metis and Inuit) residing within the areas of Northumberland County in its entirety and Southern Durham Region (including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa and Newcastle). . The final report will include information information on the educational and. job training needs of Aboriginal peoples living in this region. The results of this report will be used to implement skills training and to identify employment opportunities that will benefit Aboriginal peoples and employers alike. TMs study is sponsored by Alderville Alderville First Nation, the Kagita Mikam area management board, and the Canada Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. Individuals of Aboriginal Ancestry interested in providing their input are requested to call Shelley Gray, Research Research Co-ordinator, at Alderville First Nation, Collect, to set up an interview at a convenient time. Interviews are confidential Names will not be released. Telephone: (416) 352-3898 anytime anytime during the day, evenings or weekends. Quilt for Canada Marks Canada's 125th Birthday To mark the 125th anniversary of Canada in 1992, Canadians from coast to coast, Canada Quilts magazine and the National Capital Commission collaborated collaborated on a very special project, "A Quilt for Canada". - Deborrah Sherman, editor of Canada Canada Quilts, developed the idea of a quilt made by Canadians from across the nation. Consequently, a call for quilt blocks was launched Canadawide. Canadawide. Individuals were asked to submit submit a 6.5" square fabric block which depicted their feelings about Canada or which represented an aspect of Canadian Canadian life. They were also invited to send in statèments explaining their blocks and its significance. In total, 465 blocks were received and all were joined to form one large quilt top which was made available for quilting bees across Canada. The winning block of the "True, North, Strong and Free" quilt top contest was designed by Kathleen Gauder of North Bay, Ontario and formed the centre panel of the quilt. All submitted quilt blocks were sewn into nine sections in Hamilton, Ontario and the completed sections were sent to nine quilting bees. The final final quilting took place at the 1992 conference of the Canadian Quilters Association/Association Canadienne de la Courtepointe in Thunder Bay. chard had to do in 1989, says Lester, was to listen to recommendations, like the sixteen, the Association had submitted submitted to him, which would have significantly significantly improved the line's cost recovery recovery ratio. "Instead he chose to ignore them." And despite the Minister's statement statement on October 4th, 1989, that "The Government will welcome proposals I'm stuck in my Toyota on'the D.V.P. a'coming...a'coming down the track and I ain't been to work on time, since they stabbed my back. I'm stuck in Myrtle Station. I think it's a crime... that Bouchard and his cronies cut the Havelock Line. It used to be so easy...so easy to get home but now it takes two hours or more and I'm all alone. This will be the Society's annual meeting^ And, in addition, there will be a presentation by local resident Ken Stephenson who will discuss the history of the Native People who inhabited this area before the coming of Europeans. Europeans. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Lions Room of the Newcastle Community Hall. Refreshments will be served. There is no admission fee. Memberships are available. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB - The next meeting of the Bowmanville Business and Professional Women's Club is on January 21 at the Port Darlington Marina Hotel. Anyone interested in attending attending a guest lecture on women's health issues, concentrating on meno- from any person, group, or government How could the leaders of our country pause, is invited to attend. A buffet dinner is part of the evening For reser concerning new technologies and take- do this to me? • valions, please call 623-3915 by Monday, January 18. 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