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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, May 4,1994 5 Recyclable Robot Delivers Environmentally Friendly Message by Lorraine Manfredo A Canadian immigration official who travelled to Russia with advice for government on how to handle a refugee explosion, is doubtful the troubled economy will survive as a true democracy. Joe Dalrymple, a staff member of the Immigration and Refugee Board in Toronto, was part of die 3-man team to visit the fledgling democracy democracy in February, 1994. After witnessing lines of malnourished malnourished citizens hawking spoiled foods and other wares in the streets of the deteriorating capital, he returned returned home with dire predictions for the unstable economy. "I did not corne back with a great deal of optimism." "I did riot come back with a great deal of optimism," he told Lions Club members at the April 25th meeting. "Even in the best case it would take 20 years before the country might have the GNP of Portugal. Portugal. And divided among a population population of 154,000,000 a GNP the size of Portugal's is going to make for slim pickings. "The situation has deteriorated so badly, and before it deteriorates any further, the military will likely step in." He predicts this armed take-over will happen sooner rather than later. Early warning sigris were in clear evidence during his stay. On one excursion excursion through the dreary city, Dalrymple Dalrymple made a vain attempt to count all the conscripted youths toting rifles rifles in the streets, but saw so many he lost count Since the Soviet Bloc has fragmented, fragmented, an estimated two million immigrants from the various republics republics have poured into Moscow along with 400,000 asylum seekers from more distant and less developed Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran, Iraq', Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Many of these hopeful migrants were not interested in making a permanent permanent stop in Russia, but were in- Kinsmen Host Variety Show to Help CF Fund On May 5th, 1994 at Bowmanville Bowmanville High School, the Kinsmen Club of Bowmanville will be holding a Variety Extravaganza. For over 30 years Kinsmen and Kinctte Clubs have been raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis research. CF is a genetically transmitted disease disease which takes the lives of more Canadian children than any other inherited inherited disease. While the Kinsmen have been quite successful in raising the funds to conquer this dreaded killer (over $20 million to date), in these economic times, raising money, gets to meet research demands harder and harder. Tickets can be'purchased at the door, from McGregor's Drugs, or by calling 623-2765 or 623-1209. The show starts at 7 p.m. sharp. tercepted with false travel documents documents as they passed through hoping to reach safe destinations in Europe and North America. They can't proceed and they can't turn back, so the displaced stay in Russia unsure of their fate. Dalrymple and the Canadian consultants consultants were invited to offer their ideas on the Russian Immigration Offices following an assessment of the department's scarce financial and human resources. He defended the Canadian External External Affairs decision to finance refugee refugee advice to the Russians. "We have to help them set up to deal with the refugees or they will land on our doorstep," he warned. "Our efforts will bring them one step closer to the rule of democracy." democracy." But according to Dalrymple, an admitted pessimist, Russia's democratic democratic foundations may be set to crumble. Slides he had taken of the Immigration Immigration headquarters showed a building with doors coming off at The Stmvbeny Btisket Bouquet Fresh springtime flowers in a gorgeous strawberry motif ceramic basket. We can send one anywhere. 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