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Mainstream Canada Travel observations that hit home V° Home THE CENTRE OF By W. Roger Worth Perhaps, just perhaps, we are our own worst enemies. How else to describe Canadians' Canadians' penchant for visiting other nations, while tourism operators and their employees in our own country are facing such difficult times? It's a paradox, but the facts are relatively simple. Last year, Canadians took more than five billion of their dollars out of the country to travel and support tourism operators in other nations. What's more, about $3,2- billion of the total bill 'was spent in the United States. Naturally, there are some good reasons for the spending. The winter weather in Florida, Arizona and California, for example, is certainly warmer than it is in St. John-'s, Chicoutimi, Thunder Bay and Cold Lake. But that's a cross we have to bear, even condoning condoning the sun-seekers who drift south to recharge their batteries. Nevertheless, we're now entering the sunny season when Canadians can get the ready-made warmth in their own country. So, there's little reason for them to take their money south of the border. Still, many persist in making the trek. There are good reasons reasons why they should change their ways. Canada's campgrounds, trailer parks, cabins, lodges, motels, hotels and tourist facilities, for instance, are at .least the equal of those in the U.S., and travellers donh have to worry about losing money on currency exchange rates. (Don't forget, the ex change rate is more than 20 perceht, .and that cash is lost money.) Then there are the funny little little items that people tend to forget when they add up the cost of a trip. We sometimes don't compute, for example, that the use of Canadian roads is generally free, while travel oh those south of the border costs nickles, dimes or dollars. But there is more than out- of-pocket costs involved in the choice between vacationing in Canada or the U.S. As it stands, it is a ciuC : ~' matter of jobs, and in which country they will be available. With 1.6 million or more of us unemployed, Canadians badly need the jobs that can be provided if we vacation in our own country. In addition, they are the kinds of jobs that really count. Many of them are filled by students, who may not be able to attend sessiôris in the fall if they don't earp some cash. Others belong to tjie young unemployed, who haven't had the opportunity to show their skills, even on a short-term basis. So perhaps Canadians should have second thoughts about relaxing for a week or two at a U.S., rather than a Canadian, resort this summer. By spending the cash in Canada, you won't ' have to feel' guilty about depriving Canadians of jobs. What's more, your spouse or children might actually appreciate appreciate seeing a greater part of their own country. It's' a point worth considering. * ÇF- IB hea'luie Service ATTRACTION I would suppose most everyone dreams of being the centré of attraction of one form or another at sometime during their lifetime. Being a John Travolta walking into a massive auditorium with all eyes turned in your direction or a Clarke Gable taking centre centre stage in a spacious mansion mansion in "Gone With The Wind". 1 don't dream about it anymore after Saturday morning morning when 1 made my grand entrance at Terminal One at the Toronto International •airport. 1 have now had my share of attention. It was to have been a red letter, day but with little fanfare. fanfare. We were meeting daughter Nancy and grandson grandson Jamie from Edmonton 7:20 at the airport. Donna and 1 certainly had a good trip into the city and pulled into the terminal right on the dot of 7:20. 1 left Donna Donna off at the arrival door and proceeded to park the car which generally is somewhat of a hassle but not on this particular occasion. A vacancy occurred in the second lane over from the arrival arrival door and with some manoeuvring 1 was able to back up the lane to park almost opposite the door. I thought, "How proud Donna Donna will be of me to have parked parked so conveniently". Actually 1 was assisted in that the plane had arrived some ten minutes prior to 7:20 and cars were- moving out and a couple of buses were loading up immediately behind me. i thought how lucky can I be. Turning off the key of the car I was immediately engulfed engulfed in,a great cloud of steam or smoke which belched out to cloud the whole arrival area. I am not going to try and convince you how much smoke or steam there was but I would beat Don Staples couldn't put up any more with his apple sprayer. Of course I was the centre of attraction and I could see the smoke entering the bus as it was being loaded and all eyes were turned to that country pumpkin that had just pulled up. 1 even assured one curious traveller that it was not part of a terroist plot and that the smoke would soon leave . . . at least I was hoping so.' I soon lost myself in the crowd and hoped for the best when I would return with Nancy, Jamie and Donna and granddaughter Kelly. This wasn't really the end of my problems for I had to open the hood to check the water in the radio which was at a normal level but then the hood would not close at the final notch. 1 was ready .to put up with this and felt .that luck may hold out and I could gel, the family home. Turning the key the motor sounded good and the car moved out of the airport with no problem. To shorten the story we did . run into the major problem half way between Court ice and Bowmanville on 401 and had to pull over to the side. The transmission had gone. Luckily Tim Cox was'driv- ing home from Oshawa after a few hours Saturday morning morning work and did sec us to come to the rescue. We are enjoying the visit of Nancy and Jamie and teaching the grandson some of those things a grandfather should and of course he, is teaching us a -few things .that' over the years we have forgotten. Visiting the cemetery with Jamie he ran up to one of the head stones and pointed to the big lettering individually with sounds of uh, eh, rr. No doubt this is a throw back to his days at Nursery school and the lineup of letters is recognizable and has a meaning meaning of some sorts. As yet he still shies away from the chickens but has picked up the trait of his grandfather in kicking stones as he walks along. had my day at centre stage and continue with the enjoyment enjoyment of the enlarging family. Mel Hartwig Excavating ORONO 'ONTARIO 983-5140 • Bullddzing - Back l-joe Septic and Tile Beds Sand, Gravel , and Top Soil FIREWORKS FOR FAMILY FUN AVAILABLE THROUGH TO MONDAY EVENING M&M VARIETY MAIN STREET - ORONO Orono Week!) I hues, Weiiiiesihty, May 18 1983-9 Misleading to Just fight pornography "It is misleading just to fight pornography," Dr. Morton Paterson told the Annual Meeting of the Bay of Quinte Conference in Kingston last weekend. We must look behind the man who goes alone to erotic movies,, the alcoholic, the criminal and the rapist to see the sickness causing it, and to treat the whole person, he said. . Dr. Paterson, as Mission Officer for Hamilton Conference Conference of the United Church of Canada, gives leadership on justice and social issues, ethnic and native ministries, and criminal justice. He is involved involved with the Hamilton- Wentworth Detention Centre. Centre. "What gives rise to pornography, pornography, to drug addiction? Why are people not whole but ..sick? How great on a scale of one to ten is our concern concern for the rapist? Do we really want him healed?" Dr. Paterson asked the delegates, "Do we restrict our compassion and concern to the small group of people in our Own inner circle? Or are we filled with angry compassion compassion at the news that 150 babies out of 1000 in Bangladesh die before they are a year old because of formula formula feeding with unsteriliz- ■ ed water?" Dr. Paterson said that the illnesses and the healings of today parallel the illnesses and healings of New Testament Testament days. He said that today Christians Christians are called upon to see an illness tor what it is, to want to heal as Jesus healed, and to seek empowerment, through! Scripture, meditation meditation and prayer, to bring wholeness arid health to broken people. The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE INVITES ITS CITIZENS TO THE ' RE-ENACTMENT OF THE FIRST COUNCIL „ MEETING IN 1858 OF THE FORMER TOWN OF BOWMANVILLE The Bowmanville Drama Club, in conjunction with the 125th Anniversary Committee, will be reenacting reenacting the first Council Meeting of the former Town of Bowmanville, in Courtroom Number One, Police and Fire Bldg* 132 Church Street, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 24th, 1983. A . social hour sponsored by the. Town of •Newcastle will follow. . ' David W. Oakes, A.M.CT. Town Clerk Tovyi of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario. L1C 3A6. Our File: 10.2.18. Date of Publication: May 18th, 1983. The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO T» DESTROY NOXlt)US WEEDS Under the provisions of the Weed Control Act the Province of Ontariç, Public Notice is hereby given to all owners and occupants of subdivided lands within the Town of Newcastle that unless the noxious weeds of weed seed§ on any such subdivided lands in the Town of Newcastle are destroyed by Friday, June 3, 1983, and throughout the season, the Counçjl d.f the Town of Newcastle has directed the Weed Inspector for the Region of Durham to cause said npxious weeds or weed seeds to be destroyed in such a manner as they may detem proper, and that the expenses incurred by the said Weêd Inspectors in the discharge of their dutiesishall be placed oh the Collector's Roll of the Town of Newcastle against the respective parcels concerned and that such amounts shall be collected in the sam t e manner as taxes under the Municipal Act. . , The co-operatiofi of all citizens is earnestly solicited. , , • Weed Inspector Mr. Arthur Hamilton David W. Oakes, A.M.C.T. Town Clérk 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville. Ontario LiC 3A6 Our File: 35.23.4 Date of Publication: May 18, 1983! t