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! f 4-0rono Weekly Times, Children movies Wednesday, May 18, 1983 get restricted state O.P.P. TORONTO - Movies which would be placed in the "restricted" category for showing at movie theatres can be obtained by children at video rental stores according according to an announcement made by OPP Commissioner James Erskine. Commissioner Erskine warns parents that their children can obtain these movies and play them back on home video players. A movie shown in a public theatre in this province must first be screened by the Ontario Ontario Board of Censors. That body decides the viewing categories -- restricted, adult accompaniment, etc. - and can also order portions to be removed from the film if the Board considers them to be too violent or sexually ex-, plicit. Videotapes of 1 movies available in rental stores are not subjected to the same approval approval process. The video versions will - often Bear a printed statement saying the movie has been approved when the ijctual video .versions .versions still contain parts which cannot be screened in a regular movie theatre. Ontario Solicitor General George Taylor recently stated that imported movies are not reviewed' by Canada Customs. Importers have 60 days in which to arrange for a screening by the Board of Censors or they can just return the films to the foreign distributors. During that interval, interval, some of the films are being copied solely for the videotape rental trade and then sent back. Ontario Provincial Police and Metropolitan Toronto Police officers have joined forces to fight pornography in the areas under their jurisdiction. In the first four months of 1983, these officers officers seized over 1,000 videotapes from video stores and distributors valued at $130,000. More than 90 charges have been laid in the first four months of this year following seizures in the Toronto, Kingston and Madoc areas. There is an onus on video store owners to apply the "Canadian contemporary community standards" when they obtain videotapes for renting. Videotapes which show explicit simulated sexual sexual acts, actual sexual acts or a combination of sex and violence would probably not conform with these standards and handicapped On Wednesday, May 4th, 1983, Participation House (Durham Region) celebrated the full implementation of its programs and facilities with a reception at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa. Rose Marie Connor, Connor, President and Chairman of The Board of Directors extended extended a warm welcome to over seventy invited guests including including elected representatives representatives from the Provincial, Regional and Municipal governments. A special arid could well be considered obscene. Store owners and distributors in possession of these obscene tapes may be liable to prosecution under the obscenity provisions of the Criminal Code. "We are committed to rigorous enforcement of these laws," said Comm. Erskine. Erskine. "Parents should be aware that their children could have access to this material. They are urged to report all incidents where obscenity is suspected in rental rental videotapes, to the police authority having jurisdiction where the store is located." thanks was given to the many people and organizations who have supported and continue continue to support Participation House financially and in other ways. Participation House (Durham Region) is an incorporated incorporated charitable organization organization that provides residential facilities and related support programs to severely physically handicapped adults. The main thrust of the project is to provide these men and women with supervised supervised residential care in their own community. It is a reversal reversal of the trend of past years which saw these same citizens forced into institutional settings settings and in many cases, settings settings that were away from their families and friends. At present, Participation House has seventeen tenants in seven specially modified apartments located in three buildings in Oshawa. The first of these opened ip May of 1980. Recently, a day program program was implemented which rounded out the facilities and programs offered by the project. project. This day program is at- 1 tended by most of the residents and emphasizes the improvement of independent Celebrating... KIRBY STORE 35th Anniversary FRFF 1 1 » In mum ***************** Hot Dogs - Cake - Coffee *★★★.**★*★ ^* ★ ★'★★** ★★★**★★★★★★★★★ Wednesday to Saturday MAY 18-MAY 21 Introducing.... Many Barbeque Items In-Store Specials Come out and pay us a visit and help us celebrate the anniversary living skills. A volunteer board of tert directors and a full-time and part-time staff of thjrty-five members headed by Elaine Smith, Administrator, carry out the various aspects of the project which now has an approved approved operating budget in excess of $550,000.00. Funding for the capital and operational expenditures of the project is shared by the Provincial Ministry of Community Community and Social Services, the generous gifts of regional residents and businesses, and the incomes of participating tenants. At present, plans are being made, to include the Ministry of Health in an expanded expanded funding base for the project. Thé emphasis oti several facilities in the community community each set up with a minimal capital expenditure is in line with current provincial provincial policy and goes hand-in- hand with efforts to reduce the population of the large provincial institutions. 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