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t [CRAZY CHRIS COLT qngg .Cubby Baxlr 10-Oroho Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 26, 1987 Presentation from To wn On Saturday evening Diane Harare, Regional councillor for the Town of Newcastle, presented Jocylen Muir with a cheque from the Town of Newcastle of which monies were raised through swimming swimming events and other activities. The money is to be used for Multiple Sclerosis. The presentation was made at a dinner held in the Orono Arena under the auspiçies of the Great Pineridge Kinsmen. The dinner was held in connection with the Car Rally Rally taking place at the fair grounds. The Great Pineridge Kinsmen were host to Muir and her team at the dinner. OTTAWA -- A Senate Special Committee on Terrorism and the Public* Safety released a report recently recently which tends to confirm what most of us havç long suspected. Neither politicians, the immigration immigration service, security forces nor the media are ready for terrorism, either here at home or overseas, and we'd better hope we don't run into any. Although the Chairman of the Committee, Senator William Kelly,. is at pains not to be alarmist, his committee's report speaks for itself, itself, bluntly and plainly. It notes that a complex federâl structure to combat terrorism has been evolving since the FLQ crisis of 1970. "In » evaluating,the structure," the report report says, "the Committee asked itself itself a simple question: 'Can this structure, as devised, be reasonably expected to work?' The Committee's Committee's general response is that it can't." Elsewhere, the report blows the whistle on immigration procedures and the ease with which terrorists evade detection in the current security screening processes: "When examined strictly from the perspective of counter-terrorism, the complexity of current immigration immigration policies and procedures and the numerous reviews and appeal avenues cause the Committee concern. concern. Our immigration procedures . appear to be on the verge of complete complete collapse under the pressure of current entry volumes." And there are all sorts of terrorist terrorist situations which could erupt for which the authorities have no policy directives. What • 'would happen, for example, if a Canadian airliner with our nationals on board was hijacked and flown to a small Caribbean island, and the government government of that island appealed to Canada to deal with the situation? The RCMP's special emergency response response team, which might be expected expected to handle such a problem, is not authorized to operate outside ■the country. . >■ - Qüite properly, the committee suggests, we should prepare for siich eventualities by authorizing the usé of atn armed Canadian assault assault force to rescue Canadians in hostage-taking incidents outside Canada. That sort of thing is elementary, elementary, and it is clear from the committee's report, that we haven't done the most elementary kind of spade work. The committee pulled its punches in only one area, that is with the media, and at the news conférence launching the report, it was easy to see why. Matty of the questions posed by reporters were peurile, cynical and self-serving. They were not so much questions as thinly veiled expressions of opinion. They were not meant to elicit information, information, but were intended to entrap senators and provoke confrontation. confrontation. I suspect the committee concluded concluded much earlier that about all it could do was recommend that the media be more responsible than it has been about covering terrorism, and then run like hell to avoid a deluge deluge of righteous indignation. available in Whitby A non-profit housing group in Whitby has been given approval to develop eight residential rental units. The announcement was made today today by Alvin Curling, Minister of Housing. ♦ The eight units are part of the second second phase of a 3,000 unit nonprofit nonprofit housing initiative that is being being funded solely by the Government Government of Ontario. Initial allocations 'for 942 units were announced last January. "This program is especially concerned concerned with providing homeless people, disabled individuals, battered battered spouses and low-income singles with decent, affordable accommodation," accommodation," Mr. Curling said. "These additional allocations are another indication of the commitment commitment this government has made to deal as .quickly as possible with the most urgent housing problems facing facing us as we mark the United Nations Nations International Year of Shelter for the Homeless." In the weeks ahead, Ministry of Housing staff will be working with The Canadian Mental Health Association, Durham Branch to develop rental accommodation. Mr. Curling said today that 122 sponsoring groups in 64 Ontario ' municipalities were being given the go-ahead to develop fhe 2,079 units in the second phase of the 3,000-unit allocation. Most of the groups in today's allocation will require support câre funding, and final approval will be given when the funding is secured and other criteria met. Funding for support services for this special provincial initiative will come primarily from the Ministry of Community and Social Services and the Ministry of Health. Announcements Announcements concerning these services services will be made in the coming weeks. Most of the units in each project will be allocated to the very needy. Rents will be based on income, rather than on the size or type of housing occupied. Major review of Library services in Newcastle The Town of Newcastle Public Library is undertaking a major review of library services in the municipality this fall. Results of the review will assist the Library Board in meeting its responsibilities under the Public Libraries Act and particularly particularly in developing a long-range plan for service delivery. Opportunities for the public to comment on library service needs are an important part of the project. project. Public meetings are scheduled for October. A survey will be conducted conducted from September 8th to September 15th and the Library Board's Steering Committee for the Needs Study hopes for a high participation participation level from the Town's citizens. Locations, in addition to the thre library branches in Bowman ville, Newcastle village, and Orono, where the survey will be available will be announced next week. The Library Board has chosen CMP/Barnard Management Consultants Consultants to conduct the Needs Assessment Study which is funtied by the Town of Newcastle and by an Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture lottery program grant. COMMUNITY CENTRE ORONO MON DAY,August 31 8:00 P.M. The Caneadum wii".r ft N < v- COLT LORDS OF DISCIPLINE GENTLE BEN MESB THE FABULOUS IN ACTION! PLUS SWEET SIKI /V V >•! ALSO X 4 BIG BOUTS ON THE RAMPAGE Ringside - .*9.00 General - *8.00 Children - *6.00 Ticket Information Call 983-5617