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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 24, 1989 Durham College Convocation Speakers On Saturday, May 27, Durham College will hold two convocations, one for Business and Technology graduates, at 10:30 a.m., and one for Applied Arts and Health Sciences at 2:30 p.m. The ceremonies will be held at. the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, The morning speaker is George Peapples, President of t General Motors of Canada. The afternoon speaker is Sherry Bassin, Durham College Faculty Member and community leader. College President, Gary Polon sky will preside at the Convocation and the speakers will be introduced by Robert Fair, Chairman of Durham's Board of Governors. Diplomas and Certificates will be presented by Don Michie, Dean of Applied Arts, Pat Audrey, Dean of Health Sciences, Don Hargest, Dean of Business and Doug-Tripp, Dean of Technology. The invocation and benediction will be given by Rev. Barry Pogue and Chaplain Jim Kirkconnell. Music will be provided by the Oshawa Civic Band. Report from Ottawa by Ross Stevenson, M.P., Durham It's no exaggeration to say that Canada grew up around its railways. Rail links are part of the agreement agreement that led to Confederation in 1867. And over the years our railway system has been an almost constant source of controversy. Despite its significance as part of our national heritage, rail passenger service is' seldom used by most Canadians today. Airlines are faster and cheaper for long distance travel, and on shorter trips most of us prefer to drive. That's the root of the current tough decisions facing the federal government and VIA Rail. VIA was created 12 years ago when 'the major major railways wanted to drop their money losing passenger trains. It was felt then that VIA, as a subsidized subsidized Crown corporation, could maintain traditional passenger service service on a near profitable basis. However, as the recent Budget demonstrated, these subsidies have mounted to such an extent that the whole rationale of VIA must now be re-examined. Since its creation VIA Rail has received more than $5 billion of taxpayers' money, of which more than $1 billion went for capital improvements to equipment and facilities. Despite improved passenger use of some routes, things are not getting better. In 1988, VIA's revenues increased by $26 million, but expenses went up $94 million ! While other Crown agencies have managed to put themselves on a paying basis since 1984 -- Canada Post is a notable example -- that appears appears to be impossible for VIA in its present form. In our own area there's much 1989 Operations .of Provincial Parks by Mandy Bidwell, District Visitor Services Prog. The Lindsay district provincial parks extends a warm welcome to all visitors in the 1989 season. Camping, Camping, fishing, swimming, hiking, picnicking and a variety of other outdoor activities await you at the following district parks: Balsam" Lake; Darlington; Serpent Mounds are open from May 12th to October 9, 1989; Emily Park opens May 12th to September 9th, 1989; Mark S. Burnham and Peter's Woods Provincial Parks do not offer camping, camping, however, they are open all year on a daily basis for your enjoyment. enjoyment. Alcohol Ban To ensure the peaceful experience that most campers expect in provincial provincial parks, an alcohol ban will be enforced at Emily, Balsam Lake, Darlington and Serpent Mounds Provincial Parks from May 12th to May 22nd, 1989. During this time, the possession of alcohol anywhere in the parks is prohibited. After May 22nd, 1989, a registered 'camper and guest may have alcoholic beverages on the campsite only. No one is permitted to drink or have an- open container of any type of alcoholic beverage in any other areas of the park, including including park roads, beaches or picnic picnic grounds. Are you a park pal? Of special interest to all young campers this summer is the Official Park Pal Incentive Program. Young campers are encouraged to . collect bottlecaps, participate in organized litter pick-ups, maintain clean campsites and attend an interpretive interpretive program. In return, each participant receives a corresponding sticker bearing a coloured wildlife Bill Bramah and his Ontario understandable public concern about the future of VIA service, which many consider a much preferrable alternative to driving. That's particularly true of the Toronto-Peterborough-Havelock dayliner service, probably the most economically viable of all VIA'S trains. This tr^in was cancelled by the previous government as an economy measure, and returned to service after the 1984 election with the understanding that it couldn't be kept if it wasn't used. Anyone who travels on the Toronto- Peterborough-Havelock train knows that most days it virtually is filled to capacity. Back in February when the very first reports were heard of possible cuts to VIA, I immediately contacted contacted the federal Minister of Transport to make sure he understood exactly how heavily used used and important this train is to our area. Since then I have spoken and written to him on several occasions. As well, I have asked VIA's president, president, who must make the final decision, decision, for complete statistics on the passenger use, revenue from, and the cost of operating this train. I believe these favourable economic indications should be a factor in his decision about its future. My hope is that the economics of this passenger service on the Toronto-Peterborough-Havelock line will justify its survival. Certainly Certainly I will continue doing everything I can personally in trying to preserve it. For further information about this ,or any other federal matters, please contact my Constituency Office Office in Oshawa at 571-5430 or (toll free) Zenith 9-6130. I get all bright-eyed and bushy- tailed when Ï hear a good story about our native people. I'm hot on the trail of pow-wows, artists, sculptors, craftsmen or archeological archeological digs. But things took a strange twist when I dropped in recently to the museum of Indian Archeology in London. I was told there's a black market in Indian artifacts which have been unearthed over the years. Apparently, up to 80% of Canadian Canadian artifacts have gone to collectors collectors in the United States and Europe! Deborah Bodner, the curator at the museum, says artifacts found on this side of the border were snapped snapped up by well-heeled collectors from the States for decades before the government realized what was happening. It wasn't until 1970 that they stopped a ban on exports. "Even the native people themselves didn't take much interest interest and had no idea of the artistic value of the artifacts. These days, of course, they're far more conscious conscious of their roots," she said. While there. I took a look at the valuable Jury collection of Indian artifacts, which fortunately is still intact. It's an extensive one, accumulated accumulated from childhood by Dr. Wilfrid Jury, perhaps the most knowledgeable Indian archeologist in his day. Dr. Jury was the builder of the reconstructed Ste. Marie Among the Hurons near Midland and several other sites and Indian villages around the province. When he died, he bequeathed the collection collection to the museum. photograph to place in their Park Pal Folder (which is supplied with the first sticker earned). After collecting collecting all four wildlife stickers, the park visitors automatically receive an 'Official Park Pal' sticker to place on the back of their folder. These folders provide an attractive attractive nature display with informative interpretive messages for each 'Official 'Official Park Pal' to take home as a souvenir. You may earn your wildlife stickers at any of the following provincial parks: Balsam Lake, Emily, Darlington, Serpent Mounds and Sibbald Point. By becoming an "Official Park Pal' you will have created a safer camping camping environment, improved wildlife habitat areas, as well as shown an appreciation for the park and its natural surroundings. Tent Caterpillars Hatching by Tom Farmer, Forest Technician The welcome warm weather is bringing bringing out the unwelcome Tent Caterpillars. Both the Forest Tent and the Eastern Tent Caterpillars are beginning to hatch out of their egg bands. Now when they are tiny and vulnerable is the time to try and eradicate these pests from your trees. Wear some rubber gloves and physically remove, or squash the newly hatched caterpillars. If you must spray for Forest Tent Caterpillars, we recommend you use a biological insecticide such as Bt, Bacillus thuringiensis. There are several brands of this product on the market. Follow label directions carefully and exactly. Remember that by the end of June the 1989 infestation of Forest Tent Caterpillars will be just a memory. His wife, Eisie, a researcher who worked with him on his many projects, projects, has an office at the museum and, although now well into her seventies, still comes in to sift through her husband's papers and data that he left. There's a modél of an Indian community of about 1,500 people that Jury and his father put together. Made to scale,- it must have taken them untold hours to do it. The interesting thing is that the community existed a century ago on the museum property, right beside the main building. And there's an ongoing dig and building program to reconstruct it. Already, a few longhouses and some palisades have been erected. But it will be some years before it's completed. So, although many of our artifacts artifacts have gone out of the country, country, and today there's even a black market in them, the Jury collection is safe and sound in London and will remain there for future generations generations to learn more about an integral integral part of our heritage. Information on breathing problems There is still time to register for the Durham Region Lung Association Association "All About Breathing Pro- x blèms" series at the Kedron United Church, R.R. 2 in North Oshawa. This four session program will commence commence at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 1989 and conclude Monday, Monday, June 12th. Speakers will include include t a family physician, a pharmacist! pharmacist! a public health nurse and a physiotherapist. They will cover topics including the physical causes of asthma, bronchitis and em- 'physema, the use of medications (including inhalers), a discussion on allergens in the environment, and various coping techniques. Registration is $10.00 (individual or family). For more details, or to register, please call the Durham Region Lung Association (the Christmas Seal People) at 436-1046. Can you get AIDS from sharing a needle while doing drugs? YES! Get the tacts. Let's Talk. 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