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wp B--Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday , November 17, 1903 _ du JEEoiToRIAL CFL death knell? The Canadian Football Léague (CFL) has been a tradition in this country for decades, a welcome tradition that each autumn brought Canadians a sport that belonged to them and nobody else. The Grey Cup has been around since 1909. The first Super Bowl was played south of the border in the 1960's. That gives you some idea of the tradition. But the CFL has fallen on hard times in recent years and the League has announced that it will consider expansion into at least three American cities where the fans presumably are hungry for pro football of any kind Will expansion save the League or will it be the first step towards the end of the tradition? Chances are it will be the latter. First of all the guarantee that each CFL team employs at least 20 Canadians on the 37 man roster likely won't survive when the US based teams are in the League. Once that happens, the rosters will be staffed in large part by Amencan imports not good enough to make it in the National Football League Our Canadian universities are not in the football business like colleges south of the border who crank out players at an alarming rate. Once the CFL loses its Canadian content of players, how long will it be before the other unique aspects of the game are lost as well-- the three down system, the wider and longer field and last but not least, the venerable "rouge" or single point as it's now known These are parts of the game that kept at least some fans interested in the CFL. Is expansion south of the border going to "save" the League? If not, why bother. Tampering with traditions like Canadian football is filled with danger. Lord knows, we have so few traditions left in this country, it would be such a pity to see one more go down the tubes. But if all the players and coaches are rican, if the field is shorter, if the number of downs is four and the single point disappears, what have you got---a watered down NFL. And given the choice between a second rate NFL and the real thing, which are the fans going to watch? Tradition is a wonderful thing, but it seems to die easily in this country. Expansion to the States will be the death knell of the CFL. Some answers, Bob Ontario Premier Bob Rae has some serious explaining to the people of this province over the Peter North affair. North, the former minister of tourism resigned his Cabinet post last Friday after allegations that he offered a woman a $45,000 job with the government in return for sex. This allegation, and there is no reason to suspect it is not true, is serious enough. But even more serious, is whether North's sordid behaviour was known in government circles before it hit the headlines. : Published reports over the weekend quote government officials as saying that North has been "out of control" for some time. If that is the case, how much of this was known in the Premier's office? And if a Cabinet minister with a top priority Job (tourism) has been "out of control," why was the Premier not told of this so he could remove North from office? This is a most sordid affair. That a minister of the crown would make an offer of a $45,000 a year government job in return for sex is a travesty in a province where hundreds of thousands are out of work and the line-ups at the welfare offices get longer by the day. The police are in ting, and if evid of law breaking is found, charges should be laid. But more importantly, the people of Ontario demand an explanation of who knew what HISTORY'S GREAT MEN IN FLIGHT ! J- MAHONEY and when. It's called being accountable, Mr. Premier. published co-publishers : John B. McClelland, Valerie Ellis editor : John B. McClelland LETTERS To THE EDITOR Enlighten all animal lovers To The Editor: I would like to respond to Helen Birchall and M. Wilson regarding "Birdie" and my letter of October 27th. I appreciate your interest and opinions but as I stated in my original letter none of this would be necessary if this isolated incident had been investigated properly. I realize now that my choice of words "swift kick" were misleading and unfortunately the wrong scenario was presented. At no time has Birdie ever been abused. My concern and anger was directed at-our legal system but now I shall try to enlighten all ANIMAL LOVERS with the facts: Birdie is 6 years old. As a puppy she was diagnosed with extreme leg problems and advised to be put down. The kids would not accept this and chose to try to have them corrected even though the "Outreach" To The Editor: Recently, with funding from Employment & Immigration Canada and sponsorship by the John Howard Society of Durham Region, Employment Services' Outreach was established in offices on Water Street. The purpose of Employment Services' Outreach is to conduct a 6-month project to research existing services in Scugog Township and identify advertising manager : Valerie Ellis advertising sales : Chris Hudson general manager : Darlene Hlozan office ption : Carrie Maciver 36 WATER ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. L9L1j2 Phone : (416) 985-6397 Fax : (416) 985-1410 feature writer : Heather McCrae "Proud Canadians proud to call Scugog Township home." by Scugog Citizen Publishing Ltd. The Scugog Citizen, an independently owned and operated weekly community newspaper, is delivered free of charge to 10,000 homes and businesses in and around Scugog Township. medical expense would be great. This procedure was not a complete success, however she now manages very well and obviously isn't in any pain. This is quite evident when you watch her romping and rough- housing with her 2 young masters, now 2 & 4 years. old. Shaq is just one of the family and neither parent believe in physical punishment to child or animal. Now the donut episode; (you're right, I guess the temptation was just too great, but in defense of my daughter-in-law, who by the way is a wonderful loving mother, one can't think of everything while watching 2 rambunctious toddlers.) When she returned to the car and saw what Birdie had done she opened the door and yelled. Birdie, knowing that she had been naughty bolted out of the way, yelping in her 'Sara Burnhart' fashion as my daughter-in-law took a swipe at her. The kids were absolutely shocked when they were charged with cruelty to animals the following day. When told that Birdie could be taken from them, they knew that it was possible that she would be put down because of her age and leg problems so they fought the system to prove their innocence and keep their dog. this cost $800.00 in legal fees, plus $300.00 to the Humane Society. For the record, I would like you to know that the person who reported this incident to the authorities has 2 dogs of her own which she left alone for hours at a time, howling their poor hearts out. We didn't complain but perhaps someone did and she assumed it was us. I can only guess that this is her excuse for causing this ridiculous mess. Sincerely yours, Joy Forbes Help for the unemployed the needs of unemployed workers. A library of employment assistance aids has been developed and the local (and accessible) job market will be analyzed. There are many support services for unemployed workers but these are primarily available in the Oshawa area; Employment Services' Outreach needs to know how many residents of Scugog are aware of these Subscriptions sold outside Scugog. © EVA cowTRouEs OCNA Member CCNA Member VAN COM == a ve, C3 2 3 1305S programs, if they are using the services and whether they would use them if the resources were more easily accessible. Employment Services' Outreach has Unemployment Insurance claim forms available, which we hope will be some help to residents- avoiding a trip to Oshawa to file for benefits. We also have Please see page 10 Bl UE FIBE ON LWBRD 1992 - [S