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é -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 9, 1987 One Woman's " View by Chris Carlisle Just who is the Canadian government trying to kid" It wants to ban all cigarette advertising under the proposed Bill C-51, the Tobacco Products Control Act. Tsk, tsk, 'the government" says. ¢ The bill would make it illegal for cigarette companies to adver- tise their products anywhere. Not only that, they'll no longer be able to pass out promotional products such as teeshirts, ashtrays, lighters, cushions--well, you name it. It'll be illegal. But that's not the worst of it. Cigarette companies, using brand names, will no longer be able to sponsor sporting or cultural events either, like the orchestras and arts groups and theatre companies they already support. Company spokesmen say donations out of the goodness of their hearts are unlikely. According to reports I read, that means $10 million dollars worth of funding for community events could be butted out by the feds. Not to mention the $70 million spent on advertising. All that aside, let's look now at the federal government, that ~ holier than thou institution aiming to cause this funding drought. ~ The Canadian government has never been afraid to stain its fingers with tobacco revenue. During the fiscal year ending March 31, 1986, it pulled in almost $2.1 billion in excise tax and duties alone on cigarettes and tobacco products. That doesn't include federal sales tax which totalled almost $195 million during the period from Jan. 1, 1986 to Dec. 1, 1986. (Revenue Canada figures) So here's our government telling tobacco companies it can't give our communities a measly $10 million if it's used in conjunction with the brand name, while it scoops in 200 times that amount. Talk about playing dirty. Talk about hypocritical. It's good enough for the feds - but not the rest of us. ~ It's okay for the feds to spend those billions if the public doesn't know it's coming from cigarettes but associate spending and dona- tions with smoking and no sir. I'm not a smoker. Never have been. (Okay, when I was sixteen my girlfriends and I painted¥lowers on our knees, wore bells around our necks and smoked Old Port cigars for three weeks in August. But I didn't inhale and it was more for the forbidden fun and shock- ~ ed reaction we got than anything else. And I have been known to do that under-the-tongue vanishing lit cigarette stub trick and, I admit it, looking for a laugh, I've stuck a lit cigarette up my nose a couple of times. But that's it!) : ~~ [hate the smell of cigarettes, except when the match is first lit and placed on the end of the cigarette, but that's because it reminds me of my Dad. I've suffered silently through years and years of smoky bars, parties, offices and the disgusting, stinking clothes and hair that come with being the only non-smoker®in the group. But I just figured it was part of life--the bad with the good of friendship. I've never complained. Not even now that it's in vogue to be anti- smoking and all the non-smokers are ganging up against the smokers - but still driving their cars and barbecuing and lighting fires in their fireplaces. . But back to Bill C-51. The Sunshine Theatre in Kelowna. BC. could be one victim. It relies on donations from several areas, a cigarette company being one. When I lived in Kelowna the Sunshine Theatre was the only live theatre in town and believe me, its perfor- , mances were a huge asset to the community. Kelowna isn't like Toronto or other major cities with theatres on every corner and fun- = | ding grants are important to keep its theatre alive. Until the feds give up their share, they shouldn't cut off others. If tobacco money is so dirty, why not just come right out and ban smoking? (They wouldn't dare. Where would those billions in tax revenue come from then? } In the meantime, they're saying it's okay to spend the money. Just don't say where it came from. Like it's tainted or something. ~The whole thing stinks. oo ) Letters Residents should be notified To The Editor: : Last July we moved from Toron- to to Aldred's Beach in an attempt to get away from the 'too' fast pace of life in the city. After about four months of peaceful living and gradually getting to know the area and the people, trouble came, to what we considered, Paradise. Another resident on the island in- formed us that he was taking a por- tion of our property to build a road and in fact began doing so by cutting down trees and digging up our yard. We were very alarmed and call- ed our lawyer for advice. He said it - was our property and to eall the police and have the offending party charged with trespassing. The police Came ghd aside from talking to the-0ffending person said that they could do nothing. This disagreeable situation had gone on ~ for months with us calling the police and the police informing us they could do nothing. " Finally on one occasion, when the police were in attendance, the offen-: ding party had an '"'Ex-party" order from a judge in Whitby stating that he did in fact havé the right to this property. (An "ex-party" order means that he went to the judge and because we were not in attendance, got written permission to take our property. Unfortunately, he neglected to inform the judge that the reason we were not in atten- dance is that he had failed to notify us or our lawyer (who is known to the offending party) of this ap- pearance before the judge.) We have discovered that there was 2 dispute a few years ago over this same road. It is our understan- ding that at this time the Township attempted to push this road through in order to connect Aldred's Beach and Sunrise Beach. This was so strongly opposed by residents of both Beaches that the matter was dropped. Now it appears that the matter was not dropped but merely put aside. : Judging from recent articles in the Port Perry Star, we see that there seems to be a number of zon- ing situations "happening" in the Township against the residents | wishes and without benefit of notice (From page 5) Viewpoint But as I said at-the outset, I hope the Soviets deal harshly _ with this young aviator. He may have been twisting the Big. Bear's nose, but he was toying with the lives of a lot of people in the procesy, not to mention his own. Invading the air space of a super power is a serious matter in this day and age of inter- national tensibns. Had it been a young Cuban who landed on the White House lawn, I would expect the Americans to deal with the situation severely. The same is true for the young German. If Herr Rust wanted to visit Moscow, why didn't he just buy a ticket and take the train? : These kinds of practical jokes must be stopped. Will there ° be other amateur pilots who try similar stunts? They'll think twice about it if the Soviets slap Rust in the Gulag for the next ten years. Yesterday's Memories last Saturday which raised approximately $4,500 through 'pledges. _At the annual Athletic Association banquet at Port Perry High * School, Ron Goris and Suzie Bigglestone were presented with their awards after being selected as Port Perry High School's outstanding athletes for 1976-77. Jim Zoet, a former Port Perry High School student. netted 14 points for Canada playing in an Intercontinental Cup basketball game in Moscow against the Soviets last week. Unfortunately, the Cana- dian team was defeated 107-65. to these same residents. After some investigation it seems that the Township has approved a turning circle and a subdivision without notice of either intention to the residents of Aldred's Beach or Sunrise Beach. It is very disturbing, that in this country which prides itself on a democratic system, that a total stranger can just come along and start digging up our property and that a Township Council can take property and redirect its use whenever and wherever they. want without any notification to or input from the affected residents. The governing officials of every level of government are elected by the people and presumably for the people. : Why is it that we, the residents of Aldred's Beach and Sunrise Beach have not received notice of an ob- vious zoning change and road extension? Respectfully, Wayne Byberg, Nancy Makovskis, Group 5, Box 46, R.R.3, Port Perry. . Editor's Note: The above letter was sent to Mayer Jerry Taylor with a request that it also be published in the Port Perry Star. Hats off (From page 5) Raby who set it aside rather than throwing the wreath out, that Staf- ford Monuments of Whitby are pleased to serve the needs of people wishing burial at Pine Grove Cemetery. My personal experience has been that at other locations, the wreath would have been thrown out. However, Mr. Raby saw fit to do otherwise. I would also like to take this op- portunity to state that our company in Whitby gives out free winter wreaths and stands with each order. Hats off to Don Raby for being so thoughtful! ' Sincerely, Philip J. Dawson, Stafford Monuments, Whitby, Ontario. a $ WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE community. what he was raising funds to combat. Random Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten Over the past decade or so, many steps have been taken to make the handicapped feel they gre not different, and to make them important in the Rick Hansen's famous round-the-world trip in a wheelchair has brought much attention to the plight of the handicapped, and I am sure his efforts will help in many areas other than spinal research, which is on making buildings accessible tg those in wheelchairs. It's easy enough to accommodate facilities for the handicapped when constructing new structures or facilities, but what about-the old buildings. N A couple of local projects that come to mind are the new ramp on the United Church in Port Perry and the request for a wheelchair ramp into the old Scout-Kinsmen Hall. I've often wondered since the United Church ramp was constructed, how many residents confin- their own? Have the washrooms been made accessi- ble to them, and have they been enlarged to enable them to use the washroom without assistance? There are a lot of questions and no easy answers to them, in regards to the rights of the handicapped. Ideally, it would be nice if every facility, and every home was accessible, but this is not necessarily practical. Now I'm sure there will be a few people boiling - over the comments I have made here, but before they go off the-deep end and start saying I'm insensitive to the handicapped, they should know that I have worked with the severely handicapped at Bloorview Hospital in Toronto and have a deep feeling for them. I've worked with kids confined to their wheelchairs for life, and if there is one thing that they would like the public to accept, it's that they are no New buildings being constructed throughout the ° different than the rest of us. country are now making facilities accessible to those in wheelchairs, and when new sidewalks are con- structed, they are ramped for easy access. These are just a couple of things that are very visible to the - general public. Recently, there have been a few things come up that makes me wonder, where do you draw the line ed to wheelchairs were unable to attend services before that ramp went in"? - And at the Scout-Kinsmen Hall, if a ramp is con- structed at the front door, will those using it be able to get in without the help of others? And once in the buildings, are the facilities in- side conducive to allowing them to get around on whether the handicapped should be allowed to be treated as equals, but are solutions like building ramps into old buildings really going to make them feel anymore independent" The questions raised in this column are not (Turn to page 8) / Ri