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(0;,,.@Batas hok ® Y 0. & Bate s wou "®yO . <A( ; NxoA SHOP {acapemy or Leaninc a moild o tw onl cuusmo of commurct OAKV! 1 i a”wbl.E {¢oall o «l BUSINESS DIPLOMA Word Processor Operator #: 6 Judge Pamela Appelt of Oakville was to the Canadian Citizenship Court. Oakvilie‘s Business School 338â€"6600 izzlina Summ 125 Cross Ave. (Across from GO Station] 845â€"0150 recently reâ€"appointed to a second fiveâ€"year term (Photo by Christine Chew) FOCUS THE O AKVILLE BE i Eclectic career before appointment to bench 1 ) ;3 _ Judge bestows This kind of scene is typical of the rich life experiences Appelt brings to the citizenship court. Appelt was recently named to her second fiveâ€" The idea of a gabfest with people I‘d never met before appealed. Armed with the knowledge that Appelt owned a catering business prior to her appointment as a judge, and tantalized by Caribbean smells that promised fried plantain and ackee and salt fish, suddenly, I had all the time in the world. She was busy preparing an impromptu buffet lunch for friends visiting from Ottawa. "Was I in a hurry to do the interview? Did I have time?" Court Judge Pamela Appelt. However, any apprehension I had about this interview was quickly disarmed by the friendly and persuasive judge. These memories came flooding back recently when I entered the Joshua Creek home of Citizenship Stuffed to the brim with every conceivable fact and figure about Canada, I had a feeling of sheer terror lest I had forgotten some miniscule detail that might dash my hopes of becoming a Canadian citizen. It‘s been 13 years since my last interview with a citizenship judge. The setting them was a stately office in Ottawa with an imposing judge on one side of a desk and me on the other. By CHERYL ELLIOT Special to the Beaver WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993 citizenships Name ___ Telephone _A g_e knsmimmmmcnencrntcs AGES 9â€"13 AGES 13â€"16 BRING IN THIS BALLOT AND ENTER OUR BACK TO SCHOOL SHOOT AND WIN CONTEST To prepare for the interview, applicants are given a book and map of Canada. This material covers the history, geography, politics, enumeraâ€" tion process, the rights, privileges and responsibilâ€" ities of citizens and describes the various levels of governments. e Appelt says it takes 10 months to a year from filâ€" ing an application to sitting down for an interview with a judge. f These judges play an integral part in the lives of approximately 130,000 persons who are grantâ€" ed Canadian citizenship every year. Each appliâ€" cant for citizenship is interviewed, Appelt says an applicant must meet certain criteria. Citizenship judges are appointed for three to five year terms by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Currently, there are 54 citizenship judges across Canada, earning salaries of between $61,800 and $72,000 annually. year term as a citizenship judge. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH PAGE 11 (See ‘Judge conducts ...‘ page 12) 00 Hopedale Maill Serving Oakville for Over 30 years, Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm. *Sunday 12 Noon to 5:00 pm. (*Not all stores may be open) Located at 3rd Line and Rebecca in Oakville *+827â€"0229 "Fortunately Canada still remains one of the few countries in the world people flock to," she adds, "and this places a bit of a demand, but a nice demand, on the system." Canada and be resident here for at least three out of the last fourâ€"year period before applying for citiâ€" zenship," she said. "The system requires that the applicant be a landed immigrant in WIRA _ GB mm al coss a