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reese Free water and ice cubes offered for a hot campaign Dear Mr. Bradley: Re: Seventh Line Action Group It gives us great pleasure to be able to offer our help in the forthcoming election. We would like to make available to you for cam- paign purposes, water and an unlimited supply of ice cubes. You may of course wish to check with your district officer Mr. Jan Gray, as to the purity of our product as we have been unable to obtain complete water test results from him. Frank and Kay Frantzem have requested their water to be tested. They own the closest well to the waste disposal, at this site. Their request has been ignored. The past has shown the '§ media to have been the on- | ly hope in achieving any { recognition. Yours very truly | S.L.A.G. Seventh Line Action F Group (Innisfil Township) a _The rural Canadian post office is an endangered species Dear Editor: Rural Canadian post of- fices remain in jeopardy. Despite assurances from some MPs and public rela- tions officers of Canada Post, Donald Lander (Presi- dent of the Corporation) and the Hon. Harvie Andre (minister responsible) stand firm behind their plan to close, amalgamate and privatize Canada's 5,221 rural post offices over the next 10 years. No rural 'post office enjoys im- munity from this plan. Rural Canadians have organized in all parts of the country over the past eight months to protest this plan and to offer constructive, co-operative suggestions to the government and to Canada Post. We call our group Rural Dignity of Canada. Our name speaks for our cause. Rural Digni- ty is a grassroots associa- tion co-ordinating the ef- forts of concerned citizens and giving life in Ottawa to the issue of rural post of- fices. We are a collection of farmers, fishermen, teachers, merchants, ser- vice clubs, clergy, mayors, community development workers and "ordinary" villagers. We have no for- mal membership and no political affiliations. In the short time since we came together in December, 1986, Rural Dignity has proved an ef- fective voice for rural Canada. Our ac- complishments include: - being instrumental in having the Standing Com- mittee on Government Operations re-convene and re-examine Canada Post's corporate plan; - presenting a brief and holding over two hours consultation with this committee; - ensuring that this com- mittee heard from mayors Weekend paper does a fine job Dear Editor: I would just like to thank Huronia Weekend Editor Laurie Watt,for her ex- cellent coverage of many of our activities this season and especially that of our fortieth anniversary. She has taken the time to really get to know many of grams being offered by the museum and for this we are very grateful. As well, her accuracy and content are much better than any competitor. Again, thank you for your excellent coverage. Yours sincerely, James Hunter and MPs of areas already affected by the plan; - establishing local com- mittees in all 10 provinces; - being granted a national charter for our organization; - holding public Meetings, giving inter- views to the media, making presentations at the invita- tion of provincial federa- tions of municipalities, mayors' associations, con- ventions of various groups, etc.: - responding to Canada Post's public relations campaign; - initating and co- ordinating a consultation process between citizens, municipal representatives, an MP, and Canada Post which resulted: - in the recovery of two cancelled rural routes in Eastern Quebec. This is to date the only instance in the country where lost ser- vice has been restored. We have made signifi- cant progress, but we have a long way still to go. Canada Post's plan to close approximately 1,700 rural post offices and privatize the remaining 3,500 assumes a steady decline in the life and economy of rural Canada. In effect, Canada Post is banking on our death. This could become a self-fulfilling pro- phecy: reduced services discourage new invest- ment and are already creating hardships for ex- isting small businesses. the new exhibits and pro- Director We believe in the future Prime Time ba M\ Nursery School of = 298 First St., Midland -- and Prime Time Too of Penetang oS are now 1m bi accepting registrations for children aged six weeks to six years. For information and registration : 526-9520 - phone of Rural Canada. We care as much for what happens over the next 10 years as for what happens today. Weekly newspapers are intimately connected with Rural Canada. Ypour col- umns chronicle our births and deaths, our successes and tragedies. Your pages allow us to speak with one another and are vital in creating and maintaining local identities. As you are aware, weekly newspapers enjoy free distribution within a 65 kilometre radius for up to 2,500 copies. When villages fail, so do regional newspapers. We believe that our united efforts will allow Rural Canada not only to survive, but to flourish. Will you join with us in making this a reality? Yours truly Cynthia Patterson Co-ordinator, Rural Dignity 8 Sees A local idea that caught on Those green boxes which Canada Postis_ that now using for its suburban service customers are popping up everywhere. They have become a fact of life for many who live just outside the town line. But what do you do on a day when freezing rain jams the lock? Someone out in the Portage Park area had a practictal idea caught on: greenbox-handle canopies, made from discarded bleach and fabric softener bottles. Soon, everyone caught on and now the whole set of greenboxes is decorated. With another season of -40 C weather coming up in only three or four months, will this novel idea spread across Canada? Dance to the Sounds of the 50's - Sat. August 15th 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. hy presented by GEORGIAN BAY NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE at the Port McNicoll Community Centre $6.00 per couple $4.00 per person e Licensed © Buffet ¢ D.J. Advanced Tickets available at: e Johnstone's Music Land e Friendship Centre, 366 Midland Ave. Door Prizes and Prizes for Best Costume Proceeds to Native Awareness Week phone. But taking the receiver off the hook can cause a problem for other customers who need to use their telephone. Circuits become tied up when receivers are left off the hook which means that anyone wanting to use their telephone may have a long wait for dial tone. In an emergency, someone may not be able to call for help. ; If you don't want to be disturbed, and your phone has plug-in jacks, just unplug the phone. If you don't have jacks we can install a switch which will cut the ringer off completely. For information call the Business Office. The sound of a ring- ing telephone can sometimes be dis- turbing, especially if you're trying to rest, or are busy and don't have time to answer the Bell Tuesday, August 11, 1987, Page 7