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Opinion: Candidacy applauded The municipal elections sromise to be exciting contests everywhere this fall, but nowhere so much as Tiny Township. In particular we must acknowledge the candidacy of Tony Lancia and Peter Stubbins. Lancia is going to run for reeve again 'this year. We applaud that decision. Whatever you might think of Lancia's policy statements - for far too long he maintained that he would not accept a dump in Tiny under any circumstances, for instance -- he is an individual that speaks his mind and has the guts to face the resulting criticism when he says too much. What's more, he emphasises open government and an effective council that works together and not against each other. Municipal issues are rarely delineated by ideology. Party labels don'! mean as much because the issues are defined in more pragmatic terms. What's important is that candidates exude energy and confidence in their municipalities. Lancia certainly does this. He would offer Tiny council a fresh burst of exuberance, some good common-sense ideas and a strong sense of cooperation. We might say the same for Peter Stub- bins, who's running for council. Tiny would benefit from some rejuvenation. Maybe you don't agree with everything either of these men say; we don't either. But they do make sugges- tions and their enthusiasm should be awarded with the voter's support. SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND? SEND US A LETTER! 8:30 a.m. ©) asvslLyvo Johnny's first day of school This reunion took team work Dear Editor: After a number of months of planning, the Midland Indians Reunion is now history. The response to the reunion on Aug. 19 and 20 was beyond our wildest dreams. The number of players that returned was so great, four teams had to be made up to play Saturday's slo-pitch game. It was so great to see many players, ex- ecutive, families and fans that weekend. We are sure many memories of the great Indian teams of the past were brought back, and so it should be. Besides the chance to get together, the peo- ple who returned were here to honor Bernard "Bunn"? Deschamps. For many years, this man was the key driving force behind the success of the Midland Indians. His tireless efforts on behalf of baseball in the town of Midland were rightfully recognized that weekend. From all accounts, the weekend was a tremendous success. The committee wishes to thank all participants and especially the group on the following list for helping us bring about this successful reunion weekend: Ron Thomlison, MSS,Huronia Office Ser- vices, Scott Printing, Midland Centennial, Arena, CKMP, Rick Lemieux, dis jockey, Lit- tle General/Armco Foods, Orr's Jewellers, Midland Free Press, Gamna Signs, Benoit Landscaping, Woods Ice, Midland Parks and Recreation Department, MacLean Hunter Cable, Bayshore Travel, TRW trim division, Ken Black, MPP, Molson's Brewery, Emery Cadeau, Randy Brown, artist, Royal Cana- dian Legion, Midland Times, Jeff Mitchell, video, Penetang Bottling, The Hunters and Anglers. Yours sincerely, Midland Indians Reunion Committee C. Graham, J. Faragher, T. Moore, J. Greene. _As I See It by David Krayden While attending a reception sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Touvism last week, the thought occurred to me that we are a society of tourists. Some of the figures quoted by Tourism Minister Hugh O'Neil were fascinating. The money and employment generated by the "in- dustry" is amazing. I find the use of this word -- industry -- par- ticularly fascinating. We speak of tourism like we'd speak of textiles. Tourism has no fac- tories, generates no tangible product and has no effects that can be empirically measured, except for the fact that it makes money. Yet it is a revenue maker that might become the number one industry in the western world by the year 2000. Heaven forbid that I should criticize tourism or tourists. Everyone loves both, right? Visitors come into our town and stay =Penetanguishene Citizen= Published each Wednesday by Telemedia Communications Ontario Inc., 74 Main Street. Penetanguishene, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 2527 Year subscription rate $59.00 Page 6, Wednesday, Septenibe: 7, 1988 at our hotels, eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores. They buy things and spend money and the local merchants like that. Of course they do. They should. Conservatives, liberals and socialists can all agree that we like tourism; it's good for the economy; it benefits the local merchants in particular; it's the major growth sector for job creation and it's where the future lies. Take last week's gala event at the Highland Inn. | talked to politicians from every party. Tourism is non-sectarian dogma. But if we examine this trend and ex- trapolate from there, I think it reveals some disturbing trends. I think tourism is possibly the best example of the way in which the word "'industry" has been redefined in the last two decades to reflect a labor that reorganizes instead of creates. 549-2012 Manager: Judy French Managing Editor: Tim Kraan Editor: David Krayden I Reporter: Murray Moore Sports: Arnold Burgher Let's put it this way: Canada and the United States are rapidly becoming nations of peo- ple who sell Big Macs to each other. Is this bad? At the very least, it's curious. For instance, industry is fast becoming identified with the leisure world. We make money on tourism in Canada from Americans; subsequently we spend money in the United States when we vacation there. They entertain us and we entertain them. Goods are exchanged. Labor, as something contingent upon sweat and grime, is almost evanescent. Machinery is replacing workers at an increasing rate. Sometimes the consequent layoffs are rec- tified by job retraining. But what are they retrained for? Computers now dominate the world. Labor Member *#CNA Member is largely conducted on terminal screens. What about the factory workers who will inevitably lose their jobs to continued modifications in technology? Will they be retrained for other tasks? Can they be retrain- ed from the world of hardware to the world of software? Or will the unemployed increas- ingly be directed into the hospitality and tourism trade? The central paradox is this: as industry becomes synonymous with leisure, the pace of the world quickens. Computers, fax machines, conference calls: everything is designed to eradicate'the barriers of time and space. We must work faster and produce more. The fabric of society is changing before our eyes and so quickly that we are at pains to acknowledge it. -Letters- The Penetanguishene Citizen welcomes letters to the editor. They must be legible. signed (by hand). and carry the writer's address and telephone number for verifica- tion purposes. Pen names are not allowee and anonymous letters will not be published. but names will be withheld if circumstances warrant. Letters publish- ed by this newspaper do nol necessarily reflect the opi- nion of this newspaper, its publisher or editor. Tourism industry redefines image of labor meenerrenen es ee