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Weston-York Times (1971), 11 May 1972, p. 5

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@ & Unemploymentâ€" major abuse A special Canada Manâ€" power Centre for students Operation Placement will open May 15, at 88 Industry Street, _ at â€" Keelesdale Campus of Humber College, Manpower & Immigration Minister, : Bryce. Mackasey announced today. Designed to assist students find summer employment and to serve employers seeking students, Operation Placement CMC for students will be open Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Student CMC‘s will also serve as information points for young people interested in becoming actively in volved in any of the federal government‘s summer, programs. Operation _ placement, Keelesdale Canada Manâ€" power Centre for students is one of 137 such offices that will be opening in Canadian cities this summer. These student centres will be manned by some 500 students. At 3 p.m. Saturday there will be a twoâ€"hour stage spectacular at The Forum, the 8,000â€"capacity outdoor theatre. After the overture to the show, with Rudy Toth and a 50â€"piece orchestra and a 500â€"voice massed choir led by Lloyd Bradshaw, the colorful Chinese Dragon ceremony of good fortune will be performed by Toronto‘s Chinese comâ€" munity dancers. During the afternoon performance the Forum audience can enjoy country and western star Tommy Hunter, pop singers Shirley Eikhard and Mary Lou Collins, the Canadian Opera Compoay directed by Ernesto Barbini in opera excerpts, soprano Burnetta Day, _ illusionists _ Ron Leonard and Betty Green, ‘"‘There are over 10 times as many unemployed in Canada as there are patients in institutions," said Rev. B.G. Levman, coordinator of the Cavalcade, "and we are The second summer season of Ontario Place, the province‘s 96â€"acre waterâ€" front showplace, . starts Saturday, May 20 with a holiday weekend of enâ€" tertainment and exciting happenings. At noon Saturday, skyjumping champion Bill Cole and _ two _ other parachutists will leap from an aircraft flying over Ontario Place. The trio will display an Ontario flag and colored flares as they float down to West Island and Cole will give a PA system description of his trip down. Federation has urged the provincial government to form a provinceâ€"wide netâ€" Freedom, the independent journal published by the church, announced the findings of a nationâ€"wide survey just completed, which indicated a growing public discontent with the <stablished field of inâ€" stitutional psychiatry and its methods. It was found that less than 10 per cent of people with an emotional problem would go to a psychiatrist to handle it, and more than 60 per cent of the: 5,000 Canadians surveyed felt the state of mental health services was deplorable. Unemployment, considered one of the major abuses in Canadian society, was seen by the majority of people as a large factor in mental health problems. munity groups to help chart the future course of education in Ontario‘s elementary and secondary schools. The Church of Scientology of Canada announced the start of a national Freedom Cavalcade. The theme of the tour is happiness â€" what it is, what is isn‘t and why people don‘t have it. Ontario Place set for another year Operation placement In communities where a The Ontario Teachers‘ Teachers want community to chart course of Ontario education proiject Student _ placement counsellors employed by CMC‘s for students will be calling on local employers to discuss _ their _ summer student employment needs. special Canada Manpower Centre for students is not set up, regular CMC‘s and onâ€" campus CMC‘s will serve as information points and referral offices for the student work force.!" / _‘ mf afT 100L 2 igiqux Appreciation is expressed to the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto, for their valued assistance and coâ€"operation in this worâ€" thwhile _ project. _ The provision of space, furniture, telephones and valuable staff coâ€"operation of Humber College is also a greatly appreciated _ contribution. Mr. Mackasey noted that students who have already registered with regular Canada Manpower Centres or university CMC‘s can rest assured that their apâ€" plication will be transferred to special student centres when they open. The Freedom Cavalcade intends on visiting all mental hospitals across Canada and reporting on the conditions found; also bringing public awareness up to the point of recognizing the need for change in these areas. unveiled its proposed twoâ€" year project in a 3lâ€"page brief to the provincial government‘s Committee on the Costs of Education. The OTF ‘brief cited the failure of the school system handling neither | satisfacâ€" torily. Almost $5,000 a year is spent on each mental patient, where few results are seen and readmission rates have risen to 60 per cent in some areas. Yet we only spend an average of $65 per year on each person without a job to find them work. In fact, in the provincial budgets across Canada, mental health has been allocated over seven times more than labor for 1972." The National Cavalcade is a continuation of a recent Ontario one where tour members campaigned to have a declaration of human rights for mental patient incorporated into the Mental Health Act. Several thousand signatures were obtained and the petition is now under consideration by the Ontario parliament. The federation, representing _ 105,000 the pipe band and dancers of the 48th Highlanders, conâ€" cert baritone Stan Kane, pianist Hugh Thompson, (Ocean â€" the threeâ€"millionâ€" record rock group, the Finnish Sisu Athletic Club gymnasts, trumpet player Fred Stone and the Fort Henry Guard. The program will be repeated on Sunday and Monday at 3 p.m. During each of the three days Ontario Place visitors will be entertained as they stroll through the site by the lively music of the Burlington Teen Tour Marching Band, the Dick Smith Caribbean band, the Optimists Lancers and the Scarborough Optimist Brass Band. In addition, there will be clowns and magicians and amusing new Ontario _ Place beaver, raccoon, fox, crow and deer characters to add to the fun throughout the grounds. A dazzling display of fireworks will be presented on the promenade seawall Saturday and Monday nights at 8 p.m. These pyrotechnics can be viewed from many vantage points throughout the site. There is no extra charge to see live entertainment at The Forum, films in Cinesphere or exhibits in Ontario Place Pavilion once general admission has been obtained. that the key to the solution is to have the people of Ontario give clear direction on what they want their schools to accomplish,‘" the brief emphasized. In addition to the Toronto Symphony and Canadian Opera Company concerts, there will be plenty to please lovers of concert and classical _ music. _ The distinguished _ Mendelssohn Choir, conducted by Elmer Eisler, will present a concert June 16. Anothéer highly anticipated event will be the Toronto Youth Symphony‘s annual concert June 30, directed by the young orâ€" chestra‘s conductorâ€"founder, Jacob Groob. The National Youth Orchestra who have won high praise throughout North America and Europe will appear in two Forum concerts in August. Eugene Doiny will conduct a special Sunday pop concert of classical favorites on June 4. communications and inâ€" volvement between the schools and the public â€" as the two crucial problems facing education in Ontario. the federation suggested, should include parents, rateâ€" payers who have no children in the school system, business and professional people, teachers, students, school board officials and trustees. The groups would channel their recommendations to overall, supervisory councils to set realistic objectives that could be measured and understood by the public â€" The emphasis is on more and _ better live enâ€" «ertainment at Ontario Place this summer with plans calling for an impressive array of top names in symphony, opera, concert, country, rock and variety. Seiji Ozawa, whose apâ€" pearance with the Torontc Symphony last year drew more than 10,000 people to The Forum, will conduct two concerts this summer season at Ontario Place. Karel Ancerl, Arthur Fiedler, Andre Kostelanetz, Victor Feldbrill _ and _ Walter Susskind are among the top ranking conductors who will lead the Toronto Symphony during this series of 15 concerts between July 10 and August 15. Visitors to the waterfront entertainment centre will also see and hear seven performances by the in ternationallyâ€"known Canâ€" adian Opera Company who will present concerts of excerpts from some of the éyor}dfgllbesg-logm operas, eaturing leading soloists and the Canadian Opera Company chorus, starting August 20. The songs, dances, music and color of Europe are brought to the stage by the popular Ivan Romanoff with a series of Continental Holiday programs starting June 25. van will bring hi orchestra and troupe o? singing stars, and will have as his guests many inâ€" ternationallyâ€"known singers, dancers and musicians. The redâ€"coated swingers, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Concert Band, will present five days of perâ€" formaces in The _ Forum July 3 to 7. This talented Cole _ Porter Richard rock and folk shows are moving pop and rock show with hit parade â€" and showtune favorites as well as compositions of their own. Ontario Place turns into magicland Sunday June 18 when visitors will be enâ€" tertained at The Forum and throughout the site by some of the world‘s finest magicians â€" members of the 50th Annual International Magicians Convention. This will offer Ontario Place visitors a unique opportunity to see masters of magic from the world over, at their mystifying best. "The federation believes The local advisory groups, ® gndovy to customer ® Custom quality paints @ Whotesale rvlcol ® Choice of 1,500 cotours ® Moneyâ€"back guarantee ® Oriveâ€"in service Opnen Saturday A.M. Est 3775 Dundas West Impressive entertainment list 767.6162 Rock and jazz fans will be treated to the best Canadian artists in those fields. Among those appearing will be Phil Nimmons, outstanding Canadian jazz conductor, composer and arranger, Boss Brass and.Fred Stoné, jazz trumpet ~player. Pop, rock and folk shows are planned with such perâ€" sonalities and groups as Ray Charles, Ocean, Lighthouse, Crowbar, the Beach Boys and Major Hoople, the Poppy Family, the 5th Dimension and Stampeders. A Cafibâ€" bean music festival is also scheduled for June. Four country music specials are planned ‘ for September featuring wellâ€"known country and western groups. The Scarborough Choral Society is to be heard in a Springtime Concert on June 3. In July, Music from the Films will present a selecâ€" tion of hits from the top movies, under the direction of Canadian conductor Louis Applebaum. Operatic baritone Louis Quillico, warmly received at Ontario Place when he was guest soiloist with Seiji Ozawa last year, will return for a classical concert July 12. Throughout the summer salutes _ to _ wellâ€"known composers will be presented by Rudy Toth and his orâ€" chestra with guest stars, featured will be music by Cole _ Porter, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern and other greats of the music world. The Consumers‘ Associaâ€" tion of Canada reports that many _ consumers _ are opening their own recycling centres and accepting sorted waste products for their neighbours. CAC recomâ€" mends starting with only one type of waste material for which a reliable local market has been found. Make sure people know exactly what to bring and how to prepare it for recycling. The course begins May 15 and runs for 16 weeks. By September, the college‘s retraining and apâ€" prenticeship division says students should be ready for a career with major office A proposed timetable, submitted by the federation, suggested formation of community _ groups â€" by January, 1973. in their areas, which, in turn, would communicate with the government body selected to oversee the project. Fewer than half of the graduate students pursuing fullâ€"time doctoral studies in Canadian universities in 1970, and only 68.4 per cent of those. seeking masters‘ A fiveâ€"day Indian festival will be held in The Forum and surrounding areas starting August 28, featuring traditional _ costumes, authentic arts, dancing, crafts and performers inâ€" During 1974, the brief recommended date received from overall board council groups would be analyzed and studied by the provincial government, culminating in a conference to discuss the project‘s findings. By early 1975, an inâ€"depth report from New course at Humber Humber College is offering an intensive summer course, to train office equipment salesmen. z): °NC t Syagh The NEEDLEPOINT Shop ‘Iyggh kA Le Do it yourself recycling Higher education 2085 LA WRENCE AVE. W. ar WESTON RD. CLOSED ALL DAY WEDNEsSDAY 249â€"0541 A THOUGHTEFUL GIFT FOR MOTHER‘S DAY. .. n FROM sig The NEEDLEPOINT Shop INEXPENSIVE PETIT POINT JEWELLERY, COMPLETE LINE OF NEEDLE AND PETIT POINT SUPPLY the provincial government on the objectives of Ontario‘s The program has been developed in cooperation with leading office equipâ€" ment and systems comâ€" panies and involves the study of marketing techniques, _ salesmanship, office systems planning, office equipment, accounting systems, customer relations, evaluation _ methods of systems and electronic data processing systems. Fees are $30 for the 16â€" week course which will be held at the college‘s Queensway Campus, 56 Queen Elizabeth Blvd. school system could be that this direct ratepayer involvement offers no guarantee that the cost of education would be reduced. It points out, however, that the suggested project should do two things: Provide a logical starting point for making decisions indicated by the public‘s response and narrow the existing schoolâ€" public communications gap. cluding the firest Indian dancers, singers, drummers, craftsmen and artists from Indian nations â€" throughout Ontario and other parts of North America. Sports fans will enjoy a new feature this year â€" allâ€" star wrestling bringing in a weekly card of top wrestlers Groups featuring Canadians of Ukrainian, Estonian, Chinese and other national backgrounds will be spotlighted on various Sundays during the season, when visitors will be able to ‘enjoy _ cultural ~ musicy singing, dances _ and costumes of many lands, Participants in _ these national days will come to Ontario Place from many parts of the province. A new feature this year â€" days honoring communities throughout Ontario â€" will bring talented performers and groups to The Forum from many centres in the province. London Day will be June 10, and other days will include St. Catharines, Oshawa, Hamilton, Kitâ€" chenerâ€"Waterloo and Etobicoke. Grade 12 graduates are invited to telephorie 259â€"5411 for further information. degrees _ as _ fullâ€"time students, were Canadian citizens. The information is con tained in the second education service bulletin, to The Forum for four Thursdays starting May 25. On June 6 and 7, for racing buffs there will be motorâ€" sport, with the famed driver Jackie Stewart in person on stage at The Forum, along with a display of formula racing cars and a film. On June 17 a fun event, The Jameson Bicycle Race will offer a bartenders‘ Grand Prix throughout the site with competitors riding bicycles of all ages, shapes and sizes. Throughout the grounds, visitors will be entertained by marching military bands, equipment and systems suppliers. King, one of the program coordinators says. "Graduates can expect an excellent response from the industry and salaries range from $6â€"8,000 for persons in similar positions," Gus The federation concedes . t# Continuing his lecture on the subject Are You Marked for Survival?, Veenstra pinpointed a basic difference between Jehovah‘s Witâ€" nesses and others interested in survival. "We need to be marked if we are to survive â€" and that means being marked by Jehovah God himself.‘" The Witnesses miss no opportunity to point out that survivors of the end of this system will emerge into a world of order, peace, security and happines, administered by the perfect theocratic government of Jehovah God. surface for that. So five Xeqrs ag. city officials ecided find an alterâ€" native to ratâ€"infested open dumps and incinerators that burn garbage but pollute the air. Their decision? Up with garbage. mili!&ry‘ men who believa that the greatest issue facing the human race in this period is survival," said William Veenstra, district supervisor of congregations of Jehovah‘s Witnesses, in addressing an audience of 1,770 assembled at Glen forest Secondary School in Mississauga last Sunday afternoon. The public lecture was the primary address of a threeâ€"day, semiâ€"annual gathering of Witnesses from Mississauga, â€" Bramalea, Rexdale, Nobleton, Woodâ€" bridge and Malton. Other guest speakers of the weekend included Mr. D. Lancaster of Weston. scenic wonder in Virginia Beach. The highest point in the resort city, it is 72 feet high and 800 feet long. It is a A demonstrtation project partially funded by the federal government, Mount Trashmore is a new kind of Drawing from scriptural illustrations, the speaker explained that in ancient times it was customary for pagan religious followers of many kinds to wear the names of their particular God right on their forehead, thus bearing a mark of identification. Today, he sanitary. landfill. Landfills usually mean burying garbage underground. But the water table in Virginia Beach is too close to the published by the Education Division _ of _ Statistics Canada. The bulletin shows that, in 1970, 4,773 fullâ€"time docâ€" torate _ students _ were ‘"‘We agree with the growing opion of world leaders, scientists and drum and bugle corps, inâ€" strumental groups, clowns, magicians, and colorful, speciallyâ€"designed new Ontario Place fun characters designed by the inâ€" ternationallyâ€"famous _ scuâ€" lptor Tanya Petrova. All of the live perâ€" formances at The Forum, as well as the daily programs of Ontario films at Cinesphere and the exhibits in the Pavilion can be enjoyed by Ontario Place visitors at no extra cost after admission to Ontario Place has been obtained. The Ontario Place summer season is from May 20 through Thanksgiving 20 through _ Day, Ocmgber 9 for new comers The YMCA Camping Service 36 College Street, Toronto 101 or phone Survivalâ€"biggest issue facing man A mountain of trash Let the YMCA of Metropolitan Toronto help plan your child‘s summer. For further information and free brochure, contact: â€" Camp Beausoleil Camp Norval Camp Pinecrest Camp Wangoma camps resident boys 9â€"14 girls and boys 6â€"10 boys 8â€"16 boys 9â€"16 New lease on life Some Canadian paper mills have been recycling paper for over 50 years, but in the past most people were suspicious _ of, _ buying reclaimed _ waste. The Consumers‘ Association of Canada reminds consumers that newspapers, cartons, boxboard, egg cartons, pudding boxes, cereal boxes and shiny paper magazines can all be recycled. They should be flattened and tied securely. Paper or cardâ€" board covered with foil, wax or plastic is not acceptable. Mr. Veenstra has recently been appointed supervisor of congregations throughout a large part of Metro and southern Ontario, and this is his first visit to the Mississauga area. with his wife, business associates, school mates or neighbors, all are part of his Christian identification as a dedicated _ servant _ of Jehovah, one who is marked for survival. â€" Commenting further on the expansion of congregations in this area, Mr. Veenstra concluded his address, "Individuals can display the mark by lovingly aiding others to acquire the hope of survival. Jehovah‘s Witnesses help persons earthâ€"wide to get God‘s viewpoint, to acquire the mark of Christian idenâ€" tification and to come in line for survival." Trashmore grew upwards at the rate of a thousand tons of g:meadly.w'u one layer at a timeâ€" pressed down to about 100 pounds per cubic footâ€"and then alternated with a layer of dirt. After five years of growth, a sixâ€"footâ€"deep layer Canadians, compared with 4,806 who were citizens of other countries. Of 18,918 fullâ€"time students at the master‘s level, 12,938 were Canadians and 5,980 were from other countries. There was a considerably higher _ proportion _ of Canadian citizens among partâ€"time graduate students. Of 1,969 engaged in doctoral studies, 1,389 (70.5 per cent) were Canadian citizens, as were 7,337 out of a total of 8,755 (83.8 per cent) at the master‘s level. The proportion of Canadians to nonâ€"Canadians varied widely from one field of study to another. For example, Canadians made up 82 per cent of the fullâ€"time master‘s degree enrolment in education, but only 47 per cent in egineering. At the Ph.D. â€" level, Canadian citizens accounted for 67 per cent of the doctoral can didates in education, but only 37 per cent in engineering. completely _ cover _ the mountain. Then it was ready for seeding and landscaping. on the slopes of Mount Trashmore. Within another year it will be a recreational area where people will picnic, see soapbox derbies and listen to concerts in an outdoor amphitheater that will seat 10,000. Scientists commented, we may not e&% wear a name of our "‘\“ forehead, but by our conduct 5 we. are! just" as. accuratelg i identified. One‘s relationship } 920â€"9210 Grass has begun to sprout 1* 0. ue 19 gep I m i < * s x 2@@ *4 2 Cay" i)i See your local tuberculosis and respiratory disease association about joining the fight against air pollution. It‘s a matter of life and Finding out ways to fight pollution . is everybody‘s who took tests on the area found no rats, no flies, no Mount Trashmore has stirred worldwide interest. But all kinds of problems have bogged down plans for pr:oj;ct shows, though, that to Poohion problarng can iuke The Westonâ€"York Times, ‘ 2687 EGLINTON AVE. W. ONE BLOCK WEST OF KEELE OPEN THURS. FRI. TILL 9 P.M. _ SAT. â€" 6 P.M DURING SALE â€" ALL, SALES FINAL h. i. s. 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