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PGE 4, W$BDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1979, WHITBY FREEPRESS whitby Volce of the County Town Michael Ian Burgess,1 'Ibeeoniy Whltby newapaper lndependently owned and îoperated by Whl [ Pubiahed every Wedaay by M.Bý.. ubliahing S and Photography me. Phone 6684111 'ibe Free Preas Building,ý Publisher *Managlng Editor 131' Brock'Street Northt, tby residenta for Whltby realdenta. P.O. Box 20,ý Whltby,ý Ont., Community Editoi "Mike KnlI Contrlbuting Editor -Jim nQuail-, Production Manager *-Marj Burges Ptint & Promo tion8t -Robin Lyon Manager Classltied Ad Carole Bertin Matlng Permit No, 460 Membercaithe-. Botter Business Bureau ai Tofontb Whltby Chamber âf Commerce Please.dn' feed thýe Forpart of every year afilock of ýCanada ,Geesevisit the lakefront- at, Whiltby. They, are -a fine and beautif Ul addition, to the: local ,fiora and fauna. The trouble, arises when people feed them. We, that is ail people should not feed the geese. There are several reasons for this. Ganders, 'the maie of, thespecies'are known to be violent. They wiil attack andtheir beaks couid..give ýa nastV scratch, and they may even give the equivilant,9f a cut. Feeding thegeese may even, disturb the cyýcle of migrati 'on., * Migration is based, 'accord ing .;to current ýtheory, ýon the availabilit'y of food.'if people feed them, the geese: *will tend, to ,believe that food, isabundant, and stay.' longer than they wouid if -they had to feed -naturally.- In short, they would not'migrate anid'since few of, us go to the lake in the winter, there',Would be no one to feed them, therefore, they could starve. They wouid starve.becau se we interupted the'natural process 0fmigration. -Mother Natûýre robably laid' ,doWn th*rs cou r s e 0-f action -long.be6fôrè -fi'was-ar.ounid17o watchý., She,,h'asý- done quite we ll since then and thlere is, no reason fo interupt 'Iehr. Itmay -soon, be against thé law to fe'ed the geese'. Whitby'-Town Council,,is cons!dering putting upp a sign tefllingpebOpie not to'feed them i due to the increasing numfbers ôf injuries beinig suffered by people (especi- aliy chiidren) who do so. So, please don't feed the geese..They woný't starve simpiy because we donIt thràw themn breadcrumbs. il eportfom Queen' s Park, (L]P -B>' GeoMieAO, MP.P. Legl Aid pln he bet [ am SureMost o! My constituents are aware that- Ontario *ha a legal aid program which ensures that people i Ontario are able to receive le0al assistance or adviée, even though the>' may not be able to pay for it themselves. However, man>' o! *you may flot knowf thatthls program la aàctuailly three-pronged, is financed by both'the federal and provincial governments and by-the legal profession, and thatit is administered by the Law Society o! Upper-Canada. The most popul&r prong of this prograni is known as the * "legal aid plan". Lawyers partlcipating in the legal aid plan accept fees lower tl>an normal, and contlibutè 25 per cent of Any resident of Ontario may apply forassistance under the legal aid plan, but it is necessarily completely, free. After you apply, your financial circumstances, are assessed by the Minis try of Community and Social Services. Dependent upon your financial status, you May receive totally free assistance, you May be asked to pay part of the costs -0f. legal help provided, or if your'fiances-indicate you. should ,be able to pay your own legal costs, you will notqualify for the'legal aid plan. 1Once your application is approved, you are given a legal aid certificate which asl'ows you tO hire th >e lawyer of your choice participatingin the Plan. About 70 per cent of, ail practicing' lawyers make themselves available to 0the legal aid Plan. If an applicant has difficulty finding a lawyer who will accept the certificate, the Law Society of Upper Canada wilI put, you< in touch'with someone. Just about, every -type of crimi >nal or, civil case may be covered by' the légal aid plan.ý. To app>', simply contact the nearest Legal Aid Office. In the case of - Durham West résidents, this would be in Toronto at 598-0200. The second prong of the-Ontario Légal Aid-Program ensures that a, lalwyer is available in, al Provincial Courts to help anyone who needs emergene>' assistance at . the, courthïouse. This'lawyer is called'the Duty Counsel', anid can advise'anyone of theirlegal rights and do such chores as'assisting with applications for, the legal aid plan."This Dut>'Cune sse makes sure that no one is.left unaware of bis or"hber rights i the court. AndIthe hast, butby nomeans leasit, .prong o! the Ontario Légal Aid Program takes the form of communit>' legal chinics across the province., These clinics are staffed by l..awyers, trained communitylegal <vÏorkers; and/or]'1w students. T7hey'. provide legal assistanoe-for such problems as unemployment insurance, welfare, worikmnenP'ts èompensation, -juvenile court, debtor/creditor, landiord/tenant, and immigration. There is a community lglclncnOýhawa at 74 Simcoe Street South. This, clinic is' opened every Tuesday and Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00. p.M., telephone number 576-2124. A. pamphlet- on Ontario Legal Aid. Program is availa.ble upon request from my Constituency Ã"ffice, 683.707. The Ontario Legal Aid Program- is certainly- comprehensive and one that is wehl suppori-ted by "the legal profession. Even though lawyers can and do exasperate each of us some times, the>' deserve our appreciation for the contribution they make, both individually and as a. group, through legal -aid. Producers Taking a Bum Rap pW Roger Worth Canada's fanners and fisher- men have been taklng a bum rap froin consumera who con- tlnually lay the blame, for ris- Ing food prices at the dock- ide, or at the farm, gate. Bluntiy stated, a lot of the complainera don't know what they are talklng about. In fact', Canadlans are among the best fed -people In the world, and at prlces that areamong the Iow- est. ln. the wodld. It'a. truie, food prices have been rislng atea. inordinaate Ro"ger JVorth, Dfr)ecor, Public Affair, ' , Canadia,,Fed;eO f rate d.rlug thë pat couple o'fI years, but Wo ave the pro-. ducera' coats. Certal nly, farm ers. and fiaheffnen havlng been fari.g Weil ýof late, b uit hat's the na- eanageat deai of mnoney ln lIte good yeara, bopefufly off- iettlng losses lu the lean aeriods. Some miainformed -clty- iicker compiainera are bright nough to remain sulent when 'ood prices are dropping, and broducera are lni trouble. While there may be ýroom or compiaints about the ln- adequacies and, prlclng pol- dles of the uation'a processing and distribution systeut, over- ail, consumnera, are gettlng f'ood et reasoutabie coat.' Mluci. bas been ade of the fact that It no* coats $61 per week 10tofeed a famlily of,-four peoplnl Canadaà. Atrocieus, soute comuers wo.ld amy. Yet Canadians only spend* about 22% ,.oftak-bmepuy on. ýfood'. Tht èoumplaîners' shudlook at.lapgn, 'whpre familles sped as much es401 ofihnmon food. Or Europe, wbere lt'i.fBot couusidered n- reasonable If food costs sur- PaOS 30% 35% Offamilyln- corne. *Canadien coUnma.- Plain about hambrg nt 82.50 - 3per pouid. Net the«Mre