Reflections 1of a ý GoldenA By MABEL C. McCABE I've heard,,you've heard, we've ail heard of free trade. Do you have any idea whfat it is ail about though? We've paid attention to the experts both pro and con yet nobody has come out with the true facts or the true significance of this historic document. 1 , for one, would like to know just what we will receive and what the 'United States will get-from us; I don't understand ail the mystery surrounding this pledge of good faith between our country and the U.S. Many of the actions of the past year have béee unfriendly, to say the least, yet we are told to trust in them and in our officiais. Just in the last week we were toid notito expect any softening in the U.S. stand on acid ramn. They do not seem to favor a dlean-up of the Niagara system that, is fast becoming the Niagara sewer. Théy aiso want rights to unlimited p assage through the northern waters and free wheeiing on-arms testing in our territory. On the other hand, we have given them rights to our energy,,even if our own people run short. We have endured protectionist policies on cedar shakes andpotash and other products too numerous to mention. The Americans now are objecting to our steel products. 0f course I must mention that we wiiH receive the "benefit" of their poultry produc- ts that have been so badiy inspected'that many are full of salmonella, while they have other below average produce that is covered with insec- ticide. Does thîs sound like a good deal to you? We have not been given the full facts so therefore we can only judge by the things we read in the news and hear from those so-called experts. Why have they not given us the full picture? Manyý of us ordinary folks are capable of drawing the righit con- clusions when ail the small print is read so why have we not been con- sulted? This may be the best thing in the world. f or Canadian business and Canadian nationalism. But if we are not given the facts, how can we judge? It is the secrecy that is frightening mnany away from this deai and unitil ail the facts are made truiy public I wiil make no judgment: I will, however, read every article and listen to every expert until I feel I can make an honest choice. Let ' every politician do the same and once the basic bottom line is know then we will ail rest easier and be more at ease. We are a very large country with a small population. We like who and what we are and do not want to be' incorporated as just another state. I hope those in power will give us the truth and the chance to vote on this issue with proper knowledge and understanding of what is really at stake. These are my views and lil bet there are many who disagree. But whichever side you are touting, get the truth and then make noises that will let your point of view be heard. Brooklin boy scouts' paper drive Saturday The 2nd Broolin boy scouts wilbe holding their rnonthly paper drive on Saturday, Feb. 13. Newspapers (only) should be securély tied both ways and at the curb by 9a.m. The scouts collect in the ýBrooklin area which includes Cedarbrook lrail, Robmar St. and Macedonian Village. Those living in rural areas may leave their papers at Ashburn Conunity Centre on Friday night. Objections to Sun day shopping FROM PAGE 6 moral one as well. If ever the Protéstant and Roman j Catholic clergy must speak out and take a tangible public stand, it is surely on the question of open shop- ping on Sundays, whose impiemen- tation flagrantly strikes out at one of the very foundations of the Bible, whose teachings the churches are required to uphold and protect. The saine Bible asks that we be feariess ini our endeavor s to support its edicts, a mission in which we al too frequently are found wanting. However, if the church clergy and church leaders themsejves are fearful i coming forward to sup- port such basic, pertinent and fAr- reaching Biblical teachings, by giving needed direction when the most opportune time has presented jitseif, what hope really exists for the advance of tbe Christian chur- ch! i Harold Wesley, 1 la1È'ýWalkerton, Ont. WTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1988, PAGE 13 DOWN SYNDReJME NEWS Resident produces magazine 12:00 noon Monte Carlo Elimination Draw folowed 0 by Dance. ickets for danoe $5. each. (At Brooklin Communlty Centre) *Kids: Don't forget your Snow Sculptures on February, 2Oth. Sun. F'eb. 14 1:30 to 5:00 pm Winter Gaie Tine Tandem ski races, snow shoe races, tug of war, log sawing, snow bed race-. (Brooklin Mernorial Park) 2:00 pm to Senior Tea Party 4:00 pm (Brooklln Communty Centre) Moni. Feb. 15 9:30 amn Wed. Feb. 17 8:00 Pm Fr1. Feb. 19 10:00 Pm Sat. Feb. 20 8 - il arn Sat. Feb. 20 Skate-a-thon (Brooklln Mernorial Arena) Leglon Euchre TouÜrnarnent Brooklin Legion Ladies Auxlilary (Brooklln Legion)1 Presenting our Mdnight Madness Bingo (HIdeaway Bingo, Whtby) Brooklin Girl Guides, Pancake Breakfast (St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Winchester Rd.) 1:00 Pm 3:00 Pm 8:00 Pm. Broombal Tournarnent (Broioklln Mernorlal Park) Judglng for Snow Sculpures 50/60's Danoe Tickets $5. each. (Brooklin Comrnunity Center) _ Anyone tnterested i the above events. team or Indiviclucd, pleaseJil titheforrn below: Naine: Team: Address:. Events:- Dmp off entiy ~t Brooklin ESSO, Hwy 12 & Hwy.7 For further Information oeil: Alez Cowan 655-4519 or Mark Mason- 655-8961 I By'EMILY PARE With a, $15,000 grant from the Secretariat for Disabled Persons, a Whitby resident has produced the D'own Syndrome News, a monthly Smagazine. 4Pat Dooley feit there was a need for such a magazine. "There is littie or no information about Down Syndrome available in Canada," says Dooiey, who obtains much of the magazine's news from England where there is more public awareness. "I do look for local information, but it is too* time consuming," he says. Dooley, president and general manager of the Down Syndrome Association of Ontario, orginated and organizes everything in the magazine. He-is also president of the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association.' The grant given in June iast year is for only one year and'is non- renewable. The biggest expense is the cost of postage when getting in- formation from abroad. There are so far 15 full sub- seribers at $10 a year, and another $100 in donations from readers' those with Down Syndrome or who have chiidren with Do*n Syn- drome. Social workers who need the in- formation for their clients also con- tact Dooley for the magazine. He also sends- newsletters across Canada. Before becoming involved with the Do'wn Syndrome Association,~ Dooley was a school teacher in special education, though hie also taught history and physical education. When he and wife Catherine discovered that their son Stephen had Down Syndrome, they were toid that there was nothing to be done. "But Catherine kept the faith," says Dooley. "She dragged me to meetings and did excercises with Stephen."' N'ow on sick leave from school, Dooiey is involved full-time with the magazine. "Since my tinfie off, I have been keeping myseif busy, " he says. Magazine articles thus far in- clude: a medical check. list pro duced in.New Zealand (featured in the two editions thus far 'WINTER CARNlIVAL Bat,, Fcb. l3th to Sat., Fcb. 20th 1988 Sat. Feb. 13 9:00 amn Brooklin Dodgers Presents " A Snow Bail Tournamnent" published) helps couples determine if they will have a Down Syndrome 'child or not either before or after pregna.ncy; an article on legal* rights. for those with the disorder, submitted by lawyer Murray Miskin of Whitby; integration pf those with Down Syndrom into th 'e> work force; articles fromn mothers who have. children with Down Syn- drome; anarilabu helping a, child to learn to read. Down Syndrome is caused by the presence of extra chromosomeI materiai in the body's ceils. Whfy this ha ppens is still a mystery, but Dooley notes that "the age of the parents is a n i mpo'rtant factor"< NOW AVAl LAB1LE, when determining the likelihoodof. EIN BETA &,VHS having a Down baby. If the mother is under the age of 20, states Dooley, the probability is 76 BALDWIN ST. one in 2,000; at the age of 45, it is aboutone in 50. - BROOKLIN There are approximately 15,000. people with Down Syndrome in On- 655-3306 tario. 4ýMmuu mmm mim m .mmoasumm mm IEVERY NIG T at 7:00 $3500 MUST GO îEVERV AFTERNO'ON at 12:10 î Friday & Saturday MIDNIGHT MADNESS at ltOO-0, - $1500 & $500 MUST -GO JaCkpots M !Clean Surroundings/Air Changed every haif hourl IDundlas at Garrard, Whitby, just E of Thickson, N side, rear entrance I ci Sering the Communities- E o G.II Greatest NeedsI