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1PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 1982, WHITBY F-REE PRESS Meditation. saves feelings, helps children during divorce, If Kramer vs. Kramer demonstrated one thlng, ls that court proceed- ings are an ineffective way of bandllng Inter- pemsnal problem. Wmen Meryl Streep gives up her child after wlnnlng a long and pain- fui child. custody suit, we are left to wonder why the agony 0f a trial was necessary i the firstplaoe. A locallawye been wonderlng same tlng for. a years, and he re helped found anc zation ,dedicate keeplng. family di, out of the courts ever posible. Brian Evans, a1 lawyger in WhitbY at leaut one 'out' of two family disput be settled kamlcab er has relatlvely painlessly, à the through meciation andI Beveral conciliation. ecentl y "People used to go to crgam- 'a family counsellor, andl ad to if, the problema couldn't Isputes be Solved, they'd each when- go to their lawyer-and they'd * stop talklng," faily Evans says. y, says The aimof the0Ontario fevery Association for Famlly t«s can Mediation is to keep the ýly, andlines of ýcommunication open between couples R and their chIldren dur- lng« divorce and separa- tion procedures. The groupof lawyers, doc- ots tors, psychologists an d professional mediators bis hopes to provide a'solid alternative to court bat- ties. The idea is to "mediate before you 1 Av. litigate"., 'says -Evans, *ot - who believes the emo- * * tional trauma of divorce can be eased thr'ough 1ounsellng from -law- yersand professionals in the field of social work and -counsellig. The issues of custody, and access can be dis- eussed by .the couples wi th professionals, and contracets can be drawn up that satisfy bath partners. Rational dis- cussion will replace the win-lose structure- of divorce prceedings. The group urges family lawyers to work with mediators as a team. The'support "net- work" of mediators could ideally be worked right into the lawyer's' practice.1'1 . Evans points out that' TYPE WRITE RS' ADDNG MINEs * CALULATOIS SALES e'SERVICE,-,@RENTALS' a pu m~. " Sunday, December 19, 10 a.m. Nu " Frlday', December 24,7:30 p.m. " Sunday, December 26,'10 a.m. mediation costs much less than court proceed- ings, and could be used by 'people traditionally unable, to afford divorce proceedings. American research- ers have claimed that mediation could save governments $10 million and individuals $89 mil- lion each year. "'It's- a far* more humnane system," says Evans. "lWe have ta get away from the language of ights and- respansi- biities, and'get back to people's emotional Evans believ es joint custody ' of children should be considered the norm, and if one partner disagrees he or she should have to fight for it. "'The way, the law is now, joint custody can't be prescribed by, a judge, he bas ta decide on one or the lother par- ent,"' Evans says. The biggest advan-, tage of mediationis that it encourages discussion between partners and takes into account the emotional needs of the parents and their child- rep. " You get away fromh fighting over children as chattel," Evans says. "We ail assume mar- niages corne and go, but parents are fonever. " Evidence shows that contracts dnawn up by the parties themselves will more likely bead- hered to because the pagcners have beenpart of the decision-making process., " IWe're neally getting away from the adver- sary system," Evans says. "People are realizing the adversary system bas very littie place, whene children - Children's Christmas Pageant. irsery Care Provided. -Candlelight Christmas Eve service. -Family Worship and Church School foràall ages. Nursery Care Provided. LET US PUT THE CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS! ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 209 COCHRANE STREET WHITBY, ONTARIO) 668-4022 A Church forpeople on the grow! are concerned." Evans 'stressed that some disputes, will MIi need to, be taken- to court. Situations, whiere one- partner may- beý deemed an incompetent parent, or where there is concenn that children might be abducted and taken out of the pro- vince. will still require the courts. Hie also pointed out that once an agreement is drawn up by the part- ners, they must seek in- dependent, legal advice befone the contract wil be binding. , "I don't want lawyers to tbink thein 'practice will be taken over by ,social workers," Evans says. "It's just that thene are a lot of emotions i- volved that have to be dealt with before the legal process can or should begin. " Plan ahead for Christmùas catis ner day wflCflwC .flaven't helped a t:ubtumer* On«. Christmùas Day, tradi ctionally thé busiest phonmingday of the yean, Canadians are expected tokeep the telephone network humnming with some' six million long distance calls to distant fniends and relatives.. The whole Christmag- New Year penioci is generally busy with Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve 'contributing the highest cail volumes. "«In the, Durham Re- gion 31 extra employees will be on duty over the holiday peniod to handie operator-assisted long distance calls" says Orma Lyttle, Bell Canada Manager in this area. Most of the calls, though, wil be dialed direct by customens who dial "1' plus the area code if needed and- the numben - still the fast- est and cheapest wayta, call long distance. Lyttle warned the cir- cuits for some calis may, become ovenloaded at' busy Urnes because of the heavy demand' on particular lines. The peak periods ta avoid, if possible, are weekdays from 10 a.m. ta noon and from 2 ta 4 p.m., and holldays and weekends in the early afternoon and early evening. Bell Canada says the gneatest number of overseas calis will be ta the United Kingdom, Italy, , Greece, Ger- many, Portugal, France and Yùgoslavia. Holiday calllng can be smoothen by planing ahead. Get numbers in advance. Directory assistance for numbers in Nonth Amenica is available by dialing "1", the anea code, if needed, plus 555-1212. Overseas numbers can be obtained from Bell Openators now and kep- t bandy for the actual, call. St$n/re w's rsj4ra /uc INVITES YOUý« TO CO ME C ELE BRAT E A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS ?Y77" THE CORPORATION 0F THETOWN OFWHITBY UN THE -MATTER 0F THE ONTARIO HERU. TAGE ACT, R.S.O., 19801 CHAPTER 337 AND UN THE MATTER'0F THE LANDS AND PREMUSES AT THE FOLLOWING MUNICI- PAL -ADDRESS 1UN'THE PROVINCE> 0F ONTARIO. *NOTICE OF PASSING 0F BY-LAW TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the TOWN of WHUTBY has-passed By-law 1436- 82 ta designate th e. foîlowlng property as being or architectural andior historical value or lnterest under Part IV of. The Ontario Hertage Act., R.S.O., 1980, Chapter 337: Ho1codilHare House 301 Centre Street South Whltby, Ontario a>' Architecturai The HoodlHare House s an excellent. example of the vernacular Gothic Revival Style of archi- tecture. The most outstanding feature oftthls white clapboard house s the flnely detailed bargeboard and treillage work which surround the house. Also of Interest are the transom and sideîlghts of leaded glass which surround the front door. b) Historical The Hood/Hare House has had a number of owners sînce t was built Un 1875, the mosi prominent of whom are: Mr. William Hood who had the house bulit; and Mrs.' Florence Metoalfe and Mrs. Kathleen Hare. DATED AT THE TOWN 0F WHITBY THIS FURST DAY 0F DECEMBER, 1982. Donald G. McKay - Town Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East Whltby, Ontario LUN 2M8 DANFORTH TYPEWRITE RENTALS Electric typewriter'166.00 for 3 mc Manual typewriter 160.00'for 6 mc (Latest models - maintenance Included - shoC & Icng term) Available Service & Repairs 408 Dundas Street West 2940 Danforth Whitby Tor 666-1131 est. 1930 6 9 8 - VE