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PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1983, WHITBY FREE PRESS Report.from Queens Paûr.k By The lion. (seorge ;.%she, MPi>bi (IC( Iurham West) Minister of Government Services "Ombudsman" is a Swedish word of long'-and honourable tradition, meaning a protector or'defen- der ofcitizens' rights. Ontario bas had an Ombud- sman since 1975. That was the year the Ontario Legislature. passed, The Ombudsman Act, which among other things states that the Ombudsman 18 to be appointed by the Législature -and is accountable directly to the Legisiature, ".rather'than tbrough a Ministry of the Government. Once a year the Ombudsman'submits a formai report to the Legisiature on' bis work, and, this report 18 reviewed by an all-party Committee of the CANADIAN LEGION - Branch No. 112 OPEN HO-USE Sunday September 18 *eEntèrtainment St arts ai 3 P.M. *eRoast Beef Dinner at 6 P. M. *Bar Opens at l2Noon - OP.M. Tickets-at Bar, Last Sale Date Sept. 14 $6.50 Per Persan EVERYONE WELCOMEI' O). Ormiston 666-1537 Legislature, known as the Select Committee on U Ombudsman. In the course of runnlng any government, thej are bound to be times when some citizens feel thi have been treated unfairly. Their complaints mi arise through some action that has been taken (4 neglected) by any branch of the Goverrnent, ele ted or appointed. Sometimes complaints are base on simple rnisunderstandings of goverrne procedures or individual rights. Other cases arise from serious injustices thî should be remedied. Whatever the, case, people' complainte deserve consideration. In Ontario, cor plainte about the Provincial goverrnent may be Ir vestigated by the Ombudsman. Under the power given to him by the Legisiaturt the Ombudsman and bis staff van investigate you complaint thorougbly and weigh ail the relevai facts impartially. If one of bis recommendations i ignored by a brancb of the provincial goverrnent he can take the .matter to the Premier or ti Legisiature. In other words, he can use a lot of per suasion in the right places. There are some kinda 0f problems the Ombuc sman cannot deal with. For instance, being an Or. tario officiai, be cannot deal with federal matterâ (such as postal service or unemployrnent insuranct cheques) , or municipal government problems (suc] as garbage collection or by-law enforcement), Some provincial Mnatters; too, are necessarily beyond bis power, sucb as courte and'judges. Evei so, the Ombudaman's work does encompass a wide range of concerns such as workrnen's compensation OHIP, famlily benefits, retail sales tax, andrnmany others. Ifyou have an unresolved complaint and aren't sure whether it faîls within the Ontario Ombud- sman's scope of duties, it is a good idea to inquire anyway. Somneone 0f the Omnbudaman's staff wil] tell you whetber he can be 0f service In your case. It's best to think of the Ombudsman as a, last the àre iey 'y ,or ,ed -nt at n- 'et Lir nt 's it, e r- ýe h L PORRI5 PRESEAON PRE-MO, TIO STOP PRETENDING. Get into the real spirit of the sport. Get into Polaris.IDAnd geta real deal on any new, 1983 or earlier Polaris carry-over model in stock. For instance, you can buy a 1983j Star, Sport or Super Sport and save a. bundie. Or buy any new Polaris, even onie of our exýciting new '84 models, and get free clothing and accessories. You put the package together., We foot the bll. Buy asledi in Septeber and ge $150 (retail value) worth of extras. Buy N a sled in October and get $100 (retail value) worth of extras. Buy in November and get $50. (retail value) worth of extras. Wait too long and we just might be sold out of your sled. So get into your nearest Polaris dealer. And get into the spirit of ýthe sport. Early. Don't let our great deals on 'biles slip away. 1983 SS Savings up to $6O0OFF of last season's dealer list priceý* - u an nw olri in SEPTEMIBER. Get $5O0. 1983 SP ORT 1983 STA^R- of ast season's dealer list price ofla st season's dealer list price. *Suhjec tc caval labi ityatpart ecpa. ng deale rrtM .it , 1983I1H Buy any new Polaris in Cet $100o . -i Puy any new Polarisin NOVEMBER. Get $50oin free extras. free extras. free extras. *offer available from these participating deëalers. CHARLES BELL - SALES WHITBY, ONT. 666-2850 resort, the person who tries to help you after al other approaches have failed. You may file a com- plaint wlth bis office by telephone, letter or personal visit, to the Office of the Ombudsman, 125 Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario MSS 2C7. Telephone number Is 965&7930., If the Ombudsman investigates a complaint for you, he wiil provide you with a compiete report. Regardless of the outcome of this investigation, there Is no fee charged, and you can be sure that ýno matter what the complaint, it wll be received in confidence, as a private matter between you and the Omlbudsrman, The Ombudsman's office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, but you can telephone at any hour and leave a message. A staff member will get back to you as quickiy as possible. The office of the Ombudsmani bas been set up by the Ontario Legisiature to protect and defen d your rights. If ail other avenues have failed, take your compiaint or problemÎ to him. The Church <Sp eak-s, Sponsored by the WIIITBY MIN ISTERIAI, ASSOCIATION BY REV. IVAN R. DYER St'. Thomas'Anglican Church One of our young people bas decided toenter seminary this fail. Hs name is Kit Greaves and be lives in Brooklin. It is sometbing that he bas reaiiy bad to struggly with over the past montbs and the decision to enter a theological coilege bas been the resuit 0f rnucb heart searching. I arn trilled at bis "deci sion and I am excited about the prospect of him doing some serions theological reflection. But the thing that makes me rnost happy 18 the fact that bis vocation is becoming clearer to bim. He is getting the sense 0f bis calling to mînistry and this is exci ting news. It makes me recal ow my own calling unfolded and bow alI the pieces fitted together in my ownlife to draw me into a serninary and later to ordination. Whetber or not Kit gets ordained three years down tbe road is not wbat's.,at issue here. What is im portant'is that be is serious ly, searching for wbat God' would ýhave b im do witb bis life. And wben I think about this two -words cornýe'to mind. The first is vocation. -The Oxford Englisb Dictionary describes the word vocationas: "The action on the part of God calling a person to exercise some special function, especialiy 0f a spiritual' nature, or to fili a certain position; divine influence or guidance towardsaa definite career; the fact 0f being 80 called or direc- ted towards a special work in life. " What I want to s'ay about vocation i s that God calîs eacb one of us to a certain vocation. It migbt be to ordination but more ofte'n God calîs people to' other ýwaiks of life sucb as nursing, teaching, far- Ming, and office work. These and ail the other tasks that we do are vocatfons and they are just as sacred, and just as diViuieiy appointed, as ordination. Wbat special work do you do? Do you havea sense 0f vocation in your career? I attended a bighscbool which called itself a vocational institute and tbat's what it was suppose to do -train pepe for the vacations tbey were being called to enter. Thé other word that cornes to mnd, is mïinistry. We often, want to say, that only ciergy are called to ministry. But the word ministry 15 not Iimited to' clergy and they are onlya smail part of the ministry of God in His world. The wordmiâistry means "the action of ministering; the rendering of service; the performance 0f any office or labour for another." I arn convinced that- God cails al peopleto ministry. We are called to service. Whetbier or not we ar e called to do this ministry in the context of public worship is not wbat's important - tbe impor- tant thing is that we have an understanding that what we do in life is to be ministry to God and those around us. What tbrills me about Kit is that be is' entering a time in bis life where he is questioning wbat bis vocation sbould be and that 12e sees bis future as being to involved in ministry. The important tbing is not whetber he does it witb bis colar on backwards, or frorn a pulpit, but that 12e is faithful, to wbatever vocation, God caîls bim to. May Kit's vocation become clear in the montbs abead and may we al become clearer in the sense 0f our vocations and bave a greater sense of being involved in the ministry of God. % Pint equipment A, 2-year-old Whitby man. is, missing $40 worth -0f painting equipment from his garage. ,Paul'R. Bragg, 0f 709 Harriet Ave., discoivered Aug. 28 that equipment inciuding a ladder* and paint brushes bad been stolen. Durham Regional Police say that Bragg, operator of College Pro Painters, reported the goods could have been taken any time from Aug. 18 to 28. Break and entry is not suslpeced. Photo Club executi'eve Wbitby Photographic Club b as a new executive for the 1983 -season., President is M. Sitiani Blake; Marian Del takes over as treasurer and Sylvia Clark as secretary. Print and slide clinic coordinators are Cal Bugden and AI Stachel respectively. George Blake femains as programme coor- dinator. Nîna Sem- czenko, slide, and Don- na Andrus, print, are responsible for circuits. Past president, AI Waldeck is in charge of field trips. Keith Marlowe, Of Oshawa, won the'high point trophy for entries to slide ciinics last season; while Donna Andrus won the 12gb Point tropby for prints. The new season opens on Monday, September 12, at 7 p.m., at the Wbitby Public Library. The programme will feature top nature slides and photo essays from the National Association For. Photographic Arts. Guest speakers this year wiil include. Mrs. Betty Greenacre, of Toronto, on Nature In Ontario; Naima Aer, recent editor of Camera Canada, on the- Pbotograph As Art; and Mr. Stanley Harwood on pbotojournalism. The Club will aiso of- fer a '.tbree-part workshop for beginners, also at theý library, on Saturday September 17, 24, and October 1, star- ting at 9:30.a.m. The fee of $15 includes tbe regular programme and workshops. For further infor- mation contact Dell at 668-3083, Clark at 683- 6219, or Blake at 668- BRIDGE RESULTS The following are the results 0 f duplicate bridge play, at the Whit-- by Curling Club. North and South: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie, 104%; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doughty, 93%;' Perry , and Hugb Laurence, 901/2; Mr. and Mrs. " .Donald Wilson,87½h. East and West: Mrs. Jamie Jamieson and Miss Grace Wilson, 108; Mr. and Mrs. Eiwin Smyth, 1041/; Mr. and Mrs. lýert Oliver, .98; Miss Géorgie Bovay and Mrs. Joanna- Flanagan, 93. The resuits of ,duplicate bridge play are reported eacb week in the Free Press. CASTING AUDITIONS The, Whitby Theatre Company, youth group, is holding casting auditions for Anne of Green Gables. Boys and girls, ages 8 to 18 are welcome to come and try out. 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