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an WELCOME TO BiENVENUE Ag PENETANGUISHENE chool issue changin tawn OContinued from page one To Mrs Cote and others opposed to separate school about 70 per cent of the francophone population according to Sim coe County Board of Education survey com missioned in 1978 change in attitude could alter life based in the past on co operation and acceptance of both English and French By segregating French students in their own school the bilingual town will be split along language lines she says In French atmosphere or environment is described as milieu and ironically each side in the debate is concerned for the milieu they are part of distinctly French environment at the secondary school level is required Dupuis says if the alarming rate young francophones are being assimilated is to be slowed At the bilingual Penetanguishene Secondary School French students are outnumbered three to one Fur ther he says an inadequate French pro gram discourage use of the language Its just crazy says Mrs Cote who will be 73yearsold in the new year The towns inhabitants have lived sidebyside for several generations without concern for language Both languages have been spoken and will be spoken without separate school Why take the chance of disrupting community life You hever heard somebody say Im French or Im English Were all Penetang people and weve always been friends says Mrs Cote during an inter view in the kitchen of her home Her father spoke French and little English He insisted his children speak French at home because it was necessary if everyone was to be understood But it was different matter outside the house Mrs Cote attended an English school The history of the French settlement in Huronia and the French language had no place in the curriculum of the day She played with other children who were largely bilingual and grew up with them Childhood friends and rivals married and had children Anna and Archie Cotes four boys are all bil ingual she says You know where culture comes from she aks rhetorically From the home thats where If you want your children to speak French they will learn French Modern Penetaguishene was created through the synthesis of English and French culture Language was not and is not con sidered barrier by Mrs Cote and others But lack of language could be described as barrier figurative barrier between an iii dividual and his view of history The existence of the injusticesof assimilaton and inequality of educational opportunity did not suddenly come to the 18 yearold Dupuis student at the indepen dent Frenc high school being operated by supporters His awareness is he says the end result of process initiated by his ar rival at PSS after eight years in French elementary school process spurred by pressures from outside the community and changes from within lEcol secondaire de la Huronie is an independent community operated VICTOR DUPUIS seeks attitude change Built in 1965 amidst protest from small group of francophones concerned with the quantity and quality of French education PSS has today five courses taught in French Dupuis has taken them all During the summers he studied the history of the area through special projects He also inter viewed francophones in the area and former students of PSS who took part in early pro tests following the creation of the county school board and the French Language Ad visory Committee in 1969 FRENCH MEANS SOMETHING Unquestionably says Dupuis the emergence of nationalism in Quebec and subsequent awareness that spread to fran cophone communities across the country has played part in his development Sud denly it meant something to be French to many people who had to that point never considered themselves different Were not alone here he says Im more conscious than my grandfather was of other francophones in Ontario We all have similar history and the same problems Today more than at any time in Canadas hisory francophones are working in groups together toward common goal Activists with provincial organizations dedicated to the cause are now available to help or lead campaigns in towns like Penetanguishene Considered friends by Dupuis these people are outsiders to Mrs Cote They dont belong here she says The debate over the separate school will end in the near future but the sometimes painful discussion concering life in Penetanguishene and the definition of the word francophone will likely continue for years to come rm French secondary school on Main St Penetanguishene its 57 students and administrators along with most of the Georgian Bay town have been embroiled in debate concerning the need for government sup ported French high school in the area Examiner Photo Charged with drug involvement Expelled Midland student attends Scarborough school One of three Midland Secon dary School students expelled by the county school board is attending Scarborough high school spokesman for the school said today John Gronross 18 was ex pelled earlier this month for iii volvement with illicit drugs He is taking classes at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute the schools principal Hor woodsaid Terrell Nupponen 18 said he has no immediate plans to at tend school in another jurisdic tion Richard Flohr was not available for comment fourth student Jeffery Bates 17 has been suspended temporarily by the board Fur ther action could be taken in his case All four were charged by Midland police Horwood said the Scar borough Board of Education cannot under terms outlined in the Education Act refuse ad mission to potential student who is resident of the area He said Gronrosss parents have house in Scarborough that qualifies as residence An expulsion in one jurisdic tion only carries to the bouti daries and not to schools in other areas Horwood said Expulsion is permanent but can be reversed by the board which orders it Under the Education Act board can expell student whos behaviour is potentially injurious to other students Gronross has been charged with possession of narcotic for trafficking and possession of restricted drug for trafficking He will appear in Midland pro vincial court Midland Jan 14 The other three have been charged with possession Nupponen pleaded guilty in an appearance Dec 17 and will be sentenced Jan Flohr will go on trial Jan 21 Bates is scheduled to appear Jan City Ianning director says the examiner Friday Doc 21 1m 1s Bill for homes unnecessary Queens Park said home buyers were being ripped off By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner Legislation introduced this week at Queens Park that would give home buyers protection against realtors or private sellers is unnecessary says Rick Bates Barries director of planning and development Under the Home Buyers Protection Act buyers would be given facts like the zoning of the property water supply sewage disposal facilities and storm drainage facilities The bill would also list any record of flooding on the pro perty and location of existing and planned schools in the area But Bates is far from impressed We seem to legislate ourselves to death he told The Ex aminer today Were going too far to protect people from themselves The plans for residential subdivisions are located at city hall and persons can save money by simply going up to the planning department and asking questions said Bates DONT LOOK T0 FUTURE While many persons look at existing areas they dont look at what will be planned in the future he said The legislation would likely involve increased fees to the home buyers such as costs for lawyers he said Weve had problems but not nearly as many as we had seven or eight years ago he said In many cases it is not so much that developers are telling halftruths to customers but rather that persons are misinterpreting subdivision plans Beates said CAS expects change in 80 after review Concerned that its budget does not allow for full staff of social workers the Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society expects ministry review of its situation scheduled for 1980 to result in changes says its presi dent It will be very obvious to the review team that we have good wellrun ship here that only lacks manpower Bill Straughan told The Examiner today Im very pleased they are reviewing us this coming year he said Ontarios minister of com munity and social services Keith Norton announced Wednesday that Simcoe Coun tys society will be one of 10 in the province to undergo an operational review in 1980 The ministry plan calls for reviews of all 50 societies within five years review team comprising society and provincial person nel and representatives from other social agencies will ex amine various procedures pro gram offered financial management among them FUNDING ISSUE Funding has been an issue with all societies over the past few years including the county agency which has among the lowest paid social workers in the province but among the highest per capita caseloads Budget restrictions in each of the past five years have prevented the society from im proving much in either area its director Don Jackson says Straughan said the review with recommendations going to both the ministry and the agen cy could result in budget in crease for next year sufficient to meet need or onetime grant designed to bring the county society close to the others in the province The societys 1979 budget is still under review though no date has been set Likewise no date for the operational review has been established People will see green area on subdivision and im mediately think it is park but that is often not the case Bates said CHECKING FIRST However more persons than ever before are checking things out before moving into new home said Bates Colin Issacs NDPWentworth who introduced the bill at Prince of Wales School held its Christmas con cert Thursday night and the auditorium was packed to capacity In this act Santa inspects Knitepoint hQIdup Robber sentenced to two years in oil 24yearold man who robblt ed Midland convenience store at knifepoint in August was sentenced to two years less day in jail and two years pro bation Provincial court judge Norr man Nadeau also sentenced Brian Joseph Dusome of Midland to two onemonth sentences for breach of proba tion but they will be served concurrent with the first sentence There was some confusion as to whether Dusome threatened Rather strange circumstances surround strike at Fotomat By LORI COHEN Of The Examiner Three employees of Fotomat Canada in Barrie are on strike in an effort to obtain first con tract with higher wages more working hours and union security There are total of four women who operate the tiny photo booths on Maple Street and in the Simcoe Plaza one woman is still working and they are among 145 workers in 91 locations in southern Ontario who joined the United Steelworkers of America with the hope that collective bargaining was the key to im proving their working condi tions Employees are seeking $4 an hour dental plan supported by the company union security in the form of mandatory pay ment of union dues formally known as the Rand Formula company OHIP plan drug and pension plan improved vacation benefits and the right to grieve labor violations They now earn $3 an hour have dental plan which they pay for themselves and no OHIP The union is also asking the company to hire standby employees to be available dur ing vacations and in emergency cases RATHER STRANGE Bill Mills union staff representative admits the strike situation is rather strange and he is not op timistic about the workers chances of winning the dispute But he sees the companys treatment of employees 95 per cent of whom are women as discrimination and hes willing to fight for their right to digni ty in the workplace The union is also charging the firm subsidiary of Califor nia based company which is owned primarily by the Japanese manufacturer Konishiroku with bargaining in bad faith and the case should be before the Ontario Labor Relations Board next month The firm employs 7000 in the 3750 stores that process and sell film in Canada and the US 16 UNITS Mills says 16 bargaining units sap in the province were certified this year all certifications were appealed by the company and the union won each time During the Barrie strike both stores are operating for at least part of the day Strikers are not concerned about customers picking up film brought in before the strike began two weeks ago but are asking them not to bring any films or puchase new ones until the disoute is settled Fotomat officials in Toronto were not available for comment this morning Members of the United Steelworkers of America at Fotomats across the province are on strike for first contract Above Janet Bettke right and Madeleine Pteitfer iett picket the Maple Street outlet while employee Gail Ross continues to work There are total of four Fotomat employees at two locations in Barrie Examiner Photo WWW Candle beauty can be beast By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner Nothing adds more to the cozy holiday atmosphere of home than does the subtle warmth of candle burning softly with single glowing flame But the very element that makes the candle so attractive is the element that makes it dangerous Neglected the beauty becomes beast And the beast is capable of consuming an entire home in roaring walls of flames transforming hap py Christmas into tearful tragedy Barrie Fire Chief Jack McAllister warns local residents to be careful with candles candle is after all an open flame says Chief McAllister If it comes into contact with combustibles youll have fire on your hands Candles are especially popular at Christmas and Chief McAllister says this is the time problems are most likely to oc cur He cites Christmas fire in local church few years ago They wre using candles and had placed them in drilled holes in birch log says Chief McAllister They thought they had them extinguished but the candles continued to burn down into the log The fire spread and there was fair amount of damage to the church Chief McAllister says residents should make sure candles are properly ex tinguished before going to bed or leaving their home Candles should not be placed near combustible material such as drapes or especially at Christmas wrapping paper People havétovbe little more diligent at this time of year because of the extra hazards connected with Christmas says Chief McAllister March to Santas tune because they were being misled Issacs said that in many situations families are told school will be built in their subdivision when the school board has no such plans The bill will be presented again for the second reading in the spring the toy soldiers to be sure they are all in work ing order for Christmas in the musical play en titled Problem for Santa Claus Examiner Photo the 17yearold Milk Maid Store clerk with knife Judge Nadeau said if it wasnt knife it was perceived as one and was sufficiently menacing looking Judge Nadeau described Dusome as confirmed drug user and ordered him to take drug and alcohol addiction treatment following his jail term The judge also recom mended he undergo psychiatric assessment Following sentencing Dusomes lawyer James Lun nie told the judge his client wished to have his sentence in creased by one day so he could serve it in federal peniten tiary The request was denied Outside the courtroom Lun me told The Examiner Dusome felt he would receive better treatment in federal institu tion Lunnie told the court Dusome had long and difficult life With yearly hospital admissions and disruptive home at mosphere He said Dusome had an almost pathalogical tendency to self destruct Lun nie asked for nine month total sentence Crown Attorney Fred Horton asked for long term of im prisonment for the protection of the community Dusomes criminal record dates back to 1972 and includes convictions for theft assault causing bodily harm and motor vehicle offences Forged cheques woman charged 23yearold Barrie woman is in custody today charged with 10 counts of uttering forg ed documents and one count of possession of stolen property Catherine France is schedul 3153 wit ed for bail hearing today in Barrie provincial court Police say the charges are connected with forged che ques given to several local husmesses Hawaiian Christmas Barrie North Collegiate presented Christmas Revue Thursday night to delighted audience The show was rich in variety and most skits were comedies although some talented per formers song or danced in more serious man ner This is Rose Aquino who is originally from the Philippines and she danced to an Hawaiian tune Examiner Photo