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. LETTERS Almaguin firstâ€"ever reunion We wish to contact through the Waterivo Chronicle former students of Aimaguin Highlands Secondary School to lake part in their 25th anniversary A â€"number of former students are presentiy living in Waterloo. We hope your publication will assist us in notifying them of the school‘s firstâ€"ever anniversary re union in the words of principal John McDer mott. who has been involved at the school since its opening in 1999 We now have 20 years of students who can claim Aimaguin as their own and tugether we hope that they will raise the flag in praise of northern Highlanders| The celebrations will take place from October 3rd to 9th at locations both in South River and Sundridge. and in the school. Activities will vary from art. to sports. to sucial. to theatre, to fun, etc When a friend or loved one is dying from an incurable disease, especially from the terminal malignancy of cancer, it is not only a time of agony for the patient, but for the supporting person a time of indelible emotional impact. We all have a powertful desire to see that everything be done to prevent a fellow human being from having to g.throfih such extreme pain. Through the combined efforts of thousands of Canadians, something is being done. We ask former students and staff to contact the school by mail. or phone 705â€"386â€"2363 for a complete list of activities and registration forms to renew friend ships at Aimaguin this fall. Sincerely . In‘ April of 1982, Dr. Kenneth Walker published a column that produced a great reaction. Dr. Walker, a medical journalist, is a surgeon in Niagara Falls, Ontario. But he is beiter known as W. Giffordâ€"Jones, M.D.. the penname he uses for his medical column, The Doctor Game. in his article, he said that restrictions on the medical use of heroin could not be justified. He asked his readers to write him if they wanted the law changed. im June 2. Berme Newman (LIB Windsorâ€"Walkervilie) spaoke on ms Pr vate Member‘s Bill. An Act io amend the Consumer Protection Act. The amend ment requires that every prouduct of fered for sale by a retailer and marked with the universal product code. must also be cleariy marked with its individu al purchase price 1t is the opinion of the Consumer‘s Association of Canada that the need for indivadual purchase price markings is greater than six years ago when the computerized universal prod uct codes were first introduced. The Association fears thal the commuitment given to the government by the super market industry toâ€" voluntarily price each product may be wavering In introducing the amendment, Mr Newman said that most consumers: especially semior citizens and persons on fired incomes. and trade umons advo vaie the adoption of mandatory price marking on UPC goods because manda lory, unit pricing enpcourages the oniy form of selling which is truly consistent with comparative shopping. in tunes such as these, of rising prices and falling (or constrained ) incomes. comparative Queen‘s Park Report : WALTER McLEAN Don Giroux Bill O‘Hallarn Reunion Committee Coâ€"Chairmen shopping is a commercial imperative for the prudent consumer It is interesting to note that the State of Michigan has enacted mandatory unit pricing legisiation. Maryland, California and Florida have similar legislation. in Canada, such a law appears in Quebec Mr Newman pointed out. "there are advantages to the UPC nonâ€"individually priced, electronically scanned, checkout at the supermarket, such as speedier checkâ€"outs, itemized tape receipts, and more efficient inventory control. How ever. these advantages even in sum, do not outweigh the benefit tw the consumer of fundamental fairness in shopping The consumer ought to have the right to be able to freely chouse on the basis of clear, unambiguous information Mr. Newman urged the Members to vote in favour of the amendment in principle and send it to committee, po‘mling out that any legitimate reserva tions could be allayed by a thorough review of the matter, complete with interest group iestimony in commMittee Regrettably. the bill was not referred for committee discussion How about some action on those dreadful lawns? Last July, Walker met with federal Health Minister, Honourable Monique Begin. He presented her with 15,000 letters â€" each one asking that heroin treatment be allowed for terminally ill cancer patients. The Minister responded by apâ€" pointing an Advisory Committee on the Management of Severe Pain. The mandate of the Committee was to "... produce A study on the treatment of pain, and the possible addition of heroin to the drugs now available for distribution to all Canadian physicians." Doesn‘t Waterloo have an enforceable byâ€"law which requires landlords to keep their properties clean" â€" Several homes within the city have lawns â€" filled with plantain. . dandelhion. ragweed and sow thistle plus nameless others. some of which range from 18 inches to two feet tall. For additional trim. these beautiful lawns contain discarded sweet wrappers and cigarette packages The medical community in Canada is split, however, over the legalization of heroin for the treatment of pain. Heroin was bauned for use in Canada in 1955 at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations. Since it has been illegal, heroin has not been the subject of the rigorous testing most other Une would think that council should have sufficient pride in this fair city to have these places cleaned and mowed at the owners‘ expense while helping the unem ployed subject of the rigo! medicines undergo Let‘s get with it. Waterloo LETTERS POLICY The Chronicle welâ€" comes letters to the ediâ€" tor. Writers must identify themselives through their name. address and teleâ€" phone number. We reâ€" serve the right to edit. Norma Sango! Waterloo, Ont. Pain the priority Then, on April 29th of this year,. my Opposition colleague, Honourable Walter Bakér, M.P. (Nepeanâ€"Carleton, Ontario), tabled a Private Member‘s Bill in the House of Commons. Bill Câ€"684, "An Act to amend the Narcotics Control Act (theraâ€" peutic use of heroin)", calls on the Government to "... permit designated physicians, particularly in cancer clinics, On May 16th, Madam Begin announced that to assist the Advisory Committee: °... I have asked my officials to undertake clinical studies lasting from 12 to 18 months of patients being treated for severe pain. This is to be done in several centres specializing in cancer treatment. These trials will compare the effectiveâ€" ness of heroin in pain relief with that of other narcotics. I feel it is important for Canadian physicians to receive as soon as possible, the best expert advice currently I do not in the least begrudge hockey My {favorite, I just know you‘re dying supersiar Wayne Gretzky the money he _ io find out, was Another World. ! knew makes shooting rubber disecs on goiden _ every character back to front, Jim, Like, so what if he earns more sitting in the penaity box for five minutes than 1 do for an entire year" And 1| think it‘s great that he‘s turned woman from two to 82. Hey . the guy‘s got a lot going for him, sot the least of which is an amazing maturity considgering the demands on his time and pressures of the business . 1 admire him for that. But it just so happens this week, I don‘t even want to hear the name Wayne Gretzky around the Campbel! bouse hold. IF you don‘t mind. Why"?" Because be, likely as 1 write these words, is taping for a week‘s appearance on one of televisions mast popular daytime soap operas, The Young and the Restiess 1 tell you (sniff ) it‘s just not fair. After all the years of dedication I‘ve put in watching those suckers, getting emoâ€" tionally entangled in the plots, lending a shoulder for characters to cry on, hissing the bad guys. praising the good, envying the handsome and fantasizing about the gorgeous, it is a travesty of justice to pass me over for who*? A hockey player. And that the decision was made sans even a comparative screen test, well, l just don‘t know anymore. I‘ve been watching the soaps since l learned how 4o turn on a TV set. No, it was even before my 12th birthday, come to think of it. Every day we would trundle bome from school, ram back a pair of peanut butter and brown sugar sandwiches. and sit quietly in front of the big b&w while mom watchet®s(sshh, keep gquiet kids, I‘m trying to hear this) Joanne Tate for 15 minutes on Search For Tomortow (it has never been found) and the expluits of the Bauer family on The Guiding Light for another quarter hour afterwards. At the conclusion of television‘s most electrifying half bour. we shuffled back off to the books for the afternuon. content with the knowledge that Pirates and Pathfinders would be many times more captivating than Papa Bauer getting whistled out of his welfare check by that week‘s Oil Can Harry. But subconsciously, I must have found something attractive about them,. be cause in high school and university 1 rallied with a vengeance. You name it, Ryan‘s Hope. All My Children, The Doctors the same Guiding Light. and a bost of interchangeable options. I deâ€" voured them like so many ice teas on a sultry summer Sunday. Couldn‘t get enough of them. Young and the Restless included. are you listening show producâ€" ers" CWImRONNAE. WELDIEVDOAYX . MIDBHV 40. PB3 â€"â€" PMH 1 Soap dope Rachael (even back when she was a vikens), Iris, Gil, Jamie, the whole kit and kaboodie. Alice Mathews and Steve Frame‘s love aftair has to go dows with the heart1uggers of all time. lIris Quarrington for years carried off wench of the year honors in soap‘s Emmy competition, and Another World was one of the first to offer instant replays of z:(miay'o action. Wizardry, at its What 1 especially liked about cultiv atâ€" ing my seap opera background were the many side benefits it carried in my relationships with women in university. Granite statues you couldn‘t get to first base with turned to putty in your hands if you could supply them with a Reading Week‘s synopsis of General Hospital. Getting a seat in the jammed packed dining hall was easy street if you just happened to let it slip that you snapped an 8 x 10 glossy of Michael Bauer at a shopping centre promo the week before. And forget that garble about footbail huoks being the life of the Saturday night party. Wander over to a group of freshettes to tell them that your brother just remewed his contract with As the World Turns, and you‘d have to fight ‘em off with a stick. Trust me, 1 know these things. And believe me, there‘s nothing limpâ€"wristed about a guy admitting he is a soap opera fanatic. Night shift steelworkers watch ‘em. Famous actors and actresses watch ‘em. And now dammit, the idle rich of professional sports watch ‘em too, presumably while they make out their bank statements or discuss ltax shelters with their agents over tea. I‘ve never admitted it in public before, but yes, I‘ve often dreamed of being the head of Frame Enterprises on Another World, saving some one‘s life with delicate brain surgery on Guiding Light, being the sex symbol of Pine Valley on All My Children. And for over 20 years, lmprobable? About as much as Mac and Rachael getting married for the third time. Happened last Friday. Hope you were tuned in. I cried. Again. I‘ve dutifully apprenticed for those positions, being the most conscientious of understudies you could possibly hope for. Just waiting by the telephone for the call to appear. I mean, they had to know 1 was there watching, every dayâ€" spreading the word, believing every time that things would work out. AlU that effort. and for what? To be thrown over, like so much Oxydol with green crystals, for a hockey player who decided he‘d "like to appear‘‘ on Young and the Restiess. available on the management of severe As a résuit of my 8% years of pastoral ministry at Knox Church, Waterloo, 1 agree with Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Hospital Chaplain Ken Beal who approves of the use of heroin in pain treatment of the terminâ€" ally ill, "... because it alleviates the pain without leaving the patient in a stupor. They remain lucid and so are able to understand and respond to the love and support of family and friends." But while the Committee carries out its study, and the trial results are collected, must we just sit and wait? 15 per cent of terminal cancer patients require injecâ€" tions for pain during the last day or two before death. I join with others in asking, is it humane to ignore these patients while we argue the merits of one drug over another or wait for research to discover another drug?