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Page 6, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, June 27, 1984 Alcohol Management in Public Recreation Facilities "Individual. volun- teers on the front line, providing the program, whether its driving a car or counselling some- body or even providing food to somebody who's shut in, they carry a whole bunch of various liabilities for which they. can be sued'"' and "a volunteer board member can individually be su- ed."' Those were com- ments by Mr. John Fisher, President of the Institute for Non-Profit Organizations, as he addressed a workshop in Sudbury on June 6 attended by municipal officials and volun- teers. He stated that "volunteers and volun- teer organizations are a- good deal more vulner- able than they have ever been. Last year, some- thing in excess of two million dollars in law- suits were brought against gymnasia, com- munity halls, where peo- ple participated as volunteers in programs led by volunteers. That has come as quite a shock to everybody," he said. Fisher spoke to 120 Dr. pallbearers. 29, 1984. _ remembered. THANK YOU. The family of the late Mrs. Agnes McCouan wish to express sincere thanks and appreciation to all the relations and friends for their kindness shown during 'the loss of a dear mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great, great grandmother. To all who sent flowers, cards, food and charitable donations. To Lau and the nurses of the McCausland Hospital, to Rev. Bigelow, Mrs. Wendy Martin, the choir, to the U.C.W. for the lunch after the service, to - the King Funeral Home and to the five grandsons and Chris for serving as' Also thanks for the food, cards and flowers we received on the passing of our sister Lil who passed away on May Your thoughtfulness is "appreciated and will The McCouan Family be always ~ close to you. So come on. Take the park yourself. ® . INE, k Yourself. p*« your hot and weary self in the cool, clear water of an Ontario Provincial Park. Provincial Parks are inexpensive, and there's one conveniently plunge. Come, mayors, reeves, munici- pal councillors, recrea- tion directors, addict- ion workers and clergy. Hailed by organizers as the first of its kind, the workshop focussed in on the "Management of Al- cohol in Public Recrea- tion Facilities." It was sponsored by the Ad- diction Research Foun- dation and included oth- er presentations by Sud- bury Mayor Peter Wong (who gave the keynote address); Doug Rolling, Director of the Special Occasion Permit Depart- ment of the L.L.B.O.; Ron Douglas, Program Consultant for the Northern Region of the Addiction Research Foundation and Mrs. Marg Thomson, Policy and Planning Develop- er for the Thunder Bay Parks and Recreation Department. In speaking about vol- unteers' functioning in alcohol related events in Public Recreation facili- ties, Mr. Fisher stated that "there's an inter- esting body of law called "loco parentis'"' (That's Latin) and what it means essentially is, 'trans- ferring the responsibili- ties of a parent, as it were, onto the shoulders of a volunteer', when dealing for example with disabled people - mean- " ing somebody who is not as equipped or as en- franchised as you are to cope in this world."' "'And,"' he stated, "that it often happens in vol- unteer programs that you're working with dis- abled people mentally or physically." He added, "I don't know in law how a court makes a NAME ADDRESS CITY Ministry of SY) Hon. Alan W. Pope Masta: John R. Sloan PROVINCE o POSTAL CODE CALL TOLL FREE: Minoo Ontario Qrilatint Prowncial Parks- For more information write: Ontario Travel -- Parks, Dept. N.D., Queen's Park, Toronto M7A 2E5. 2 judgement about some- body who is inebriated and their relationship with a volunteer from a municipality who might for example be serving them a substance to ine- briate them - what res- ponsibility the indivi- dual doing the serving or supervising the pro- gram may have. But I think its interesting to note that according to common law, when there is a factor of dis- ability present, that in relation to that disability the onus on the volun- teer increases. And that would suggest to me that anybody who is involved with the ser- ving of alcohol or super- vising programs where alcohol is apparent, may from time to time, be- cause of the factor of inebriation, carry an un- usual burden of respon- sibility!" Queried about the possibility of getting volunteers to partici- pate in the face of these liabilities, Mr. Fisher stated that careful selec- tion and the training of volunteers is absolutely essential for volunteer organizations which value their name and position in the commun- ity. Under these condi- tions, volunteers are fully ready to serve be- cause they know where they are at. Mrs. Marg Thom- son, Policy and Plan- ning Developer for the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Thunder Bay made it clear that in the Thunder Bay Alcohol Manage- ment Policy (believed to be the first such policy to be implemented for municipalities in Canada or the U.S.), provides for the training of volun- teers who operate alco- hol related functions in Parks and Recreation fa- cilities. "Furthermore,"' she stated, "proce- dures for people obtain- ing special occasion per- mits for functions in Community Centres are very clearly outlined and followed." In his review of volun- teer liabilities and res- ponsibilities for alcohol related functions, John Fisher made it clear that municipal officials like a Mayor and Councillors are also liable in part for what goes on in these activities and may also be subject to civil suit should there by negli- gence that results in in- jury to party or parties. The one day workshop held in Sudbury was attended mostly by peo- ple. from North and Northeastern Ontario. A few were present from Kenora, Thunder Bay and Terrace Bay. Or- ganizers are hopeful that a similar conference may be arranged in the fall for the Northwestern Region. Our Forests Aren't that Great . Natural Resources Minister, Alan Pope, has a lot to answer for! He has been claiming for some time now, that Ontario's forests are in better shape than critics claim. Now a _ report from within his own ministry is a damning incident of past re- . forestation practices. According to a report by George Marek, a thirty year professional forester, our forests are not going to give us the wood supply as pre- viously promised by Mr. Pope. Mr. Marek examined forests in the north cen- tral region of the pro- vince, and there is no reason to believe that his observations would be different in other parts of Ontario. Among his observa- tions: _(1) "The majority of silvicultural treatments in all three subject areas did not result in fully stocked stands of desir- able species, except in a few isolated areas. Most of the treated cutovers will not produce stands of conifers which would compare favourably with the original stands which grew on these sites. There are too many failures through- out the North Central region."' (2) "'Sometimes only a close inspection with confirmation of records could distinguish the treated from the un- treated area." (3) "It was obvious from the beginning that the past and current silvicultural strategies in the districts have been and are the subject of frequent changes. Winners: B. Oksanen A. Latour A. Sedore T. Stevens E. Borsos Royal Canadian Legion Zone 82. $5,000.00 DRAW all of Manitouwadge Ticket No. 463 Lottery No. 437133 ae These changes are rath- er experimental in na- ture, proving that there is no long-term commit- ment to any one silvicul- tural strategy." (4) "'It is extremely difficult for the Ministry of Natural Resources staff to adapt to such frequent changes in strategy, especially where the district tar- get assignment seems to be the prime preoccu- pation."' (5) "The district staff quite casually admitted that the situation in the bush was quite different from the situation shown in the records." (6) 'It is recommend- ed that better utilization of merchantable timber be enforced. There is still a lot of pure waste."' The criticisms go on and on, but Mr. Marek does not stop at being critical; he has one posi- tive suggestion for the Ministry. Among them: (1) 'Survival rate of planted trees must be improved." (2) "The stocking to valuable conifers must be higher.'"' (3) "Better quality site preparation must be more specific and im- proved equipment must be made available to the field manager."' (4) 'Vigorous tending of young stands must be | ensured."' Mr. Marek has done us all a service by pre- senting a frank and hon- est report to the Mini- ster. It's time we had a similar kind of response -from Mr. Pope: Mr. Pope's passion for sec- recy and his bunker mentality are not appro- priate. Northwest receives Operating Grant Northern Affairs Minister Leo Bernier has announced a $57,500 operating grant to Chambers of Com- merce Northwest Inc. This advisory group, representing the busi- ness community in Northwestern Ontario, will use the grant to cover operating expen- Ontario Prospectors - Exploration Companies: Schreiber-Terrace Bay-Marathon The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources will provide an Economic Geologist to visit, assay and advise you on the potential of any mineral occurrence you may have staked, or know the location of in the Schreiber-Terrace Bay-Marathon Areas. This service is provided free of charge. The Schrieber- Terrace Bay-Marathon encompasses an area from Nipigon east to Marathon. This program is funded by the Ministry of Northern Affairs. For Further Information Call (Collect): Bernie Schnieders or Allan Speed Resident G s Office Ministry of Natural Resources Thunder Bay (807) 475-1331 aH Hon. Alan W. Pope Ministry of Minister Natural John R. Sloan Resources Deputy Minister economic! Geologist program ses to the end of De- cember, 1984. It was formed in 1980 with members from _ the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce and main- tains close links with the associated Chambers. Commerce Northwest president Larry Fontana of Atikokan, says his group will continue its mandate to advise the Ministry of Northern Af- fairs of business con- cerns. This year they will focus on such issues as: © How to reduce im- ports to Northern On- tario by the forest and mining industries; © Changes needed in the types of business incentives now avail- able; ¢ Financial and con- sulting services need- ed to help restructure the northern logging in- dustry; and e Determining the priority issues business people want to bring to the provincial govern- ment. In announcing the grant, Bernier said that advisory groups such as Commerce Northwest, continued on page 13