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Terrace Bay News, 20 Oct 1992, p. 9

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Did editor read 'the deal'? Dear Editor; I had to write and comment on the editorial in last week's News. I agree with the first few statements. By saying NO, we only say no to 'the deal'. Some politicians are saying NO - means no to Canada and Que- bec. Beyond that, it sounds like the editor wants to say NO to Quebec, and was writing with little basis in fact. Did the editor bother to call the toll free number and get information on 'the deal'? Did she read it? What new powers does Quebec get? Answer: The same as all other provinces. Exclusive jurisdiction over Culture, Forestry, Mining, Tourism, Housing, Recreation and Municipal Affairs. What about 'distinct soci- ety'? The text of the agreement says "The role of the legisla- ture and Government of Que- bec to preserve and promote the distinct society of Quebec is affirmed." Seems fair enough for a group of about seven million French-speaking people on a continent of 270 million English. Natives are indeed another 'distinct soci- ety'. Unfortunately at this time there is no effective native government to which powers to promote native distinctive- ness can be delegated. 'The deal' recognizes this. It recom- mends amending the constitu- tion to recognize "an inherent right of self-government within TERRACE BAY RINGETTE ASSOC. Want to know what Ringette's all about? Try Ringette FREE, from Oct. 16/92 until Nov. 12/92. - If you like it...stay OE EE ied. The McCausland Hosptial's Cash Calendar winners Week: Forty-Two Oct. 12: W.T. Webb, Schreiber, $10 Oct. 13: Mandy Ray, Terrace Bay, $10 Oct. 14: Ray Goodmumphy, Thessalon, $10 Oct. 15: Barb Mendelin, Terrace Bay, $10 Oct. 16: Mr. & Mrs. M. Mulligan, Schreiber, $10 Oct. 17: Susan Burton, Whitehorse, $50 Oct. 18: Linda Landriautt, Terrace Bay, $10 This space donated by the Terrace Bay/Schreiber News Canada." Each duly constituted legislative body of Aboriginal peoples would have the juris- diction to "safeguard and develop their languages, cul- tures, economies, identities, institutions and traditions." It 'seems fair that these two founding peoples are getting a fair deal. What on earth did the editor mean by "if we say yes to the deal, Quebec separatism would become a reality"? As far as I know, Quebec was' not involved in the repatriation of the current constitution. What is to keep them from separat- ing now? The editor held up the World Wars and the Great Depression as examples of Canada's strength. Was not Quebec vigorously opposed to sending French soldiers to fight for 'the Queen' in World War One? Didn't strong politi- cal leadership keep the country together in those days? Wouldn't a yes vote make Quebec feel more at home today? I am curious about the edi- tor's statements "if we give in to Quebec's demands, where will we end up? The more they get, the more they will want," and "by voting NO Canadians are putting an end to that cycle before it ever begins." ~ What about the native com- munity, women's groups and Preston Manning? Don't they have an endless list of demands too? What 'the deal' does is satisfy the demands of a few and sets the stage for sat- isfying the demands of others. If we vote NO we go back to square one, and no one is satis- fied. I'm voting YES. Given the diversity of Canada, I am pleased that a compromise was reached. There are plenty of other positive points in 'the deal': guarantees of universal and accessible health care, pri- mary and secondary education and protection of the environ- ment. Readers can make their own choice. If you want facts, I think everyone received some information in the mail recent- ly. Larry Sanders' column also contains facts and some well thought out opinions. Yours truly, John Este EAGER apology Dear editor; EAGER would like to offer an apology if there has been any confusion as to the fate of the cans that have been collect- ed for recycling. The cans collected at can days in Terrace Bay prior to the summer of 1992 were only being stored at our landfill site for future pick-up and transport to Thunder Bay. Unfortunately, the company scheduled to pick up the cans from the dump now tells us they never had Such an agreement with EAGER. Whether it was a lack TOWNSHIP OF SCHREIBER Municipal Office Hours as of Monday, October 26, 1992 will be 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. WINTER WONDERLAND DRAW 1993 1993 Bombardier Skidoo Formula MX XTC R C/W Trailer & Helmet "only 1000 tickets printed" PRIZE VALUE $10,000.00 Tickets are going fast! Proceeds to Schreiber Heritage & Tourism and Crimestoppers Draw date: Dec. 31, 1992 at 11:00 p.m. at the Schreiber New Year's Eve Dance $20.00 per ticket Supplier: G. Figliomeni & Sons Inc. Schreiber, Ontario News, Page 9 2 Letters to the editor; editorial, EAGER and Christmas trees of communication between the parties or a change of heart on their part is unknown. What we do know is that everyone who participated has worked hard to collect cans in their homes and. workplaces. EAGER does not want to negate that effort by ignoring our problem. We are currently working on alternate means to ship the cans stored at the dump to Thunder Bay. We are deter- mined not to leave them there for garbage. It is our hope that this setback does not deter our communities from participat- ing in future recycling pro- jects. The yield from the trial recycling day was shipped via CP Rail to Recycle Life in Thunder Bay. Recycle life hasn't yet guaranteed that this will become a permanent arrangement. However, regular can days will continue. EAGER, Schreiber and Terrace Bay Something new on the hill To the citizens of Schreiber! Look up at the hill--there is 1992 an evergreen tree with a flag on it. This is your new Christ- mas tree. Mac Cole and A. Major are in the process of trimming the trail and the tree will shine again this year at Christmas. Debbie Cole Schreiber Survey continued from page 6 the spills pond is in use. "We'll relate that infor- mation back to the readings we receive at our monitor- ing Stations," he says. Once it's determined exactly what the major source of odour is, Griffin says the company can confi- dently direct its efforts to deal with the odour prob- lem. "Kimberly-Clark wants to be very sure that their directing their pollution abatement program in the right direction," says Grif- fin. "There's no sense spending all your efforts on the spills pond and then finding out there's still a problem." REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE CENOTAPH, TERRACE BAY 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 11, 1992 Formation will be at the Municipal Office, Simcoe Plaza at 10:45 a.m. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION TERRACE BAY BRANCH #223 FIRST ONE $9.99 SECOND ONE FREE! SECOND ONE FREE! SECOND ONE FREE! TERRACE BAY Lower Level in the Post Office THE SEWING NOOK 825-9555 " ~ ak? =Perths DRYCLEANING SERVICES WINTER COATS & PARKAG..............:.::::sseceeeeeeees SECOND ONE FREE! (excludes leather & Suede) COMFORTERG................:0000+ FIRST ONE $10.99 oy ee oe: FIRST ONE $5.99 SECOND ONE FREE |(exludes silk, suede & leather) PLAIN SWEATERG........ MENS/LADIES PANTS... Ghd D ese FIRST ONE $7.49 SLEEPING BAGG.......... PRICES VALID FROM OCTOBER 20 TO NOVEMBER 15 SCHREIBER TRAVEL REST TRAILER PARK 824-2617

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