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Vol. 14, No. 12, Folio 26 Tuesday April |, 1986 20 pages , 40 cents Only time before areaseesFrench language radio Suited up and ready to roll Penetang's newest recruits for the Volunteer Fire Department are already for today when their appointments to the brigade take effect. The two newcomers to St. Joseph's tops at It was a banner year for Ecole St. Joseph's students in Penetanguishene at the annual Area Three Kiwanis Science Fair held at Midland Secondary school on March 21. Out of a possible six categories, students from St. Joseph's took the top prizes in four. In the Junior division Geoff Grives had the winning exhibit in the living category, with Rebekah Hines' presentation in the engineering _ classific- ation taking top honours. At the intermediate level, John Rumble calculated the most points in the physical » 8% q oe fair the department Bob DeVillers (centre left) and Rob Cascagnette (centre right), were given a little assistance from veteran fire fighters Chief Ted Light (left) and Steve science category, while the pair of Kathleen Farley and Giselle Gauthier took the honours in the engineering category. As well, St. Joseph's cleaned up in the overall awards given to the schools who have the best performances on all of the entries in the in a category, Penetang's firemen of the future Penetang Fire Chief, Ted Light had a whole pack of recruits for the Town's Volunteer Fire Department on hand at the Fire Hall on Tuesday evening. The group from the Penetanguishene First Beaver Pack were more than enthusiastic about taking up ranks with the local brigade when they toured the fire hall. Unfor- tunately, this group will have to wait a few more years before the Chief can accept their applications. Bellisle (right) in getting sized up for their equipment. Town Council approved the appointment of the two fire fighters at last Monday night's meeting. E 1 Memorial Trophy being presented to him for the best overall project in the Science Fair in the intermediate division. This is the first time, taking the top school awards in both divisions. Out of the 12 schools competing in the event, St. Joseph's was named the best all-around _ in the four-year history school in the com- of the fair, that one petition. school has taken this John Rumble also many awards. captured another award for the school, with the Aubrey Daniels A very special commitment has been made by a member of our community. Miss Sharon' Brooks _ of Penetanguishene, Ontario, has become a Foster Parent. Through' Foster Parents Plan of Canada she has "adopted"' little Wijesinghe of _ Sri Lanka. Miss Brooks' small monthly con- tribution brings help to the Foster Child, his family and the com- munity. The objective is not dependency, but to help the family become independent and _ self- supporting, through programs of medical and dental care, It's only a matter of time before some sort of French language radio service will be tran- smitting on the air waves fx om! Penetanguishene's Centre D'Activites Francaises. According to Comite Radio Huronie Chair- man Denis Chartrand, most of the ground work for the operations of a French' language community radio station has already been completed with equipment being put in place on the third floor of the centre and three staff hired through the Economic Development Program. Chartrand says the only major question left unresolved is whether the service will be fully independent or an af- filiate of the French CBC radio. If the committee is unable to get the necessary funding or CRTC permission to operate independently, the local group will opt to share air time on French CBC _ network out of Toronto. Although the chair- man says the committee has gotten support from the CBC radio on the idea, many of the details are yet to be worked out. Because this would be the first attempt at this kind of time sharing for the French language CBC, Chartrand says the national network would be _ treating Penetang as a pilot project and monitoring the service during a probationary period. Already, over $100,000 has been poured into the project that first sur- faced locally almost 10 years ago, said Char- trand. vocational training, and counselling by social workers. All programs are adapted to the needs of the people, and tend to be concentrated in rural areas where the whole community can benefit through the provision of wells, schools, and much more. Education is stressed, and all school- age members of Foster Families are en- couraged to attend school. Foster Parents are advised annually of the family's progress, anda regular exchange of letters builds a warm and meaningful relationship. Through' Foster Although much of the work on the station has been accomplished through financial assistance from the federal and provincial governments, Chart- rand said the goal of the organization is_ to become fully _ self- supporting. If the committee gets the green light to operate with the CBC affiliate, local french language service could be on the air as early as September. Chartrand says with all' the 'red tape necessary for the in- dependent service to get off the ground, it would be a year or more before the service would hit the air. Unlike commercial radio, a community service, Chartrand said, is organized mostly by volunteers from the area. With a community service out of the French Centre, the chairman said many of the organizations could use the service and produce their own half hour or hour programs every week. Having an in- dependent station, Chartrand said the committee would be better able to service the French language community compared to an affiliation with CBC where they could possibly only have two or three hours of local programming each week. Although there is still a large number of issues to look into before the station gets off the ground, Chartrand is very confident that the station is a go. "It is going to be, it's just a question of when."' Parents'. Plan=* <in- dividuals, groups and families in Canada, Australia, Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the U.S.A. are currently assisting over 275,000 children in 22 countries in the Third World. PLAN is a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-p- litical social service organization officially registered with the Canadian government. All contributions are tax-deductible. Information on "adopting" a _ child through PLAN can be obtained by writing to 153 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P8, or calling , toll-free anytime, 1-800- 268-7174.