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Page 6, News, Tuesday, January 22, 1991 Northern Insights A new look at education continued from page 5 round holes. That's his explana- tion of why so many kids are dropping out of school early, and why literacy rates are so low. "I start my book with a quota- tion from Plato in The Republic, in which he states that 'knowl- edge acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind.' And if there's anything that should be required of people, we could compel them to write that a thou- sand times and commit it to mem- ory." Nelsen says if we adopt his suggested changes, especially the abolition of compulsory school attendance, we'd have a much healthier society. As an example of this, in one chapter he docu- ments the case of Don McAlpine, the MNR forester from Nipigon who was fired by the former Tory continued from page 5 and instead the focus is on the reception Canadian people give to the returning hero. Some gram- matically bad language is heard in. "THE BIG CHILL". In this season's comic/mon- ster/thriller/murder/mystery genre, ordinary people are driven to violent limits beyond their con- trol. He terrorized them, he robbed them, he raped them fis- cally and taxed them to torment. That's why the plain folk rose as one to "THROW MICHEAL WILSON FROM THE TRAIN". Part 1. First of a two part dou- ble bill, this two-hour movie depicts a story of hope and promise as a leaderless nation | first flirts with and then embraces a little known labor lawyer as prime minister in "FATAL ATTRACTION". Ladies Auxiliar Royal Canadian Legion Br. #223 General Meeting on Monday, January | 28, 1991 at 8:00 p.m. Memberships are due and all members are minister of Natural Resources, Allan Pope. McAlpine stuck to his principles and insisted that there wasn't as much wood to cut on the Black Bay Peninsula as his political friend of the Tory gov- ernment, Buchanan Forest Products. McAlpine had to fight with the help of his union for over a year and a half to get his job back. For Nelsen, McAlpine is an example of the kind of student our education system should be producing - independently mind- ed, and not willing to cow-tow to the bureaucracy, if a principle is at stake. Nelsen's ideas will no doubt be ignored or rejected by those who want to keep the status quo, or who have.a vested interest in keeping schools the way they are now. He says "It's basically a book about my hopes for social Part ll The second film in this series depicts true love lost in a painful portrayal of betrayal and secret agendas. She's-a once- beautiful and once-wealthy woman, now bitter and abused, broken apart her riches squan- dered in bad deals. He's the smooth-talking salesman-sadist who won't give her a divorce. She's the country of Canada he's the Prime Minister of Canada and they're locked in "MISERY". Thunder Bay to host Cross Country Ski Canadian Masters For the first time ever, Thunder Bay will host the Canadian Masters Cross Country Ski Championships on March 5 to 10, 1991. Two hundred veteran skiers from | Quebec to British Columbia will compete in various class- | as "The Lappe Ski Centre will i host the races. The facilities at Lappe, already ranking with | the best in the country, have | undergone further upgrading, H including a vastly improved stadium area for viewing races. At least one former world champion, Eero Vaisiainen from Finland, has confirmed plans to compete. Several local racers- Esko Pesonen, change, and the fact that the school basically is an institution which acts to control people. Schools are social control mecha- nisms. So if you like the prevail- ing arrangements, if you like what's happening in our society, if you like rampant individualism, consumerism, Nintendo addicts, not taking care of homeless peo- ple, no sense of community, lack of co-operation, most of the wealth in the hands of a few - if you like all those things, then this book probably doesn't have much to say to you. But if you see a lot of serious problems - not just social problems that can be papered over - but problems which are symptoms a more thor- ough-going disease in the body politic-then you're the kind of person who might want to read this book." el and equipment. K.Schmiedchen, member of U.P.I.U. Local 665, _pre- sents lan Fummerton, president of the Schreiber Minor Hockey Association with a cheque for $800 on behaif of the union. The money will help pay for ice time, trav- Environment Ontario issues Director's Order to Matachewan Consolidated Mines The Ontario Ministry of the Environment recently issued a Director's Order to Matach- ewan Consolidated Mines Ltd. under Section 16/17 of the Environmental Protection Act. The order follows the dis- charge of 130,000 cubic metres of mine tailings from the company's property near Matachewan, into Davidson Creek and then into the Montreal River system on October 17, 1990. The order requires that sev- eral studies be undertaken by the company, leading to reme- dial measures to prevent future discharges of tailings from Davidson Creek and its delta to the Montreal River. The remedial measures must be completed by April 1, 1991. . Other remedial measures include a study outlining short- term and potential long-term effects on aquatic life in Davidson Creek and the Montreal River. The study must be» completed by November 1991, and indicate remedial measures that may be required of the company. The company must provide a report indicating how the permanent potable water sup- plies of the municipalities and individual private supplies affected will be restored, or how alternate supplies will be provided. The order also instructs the company to conduct routine water sampling of Davidson Creek and the Montreal River throughout the winter season. Sampling frequency will be increased during any winter thaw period and during the spring runoff period. Residents and communities drawing water directly from the Montreal River are current- ly being supplied by the Ministry of the Environment with drinking water and filtra- tion units to reduce turbidity. "Further company dis- charges of. tailings. from Davidson. Creek must be pre- vented, and it is absolutely essential to restore normal -- water supplies to affected com- munities and individuals as soon as possible," said Environment Minister Ruth Grier. es The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Reminds you to stick to the Trail Every year, in Ontario, people are hurt and killed because they snowmobile on unsafe ice or ride on highways. The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs urges you to STICK TO THE TRAIL and have an enjoyable and safe snowmobiling season urged to attend this meeting. Brian Berry and Gregg Cancade - are expected to be u} contenders in their classes. SSSsesess = > ) _ ThankYou. | ™ \! would like to extend my thanks to Dr. Wilkes 2% A* and all the nurses and staff of McCausland M\Y Hospital for their excellent care during my Ws : recent illness. { also thank all those who. expressed their caring and concern during my stay in the hospital and now through my on going recovery at home, with their ¥q/cards and visits. Special thanks to Mo Stark '7x for his daily visits and Marius Papineau ___ for the help. Emil Hamann & Family - Thank you for Caring. Abe IMAGINE'S New Year's Resolution 1103 I'm going to hug my kids more _Often - and help them learn what it means to embrace community causes, too. YP.