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Page 6, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1992 of Terrace Bay FAMILY RESTAURANT 6 a.m. - 10 P.m. Daily Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Specials Full Menu delivery in town ($2 charge) 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. (min. $ 10 delivery order) 825-9210 Simcoe Plaza near Municipal Office ) The Thunder Bay District Health Council will be holding its ANNUAL MEETING at the AIRLANE MOTOR HOTEL (Madrid Room) on Thursday, September 24th 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker. Ms. Jodey Porter Assistant Deputy Minister Ministry of Health Interested persons may contact the Council office for further information at (807) 623-6131. Letter to the editor Reader doesn't agree with editor's views In the Sept. 8 issue of this paper, the editor published an editorial criticizing the Ontario Human Rights Commission for extending spousal and survivor benefits to partners of homo- sexuals. I do not choose to debate this particular issue. What I find far more dis- turbing are the editor's impli- cations that survivor and death benefits were and should only be for "non-working mothers." And that these benefits should not be extended to surviving spouses "who work." Does the widow or widower who works at minimum wage all day get denied those benefits (even though minimum wage is impossible to survive on), because they "work"? Does the editor exclude couples who cannot have children? This echoes an earlier edito- rial run a few weeks earlier whereby the editor implied that UIC should not be extended to anybody whose spouse "is already making a good wage." I work for my salary. I pay UIC from my salary. I pay taxes based on my salary. I have earned whatever benefits I.may reap from this, regardless of what my spouse earns. Does the editor presume to draw a line somewhere on what a The Community Spirit in Terrace Bay BACARDI Amber Rum plans to support the Terrace Bay Fire Fighter's Fire Prevention and Education Program. A cash donation will be made for every bottle* of BACARDI Amber Rum purchased between August -- 19, 1992 and October 13, 1992. This is our way of saying, 'BACARDI Amber Rum is proud to be a part of your community. BACARDI AMBER RUM ~THE SMOOTH ONE *50¢/375 ml, $1.00/750 ml, $ 1.25/1.14L and $1.50/1.75 L for purchases - through the Terrace Bay liquor store. BACARDI AND THE BAT DEVICE ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF BACARDI & COMPANY LIMITED. Conseil Regional de Sante de Thunder Bay va tenir leur ASSEMBLEE ANNUELLE AIRLANE MOTOR HOTEL (Madrid Room) Jeudi, le 24 septembre 7:30 p.m. Invite d'honneur. Ms. Jodey Porter sous-ministre adjoint de la Sante ministere de la Sante Pour plus ample information, les personnes interessees peuvent contacter le bureau du Conseil au (807) 623-6131 au IS ACCEPTING SEALED TENDERS be received by undersigned until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 1992, on the following petroleum products: Sealed Tenders will THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MARATHON the Gasoline, diesel fuel-clear, stove oil (heating oil), hydraulic oil, transmission oil, gear oil, motor oil, antifreeze, windshield wiper wash, grease, gasoline antifreeze and chainsaw oil products. For further information on annual quantities and oil product grades, please contact: Mr. Doug Brown, Municipal Engineer TOWN OF MARATHON P.O. Bag "TM" 4 Hemlo Drive MARATHON, Ontario POT 2E0 Phone # (807) 229-1340 Fax # (807) 229-1999 The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. spouse's "good wage" is? Would the editor extend this line of thinking to job appli- cants? "Your spouse makes a good wage, so you don't need this job?" Since women gener- ally earn 50 to 75 per cent less than men, will we be denied jobs merely because most of our male spouses earn more? Does the editor not realize that for most couples, two incomes are a necessity, not a luxury? As far as spousal and sur- vivor benefits go, in today's generally rampantly inflation- ary society, surviving spouses of both genders (not just non- working mothers) have every right to those benefits if their deceased spouses have paid into those plans through the course of their entire career. Meagre pensions are barely enough for most senior citizens to survive on now, never mind what the situation will be like 20 to 50 years in the future. While the editor professes to apply his philosophy to both partners in a marriage or rela- tionship, his line of thinking would still primarily condemn women to poverty. I thought that women were finally breaking free of the image of identity only in terms of being a "mother", "wife of . ..', and the image of success only in terms of what our hus- bands earn. Our -husbands, and we, deserve more respect. Diane Linstead, Schreiber Bear traps continued from page 1 In addition to trapping bears, Dennis says the MNR has also tranquilized two bears with dart guns. "One was a cub that was up a spruce tree on Laurier (Street in Terrace Bay)," he says. "And the other was a 120-pound bear that was chased around Simcoe Plaza by a group of children. He finally went up a tree as well." Although there are some berries in.the forest, Dennis says this year's crop is too little, too late. "TI think we're going to have continuing bear prob- lems until winter," he says. "If the bear's need to store fat is still there, they'll extend the period of time before hibernation, if the weather permits them." WANTED Person for weekly house cleaning. 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