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PAGE 8 TERRACE BAY NEWS People problems can be serious problems. This is what Ontario is doing to help solve them in advance. Recently arrangements were made for a group of Indian children to attend the public school in a northern Ontario town. The principal of the school in the town was aware that Indian children sometimes had aroughtimeat the hands of other students, and to try to forestall this kind of situation, he called in a Human Rights Commission counsellor to talk to the other children. The counsellor asked the children if any of them had ever moved to a new school, and what they thought it would feel like if they were the strangers. In this way he helped them understand how the Indian children would be feeling when they ar- rived, and the integration proceeded relatively smoothly. Community counselling is one of the major roles of your Ontario Human Rights Commission. We hold seminars and dis- cussions with police in areas where there are communication barriers between them and minority groups, to help relieve ten- sion and promote mutual understanding. We attend meetings of immigrants and native-born minority groups to explain to them both their rights under the legislation and their responsibilities as citizens of this Province. We also help bring people into contact with local agencies like home-and-school groups, community and government agen- cies, and churches, which are available to help but which many people don't even know exist. Wherever there's a difficulty based on race, language, colour or creed, the Human Rights Commission is available to generate discussion and motivate people to develop understanding and re- spect for the other's point of view. Our job is to help bring people together and encourage healthier relationships among all groups. If you would like more information or as- sistance, contact the Human Rights Com- mission at any of the following addresses: HAMILTON KENORA JUNE I2, I974 1 West Avenue South Postal Zone: L8N 2R9 Telephone: 527-4501 KITCHENER 824 King Street West Postal Zone: N2G 1G1~ Telephone: 744-5211" OTTAWA 2197 Riverside Drive: Postal Zone: K1H 7X3 Telephone: 731-7200 SUDBURY 1538 LaSalle Boulevard Postal Zone: P3A 127 Telephone: 566-3071 TORONTO 400 University Avenue Postal Zone: M7A 1V7 Telephone: 965-5251 808 Robertson Street Postal Zone: PSN 1X9 Telephone: 468-3128 LONDON 362 Dundas Street Postal Zone: N6B 1V8 Telephone: 438-7291 SAULT STE. MARIE 125 Brock Street Postal Zone: P6A 3B6 Telephone: 949-3331 THUNDER BAY 235 Bay Street Postal Station *'P"' Telephone: 345-2101 WINDSOR 500 Ouellette Avenue Postal Zone: NYA 1B3 Telephone: 256-8278 Ontario Human Rights Commission, Ministry of Labour Government of Ontario William G. Davis, Premier