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Terrace Bay Schreiber Wednesday, March 27, 1985 Vol. 20, No. 13 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport 35° How much should you drink? by KELLY ANN CHESLEY How much should you drink? This question was answered last week in Ter- race Bay; March 19th at the Legion; March 20th at the High School, and March 21st at the Recrea- tion Center. These sessions conducted by Constable Russ Phillips and Con- stable Wes Fenton were most informative. Because I attended the sessions, and was a volunteer drinker at one, I can say that. I already knew I shouldn't drive if I had had a few drinks (more than one) and I think we all know that. Many times, after a few drinks, we get a real burst of courage, and feel we could do anything we wanted. In the movie~**So "you~ think you can drink .and drive" a fellow who had consumed 5 drinks said "There is no way I can drive right now, I feel.no regard for human life." In the second film '*'Make Sure It Isn't-You" we saw real life victims and their families, who believe that tragedies that occur from drunk drivers are not ac- cidents, but acts of criminal negligence. These people want the court system changed on drinking and driving convictions, they want stiffer jail terms, higher fines and longer driver's licence suspen- sion. With a number of vic- tims in the film, the drunk 4-H Club driver who killed their lov- ed ones, had been charged with drunk driving once or even twice before. The courts are now seriously looking at changing the law, and administering more severe penalties, which should be the case. When you listen to-the people in the film talk about their loss, it makes you realize that it could be you or someone you love, and what is worse; killing someone through negligence, or being killed through negligence. Constables Phillips and Fenton are pleased with the sessions, and will be plan- ning more drinking and driving seminars, as well as sessions on drugs, child abuse, and sexual assault. It is a public service these officers are providing and will only continue if the public show 'their support and interest. It is very wor- thwhile and enlightening to attend. Mert Burrows tries the breathalyzer test at the Drinking and Driving Seminar. Constable Wes Fen- ton watches reading closely. We have started again By ERIN MARCELLA Yes.*We have started another project for 4-H! This time we are learning to sew "actionwear". We have made up our name and decided on being the **Machine Maniacs". Our club has. nine members , four of which are new members. The members of the club are Donna Lalonde who is secretary, Erin Marcella, who is Press Reporter -- (again), McColeman, Nicole Legall, Cheryl Fowler, Danielle St. Amand who is vice-president, Tanya Robinson, Niki Pollard and Anna Strapko who is Presi- dent. Oh yes, our leaders are Mrs. Slawson and Mrs. St. Amand. At our first meeting we figured out what material and patterns we need so we can buy them. Each of us are making our own gar- ment such as jog pants, Kim - sweat shirts, mini skirts, shorts and dresses. The ex- perienced sewers can make something complicated while the beginners only make one garment. Well, this is another fun and ex- citing beginning of 4-H. Keep tuned in because Ill Future car wash, laundry mat Terrace Bay Town Council have received drawings for a proposed car wash and laundry mat in Terrace Bay. The pro- posal is in it's first stages as Council requires more specific plans. There are a few issues that need to be looked at, one being the re-zoning of the proposed building site, which is on Raddisson Avenue. Town Council be back again each week. At the second meeting we were told to get our sewing boxes made up so we could put what we need to sew in them. Mrs. Slawson explained each and every one of the ob- jects in our box. Mrs. will hold a public re-zoning * meeting in the near future, to discuss the proposed development, and give Slawson explained our material once again for the people who didn't get theirs yet. (I had to com- bine the two meetings together because I was away last week. This meeting was very short but fun!) residents a chance to voice their concerns, if any, in regards to the site. Robinson Store The Robinson Store in Terrace Bay is one of the _ 70 stores that F.W. Woolworth is in the mo- tions of purchasing. The new potential owners have no plans or in- terests in renovating or changing the format of the store. Progress is being made in the negotiations, with the deal expecting to close in 2: weeks. / Publie bY int id ll ibra, ACE BAY, ony <Wo C.C.T PF N Gymnasts compete in the Northw stern Regional Qualifying Meet in Terrace Bay March 23 and 24. Breaking the silence Project Mayday is the offspring of a group of Ter- race Bay women' called AWARE, who. began meeting in 1982, to discuss issues of concern to women. The issue of bat- tering was raised frequent- ly and so led to the forma- tion of Project Mayday, a group of 12 women whose goal is; to identify the scope of this problem along the North Shore; to deter- mine and develop ap- propriate services for women in crisis. Project' Mayday con- ducted a survey in 1983, which was carried out in two parts. The first being directed to the professional community which come in contact with battered women; counsellors, clergy etc. The second questionnaire was distributed in semi-public places, and returned by mail or drop off boxes. This study proved to Pro- ject Mayday that the North Shore suffers from the same maladies as the rest of Canada. Cathie Smith is the Community Resource Worker in Schreiber/Ter- race Bay, and works out of the Community Resource Office on Main St. in Schreiber. Also in that building is the Communi- ty Mental Health Office, the Child Development Of- fice, the office of Com- munity Corrections Pro- gram/Probation and . Parole, and Project May- day. Cathie Smith has been the Community Resource Worker for 5 years and works on projects when- they are in the grassroots stages. Her main objective is to direct and co-ordinate the needs and concerns that are directed to her by the community. She is an im- portant link in the chain of events and motions our issues and concerns must meet with and 'be carried by. Cathie Smith and Mary Burnett, the Community Corrections Worker at- tended a 3 day regional meeting on Family Violence in Thunder Bay North 18th-20th. The first day was a public education meeting, with the Honourable Leo Bernier, Minister of Northern Af- fairs, on behalf of the Honourable Dennis Tim- brell, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues atten- ding. The NEWS was.also there. Cathie Smith was one of the four panel speakers that morning and addressed the meeting, stressing the for- mation of a community base so the community people can learn, unders- tand and make recommen- dations that are necessary. She spoke of the concerns of the battered women in Northern communities, and their special needs. Cathie told the NEWS that she is really a resource to the community efforts that already underway in presenting concerns in such a way that ministries and ministers in Toronto can understand the problems, and the solutions that are 'unique and necessary to our community. As a result of the fin- dings in the first study, an Intermunicipal Committee was formed along the North Shore, with representatives from Pro- ject Mayday, Rossport, Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Marathon and Manitouwadge. This com- mittee is making progress at reaching the proper channels to receive fun- ding. In the works is the review of the budget presented to the Inter- municipal Committee, for the North Shore Family Resource Center to be ' Timbrell located in Marathon. This resource center would pro- » vide women and _ their children from our com- munities a close place for security, guidance and ser- vices they need while go- ing through a crisis such as ' battering. The government is saying the project is $14,000 over budget, which Cathie explains as the transportation money needed to travel among the communities to Marathon, courts, etc. Cathie explains that although they try, Toronto really does have a hard time realizing the - isolation of the North Shore to government services. 2 In Mr. Bernier's speech made Monday in Thunder Bay, he said his govern- ment wants to "break the silence on this reprehensi- ble offence," (battered women). He went on to say that the government is working towards a more effective response to domestic assault calls through special training of the O.P.P. in dealing with domestic response and pro- cedures, the establishment of a Victim Assistance pro- gram, and the appointment of a domestic assault pro- secutor. Mr. Bernier also said "The next step is ex- tending the network of ser- vices to assist battered women. There are current- ly two transition houses in Thunder Bay." (One being Beendigen House for native women), one in Atikokan and one being developed in Dryden). Project Mayday and the Intermunicipal Committee hope Mr. Bernier, Mr. and their Ministries remember the special needs of women in the North and approve the budget for the Center in Marathon.