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Page 12 TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS Wednesday, October 4, 1989 We're asking - for your help! Each year the Ontario Community Newspapers Association and Canadian Airlines International sponsor the JUNIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS PROGRAM and we arc asking you to help us find those deserving young people. Serendipity Gardens Rossport THANKSGIVING SPECIAL Monday, October 9, 1989 11:00 am to 9:00 pm 'Turkey, Dressing & Home Made Pumpkin Pie If you know someone between the ages of 6 and 18 who has performed a heroic deed or has helped in bettering their community let us know. Contact the Junior Citizen Co-ordinator at this newspaper or call (416) 844-0184. Ontario Junior Citizen recipicnts will receive a plaque, acash prize, a family portrait with the Licutenant-Governor of Ontario and a gold lapel pin. Regular Menu Available Catering Available Phone for reservations 824-2890 PUBLIC NOTICE ~ Township of-Schreiber e Take notice that the Municipal Council of the Township of Schreiber, will take into consideration the passing of, and if approved, will pass at its meeting to be held on the 14th day of November 1989, or at an adjourned meeting thereof, at the hour of 7:00 o'clock in the afternoon, at the | Council Chambers, Municipal Office, 608 Winnipeg Street. A By-Law to stop and close part of a public street or highway more particularly described as follows; All and singular, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises lying, being in the Township of Schreiber, in the District of Thunder Bay, and the Province of Ontario, and being composed of part of MAY Street, such part being situate on the Westerly side of May Street and being immedi- ately adjacent to the east lot line of Lot 11, Plan M-7, Drummond Street, and such part of May Street to be closed, being 120' x 10'x 110' x 14.14'. And take further notice, that the said Council will at the time and place above mentioned, hear any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected by the said By-Law, and who applied to be heard. The said By-Law may be inspected during business hours or by any inter- ested party at the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer, Township Municipal Office, 608 Winnipeg Street, Schreiber, Ontario prior, to the passing thereof. Dated at Schreiber, this 4th day of October, 1989. A.J. Gauthier Clerk-Treasurer "= 32 ANN STREET | 4 -w Ni SNe i0 N 'eee e oS 120' = = Be : -- : RS | MAY STREET PLANM-7) KC 50" 54' DRUMMOND ST. -- | | Facts about seat belt use Continued from page 2 serious injuries occurring to pas- sengers of motor vehicles is caused by people being thrown into each other. One of the more common causes of death and injury to chil- dren in automobile crashes is being crushed by adults who are not wearing seat belts. Being belted also gives the driver an improved chance of controlling the vehicle during an accident, thereby reducing the risk of caus- ing harm to others. Myth: Safety belts are not necessary when taking short trips at low speeds. Fact: Three out of four crashed occur within 40 km of home. Eighty per cent of deaths and serious injury occur in cars travelling under 65 km/h. Myth: It is not necessary for good drivers to use seat belts. Fact: No mattcr how good a driver you may be, you can't con- trol the other car. Mechanical fail- ure, bad driving and poor judge- ment may cause another car to involve you in an accidcnt. Myth: In a burning or sub- merged car, occupants can be trapped by their seat belts. Fact: Less than one-half of one-per cent (five out of 1,000) of all injury producing collisions involve fire or submersion. If such an accident does occur a scat belt can save your life by keeping you unhurt, alert and able to escape quickly. ' Myth: Pregnant women should not wear seat belts. Fact: The greatest cause of fetal death in auto accidents is the death of the mother so her sur- vival must be the first priority. A lap belt worn below the "bulge" and a snug shoulder belt above will give the mother and fetus a better chance of survival. Myth: An adult's arms pro- vide the best protection for a very small baby. Fact: In tests, male and female volunteers were belted into vehi- cle seats. Each held an 8 kg (17 Ib) dummy representing the size and weight of a six-month old baby. They were then tests for their ability to clasp the infant dummy against varying forces. Even simulated forces of a 24 km/h (15 m.p.h.) impact not one of the volunteers could hold onto the "baby". No matter how strong you are or how much warning you have, you cannot hold onto the baby in'a crash. Next week's article will detail who must wear seat belts, when they must wear them and why certain people are exempt from wearing seat belts. Family week Oct. 2-8 October 2 to 8 is the fifth annual Family Week. It's an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the family in its many and varied forms as the funda- mental unit of our society. National Family Week high- lights the family as a "healthy unit", emphasizing its strengths as opposed to focusing on its prob- lems. While acknowledging these. problems and supporting changes that will alleviate them, we must not become so pessimistic as to forget the many strengths inher- ent in families. Here are some figures related to families in Canada: - Lone parent families are fewer in number than two-parent families but their numbers have been steadily increasing. Between 1981 and 1986, there was a 20 per cent increase in their num- bers. In 1986 they represented 13- per cent of all families, up from 11 per cent in 1981. - There were 1.3 million hus- band-wife families and 174,485 lone-parent families with children under six years of age in 1986. - People now tend to marry at a later age. In 1986, the average age at first marriage was 24.8 years for brides and 27 years for bridegrooms. ! - Women are having fewer children today than a gencration ago. The general fertility rate has been declining as of 1971 and reached 54.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 49 in 1986. - In 1986. the median familv income for familics with three or more earners was about $55,000, compared with about $41,000 for families with two earners, and $28,000 for one-earner families. - Families headed by women under 65 years have a high inci- dence of low income in Canada (42 per ccnt according to the 1978 low income cut-off). - There were 32,000 divorces with dependent children and just over 56,000 children involved in petitions for custody in 1985. - In the majority of cases, cus- tody of dependent children is granted to the wife rather than the husband. - About 63 per cent of families are home-owners, and 32 per cent of all familics own their homes free of mortgage. - On average, mothers employed full-time spend just under $3,000 on child care, com- pared with about $1,500 for mothers employed part-time. - Among elderly persons 75 years and over, there were about 330,000 widows, compared with about 72,000 widowers in 1986. - Youth aged 15 to 24 repre- sented only 17 per cent of the Canadian population in 1986, » compared to 20 per cent in 1976, - Some 8 per cent Of females and 3 per cent of males were Family Service Canada Services a la famille-Canada granted a divorce before the age of 25 in 1985. - In 1986, 74 per cent of all live births to 15 to 19 ycar olds were to never-marricd women compared to only 34 per-cent in 1976.