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Page 6; Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1992, News Co m m U n | ty b r | e f Ss Compiled by Darren MacDonald Provincial Court On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Justice of the Peace Butterin presided over Provincial Offences Court. J. Charles Boon plead guilty to a Schreiber OPP charge of driving while under suspen- sion. He was fined $503.75. David Fearnley was found guilty of a speeding charge by the Terrace Bay Police Service. He was fined $243.75. Randy Metzger of Odessa, Florida, was found guilty of a Schreiber OPP charge of driv- ing a motor vehicle with a radar waming device. His fine was $133.75. Wayne Preuit was charged by the Terrace Bay Police Ser- vice for careless driving. He was fined $253.75 and his drivers licence was suspended for a period of three months. Paul Torok, of Willowdale, was convicted of a Schreiber OPP speeding charge and was fined $83.25. Petrus Veenman was con- victed of a Terrace Bay Police Service speeding charge and was fined $78.75. The next Provincial Offences Court date is set for Nov. 25. Library Week celebrations Library celebrations for Ontario Public Library Week were enjoyed by many people. dk WW JM 7 \ IF YOU ANSWER class visits were Brent Irwin for the maze puzzle, Cynthia Morriseau for the library quiz and Julie Ronkainen for the word search. There were 104 candies in the candy jar and the -winners were Randi Corrigan, Kyle Malashewski, Stacy Querry, Cassandra Williams and Leigh-Anne Tear. There were 1831 books checked out of the library in September and Derek Watt won this contest. Our patron of the year award was presented to Doris Marcella, an avid library user. The Chuck Roberts concert was a wonderful, musical event of family entertainment, enjoyed by several children and adults. Our annual book sale earned $300 towards library revenue. It was a very busy week at the library, high- lighted by a visit from several town councillors and the reeve. A hat was presented to them with Count on Us emblems on them, in appreciation for their recognition of the library as a valuable community service. New Books: eEvery Living Thing, James Herriot eHawk's Journey, Donald Clay- ton Porter *Midwife 's Advice, Gay Courter eSeven for a Secret, Victoria Holt *Stars Shine Down, Sidney Sheldon What, where, when, how who, why--Look it up at the library! ! Community calendar eAlcoholics Anonymous meets each Mon. and Thurs. at 8 pm at the Community Church in Terrace Bay. Schreiber meeting are Tues., 8:30 pm in the Anglican Church Basement, Wed., 8 pm, and Sun., 11 am at the Schreiber Rec Centre. *The Catholic Women's League meets every sec- ond Monday of the month in the basement of St. Martin Church at 8 pm. *The Chimo Club holds its regular meeting every third Friday of the month. *The Disability Action Group meets the third Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm at Birchwood. eThe next EAGER can collection day will be Nov. 7, 11 am - 2 pm at the old ambulance garage in Schreiber, and in the Curling Club parking lot in Terrace Bay. Please bring your washed and squashed cans for recy- cling. FIRE PREVENTION YES TO ANY OF SEMINAR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, THEN PLAN TO ATTEND AN INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ON HOME HEATING SAFETY Are you currently heating with wood? Do you plan to install a wood burning device? Would you like to learn more about the safe use of wood heating appliances? CONTACT THE TERRACE BAY FIRE DEPT. AT 825-3554 DATE: Nov. 18, 1992 TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. PLACE: Terrace Bay Fire Hall PREVENTION IS THE CURE A community service sponsored by the Terrace Bay Fire Dept. and the Terrace Bay Moose Lodge Following the results of our recent referendum, it is clear to me that the major stumbling block in uniting this nation is the compromise made between Quebec and the rest of Canada to keep Quebec involved in constitu- tional negotiations. Quebec believes that as a founding nation they have needs pertaining to culture and heritage that should be recognized in our constitu- tion. This is indeed the basis for the federal government's policy on linguistic duality, as well as the Charlottetown Accord recently presented to us. The term "founded" refers to the initial steps to estab- lishing something. It is easy to associate founding nations with constitutions. However, my interpretation of a found- ing nation goes further, espe- cially in a young country like Canada which is constantly expanding. The french were certainly involved in founding our nation over a hundred years ago. Most people will also agree that native indians who were settled on this land when the french and english arrived were involved in founding this nation also. I believe that when my grand- parents settled in southern Saskatchewan in the early 1900s, and established a farm and a homestead where no one else had, they were con- tributing to the founding of Canada as well. Many other immigrants established com- munities throughout Canada, doing their part to found this nation. When a pulp and paper mill and the Town of Terrace Bay were built in the 1940s, Letter to the editor: Canada wasn't founded in 1867 and the tree began to be har- vested to make pulp, it was part of the founding of Cana- da also. When my father retired from the Armed Forces in 1978 and purchased some land to break ground and grow crops and raise cat- tle, he too contributed to the founding of Canada. If Quebec thinks that Canada was founded in 1867, they are wrong. That may be when it began to be founded, but the founding of Canada continues through to today and will continue into the future. That is. what nation building is all about. I would like to ensure that the existing rights to do our nation building, whether through living off the land, building pulp mills or amend- ing constitutions, will be available for my children so that they may contribute to the founding of Canada. These rights, as found in our constitution, should be equal for everyone and based on allowing all Canadians to build this country in the future, instead of who did what in the past. I imagine that almost everyone, french and non- french, takes great pride in their heritage, especially if it was a part of our nation's growth. But for a province that claims to be progressive and dynamic, I think Que- bec's idea of building our nation is outdated. The resounding "NO" vote from western Canada was not only a rejection of Quebec's belief in inherent privileges, such a distinct society, double majority voting and the veto power in the amending for- mula, it was also a "NO" vote continued on page 8 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TERRACE BAY TENDERS SIGN FOOTINGS & ERECTION OF SIGNS Sealed Tenders will be received at the Township Municipal Office 12 Simcoe Plaza P.O. Box 40 Terrace Bay, Ontario POT 2WO until 4:36 p.m. Monday, November 16, 1992 This work includes the construction of sign footings and the erection of signs (supplied by others) along Highway 17 within the Township. Tender documents are available upon request. R.V. Mikkonen, P. Eng. Township Engineer