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Terrace Bay Schreiber Mews POT 2uk Public Library TERRACE BAY, es eo om C.c,! oF YN. Wedneaday, February 13, 1985 Vol. 20, No. 7 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport 2 75 years of fun and challenge by SANDRA SEBESTYEN This year is the Girl Guides 75th anniversary of founding. In 1909, Lord Baden-Powell, the Founder of Boy Scouts, recognized the importance of sharing his ideals with young women as well as young men. His sister, Agnes, and his wife, Olave, took the scheme and established Girl Scouts, and by 1910 in Canada, women and girls (known .as Girl Guides) were meeting throughout the Provinces and Ter- ritories, engaged in Guiding activities. The aim of the Girl Guides _of Canada - to provide oppor- tunities designed to help girls become responsible, resourceful and happy members of society - is achieved through com- munity service and global awareness, through development of leadership and life skills, and through the appreciation of nature and the order of things. Guiding is one of the- largest organizations of women and girls in the world, with membership of approximately eight million at the present time (in Canada 275,000 members). Guiding is a voluntary organization of women and girls, based on _ the philosophy of the Promise and Law. The Aim and Objectives of Canadian Guiding are designed to help girls carry out this Promise and Law. . While 1985 is the 75th birthday of Girl Guides of Canada it has also been designated Youth Year. Participation, Development and Peace, the three themes of the year, blend well with the aims and ob- jectives of Guiding. With fun and challenge, Guiding officers young girls and women the opportunity to shape their lives and their world. Happy birthday! Girl Guides of Canada. Sibley ski tour It is now less than one month until this year's Sibley Ski Tour on March 2. Organizers report that a © large number of entries have been received so far this year. It is anticipated that this year's field will be the largest in the eight year history of the event. This year, a greater pro- portion of the entries are originating from Nor- thwestern Ontario but out- side of the Thunder Bay area. This support is especially evident in the en- tries for the team event. This year a separate award for teams outside of the Thunder Bay area is up for competition. This has ap- parently encouraged a number of clubs from throughout the region to enter. The competition for this award is expected to be quite intense. Even though there has not been an excessive amount of snow in Thunder Bay this year, ski condi- tions in Sibley Provincial Park are currently quite good. Further work to prepare the race facilities will be undertaken in the coming weeks. This should provide excellent skiing conditions for race en- trants. All those skiers who are anticipating skiing in the 40 km or 50 km events and who have not yet entered are reminded that entry fees for these events will increase after February 23. Entry fees for the 20 km event will not change after February 23. _ By Tony Carlson It's a good bet that for most of us there were times when walking barefoot over hot coals would have been more pleasant than showing our report card to Mom and Dad. But despite that, we should resist the impulse to nod in vengeful satisfaction when we hear that the schools themselves have been given marks they may be tempted not to take home. For if our schools are Free ball failing to prepare young people for the world of work - and many people who have a direct stake in the educational system say that's the case - it is essen- tial that we provide some remedial guidance to pro- tect our future. * In a survey on education by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 36 per cent of respondents' gave high schools a poor rating for the job they're doing. Only 6 per cent said the schools are providing a good grounding for students, and that from business people who do most of their hiring among high school graduates. "We find that small business people are not on- ly doing a lot of on-the-job training in terms of job skills, but also are compen- sating for inadequate basic education," says Jim Ben- nett, Vice-President of Legislative Affairs for the CFIB. He's talking about basic . ' Grading the schools skills - those old friends the three R's, reading, writing and 'rithmetic. But as well as calling for higher academic standards, those who replied to the survey urged educators to' concentrate even more on encouraging a_ stronger work ethic and_ better workplace attitudes. A_ healthy dose of course-work in business and economics would also help attune the system continued on page 5