The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Page 11, News, Tuesday, April 9, 1991 continued from page 2 departments and compile man- uals of what documents are available for public review. Other smaller municipalities, unable to afford a full time Information and Privacy Officer, are calling on her for advice. Sydell says she plans to organize an "Information and Privacy Officers Association" in northwestern Ontario, so they can compare notes, policies and procedures. - Sydell's philosophy will thus affect how your town council and school board oper- ates the new legislation. She takes a different approach to protecting personal privacy than she does to releasing information to the public. "When it comes to protection of personal privacy, we follow the letter of the law. When it comes to releasing informa- tion, we follow the spirit of the law." In other words, pro- tecting personal records will be followed more rigorously than protecting the public's right to know. Another big limitation is that this legislation does not apply to the private sector. Credit rating agencies, junk mailing firms, banks, trade unions, and all kinds of other companies have massive amounts of information on us, without any guarantees pro- tecting us from abuse - such as firms that sell mailing lists with your name on it. Ann Cavoukian, the assis- tant commissioner for the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, told the seminar "our laws are much less protective of indi- vidual privacy than in Europe, which has a long tradition of - data protection, applied to both the government and pri- -- vate sectors. When Europe moves to economic union in 1991, North Americans have been warned that we all may face problems using or send- ing data to Europe, since we don't extend our protection of individual privacy laws to the private sector. won't send us data, since we cannot guarantee that it will be protected." The other major lesson I learned from the seminar is NOT to use this legislation as a journalist, unless forced to. The old methods of collecting information - like calling up government bureaucrats - are still in effect, and free. But making a formal request under the legislation could be expen- sive, with the meter running at the rate of $30 an hour, plus photocopying. Self-employed freelancers and small news organizations can't afford fees _ like that. Europeans - % assoc 824-3418 ta, TRAVEL simone 2 Air line ticketing and all & hotels world wide Joe Mykietyn (Agent) P.O. Box 925 The Laprade Travel Shop Ltd. Schreiber, Ont., POT 2S0 ANNUAL MEETING The McCausland Hospital Common environmental concerns of people living on both sides of Lake Superior will be highlighted at a public meeting to be held in Terrace 'Bay next Monday. Environment North, an environmental group from Thunder Bay, will be visiting communities along the North Shore. "Is Lake Superior as clean and pure as it could be? "Is the shoreline being adequately protected from inappropriate developments?" said: 43ruce° =~Hyer «of Environmental North. Also participating in the tour will be Gayle Coyer of the National Wildlife Federation. The meeting will take place in the Conference Room at the Terrace Bay Recreation Centre- on Monday, April 15, 7 p.m. INCOME TAX Prepared - Personal; rental - Small business DAVID FALZETTA 825-9471 ~ 522 Lakeview Dr. Terrace Bay | In Wemortam Ju memory of Setty Garter, whe farced away frit 10,1988. Your presence we miss, Your memory we treasure Loving you always, Always remembered by, Two Terrace Bay youths are charged with break and enter The Terrace Bay curling Club, the Scout building and a Ministry of Natural Resources storage shed were broken into on March 25. A quantity of alcohol was missing from the Curling Club, a telephone from the Scout building and a fire extinguisher from the MNR storage shed. After an investigation by the Terrace Bay Police Services, two Terrace Bay youths were charged with three break and enters each. The two youths have been released pending trial. The fire extinguisher and the telephone were recovered - ge, Sard by the police. & = | \ EDUCATIONAL TOYS, BOOKS & GAMES DISCOVERY TOYS is not participating in the recession! For more information to join our winning team, call (204) 338-1530 today. = The Board of Governors wishes to remind the public of the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Corporation on Wednesday, June 26th, 1991. To become a voting member of the Corporation, persons must purchase an Annual Membership ($5.00), or a Life Membership ($100.00 donation in any given year), 30 days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting. Memberships may be purchased at the Administration Office 'of the McCausland Hospital. If you are unsure of if you are a Life Member, please contact the Administration Office of the Hospital. Nominations for election as Governor at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation may be made only by: (a) the Nominating Committee of the Board, or. (b) Members of the Corporation provided that each nomina- tion by Members (i) is in writing and signed by at least two Members in good standing; (ii) is accompanied by a written declaration signed by the nominee that he/she will serve as a Governors in accor- dance with these by-laws if elected; and (iii) is submitted to and received by the Secretary at least thirty days before the date of the Annual Meeting. lf any Member of the Corporation; subject to Hospital By-Laws, wishes to stand as a Governor, please notify the Administration Office at 825-3273, ext 185, and leave his/her name for the Nominating Committee. Place: Birchwood Terrace Lounge Hwy 17 © Terrace Bay, Ontario _ | Time: 2000 hours I ciomnssctbiMlN Mn cASQOD tect te sien csi ss Zim, Alanna, Gudy, Pie sge COP sect SIZZLING SPRING SPECIALS! March 20 to April 30, 1991 AGENT LOCATIONS *Sewing Nook, Terrace Bay vine gee xe oo ee re pege oP ob ee et a we Ee ee