nt gt tt eR SS Page 12 Cassiar Coufier June 1987 FERGUS TRIP -A HUGE SUCCESS! by Leslie Johnston ITINERARY Friday, May 1st, 1987 12:00 Noon: Leave Cassiar on Rec Centre bus/regular bus 6:10 p.m.: Leave Watson Lake - flight CP 198 10:40 p.m.: Arrive Edmonton - stay overnight at Nisqu Inn Saturday, May 2nd, 1987 12:10 Noon: Leave Edmonton - flight AIR CANADA 126 5:35 p.m.: Arrive Toronto, leave on bus for Fergus 7:00 p.m.: Arrive Fergus, meet billets Sunday, May 3rd, 1987 Morning: Attend church of student's choice Afternoon; Lower Gorge Park - Pot Luck supper for all billets and the families, games at the park Monday, May 4th, 1987 Morning: Attend school with billets Noon: Elora - catered lunch Afternoon: Visit local skilled craft people in Elora Tuesday, May 5th, 1987 Tour of a ieoas Falls and the locks - cable car ride - Falls walk Wednesday, May 6th, 1987 Attend school with billets all day. Evening - open. (This may include going to a movie theatre, recreation centre, getting together with other students, etc.) Thursday, May 7th, 1987 Tour of Toronto - Eaton Centre,, Underground City, Kensington Market, Ontario Place, and maybe a Blue Jays game. Friday, May 8th, 1987 Visit Mennonite community - fi!.:., question time, smorg lunch, traditional Mennonite farm. Evening - choice of free time or may attend the school’s Formal Dance (dresses and suits are the acceptable attire). Saturday, May 9th, 1987 Walking tour of Fergus and Elora to see local highlights. Evening - open to various activities (students’ choice), Sunday, May 10, 1987 7:00 a.m.: Leave Fergus and take bus to Toronto 9:00 a.m.: Leave Toronto - flight AIR CANADA 123 10:55 a.m.: Arrive Edmonton 2:35 p.m.: Leave Edmonton - flight CP 197 5:35 p.m.: Arrive Watson Lake; take Rec Centre bus/regular bus to Cassiar (Good Hope Lake students will be dropped off in Good Hope Lake.) EVES No Trump Bridge sessions have been extremely well attended, relatively speaking, though three years ago we had up to six tables. Four tables have been the average for the last little while, which makes for much more interest- by Kees van der Pol ing bridge. There are four weeks of bridge to report on and the summary is as follows: Date: Average: Score: April 21 42 1: Sherry and Claudia 51 1/2 2. Stephen and Mario 49 3: John and Doug 46 1/2 April 28 24 1: Kees and Mayumi ARMS iV P2 2: Frank and Iris 25/2: 3. Brock and Karen Dou May 5 42 1: Sherry and Claudia 49 2: Kees and Mayumi 48 3: Pat and Marlene 44 May 12 13 1/2 1: Sherry and Claudia 16 2: Mario and Stephen 15 Bridge will continue to be played in the Upper Leisure Room of the Rec Centre every Tuesday night, starting at 7:00 p.m. until the end of June. Want to spend a pleasant even- § ing? Come play bridge each Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the $ Upper Leisure Room in the _ eT, i PORE 3 Ney os Wd ga ON MAY 1ST, 22 STUDENTS AND THREE CHAPERONES As you can tell from the iternary above, the students had a very full schedule during the Open House trip to Fergus, Ontario. It was immensely enjoyed by all.. I had the opportunity to talk with five of these students. who with a mixture of humor and seriousness - shared some of the interesting details of their trip. Dawn Loverin was billeted on a farm with a very nice family. She fitted in well here as she enjoys animals, had the pleasure of being able to go horseback riding and was thrilled with being able to see a new born calf. Tammy McDougall was very impressed when she visited Eloria, and saw the local skilled craft people. The craft she enjoyed was weaving. All areas of this craft were shown. Tammy’s favorite was separating, cleaning and spinning of the wool. Debbie Hardy enjoyed participating in glass cutting. The cutting of the glass, the staining and welding together were very interesting to do. They ali enjoyed their trip to the Royal Bank in Toronto which is the major branch in Canada. Patricia Quash was amazed with the gold inlay of the glass every- where on the building. Doug Bannatyne was very impressed with a resturant called the “Organ Grinder”. Through air pres- sure the organ grinder made music, which came from a variety of instruments strategically placed around the room. ee 2. “ ee S PATRICIA QUASH, DOUG BANNATYNE & DAWN LOVERIN, GLAD TO BE BACK IN CASSIAR WOS PU TALE NEWS & VIEWS Dr. Dale Loewen, a locum doctor, was in Cassiar from April 29th to May 8th, 1987. He will be back in the summer when Drs. de la Mare and Crawford are on vacation. Although our statistics show that we have had the same number of patients in the hospital, the past few weeks have been very quiet, it must be the change in the weather? In the past few weeks we have made a concen- trated effort to find a registered nurse who will replace Sonja Willits. Sonja, as most people know, has moved to Telkwa, B.C. Recruitment has now been successful and we are hoping to meet the new nurse on June 17th, 1987. Also on the move in August, is Pam Swift our accounting clerk. Pam and her husband are moving to the coast where the weather is warmer and the grass Se BOARDED THE BUS FOR FERGUS, ONTARIO Fergus High School was much bigger than CSS. If was an older building and still had the majority of desks attached to the seats. Many of us will remember those! Fergus High School opens every morning with the National Anthem and the Lord’s Prayer, a tradition which our students respected. Another side trip the students made was to a Mennonite community which they found to be much like going back in time. One of the students described it as like being on the set of “Little House On The Prai- rie”. Members of the community rode almost everywhere by horse and buggies except when they went to church, at which time they all drove identical black cars! From all accounts the trip proved to be an over- whelming success. At the time of this interview, all twenty two of our Cassiar students were eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new found friends from Fergus, Ont. TAMMY MCDOUGALL AND DEBBIE HARDY WERE BILLETTED WITH A VEGETARIAN FAMILY! Con’t from Page 1° COURT NEWS DAVE BROCKLEBANK entered a plea of guilt¥ to impaired driving and exceeding .08 on the breathalizer test. Brocklebank was fined $500 and suspended from driving for 6 months. ROY EPP pleaded quilty to a charge of discharging a firearm. The charge arose following an incident Oct. 25, 1986, when apparently a bottle was thrown through Epp’s window. Epp was fined $500 and a .375 H&H magnum rifle was forfeited. FREDERICK VELTON entered a plea of guilty to two charges of impaired driving, one charge of ex- ceeding .08 on the breathalizer test, and one charge of refusing to take a breathalizer test. Charges arose - following incidents on Jan. 17th and 23rd of this year. Velton was sent to Terrace Correctional Centre for one month and his license suspended for 6 months. IRVINE (CHICO) KLASSEN entered a plea of not guilty on two charges of assault causing bodily harm. He will stand trial June 24, 1987. BRUCE SIMPSON entered a plea of not guilty on charges of impaired driving and exceeding .08 on the breathalizer test. The charges were laid Jan. 24, 1987, after R.C.M.P. members had followed Simpson’s speeding vehicle to a residence on Malozemoff Street. Subsequently R.C.M.P. had entered the residence and arrested Simpson who was hiding under a bed. Defence counsel cited many court rulings which state “... the police officers must state their identity prior to entering a private residence...’ There was also some question as to the R.C.M.P. officers offering Simpson every oppor- tunity to seek legal counsel. After lengthy testimony by witnesses, Judge Overend ruled that Simpson was unlawfully arrested and, therefore, should be excluded, namely the breathalizer test results. The case was dis- Mpissed so cease yeas Cassiar Courier June 1987 Page 13 ORUM FOR YOUNG CANADIANS by Amarjit Athwal Amarjit Athwal, a grade eleven student at Cassiar Second- ary School participated in a recent “Forum for Young Canadians”. This is an organization which brings students from all parts of Canada to Ottawa each year to discover how government works. Amarjit tells her own story of her trip and experiences. Scared and really sleepy, on March 21st I found myself walking into the airport in Ottawa. I was met by supervisors from the Forym For Young Canadians and about 20 other students. 1 quickly learned that I was the only one from the West, but this made it more interesting. I found myself shocked when we arrived at Ashbury College. I had expected a beautiful school but found an almost ugly building which was very old. At the college we were met by more supervisors and some students from the last session. These people told us not to expect any edible food or real sleep, yet we were going to have a lot of fun. There was very little planned for that day so we just sat around and talked and later went shopping at Rideau Centre, which is a beautiful store or should I say shopping centre. The city of Ottawa is great be- cause almost everyone you meet is bilingual. This was just amazing and I was in awe for a long time. Also the people in Ottawa really know how to buy their cars. They have the same taste too. They all seem to like expensive cars. Another thing about people in Ottawa is if they’re driving - stay out of their way. They are nothing like B.C. drivers who stop for pedestrians. These people will run you over if you try to cross the street when you aren’t supposed to. The next day the official activities began and everything was planned for us. There were many things to do and very little spare time. For the next few days we attended seminars on various topics dealing with the government. There were seminars on subjects like the role of the Privy Council, the MP, the Ambassador, interest groups and many more. These seminars were held in both neuer so we used translation devices, B.C. Endorses F ederal Drinking-Driving Initiative Victoria - Three British Columbia cabinet minis- ters today endorsed the federal government’s new long- term program aimed at preventing drinking and driving, especially among young people. Attorney General Brian Smith, Transportation and Highways Minister Cliff Michael, and Health Minister Peter Dueck agreed the federal program -— being called Play it Safe - will have the continuing support of the provincial government. “Officials from British Columbia and other pro- ‘vinces have been working with the federal Department of Justice and with Health and Welfare Canada to develop this national program,” said Attorney-General Smith. “This national program should prove a useful complement to British Columbia’s successful Counter- Attack program, which is marking its 10th anniversary in 1987,” added Smith. Health Minister Dueck said, “I am pleased to see Health and Welfare Canada taking a lead. The well- being of Canadians is significantly affected by the death and injuries caused by drinking drivers. The damage those drivers cause also places a heavy cost burden on the health care system.” Transportation and Highways Minister Cliff Michael welcomed the part of the federal program that will see the development of a driver education kit to fully inform new drivers on the dangers of drinking and driving. “Staff from my ministry will be assigned to work with federal authorities on the development of that very important education package,” said Michael. OOOO OOOO OO Og P & W Services SCHEDULE Monday - Friday open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. : Saturday open 9 a.m. -5 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAY Les Prosser & Rita Wylie ESSO DEALERS Cassiar, B.C. 778-7383 RAOUL OE ee ER ERA AIS AEE BRO I II IOI III which are very neat. Now I know what MP’s are listen- ing to in Parliament during question period. There were many interesting speakers such as MP’s, Senators, Deputy Minister, etc. These people had many interest- ing ideas to share with us. Afterwards we were given time to ask the speakers questions. They were often reluctant to answer some questions and with great ex- pertise they would go around the answer and make it seem like they had answered it when they really hadn’t. There were more than just seminars at the pro- gram, We also attended Question Period in the House ‘of Commons twice which was quite amusing and enter- taining. The Parliament Building must be one of the most beautiful buildings I have seen. We also went to Rideau Centre which is also very breathtaking. The other building we visited was the Supreme Court of Canada. When you walk into this building you get a feeling of justice, power and pride. It is also one of the most beautiful buildings in Ottawa and probably the one with the most security! All these beautiful buildings made up for the ugly building we were staying in. Although the building looked dead, the people were so full of life it was amazing. There were people from all parts of Canada. Most were English but the problem with the language didn’t bother us. The first few days I was reluctant to try to speak French, but by the end of the week I was learning to make due with my French. According to my teacher my French had improved over the week. Although there was very little spare time to do our own things we had a lot of fun. We often went for walks or to the 7 Eleven which was near by. We even went to a movie one night. I think the best part was meeting all these great people from across Canada. The distances between our homes or differences between our languages did not deter strong friendship from form- ing. Since you knew no one there you had to quick- ly get involved and make friends and I did just that. I returned with about 125 new great friends who will