NESD ; editorial « Discipline in the | schools — yesterday, today, and in the future Discipline in the schools: A topic of concern since schools began, a concern now and a concern, I'm sure, for the future. Whose responsibility is it - students, parents, teachers or administrators? “An appointment to the Senate is a taskless thanks!” Just a few years ago, it was hard to get anyone in Canada to take the Senate seriously. Mike Duffy Syndicated Columnist But wit the cry for “Triple E” being heard across the land, sudden- ly Senate has become the issue that could derail constitutional reform and destroy the nation into the bar- At least three provinces, Alberta, he and i seem danger in playing for keeps on an issue like “equal” rep Toronto's Canadian Club, he'll put the from cach province in a reformed upper chamber. In an address to the Council for Canadian Unity McKenna said, “Canada needs all of us to think and act beyond ourselves, beyond our communities, beyond our provinces.” He said Canadians expect accommodations to be made and warned “there is no abstract principle (ic. Triple BE) or narrow interest that could possibly justify the breakup of the country.” Canada became a great nation without a “Triple EB” Senate, and McKenna says if the issue threatens to destroy the nation, we should aside, and concen- trate instead on the kinds of dramat- ic policy reforms which are needed to get us into the next century. McKenna’s not afraid to tackle sacred cows. In Sunday Edition interview, he allowed the time has come to take a new look at welfare and UL “We should stop the cycle lonelined ‘di 4 ” he What McKenna is proposing is nothing less than what's done by so- called “progressive governments”, in SWéden, Germany, France and Australia. The New Brunswick Premier also says barriers to the free inter- provincial movement of people, capital and goods have got to come down. “Uni jing a small of ii it ? oA said. “We're taking away the incentive to work from people. I am con- vinced we have to change our income support » both UIC and welfare ... so that instead of sit- ting at home ... ying in terms of skill le can be training our determined to hold out for a “Triple E” - equal, elected and effective, - Senate, in exchange for signing a deal Quebec can accept. And Saskatchewan, while not demanding “Triple E,” is said by to be playing hardball too. The motivation of the new NDP government led by Premier Roy Romanow seems unclear to the other players in the constitutional talks. New Brunswick's Frank McKen- na, who views issues from a nation- al perspective, understands the “Canada needs ail of us to think and act beyond ourselves, beyond our communitles, beyond our provinces.” — FRANK MCKENNA Premier of New Brunswick solve the problem by simply abol- ishing the upper chamber. Tomorrow, when he addresses people for new jobs. It’s good for their pride, good for skills and good by p and inefficient industry, not only do we risk the jobs in that industry we take away the opportunity for the industry to grow, to innovate, and become competitive and to create more wealth.” If we are to save this nation, we need more than a Triple E Senate. We need McKenna’s kind of clear If you get a chance, take in his speech to the Canadian Club. You’ll Frank McKenna as a future national party leader, and someday — when we get through our current bh Wednesday, April 8, 1992 The Castlegar Sun Letters to the Editor Church-led moralists should see real picture Dear Editor: As expected, the recent deci- sion by the BC government to further women’s rights by making abortion more ible has planet and, discarding the fact that most unwanted children end up mentally and physically abused, there is still the moral ion that any i a feeble attempt to bring back medieval conditions. So, the self- appointed bible interpreters go off with signs and little plastic dolls h. i and intimidati resulted in the usual protest by the Catholic church-led moralists. Under the guise of “Pro-life”, these halo-clad pillars of righ- teousness once again try to force their narrow, religious views on the rest of us sinners. Setting aside the fact that there are over six billion people now ly iB and destroying this beautiful preaching ethics should clean up their own affairs first The Catholic church, with approximately 60 priests arrested for sexual abuse of children and the horror of the native residential schools to their “dis-credit would do well to concentrate on the qual- ity, not quantity of life for children. Instead, they opt for mandato- ry pregnancy, no birth control and women while totally oblivious to the much greater disaster of glob- al destruction around them. In our long, sad history, more people have been killed in the name of religion than for any other cause. Religious fanatics don’t seem to see that we humans are not the greatest gift ever to this planet; we are just another species way out of bounds in an Commitment to community Dear Editor: I want Castlegar to know how fortunate they are to have The Sun newspaper. The Sun whole h dhy this i — as a potential prime minister of Canada. Headline for this commentary courtesy of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker systems were developed to protect the rights of those wish- ing to learn and to somehow force rules upon those who didn't. From the hickory stick to the strap to expulsion, we have spanned a couple hundred years and still have no solu- tion; a small p of are disrupting the majority and need to be discip In the past, childre: were taught to toe the line, or else. Today we call that child abuse, or assault. Did hitting children work? Maybe for a to corporal p beget tment mks. ery. dedartpeew into submission is much more detrimental than helpful. So what's left? D : renege 4 . ng OF sf seem to be the order of the day, but are they solutions? Probably no; they are bandaids, not a cure. With an increase in fetal alcohol and fetal drug syndrome kids, neglecteti kids, and changed inthe family makeup, the 90's are sure to be a challenge for educators. Add the decline in pending “in ion in proportion to the increase in children with problems, and we face a dilemma that is impossible to resolve. So where are we headed as we approach the year 20007 Being optimistic, I feel that parents must soon see the slip the education system and join the illiterate. No longer will i and be ing reform, parents will be demanding that their rights and their childrens’’ for will be they who will dictate how discipline is to be for and ini: the large majority of parents still favour strong discipline. The school facility can develop rules and regulations forever, but only the parents can enforce them. In summary, we know where we've been, where we are at and what’s.in store for the future. The question now is where will parents feel comfortable, with schools being given d ? Discipline must be dto the home where it belongs. Until this takes place we will continue to have five per cent to ten per cent of the school P the good ion which 90 to 95 per cent of the student body wants, and is entitled to receive. Pasemts need to remember that teachers are trained to teach, not to discipline. Finally, Jet ‘us fot forget to acknowledge the rights of those five % ten per cent of the student population who do not fit into the so-called domain of school life. My guess is that from day one they chose not to be a part of school so why do we torture these kids and ourselves by forcing them to attend school? If we truly believe in the ideas of democracy then why do we encourage a system that stands in the way of students seeking their own destiny. Most will they wish t6 follow regardless of our efforts. Let us hope we are never in the situation of large metropolitan schools whiere armed guards have to deal with problems because parents can’t or won't deal with the situation. Let us hope parents are wise enough to realize schools are not modified day care centers. This article is hot intended to reflect the attitudes of the staff at Salmo Elementary. It is a personal opinion only. Bruce D. Schimpf Vice-Principal Salmo Elementary School The Castlegar Sun is pleased to present this guest editorial and welcomes others to SORRY T DISTURB YOU, SIR... BUT THERES What ever happened to food seasons? Have you noticed and, like I, mourned the di ce of food seasons? This has come about because our supermarkets strive to have no seasons! They are happy to offer us exotic 's throughout the year. Caveat emptor! Let the buyer beware! Can you remember how certain seasons of the year were always associated with certain foods, i fruits and les? Christmas meant Red Emperor grapes and in oranges, fresh cranberries, and brussel sprouts. Can you remember when a sweet, juicy mandarin orange was the treat usu- ally found in the toe of your Christ- mas stocking and you were permitted to eat it before breakfast? gus! I adore asparagus! Every year, as a child, I looked forward to our first garden crop of asparagus. I can- not remember ever having the same ici for tinned so and, being a weekend escapee from the city, wondered why. I soon found out. I bent down to snip off a couple of succulent stalks and did a “double take"! Curled around the tender deli- cacies was the largest rattlesnake I had ever seen! Thankfully, it was asleep. Phew! Nevertheless, I broke all land speed records reversing out of there and nothing could induce me to retum to the harvest. That evening, The arrival of the month of June meant it was strawberry season. perhaps it was not even available then. Fortunately, my mother loved asparagus too and had planted rather a lot of it. It appeared in some very strange places too, like in flower beds, among the bleeding hearts and peonies and under the apple trees, where it seemed to thrive. It took a concentrated effort, each year, to permit a few stalks to go to seed in each place, thus ensuring a crop the following year. I remember the taste of that fresh asparagus. I have only experienced it again, once, in the recent past. A friend had invited me to accompany her picking the wild variety that grew along the roadside néat Kamloops. I was reminded to wear my riding boots Now, Ties are not one of my favorite fruits. Over the course of my teenage years I not only picked tons of strawberries, I weeded hun- (to us) home, I winced when I saw the rows and rows of strawberry plants and, sure enough, I spent hours going door to door giving bowls of berries away. I met some very nice people that way, though, so perhaps it was not totally a wast- ed effort. Late spring in the Southern Hemisphere means it is mango sea- son and perhaps mangos are my very favorite fruit. They were offered at a much lower price in local stores this week, a special treat here in the Northern i become blurred. If you are indis- criminate, have damaged taste buds and price is no object, you can buy asparagus, from somewhere, at any time of the year. “New” potatoes and strawberries can be found in the produce stores at Christmas. Red Emperor grapes are always avail- able. You have to be an amateur food detective to know when foods are at their best. What disturbs me most is that in much of Canada, even when local produce is at its best, you often cannot find it in your local The distributi Early summer brought small “new” potatoes and fresh green peas. Late summer meant the raspberries were ripe, and fresh corn on the cob. The autumn season was “pickling” sea- son, when dill and cucumbers were at their peak harvest, and systems is so geared to mass, we are offered a tasteless, inferior “import- ed” product when it is the height of the local season. This is because the local producers cannot always pro- vide the volume and consistency were ripe and plentiful. Ah, the tomatoes! I'll just bet I am not the only shopper who has given up buy- ing tomatoes, temporarily. Do the producers and distributors seriously expect us to eat these hard, pinkish, tasteless orbs they have the temerity dreds of rows of plants, thousands of suckers, and generally thought that if I ever saw another strawberry plant, it would be too soon. To this day I do not even like strawberry jam! I was once handed, in a plastic cup, three strawberry plants as a “bonus” at a garage sale, and I declined the gift, much to the amazement and consternation of everyone around me. They could not know that I had had a surfeit of strawberries in my lifetime. The lady behind me in line was very pleased to have my share of the plants . Once, on moving into a new to call 2? Any day soon I expect to see them offered in a shape so they will better fit into packing boxes. Then we can insist they be called “boxatoes” for they will taste exactly like their packaging! We are fortunate here in the West Kootenay where local fresh fruits and vegetables are readily available. Many of us have gardens which pro- vide superior products for not only our families but our friends and neighbours as well. In most of Canada, however, shoppers are not so fortunate. The seasons have 7 that our stores have come to expect and demand. Of course, this has meant some of our small, local producers have been able to flourish for those seeking good qual- ity. However, free trade with our southern neighbours is forcing larg- er local producers out of business for they cannot compete with the volume/price of large contracts with other countries. We should not be surprised to see Israel wishing a “Free Trade Agreement” with Cana- da, and perhaps the American orange growers could use some competition, given the price of oranges! Last year, I inherited the most glorious crop of tomatoes from only ,Six plants. Needless to say, I shall be out planting six more tomato plants this year, and, no doubt, sharing the harvest. Fortunately, our gardens still have seasons! ty publically but also digs in and gets actively involved by doing invaluable volunteer work. What amazes me is what the staff does out of sincerity while not boast- ing about their accomplishments. they “JUST DO IT!” The Sun’s publisher, Mr. Jon Jarrett and his staff are fast creat- The Sun also supports local education programs of which I just successfully graduated from one of them. Mr. Jarrett and his staff wel- comed me to train with them. I would like to say, “Thank-you so much for sharing with me your invaluable time, energy, knowl- edge, experience and especially patience My experience with The Sun was inspiring, challenging and very fulfilling. The personal and ing a contagi ity spirit. P i integrity I encoun- tered during my stay was abso- lutely amazing. Sales and adver- tising was my main interest. Donna Jory earned my complete admiration. Together Donna and Cathy displayed a sincerity in sales and advertising that I have never seen before. Castlegar, I want you to know this professional integrity extends itself throughout this newspaper. Sincerely, Melody Semenoff In memory Gladys Askew Mrs. Gladys Askew, age 84, of Castlegar died March 30, 1992 in the Castlegar and District Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Barry Dock, Sough Wales, on July 13, 1907. Gladys came to Canada in 1925, arriving at Bellvue, Alberta where she lived for six months. She then moved to Trail where she lived until 1950, then moved to Kin- naird. She was a member of the Castlegar Calvary Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star #32 Trail, and Minto Chapter #79 of Castlegar where she served as Matron of both lodges and has been the Grand Representative for Alberta. She was presented with her 50 year pin in 1987. She also belonged to the Daughters of the Nile and Castle- gar Senior Citizens. One of her greatest joys was baking and having her friends in for a cup of tea. She is survived by one daugh- ter, Joan and son-in-law, Peter Roth, granddaughters, Dianne (Robert) Ramage, Kathryn (Robert) Harker of Castlegar and Cynthia Chambers of Kamloops, great grandchildren, Lisa, Stephen, James, Bradley, Amber, David, Chris, Ryan, Katrina, Susan, and Elizabeth; and great great granddaughter Lacey Rae; nieces Louise Yaseniuk (Castle- gar), Sheila Thederahn (Castle- gar), Shirley McAdam (Vancouver), and Joyce Zentner (Kelowna) and their families; nephew Billy Bird (Castlegar) sis- ter-in-law Ethel Spain (Trail and her family and relatives in Wales. Silver Rattle Antiques 301-11 Ave. Castlegar, (in Tulips Building) 365-5191 She was predeceased by her Mother, Father, sisters Edith and Cassie, and her husband Douglas in 1990. Cremation has taken place and funeral services were conducted at the Calvary Baptist Church on April 3, 1992 at 11:30 a.m. with Pastor Marsh officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations to the following would be appreciat- ed, ‘Minto Chapter #79, Order, of the Bastern Star, c/o 301 - 6th Avenue, Castlegar, BC VIN 1T2 (for purchase of equipment at Cancer Clinic) or Castlegar Hos- pice Society 1464 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, BC VIN 3K3 Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castle- gar Funeral Chapel. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I willzdwell in the house of the Lord f{Arever.” Psalms 23 verse 6. Castlegar Foods Hours: Mon. - Thurs., & Sat. 9 - 6, Fri. 9 - 8 OPEN SUNDAYS 10 am - 5 pm We reserve the right to limit quantities. Prices in effect to Sat. April 11, 1992. 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There are just simply too many people on this good earth and we have to find a way to curb our numbers or face the conse- quences in the form of major hes, even the di i of our complex ecology. The bible, a much manipulated ion manual, Supports aggressive domination by the holier-than-thou illusionists and has the disadvantage of limit- ing vision when held too close to Our noses; we can’t see past it and recognize reality, beauty and truth. Gunter Retterath Winlaw Are You Interested and the oppc are planning and public relations. 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