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CLOSE TO 60 PEOPLE from across Central Algoma gath-ered at the Island’s Legion Hall last Thursday night to talkabout refugees … more specifically, to determine if there isenough interest amongst local residents in helping to sponsorthe relocation of refugee families to our area.
The meeting was opened by Pat Brown, a resident of HiltonTownship and the Lay Incumbent for the local AnglicanParish. He introduced Anglican Canon Bob Elkin and his wifeConnie, who came from their home in Little Rapids to at-tend. They have considerable expertise in the subject, havinghelped to bring 27 Vietnamese refugee families to their then-home town of Thunder Bay several years ago.
These ‘boat people’ as they were then known had survivedhorrendous risks and dangers in escaping from the blood-baths and purges that followed the communist takeover ofSouth Vietnam. Their stories of escape by sea in barely-float-ing boats and rafts, suffering from starvation, storms and pi-rate attacks, sound very much like what we’re hearing abouttoday as other people flee their homelands in order to simplysurvive and start a new life.
The Island Clippings published Bob Elkin’s eloquent missive‘Is There Room at the Inn’ in our December 3rd issue(#1020).
Mr. Brown reported that Canon Elkin first planted the seed ofthe idea in a church sermon that got people thinking andtalking … but nobody seemed to have a clear idea of what todo and how to do it. The first step eventually led to thisnight’s meeting. “The decision was that we’d call a publicmeeting and see if people showed up and if there was any in-terest in taking on a project like this.” he said. Those twoquestion marks were clearly answered by the number of peo-ple who had turned out.
Pat then introduced Pastor Brad Mittleholtz and Helen Chris-tenson of Zion Lutheran Church in Sault Ste. Marie who areworking with a group in their own community to do thesame thing. Since their group was several weeks ahead in theprocess, they were able to provide a clear understanding ofwhat was involved, what was required, what the participants
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The Answer is “YES!”
L to R: Connie & Bob Elkin, Pat Brown, Brad Mittleholtz and Helen Christensen
would need to know and how to make it all happen.
“And then I think we need to have a conversation, and decide‘is it feasible to bring a refugee family into a rural setting?’ Idon’t know!” Pat continued. “Most of what you hear on thenews is that people are being settled in Montreal, Toronto,Winnipeg, London, Kingston and places like that – largecities with lots of resources and lots of facilities – and we’reinterested to hear … do you think it’s feasible, is it reasonableto do, is there good reasons why we shouldn’t do it?”
Bob and Connie Elkin took the floor to walk the audiencethrough their own experience in bringing the Vietnamesefamilies to Thunder Bay which, when combined with PastorMittleholtz and Ms. Christensen’s input, gave the attendees apretty clear picture of the responsibilities, challenges and op-portunities that existed … as well as the rewards.
Canon Elkin also made it clear that “this is not a ‘church’thing! It is a ‘people wanting to help’ thing”. I want people toknow that … this is not done under the guise of religion oranything like that! This is just us – a group of people wantingto help people!”
Following up with a similar message was Pastor Brad and Ms.Christensen who spoke about their own group’s work. “Thisalso began through hearts that were tugged. Whether that’sthrough sermons or the media, well that’s just because we’rehuman … and we respond.” he said. “There was a conversa-tion after church one Sunday in which everyone agreed thatwe have to do something!” That led to a public meeting beingcalled, and the process took off from there.”
There are a number of government agencies, funding op-tions, policies and procedures in place for helping suchrefugees – mostly families – to relocate. There are also severalother ‘umbrella’ groups as well, run by churches or charities,who can help with the cause. The process can take weeks ormonths and in many cases, even when the family or familiesare relocated, the work of helping them to orient themselvesto our culture is just beginning.
Pastor Brad also clarified that “their” refugees are NOT partof the Syrian group that is presently arriving in Canada.
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Those people are totally funded and provided for by the fed-eral government. It’s a sad fact of life that refugees are fleeingfrom war, famine, disease – any kind of social instability,from all over the world, not just from Syria and Iraq. “Therefugee crisis was not invented this year … but this is proba-bly the worst refugee crisis that the world has ever faced.” headded.
There are several ways and means for sponsoring refugees,whether a single individual or larger, extended families. Thelargest medium is referred to as a ‘Sponsorship AgreementHolder’ – a group or body that is working directly with thefederal government in a sponsorship agreement. Workingunder these groups’ umbrellas are ‘Constituent Groups.’ Inaddition, any group of as few as five people can establish aformal ‘Group of Five’ through which to enter into an agree-ment with the government to take on sponsorship of a fam-ily. There is also a ‘Community Sponsor’ status, which isusually a local body, organization or corporation that takeson sponsorship responsibility.
To help all of these groups, the federal government has devel-oped a ‘Blended Visa’ approach to how much or how long itwill contribute towards helping to fund a sponsorship. It hasalso created the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (visitwww.RSTP.ca) which offers online training courses on whatto expect, the social hurdles that might exist and so forth. Italso helps with the initial information needs of the refugeesthey sponsor. If and when a local organization does getformed, it would have to be determined how best to structurethe group for optimum effectiveness.
That ‘if and when’ discussion could be coming very soon. Theevening’s presentations were followed by a period of ques-tions, comments and general discussion amongst the atten-dees. In addition to hearing a terrific exchange of great ideas,we noticed something else: the attendees, who were looselyspread out through the room at the beginning of the meet-ing, had moved in closer to one another, forming a tightergroup. When Pat Brown called for a show of hands on thequestion “how many are interested in proceeding further?”the vote appeared to be unanimous. The answer is ‘YES’!And we learned that at least one attendee has already got her
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own ‘Group of Five’ started.
We’ll be hearing more about what that ‘next step’ might be,soon after the Christmas season.
Although most will agree that “religion” should not be a pri-mary factor in deciding for or against organizing a localrefugee sponsorship, we do feel that the last word of this arti-cle was actually spoken at the ¾ mark of the meeting by Pas-tor Brad Mittleholtz. To paraphrase his remark, when askedif ‘their’ refugees were predominantly Muslim or Christian,he replied “We’re not doing this because they might be Mus-lims or Christians. We’re doing this because WE are Chris-tians!”
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I have heard people bemoan the commercial-ization of Christmas my entire life, but wecan’t take in any form of media these dayswithout being bombarded with advertisingand popular culture messages that are de-signed to coerce our behaviour in a number ofways. While we can acknowledge the way thiscan be a burden on the cash-strapped, it canalso be a powerful reminder of how lonely aperson can be too.
We don’t have to look beyond the fairly uni-form representation of how we should cele-brate the holiday - with family and friends - tounderstand how many individuals can struggleat this time of year. Whether a person is de-pressed, perpetually lonely or simply distantfrom their friends and family, this season thatis supposed to be joyous can be anything but.
I am not trying to say that we have to changehow we celebrate Christmas or enjoy the holi-days, but I do think it is important to remem-ber those among us who are less fortunate.Much of what I have written about can be im-
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Architecturally designed 3 bedroom home on Shore Road, walking distance to downtown, this listing also includes a separately titled adjacent Shore Road lot with sandy beach, plus a further 115 acre hardwood and maple bush property overlooking the North Channel, also adjacent and running to the D Line. The home features a maple kitchen, sunken living room, and two car detached garage (with finished second level). There is incredible landscaping throughout this property, including a large brick patio, outdoor fireplace, and stone steps to the water. The properties are offered as a package with 200’ of frontage, but could be registered in separate names for a family cottage or future sale, or merged into a truly incredible property! Trails run throughout the property for family adventure. Windows, doors, roof, and many other updates are done. Master suite includes a walk-in closet and ensuite. Call today for your showing and more details on this incredible property!
Merry CHRISTmas to you and your family!
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1897 & 1903 Shore Road, Richards Landing
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A Record Turnout for Christmas Diners’ ClubBy Melinda Thomas
THIS YEAR’S CHRISTMAS DINER’S CLUB which ishosted by the Dr. H.S. Trefry Memorial Centre was held onDecember 10th at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 374 inRichards Landing. Over two hundred seniors and disabledpersons from the Echo Bay to Desbarats andSt. Joseph Island area supported this much an-ticipated festive event.
Tickets sold out within the first few hours ofgoing on sale which beats last year’s record. Wehad a waiting list for tickets and can happilyreport that everyone who wanted to come wasable to attend.
The Rusty Strings got the social event of theyear off to an energetic start at 11:30 am withtheir fabulous, toe-tapping music! A deliciousfamily-style turkey dinner with all the trim-mings, caroling, door prizes, and a visit fromjolly Santa then followed.
Melinda Thomas, Jess La Combe, Terry See, Sally Kennedyand the Dr. Trefry Centre’s Advisory Committee would like tothank the forty plus volunteers who so generously gave their
time and talents to ensure the success of this wonderful an-nual get-together. We couldn’t think of a better way to launchthe Holiday Season!
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and contras and pure all-agesfun. Starts at 7:30 with a begin-ner’s workshop, the dance at 8pm. Adults:$10, Students 10and up: $7. February 5 & 6 – Irish Musicand Dance Weekend – danceand music workshops and con-certs by renowned Irish-Cana-dian instructors culminating inan Irish Ceili Extravaganza onSaturday night at the LegionHall, Richards Landing. April 1& 2 - French Canadian Musicand Dance Weekend - danceand music workshops and con-certs by renowned Québecoisinstructors culminating in aMaple Syrup Soirée on Satur-day night at the Hilton BeachCommunity Hall. Costs andTimes for all music and danceweekends TBA. Sign up for theAlgomaTrad Newsletter and bethe first to know at www.algo-matrad.ca.Drop in at the Hilton Union Pub-lic Library on Monday nightsfrom 7-9 pm to get help withyour computer/tablet/e-readeror cell phone. There will be noformal class, but someone onstaff to help answer your ques-tions. Please note that this isreplacing our Wednesday NightComputer Skill Tutorial.The Church of Mary, Sailors En-campment, Annual ChristmasEve Service is at 8 pm, Decem-
ber 24th. This is a non-denomi-national service and everyone iswelcome to join us.Snow Day – Jan. 31, from 2 to4 pm on our ski hill, come to-boggan, ski, snowshoe or justenjoy the bonfire with hot dogsand hot chocolate. MapleStampede Cross Country SkiLoppet - Feb. 6, 2km and 7kmClassic and 14 km skating fol-lowed by lunch and prizes at theJocelyn Hall. Call 705 246-1753or 705 246-2025 for more infor-mation.The Children's Library is lookingfor an adult volunteer to helpwith the After School Programon Thursdays from 3:00-5:00p.m. starting in January. If youare interested please contactDawn at 705-246-3093.Attention parents! Registrationfor Kindergarten classes will beon Thursday, January 7th.Please call the St. Joseph Is-land Central School at 705 246-2618 for details.
THANK YOU
Well folks, you’ve done it again.Your overwhelming generosityhas enabled us to assist nearly90 families in 2015. Because ofpeople like you, You have madea difference! With sincere ap-preciation, The St. Joseph Is-land and Area Food Bank.
FOR SALE
Matching sofa and love seat, ingood condition: $150. or bestoffer. Call 705 246-7430Free! An HP Scanjet 3500c Se-ries flat panel scanner, compati-ble for up to Windows Vista.Updated to Windows 7 and canno longer use. Call 705 246-2089
ITEMS WANTED
Wanted, a used stainlessdairy/water tank for potablewater storage. 800-1500 gallonpreferred, but let me know whatyou have. Call 705 246-2636.
HELP WANTED
Babysitter wanted in HiltonBeach. Please call 705 987-3199 to inquire.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Grief at the Holidays - Are youdreading the Christmas celebra-tions because you are grieving?Join us for an evening of en-couragement and discussion.
We’ll look at strategies to helpyou “Survive” Christmas. De-cember 10th Free MethodistChurch 7pm. For more info.Debbie LaRocque 705 246-2714or Bryon Hall 705 246-3502Fri. Dec. 18th is the 37th AnnualAlumni Day @CASS. Alumnigirls volleyball players will takeon the Sr. girls team @noon,and Alumni Boys Basketballplayers will the on this year's Sr.Boys bball team @1:30pm.Due to the holidays, Teen GameNight will be cancelled Dec.19th, 26th and Jan. 2nd. Satur-day, January 9th at the RoyalCanadian Legion lounge is com-munity night. Everyone wel-come. Bring your family andfriends. Young and no so younginvited to join in board games,table pool and cards. Come andshare your knowledge of agame or come and learn a newone. For more information callAnne 705 246-7269The upcoming services at Graceand Harmony St. Mark’s UnitedChurches are as follows:Wednesday, December 16 at7:00 p.m. at Harmony St.Mark’s—Service of Light andHope (in conjunction with theAnglican Church) Sunday, De-cember 20—4th Sunday of Ad-vent 9:30 at Grace, 11:00 atHarmony St. Mark’s; ThursdayDecember 24 at Harmony StMark’s Family Service at 10:00a.m. and Evening Service at7:30 p.m. No Service at Grace;Sunday, December 27 at 10:30at Grace Church, No service atHStM. Please join us as we celebrate the Season of Adventand Christmas.2016 AlgomaTrad Events towatch for! Saturday, January2 - AlgomaTrad Family Dance -Start 2016 right with squares
Friday Night Foodsat the Legion
The special is Meatloaf byMichelle Pearse. Along with
the regular menu.
Entertainment will be
Hwy. 548
Entertainment supplied by volunteer musicians
Come and try your luckat the meat draw!
Take out available
Only One More Issue This Year!The Island Clippings will wind up our 2015 publication yearwith our December 24th issue, after which we will be taking ahiatus for the month of January 2016. We will resume pub-lishing with our February 4, 2016 issue.
We apologize to our readers and our advertisers for any in-convenience this will cause!
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THE TOWNSHIP OF ST. JOSEPH2015 HOLIDAY OPERATING HOURS
THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE and the Dr. H.S. TREFRY MEMORIAL CENTRE will be closed: From 12:00 noon on
Thursday December 24, reopening Monday, January 4 at 8:30 amALL TREFRY PROGRAMMING WILL BE CANCELLED
BETWEEN DECEMBER 24 AND JANUARY 4MEALS ON WHEELS will run Dec 28 and 30
LANDFILL HOURS REDUCED ON DECEMBER 26:10:00 am to 2:00 pm
On behalf of Council and all Township staff, we wish everyonea safe and happy holiday season!
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A Puddingstone ChristmasBy Margo Gibson
RICHARDS LANDING WAS FULL of music on Friday De-cember 11th, when residents and guests of PuddingstonePlace were entertained by many young talented music stu-dents of Letitia Bishop, including a flute trio, saxophone duetand piano solos.
After the entertainment, guests were surprised by carolersfrom the Central Algoma Youth Group who were out carolingin the town and dropped in to sing Christmas carols.
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FridayHens & Stitches, Dr. Trefry Centre - 10 am to 12 pm705 246-0036
Island Cast-a-Weighs, Calorie Watchers, Hilton Community Hall (rear door, basmt) - 8:30 am
Walking at the Legion - 9 am to noon
Friday Foods at the Legion
AA Meeting, United Church (new addition, side door) - 8 pm
Saturday The Children’s Library - 10 am to 3 pm, Storytime at 10:30 am
Hilton Union Public Library - 1 pm to 5 pmFree pool all day in the Legion lounge
St. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 10 am to 3 pm
St. Boniface Roman Catholic, Hilton Beach at 4:30 pm.
Teen Game Night - Legion lounge - 6 pm to 9 pm
SundayThe Anglican Parish of St. Joseph & St. Georgeworships at 11 am at Holy Trinity, Jocelyn
Free Methodist, 10th Side Rd. Coffee, tea and friendship at10:30 am. Worship service 11 am.
Island Bible Chapel, Richards Landing. Lord’s Supper 10 am, Family Bible Hour 11:15 am.
Grace United, Hilton Beach. 9:30 am.
Harmony St. Marks United, Richards Landing. 11 am.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, at MacLennanHall, Primary, Priesthood, Relief Society.10 - 10:40 Sunday School 10:50 - 11:30 Sacrament Meeting 11:40 - 12:30
MondayWalking at the Legion - 9 am to noon
Euchre, Legion Hall - 7:30 pm ($4.00 per person)
Bridge, Dr. Trefry Centre - 1 pm to 4 pm(Open to all seniors) 705 246-0036Exercise Class, Dr. Trefry Centre - 10 amFree pool all day in the Legion lounge
Carpet Bowling for 50 Plus, Legion - Refreshments Available - 1 pmSt. Joseph Twp, Public Library - 5 pm to 8 pmHilton Union Library - 3 pm to 5 pm & 7 pm to 9 pm
TuesdayCribbage (singles), Legion Hall - 7:30 pm ($4.00 per person)
Free pool all day in the Legion lounge
Quilting - 1-3 pm, Main Floor Waterfront Centre, Hilton Beachexcept the 3rd week held at the Trefry Centre. 705 246-0036
Childcare Algoma C.A.P. Children’s Playgroup - 10 am to noonat Free Methodist Church
Yoga, Old Town Hall, RL - 7 to 8:30 pm, drop-ins welcome
Wednesday Walking at the Legion - 9 am to noon
Nordic Pole Walking at the Legion - 10 am
Life Labs at the Dr. Trefry Centre - 9:30 to 10:30 am
Free pool in the Legion lounge
Bridge, Dr. Trefry Centre - 1 pm to 5 pm (Open to all seniors)705 246-0036
St. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 10 am to 3 pm
Food Bank, United Church, Richards Landing (side door) - 1 pm to 3 pm
Children’s Library 9 am - 12 Noon, Storytime at 10:30 am
Hilton Union Public Library - 1 pm to 5 pm - Phone number: 705 255-3520.
League pool in the Legion Lounge at 7:30
Wednesday Food at the Legion 7:30 to 9 pm
ThursdayDr. Trefry Centre’s Day Out Program - 9 am to 3 pm.
Coffee Connections 9 am, Dr. Trefry Centre, Come for a coffee!
Children’s Library 9 am - 12 noon, Storytime at 10:30 am, Afterschool Program 3:30 pm to 5 pm,
Free pool all day in the Legion lounge
Exercise Class, Dr. Trefry Centre - 1 pm
The Children’s Library, 10 am - 3 pm, Storytime 10:30 am
St. Joseph Twp. Public Library - 3 pm to 8 pm
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON ST. JOE
Classified Ads and AnnouncementsThe Island Clippings is pleased to publish personalClassified Advertising and Public Service Announce-ments of 50 words or less, free of charge to Island resi-dents, as a community service. Other than personal forsale ads (please limit three items) the announcementmust be of value to the community. We reserve the rightto decide if the ad is of service to the community. Pleaseidentify yourself when sending in a classified or yourad will not be published.
Ads or announcements for non-residents or items orservices, to be sold for profit, or generate income orevents charging an entrance fee (which includes “notfor profit organizations”) as well as items valued atover $1,000. will incur a nominal charge of $10. plusHST. We reserve the right to determine if a fee is re-quired. We reserve the right to edit down to 50 wordsor less.
Business or commercial ads, including those placed byindividuals do not qualify as Classified ad or Public
Service Announcements. Such advertising must be viadisplay advertising, governed by our published rates ineffect at that time.Ads or announcements will appear in one issue, but maybe repeated, to a maximum of three weeks (space per-mitting). Advertiser must resubmit ad each week. Toensure space for everyone, please limit your content to amaximum of 50 words.
Ads can be placed by: Email to:[email protected] or by phone 705 246-1635 (from 9 – 5, Mon-Fri)or fax 705 246-7060. Mail to: Island ClippingsRR1, Hilton Beach, ON P0R 1G0Or simply put it in our pick-up box conveniently lo-cated at Ambeault’s. Kent’s Corner & the Hilton BeachWaterfront Centre. Sorry, we’re not available on Sundays.
BUBBLES ISLANDCLEANING SERVICE
BUSINESS & RESIDENTIAL CLEANINGUPHOLSTERY/CARPET CLEANING
PHONE 705 542-9215EMAIL: [email protected]
richwood hair designDONNA BONDOWNER/HAIRSTYLIST
705 971-4220Unit 1, Waterfront Centre
Hilton BeachDebbie’s Hair HutA full service family salon offering
only the finest hair products.Debbie Shaughnessy - Owner705 246-0457
Andrea S. Young, RMTREGISTERED MASSAGE
THERAPIST
705 542-2840
88 Barr Road S.Desbarats
Woody's AutomotiveFor all your automobile,
snowmobile & ATV repairs705 246-8800
Hilton Beach
Deadline for classifieds is noon
Tuesdays
Deadline for displayads is
Mondays at 3 pm
