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RICHMOND HILL â€" “The best marriages," says Dr. Frank Fidler, “are those in which each person actually en- courages the in- dividuality of the other.” “You get depressed sametimes, with marriages so bound by self-interest. Even a family that’s only com- mitted to itself . . . well, it's like a cancer in society. The same holds true of any organization.” During an interview his modest Yonge Street office, Fidler, a doctor of divinity and director of the Richmond Hill and Thornhill Area Family Services, spoke freely of the joys and the despair involved in family counselling. They are involved both in consultations, "‘v‘vhere‘ the situation has reached a crisis point and is apt to destroy" and . in preventative education. “I saw one woman helping another on the street," he relates. “The woman being helped was an aged woman. She had an expression of such anger and antipathy . . . what's happened in” that life? The first thing a stranger is impressed with is shocking, repulsive actually. Fidler then related a story of a 91-year-old friend and former librarian who decided to undergo surgery for cataracts. Fidier said this kind of attitude “keeps you going in an occupation other wise so self-destructive, tying-in with so much misery.“ “Yet,” he smiled, “I find beautiful people in very unlikely plaqesfl “On the way to the hospital, she mused “if it doesn‘t work out for me, maybe some doctor will In learn something . Officially retired For the past 412 years Fidler has been working with couples, single adults and adolescents with the Family Service. Though he is officially retired and working for salary only on a part-time basis, Fidler and his staff of two counsellors, five counsellors-in-training “and a beautiful group of volunteers" are all generous with their time. GRACE'S Joy, misery mixed in counselling cases “We couldn’t be in a counselling service if we didn't feel there is always a possibility of change," said Fidler. “There are no easy and quick answers. Each individual is seen as a functioning person. We try to decide the best way their strengths can be used to reduce their weaknesses. "The question is, once the objectives have been realized. are people willing to pay the price. “I'm open to share whatever wisdom, whatever insight I've picked up. I’m not all- wise. I’m not going to force it on anybody." Needs more money The group gets Has joined their staff. Bernice has worked in our community for sev- eral years and welcomes all her friends 8 former patrons to phone for an appointment at is pleased to announce CENTRE 888-1812 Phone 889-1812 Rice's Flowers For ALL Occasions GRACE'S BEAUTY SALON RICHMOND HEIGHTS BERNICE NASON Wired Anywhere flWEI‘fl WSunounding Districts We Deliver to Toronto 834-5016 The Richmond Hill and Thornhill Area Family Services is one of the projects being supported by the new York Region United Way. which hopes to raise $250,000 for a variety of similar people- oriented services. Two years ago the Family Services received $32,000 through York Region. One year ago this amount had been reduced to $26,000 and this year, according to Fidler, the grant has been " cut to $16,000. “The work load is in» creasing," he said. “There's a great number of people waiting to be seen but we can’t see them.” financial support from clubs. individuals and various local councils. but “we really had to go to the region," Fidler said. TORONTO â€" An extra $165 million in provincial grants will be paid to Ontario school boards next year, bringing the total Ontario grant to $1.88 billion. More funds for schools The money represents about 87 per cent of the budget of the ministry of education. Elementary and secondary per pupil grant ceilings for 1977, rates of grant and other inâ€" formation needed by the boards to calculate their budget was released to the boards on Oct. 1. Bargain Month is here! Now you can put phones in every room in your home. 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