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Public esteem '70s fad diet akin to the Atkins Tax fraudster's fear Pop by unannounced Truant, for example Bay St. trading hub, pre-2001: Abbr. Auction gesture Maiden name intro "Come ___!" (call from the second floor) Unlikely genre on The Family Channel Agreement between nations Cash register button in most of Canada Old Greek coin Blabbermouth's trait It's worse in Québec? Digital readout, for short Verse opener? Public esteem '70s fad diet akin to the Atkins Tax fraudster's fear Pop by unannounced Truant, for example Bay St. trading hub, pre-2001: Abbr. Auction gesture Maiden name intro "Come ___!" (call from the second floor) Unlikely genre on The Family Channel Agreement between nations Cash register button in most of Canada Old Greek coin Blabbermouth's trait It's worse in Québec? Having the smartest answers? 38 Railroad tie coating 39 "Hi and Lois" boy 40 Swiss painter Paul 41 "ER" characters 45 Rubber-stamped 46 How the frail fight 48 Elementary subtraction word 49 P.E.I./New Brunswick's Confederation ___ 50 Dips served with guacamole 52 Will Millar was an Irish one 53 Tartare, on a menu 57 Scrutineer's concern 58 "Deck the Halls" syllables 60 180 degree turn, slangily 61 A Gabor, when doubled 62 Buddhist discipline 38 Railroad tie coating 39 "Hi and Lois" boy 40 Swiss painter Paul 41 "ER" characters 45 Rubber-stamped 46 How the frail fight 48 Elementary subtraction word 49 P.E.I./New Brunswick's Confederation ___ 50 Dips served with guacamole 52 Will Millar was an Irish one 53 Tartare, on a menu 57 Scrutineer's concern 58 "Deck the Halls" syllables 60 180 degree turn, slangily 61 A Gabor, when doubled 62 Buddhist discipline 38 Railroad tie coating 39 "Hi and Lois" boy 40 Swiss painter Paul 41 "ER" characters 45 Rubber-stamped 46 How the frail fight 48 Elementary subtraction word 49 P.E.I./New Brunswick's Confederation ___ 50 Dips served with guacamole 52 Will Millar was an Irish one 53 Tartare, on a menu 57 Scrutineer's concern 58 "Deck the Halls" syllables 60 180 degree turn, slangily 61 A Gabor, when doubled 62 Buddhist discipline 38 Railroad tie coating 39 "Hi and Lois" boy 40 Swiss painter Paul 41 "ER" characters 45 Rubber-stamped 46 How the frail fight 48 Elementary subtraction word 49 P.E.I./New Brunswick's Confederation ___ 50 Dips served with guacamole 52 Will Millar was an Irish one 53 Tartare, on a menu 57 Scrutineer's concern 58 "Deck the Halls" syllables 60 180 degree turn, slangily 61 A Gabor, when doubled 62 Buddhist discipline You’ll find the solution on page 42 By Barbara Olson ©ClassiCanadian Crosswords 5 Howl like a wolf 37 Having the smartest answers? www.lindsayadvocate.ca

FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS

Fleming College attracts man escaping oppressive Cameroon government

JAMIE MORRIS Writer-at-large

Robinson Orume is the only fellow I know who can Which is what brought him to the Kawarthas. distinguish among species of pangolins or tell you how to After some online investigation he settled on the Ecouse chili peppers to deter elephants. system Management Technology (EMT) program at Flem-

Robinson grew up in a village in the rainforest region ing’s Frost campus here in Lindsay. of Cameroon (see his article on pg. 12). He worked as “EMT was the perfect fit for me,” he says. “I like small a national park ranger and saw first-hand the poaching communities and when I talked to instructors, they exand agricultural expansion that threatened the richly plained how the program would give me more options.” diverse tropical ecosystem. He soon founded the Korup He was admitted into the third year of EMT based on Rainforest Conservation Society to support educational his past credentials, and one of the instructors (Barbara opportunities through scholarships, and training in envi- Hendenreich) offered him the guest house on her 200ronmentally-friendly business ideas like acre property in Bailieboro. seed-collection and beekeeping. “The generous warmth and will to

He was making important contribu- help me in any way they can from all tions in his homeland but unfortunately, the faculty at Fleming has been mind- Cameroon has been under the control blowing,” he says. of a brutal 40-year dictatorship. When Robinson’s been immersing himthe French-speaking powers started self in courses that range from Habitat cracking down on the English-speak- Assessment to Environmental Ecoing minority, Robinson was repeatedly nomics, and completing a team project arrested without cause. for the Ontario Land Trust Alliance.

He and his wife, Pamela, decided He’s enjoying his studies — and the Cameroon was no place to raise their Kawarthas. He may have grown up in a three children, Edison, Bryan and Ronella. tropical rainforest, but he isn’t the least

When Robinson was invited to bit intimidated by Canadian winters present a paper at a conference on (an introduction to snowshoeing in community-based conservation in Hal- Ottawa made him a fan). ifax just over two years ago, he took It’s been more than two years the opportunity to apply for asylum. He Robinson Orume has embraced Canadian winters. since Robinson has seen his wife and was granted refugee status and settled in children. So above all he’s looking forOttawa, finding jobs where could, at Value Village and ward to completing the citizenship process. In November then as a security guard. In his spare time, he volunteered 2020, he applied for permanent resident status, so he with Nature Canada and CUSO. could have them join him here in Canada. Once he’s com-

His goal was to find work in his own field and he pleted his Diploma in Ecosystem Management Technoloapplied for positions in Nunavut and Banff but soon re- gy, he hopes to contribute to conservation efforts in his alized that he needed Canadian credentials. This, despite adopted homeland. Fleming instructor Barb Elliot thinks the wealth of Cameroonian experience and his two he should be optimistic. degrees (which included an M. Sc. in Protected Area “I see him going places here in Canada,” she says. Management earned on scholarship at Australia’s James “There are many non-government organizations that Cook University). would value his talents.”