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John Root in politics since The Acton Tret Wednesday 13 man who fa endeavouring contact the electorate through the mail press radio television and making as many personal contacts as possible is eating on therun and only sleeping when he has nothing else to do John Root has been in the business of politics since 1934 when he started as a poll clerk He was named for candidacy in 1943 and has been a member of the legislature since 1951 where he served in Premier Leslie Frosts cabinet for 3 years Five premiere He has worked with five Conservative premiers including George Drew Thomas Kennedy Leslie Frost John Robarts and now Premier Davis All these men said Mr Root have made great contributions in their day and Davis is a man who can make honest and straight decisions His people come first he said and feels that under Mr Davis his party will be stepping up the health program to include nursing homes where the JOHN ROOT Conservative Is endeavoring to contact the electorate through personal contact and visits in Rockwood before heading for the Erin Fall Fair held last weekend by Lorraine government will pick up the daily beginning first of April for those who cannot pay Growth In province He feels that the biggest change in politics since he first joined the House is the tremendous growth and development which has come to the Province under the Conservative policies Referring to his office as vice- chairman of the 0 R C he said The commission is recognized as a world leader in pollution control We have invested over two billion dollars on control projects In this province and have anywhere from 3 or projects in various stages of building and construction at the present time In the main said Mr Root We are picking up the backlog of work that was not developed prior to the establishment of the commission and attempting to cope with a population that has gone from to I million since the Conservative Government assumed office in Ontario Rockwood answers Asked If he felt in his official position as vice chairman of the OWRC that they had come up with the best answers for the village of said Yes The proposed system was requested by the elected trustees and township council and it was not developed until a public hearing was held requesting location of the treatment works Again the elected trustees and officials were there said Mr Root and when the engineers had chosen the site a public meeting was advertised In Ihe local papers and was attended by council trustees and a few interested persons According to John Root The engineer looked at the economic implication of the project and came up with what he felt was the best and most economically sound one for the village of as well as for those beyond the village This proposal Is for a tertiary treatment plant with nutrient removal and were experimenting all the time He said The 0 R C has the authority of the government to subsidize the system up to per cent of the cost this rate was accepted by the Council and the OMB will be holding a hearing when the people of Rockwood will have the chance to give their views Asked if there had been any suggestion from any office that come up with a new plan the Vice Chairman said No That once the B ruling has been passed then it will be up to the trustees and Council to submit new requests Born on the farm that his loyalist grandfather built In 1B46 John Root lives on the same farm today with his wife He has four sons only one of whom Is a farmer and two others are teachers His daughter Is married to a Presbyterian minister Rev David of Kitchener and lie himself is active in church affairs and is the past president of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec When he is not too involved in politics he participates in local community groups Rockwood News Erin Rockwood issues concern A couple of local issues arc particularly concerning WellingtonDufferin candidate Alan Rimmer these days Both are bound to be hot issues at two meetings tonight Wed nesday and Mr hopes he can manage to be at both of them All candidates In Rockwood there is an all candidates meeting There the issue is water and sewers and Mr thinks perhaps the most practical solution would be to fix the systems already in existence Corroded material could be replaced He suggested community wells each perhaps to serve 10 homes He recommends provincial financial assistance so the burden wouldn t be too great He thinks the isnt enterprising enough in devising other kinds of water systems As well as pragmatic engineers the OWRC should have environmentalists biologists and social scientists The ratepayers seem to have done more than the OWRC he feels He fears such villages would lose their unique flavor if allowed to grow HS closing In Erin the issue is the proposed closing of the high school which he deplores He claims this is another decision by the Wellington board which goes against strong public sentiment The board closed the Ospringe kindergarten after considerable effort on the part of parents to establish it the board also transferred the principal of Erin high school to another school despite protests Such highhanded and undemocratic procedures must stop says Mr Rimmer Many of the ideas that come before the board originate not with elected St to wise decisions elected members Alan BIWEEKLY EUCHRES held at the St Johns Anglican Parish Hall are off to a seasonal start and at last Wednesdays card Charlie Thompson was in on the take when he captured the lone hand prize of groceries The euchres which begin at 30 p run on alternate Wednesday evenings with the next one slated for October Ivy Ritchie of 1 wood is seen making the presentation Photo by Lorraine lack the information and time and end up accepting the word of the superintendent and director Greater local control is needed if democracy is to be preserved Attacks decision Mr also attacks the decision of MPP John Root not to attend any of the all candidate meetings that had been called throughout the riding If he is too busy to defend his record he is too busy to be a member declares Mr Rimmer He wonders if his claim to be a friend of the small fanner does not stand up to scrutiny or the Ontario Water Resources Commission of which he is vice- chairman Farmers plight He anxious to fight the centralizing trend in government Decision making and participation are being removed from the individual in the community He points out that in Hdlsburgh theres more population yet businesses are closing Erin could be without a high school soon Then he could fore see churches closing maybe the library in favor of larger centres These are negative trends Mr says Third election This is Mr Runmers third provincial election and last time his vote doubled from 600 to before that both provwcially and federally in Toronto for the He lives in Erin township near Hillsburgh with his wife and two young children He teaches Politics and Natural Resources at Conestoga College at He was bom in Manchester England came to Canada with his parents went to school In Toronto and then graduated from the University of British Columbia with his B in geology He also studied theology and served as a student minister He has worked in geological explorations across Canada He has taught school In Newfoundland and In Hillsburgh where he and wife helped found the experimental community In Youth program Last summer he was Involved In the youth program at Erin district high school where he taught silk screen printing process His wife worked formerly at the Centre for disturbed children and the Children Aid Society Sie spearheaded the movement for the nursery school in 33 SAVINGS SALE ON 5PlECC PLACE SETTINGS OF DENBYLANGLEY TABLEWARE ENGLAND 20 off on selected open slock pieces Never before has famous and Tableware titer offered at savin Now is the lime to buy ihe Den by and youve always wanted or to add the pieces you And there arc so many marvelous oven table- to serving accessories Dcnby 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