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Bill Johnson rejects R Mr McKeoughs statements The Free Press Wed February canvassing for Heart Fund Bill Johnson The Heart Fund flag which hung so proudly from the Bank of Montreal flag pole last February will be late in finding a home this year If one Is found at all Mr Bnstow explained that had obtained permission Hon Darcy Minister of Treasury Economies and Intergovernmental Dear Mr Thank you for your letter of Jan 13 Let it be quite clear my tetter to you of Nov did not challenge you to comment on any statement My letter challenged to appear at a Nassagn Area Ratepayers Association meeting and publicly defend your state ment and the challenge still stands I am sorry to inform you I cannot accept the whole or any part of your statement to Regional Council that rural municipalities prior to regional govern had paid too lttle too long Your letter to me docs offer some explanations but most of these I would readily contest It is hard not to get political on this issue but I can only point out that if your ex planation is true the full blame can only rest on the shoulders of those who have dominated Queen Park for 30 odd years Until the last Provincial election the Conservatives at Queen Park have en joyed sufficient majority to equalize rural urban taxation or implement any other legislation As one who lias studied provincial politics for some years I have found that when a government makes radical changes it is wise to look beyond the public relit ions statements and seek the real motives In this instance equalization of taxes woutdn the underlying motive be to woo the support of the urban voter In the past the Conservative Party wooed the rural voter Due to constituency distribution his support at the pollswas important indeed essential Now with redistribution the rural vote is less significant It is interesting to note that in the last provincial election newly created predominantly rural con which had previously been represented by two Cabinet Ministers was left up for grabs Neither Minister chose to represent this area both sought safe seats in Burlington and Obviously both felt the winds of change they hid inside track Does this not prove my point Now to your letter Your explanation about police services is a classic example of political double talk For example on the one hand you devote a paragraph to police service provided as a justification of your remarks about our free and on the other hand tell us taxation is not fee for police service but let us for the sake of debate look at police service As you point out rural police service is a very watered down service and I contend that many if not the majority of P calls to problems in rural arc caused by and not local 1 c accident break enter poaching trespass etc etc For instance P calls or patrols to the accident prone portion of the west of Milton could be assessed as rural service for statistical purposes yet most calls in this area arc not caused by the residents of the area You readily point out that most ruralitcs work in the urban areas and enjoy many benefits by living close to a progressive well managed town I wish you would name one however the rural dweller and contributes heavily He spends his money there He helps the economy of such centres and therefore contributes directly to the ability of local merchants to meet their tax bills expand and indeed prosper Teacher meeting To quote an old cliche its i two ly street We in the rural areas do not ask the to dispose of our sewage pro vide us with water we accept watered down police service and fire protection We pay extra for hydro and telephones and other hidden casts such is higher fire insurance wear and teir on our auto mobiles occasional road wish outs tie etc We endure these things becmsc wi like the rural way of life I certainly challenge your tint country living is clearly a luxury which is presumably deemed worth the ex by those who calculate they tin afford it and that the individual his choice I myself moved to the Of in 195 If I wanted to own Ihadnoolhtrehoiee I have picked rural there are thousands like me 1 built is I could afford it doing all the work myself purchasing materials from locil urban merchants Until recently it wis mi luxury The first six months was without hydro service I hid to colled the signilures before the hydro was instilled along this route My children went to in open lone room school The roads lift mueh to be desired I ike the many other inds like me because of our labors ind what we endured in the past now we ire beginning to sit back in relative comfort but then along comes the Minister of the isurv ind finds us ripe fruit for if he has his way us will on retire that we cannot the in these homes we struggled so to as many of us are hourly paid workers You seem of the fict Mr McKeough that ivenone living in the rural areas did not inherit firm land or is highly paid city ind 1 should think it worth pointing out it it w is it the insistence of Queen irk lb it iwn ships such as iwe implemented the restrictive zoning 1 resulting m ft homes on lots This bis now been changed but not sigm ficantlv To some extent Ibis ins in lem which is almost to nation and has contributed to he crowded cities A couple build a smill usiiil ess building and less on i lot for who tan ifford five r ten acres of land these On the subject of hidden benefits it should not go unnoticed hit wc in Nossagaweya have rur known as the Mohiwk which contributes heavily to the il Provincial tax coffers hidden to both the run mil in lation Sometimes we rurihtes eompl of traffic problems connected with this but most of us acknowlide tht benefits derived from this facility Raceway like other runl lixpivers pro vides all its own services It is me that the taxes derived from this taxpayer ire more than to for the policing and fire if If you do decide to come to a public meeting the exact figures to von It is true as you slate lint are subject to zoning controls This is necessary in in or society It is for their benefit whin rural restrictions zoning and control We runl people don begrudge them any of these benefits provided they are well planned or necessary however they must be considered as benefits You also state that no Provincial or municipal only hive been or will be permitted to rob owners of misting lots or the existing use to which their is puteither in the town or he country I think if you stood on i public and this statement in North Hilton you would get some ments On this same subject I notice you skirt the problem of those who hove suf fcred de ition of their property by such zoning ind ltirdmg fire protection as you point out most townships into an with urban centres Surely such deils ire mutuil deals No gun is pointed at inyom head no irms are twisted both suits fully to the terms I expect a little mil take on other issues ire taken into consideration otherwise no would be made anil is m in t i municipality would ilsown volunteerscrvice or would form some kind of with other run involving other Is it if lint in people firt services more thin the runl people and due to rural fni inci il support small as it in be tin ifford better subsequent r let to ill people rtLioinlism North Hilton mere costs just is it mere costs m other fret ride ills in things Mr the sword of I inn cits hovers our iv bought or and iv me wn I but we l own it m il pal restrictions ix hungry ihiv can our or idj for mdiistriil liivtlopmtnl tvm i lions but are not restricted when it comes to resole My own feeling on this subject is although a farm may embrace many acres of land it is a rare farmer who is able due to terrain rocks swamp bush to vale his entire farm I think therefore a farmer should have the rlRht to sell such land as he is unable to farm As an environmentalist I want to see the reservation of the open countryside lowever I am dismayed to see those commissioned by the Pro vincial government to protect our environ ment turn into private empires with over lapping authority in rmny instances putting unnecessary and sometimes fnv obstructions in the way Of our rural development Again I invite you to the public platform to hear factual evidence To sum up you have not substantiated to my your claims the of regional government has corrected some inequities which had pre viously existed On he contrary region ilism h is created more inequities William Johnson President issngiwcyi Ratepayers Assoc I it i on PS If you ire to attend a I will arrmge meeting in the Town of Hills or Milton Mr Johnson candidate In the last provincial flection a resident of Ihc former township of now part of the Town of Milton He Is employed Papers In as a stationary engineer February is Heart Fund The canvassers the chair month and Vic and man explained are given the his volunteers plan to make entire month to go to their sure everyone In town knows designated homes He pointed about it out that no one is given very Roses have been dlstribut many houses Twenty at the to various stores in town most he said for purchase by the public Mr asks them to Any price may be paid for return to a house only once if from the Legion to hang it at these flowers with worth someone was not home the the cenotaph but discovered bought last year Mr first time envelopes ore left ere was no rope Other is certain this years rose at the home in which people plices he said already had contributions will exceed may enclose their donation flags occupying the poles He those of last year unci mail it to him Last year is still looking for a pole near Boxes of flowers have been was brought in this way the downtown sector placed in oil four banks the Brewers Retail the I CHO Mrs C Browne Viricty Sonny Jocque store and the town offices I boxes only appear in the banks Door knocking The volunteers will cover the town in a door to door canvass for funds Twelve more people have been idded to last years list of because of the new fam dies in town Mr explained that this month in of over Hit sime month Inst year Hie national goal is million with almost mill ion as for Out mo Cold stalls many cars employees wen nut as early as a m Monday gel so their owners off to work Temp rature w is under 15 below zero I intl the old f ishiontd winter continues Mr Farmer Did you sell your farm or have an auction sale in 1975 Mono received lump sums Is great but with It comes Die heavy burden Income tax A Sun Life Income averaging annuity has been designed reduce burden on certain lump sum receipts nclud ng taxable capital gains when sell all or part your farming operation Income averaging annul can save tax while earning and guaranteeing future income For more Information and complele details regarding your Individual slluatlon ACT NOW Deadline lor Income averaging Is Feb 79 Call or wr 1e today CHARLES HULL Bishop Court Guelph Ontario SwLife t i of bill In improving lir ruU mpcii- r f but who of his lift building iiroptrty it in ic wlitn is in stirl inew I think m would tike to on icjiciillunl is r inn I md if it is sold one iraclisinff irmtrto mother to I used for farming I have this subject debated it many I meetings Most irmers nsidtr tluir invtstmtnt like oilier mvtslirs ltd old iblctodtnu iduiuiU business I its rt i Choose It Charge it TILDEN WERE MOVING ON Tuesday February 10th to new premises at 5 Main StN Elementary School Teachers Association pro fessional development day activities went ahead Friday minus a number of planned which of Education decided recently must not be dis cussed Instead of meeting in Bur to hear speeches by provincial and local teacher federation officials Friday morning the teachers stayed at own schools where pnn supervised profess development activities Youngster The teachers were originally scheduled to hear sneakers discuss Your Federation at Work on Friday morning In the afternoon teachers participated in flv work shops held throughout the region Two workshops deal with contract negotiations and one with the pressures facing trustees were can celled because of board ob jections fifiop Formerly Custom Cleaners dwellers Massive tracts of over for hydro propnation for thi urbanites green belts for their Day a holiday on So on February say I Love You with Azaleas Begonias Fresh Cut Flowers Special Arrangements from Caroline Flower Garden Centre Acton Leading Two Wait of Acton South Sida of Highway PHONE 853 2980 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT BROADLOOM CLEANERS formerly a Division of Barrager Cleaners is now owned operated by Ed Browne Ed is well known throughout Georgeown and district as the owner of the former Dog and Suds DriveIn for the past six years Eds Policy is Service and Satisfaction VALET SERVICE In Home or Office Service Pickup Service on small rugs Free NO Estimates 8776525 OBLIGATION GEORGETOWN FOOD BUDGETS PRICES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 7 TOMATOES Container ASSTD FLAVOURS YOGURT Save 59 Maxwell House 1 lb Bag COFFEE 739 Puritan oz MEAT BALLS GRAVY Pantry Shoif 28 Tint FRUIT COCKTAIL 69 Bovrll Tim Savo16c COR BEEF 99 Kraft 16 22c CANADIAN SINGLES CHEESE SLICES MEAT SPECIALS Grade A Fn LARGE CHICKENS CHICKEN- 70 y Schneiders PORK CHICKEN MEAT PIES II ALL and REGULAR WIENERS RED HOTS SIioiisy Pouch CORNED BEEF 779 it SIDE BACON 779 FRESH PRODUCE US No 1 Urge Head AAf LETTUCE US No 1 Slzo 16s CAULIFLOW US No 1 CELERY 135 NAVEL ORANGES c 69