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Home of Halton Hills Wednesday January A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 103 Main St South Georgetown Ontario Second Clan Mill Registered Number Mayors speech in is flawed We have to hand it to Hills mayor Pete few politicians would have been as as he was last Thursday at Community Association meeting at least voluntarily Mayor unveiled his own year plan for the association members as he detailed his predictions and goals for the town during the next quarter century and we were both encouraged and shocked by his comments He describes Halton Hills as virtually a small town surrounded by some of the best agricultural in Ontario We are encouraged by both comments and are especially glad to hear the mayor s pledge to help preserve the local farmland It not often that a development hungry municipal politician will come up in support of rational planning and conservation of farmland It is therefore doubly important that responsible elected officials help ensure that valuable and farmland is protected and not allowed to be subdivided into such small parcels that it is of no use to professional farmers Halton Hills farmland also helps preserve the small town feeling of the community and acts as a much needed buffer between the town and the Goldtn urban sprawl As long as the farmland is preserved Hills residents will at the very least be assured of a little greenery in their life It a little surprising to hear the mayor predict the proval of the Focal development in Georgetown considering the town s decade spanning battle with its developers In his comments about the development the mayor made some disturbing remarks and fell into the trap that all too often snags homeowners Mayor states his objections to plans to construct in the new development He says he wants the housing mix in the subdivision restricted to residents represen ting the quality of people who will keep the cost of social services down a class of people who arc community minded and will build on the community spirit The mayor appears be a home owner chauvinist who thinks thit anyone who cannot afford or does not want to come up with a down payment and therefore chooses to rent a townhouse is somehow undesirable If the mayor had restricted his comments to problems with the density of a townhouse dominated subdivision his comments would not be so objectionable but instead he specifically refers to the quality of person that would live in such a development His message is clear Renters do not take care of their Homes children or community in the same way as residents in single family or semi detached homes do We wonder how Georgetown townhouse residents on Road would respond to the mayors comments In his speech the mayor proudly refers to Hills community spirit with pride We would certainly not be proud of a community in which middle and lower income earners the mijonty of renters are not So while we are encouraged by the mayors foresight in terms of agricultural land we are greatly disturbed by his renter comments expressed at the meeting School buses need Thursday terrible bus tragedy in which four school were killed near Birne untie on skiing excursion once again raises the contentious issue of school bus safetv While the bus involved in accident was not a school board vehicle the incident reminds us even school buses are not Vulnerable to accidents It was a little over a year ago thai residents in Adjala towns tup northeast l were shocked when a school bus was involved in a fata with a gravel truck in which the bus driver was killed Many of the children on the bus suffered in juries as they were thrown around the vehicle by the impact of the crash the HERALD WILLIAM General a MICHAEL no Ed tor Phone 877 2201 The Adjala accident prompted in outcry for increased school bus and many angry parents demanded to know why school bus riders do not wear The main argument presented bus owners and school board at the time was that school children would perhaps even hurt each other with them and would also be unlikely to weir them The argument simply doesn t hold up Certainly in Ontario right now a seatbell is being developed as adults and children alike are being en to properly use their Seatbelts must be worn in ears bylaw and both the federal provincial governments are conducting public education campaigns to encourage We think these moves have had an and would be surprised if school bus children did not co operate and weir Children s reluctance to co operate should not be used as justification to not properly protect them anyway It would be a sad comment on the school bus system if drivers and supervisors proved unable to make sure children in their care protected themselves by wearing seatbelts Installing school buses is long overdue I week s tragedy should serve to remind us all that death be an un wanted rider or school buses Every effort must be made to protect school bus children would be just one such step i BACKS our comments concern returning Tory MPs Ottawa Report By Stewart MacLeod Ottawa 11 it ret Of The Herald As Conservative MPs straggle for next weeks resumption of Pirlnmcnt I expected them be some what preoccupied with the press coverage of Joe Clark world lour or with their stunning decline in public opinion polls Clark their parly leader has really been getting i journalist shellacking as he wanders far corners of the in search of a understanding in foreign affairs And after enjoying a 10poinl lead over the I in public opinion polls musl have come as a shock margin decrease to two points Bui in series of of the record with Tory MPs dldn I find an ming preoccupation with these particular iggnvalions And perhaps this wis be cause Ihey were loo busy expressing outrage at those by David about negotiating Quebec separatists assoc Yes I know that for record most of these MPs wtll patiently that really break any new ground that any federal government down and talk with Rene Lcvesque change that the Tories arc no different Pierre Trudeau Liberals In this respect mat the whole thing has been blown out of ill proportion KfrtP MOUTH But privately it s a different mailer Those stupid statements will haunt us for year depressed MP Why didn he keep his mouth shut Ik was ingry Just in case you missed Crombie national television Interview the former miyornf Toronto made no bones about the fact that any government should will Quebec Premier regarding his proposed sovereignly 1 think anyone who refuses to is silly said the relatively new MP from Toronto And I slop there He wont on say during the interview and a chat with a French language Mont real newspaper that he would prefer lo deal with with Quebec Liberal leader Claude Ryan He though wis looking for a deal with honor while Ryan was a political theologian and therefore far more rigid Crombie despite his recognized ties obviously been spending all his spire time reading the written wisdoms and Ryan Nor his he been heeding the advice of his leader Clark jusi few weeks earlier hid plated his foot squarely in his mouth when under persistent questioning in trench said that a Conservative government would negotiate on sovereig niy association providing favored ihis course of action II wis thing and his ADMITS ERROR Clark went before his party caucus and acknowledged that he hid serious error In judgement He said that through five or six questions he stuck firmly to his policy of dealing with hypothetical situations but then under pressure he tried lo describe strength of public opinion that would result in negotiations Clark told caucus that hiving commuted this error it should not be compounded and that he less on this subject the belter There were references to earlier Tory troubles in this area including Robert Si a tide Id difficulties with deux ions and the MPs were warned in no uncertain terms Trudeau would mince them if they tried to become practical or even Iheoretical about nego unions with separatists The Trudeau government long ago stake safe it oversimplified middle ground of we will nut negotiate the future of our country Rut despite these warnings Crombie who seems rather proud of Ihe fact he used teach a course in Canadian government soared off on his own appearing give legitimacy to Leves que So far Trudeiu who just loves suggesting the Conservatives are soft on hisn acknowledged Cromb ic contribution to his cause Bui he will mike no mistake about it And this is why a great many Tory Mis are returning to this preelection wishing had gone south for Christmas TV picture of Conservatives makes for interesting viewing ll DOS 111- Park Hun Of The Herald TORONTO Television is all us in Ihe past few decides but nowhere pribably his il had such in imp id as on polities the grand of society is mule the old soubrette repl iced her di idem with a mirn r aired on behind the see lie lift if Premier Willi The Of in such i pn in iisclf imliciment television Ihil is in mind deeper link can hive its u in mi Iherc were illuslr itt ju I i knocking about me hum is been politics IM I- may in hive noticed hut in pretty well is entered iround thai ercat lie ill end ill these will remember the premiers pipe u dn I see him it if you could eaich htm through ihe k When the budget he warned done storm wind They help the image Tin re was nsultilion fir wide and frequent The image if govern the people Davis used to be an avid cigar smoker Perhaps for personal reasons he did change on his own to more cosy pipe Assistance encourage use of storm is is i move for govern tin se d of short id Ihe public 1 in essential political ire justified But in the Hie Possible isd re illy look whether the rase of The Ihe Ir in bin il ey would look belter And ilieennsullition came across as trite llns his been becoming a hall m irk i f polities since television I images Into our rooms in the lilies have been growing more in reortideiil superficial Advertising people once suffered as a Ticessiry evil now ire pendulum policy has swung too far to is need The wind dime il seems flooiy Letter to the editor Ratepayers knock escarpment reduction The Miming is a copy a inter forwarded to Premier William wilh regards to the Niagara fseurpmenl lion William Davis Parliament Buildings Toronto Ontario Dear Sir We the Niagara Northern Ratepayers Association are concerned about the impact on public opinion created by the recent announcement of reductions of up to eighty per cent of the areas subject to control by the Niagara Escarp ment Commission Th s undefined and vague statement has ipprcticnsion insecurity and a disruption f peace of land tenure among people affected In particular careless reference to the word scarp has led to unsupported and bifurcated definition To alleviate this confusion we com mend your consideration of a directive by the Commission to define its concept of the word scarp in the hope that this may relieve the present intolcr able confusion Yours truly Fred Davenport Niagara Escarpment rn Ratepayers Assoc N0H1SO Haltons History From the Heralds fileB AGO The annual meeting of Ihe Agricultural Society was held on Saturday afternoon in the municipal building While the George town Fair enjoyed the best year in the history of the was unfortunate ideicitof3Whadtobcshownonthe year business This deficit was due in a targe extent to the large exhibit brought out and the outstanding list of over loo paid mis along with a few Im pr vcmenis to pens and the much higher operating cost of I year the balance i wrong side of ledger As an impetus to the organization of a Credit Valley Conservation Authority the I ions Club along with ihe Credil Valley I I ns will dinner this spring which heads of all municipalities will be invited Georgetown oldest resident George died at his home on Academy id on Monday January In poor the past year he suffered a all on ihe ice in mid January from which he never fully Mr Charters was born years ago in Norfolk County Relatives of a Georgetown narrow escape from death on Saturday when their car collided with a CNR passenger train a level crossing just of Guclpli Junction Mr and Mrs Albert were both tlin wn clear of the car and were idmiitcd to St Josephs Hospital Mr who is a brother of Mrs Percy of Georgetown injured his led shoulder His wife lad hip and chest injuries 10H1 Tilt STY Announce- menl was made this afternoon by Dclrex Developments that Loblaw Groceterias will locate in the new slit area under construction in the eastern pari of fronting Highway the I corner One man died and live others were injured in headon collision on Highway three miles west of town Wednesday afternoon while dense fof blanketed the Mrs Main St S mended meeting of the Milton Assocntinn r Retarded Children In recenily at which the association expressed the desire help any such children there may be in Georgetown It wis suggested that if transportation is the Sunshine School at Milton will be happy tiny relardtd children fr m Georgetown in enrolment Since the meeting lie Kinsmen have ffcrcd lo look after such transportation daughter of Mr and Mrs Morris Goudekelting Prince Charles Drive wis judged lop spenker among eight students from four local public schools who pariicipated in i day wlo attends Wrlgg school will meet seven other regional winners Friday when the finals are held here to choose a winner to compete In the provincial finals Some time early Saturday ind mid afternoon Sunday a person or persons entered Georgetown High School and committed senseless and damage which when totalled will approach the mark OF YEARS AGO An historic i by McKcough minister of affairs last Wednesday forecast the disappearance of Georgetown as self contained mumcipa litywnhin two years If Mr regional government for and Peel counties comes into being and the minis tcr led no doubt that it will preferably by decision of the 15odd municipal councils Involved if nol by government 1 will become a pari of a nipleielyneworeicotnposedof George and the part of Esques in j Township around the two com A fimihar landmark will disappear the beginning of April when the an Imperial Bank of Commerce and Garner Store it the corner of Main will be lorn down A new after the Canadian Impc ink of Commerce at Highway and inBrimpion wilt be bullion ibesiie The shrill and scream of whistle drew railroad buffs to the rgeto in CNyird like moths a flame Sunday to see one of Hie few remaining ste locomotives through The train was on an excursion sponsor by the Upper Canadian Railway Sc civ of Geirjelonn Chamber of Commerce ptnwla business office at Street in the Metropolitan building iry The office will be open twice weekly Tuesdays and Thursdays WORST STORM One man died and an tost a leg in what has been termed worst storm of Hie century as hurricane force winds through Hills Thursday leaving behind nine to eleven centimetres of snow and roads closed with abandoned vehicles Charles dead on arrival at Georgetown and District Thursday he collapsed trying to chop through ice in a ditch near his home Ontario Municipal Board IOMB con eluded three days of public hearings I- into proposed library at Cedar vale Park in Georgetown Board member John said written decision will be delivered in sin lo eight weeks The hearing was called after 3 ratepayers signed a petition protesting the Cedarvale site for library A 17 yearold Georgetown fork lilt operator died in an industrial accident last Wednesday afternoon Wayne Scoll Far raw of Norton Crescent died after backing his vehicle into a steel beam at George town Terminal Warehouse on Armstrong Regional Police reported Unless remedial work is at bottom of Metcalfe Ravine in Georgetown the erosion will become more causing more a more damages to trees and vegetation and Increasing the possibility of more widespread slope damage the Credit Valley Conservation Authority told Mondav