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Home Newspaper of Hills I Tilt I linir A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited III I Main south J UN 1 fdilor Exchiefs new position wastes money We have to wonder the Halton Regional Police Com mission is up to Last week it was announced that the force controversial chief Ken Skerrett was resigning from the force and being replaced by James Harding who had been a Deputy Chief with the force for about three weeks However Mr Skerrett is only resigning from his duties as chief not from his 40 a year salary Despite the fact that the force headed by Chief Skerrett has been one of the most controversy ridden in Ontario with much of this blame being laid squarely on the shoulderb of the senior officers in the force including Skerrett the ex chief will now draw his healthy salary as a consultant with the force His job although loosely defined appears to be to help re a the troubled force It makes little sense to us to have the man who was in charge while the problem developed now serve in an advisory capacity to help eliminate these same problems The force appeared headed in the right direction when an outside consultant was brought in by the Ontario Police Commission to help solve the force many problems The credibility of Mr Skerrett appointment suffers a bit with the fact that the ex chief will no longer have an office at police headquarters Instead he will generally operate from his home although he will have still have a desk in the force Oakville office We suspect the police com mission was not happy with the ex chief work that would make sense considering the criticism police force has been subject to But with the forces founding chief only 18 months away from retirement it seemed unfair to simply ask for his resignation On the other hand changes had to be made to gel the force back on its feet So the have chosen the expensive option of maintaining the ex chief on his old salary but without his previous responsibilities Its not a very honest solution to the problem If the commission was concerned about the ex chief future why did they not simply vote to grant him early retirement at full pension He would be taken care of in an honorable fashion but the force credibility would have remained intact and Halton tax payers would be spending a little less money Advocates of bomb disman tling equipment for the force must cringe when they heard about the ex chiefs hefty salary They have been forced to come to the com mission hat in hand for the less than necessary for bomb equipment yet at the same time the police commission are willing to put their ex chief out to pasture at a cost of per year It t sound like a responsible way to spend our tax dollars Mayor is realistic with budget vote You have to give Halton Hills Mayor Pete Pomeroy credit he a realist At last week s regional council meeting final approval was given to the capital budget One of the thornier items on the budget was a million allocation for the purchase of yet to be specified industrial land the region Based on previous discussions at the region of land banking it seems a safe bet that this 2 million will be used for buying land the Burlington and Oakville areas Calling a spade a spade Mayor Pomeroy more or less told coun cillors from those populous centers to our south that he would support the allocation but he hoped his vote MICHAEL Ed tor LARRY MARTIN Sales Phone 877 would be remembered when it comes time to vote on an equalized sewar surcharge for the region Right now Halton Hills tax payers are being hit with a a sewar surcharge by Halton for work done on the local system The mayor wants to see this surcharge lifted as soon as possible in keeping with the same type of thinking that has led to an equalized water rate for Halton On the two issues the interests of the north and south parts of the region are clearly different Ob viously Hills has little to gain directly by the purchase of industrial land in the south while Oakville and Burlington won gain if their taxes are used to help subsidize the lifting of the sewar surcharge in the north Of course it s not supposed to happen that way The region is supposed to be one homogenous unit with common interests throughout But in an area as large as Halton with such diverse population makeup it always work that way In talking deals with the southern councillors Mayor is simply accepting this reality Whether Burlington Mayor Bird officially condones the Hills mayor s thinking on this or not it makes sense to remind our southern comembers of the region when Halton Hills councillors Help them get what they need We re not saying our regional councillors should sell their vote to the highest bidder and trade off their votes for future favors But it does make sense to do as the Mayor has done and remind the Burlington Oakville councillors when Halton Hills representatives are willing to bite the bullet and vote strictly for the benefit of the south Lets hope they remember this when it comes time to- vote for the equalized sewar surcharges Fun times in Ottawa during the transfer of power llrrlitil tthili tin tr insfir of power may be a us r sombre business for Joe 1 rh Pierre Irudc iu and their assorted lis those arc diys In be Hie fringes of official Oil lookinf in fn Then Insn been such J tarniva like around since tin eratcenttnni il bash of Hi fid that no one seems to know ox ippcning only adds to the m iy be iccuslomed to hang me of the board ceremonies but thnng mi of the government display are some thine 1st Most of the spectators hive th infcd themselves since the last display in IM that w is I relatively minor show the had been in itthetime Itwis of the I what to be rightful place I rob iny of the Tones felt the sime lo opposition Hut Ihis is i full scilc ceremony offer ini something for everyone with streak there ire Hit mandarins trying to I ink as the Tories s iv funny things about their futures Most hive served so lent under Liberal misters llev don I know how In lielnve these days or those who enjoy unbridled gaiety it sworlhw itching the secretaries of Tory Mis who have moved into All seeretincs obviously want to work for a ibinet minister various perks of including world Ir ivel tor those preferring humor there were cabinet hopefuls who kepi icIlinR the press about their itv to servi One of these was Senator Claude Warner who during the election en the cause by offering the view that only one or two Tones would be elected in Quebec Tins while Clark was desperately to eonvincc everyone that the figure be closer to Anyway despite this little variance want id to nuke it clear he wis free to serve No kidding said a Clork aide I guessed then that Wagner I make it this time Down the street from Parliament Hill reporters and photographers clustered round Joe Clark s off let trying lo build a i ihincl from the line up of visitors It was Lre it fun while it lasted but at the end of one day the cabinet would seem to consist of maverick MP Tom Cossill defeated MP two Mount ics and a I messenger Another sideshow was being those Tory MPs who wanted to Ihey expect a itbinit appomimcni in the first place I d he I he most surprised man in Ottawa if wire said one as he dr ink his sixth nip of coffee I haw Later in an unguarded moment he said that If I don get something good this cabinet formation lam taking the whole blood v summer off That s more like it Hey said a secretary is he tried to squeeze in with the latest transition story should seen the look on Jim s face Trudeau principle secretary is he looked at his new office spice in the opposition office My God wis fun watching the agony An aide to i Liberal MP had a different agony story How can I get any work done when Tory keep in with measuring tapes lo cheek All of Parliament Hilt Is in glorious turmoil And even llic accommodation problem can t be settled until the parties ippoint new whips There are nearly ministerial employees who could be unemployed with the departure of the 1 iberils ind there seem lo be twice that number of Tory sympathizers waiting for You spot the Liberal employees willing toswitch They have a standard opener Although I was technically employed by the Liberals I have never been a party man and always we needed a change Ho ho ho These are truly fun times Attacking Ontario Hydro is complex but necessary Queens Park Derek Nelson IJUf re Of Thi- Herald It shard to tell whether I Smith is winning political points with the public tod hammer me ly al Ontario Hydro Hut even if he not and the complex itv of Hie subjects he tickling probably turns people off Ihe of the broken is The ind Wilcox were the to for Pickering nuclear stitiort only during i heat treatment proiess the tubing wis crimped Repairs will ist million To find out whit and why who should for it the have hid Ontario Hydros annuil report referred to a leejsl committee or not this is the nitty grit ly stuff which sensible opposition parties hivt to dig iwi at WW lit HIM If It is the way you Social Services Mini ster Keith Norton stirred up a furor by suggesting men delinquent in their child support payments should be sent oil to work camps In northern Ontario court figures show million in arrears and still growing Norton obviously wanted to draw attention to Ihe problem which his work camp idea certainly did drawing pay one Just calling such men irresponsible figurative lysptnking they should be banished from I I have drawn any Sometimes a little hyperbole can be eood llnng Not believing everything you read in tin newspapers Is such wise old advice It is become a cliche But it needs re slating every now and then Two newspapers used a quote from a letter Premier William Davis sent the head of the transit union in Toronto Referring lo the of legislating the drivers to work if they went on strike it said I dan t like to intervene in the fret bargaining process hut I first heard the quote while sitting on a it and was more amazed by it anything If there is one thing Bill Davis t do it is make blunt statements like hat in touihy situations where negotiations arc still going on The premier has made a career of blurring the sharp edges of controversy In fact no such quote existed In Davis letter which contained nothing more lhan his usual lets work it all out together opt Hut the bus drivers took it as gospel The power of the press to invent is a little frightening CONE clarifies Recent news reports mat t on ig t and ralcpay groups ive united to fight the have been cons idtrably Tiled to Mrs Chairman of CONE Mrs MicMilI in point out that while the CONE ivours fur treatment of it sin support for strong protective measures and public ion of Escarpment our meetings have been cordial and productive and we can find agree ment in areas CONE has not called for rescinding the Niagara Escarpment and Development Act nor for the demise of the tfiagara Commission before a plan is produced Such decisions on our part would be before full discussions with Ut Executive and member groups from he ongoing discussions with NFCRA and CONE identifies several major points on which agreement seems probible First Ihe pressing need for adequate government funding to complete of key areas along the Escarpment Second the desirability of a return to local control to Implement whatever Escarpment plan is produced Third the need to consider the social and economic effects of the Escarpment plan on landowners and municipalities And fourth that public access to land must be totally at the discretion of the landowner We have been impressed by Ihe genuine concerns of the ratepayer groups and their willingness to search for acceptable solutions says Dr Duncan COVE Vicechairman For more information contact Mrs or Mr Halton s History From our files Oil INJUR ills Mr and Mrs t received word that their Willi who is employed with an oil firm in Bahrein on the Persian had been burned in an ether si The arc anxiously a v further word and his friends In in hi il his injuries arc not i Mr cummins spent some ink in I las summer while on v Hi i return to the Middle t- m I- renin girl in On in Si Alb ins Church of Man Williamson mi s Mr Mrs J I Young is In his exeat lte I of Toronto The baby re lit be of his great ii to raise funds to end He iris Pipe Band Ihe 1 Ions in New York City in July and vh fie in si nni been tallied il ulri i pi ir i size ible surplus will be ihiik r I ions as tie SI iv ill me amp i in In Mi r r 10m of Provincial Mill proved I of mills rji ics John Street Mr us is lakm in General II spin ifitr from combusting turned him ibout he id die si It lit is lending He morning 1 1 e to Brighton tour i miriitioti mule by the antique Ihe Club of Canada ill piss year in crested will be able to juil some Hie ied automobiles when llev make i brief stop it Chuck the urn lown limits I- rum the Controversial Cor Ian iss Recent information fr United Stales has revealed a lornfyinL dtvelipmenl in the current Irend education In Rochester be were In aliform i students were school credits for working in a supermarket in Maryland a course In drycleaning may he I al one of the schools Another school is proud of fact that it has five mnasiums a rctiil store and a elissroom devoted lo living whatever thai be In we innot avoid the influence of progress or degeneration which ikes place of the border How fir off the nils have we gone in the ime direction from the Herald classifieds Com furnished just move in and enjoy Ihree bedroom brick bungalow re room storms decoraled fenced and sodded near Harrison School monthly plus taxes A building fund and stewardship i irivass for St George s Anglican Church will be launched Thursday at a dinner to which all members of Ihe parish have been invited The dinner will lake place in Knox Church Hall The church has Methods Association for Church Fi nance supervise the canvass which is designed to raise funds for a new parish hall HOUSE experimental house the corner of Edward and Byron Streels has caught the eye of many a passerby with its unusual construction The house is being built by General as an experiment It is new of of pre stressed con with outside and inside dividing walls all made of concrete East MPP James Snow said he fully accept decision to go slow on the new GO service because of development that Is shaping up in the north part of Halton and Peel Counties Two weeks ago a Roberts report outlined a series of new northsouth GO lines but said would be premature at this time to consider pulling these in service because of he ivy and operating costs Tex rt announced it will build a million refinery in County The refinery one of biggest in Ontario will be built on the major section or a Iracl of land north or the Queen Elizabeth Wiy in Burlington It would be three limes larger British Petroleum or Shell Oil refineries now in the south end of the Ontario Premier John named backbencher George Kerr of Halton West riding to a key cabinet post Thursday and in doing so fulfilled promise he made during election campaign During campaign promised a political rally If you send George Kerr lo Queens Park he will have a place in the cabinet FUND RAISING QUERIED YEAR cost of repine a stone which has fallen out of the old lown hall prompted finance com mittec to ask members of Acton Save the Town Hall committee for a progress report on how well their fund raising is proceeding Estimates of to were offered for replacing a large stone which has fallen out of the face of the old town hall and the existing brick work around it Given sufficient interest and support from the general public and Georgetown other service clubs the Georgetown Club hoped to approach council by September with plans for a cultural centre for he performing arts In Hills The club had no Intention of undertaking the project alone said committee chair man Rex The fad that planning bodies Ignore viewpoint was one of the major concerns voiced by those present the rural development workshop In Milton Saturday Iaontknowuwrujttheyuyla true says BUI Tom at Georgetown District High What concerns me is ihe fact that the feeling CN Railway is planning to close the passenger agency at the Georgetown station but the company has no Immediate plans to tear down the building Mike Matthews a spokesman for CN said before any decision is made to tear down the station several authori ties will be consulted