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Home Newspaper of Hateon Hills THE HERALD Wcdnnday June 191 A Division Canadian Newspapers Company Main he South Georgetown Ontario WILHAME-VDOKlMOf-l- Publisher t iT Second Mill Number Hydro members should be freely elected The jury still out on the restructuring of Halton ydro system but at least one aspect of the plan being considered is cause for concern Under a proposal currently being considered by local govern as well as the provincial government the number of bodies serving Halton hydro users would be reduced from seven to four Currently rural areas of Halton Hills are directly served by Ontario Hydro while six other hydro commissions administer hydro in the region other areas It seems logical to reduce the number of bodies charged with administering hydro service in as long as this move towards efficiency does not lead to the new bodies becoming distanced from hydro consumers There are many areas of the proposed change still to be con but one idea currently being about Is the ap pointment rather than election of members to the new hydro com missions It an idea that should be scrapped Provincial legislation gives local municipalities the option of appointing hydro commission members or having them elected at the same time as the annual municipal elections Despite some of Ontario Hydro actions in the past the utility is public and theoretically owned by the citizens of Ontario As such the management and Heres hoping council reverses managers of the utility should be accountable to the public A step towards this accountability although its no guarantee is the direct election of hydro com mission members Certainly we d feel the public interests are being better served by hydro commission members who have had to con vince voters to elect them commission rather than by members who simply had to get the okay from a handful of councillors One shouldnt have to defend the principal of elected public officials Opponents of the direct elec of hydro commissioners may argue that these elections do not always arouse rabid public sen timent While this is true and yes in some municipalities hydro commissioners are elected by acclamation at least the voters are the opportunity to have a say in the selection of hydro commissioners Certainly in a community like Hills it safe to say hydro Is a highly contentious issue We wouldn be surprised to see a healthy number of hopefuls put themselves forward for a com mission post if given the op portunity And in places like North York hydro interest is so high that there are often four times the number of candidates as com mission seats available with thousands of votes cast Why not give Hills voters the chance to demonstrate a similarity keen interest in hydro business Its Our hope that as you read this Hills council has already overturned a general committee decision made last week that would see a proposal for a local architecture preservation committee go down to defeat for the second time Committee voted by a narrow one vote margin last Monday night to again throw out a proposal for the creation of a Local Ar chitectural Conservation Advisory Committee Chances are that council overturned this decision at last nights meeting which took place after our deadline While the original decision narrowly passed Welldone Ian Clark The Herald heartily congratulates runner Ian Clark honoured Monday night as the Hills athlete of the year A runner up in last year Athlete of the Year Ian was again up against a tough Held this year especially from runners up Km Barber ana Kevin Parker two outstanding figure skaters But Clarks many complishments this year in cross country running were impossible to ignore The young Georgetown runner walked ran away from the Canadian Junior CrossCountry championship in Vancouver last year and then he went on to finish fifth in the World Junior Cross country championships held in Ireland in March Clark was competing against runners from close to countries at the world championships making his fifth place finish all the more impressive Add to these accomplishments the many regional and provincial titles taken by Clark and you have a runner clearly deserving of the title Hills Athlete of the Year The award is cosponsored by the Royal Bank and the Halton Hills Herald and local athletes of the calibre of Clark as well as all of this years nominees us proud to be part of the event Coun John McDonald a confirmed supporter of the proposal was in the chair for the meeting and therefore unable to vote At the same time neither George nor Marilyn Serjeantson were at the meeting and Coun Serjeantson at least could be considered likely to vote for the plan We ve made it clear in the past that we think the committee should come into existence One of the main reasons for supporting the plan is that the would serve as an advisory committee em powered simply to recommend buildings that should be preserved In town Should a come Into existence Hills will not find itself saddled with a powerful group of conservationist dictators instead the town would be for tunate to have a committee of architectural and historical watch dogs whose job would be to alert town council to buildings deserving a place in this communitys heritage In opposing the proposal Coun Roy Booth argued that the would become just another method for saying no to a development proposal Its a little disturbing to hear comments like this coming from Coun Booth considering he chairs the regions planning committee and Is Hills representative on the Niagara Escarpment Commission This remark along with other com ments made by Coun Booth in cluding those during the debate about pylon signs on St make us wonder whether the councillor really should be in a planning capacity Surely NEC and the regions planning committee are for holding up development until it is determined whether or not a proposal will be In the best interests of the community It would seem this concept of scrutinizing development goes against Coun Booths political grain Could we have a develop ment wolf in a planners sheep clothing Lets hops there were suf ficient numbers of council mem bers at last nights council meeting who think deserves a chance Theyre getting serious as MPPs call each other liars Queens Park Den k Queens Park Bureau or the Herald TORONTO- You could sense it In the of members in Hie absentee of interjections and wisecracks This was serious MPP Bob Nixon I Oxford Norfolk former parly leader was manding that Eha Martcl Sudbury East withdraw from the record his charge that Nixon was a liar To the world outside It was a minor matter one politician accusing another of lying It happens all he lime doesn if Not in the legislature Standing rule 10 says no member con charge another with uttering a ale falsehood To accuse is not only to slur a members character but breaches a necessary parliamentary assumption that ill ore honorable gentlemen per forming their duties In a civilized manner in fact apologized for making everyone uncomfortable because he hid broken tin great rules this place by NOT USUAL ally when the Speaker draws to members breaking that rule person in question retracts the use of the offending word But not this limt maintaining the truth was more important Nixon had accused the and Tores of voting to postpone an item before a itive which stung an exasperated lo interject he was lirtd of this guy lies I is in many political dis agreements a reading of the record indicates a case could be made for both the Nixon and views of what transpired at the committee Marie hung tough on his accusation even after warnings they taking the miller lightly his last words being that I would prefer to be kicked out day thin withdnw Yet exactly an hour later while the House was on mother topic he rose briefly repeal that while Nixon comments were inaccurate and I think wrong out of consideration for all my colleagues in House 1 wont with the mi f word liar and Nixon ire along with Cnnstrv premier Dob Welch for the r respective par They art in barge of ordering business of IK legislature miking sure lungs run us efficiently is possible Usually works quite well usually one of the three calling mother i liar Nixon warned publicly it would be extremely difficult for us in this House to on business as we should If the word wasn taken back MUNCH if the work of the legislature stowed down that could have thrown a monkey wrench inlo for a June recess and the passage beforehand of imp leys such as rent control He the Nixon renlly told Welch privately he was re signing as I ibcral House Leader the implication was plain no other Liberal was likely to volunteer lo work with either That may hive been the lever Welch superb politician needed to convince privately later the world liar For i man or s pride that must have been hard credit Yet he should cleirly understand his position was The principle is obvious If makers won obey their own rules why should the public Appointment of defeated MP is a controversial move Ottawa Report By Stewart MacLeod lawn Bureau Of The Herald The fact lhat Robert Rene dc is our minister of industry and commerce along with being minister of state for economic development may not send shock waves from one end of Canada other but the appointment seems lo be raiding Ottawa With possible exception of the uproar over the prom ised relocation or our embassy in Israel Ihe de Cotret promo tion was undoubtedly he most con trover development during Joe Clark first few days as prime minister from and probably his immediate family it is difficult find anyone outside the Clark household who favors ihe The yearold economist Parliament lost after easily winning Ottawa Centre riding in a To do he had merely to knock off former Liberal cabinet minislcr Mackascy who had parachuted ihe from Monlrcal expecting lo breeze back Into Parliament on the basis of his post glories ran an Ineffectual campaign and Cotrct enjoy being billed as one of Canada lop economists be came a freshman MP FAST CLIMB Prior to entering politics de Cotret had headed the Conference Board in Cana da Independent economics forecasting organization that generally has a solid reputation In fact Cotrct had dabbled In economic forecasting all over the place inclu a sti as an advisor lo former US Nixon Clark and Tones regarded his acquisition as a coup Unlike other new MPf never did occupy a back row sent in the Commons He entered the House just one row behind Clark white everyone around him predicted he would likely become finance minister in any Tory government Without being unkind it would seem fair to say thai seldom rose above ordinary during his brief stint in Commons And his proposals for a stimulative deficit did little life easier for fellow Tories during election campaign It should also be pointed out that a majority of Conservative MPs have a skepticism for economists who arc long on theories and short on hard headed experience This skeptic ism right back to Diefenbokcr Hut as an elected MP dc was given full rem in caucus to expound his economic viewpoints which he did with Then came the genenl election And since de Colrel had knocked off so easily and since his new opponent John was noted mainly for his unfamiharjty it was assumed lhal a Tory victory was a mere formality Even his supporters acknowledge thai de Cotrcl ran a lacklustre campaign and as a result he was soundly defeated Now here are all sorts of precedents for appointing nonelected reprcsenlo lives to cabinet but it has invariably been a slop gap measure until the candidate con be tested at the polls Appointing someone who has just by the voters Is quite another matter But Clark decided that the ing ability Colrel should i be lost to the government So he made him a senator and gave him twomojor economic portfolios thus angering a large element of he Ottawa electorate not to mention all Ontario MPs who considered highly eligible far a cabinet As a sen C won even be bjected to questioning in Commons And although Clark has indicated thai Ins economic kid may liter seek a Commons scat de is under no obligation in leave the comfort of the hemic where he can remiin until he is and iccumulnte of more than SI mill on Not bad for a defeated of goinR over the heads of Ottawa Centre voters I think Clark would have been better advised appoint de to an economic post in the prime minister s office and let him earn his way inlo by winning a subsequent election I suspect the country would survive while we wailed ItheWERALD WILLIAM EVDOKtMOFF General Manage- MICHAEL no Ed lor LARRY MARTIN Advertising Sales Msnggn Phone 877 im it Tlllim There are close qualified voters in George town eligible lo vote in next Mondays deletion the preliminary 1 sis prepared printed some weeks ago list 152 Hie avenge temperatures on this week weather summary are both very high The maximum is twelve degrees above normal for June and minium is above normal The rain tried I come sever il times hut only one there cnuuh record and tint was just one hundredth of jn inch The average maximum temperature was degrees while the mmum was degrees notified hv the Ontario Police erst it the new eonlr let willeome up in January will at i new scale of rales A I preset e town piysil man Under new system the town would I ly per man hut would receive cent ml n those incs well as andoffiit 1 chairman Davidson would be inert over present cost An advertisement from Hardware buys new bicycle perfect for pas int exams lt II rWh VH MIS ceremonies marked the en two mortgage when shareholders of rtli Hilton oil and Ci unlry Club for p Saturday lo mark completion of the final murine pay by telegram from Queen J- and tollers from Minster and MP Sandv were received by Mr and Mrs Jesse Brand lord Queen when they celebrated their Wedding Anniversary Saturday Mr Briniford and the former Elsie were married in the little church Nepal in the Isle of Ely Cambridge shire which was Mr Brandford birth pi ice His wife comes from the neighbor village of button If ill toes well tor tl lub they will be holding pal eel Drag races in the industrial section tht subdivision by the of July it was announced on The Credit Volley intv has fired solvo in lis to halt needless slaughter of trees ah nt and in new its meeting at the Urn Cotta Thurstliy tie Authority rcsolv to ask t Department of Planning and Development initiate preventative legislation A landmark is rapidly pearing with the wrecking of the old high school which Hit 1H80 is been in impressive part of scene Construction which has the contract for building large addition which will replace the building is in the midst of demolition operations Two new rooms recently to the Glen Williams home of Norm Logan were gutted by fire early Tuesday afternoon Damage estimated at close resulted from the which fire thief Jack Harlow believes from a family applnncc in kitchen lit Mill- Ontario Hydro is offering i row in connect ion Willi Ihefl of an amount copper cable from its in north of A 1 pound reel of this valuable maternl has been taken from id and the I ine Drivers who have long objected to the 30mile an hour speed limit on Highway 7 will soon have some relief On Monday council took which will lead to a mile limit from Hold the east limits proposed SI billion futuristic city one step farther list week as gave approval for prehmimry diseussions The plan was unveiled at a council meeting by owners of the icre site self supporting town housing peoplt will be established in the sector if final approval is given A Georgetown youth wis treated for laccr ilions to Ins nose and a broken ind injured led hand at South Peel Saturday foiling from a moving triin near Strettsvillc The youth 17 ind two friends also from Georgetown were visiting a friend in when Ihey decided to board o train slopped al the siding A total of dogs and 125 cats were rabies serum at the free rabies clinic held Wednesday in the municipal garage on Maple Avenue East Wilh Mayor Emmcrson in opposition council on Monday sold a parcel of land fronting on Princess Ann Drive for MO The purchaser Eden Mills Enterprises already owns land behind this and wanted acquire the property so it would have frontage on the street for a future subdivision Georgetown was the eight cities and towns in he area served by Hamilton Auto Club and be honored by Ihe Canadian Automobile Association for their achievements in Ihe field of pedestrian safety Georgetown received a Special Citation award for Its pedestrian casually record In the division or towns between and in population feCALLEN FOUND GUILTY ONE YEAR AGO Denis Edward who turns 56 on Friday was found guilty of all three counts of fraud following 10 hours of deliberation by a 12 member jury at Milton county court The decision ended a complicated nineday triol before Judge Alan during which Mr defended his validity as a Roman Catholic Priest and his religious activities at an industrial shed where ho continues to supervise a monastic order known as the Benedictines of Mary Immaculate Hills council has agreed to a library board request to see if there any townowned land for a new library building in Georgetown And if there is a site would the own deed it to the library board Trustee Douglas Magwood asked council Monday night