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Home Newspaper of Hills Page TUB HERALD Wednesday March II A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Hi Main si South Ontario I FHOKIYIOFF Publisher horsey Second Clan Mail Number New position for Miller encouraging As Herald readers were noting this newspapers disappointment over Halton regions failure to produce ontime solutions for its ongoing garbage crisis last Wednesday regional council was In fact taking positive but forced action to rectify the situation That action of course was necessitated by the sudden resignation of Oakville Coun Terry Mannell as chairman of the regions solid waste management committee Council members and particularly those who voted against immediate Implementation of a proposed waste management system must have at the angry words used by Coun in resigning Nevertheless their response was prompt and apparently well- motivated they selected Halton Hills Coun Russ Miller a SWM committee member to replace his Oakville colleague Nothing could delight us more At both the local and regional levels Miller has Impressed us as a hardworking fulltime no less and conscientious elected official who does an invariably commendable often excellent Job representing Ward 2 ratepayers on town council and Hills as a whole on regional council A former Domtar employee Coun Miller decided to devote himself exclusively to municipal work following that companys demise several years ago and now divides his working hours night among a variety of boards and committees The councillor is still reminded on occasion of his latenight mall round a couple of years ago during which he per sonally dropped bulletins in the mailboxes of his rural constituents to keep them informed about an ongoing issue which was then of major concern Fellow council members still jokingly refer to him as the postman from time to time acknowledging his ability and willingness to outdo the local press in keeping residents up to date Late last summer Miller won our respect by laun ching a serious attack against the SWM committee of which he was a frustrated member for failing to heed Hills warnings about the impending garbage transfer crisis Less than two months before the Georgetown dump was to close he pointed out In strong terms the region had still not met its responsibility to provide north Halton with a transfer facility that would offset Halton Hills tem porary lack of landfill facilities About the same time plaints from farmers and con servation officials tipped some councillors off about the improper disposal of sewage sludge Coun Miller led the way toward a solution too often encountering bureaucratic obstacles but overcoming all without exception We take pride In noting that there is no other person In all of region better able to take control of the SWM committee Hopefully Coun Miller may be able to do some persuading at the town council level and find the co operation he needs from the mayor and other Hills regional councillors to get the waste management system off the ground Not that were Drying to put Coun Miller on the spot but suddenly we feel very reassured that the right kinds of things will start happening with Haltons biggest headache the safe and efficient disposal of several million tons of garbage Letter from the Editor Paul Dorsey Thoughts about awards and competitiveness I suppose its needless to say but it was quite a thrill for me attending my first newspaper contention this past weekend at the Hotel Toronto which by the way is within staggering distance of the plush comfortable Toronto Press Club another spot I Rot to see for the first time The Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associations annual contention is a combination learning and social experience for delegates that is Invariably highlighted by two separate awards ceremonies during which notable achievements in Journalism and advertising during the previous year are recognized As reported here in this newspaper issue The Herald captured our first place awards in its circulation for an overall set place standing while former reporter Maggie arranged or us to receive a prestigious Premier Award by writing an indcpth feature on farming as a sometimes viable business It turned out that was exactly what the Judges like to The Herald and the Georgetown Independent were two of only four entries in this year s Circulation Class competition a fact which disappointed Judges and participants alike An OWN A brochure detailing points awarded In each aspect of the competition explained why the Independent took a first place standing over The Herald we were number two despite the fact we took four Best awards to their three It seems Judges found enough reason to award higher points for the Independents editorial page sports pages and classified advertising that the greater point spread so to speak gave our competitor an overall edge I have to admit I was frankly i surprised at the Judges decision concerning sports pages particularly in light of last year outstanding effort by former sports editor Tony now sports editor at our affiliate the At the same lime however Id like to publicly break with unofficial precedent and congratulate Independent staffers for their fine showing Those on hand at the convention Friday were indeed gracious in conversation with Herald representa tives perhaps demonstrating again what I suspect is a general mutual absence of competitive aggression In the Georgetown While competitiveness is an integral part of the newspaper business and must be maintained in any market I personally feel relieved that the kind of broke aggression that characterized larger newspapers and resulted in outright hostility among reporters in nearby markets does not exist here As was amply detailed for us by a newspaper veteran we chatted with at the Toronto Press Club that kind of aggression between the bigcity dailies of the 1940s and 50s created some downright ghoulish instances of pseudojournalism all In the interest of getting the scoop of tie day Thank God that type of Irresponsibili ty Is no longer a daily fare among competing newspapers today A last toot of the horn In the final analysts I suppose Georgetown weekly readers should consider themselves remarkably well served with two newspapers both substantially different in scope and appearance iilering to their needs us know if and v hen there s Classic confrontation brewing over PCs secret surveys Ottawa Report By Stewart MacLeod Ottawa Bureau of The Herald When It comes to Joe Clarks future as leader of the Progressive Conservative I am no blazing authority But when it tonics to that recent party caucus the first since the Torys electoral defeat I feel absolutely confident In suggesting we should cheerfully ignore every comment made about Mr Clarks future Tones under Clark exclaim ed one headline Tories close ranks behind beaten Clark shouted another Caucus comes to praise Clark not to bury him was another breathless announcement It was very Inspirational Treasury Hoard President Sinclair Stevens bursting with enthusiasm was quoted as saying there is no doubt Mr Clark will lead the Tories into a new election This is a new party said Sports Minister Steve And Labor Minister Lincoln Alexander solemnly declared that as long as I am around there will be no challenges to him Clark There was more much more In this postelection display of unity Finance Minister John Crosble said that it was all boo as far as leadership is concerned Other MPs talked about a very productive caucus and Energy Minister Ray even went so far as to say that the whole was an uplifting endorsement for Mr Clark ATE INSTEAD I just mention a few of the comments I have read to convey the Impression that the Tory MPs said nice things about their leader These things obviously must be said and its the sacred duty of the media to transmit these observations to an interested public In the normal course of events loo would have been waiting outside the caucus chamber to catch these uplifting quotations but Ive never regarded post election caucuses as normal events so therefore I detached myself from the mob that day Actually I went across to Hull ate some pork hocks This has nothing to do with losing interest in my Job its Just that I have this about the collective views of politicians following an electoral defeat Having faithfully recorded such comments since when a losing Lester Pearson was given a standing ovation and a victorious John whose party managed to lose seats In the process was given a resounding rendition of Hail to the Chief I have decided that a postelection caucus as an indicator of future events rates several notches below a feed of Quebec pork hocks My research is still incomplete but I still havent been able to locale one significant paragraph coming from the first meeting or a justdefeated party Six months after the election of course its a different story CANADIAN TRADITION There is this great Canadian tradition of devoting first postelection caucus agenda to an expression of loyalty to the humbled leader and again we have faithfully followed this course The Conservative MPs who trooped out of that chamber with their I loveJoe procla mations differed little from those who emerged a 1965 caucus pledging undying loyalty to Mr Dicfcnbaker Ae that leader himself put it there was an amazing display of support We all know what happened a few months later More recently there was that standing ovation for Pierre Trudeau following his 1979 defeat It brought tears to his eyes but that didnt stop subsequent talk of replacing him And if you go way back to 1957 when the Liberals wore unexpectedly whomped there was nothing but praise for St Laurent in the postelection caucus By all accounts the Grits were game for another battle under the doddering and defeated leader Opinions changed rather quickly after that Perhaps all those oaths of loyalty we heard for Joe Clark will remain in effect until the next election I just dont know but in view of our unique postelection traditions I would wait a few months before carving them in granite Joe Clarks caucus support same as given outgoing Dief By Derek Nelson Queens Park Bureau of The Herald A classic confrontation is brewing here the cabinet and the legislature over the governments refusal to lease the contents of secret public opinion polls Done for ministries In the year prior to April 1979 the polls were used by the government in the development of Conservative cabinet ministers and senior civil servants for example knew w hat the people of Ontario thought of the governments censorship gambling and liquor policies No one else neither opposition media nor notably the taxpayers who paid for the polls had access to the information questions or answers But now he opposition parties think they have a lever with which to pry the polls loose from their cloak of government Three Liberal three on the Public Accounts Committee here combin ed to out vote four Conservative members to ask for a Speakers Warrant BACK SOON They claim the government is in contravention of the Legislative Assembly Act by refusing to give the polls to the The House resumes March 11 and the committee will likely report two days The chairman will ask the legislature to authorize the Speaker to issue a warrant which has the same force In law as a court order Because the combined opposition outnumber the government the motion will carry and at that point matters become interesting Will the ministers of the Crown defy will of parliament and still refuse to release the polls The government contends publication of the polls would violate the principle that documents used by cabinet In making decisions are traditionally secret REPORT DUE It argues in addition that If there is to be any change in the secrecy rules then It should come after the royal commission currently looking at freedom of information reports this spring With the second argument one can have a measure of agreement but the first has no validity W all The information the polls reveal is not only useful for formulating policy but also provides the kind of background material every politician likes to have handy for partisan use It is a silly argument to pretend that partisan politics do not play a major role in any cabinet decision hat belter way to frame policy so it fib public preconceptions than to use he results of polls A poll on general awareness of the Food Ontario campaign might be political but a poll on public views or economic issues like taxes or Inflation is purely political By any principle of fairness the polls should cither be charged to Conservative Parly coffers or else be available to all Unlike other cabinet documents which contain opinions and options polls by their very nature contain neutral ma en a I How the government uses the polls is its business alone The polls themselves however and heir results must be shared wilh he opposition and the public who paid for them Haltons History From our files Tltlim Milton farm rs appeared court last week wilb failing to file income tax r turns lor the Three J win- and assessed Ihe minimum penalty costs or IS I djvs charge was dismissed and two rs until a Liter dale At a on cling of North high school board in Mil tort on members present unanimously on a new of costs the five municipalities which make up the area The two Milton memtx rs re not present the meeting and raid nation them will be sought at next meeting The new agree ment will mean a saving to of about and to a of WOO the towns of Georgetown Acton and Milton paving this extra At tile Boxy Theatre Shes a midnight girl in 1 oclock town Nobody js good as Belle when she bad Ik tie Dans and Joseph in the Forest for December vole return to a system of elections passed by 51 majority at Mondays council meeting when a motion for this was proposed by and Sargent Georgetown council has rt fused an application of Dclrex Developments for he release of more residential building land at the present time Action follow Monda night by Ian Cass and a recommendation arising from a March meeting of he industrial and own planning committee which he heads More police protection at hockey games was urged by Harrison and Hunter Mondays Council meeting Coun Harrison who is also a hockey club official said thai he club lias dropped its policy of paying off duty police men for such protection this year Police chairman Kelly said the police chief had told him that his men are instructed Id visit the arena during their duty rounds but not to slay there the detriment of other parts of town A newspaper advertising campaign to convince County residents lo have polio inoculations before summer is planned by Archibald Bull count medical officer of health He said last week that the county health unit had already inoculated of 106000 population Gunner William Darby one of 11 gunners who entered the Army when he was 16 is proving the value of his Soldier Apprentice training while serving in Canadas NATO brigade A Georgetown resident he has completed the Iwo year apprentice course and is now a member of the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery stationed at Homer Germany The Badge of Fortitude a rarely presented honor in guiding was presented by Mrs V A Filer area commissioner to Diane at a recent ceremony in St Johns Church Hall Diane daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom was awarded the badge for her cheerfulness and determination during a prolonged illness last year TEN YEARS AGODespite an estimated Increase in this years budget the County board of education predicts a decrease In the mill rote for education purposes over the county generally Preliminary estimates set current expenditures at million compared lo million last year The expected decrease in the mill rate Is due lo Increased per pupil grants from he province especially at the secondary level If pupils of County schools want to drink milk theyll pay for It county board of education took no action last week when trustee RE suggested at a regular board meeting that There should be free milk for all the students in County Build a better mouse trap is the advice commonly given lo aspiring millionaires Two local men Duncan of Duncan Associates in Brampton a Georgetown resident and Hank Levers of Levers Engineering have taken the advice but not quite literally hey have built a better fly trap The fly trap kills by electrocution doing away not only with the swatter but more Importantly with the dangerous insecticides now known to be a hazard to all forms of lire Students now attending occupations classes in the Georgetown area District High School will be transferred to General Brock Special Vocational High School in Burlington in September WKM Armstrong superintendent or special education and student services told the board of education that while their best efforts were made Georgetown and Milton high schools could not offer the variety in occupations classes with only students In the classes ONE YEAR AGO- electricity consumers in the rural areas of region will pay cheaper power rates If a new proposal lo restructure the regions servicing areas gains support at Queens Park A study report released this week by a 15mcmbcr regional committee recommends January 1 1980 as the start up date for he restructuring and requests the provincial government grants to help offset the initial costs of the program The former head of Regional Police special weapons team is urging the formation of a tactical assault squad following the shooting of a Regional Police officer in Burlington Thursday Chief Ken has said he opposes the concept of a SWAT team but he would be willing to start up the special weapons team which was put into Umbo last fall because the 13 men on ho team could not train regularly and didnt have outdoor range facilities Local of cultural centre In Hills have turned lo a Burlington group who have succeeded In having such a facility builtor some pointers on how It is done Getting a cultural centre built requires people who will slick their necks out and who will remain committed to the project until the building Is finished that is the assessment of Betty Dawson who was on the first board of directors of the Burlington Cultural Centre and was involved with the project almost from the beginning