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ltd tegjflsh Cops charity- volleyball this Friday The lion regional police force second annual Memorial Volleyball Tournament originally scheduled or Nov 27 will take pie Friday Perdue School in Spectators are welcome to come and watch Acton duly down the 11 man squad to patrol Acton a year ago try defend their championship Admission Tree though Cancer Society will be present lu accept donations The tournament which school honors regional police sergeant Al who cancer early last year Spirit of 81 lives on Those who are Interested In the welfare of handicapp ed people are invited to attend a viewing of two films about the importance of friendships between handicapped and handicapped people tomorrow Thursday from to 9 See the dims and talk to resource people about a special four week course for volunteers starting Jan IB For further Information call the North Association for the Mentally Retarded at or Flea market March 1 The dales been changed for Junctions combination flea market antique saleart auction Instead of March I as reported in Friday Weekend Extra Feb running from 10 a to Admission Is cents and Interested vendors can find out about participating by phoning Jerry Robertson at or Variants xenon arc lamps A federal contract worth been awarded to Canada of Georgetown to provide the defence dopartmentwIUixcnonarclamps the department of supply and services announced last week It was one of contracts worth or more awarded to Canadian companies in the week ended Dec IB Total value of the con lets was million Take the A stamp With newly Increased postal rates implemented Canada Post is advising citizens that a unique definitive stamp went on sale Dec which bear no face monetary value Since stamps printed with the new firstclass letter rate of 30 cents will not be available until spring the post office has issued new stamps printed with the letter A denoting Its cost and value The idea was borrowed from the find Sweden Smalltown The Historical Society has announced publication of a Small Town 19001930 Long time resident and author Frances Robin Ahem continues her endeavors with a personal glimpse of the oncetiny community where she grew up The book is lable In hardcover at IS from the OHS workshop at 1GS Lakes East In Oakville and several other locations In the City Calling all Wrens Calling all The Women Royal Canadian Vancouver Association is planning a reunion Aug 19 to for all WRCNS veterans from World War II and the Korean conflict Former rens as they were known are Invited to write on Box 1120 Postal Station A Vancouver C llo or phone Jane Vigner al for more formation The eighth annual reunion taking place in Vancouver should feature city tours banquets and of me for icing Safe Passage vast majority of the babies bom In Canada each year have a safe passage according to Vt medical director of the Easter Seal Society They are healthy and bom to women who have normal pregnancies However about ten per cent of pregnant women require highly skilled and care If their babies are to survive and be without physical or mental handicap To assist these women the Society has launched a Safe Passage program to educate women about potential risks and safeguards available More Information is available from Carolyn of the Society write Box Station K Toronto BUSINESS DIRECTORS Or Hamilton AND Dr Patterson OPTOMETRIST Car rata I Professional TELEPHONE in JWMnmua The Clnlc Ik Robert Goebelle Wagner Street Hilton Hills GMraat 4535532 reeds small R E Clipsham Survayors Read lull 101 Mill Oearselewn Ontario 4H tf Conversion plan is doomed o member Feds will give up on metric MP says By SEAN Ottawa Darean The Herald SECOND OF TWO ARTICLES The federal government will change It a mind about forcing conversion to metric says Bill Domm PCPeterborough After it spends about billion and finds It won work I know will change its Only one group Is forcing French metric on the coun try says Mr and that the government He has had pressure only from two groups to support the switch to metric academics and people from foreign coun tries who have grown up with They teach It or they grew up with It Those are the only two groups who say we need It in the weights and measures in the retail food sector claims Mr Do we represent as MPs the people or do we know best as MPs what best for the people asks Mr Domm The switch to metric first proposed in a government White Piper In was supposed to be done In harm any with the United States Canada major trading part says Mr Domm Now the whole thing Is changed The Americans have NDPs economy task force found frustration nationwide backed off The British hare backed off But they were supposed to go metric The Canadian Cattlemen Association opposition to metric was based on cost says Mr Economic conditions could not cost Justify the move by that sector he says Cat can deal In kilograms when all their buyers and sellers are dealing in pounds The switch to metric In Canadian centres to be phased in over a twoyear period starting In January will be costly for retail food stores says Mr Domm Everything that has to be brought In from the United States is in pounds They cant market It in pounds they got to It to get to metric saya doublehandl ing be a major cost of conversion other than the cost of converting scales to metric claims Domm For Mr the light Is resUly about the way metric is being Implemented It all done behind closed doors by cabinet decision by without the input of Parliament Thais what the fight all about Conversion to metric weights and measures In the retail food Industry wife be complete by December says the Metric Commission Two dates are given by the Metrl Commission for convers ion to metric The first date la for start of conversion of retail food scales the second for comple tion of conversion At the starting date alt advertising of foods roust In metric Equivalent prices per pound may also be shown If prominent Equivalent prices may be shown until the end of 1983 whether completion to conversion Is made before the end Of 1963 or not Conversion in Hal ton region takes place through January and February By SEANFINLAY Ottawa Bureau or The Herald There more than doom and gloom in the country about the economy says Nelson fills m p there disappointment and frustration bordering on Mr Canada In December heading a New Democratic Party task force on the economy There real anger at politicians and the political system Mr fliis There was doom and gloom certainly and there vu frustration and anger The anger was In he West says Mr from and areas that had been booming IB months ago Hopes have been dashed so much more In western Cans da Hopes were up so high were looking so good all of a sudden within six months things nave turned around The disappointment and frustration was found In Allan tic Canada says Mr Thfty re more prepared to accept lough limes and cult times and economic hard ship is not new Things are one than they have been for some time but not thai much If there was one universal theme to the hearing It was condemnation of the high interest ratges says Mr About 150 briefs receiv by the task force and groups appearing at task force hearings in the eleven cities were not those which would normally appear before an NDP task force says Mr There was cither explicit or Implicit concern about the lack of economic leadership he says What was universal was that Canada know v hat It Is trying to do Most of the people appearing before the task force were business or labor leaders They arc people who under stand that planning la neccssa ry They were surprised that their country heir province have a plan They see that as a major weakness The task force- which visit Vancouver Edmonton Wlnnl peg Thunder Bay Toronto Montreal Fredertcton Hali fax and St Johns also hoped to get opinions about the federal budget Everyone Is upset about the budget says Mr Everyone out of his way to point out that the budget was not going to help his sector of the economy Criticism of the budget came From groups and individuals appearing before the task force and In informal dis cuss Ions with people over lunch and on plant tours saya Mr People would say 1 ve always been a Liberal butlm not going to be any more or I Just can believe what I hearing what 1 reading about this budget That discontent with the budget has reached mem Hill says Mr You talk to the Liberals around here and these guys are afraid to go home They know what they re going to LAND BARGAINS Thoy often sell or I Mo mors than taxes owed being under The properties wore disposed of at recent tax soles Large waterfront collage S3 octet of farmland building lot St TAX SALE PROPERTIES 3GHW Bo 5380 Stn F Ottawa Ontario 3J1 THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALT0N PUBLIC NOTICE Newsprint Prohibition at Regional Landfill Sties In accordance with Bylaw 115 passed on November 1981 alter the 1st day April 962 the Regional Municipality of Hatton will not perm or accept any form newsprint what soever In any the facilities provided by the Regional Halton tor the purpose of receiving dumping and disposing solid waste ng any landfill Bites owned operated or contracted tor by the Regional pality of Contravention of this by law will result In a fine of tor each offence and each day on which a contravention occurs shall constitute a separate Garfield Brown Regional Clerk FOR HOMES THERES NO PLACE LIKE THE PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE TORONTO BRAMPTON REAL ESTATE BOARDS UNBELIEVABLE ONLY bedroom brick finished room garage and a large reed lot ALMOST ACRE bedroom custom It could ly 3 bod room split an open concept to ce imtj fireplace minutes to Highway 7 Go Station ARE YOUR WIFE ft LOOKING FOR WORK Solve their problems with this well established coffee shop right here in Georgetown and have SOME CASH FOR YOURSELF Easy operate shows excellent return do yourself a favor Call me today to find out all about II CALL RUDY OR SHOPPERS WORLD PLAZA BRAMPTON CANADA PERMANENT TRUST 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