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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Ms Since A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown 3Z6 Ontario PAUL J TAYLOR Publisher and General Manager Editor DAVID Advertising Manager PHONE 8772201 ftigtflmd Number 0943 SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday April 14 1MZ One lost one won in budget battles Its springtime when a politicians mind turns to thoughts of money This time of year is always in triguing for municipal government ob servers in these harder financial times its a lesson in political at titudes when those duly elected to ser ve our needs struggle after that holiest of grails the Bottom Line for this years spending To Hills budget chairman Harry Levy and members of town council who voted unanimously last week for an admirable and practical budget we extend our thanks and congratulations Town councils budget deliberations particularly sin ce Mayor Peter Pomeroy and Coun Levy assumed their respective positions have been downtoearth examples of which we can all be proud Ignoring that example on the other hand is the Halton board of education To Halton Hills trustees Betty Fisher Bruce and in ab sentia Betty Walker good luck in next falls election We admire the con scientious lobs you do through the term but if you and your colleagues cannot hold budget increases to a frac tional minimum in a time of declining enrollment and fiscal restraint perhaps we need new people to try a different approach Education director Beevor did little to ease the pain for annoyed Acton ratepayers who atten ded his dropin session recently The school budget as we see it Is most cer tainly NOT pared to the bone Mr Beevor Still to come Halton regions municipal budget due next Wed nesday Elaborate hiring proposals from most of the regional departments have already made a mockery of regional councils former commitment to a grandstanding hiring freeze but outside consultants decided last year that Halton cant do its appointed job unless the bureaucracy grows along with the budget Much of the hiring department heads say will merely bring Halton into line with regional administrations elsewhere Two points come to mind here first the key word appointed Halton taxpayers did not ask for a modernized version of the old county system the Old Way could work no lunger to be sure but its only fair that the provincial government that forced regionalization upon us eight years ago should continue financing its concept rather than cutting back on regional funding or adding to its workload by shrugging off some previously provin cial responsibilities Second regional councillors seem ready to grant department heads their requested additional staff but wont do the same for Police Chief James Harding The chf ef s request for additional officers to fight a rising crime rate is the reason why the police budget was recently referred back to the police commission for further trimming Regional council wants to hire more bureaucrats to upgrade its own services but wont do the same for the police Maybe the police com mission should have hired its own out side consultants not that the need for more policemen is in question here Does crime pay With a bit of a shock Halton Hills witnessed its own miniature ver sion of Clifford Olson recently when the crown attorney introduced former hired killer Cecil Kirby to testify in the Dominion Hotel murder trial Revealed following last weeks verdict against the Acton hotels for mer owner were a few facts about the crowns witness an exbiker whod made a considerable fortune blowing businesses up burning them down and generally accepting peoples money to do their dirty work Tor them Kirby was granted immunity by Ontarios attorneygeneral in late 1980 so he would Inform police about criminal activities in which hed been involved He turned up in the Dominion Hotel trial recalling how the owner had initially asked him to burn the establishment down as an insurance con Owner Mercurl sub sequently decided to do the job him self killing a hotel resident in the process a jury concluded last week With headed for Jail justice seems to have been accom modated but in Kirbys case we won der just how much of a judicial trade off we can tolerate Canadas solicitorgeneral and national police force created a storm of controversy last year when they ad mitted theyd paid convicted killer Clifford Olson to provide them their only substantial evidence against him- The BC murderer of young in nocents goes to jail of course but his wife benefits from his crimes So it seems with Kirby whose policesolicited testimony has admit tedly put five murder conspirators behind bars In exchange for his testimony we are angered to learn Kirby is paid a year in expen ses gets free accommodations and depends on roundtheclock security guards What do the Kirby and Olson convey to our young people I thought you said crime doesnt pay we can hear them ask Valuable testimony or not police cannot morally offer such deals to those whose cnminal affairs warrant only punishment Rather than bar tering for testimony with handsome incomes and virtual freedom perhaps we should offer them their very life In return for justice April is Cancer Month The cost of cancer Cancer research is costly An average of 61 cents out of every dollar raised by the Canadian Cancer Societys April campaign goes directly to research Charles Cliffe Ontario Division Volunteer Campaign Chairman said without the generous support of the Canadian public our support of cancer research would not be possible Nor would the Society be able to continue its programs of public education and cancerpatient services The Societys 1962 theme We need you now more than ever refers to the Societys concern that some people may feel that due to the success of the fundraising efforts of Terry continued public support of the Society is not necessary Mr Chffe stated Terrys wish was that all Marathon of Hope Funds would be used for new innovative research programs that could not have otherwise been funded For that reason per cent of the Terry Fox Funds went to the National Cancer Institute The money raised during the Societys Annual April campaign will fund existing research programs as well as the Societys ongoing Education and Patient Service programs The latter two programs represent and per cent of the Societys income respectively leaving on page As PQ Constitution opposition should prompt royal restraint By Stewart MacLeod Ottawa Buret at The Herald Even as Ibo big dram nearer Its still difficult to see why the government feels i necessary to bring the Queen to Ottawa to proclaim our new constitution In Tact the closer we get to ceremony the more we wonder about he governments singleminded deter mination to turn the pa trio lion pageant Into an event of majestic proportions Vie can only hope that the Queen will manage to avoid any embarrassments during the three days she will spend with us It would be different if Canadians were all united around our new and were itching for an excuse to national blowout But And to long the country divided 1 am not no sure Its fair to bring the Queen into on alleged national wingding Its not as though she has be there she could cosily send the new constitution by courier and it could be proclaimed without any royal assistance WANTS PARTY But IheTrudeau government from the beginning has been determined to couple pa trio lion with a party that It be a great state occasion during which all Canadians should celebrate And given Prime Minister Trudcau life long obsession with giving Canada a new constitution one can understand his enthusiasm If all 10 provinces had agreed on the new constitution It would be very difficult to argue against such a celebration But the fact is we didnt get Quebecs agreement and so unfor tunately the new constitution remains divisive What we are doing In effect is bringing the Queen into the midst or on Internal disagreement The prime minister has made it amply clear how be feels that the separatist government of Rene would never agree with other governments on a new constitution that on constitutional Issues it la the federal government and not the provincial government thai best represents he people of Quebec and that there la no reason why the Parti Quebecols should spoil a national celebration Aa Ihe prime minister told a news conference he couldnt care less whether comes to ceremony I a great many agree with Trudcau on that STARTS SMARTING But Just the same there is no point InpouringBaltlnexIstingwounds And as Premier Levesque talks about counterevents It would appear that he Is beginning to smart from the sail Qucbecers be said do not accept the Queen of England bringing us our symbolic Independence And officials of the Parti said they are trying to organ lie massive demonstrations In both Montreal and Hull Demonstrations In Hull could probably be seen from Parliament Hill where the Queen will be proclaim Ing Ihe new constitution In fact there Is little to prevent demonstration from crossing various bridges into Ottawa In any event you can be sure that television cameras will be carefully focused on the demonstrators thus ensuring hat Ihe Queen wont have the whole day to herself And if aha has to be wrapped In a blanket of security It wont do much for tho party atmosphere I would much prefer under exist circumstances to see Canada get a new constitution in a simple lowkey and dignified ceremony that would involve all federal party leaders and agreeable premiers Then when the duslsetUes Ihere Is no reason why the Queen couldnt come to Canada and perhaps even enjoy herself for a couple of days Awaiting Millers budget a matter of crippled economies Queens Park By Derek Nelson Queens Park Bare a of The Herald What is Treosurer Frank Miller setting us up for Are we due for a stiff round of tax increases in the budget expected later his month as any reading of Millers statements as they appeared in the past couple of months would Or Is Miller pulling the federal trick of being ultra scary right now so that when his budget does come In the lax increases in it wont seem so bad after all Miller does have problems Government In Ontario is committ ed delivering a vast range of services to the public These must be paid for and contrary to the pro fessional protestors erica of cut backs as sacred cows programs are incapable of being trimmed In 1M1 the price tag was billion up from billion in I960 Moreover it Is obvious from the high percentage increases the province is promising groups like universities and municipalities that spending is going to pass billion and maybe billion DEFICIT GROWTH It looks like government spending will outperform inflation again this coining year as it tends o do in a recession meaning an even greater proportion of the goods and services produced by the people of Ontario in 1982 will have to go to feed the tape worm of government Millers problem is how to pay for these soaring costs He has only two options Increase the deficit or raise taxes In 1961 the deficit predicted to come in at under billion actually exceeded ft billion And because of the recession which depresses revenue 1982 is bound to be worse And thats if Miller does nothing more than last year Li fact as mentioned above the province Is bumping expenditures on Its own while Miller will also have to do with a smaller Increase in grants from the federal government than usual Why then not Just let the deficit climb After all future generations are the ones Ihe government borrowing from and they dont vote In present Economist John Keynes theory of deficit financing is whs governments like say they are following they 11 is theory said In bad times borrows to stimulate the economy in good limes govern ment pays the money back That makes sense Governments unfortu nately always find new needs to spend cash upon In good times and never do pay anything back Quebec leads provincial govern ments In the borrowing league lis billion budget includes billion In borrowing a proportion so high the New York credits markets expressed Bingo Quebec now talks about TAXES UP Ontario Is nowhere close to being In a financial mess equivalent to Quebecs but still to retain our Triple A best credit rating here an limits to what Miller can seek So that brings back to taxes OHIP premiums and the usual sin taxes alcohol tobacco are bound lo go up and suspect base rate for provincial income tai may be shifted again as it was last year In the short run this Juggling of deficits and taxes will work In the long run as the experience of country afler country has proven you cannot spend lo Infinity and tax to extravagance without crippling your economy How far ore we down thai road IM v municipalities have agreed to North school boards plan to build new high schools at Georgetown and Acton and add a gymnasium at Milton opposes the plan because they say the coal involved is loo great and favors no building at all until the are sharing costs on actual assessments rather than on arbitrary figures When that Is done suggests building one high school in Acton at a figure whereby the government subsidy would apply to the tola cost School board members expressed surprise at decision council accepted the bid of Malacaat Company of Toronto for spraying weeds at mile on both sides of the road Council will purchase 140 gallons of Green Cross commercial weed kill No 96 at a price of a gallon President of County CCF Association for a second term la Stan Allen of Georgetown Mr Allen who is a member of the Georgetown Council is employed by Smith and Stone where ha president of the Union He was reelected to off Ice at the annual meeting in the Farmers Hall in Milton Committee members are Frank of Georgetown and William Coleman of Acton TWENTY YEARS school classes In Georgetown are dead At an open meeting to stir Interest in 111 fated classes Tuesday night eleven people most of Ihem committee members turned up draw curtain on night school which began here nine years ago Miss Jean pointed out that this years enrollment was below last years expenses the same but revenue sagging badly The committee had threatened to call it quits last year public response at a similar meeting had been sufficient to give green llghtforthlspastterm II was the small turnout this year that rang ihe death knell for night school Paul Armstrong chairman of the Georgetown Units campaign for Canadian Cancer Society asks Georgetown citiiens to support the campaign to best of their ability Georgetowns quota is for this years annual April drive To the average Halton resident Just what does the County Councils budget mean There are approximately 118000 residents in county The entire population is bound to raise It of tho tola county expenditure on a mill rate of six mills based on their 10G1 assessment This means each man woman and child In awes his Governments BO this year Residents the five North municipalities have an additional cents per capita to raise this year to pay off outstanding debenture on tho new Acton George town and Milton high schools The total payment of Is due this year from the northern towns and townships TEN YEARS A CO- A nutty navy composed of barrel rafts rubber boats canoes kayaks and some craft which would look more at home in a Junk art exhibition will cruise down the Credit River from east Glen Williams to Nerval Saturday in the Georgetown sixth annual Crazy Boat Race Jaycee publicity officer Don Rick told The Herald he expects 100 entries Since the original race number of entries has been steadily growing and last year hit the mark Should Georgetown have a municipally operated taxsubsidized bus service Residents are Ibis week The survey being made by the Toronto firm of Dekeuw Cather Company Ltd was ordered by town council II is the second stage in an study The first phase which the firm presented to council in February indicated the firms opinion that a bus service is needed here A private service has been operated for several yean by Georgetown Transportation Company At present there are four trips from the east end to downtown mornings end two trips mornings and one afternoons from downtown to the east iraGeorgetownsysIem were approved the Ontario government would subsidise yearly deficits by per cent With households including apartments in Georgetown estimated yearly deficit for a bus service would be The villagers of won their battle against change Tuesday afternoon when County Road Committee unanimously rejected the design study by Cather which proposed various roads through and around Limehouse The same firm of consultants were asked to study alternate truck routes with special emphasis on the Fourth Line out lo Highway A delegation of Limehouse residents appeared before the commit tee and presented a petition of names Residents urged the retention of Limehouse as it is the preservation of railway bridge as a unifying link for the community no new roads no lax hike to subsidize tho extractive industries no heavy truck traffic through the village the maintenance of the present road for existing traffic and the Improve ment of Fourth Line to Highway by widening and pa vlna ONE YEAR than worth of health and social service programs nine staff positions and road reconstruction projects that were to Include the of the hazardous viewRlver Drive Intersection may have all fallen victim to regional budget cutbacks The cuts were recommended Wednesday by the administration and finance committee with almost all of the reglons24councillorspresent Chief administrative officer Ernie Is taking the budget back to regions Individual departments to see If ihere are additional cuts thai could be made The budget will then be presented council for approval Wednes day Halton MP Otto Jelinek delighted with his appointment corporate affairs critic In the Conservative shadow cabinet Mr said Tory leader la aware of Mr in small business It enlarges my inters it from strictly small businesses medium aid large corporations as well he commented It be a very challenging portfolio to handle The only negative In an therwise smoothlyconducted 12day strike by Halt an region public works employees took the form a traffic injury Thursday morning which left on of the strikers hospitalized following a at the picketed landfill site regional police charged a 23year old man from Longford Mills Ontario with dangerous driving after the small dump truck he was driving ran over plcketer of POETS CORNER Always Missed Freda was always there Her heart kept time lie eternal clock She was thb Mans Best Friend Her persistent nose me from my sleep Her voice signs lied the arrival of an nfs miliar presence There were times when annoyed me The harshness of my words struck no blow been about a year now since she quit Ibis I moor the loss of her furry bring and look forward la the reunion of two friends RRlBedea