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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 10, 1982, p. 1

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Local Vote Yes committee g remains ske Disarmament receives 71 per cent support While Halloo Hills ran below lc national aver age in Its support for global disarmament the town Vole Yes Commit We is pleased and gratified by the results of Monday s municipal refe rendum on the issue About per cent of Ihe lawn voters supported global disarmament compared to a rough national verage of per cent Coram tee spokes man Janet Duval of George attributed the difference in part to the fact that Toronto Vote Yes campaigners for example canvassed for support doortodoor Locally a nucleus of six workers plus about II helpers made appeals lo council supplied media for pro disarmament information and muster strong support part among church groups for full page newspaper advertise merits Among those who declined to financially support those ads Ontario Premier Bill Davis and Brampton Georgetown UP John Mc Dermid who questioned the reasoning behind holding a municipal refe rendum on such an Inter national issue during an Interview with The Herald yesterday day morning ANY MP The Conservative MP voiced strong reservaii oca about dealing with the Soviet on such a matter but expressed hope that Canada Unit Nations delegates will take a prominent role in arranging a vote ihere on the issue and should disarmament get the wide support anticipated in mediating a solution to the arms race between the US and Soviet Union As for Ottawa s resp onse to the municipal referenda be said it is possible for any MP lo propose a resolution urg the UN to take action but for Mr McDermid and his fellow Conser vatives the matter would Tint have to be discussed in party caucus But the Impetus should really come from the government he said If the opposition pro poses some action they II Just shoot it down Mrs Duval for her part is this week mailing copies of the full page newspaper ads to Ottawa Washington London Moscow the United Nations and the headquarters of the Euro pean Economic Commu nity On personal basis she Join the thousands of peaceful demons expected outside ihe Litton Systems plant In Toronto tomorrow Thursday Site of a recent bombing the plant manufactures guidance systems for the American nuclear Cruise missiles The Remembrance Day demonstration Is in protest against Canada role In the arms race Mrs Duval commented that the results of Man day referenda in towns across Canada put stronger pressure on the UN and Ottawa and could give Prime Pierre more cause to pursue his theory of focal on of the arms race HAVE EFFECT Is the local Vote Yes Committee optimistic that the results v ill have their red effect in Ottawa or at the UN You had to be opt stic going into this thing Mrs Duval said If roth lug happens at those levels we at least know a lot of people were talking about disarmament and seeds were planted In a lot of minds Mai be next ear if Canada decides to build a missile of its own people will remember and object We re happy many people have talked about it Mrs Duval pointed out that a recent Gallup poll showed per cent of Canadians in favor of armament The local committee and its coun terparts in other towns and cities at least raised that percentage she said The widespread supp ort for disarmament indicates that people arc concerned Mr McDermid acknowledg ed but Ihe question remains why a munlci pal referendum rather than a national one as part of the next federal election It t matter where you stand he commented is for mutual bilateral disarmament or on of nuclear arms The most avid right winger is in favor of that I gel very concerned about trusting that an bear though They re very cocky right now very aggressive I do not trust the communists right now The US cant say were going to stop making arms and the Russians have to follow suit They re not going to The answer ir there is to be one must begin with the UN Mr McDermid said 1 would hope that Canada can take a much stronger position at the UN hesaid We tend to be very shy there but maybe we can take the initiative and be the honest broker In lions The matter under right now and as long as they re talking they re not shooting 877-5213- or Home Newspaper of Ha I ton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10 1982 ltd 8776928 Highway 7 GwKvatown BEST DEAL A CAPITAL DEAL ELEC CENTRAL Mason scores onl upset High voter turnout but few surprises Keen voter Interest the triumphant return to politics of former mayor Tom Hill and widespread support for global disarmament combined to make an otherwise predictable election memorable Monday night Mayor Pete breezed to a third term in office defeating 27 year old challenger Glen with more than votes to spare The election sole upset came in Ward twoway DougMason Acton hydro superintendent edged Incumbent commissioner McEachern by less than 300 votes Of the towns FOR THIRD TERM Herald photo by Chris Pete had no problem winning a third term as mayor in Monday election but he had acknowledge the message banded him by more than voters mostly Ac too la who rallied to support challenger Glen McKtnilr a year old political rookie who believe Job creation should come under municipal Jurisdiction Helping the reelected mayor celebrate his victory at Georgetown Chateau Restaurant Monday night were campaign cochairmen Paul Campbell left and Rick West Immigration cuts justified MP ible voters almost 11 turned up at the polls for a voter turn out of about percent Du IMP earn palp in which most of the member town council was acclaimed there was a voler lurnout of about percent while in with Pete and then mayor Tom Hill squaring off the turnout was per cent Tom Hill of Glen Willi the farmer ing councillor who became Hills first mayor when the new town was formed in returns to the council chamber next term after a four year absence A minimum of campaigning but a strong stand on the issues won Mr Hill a victory over Joke and Peter Norton He Joins reelected Sheldon and acclaimed regional Buss Miller In the Ward contingent In Ward where the departure of Roy Booth and John McDonald unopposed jump into regional poti lies left two local council seats open realtor Finn Poulstrup 3S and realtor turned car salesman Phil Carney are the new faces on council They be joined by another political rookie Rick Bonnctte who signs on as Ward 1 new representative replacing Terry Former councillor Dick Howitt chairman of the town a library board and a Meet your 198285 councillors trustees hydro reps Ward by ward reports page A2 lawyer by profession will assume the Ward 2 board of education seat vacated last term by death of Belly Walker He defeated Jim by a vote margin Otherwise the old faces have returned lo council both school boards and the town s hydroelectric commission Re elected along with Mayor roy were councillors Pave Whiting and Ross el in Ward 1 Miller and Pam Sheldon in Ward and Horry Levy and Marilyn Serjeantson in Word But for Mr Mason a hydro commission upset Tennant Murt Allison and Bill Smith constitute the same board Arlenc Bruce returns as Ward 1 s public school trustee along with Betty Fisher in Wards and 4 Irene McCaulcy continues as separate school trustee while Mark Bradley of Milton makes his political debut in the same board of education Roman Catholic trustee scat currently occupied by his father Herald Special A cut in next years immigration levels of about per cent ced last Monday is tied by the gloomy situation says local MP John the Conservative immigration critic In an interview from Ottawa Mr BramptonGeorgetown MP said the govern decision to allow in only skilled workers destined far Jobs that can be filled by dians is in the interests of potential Immigrants as well as this country 1 3 million unemployed It s very unfair to them to welcome them to our country and not have employment for them However he said he was disappointed that the cuts included two groups independent bus ness men and Polish refugees which he said should be welcomed to Canada He said the country businessmen with money to invest who could create not fill Canadian jobs And the decision to reduce tho quota for the Eastern European refu gees by half to next year was surprising Mr McDermid said in light of the thousands still left in Austrian refugee The bleak picture was cited by Immigration Minister Lloyd Axworthy as the major reason for reduc ing the annual lmmlgra lion and refugee quotas The number of govern ment assisted refugees to be admitted next year has been reduced to persons from in 1982 Motion fails BramptonGeorgetown MP John ihe federal Conservative immigration critic last week presented the House of Commons with a resolution demanding an inquiry Into the ment practices of Atomic Energy Canada Ltd the Crown corporation which is considering Laying off 1 workers and shutting down two Cape Breton heavy water plants Mr McDermid sought assur ance that qualified Canadians are getting jobs not foreigners The motion was rejected by the House however when MPs denied Us the for debate She knows all about the DID THE TRICK Who Maybe helped for sore Rebecca left and Katie Carney shared excitement after be became a Ward fecal councillor along with Flan Monday night Rntca and Katie pal their artistic talent together and cam op with this campaign which hong outside tfcetr Church Street bone far several weeks while the race warned I Herald photo A Georgetown resident with years of experience In the advertising indus try has been named first promotions coordin ator for the community downtown core bus I Improvement area and Chamber of Comm Sue Graham who holds an honors graduate cert from a Sheridan College advertising prog ram win assume her promotional duties Jan working with local bus groups and omen to lmprtne relations in area She began her career in advertising with news papers working as an ad SUE GRAHAM vertblng consultant with The Herald and Later the Brampton Doily Times Ms Graham left news paper advertising after completing a shopping centre management course and eventually be came marketing director for Vietem Developments Ltd coordinating pro motions for six shopping centres between MJniss- and Ottawa While living in George town for the past 14 years Ms Graham became act ively Involved with the local Girl Guides She public rda tions advisor for the Hal ton division of the Girl Guides of Canada Ms Graham Is also a licensed real estate agent working In Georgetown Raving laid a on of Acton Cab a bows solemnly before the cenotaph in front of the community Trinity United Church on Mill Street members right formed the color guard si be Georgetown and Acton services held to remember victim of two world wars and the Korean conflict I Remembrance Day 1 tomorrow Thursday See alio pages A4 sad Alt Herald pbotot by Chris I

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