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Home Newspaper of Halton HI lis Established 1866 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown Ontario L7Q GARNET Publisher and General Manager DAVE Editor PHONE J STEVEN FOREMAN Advertising Manager Second Clin Mill Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday April Cutting red tape Its nice to know weve cut through some of the red tape Having our Hilis Official Plan approved by the provincial government should make things easier for developers Over 13 years of work went into the plan which ser ves as a framework for decisions about the towns growth The document will allow town staff to process ap plications for construction faster If the recession high interest rates and a search for adequate water supplies hasnt been enough paperwork was just another burden for developers Construction of housing and new industry in Hills over the past five years has slowed considerably The latest census figures from Statistics Canada proves our population has almost reached a zero growth level New industrial growth will provide jobs for more people in town and help ease our tax burdens Merchants would get a shot in the arm by the customers they might attract if our population increases Halton Hills needs a slow controlled type of growth to help us reach our potential as a town We can benefit by increased services new people and more industry Approval of the Official Plan will help Acton Chamber Time for action A merger with Georgetown isnt the answer to the Acton Chamber of Commerces woes Whats needed is a new round of commitment and enthusiasm to make prosper The town needs the leadership of its business community to act as a strong voice for industrial and retail establishments Recent meetings held by the Acton Chamber of Commerce had poor turnouts Already the Chamber has decided its impossible to help with Ciderfest events in con junction with the summer outdoor festival called Leather- town Market Its a shame dedicated people such as president Steve Dawkins director Ted Tyler plus a handful of others are left holding the bag The Acton Chamber isnt running out of steam it just needs a chance to throw more coal on the fire Acton has the business talent to draw from If the Chamber can get a better response from the business community each member can contribute a little but as a whole many projects will be accomplished Nevertheless maybe its time to ask for citizen volunteers to help with Chamber projects The organization lobbies in the interests of all Actonians One example is the ongoing fight to have a VIA Rail stop in Ac ton The Chamber can hang on in its weakened state But theres more that can be done before throwing in the towel Who do we know that can afford to send a letter Odds favor Conservatives Queens By Derek Can cither or the two major opposition parlies the Liberals or New Democrats overhaul the Conservativ es commanding lead In the polls and produce the first nonTory government in Ontario In years Or neither can achieve that goat can one pummel the other so badly as to make Ontario to all intents and purposes a twoparty rather than a threeparty province The widespread expectation course is that Premier Prank Millers Progressive Conservatives are headed for an easy majority government victory The current standing In the Legislature is Conservatives Liberals 22 and three vacant lvo Liberals one Tory optimists talk of topping BO this time I Both the Liberals and New out Democrats scoff at that Leader Bob talks of knocking the Conser vatives down to a minority and the Liberals arc dreaming of forming their own minority POLLS SAY The odds favor the Conservatives If they didnt hove the commanding lead in the polls hat they reputedly do about per cent they wouldnt be calling the election Still there arc a Tew unanswered questions about this campaign that will make It different from any Ontario has seen for a long time For one thing Premier Frank Miller is relatively unknown to electorate People who voted for Bill Davis rather than for the PCs in 1061 are open to having their vote swayed Moreover polling indicates Miller has an Image problem among many Third World and southern European immigrants and their descendants TAG Should either Rae or Liberal Leader David Peterson succeed in tagging Miller with unpopular or unrepresentative views and positions or if he muscues by himself he could be badly hurt In short this Isnt like 1981 where the sole question was whether Davis would regain his majority or not The 1985 campaign will be much more fluid The Conservatives have tried to defuse one possible source of trouble that a Miller government will appear too rightwing or conserva tive For the past couple or weeks they have made a string of announcements designed to shore up their left flank from lowering the ceiling for rent review to four per cent from six per cent to funding thousands of new daycare spaces NO EXCITEMENT Meanwhile the opposition parties are Jockeying to slake out terrain as the real opposition both seeking to be the recipient of any lime for a change mood that might be generated during the campaign Both talk of knocking the other into third spot But for all of the promises and maneuvering going on at the moment one suspects the politicians are so for making very little impact on the public in general There is a quietude among the populace except on the issue of separate school funding The effect of that is a puzzle Far reaching implications MPs privileges breached Easter message Operation Eyesight Dear Sir As a war widow Easter has always had a very special meaning for me Like many of your readers who have lost the ones who have meant the most to them the message of Easter new life hope and renewal has been a great comfort May I share with those readers a way I found to make the message of Easter even more mean ingful and at the same time provide a continu ing memorial and tribute to a loved one 1 do It by under writing the cost of sight restoring cataract operations on destitute blind people In the devel oping world It only costs for the surgery medicines hospital care cataract glasses food while In hospital and follow up care As you can understand when a blind person receives the gift of sight it is for hem the gin of a new life almost a resur rection in fact the once blind call it coming back from that other world If any of your read ers would like to give someone new life for only I suggest that they send their cheque or money order to a Cann dian charity that organi zes these sight restora tions Operation Eye sight Universal Box 123 Station Col- gory Alberta T2P This Is a registered charity and contributi ons are tax deductible Receipts for income tax purposes are issued right away Ive been supporting Operation Eyesight for many years and have never ceased to wonder that they can do so much for so tulle Your readers will receive a patient identi fication cord showing the name sex and the own village or tribal urea of patient This curd Is signed by the officiating surgeon Knowing that you have given someone new life is such a grand way to celebrate Easter Sincerely Mrs Margaret Magazines for Dear Sir Tom his campaign are used for various school dy aware thai ihe programs and student Georgetown High School activities students run a magazine year the students campaign at this time also voted to desig- year The proceeds of heir earn- Article goes a long way Dear Sir Your front page article dated March 1985 regarding hubby goes willingly to gruelling marathon went a long way In helping the East er Seal drive of reach our objective in our community The enthusiasm of people like the Marchands and the deserved our wholehearted support I know that physical ly disabled children across Ontario were with nil the way The overwhelming support those people who visited the marath on are also to be commended The article in the Herald was the catalyst for many of our fine citizens to Jump on bandwagon and cheer these tremendous contributors for their splendid endeavour So bravos to you Mr Cows ill and your staff Happy Easter Sincerely yours JSam 1085 Easter Seal Chairman The Rotary Club of Georgetown to Cystic Fibrosis an inherited disease which claims the lives of more children than any other disease next to For this reason the students are hoping to reach a greater segment of the town than in other years The Club is helping to promote this project in ihe media and through use of letters and flyers In 1970 and 1980 GDHS was school selling magazines in Canada At present Paris D H S Is champ Georgetown would like Ihot title back I They are asking for their learns and clubs so that can continue to bring honour to their community Yours truly Morny Malcolmson Georgetown By Stewart Every few days some member of Parliament will rise to complain that one of bis or her many privileges as an MP has been breached and matter should be investigated immediately And Just often the Speaker will rule thai while the MP in question may have a complaint of sorts It doesnt constitute an official breach of parlia mentary privileges The complaint might involve something as simple as a persistent panhandler on Parliament Hill Or It might involve being excluded from an official briefing on the budget or the lack of satisfactory telephone services No one apart from the MP involved and he Speaker who must listen lo the complaint seems to pay much attention to the routine points of privilege thai are raised In the Commons But every once in a while one will come along that seems to have farreaching Implications And such was the cose when Sheila the outspoken Liberal MP from Hamilton East rose to talk about the fact that her mother had been informed by the Tory government that she would not be reappointed as a Canadian citizenship court Judge And what specifically upset the MP was a newspaper story which quoted State Secretary Walter McLean as suggest ing Ihe dismissal wes related lo the verbal activities of her daughter CONTEXT QUESTIONED The newspaper reporter apparent ly asked Mr McLean whether his decision not to reappoint Mrs Copps was politically motivated and he was quoted as Saying You check the record What her daughters had to say about the government ones from that party to enter Parlia ment in last Septembers general election was understandably upset In other words she said the government has decided to punish me for my criticism or It in Parliament and has given this reason for me avoid Ihe same mistake in the future Various versions of House rules moke it clear that it is a breach of privilege to Influence a members actions through any form of threat And Mr McLeans reported comments while perhaps not constitu ting a direct threat would certainly leave the impression that MPs with close relatives on the government payroll might want to watch what they say The stale secretary speaking In his own defence did little lo clear up the matter He talked about the words being taken in a new context whatever that means and that far from one was affirming the open process around the appoint ments Government House Leader Ray Una I shy did come to the ministers aid and somehow managed to Interpret his remarks as a categorical denial of newspaper report He said It was absolutely incorrect and false Behold the Lamb CLERGY bloody Lamb Who died With nails In feel and hands A spear has pierced His sacred side i I BEHOLD THE John 119 Heboid Lamb Who lakes away The sin of ail race His life and death ransom pay And earn the Fathers grace Behold the Lamb Who paid Our else unending debt ill in were all he laws obeyed That we had never kepi Behold the Lamb Whose every breath Was drawn serve unserved Upon Ihe cross He died the death That we had well deserved Heboid Ihe Lamb of Vtho took Our sin and paid Ihe price As written In Ihe Rook Himself Arid then glorious arose Reclaimed Ihe life He gave Tu prove forgiveness Scripture shows He left an empty grave The living Lamb Is lie Who reigns In glory grace and might Far air Ills dying pains And we thai in Ills light Dr John M I utheran Church So far as I know no one else got hat Impression NO BREACH Speaker John Bosley said he regarded the complaint as a serious mailer and wanted to give it further study before deciding whether It should be referred to ihe Commons committee on privileges and elections Two days later he ruled that it came down to a factual conflict between a report In the press and the statement of a member to the effect that he or she had been improperly quoted In such a case he said he must always take the word of the member in this case the minister And with that he closed tire matter Its my view that this was a bad decision perhaps the first one commit ted by this particular Speaker Apart from talking about a new context the minister did little to disassociate the dismissal of Ihe senior Mrs from the political comments of her daughter Anyone who read the newspaper stories and the parliamen tary arguments which followed them would It seems to me be left with the clear impression that ihe political activities of a duly elected member of Parliament were taken into considera tion when a relative lost a Job with the federal government This impression or even a faint whiff of it should not be allowed to continue In any form And its even more disagreeable when opposition MPs ore so vastly outnumbered by the governing Conservatives POETS CORNER CREATURE OF HABIT Dont sit in my casu al my table during my time Dont wear hat brown jacket Ibe blue striped tie the gold Wednesday THIRTY YEARS Tost trophy winner this year in the Industri al hockey league was the strong Smith and Stone entry after they defeated Bums Transport TownclerkJohnD Kelly produced 89 letters submitted by men seeking the new position of police chief Lawrence Maughan takes the position of product engineer at Provin cial Paper Ltd Fred Wilds of Acton and Cliff Davison of Glen Williams each receiv ed f9 payments from the township of Esquesing for bagging three foxes each Mrs Irwin McPherson won a inch Admiral television In a gift draw at Silvers of Georgetown and Georgelowns Douglas Peck was inducted as president of the Baptist Young People of FIFTEEN YEARS AGOGeorgetown District High School principal Mac Baxter reported a bomb threat at the school which ted to class suspension Gary Johnson won a two minute shopping spree at the EGA on Street in a lucky draw sponsored by the Georgetown Jnycett- es Georgetowns Joe Martin the most senior local resident celebrated his 104th birthday April 1 The law firm of Dodokln and Sopinka has added a third lawyer to heir staff Thomos Graham An unusually high water bill of ISO was sent Mrs Marion Carlson who cant explain it and who was told by the Water Commission to pay it TEN YEARS R Sykes has recently been appointed as second counsellor to Bishop Floyd Murphy of the Toronto fifth ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of the LatterDay Saints Damage to the ball park in the Glen is estimated at following Ihe Credit flooding this year The town has approved grants to aid the Georgetown and Acton minor hockey associations in their operations for with I960 and MM respectively An entry form drawn George town Hobbies and Crafts netted Audrey Williams of Georgetown a set of stainless steel cutlery The Georgetown International Bantam Tournament was won by Burlington this year and Dan Gunning of the Burlington team was chosen best FIVE YEARS vice president and general manager or Canadian Odeon Theatres confirmed the sale of Georgetowns Cinemas Three to his company Hutchinson of Acton Seniors Residence celebrated her BOth birthday Sunday The Georgetown and District annual art auction reported total gross sales of and netted according to chairman Irene Fairies EDITORS NOTE An addendum to this weeks Hal tons History Harvey Dewhurst from Acton called to mention that last week was the anniversary of when his brother Allan began working at The Herald under the editorship of Mr Moore A diabetic Allan passed away because of his condition at Ihe age of in having spent less than a year at the newspaper helping to run the press Many disabled persons have learned thai they or someone close to them must become well versed In their medical condition This is necessary in order to receive proper medical treat ment One can not make sound decisions without enough information Too many disabled do not take the same effort when 11 comes to taxes If you or a dependent Is disabled you should phone Tor medical expenses interpretation bulletin IT225R If you are on home dialysis also ask for or IT380 if deaf or mute If you requires mobility device such as braces cane or prosthesis form T2201 REV may be worth a deduction If you are looking for more information that Is written in a language very close to English try some of the CCH guides to taxes For the dedicated there is paragraphs 110 and subsections of Income Tax Act and Regulation II Is unlikely that person you pay to fill out your taxes is going to be aware of all your expenses as thev relnle condition You must be prepared to help him with proper questions if he is not an expert in medical deductions Except for those on form medical Information Is now on ihe General form not the short Important changes include allow ing expenses for hearingear dogs hydraulic wheelchair litis for vehicles diapers and disposable briefs for Individuals incontinent due to illness or affliction Also the deductions for being confined to a bed or wheelchair have been extended to those not confined for 12 months provided the period was at Ihe end of the year and will continue for least 12 months If treatment is over miles or kilometers away transportation can be claimed in some cases Simple Items such as eg lasses and dentures are allowed expenses as are orthopedic shoes if prescribed by a doctor Most Information is written in simple English and can be obtained free either from the lax office at or your local library You si ill may wish to pay someone to complete jour Tl but you will be assured that the many deductions available to the handicapped will have been considered