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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 45 Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario 3Z6 GARNET Publisher and General Manager DAVE Editor PHONE 8772201 J STEVEN FOREMAN Advertising Manager Second Clui Mill Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday April 17 Crazy Boat Race Help required More security needs to be hired for next years Crazy Boat Race The weather and water conditions at the race April 6 underline the need for additional safety measures Beer cans that floated past the finish line even before the first boats arrived told a sad story It indicated that some participants were willing to risk their lives and those of others to get an additional high by drinking before the race As if the challenge of maneuvering freezing cold waters with a tricky current isnt enough for thrUlseekers Alcohol mixed with frigid temperatures is a dangerous combination A person doesnt feel the cold as fast but alcohol acts faster in bringing on hypothermia A boat racer under the influence of alcohol makes it more difficult for the rescue patrol and puts added strain on the ambulance and medical staff called in to help Besides the Crazy Boat Race is a family event and having so many crews blatantly drinking isnt setting a good example to our youth The are a small service club who works hard and does a good job organizing the race but they need more help to turn away drinkers At rock concerts police are hired to check the audience at the door for those trying to sneak in alcohol The same thing must be done next year at the Crazy Boat Race The costs may be high bat the job has to be done before an unfortunate accident occurs Great way to grow No need to thank me just part of my mokework program The elusive womens vote By Derek Volunteer Week is particularly meaningful in Halton Hills We have more than our share of volunteers in town who make so many programs projects and services work Join with us this week April 1420 in congratulating those who donate the most valuable commodity possible time Think of our volunteers who spend hours away from their families work and friends to help others Volunteering can be an enjoyable experience not just a task required for a communityminded citizen There are benefits in being a volunteer Its a chance to learn skills develop a hobby make friends and in vigorate an organization with new ideas We agree with the motto of Volunteer Week- Its a great place to grow Volunteering is a learning experience It shows how a town can pull together with the help of dedicated people Check out candidates April 23 at SacreCoeur parish hall is the date for an allcandidates meeting in Georgetown Sponsored by the service club it gives us a chance to size up our local candidates We urge everyone who has registered to vote to at tend the meeting Come with an open mind and listen to each of what the party candidates have to say Come armed with questions on issues about which you are concerned Were blessed with free elections and should take advantage of opportunities given us to make what we feel is the best choice to represent us at Queens Park Right to be worried Regional councillors are right to be concerned about the implications of a million award to a Brampton youth At age a youth was paralyzed in a vacant lot owned by the lot after a collision on his dirt bike A recent court decision leads to all sorts of questions about the accountability a town has against accidents on its property It could mean that parks will become highly super vised with restricted hours and more fences It could increase insurance costs In any event tax payers and users of recreational areas could be hard hit with gloomy news Liability suits are a high stakes game which few can afford to pay without proper precautions the v omens vole Was Premier Frank Miller playing to that elusive bloc of voters the pollsters call women when he appointed Belle Stephenson as his deputy The answer is yes He denied it of course and there is no doubt hat Stephenson is as good or better for the post than anyone else in his cabinet he might have named She was a solid supporter of Miller throughout the Tory leadership race and he gave her the low- profile but vitally important job as chairman of management board That board keeps rack of govern men I spending during the year and among the toughest assignments a polillclan can receive Giving her the deputy premiers job as well allows her to retain the high profile she acquired as minister of major ministries first Labor and finally Education WHY NOW But the interesting question concerns the timing of the announce rather than the announcement Reporters sow the timing as strictly a political ploy After all it gave Miller a chance to look cm ferial at Queen s Pork as she was sworn in And there is a suspicion the polls show him relatively weak among women volcrS Appointing Stephenson is a symbol that he cures and that he believes In the advancement of women within the That isn I the same thing as token mind you Stephen son rightly reacted strongly to the suggestion she was a token or any kind Anyone who has ever watched her in action would be dumb lo suggest such a thing But again thai docsn mean she isnt a vote getting device The simple truth is thai politicians believe have to do and say certain things to dramatize their commitment women High level appointments arc one of those ways Others involve daycare equal pay laws and abortion It thus came as no surprise when Miller promised 500 more daycare to kick off Ihc election or both the opposition Liberals and New Democrats think thai wasnt enough Miller even has on equal pay law didn make it In rough the last legislative silting because naturally he opposition parties once more thought didnt go far enough ABORTION TOO Even on abortion an emotional topic politicians of all stripes prefer to ovoid and where the three parties have different platforms there is at least agreement on I wo fundamentals First is that current law allows them be performed and abolishing that right is not in the cards The second is that there is a problem with access to abortions in many regions of Ontario Miller would jawbone hospitals to allow more access Liberal Leader David Peterson favors a combination of ravel subsidies and hospital clinics and Leader Bob supports profit nonhospital clinics Polls show women end to favor the Liberals marc than the PCs or the The appointment of Stephenson in middle ot the campaign along he other promises is obviously part of he Tory strategy to change hose sentiments a pricey house By Stewart Its not clear whether the fault lies with the landlord in this case federal government or with the tenant right now It happens to be Liberal Lender John Turner but perhaps we should sadly face the Tact that opposition leaders ore simply not suitable for public housing The public housing were talking about is Stornoway the government- owned residence provided for the Leader of Her Majesty Loyal Opposi lion Its a grand old home in Ottawas exclusive Park area and it has been the official home of opposition years ago II hod been purchased by a group of private citizens who felt thai hesc party leaders shouldnt have la go through he indignity of house hunting the government decided that private citizens shouldnt have to go through the expense of maintaining house and It was taken over by the public works department which had already been looking after Ihc prime ministers residence and summer cottage As houses go Slomoway has proven to be a somewhat pricey undertaking In fact it has been outrageously expensive And as his is being written workmen ore standing around twlddl ing iheir while Mr Turner Is forced to decide on what renovations should be proceeded with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who went through a similar embarrassment 18 months ago has sort of washed his hands of the mailer HUGE OUTLAY And its little wonder Ihat the prime minister would want remain on the sidelines What were talking about here is not your average little touch up If all he desired renovations arc carried out taxpayers will be racing a bill of about And for hot you must admit one would expect a fairly complete overhaul A dually one could assume that the old place was dilapidated if not in absolute ruins But thats not the case not at all The place looks just dandy and so it should because when he moved in a total of was spent bring joint up to scratch At the time that seemed like a fairly complete tuneup They were so proud of their restored home that Ihey hrew several parties introduce friends to their Quebec City interior decorator But he were ralher fortunate that occupancy follow ed on ihc heels of Joe Clark and his family who had brightened up the place to the 35000 II probably would have been more than but when Pierre occupied way during the brief Clark government in 1079 a tola of had been spent o make the old home more liveable Just prior to his during an earlier incarnation Mr Clark had the home improved to the tunc of It was assumed hat when he Turners got around moving in after last Septembers general election that Stornoway would be in tip- top conditi on But alas It wasnt Mr Turners wife two government officials and Ottawa interior designer Maureen Milne toured and found old home was in dire repair In fact was discovered that a whopping would be required lo satisfy everyone We learned ihat Interior designer charged just for her examination and recommenda tions START MAMS Work began immediately with 12000 being spent replace existing wiring plumbing And this little Enforce alcohol rule Campaign well received Dear Sir On behalf of the Georgetown and District Red Cross Branch I would like to thank all those who contributed to our Campaign farFunds during the month of March Generous support came from resi dential rural business and Industrial canvasses The amount is steadily growing despite a poor start due to the weather and we should reach our target of provid ing expected donations ore received We extre mely appreciate the kind and generous response given to most our can May take this oppor tunity to thank all the volunteers particularly those who went out in very difficult weather conditions who helped make the campaign a success To those who took on responsibility si an Area Cap la In District Coordinators chairperson and trail organizers a special lhank you for giving many hours to ensure everything poss was done This year as In he post we enjoyed increased support from McDonalds which help ed the campaign both financially and through additional publicity We would appreciate it if all those residents who give at work would specify Georgetown and District Red Cross for a portion of their donation when they make their commitment In our case the money that comes back lo Georgetown to be as part of our cam paign total and a good portion will be used this area to provide the service for which every effort is being made to maintain Yours sincerely Campaign Chairman Georgetown and District Branch EDITORS NOTE This Idler was riled with The Herald Tor publication Mr Chairman of Junior Chamber of Commerce Box Georgetown Ontario Dear Sirs As Ihe doctor on call in Emergency Depart ment on Saturday April and as chairman of Ihe Emergency Department Committee I would like to express my serious concern the safety of the parti cipants in the Crazy Boat Race Hypothermia can be a serious medical probl em bul when coupled with acute alcoholic intoxication can become a life threate ning emergency The public expects that cents such as the Crazy Boat Race will be con ducted in a very pro fessional fashion No organizing committee of such events where some danger is involved can permit alcoholic bever ages to be consumed prior lo the event or Tor intoxicated persons to partake I feel ihat it is the responsibility of the organizers to create and il nelly enforce regula tions regarding the consumption of alcohol before Crazy Boat Race From what I wit in the Emergency Department on day if tills is nut done I am sure that ihe Com will be faced with tin problem of loss of life or serious injury in the near future The of many people suffering from hypothermia all at once in the Georgetown Emergency Depart men I places a strain on both the staff and facilities and when one has to deal with intoxicated people as II care of all individuals becomes jeo pardized I urn forwarding of this Idler to the Georgetown Herald newspaper as the fastest way of my concerns the general public and future participants It CCFP outlay brought some the amount that has been spent on Storno way in the last 10 years a property that has an estimated value of half of which is applied to the land Mr Turner no doubt acutely embarrassed by his personal bousing crisis ordered a work stoppage when he learned that this latest round of repairs had not been approved by Ihe new advisory council on national residences This council had been established by Mr Mulroney partly to avoid further controversy over horrendous repair bills So with he stoppage work ceased on about worth of cabinet renovations the installation of 30000 worth of and laundry applianc es worth of painting wall papering and floor finishing worth of furniture and other fittings and a staircase demolition With construction halted the place is reported to be in a mess While Mrs Turner still lives in Toronto pending the completion of the repairs Mr Turner was being gently eased out of the heritage farmhouse that is the summer home of Ihe House of Commons Speaker The opposition leader was given the use of this place while Stornoway was being redone but Speaker John Bos ley and more particularly his wife didnt expect the job lake this long In any event Mr Turner got the message and has made arrangements to move into a hotel while some sort of acceptable sol u ion is found for way Until a better idea comes along would offer suggestion that the government sell Slomoway for invest Ihe proceeds and from interest give opposition leader a housing allowance of say 80000-a- year And he could negotiate with private landlords to his hearts content Then he wouldnt lie awake at night wondering how its possible spend to demolish a staircase My kids used do it for nothing POETS CORNER RUGS Here 1 sit in my easy chair Culling up clothes that we used to A dress of Maggie a shirt of mine And trousers I remember the He bought this null how slim he Hell never be thai slim again Heres Knlfijs dress oh what disaster never was Hie same after I Ihrcw lit the washing machine When I took It out it was clean Hut a whole lot smaller than I should hair been Theres suit she bought the city When she went college she looked so And old coat belonged to Its just the colour In edge my mat Now these are those slacks that I made or June THIRTY YEARS AGOCyrll Bucha nan Carl and Gladys Valeriote will join the staff at Acton District High School The local contracting firm of J Mackenzie and Son Limited tendered for construction of three standard classrooms a small store room and a nurses room as additions to- Acton high school Joe SchcrUl is engaged with the KitchenerWaterloo Dutchmen in the Allen Cup playoffs picking up an assist in lost nights game BUI Leslie Manager of the Theatre was the guest of Pictures at the companys ticket selling workshop at the Sutler Hole in Buffalo William Anderson former reeve of Oakville and a man who has been in public life In for many years was the choice for candidate by Halton Liberals at a convention held In Trafalgar Hall last Wednesday FIFTEEN YEARS excell ent presentation was the way Mayor Wheldon described Georgetowns opposition to a Canadian National Railway plan to cut two commuter trains from its schedule Inability to find a suitable water source in the Glen Williams area has resulted in the Ontario Water Resourc es Commission asking Georgetown to reconsider its stand on refusing to supply water to that portion of Esques- township Mrs William McPherson was elected as the new president of Hornby Womens Institute Mable Sanderson was elected president of North Halton Curling Clubs womens section when officers for the season The new golfing pro at Georgetown Golf and Country Club is Jason Ha ugh Georgetowns recreation commit tee hired Susan as or the Community Swimming Pool Norval and Union Presbyterian Churches have called Rev Howard D Smith of Ormstown Quebec to the charge TEN YEARS provincial grant for the Glen Williams ball pork is unlikely according to Doug Colllson recreation director of Halton Hills A letter from Julian Reed did little to further talks with the Halton Board of Education in considering that the school be reopened for the 197576 season Georgetown artist David Vances paintings of area farm scenes found ready buyers at the National Home Show in Toronto last week The Georgetown District High School boys bowling team won the AllOntario High School team title this past weekend at April Lanes In Scarborough Linda Middle ton Andy Long and Mary were presented with trophies and certificates lost Monday as the results of the Halton County Accounting Test were finalized David reels that teachers deserve a round of applause Instead of criticism and recently conducted a poll of he parents who had children In the controversial Three- Dimensional Portrait given at Park School FIVE YEARS than worth of health and social service programs nine staff positions and road reconstruction projects that were to Include the regretting of the hazardous Mountain viewRiver Drive Intersection may have all fallen victim to regional budget cutbacks The McNallyFireflghters celebra ted winning the Ontario double A championship after over three months of Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoffs If you are a person with a disability be it physical mental or emotional a sense of loneliness or isolation may be familiar particularly if you are shut in or feel shut out of society If wis is the case dial The North Halton Distress Centre will answer you with the friendly voice of a volunteer The Centre is familiar with the services In the community and may know of organizations programs or benefits thai could make your life easier or more enjoyable They have Information about the Helping Hands the Physically Handicapped Citizens Association Friends of Schizophren ics Kidney Foundation MakeaWlsh and many others For certain services eg Meals on Wheels and the Red Cross Loan Cupboard the Centre ads as a hour contact With names or doctors psychiatrists psychologists chiropractors and family counsellers they can assist you with referral Maybe you just want to talk or share a laugh Thats fine too Recently the Centre was donated a telephone deaf device TDD so the hearing or Impaired with access toe keyboard are able to phone in Bridging the gap is vital to this segment of our population who face a dally barrier of communication For the mobility Impaired an accessibility guidebook which was just completed by the March of Dimes is located at the Centre as well as the library Anyone wishing to know about the access lb III ly of banks stores churches restaurants recreational facilities physicians dentists offices and other buildings in Georgetown Acton or Milton can call for advice Wednesday May l at and Thursday May at m an interview with the Executive Director of the Distress Centre will be aired on Cable in Against the Odds This will be a fully signed show for the hearing Impaired