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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown 3Z6 Ontario GARNFTCOWSILI Publisher and General Manager DAVCROWNM PHONE J Advertising Manager Page A THE HERALD Tuesday December I Looking back Looking back over isnt as easy as it seems One can conveniently press a label to a jar whose contents consists of a rollercoaster list of paradoxes tragedies and of course happy and exhihratmg moments Here in Halton Hills we were touched by events many others in Canada and around the world was a year of terrorism and disasters In Georgetown one of our own residents lost her life in the crash of an Air India jetliner in June A tornado narrowly missed us instead causing severe damage and loss of life in Grand Valley Orangeville and Barne Residents responded with gifts of aidwhile the Red Cross and ts from Acton High School helped in the cleanup Around the world countries celebrated International Youth Year In Canada onelegged runner Steve Fonyo made us by running across the nation for cancer research At ome our youth were active and successful In the provin cial election students made headlines by creating their own political party and entering Neil Siverston as their Trillium Party candidate Canadians wondered about the state of our banking systems after the fall of the Canadian Commercial bank At Halton Region councillors had some of their own finan cial worries when beset with news of a multi million dollar lawsuit charged against Brampton along with responsibility for chemical spills our region Provincially David Petersons Liberals took charge May by brushing aside years of Progressive Conser vative rule in the province At home Halton Burlington remained a Liberal seat with newcomer Don Knight cepting the torch from 10year veteran Liberal Julian Reed But where is the good news you say We re happy about Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev s summit talk with U S President Ronald Reagan Bob Geldofs Live Aid concert for African famine relief and the Toronto Blue Jays In Hills we had an equal number of successes and victories the parsing of Georgetowns Secondary Plan a dance for tornado relief victims 911 emergency call implementation opening of the Bennett Health Care Centre a new youth employment service called YES the list is endless Like silly putty it s hard to fix a permanent mold on all thats happened in 85 One can only wish for less tragedy and more happy moments Perhaps will be a omen for better times to come The United Nations have designated this year as the Year of Peace Bricks and bouquets Certain people and various groups worked hard make an interesting year for To celebrate we ve complied a Hit of noteworthy events over the past year All of the people Involved deierve commendation LOVE BUG AWARD To federal government for their handling of the Polar Sea Icebreaker episode Their toftspoken reply to the United States about Canadian made that cuddling to Ronald Reagan Its dark tide QUOTE OF THE YEAR I got the as I campaigned the people trusted me because of my personality and way dealing with them and my experience too years 1 a long time Mayor Miller Nov 83 IRONIES OF Norm Elliott a strong opponent of developing the Steven property becomes a town councillor 3T are charged with drug offence some Acton youths charge police with harassment after police charge the youth with loitering The police charges are later withdrawn comes to Georgetown but no one wins LOOK MA AWARD To Joy Swain who fought or equality among sexes She wants to fly combat Jets for the Canadian Armed Forces To town councillors who decided that Georgetown must grow paving the way for over new residents In coming years WE MP Otto Jelinek promise to have a VIA rail stop In Acton made to constituents during election campaign summer of CART BEFORE THE HORSE AWARD To consultants and staff at the Board of Education who talked seriously about an education centre at Farm a ISOacre farm near A horse park proposal was rejected In favour of a use education centre that may be run by the board POSITIVE TRENDS Welfare roll In decrease In IBM and predictions are that 83 figures vehicles were stopped but no drivers were charged with being Impaired POLITICAL COMEBACK AWARD Peter Pomcroy Is back In the driver seat as regional chairman He resigned to be a candidate In the provincial election then needed another election to win bit old position back BEST PRESSURE GROUP HAND Hill for Nuclear Disarmament for their organ lis lion and perserverance Alex for bis probing questions on the Steven property Peter Roger Gord Benner and all the others who show us that responsible government works best when people are responsive or stance challenging parts of the Secondary flan and Transportation Sludy In Georgetown A group of mothers who fought the hospital to allow sibling visits for Infants and hour rooming In with their Peace not possible Dear Editor Once again snow has fallen bringing wilh it calm and quiet of winter where It too peaceful and serene to pass without experiencing sense of beauty our Creator has revealed And to our thoughts travel back in lime some 1900 years ago to a field in the region of the tiny hamlet or Bethlehem It was neither snowing or as cold yet a great message of peace was expressed with birth of Messiah Many of the people the world over consider this time of the year too anniversary of that event and express their own thoughts of peace and goodwill Vet however sincere their Intention we have little confidence that lasting peace will be achieved In a lew short days what United Nations has designated The International Year or Peace will be upon us and we wait to see the result A government incharge Queen Park TORONTO The fundamental difference between Queen Park now and over the last Tew years is that today one gets a sense of a government Since their 1981 majority election victory the Tories had been drifting going nowhere slowly barely handling the various tasks and problems that afflict government on an on going basis It was as if having obtained his majority Davis decided there anything else to worry about He produced no vision of the future except more of the same This failure at the centre of course necessarily extend to all the ministries That would be unfair to those like Larry Grossman and Alan Pope who major changes in heir departments For example Liberal Natural Resources Minister Vlnee was on his feet in the Assembly here recently praising Forest Management Agreements with pulp and paper companies You never had known from what he said that Pope and other Tories put them together over the past half decade No the lassitude here was more in the general atmosphere a sense of drifting because no one at the lop was really leading It was as if it was easier poslpone a hard decision than to make It There are a couple of specific examples that come mind belli in Ihe Environment Ministry One is the famous Spills Hill passed In 1979 but never proclaimed because the Conservatives I figure out how handle the Insurance clauses Liberal Environment Minister Jim Bradley did and in such a way that all but the most major spills will follow the normal route The second Hem was the dispute over whether aluminum cans should be allowed to compete n the Ontario soft drink market Several attempts by Conservative environment ministers to gel on through stalled in Die Tory cabinet Bradley also made a decision here too Aluminum will be allowed to compete after adjustment period The above arc two good examples of activism because they are nan ideological in nature After ill it is Conservative Environ Minister Harry Parrot who put together Spills in the first place and at least two other ministers who took the aluminum decision to cabinet Br highlights the difference between he paralysis of twilight Liberals to moke decisions This mean Grits always mike the right choices mind you One it Id rhyme off the foolish programs lowh are committed from pay equity the morally bankrupt discrimination they practise on denominational school funding But the point of course is that they approving policies in which the will have to live with the consequences And in Ihe snort term what rightly impresses people is the sense of direction and movement rather than many of which arc still quite vague on detail Script is letterperfect Ottawa Report Stewart rod The current wrangling between Ottawa and the provinces over the forthcoming freetrade negotiations with the United States could not come at a better time for Quebec Premier Robert The script is letter perfect Here he Is Just sworn Into office and ready to talk to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney about finally affixing Quebec signature lo the Canadian Constitution This was left undone back in 1982 when the other provinces all agreed to the formula for and amending the new Constitution Then premier Rene Levesque wanted nothing to do with that deal But as he began his methodical climb back to power in Quebec said that constitutional negotiations would be given a high priority by a Liberal government He has made it clear he wants Quebec to be part of the constitutional accord but not as ft exists What he wants specifically are veto powers for Quebec on future constitutional changes The amending formula as it exists permits changes provided they are supported by seven provinces representing 50 per cent or population SUPPORT Bourassa in his previous incarnation as premier was personal ly attracted to he socalled Victoria formula which came close to al buck In 1971 That would have effectively given Quebec and Ontario veto powers along combined western provinces and the Atlantic provinces But back then Quebec more or less stood alone in seeking these powers No more With Ihe freetrade nego tiations looming and provincial concerns obviously on the negotiating table the word veto has taken on new meaning It may not involve constitutional changes but It certainly serves to put the whole business of powers in Toe us Now it Ontario Premier David Peterson who Is doing Iho most talking about After Prime Minister Mulroney and the premiers announced they had reached an understanding regarding provincial participation In the trade talks Peterson said with apparent enthusiasm that this gave the provinces the power or veto His Interpret was disputed by Ottawa but regardless of Ihe outcome the continuing arguments clearly brought the veto Issue down lo the level or practical application there seems be a widespread provincial officials that with so many divergent interests stake In the freetrade lalks some form of provinciol veto Is needed Among Ihose holding this view and rather strongly that is Robert Bourassa I- There Is no doubt Ihal the Quebec premier will be using the current disagreement as an example when he talks with the other premiers about a constitution at cord He noted Donald the former 1 cabinet minister a royal com miss ion on Ihe economy recommended thai free- trade pact with Ihe should be ratified by the provinces using the existing constitutional formula There Is an argument lean use with some proline saying linl if ihej are nervous about consequences of a freetrade treaty the amending formula that Quebec proposes the Victoria formula would permit them to feci more Under that formula Peterson viould have the he wants and Bourassa would have the one he also wants It reasonable to expect that this subject came up when wo men met recently in Montreal It also up without much progress being made during later meeting with When reporters asked the prime minister about the premier request for veto powers he said Why talk about negative things But like it or not they be talked about a great deal in the days ahead and at every opportunity will be reminding his fellow premiers of how attractive Macdon aid suggestion would be if only the Victoria formula were in place On this he Is likely to get support No he t ask for more opportune timing The book was better Indeed peace Is what this worjd wants But why do so many professing Christians rail to recognise that peace will come only when Christ returns Many us recited The Lord Prayer and do not understand verse that says Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as It la in heaven Jesus Is teaching us that peace will come when Kingdom Is established God has a plan for worldwide peace but It will not happen through the efforts of man The Scripture speaks of King of the Jews and the Prince of Puce but does this lead us lake the Bible out of Its place of disuse and read It for ourselves In looking forward to int whatever It may let It become the year we begin to read the Bible and Its great promise of peace Thank you Sincerely Curry P Church Street Toronto Ontario M4WZMA ByDR J01INM Immanuel Lutheran Church Many of us have seen a movie based on a novel we had already read We are seldom satisfied We usually say The book was better Movies and books arc two different ways of communicating Something is inevit ably left out in the translation A film is more limited than a book There are major technical and flnancl obstacles to overcome In creating the visual impact of a film cast costumes travel location weather danger props Those things do not limit a person lilting alone research notes a typewriter and several It is a lot more expensive and difficult to film d chase scene than to write about An author also the luxury of explaining thoughts feelings and meaning A film maker must get the same things across In less time wllh fewer words What a writer says verbal expressions a director must often try say with visual impress At Christmas lime some movies about Bible are usually shown on television a pastor Did you sec such and such What did you think or if is that really the way it was always respond The Book was better Pari of the problem is the differ ence between truth and fiction A novel is fiction to begin with and there Is no absolute limit lo artistic license In changing It for the screen A director can negotiate with the author or copyright holder to alter the story But Bible Is historically true are stubborn There is no license to depart from the truth And God has given us no reason to believe that He will change His mind and meaning nor agree to changes In His Word His Book The same problem Is faced by anyone making a movie about any historical events But it Is more acute Biblical Forwc are dealing with most important events in nil history and with their Interpretation by God The real problem In making a movie about the Bible is In conveying its meaning Our sinful minds may want to change things in the Bible But is it good deal smarter than we on it is vitally important to stay with the meaning that He Intends in His Book It can bo good to watch movies about the Bible just as It can be good to view the works of the great painters who have depicted Biblical scenes It can help us to have a better mental image of those times places and events Bui must remember not to trust any artist conception The real facia and their true meaning must be learned only from Scripture Itself The Bible says For we walk by faith not by sight Corinthians Faith is trusting and the meaning of Ihe birth life and return to life of our Lord Jesus Christ The lasting impression that counts is reitlization that as serious as our sins are as great as our guilt has been Christ lived and died and to forgive those sins to erase that guilt to give us eternal life Beau munt collided with another player and was hospitalized with fractured check bones on both sides of his face Before the accident he hod two goals Junior Beaumont has helped Raiders reach first place in the league six points ahead of second place Ken plans to add a snack bar to the service station at the lop of the Mam Street hill Ho will call the business he bought from Dick the Jack Lantern Snack Bar and ice Station Lew is the new First Principal of the Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons He succeeds James Mc Craig Don I miss Leagues Under he Sea with Kirk Douglas playing at the Also showing week is Dianev Lady and the Tramp and of Round Table with Gardner and Robert Taylor I- AGOBob McArdle relumed to the Georgetown Raider net in Fort Eric and led the team to a 3 1 victory Raiders in over a year and in his first buck he slopped shots The outdoor rinks at Harrison and Kennedy public schools have been well used Doug recrca lion director laid So well used there are plans to add skating rinks in addition these rinks with boards he Joe Tiger of Georgetown District High School is the unofficial junior free style wrestling champion of Yugoslavia He be the official impion because ihe Canadian learn participated only on exhibition basis James Edward son of Mrs J Holder of Main Street flew to ma to marry Diane Rose in Castro Valley Roses parents are from Trenlon TEN MARS After SI hours of continuous basketball 50 Grade students believe they have broken Ihe for continuous play The final score was to for the red team over the while ght young women raised for the Good Neighbor Service by carolling in Georgetown The eight were Robin Marshall Sherrl Marshall Laverne Christine MacDonald Laurie Donna Herrington and Curtis The Raiders won their first over lime game in four a I tempts and ended a losing streak which knocked them from first place Mike Mahoney scored the Raider goal seconds into period Jim Low rie and Hans Lindauer cut the ribbon and Opened their man made skating rink The two men made the rink for the children In the Market and Streets area AGO The Minor Atoms are Champions of the Tournament after Andrew was named M for the tournament Travis Gardiner and Jason Knight also Rave strong performances David Chamber In of Georgetown received a scholarship from the Federation of Agriculture at United Church David Is attending the Central of Agricultural Technology Midge of Mclnlyre Cr won an in a Canadian Cancer Second prize wreath went to Norma Carlisle of Metcalfe Court Ted Tyler won first in the Acton Optimists Club Yule Log Draw II won second prize and Fred won third prize Give so others may see Dear Sir The Christmas season is here and it should serve to remind us of all the blessings in Canada should be grateful and thankful for If we could only see ihe conditions in many other countries of our world we would be better able lo measure the extent of our blessings Let us remember Christmas is meant be a time of rejoicing for God gift to mankind It is to celebrate Ihe birth or Christ the one who gave us Ihe greatest moral principle ever taught the Golden Rule It misunderstanding and selfishness It emphasizes love What better way to demonstrate love than lo make it possible for a blind person to see For a donation Operation Eyesight Universal this miracle can be accomplished Opera 1 on Eyesight Is a very small Canadian charily involved in sight restoration and blindness prevention projects In 17 countries or trie Developing 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