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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown L7G Ontario DON RAN Fit Publisher and General Manager DAVE Editor Phone Advertising Manager Page SECTION A HERALD Tues April 1986 Break a leg Theatre in Georgetown is finally getting its just reward For years Globe Productions and Georgetown Little Theatre have been performing excellent theatre But this year collectively the two groups outshone other amateur theatre entries by a large margin Though it may be boastful and bold why not call us the amateur theatre capital of Ontario Or the theatre enter tamment centre of Halton Last week at the community theatre awards presenta the troupe brought home five THEA awards and were nominated for an additional nine a This is the Academy Awards of community theatre and you can bet theres a lot of people out there just wondering how Georgetown can produce all this theatre talent However this isnt the first nor the second time both theatre groups have won at the annual awards event But this dominant showing surely shows a maturing of the talent which has been nurtured over the years Members have stayed together and weathered the good times and the bad always coming back for another per the following season Rather than getting stale cast and crew are always lear by their mistakes bringing in fresh talent and most important of all staying creative Also theyve worked hard to finance and furnish full time facilities for their sets costumes and cast How lucky we are to have a committed bunch of actors and behind thescenes theatre types providing us with a variety of plays such as comedies musical and thrillers each season And now more than ever theatre people throughout On are beginning to appreciate the talent that has emerged from this small community Setting limits Bravo to town councillors who decided not to pay more than million worth of liability insurance coverage Its absurd the prices governments and businesses are having to pay to protect themselves It used to be that a financial security net to cover liabiii ty claims didnt cost an arm and a leg But court judgements have been skyrocketing especially in the United States Closer to home a Bramp ton claim for over million is being appealed More has to be done to curtail the trend Sensible deci like that of the town council can help to moderate in costs we all end up paying for It would be nice if Insurance companies had more people and institutions saying to them that enough is enough As well lawyers and judges should pay close attention to the public outcry over ridiculous insurance increases The courts are supposed to reflect our opinions and to ensure that justice is done Inflating liability penalties beyond whit is affordable is causing a crisis for hundreds of businesses and For example a school which is threatened by increasing insurance costs to the point where all or part of an athletic program is scrapped or a restaurant that can find a low enough liability premium to stay business Though it may be a small gesture the twon is sending a message to the insurance industry and to the courts that there is a limit to what we will all pay The panic of 1986 is giving way in 1987 to a more thoughtful evaluation of insurance claims and costs A rising star strategist during the I leadership race t help his chances for a cabinet neat when Brian won Being member of parliament from Ontario along with so many other members did not help his chances for quick advancement cither Now lime is running out or the Brampton Georgetown MP to prove what he can do running his own department as a cabinet minister Sometime before September 1989 election will have to be called It the Prime Minister follows parllamcn tradition we could be going to the polls in 1988 if not sooner In the meantime the MP work in Editors notebook John McDermid the rising star or the falling comet The Herald set out to investigate the potential of our Brampton Georgetown MP Rumors hove been mentioned on two separate months apart in fact that Mr McDermid might be a candidate for a cabinet post in the Mulroncy government Senior reporter has compiled a series of art idea on the MP who has served this riding for over 10 years There were definitely some prises resulting from her research From the beginning I think we both believed wed find enough praise from his fellow Conservatives Bui even neutral observers and critics had an array of kind words for the veteran backbencher turned parliamentary ass slant We can only conclude he a a rising star worthy of a promotion In Ottawa Mr is thought of at hard working trustworthy genuine and dedicated which makes you wonder why he t chosen sooner for a cabinet post Timing Is so crucial in politics along with geography Unfortunate ly for Mr had to take his lumps with both Certainly being Joe Clark s cam the illy inn t overlooked Mayor Miller has said on more than one occasion that Mr McDermid has responded quick to his phone calls and has been generally helpful Around the com he attended social I particularly remember one tunc he dropped Into the youth centre near the Georgetown high school called Open Door He patiently answered a series of well thought out questions by students on a variety of topics He may not have won over many supporters but he reasoned out each decision his party hod made earning the respect of he small group who attended Regardless of his party stripe Mr has put In his time and has proven he got the ability to be a cabinet minister At leant he deserves a chance while there time still available before the next lion WRITE US A LETTER What do you think about whit It happening In Ho I ion Hill the no the world We are Interested In yon opinion All letters must be signed and Include an addreu your phone number should be lilted In order for to verify the signature Pie me keep your let ter brief and the point The maximum length works Send your letter to The Herald S Guelph Street Georgetown to What is a political party for for parlj That wjs the background question to a recent fascinating Dateline show with the proun ml secretary Brian Hurling 1 wasn illy inspired way expect which Is that a political party is vehicle for achieving power for implementing Queens Park lt Derek Nelson But it What la important or Iht New Hatred Party thai the members supporters of the par that we arc in act talking about Iht issues that to work people Hurling- aside Hit that the of working people dun think those issues m liter enough actually vote for the it is true that New Democrats put a much higher premium on policy than on personality It is an cost Ihcm in the past for example when Ihty dieted Michnl as leader When voters contrasted him to Bill Davis in the election deserted in droves But it is an emphasis that makes tin important in another way Hie reporters questioning him whit would If Ijbcrals stole the NDP insurance company plank Ihtm selves It was one I hi tew big issues remaining between two partus all three old lint parlies nil- Grits hod aire id issues like pay equity and i billing with result that Hit public no need to volt for had an answer There may be a difficulty for us if Liberals Democrats in iplcnic the policies that advocating ludmg Rut I think misunderstand what is all about and what people In the party This is not i that people rami to or git involved if you like as a result of opportunism or an opportunity advance in their car tan feet government auto by electing more people or by forcing the Liberal govern mint to do it we II lake it whichever way can get It In short New Democrats care more about seeing the world evolve the wry wan it to thin any short term concern over being elected What we have done the third party has been to set the agenda and sit the course for Ontario politics and achieve very considerable im provemenl suggested Now thai ivn a new analysis by But us boundaries between the old line parties blur more with every passint day it Is worthwhile reminded thai the reason for the three them looking the that the Liberals and Conservatives have essentially become New Democrats In careerist clothing If there are any principles motivating Tories and Grits beyond the desire for power it is difficult to know what they arc True an occasional fight like the one Conservatives waged against the ban on extra billing does in dicate a few residual beliefs that haven yet been compromised but there many It all comes back to thai question which Implicitly answered What Is a political party for answer Is that Its job Is to change the world And in the cor text of Canada it has certainly achieved its aim thanks partly to a media which elevates ideas if not the party lo the status of mainstream thinking and common wisdom It Is both sad and illustrative that would never find a Conservative or Liberal backroom equivalent or who would discuss their par ty achievements In the way the New Democrat did his Time may be right for car air bags VINCENT EGAN On Business Citizens forum Disbelief in boards Action ItoirSir I retenlly been informed that tun I tor Ins I wen stripped of his Mowing a muling of of Direct Iht Georgetown Hospital 1BB7 It is my fit aire id s by Mr Director of end Stuff Doc in it Hi on Doctor has consistently given me I hi best of medico He his delivered wo of my children to this day still renumbers their mines They are now six five old respectively ill times Doctor has been totally thorough and taring 1 have always fill fortunate to Ik by a pi with such and mmillmi nt to Ills pi lor eon aid as of the I win be advised of the rensde why such in extraordinary decision was made and ailed upon Hie in of iKspit Doctor lo his profession which Is dent on access to thi Hospital facilities It ideas 111 his and his ItvlihiHxl Mori to the hiimi this decision ret II Ins patients mi of whom were in husptt affects Ihosc scheduled for and close lo Ihelr hies for rich II babies I a imte arrangements for patients however remains he ri treated by the dot lor of hi that The rcisnns for this privileges shuulri be fhis lias 1 llinuiIi community In 1 Hoard il staff Ihi nursmt stiff Doctor his Ins this matter 1 public he inng immediately brief slid is an imdequitt response so Need more say about hospital foneerniiit Hoard Members town on the are they then lo report luck to town at lioird Meetings even l is ti be reported in imtr thisnol done Hit are to report to ihi town do not then are hi worthy of holding an elected position sup- rtpn si ntint rs are In Members nominated in ill Most if the public no idea ire want Id inform a 11 n We us in lection system n it l u for tin ilXs and rs lit mo Health System we should and mi in i- r il 1U mi Death penalty deters murder lit Hon Mr Brian Prime Minister of Parliament Ottawa Ontario Dear Sir I am a single parent and j sludent Georgetown District with Grade 12 I iw as one if my subjttlr As a con votint citizen would like lo express my news regarding the reinst nl of capital punish I hnv this ith pare jnd all it the present laws must to protect Since Pirliamenl under I in lTf votnl In IST6 Phllbrook then a representative of tiding conducted a survey in I his area and more than sixty five percent of the people voted to keep capital punish ment voted with Mr capita punishment and won Willi a mere six voles did not represent the peo ple of Hiding according to the survey and was voted in for mother term in office The tax payers will not pay a representative per year plus fringe benefits to dishonor thtireleclnr lies wishes We believe that anyone convicted of murder deserve s death penally regardless of who the murder ilenth penally administered should by a lelhnl injection and wilhln two of being sentenced convicted of second degree murder or if there is onk evidence against them be imprisoned for life not just five years While im they should be made to earn tin keep and not exiect tax lo feed and cloth them people beccming lath im of parliament should go to or her constituency and find out what the wishes of the ire and vote accordingly We believe along with mire than eighty cent of this Hon that the death penally is a ileum nt murder The tax money saved approximately per per prisoner I m sure could be a much better use Acton Ontario In your opinion Juration What made you decide to the plunge Into the walrrs of the for the Credit River craziness Greg Ann Drudge Daisy Donna been do last Because I it for the year I was bored wonted to gel Lost year I spec five years so standing on ha wet and show oil this whats the dlf shore and I said my body year I decided I hud to do it Tracy Mam up Dave Kumecon Because fun I look the plunge wowl to beat our bud dies thinking about a headon car crash is a nightmare your car coming to an abrupt stop against another car a tree a bridge abut ment while its momentum drives your body forward against the steer column and then the windshield A reliable and effective device for minimizing the risk of death or injury and facial disfigurement has been in existence lor many years The airbag Il a small plastic bag thai in a headon collision instantly becomes a big air filled pillow helping to keep the driver safely in position The federal transport part men I last week held an auto safety semi nar in Ottawa highlighting the role that the could play And the following day Motor Co of Canada called a news confer demonstrate the tern that it is offering as an option on its Tempo and Mercury To paz compacts he two biggest belling marques in Canada Nobody apparently disputes the valut of in headon collisions The transport department has estimated that if all cars were equipped with them 500 lives would be saved annually and tens of thou sands of injuries largely to the head and face would be avoided What then has been holding back the use of throughout the nearly years lhat they have been a practical reality J You haven been able to buy them except on inordinately imported cars and between and on some Olds mo biles and Cadillacs An Eastern Ontario driver bought a used notknowingilwas equipped until he survived a headon highway collision Too much has been made of supposed shortcomings Granted they are useless in other than headon collisions but that an irrelevant criticism Despite con jetture that they might be activated inadvertently that has never been known to happen It seems to go against human nature 0 protect oneself against a possibility as remote and as unpleas ant as a headon collision Similarly human nature impels many people to avoid making a will Airbags t bought they have to be sold and dealers interest in selling them seems to be slight it seems In vain Ford heavily advertised such safety innovations is deepdish steering wheels do y eld a little on impact padded instrument panels in the mid 1950s Here a possible solution to the im Itequirc that new cars be de signed and built with two cavities for one in front of the driver the other on the passenger side That would make it feasible for safety conscious carowners to buy and in stall modules in the after market probably a much reduced price THEY MELT 11- wishes I NFVFH llAVh AN EMPTY DAY IF WISHES WERE GIFTS MY WHOLE LIFE WOULD BE BIG BIRTHDAY WISHES COTTON CANDY AND FADEAWAY