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the HERALD Hunting old boats on the high seas Home of Halton Hills Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown 3Z6 Ontario DON RKANDEIt Publisher and General Manager CARL Advertising Manager SECTION A THFHIltAtD Wednesday August Election fever Voters head back to the provincial polls Sept 10 for the second time in less than three years Many are questioning why an election is necessary We feel however that people need to voice their opinion on the new leadership at Queen s Park There are a number of issues during the election campaign that to be discussed The Liberal accord is over and the Grits rightly so want to stake out a claim on their own Over the past two years theyve been held in check from doing everything they wanted to do by the and Progressive But on a positive note the New Democrats have prodded their political partners to take some aggressive action because of the accord What do we expect of the new government at Queens Park Stop and ponder that one for a minute The parties are all offering ideas about what we should be concerned with The PCs want to restrain the current spending habits of the government and favor a freer trade deal with the States The NDP are putting their hopes on such issues as lower car insurance premiums environmental concerns and better pensions The Liberals are fighting the election defending their record and seeking a mandate to truly speak for the people of Ontario But all of the parties have their own ideas on education job creation health care and affordable housing The people of Ontario will be helping to forge a govern ment that could change drastically from the former Liberal leadership This is not a campaign without issues Voters shouldn be lulled into believing it doesn matter who they vote for Next time we probably won t have the luxury of marking our approval or disapproval at the ballot box in two years The government elected Sept 10 could be with us for a long time to come Follow the provincial election campaign and study the candidates and issues carefully Bits N pieces The Niagara Escarpment Commission is holding four public meetings Aug to Sept 24 Two of them will be held in Georgetown at the Commissions office on 232 Guelph Street Find out how the escarpment is being managed and at tend one of the meetings The first one in Georgetown is Aug 27 and the second Sept 24 Commission meetings begin at 10 am Prior arrangements must be made for anyone wishing to address the Commission Mark this date on your calendar Sept 13 is the seventh annual Terry Fox Run After a poor year in 1983 Ontano has shown good growth in fundraising since then for the event from million in 1983 to SI million in 1986 The Marathon of Hope lasted days in which Terry ran 3 miles and raised 27 million A work trailer on site at the new housing development on Gardiner Drive in Georgetown was vandalized recently A caller was annoyed at the immature way one homeowner has responded to his problems The trailer was spray painted with the message pave our driveway As our caller pointed out its hard to try to teach your children to be good citizens when they see something like that Not to mention the damage to private property which has resulted The province has now made it officially possible for staff to work on election campaigns A threeparty agreement set out for the first time guidelines allowing politicking by employees and the use of provincial resources This would have made it possible for Don Knight staff member David to work for Mr Knight had he decided to seek re election As it stands now Mr Blaney has been asked to work on the Walt Elliot team as cam manager The Golden Rule The Mayor of Burlington is taking The Herald to task for an editorial written in our paper a few weeks ago And rightly so In the editorial written by myself I had by implying Mr Bird wanted Increase the number of Burlington councillors at the ex of Hills Editors notebook lly What the Burlington mayor did suggest Is that his city reduce Its representation by two from nine councillors to seven That would equal a representation What Mr Bird wants to do is reduce the representation In Hal Ion Hills from the current five members to three That would equal what Milton has now three regional coun Owns Sheldon Rick Bon and Mayor Rush Miller are arguing that Hills has two distinct communities and thus re quires greater representation Quite apart from that however Is the fact that Oakviile and Burlington together command so many votes council Now Region con of 16 of members from and Burlington which amounts lo64 per cent Its hard to be n roaring mouse when you can only that is if everyone votes in a block five of possible votes That the sltuitlon with Hills Those in this town who feel the Region already t do enough for Hills will be angry if we should lose another representative let a lone two Really Burlington would hove few fears if Mr Bird recommendations are accepted Burlington represen to Hon on a percentage basis would drop from percent The real loser would be Hills The winner would be Mayor of Burlington who Is fighting back against what he undoubtedly feels is meddling from a smaller partner The Mayor admits to tion over the Hills position over where a landfill site should be located Translation our councillors haven sided with Burlington Bird calls his city the Golden Doormat Perhaps the Burlington Mayor wants everyone to abide by the Golden Rule he who has the gold makes the rules If that was the case Halton Hills Ion is iil Id tub if Whin a in Vti linn in stun it with on its fait ttlnii the ilonj Willi to ist lis In ship wiled i Willi Ihe muni hi Cham el we aid ur and comb in rtli in tfit slip Ml this In i iu turn authorities lilt nit in 114 mijJiL carrying in up rcfuRitsIoCmi id in immigration laws by people claiming refugee status Is a serious business and now right that qui jumpers get ahead of Itfqtlmitc applicants And then stilus Jit tic doubt that Cnnadi in public opinion leans sh irply toward I his view Ottawa Report Mat 1 t full I fit irctl winner ird inn if was Mould be boarded to si ships decrepit hold i pout rs w it ii returned knot In Hi lis obviously one reason why Prim Minister Brian is ret Parliament liter this month to deal with refugee lion With public opinion so strong mil 1 easier to crick down on il li Ml rants Bill despite the of the situation lis difficult to suppress i smile when you think about our mad i out on the high seis trying to limit down the old boil The thing that saved us from otal was the engine breakdown which prevented the y hull from heading across the Aliunde The captain claims Miami is his ultimate destination and that WalvLs will work in he Imagmc how we would tunc felt had our mighty flee intercepted the Wilvis and brought ail of Canada powers to bear Since we don I have powers to do anything on the high seas in peacetime It could be on interesting exercise suppose could have asked the ships captain whether we would like a visitor or two Any uninvited visitors to the ship would be for nil purposes pirates if hold full of people here would be no proof of their dcstimlkin And if there were no passengers on board wouldn ihalbcagasser We would no doubt be treated to spectacle of he empty Wolvis being shadowed perhaps even lionised across the Atlantic refus all Invitations to turn around Then when within a few miles off our const the ship would make a sharp left turn head for Miami and make us look like absolute fools would be far worse those Berrys World Citizens forum Rural dignity grass roots cause Id Conndi Post s Memorial hive been rd lit- M I Post Pr 1 he Hoi ir sn minister n il li firm be hi id I plan t in id 221 rami offices mir in tin veors No runl offm tnjojs immunity from this pi in Kuril Canadians h it i rgmieti in ill pirls f the over tin m pnlesl this plan in ffer construe live slums lo the ami to in id i We nil our Rural of Canada Our name for our cause Is gnssroots coordinating III of concerned till ml like in I it if runl post fisher I workers and rilm Wt ivc no fnrnnl mi i fill ions In the shirt lime suit torn in letunlwr I Runl his or elude being instrument il Imniiiittn in id In Idint heard from mil Ml idy iffeeled establishing it il in inlitl i n elnrttr holding meitliiLs in lervicws mctln m prest niations fn rt spending Id Canndn I relations and h a con process between represent it an Canada Post which resulted recovery of two cancelled routes in Eastern Quebec This to date he only instance in the Iry where lost service been tanndi to close proximately rural post offices and privatize he remaining 500 issumes i steady decline in the life and economy of rural Canada In of feet Post is inking on our death This could become self fulfilling prophecy reduced vices discourage new and ire already hardships small businesses We believe in the future of Rural mi id i Wt can as much for whit hipping over he ten jears as for w hat Weekly newspapers are intimile connected with rurnl i chronicle our births deaths our successes and Your pacts allow us speik with one another and are ere iting and maintaining local identities As you arc iwire weeklj spapcrs enjoy free dislnbulton a fij kilometre radius or up lo lopies When vllhges fail so do Wt hit our united efforts will i not only to hut to flourish Will join Willi us in making thin a re Yours ynlhia Rural UigniH Home town is struggling I ivt reccntl aw ire fords turndown and revoked i line grown up in the smill town of I hi to degree that and mi in cm disregard these power slruggles for the bet pari but now my home own is it he expense of their he ill I am disappointed mortified at the action taken ijitiLst Ir I speak is i past patient former resident of Georgetown There have been no facts to justify their lions I fail to see whit Ihe secret is thai Ine is trying hide If jou take a mans livelihood away are not accountable for your actions It is unfortunate thai a much undesii to til they plnv the role of GOD in Ihe hospitals I say people The focls will come out lilt current disphj of protest against il decision indititcs Kill the linens will stand by the in justice of This own Will shire ind opinions from hose mori knowledge Ihev will never illow their htjilh care sjslem to become vie dm lo the selfish power I can suffer no direct from the boards decision I still hue unity in town I for thiir hi ilth care My amity discrvi he best and I line sufficient to that Ford is tht is undeserving of his privilege I proud of lie alliens of for standing up for believe in fight is not in iln no one is more deserv mi of Iremendous show of siiipnrt linn I thit these will insure it jushie reijns for my home In your opinion Anxious for schools return DAY George Ken park School Yes Georgetown starts Georgetown I like School Acton Joseph ton I it Georgetown Us because I git to meet tills September I go back to school kind of glad to looking forward pictures US sailors standing on the deck of a high tech destroyer in Persian Gulf trying to hunt down mines with rifles SHOULD WAIT If the new legislation goes through o deport bogus refugees almost mediately As things stand once they arrive in Canada they can re main at least four years while all the appeal proccsscss run their course The greatest deterrents iu the legislation arc the penalties that can be imposed on the owners and crews of boats used to ferry Illegal migrants to Canada These penalties would include a maximum 10year prison scnlence and fines- as high as The captain of the which brought ITS Sikhs to Nova Scotia last month was sentenced under ex laws He received a oneyear jad term fine of An complice was Jailed for three man and also fined while a crewman got davs in the slammer along with a fine Considering the profit that a Bhip captain can ma He from human cargo ihesc penalties don repre sent much of a The proposed new penalties should do the trick Meanwhile despite public pressure for action the government should wait for the legal tools to deal with a troubling situation If we keep hunting for old boats on the high seas with tough talk about bringing mysterious powers to bear we re going to up looking very very silly want to go to school Its fun because my brother school back because I get to see my teachers again 30 years ago Council voted Monday lo keep angle parking on Main Street Members had been toying with the idea of Introducing parallel parking on the route but gave up when chants complained parallel parking would reduce the already depleting number of spots Town engineer Bill mended that council use the Silver Creek reservoir for an emergency waler supply The town is facing a water shortage during rush periods when residents ore water ingthiir lawns Spencer Wilson In hosted a special meeting of directors for the Agricultural Society day The group is forming plans for The Women s Institute met at Flora Gorge Park for Its August meeting Mrs chaired the meeting tended by members six visitors number of children The group hid picnic took a tour of the 15 years ago Horticultural Society members won major awards this month during heir participation in various flower shows Bob Barber won in award at the th Annual In Show of the North Lily Society in Detroit At Georgetown local HI exhibit Jackson won the G and Television Trophy for Best Lily Progressive Conservative Party leader Robert Stanfield visited own for luncheon Thurs day He spoke with prominent citizens including Jean Barton Lillian Lawrence and Paul Arm strong The Hoed family on Marilyn Cres cent ire entertaining their relatives for curing Austria Mr and Mrs Joseph Hoed arc visiting Canada for the first lime They arc getting to know I heir granddaughter Monica whom they had never seen before their visit The Georgetown Motor Sport Club held i no sweat rally on Saturday for beginner and novice Beth and her navigator Bar barn Glover won first prize in the class They were driving a First In the expert rally was taken by and Mike in their Voh 1425 years ago Actons Fall Queen will be entering the Canadian National Exhibition pageant Sweetheart of the Fairs August 17 The 19yearold said she will her best but with about oilier girls from southern Ontario I don expect lo win Bob Cunningham spokesman for Line residents appeared before public works committee Monday for the second time to see If tht road which he described as one continuous pothole could be reconstructed for the Acton Fire Hall arc steps closer since council asked engineer Alan to draw up the plans The addition should coat about Mayor Tom Hill and councillor Mike Armstrong objected o the plan which is twice the cost of the original proposal 5 years ago Council decided Monday to hold a referendum on nuclear disarms mint Hills Joins over GO municipalities in Canada asking voters for their opinion on the nuclear issue Fall fair officials met with the president of the Ontario Greyhound Association Friday to discuss br inging dog races to Georgetown fair in September secretary Tom Rankin and president Boo Masse brought their greyhounds to the fairgrounds Saturday to give a glimpse of the action can expect at the fair The Georgetown Merchants beat M and M Pro Sports in the fastball consolation finals on the weekend Jeff Bohm scored the win ning run on a stolen base In the seventh inning