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the HERALD Dangers of auto insurance controls Mills 184ft Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario Publisher and General Manager CARI SINKE Advertising Manager Phone 2201 Page SECTION A Wednesday Yearend awards Resurrection of the Year Efforts by the new Georgetown Fall Fair Board led by president Bob kept the local fair going There were many people who felt the agricultural extravaganza couldn t continue without more help from the community To a certain extent residents did come through with new members and ideas Failing Hands The service club couldnt continue after a lack of membership The Arts Council also folded because no one came forward to serve in an executive position with the arts umbrella organization Surprise of the Year When the Town of Halton Hills learned that a private firm wanted to use quarry lands near Acton for a large scale landfill site Burlington and Milton officials knew before town politicians were informed of the proposal Secrecy Award Goes to the Town of Halton Hills for keeping about the reasons why Clerk Administrator Joe Simon was fired Runner up Georgetown hospital for its handling of the Dr Ford story To its credit the hospital has been making changes and now four meetings per year of the board of directors will be open to the public Quote of the Year It was a tough win pigs arent attracted to me I have frve of them on council Mayor Miller Burlington Spectator Celebrating the Gold G Bell and Artcast for contributing to the Calgary Winter Olympics in the areas of art and architecture Also to Globe Productions and Georgetown Little Theatre for winning five THEAs at the Ontario community theatre awards banquet in Toronto News story of the Year Georgetown hospital revokes the privileges of Dr Jack Ford April Expenditure of the Year Award A cool million it will cost to build the Town of Halton Hills municipal complex Tied is the growing cost of footing s landfill problems through exporting waste constructing transfer stations and attending en vironmental assessment hearings At last count the figure was million Most Dramatic Protest The students at Georgetown District High School who staged a blockade of Highway to underline their displeasure with a smoke free policy at the school Angry Residents Award To POWER Protect our Water and Resources for meeting regularly to protest a dumpsite near Ac ton which may pollute the groundwater in Halton Hills Also to CAST Committee About Safe Traffic for showing their concern about speeding vehicles including trucks which endanger schoolchildren pedestrians and other motorists Party of the Year The Georgetown District High School Centennial Reu After two years of planning former students had the chance to reunite in a party atmosphere Congratulations to the organizers We Need Help Award Volunteer ambulance attendants needed in Acton more funding for youth drop in centre in Georgetown a seniors centre required for both Acton and Georgetown more water for Acton a tenant for the Old Stone School in The year in review A gaze back the year 1987 shows Just how much the town has grown Sure we can be quick to point out ihe disappointments Ihc failures and the lost opportunities But Halton Hills has matured over the year and there arc a number of ex to prove it In the business sector there have been a variety of new stores which hove been opened since last year The result is a heftier lax base that we all benefit from plus more goods and services available to us closer to The Chamber of Commerce In Georgetown has moved forward a high profile position In the community The Chamber created a full time general manager position which is capqbly being handled by Doug We ve already seen the results In the way more events a greater awareness of business In the community and a Chamber centrally located at the Gordon Arena The Chamber is operating with Its Georgetown counterpart in projects such as a tourism committee In Acton Ihe area is beginning to show its potential The community is ready to accept more housing and business Through intense lobbying the town was able to get Us own volunteer ambulance service This will reduce Ihe response by at tendants and free volunteer firefighters for Ihe job they are trained tight fires With the Hide House as a base Ac ton could expand into more of a tourism Mecca A plan is being put forth Ihot features a convention golf course inn and much more Georgetown will also expand In the near future if all goes welt with the Hills Village Inc subdlvl Most reports are favorable for a 1988 start so look for a sod turning down the line Already the Town of Halton Hills has begun construction of its new town complex The new town hall will central town staff and this will help them to save time and work more efficiently we hope The other advantages are not having to rent space all over Georgetown and creating a good age to those looking to move to town rhe route the Liberals are follow with auto insurance is precisely the same road the Const rvatives travelled a decade with rent ton And the result will be equally rendous That was the prediction Bob made In the legislature here as it approved in the Liberals new rate rd for auto insurance Political pressure forced the Tory government into rent controls back In causing a problem tint has grown like Topsy said Run We do not know how to out of It and now we are In a real housing crisis in this province Now said we about lo on similar kind of situation In the auto insurance field Regulation leads lack of com petition and leads to another kick In the pants to consumers by gradually reducing the number of private sector insurers We may get to the pom where the competition Is so limited that the government has to look it stepping in to fill a void Queens Park By Derek Nelson The rait is the first step down what nils slip- slope to a run The board expected to be tunc by the autumn will establish and review rales In the various automobile insurance classlfica Present industry support for such a board will lie self defeating in tile long run sain In the Interim Treasurer Hob Nix on has authorized a i per cent premium increase for insurers Runciman saw that as an example of the problem looking ahead just as In having government set rents Who them Who does not deserve them is fair and what Is not fair One company t Its rates since 1906 and Is now going to close its insurance business hecause all It can get now is a per cent raise said Rune man Yet another company that Increased rates Just last spring can bump Its prices again as of Jan by the same per cent a toll increase of more than 10 per cent in well under a year it Is a mess this government is gelling into In the private sector and It is just going to get worse and worse Rune i man suggested A rote review board would be fine if it Just stuck to reviewing the rates and commenting on them as opposed tting and approving them he That would put bad actors under the spotlight of public scrutiny without subjecting a whole industry to undue government Interference The Tories also support other changes to enhance the system in eluding reform creating an in ombudsman to resolve in dividual complaints and ending the current right of almost everybody connected lo victim lo sue wrongdoer In an accident case forecasts the next stage in Ihe 1 iberal evolution of a totally staterun system This would be a full no- fault in scheme where lion for all auto accidents would be paid regardless of fault And rather remarkably he telegraphed that the Conservatives would oppose its establishment Wo cannot accept the concept that the Individual should not have to be liable for his own actions and that the cost of any risk should be distributed among all members of society he said The Tory view Is that the current limited nofault provisions on per liability ore enough Still he suggested all the arguments about lhe merits or dements of government car in came down to one choice Either you believed government should operate businesses or you disapproved of monopoly and preferred private enterprise solu lion j fe ssiSllm No no you misunderstood You guys are staying here factory thats moving to Mexico its the toy Residents will be able to make all their Inquiries In one place onestop government shopping Unfortunately the garbage picture still looms over the heads of residents In region But even environmental assessment hearings won I last forever and construction of a new landfill site to take garbage may be started this year As It stands now our waste has to be trucked elsewhere for disposal due lo the agreement closing the present Burlington site Even with tic Georgetown hospital there have been positive changes over the year we should be expecting more The town hall complex will be building a road through to the hospital opening up lands owned by the hospital which could be sold for housing The new road will also save time for ambulances coming from the west of Georgetown The hospital has opened up some board meetings to the public and an optimist would say this signifies a willingness to relate more closely with he people it serves One negative and alarming trend is apparent There seems lo be a pro blem in finding enough volunteers to carry on services provided by well established community groups For example the Georgetown Fall Fair almost closed Its doors for good because volunteer help t be found until a last minute appeal the day The Good Neighbors organization is looking for someone lo take over the Christmas program for the needy but no one has come forward The Jaycees service club folded because of a lack of members In the United Nations special year focusing in on plight of the homeless many in Hilts find affordable ing With a close proximity to Toronto and a lack of new construction In housing prices In Hills soared We assume there were some who wanted to live In the area they had to move elsewhere to find affordable housing Rents arc high and home prices in instances have risen 81 per cent in the last year Citizens forum Rural Canadians must write Dear Rural liens I Lynn i citizen of rural Manitoba am writing this as op- peal to suggest lint all rural Cam dlans stand together to ippose what Canada Post Corporation is trying do to our country As you watch your TV and listen lo your radio keep hearing about another rural post office in run I Canada dosed No doubt you think as 1 did tint happen in your community or town Well it has now happened in our village and it will probably happen in yours Do you realize Canada Post is just waiting for postmaster to die retire or move so they can strike again In some cases they don t even wait for that They probably already been to your village business try and get them to sign contract to take over the postal work for them Canada tries sell the idea lhe service will be just as eood in cases with extended hour However I feel very strongly thai lhe service cannot he is good I do not blame any business person signing the for this The business person would work on commission basis fir doing Post work We continue to pay Hit same price for the service while Canada Post cuts their costs In Wllno Ontario the salary went from a postmaster to Si an hour as a contract person tree Press Nov 12 19071 If I was hour I would certainly be putting my more prolitnble business i looking after someones mall In with neighbors jnd Im Canada em on Ihc inn tlons of the huslncss pee pic by plying thai If they don lake the con tract the customers will end up with only Canada Post claims thai rural Canadians arc eostlne They claim lhat Bo per cent their revenue comes from businesses located In cities If we Cimdians end up with no ad dress businesses would have no lo sunt their letters In i ret 1 feel lint our humin rights jre being jecpardizcd wo will not have the In i lir mill by so meone is paid eive their un divided ilti I feel lint if Canadians lei our government know we will not be treated as citizens while paying diss they in turn will put a stop what Corporation Is do ing I In sou as rural citizens lo let cur government know that we will be in this manner our rural friend I Manitoba Santa made his calls N iv Hut la his made his calls in Kindergarten and rack he would like to thank the Hub of Georgetown for all This winch offered lin Department wis sup ported ill schools in the I lie School Hoard mil the Separate School who returned information sheet to their school received a personal illfrcmSint lie Optimist members who lie con for veil done Over A I holds wire contacted out of possible Jiri Tins me aits over tint of all the children in ineerirltii Grade I were able to to Sunt personally club was In work with wt look forward to next year when we can once again work on Ibis wor and project Thank you Optimists Ho Ho Hot Sincerely Debbie Powell Supervisor of Youth Services Hills Recreation and Parks Department Sovereignty strengthened Dear Sir The prosperity of Canadians has always depended upon our ability to export our natural resources agricultural products and our manufactured goods It is im Tor Canada lo have an assured market In the and that is the noble goal of Prime Minister Mulroney The success of the Auto Pact is vital proof and It Is pure hypocrisy on the port of White President of the A to oppose ex tending the benefits of an assured markel to other Cnnodlan pro ducts and services Trade disputes among countries to be expected and are normal is vital to have established dispute mechanisms and agreements This has been accomplished thanks to our trade negotiator Simon his staff All Canadians owe Ihcm a debt of gratitude Il Is to Canada s shame that we have not got more statesmen with a broad view not just narrow minded politically motivated politicians like John Turner Ed Broadbcnt David Peterson etc In the 1950s and lDGfts we had statesmen tike ex Premiers John and William Dims who while Conservatives 1 cooperated in the national in- crest with Liberal Ministers in Cameron C Hillmer Allan Street 30 years ago With ticket number WW Mrs Bob Caldwell won top prize of a doll dressed In 10 one dollar bills in Lions Club fowl draw The draw which was an added feature of the Lions Club Santa Onus Parade took place after the children received their goodies from Other prizes included Ihrec turkeys and 10 chickens The Silvers led by Harvey Chap- pel with points retained the leadership of the industrial bowling league The Firemen were one behind the winning team with fireman Jimmy being lop bowler with points District painter Hal Newman com the painting or Gordon Cousins the first president of the Legion The painting was hung In the television room of the Legion Hall Newman taught art to neighboring communities as well as district peo ple 15 years ago Two Georgetown skaters Susan York and Kris Barber placed se cond in the division of the Central Ontario Sectional Cham held at Arena in on December 7 Model Railroad Club president Ken Howatt trinsformed the third floor of Georgetown Hobbles and Crafts Store on Main Street into a clubhouse Georgetown Reeve Morrow and Nassagaweyon Reeve Mrs A competed for lion of Halton county last warden years ago Mane Francois Boffe a Rotary International exchange student from Belgium stayed with Rota an Bob Simpson and family for a trad Canadian Christmas over the holidays The Halton Hills Herald Publisher Dill Evdoklmoff an that The Herald had pur chased property in Georgetown for the construction of a new publishing The Georgelown Gemlnis won an important victory over the Blades Paul and Doug Barnes led the Gem onslaught 5 years ago There will be no change to Ward 3 Georgetown representation on local council as a result of Thurs day vote recount Phil Carney and Finn sirup remained winners edging Jim Jim Young and Dave Rick West and John and Brad Jen helped the Good Neighbor Ser vice find a new when vacalcd the Tack and Togs store at 128 Street Liz Wallace was recently chosen president of the Chapter for the Association for Bright Children Enid and Nicholas familiar faces on the local scene swept listeners back to the days of fireside Christmas readings during a special event The Warmth of Christmas Oxbow Books last Wednesday TIPS ON SERVING ALCOHOL RESPONSIBLY SNAMJ by Bruce Braille Ml N by Larry Wright They said It was a scratch and dent The only scratches are where the serial number used to bo Since liability suits can also be brought against private party hosts and hostesses the following preven t ion tips are suggested Try to avoid the open bar con Serve your friends and family yourself so can monitor their drinking Never serve more than live drinks to the same person Provide appetizing snacks to your preferably high protein and low salt food Offer variety of and low alcoholic beverages Encourage alcoholic spacer rounds Ask who the designated driver Is and encourage that person to avoid consuming alcohol altogether Learn to recognize the signs of In toxical ion 1 Deterioration of fine motor con handeye coordination Inappropriate changes in speech volume 3 Changes in the pace of speech eg racing then slow Slurred speech 5 Red eyes eyes bloodshot J any degree Excessive sweating I c not consistent with surrounding condi lions Decreased alertness eg re quiring too long to respond to ques tions