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Page 10 THE HERALD Wednesday October Down the aisle r Mrs lnirrrt married Mill UK if Toronto The reception mil lit Id tin Hilton Ink r TormiKi Tin lujipx i iurtl pi in their trip lr I Milium Ins prat tin in Norval News Join protest BKA WILSON Nerval Correspondent POWER Protect Our and Environmental Resources in the Region of Halton along with PACT Pickering Ajax Citizens Together in the Region of Durham find the GTA s Greater Toronto Area proposal for waste management to be dangerously flawed If enacted it would have a very detrimental effect on our com munities our environment and especially on our precious water supplies It is not our own backyards being threatened but s everyone s backyard Plans are under way to present this proclamation to Ontario Premier David Peterson on Saturday Oct The demonstration will begin at It a to be followed by a formal press conference at 12 30 Unfortunately this is short notice but the government through the G A is fast to orchestrate a garbage crisis to justify environmentally damaging shortcuts POWER says Prompt action is essential the two groups say How sad it is that we are forced to demonstrate to protect the en vlronment along with our precious water supply If you or your group are able to participate in this demonstration phone Kirkwood in Ac ton at Barb Georgetown at 8730344 or Rita Landry Milton 8787817 Buses will be leaving at Georgetown or the Acton High School on Oct at 9 a They plan be back at m A large banner to display your group yourself would be useful for the demonstration If vou or your group have a few hours this Saturday ride the bus to Queen s Park Don t leave this to someone else POWER and PACT need support in this serious problem Get well Get well wishes to Edna Kerr of Brampton former ly of who is a patient In Peel Memorial Hospital Brampton Couple wed Keith and Ethel Webb attended the wedding reception to celebrate the mar of Laurie and Ken on Saturday Sept 30 at the Mud Duck in Milton Laurie is their granddaughter daughter of and Jack Reed of Georgetown The wedding had taken place on Aug at the family summer home in Cavendish Prince Ed ward Island Guests at the reception includ ed Keith and Ethel s daughter Louise and her husband Harry of Charlottetown P I sons Ernie and Kathy Webb of Pickering Glen and Marion Webb of daughter Gwen and husband John Pawlikoski of Guelph also granddaughters Karen of Ottawa and Heather Reed from Calgary Alberta MM Mat hap OPEN 7 DAYS 8732151 Wed 10am flam Sunday Mam Oh what a week Garth Turner There s a saying that a week in politics is a very long time which is something I m learning with a vengeance Last for example there was the appointment of a new Governor General the long awaited announcement on VIA rail s future more controversy over the Goods and Services Tax and then ali the things which hap pened around the committee room table That all party House of Com mons committee which I chair has finalized plans to probe Canada Post with likely emphasis on two areas The quality and future of rural service and the potential sale of the post office Those in favor ok privatizing Canada Post argue it would be more efficient as a private cor operating like Air Canada does now a competitive environment and being responsi ble to its shareholders They also point out that selling off th opera could give the feds a lot of money cash for the deficit which could maybe stall future tax hikes The critics and there are lots of them argue that the post office never meant to make money that postal rates will soar and vice fall if the corporation ends up in the private sector The debate will likely be intense and I know il will be interesting when we begin hearings Oct 24 Ottawa Later this year I II be the committee on a cross Canada series of meetings travelling to regional centres to hear what Canadians want the future of Canada Post to be Well on to those VIA cuts The House of Commons chamber echoed over the past few days as the opposition attacked and the government defended The feds are going to sack about half of the rail service and that s gone down badly with people who feel their communities will be affected Why did the government do this Isn t the train a national symbol in this country Believe me talking to Transport Minister Benoit Bouchard in the days leading up to the announce ment you could sense the strain he was under The decision was not taken lightly Governing like this taking something away when politicians normally just dish money out is tough But there wasn t much of a choice In the Town Hall meetings across the riding this past summer people told me over and over again that the government has to cut its spending Cutting spending means doing things like saving billion over the next five years on VIA rail Us ed by just three per cent of the population the rail service this year will suck off 640 million in tax dollars Every time somebody gets on a train it costs taxpayers between and subsidies And let s get this straight What happened to VIA is just the start Ottawa laces a shortfall of billion a year Obviously thi government can I rely on higher taxes to close the gap thai message comes through loud and clear so that means spending has to plunge I have a meeting this week with Mike Wilson and the deputy prime minister to help identify other areas where we can save money and my list is already a long one I m convinced most Canadians would put up with less govern ment fewer services and reduced handouts if they could be assured taxes would be fair and the deficit trashed As always I open to sugges If you d like to be part of this process then please drop me a line with your hit list for government spending cuts Finally we have the next meeting of the Halton Peel En vironment Committee this Friday and looking forward to a good session This is a terrific bunch of people volunteers who have come forward to work on projects for the good of us all It s an honor to work with them and I extend an open in vitation to anyone whod like to get involved The get together takes place in our renovated environmentally fnendly office at Main Street South in Georgetown beside the Canada Trust building this Friday 30 p m Bring your ideas and your idealsm Rev Sang Chul Lee to visit St John United Church of Georgetow n and Glen Williams The congregation of St John s United Church of Georgetown and Glen Williams is excited that their moderator the Right Reverend Sang Chul Lee and his wife will be with them in the Georgetown sanctuary on Wednesday Oct at 8 m Lee is coming at the invitation of the Stewartship committee His topic will be The Whole World is Your Pinsh Di Lee was elected as the 32nd Moderator of the United Church of Canada in August 1988 At that time Dr Lee said he was surpris ed by his election I just ditln think the church was ready to elect ah ethnic person But the church was ready and Lee was warmly welcomed by the General Commissioners Dr Sang Chul Lee was born in Siberia Feb 1924 a son of Korean immigrants When he was seven years old he moved to Manchuria His conversion to the Christian faith while he was attending a school operated by the Canadian Mission Board in Manchuria He moved to South Korea after World War 2 and received his theological in Korea Switzerland and Vancouver Canada His was in the Presbyterian Church the Republic of Korea a partner church of the United Church Dr Lee came to Canada in 1961 At one time he served a three point charge composed of English Japanese and Korean speaking in the Van area He preached three sermons every Sunday in three different languages He came to the Toronto conference in Lee has served as an Ex Committee member of General Council Toronto Area Presbytery and the Division of World Outreach He was the Chairperson of the National Ethic Committee and Toronto Ethnic Committee He is past president of Toronto Conference and cur rently serves on the International Affairs Committee of Con He has an active 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