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THEHERALD Wednesday October 1989 Page 5 MP Garth Turner heads review of Canada Post Pumpkinhead It may be too late for Thanksgiving pumpkins but there still time to get that big orange gourd for your jacko lantern The great In this patch is really Krislen of Herald photo A House of Commons inquiry in to the operations of Canada Post and the possibility of selling all or parts of the Crown corporation will be headed by Halton Peel MP Garth Turner Mr Turner said in a press release last week beginning Oct 24 the committee will review Canada Post for the purpose of examining its current and future relationship with the federal government the marketplace urban and rural its employees and the interests of the Canadian public The committee will be looking hard at the possibility of ing Canada Post Mr Turner said Now that the minister responsible for the corporation has revealed that consultants are studying sell the post office its part of our job to see how Canadians react The MP said the inquiry will con sider issues related to privatizing the post office including effects on the quality of postal service future postage rates the treatment of rural Canada employee shareholder plans and the mechanisms could or should be put into place to protect public interests The committees findings are ex peeled to extend over several ths and will be followed by a com report to parliament Hills rural post offices have recently undergone some vice changes The General Store was sold last year and the new owners found the postal operation to be too costly to maintain Ser vices were transferred to Vitos Market west of Georgetown Garth Turner Terra Cotta General Store owner Ted recently signed a 10year contract with Canada Post after a top postal official flew in from Ottawa for the negotiations Mr Turner was said to be an in part of those pro- Schools opening exercises up for debate By November the Halton Board of Education should be ready to or hear formal tations on the content of its schools opening and closing ceremonies board superintendent of policy and planning Bob Barry says The public will be given the chance to influence trustees on whether or not each school day should begin and end with a period of silence or biblical readings Mr Barry said He has received several letters from the public about the issue and their content has been as varied as the values of those writing them They have ranged from those tiomng the validity of young children being subjected to a period of silence when they dont understand its meaning to the im portance of children reciting the Lords prayer In response to the provincial governments request thaU public school boards state what will make up their opening and closing ceremonies Halton trustees pass ed a motion that Oakville trustee Judy Watson be appointed to the committee looking into the issue at a recent board meeting This past January the then Minister of Education Chris Ward told all public boards to stop using the Lords prayer in their opening and closing ceremonies Other than the singing of O Canada boards were told could use readings that reflect Canada s multicultural society and or a period of silence Mr Barry said Currently the Region s schools sing the national anthem and it s up to the individual school to decide if any readings are also us ed he said After hearing the public s and completing its own research the committee w ill pre sent its recommendations to the board who will make the final decision Mr sa when a decision will be made The committee is composed of a representative from the Halton Board of Education the Halton Elcmentarv s tion the Home and School Associations the Halton Secon dary Principal Association the Supervisory Officers Council and McMaster Divimtv School POSTAGE STAMP SHOW Millions in Stamps Covers and Postcards Exhibited and Sold Dealers OCTOBER 1315 At the Metro Front SI Toronto Hours Sun 10lp in ADMISSION FREE Stamp Collecting Kits or Children under 1 5 3000 Worth of FREE Door Prizes HOURLY DRAWS Keep Your Car In MINT CONDITION DRY CLEANING INTERIORS PRESERV A SHINE FABRIC PROTECTION SUNROOFS VINYL ROOF REVITALIZING RUST PROOFING TOUCH UP PAINT CAR COVERS SPLASH GUARDS RUNNING BOARDS WINDOW TINTING PIN STRIPING oeezee RUNNING BOARDS installation Protect Your Car From Winter RUST 0000 1 PROTECTION YOUR ONESTOP CAR CARE CENTRE 8730570 265 Guelph Street Georgetown OPEN Mon Tltun 8am Friday Sam Saturday Bam Minimal injuries A sear old Georgetown woman suffered minima injuries and was treated at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital after the she was dm ing eastbound on i east of he Line in Hills went nut of control and Hipped oxer after hitting a ditch Deborah had to miss a ground hog when the car went out of police Sources from Rural Dignity a grass roots organization opposed to the closure and privatization of rural post offices across Canada said it is likely when Jean Carter postmistress at the Norval post of fice retires the business will be replaced with a privatized postal service A representative from the crown corporation was in Halton Hills last week to discuss better rela tionships between Canada Post and the private sector The representative said Canada Post is turning a profit for the first time in over 30 years He said there should be more stamp sales in retail outlets Road closed A street north of the Georgetown rail station called Railway Street be closed for two months as Canadian National rail expands a track near the building Across from Street Vic tona Street and St Michael Street to the Cowned lanewax will be cut off for months beginning tomorrow Engineer ing staff for the town of Hills met with officials late September to discuss the closures Signs warning of construction and road closure w ill be ided HOPING CARS SHAPE WORLDWIDE IN THE CARIBBEAN AT THE J THURSDAY OCTOBER Come and authentic West Indian food while listening to the easy sound of live Calypso music straight from the Caribbean Islands FRESH 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