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HERALD 1991 will prove a trying year Amidst all the doom and gloom forecast for our brand new year of it would be very easy to adopt the Chicken Little approach and simply proclaim The sky is falling the sky is falling In reply we suggest to all the Chicken Littles of the world buy a helmet Canada will survive the recent troubling times and no doubt emerge even stronger as a nation because of the experience Adversity ironically can be a blessing not only to in dividuals but to families and even nations This phenomenon has been recognized and recorded not only by sociologists but by psychologists as well In hard times individuals seem to find that inner strength which previously had gone untapped to not on ly persevere but to gain a new or renewed sense of selfworth which had previously been lacking Families in the same sense draw closer together when times are tough The petty squabbling among siblings is almost un consciously put aside when it is truly realized that the family unit as a whole is indeed threatened Husbands and wives who had forgotten or neglected the true meaning of love in a relationship realize the need for a partnership in the real sense of the word and strive to work together through the hard times and into the future Throughout history a nations real character and the earing of its citizens for the wellbeing and preservation of the nation has come to the fore when adversity threatens either through war or economic downturns There is no denying 1991 will be a year in which in dividuals families and nations will undergo hardship perhaps to an extent never imagined by the baby boomer generation But it could also prove to be a time of renewal in terms of faith in mankind something which appears to have been sadly lacking with our show me or give me at titude of the past number of years For those who wish to throw up their hands in despair and give up good riddance For those who wish to get on with the job that needs to be done to make our planet a better and safer place which to live and raise children and indeed survive lets roll up our sleeves join hands and get on with the task at hand Editorial- The HaKon Hills HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspaper Company Limited Street Georgetown Ontario 3Z6 K ROBERT MALCOLMSON Publisher and General Manager BanOummatt CLASSIFIED Join Mannll CIRCULATION Maria Shadboll ACCOUNTING Jtnnla Accountant and log SUBSCRIPTION RATES thrift month SO Mt ill month month DO U month Herald copyright on ill original now and advertising malarial era tad by and In thl National Tha agraaa tha not labia for out of in mania bayond In amount paid for tha apac actually by that portion tha advartlaamant In which tha occurred auch aire la Community Forum Letter of the week The sounds of silence Dear Editor I remember participating last year in more than one demonstration at Queens Park in which environmental groups from east and west of Toronto were complaining about the In of the Greater Toronto Area GTA by the former government No Region Ontario will easily accept Torontos garbage rather most Regions will argue that Toronto s garbage should stay Toronto Enlarging the area to include Peel and Durham may have been a way for the previous government to open new garbage dumps in these regions and maintain that tos garbage is indeed staying within the town s limits Hence the G1A was strongly opposed by the out of Town environmental groups The at the time was very supportive of the NO WAY A cries of the demonstrators MPP Ruth Greer was then ed to the institution and to the mandate of the The same MPP now Minister of the En vironment met with the regional chairmen of the GTA but not with the opposing citizens groups She recently explained to the media that the com mittee of the GTA established by the previous government is go ing to decide the location of the temporary new dumps I wonder why the citizens groups are now silent Has anything changed Sincerely Giuseppe Executive Vice President amily Coalition Party of Ontario fville reunion planned Open Door says thanks To the Open Door Youth Centre Supporters On December 5 the Open Door Youth Centre held a fun dralsmg Pasta Supper at St Georges Anglican Church Hall A hearty thankyou is extended to all the friends of the Open Door who supported us and enjoyed a plate of spaghetti Only with the cooperation of many volunteers can an event such as this run smoothly The forts of the Open Door par ticipants their families and the board members who worked diligently is very much ap preciated Many merchants in Georgetown were very kind to us the folks at A and P Knechtels John Vince Millers Bakery he Muddy Duck in Milton and St Georges Church all helped to ensure the success of our Pasta Night Thanks to all for your generous support Sincerely Vanessa BellSmith Executive Director Open Door Youth Centre Dear Editor On behalf of the Reunion 91 Committee for Stouffville District High School in Stouff ville Ontario I am writing to in form you of plans for a high school reunion to take place June 2829 1991 For those who attend ed Stouffville District Secondary School who are interested in at tending and renewing old ar and would like to receive an invitation to the festivities please forward your name women place include maiden name current address telephone number and years at tended to Reunion Honest citizen The Editor In the spirit of the season on Sunday Dec 2 I was in the back of my store and did not hear a customer enter But I did hear her leave so I hurried out to her car and apologized for missing her and asked could I help her with anything She then smiled and said she already had what she needed and left a cheque on my cash register I would like to thank Linda of Georgetown Its honest people like you that make doing business in Georgetown a real pleasure David Ogley Steak Express Stouffville District Secondary School Edward Street Stouf ville Ontario 1A0 or call and leave a message on the machine Hope to see you there JannadeBoer Committee Member Reunion 91 Berrys World Mc Im getting into bankruptcy law because these days ITS WHERE THE ACTION IS