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the HERALD Friday July 1991 Haltons History Page Reed attacks Hydro energy audits 30 Years Ago The provincial governments plans to have Ontario Hydro con duct the free energy audits pro mised in its recent budget have come under attack from Liberal Julian Reed as being salesmanship to promote the con tinued use of electricity In a statement issued Monday by his office the HaltonBurlington MPP and Liberal energy critic contended the special loans pro mised to homeowners who switch from oil heating to some other form of energy will apply for the most part only to those who switch to electricity The Sands of Time From The Files Of The Halton Hills Herald Representatives from the Board of Education and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation OSSTF announced Friday morning con tract negotiations will continue between the two organizations in August or early September The two sides have been negotiating since February with the contract due to expire this August There is a critical shortage of skilled workers in Canada and government measures are not en ding the shortage Brampton- Georgetown MP John told the Commons Monday night Training is of generally good quality but there is not enough of said Mr McDermid and Canada can no longer rely on im porting skilled workers Years Ago Over voices spontaneous ly and loudly singing Happy Birthday to Canada was a mov ing highlight of Georgetowns celebration of Canadas 104th bir thday So successful was the evening that the humorous com ment the 24th of May fireworks should always be held on July 1 has frequently been heard The town and the Georgetown Branch Royal Canadian Legion are considering the idea and may make it an annual event By a vote of 52 to per cent Halton County Secondary school teachers voted to reject a wage offer recommended for accep tance by their own executive of the District 9 S ST F The 827 teachers voted lost Thursday re jecting the second wage offer made by the board connected with the Halton office of the Drug Addiction Research Foundation who called The Herald last week to issue the warning Mrs Peggy Palmer the foundations field worker in said the- drug has just ar rived in her territory and is being sold by the street name short for Phencyclidine Years Ago The Georgetown District High School Board has been given the green light from Ottawa to pro ceed with the proposed million dollar technical wing it was learned this week in a telephone conversation from Ottawa bet ween the Herald and Haltons representative in the House of Commons Sandy Best A new mindbending drug be ing sold to Halton teens was call- ed very dangerous by an of- Georgetown will need a sixth public school soon but just where it will go wont be known until a study of the available site is made by council Mayor Hyde broke a fourfour recorded vote deadlock to favor a study of the school situation by the council Washing soda is back in vogue Hundreds of articles have ap peared in the last year teaching Canadians how to clean their homes with environmentally friendly products Most have mentioned a mysterious cleaner with an oldfashioned name washing soda but almost none of these articles have said what it is Washing soda is not the same as its more familiar cousin bak ing soda It has many similar pro perties but it is stronger Washing soda is traditionally used in the laundry as a and yet highly effective alternative to bleach spot removers and other laundry boosters However washing soda has many other uses Its strength is its ability to remove greasy dirt and that makes it an ex cellent choice for many housecleaning chores cleaning kitchen and bathroom surfaces walls things made of plastic garage floors even BBQ grills The list of ways you can use good- value washing soda to get your home spotless seems endless Why Washing Soda Until World War many women regarded washing soda as an essential cleaning product But after the war a host of new and improved wonder cleaners were introduced Decades of advertising have convinced con sumers that to keep their homes clean they need a variety of specialized cleaners which may contain harsh chemicals Environmentally conscientious consumers can now turn to washing soda for the laundry and general In the laundry washing soda is a natural water softener with biodegradable cleaning agents It does not contain NTA or phosphate which can stimulate algae growth and it has no bleach All around the house this old- fashioned but highly versatile cleaning product is convenient and easy to use and saves money too THE HOTEL COME AND WATCH ALL THE GAMES ON OUR SATELLITE TV CHANNELS Famous Buffet Thursday Friday a m2p The Halton Hills HERALD Gualph St Gaorgef own 8772201 BLUE JAYS You Could WIN A Pair o Baseball Tickets To See The TORONTO BLUE JAVS How To Play Correctly answer this weeks trivia cut out Ihe and any o merchants featured here a at the Herald A winner win be drawn each week from an entries received Deadline of entries is the neat 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