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Home Newspaper of Hills 14 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limitec Main St Georgetown L7G Ontario EVDOKIMO Publisher PHONE 2201 Second Clast Mall Number Archery hunting Is if safe Hunting will again be opened in Hal ton this following a layoff of eight yean The of natural resources says the deer population is getting out of hand and steps must be taken to bring it back into control So be it Out is it safe for hunting in this rapidly urbanizing com mmiity Hunting anywhere has its when safety is con but allowing only the use of bows and arrows could very well mean that some innocent party may be injured or killed beciuse of its many rural areas is well liked by urban residents as a recreational area The Bruce Trail a naturalist delight runs through the municipality and both these are prime targets for hunting In addition hunting by bow and arrow for reason con sidered by some to be inhumane The thought of a wounded animal running itself to death while bleeding is not delicious thought One caller to the Herald noted this week rightly or wrongly that given the choice between the use of and arrows and guns with live am munition they would choose the nun There ment in this citizen argument that a silent arrow gives no warning while a gunshot would alert an individual to the danger But there also a chance the individual would be dead before he knew what hit him it needless to point out the danger to the many rural children who use the countryside as a playground But unless there vocal concern from the socalled silent majority if it exists there little likelihood that the provincial government will back down from its decision to allow hunting in the region The choice is up to the people Do they agree with an open hunting season in or do they oppose it on safety or humanitarian grounds And if he does have an opinion then now is the time for him to con Lie Ins elected officials voicing it Viewpoint Cockroaches welfare and Dominion Day lands borough This week Vim point looks at welfare recipients and the July Dominion Day which ibsolutely nothing in common in believe the recommendation of the jurv in Metro suggested periodic checks welfare p for safely 1 1 children ind to determine whether the children have food tie in home His bigoted bilge water came ifttr five ye old died ifttr I in in Is it it he people on Lhe coroners re IK that problems listed lack i proper mills ele ml nets iff t hazards the home ire mirth product homes it I e fil in outright statement it wclfirc Irenes eare ibout their sum c in i who ha been nee in lh speak of us neglect on ireguhr has s in si i Idled iss hi pt r middle mi lis hive little do with pun 1m si food middle iss children do lint good milts because mother is it of her regular tlub meetings at notlur business cock till pirtj When will pi pit learn you I legislate socnl it or behaviour ingle my o lie or to tire or their children Good parenting tin to love be responsible provide good jxuide lines has little do with cents If homes ire to be inspected on a regular basis let inspect all homes No it becomes a difftrrnt when speaking of your privacy your rights Some misguided souls seem to believe being on welfare deprives human being of rights Perhaps the jury recommendation is merely a shades of 19W when big will be watching When personal freedom the ibility of lhe individual to be responsible for his or her has been abused to the point at no rclum Cockroaches are next It ippcars that ihcse little pests who have been around for million years ire becoming Canada No 1 headache Some people learn live with them some actually grow fond of them calling their pets of course its the rest of us that hive to suffer Roaches are earners and disease spreaders Home remedies arc seldom effective One of the ve heard of a to plate bowl full of beer on the floor or counter with imps running up to the sides The roithes march up to quench their thirst hive one or two loo many and of course drown with smiles on their little faces In more serious vein the best ap proach is to run a professional exterminator he s the only one that can do lhe job Last but not least we look at Dominion tht big 1th of July celebrations The biggest difference between us and our neighbours is that they know how to promote a good thing when they see It Canadi needs the brains of a first rate I man to come up with something more than it Dominion gee great another long weekend Pride in one s society and its ichieveminls his be publicized first or else no one ever be irs of her heroes victories or defeats The ivcrage Canadian child con you all about little George and the cherry tree butisk about John John A who We have to add a bit more pizzazz to history then and now in order to pause and reflect on Canada as a great nation be next year will be a pop there goes the balloon it must be Dominion Day again My Thoughts Good bye Bill parting is sorrow For Queens Park BilingualismBill22 are dividing us Sir wan always for I- renin a nan lo School iiodhidrd Mould be afraid la go to lurbri and speak my right be till boys are so mixed up with etc know they arc on the way out and hair lo with our day to living object tax bring on I fill ccupool of pouring gout money bud la few renchmen who refuse to dollars Is too much lo helping lew nil people and his trench cabinet demand a referendum or a new election A very concerned 111 The above unsigned letter to Dr frank Ml for is one of the kind of bigoted 1 he to the Herald this week This ill informed individual though very concerned was not con enough to indicate his or id dress Hopefully this is not per Intact 1 believe it is Mori so than either or any other politician is prepared to or accept writer nays is divided on the question and indeed It is One only has to talk with travellers from Western Canada who maintain that Ontario sold oul the rest of the country in the last election and allowed the liberal Party to form the government Other Ontario residents ell mi of lhe cool receptions Ihey receive among the Weser when they admit to coming from Central Canada And more recently Globe and Mail in a series of articles on the traffic con troll era and airline pilots dispute found that Westerners were upset ibout the plans to ram down throats They see no reason other than political to limbec for the establishment of I rench language television station in Vancouver for example There arc many other factors Involved In the West a objection lo the government in Ottawa no I least of which Is And as the letter writer states bilingual ism is costing us dearly Just what is lhe cost of the translation in the program In the civil and armed forces for the Introduction of French as a second language or the printing of hundreds of duplicate rench language press from various dtpirlmtnts to I luross tht country is for hiving the nth speaking spcik I in Qui hoi will is a inadun a right service in my I I can first hand it Hit letter is correct bom r used of lift in 1 mi insulted by the need for me to when requesting inform tion or Iht like while visiting the province The Financial Post in dispatch from Ottawa statetl federal cabinet has decided not to illow of its Crown or organizations to seek certification Quebec con Hill The news the Post continues is going to In a bitter blow to Quebec It knew that the federal government didn much like overtones of Dill but until now tutawi had restricted lis reaction to quiet Ming Wlij Hill ihvided the country and continues lo be source of resentment in air dispute has only added fuel to in large bonfire As a journalist I cast a eye on which is unsigned But in duing so I respect the opinions they may contain and attempt to see if is justified 1 certainly hope Phi I brook assumes the same when dealing with letters as the one printed above It would be political suicide for any politician to simply ignore such ill informed lis however is under a disidvantage in not knowing the identity of the individual he not tie willing lo reject out of The flavor in the federal cabinet Is a fact due largely to the geographic break down of the seats held by the government and good polities While I agree with the governments action on denying the use of a single language Crown corporations ministries In Quebec I have to wonder why the govern mail did not make this view known sometime ago It is possible that given the present mood if he country Prime Minister will select an cabinet minister to rcplute Jtan minister of envlronement in lhe next cabinet shufflt At tins point 1 must admit certain bias since I a lapsed member of the Peel Association a fact which goes back many years and I also worked for time for a Tory member of Parliament leaves open to speculation Ihe role of government backbencher and he has on government policy lineopy of letter to caucus delivered separately to the Herald the doctor begins Again I resort to shoring my views with you in print because the mechanism of caucus does not always seem to afford adequate opportunilv to do so in person Is 1 finding difficulty in making his views and consequently ihe views of his constituents in known Or is there a possibdity that French speaking Quebec MPs curry more weight wilhm emeus Call me i bigot if you choose but I will not stand alone I certainly won I bow my head because I oppose the course the government and I might add the other poliljcil parties have taken in biltngunltsm in Canada Thais why 1 believe the bilingual and punishment must be brought before lhe people Quebec in its wisdom of taking a course has destroyed lhe credibility of the program and the mylh mulbculiurilism In Canada Ombudsman Another bureaucracy tor many years in there w is in obvious place for an Government grew larger and larger With it grew the bureaucracy and as this grew size it inevitably grew more remote from the public with Ihjs more us the scope of government grew much broader ilong with the scope of tlie legislature also ind both in lurn also tended to grow more romolo from the Tlas opened the door for individuals groups to suffer from arbitrary action and there was in obvious place for an officer a completely independent representative of the public interest who would protect lhe public from arbitrary ibusc year the government recognized this and established an office of Ombudsman with as the first incumbent Now it has become apparent that it Not in establishing office itself Hut not setting at the start just he office entailed ind what was expected of it It is fair 1 to siy that when this office wis proposed and approved by the legislature tht impression of the government and of most of the members was thai it would be i relatively simple operation Tint it would be a modest mechanism with a relidvely small staff to which in groups who felt they had suffered the funds of government could go and proffer their cases for inquiry and possible Hut from lhe start it tended to be obvious thai tins is not the concept of Mr a large staff Then he installed his operation in luxurious quarters Another bureaucracy an instant empire to guard against bureaucracy But modi importantly il became clear that the ombudsman concept of the function of his office was probably quite different than thai of the people who had put him here SPOTS The concept here certainly was that he would be acting on complaints But it developed that the Maloney con was that he should go out looking for trouble spots Rial he should go whole areas such as jails and day nurseries and see where they might be remiss of now it is apparent that this Is what he intends to do it not what the legislature feels he do there is impasse An impasse beiause if the independence of ombudsman is to be retained this is essentia to the office then neither the government nor the legislature really can direct him what to do If this situation somehow settled we may the future well have three branches of government all more or less setting policy The government itself the legislature and tht ombudsman FROM HERB AND THERE By George Somebody always gets stuck with a task like this one and It looks like me I say stuck because no one likes say goodbye lo a friend who Is leaving What else can one say at a round of farewell parties other than we 1 you and good luck And although both those ten are sincere they go only a little way toward expressing the heartfelt emotion felt when a good friend must leave It not as If I m unused to saying goodbye If anything I have had too much practice at It At leaving places I lived in Mexico and the States and Canada as well I goodbye to many dear friends each of wondering if ever we meet again But thin ease different because who la leaving the first friend I met when I came lo Georgetown in the middle of winter this year a an extra warm bond which will be parted when leave taking is over Bill Johnston the editor or the Herald is leaving Georgetown for of all places York ton Saskatchewan Yorkton is not a place 1 been o go 1 can tell Bill what It a like other than lo say the winters are colder than those in Georgetown All I can add with the certainty of a long absent Westerner Is that his welcome to that city ought to be worm Today Bill on vacation and when it over he be out West Officially he 11 be gone when his name is removed from lhe masthead at the top of this page There is one thing I learned however in all the goodbyes I made and that Is lo keep them short So Goodbye and good fill We II you End of an era Both Canadians and Americans have for decodes pointed to the Canada border and said with pride It the longest defended border in the world So in a way we have witnessed the end of an era during the past week with the Introduction of border patrols by Canadian troops and Royal Canadian Mounted Police and by the American authorities Fortunately this condition will only be temporarily lasting until the end of the Olympic Games on July But this docs not detract from one of the great paradoxes of cur limes that we must go to such ends to unsure peace and security for an event staged ostensibly to promote world brotherhood Kingston WhigStandard On Parliament Hill A childish hassle one week before the Olympic Games t Ottawa Bureau Of The Herald Hiving survived all the construction and financing crises of the forthcomaig Olympics it just ludicrous we should now be locked in 11th hour political battle over lhe participants One would think thai lhe socalled Taiwanese problem would have been straightened before some billion was spent on most elaborate Olympic facilities history of the Gomes But Ihen I guess none of us really appreciate just how sensitive the Canadian government is Ihe feelings of communists things stood while this was being the declared that the number Taiwanese team will not be per nutted into Canada fur the Games until the Intematioml Olympic Committee announces that the athletes don represent mainland China IOC understandably reluctant lo become involved in politics says the Games should lie open to all and it has given no mdicilion it will meet the Canadian There ire reports the events could lose Olympic status would become imply the Montreal Games Instead of receiving Olympic medals the participants could presumably up with ceramic models of Mounlics or perhaps beavers MIGHT WITHDRAW If imes lose their Olympic status lhe huge United States team lias threatened to withdraw The Games musl remain free from international politics says the US committee Meanwhile with the Games less than two weeks away we arc being treated to an apparent stand off between the Canadian government and the Ihe external affairs department says government position is clear and the hull now is In the IOC court The IOC says its position is clear and the ball is In Die government court Good grief they can t even find the ball It also incredible thai the IOC claims It aware of Canada policy of not admitting any Taiwanese who claim to represent the Republic of China until last lhe government claims the IOC knew a year ago would think that an issue as basic as this would have been clarified when Montreal was originally warded the It interesting to note that James Canada representative on the IOC has said that If the government s position had been known Montreal wouldn have got Games the first place He says that when the agreement was reached with Canada there was a clause saying there would be nothing to hinder or restrict many way the attendance of athletes from ill national Olympic committees recognized by the IOC Surely thai was the time for the govern men to officially lay its restrictions regarding the Taiwanese who continue to make the worn out claim that they are of representatives of mainland China Even if the external affairs department is correct in claiming its views were known by IOC a year ago that was leaving it too late HI CHI There is no doubt that the government sensitivity about offending the mainland government has Increased dramatically dnce Montreal was awarded the Games It was only a few months ago thai all diplomatic and official passports were stamped not valid for travel In Taiwan an action designed to indicate to the mainland government thai officially we will have nothing lo do with that island And it was known at the time that the organizing committee for the Olympics sent an official invitation to Taiwan on June 24 It amazing the crisis took this long to surface But now that its with us I don t sec why the government can back off a bit and give he IOC full responsibility for running lis show There is no why the various Olympic sites con be regarded as In lernotlonol territory for purposes of the competition and then the IOC would to answer the protests from mainland China Just because the games are held In Montreal here is no reason why the Canadian government should have to be uptight about what Chinese anthem Is played It all seems so childish