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TO SERVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND CONSUMERS better Business Bureau catches hold in North Halton Herald staff writer A Better Business Bureau is olive and functioning in North and Active since Jan 1 the bureau is based in and is an offshoot of the Greater Toronto Belter Business Bureau which has a membership of over firms and provides Information on more than 50 firms business and organ io lions The reception has been excellent member service representative Larry Martin commented during an Interview with The Herald last week It obvious this is something business have been waiting for The initial target for membership in is this year area manager Mike said But he stressed the bureau with consumers does not sell membership Applications are taken from concerned businessmen and subjected to a screening by the bureau This screening includes the background of the firm its length of time In business trade and bank references and and local licensing requirements the firm have complaints on file with the bureau Mr said or ll y have iiot answered to them they will notified and the application will be held up until its dealt with liie organization provides services to the business community such ways as providing on ing code of ethics provides mediation services for consumer complaints more than two million firms in Canada and the United States educational services and a public voice for business In its dialings with government at ell levels We are firm believers in free enterprise without government intervention and if we can maintain ethical business operations without government Intervention we would rather have it that way Mr said The establishment of the and North bureau comes following a feasibility study requested by and a decision last year by the Toronto bureau to change its marketing Image Mr said the study showed that would not be large enough to support the operation of a bureau and was decided to go north taking in all areas within boundaries except Burlington This area is growing by leaps and bounds he Bald let say that in the next five years there will be a largely dormitory population a new population and to the new resident the old established businessman Is still a new business so the Better Business Bureau can assist the established business by its association to establish itself for the minds of the new residents Both new businesses and older established business arc aided by association the bureau which promotes a code of honesty in dealing with consumer While the bureau helps the consumer warns businessmen of a new phenomenon the unscrupulous consumer An unscrupulous consumer is one who takes advantage of the businessman by reluming goods for refund following a specific short term need such as a weekend party where a dress was worn once In per cent of complaints lodged with the bureau they are dealt with to ihe satisfaction of the Better Business Bureau Mr Llttman nays But the consumer will not always be satisfied We do not recommend people or products but by association we give him the businessman an say I am a reputable businessman Mr said But he cautions that not having membership In the bureau does not mean a firm is unethical Mr Llttman said the bureau also works closely with police dealing with fraud offences The bureau actively maintains a solicitation alert flic which can provide Information on many fundraislng organizations Anyone is welcome to contact the bureau about telephone or other solicitations to determine whether the organization Is a worthwhile group to support he said Mr Martin a Georgetown resident can be contact at IBM The Oakville and North Better Business Bureau is located at Road East The telephone number Is icHlLJl Home Newspaper of Halton Hills TWENTY SIX PAGES reaching mom than 12600 homos In Hills Campbellton takes series in three games Raiders eliminated see details page Minister in hotseat over green paper JUST CREEPIN ALONG Nineyeprold Patsy had the she got to do was creep across the stage In lead role in a song about a turtle at the picture above she has just been lifted loo open last week but ill tabic so that her bindings could be removed Council reduces lot levies Chris Dcliile id visor for the Housing Corporation OHO appeared before council to isk lot levies be lowered for the senior citizen apartments to be build at and Streets Council to the move writing off Flag wave judge says for our own survival Canadians have to start flag waving for our own survival a citizenship court judge says Speaking before about 130 women and four men at Hi crest Church Thin- day Judge Cera dine Vic former mayor of Hamilton said of the new Canadians she sees in her court impressed her w ith their reasons for becoming naturalized Canadians We sure have something the yearold judge said That why they come here She said that Canadians are not very emotional but very down to earth We have to get emotional and not be afraid express our gratitude and happiness about the country Judge born aod raised in Hamilton She became a citizenship art judge June 1T6 a duty she described is an awesome experience and one that challenged her make the citizenship court a meaningful experience for the new Canadians Judge Copps was the guest speaker at the United church Women annual Daffodil Luncheon and regaled her audience with stones she picked up on the banquet circuit with her husband who was the mayor of Hamilton for yeors until he suffered a heart attack during a foot She reviewed the and development of the various immigration and citizenship acts during the profound portion of her address which she described as when both the speaker and audience are confused And to the del of the audience she added But She said that since becoming a citizenship Court judge she has granted citizenship to thousands of persons sometimes as as Applications for Canadian citizenship have tripled since Feb ir when the first changes in the immigration let in was passed and many of the applicants are American citizens She spoke on behalf of the developer Frank and Sons Construction saying be is behind schedule five or six months because he gel land rezoned until December and then due to rising costs he required extra time toaccumulate more By the time he had the money he discovered local levies increased Ifrom to and regional levies from to effect ive March The Increase totals Miss DeHale was given a 10 per cent contingency in which to work and did not feel the managing board to which she reports would accept the in If she had lo appear before the board a time lapse of four w eeks would pass Mr is concerned with the slow progress and ex pressed Ihe need for the build to be closed in by winter so he could inside during the winter Roy Booth stated there was no hardship in since the donate per unit for council would receive an extra He was worried however thai this procedure would set a precedent for future endeavors Treasurer Ray King had recommended lot levies not be Pal McKenue said lot levies were low and if reduced so easily this time would council reduce levies on her senior citizen building which is in the planning stages Miss said the senior citizen apartments had ready gone SI over budget Herald writer Agriculture Minister Wll ham Newman received a round of applause from about 100 farmers Monday when he said farmers would not need various programs offered Ihem to make farming attract if they had equity in tariff protection a federal res pons but was ihe only applause he got or mast of the hour meeting in Georgetown the provincial minister fielded questions on the government green paper on planning for agriculture Food Land Guide lines It will become policy in about six months The green paper contains guidelines to help municipal county and regional councils and planners preserve all Ihe provinces better land for food production lis main points would permit official plans to designate high pnonly agricultural land only for farming or uses compatible with farming designate alter uses of low priority land establish criteria for land and adopt the ial Agricultural Code of for keeping farm opera tions and rural residences a reasonable distance apart The green paper also w ill set policies minimize disruption of farming b utility and com municalion lines place new emphasis on planning of lages and hamlets establish buffer zones between urban and rural areas to avoid strip development and have refine boundary defin iiions to indicate the direction extent rate and time in which future urban grow can Some say the guidelines are loo strong Mr New man said Any particular can have different i different parts of but the guidelines do he by saying that It supports the who moves to the country and not the farmer City folk who move the country complain about the smell of manure which far piers spread on their fields and the noise of farm equipment such as corn driers the corn drier has to be shut off said one farmer you your values mixed up Mr Newman replied that the severance guidelines which determine how far apart house and farm buildings should be will prevent that problem If you want to move to the country you have to be pre pared to live with these prob lems he added Other farmers were opposed lo one of the guidelines regard land severances when the farmer is ready to retire The policy recommends that far mers be encouraged to con a mobile home on a severed lot or retire in a nearby village or town so lhat when the lot subsequently be comes vacant no problems will be created the adjacent farm operation We re not saying there can I be a severance Mr Newman said But a mobile home could be moved off or used for farm The gov needs to look at the long range implications of a severance he said Mr Newman urged farmers to write out their complaints and suggestions and forward them to the ministry He announced that the prov government would start a promotional campaign to get consumers to buy Ontario pro- Two resolutions w by the meeting One was that James Earl McDowell and Rod negotiate with Kills Region and the province a reasonable land use policy the other that the province be petitioned to amend Bill 151 which estab lished region of to return planning to the pality from the regional level The meeting was sponsored by the South Land Chapel school proposal turned down too soon Council may have turned down a chance to buy the Chape Street school too early Monday II decided Invite representatives from the school board and St John Church officials to meet with planning board to discuss pro per planning of the property The decision was made at a special council meeting set aside or discussion of funds needed host the Hardy Cup Championship Hockey series Georgetown Raiders lost feels ions are done at the loci level undera provincial umbrella Several farmers criticized the agricultural code of Whats Inside Page Teach kids Page Chamber of chance to host the aeries after losing the Eastern Canada A Georgetown developer approached Mayor Tom Hill late Monday requesting to appear before council and ask for permission to purchase Chapel Street school Mr Pilutti stated he is a ware the option for council lo purchase the property expired in June and be had spoken lo the minister of St John United Church of returning the price of the property back to the congregation Councillors were taken by surprise by the offer since Mayor Tom Kill had no time lo Mavor Hill had contacted the town clerk Doug Pnlchard and a solictor contacted According to our solicitor we cannot accept the offer al this time The offer of is premature Roy Booth said Pat McKenue slated his disapproval of mere ly sending a letter to ihe board of education and trying to wash their hands of the affair A representative should be sent out the school board Coun Marks agreed that a representative should be sent around and suggested thai if council sold the property the planning board should include conditions for the land leaving it open Tor park land and considerations made dealing with traffic problems in the area and also consider ing the church s wishes Coun Roy Booth argued that Section in the planning act council flexibility when dealing with developers but placing such conditions on the property would not be accepted However Coun Mike Arm strong reminded councillors that the budget was passed last week and monies were not included for the purchase of school People are con about the property and council should protect the Pete said the initial proposal for the town buy the property was a sound idea since renovating the school would have cool but agreed the pro perty should be saved for parkland Schools OK trustees baulk A board of education committee has given a good report card to the secondarv school but not all trust at Thursday were inccd The board was preseled with eight I ions and the reactions of an eight member committee lhat stud a provincial renew of the policies affecting the interface between secondary and post education The provincial shows that Ontario secondare schools are as good as ever but lhat the general public and many members of leaching profession A major effort must be made reduce the startling difference between what people think is happening in schools and what happens in schools the committee told Ihe board The major recommendation made to the board was lhat the mristrv of education initiate a publicity campaign to show how the growth of diversity in enrollment and how changes social affected the school system paign and committee chair man VUlkins said the criticism distressed him The public needs lo know the media does not show inter est spreading these facts as newsworthy he said Trustee Ivan Armstrong uid Ontario government ad verisments are paid for with taxpayers money and the board should not force the government to spend more monev on Mr Uatkins replied thai Ihegover could perhaps re arrange its priorities Trustees Don Long and Len Crosier both felt that the stud as the end product of the should show the effect of school system Trustee Fred said We re not good enough to say were He should be saying we arm as good as we should be but we will get better The committee also mended that there should be no return to a lock step dilation of content and lion upon a provincial basis Instruction superintendent John told the board that students are concerned about he disparity of marks in dif schools i ere phased out funds to Ontario Institute for Studies in Education develop standard tests were cut off and the universities discarded a set of standard the alternate is to establish local standards Mr Boich said the issue of standards should be brought iron I and centre The committee also recom mended that ministry provide guidance and support In cum implementation for high school teachers in light of that the sponsor the development and appbea lion of mastery tests organized at the local lev el that emphasis be placed on the dev of literacy by encouraging the development of 1 tersely in all subject areas and by making English mandatory for an boa ore graduation diploma that Grade 13 be retained and concerned primarily with preparing students for umver thai there should be an inquiry as lo how current practices in community col leges reflect their original mandate and thai a pre com be formed explore and establish lory means of between secondary and post secondary schools The board passed the re commendations which will be forwarded the ministry of education along with similar reports from other boards in Ihe province N1FUWHO Red Cross worker honored by Lions HANNAH Herald talf writer Connie Georgetown Citizen of the Year or The announcement was made at the I ions Club award night dinner last Tuesday In announcing Mrs as Ihi Lion vice president Howard Murphy said that Ihe was only unanimous but overwhelming in favor of this unselfish and compassionate Ijdy Since the bought their home on ray Crescent Connie has been active as a volunteer with the local hospital auxiliary the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Local Council of as well as with organizations She received the Canadian Red Cross Society Distinguished Sen ice Award in 19l or her work as public rejat She has also been volunteer sirs ice water safety chairman for Ihe Red She is still a member of the Services Ontario Divisions Red Cross Committee She is public relations chairman for the Georgetown Cross Mrs was born in the Netherlands and grew up in The Hague In teens he was active in Girl Guides Red Cross and the Society Mrs Nieuwhof met her husband while they were serving in the Royal Dutch Navy In Indonesia Jack was a captain in the Marine Corps They married in Holland and Canada with their son Piter in 1161 They In her citizenship n 19l in such things and told her that she was I n I I speeches as she thanked Lions lor the award I love people and I love be here with you toniKhl she said I feel like I m getting an academy award or something Fred escorted Mrs to the platform to receive her from Howard Mrs look her husband place in presenting Mrs with a scroll from the Ontario Bill Mrs letter from Minister Georae Grav renresented ihe Chimb of Com when he presented Mrs with a of books on history Tom Hill congratulated Mrs on behalf of Hills council The previous winners the til zen of the have been George jwn vulun en Rev per service and Mrs Peggy Treaby