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Home Newspaper of Halton Hills WEDNESDAY JULY A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St South- Georgetown Ontario Publisher BOB BUTTER Editor Clin Mali mil Come again The changing character of Halton is reflected in the housing and em study tabled last week at the regional planning committee It Is a comprehensive study which should be looked at seriously before the final decisions are made on an official plan for the future growth of the municipality It is not intended the report attached to the agenda of the planning committee states to provide solutions to the housing crisis but rather to identify and document what the region must know of the future make up of population in terms of age occupation household size and income ft also states that long term housing and employment statistics are required by the region for detailing planning objectives for the future But the scope of recom made by the study group do in fact address themselves to the housing crisis Encouragement for senior citizen and low rental geared housing the need for rationalization of existing federal and provincial housing assistance programs and the increase in the level of Central Housing and Igage Corporation subsidies on the Wgher average of Peel Toronto rather than on the Hamilton As well the report makes a recommendation runs counter to the policy of the provincial government in that it recommends an end to rental controls to spur housing availability Assistance for home ownership will still be required for per cent of residents in That ad dresses itself also to the housing crisis It addresses itself to the need for affordable housing not only Halton but elsewhere across the province and the country The study report raises questions about the future shape of living in Halton It makes some very specific comments that needed to be said some that should have been said long before now With any luck someone at Queens Park and on Parliament Hill will listen and take the corrective action thats needed to ensure all Canadians receive adequate shelter and employment A great idea Coun Mike Armstrong makes a strong case for the members of Hills council opposed to any expansion of the existing town offices serving on a committee studying staffing and space problems Mr Armstrong has long been a supporter of the need for a larger office to Integra teas many as possible of the various now fragmented town services What he is proposing is leadership among those people op posed to such a project to either modify their position through in volvement first hand un of the situation or to stand pat in the face of prima facie evidence that indicates something must be done thatMr Armstrong will end up modifying his position based on recommendations that such a committee could propose aside from a large scale project such as that proposed by the former Halton Hills council But that is essentially what the political game is about The give- and take the trade all demand strong personalities prepared to bear the brunt of criticism in face of decisions they feci are justified Our politician were elected to provide such leadership and they should be prepared to do so What such a committee also might attempt to do is seek to rationalize the cost of services under the present system versus a system where centralized offices or some other adequate alternative is im plemented to see tangibly what the cost is to the taxpayer Without such information known it is unlikely that opposition to any proposal to expand the municipal offices will cease Looking through our files THIRTY YEARS AGO An Indian Tea was held in the school room of Georgetown United Church arranged by the Women Missionary Society The Sunday school room was transformed by decorations that were typically Indian There were exhibits on two sides of room each representing a phase or Indian life With Presentation Day rapidly approach War Service Recognition Fund is slightly over the mark Mayor Joseph Gibbons mode a plea lo citizens to raise the figure because with 300 names on the presentation list It means less than SO per cent of the original objective of a war Council learned that high school board was considering adding agriculture and work Ihe school next term at an estimated cost of 4 to which would be reduced by yearly after initial year TWENTY YEARS AGO Several students from town and district advanced another step toward degrees In higher education when examination results at various schools were released during the past few weeks Memories of Grade students at Chapel Street school will be apparent as they re read he Herald copy of pictures and graduates names Insects cause considerable loss to far mere each year by causing damage in stored grains They eat the contaminate the grain with insect fragments and cause the grain to heat and become worthless Trouble can be avoided by taking precautions to prevent of insects before thresh Ing of combining TEN YEARS AGO Council almost took the first step toward establishing a police commission Monday then withdrew Ihe motion when most mem the timing was wrong Coun Jim Young pointed out that a police commission would soon be mandatory on a population basis alone and would take at least five months set up Lawyers for Development Corp questioned use of occupancy permits recently enforced by council An occupancy permit demands thai the road have a base of 12 feet by 15 feet of gravel either curb s or sidewalks installed grass in of the house and water and hydro connected before the house rnay be occupied Two cyclists from Ohio stopped on ihclr way back at a Georgetown resident home alter cycling from Ohio to Expo The pair both IB cycled from Von West Ohio to the big fair Royalty offers new hope By SUSAN FACFND1S have been buoyed up by new hope Just as the bottom started to fall out of everything with summer holidays still stretching sly ahead blight attacking the tomato plants and making merry on the rose bushes a silver lining suddenly appeared on the threatening cloud or life Is Prince Andrew aware of what he has done for the mother of Canada by publicly telling his elder brother heir to he throne to Shut Up even though he will probably gel his allowance cul of for six months when he mother reads newspaper After all If Ihe Queen s sons indulge in this kind of language at a social event however good It Is quite The cost of illiteracy goes up able that in privacy of the palace chambers they would not stop short at calling nerd gungeface or even a royal pain so why should we expect our children be any different The relief I felt upon realising it the Queen and I share such remarkably similar problems along with just about every mother I know overwhelming Drawing from my own experience I can well picture the Queen while entertaining sitting on the edge of her throne fingers tightly crossed hoping children will avoid an argument while she confers the Order of Garter or a Knighthood Heaven help poor unsuspecting soul kneeling under the upraised sword should the young princes decide to pick particular mom ent to break out in brotherly hostilities Does the Queen also share with me the frustration common lo such moments of telling children in a sibilant whisper lo Bell up or you get the royal wooden spoon across your bottoms Would the Queen and Prince Phillip have issue a stern warning to royal children keep their hands off the lemonade and cookies at the garden party guests had taken their share Of course as a member of ordinary public my problem are minor in son While Ihe actual fact or listening to ones children engage In violent confrontations is never easy whether In a palace or a bungalow my progeny can at least indulge their bent for heaping verbal abuse on one another in not as representatives In far corners of the world where every word is upon by avid newspaper reporters However now knowing that I am not alone it Is with a new feeling of confidence that refrain from yelling You kids ain I got no couth when they begin their normal dally nameealling routine of animal twit and creep I tolerantly sit back with unaccustomed secure in the knowledge that unlike royalty no social blot Is about to deface m particular family escutcheon How appropriate are the words Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown especially when head Is also a mother of beautifully natural newsworthy children Was it worth it all Ottawa Bnrraa No I am not still carping about lhat S3 million Canada Day or Dominion Day party on Parliament Hill I musl admit to being slightly underawed by the opening of Canada Week which preceded the big event And it wasn because were no speeches bv opposition representatives a complaint thai sent shudders through the hall Parliament Frankly Hunk Opposition Leader Joe Clark and New Democratic Party d should have been asked to say a few words but even if they had been invited to perform Polish polka they t have salvaged production II was be blunt J bush league opera lion Here we were on a glorious sunny day front of the Parliament Buildings all ready to kickoff the biggest Canadian week of the year We wanted to whoop it up gel Ihc whole week realty blasting into the party spirit lo launch a celebration that t cease the last firecracker went pop on The great temporary stage in lace In front of the Peace Tower and those hideous stylized maple leaf backdrops were all set or the television cameras The sound system was blasting music all over the lawns and some 3 people wailed with baited breath for the PRODUCTION it may be worth pointing out that the federal government was not in The kick oil ceremonies were the responsibility of Ihe Canada Week Commiiiee an offshoot of the Council far Canadian Unity which gets a federal grant and which contracted public relations firm to plan Mondays activities Anyway as the breathless patriots waited it was announced lhat Prime Minister Trudeau I be for kickoff ceremonies and instead he would be by Defence Minister Barney These are troubled times for school trustees administrators and teachers Enrol menlsarcgolngdown Costs per pupil and as a whole are going up Teachers are asking for both Job security and more money Parents are getting wor rled about the kind of education which Is being pushed Into little Willie Now comes news of really serious trouble Parents of a Florida girl are suing school because their daughter been taught enough They claim the girl can barely read or do simple arithmetic The school principal claims that her teachers have given her the right number of credits so girl can be graduated Given present tendency in the lo run to for hefty malpractice settle mcnls it was inevitable such a case would be legally attractive If the Florida parents succeed the U S courts won be able to fit oil the cases on the dockets For year parents tried to bully teachers Into telling lltUe Willie graduate even If he blow bubbles in his gum and scribble on Ihe walls at the same time And so the schools came up with all sorts of devices to gel Ihe little monsters out of the system Bell curves special sets of criteria the lot Well now the Job market none loo hot The universities are wondering why they have to teach elementary English to young persons who have spent 13 years In school Parents are demanding that schools educate their children or pay up How unfair can you get The Vancouver Province Regional government cost needs to be examined Queen Park Bureau Of The Herald More on regional government and the need lo examine It I had a discussion with Bill Archer former Toronto municipal politician who did a study on Niagara Region Having only scanned his report I asked him whether he had gone the question of cost and particularly Ihc relative cost of regional and non regional governments He replied hurt if nol Indignant You can I put a price on government I THE COST A few days ago I talked about need for a select committee on regional government Stressed was the need Tor a look at the cost of regional government It la the cost that has bred alarm In so many people across Ihc province who have been under It There have been numerous studies of regional government but none of hem hove gone Into this question of cost We have just had a million study on Metro Toronto by John It dwelt on structure and boundaries But costs No And Is the reason for this perhaps lhat the people who have been making the studies- many of them professional experts have not been close to the people and do not know that there is a price on prce that comes out of the public pocket There con be a difference of opinion on select committeesmade up of members of legislature Certainly for some purposes they are good and for others not so good But this seems to be one case where they fit the need belter than any other approach For members here are close the people And particularly they don t have to be selfserving to any municipal interests and politicians They can lake an objective look and a down look at Ihe they don t have to enhance their reputations by getting into a lot of complicated detail and expertise so many commissions and Inquiries do The cost of regional governments has been big If Mel Swart Is right the rate of spending growth in regional municipalities In the pail five years has been wo and a half times lhat of non regional municipalities Why The people want to know They do put a price on government Din A peculiar choice I though Since this is a unity crusade and one that has been valued at S3 million would thought that the prime minister s substitute should be able to speak French A common courtesy so to French not only makes John Diefcnbakcr sound like a graduate of the So r bonne but he seems to speak it with a accent Ills speech was generously described as a disaster Incidentally s nervousness might have been increased by the fact that the flypast by Armed Forces Voodoo jets was late It must be unusually unnerving for a defence minister when one of his precision Flying learns Is 10 minutes laic for an ap pointment with the Peace Tower range ments I IMlTtD PROGRAM As a follow up to Danson s speech we were entertained by two choirs and a high school band and was official kick off Canada Week on Parliament Hill In fact there were no activities scheduled on Ihe Hill until the July 1st Bul inside the Commons the fur was flying over the fact thai opposition representatives were invited to speak wilh Broad bent said there should have been all party representation on the speaker podium in view of the decisive importance of maintaining a non partisan approach to the question of national unity It is nothing short or shocking and scandalous to think Ihe minister of national defence kicked off Canada Week Robert Coatcs PC Cumberland Colchester Other opposition MPs joined the fray obviously giving the government something to think about before July 1st when Trudeau would hold centre stage In The Great Canadian Birthday Party Whatever success they enjoyed In this 1 can imagine any of them being seriously upset about not taking part in that kickoff ceremony Everyone was so concerned about whether our Voodoos could find their way back to base that no attention was being paid to speeches anyway ByGFRRY LANDSBOROUGH Summertime is definitely here and the living is easy Bright sunshine laughing races care free days all of which help to conjure up warm and hazy images of the good old summertime The summer season lis easy going ways is a definite favorite of mine and as I sit here under the of a great summertime tree I put my head In my hands end let my mind roll on by as I reflect on all the things lhat summertime is to me I hope you shore some of them wilh me Summertime Is kids who wail for school get out so hey could go swimming telling you but I been swim now what con I do Summertime Is hot sticky nights when no one can sleep you go for a walk and discover a neighbourhood that you thought you knew somehow seems different when your v by Instead of flashing by in the Summertime living is Summertime as many business over meetings on the golf course as you can possibly find excuses for Summertime is the laughter of friends patio parties that become pool parties after someone is unexpectedly thrown in Summertime is pool parlies that become inside parties when alter a week or weather suddenly but no one ever seems lo really mind Summertime Is circus coming to town with all Ihc excilemenl clowns the elephants the lions and tigers smell of popcorn and candy floss and sparkling eyes of children young and old alike Summertime is reruns on TV Some movies seem lo get better wilh second and even the third viewing Summertime Is shorts and swim suits socks ore a thing of the past and Tew mothers arc heard complain on Ihc cut down in family wash tub Summertime is hoi sunny days from Monday Friday and Just as you pack up for good cottage weekend suddenly clouds Summertime is watching all the girls watchlngatl the boys go by and summer Just wouldn I be summer without Summertime Is concerts in Ihc park the smell of Ihc grass and the barest a warm summer nights brcczo as you listen the local band steal your heorl away Summer lime is the backyard barbecue wilh all kinds of delicious smells your will power and your waistline It somehow never lights when lis supposed too but once its going you tan watch Ihe coals flicker away llll dawn Sum I me is lovers of all ages hand In hand in park long evening walks on the picnics and quiet summer evenings jus I sit and watch the stars go by Summertime is watering the grass and cutting Man is he only creature clever enough to seed In Ihc spring for a food healthy lawn so he can work all summer cutting It down Summer lime Is pulling out all those funny little things were coming up where you planted your petunias only to discover were your petunias Summertime Is hanks all hose folks who make prepared chicken take home hamburgers and hot dogs and fries piwns and ice cream cones andsundaes all which make easy summer fun far oil especially mom who lakes holiday families only cook Summertime is diets because after all hamburgers and hoi dogs french fries and chicken to mention Ice cream and sundaes you need die Summertime is little children splash Ing away in wading pools and wee one that always manages loose the bottom half of his or her bathing suit throwing it away as something that was in way In first Summertime Is bike riding a terrific sport the whole family can enjoy Summertime is tanning lime bul before Ian the ouch of that burn you were so sure you t going lo gel Summertime Is tall coot drinks sipped Summertime is laughing days at the beach rolling in waves counting pebbles in the sand skipping stones on water and finding treasurers to lake home with you to look at In winter for remembering Summertime is welbah suits found everywhere In the house except hanging out to dry in he sun where hey belong Summertime is flowers growing everywhere making all streets so colourful and cheery Summertime is those ever famous words What con I do now 1 m BORED Summertime Is a time to forge your troubles remember a trouble Is like a pebble if you hold close to your eyes flits whole world and puis everything out of focus if you hold at a distance it con be examined objectively for whatever Its worth however if you Ihrow on the ground it is seen in lis true selling a liny bump In ones path Summertime Everybody NO CM