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Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1866 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Quelph Street Georgetown Ontario 3Z6 GARNET CO Publisher and General Manager Editor PHONE J STEVEN FOREMAN Advertising Manager second Mill Renitttrtd SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday Jane IB There is no equity Senior citizens are often isolated poor and in a crippling state of dependence stated Brian while on the election campaign trail To correct this inequity Mr Mulroney vowed to reinstate complete in dexing of oldage pensions to the actual cost of living as of Jan 1 1985 in a speech on July 26 1984 Less than a year later the Conservative government is about to limit indexing of CPP pensions so that the first three per cent of inflation will be borne by pensioners The result will be a pension decrease of three per cent in real terms Finance Minister Michael Wilson argues that all segments of society must bear the pain of bringing down the budget deficit and maintains that senior citizens will be happy to share this burden Not so it seems as pensioners living at or below the poverty level are making abundantly clear The lower increase in pensions will save the gover nment about in this tax year but the saving will increase to an estimated by 1991 In addition income taxes for individuals will rise more steeply than for corporations In the same time frame the revised deal with western oil companies will cost the federal coffers in the multibillions and the 500000 in lifetime taxfree capital gains for the wealthy will cost an estimated when fully implemented We question seriously the governments integrity fairness and common sense It can be and should be said that it has reneged on its leaders campaign promise to pensioners It must also be said that there is no equity in sticking it to pensioners while doling out billions to the oil companies and giving the wealthy taxfree gains on in vestments which will do absolutely nothing to create em ployment These tradeoffs reek of inequity and should be remedied promptly Courtesy Guelph Mercury there was no specific space allotted for a wheelchair he was advised that he must transfer to a regular seat or remain in his chair In front of the first row of sealing Michael filed his complaint to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission alleging that he had been discriminated against because of a disability with respect to a service Section 15 the equality provision customarily offered to the public of the Charter of Rights and Free- The Court of Appeal upheld his came Into effect April 17 accusation and rejected the Inter- With it many basic and farreaching of the lower court which questions on the nature of equality in ruled equal treatment means Canada have been raised identical treatment The court To ensure that the federal laws do restored the board of enquirys ruling conform to the letter and spirit of that specific wheelchair spaces be equality and nondiscrimination provided In Ihe three theatres guaranteed In the Charter a The spaces vere to be In groups of committee of seven members all three parties in the House of the theatre Commons are examining these laws Locally Cinemas Three since Hearings are being held across opening have removed the step in front Canada and submissions from groups and provided accessible washrooms or Individuals with a disability are Tor the convenience of those in wheel- welcome Mr J P Boyer MP Is the chairs With regard to the above chairman and has expressed Interest ruling ihcy have this matter under in equality Issues as they relate to review at their head office people with handicaps The importance of this court ruling The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal does not end with theatres It means has made a decision relating to that services generally provided to the theatres which will have far reaching public must make reasonable implication for other provinces and In accommodation for the disabled other areas such as employment Odeon did not Intend to dlscrl- housing and transportation This ruling was handed down Inl9B0aresidcntofSaskatchewan based on the physical nature of the went to a Canadian Theatre As seating arrangement in the theatre if Never mind Star Wars MX Pershing what about the deployment on European soil of an even greater destructive force the English soccer fan Research is helping opposition parties Whats making life more difficult for the government these days is the Indisputable Increase In research both by the opposition parti es and the media Unlike a few years ago ministers with unsubstantiated claims or genera lities The moment a ministerial statement is uttered In the Commons opposition researchers and reporters are at work searching far disclaimers And If they are found they are unceremoniously thrown back In the ministers face It wasnt always thus Time was not so long ago when ministers could make outrageous claims and while the accuracy might be disputed or laughed at by assorted skeptics the issue seldom went beyond that But now it seems practically every comment must be accompanied by proof Part of this may be due to the smaller opposition which feels it must work harder if It is to dent the government armor Part may also be due to vastly improved research Minister Erik Nielsen remarked that facilities now computerlied on Prime Minister Mulroney had a better Parliament Hill And I suspect an even Commons attendance record than the larger part Is due to vastly Improved other party leaders And this Is the journalism type of comment that MPs used to be In any event ministers ore finding able tosay about any leader with little they cant afford much loose talk fear of concrete contradiction But BUDGET RESEARCH within hours of the Nielsen remark a When Energy Minister Pat Carney Canadian Press reporter had studied claimed that the energy accord with every Hansard from last October to the producing provinces could create give a fairly clear indication In print up to 300000 new Jobs and declined to that Mr Mulroney attendance record produce evidence fan Waddel the energy critic even applied under Turners ana Ed MORE EXAMPLES Just recently Deputy Prime Last chance to comment on Secondary Plan proposals Herald Staff Now that the towns held public meeting on the Georgetown South and West Secondary Plans whats next Monday was the last day to hand In your written comments on the Plans to the towns planning department The Plans look at future expansion In Georgetown extending the urban boundaries to make homes for another 14850 people Now the town planners are sitting down and preparing report on the oral and written submissions theyve received Their report may recommend changes to the Secondary Plans If those changes arc fairly substantial councillors may decide to hold another public meeting to sec how those changes will be received by the public However If the planning depart ment suggests only minor changes be made to the Plans its unlikely therell be another public meeting After oil theyvealready had input from the Credit Valley and Region Conservation Authorities the regional municipalities Bell Canada Hills Hydro the Ministry of Natural Resources the Ministry of the Environment the Ministry of Trans portation and Communications and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in writing these Secondary Plans Town planner Bob Crews anticipa tes the Plans will be adopted by council sometime In July There are two council meetings in July July and There are no general committee mcellnRs because of the summer schedule If you want to air your concerns over the Plans again thats your last chance before council adopts the Plans and sends them off lo the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for provincial approval Once council has adopted the Plans then your only avenue of contention is to to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and ask that the matter be referred to the Ontario Municipal Board However theres no guarantee the Minister will hold a municipal board hearing especially if he decides a request Is frivolous and done for the purpose of delay The towns planning director expects the Secondary Plans will be approved by the province within a year Residents may find process for expansion plan elusive Editors notebook By DAVE Residents in the southern portion of Georgetown may feci they havent been given a fair shake Now that our Secondary Plan has been presented to town council it could be as soon as July that the major document on Georgetowns growth Is adopted While the town has been working to move forward our urban boundaries in doing so they may have left some residents behind The planning and study process in an effort to provide future housing and industry to a non growth town has been handled In a competent manner But this time the adoption system hasnt lent itself to citizen on And that a shame for a document that packs a terrific futuristic wallop For example the town staff sends out newspaper ads to publicize citizen participation in the planning process However Its not likely very many people read carefully these drab announcements written in bureaucrat language Monday councillors brought up a suggestion to make changes In these announcements so Ihcy would be more noticeable and readable Also in the future The Herald will be reviewing our methods of getting Ibis valuable information out to residents Perhaps we could have done The residents will find the summer months another obstacle in fighting for changes In the Secondary Plan If they choose to do so First of all July and August are holiday a number of people who want to attend public meetings might find it possible to do so However the clincher is that In July there will be no general commit tee meetings Except during he summer months council meets every Monday with every second Monday being a general committee meeting During general committee items ore brought forward only for comment Councillors arc allowed a week to re- think their position and hear from residents and then thev vote on the issue before them There will be only two July council meetings July and That means residents who have only recently learned about how the Secondary Plan affects them won t have he same amount of to air views as If the meetings were being held in the fall spring or winter The point Is the Secondary Plan has been talked about at great length at council While councillors and staff understand the process its becoming readily apparent the message about meetings and stages of citizen input arent getting out to the residents Theres also a tendency for rcsi dents to only perk their ears when they realize sometimes at the 11 lh hour a planning policy will affect their properly or iheir family If there is a moral to the story its for council lo find a better way to communicate to residents on planning measures For homeowners and tax payers check those newspaper ads read those council stories and if you choose to voice opposition plan early and get involved to the Editor the Access to Information Act for the departmental studies What he established was that the department had not carried out any such studies in relation to the accord And Just look at the research that has been devoted to Michael Wilsons controversial budget Despite a monumental effort to deal In generali ties especially around increased taxes and deIndexed pensions the oppositi on and more particularly the financi al writers have been relentless in their research Without this research we would not have had any of those long term projections about the effect of or the full impact of tax changes And even those statements by Mr Wilson and Health Minister Jake that some pensioners supported the budget were challenged as never before Ever since those rather general remarks were made the ministers have been hounded unmercifully to name any pensioners supporting the changes A year or two ago they would have undoubtedly been greeted with guffaws but not serious demands for names The change is undeniable Reader supports maternity policy at town hospital Dear Sir I am writing in support of the policies at George town Hospital Maternity Wing I have had two babies at Georgetown and feel that the policies were to my benefit Regarding 24 hour rooming In I feel that this could cause unne cessary strain between the mothers sharing a room I know that I was unable to sleep when the other baby was In the room If the baby Is fussy during the night It seems like a good Idea to let the nurses handle it until feeding time and let the mother get the rest she needs Asforaskingyour roommate for permissi on to have the baby all night I think this puts the roommate in a diffi cult position Some people have trouble saying no while others will reel guilty about having said no Therefore I do not believe the onus should be on the roommate As far sibling visits I think that allowing young children Into the maternity wing could also cause problems Of course there Is no problem when children are quiet well behaved and healthy but there Is wait a few days before no guarantee that these seeing the baby again at Is Lewis UN leadership material Queens Park Bureau Former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis continues to get a rah rah build up In the media to the point where otherwise Intelligent people arc touting him as a future Secretary General of the United Nations It certainly shows you how failure friends and a little luck can help a person rise lo the top THIRTY YEARS McCIure family had a reunion In Pork Eden Mills There were present including 90 yearold John McCIure the oldest man and 87-year- old McCIure the oldest woman It was a double service as the twin daughters of Mr Arthur Norton and the late Mrs Norton were married at St Albans Church Lilian and Bessie Smith married Russell George Edward Fait and Edward Terrance Timbers respectively The oldest resident or Erin Mrs Susan Griffin celebrated her 100th birthday at a surprise party Great grandchildren Mrs Jim Ritchie and Charles Allen of Erin attended Members or the ladies auxiliary and the Georgetown Scout and Cub group raised for the swimming pool fund Members of the Countess of Strath- more Chapter met at Mrs Percy house lo discuss canvass ing for the Institute for the Blind FIFTEEN YEARS work men were rushed to hospital when the Maple Street sewer they were working on caved in suffered from shock and a chest injury Frank Mazzola fractured his arm After majorette show at the Centennial auditorium Miss Anne Mane Villa was named Miss George town Majorette for 1970 Heather Reed was named Little Miss Donald Murray Budge 30 who drowned at the quarry on Water Falls Playground was buried today He leaves wife Verla and children 12 10 and Briton Miss Laura Trebles pup Mr Sandman won Ihe best puppy award at the Ontario County Kennel in The Georgetown pup also took best of breed best Canadian breed and bcsl of winners TEN years of not seeing each other brother and sister Raymond McGllvary of Swlt Current Saskatchewan and Irene of Rockwell were reunited They lost saw one another when Raymond was two weeks old Three Georgetown residents captured awards at the Sand Hill Motocross in Quebec Inkle finished first in the Open Senior event Eric Schubert of Acton finished second in the Open Senior event And John Mileham won he Open Expert class Safety pa rollers Joe and Maureen Gale were awarded bicycles for their work as members of Hills Safety Patrol Russell Hunt president of the Association of the Mentally Retarded announced association is short an estimated for the planned home for the mentally retard ed Georgetown residents are complaining because there are no washrooms at the Fairgrounds This shortage is embarrassing particularly when visiting baseball teams have to change at a local restaurant FIVE YEARS AGO- Mark Bray was named the 1980 Hills Athlete of the Year and Herb Robinson received the award for Sports Builder of the Year Awards were presented at St George Anglican Church Mr and Mrs Jallan of Hawks Place recently committed themselves to fund Mubarak All Shaikh of Bombay through Foster Parents Plan of Canada Tenders opened Tor the library- cultural centre of Georgetown last week all are over budget by about said Mayor Peter Pomeroy We may have put more Into the lender than we had originally intended Mayor said The Gordon Ladles Inter- county A tennis team won all four of their matches against rivals the York Old Mill club Kay King Linda Rice Pat Hams Doreen Thomson Audrey Houston Isla Allison arm Kennedy and Marilyn Serjeanison shared in the victory POETS CORNER Tornado strikes the children who will visit hospital I dont think the nursing staff should have to police this situation Perhaps one solution would be to allow In conclusion the Hos- prime responsi bly is the health of all of the mothers and their new babies and therefore 1 think their policies to visit the nursery have been well designed once to see Ihe new baby to meet that goal Once they have seeit the Sincerely ly I dont think that it is unreasonable for them to Georgetown Manor needs volunteers Would you like to spend some of your spare time doing volunteer work Centennial Manor has a volunteer position designed especial ly for you Centennial Manor is a bed home for the aged located on Highway in Milton Whether you prefer to work directly or Indirectly with the residents of our home we have the position for you Positions available include clerical friendly visiting recreation adjuvant aides craft room volunteers sewing volunteers and many more to If you are interested in our volunteer program or if you would like more information please do not hesitate to call our volunteer coordinator Lorena Smilh at What is Lewis record after all A scion of the establishment Lewises with the usual there background for an leader ft new came to boss Ihe Ontario New Demo- ft by deftly knifing hlsthen leader fndture all were strewn Donald MacDonald in the backroom J political wars Mighty blast that came out of Ihe sky K ft Vehicles they were bashed around He was Ontario NDP leader Many odd places they were found through the three elections of 1971 A Only luck If Man survive y and In the second of which he led Thankful that to be alive his parly to official opposition status ft storm to make Man fall for the first time since Makes Man feel so very small But there was more than a liltle ft Will they cling as brothers now ft chance in his success tome with It may strike some place we care Do the bcsl and try prepare WRONG MAN For all the accolades heaped on him by an uncritical press the fact is that Lewis only marginally increased the appeal of Ihe New Democrats over MacDonald s days and in percentage or the popular vote never managed toft drag them out of third ft It was MacDonald who look the- NDP then the CCFJ from their usual ft 18 per cent of the vole to per cent in- Lewis record In following elections was respectively J 28 ft It was the split of Ontarios ft threeparty system lhat made his scat total look so good ft By ALBERT BROOKS ALWAYS BEEN HERE 1 always known you through the long lonely frustrating till this it when the time is Juil right Thanks for being You may not real you have always been here Perhaps his only lasting legacy on the Ontario scene is rent control which was thrust upon the body politic by a clever campaign that emphasised the Iv walling percentage Increase In rents some appear tenants faced bul Ignored both how long It had been since theyd had a rise By MARLOWE DICKSON and the escalation in in a a time of soaring inflation