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Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Georgetown Ontario and Manage r J Phone W Till- l March I Hope for homes For all the good things to say about Halton Hills af fordable housing wouldnt be on our list Shelter our most basic necessity isn t easy to find if a resident has a limited income or is facing hard times But a profit apartment proposal maj change all that soon enough At least it s a start A non profit homes corporation called Lantana has pro posed a two storey housing project on Carruthers Road in Georgetown The project requires funding from the Ministry of Housing and zoning approval from our local town council One of the facing the project ironically is that many people have given up applying for coop or sub housing When there is a long waiting list and few chances for help people become discouraged and stop plying By doing so they hurt their own cause Housing subsidy lists are used to determine whether there is a need for such housing A survey completed recently by the Halton Social Plann ing Council proves conclusively the need for affordable housing north Halton Emergency shelter is especially needed and a group called the Task Force for Emergency Shelter is meeting monthly to search for solutions to the problem We are a giving community But faced with one of the top social issues of the 80s we could be doing more Few converts Three public meetings later its hard to say whether a Halton Hills Consolidation Committee report has won over any parents or taxpayers They were billed as information meetings with a tion period not forums for debate The real battle will be fought March in Burlington On that date school trustees from the Board of Education will decide if three schools chosen in the Committees report will close Its hard for parents to accept that their childs school is closing and this was readily apparent at all three meetings Even with putting emotions aside parents sought more reasons why their school was chosen They suggested alternatives and questioned the methodology of committee members Depending on which school parents- represented there were charges of being biased against rural schools or against urban schools We are not sure it is possible in one short meeting to explain how the selection process works Thats not the fault of the Consolidation Committee considering the amount of information they were required to mull over during meetings We would have liked to have seen more background in formation in their report to the board of education This would have helped parents better understand all the dif ficult decisions that had to be made At the public meetings the Committee could have an ticipated some questions that only experts such as plan ners could adequately answer Nevertheless the public meetings provided parents with the chance to have their questions answered To their credit Committee members stayed until virtually all questions were answered It is time now for school trustees to make a decision on whether the Committee has done its job Well know the answer March 20 Sorry Herb the more likely answer Our obsolete liquor control board The rial problem with the liquor licence Hoard is that it Whin you away all the rhetoric incompetence cor and what not that Ihe bast II is i 1015 organization fits blr Ihdiili fooling around in an 19H6 world upholding rules and lions tolallyoutol dale True are elements in Then is polities The Liberals are having a fine old lime a wrongdoing evil deeds one minute while the next that of course pending Then loo there is Premier David Peterson s campaign allegations about the and implied pressure thai on licensees to mike their contributions to Con lo perhaps liquor inspector may come in and you nny si ipped with charges Although sounded awful lot Editors notebook Kerb Is fighting on upward butlguessheknowsthat Mr is a teacher from W I Dick Public School In Milton also the head of a group colled the Halton Outdoor Teachers lion Concerned about Halton com with Ihe status quo when it comes to outdoor education he met with principals and parent reps from Halton Hills Feb In his view the Board of Education should be actively log a role In using the Moacre Scotsdale Farm property for students He came to town looking for support The week before in Milton at a parents meeting his Ideas were met with a warm reception But In Georgetown the reverse was true Youd think he was an economic ad viior for Michael Wilson Concerned more with school closures and other board priorities the idea does seem to rate a low priority here The farm pro perty bequeathed to the people of this province through the Ontario Heritage Foundation would make an excellent facility for students Mr argues Their outdoor work would be connected with classroom studies and would enrich students curriculum he says Behind Mr to use Scotsdale for students is his desire to improve outdoor education in tie has been asked to sit on an out door information task force that will go to the board of education with proposals for improving our outdoor education programs Moat boards of education have a residential outdoor education centre for students or a day facility he says A trip to Mountsbcrg Wildlife Con ire in Milton costs parents per child plus busing expenses But these trips are optional and some parents do not want to send their children because of the cost he said Only teachers In who are able to organize and plan outdoor trips feel they have the Use to lead them are exposing students lo the outdoors Mr says Ho would eventually like to see a residential program at Farm with staff members on site to Instruct students In every child In grade 7 goes on a trip to Caledon Hills for a week and there Is no charge for activity he says In North York they have two outdoor schools and a third is being built that will cost around C million he says Clearly the Board of Education Is lagging behind other school boards when It comes to out door education But then our school taxes high as Ihey are are less We can have It both ways but Herb la making his pitch for a big piece of the budget pie As was pointed out at the Georgetown meeting ore we willing to spend more money and if we are should It go towards outdoor educa tion What about busing for French immersion students school closures split grades more teachers and soon If you re a Miltonlan outdoor education is In But for Georgetown and Acton the answer is more likely to bo sorry Herb Queen Park like of I who it Peterson said tint t what he mean no gun was put on these people Itegardless of what he mean since there are only liquor inspee tors since campaign contributions arc public and since those for liquor offences are also publicly known il I be too hard for the Grits to document their ease Yet even after months of running the government they haven Aid includes an Ontario Im vmcinl Police raid on 1 iciuor last autumn winch a thin member liter said is part it sme i I ist month and Commcrcnl Relations Minister Monte Kwinler simply fired the ited mil replied with his own pit pie Among tin yun is thai the ho ird idn tricked down on brew tries tillering In t Hi rns to slink llieirbr Another was thai bad mime intern illy Dure wen const about how it issued 1 teenies conducted heir and launched Just plain ibuse In any east a new broom tin do the plate an limn ml iv it liul the fundmienl re mains Hit hoard itself Al one time tht issued licences to pi filling liquor prescriptions ind sampled medicines for demon ruin Things inictl i I the board opposes as those even Ihouiji thty in almost every oilier business Hut tlu piles beside the rule which slates per cent of sales in licenced must Ik was per cent until just a I lie worst since many make the quota is how it forces those owners to cither close or Illegally ttt around the percent rule The board should it worry about in Doesnt know whether to laugh or cry won the lottery in Canadian dollars Citizens forum alerted us Sir Words cannot express my gratitude to you and your staff I understand the Board of Education was very upset at your publishing the report of I he Consolidation Committee Thank God you did think the Board of found out that we the parents of the students at these schools will mil lust sit back and do nothing We have you lo thank for alerting us what was about lo happen Keep up the good work We real Yours truly It Revoke licences Dear Sir Over the past several months much has been said about the dedicated and deserving medical profession and how this dedicated group Is going to leave Ontario If we fall to provide doctors with what they feci they deserve- 1 feel good doctors should receive good wages and excellent doctors should be com pensated accordingly This is fair Less tha adequate doctors on the other hand should be forbidden to practise Of the thousands of doctors in this province how many have had their licences lifted until they can prove themselves worthy of rc- In the last 10 years This failing to weed out the bad apples has resulted in almost everyone knowing a medical horror story that has happened to someone they know andor love It has seriously tarnished the Image of a very worthy profession Failing to remove the undesirables appears to be a human trait and not something exclusive to the medical profession It seems that most self policing profession have this problem Perhaps the next time wo hear about the human approach to scr ving the public we should also remember the human approach to serving oneself Maybe we should take a little more interest in hose groups that are set up to serve us Before wc set out to grant them more freedom Obscene taxes Editors note This letter was filed with The Herald for publication ad dressed to the town council of Hilts Dear Sir Having Just paid Ute first Install on our property taxes figuring the increase as com pared to 1985 is going to be more than sixty and noting that our house was built during 1B73 building standards I can only describe the action of the Council for the Town of Ilalton Hills re Section Reassessment as obscene Yours truly J vnnGoch Not fair weather Dear Sir Red Cross is not a fair weather friend Good times or bad boom or bust the Red Cross strives to pro vide a high level of lifesaving pro grams and health and community services to the public Despite inflation unemployment and recession the Red Cross con Unites to work with volunteer donors to ensure that blood and blood pro ducts are available when you need them Red Cross volunteers continue to help prevent accidents and death through the teaching of first aid water safety and health courses In I and international Cross stands emergency service- The Cross works live up to its aim of relieving hum in and promolinc he llut it can be done When you tardy support the in vour community every body helps ind everybody benefit relv Mrs LtaUoucJi Chairman of Public Relation mud District inch No Star Wars Dear Sir we mourn the deaths the American Challenger crew we note that much of Hie research on these missions is military This the recent eristics of two Cruise missiles over mad i doesn 1 give Us much lliat American Star lechnolocj will work perfectly is it must first lime it is ever used Yet our seems prepared lo indorse a new NOKD agreement which will let Stir Wars installations and ballistic defences into Canada over the next few years They have quietly dropped a clause rejecting such defences in Canada said No lo Star lost summer Now arc letting it into Canada through the door Do we really want to bet our lives on technology which is thousands of times more costly and complex lhan a Cruise missile Yours truly The members of HAND Janet Duval Peggy Cheryl Vicky Mills Wayne Janet ChcrylBroughlon Jim School reunion Dear Editor Wood Secondary School in Port Credit is closing in June 19fl6 The school began Its educational career as Port Credit Secondary School in 1930 It survived disastrous fire In 1053 and con linucd to servo the students of Port Credit until 1963 when it a vocational school renamed South Peel Secondary School In 1380 It was given Its present of J Wood Secondary School To celebrate these years of educational excellence we are planning a reunion far all former students staff friends and anyone who has been associated with or had any Interest in the school since Its beginning In The reunion will be held on April and Further information Is available by the school Yours truly Reunion Committee Publicity Donna Sharon Kaslouskas Oppose closing Dear Sir or Madam As a former pupil of Howard Public School 1 strongly oppose the proposed demise of this and other Georgetown schools Georgetown taxpayers should be asking many many quest iosn Municipal elections took place tour short months ago and now theso elected politicians ore making major decisions affecting all Georgetown public school sup porters I urge all taxpayers to else their rights and strongly abject to these proposals Approximately fifty percent of tho municipal taxes you are used by the school bo and it is the deity of in i oifie ills to furnish ixp iv 1 ill pertinent din on majur decisions Ihem in entitled lo ids ind figures rnsons for these proposals it i mere coincidence lliat How stlitiol is situ ited prime real properly lie re i son for closing Joseph Gib School which is only twelve old What arc the enrolment figuns the costs of in the and it this CiCMrtelown my stliixls closed in tl communities of ind These in import nit it must be must answered before my incisures to close these schools Con solid 1 ion me in end of neighborhood unity in other problems What tin property of surrounding homes when schools ire closed Were these schools designed in con junction Willi open ire is foi whnl effect will these closings hive this How will hip pens to 1c from schools when are How students will ton school hive in lis enrol What gymnasiums audit and pi a v grounds Can these be handled with existing arid it not what are the costs of such renovation What ire the costs of busing costs etc As taxpayers you have the right to know your will be spent the school board members that r are not from your community Ask jour council members tile mayor your principals teachers and anyone connected to decision making process in your community Demand answers urge the press from all communities Hilton County to give full coverage of this important issue Your elected officials should answer to you you must make a United front to show your solidarity Remind them that you ire the peo ple who elected Ihcm Please t allow your schools to clove without using every avenue to keen them open Thank you for illowmg me press my opinion Sincerely Kilhy Nelson Formerly from Normandy Georgetown Rose Street Kitchener Ontario Open House thanks Dear Sir The organizing committee for the Community Open House held March 1 would like to thank the exhibitors who provided very profes displays showing the residents of Hills the many opportunities and services available In our Community Thank you also exhibitors for your generous dona tion of door prizes would also like to thank those groups who provided demonstro lions and performances making our event very entertaining A sincere thank you to Principal Barb Singleton for trusting us with her school for the day Special thanks to the Georgetown Outers Club for pro viding refreshments the High School Janitorial Staff for all their assistance and the Optimist Club for their help in controlling trnff Ic J Thompson Recreation and Porks Department Halton History from our files years ago Georgetown Raiders after losing the first Stouffvillo in a best f seven series turned around to win Rimes with scores of S and Georgetown Jack Rhodes turn i in three terrific jamcs in goal resident Phyllis Stew daughter of Mrs II Stew Durham played starring role in in hour long play presented on television The first Georgetown Brownie pack is enrolled when commissioner Mrs Wood Milton ited it an impressive ceremony witnessed a number of parents ind friends In the parish hall George 15 years ago Glen Williams school took the top spot in a county wid junior school Ski meet at School in Burl Teim members Tim Hon Hilts Piuhne ind Ann inc Milne captured the race for the school Mrs Betty Browne won a brand new 1971 in the Canadian Legion 120 car club draw Pete of Motors made the presentation Glen past president of 1st Georgetown Scouts Group Com miltee presented leader Dave Hastings with a gift in appreciation of his long service as a leader of 1st Georgetown Cubs and Scouts Mr Hastings has provided active leader ship at both the cub and scouts levels for 10 years ago Six students of Georgetown District High School competed in the Peel Ontario High School German Contest held at College row of the students Greg Liz Smedema Leslie Schenk I Partridge placed in pnrew Inning categories Georgetown Chrysler Haiders defeated the Thorold Athletics 142 in a gimc which the Raiders dominated Fine goaltcn ding by Raider Kcllh tan for the win years ago Glen Williams figure skater Kris Barber and partner Kelly Johnson of Willowdale returned from the World Skating Championships In Connecticut with a solid twelfth place finish The Georgetown Lions held a special Night at their hall featuring homemade artifacts national costumes and cooking After a 10course buffet prepared by the Lions members and guests en joyed on evening of enter which Included a group of dancers from the St tllas Heritage School The Georgetown District High School swimming team won the OF SAA provincial championships with Iho girls team dominating the meet Strong performances Included those of Cheryl Thompson and Eric Elson Georgetown resident and Regional Police constable David Richards has been appointed research and planning officer of the force and will be stationed with his new position