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officers honored by Canadian Armed Forces SANDY Herald Staff For their 12 years work in the Georgetown cadet corps two instruc tors will receive recognition from the Canadian Armed Forces tonight Wednesday Captain John and Lieutenant Frank Phillips of the Lome Scots Army Cadet Corps wilt receive the Canadian Declaration The honor is given to anyone who serves years in a branch of the Canadian Forces and Lieut Phillips have been with the Georgetown cadets since they were last formed In The Cadet Corps used to be the Georgetown high school cadet corps Capt said Every high school had a cadet corps When the programs stopped at the schools many cadet corps died Captain Hodsklns said The Georgetown was rcbom in 1974 During the 12 years Hod- has been with the Georgetown corps he has been the commanding officer for years from May 1977 to Dec 1983 Lieut Phillips has served as the corps supply officer since he joined the corps Tonight commanding officer Cap tain Alex Ross will present them with their Canadian Declaration The presentation Is 7 30 p in the Georgetown Armory Of his years with he cadets Capt said Its something that gets in your blood I enjoy working with youth Some come In as young rabblerousers and go out ns ladies and gentlemen Capt Hodskins and Lieut Phillips arc from the Canadian Instructors List Section of he Canadian Forces Each is a member of the reserves They are trained in youth work Both men are instructors In canoe ing winter living skiing repcllng and range officiating Capt Hod skins also is a qualified tour leader Training for these courses is pro vided by the Canadian Forces The Georgetown Optimist Club is the local sponsor for the cadets and pro vides them with anything they need that is not military issue Mr Hod skins said There arc about cadets in shelters practising winter living and shooting at the range Cop became involved in the army cadets through his son who joined the group when the ly moved to Georgetown Mrs Hod- skins Is also Involved in the cadets She is a civilian instructor and takes re of the corps administrate n program to Capt Hod- skins is about making the young the They meet every self reliant people who are able to Wednesday and go on a monthly think on their feet Those who Join outing Hodskins said Some of cadets know what to expect from those outings have been building the armed forces he wild EM Lifetime Service Guarantee IN THE HILLS 25 million forGDHS The Board of Education approved the million renova tions to Georgetown and District High School Thursday night Chairman Bruce said Renovations will begin in 19S7 and include building a all- weather track The schools library music department com motio arts facilities art department and media department is included in the renovation plan Upgrading of these areas is ex pected to cost million The other si million will be spent on restoring the building Windows roofs floors and more need and replacing Write to Santa San 1 1 Is looking for some penpals Marling In next weeks Herald mils will be writing replies to the Kills who make The Herald prints all Ittcrs from children with a reply from Our for ivlng letters in Dec at rrv now and dont delay Let- are answered on a tint come scried basis The Herald ad it Is Street Georgetown I7G Letters can also be dropped off at the front or through our mall slot hours Office closes early Normal office hours for the newspaper are from X a m pm Monday to Friday The Herald will resume its usual hours Dec Thieves rob town An estimated J in office equipment was stolen from the Town of Halton Hills Planning Department at Street in Georgetown Sometime between and 30 thieves entered the department through an unlocked window on the south side of the building police said The robbery was reported Mon day morning Missing is an IBM monitor power director and printer An Olivetti typewriter was also taken is tops The top selling childrens book in Britain is a book written by a former Nerval resident on Kathys book Red is Best came out three years ago and has not only caused a sensa tion in Canada but abroad Mrs Stinsonnow lives Kilometre of coin The Georgetown Lioness Club is holding its Kilometre of Coin event Dec 13 at the Georgetown Marketplace Pro ceeds will go to Camp which is a camp for children and adults on dialysis because of kidney problems reelected Local Trustee Irene McCauley was reelected vicechairman of the Halton Roman Catholic School Board Nov Trustee Bill was reinstated by fellow trustees as chairman of the Board or another Also elected at the Nov meeting were French Trustee An dre Par ad is the new chairman of French education and his vice- chairman French Trustee Gilbert Looks for charity A benefit performance of Ten Utile Indians is to be held April 1987 the John Elliott Theatre Epsilon Chi sorority will be presenting the performance in co operation with the Georgetown Ut ile Theatre group All proceeds will be donated to charitable organization Any reci pient wishing to apply please send a letter staling the details of your charitable and charitable number to Suzanne Wright Avenue Acton All applications must be received before Dec Any In quiries please call Homo Newspaper Hills Established iisiv I arc alitor Sim OPEN House SUNDAYS In Grit happy with Turner charisma Downtown clowns By AM Herald Staff John Turner has come a long way from when he re entered politics says an Acton woman who was at the weekend federal Liberal party convention Kay of Acton said the Liberal party leader has more charisma now and hes a much bet ler speaker than he used to be I think a lot of people didn like his abrupt style Hes smoother now Mrs who went as observer to the convention said Mrs Lawson is an old hand at con having been to many But Mr Scrafinlsaid He said Mr Turners weekend speeches were galvanizing Hes really a good speaker now Mr Serafinl was impressed at how Mr Turner stood in front of people and answered questions In both English and French very can didly Hes a humble man He admitted he made errors and said they wouldnt happen again like the bum palling Mr Seraflnisald It was a great time to be a this bit The was perfect Saturday soon it will be Christmas There wan for Georgetowns Santa Claus no shortage of clowns In the parade parade It was sunny and Juit cold There were clowns for laughs enough to remind the children that clowns tor candy and even clowns for music These clowns led the parade For more parade photos see the front page of the Family Section Herald photo by handy Campbell Rural delivery threatened by Canada Post changes By TONY Herald Special Confusion reigns supreme as Canada Post plans to axe rural post offices and mail routes Brampton Georgetown MP John McDermtd postmasters and residents say they have no idea what will of the post offices in Huttonville Snelgrove and and the rural routes And along with the uncertainty goes a reeling that a way of life Is coming to an end For Jean of Huttonville closing the Huttonville post office on Road would end a 20year ritual Every day she walks down hill from her home to the post of fice in a store and picks up her mall and a newspaper The moil is something you look A Canada Post business plan awaiting approval by the federal cabinet calls for turning over 3500 rural post offices to private contrac tors dosing many of the remaining 1700 offices eliminating rural route delivery in many areas and replac ing the routes with group boxes Canada Post spokesman Ed Ro worth said the cuts are necessary of service will be worked out for each postal division over the next five years Mr said Its im possible to predict what will happen to rural delivery and rural post of in Brampton As Brampton grows I expect the new subdivisions gomr areas will have group Roworth said Mr McDermld said he hasnt been told yet of any changes to rural mail delivery in the Brampton area We were promised any changes we would be given plenty of notice Mr McDermid said seen ab solutely nothing that would affect rural mail operation in Brampton- Georgetown What happens in the future who has had its post office for years Postmaster Joan Carter said she doesnt know what will hap pen to the post office where she worked for years I wouldnt like to see it closed Mrs Carter said But Mrs Carter added Canadians had better face some economic realities about Canada Post Cuts are needed if the corporation is ever to meet its goal of self sufficiency she said When it became a Crown cor poration they were told to make it self sufficient Mrs Carter said How do lhe do it and where do they go She said its interesting to hear people complain about a hike or two cents for a stamp when they won utter a peep when another item like a pack of cigarettes goes up 10 or 15 cents Mrs Carter said people should realize the threecent stamp of years past was subsidized by the government Snelgrove has always had a post office at the comer of Mayfleld Road and Highway 10 said former postmaster Robert Parkinson Mr Parkinson said he doubts Canada Post would shut down the office 1 dont think it will close because the population here keeps growing Mr Parkinson said 1 d miss the post office if it closed but I cant see them doing it And I feel comer boxes just wouldnt work here Loma Freeman postmaster in said she wouldnt be surprised if Canada Post closes the post office She and her husband Wayne have the Continued on page A3 citing than the rest she said She was especially pleased that Mr Turner got such a strong vote of con from his parly per cent support I think he deserved another chance I feel If he loses the next election hell step down but dont like what the Conservatives did to Joe Clark for instance I felt he deserved another chance Mrs said The Young Liberals were selling white scarves with Turner in red on them at the and everywhere you looked youd see one of these scarves Mrs said That was one at the biggest clues that Mr Our people had dinner together Saturday night and everybody was saying what they though I it would be Everybody was forecasting from per cent Mrs said of the vote against a leadership rev lew Mr Turner speech Saturday night was very good and helped him support Mrs Lawson quite and said It everybody was in a jovial mood especially after Mr Turner spoke on Saturday she said Mrs drove to Ottawa for the convention with her daughter Carol Lawson who was a delegate tospeak to The Herald For Angelo the Federal Liberal Association presi dent attending the convention was like being a part of history I came away feeling wed somehow made history or been in volved in something historic something that would be written about years from now and wed look at this as a turning point Mr an lawyer said The Association president said he went to the convention supporting Turner and while there was even more impressed with the Liberal parly leader What happened in 1964 I consider an aberration When he ran he did all the wrong things and ran against a shrewd swift campaign by John Turner right silenced hi opponents who wanted a leader ship review which could have brought Jean Chretien left back Into the political arena Liberal a very uplifting thing Mr The president of he Brampton- Georgetown Federal Liberal said she came out the convention feeling the party is solid ly behind Mr Turner The chemistry is right for the leader Hes confident and poised Milne of Brampton said I think after his retirement from its token him awhile lo get to dealing with the media scrum He handles it so much better or Mrs Milne the weekend con vention was a much more joyful ex perience than even the leadership convention two years ago Her hus band Ross Milne Brampton Georgetowns Liberal can was elected chairman of the Liberal party organization Thai means he be looking after the details leading up to the next elec tion Its a volunteer position Burlington MPP Don Knight was also a delegate at the convention He said he was delighted with the results I think now everybody will get behind Turner and the party and work on the next election Mr Knight said The undercurrent of lobbying for Turner at the convention made it highly electric at times the MPP said Mr Turners speech after the results of the vote were announced drew on the emotions of the audience and was well delivered Lets be very honest he doesnt Continued on page A3 towns Ultimatums don work says the towns bylaw enforcement officer who retired Friday Bylaw enforcement officer for Halton Hills over the past six years Jack Lusty said he always tried to see the other fellows point of view You cant enforce a bylaw by saying You do this or else Mr Lusty said U given an ultimatum the majority of people wont do it But if you explain why and give a reasonable amount of time for them to make the changes they get done At Mr Lusty is a much mellow ed man He says so himself He was only 17 a fresh young face out of high school when he Joined the ar my After six and a half years with the army including the war years Mr Lusty got into police work It was this line of work that led him even tually to his current job in December It helps to have cop background to do this job 1 dont think anybody just off the street can come and do it Mr Lusty said Predictably enough another police officer Is tak ing over Hes Bob Uitrxycki formerly crime prevention officer Halton Regional Police In I960 Peter was mayor of Hills and Ken Richardson was the clerk ad for the town The of bylaw enforcement officer as a newly created one Today Mr Pomeroy Is Regional Chairman and Mr Richardson has left the town for an administrative position with a construction firm in Brampton When Mr Lusty came to the job he thought it was lime for a change Hed been a cop with the City of Cambridge for nearly eight years a city he still lives in Although he says there are similarities between policing and bylaw enforcement work they can be compared Mr Lusty said Bylaw enforcement officers dont carry guns or enforce the criminal code but they do know what they can and cant do legally just like Over the past six years new bylaws have been created old ones dropped or updated These things are an inoication that the munlapallty is progressing towards a more orderly society Mr Lusty said Youve got to make rules that are enforceable reasonable and take into considera tion the rights of the Individual When he came to Hills here were bylaws that couldnt be enforced were antiquated and not dealing with the concerns people had Mr Lusty said Licensing of local wrecking yards was made mandatory following complaints about them Lottery licences were tightened up and to day councillors are looking at a poop and scoop bylaw Eventually things happen Mr Lusty said Slow and steady wins the race is his motto he said In his work he always to see the other side of the bylaw and consider the rights of the individual Married for years Mr Lusty has one daughter three sons and several grandchildren he an ticipates spending more time with FOND ehlrf Bill Cunningham bad a lengthy farewell prepared for bylaw enforcement officer Jack A retirement party and roast took place at the Cedar Spring Motel last Wednesday Many of Chief Cunn ingham gift to Mr Lusty brought laugh from he audience Including this pair of old firefighter boot soluble for a fisherman