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BEST AVAILABLE COPY A3 Letters to the editor fjjjjfl on strike A3 Lifetime Service Guarantee the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY SECTIONS t Store Housd OPEN SUNDAYS The Drive To Acton Customers dislike Sunday opening A poll by Georgetown Canadian Tire shows that a majority of customers dislike the Idea of Sun day Store openings Store manager Hare Inter viewed a total of customers The no vote totalled 175 compared 142 who wanted stores opened iday There were people who red no opinion at all on the mat he said It seems lhat a majority of peo ple don t want the Sunday opening said the store manager Employees in the store also don want to work Sundays but from a point of view of staying com pet live Canadian Tire might have lie said We rank 28th in average income Thomson Service Ottawa Bureau The average income In Hills was an increase of over the previous year Revenue Canada annual taxation review shows HUia residents filed 141 tax returns reporting a total In come of million A huge Increase In tax returns catapulted the Town into spot in average income among the top 100 cities In Canada with or more tax filers Halton Hills did not make the list in 1984 Brampton stood with an average income of com pared to spot and in 1964 Guelph ranked with an average income of an In crease of SI 115 In 1964 the city stood West Vancouver was first for the second straight year In the overall standings with an income of Number too was Quebec at Joe Simon delays severance answer Former Hills Ad Clerk Joe Simon has still not accepted the severance of fered to him after he was in November Mr Simon was offered a severance pay of coo plus to help him find a new job No specific reason was ever given why the Administrator Clerk who had been at the Job for slightly over a year was fired from the a year position Mr Simon said recently he is still looklngfor work He would not discuss If he has come to a decision about his severance pay saying only that he and the town must go through the proper channels Mayor Miller said fay Tuesday lhat Mr Simon Is allowed to take as long as he wants before coming to a decision on whether or not to accept the town after Quarry proposal takes baby step The firm looking to put a dump in the Acton Quarry has told Mayor Rum Miller it Intends to apply for the dump under the Environmen Assessment Act Shielding Inc spokesman Terry Godsal met with Mayor Miller last week to turn over a lot of books to the town Mr Miller said the books are several Inches each and contain of technical Information They will be turned over to the towns Bob Austin who will ad rise the town if it should hire a con wit ant the reports The books consist mainly of prepared for the Ministry if the Environment said Mr called the studies the first step on the road through the Environmental Assess Act process The promise to make application more stringent rules of the ends a lengthy controversy as councillors fought the original intention to ap tly under the Environmental Pro- eel Ion Act Ford lawyer says return privileges Some restrictions could apply Dangerous goods corridor could be near Georgetown By BRIAN Herald Suit One of the corridors being con sidered by the Toronto Area Dangerous Good Rail Task Force would run just west of Georgetown and south of Caleaon East a Region Committee was told Jan 13 Kidman the project manager til the task force said the mandate of the task force is to select a corridor Ihrough which the dangerous goods going in and out or the Toronto area would travel Actual rail lines won be deter mined for a number of years said Mr Kidman in a telephone inter view Eight consultants have studied possible routes and presented the and cons of each route said Mr On Jan 13 the task force just in formed the Regions Planning and Public Works Committee of the con studies but the task force Itself has made no recommendations yet said Mr Kidman The task force will report to the province In March he said The consultants looked at many different routes but eliminated all routes near the because of the dense population there said Mr Kidman They also eliminated any routes through hydro corridors The route closest to II lis would run north from Millons parkway belt west of Georgetown and south of East said Mr Kidman Another route would lake the trains through s parkway belt south of Milton towards Mai ton en east to Ihe northern boundrics of Toronto to Dig way said Mr Kidman The third route would go through the parkway belt in then Join the exist rail line north of Toronto said Mr dman The route travelling west of Georgetown would not run on ex isting rail lines he said None of the routes would run through the towns of M or Georgetown but would bypass them said Mr Kidman He could not say how far from town ihe lines would run because task force is set up only to select cor rldors for rail lines not actual routes The only other alternative being considered is to continue with the ex luting system which allows dangerous goods to travel from several different directions with no specific routes said Mr Kidman Dangerous goods come from all over the world said Mr Kidman Much of It comes from Wind the United Stales and Western Canada but a lot also comes from Montreal and Europe through the Eastern Provinces hesald Dangerous goods take many fuels said Mr Kidman When the task force examines possible corridors for dangerous goods the main concern will be to ex pose the least amount of people to risk said Mr Kidman Other considerations are the natural constrictions of the environ ment the economic Impact on In dustries other modes or transports lion and the future development of communities said Mr Kidman Hills Mayor Miller said he t alarmed by the report but he is anxious to see the response to the task force report now being prepared Jointly by the town and Region He said Hills may get a tot of dangerous goods travelling through It If the route north from Milton is chosen Mr Miller is cautious about pro posals to put new rail lines north of Georgetown and south of East because of the hilly topography in the area Building such a railway line would cost millions and millions of dollars said Mr Miller By BRIAN Herald Stuff The lawyer for Jack Ford ask ed the Ontario Hospital Appeals Board to restore restricted privileges to the gynecologist and obstetrician in his closing address Jan 14 Gavin MacKenzie asked the Board to restore the quiet and J doctor full obstetrical except his use of mid forceps delivery He said Dr Ford could take fur ther training to update his per f of forceps del I In obstetrics he also told the Board Ford must strictly adhere to the hospital s guidelines in the treatment of premature rup tured membranes During the hearings hospital lawyer Joshua Llswood Introduced two cases in which Dr Ford did not follow the guidelines In the side of his practice Mr MacKenzie wants privileges returned with some restrictions He said the Board can order a second consultant opinion before Ford performs a and curettage and C operation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding He also said Board can order Ford not to perform any opera tions for urinary incontinence without a urodynamlc workup further tests to Investigate the pro blem The Board can also order a second consultation before Ford performs any opera ions for stress incontinence said Mr On the high number or hysterec tomies on women under 33yearsold performed by Dr Ford the Board may also order a review by- a hysterectomy or a se cond consultant s opinion before Ford performs any hysterectomies on young women said Mr MacKcn But Mr dismissed any possibility of reluming even restricted privileges asking the Board to follow the decision taken by the hospital board April 1967 and completely revoke his privileges Mr concentre teef his case In two areas that his medical judge ment is not sound nor is his academic knowledge In the area of obstetrics and gynecology and that he lied to Board during his testimony and that should discredit his evidence He also said Ford can learn from his own errors Mr Llswood recalled evidence given by an expert witness for the hospital Drew Allin that know lng what to do and when to do It is more important than surgical technique A change in technique tin t going to help because there a basic lade Before the closing statement Ford took the stand once more to say that he has at least two doctors who are willing to take me under their in order to help him update his knowledge and techniques Knowing what to do and when to do it is the thread throughout all of this said Mr Liswood The most telling case Involves Ihe case of the ruptured cyst In November of after Ford privileges had been revoked said Mr Liswood The case occurred at a time when most professionals would have been somewhat introspective about the quality of their own practice he said A woman suffered a ruptured cyst after Ford dldnt operate even after another obstetrician told the woman an operation was needed mediately The ruptured cyst put the woman In a lifethreatening tion said Mr The technique of knowing what to do and when to do It probably was down on all fours in this case he said The fact that Dr Ford failed his fellowship exam to the Canadian College of Obstetrics and Gynecology three times is a good In dication of his knowledge base said Mr Liswood Con t on Page Council agrees to lease to YMCA Saturday night fever The town has worked out an agree ment to lease Howard Wrlg Public School lo the Georgetown and it is now go ing to enter Into formal negotiations to lease the school from the Halton Board of Education Councillors settled on a leasing agreement with the In a Jon IB The YMCA wants to move into Wrigglesworth school from Its cur rentbuildlng at St Andrew United Church Mountain view Road School would then turned into a community services centre with the YMCA subleasing space to different agencies In town said Regional Manager Claudette Smith The building would need between COO and in renovations before it could be used as a com centre said Ms Smith The Young Acton Association and fht Hi It Recreation Depart have pooled their resource to hold a dance for students In Trades and at McKeniie Smith School In Acton Jan The dance the tint for this jge group that It not an alter school dance will run from id m Five student wilt be telling ZOO tickets to the dance Student from any school in Acton In Grades may attend the dance Getting ready sell tickets to the dance here are Cindy Mark Christina Trotter Darta Dale and mining It Kelly Mac Donald Herald photo Town okays safety value 3 town has authorized Ray King to borrow up million If It runs out of money The million will likely not be said Mr King In a report council but It allows the to borrow until taxes ire collected In past few yean the town js not had to borrow money from tanks or other financial lons because It was able to cover oats from money from reserve rods The borrowing authorization was this time if the need said Mr King We do not anticipate we rill have to use the borrowing but It Is prudent to have he by law In place School trustees raise their salaries By CHERYL MOODEn Herald Staff school board trustees voted themselves a 4 per cent salary In crease but not all trustees were In favor of the decision The motion was passed which wlil set the pay rate of trustees for the next threeyear term beginning December The chairman will receive 1 per cent more than a Burlington trustee Noel Cooper proposed that honorariums be In creased from a month to 1 for the entire threeyear term without a yearly increase Three years ago board trustees voted themselves a hefty rate In crease of about 56 per cent Trustees now earn per month but that will increase to I960 In July The chairman earns 1 350 and will collect Effective Jan the lng of the new term trustees will receive WW a month while the chair man will receive Trustees will receive in 1990 and in 1991 while the chairman will Boards or Education Chairman Trustee Carleton Durham East York 48 1793 00 Hamilton 112j00 Metro Toronto North York Ottawa 188150 00 Scarborough Toronto 1990 1162 58 1687 50 1125 MONTHLY AVERAGE The following chart outlines the too before their salary raise of monthly honorarium or large school per cent In con trait board member In Ontario a of Regional councillors make August honorarium Is Burlington councillor are paid outlined In black letter and 111 and councillors number On an annual bail receive 8 Courtesy school trustees earned Board of receive in 1990 and in 1991 Compared with salaries of other neighboring groups trustees are very well off said Trustee Cooper Being a school member is not a full time job nor should It be Board salaries were way out of line with all the other large boards said Acton and Trustee Arlcno Bruce In the three years between 1965 and 1988 the Halton School Board trustee salaries were brought up to the level of the other school boards said Trustee Bruce Trustee Janls Mlllman sat on the threemember committee selected to recommend an ap propriate honorarium for the next term Some trustees she talked to were concerned with the 50 per cent increase In salaries three years ago However most accepted a rccom mended 4 4 per cent increase to should Trustee Coopers proposal was defeated after a vote of against tho motion Acton and Esquesing Trustee Bruce suggested the number of hours trustees spend at commit tee meetings be recorded in the next year so the board would have a bet ter idea of the workload of Individual trustees the wide variation of work each trustee can and does do it la difficult set a fair honorarium she said Trustee Bruce said she feels a low honorarium limits who can become a trustee It closes the door on so meone who may want to work as a trustee on a full time basis she said but does not have financial support from another source But despite her concerns and reservations the trustee supported the presented honorarium It Is reasonable when you look at the board in Isolation she said Trustee Len Crosier said the Ministry of Education should set the honorariums and not force the boards to