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the HERALD Act ended bombings kidnappings Noma Newspaper of Halton Mills Established 1IM A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown L7G Ontario DON Publisher and General Manager DAVBROWNEY Editor SECTION A THE HERALD A lost legacy A cursory footnote in Canadian history at best the jet fighter the Arrow is a lost legacy in Canadian avia tion Many say the plane that never entered full production was a lost opportunity For Georgetown residents and those communities around Malton The Arrow represented jobs housing ex pansion and a bright future in aircraft manufacturing The technology and expertise invested in Canadas first homemade jet fighter was the best Many experts felt the plane was years ahead of any other fighter at that time Sadly those from Halton Hills who worked on the Avro program will meet again with former coworkers to mark the 30th anniversary of the planes first test flight History hasnt judged the fallout of the Arrow very well The Progresblve Conservative government of John Diefen- discontinued the program because of the rising costs of manufacturing a madeinCanada plane Its difficult to say if he was wrong It is much easier assessing the Impact of the decision on Canada Some of our best engineers and scientists and aviation experts quickly lost their jobs and were as quickly whisked away to more lucrative employ In the States and Britain This brain drain set the stage for a dismal period for aviation in Canada As Canadians we lost pride in having our own jet fighter a symbol that our country was a leader in aircraft technology Jobs were lost and a future industry was wiped out with a simple announcement The Conservatives pulled the plug to stop the endless drain of financial subsidy Thirty years later the Israeli government Is suffering the same problem of trying to build a jet fighter that is costeffective enough for a country to afford In the end Canada had a skill base rich enough but lack ed the financial base to continue the program Politics and pride notwithstanding the Arrow was a plane to be proud of and a project worth remembering Bits and pieces Were not surprised the Credit Valley Conservation Authority doesnt want to play a money role in developing ScotsdaleFarm The 540acre site has been rejected by University and the Halton Board of Education for a management role because of the enormous costs that are involved And the CVCA is no different The public body which relies heavily on municipal subsidy has just finished building a new administrative centre In Hills alone this year the Authority wants to spend in repairs to the Barber Paper Mill dam and to acquire the Ner val Trailer Park While Hills does have a divide and conquer curb- side recycling program a fullscale blue box program would be better It would put the town more In line with what the other regions are doing and provide a more com prehensive attack on garbage by householders Blue boxes are a proven method of having citizens par ticipate in waste management More than ever with Regions garbage crisis and its policy of exporting waste to the States blue boxes are needed The Town of Halton Hills should vote for a blue box recydine program and make it a priority when discussing budget allocations Bitten by the bug For the segment of this countrys Drama tragedy and trauma were played out in the media It was rallyaroundtheflag time and vociferous dissent tune The facta were simple Brltlab trade commissioner James Cross was kidnapped by the separatist Front Liberation Quebec So was Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Prune Minister Pierre reaction was first to call out the military and then to impose be War Measures Act giving the govern ment powers The end result waa that Laporte was murdered Cross freed ana the kidnappers exiled although they later returned to Quebec to lead In time the lives tney forever denied Today among many In the Cana dian intellectual and media establishment how one viewed the crisis at the time seems to have Editors notebook By Dave Yes it does seem a bit at the federal level but party machines are starting to be dued for an MBS contest In both the PCs and Liberals will have riding association executives In place by the end of next week The have one candidate for nomination as do the Tories Carlo Testa of Nerval On the local scene one really wonders how far the New Democratic Party can go despite their national popularity and the popularity of leader Ed Broadbent The has not been strong in he North Halton area and according to my files the best theyve done federally in this area In 14 years was David Moultens 19 per cent of the popular vote Id 1M0 In IBM John of the received votes to incumbent John McDer- win But the honeymoon Is over and people may be looking for a change If toe Liberals are going to come out In they better dump John Turner quickly The last time the liberals won in this are was In when Dr Frank could stlD capitalize on and a staid Robert With Brampton gone from the riding and Georgetown and Acton together the liberals could Brampton has usually voted Acton That lean Hilton and should In a similar for PC John McbermidinrBM Because our day to day coverage doesnt extend to Caledon Its hard to determine the political make up of the community Caledon does add some Interesting dimensions to the next federal campaign Will there be any candidates from Caledon How will Caledon affect the voting pat terns of How will affect campaigning for such a large riding with four small distinct urban bases Fortunately for Herald reporters Georgetown should serve as an elec tion for each of the parties strategically located about the mid dle of the riding And with Georgetown and Acton tied together we wont have to cover two ridings on one election night One thing Is certain In Peel- this a riding without a history and without an incumbent It will be difficult to pinpoint political ly But anyhow heres how the major political parties have stacked up among each other in Georgetown since 1974 1974 Frank Lib Terry OConnor PC Archie Brown JohnMcDermld PC RossMilne David NDP John McDermld PC David Moulten 11978 NDP John McDermld PC John lSJHMNDPW Queens Park Service kind of a litmus test of If you opposed actions It Is now considered a badge of honor In newspaper stories this view is often expressed using sentences like Historians and civil liber tarians have long contended that the War Measures Act and the subse quent arrest without charge of bun- dangerous overreaction to the threat posed by the that was in the Toronto Star bat almost any publication would do The same Is true in Queens Park politics I remember Ian Deans an at the time and cm of the few New Democrats who endorsed use of the Act doing a humiliating I apologize routine when he ran for Ontario leader ta One would have thought be recan ting heresy Toe west of tins trend to denigrate tfas IfTO liberal governments actions Is the diary revelation of deceased minister Don He wrote that cabinet had no proof a revolution was planned But that Is a straw man No one ex pected a Canadian equivalent of the storming of the Basoue although there was certainly fear of further terrorist action What was certain In October 1970 was that from the moment the first kidnapping occurred It was the who raid control of toe agenda Daily the supposed but to all interna ant purposes spokesman Robert Lemleux dominated television Perhaps people demonstrated openly la sup port of the F at th Paul arena The of both Montreal and Quebec appeared con fused and on the run before the ter rorists and their sychophants If the authority of legitimate was a It was on tbs ebb Total drainage was possible Trudeaus Imposition of the War Measures Act ravened that flow overnight AD of a sudden the government waa In charge And temporary of many ex treme Including beheaded the insurrec tion if one wants to call it that of The results were startling The tone of the crisis shifted abruptly There was a sense of confidence in the air among ordinary people and a sense of trepidation among FLQ pologlals The game they were playing had suddenly often serious And television went from being a mouthpiece for terrorism to being an am of gover At least for this observer It was this psychological element this change of that the key consequence of Trudeaus use of the Act But Interestingly enough shows It also physical terrorism in Quebec The era of bombs and kidnappings was over Citizens forum 30 years ago President Clare Burns received the charter for the new Georgetown club from founder Hal Rogers of Hamilton There wen members who made up the dub Liberal candidate Ken Diet was the highlight of the Georgetown Liberal Association during a reeep- at the Odd Hall The local Liberal ladles planned a delightful tea and afternoon when the citizens could come and meet their candidate CCF candidate Jack ad dressed a meeting In Georgetown pond millions of dollars on their pets and yet to provide meat for tables some million food animals suffered the severe pain and torture In Canadian slaughter Best defence is keeping peace EDITORS NOTE The following was sent to Perrln Beatty Minister of Defence and filed with The HeraU for publication Dear Sir As representatives of a group with over 100 local supporters we wish to comment on the White Paper Challenge and Commitment A Defence Policy for Canada We compliment you on the readable Interesting format of the report While there are many points wo could discuss we will comment on only two First we have difficulty with the Papers basic assumption that the Soviets are the main threat to Canadas security Until global nuclear arsenals are reduced to a small fraction of their current levels the greatest threat Is not the Soviets but the weapons themselves in anyones hands President Reagan and many others have stated that nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought The Soviets and anyone else would gain nothing by their use Specifical ly the threat is from use of these weapons by accident or by an irra tional leader of any country that has them and in such circumstances deterrence Is of no value The Paper completely Ignores recent con ciliatory efforts by both UK Soviets and the US Its might have been more accurate at least years ago At present we think Canadas best defence lies In keening peace through a combination of the follow- strong support for global nuclear disarmament Active efforts to reduce Injustices In the world which are themselves the cause of tension and conflict RichPoor tension being In fact more critical than EastWest tension atpresent Support for our Alliances but not necessarily for every policy of those Alliances Our UN Ambassador said recently Many countries look to Canada as a positive moral In fluence and want the country to play a bigger role In international af fairs Washington November 3d 1987 We can afford to be a critical Independent voice our Alliances Continuing commitment to Inter national Peacekeeping Forces and the UN A conventional defence that nOn provocative or strictly defen sive In nature Including passive surveillance of our borders and airspace Secondly we take issue with the proposal for nuclearpowered sub marines These are a costly form of surveillance which could be provid ed Instead by cheaper passive sens ing devices More Important they are a very confrontational pro vocative way of asserting sovereign ty George Cohens plan to open a McDonalds franchise In and the SovietCanada polar ski trek may do more to lessen fears of the Red Menace than anything we see In this White Paper yours truly Janet Duval Hills Action for Nudear Disarmament Some ILS hospitals want up front money To the General Public When travelling outside of Canada in reference to travelling Insurance be aura you have the best coverage that money can buy or lake along thousands of dollars extra on ac count of sickness We went to Florida In December but before we left we bought what we thought the best Insurance money can buy We bought Deluxe Blue Cross Pay Med so we would be too per cent covered In case of sickness or Deluxe Blue Cross plan They seM that only secondary insurance They wouldnt call tbs toll free numbers and they wouldnt let me can They wanted to get Urn into the hospital and we were to pay up so dont believe the advertisei i tee on TV about the Deluxe Blue PayMed being the best Because It isnt In all hospitals They would only except the prlviding we pay them Immediately and then bill OHD separately and would est our money back but no one takes plus extra money En case of sickness when you are sup posed to be already covered per cent Wendell and Anna death We were paying upward to a day WeU my took seriously 111 and took him to Zephyrnills Hospital and they wouldnt have anything to do with WRITE US A LETTER Want to abare your feelings on any subject with the community The Herald welcome letters to the editor on any topic and from anyone who hat the urge to write We only ask that the be signed with name ad dress and phone number In case we moat call to check some detail We will not print unsigned letters nor will we use Now all thats left for yoo to do la pick up the pent Ad dress your mail to Letter to the Editor Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario Fort Brie Jr Cs at the Fort I arena kept the George Jr Raiders from clinching a playoff spot In the round robin elimination 15 years ago employees did not have much time searching for the profuse pockets Annie Livingstone cut the cake at the Georgetown Womens Institutes anniversary meetint In Knox Church Mrs the In stitutes senior member has been in the for years To Russia with hockey sticks was the thrill of a lifetime facing the Sllverhorn Collegiate hockey team headed by cocoaches Ian Barrett and Doug Dunning The team went to Moscow and Leningrad to play In your opinion Whats your favorite hobby Haxen Allen principal of George Kennedy Public School in Georgetown succeeded Garnet who retired as principal Robert Little Public ScbooL Gary Dawklns from Public School was selected to replace Elmer Smith who retired from Bennett Public School years ago Tbs Georgetown Optimist Club Minor Bantams defeated in the first game of the Tri Coun ty quarterfinals which saw Mike receive a roatchpenaity In cabbage was selling for cents each potatoes cents for a bag and tomato Juice for cents for a fL ox tin steaks could be pick up for lias per pound young turkeys were going for cents a pound and smoked hams Gail Cook ka and Michelle Bailey were coached by Donna Horton In 19TB a twostorey serai detached home in Acton could be purchased for while a super brick bungalow with a swimming pool all on a large ISO ft lot could be bought for 5 years ago Joan Trimble and Sharon Wood of the North Curling buslMSS girls team played for a shot at the dub bonspiel Their four- some team won three matches Valley just missing the top overall trophy The Georgetown Standard Pro- ducts major continued to- through their County Hockey League playoff competition- knocking off uvea opponents Bruce Totteo received a Ufa members award from fellow Op timist George Wagner of Big Brothers of Halton- Hula received a WOO cheque from Optimist Club president John MARC DUMAU I KEVIN CRANEi KEN SSJaSi h like to collect Kinder Collecting Model trains- I was Toys because you Six figures because brought up KbThffind wonder what you its my favorite TV with them from t might get next Some show childhood Its day they might be years Ive ben play- worth a lot or kg them saaMSxttiy by Id little regional police fore worked with a 1M operating budget la making It a par Tom a patrol with rational polios wE named the new At townofStrethrey