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the HERALD Style is secret to Premiers success Home Newspaper of Ha Hon Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown 326 Ontario DONBRANDER Publisher and General Manager MIKE TURNER PAUL Editor Advertising Manager 877 2201 Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday 1988 Bingo blues It appears something is terribly amiss in that fun and games fantasyland known as Bingo The Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations for the Province of Ontario has apparently determined that danger to health increases with the amount of Bingo played And in its zeal to save the unsuspecting public from the penis of dabbing they limited the sanctioning of Monster for a prescribed time frame m a prescrib ed area The Georgetown Minor Hockey Association has relied heavily on an annual Monster Bingo to improve their financial situation and make it possible for them to carry on with their work on behalf of youngsters This year the need has become even greater for the association as they struggle with financial woes But the government has pulled the plug on GMHA plans for a Monster Bingo for the time being and perhaps in definitely Where anyone could get the idea that people can be over exposed to Bingo is beyond imagination Certainly there are Bingo fanatics who shell out unbelievable amounts of money for very little in return just as there are lottery fanatics who pump money into tickets on a weekly basis with the dreams of striking it rich The result is essentially the same but for the money the enjoyment factor is much greater for the Bingo patrons Wherein may lie the problem The government has succeeded in coming up with vir every possible slant known to man in the lottery market What t suit one person will suit another and each represents a take of thousands of dollars in a given week People continue to buy lottery tickets at the corner stores as long as there is the slimmest chance they will cash in And the government has the opportunity to bitranly decide who their competition will be In the lottery racket and how much that competition will be allowed to pose a legitimate threat to the lotteries In essence lottenes are a licence to print money and the government will keep the presses rolling People will argue an allotment of this money goes back into the communities it is taken from for worthwhile pro jects And to a certain point this is true But why not take this premise and put it back in the pro per perspective Give the communities a freer hand to fend for themselves The initiative and energy is there if communities are simply given the opportunity to put it to good use No small change Tourism one of the fastest growing industries On tano But its not just the splendor of the Rocky Mountains or the quiet serenity of Maritime fishing villages that are rak ing in the tourist dollars In 1985 the tourist industry world wide was worth trillion representing per cent of the worlds Gross Na product In 1987 in Ontario alone tourists spent 3 billion ad ding billion in tax revenues This money is used for the building of schools and hospitals the paving of streets and to provide help for the disadvantaged while maintaining a comfortable standard of living for the people of the province In addition to this there are hundreds of thousands of jobs created through tourism and more on a seasonal basis To ensure visitors are treated courteously the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation has been staging hospitality training workshops so that the ambassadors of the pro vince who deal directly with tourists will be well prepared But the buck stop there Tourism is an industry that has grown because of its diversity There are far reaching implications that can be applied here No longer is tourism thought of terms of exotic loca and spectacular points of interest Today people from Metropolitan Toronto venture a few short miles out from the urban rat race for the simple satisfaction of finding less hectic surroundings It may entail a drive through the country for dinner at a quaint inn or a garage and lawn sale junket in search of obscure treasures And the impression they are left with or the things they see along the way could well determine whether or not they make a return visit A simple smile or a little help with directions can go a long way In the multi million dollar tourism industry the small change is nothing to sneeze at Letter Political feet dragging possible to obtain approval of the House Senate and Royal Assent before the House recesses and the Bill dies The Federal Government by lis own statements has acknowledged that tens and probably hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths hang In the balance unless a cant intervention in the tobacco epidemic takes place Bill the Government promised response We are simply insisting for an en tire generation of kids that the Government act with Integrity and keep Its promise Yours truly Ron Potter President Ontario Division Canadian Cancer Society Dear Sir On March the Hon Jake stated to the Board of Directors Canadian Cancer Society at Its Anniversary Dinner he had spoken to his Cabinet colleagues that week and received commitment that Bill SI The Tobacco Products Control Act would be passed by the House of Commons before the sum mer recess Alton on March 15 he Hon Doug Lewis was quoted In ihc to Star that Bill was one of Ihc Government top Initiatives for passage before June 30 The time Is running out The Government Is only a few days away from the point where loglsllcally ft will be extremely difficult If not Premier David Peterson was in recently doing well what he does best which Is simply sounding and looking like Ontario premier Officially he began by opening the equine research centre at the university of Guelph Afterwards be met with local Liberals at a person reception fundraiser Later he travelled up the road to Waterloo and spoke at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce annual meeUng In all three cases he Illustrated why he won a smashing mandate In last September province election And why lie runs so for ahead of his party and his party policies in popularity There a breezy informality to how he appears and acts in public It t just his looks although they grey hair the tan Ihe light colored suits and his famous red or red H Queens Park Derek Nelson pattern tie arc all pari of the package It is his style his confidence his obvious liking for people for talking to them for learning new things He impresses his audiences at a per level 1EVE When he tells his listeners that I m delighted to be there he believed That was even true at the Chamber of Commerce meeting where his freetrade message fell mostly on deaf ears Yet overheard conversations gested a general admiration for the man if not his policies In fact the only time lhat Peter son ever falters at these events is when he Iries lo crack jokes about individuals Many times these sound off key even offensive But he stayed away from par danger this day directing his humor otherwise than at per He even shook hands or Is that hand and hoof with a horse named Guthrie at the equine centre Rather remarkably Guthrie tolerated the crowds of television cameramen photographers reporters officials politicians and hangers on who crowded around as Peterson did his thing Even more remarkable Peterson looked natural with ihc horse WWW CENTS FDR AFlRSrClASUETHR POSTAGE WE HAST CENTS ROW FIRST 111 em IDE IQ3DE nin nice pictures and all the focus of ihe day events for the Free trade had suddenly been returned to the front burner by the Senate requirement that the provinces comply with the free- trade agreement FTA or It was dead What was Peterson a reaction The Queen Park media who get a chance lo scrum with Peterson that Is to in a circle around him In a manner reminiscent of a rugby scrum almost daily had already heard his response This basically was that Ontario t lift a legislative finger to aid the deal But would it pass legislation directly opposing If That another matter one on which the Grits remain quiet even though it Is their one real means of scuttling the PEPPERED Media in the Waterloo area heard him first hand of course and since these reporters don t have the premier available every morning they peppered him with questions at both the research centre and in Waterloo It was another example of Peter sons talent in groups He is quite good In scrums at delivering the line of the moment while ducking ques tions he twant to hear In Waterloo he easily handled a query from a radio reporter about his sex life even working a kit ding reference to it into his speech also rather good with one or time Every one of the 50odd Liberals who attended the reception fun here seemed to get a per social word from him Interestingly whether it Is at a fundraiser or an official opening Peterson seems more energetic and alive than he does at Queen Park as though he were recharging his on these Jaunts away Maybe that Is why he does them Citizens forum A false sense of security I am concerned lhat your recent headline Drinking Water Not In Jeopardy may lull us into a falsi sense of security and inaction on the reposed dumps tc at Acton I have in my an analysis by the Ministry of ihc En of the proponents Pre draft Submission including hydrology Throughout their report the leim of Ministry scientists raise concerns about RSI the consulting firm use of inappropriate scientific tions scant data at least one somewhat misleading statement the validity of test results and the basis for some assumptions More lmportonUy Ihc points it very strongly that the Acton not naturally suited to bt a safe garbage dump It will take extensive engineering to make and keep the site ecologically safe These would have maintained for decades I quote from the report Failure of the system would almost certainly cause widespread contamination of the bedrocks and overburden aquifers The site offers little potential for natural and hydrogeologically the site could never be used in an en vironmen tally acceptable manner without very extensive engineer The report goes on and is full of vital information lhat we all need lo know If was mailed to those alien ding the meetings with Logic the purpose of which is to inform public and invite their comment Let not fall prey to technological Intimidation and unchallenged ex pert opinion Our clean water ly Is too important Yours truly Gail Rutherford Georgetown Hypocrisy DearSir Question What worse than the shafting of us taxpayers in the re cent Ontario Liberal budget Answer The hypocritical postur by leader Bob Roe Rac with a straight face protests that Ihe Liberals tax hikes gouge taxpayers knows that more than any other party has pushed for marc social programs and more government spending This is paid for by higher taxes and borrowing Has ever suggested spending less or taxing less We need spending cuts to make responsible tax cuts possible That s where the taxpayers final hope ihc PCs should come in They don No one speaks for us lax puer- The chilling truth is lhat ihe government big enough to give you everything want Is big enough to take you have Yours sincerely President The National Citizens Coalition Uneven breaks Dear Sir bach of the three Canadian political parties depends on dona lions for money Voters are pushed to make these donations by being given lax breaks in exchange for their The tax break given to any political party is over three times as generous as that to ihe Red Cross or Conn ian Cancer Society Arc political parties really that valuable to Canada We give tax breaks to charities because agree that they are valuable lo Canada Politics parties arc not chanties There is no good reosun why political party get a tax break There are good reasons why political party you pay less in come tax in that year That means the missing from your tax pay must be made up by other tax payers by those who refused to donate Why should Ihey hove to pay Ine Red Cross must account for haw every dime donated to it Is spent political parties are not required to account for any of the money donated them with the sole exception of money actually us ed in an election campaign If the established parties depend on donations which did not carry the promise of a tax break for every donation they would have to pay a great deal more to the wishes of the donors The MPs in Ottawa could not afford ig nore the voters in ihe way they do to day if they could not depend on the tax man for per cent of party in come This system tells me that Ihe politicians are claiming that every established political party is at least three times as valuable to Canada as the Red Cross or Ihc Canadian Cancer Society Maybe they re right Let s end their triple tax break and see if Canadian voters value these parties enough fund them voluntarily Li m chouse Thanks to supporters Magic Show on Saturday May 14 1988 We would like to say thank lo the individuals in Hall on Hilts and Milton who purchased tickets and at tended the performance Our members arc especially grateful however lo the citizens service clubs and businesses who advertised in our printed handout or purchased tickets for redistribution Tickets relumed to made It possible for residents in local group homes Ha lion Women Place as well as others to show Once again we extend our thanks to all those who supported in this undertaking Sincerely President PHCA In your opinion will be Hows the job scene looking BRENT TYRE Yes it will he hard because employers ore only hiring people that arc older and have a lot of job ex perience NINA Yes I think It will because will be ion nice side In the and people want to work JICK ANNA ATI EY No it shouldn be No finding much trouble fin mer job Isnt high school students ding a summer Job if the person Is because ihe but the person serious about gelling employers want col ing be too employment There lege and university picky about the type are plenty of jobs start of Job hoshc around students working wants wants to make and save money the type of job should make no difference 30 years ago Sandra Fox of Georgetown was successful in completing her year at the Toronto Teachers College and has accented a position In Harrison Public School George McClure of Georgetown received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from University of Western Ontario Standing twelfth in a class of Bill MacCormack received first class honors in his final year in the faculty of Pharmacy University of Toronto The sod was turned at a ceremony for a new rectory for St Anglican Church in Glen Williams It was the first stage in a building program which eventually saw a new parish hall and a cloister to house the church rectory and hall In to one building years ago Jimmy Linton became a believer when he won a cheque or K0 in a province wide Sports Lottery draw Suzanne of Georgetown completed a legal secretary course at College After gradua tion she found employment with Siskind Taggart and Cromarty in London Winifred Isham director of ARC Industries served a Birthday cake to guests celebrating the seventh an niversary of the opening of a sheltered workshop in Knutc wno graduated from University in with a bachelor of science degree graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in dental surgery years ago John E Blrks of Georgetown received honors degree of Bachelor of Science Agriculture from the University of Guelph Ken Chappcl who volunteers to drive an injured man to hospital In Guelph during a severe January snowstorm was awarded a civilian citation from the Ha I ton Regional Police in rccognitionof his assistance Laura Rogers played a French Mineut for parents and friends who attended a piano recital at the St Johns United church Ten students to 11 took part in the recital Georgetown District High School students Jennie Thompson and Heather Rogers ran onetwo for most of the Junior 1 500 race Karen overtook the two Rebels on the last lap to win the race Thompson did win the 3 metres and Rogers placed fifth In the and third in IheBOO 5 years ago Award winners at the Royal Canadian Air Cadet 15th Annual in were Julie Julie Liz Groskorth Andrew Boett Amaud Ng Franc Mora Frank Bernhardt Greg Slekierko Kevin Lamb and Darren Harvey The Jim Sykc native dancers were lust a part of the Crawford Lake Heritage festival entertainment at the conservation area Just outside Cnmbpcllville The Iroquois dancers live near and first toured in the 1040s Ted Tyler the man who was large ly credited with saving Actons old town hall from destruction was nam as Iho 1963 Acton Citizen of the Year Lorraine Kennedy head nurse of surgery retired from the Georgetown District Memorial Hospital after IB years of nursing