Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 13, 1989, p. 14

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Page THE HERALD Wednesday September 13 1989 Ottawa must cut taxes- residents The seventh and final Tow Hall meeting happened a feu days ago in the Elks Hall in Normal and its not long now before hae head back to Ottawa In general I realh enjoved the meetings despite the fact a number of people came to veil or to their frustrations After each meeting I through the comment sheets peo ple had filled out and there are a pile of good suggestions there for the feds can get serious about spending cuts As I told before working towards a leaner is going to be a prion ty with me this fall The Town Hall meetings just confirmed what Id alread suspected If Ottawa is go to ask for more taxes to pa down the deficit then it had better share the burden spending cuts Now In- writinL a report for Michael Isoi on what had to ell me and will calling lot changes to the proposed nine per cent GST told me a consump Hon tax could be acceptable if the was lower and with fewer ex emplions if extra mone raised was applies directh to the det if consumer protection watchdog was in place and if federal spending was slashed What told me I am telling Wilson Two more points on these tax changes Over the next few das vou II be receiving a cop the Tax paver Guide to the GST which I wrote iwo weeks ago Its not a government selling job but rathei a page explanation of what the proposed changes are Please read it Then please take he time to tear out the page provided fill with com its and mail it to me I hope thousands of these replies bee use then I can speak with a stronger voice in Ottawa The more people I hear from the more weight mv arguments will have there and we can for the kinds of changes we think should be made As a final we can have put into the the Peel Tax Committee headed Caledon resident Colin non is holding two public meetings on the GST If want to air your comments thui be at the Albion Bolton Sept at p tht Halton Hills Cultural Centre in Georgelown on the evening of the Colin and the other committee members will be making a to the House of Commons torn mittee as it holds hearings into tht tax plan On a completed different ft out report that there a new tribe environmentalists gearing upfoi action far over people have sign up join Environment Committee which we have formed here in the art a of Peel And about of thost showed up for our last meeting I can tell you it was a great evening the air was full ideas at we sal around the able and talked about what we can do together to make a difference this point decided to break working groups each will an agenda for action and a The point is to stop talk about we van help the en Fashions For The Young At Heart 11 MAIN ST s GEORGETOWN Kno Church 2B5 1 MOLLY MAID Your Dependable Home Cleaning Service Specializing in House Cleaning For Particular People Domei no BgndN Injured llmtwmto CALL US FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 8761672 or 8731386 THANK YOU To everyone who helped make our Donut Day such an overwhelming success Oooops H during ruth Mt in to stop in J to f our gM results thit end these groups be doing a host of things from a tree planting program to educational booths on recjtl and re use to helping im draft legislation which 1 can introduce he House of Commons s an exciting bunch of people from all backgrounds and from Burlington Bolton Georgetown Palgrave and Acton When political boundaries were changed last year and this new federal riding created a lot of folks wondered what on earth these communities could have in common The for me is when 1 walk into tht where this is meeting What we between us is i simple bond of caring What more do we Then s loom for another pair of hands or a set of dtas If voud like to become a of our group then please write or call The address of the riding dec is Mam Street South and the phone number is Toll tree it s 1 B the were still chipping at renovating tht office out the vear old walls so the committees will have a place to meet I d like to thank the volunteers who have returned out the last couple of Saturdays to lend a hand people like Bob Gird wood Bill Minanne and Bob Johnston helped us spending a lot of tax and to start achieving pavers dollars Halton spends 10000 in mineral fight Region will put up tor research b a citizens group op posed to a mineral pro posal to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan The Milton based group KEEP Keep our Escarpment Environ Protected appeared several as a delegation at Halton Regional council opposing LAC Minerals proposal to dig for minerals in an environmental protected area of Milton on the Niagara Escarpment Mineral submitted an application to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan The company presently has a m site near the property The Region it will cost 7 for hydrogeological in formation for biological in formation and 000 for in house mapping to help pay for research to determine if digging for minerals is contrary to the Niagara Escarpment Plan ARPET RUG CO LTD ftMt NM flUON I HOME PRODUCTS LTD No one ever regretted buying quality Custom Design Installation THERMAL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS STANLEY THERMAL ENTRANCE DOORS PATIO DOORS SOFFIT FACIA AND EAVESTROUGH SIDING DECKS AND FENCING NEW ADDITIONS CUSTOM DESIGNED BAY AND BOW WINDOWS ALUMINIUM AWNINGS AND SHUTTERS ELEGANT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SHADES CALLTODAY ERIE ESTIMATES AIIWOrfcgiiarantMd QUALITY CREDIBILITY RELIABILITY Pomeroy stands firm on GTA position Burlington Councillor Waller attacked Regional Chiirman Peter Pomeroy participation in the Greater Toronto Area committee on waste disposal at a Regional meeting last week Halton Region is one of five members of the GTA formed this March to dispose of four million tomes of garbage produced an from York Durham Peel Region and Metropolitan Toronto Regional rmen are representatives at meetings What ire the plans for public participation within Retion Coun asked Chairman Pomero The fired questions one after another at the Regional chairman asking if Region would have input into which landfill site is chosen Each Region must lifv a contingency site as a of into the GTA Coun Mulkewich asked if the GTA was being accepted by Halton a plan for Energy from Waste Chairman said Ihert would be public participation at a future meeting The date hasn been nailed down he d The wilt look at all issues in eluding an Ontario Ministry of the mandate to reduce waste per in the year 2000 GTA is sbanded or d by the on Coun said infornid lion in the Toronto media says thai Peel is not committed the The chairman said last month that Peel left the GTA as that Region had threatened then would be no GTA Peel is on board too said chairman Ik Mid he can t bo blamed if Ihc Toronto medio distorts the issues All the answers I ve been mg hen at I ve been giv honestly The Region will spend on the GTA for the end of and into Regional council heard That tag caused some grimaces in council I think I ve lost my enthusiasm right now for the Burl ington Mayor Bird said He said he approved of s entry into the GTA to watch what other members are doing and not to be a part of their problem I certainly don want to go on a treadmill to oblivion with these people keeping in mind what we ve been through ourselves said the mayor referring to extensive search for a Regional landfill site before the Highway site in Milton was ap proved in February The GTA could be the greatest plan or the greatest scam ever in upon the people of Ontario Milton Regional Bill Johnsoi said has untiT next spnm i choose a landfill contingenev for the Chairman Pomer said Main Street South Downtown Georgetown 8731470 I Modical Uniforms END of SUMMER SALE Until Sept Blouses Tasb Recipes COCONUT DAINTIES cups sugar 1 square unsweetened chocolate cup margarine cup evaporated milk dash ol salt 3Vz cups rolled oats 1 cups coconut Vic glazed cherries chopped Mix first five ingredients and bring to a fine boil Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients Drop by teaspoon on waxed paper and cool If SPECIALS PURL 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