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Group out of touch with Haltons waste program Local Croat ions rejoice in seeing the country free BEN DUMMETT which tract Both the chairman of the Regions planning and public works committee and the Regional chairman questioned a delega tions knowledge of Haltos last Wednesday after a representative of the group Its Not Garbage ask ed committee members to support several waste reduction policies Coffee of Its Not Gar bage a Toronto based coalition of public and private groups ap peared at the committee meeting requesting support for the follow ing that Halton introduce man datory separation of waste for all materials that can be reused com posted or recycled that secure storage for used material that can be recycl ed Marilyn Serjeantson that allocate resources to develop waste reduction in itiatives that create a waste reduction office to find markets for recycleable goods that Halton seek community in volvement to find recycling facilities But committee chairman Marilyn Serjeanston said Most of what you are expounding we the Region is already doing or about to do It shows me that you dont know much about what you are talking about as it pertains to Walkway may open The town of Halton Hills has decided to prepare a report on the possibility of reopening the walkway leading to the ravine on Regan Crescent in Georgetown Councillors recently asked staff for the report after receiving the letter from a Regan Crescent resi dent who asked for the walkway to be reopened Leslie Moore indicated in her let ter she wants the walkway opened again because her children enjoy playing in the ravine so she would like to have them to have access to the ravine through a public walkway WERE YOUR INSURANCE BROKERS WE UNDERSTAND PAUL CARMSTRONG INSURANCE BROKERS LTD 143 MILL ST Oatirio Halton Region and that bothers me Coun Serjeanston to the blue box and blue bag programs the hazardous waste depots and composting programs municipalities throughout as proof the Region is already do ing what Mr Coffee was espous ing Regional chairman Peter echoed Coun Ser saying it the recom mendations look like nothing more than a makework project The committee finally decided to ask the planning and public works department to write a report on the recommendations merits The recommendations will go before council today Wednesday for final approval Mr Coffee would have had more support said chairman if Metropolitan Toronto council had adopted the recommendations that council decided earlier this year to establish a task force to look into the recommendations for waste reduction Mr Coffee told the committee the groups proposal will be made to all of the Greater Toronto Area municipalities Halton Metropolitan Toronto York Durham and Peel Chairman speculated Mr Coffee was politically motivated referring to Mr Cof fees specific claim that the provin cial government wasnt doing its part to promote waste reduction But the chairman said the pro vinces minister of environment James Bradley is the best the province has ever had Mr Coffees claim that there is no longer a need for waste reduc tion pilot projects was also ques tioned by the committee Burlington Patrick McLaughlin said without pilot pro jects to ensure the effect of a pro gram on a large scale the Region could possibly be wasting tax payers money By BEN DUMMETT The Herald An interview between a reporter and Halton Hills residents John and Ivan Mudrinic this past Saturday about Communist rule in their homeland would have until recently landed the reporter and the two Croatianborn men in prison But no longer have to fear for their life when criticizing their government sirice the recent election of the Croatian Democratic Union The freely elected nonCommunist party will take power of the republic May As enthusiastic supporters of the free election process the two men agreed the Croatian Democratic union will mean the end of com munist rule in Croatia and the beginning of political economical and social freedom in a republic where freedom has only existed as an idea in the minds of at home and abroad since the end of the Second World War when the Communists came to power said Mr Zdwnic Mr Zdwnic and Mr who are both actively involved in the Croatian community in Halton Hills emigrated to Canada in and 1966 respectively Although first and foremost Canadians the two said they feel a real sense of satisfaction to finally see their homeland free Croatia is one of six republics that make up the federation of Yugoslavia The recent Croatian election would be the equivalent of a provincial election in Canada The Central government is a col lective comprised of a represen tative from each of the republics who sit as part of the central government for a year The central government is currently controlled by Communists Both men said they came to the because Communist rule prevented their families from ef fectively establishing a stable and prosperous life Mr came to Canada with his father and mother He said 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per son couldnt make more than five phone calls a day Mr Zdwnic tells a story of how friends from Croatia recently visited his dairy farm and were astonished that his cows could produce litres of milk a year The same number of cows wouldnt even produce a third of this milk in Croatia they John Under Communist rule there was no motivation to produce more milk because the farmers wage is not related to production Mr said People rose up against Com munist rule because they were in a nowin situation said Mr Kill me I have nothing anyway is the way he described peoples feeling towards the Com munist rule Mr Mudrinic was one of Croa from Hills who wre observers during the recent elec tions Between 300 and Croa tian Canadians attended the elec tions to ensure there was no wrong doing He was there to provide technical support in case of any breakdowns of the election com puters and fax machines North Walt Elliot who was also an observer at the election described the experience as emotional The exciting part was seeing the older people who could remember the last time there was a free election in Croatia go to the polls this time with tears in their eyes said Mr Elliot In another incident Mr Elliot tells how during a taxi ride the driver put his hands up to his head and said I never dreamed a year ago that we would have the freedom to vote According to Mr Mudrinic the Democratic Croatian Union par tys first task is to reduce the size of the government at the republic level The current size of various politicians is un manageable said Mr Eventually the party will hold a plebiscite to find out of the people want to separate from Yugoslavia he said I knew I should have shopped at RE ALL Mens Wear RE Mens Wear 211 Guelph St Georgetown Beside the Police Station A little out of sight but so is our selection