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THE HERALD Wedattday Jsniuryff 1M1 Community Former MPP not impressed by NDP performance Tbe Herald Former Liberal NorthHaltcn MPP Walt Elliot opposes tbe New Democrat governments of power The appears to be cen tralizing power at Queens Park but I philosophically believe whatever the regions and municipalities can do they should be permitted to do said Mr Elliot in an interview Friday Although unwilling to comment on the performance of area MPP Noel Duignan saying he hasnt heard much about Mr one way or another the former MPP wasnt at a loss of words when it came to commenting on the general performance of the government Garbage is one issue in which the governments attempt to con trot the problem will be of no benefit to the public said Mr Elliot Under the David Peterson Liberal government the regions were responsible for garbage disposal but now said Mr Elliot Environment Minister Ruth Grier appears to have taken away that power from the regions and given it to the province The act further removes the issue of garbage disposal from households making it more dif ficult for people to relate to the ideas of reduction reuse and recycling he said Also on the issue of garbage Mr Elliot opposes the govern ments decision to pull the plug on Metro Torontos initiatives to find a new landfill site Unless people change their way of living which Mr Elliot predicts wont happen at least in the near future the waste stream in Ontario wont be per cent less by year The goal was Legion Lines More Activities upcoming By BOB MCNEILL Now that season festivities are over and everything is get ting back to normal plans for tivities are underway at the Branch Two big nights coming up are Robbie Burns Night and St Patricks Night Both tivities are sponsored by the Ladies These are two occasions we should not miss Past years have been sold out so get your tickets early for you and your friends I dont know of any other organization that has as many weekly winners as we have at Branch 120 For last week here they are Early Bird Draw Winners J McClintock Shields Cooke H Cartwright K A Clarke Cleave Clyma Mid Brunski John Collier Mar tin All these members will get their dues refunded Speaking of Dues Those members who have not paid their dues by December 31st are now in arrears and will not be eligible to participate in Legion activities Car Club Draw Don Joyce Stuttard Errol Stapleton Neil Patullo Marjorie Tennant and Ethel and Trudy Paul Euchre Winners Ladies 1st V Allen 2nd Glad Inglis Most Lone Hands Emily Sargent Men 1st Zilio 2nd Phil Lan dry Most Lone Hands David Hannah Meat Draw Early Birds Bradley and D Westlake Regular J Doucette S Hicks J Thomas B Lewis Richard son Paul Chamberlain J K Tost woo twice M Southan J Stroud The Roast was won by W Richardson Special Draw was won by L Bot torn by the Liberals and is sup ported by the government Mr Elliot predicts New Democrats face a horrendous problem in fulfilling their cam and promises The problem is that more difficult given the slowdown in the economy be ad ded The governments spring budget will provide a good indica of what the New Democrats plan to keep said Mr Elliot The former Liberal MPP went on to say the government hasnt come anywhere close to fulfilling its campaign promise concerning housing According to Mr Elliot the New Democrats promised during the campaign 20000 af fordable housing units would be built yearly but nothing has hap pened There is no reason they the New Democrats couldnt have started by now he said We the Liberals had units being built a year added Mr Elliot Mr Elliot is also upset with the decision not to pro ceed with the proposed ex pressway that was to bypass Hamilton on the way to the Hamilton airport The ex would have helped transform tbe Hamilton Airport from a Regional airport into a much larger one said Mr Elliot The New Democrats scrapped the plan citing environmental reasons Mr Elliot argued disruption to the natural area could have been restored after the completion of construction Seventy five million dollars has been spent on the project since its introduction almost 20 years ago and thats now down the drain said Mr Elliot He also opposes the method the government employed to kill the project Instead of doing it unilaterally the government should have consulted with the City of Hamilton and the Region of Hamilton You dont conduct business that way said Mr Elliot He also opposes the method the government employed to kill the project Instead of doing it unilaterally the government should have consulted with the City of Hamilton and the Region of Hamilton You dont conduct business that waysaidMr Elliot As for the provincial budget deficit the Liberals said was much smaller than subsequently revealed by tbe Mr Elliot said people shouldnt have been surprised Tbe Federal govern ment had told us last spring they would lower the interest rates by June but that didnt happen he explained This fact coupled with a slowing economy meant revenue was lower than expected and thus more government bor rowing was required said Mr Elliot Mr Elhot said he is taking a wait and see approach to whether he will run in the next provincial election It will depend on the new Liberal Party leader who wont be elected until later this year he said Since his loss Mr Elliot has spent his time renovating his Milton house and doing some work for a publishing company The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is now in effect This Act covers all municipal corporations iind a wide range of local boards including those in education police health roads public utilities and conservation authorities Each of these organizations is required to for access by the public a listing of the general classes of records and personal information While the law provides for a right of access to these records limited by certain specific exemptions it also protects your personal information Each organization wilt have an individual designated as the Information and Privacy Coordinator who can assist you when making a request however you are not satisfied with decisions the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner will be available to review the case Information about this Act can be obtained from The Freedom of Information and Privacy Branch Management Board Secretariat Street West 18th Floor Toronto Ontario 1Z6 416 3272187 Ontario PLUG IK This is a plug for safety break off the THIRD Think about it Where do you sec 3 prong cords On appliances equipment and cords that are designed to draw a lot of power The thud prong is there to act as a ground So that if a short circuit occurs the current flows through the third prong not through you That is why you should never break off this safety plug If vou Live in an older home you can change the outlets to accommodate 3 prong cords It is important that these new outlets are grounded with a ground wire Just changing the without grounding them is not safe Your electrical 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