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Page 10 the HERALD September 1991 Editorial Home Newspaper of Ha I ton Hills Established A Division Canadian Newspaper Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown OntaroL7G3Z6 K ROBERT MALCOLMSON Publisher and General Manager 8772201 GIBSON Managing Editor ON RATES 11 Hi on Ihraamonlti Canada For rwaomtxi ha 1 Stcond Ut I on and In and In National Achnrlltlng Mitt MonbMt that llaMa lot duniHi arlilng ml anon In bayonet la amount lot In pa bf thai portion of lha h eh or aha men a Harsh realities bring Ontarians down to earth The Utopian pipe dream offered the Ontario electorate by the Wannabe New Democratic Party is about go up in smokeas most pipe dreams tend to do The supposed socially conscious billion deficit foisted on Ontarians is rapidly equating into an albatross like bur den on the collective shoulders of the not to mention Ontario taxpayers and the brains behind Bob are sear hither and yon for some way to protect their suddenly vulnerable nether regions Typical political navel gazing Basically what the in all its wit and wisdom- foresaw was a workers paradise with milk and honey flowing province wide begging to be scooped up What the got instead was a strong dose of reality tempered with two injections of life in the trenches Jobs were lost because the ignored business con cerns a calculated move meant to curry future votes Then these work people demanded protection un der the social umbrella as promised by the elected govern of Ontario and the proverbial stuff hit the fan the cupboard was bare The fall sitting at Queens Park will undoubtedly see the NDP government drift back to the real world Unfortunately Ontarians will bear the brunt of the mismanagement foibles The predicted deficit will rise and funds for much needed programs will be slashed This will shift the burden on providing services to municipalities already over taxing residents It nice to dream But sometimes frightening when you wake up and face cold harsh reality Community Forum Will the Blue Jays win the pennant LEW WARD GEORGETOWN They probably will because the other teams in the division are faltering The team will stagger through HANS SGHOfFELMEER GEORGETOWN Sure because I think they are playing well have to be optimistic PAT PETERSON ACTON Yes because all of my coworkers are big fans PETE GEORGETOWN Definitely because its their time to take it mmmmmi mm re wan Peoples Forum The United Way a united effort Dear Editor October is Way Month For those who are not familiar with United Way and its purpose we will explain briefly how im port ant this organization is to all us The Way of Halton Hills was formed 1986 to consolidate the work of many charitable agencies including their partner Red Cross So now instead of agencies knocking on your door for help will have only one to do the combined fundraising And because of your generosi the Georgetown and District Red Cross is able to provide IP programs to our community Programs such as Blood Donor Clinics in Acton and Georgetown for a total of 1 clinics a Sickroom Equip ment Loan Servtee in both and Georgetown Water Safety instruction to our youngsters Senior Services such as Fun and Ben is bangon not The following relcusid to Hills lit raid for ToBcnDummelt Thanks Ben for shooting from the hip and relating the cold facts of reality in you recent tick about council approval of developer Ed Bains project is not a dirty word and it certainly time that wc all took our heads out of the sand to realize this fact Development in Hills is inevitable and higher dens ty housing is necessary for our future I welcome your ability stand and declare yourself as advocate and an individuaf who has relegated the of the wi rid to Ihe ranks of the uncar ng ed and selfish Gary Brand Broker George town Fitness classes First Aid Courses Emergency Response such as Major Disaster In dividual Emergency Aid and Minor disasters such as house fires etc We are able lo provide medical drives to out of town ap pointments for those unable to tain family or public transports lion Red Cross is here to provide assistance to you and your neighbor to help provide a safer and healthier lifestyle Red Cross is here because of your donation to United Way Remember also that Way represents 19 agencies asking only once a year for your help Please give generously If you feel you cannot give anything financially perhaps you can give of your time and donate to one of their member agencies Those you help will never forget Georgetown and District Red Cross RictSchenk President Our children are our future Dear Mr Gibson Back from a 5week trip to Europe when I finally had a mo ment to relax and look at The Herald I was pleased to read your editorial- The statistics you quoted on the reduction of the number of children in our society in the last 20 years fly in the face of Planned Parenthood and certain en like David Suzuki who would make us believe that one of the world s biggest problems is population explosion The dropping birth rate is in fact affecting all of the civiliz countries The old culprits such as India and China have also severely reduced their birth rate The problem is so serious in Canada that Quebec has recently taken measures to incentivale familes to have children Your editorial however stop short of condemning the main cause of the problem Abor on demand With an average of abortions per year if those children were allowed to live we would have approximate ly 1 Million more Canadians under the age of That would increase the total number of children from the current 6 Million to 8 Million Quite a bit above the figures you quoted of million I believe is where that number Should be since the total population Canada has grown proportionally since 1971 In addition to the serious moral aberration of abortion on de mand the reduced number of children in our society affects a number of professions such as teachers reduces the com petitiveness of Canadian businesses causes a reduction of the Gross National a reduction or major item sales and negatively affects our projections for old age pensions Most importantly a nation with fewer and fewer children is destined todie Sincerely Giuseppe Gori Family Coalition Party of Ontario Write us a letter The Herald wants to hear from you If you have an opinion you want to express or a comment to make send us a letter or drop by the office Our address is St Georgetown All letters must be signed Please indicate your address and telephone number for verification he Herald reserves the right to edit letters due to space limitations