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Page 4— Halton Hille This Week, Wednesday, June 8, 1893 Editorial orking for students We are quite literally awash - some might say drowning - in polit- ical rhetoric these days. The pro tract” “Social con- taking office in the PCs, are desper- to the expression empty words” as they realize their leadership cupboard is bare, i Screen afire with a joint production of (with full apology to, Kevin Costner) “Dancing with Words.” In the meantime, Ontario’s future and of more importance, Canada’s future, is left Swaying in the winds of political Partisan- ship. We are referring to our young people. More specifically, students, Our supposed investment in the future, Education cuts and the increasing questioning of the value of our education system, has even those young people wanting to stay in school wondering if it Teally is worth all the hassle, dedication and self-discipline which seem to go hand-in-hand with wanting to bet- ter oneself intellectually. The Rae government, with its chopping of education transfer funds (thus bumping-up the cost of getting a Post-secondary school education) and the elimination of the grant program isn’t helping an, ry. Still, those desiring a higher education are willing to work for it - in the quite literal sense. Unfortunately, far too many are stymied in this regard as well. According to Statistics Canada, youth unemployment j to 18.2% in May, from 17.8% in April. The increase was mainly Planning on returning to school this fall, the jobless rate was 19.7%, up from 17.7% in May of 1992, In real human figures, this translates into 189,000 students unable to find work to help fund their education costs, according to the Canadian Federation of Students. Students looking for work in Halton Hills, however, are finding things a bit better, thanks to the combination of the competence of the four young people ing the Canada Employment Centre for Students, located in Georgetown, and a Caring and conscientious business community. Located at 232 Guelph Street, (Guelphview Square) Unit 4, in Georgetown, the centre is Operated by Bill Keay, Kathryn Marshall, Karen Allin and Angela James. work for the students. She says those looking for work are “not Picky at all, even jump- ing at part-time jobs if a full-time job is not available” and that the local business community has been “very cooperative, we’ve been getting along with them very well.” More students have been placed in full-time and Part-time jobs this year as compared to last May and the centre is confident it will exceed last year’s summer job placement numbers of roughly 200, in 1993, The centre also provides other Services for students and today (Wednesday) and tomorrow, from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. seminars have been scheduled on creative job search techniques. Students don’t have to fegister at the centre to avail themselves of job opportunities or services and further information can be obtained by phoning 877-7797 between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Young people, as with many. others, the word wizards’ empty promises, ‘ They are more than willing, with a little help, to eam their own are tired of all the talk and way. Too bad the poobahs in Queen’s Park and Ottawa aren’t listening. Colin Gibson ig [HIS WEER Halton Hills This Week, Wed yy edition is ry day at 232 Guelph ‘St., Georgetown, Ont. L7G ‘4B1, and is printed in Oakville at Q.E. Web Printing. Halton Hills This 4 2 et x oe 3 7 pk y its To the Editor: the evaluation of the options Re: IWA Site Selection began. Setting out the criteria in Procedure advance ensured that the same considerations and evaluations could be applied to each option. This allowed the Process to differ- entiate among the options based solely upon the merits of each, as determined by the established cri- feria. I read your June 5 front page article about the decision-making Process which the Interim Waste Authority, IWA, is planning to use in choosing a landfill site, with a mixture of disbelief and dismay. It is unbelievable that such an impor- tant decision will be made in a completely arbitrary and utterly secret fashion, behind closed doors. By way of comparison, I note the activities of the Public Liaison Committee, set up by the Region to consider the various construc- tion options available for the new trunk sewer for Georgetown. The Committee was faced with an almost identical task to the IWA. It was to evaluate a number of possible alternatives and decide upon a preferred option. The first thing that the Committee did was to specify the decision-making Process and evaluation procedures which would be used to compare the various — options. The Committee recognized the need to establish: these procedures before All Libertarians allowed to vote To the Editor: Further to your editorial re hold- ing a Libertarian convention in a Phone booth - the reality is that we could. How could we do this? Simple. Every paid-up member who has ‘na member for at least 90 days is entitled to vote. A vote can be cast two ways - by attending the convention, or by Sending in a proxy for the candidate Of choice. f We are the only Party, as far as I know, that allows EVERY member to vote. It is called freedom for the individual. So the reality is - yes, we could hold our convention in a phone booth - by XY. For your information, we will be holding a convention in the Milton/Georgetown area in October. It is outrageous that a public body such as the IWA would pro- Pose to make its decision and only release the evaluation criteria after that decision has been announced, as reported in the article. If the Process is not specified, in com- plete detail, before it is applied, then it is a totally useless exercise and a complete waste of time and money. At the very least, the Process as it now stands, is seen as being open to manipulation during its application, in order to select To the Editor: Recently your editorials have seemed to be based on logical argu- ments and a certain amount of fact. Although I have not always agreed with your viewpoint, they have been thought-provoking. However, your editorial of June 2, 1993 took a complete turn into misleading ‘acts and insinuations, the very thing of which you accuse Michelle Landsberg. Your accusation “A review of the implementation of the NEP (which took five years)” is incorrect. The provincial legislation Tequires that the previous five years of activity be reviewed. Your insinuation that the Niagara Escarpment Commission is Politi- cally appointed is unusual of gov- ernments, is also unfairly degrad- ing. All levels of government appoint boards to work on the behalf of the public. In the case of Come see for yourself. John Shadbolt Leader, OLP Acton ey : __, Re: Removal of United Co- Kudos for Fuel Tanks in Georgetowr homecoming The United Co-op fuel depot i : Georgetown has now been in a To the Editor: “downed condition” for a one- On Saturday past, I attended the period. We encourage the Wartime Homecoming in Acton try of Consumer and and would like to say how I truly ercial Relati enjoyed rekindling old friendships | Co-op for the removal of and awakening past and fond mem- | the fuel tanks under the regulatory ories. What a super job the organi- zation committee did in making the day such a huge success. Dave Braida Ballinafad Temoval of fuel tanks following The undersigned residents, whose property borders the fuel epot, are eager to see the by this newspaper. Such material may only be rep the event of ty Pp 7 ser vices at wrong price, or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to PUBLISHER: ert araun a any tine, EDITOR: Colin Gibeon PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kathleen Topolsek CIRCULATION MANAGER: Marie Shadbolt OFFICE MANAGER: Jean Shewell HALTON HILLS THIS WEEK IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED. PHONE: 873-2254 FAX:873-3918 removal of the fuel tanks because they remain an eyesore in the community and continue to block meaningful enjoyment of the Breen space along the banks of Silver Creek by local residents and residents GOT A BEEF OR A COMMENT? Send your letters to Halton Hills This Week 232 Guelph St., Unit #9 Georgetown, L7G 4B1 or fax them to 416-873-3918 The People's Corner IWA process is outra Tequirements governing the geous any site the IWA chooses. At worst, the process actually will be altered, assuming it has ever been fixed, or equally as bad, will be initially set up during the evalua- tions, in such a way that the rank- mum acceptance criteria which any site selected would be required to meet. Speculation as to why the IWA has chosen to do business in this way does not lead to any comfort- able conclusions. Ken Thorn Georgetown Escarpment not our concern the NEC, half the commissioners are locally elected to Tegional or municipal governments, the remain- der are from the public at large with a dedication to the protection of the Niagara Escarpment for future gen- erations of all Ontarians to enjoy. Had your editorial stated the “inaccuracies and innuendo” of. Landsberg, it could have lead to a more constructive discussion. Perhaps you might Provide a future editorial to clarify these points. Halton Hills This Week has pro- vided a forum on the editorial page for local politics. The Provincial scene is well covered by newspa- Pers who have the dedicated staff to that forum. We need editorial com- ment on the activities of both Regional and Local government. George Reid Georgetown = : ; believe that after years of prof-| itable operation of this site, the United Co-op has a esponsibility to return it to a naturalized state that is safe for local residents and | the natural environment, : : Please keep us informed of the Progress of United Co-ops closure of their fuel depot, Lawson Oates (for the undersigned) 8