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Page 6— Halton Hills This Week, Wednesday; September1, 1993 pinion A step in the right direction Steve Dawkins, president of the olde Hide House company in Acton, was at Toronto’s Skyline Hotel Tuesday looking to get approval from creditors on a financial formula that would stave off bankruptcy for the once thriving Leathertown enterprise. The yay, or nay, vote will obviously affect the approximately 100 employees the olde Hide House was forced to lay-off in mid-June due to financial dif- ficulties. Give Dawkins his due. He believes in the viability of his company and in a similar vein, believes Acton is a community well-worth the investment dollar. What with Free Trade (?) and the apparent imminent consummation of a bastardized version ='which not even the politicos on different sides of three borders admit.to understanding — of the North American Free Trade Agreement nuptials between Canada, Mexico and the United States, labor-oriented workers (honest money paid for honest hours worked regardless of how many diplomas or degrees are tacked onto glistening foreheads) are fearful not only for their livelihood, but in some cases quite literally, their lives. How will they survive. Federal and provincial governmental incompetence turn both Ontario and Canada into a branch plant wasteland, When times are tough, the head offices, whether they be located in Dallas, Tokyo or Paris, simply fold their branch plants in Canada and use whatever their computer spews out as tax losses in their respective countries. These aren't really losses, however, they are in fact gains. Because now these international conglomerates have “mad money” to use to re-open the basically same. operation in another gullible country whose des- perate wooing techniques (in a pitiful attempt to estab- lish an industrial base) would put even the ‘en fla- grant’ hookers who ply their trade on the streets of Toronto to shame. Who loses? In our case obviously Canada and Ontario in particular — the province that once provided the industrial base for our country. The solution? So obvious that even a 3rd Grader could understand, is to not only encourage, but insist, on wholly Canadian owned or Canadian controlled regional-based companies whose first loyalty is to the communities they serve (and pay taxes to), not some cold, faceless robotron-like Chief Executive Officer in the afore-mentioned locales who wouldn’t know the difference between a moose and a Mountie. Then again, 3rd Graders can’t vote and can’t run for political office — which speaks volumes about our pre- sent political system. Steve Dawkins has attempted this:in Acton, and both he and the olde Hide House company deserve better than to be shot down in flames for putting such unCanadian-like theories into practice. Fully aware of the early deadline we have at Halton Hills This Week, the ever-optimistic Dawkins forward- ed a tentative press release based on the assumption that everything would go well in Toronto. In the release it was revealed that company creditors had approved a restructuring proposal which will pay unsecured creditors roughly 30 cents per dollar of claim over three years. Further, that the restructuring will result in the per- manent closure of two satellite outlets in Acton as well as the restaurant located in the main olde Hide House location. Chief financial officer of the company, John’Brison, was quoted in the release as saying, “We are grateful for the confidence our creditors have expressed by supporting the proposal. This restructuring will work. If all goes according to plan, a Grand Re-opening is scheduled for early October. However, the store will reopen for a Clearance/Preview sale tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 a.m, Halton Hills is getting little, if any, eae from either regional, provincial or federal government As is becoming increasingly ohio -or xr should be — we have to help and support ourselve In this regard, the hoped-for re- ovaniad of the olde Hide House in Acton, is a step in the right direction. Colin Gibson has allowed U.S., European and Asian companies to |- To the Editor: I am prompted to add my voice to that of Mr. Frewen-Lord (HHTW - Aug. 21), in his condemnation of heavy aggregate trucks using 17 Side Road. But in so doing, I would include Maple Avenue, which in my opinion has become nothing more than a truck by-pass. This, as any reader knows, is not a new problem. Several Maple Ave. residents and myself discussed it at length with a council mem- ber and our bylaw enforce- ment officer a number of years ago. The problem has since that time become much worse, aided and abetted by the upgrading of the subject toads. I suggest it will be sub- stantially accelerated in Halton Hills This Week, HIS WEEK Georgetown, Ont. L7G 481, oe ‘Web Printing teow strap poo services may not sold. Advertising is LISHER: Ken Bellam flr to sell which may be won aay ine EDITOR: Colin alah BI PRODUCTION MANAGER: eorort nTopoek es MANAGER: Marie Shadbolt OFFI ‘Shewell HALTON HILLS THIS WEEK ISIN INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED. PHONE: 873-2254 The People's Corner Put the brakes on town truck traffic intensity by the increased traffic flow that will result from the current Guelph St. construction unless correc- tive action is immediately undertaken (God help us if they ever complete the pro- posed 8th Line Main St. pro- ject.) T don’t know at what point in time Maple Ave. became part of Regional Road 17, (I have been a resident for 15 years) or who was responsi- ble for allowing such a disas- ter to occur in a prime resi- dential area. But the fact that it happened does not prohibit action on the part of today’s elected officials to restore some sort of sanity to our traffic flow. AsI understand i it, the pur- Pose of a regional road is to provide access for local com- mercial traffic not as a sub- stitute for a provincial high- Kudos to Cable Systems Editor's note: The follow- ing letter was released to HHTW for publication Mr. John H. De Jong General Manager Halton Cable Systems Dear Sir: Congratulations! You have ity view- ing of high quality television by retaining the Vision Television Channel. I hope you continue watching and bringing channels which enlighten, uplift and educate your viewers of all ages. Television, as you know, is a powerful media source and we all join in the responsibil- ity of improvement of human behavior. Pearl Kerby Georgetown Politics of inclusion? To the Editor: 0 Kim Campbell won’t make any more patronage appointments until after the ‘lection. That’s O.K., because in the last 10 months, Mulroney appointed over 650 loyal fol- lowers to patronage heaven. As a matter of fact, three of our new fresh-faced sena- tors are actually senior Conservative campaign strategists. So they’ll be helping plan and run the Tory election machine while on our public payroll. that’s what Prime Minister Campbell means by “politics of inclusion”. And with so many politi- cal hacks receiving payoffs in advance, PM Kim looks...almost clean. Limehouse. appreciation To the Editor: Thank you very much for your support over the past few months. We really appre- ciated the games you printed in your sports section. Unfortunately, Limehouse Georgetown Revolver Club Mosquitoes are finished for this season as they did not make the playoffs. Annette Holman Limehouse Minor Sports By the way, the number of federal MPs who will not be seeking re-election is over 60 now. Talk about rats leaving the ship. Don Dagenais Acton Volunteer Halton Literacy Guild’s greatest asset. For the time and energy they give to their students, we thank them sin- cerely. The experience of helping aes eae o writ derful for Both ae ind tutor. One of our tutors express- es it this way: “Teaching an adult to tread is a challenge on its own, Most of us acquire this necessary life skill at an early age and think nothing of it for the remainder of obr noe the North Halto ey Guild after % a notice at the y > > (ooking for oe completing the tutor b way. In the case of Maple Ave., I cannot envisage any. ratio- nale that would sanction heavy vehicles on it an more than any other residen- tial street in town. In the interest of being part of the solution rather than part of the problem, let me offer the following for con- sideration by our elected Officials. 1. An immediate ban on the use of 17 Side Road by heavy vehicles at any hour and the use by trucks for local delivery during the posted hours only. (Put the Semi-Trailer rigs where -they belong on provincial Highway #7.) Not likely to be the popular choice of the trucking frater- nity, but they don’t pay the residential taxes of the Maple Ave. homeowners. 2. An immediate, enforced reduction of the speed limit n Maple Ave. to 40 km limit. on #7 Highway (Guelph Street). 3. Immediate prohibition _ on the use of engine retard- 173-3918 ing (Jake Brake) systems, by trucks within all town limits. There is no logical reason that such outrageous racket need be tolerated by resident taxpayers. 4. I suggest that no trucks be permitted on Maple Ave. at all on weekends or holi- days except for obvious ser- vices. It is interesting to note than nothing in the above sets a piceecene nner, juris- dictions apply All it requires ‘s b eadéstip on the part of the appropriate elected officials, and I wish to assure them that this prob- lem must be solved. Unfortunately, we as indi- viduals have created a soci- ety that obeys one law, —- “The Law of the Wallet”. It seems to me that one of the best incentives to having reg- ulations obeyed is stiff penalties, which may also help alleviate our regional deficit. . Thank you for permitting Me to use your - RG. ‘Stars Georgetown Halton Hills This Week welcomes your letters. Letters must be signed and include your full name and address. Names will be withheld on request. 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