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Georgetown has a Reform MP By Colin Gibson Dick MacDuffee, the Reform Party candidate, fin- ished a relatively close third in Halton-Peel behind incumbent Garth Turner and newly-elected Liberal Julian Reed in last Monday’s feder- al election. _ The Reform Party’s strong showing locally surprised a lot of people, but not life- long resident John Cummins Sr. The reason? His son, John Jr., who was born -in Georgetown, has been elect- ed as the Reform Party Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Delta in British Columbia. The younger Cummins, 51, attended the old Chapel St. public school in Georgetown and i Georgetown District High School graduate. He attained his BA from the University of Western Ontario in London and his MA from the University of British Columbia. As a youth growing up in Georgetown, John Jr. earned money during the summer working on area farms and in his later teens, worked at omtar in Georgetown. An important part of his campaign platform was rep- resentative government. “The Reform Party believes that MPs are elected to serve, “he stressed in his campaign literature, “ Reform does not “ believe in elected dictator- ip.” The just-elected Reform MP with the Georgetown roots, headed west 15 years ago and worked in the Alberta oil fields and in the construction of the Bennett hydro-electric dam in Northern British Columbia. He also taught in the Northwest Territories and the Peace River district of northem Alberta. A veritable jack-of-all trades, he is also a. commer- cial fisherman and notes this has made him especially aware of the need to con- serve fisheries resources and protect the environment. He is also sensitive to the con- cerns of native Canadians. He and his wife Sue have four children. Rather ironic that. the Reform surge in Halton-Peel is reflected in the election of a former Georgetown resi- dent in Delta, _ British Columbia. The gravel truck, driven by 36-year-old Brampton resident Henley McLeod, and the wrecked Oldsmobile involved in the fatal accident, on Hwy. 7 just north of Georgetown Tuesday, bear mute testimony to the violence of the collision that claimed the life of 45-year-old Margaret Boynton of Orton, a passenger in to a police report, a car, driven by 58-year-old Bill Spielvogel, was behind ding the Oldsmobile, waiting to who was investigation. passing in the right-hand lane. McLeod swerved left, hitting the Oldsmobile and a pick-up truck which was heading weston Hwy. 7. The accident is still under re the Oldsmobile. turn left. Spielvogel then turned right, cutting off McLeod photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Call Brenda 877-5165 | amma ZGriuson s_ BRENDA PAYTON ASSOCIATES Sales Representaive 28 pages Dr. Nigel Phipps learned Wednesday that even putting on a sock can be:a challenge for wheelchair-restricted people. Phipps was one of many Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital staffers who attended the second annual wheelchair obstacle course, organized by the Occupational Therapy (OT) department. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW oS EASON ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ Truck ban on Maple — Ave. a pos By Oksana Buhel Petitions and presentations before Town of Halton Hills and Halton Regional council- lors may result in the bannnin; of trucks on Maple Ave. in Georgetown. © Ken Thorn, executive mem- ber of R.A.LD.D. (Residents Active in Development Decisions) made a presenta- tion at Monday’s Town of Halton Hills council meeting and one at Wednesday’s Halton Region Planning and Public Works committee meet- ing and presented councillors with a petition signed by 150 area residents. He asked councillors to ban heavy gravel trucks from the Toad on the basis of safety and noise. “Fhere are school chil- dren who walk along the road, two churches and many resi- ly running red lights because’ of their inability to stop quick- ly and reluctance to lose the momentum which would get them to the top of the hill. COAT Sale sposge sibility ge. ae bis Thor also. complained about the noise the trucks” made “bouncing along the road,” - noise which began “as early as 5:15 a.m. and contin- ued until well after 6 p.m.” Thor listed three available options - posting a new speed limit, which “is futile because they don’t even observe this one,” having a police cruiser monitor speeds, which “is a temporary measure because as soon as the cruiser is gone, the same thing will happen,” or asking regional councillors to ban heavy traffic on Maple Ave. (a regional road). Regional councillors gave direction to staff to prepare an updated traffic study of Maple Ave., focusing specifically on potential alternate’ routes. The report should be ready in two months. In the meantime, Police patrols will be stepped up in the area. Councillors. also indicated they will be in con- tact with aggregate companies, informing them of resident complaints. Thor was pleased with the results. “It (planning and pub- lic works meeting) went quite well,” he said. “We got as much as:we expected,” EVERY LEATHER, SUEDE AND SHEARLING COAT IS NOW SALE-PRICED Open Thurs.-Fri. 10-9, Sat.-Wed. 10-6 # 853-1031. It's Worth the Drive to ee 50 cents includes G.S.T. the olde Hide House