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‘Page 4~ Halton: Hills This Week) Wednesday, Décember'15;4993 z ie) : ® 4s. [HIS WEEK y Wedhe iuelph St: Geergetown, Ont L7G 481, ands pnd in Oakviteat by PUBLISHE! h ‘this newspaper. Such the: ices at wrong price, goods or services, ‘may Not be Sold Kon eT eeY oer sl wich nay towereunaten ee A: Ken Bellamy ED) OFFICE MANAGER: Jean Shewell HALTON HILLS THIS WEEK IS INDEPE, 2254 PHONE: 873-: Merry Christmas to everyone Merry Christmas to you, Merry Merry Christmas, Mery Christmas, Merry Christmas t0..00..00 you: There! It’s out! Now if the thought Police don’t Swoop down on Halton Hills in the next little while, you may be able to read this column. If you.don’t hear from me next week, it will be because these afore-mentioned thought police, in con- Junction with the Politically correct army of the night, will have me in chains somewhere being forced to Tead a revised version of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” According to my sources, the revised version is enti- tled ‘The chaperoned adventures of a young woman of indeterminate Pigmentation who wanders through a forest not threatened by clear-cutting in the company of Seven Eunuchs,’ The point of this Particular exercise concerns the hristmas, in all its forms and nuances, as it to our rapidly approaching visit from the jolly old fat man who will giveth rather than taketh away — obvi- Ously, not a politician, The fooferaw when a minor minion of the Ontario Phy was-latched onto by other qually barren brains, We are told that children in certain Schools are only allowed to sing ‘seasonal Songs’, again, with no Tefer- ence to Christ, or Christmas, Companies are having ‘seasonal Parties’ as opposed to Christmas Parties so as not to offend religious minorities, Christmas to you, for Young Mens ig This for me, comes very close to being the final straw. Tama Christian, although not a Practicing one, and according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, Christianity is the faith of upwards of 70 per cent of the Canadian Population. Despite the fact Christmas has become overly com- Mercialized, it is celebrated as a mass to the birth of Christ and the Christian religion, The Three Wise Men, the Nativity Scene, the manger, the hovering angels are all part of the culture of Christianity. The birth of Christ also Tepresents a Tebirth of hope in mankind, Just as we cannot, and Should not, denigrate any aspect of other Teligions, the same Sort of respect should be shown to those of the Christian faith. . The giving of gifts is also representative of the gifts given to Christ on his birth. Perhaps I am being Politically incorrect, Tough pine cones! Merry Christmas, everyone, Colin Gibson To the Editor: New government legisla- tion tabled at Queen’s Park earlier this year Tequires To the Editor: Dear Halton Hills Friends: After a lengthy maternity Support appreciated To the Editor: I would like to thank the Georgetown Marketplace and the local merchants who allowed #676 Royal Canadian (Army) Cadets ty spirit and cooperation, events like this would be most difficult to achieve, Also a big thank you to all the People of Georgetown for their gen- erosity. All donations are used strictly-for the benefit Of the cadets, We are able to take more recruits on our Spring Training Program. Young People, male/female over the age of 12 who are look- ing to put some challenge and adventure in their lives are always welcome. Get fit, meet new friends, it’s fun - it’s free. Come to the Georgetown Armoury, #1 Park Street on Wednesday, Jan. 5-at 7 p.m. or phone 877-4215 for fur- ther information. Captain J.H. Harrison, D Commanding Officer Georgetown Got a beef or a comment? Halton Hills This Week welcomes your letters. Letters must be Signed and include your full name and on the basis of factual errors, Punctuation, spelling errors or asa Tesult of space limitations, Opinions expressed in let- ters to the editor are not necessarily those of, Halton Hills This Week or its employees, Send your letters to: Th 232 Guelph St., Unit 9, Georgetown, ON, 1 or fax to: 905-873-3918 It’s time Publicly traded companies to disclose the amounts that are paid to their upper man- agement, directors and chief A fond farewell leave, a leave of absence and much consideration, I have decided to Stay at home full-time with my family. Since September of 1984, Thave met and worked with Many people in the Town of Halton Hills in My position as Recreation Supervisior for the Halton Hills Recreation and Parks artment, I will not name everyone because, inevitably, some- one would be missed, but you know who you are; from Seniors to Summer Program Staff, participants and parents; along with the Special Needs Drop-In Program; all Part-time staff and my fellow colleagues both inside’ and outside of the Department; the Mayor and Members of. Council; those Special Service Clubs; the newspaper Teporters; all who work dili- gently to make Halton Hills a better place to live; and of Course, to the friends I met through my association with the town; you were a plea- Sure to work with and know and I will miss you all. Thank you for your sup- Port and friendship. Debbie Miethig Past Supervisor of Community Programs Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department Jean Gravelle, an em, husband Phil, joi the hospital, pai machine. to end bank Hospital tree [i ployee at executive officers. One of the first disclosures was the banking sector. In. these days of unem- ployment, food banks, high welfare and Testraint, it was truly horrifying to see the amounts that these People are being paid. Yearly wages of five, six, seven, eight and nine hun. dred thousand dollars were Teported and this does not include yearly performance bonuses, Sure we live in a frée society where you can strive to attain any wage you ire, but let’s not forget about the 19 and 20 Per cent Conservation To the Editor: fte: hearing Paul Muldoon of Pollution Probe speak on the Great Lakes at P.O.W.E.R.’s annual méet- ing, I feel compelled to put Pen to paper, . Poke about the aquifers being the life blood of the great lakes. This brings home most emphati- cally that we should, indeed we must, protect our water d environmental resources, After the war when the economy was booming, although Mostly ‘on plastic cards, we became the “me” 8eneration. We wanted it all and we wanted it now. We have already mortgaged the future of generations yet unborn. Hopefully, we have learned the error of our ways before we Squander our natural resources wan- tonly and become a third world country, gou ITOR: Colin Gibson CIRCULATION MANAGER: Marie Shadbolt NDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED. FAX:873-3918 ging! credit card interest Tates which have come down only Tecently due to public Pressure. None of us can escape the money-grabbing services charges although seem small, add y to millions in bank Profits and allow these exorbitant wages. Banks have shown huge Profits during Tecessionary times and it’s coming at our expense. Only a strong col- lective public outcry to such &reed will put an end to this gouging, Stuart Eckert Georgetown is the key We must rethink our lifestyle. Conservation must be the key and we must pro- tect what we are fortunate. enough to have in this beau- tiful country of ours. ‘In the great span of time when each generation is only here for a short time, it would help if we think of Ourselves as stewards or Caretakers of the environ. ment for future &enerations as we are grateful for what our forefathers have done for our benefit, My husband and I are senior citizens and have lived long enough to have seen many changes in our lifetime. We realize the importance of the aquifers in the limestone formation under the Niagara Escarpment and hopefully, the powers that be will too. Marjorie Kirkwood Acton / ghting Georgetown and District Memor!