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family watches as kerr sworn in as minister j hahon west mpp george kerr named to the provincial cabinet by ontario i j fighting pollution in the province premier john robarts tells his first press conference he will give high priority mr and mr george kerr hold hands as they await kerrs turn to be sworn in as the new minister of energy and resour ces at queens park in toronto on thursday beside them is their son jamey and in the row behind children margot and larry in the back row from left mrs g s kerr mother of george kerr and mrs gordon lawson sister of the minister halton wests kerr joins ontario cabinet ontario premier john robarts picked backbencher george a kerr 45 of halton west nding to fill a key cabinet post thurs day and in doing so also filled a promise he made during the 1967 provincial election camp- 4ign during the campaign robarts promised a halton political ral jy if you send george kerr back to queens park he will find a place in the cabinet bobarts chose the halton mpp ms his energy and resources minister kerr ifl take over from j r simonett kerr becomes halton s first provincial cabinet minister kerr born in montreal and educated in new brunswick is a lawyer whose riding touches on hamilton bay one of the most difficult pollution prob lem areas in the province his knowledge of the causes and effects of pollution will serve him well in a portfolio which already has responsibility for water pollution control elected in 1963 kerr first elected to the leg lslature in 1963 after several years experience on burlington town council has been chair man of the legislatures commit tee on government commissions municipal affairs and has scrv ed on five other committees j kerr was the mpp for halton j riding prior to the election of 1967 when the county was div lded in half by redistribution kerr then ran in halton west which includes his hometown of burlington kerr won his seat originally by beating burlington mayor owen mullen the liberal can dldatc kerr was nominated as hal ton ix candidate after retire ment of veteran tory mpp stanley hall of north halton the new riding of halton east is represented by new comer mpp james snow also a progressive conservative he won his first election in 1967 beating libera candidate robin skuce pollution a main concern ifor newest cabinet minister the main task facing george kerr ontarios new minister of knergy and resources is the fight against pollution its not a fight against the industries municipalities or mo- torboat owners said the halt on west mpp this week its a fight against pollution itself big battu weve got to get the full cooperation of all these sources music appreciation topic of sorority zela alpha chapter of beta sigma phi held a recent meet ing at the home of mrs terry luchardgietarlcvsrreertor lowing the meeting a ritual of jewels ceremony was held for mrs dorothy mccarthy who l was transferred here from wind sor the program for the evening was given by mrs iris usher it was entitled enjoyment of mu c she spoke of two early com posers and played tapes of a couple of the compositions the last meeting of the sea son will be held at the home of mrs usher 4 jcssop court a windup social in the form of a barbecue will be held at the home of the president mrs vary- ann corbctt june20 thing we naturally had to do he said and what was the first thing we saw a dead fish floating on the water he said kerr also told newsmen he bc- of water and air pollution or when we first came to the lieved the present fines for pol else our area will be made ab- area j tqok my wlc anj cmw lution arc adequate but that too solutcly unfit to live in he many magistrates levy only the told newsmen after his investi rcn down to the beach nearl minimum when a stiffcr fine is turc at queens palrk grimsby to sec the lake some in order kerr said pollution in ontar lo will have to be controlled cither by gentle persuasion or armtwisting of the culprits the responsibility of pollu tion control in the province may fall on his shoulders if legisla tion currently being considered transfers the responsibility from the department of health to the department of energy and resources there is no question pollu tion and conservation are the main issues in ontario today said kerr i didnt realize how strbttgj the public felt about these is sues until i hit the campaign trail again in 1967 he said kerr sail he is no stranger to pollution having lived with it in his youth in the gaspc area of quebec wherc his father was in the pulp mill business wo knew when there was a change in the weather when the smell from the mills drifted across to us he laughed kerr said he did not realize water pollution in the toronto- hamilton area was so bad until he moved to wclland 15 years ago shoes for the entire family on sale at money saving discount prices at discount shoe store 28 main street north georgetown jacksons bargain centra ft by the pqott ballinafad news mr e barnes attended the annual synod of the anglican church of canada diocese of toronto in toronto the 2nd 3rd and 4th of june one subject discussed was the union between the united church and the an glican and some headway was made but still many important issues to be resolved not the least of which is intercoin amnion a resolution was pas sed that the diocese conduct a stewardship campaign in order to raise money for the war on poverty mr and mrs slessoraitcs spent the weekend in windsor while there they attended the 25th wedding anniversary of friends winnifred smith larry kerr found oiit about his fathers appointment to the ontario cabinet when he came downstairs one morning last week and discovered a champ agne bottle the whole thing is unreal its hard to believe right now he said mrs george kerr 15 year old larry 12 year old margot and nine year old jamey were pres ent when kerr was sworn in as the minister of energy and re sources at queens park thurs day the new ministers attractive wife dressed for the occasion in a fashionable grey suit and lace trimmed blouse said im very pleased and happy about my husbands appointment al though its all a little frighten ing now it happened so aud denly mrs kerr said she has been interested in politics since she was a student at the university of new brunswick where she met her husband after gradu ation she went into law at dal housie university but she did not take her bar examinations bar examinations she said she would like to take her bar exams some day but this will have to wait until the children are grown up i m a little nervous about going back to studying when her husband became j deeply involved in politics mrs kerr began working full time at his law office in burlington kerr was elected to the provin cial legislature six years ago mrs kerr said i enjoyed politics even before i met my husband although ive never run for office myself i think the backroom political stuff is fun and you meet very interesting people between working fulltime and raising three children mrs kerr doesnt have much time for oth er vactivities although she does belong to the university worn ens club in burlington i do a bit of knitting and sewing but mostly i read in my spare time she says she hopes her hus bands new position will not change their life radically al though she might have to spend more time in the office newi released margot said i think daddys new job is great but i hope hes not going to be away all the time we were excited when wo heard about it nd we told our friends before we were suppos ed tq mommy had to phone ev eryone and tell them to be quiet until the prime minister an nounced the news thi oiorohtown hirald thursday june 12th 1969 page former town resident accounting graduate mr and mrs jack timpson of s3 mclntyre crescent atten ded the graduation ceremonies of a former georgetown resid ent karl brundle who gradu ated front the society of indus trial accountants of ontario on saturday may 31 at the royal york hotel toronto 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