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A Metroland Community Newspaper By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver stair Let the lights shine on....at Normandy Place ohn Cochrane was hoping to 'brighten' peoples' lives this Christmas and it appears he has been successful. With the cooperation of his neighbors, Cochrane has created a Christmas light wonderland in his neighborhood of Normandy Place. "A lot of people have gone through some pretty hard times in the last two years," said Cochrane, who along with wife Janet decided to make the festive season just that. He distributed pamphlets to approximately 70 homes plus an apartment build- ing asking people to put up what- ever lights they could afford so that "the Christmas spirit would shine on Normandy Place." By the end of last week, there were but three houses without lights. may: INSIDE J?maei: "I'm only 32 years old but I like an old-fashioned Christmas," said Cochrane. "People today are in their own little world, doing their own thing. And now with things the way they are with crime...l just thought if we could get everybody together, bring a little light into somebody's life. I know I smile every time I come down the street." SPORTS........-.-....--...-. EDITORIAL.............-.., FOCUS................... CLASSIFIED.....-.-- Rain-slick roads may have been a factor in this accident which claimedthelifeofa70yearold Campbelleville woman Monday afternoon. According to Milton OPP, the woman was southbound on Highway 25 just south of Burnhamthorpe Road when her Pontiac Firefly slammed into the rear of a dump truck preparing to make a left turn. Georgina Anderson was pronounced dead on arrival at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. The truck driver, 44 year old Nice Christoforou of Mississauga, was not injured. The investiga- tion continues. Holiday Happenings Much to do over holidays 1534 Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville 845-5582 389 Pearl St., Burlington 639-1372 Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement 4435-201 mi, 'Photo by Barrie Erskine .....8-9 14-15 12 Citizens to have input into long term health care Local and regional officials, along wun outer interested parties. have been asked to help design the new long term health care umbrella agency for Halton. The Halton District Health Council will orga- nize the effort, during which it is hoped consen- sus on the final structure of the agency will be achieved. 1i'il'ji'iiGrii/diked out with $400 terrier exl Tis the season...to steal? Theft is every retailer's reality and a chronic problem that usually heats up during the Christmas sea- son. Vince McLeod, owner of Pedigree Pets. has had his share of stolen cats and birds but last week, someone walked out the door of his Trafalgar Village outlet with a female Toy Fox Terrier. worth A manager with 22 years experience at theRoyal Bank is the new Executive Director of the United Way of Oakville. _ A United Way names new executive director postsince 1990. Gould, a native of New Brunswick, joined the United Way last June and was active in this year's campaign. He and his wife Jenny, along with sons Jeremy and Jason, have lived in Glen Abbey for 10 years The United Way of Oakv town since 1955 and this ye support of 34 agencies. Gould's appointment is ef Mac Holyoke and daughter Mandy. 2, UA Gould replaces Bill Deyell who had held the Vol. 31 No. 152 ional officials, along with other ies. have been asked to help long term health care umbrella tl'htkl 1is vcarralsea ille lasbecn SCH Seasons Greggmgs A woman customer asked to see the dog and when the employ- ee left her for a moment to get birdseed. the woman walked out the door with the nine-week old PUPPY 7 _ . "When showing a dog, we let the people play with it for a bit," said McLeod. who has been in the business forl4 years and up until being burned, always had an open policy when it came to the animals enjoy 'Rudolph' In lights at Normandy Place. st the 1n tified its framework for those who want input. Dignity and independence for patients. inte- gration of all services. and promotion of a non- profit system are the main principles of the new MSA. Major goals for the MSA are high-quality service. local access to care, and streamlining of resources. Those interested in becomitt consultation process or merely aromatats to the committee Hilton Region's Ellis Katsoff more information. MACK GOULD and customers. “I like them getting attention." said McLeod who used to keep baby birds - everything from bud- gies to African grey parrots - in an aquarium on the front counter so people could handle them and see how they're raised in captivity. After a group of baby birds was stolen, however, McLeod placed the aquarium in an area blocked off by the counter so they're still visi- ble but not accessible. ' Cats were kept behind doors which people often opened to pet them, something again McLeod didn't mind, until one was stolen. "Now I lock the door," said McLeod. “It's frustrating. You're trying to do something different...." McLeod, who has owned Pedigree Pets for five years and the and opened a second outlet at Hopedale Mall in March, says it's not in his nature to mistrust, "We'll just have to be more careful," he said. Although they have a descrip- tion of the woman, McLeod said he's hoping someone will recog- nize the dog which is white with brown patches, "petite and like a chihuahau but without the bulgy eyes Beaver publication changes this week Due to the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays, the Beaver's publication schedule has been altered. There will be no Friday paper, instead, the Friday and Sunday papers will be combined on Sunday with a Boxing Day sup- plement. The Wed. Dec. 29th paper will in becoming involved in the s or merely forwarding their committee should contact lis Katsoff at 825-6000 for ublish as usual Maximize Your Financial Planning With A Free MAX Computer Nttl Analysis. RBC I "wiirrr"I'. Call 338-3030 For Details. 1litl,jiiiii!ir,.,, (Photo try DIM. Em) petition 1993 1 993 Tax reform plan gets mixed reviews from local trustees By KATHY YANCHUS Special to the Beaver The Fair Tax Commission has recommended that the province eliminate the education portion of the property tax, using increased income taxes to pay for educa- tion. Education portion of property tax would,) Deriving the core funding for education from general provin- cial revenues, namely income taxes, will translate into higher taxes for higher income families. Funding would be based on a flat amount per student. adjusted to reflect factors such as literacy, language and poverty, according to the province's Fair Tax Commissioner, Monica Townson in her l,10Gpage report. Business and industry would pay a flat rate education tax and school boards would have the ability to raise funds for local dis- cretionary spending but only up to 10% of their total provincial fund- mg "If I thought that what it meant was that the province would restore their support of education to where it used to be I'd be happy," said Ward 4 Trustee Penny Siebert. - _ - Siebert is pleased with the placement of the taxation in the hands of the people who make the decisions, taking some of the heat off trustees "because in many ways what we do is prescribed by the government." “They have most of the control anyway," said Siebert, in response to concerns that the re-structuring of the funding would give the government more control over the education system. But with the government limit- ing the board's ability to raise their own funds locally. Siebert added "that's okay if they're going to fund us sumciently." (Soc 'Trustoo‘ page 2) be replaced with higher income tax _,': Darren Cargill along with Debbie and Joanne Hunt get ready to deliver more than 40 stuffed animals donated to the Halton Women's Place. The donated animals were in addition to cash donations from fundraising activities at Thomas A. Blakelock Secondary School. (Photo try BaMe Erskine) rustees of the Halton Board of Education are divided in what they feel the proposed Fair Tax will mean for the education sys- tem and how it's funded. 32 Pages ttttm Gov-mm (untamed 'I‘a "bloc! yup Cannon: Manning In 1003 to than“ 8.56% Some of the Fair Tax Commission recommendations include: _ . - Ontario should seek the agree- ment of the federal governmehtto abolish the deduction for child sip- port and alimony payments irrlhe personal income tax. These ity- ments should not be taxable idthe hands of the recipient. :; Fair Tax reform plans at a glance FRYumnID - If Ontario gains more control over its personal income tax sys- tem through amendments to the federal-provincial Tax Collection Agreements, Ontario should elimia nate the child care expense deduc- tion and use the revenue recovered in direct program spending fot child tare. 3 - Ontario should seek the agree". ment of the federal government to abolish both the $100,000 general lifetime exemption for capital gains and the special $500,000 life-j time exemptions for farming and. small business assets. If the federal government does not agree to' make the changes at the federal level, Ontario should make the changes in the Ontario income tax. - Ontario should seek the agree- ment of the federal government and the other provinces to establish a national wealth transfer tax. This tax should be fully comprehensive and should apply to gifts as well as transfers at death. The tax should exempt spousal transfers. it should have a generous exemption level, but should contain no credit for capital gains taxes on deemed dis- positions. 75 Cents (CST included) - - Ontario should harmonize its retail sales tax with a national sales (See Tax' page 2) DOMINION 'fra",;,"; secunmes Membert4myoiBa'tttG'mqr