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YES: 2 N0: 30 Do you think the current gun amnesty program will help stoi) crime? It’s also particularly encouraging to see more corporate citizens jumping in to support the Festival. Each year that list grows and that too is a good sign. It’s all just part of the tremendous Oakville community spirit that makes the Festival so successful year after year. OPINION about, one thing was certainâ€"no matter what form it took, the event had to be centred on the town’s waterfront. And thus, three years ago, the Oakville Waterfront Festival was born. Each year since then, Festival organizers have honed the skills learned that first year. They’ve eliminated events that got poor comments and added oth- ers then people said there was something missing. When the idea of a summer festival for Oakville was first bandied So here we are at the start of the three-day third annual Festival and judg- ing from the entertainment lineup and other passive festivities planned, it looks like festival organizers have outdone themselves. Last year at this time, council was railing against proposed changes to what would pass as okay by the Ontario Film Review Board. They were seeking to expand what was deemed acceptable for showing in Ontario theatres. And that’s part of the problem when dealing with morality. Various aspects of controlling sexually explicit acts on film or video tape, are under the jurisdiction of different government bodies. The OFRB falls under the Theatres Act, which is provincial. The federal government wades into the fray under The Criminal Code of Canada concerning standards of obscenity including the undue exploitation of sex. And lastly, the municipalities deal with the technical matters only, such as a video outlet’s location. Better to spend more time on issues of concern to the majority of citizens, than spend an inordinate amount of time and money on an issue that has no impact on the bulk of the population. Fabulous festival The law of supply and demand being what it is, such specific business enter- prises usually find their own level. Presently there are two adult video stores, one on Bronte Road south of Speers Road and the other on the west side of Kerr Street just south of Speers Road If the town believes there will be a great rush to open more of these establishments, they’re mistaken. There simply isn’t that kind of market. The question here is whether or not these centres are worth all the fuss? We don’t think so. The windows are covered and signs on the doors make it clear that no one younger than 18 can enter the premises. What more is reasonable? As long as no degradation, violence or children are portrayed, it’s clear that what people watch in their own homes is no one else’s business but their own. Even if the town tries to control these establishments, the legal ramifications are substantial. Even the town’s legal department has warned that other attempts to try and do what the town is contemplating, have resulted in protracted legal battles that have seen the video stores victorious. What the town wants to do is limit the number of such establishments, control their hours of operations and where they can locate. eem to have no problem reaching a consensus, is public morality. And Oakville Town Council was at it again Monday night. Councillors spoke as one when they told town staff that they want a by-law to licence and regulate adult video stores and shops where adult videos are rented and sold. Politicians can rarely agree on any issue but one thing on which our officials s n.-- -__.. w-.........:, ,, . 7 . .,,,,,,,_ . 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Colin Cmmfinn thirnh: Gnu-dim Wanna” I II Adm: Fm WEEKLY POLL Flag fears were apparent at a special meeting called by Parks Administrator William Bateman when only nine people from the 50 organizations invited to the meeting made an appearance. Plans for a gala Dominion Day celebration ~â€" including a parade â€" were scuppered by the Oakville Board of Parks Management when it gave way to grave fears of public censure. “It will probably mean the industry will go else- where said Ryckman, president of Camden Developments of Toronto, whose firm wants the tank car plant to settle on 14 acres. 30 years ago The continuing controversy over whether Canada should adopt a distinctive flag or remain with the Red Ensign claimed another victim â€" a Dominion Day parade. “I think that blows out plans sky high,” said P. W. Ryckman, who is trying to entice a Chicago steel tankcar manufacturer to settle by the C.N.R. at the Third Line on the Roy Speers property. Arts Centre first planned for Lakeshore Road Site A straight increase of $300 across the board was sought. The committee’s request for a reduction of the working week from 44 hours to 40 hours was not granted. The ruling raised the Staff Sergeants annual salary to $3,900 and the salary of a first class consta- ble to $3,450. Trafalgar’s intention to demand $500 per acre from developers of industrial and commercial sites to help finance a sewage disposal system brought yelps and predictions of capital flight from at least one promote at a special council session. 40 years ago alary increases ranging from $150 to $300 a year for members of the Oakville police force were recommended by Magistrate Kenneth Langdon, as chairman of the board of arbitration which sat in the council chambers to deal with the requests for increases by the bargain- ing committee of the Oakville Police Association. Bateman said the Dominion fiay program would PAGES OF THE PAST (:7 Alook bad< at the events that made headines in Oakvile. “In all the major cases I’ve hem on, the general public is more than willing to cooperate,” he said. “I think we’ll get results.” Van der Lelie said he was “very impressed” with public cooperation in the investigation. The reward money will be doled out on the basis of information received and its importance to the case, report the police. “We were always considering a reward,” said task force commander Staff Sgt. John Van der Lelie. “But we felt an earlier announcement would be pre- mature.” Mayor Harry Barrett, in his opening speech, emphasized the mall is an experiment , and if it proves successful, it may come back for a three to four-week engagement next year. 10 years ago Halton Regional Police posted a $50,000 reward for information leading to the murderer of OPP Corporal William McIntyre, the highest amount ever offered by the force Downtown Oakville was turned into an outdoor mall as Lakeshore Road was closed to traffic for one week. The facility would incorporate the existing build- ing, used as an information centre by Sheridan College, mushrooming into a 500-seat auditorium on what is now the parking lot at the corner of Robinson and George Streets. The performing arts committee recommended construction of the theatre begin next December to offset spiraling inflation. 20 years ago Plans for a $1.6 million theatre at the site of the former library on Lakeshore Road were unveiled by the performing arts committee. The decision was reached following a 30-minute discussion of the pros and cons of trying to start the parade with a “Canadian flag.” be confined to band concerts and community singing at Coronation Park.