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" OPINION As an Oakville resident taxâ€" payer since 1958, member of the Hamilton Musicians Guild (A.F. of M.) since 1968, and a jazz musiâ€" ‘cian, it is hard for myself and other ‘Oakvilleâ€"based musicians to put ‘this in context as the Oakville Jazz ‘Festival. From information gleaned, it appears that approxiâ€" mately 1% of the musicians workâ€" ing at the Festival live in Oakville ‘(and work 100% away from ‘Qakville), and my observation twould almost call this the Toronto ‘International Jazz Festival, Part IL. It is a known fact is not a jazzâ€"oriented town, probably due to its close proximity to Toronto and the number of establishments (I can count on half of one hand) which have any type of jazz seem to hire outâ€"ofâ€"town musicians. I, personally, have played one evening this year in an Oakville bar, so it would have been a plus to have participated in this year‘s fesâ€" tival, but to no avail. One of the committee members with whom I Dear Sir: Here we go again, changes being demanded of the many, to accommodate the few. This time, it‘s the Halton Social Planning ‘Council dictating that service agencies must adapt to the needs of new Canadians (Beaver July 22nd headline). Some of the Oakvilleâ€"based musicians have been trying for over eight months (myself since February ©94) to have ‘phone‘ calls returned, ‘FAX" letters answered, or other means of correspondence dealt with; to date, none have had any response, so how do we become involved. I am told the Oakville Jazz Society is a nonâ€" profit organization! It is, certainly, a nonâ€"profit playing festival for any of the local musicians. The Council‘s report piously proclaims, in effect, that the mountain _ should go to Mohammed. Changes advocated Local jazz musicians left out of jazz festival The first week of campaigning saw Parizeau and some of his own candiâ€" dates at odds over just what would happen if the PQ won and then succeeded in winning an independence vote. One candidate talked about a ‘new‘ Quebec using U.S. dollars, while another candidate said he would be in favor of raisâ€" ing taxes on cigarettes. This would fly in the face of recent moves by Quebec and other provinces, to reduce cigarette taxes to fight contraband smokes. Then we had Parizeau himself, promising $140â€"million in government spending for his own riding, if he was reelected. Part of that money would go to pave the riding‘s only remaining gravel road. It remains to be seen whether or not Parizeau can reinâ€"in his some of his candidates who seem to have misinterpreted the word ‘independence‘ when it comes PQ policy. Dear Sir: Re: The Oakville Jazz Festival 1994. uebec is into just into the second week of its provincial election camâ€" paign and Jacques Parizeau‘s Parti Quebecois has already hit the panic button. The PQ, which started the campaign with a large lead over D Johnson‘s Liberals, sent out a distress flare to Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard. No doubt Bouchard wasn‘t too thrilled about the move, especially considerâ€" ing he had to cut a vacation short to campaign for the PQ. The more that is given, the more that is demanded We don‘t have one main solution to the problem but the issue of an expanding Canada Goose population should be a top priority for town officials. It‘s fine to attract crowds to events such as Art in the Park and the Waterfront Festival, but it‘s a black mark against the town to have visitors subjected to such conditions in our parks and lakeside areas. It‘s too bad that some of the $931,000 the province doled out for expanding the lakefront path and improving Coronation Park, didn‘t include some cash for a plan on how to lessen the impact of Canada geese in these areas. To put it kindly, the grounds were a complete disgrace, thanks to the proliferaâ€" tion of goose feces. You couldn‘t take a step in most of the area without stepping in the goo. It was disgusting. Considering the Children‘s Aid Society was also holding a children‘s festival adjacent to the art show, further drove home the point that something must be done to deal with the goose population. Children and adults had their feet caked in the droppings and aside from other considerations, what with food being served and people sitting down on the ground, there were sanitation issues as well. Countless wedding parties used to come to Gairloch for photos. Now, any entourage considering such a locale would do well to think twice. You can‘t take a step on or off the walks of the beautiful site, without stepping on goose droppings. The problem came into clearer focus on Monday when the Oakville Art Society held its annual Art in the Park event at Coronation Park. enty years ago, Oakville was a very different place for those who wanted to take in outdoor activities. Whether it was Gairloch Gardens on the ‘east to Coronation Park and Bronte Harbour on the west, there were opportunities to enjoy these facilities. Unfortunately, during the past two decades there has been a population boom in Canada Geese and because of that fact, all of Oakville‘s lakeside attractions have been paved with goose droppings. And folks, it isn‘t a laughing matter any more. Watch your step Calling for help A. "Translation services be proâ€" vided". (At everyone of the 96 local community service agencies surveyed by the Council? These range from libraries and hospitals to food banks). There is no sugâ€" gestion that the newcomers be expected to acquire even a smatâ€" tering of English â€" before or after their arriving here. No estimate of the number of different languages to be translated or the additional include: spoke by phone told me to contact Jim Galloway, the artistic director for the festival, but he is the person cost to each organization. B. "Organizations providing home delivery of meals to seniors should provide ethnic foods". Vegetarian meals? Kosher foods? Fish and chips wrapped in newsâ€" paper? The notion that newcomers can be isolated, infirm, houseâ€" bound seniors without any family members responsible for them (hence, reliable on homeâ€"delivered meals) is taken for granted by the Council. none of the local musicians can contact!! So back to square one. Probably for the past 25 years, I A cross section of the responsâ€" es will be published in next Wednesday‘s Oakville Beaver. 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All letters must be signed and include the writer‘s address and phone number. Letters should be typed, doubleâ€"spaced and addressed to: Letters to the Editor, The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 PROTEST AN INVASION OF OH SURE..THATe Upon reflection, Mayor Mulvale has done an excellent job. Could it be other candidates would compete for I am at a complete loss as to why this has any bearing on other candiâ€" dates desirous of running for this post. Surely in a democratic society, our elected representatives are the peoâ€" ples‘ choice, made from all candiâ€" dates for the individual position. Thus, there appears no reason, whatâ€" soever, any interested individual may not compete. Dear Sir: Referring to the letter from Mr. Mrs. Dooly (Beaver July 27th) which represented a somewhat succinct request for Mayor Ann Mulvale to indicate her status with respect to the next Municipal election. Nothing to stop mayor from seeking reâ€"election have tried to keep some semblance of jazz alive in Oakville establishâ€" ments, some which are no longer in existence. When this festival is forâ€" gotten, it will be business as usual as far as jazz is concerned in Oakville. And the local musicians who were totally ignored will wonâ€" der â€" "If there is a festival in 1995, how do we get a chance to particiâ€" pate? If any of the Oakville jazz sociâ€" ety members can give me an answer, it would be appreciated because we certainly did not get any answers from the artistic direcâ€" tor‘s office this year (1994). C.. "Staff assessing clients will also have to learn to evaluate culâ€" tural factors". Conversely, should newcomers be expected to accept that this is Canada and not the country they decided to leave? Certainly not!! The Council‘s report is another escalation in the continuing spiral of the truism: The more you give; the more is demanded. It‘s beginâ€" ning to make me vomit. q» Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director J. Williams Vic Hill We live in a constant time of change and most have learned to adapt to these changes. Despite the fact Mayor Mulvale indicated at one time that she would not be seeking reâ€" election, she is entitled to change her mind, and I am quite sure Oakville would benefit should she do so. During the interim, if there are other potential candidates for this important post in our Town, I respectfully sugâ€" gest they enter the "fray" whenever they see fit. We, the voters, will deterâ€" mine the best person for the job. this post only if the strongest comâ€" petitor is out of the picture? This posâ€" sibility does not bode much confiâ€" dence in alternate Mayors for Oakville. Surely, anyone having the qualities necessary for the posiâ€" tion of Mayor would enjoy the challenge of an election, the latâ€" ter being the opportunity to express their platform to the comâ€" munity. The people would ultimately decide who their Mayor would be...that‘s democracy in action. Dear Sir: It was with great interest that I read the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Dooly, who were concerned with my Mother‘s Mayoral plans. The letter expressed some questions which indeed I, myself, am very curious about; especially whether or not Mother is reconsidering her statement made during the 1993 Federal Election about not seeking reâ€"election in the event of Federal defeat. After much thought, the conclusion I reached was that said unmentioned people might not want to run against her, as they realize the support and respect the citizens of Oakville have for our current Mayor. But again, I was puzzled. To aid any prospective candidates, I would remind them that Nomination forms are available now at the Clerk‘s Office and that Nominations are open until midâ€"October. Whatever my Mother‘s choice I, and the rest of our family, are behind her; confident she‘ll make the right decision. Upon my return from university, that question has been posed to me by a good many people. After my apology for not knowing the answer, their response ‘en masse‘ has been to conâ€" vey encouragement for Mother to seek reâ€"election. Further, reviewing the text of the Doolys‘ letter, I will admit to some confusion, for they seem to imply that our Mayor, my Mother, is preventing people from declaring their intent to seek the office of the Mayor. What confuses me is how? â€"~1 LETrERn Or THE DAY _â€"â€" Nothing to stop others from seeking mayor‘s post 7 Ts The Oakville Beaver, published eve%Sunda , Wednesday and Friday, at 467 ?f“ Oakville, is one of the Metmland P ng, Pugfishlng Dnstribufing Ltd. ip suburban Advertiser, Barrie Advance, Brampton R.T. Saulez e Go the greener, healthier way by choosing beeswax products, and honey instead of sugar. Beeswax is a renewable resource â€" a more environmentally friendly _0 choice compared to regular @' petroleumâ€"based candles. Honey contains a mild, easy to digest sugar which is rich in mineral saits, iron, calcium, potassium and phosphorus. If every Canadian family turned off the lights and dined by beeswax candles one night a week, it would prevent 19,000 tons of carbon dioxide â€" a major greenhouse gas â€"â€" from being added to the atmosphere every year. David K. Mulvale Abtes," August 3, 1994