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Waugh Mm “MMWhMeOekvflbBeaverleprmedby MAny Whmleorhpmdmienuwbuddmm the meat 01 the pIfleher. mmumwdonheondmnmmmmtoiawmpflalem,h(porfionofhmmepmocwlpbie:by”. «roman-item. togeMwimanmnebledloa-m lore II the swim rele.The ‘ her meme the rlgl’ltooa tunmilmlbeWhrJnflubalamoMeedven‘anwl punter end ladverlillng In the evenlot mammal error. edverflelng m A .ooocleorurvieumynotbeeoldevm lunerelyenoflertoeellnumbewltruavmetmyllm. Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Ghrbey Advertising Director Norman Meander Editor Geoff Bill Ctrculation Director Ten-lean Ofl‘iceMarwger TlmColee Productioanager ne week alter the axe fell on the president and CEO oankville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, details of Dieter Kuntz’s departure are no less clear and we find that very disturbing. - Klmtz, for the uninitiated, was often a controversial figure within the OTMl-I community. He was frequently the object of scorn by employees who blamed him for a changing hospital structure that included stafi‘ down-sizing during an era of fiscal restraint He also ran into opposition among members of the OTMH Board of Governors. As late as Sept 6th he came under fire for bringing forth financial information that was found to be more fantasy than reality. At that same meeting, Kuntz wanted the Board to look at purchasing a $100,000 automated library sys- tematatimewhenthehospitalisundersevere financial strain. Therewasalsothecontroversiallayoffofléhospitalstalfthattthoardagreed A.“ _ . - A... --- . 43nâ€" Ever since long -time administrator Lillian Parsons left O'IMH in 1987, the administration of the hospital has been suspect. Upon her departure, the hospital himdFrank Chalmeis. He lastedless than two yearsbefore he was given his walkâ€" ing papers and a golden handshake, the amount of which remains unknown even today. When Kuntz was hired as his replacement, the hospital was in a similar position to that of today Morale was low but O_TMH was still in a ‘growth mode’. 1- ~15 Throughout it all, this newspaper backed out only full-service medical facility with editorial coverage and financial support through our annual charity golf tour- nament. 'Ihat support was mirrored by countless members of the commimity who see OTMI-l as their health lifeline andy a significant part of the community. promised to govern in a different way. Part of that attitude was to stream- line the massive federal government bureaucracy and make it more efliâ€" cient. To date, that aspectrotr' his administration has been a complete failure. ‘ When Prime Minister Jean Chretien took over the reins of government, he 7 Just how rnuch of a failure came to light this week when it was revealed that upwards of 30 government departments had been stashing unused portions of their budgets inraislushftmd with the CanadnCominunications Group (CCGD); This suppon was funher reinforced recently when n door-to-door canvass for The Board of Govemors now has the onerous responsibility of hixing another W! and theiwufive 0111091 .:_4 __..I I__J Residents of Oakville deserve to have the best hospital administration and lead- ership possible' 1n return for their loyal support We sinoetely hope the Board is up for the challenge. Heads should roll The CCG used to be lmown as the Queen’s Printer, a department of the govem- ment that printed govemment documents, brochures and the like. But under the for- mer Progressive Conservative government, it was re-named and made responsible for not only printing but also other communication components such as advenising, government polling and signage. Only now is it coming to light that contrary to federal regulations which stipu- late all unused department budget amounts be returned to the treasury by the end of the fiscal year (in this case the end of March), this money, now estimated at about $24-million, was transferred to the CCG to be used at a later time. Incredibly, no one has lost their jobs over this massive deception to date and the government has shown no inclination to do so. It is only reported to have said that some kind of action against those responsible will be fonhcoming. What a debacle, ‘7th a disgrace. So much for integrity ii] government Mr. Chretien. _ Can you name your local and regional councillors in your ward? Yes:8 No: 16 . Under the gun CALL845-5585 EDITORIAL RESULTS OF LAST WEEK’S POLI 467 Spears Road, Qakville, Ont. L6K SS4 Classified Advertising: 845-2809 Circulation: 845-9742 or 845-9743 545-3824 'Fax: 845-3085 Can you name your local and regional councillors in your ward? Cast your ballot by calling 845-5585, box 5008 to vote Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to register their vote. Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville Beaver. Employment picture was rosy for workers three decades ago 40 years ago ntario Municipal Board hearing chairman Lorne Cumming heard presentations from 10 private citizens and ratepayers group repre- sentatives before adjouming the Oakville-Trafalgar annexation hearing until Sept. 20th. Of 10 speaker's eight obposed the plan, one was neutral and one was in favor. Most vehement critics were Col. W. G. MacKendrick and former town councillor W. S. Thomson. Colonel MacKendrick, ’a prominent Trafalgar resident, said Oakville had never been noted for its wisdom. ‘ “It is very unfair of Oakville â€" dishonest in fact â€" to try and grab the wealth Trafalgar has built up.” Oakville, he said, had always purported to be “just a nice little town” until Ford of Canada located in Trafalgar. “Then a few men decided to try and annex Thomson contended town council had failed to show that Oakville “would be better just because it was bigger. Oakville housewives will have a third supermarket early in 1955, when Grand Union-Carroll’s opens its new Kerr Street store in late January of next year. The new food store, located on a 10-acre property on the west side of Kerr Street, between Morden Lane and the C.N.R., will be a whopper with 16,000 square feet of selling space, a half basement for storage and a parking lot for 500. The Grand Union gastronomical emporium will have a frontage of 160 feet on Kerr Street, and will be 100 feet deep. Comparative floor areas are Grand Union 16,000 sq. ft.; Loblaws 7,080 sq. ft.; Bamber's Red White Store 4,840 sq, ft. Kerr Street is going to be a busy place come 1955, with four new stores opening soon between Herald and Stewart; the million-dollar Long Manufacturing plantgoing into production early next year and the Grand Union opening in January or February. 30 years ago >PAGES OF THE PAST Oakville’s unemployment rate was 2% and Alook bad( at the events 1hat made headines in Oakvile. employers demands for qualified workers was being met by bringing in people from outside the area â€" sometimes from as far away as coastal dism'cts._ _ Of the town’s 22,000 lahor force, less than 400 are on the unemployment list and of those the majority are in the difficult ages of between 16 and 20 and 45 and upwards. According to Douglas MacArthur, supervisor of the unemployment branch, normally 3% unemploy- ment indicates full employment. Thus, he said, there was virtually total employment in the area - 20 YEARS AGO The Oakville and District Memorial Community Centre Arena â€" home for hockey players, wrestlers, circuses and service clubs â€" is now the property of the Town of Oakville. After 25 years of successfully operating the facili- ty, the Arena Association has handed over its respon- sibilities to the Oakville parks and recreation depart- ment In 1949, the town put up $100,000 for the con- struction of an arena, provided that the arena associa- tion, which had incorporated at that time, could come up with another $100,000. The association was com- posed of a five-member board of directors . They went to a bank, got a loan for $100,000 and construc- tion of the arena began. They decided to'add a better concrete floor to the arena which raised the total bill to $220,000. An agreement was made with the town that the association would operate the arena on a self-sustain- ing basis until the debt was paid off, at which time all profits and ownership would revert to the town. 10 YEARS AGO Interest 1n going to Japan has waned among coun- cillors since it was decided they would have, to pay their own way. Although eight council-members, including Mayor Harry Barrett, were in favor of using taxpayers’ money for the trip when it was first discussed, only Barrett and councillor Carol Gooding, along with town administrator Harry Henderson are now pre- pared to each pay $2,500 for the trip.