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~ OPINION JARV CE 1 UDELOTUCT Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager 1 Pickeri Advanlur, Barrie Advance, Brarrmon Guardian, Burlington Post, Colli Connection, Etobicoke Guardian, Georgetown Ind V Acton Free mo Kingston This Week, Lindsay This Week, Markham Economist and Sun, Stouttvill/Uxbridge Tribune, Milton Canadian Champion, Missit Newmarketâ€"Aurora Eraâ€"Banner, North York Mirror, Oakville Beaver, Orillia Today, Oshawa/Whitby This Week, Peterborough This Week, Richmond HiV Thomhil/Vaughan Liberal, Scarborough Mirror. All material published in the Oakville Beaver is pmaciod by copy ht. Any reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden consent of the publisher. 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Any matei in the ver lect wmnwmkwnmdmnmmhwm forbidden without the Health about improving the quality of life for residents as the amount of money allocated to health care declines. That kind of comment is for media consumption and the gullible. But every once in a while, a very long while, we get a glimpse of the truth about our provincial health system. Forget about all the propaganda coming from the Ontario Ministry of So it was refreshing to hear Halton‘s Medical Officer of Health give his view on what is the major factor in people maintaining good health. Dr. Robert Nosal‘s words were concise: "The number one reason someone is healthy is a healthy income and wellâ€"paying jobs." It‘s the kind of thing most health professionals and social workers have known for years but seldom admit publicly. Given those two factors, Dr. Nosal says the region is in good shape to face the continuing challenges of having to deal with a rising population with fewer health care dollars. It once again drives home the point that there are different levels of health care in Ontario and that gulf will widen as different options to the status quo delivery of health services are examined by the government. Two years ago, the province began shifting its priorities in health care away from hospitals and more toward home care, drugs and longâ€"term care. It‘s realâ€" ly just the tip of the iceberg that has already started threatening the viability of the current health care system. Ontario‘s population is aging and the babyâ€"boomer demographic curve is at the low end now but will continue to escalate into the next century. That means more pressures on a system that is not yet in place to deal with the numbers. And the numbers will be dramatic. More of these ‘boomers‘ will be living longer and wanting to remain in their homes. And while some moves have been implemented to start this process, it will have to be far more extenâ€" sive to cope with the sheer volume of clients. And because of these numbers, it‘s clear that a growth business will be setâ€" ting up businesses to supply seniors with inâ€"house services. And those seniors with money will be able to sustain a pretty nice lifestyle since they‘ll likely want to augment the bareâ€"bones services made available to them by the province. t The situation must be dealt with now so that all Ontarians can maintain their dignity in their senior years. Sound thinking It‘s a logical extension of a trend that has already started among Greater Toronto Area (GTA) municipalities. Last month Burlington and Oakville Transit inaugurated a transfer station in the east Burlington on Lakeshore Road at the Lakeside Plaza. It makes it easier for transit users to cross municipal boundaries instead of having to deal with annoying delays. The next step in the process, according to Oakville Transit manager Eric Pilon, is to integrate both systems. Regional Chairman Peter Pomeroy says the region will be looking at the benefits of using the private sector and other public sector units in someâ€" thing he calls ‘Partnering‘. In the onâ€"going challenge to use taxpayer funds more effectively, Halton The concept makes sense for each transit operation and the passengers they service. Health care truths 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 40 years ago comely blonde Scottish mother of great determiâ€" W nation who led the cry for Trafalgar school buses to transport Lakeshore Highway West children to Morden School, plans to try for a seat on the Trafalgar Area School Board. Mrs. Harold K. MacDonald, leader of the Blue Anchor subdivision parents who under protest are sendâ€" ing children to Bronte on foot, or Morden Road school by taxi said she felt "the people in our area should have a say in Trafalgar affairs. Now all we are able to do is pay taxes." The prospective candidate for the allâ€"male School Board sends her sevenâ€"yearâ€"old daughter to Morden School by taxi. She has a son, aged three years. A domestic science teacher and a native of Edinburgh, she and her family have lived just west of the Coronation park for the past four years. She‘s never before engaged in civic politics, and but for the school transportation problem, probably never would have. There‘s only one reason Mrs.. MacDonald might not try for the School Board, "I haven‘t told my husband of my plan yet. I don‘t know how he will take to the idea." 30 years ago Students from Oakville‘s three high schools have banded together to launch a fund drive for the construcâ€" tion of a swimming pool and youth centre in downtown Oakville. Committee spokesman, Tom Burton, of Perdue High School, said the committee of students was formed folâ€" lowing the council meeting when councillors were swamped by ratepayer objections to its proposed culturâ€" al centre centennial project. The committee is formulating plans for a monster threeâ€"day fund drive to be held on December 15, 16 and 17, when residents will be asked to give financial supâ€" port to the project in the form of threeâ€"year pledges. The canvass will be mainly conducted by students from the three high schools. Burton made it clear the students are "steering clear" of the Oakville Recreation Commission and YMCA. "If we joined with them the building would end up with their names on it," he said. Woman vowed to get action over lack of busing for Morden students â€" The Oakville Record Star, Oct. 14, 1954 â€"The Daily Journal Record, Oct. 9, 1964 PAGES OF THE PAST $# Alook back at the events that made headines in Oakvile. ries from The Oakville Recordâ€"Star, The Oakville Trafalgar Journal, the Oakville Journal Record and the Oakville Beaver. 20 years ago The halls and classrooms of Sheridan College were virtually empty yesterday morning, but it wasn‘t because teachers were picketing. Most teachers showed up for their classes. It was the students, who thought classes would be cancelled, who were missing. .Confusion was the order of the day for many teachâ€" ers who arrived at the campus ready to picket â€" only to find that the planned study session of the province‘s 5,500 community college teachers had been called off. As one teacher put it, it was the "revolution that never came." The study session was called off by the Civil Servants Association of Ontario Late Monday night after Judge J.C. Anderson of Belleville stepped down from his post as chairman of the threeâ€"man arbiâ€" tration board in the 16â€"month long dispute. 10 years ago Glen Abbey residents expressed outrage at a private proposal that would put an energyâ€"from waste plant in their neighborhood. "The people of Halton are not yet prepared to accept and energyâ€"fromâ€"waste plant," said Marnie Turia, president of the Glen Abbey Ratepayers Association. "How many people must say no to you before you will listen." At a sevenâ€"hour marathon meeting of Halton region‘s solid waste management committee, the Glen Abbey Ratepayers Association accused the region of trying to ram the proposal through quickly. Glen Abbey residents expressed anger at a private industry proposal, by Petroâ€"Sun International and a conâ€" sortium of private confipanies, to build, own and operate and energyâ€"fromâ€"waste plant burning municipal garbage. The proposed site is at the midâ€"Halton polluâ€" tion plant site, east of the regional building on Bronte Road, off Third Line and west of the Glen Abbey comâ€" munity. â€" Oakville Journal Record, Oct. 11, 1974 â€" Oakville Beaver, Oct. 12, 1984 Taken from the archives of the Oakville Beaver including stoâ€"