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Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager The Oakville Beaver, Eublbhed every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, is one of the Metroland Printing, Publ hln? Distributing Ltd. group of suburban newspapers which includes: Ajaxâ€"Pickering News Advertiser, Barrie Advance, Brampton Guardian, Buflinglon Post, Coflingwood Connection, Etobicoke Guardian, Georgetown Independent/ Acton Free Press, Kingston This Week, Lindsay This Week, Markham Economist and Sun, Stoutfville/Uxbridge Tribune, Mitton Canadian Champion, Mississauga News, 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 protected by copyriirg. Any reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden without the consent of the publisher. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize and reject advertising. In the event of typographical error, advertising goods hdrawn at any ti_ Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager Yes: 0 No: 5 When will the courts get it right that men are responsible for their actions. Those who make a conscious effort to drink to an extent that makes them behave â€"like aniâ€" mals, deserve to be punished accordingly. These individuals weren‘t in a robotic state when they began drinking, so no defensive for what they do as a result of that drinking should be accepted. It‘s a simple concept apparently beyond the mental grasp of the Supreme Court. What all of this does is make it open season for women by men who can now, knowingly and in a premeditated fashion, get drunk and then beat up their wives with the total backing of the courts. Thankfully the Alberta decision will be appealed. _A drunk at the time. Ever since the Supreme Court ruled extreme drunkeness can be used as a defence, men have begun using it to escape assault charges against their wives. The latest incident took place in Leduc Alberta when a man went on a drinking binge and then came home and beat up his wife. A soâ€"called ‘expert‘ claimed he was so bombed that he was acting out violent scenes ‘like a robot‘. Will you be voting in the Nov. 14th municipal election? From the police perspective, they‘re facing a rising population, tough budgets and more demands....just like employees everywhere. The trick is to freeâ€"up more cops for actual police work instead of spending hours on paper work that is a waste of resources. Canada‘s military is caught in the same situation and they‘re going to do something about it. More people in the field and less in the offices. According to eyewitnesses, they took all kinds of weaponry out of car trunks, including golf clubs and steel bars. When the restaurant owner called police to voice concerns over the crowd and the fact that customers were afraid to leave the building for fear of being attacked, he was told that nothing could be done for at least two hours. He was also reportedly told to call them "if anything happened". Well, something did happen. The gang threw garbage cans and at least one steel bar through the restaurant‘s glass door and huge plate glass windows, forcing cusâ€" tomers to cower behind counters. The police were again called and finally arrived, long after the gang had disâ€" persed and the restaurant owner left to clean up the debris left in their wake. There are a series of neighbourhood police storefronts in Oakville, the purpose of which was to bring policing down to the grassroots level. Call it a kind of return to the days of the cop on a beatâ€"know your local police officer and all that. Halton police also instituted bicycle patrols to further that kind of progressive policing. â€"But all of the best intentions for community policing can evaporate in minutes when nothing happens when it really counts. This latest incident also brought home the nasty point that as Oakville grows so too do our problems. The word ‘gang‘ not often heard in town is now in every teen‘s lexicon. They know what‘s going on...do the police? One of the fundamental concepts of the Halton Regional Police, has been the idea of proâ€"active policing, that is to headâ€"off problems before they can escalate. In this case, the concept failed. usiness owners and residents of Bronte have reason to be concerned about the response of police to recent events in their area. On Oct. 30th a group of youths gathered in the parking lot adjacent to Big Macks restaurant in Bronte. They pelted cars, buildings and people with eggs. Another group of between 40 and 50 youths gathered in the same spot the evening of Halloween. t hasn‘t taken long for men to come whining and crying to our courts saying they didn‘t know what they were doing when they beat their wives because they were Growing pains Open season 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 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 the nex Beaver. Should federal legislation be enacted to counter the drunk defence for assault? Cast your ballot by callmg 845â€"5585, box 5008 to vote. A possible layout illustrated in an artist‘s sketch shows the library and exhibition wing together with a municipallyâ€"owned restaurant grouped around a garden court. Overlooking the valley is the restaurant balcony, beneath which could be located the offices of the Recreation Commission, craft and club rooms and locker rooms serving the rink below. This, Mr. Cummings believes, might satisfy both the proponents of the Centennial Committee‘s plan now accepted by council, and the other element which is demanding accommodation for sports activities. Included in the overall scheme are an openâ€"air swimming pool, openâ€"air ice rink, restaurant, civic auditorium, library and gallery, plus office, club and locker rooms. The development was designed to fit the twoâ€"level Central Commons Busby Park properties and includes a landscaped court and other refinements. The development plans are designed to take form over a 10 to 15 year period, and are the plans formulatâ€" ed by the planning board in 1963, and were used as the basis for the town‘s Centennial 67 project. In debating the issue Council deplored the lack of organization in running of the cemetery. It was recalled that several months ago a skeleton was exposed during excavation for a new burial. _ â€"Oakville Record Star, Nov. 4th, 1954 30 years ago Planning board plans for a $2â€"million civic centre development on the old Central School Commons were released exclusively to the Journalâ€"Record today by Oakville planning director Ed Cummings. The cemetery has no plan of its grounds, no "propâ€" er maintenance and, in fact, no nothing," said coun. Alex Phillips. "At Bronte they dig and hope for the best," Coun. Frank Stark said. 40 years ago P rafalgar Township Council set up a committee _ Monday to investigate establishment of a joint * municipal cemetery, after hearing that some old cemeteries in the district entirely lack plans and that digging is done with crossed fingers. â€" Daily Journal Record, Oct. 31st, 1964 Restaurant was integral part of initial plans for Civic Centre Alook back at the events that made headiines in Oakvile. Taken from the archives of the Oakville Beaver including stoâ€" ries from The Oakville Recordâ€"Star, The Oakville Trafaigar the Oakville Journal Record and the Oakville Beaver. The school is to open in the spring of 1985, and to date, close to $600,000 has been raised towards renoâ€" vations estimated to cost about $1 million. Walkers came from across Ontario, about 25 of them blind, with either their white canes or guide dogs. In total, 370 dogs were registered. Coâ€"sponsor of the 10 km event, along with Ralstonâ€" Purina, was the Labrador Owners Club. The Walkâ€"Aâ€" Dogâ€"Athon will be an annual event. The day netted over $80,000 towards the interior renovation of the former Westwood School which the Lions Foundation purchased from the town last year for this centre, its first project. The walk raised $57,000 in pledges, and a corporate donation of $25,000 was the surprise of the opening ceremony. The charges were quickly dismissed by other memâ€" bers of the board. In presenting the motion, Judy Alexander praised Lavender‘s "leadership style" and his efforts in Halton since he came unto the education scene in 1957. â€" Oakville Journal Record, Nov. 1st, 1974 10 years ago The sun shone brightly, the temperature went up to 20 degrees Celsius for Sunday‘s Walkâ€"Aâ€"Dogâ€"Athon for Canine Vision Canada, a new seeing eye dog trainâ€" ing centre, opening in Oakville next spring. Lavender‘s appointment was approved by the board last night despite charges from three trustees that the board was ignoring proper procedure in not advertisâ€" ing the position publicly before making its choice. Trustee R.E. (Dick) Goodin opposed the motion of Lavender‘s appointment , arguing that "a position of such importance should be advertised and open to all applicants." 20 years ago Emerson S. Lavender, assistant director of the Halton Board of Education, will become the new direcâ€" tor of education when Jim Singleton retires at the end of this school year. â€"Oakville Beaver, Oct. 31st, 1984