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Claude Bennett says The Acton Free Press Wednesday November 1972 3 CLAUDE BENNETT MPP for Ottawa South warned Friday that If municipalities did not agree on regional government the province would step In and act as arbitrator A Minister without Portfolio Mr Bennett was an executive assistant to McKeough when he was the Minister of Treasury Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs 401 boundary line in Halton region of the areas east and of Toronto can be expected in the early months of 1973 this newspaper was told Friday In an Interview with Claude Bennett a minister In the Davis Govern responsible for regional planning Bennett warned that if the municipalities concerned did not work cut an equitable form of region the Province might be forced to step in as an arbitrator Asked about Haltons plans to create a three region county and Miltons counterproposal for a four borough Halton Bennett made no direct reply However he said Highway could be considered a natural boundary If Highway is used as a boundary It would create considerable confusion since both Halton plans for regionalization extended above or below the highway The road runs directly through the southern chunks of which Milton would like to add central borough Would this mean that Milton would be tied In with Burlington and Bennett made no further comment Highway could be considered a natural boundary but the Province has disregarded it before most recently when the neigh boring communities of Kitchener Waterloo Preston Gait and were all included In one region Gait and Preston are on the southern side of the road while Kitchener and are on the northern aide Milton wrote a separate brief In opposition to a county brief to Queens Park advocating a our unit region The Milton brief contends Milton can create a separate borough central Halton with full services on an estimated million assessment base by Including nearby assessment from and and parts of Burlington and northern the Milton brief declaring that If the northern end of he county Is to have a cohesive unit it must Include assessment desires for a central borough report active week During the week of November to November officers of the Acton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated a total of 27 general occurrences and one motor vehicle collision Investigations included one report of theft one report of fraud a complaint of wilful damage the arrest of a suspended driver and apprehension of three wanted persons from other areas Other occurrences ranged from requests for assistance to minor disturbances Court appearances netted two men Jail sentences during the week to 90 days in jail for a police officer His brother was sentenced to days in jail for obstructing police Both charges resulted from the same incident A Guelph man was arrested and lodged in the county tail after he was found to be drunk In public There was one charge impaired driving laid during the reporting week Hit and ran The only motor vehicle collision during the week was a hit and run A local man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident and careless driving as a result of the collision Province will draw boundaries Reeve criticizes if municipalities cant agree l j Council wonders township building Inspect By 1975 Ontario will have a map to show the boundaries of regional and consolidated forms of government Claude Bennett Ottawa South MPP told an Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association seminar Friday morning Bennett actively involved In planning and reorganization of the province said Government was no married to county boundaries and would not hesitate to preside at regional shotgun weddings if the communities Involved could not decide for themselves An exponent of the one tier regional government system Bennett was former Par liamentary Assistant to Minister of the Treasury Economics and Inter governmental Affairs He was recently named Minister Without Portfolio and is responsible for planning reorganization and establishment of regional councils Bennett said too many communities across the province want to limit their views to boundaries already established and this has created regional dis parities which must be corrected The Province wants to see the number of municipal councils shrink from the 900odd extant to more workable figure It Is utterly impossible to deal with them all fairly now Bennett declared It is beyond belief the many discrepancies that exist A Minister Without Portfolio In the Davis Government Bennett said he believed the one tier system would be most workable and confer the greatest benefits across Ontario Although autonomy is the key word the Government Board adopts recommendations The Halton County Board of Education has adopted in principle most of the put forth by a three man inquiry set up by the province to establish guidelines for efficient school boardtencher negotiations rhc recommendations are known as the Report- named after Judge R who heads the group Recently the Board put forth a position paper on the report supporting many of the recom mendations However one of the recommendations may cause a rift between the Board and county secondary school teachers and their provincial organization the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation Agrees with report and the board agrees that teachers should only be able to negotiate salary and fringe benefits and not working conditions However the teachers want such Issues as pupil teacher ratios and class sizes to be negotiated While the board and the teachers arc at loggerheads on IhenetoUatlons issue they are on the same sides of the fence in supporting and rejecting several other portions of the Report Both the teachers and the board arc opposed to a recommendation which would allow the board to bring in they wish to conduct salary conditions while the teachers would be restricted to selecting a committee from among themselves The Report suggests a permanent school board committee be established Making advisory boards mandatory would destroy the good rapport the board not enjoys with the teachers ac cording to the School Board trustees Parts of the boards position paper states This board approves in principle the estab lishment of guidelines to facilitate the efficient negotiation of salary agreements between a board and its teaching staff In the Report we strongly support the recommendations which tend to retain for a board the right to manage its system and are opposed to those mendations which tend to lessen the good rapport existing between board and staff or which tend to complicate negotiation procedures unnecessarily The board viewpoint will be bent to the Minister of Education Thomas Wells A brief outlining- the teachers feeling on the Report have already been sent to the Minister by the provincial executive of Ontario Secondary School Teachers federation Brothers sentenced Two brothers were sentenced in court in Milton as a result of a fight at an Acton hotel Cons Bruce McArthur was injured during the fracas Brian Blanc was given days in jail and brother Peter 30 days They appeared before Judge William Sharpe intends to moke sure that each region established Is founded on a strong economic base in order to take on additional res ponsibilities which the old county Using Sudbury as an example he said per cent of the decisions in the region were made by the first tier of regional government Transportation sewers water waste disposal and police would be among the regions res ponsibility At present policing Is the most uneven cost across the province he said Some municipalities pay twice for policing so that others might benefit Communities with O contracts pay their own way but others which arc policed by the provincial force without contracts are being highly sub sidized by the province He warned about confusing the five economic regions of the province with establishment of regional authorities There is no direct relation between them he said Boundaries are completely open to discussion he declared Indicating strongly that the province could completely dls regard county boundaries If they conflict with the economic base or the sphere of influence County boundaries were established over a century ago so no one would be further than a days travel from the capital Bennett also said boundaries could change in the ears to come as conditions and the economic base changes Afterwards he told one member of the press that the town of Smiths Falls in eastern Ontario could disappear If it was not economically to exist He did say however that regional grants would be available from the province in the early years of regional government to even out the tax load Bennett said that once the changeover to a regional setup was made and the Official Plan approved by the Minister planning would be the respon sibility of the region not the minister Motorists are again reminded that overnight parking on town streets is restricted to three hours during twelve midnight and seven oclock in the forenoon Vehicles interfering with snow removal may be towed away at the owners expense Remember it is imperative that town streets be kept clear of parked vehicles during winter months to enable efficient snow removal Motorists Now Is the time for a winter checkup Have your vehicle safety checked before Old Man Whiter sets in Some of the areas that should be checked are the exhaust system the wiper blades the window defrosters and the heater tires brakes and front end alignment Coast Paul Brown A SINCERE THANKS It will be an honour to serve as Reeve of Acton for I will strive for a progressive programme with sound economic principles As we approach the Christmas season may you and your loved ones enjoy Health and Happiness G Pat McKenzie CONCERNED PROVE IT VOTE DEC WD Wrig KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ACTON 127th ANNIVERSARY Sunday November Service of Thanksgiving and Re dedication Guest Preacher The Rev Russell J Crossley Dublin St United Church Guelph Theme Will Your Anchor Hold Guest Soloist Mrs Joyce pm Evening Worship and General Discussion on The Mission of the ChurchTo day directed by a panel of ministers Friends far and near Invited He scored the patchwork quilt planning now common through out the province where most communities go along without any thought to the other fellow It Is and never takes Into account the overall picture he said Complaints by municipalities over the tardiness of Queens Park to respond to Official Plans with was only one side of the coin Bennett said It is the same situation at the other end when it takes five or six months to get the municipalities to respond to the provinces suggestions The province is short of competent experienced planners to process applications Bennett said but the polities must do their share to speed up the work Bennett has a background in municipal politics serving on alderman and a member of the Board of Control In Ottawa where he was also acting mayor He won the Ottawa South seat in October In a traditional Tory stronghold Recently Premier Davis appointed him as the second minister responsible to the Tri- level Conference with the Federal Government Council wonders what action to take about the con struction of a garage which is only five feet back from the road allowance on the property of Joe Bannaiio Lot Con Bannano appeared before council Monday night following a complaint about the situation He sold he had been given a building permit in the township offices and was led to understand his building plans were proper The garage Is now almost completed Clerktreasurer Del mar French admitted there hod been a mistake in Issuing the permit Asked by Reeve Tom Hill the clerk said he did not think the building had been inspected by township building Inspector Tom McLean Hill criticized McLean Tor not Inspecting the site The building Inspector the guy that sin the wrong here He a supposed to look everything Hill roared Construction of the 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