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Acton Free Press Wednesday March Interest high in Tory nomination The Tory nomination While all three feel conn- dent of victory some polls are for the nomination Indicating that as many as so heads into Its final days As of Monday night there were 3412 Tories registered as eligible voting delegates to the April nomination meet ing The number Is remarkably cent of the delegates vent yet made a decision The number of registered delegates Is so high that organizers are concerned that Blakelock High School j might not be large enough to high and reflects Interest accomodate the meeting that has been shown in the executive night the riding agreed to look at ltt opened offices in Oak- vacant Bad Boy store In the two along with and Sheridan Dr Art Rosa have carried an unusally high profile over the past weeks OTTO JEL1NEK College as alternate locations to hold the meeting Weve got a pretty good Idea of those who are com mitted to us Lett said in an interview this week There are an awful lot of people still uncommitted Our show about 90 per cent close third But with that decided yet That many uncommitted It could cameas a total shock to roe I go anyway Lett says felt the uncommitted vote He noted there were many would be runlng at about disgruntled Liberals joining per cent Lett said the Tory ranks this time Lett figures that about around The way people are people have been to the three turning off and Phil- meet the candidate meetings brook give which ever one of It Is Impossible for any us that wins an excellent candidate to have seen half of chance There has been a lot the eligible voters The high profile stuff and if it committed Is very Important continues going Into the in this race nomination anything could happen be says Advised of Letts survey re sults Dr Ross said he wasnt Impressed but suggested sur veys his people have taken in dicate that Lett could very well be number three man on the totem pole Dr Ross said he was grati fied with the response he had received Weve moved from a standing start to a point where hundreds of people have joined In Many old friends have come out to offer unsolicited assistance statement was when he said hes the one that can win the riding because hes a sitting member Hard work in every polling station will win this riding Really to predict who Is coming first second and third isnt logical and I dont think warfare will do any good Dr Ross said Throughout the campaign Jellnek has leaned on his experience in the House of Commons While all three de scribe themselves as being left of middle on the political spectrum Is the furthest to the right of all three If he wins the nomination this will be Jelioeks third election He has represented High Park Humoer Valley since 1972 and decided to run In when his riding was lost in redistribution Dr Ross has done a lot of work In Mexico and West Africa in recent years He practiced family medicine in prior to that Lett Is a civil servant and senior advisor to provincial treasurer Darcy Obituary Michael Richards active in Navy Haton teachers on executive of OSSTF Grimsby will be well represented during the next school year on the provincial executive of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Feder ation thanks to a meeting of the OSSTF which elected two Grimsby teachers to that seven member executive on the weekend Jack who has been on leave of absence from the Lincoln county board of Education because of Federation responsibilities was elected one of two provincial vice presidents David of Grimsby president district of the O S STF was elected one of two executive of ficers Both positions which take ef fect In June will be fulltime during the next school year Other members of the provincial executive include president Margaret Wilson of Toronto vice president David Hughes of George town executive officer Jim White head of Sault Ste Marie and treasurer Frank Maude of A private funeral service Royal Navy until During was held at St World War he worked In Anglican church March 18 for ih Fear lack of control Region leery about childrens services Michael Richards of 1 Acton Mr Richards died In Guelph General hospital on March 17 after a lengthy illness He was years old Bom In England on July he was the son of Caroline and W Richards He attended schools In Cornwall England and Joined the Royal Navy in 1913 On April 1915 Mr Richards married Emily Gertrude in Plymouth England Together they had two daughters Caroline Richardson now of Guelph and Margaret Campbell of Sweet Home Oregon Mr Richards served in the and was an air raid warden in Plymouth throughout the war In he came to Canada with his family and lived in Toronto until At this time he came to Acton to live with his niece Pearl Mrs Jack Mr Richards Interested youngsters and the elderly Mr Richards Is survived by his two daughters three grandchildren ten great grandchildren two brothers Cecil of Cornwall England and Robert of Keast England and two sisters Dorothy and Kitty Willis both of Plymouth England He was predeceased by his wife very Emily his parents six brothers and three sisters SCORE WITH A Regional Councillors have operate elected officials service pro- expressed concern about the committee further and con- province proposed pier to leanled has sumers for CSC to be on make the region responsible iMued a ma appointed body reporting to for funding CSCVln which vices and have asked for a for the picture of the impact CSC are of such a change on the Mr Mulkewich said the existence of the Regional Community and paper had come to his municipal council and com posed primarily of service providers or for a CSC to be a standing committee of municipal council and com posed of municipal elected officials Seeks support Norma Shepherd who Members of the Britannla Citizens Group will appear as a delegation at the committee under the Ministry of Com- ffZJJ for a SLtf Region Conservation munity and Social Services Authority an attempt to Although the committee to reporting to municipal developments to which Mr wn played rugby football In The Rev Len England for many years He delated at the funeral followed hockey and vice Interment was at Rock- rugby on television wood Cemetery Pallbearers He was well liked by all who ere son inlaw George knew him and was a good Richardson Jack husband father and friend Acton and He was especially kind to Alexander Millar Guelph garden CENTRE LTD I RR2 FLORAL DESIGNS FOR ALL OCCASIONS plans to respond to the pro- Since it postponed making any decisions until it received a report from staff At a public meeting held In Halton last summer to discuss amalgamation plans were revealed for the development of local bodies which would have some responsibility foi childrens services in their area Selected municipalities would be used to test prototype composed of Meskis had alluded CAS charges province with unfair competition become involved In the fight against a landfill site In Milton The site proposed by the region is at the northwest junction of Tremaine and Britannia Roads In Milton models for the local Ontario government Childrens Services Commit- staff in Its facilities While imposing budget Coupland executive director restraints which have caused of the CAS Childrens Aid Society problems in attracting staff for its group home the One of the outcomes of that meeting was the establish ment of a selfappointed steering committee which would work out its own model for a childrens services committee for Region Roger Meskis a liaison person appointed to work between the steering commit tee and the ministry brought councillors up to date on developments at the pro vince Mr Meskis told councillors the province has indicated that regional municipalities will eventually be account able for funding childrens salaries almost per cent higher than CAS can pay CAS has charged Anne Kate a for the group said that the authority hasnt been Involvedbecauseitdldntfeel Meanwhile the Province he site was within the flood advertised in the CAS Journal plain designation for for Its Thistletown facility at a level She noted that there has of plus a further been considerable flooding for domestic help and there this spring and last fall evening relief Mr Clarke We want them to recognize pointed out In his letter the area as being within their advertisement jurisdiction she said In a letter to Community and Social Services Minister placed by the Environmental lawyer Keith Norton CAS board Corrections for David Estrin and engineering president Bryan Clarke a salary range of consultant Andy will accused the Province of to said attend the meeting along with unfair competition He added Mr Clarke said the CAS representatives of the group the actions could be read as a board was concerned and deliberate attempt to destroy frustrated over the effectiveness which the within the Ontario existing network of governments social service Childrens Aid Societies may delivery system of a philos- have delivering services to which smacks of out- Ontarios children right discrimination Since the CAS teenage group home in Burlington WE CARRY A LARGE SELECTION OF CEMETERY WREATHS TROPICAL AND FLOWERING PLANTS SPECIALISTS IN AND DRIED FLOWERS 3 Experienced Designers To Serve You ft In Qvlpn Acton MB Minimum Order of OUR NEW GIFT SHOP IS NOW OPEN OPEN DAYS A WEEK STORE HOURS Sit Sun 104 8222361 services The province has started operation last year not commented on cost- two different sets of group sharing arrangements home parents have had to be The proposed new structure hired CAS budgeted 13fl00 be described showed the CSC for Our reporting to regional council salary ceilings just The province however enough to draw staff who would retain the authority for can cope with the wide range standards licensing inspection Mr said the change In structure was a move by the province to decentralize power and authority But Halton Hills Councillor Roy Booth was skeptical The more we talk the more it sounds like the District Health Council he said Committee chairman Walter Mulkewich said he suspects the provincial government is merely trying to shUt funding of childrens services from the provincial tax base to the local tax base Since the province would retain control of standards licensing and inspection It really wasnt letting go of Its authority but only turning regional government Into a buffer between the province and the community The regions real role would be to take all the flak from the community Mr contended He questioned the point of making a change unless the region is given both the funds and the authority Chief administrative of fleer Ernie Held said if the region was going to bo in volved In childrens services then the region should be in the position of determining the policy structure under which it would have to of problems which these teen agers present said Ron ULTRALINE at PARKWAY SALES See our new ft tandem am acOO light weight trailer 4190 TRUCK CAMPERS Starring CAPS from 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