Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 11, 1981, p. 3

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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 11 1981 3 This the Playing he port of shaken airline crash survivors I Lewis and Judy Galbral get off the bus at the emergency shelter during Sunday mock air Georgetown Ten Days panel explores work ethic Makeup added to the emergency atmosphere during the mock air disaster in Georgetown Jason Sharpies gives Anthony Walton the look a victim In shock irtor to the crash Acton Scouts and leaden applied the accident makeup We love our bears It was teddy bear day at Z Bennett school last Thursday so both kinder gat brought their favorite bears and some bear food to school including principal Mr Doug Magwood The Tapestry Singers with a minimum of stage props entertained over peoph at Acton District High School last Wednesday It was the second of the Musical Trllight Series sponsored by Hills Arts Council by Jennifer Therlght to diversity in work choices was the concern of a panel discussion held recently at Knox Presbyterian Church in honor of he Ten Days for World Development program The subject Alter natives In Earning a was explored by three panel members and an audience of an estim a ted people Moderated by chair man Jim Smith Knox representative on the Ten Days committee the panel consisted of Rick Becker personnel super visor In corporate recruitment and ate training for Limited Anne Moore representative of Man power with the ministry of colleges and unlverslt ies and Jim Johnson of Acton the of Canfarm In and representative of co operatives A fourth panel mem Lloyd Hcmsworth of retired labor relations personnel executive and former executive director of the Commonwealth Conf was unable to attend Introducing panel members Ten Days chairman Eldon Comfort asked participants to take the bull by the tall and face the music Chuckling at his mixed metaphor he added he was on the horn3 of a dilemma Anne Moore described the plight of many despairing people struggling for any sort of a Job and poverty strikes peoples of other countries waiting for plane loads of food They are not earning a living they are yearn ing for a living she said We are fortunate to have alternatives In earning a living In Canada she added the id vantages of working for a social minded company such as asco ana listed ways the company makes sure its workers were well re warded emotionally and materially He felt could be representative of any large employer Jim Johnson spoke of the grass roots base of people oriented coopera and compared Canadian farm coops with a farm village co operative he helped start in Nigeria He commented any co operative group meant a pooling of skills and resources Open discussion of alternatives in earning a living ensued with Mrs Moore fielding questions on opportunities open to today students Third World problems and assistance was brought into focus with empties is on church involvement and in dividual commitment Constitution concerns public forum tells Jelinek Halton MP Otto told a small but vocal gathering at a public forum at Robert Little School Monday night their message was coming In strong and clear and would be brought not only to the Progressive Conserve caucus but to as well The message con the constitution a topic said that has been dominating Ottawa for a long time The people at the meet told Jelinek they were afraid the general Canadian public educated about the con stitution and therefore t concerned enough about Its lions Jelinek said he regrets bo much time has been taken in Parliament to discuss the constitution while more Important problems such as energy and Inflation were being sidelined He said he did not want to downgrade the importance of the constitution but felt it should have been brought to Canada a long time ago But he asked his audience whether we should fall into the Lib eral trap and talk and educate about the con or should we bo bringing new Ideas and policies or example energy or inflation fight ing programs to He said Prime Minister Pierre Is so con and so Involved with the constitution that he t give a damn about the other problems Several of those at the meeting wondered the PC could bring about the downfall of the Liberal government Jelinek replied there is some discontent in the backbenches of the Liberal and New Democratic Party and he was talking to them But Jelinek added he feels Is Muffing when he threatens to bring the constitutional Issue to the people through another election Wed like it but another election wouldn be good for the country People are probably sick of elections right now Of the PCs own election loss last year Jelinek said Canadians were had He said the Conservatives lost the election on the IS cents a ion proposal But since then gas has risen 3D cents with another cent rise forecast for the future At least our cents would not have gone towards government spending as theirs is but to research and develop ment and energy self sufficiency added low and middle classes are ferlng far more today than one ago and will suffer far more next year than today because of Trudeau He said we have to put politicking aside when dealing with our future and our country and added he Is going to fight to make damn sure the freedoms and rights taken away Jelinek said the pur pose of the forums Is to hear his Constituents opinions and views as well as answer questions related to federal field and added he hoped to hold several more in Acton In the future ScoutGuide proclamation Next week is Scout Guide week Hills general committee declared Monday February 15 to will focus on the scouting and guiding movement all over the world To celebrate the event a church parade of all Acton scouts cubs beavers gulden path LOANBACK finders and brownies will be held at Knox Church February EVERY TUESDAY WHY PAY THE PRICE OF A MERCEDES OR BMW GET IT ALL IN ONE AFFORDABLE CAR MAZDA Compare iho do sty ng and hand rig our 1981 Matdo with high com pet lion Thoncompa d and wo 8 and you II bo sod how much wall mads car for money And now lor 1961 a a and sedans Soo them thorn with any in ng go ng The mo a you look mo you I fo 19B1 mazoa The more you look tho more you achilles motors SALES and SERVICE 347 351 Queen Street Acton HaltonBuriington Provincial Liberal Association NOMINATION MEETING WHERE Boy Centre Milton WHEN Saturday February 14 1981 at 8 15 m SPEAKER John Eakrns Lberal ncumbent for Victoria Haliburton Thoso ble to vote must be members n good standing 72 hours prior to meeting VALENTINES POTLUCK SUPPER starts at 6 30 p m BRING A POT FOR THE630 SUPPER AND OR COME FOR THE 15 MEETING Ministry watch To the surprise of some regional councillors Halton Chairman Jack has reported a team from the Ontario Ministry of Intergovern mental Affairs been the region on a weekly basis and will continue to do so In the future Mr released a Feb 3 letter from Mini stry Field Services Branch Manager Winston A Eastern which noted the Ministry Is happy with Halton progress to date in trying to straighten out the affairs of the region But the councillors led by Burlington Mayor Bird expressed was a Ministry micro scope and wanted to know why the monitoring was being done FACTORY OUTLET a Alum or ntpuctmtnl ALUM STORM WINDOWS DOORS THE SAVE Vltlt Our Showroom Ho Kwth ild GUELPH ST E CARPETING FLOORING SPECIALISTS Main St Acton

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