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Su of recent TV news item Area man doesnt fit image of jobless There Is a myth or stereotype of Canada ployed They re too lazy to work They don t try and find a job They don want to work They just want to col lect unemployment They re unskilled They re young dropouts or too old to hire Well westof Osprlnge man George tit the mold In fact a lot don t fit the Image Zylawy wants to work He t collecting pogcy He is skilled He not young or getting on in years he in his mid 30s He not a drunk or dcadbeat but a responsible family man Last month his battle to work in his Held was the subject of Global News anchorman Peter True- man That snot news but that too is reality ing feature He has had quite an experience during the last months of job hunting has sent out over 100 resumes gone t several interviews and even started his own con suiting firm to try and get work So far he hasn t been successful but ho not up despite themounting frustration Trueman one of the premier Journalists and com men to tors in Canada suggested is someone to be both admired and sympathized with I had a man in my office recently who by all of society standards is worthy of sympathy I felt sympathy for him too because I am a member of the human race Butbecauseltoohavchadatosteoftroubleln my time what I felt chiefly was admiration While his career t progressing like he would have liked being a real gogetter Zylawy and his wife and two children enjoyed a nice life they have a house on three acres and grow some corn before his job of years at the University of ended because of budget cuts His Is a common story since then For every job ho s after there are usually a couple of hundred applicants He just another name in a big pile of resumes And since his surname starts with the last letter of the alphabet he may even be at a diaadvant age with swamped personnel managers who put the resumes in alphabetical order They re pretty weary by the time they get to I intelligent and capable I more than ling to work he says His file of resumes and re turn letters Inches thick bears this out He and his wife are graduates of the University of Western Ontario Zylawy has a BA in social sciences and after completing his education wor ked for three years at Western as administrative assistant to the director of physical plant and plan ning as well as determining how government grant funds could be used to improve facilities and estab lishing a formula for securing capital grants In went to the University of as a space utilization officer where problems were a big Issue It was his responsibility to resolve requests for both administration and academic requests in some 150 buildings within the university It was very interesting and challenging work and I became quite good at It Ho a done everything from allocating a janitor s broom closet to moving entire departments with a hundred or more employees He also tried to expand his area of expertise look for ways to save money and bring Ideas from the people he dealt with at lower echelons to the people at the top But his career t really going any place because you become locked into your one area of responsibility in any large bureaucracy Budget cuts eventually made his position Continued on page B7 An Inland Community Newspaper One Hundred and Sixth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE 10 2QPages Twenty five Cents Under sunny skies the Acton Citizens Band and Acton Chorellen sang at Son day Decoration Day service at Cemetery Platform Mayor Peter chairperson Jessie Coles John Robertson Rev John Cooper and Lieutenant Lome spoke to the large crowd on band far the annual ceremony Alto on platform were Acton Councillors Terry Dave and Host Knechlel More photos and a story on Decoration Day on page Photo by MURRAY Halton police are determined to be part of Actons family The Halton Reg onal Police are determined to be come a part of the Acton family and appreciate the opportunity Chief James Harding loir the congre gation at Knox Presbyterian Church Sunday morn Harding and 14 of his officers and their families attended the police thank you service The service was planned by Rev John Robertson and Lome Doberthlcn to be a continuation of the forts to improve relations and communications be- t Acton and the force which began in with the successful open house It was an unity to show the blossoming friendship between izens and the police The chief delivered a six page address tied We Are Shown The Way I Inspector Jim Currie gave the Responsive Reading Constable Maureen Griffith the Children Story and Staff Sergeant Wayne and Constable Joe Prasad read from the scriptures Harding reviewed the nine principles of policing as set out by Sir Robert Peel and said they show us the way to achieve an effective relationship be tween the police and public Sir Robert Peel saw the police as part of the com munity family and it is in part his words that pro mpt the determination of the Regional Pol ice to make itself a part of the community family and not opart from it The Acton experience has shown that the law of God the law of man and the basic principles of Icing continue to be the solid foundation upon which to build a God loving and law abiding society On behalf of the officers and men and members of the Halton Regional Police Force thank you for giving us the opportunity to be a part of your community family As an aside Harding said thanks for his now a good f in Acton like Lome Do berth en Harding has frequently praised for lus courage and caring for his community enough to speak out loudly last fall and early winter He cre dits with making the police aware of community concerns and complaints which prom pted the force to its presence here host an afternoon for local businessmen and politicians at regional police headquarters and then hold the open house at the Legion which drew a huge crowd told the congregation that when he sent a letter out of frustration to the chief and this newspaper last fall he had no Idea he and others in Acton would end up with so many great new friends Tho police are a lot of nice guys He joked the nave been dubbed thedlrtydozen but as sured Harding this town will clean them up Acton welcomes the police with open arms and appreciates the force efforts to treat us a little dif ferently because Acton is different than other areas the police patrol in Halton we re a little smaller and probably will remain so and a little Isolated from the rest of The chief not a bad guy he concluded Rev Robertson had praise for both men noting Harding and Doberthlen have continued com municating regularly since the open house and their grace He said the church and community wanted to thank the police for the wonderful Job they have been doing under difficult circumstances Pointing to the difficulty police face in handling tasks like family disputes and going to tragic accident scenes Rev Robertson said they are human beings who use compassion and kindness In doing their jobs Being a policeman easy these days with the lack of respect for authority their vulnerability to people who have no regard for human life and peo ple disrespect for God s and man laws Sir Robert Peel nine principles are guiding the work of the force Harding said and he outlined Peel s thoughts on police work To prevent crime and disorder as an alter native to their repression by military force and crity of legal punishment To recognize always tharthe power of the pel ice to fulfil their functions and duties Is dependent on public approval of their existence actions and behaviour and on their ability to secure and main tain public respect 3 To recognize always that to secure and main tain the respect and approval of the public means also the securing of the willing cooperation of the public in the task of securing observance of laws To recognize always that the extent to which the cooperation of the public can be secured dim proportionately the necessity of use of Continued on page inside Ontario Housing Minister Claude Bennett won be coming to the official opening of the senior citizens Details on page Works staff and Hills are only two cents an More on page Fourteen uniform and plain clothes officers of the Regional Police Joined Chief James Harding for the There soon be a on Elizabeth Turn Tbonk You Police church service Sunday at Knox Presbyterian Church Lome left In the front row and Rev while Harding gave he address Hear plan for complex in Georgetown Committee studies building Halton Hills general committee has decided to set up a special committee to study future municipal building needs The decision Monday to look at the subject of a municipal complex came after heard a proposal from Rex Heslop Associated Companies to build a municipal building beside a shoppingoffice complex on Highway 7 in Georgetown The municipal building would be leased to the town with Halton Hills paying for water heat taxes etc as well as contributing 000 to interior finishing such as carpets wallpaper panel ing and other items Mayor Peter Pomeroy urged a special committee with a representative from each ward be struck to look at the municipal quarters question He suggested the committee start by coming up with terms of reference for future municipal building needs and bring them back to council for approval committee could go to work assembling the needed information such as square footage requirements and financial facts The committee will also look at methods of implementation of a program to centralize mun icipal offices and operations The committee will look at not just the Heslop proposal but other municipal complex ideas and sites as well company spokesman Whiting and Toronto architect Daniel Li outlined plans for a five storey 40 below Li described the site as centrally located and accessible- between Square and Can adian Tire adding it would create a good symbol and identity for the town Councillor Dave Whiting took Issue with a building In Georgetown would be central He said the site couldn t be viewed as central to Continued on page 3 Ron McKnight Citizen of Year Ron has been selected as Acton Cltlien of the Year and will be honored at a dinner dance at the Acton Curling Clab on June in coo junction with Back to Acton Days Ron McKnight has been selected as Acton Citizen of the Year Known as the voice of Acton has spent the last of his years helping Acton sports programs as a announcer manager etc As well he is on acUve member of the Acton Rotary Club and at age was the youngest member of the organization He was president In The selection of McKnight was announced Tues day by Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year selection committee chairperson Pat Wood He will be honored at a dinnerdance at the Acton Curling Club on Saturday June 27 I feel quite honored I really do McKnight said Tuesday after hearing he Is Citizen of the Year ad ding I m kind of shook up He said when he first started getting Involved In the community he never thought he would be hon ored In this way McKnight said he is Involved In sports and other activities so he can do things for other people not the personal recognition Besides his sports and Rotary Involvement in the community McKnight served on the Chamber exe cutive for four years and is on associate member of Branch 197 Circulation class 35004499 Free Press Canadas best The Acton Free Press has been selected the Best All Round Community Newspaper in its circulation class In Canada This newspaper topped a field of entries In the Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc annual Better Newspapers Competition for class three circulations to 169 The Free Press also won a second place award forits frontpage Judging was based on evaluation of the front pago editorial page news of the community on the Inside pages photographs advertising typography makeup general impression and local features and columns The Free Press re ceived top marks in all areas Judging was based on two mandatory Issue submissions March and September which revealed to the papers com until early this year Publisher Don McDonald and editor Mur ray will receive the two awards at the annual Canadian Community Newspapers Association convention next month In Halifax