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Provincial restraint program step in right directionReed Raftis by Were AraaM BID Davit hasnt found the final answer to Ontarios economic problems but he had at least taken a step in the right direction ac cording to two local political leaders MPP Julian Reed and Regional chair man Jack Rants pressed general support for the Davis restraint package last week Reed Liberal member for this area said his party would support the eventual passage of the bill but were also going to sup port a move to take into committee While a move to con trol the rapid growth or government costs is an important step toward controlling inflation Reed stressed it was not the complete answer to the problem There are a lot of as pects to this problem but we believe it s a start Its a beginning The final answer however would be a governmentbacked program of economic recovery the focus of which should be on using the resources we already have Reed said The former energy critic for the provincial Opposition said one such area would be in using waste forest pro ducts as healing fuel a technique he saw being developed in northern Ontario An economic re covery program for Ontario should capita hie on the assets that we exploiting right now he said Waste forest pro ducts he said could be developed into an energy source that competes with natural gas but there is cur only one plant in the province doing that and its the only plant In Hearst thats using its full compliment and working flat out The whole field of energy substitution is something that will be very important to this kind of plan he added Reed said a restraint program imposed by an Ontario Liberal govern ment would have been tougher than the Davis package and would have aimed at a broader base than simply civil servants To be really effec tive though it should be national Everybody has to pull together If this is going to work be cause it will really re quire an effort to pull Ihe economy around he said Reed also found an aspect to praise in the clauses of restraint bill that impose tional limits on those earning low incomes Thats a bit of a plus for the thing because it really wont serve the purpose if everybody starts to play catchup next year he stressing that com mittee consideration should be given to planning for the post control period After controls he said there must be a realignment of the priorities of the govern ment in order for Ontarios economy to really recover Reed noted the recent problems of get people off welfare that one of the great peoples expectations If subsidized day care and yet it took a long ways for government to it is to affect program is an area time to convince the save money is to get where the priorities of government that sub- people to work Getting inflation the day care is The Davis package under control and government are wrong cheaper than welfare he added must have a bringing our future Subsidized day care he said It clear to us long term effect on expectations for in- Mayor Restraint program will impact on Halton Hills The provincial res traint program will have a significant pact on Hills according to Mayor Peter Town staff is review the new legislation and will report to cou ncil on the of the guide lines However said It Is obvious the restraint program will do several things as far as Hills is concerned For one thing it will impact on contract negotiations next year between the Town and unionized outside wor kers The province has said transfer payments and grants from Queens Park to Hills will increase no more than five per cent maybe less So Hills council will have to take a long hard look at its budgets especially the capital budget and con sider project delays and reductions In the level of services The res traint program will par ticularly impact on cap ital projects since the municipality plans five years in advance consequently delays next year will set other projects back too Council wilt be shoot ing for a tax increase of less than to per cent for Hills next year Pomeroy notes pre liminary budget work has already started for 1963 The Mayor added it is going to be ex difficult to get the tax hike down The way under stand it the five per cent wage hike guideline affects all municipal employees Pomeroy said The arena workers though settled earlier so they wont be under controls because their contract expires after the prov incial program expires In June councillors voted themseKes a six per cent wage hike in the federal guidelines Since the provincial restraint program didnt go Into effect until this month councillors pay wont come under controls until Then council lors will be allowed a five per cent salary boost Pomeroy said adding if they even take that much The program will have a tremendous Im pact but well have to analyze our 1982 budget and then look at our 1063 budget to see the full Impact creases Into line with reality are all basic ingredients of economic recovery he said We all have to bite it together the only proviso is that lower in come groups get a fair shake Inflation has some very serious problems associated with it We seem to have an infla tion psychology now where settlements are trying to reach well past the rate of inflation Reed said If we can get together rather than isolating ourselves In the me syndrome we will all emerge a lot stronger The recovery process is going to be gradual there is no doubt about that Itll be a little time before theres some action In the market he added One of the reasons that people have been reluctant to support restraint programs he is the ever growing rate of taxation they face so govern ments at all levels must try to hold the line on their increases this If we can end up seeing that we have at least held the line on taxes think well have taken a major step to ward restoring con fidence in this country he said voiced cautious support for the pro gram adding that as early as April of this year Regional council was passing motions calling for restraint in government spending I think it will make the definitions much clearer he said ad ding that the largest problems facing the Region would be the ef fects of the program on Its operating grants for next year coupled with the loss of assessment being suffered from the closing of industries such as the Shell re finery in I think we ve done a good job In strengthening areas Right now we have no spirit of con fldence but this could succeed with working together he said added that such a program should have been started sooner Private Industry has been doing this for the last year It in coming to eminent I think they about a year late he said Chief considers leasing vehicles newsmakers own Acton Wednesday October 1982 Fire Chief Cunningham Is going to look into leasing a vehicle for himself and one for the fire preven tion officer He told Hills General Committee last Monday night that there is in the budget for a fire chiefs car the old one was taken off the road and both he and the fire prevention officer drive their own cars He noted both should be driving veh icles which are easily Identified as fire department vehicles He wants to look into buying one vehicle and teasing the other just buying a fire chiefs car and leasing two vehicles before making a recommendation to council Councillor Mike Arm strong sold Cunning hams investigation or the options will prove interesting and It may turn out the Town should be leasing and not buying vehicles Cunningham said he wan Is a six cylinder station wagon for himself and a van Tor the fire prevention off iiCsHi Don t fight a fire phone the experts North Halton Heritage Area Its a nice place to visit North Heritage Area offers lots of attractions as journalist from media lour Wednesday They visited counter clockwise from lop left the Ontario Agricultural In Milton Pine Valley Farms in Cfaudlelghs on Highway the new the Hide House and the County Radial Railway among other place mm Before making any attempt to put out a fire on your own call the fire department Thats lust one piece of advice being given by Fire Chief BUI Cunning ham during fire week In an interview Cun ningham noted people sometimes waste precious time trying to put out a small fire themselves If they fail when they call the fire department the fire fighters find an even worse situation to han dle With chimney fire and wood heating season ar ound the corner Cun ningham offered a num ber tips He urged wood burning stoves be properly installed im proper installation of wood stoves is a major cause of fire The Chief noted his department has literature on wood stove installation avail able to provide advise and will Inspect instal lations Likewise if youre wondering if your chim ney is ready for heating season call the fire department If you burn good wood then you may only need your chimney cleaned and inspected at the start of the season However if you burn green wood then a couple of months after the start of heat ing season your chim ney may need to be cleaned to get rid of creosote buildup This week is also a good time to check bat teries in smoke detect ors While an alarm sounds when batteries are failing Cunning ham notes maybe the alarm sounded while a resident was away so the detector may not be working now Home and business fire exting uishers should also be checked to make sure pressure is up With many people cleaning up leaves this time of year Cunning ham points out the Ont ario Fire Code stipulat es there is to be no open burning There are many reasons why peo- CunniflgnsF rte shouldnt be burning McDonalds Restaur leaves in their ditches ant has provided the but the major one is be- Fire Department with cause the smoke fire safety checklists for with the vision of the home for school drivers children and when return them During fire prevent ion week volunteer fire- lhcy receive free fighters In Acton and Cunningham said Georgetown as as be at Fire Prevention Officer McDonalds in George- Bob Meads will be vis- lown October ting most If not all Sunia i Fire local schools conducting Department will revive fire drills and old tradition with Ac- Georgetown The fire department volunteers holding a will be glad to conduct church Parade at Knox fire safety inspections Presbyterian Church In for homeowners or bus- Georgetown Next year Inesses call Meads at he Church Parade will extension be held in Acton Moderator sa Sharing worlds resources only path to world peace Peace will only come when there is justice for all and as long as six per cent of the worlds pop ulation consumes per cent of the resources there wont be justice or peace according to Rev Clarke MacDon aid The Moderator of the United Church of Can ada was at Trinity Unit Church Acton Sunday morning to dis cuss world peace and nuclear disarmament He was interviewed fol lowing the service There will be a refer endum on global nuclear disarmament in Halton Hills on the November municipal ballot Quoting expert Jonathan Sen el I author of Fate of the Earth Rev said there are two paths for the human race to fol low death or lire He continued that he with Schell that we must soon make a choice between life and death Rev concern about nuclear war just a fear confined to a bunch of peacenick preachers Physicians every where are referring to nuclear holocaust as the final epidemic Scientists are calling on and military leaders to resolve the nuclear issue before there Is a chain reaction of events which suffocate the earth Lastly retired military leaders like General ELM Burns of Canada are calling on all peoples and pol to resolve the issue before they leash powers with apocalyptic results Rev con ceded not everyone with his stand for global nuclear disarm ament but he feels the Church cant sit on the fence I have a firm pos ition but I respect other opinions He says his anti- nuclear and propeace stance isnt meant as a desecration of those who have fought wart in the past There is no more tender movement in our nations life than when the White Cross Mother lays the wreath at the national war memorial In Ottawa at the lllh hour on November 11th Rev says his stance is motivated simply he just doesnt want to see war again He recalled in Mi you nger years in the 20s and people referred to World War I as the war to end wars During World War people called that Hie war to make the world safe for democracy Yet today fro Iran to Argentina to South Korea to Czecholsnlvakla and elsewhere there are more dictatorial forces at work than at any time in this Cen He emphasized his concern about nuclear war based on political ideology but instead on my under standing of Ihe will of God for the Church as revealed In the scrip tures We must beat swords in plough shares MOH suggests fluoride treatment In an attempt to anticipate the fluoride shortage in Georgetown and Acton at the end of the year Regional Health Department is urging parents to consider a home treatment Municipalities thr oughout Ontario are running out of fluoride and are being forced to discontinue the use of fluoride in drinking water A report by Medical Officer of Health Peter Cole has shown that fluoride in the water reduces cavities up to fio per cent Cole said the supply for the George town Acton area will end in about four months Vow will run out he uld adding he believes the supply will be replenished soon after the new year To offset the lack cavity reducing fluoride he mends rents consider using a home fluoride He admitted that get ins parents to foot the bill for treatments isnt the best answer but he said the region I do anything But expect parents in carry m a long term basis he said It sonly going to be a temporary thing One the ingredients used to make fluoride is a by product of ferti lizer and as farmers Itaven I been using as much fertilizer tins year the supplies have been Ilwered