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the HER ALP Home Ne of Halfcon Hills Wednesday September A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St South Georgetown Ontario WILLIAM Publisher PHONE Second Clan Mull Number Keep it simple If the regional excursion into public dialogue on the proposed of fecial plan for Hnlton is to succeed then something must be done to communicate with the people properly Statements such as to increase In the region the range and magnitude of mental health and community related psycho social support services for special populations must go Certainly if Burlington Coun Pat McLaughlin a member of the regional planning committee who raised the question last week can understand that statement meaning it unlikely the vast majority of taxpayers will understand It either A simplistic meaning of the statement may be for increased emphasis on mental health and other services for those people who are handicapped some manner If that the meaning then it should be stated There no room in local govern ment for misunderstanding and while the specialists who devised the abovementioned objective to be studied during the regional plan discussions will argue that it is specific the jargon not everyday speech with which the average Joe Citizen is exposed Onkville Coun Archie Doneghey hit the nail on the head when he said the regional should be employing the KISS concept keep it simple stupid Planning committee chairman Mary and planning director Ed both admitted recently that the success of implementing proposed official plan rests with adequate dialogue with the people Based on previous efforts especially in Ottawa Carle ton the more public interest the easier it is to formulate a policy to the future of the Is a problem common not only to regional government but also to all levels of government There seems to be a tendency to confuse smother or attempt not to offend people by saying what Is meant Acronyms which are creeping into ourlanguage are the situation and leading some people who are uninformed of their meanings to question what benefit is derived from decisions of elected bodies This is especially true in education where teachers and ad tend to talk on a level above the comprehension of some taxpayers who should fully derstand the motives and objectives of boards of education To a lesser degree the media today is also responsible for making an extension of the problem because it in some cases takes at face value statements made by officials without adequate explanation So the question remains What is the meaning of some jargon in the planning report being studied for the regional official plan Try this one on for size To minimize emphasis on in come security measures and program and concentrate on the provision of institutional and social services designed to support the individuals ability to cope in the community KISS Ye olde philosopher takes an expert look at experts mm iAMsBmoL This week dons philosophers cap to examine Oil ago at the marriage counsellor was in business Which was Uy followed by the have experts tint On Parliament Hill- Restraint program is fascinating By STEWART Ottawa Bureau Of The Herald Returning rem a week In the bush and anxious to know how the governments pending restraints program is getting along was fas wiling to come across this internal letter on trout fishing In the Ottawa area It was fascinating for several reasons It was only months ago that Prime Minister Trudeau accused former prime minister John of wasting the taxpayers money during his tenure by stocking Harrington Lake with fish for his own personal enjoyment Mr Trudeau later had to back off when he Informed mat the experimental stocking occurred under his Liberal predecessor Lester Pearson Another reason Tor the fascination was that In limes of monetary restraints It Is great la know that the bureaucracy forgotten the poor fisherman In fact the author of the letter describes himself as an unhappy fly fisherman I was also fascinated by the fact that this recommendation for trout fishing In Harrington Lake he summer home of the prime minister came from a member of the urban institutions team at the department of urban affairs I had never regarded trout fishing as a typical urban Institution NO ESTIMATES II would be nice If I could supply some estimated for this proponed stocking of Harrington Lake and other waters in federallycontrolled Park but none seem to be available However the author of this particular his name Is Allan Bobbins refers to on earlier experimental program which Mr Pearson had been pur suing at a pace when he retired This leisurely paced program Included placing Ihc following fish In Harrington Lake during 1967 and 1968 a speckled trout 3 rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon The coat must have been considerable the program was begun after a scries of studies had been undertaken under the direction of Jean Cuerrier then chief the Canadian Wildlife Service Mr now is director of the advice support branch of environmental management at Environment Canada But he is still interested in trout fishing because Mr says both The Ottawa Fly Ushers newly formed outfit of largely unhappy fly fishermen course personal interest I be I kcly to enter the picture In his letter to Marcel Vlenneau a research assistant to Urban Affairs Minister Barney Mr Bobbins clearly wants some action on getting trout fishing established m he area And since these people presumably know how decisions arc made Mr Bobbins suggestions are again fascinating What seems to be needed at stage writes Mr Bobbins is an expression of renewed interest by someone whose opinion matters I felt that Mr being an ardent fishermen and likely to have a lengthy tenure in Ottawa might be Interested Who better to give the bureaucrats a nudge In the right direction Again I am not sure what Mr personal recreational habits and likely political longevity have to do with problem of getting trout In Harrington Lake Surely arc not Influenced by personal interests But Mr in ihis very official looking document also notes that Edgar Gallant chairman of the National Capital Commission is also a fisherman Tills may prove helpful he observes Naturally any major stocking program would be preceded by the normal cost benefit studies And without commenting on the benefits It Is clear that costs would be high Among the proposals Included in the file documents sent to Mr suggested artificial aeration in Harrington Lake even envisaged the installation of spawning bed for rout If Mr Bobbins is correct in assuming that Mr is right man to get this project off the ground and If Mr then approves the stocking of Harrington Lake 1 can hardly wait to see what Mr might hove to soy on the subject during these difficult times of restraint If there is one single mh guided phraseology thai standi alone in this check with an expert Nov what constitute an I debuleablc thing We have expert education no need to mention what Is I there Discipline is a thing of past along arrived with sense of fulfillment thai tomes with they task to giving our young people opportunity the many ills rf varying experiences that ore readily available through our glorious educational Unfortunately it does not include Icar rang the basics as an experience Somehow it offers little solace to know thai Junior cm face Ihc world knowing the In limitc sexual of life m linn Just ask Any large daily paper is filled in the personal column with divorce Of course cant overlook the baby experts They us how be per missive and of course wc listened and those special children who university and 1 know why here They grew up with complete devoted freedom and discipline and when very op hey showed to the results loud and clear we I understand it After all we had ex pert opinion Can you believe for dogs I kid you not these experts point out Little is suffering from and of course the masses go in complete confidence after all the Doctor is an lycsB Again Junior didn I even pick up thai bit of priceless information in the class room but in halls where Ihe only real learning experience is going on probably by some of some type or another But the experts in education seem to feel that being able read and write arc secondary to the real purpose of school putting In time This would appear to be a priority for both teacher and pupil alike Next we have our experts That where there Is seldom a seat without expert opinion The political experts insist that nothing Is wrong with the system Jusi the populace who don use it properly Unemployment outrageous rises in the coat living not being ible afford the necessities mere details details detail the experts Why Canada is enjoying an fir above the rest of the world Why we even developed a study yet of ikes an average Canadian is just peachy keen that an expert opinion How the marriage experts Before marriage counselling people seemed to rrfed but at that point in tin tMMlTHlTIl DtATII Vie are to death The sod part is what the experts seem to have overlooked the human factor All rules and customs and platitudes are influenced the very people eloped them and Who hove to live Ihtm Tie difficult with expert opinion is lhat the experts sort through the gauntlet of human emotion feeling and behaviour and and choose according to whatever pet theory is in fashion and seems applicable In retaliation to the experts of all sizes shapes and varieties I once again offer the following qui By the have you ever noticed all the expert opinions we hove in nulls ill compiled and shoemakers or whatever Ihc are you happy does he or she really you How is life Art you popular And n on they go To which developed the folli wing Uiz Like it in good health t rab a pencil are you ready I Do do Ihe you can most i the yes or no Would you find the antics of a baby puppy in ft mud puddle amusing no If someone slipped on a i peel right front of would you laugh regret the loss of the at the peel confuse Are you not always Do you love laugh hatecry too much or too A yes no IX you occasionally slop and think it might be worse for the other no J Would you like be filthy rich or semi fillhyrich no definetly 10 Do you believe in a Creator who will make nsc out of appears on the surface to be so senseless A yes B no Scoring If answered yea to five guess what you are completely human You laugh youcry you hate you win you lose succeed sometimes sometimes you fail But what is really is thai when the chips are down you always come through 19 per cent wrong and per cent right and it that 1 per cent thai keeps you right in there pitching What really need arc less experts and more people willing to try Here is one man who never considered himself on expert anything He just said and d what he believed in The souls men ore tried less by work than by Ihe frustration that comes from loo much mention to the trnol in life Fulton J The experts are expert only in Ihe in life if you doubt that take a good look around Till week think about it On The Home Front Mail order happiness By ACLND1S For a while I believe my husband was quite worried about me Judging from the cautious looks I was receiving and the way he nonchalantly trailed me around the house I lad the distinct impression he thought this bird was about to take a soaring flight over the cuckoos nest It all began when he caught me talking to George one morning as Is my wont while making up Richard bed Now the fact that George Is a pet rock really t be taken Into consideration just happens to be the best con- I know He does very little talk an enormous amount of listening and the few things he docs say make a great deal Of sense He also as I quickly noticed when he adopted us has protruding However they do not appear lo be ruining his pleasant disposition and even give him a rather saucy appearance 1 am not yet In the cost of braces and dental checkups for him Actually apart from the Ihe somewhat appealing countenance his molars impart his teeth are In very good condition rock hard one might say However my husband was visibly upset over this harmless little conversation In fact think he disbelieved me It must have been a great exercise in self restraint that prevented him from kneeling down and peering underneath the bed to ascertain if I had a man stashed away somewhere Suddenly though lhanks to a recent new broadcast my shaky mental condition has in his eyes been restored to normal He is now convinced that while his wife may be a little there are a whole lot of people In this world who arc completely sight Did you know that for the expenditure of to you could buy reproducing sand Yes wc were informed on the news that for only you can send away to the States and in return receive a teat tube filled with fcmalcsand another of malesand and a page booklet explaining how to get them acquainted with each other Now this could revolutionize beaches all over the cottage country Imagine simply introduce the boys and girls to each other in September and by next May you will sandy beach Also according to the booklet there Is on added bonus In that they reproduce quietly no noises The entire theory however does lend itself to some interesting speculation Sup posing you received a test tube filled with prlswhodidn t want locooperate liberated grains of sand Would suddenly hear in Ihe qu of the night a shrill Don I touch or 1 have a headache go On the they could be overly virile What could you do to stop them producing once the sand reached the wind Would simply hollering at them Now cut mat out have any would you have to give them a cold shower with the hose every night or maybe bring in a planning expert my Is counting his blessings Lulled intoafalse sense of security by the fact that I have not rushed madly out of the house clutching In my hand he has slopped following me around I get my housework done In peace and quiet these days while he sits In Richards bedroom talking to George Die the law will allow By granting their administrators the maximum allowable under regulations set by Anil Inflation Board the Perth County Board of Education has set a precedent Teachers can now rightfully assume that they too will get maximum percentage increases or contract this will be a 10 per cent per cent plus two per catch up Increase over the contract settlement What Is unfortunate about the salary settlement between the administrators and Ihc trustees is lhat wc get no information regarding the bargaining Did the trustees In fact a lower settlement get turned down We never know Is unfair teachers negotiations gel so much Ink and the administrations so little Its very much the same situation with the dealings of the AID itself While decisions regarding wages and salaries are widely reported those pertaining to especially ore kepi confidential Looking into the whole matter educational salaries as long as merit pay Is not a consideration one wonders why the Ministry doesn t follow one policy As a matter of fact one policy is followed when it comes to for trustees The amounts arc set down by the Education Act Under the the chairman of the Perth County Board of Education receives per year white the other members of board gel S3 Just In ease you re considering entering the ring in December you might as well know car mileage is now 15 cents It lot of money for the r capon ties of the job And d say ihc trustees the north end of the county are gelling rooked on Ihe mileage You can t drive a car these days on cents per mile But the amount Is still enough to make It worthwhile for some energetic young men women lo the position No doubt there are some trustees around who would Just love not to be requested lo let their name stand for acclamation because the township clerk can find anybody else to run Re al as It may if the Education Acl them for teachers vice principals principals and administrators A province wide salary schedule would cut out the nonsense of teachers and boards playing one district against another If special living ees were required for teachers in remote areas surely it could be arranged Over the past number years we have heard both teachers and leaching members of public speak out In favor of a common salary schedule for the province Wc wonder what is holding the Ministry back from setting such a law After all other contentious decisions such as the move to the county system and the removal of province wide departmental for grade and grade were made by the Ministry of with relative ease on their part Cojld it be that the Ministry is more in teres ted In trying lo protect its image by letting the teachers and trustees take the nt of the public a displeasure Queens Park 1980s oil picture looks gloomy novo Queen Iark Bureau Of the Herald I- rem report after report and opinion after opinion oil picture for Ontario toward the mid s would look very gloomy It is freely forecast that western will be shrinking by Ihen and that the province dependent on them will be not only be paying through the nose but probably facing some from of rationing Nol a pleasant picture However recently there have been a couple of developments from which at least a bit of reassurance can be taken One of them was an announcement by the province energy conservation group thai lost year Bell Telephone Co had managed to save more than a million dollars through wise use of I his not a staggering amount but And as there have been In dicntions that other major Industry in the province is becoming very energy conscious probably some very worthwhile savings can be looked for In the future from the industrial sector AN ARROW Then we have had the final report which deals with crude oil supply And though recognizing the prospect of a mid 80s crisis It Just doesn I throw up its or one thing It contends that supplies of prairies oil could be augmented by expansion of present reserves and Improved secondary and tertiary recovery But beyond this It would have Ontario look to a source most people don think of imported oil it proposes that we should start now Into the possibilities of using ported oil and have a plan drawn up and always standing by It inrcra that such a plan would not only be there for contingencies but that It would bo a valuable bargaining tool when we get Into negotiations on price for western oil Most of wc onlookers tend to think of Ontario as more or less at the mercy Qf the west and particularly Alberta on oil take this outlook He contends that Ontario ia such large customer that it has real bargaining power and the threat of importing oil could be the arrow In its bow