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I I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOBERT CI Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Wednesday March 1M1 PMs scheme assigns Cabinet guardian angels The riding of BramptonGeorgetown and Hut ton would be placed under the gate of Cabinet ministers Jim Fleming and John respectively II a new scheme proposed by Prime Pierre Home or Commona Speaker Jeanne told opponents of the plan Wednesday the may honor their request to have a Commons committee decide whether making Cabinet minister responsible for Individual rldlngi ostensibly to that each region a voice at Cabinet meeting is a good Idea Mr presented a lilt week assigning hi ministers to keep an eye on specific ridings Brampton- Georgetown would become the responsibility of York West MP Jim Fleming the minister of state for while riding would be handled by Hamilton East MP John Munro minister of Indian fairs and northern development Both ridings elected Conservative MPs last election Spokesmen for both the Conservative and New Democratic parties argued Tor more than an hour against Mr scheme calling It political Interference and an attempt by the Liberal government to claim credit for any positive action In a given riding Otto s last stand Maybe hes not a liar hut MP Otto Jel nek has taken one final swipe at Prime Minister Trudeau on the constitution issue Mr who was forced to leave the House of Commons when he called thePMo I during debate on the government constitution resolution again accused Mr of making inconsistent and contradictory statements about meetings he had with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher The veteran Tory repeated the charge but without using the unparliamentary word liar when he presented a motion demanding a committee review of discussions between the two government leaders Such a review he argued would clarify once and for all the many uncertainties and Inconsistencies in this regard At the same time Mr mode an effort to dispel the myth that I was nervous during a recent afternoon sitting when It was feared the prime minister would demand the Tory MP be suspended from the Commons but MP did some squirming first Otto expressed some relief Tuesday after the government failed 0 act on his accusations that Prime Minister lied in An anxious re ma in his Commons scat Tuesday long after question period ended at 3 m ex Pr me Min deau to censor him for his comments made during deb ate an the government con stituUon resolution Monday An unusual number of op position and government MPs also remained in and a dozen reporters lingered in the gallaeries aware of the fact that the had notes and a motion on his desk ready for presentation It was thought that the mo tion could express Mr Tru deau ire for Mr Jelinek use of unparliamentary tan and that It could de mand a suspension for the outspoken Tory For minutes Mr Jeilnek twisted and squirmed In his seat In apparent discomfort before the Prime Minister rose to the floor of the Com mons But the tension in the chamber quickly evaporated when the Pr me M made it clear that he would Ignore the Jelinek affair Tor now when he offered Parlia ments congratulations to Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer who their engagement that morning In London VAMPIRELLA The unsuspecting Jonathan will have a surprise In store for him If be I wake up quickly bis fiancee prepares to pounce The audiences will have a few surprises In store for them loo as the Georgetown Little Theatre winds op Its production of Count this weekend Bob Willis and Melissa Bell are just two of the fine actors In the play For a review of the play see page As Herald photo Georgetown Cillien the Year was surrounded by and friends Friday evening at the annual banquet at the Lions Hall Helping Violet Haines front r6w centre celebrate the honor bestowed on her by the Lions Club are Geor Citizen of the Year Haines Iron row left to right Margaret Haines Evelyn Haines back raw left to right John Jeff Terry Scott Joy and David and Bud Haines Standing behind VI Is her husband Tom Community work never ends but happiness is helping others By TAYLOR Herald Stall Writer Happiness Is to be found n helping others George town Ci of the Year for 1980 VI Haines told family friends and supporters at her banquet Friday There are so many people today looking for happiness and I like to remind them that happiness is be found in helping others Mrs Ha nes said In her accept once speech She said she was honored to accept the awards which included plaques from the town of Hills the province and the federal government and the plaque from the Lions Club sponsors of the event Mrs Haines expressed her appreciation to George and Marlcnc Webster who nominated her for the honor She also thanked the wonderful people in the many organizations in which she has been involved for their help friendship and cooperation over the years Special thanks went to her husband Tom and her family who supported her efforts and worked together with her Lion Stan Callaghan who chaired the selection committee for the award was the master of for the evening He introduced the head table guests and recited Mrs Haines list of accomplish In the SO years since she married Tom and moved from house to Glen Williams Mrs Haines Is a member of the fourth generation of the Scott family In this area She was born In and moved to Glen Williams after her marriage It was shortly after she married that Mrs Haines started out on a trail of community work that now has so many lanes a super highway couldn keep Mr Callaghan said At the same time Mrs Haines maintained a happy devoted family he added During the Second World War Mrs Haines worked with the Red Cross sending packages overseas and rais ing funds She still works with the Red Cross Disaster Unit For years Mrs Haines has been a member of St Guild She has sung in the choir for years and been a member of the parish council She was chairman of the church a rebuilding fund and has taught Sunday School there for almost as long as she has attended St Albans Mrs Haines is currently serving a twoyear term as president of the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary an organization which she has belonged to for several years Mrs Haines has also been a member of the Ladles Support group of the Scouts and Guides and a and fund raiser for the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band She Is a member of the Georgetown Choral Society and a past president of the group For 11 yean Mrs Haines was a member of the Rotary Amies In addition to her service club activities she was also active with ports groups serving a term as president of the Halton Ladles Softball League and supporting the teams her husband managed In hockey and lacrosse She Is a member of he Glen Williams Cemetery Board and has been Its secretary treasurer for a number of years She is continuing In her services when moat of us would be easing out Mr Callaghan said a remarkable woman Those sentiments were echoed by Hal tonBurlington MPP Julian Reed Fran Baines who was there on behalf of Braraplon-George- town MP John and Mayor Pete Pomeroy There are some who do not participate in volunteer work to a community There ore some who criticize volun teer work Mr Reed said Those who do not are the leasee those who criticize do opt understand and those who do are the vitality and the of the commu nity You have just Joined an elite and very esteemed group and certainly you will carry the flag of the Citizen of the Year In Georgetown very well Mayor Pomeroy said Past citizens of the year In Georgetown Include Peggy the Georgetown Volunteer Fire department Rev Peter Barrow the Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Service Connie Walter Gray Irwin and Joy Noble and Karen Harrison Halton only re not independently studied NDP backs full regional review candidate Chris Culler and the party two other candidates In the region are call for an independent review of regional government In Hal At a press conference Thursday with Burlington South candidate Michael Wright and Oakvllle date Zona Mr Cutler unveiled a propos al for a full review of each regional government In the province particularly of Hal ton the only one of the regions which has not been reviewed The New Democrats also propose a reform package including systems of munlci pal finance property taxes region according to the proposal The proposed inquiry would examine tlve practices the operation of council and Its committees and specific problems fenced since 1971 as well as the division of I ties between the two levels of municipal government The study should also include financial analysis to study the of the first seven years of regional govern ment in Halton Mr Cutler sold The proposal calls for a four pronged attack on prop erty taxes assessment and municipal finance In a pro posal drawn up by the party at the provincial level The proposal also calls for reduction of the percentage of education tax paid from property taxes a policy of locking the rate of municipal grant funding to the growth of provincial revenue to maintain a constant level of provincial funding to the municipalities the introduc tion of a new form of proper assessment based on the rental value of the property and a property tax credit system which would be directly related to the owner income The New Democrats hope by these proposals to ensure that the property tax pays only for benefits received and for services related to property Mr Culler said The position papers were drawn up by the three cand idates and based on policy Mr Culler said Perhaps this example of regional cooperation bet ween three candldatea can show that people of goodwill can work together on a regional basis he said the Hills and to i pony the reviews In a joint statement released at the press confer the candidates a Inadequacy of the old county system in meeting current demands but Hon whether the regional system adequately accom the Individual dif ferences in each region The necessity for planning on a regional basis the cross of municipal boundaries when It comes to services and the economics of a larger tax base for services leads 0 he conclusion that simply abolishing regional govern ment won t solve the prob lem the candidates suggest However simply tinkering with the system Ian t enough either The system must be tailored to the unique needs of each Conservative supporters await court decision on candidacy The Supreme Court of Ontario was expected to rule yesterday Tuesday after noon on the legality of Fran candidacy in the March 19 provincial election Justice RE Holland heard some arguments Thursday in the injunction appeal launched by businesswoman Currie one of the Progress Conservative party members recruited just prior to the Halton Burlington nomination meeting Feb but then denied the right help choose a candidate Lawyer Anthony Keith explained that unlike the majority of new members denied the right to choose between Mrs Baines and ELECTION CENTRAL Candidates meetings set page Milton contender Brian Penman Mrs Currie had purchased her party membership in time to quail her lo vote Mrs Baines already on the campaign trail was represented at Thursday hearing by former MP Terry 0 Connor Mrs Currie alleges that Mrs was thus illegal ly nominated and wants an Injunction prevent the Georgetown Insurance agent from declaring herself the Tory candidate and from using party funds In her ongoing campaign Justice- Holland said more arguments in the matter would be heard Tuesday The outcome of the hearing was not known at press but details will appear In The Herald Weekend Extra Friday The problem of voter billly came to light at the meeting when hundreds of new members found they could not vote because a probationary period of time required by parly constitution had not yet passed Although the new members enlisted before Premier BUI Davis picked the election date expected to help choose the PC candidate Feb the premier announcement forced the date to be advanced to Feb so Mrs Balnea would have ample time to campaign Mrs Currie said she bought her membership 17 days before the nomination meeting a period three days longer than required In the constitution Hospital readies unique plan Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital officials are currently preparing a licensing proposal for the ministry of health that would combine nursing borne and chronic care facilities in the same building on the hospital grounds finance committee chairman said he believe the combination is unique hi Ontario lite Halloa District Health Council Identified the need tor additional nursing home beds In north as critical in recent years and officials regard the need for chronic care facilities as serious The proposal if accepted by the ministry nursing home beds located in a new bonding along with chronic care facilities and a small number of selfcare unit according to hospital administrator Fred Morris Provincial funding for chronic care facilities is fully committed over the next few years and in order to expedite the needs community thehospltal as part of it proposal will offer to provide funding on a teaseback arrangement or mortgage financing which he province can support through an operating cost arrangement Mr Morris added Mr noted that the overall proposal will greatly relieve the current crowded situation In the hospital a active treatment facilities GO buses return GO Transit resumed bus service stops at Moore Park Plaza In Georgetown Monday according to Coun John McDonald Coun McDonald received official word from GO officials last week that buses would again stop at the Highway shelter outside the plaza a Firestone outlet following several months of discontinued service GO buses will drive through the plaza on their way between stops in Acton and downtown Georgetown Police pay statement Bruce Richards president of the Regional Police Association said he will be about the alleged overpayment to the forces officers in following the The statement Is expected be released some time In the next week or so but has been set The problem arose when a pay cheque which should nave been dated to fall In 1981 was daledDec i960 resultinginanextrapaychequeforl980 OK for Edward lots An Et obi coke developer has been given permission by the town planning department to subdivide four acres of land at the southeast comer of Georgetown s Edward and Margaret Streets into 11 semidetached lots Proposing to u on the property Mer Development Ltd asked for a bylaw change allowing It to shorten frontages from to 60 feet Although some area residents expressed concern at a public meeting Jan 13 that changing the bylaw would spark a precedent for future development lions a Merity representative maintained that the housing market In the province puts large lota out of reach for most home buyers Eliminate street signs Street sign vandalism in Hills t neces increased but it t stopped entirely town engineer Bob Austin Indicated at Tuesday night general committee meeting Questioned by Ward Coun Marilyn Serjeants on Mr Austin said councillors can expect a report on the street sign situation In which the lighted beacons occasionally fall prey to snowballs and stones Eliminating thesigns may be among the report recommendations Mr Austin said Save land Acknowledging that the own is badly in need of more fastball diamonds Mayor Pete nevertheless thinks the property behind the Gordon Alcott Arena is better used industrially rather than recreations 11 as has been proposed Zoned industrial the property could be valued at Following a suggestion at Tuesday night general committee meeting by Coun Harry Levy parks and recreation director Tom Shepard will be asked to suggest other locations for the diamond NOT JUST HOT AIR Mark Dykfln and Geoff Tyler demonstrated some of the qualities of air in heir project for the science fair Centennial Middle School hi Their experiment Involved showing bow hot air expands by using air heated by warm water to blow op a