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Home Newspaper Helton Hills Established 866 A Division Canadian Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario GARNET COWSILL Publisher and General Manager Editor PHONE J STEVEN FOREMAN Advertising Manager page SECTION A THE HERALD December IMS Sizing up our new United Way Playing devil s advocate isn t a very glory seeking job Veteran charity campaigner Vic tried to per the positive feelings of the Halton Hills United Way board of directors His criticism at an Information night last week was constructive and timely Mr said there will be problems In 1m a United Way they cant be avoided But we feel the solutions depend on having full support of the town and a ready lineup of volunteers to help The argument for supporting a United Way is per suasive Why can we make it work in Halton Hills A United Way for this town would be run by local people for local social service and health agencies The money collected is handed out to participating agencies based on the decisions of local volunteers who review budgets and sub- keeps spitting out my letter to the editor agreeing with the report on Canada Post Pay equity is coming Because of its size Halton Hills does not have the same quantity of social service help that is available to our larger neighbors to the south A strong United Way cam will help bring services closer to people in town Money may be available to open more offices in Halton Hills Because it is so difficult travelling from our com to places such as Oakville and Burlington locating more health and social services closer to town makes sen Three more points 1 United way is a chanty drive here agencies have the choice to opt in or out its emocrauc 2 Payroll deductions supported by United Way have the potential to raise substantial amounts of money in the community without people missing the dollar or two that can be deducted from every paycheck 3 United Way transfer payments received from our large commuter population make United Way attractive Now they can support United Way services that will benefit the town in which they live Yes there will be problems But a concerted effort to find solutions will make the United Way a success in our community Well deserved win Peter Pomeroy s reelection as regional chairman last week was well deserved The former Mayor of Halton Hills has served with distinction at the region since he was elected by council members over two years ago Largely because of his experience and leadership the native gathered enough support to beat challenger Ann from Oakville His victory is good for Hills Mr job puts him in an influential position that can help our town councillors when they feel their views are being ignored Coming from a smaller community away from superpowers and Burlington Mr is more likely to be perceived as a neutral arbitrator rather than a biased antagonist Had Mrs Mulvale won the chairmans job she might have been accused periodically of favoring her home riding This may be the last time it will be so easy for a Halton Hills representative to become regional chairman Premier David Peterson has promised to make the process of choosing a regional chairman totally democratic If a full election by the public is held it will be dif for candidates in Halton Hills to compete against and Burlington opponents who are more well known to their constituency which consists of a larger bloc of voters In the meantime Mr Pomeroy has the experience to assure us that Halton Region will be well served for the next three years IHrrkNrlfioi TORONTO Pay equity is coming to Ontario The Liberals promised It in the last provincial election campaign and now they they intend to deliver Pay equity which is also called equal pay for work of equal value or comparable worth is the motherhood Issue our day It Is a scheme for paying men and women In the same firm who do different Jobs the same wages not note already law but different Jobs It will be the law of the land a fundamental goal of this govern AttorneyGeneral Ian Scott said Of course as befits a party that does everything In the context of when it might call the next election he was vague on details and timing And in the process he left the high and dry The New Democrats signed an accord with the Liberals to bring the pay equity bill in this sitting thing unlikely to happen now But it Is coming The discussion paper released by Scott makes plain the only debate allowed will be about the Is of implementation Different Job categories where one sex or the other predominates within the same firm would be compared on the basis of skill effort responsibility and working conditions If the person doing the comparison a bureaucrat or academic from outside found the Jobs of equal value then female wages would be adjusted upwards to match the male Jobs Male wages interestingly are never adjust downwards under this system This presumably means that men are never overpaid only that women ore underpaid As Scott s discussion paper notes other Jurisdictions have long since legislated pay equity What he do Is give examples of what that has meant in practice For example the paper t record the Julie Keyword saga In the United Kingdom where the Equal Opportunity Commission found her assistant cook Job to be of equal value to a carpenter working ft up on a Show is written directed by God Clergy Comment By DR JOHN M Lutheran Church New experiences often mean new insights I recently had the experience of writing casting rehearsing and directing a short play for television It was something to see the project through that whole route It gives a person quite a sense of power almost power In a very small way it Is like Gods work of creation In a sense God is the Writer and Director of the drama here on earth most of us do not give much thought to the writer and the director We think about the characters and actors But if we consider at all we know that there had to be someone who wrote the script and someone who directed the perform Yet the writer and the director do not usually appear In the movie Itself There are people who deny the existence of God or at least live as if there were no God They have not given it sufficient thought A movie is not made by a camera Just happening to be on the spot when actors Just happen to deliver certain lines that pop Into their heads Nor does the universe just happen to exist without a Creator Other people want to reduce God to being merely another Actor in the play They sometimes pray as if they could produce the desired response from God by giving Him the right cue But as the director is outside the play so God is outside the world He Is not In our power We are in His power When we pray we should know to Whom we are speaking God a power is good news to those who know His love grace In Christ For others it is bad news Someone may object that this way of speaking denies free will That is a complicated issue For now let us simply note that a human director hardly exercises complete control over the actors God did not create Adam and Eve to be pets or robots He wanted them to be free persons They were free and they messed things up Then the Director Himself The Director finally did appear in the drama to save it and us from going completely to hell That is Jesus Christ true God and true Man both Director and Actor He gave the directions commandments Then after we poor players on the worlds stage had messed It up God entered the play to straighten things out to salvage the ending He died in out place for our sins so that we got to heaven not to hell Jesus rose from the dead and ascended Into heaven The Director will not appear in drama again until the final act Jesus will return to Judge he world In this case the Director Is also the Critic But those who trust In Christ need not be afraid of the reviews Jesus Christ performed enough and well enough to carry the play for all of us His life directions for us His death paid for and made up for our sins This Actor satisfied Himself as Director and Critic for us God a love and grace In Christ insure a happy ending for those who rust Him Takes patience humor Foster children are like any children NOTE The following interview with a foster family Identifies some of the rewards and challenges of festering children and adolescents The training session for foster parents begins Nov For more laformaUon call the Children AM Society This article was written by Karen Hewer a staff member of the CAS What attracts a couple to become foster parents In today society What type of person does It lata awl bow do they cope with from a child difficult behaviour and discipline to questions recently revealed through an interview with Burlington foster parents Delaine and BUI Everett It began for young couple four or Ave yean ago when Delaine gam where her lit parent a completely concert to Br It At that parents of wanted to have a second Martina fostering They now haw tout natural children aged nine six eighteen months and four months and foster a sixteenyearold and a tenyearold In the years since they began fostering they have seen many childr en come and go from their home We ve never had a problem from kids because the goal of fostering is to have them return home said Delaine We usually say the foster kids are like any kids some are difficult others are not The Everetts said they have found fair and just disciplines for most behaviour We use natural consequ ences for discipline said Delaine and Bill used the example that If a child Is IS minutes late for something they may have stay behind for IS minutes As teenagers sometimes overlook keeping their foster parents informed of their whereabouts BUI said they must give hours notice before they are allowed to go some where Delaine stressed that we don t do things any different with the foster kids than our own every kid does something wrong at some point We praise positive behaviour She added that their own children accept their role as a foster family very well even talking proudly about It to their friends at school I don t think Michael a rem em bers a time when we didn have kids said Bill The couple added that through fostering their own children have gained a widened perspective on life and have an appreciation for what they have Bill noted that as a parent there is a tendency to spend time with the one who Is misbehaving and emphasized the importance of recognizing the children for good behaviour as well The said that to cope with the heavy demands of being a foster family It is Important that they spend time alone a family and as a couple This summer the couple spent days alone In the west and sometimes plan family outings for weekends when the foster children are on horns visits Since in many cases the foster children maintain a relationship with their natural families and ultimately return there It Is important for the natural family to be reinforced The recognize the Importance of a child roots to his or her self concept and development What Is also very Important to the is the support they provide each other consulting before making even small decisions They also have experienced very good relationships with their social workers at the Children Aid Society We feel this Is very important you know will back you up There are situations where foster parents feel it is in the best interest of everyone that a child be moved to another foster home or outside place ment When this happened to the Blllsaldhefeltalotaf guilt It was like a failure But with the support of his family and the agency he came to terms with move Asked the qualities needed to foster the cited patience and a sense of humour In summary Delaine said they feel that fostering gives them a good feeling to think you ve done something if anything were to happen to Bill and I 1 d like to feel our kids would be looked after by a caring family be happy and have a good life natural gas rig in the North Sea worked In a shipyard canteen The men she was compared with worked at various skilled trades in the same company The physical and environmental demands upon her the planning and decision malting she did and the skill knowledge and responsibility required from her according to Ralph Harris in the London Dally Telegraph was seen as equal to the men For Instance the craftsmen might have to Judge their material face fumes noise and dust and risk hazards from saws chisels and falling from heights but the cook had the mental effort required In menu planning plus constant standing and periodic awkward postures and hazards from boiling fat steam and hot ovens Besides she had to exercise care if she to give everyone food poisoning No doubt Scott would approve That the real solution to socalled inequity Is to get more women into trades and more men as assistant cooks never seems to have crossed anyone mind But that Is the age we live in Letters Kilometre of coins raise 992 Dear Sir On behalf of the Georgetown Lioness Club I would like to thank all who donated to our Kilometre of Coins way Although we did not complete the kilometre we will be able to turn over to the Dorset Dialysis Holiday Camp because of your genero sity Thanks to Sacll Packaging for tape and to Norm for gathering literature tor us from the Kidney Foundation The Dorset Camp flyers were provided by Lions Camp Dorset Chair man Littles Trailer World obligingly supplied the warmth and comfort of one of their fine trailers for our use and Zellera kept shoppers Informed of our project with regular P A announce ments Your newspaper helped us with Informative coverage both before and after To each and everyone of you who helped out through donations and assistance We couldn nave done It without you Sincerely Lioness Neely Chairperson Pull strings for puppets Dear Sir The Kids on the Block are looking for people who can bring them to life Mark Riley who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheel chair and some of his friends who are blind deaf or retarded cannot tell other children about their disabilities without your help They are all puppets who are In need of a puppeteer The Kids were the creation of a special education teacher from the United States who recognized that puppets were an effective way to remove the stereotypes often associat ed with disability Since their in the Kids on the Block program Is now being used In nine countries throughout the world The North committee would to see It Implemented In our communlU The target group for presentation will be school children In grades and with the volunteers being asked to commit one or two half days per week for presentations Training is provided with special kits and programs that aim to okay prejudice and fears about disabled people and help handicapped and children Inter act play and work together You do not require a background in acting to volunteer Just a desire to learn and teach others to be sensitive to the of these special Kids If you wish to enquire about this unique and exciting program please coll Benny MacLeod or Yours sincerely THIRTY YEARS AGORay Whitney councillor candidate Baked voters not to vole for him even though his name will be on the ballot He made the decision because of personal and business affairs needing his time Judd Davidson became the leader In two divisions of the industrial bowling league and he boosted the firemen team to seventh place He bowled a single and a MB triple Jack Armstrong will return as Mayor of Georgetown after being the only candidate It will be his fifth term as mayor Mr and Mrs Ed Harris celebrated their wedding anniversary at thetr Ontario Street home MP Sybil Bennett and MPP Stan Hall visited the Harris home FIFTEEN YEARS George town Rebels collected six of ten firsts at their wrestling tournament on their way to the Ontario games First places went to Joe Norm Ferguson Dave Hall Vince Graham Jon Tost and Jim The grant shall follow the child Is the slogan of the Christian Reform Church petition asking for all schools to have equal grants Over 3500 people signed the petition to be delivered to Premier John After years in township politics George Currie retired as reeve of Esquesing Mr 80 was only out of politics for four yean since District commissioner of scouting Gordon Douglas has the difficult Job of choosing one scout to go to the World Jamboree in Japan this year The trip will cost half will be provided by the Georgetown District TEN YEARS AGOEnrico Caruso waa named a lifetime member of the Ontario Lacrosse Association at their annual meeting He was also elected to the Board of Governors Give Llewellyn finished second In the pound class of the Open Wrestling Tournament He was defeated by Stan of the United States assistant coach of Michigan Tech and the 1975 World Champion Tim Rogers of Eleanor Crescent enlisted last Wednesday in the Canadl an Armed Forces The swearing in took place at the Canada Manpower Office In Georgetown Four staff members of local schools resigned They are Miss Cberie Robinson of Georgetown District High School Mrs Dorothy of Park School and Mrs Marlon Radford and Mrs Susan of Speyslde Public School FIVE YEARS AGOThe Georgetown Choral Society tenth season Christ mas feature la called Festival Noel Soloists are bass BUI Brush soprano Anna Burke and Mary Jane McGuinn alto Carolyn Simmons and tenors Martin Veltman and Simon Edwards the Raiders are less hopeful of acquiring former Boston Bruin Derek Sanderson The decision Is Sandersons and he has not contacted Dave Kentner George Is one of Canadi to win a Skldoo Citation He entered BuildAll s draw and picked up the Skldoo at Hurt Allison Equipment on Highway 7 In the summer of an attend ant care study was conducted by the Ontario March of Dimes As a result a need was proven for an outreach program In the Region As revealed the greatest demand for the program funding by the government to the service this past summer Now the has informed me there is sufficient funding to offer attendant care to residents of north who require one and one half to three hours of personal care per day washing eating dressing Ing etc Priority has bow given to those who completed the questionnaire and the coordinator has made an effort contact each participant At this time we would to hear from others that were not involved If you feel that you might require this free service and are interested in applying please call me at Demand from the community will help determine whether there will be ongo ing funding after March 19U Dec la the first meeting date for the committee reviewing section accessibility of the Ontario Building Code Hon Curling Minister of Housing has requested a report with the committee a recommendations for early In the new year Therefore It Is important that I hear from you regarding any changes that you would like Implemented As I have boon requested to be a member of that committee I will be able to give direct Input Into the decision making process To date several citizens have responded to my requests and their suggestions have been appreciated Cable 4 a Against the Odds cohosted by Barry Page and myself will have a change of time In December It will be shown at the first Wednesday of each month and repeated at the third Thursday Our guest this month la Fred Morris Administrator of the Georgetown and District Hospital The Physically Handicapped alliens Association will be holding ihdr annual general meeting Dec at Park Public School In Georgetown This your opportunity to become Involved in an where your atjJcontribu- tion can help create opportunities for bow and In the future An are welcome to attend