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Day in life Knight chairs environment committee By Douglai Armour Queen Bureau TORONTO Soon after entering the arena of provincial politics life for Don Knight became an uphill exhlleratlng exper ience Mr Knight taking up liberal banner after former MPP Julian Reed stepped down and he soon found himself away in the changing tide of the May election and the May signing of the Liberal accord which brought his party back Into power after a vear absence It was only In ones wildest dreams that one speculated on the possibility that we might have to form the government said Mr Knight during a recent Interview in his fourth floor Queens Park office Immediately after the signing of the accord Mr Knight found himself carried away with the committees hearings and meetings that form part of his responsibilities as a Liberal backbencher During the summer months he sat with other MPPs on the Select Committee on Economic Affairs and travelled to Washington as part of the committees research wasnt until Knight and his wife Linda took a twoweek break away from politics during the summer that he was able to sit back and say Hey Im really an MPP Joked Mr Knight Although the excitement of being elected and helping to form the 33rd parliament has levelled off the 43year old former Insurance brokers heavy involvement with government affairs and representing his constituency cont inues unabated On an average day Mr Knight arrives from his Milton home about a at Queens Park from his Milton home at 9 a consults his staff and then attends committee or caucus meetings or tries to catch up on the continuous flow of correspondence with constituents government or other MPPs During afternoons he attends question period or works on the volumes of information and reports which comes from the economic environment or justice committees he Is involved with Mr Knight also sits regularly attends evening sessions at Queens Park when the House sits late to debate bills or emergency issues When not at Queens Mr Knight can be found In his Hal ton- Burl constituency office or attending public functions and generally keeping In touch with his constituents With the Increase In responsibiliti es and the Increased demand on his lime and energy Mr Knight says he has to try hard to remain accessible to his constituents and remain the ordinary Don Knight that I was before I was elected After four years in Milton munici pal politics during which time he was also busy with his own Insurance business Knight finds that working full time as an MPP is easier in keeping in contact with his constituen cy Being able to drive dally from Milton to Queens Park also helps to maximize contact with constituents and their concerns Its still politics said Knight of the difference between politics at the provincial and municipal level And politics is serving your constituents The concerns are the same but now they are oriented Generally speaking Knights long- term concerns are environmental including toxic waste disposal acid rain gravel extraction and the retent ion He is chairman of tho House Environment Committee His short term concerns which he defined as problems that are immcdlatloy solvable include youth unemployment electa rial boundary changes woer treatment and health care services particularly In the Georgetown- Acton area The Health Care Centre anil its need for additional funds to finance chronic health care beds issue Mr Knight will continue to emphasize in on going talks with Health minister Murray Mr Knight is also making his concerns about planned elector boundary redistribution known in House debates Ensuring that a community of interest Is maintained in any boundary changes Knight argues that the northern part his region should be divided by a line across Road making north of that road a new riding Under the present proposal Hal- Ion Burlington would be divided by a line running north and south making Ha Hon two ridings But Mr Knight wants to ensure that in addition to keeping riding populations across the province equal to their political repre sentation common interests and con also form the basis of any future tectorial boundary changes If Is then redistribution should be done so that northern area slays together because they do have a community of interest Mr Knlghtsfutureplans arc clear and simple electorate willing he hopes to match Reeds ten year period as Hal ton Burlington and simply to do what I need to do to ensure that the profile of my riding is enhanced and increased TDK HERALD January IS IKS Page Janes spare time devoted to editing childrens index Most people may not Tee a librarians job is filled with variety and interest but those are the reasons Jane McQuarrie became a librarian She is the Childrens Librarian for Hills Iter duties include ordering books helping plan programs overseeing the department there are four childrens librarians and feeding the guinea pigs Ms is also the branch which means she is a Town turns down crossing guard review An attempt to establish guidelines by which council can determine where school crossing guards should go was turned down by town councillors Monday night Councillors said they were happy letting Halton regional police decide where crossing guards were needed In town and said they didnt want to meddle In that part of tho decision making Coun Marilyn Serjeantsons request that town staff prepare such guidelines with police was turned down as was also her request that a review be undertaken all the current school crossing stations to see If they re still needed or where they better serve the community Such project waa Identified a year ago and a staff task force set up to establish guidelines for hiring a cross ing guard Town Ken Richardson said However because of other that look priority the staff task force never finalized criteria Identify where crossing guard stations should be set It was noted that since tho Halton Board of Education Is due to come up with a consolidation study this spring it would be wiser to wait until the I960 school year to do a review and reevaluation of school crossing stall in town Coun Cook pointed out that schools benefit from having crossing guards and that the board of education should shoulder the responsibility of where best to locate the guards Mr Richardson said Highway Traffic Act identifies school crossing guards as employees of the municipali ty so its the town that Is responsible for Iheir hiring Betty Fisher a former Halton Board of Education trustee and chairman said Ihe town should ask the Ministry Education to take on the school problem as a time saving solution when it comes lo future requests for crossing guards Voting was tied so the resolution lost go between between Acton and Georgetown she said Part of Jane McQuarries spare time is spent editing her second book Her first book she coedited it was an Index Canadian Poetry Her second project 13 an index of Canadian childrens books and is called Canad ian Picture Books A Subject Guide The books are sold lo schools and libraries We keep the price reasonable so they can afford It she said She t make much money editing books she added Spinning weaving and sports are other past times of Ms li participant and not a spectator and those sports she likes are skiing skating swimming and Scottish count- try dancing If you ever visit the library she is the one with the red hair sometimes dressed In plaid Jane McQuarrie grew up in Lind say Ontario where her parents still live She worked as a childrens librarian at her local library After finishing a BA with a French major at York University Ms Mc started ills two year MA program In library science She is bilingual and worked In the 1 11 medical library as part of her training Before coming to Halton Hills she worked four years a librarian In St Thomas Her goals in her new position arc maintain the standards of service to make the library more visible and make children feel more comfortable when they get there she said Ms McQuarrie believes the pre school programs are very success ful It is the adolescent programs that need more attention Older children dont use the library as much because they have so many other things to do she said Increasing usage of the library for all children is another goal BARRY DTIMLECK Chartered Accountant CARRETAL BUILDING SUITE 16MountainviewRd S GEORGETOWN may not be enough Monies allocated for an addition to the towns recreation and parks office on James Street in the towns 1903 budget may not be enough Coun Marilyn said he doubted the council had put aside In its capital budget for this expansion project would be enough Im sure It wont come in at the price thats listed It will be quite a bit higher the councillor said at a recent council meeting Recreation director Tom Sbepard received council permission to get notes on the work needed and report back to council before any work goes ahead With fulltime staff local coop students and Government Youth Corp workers the recreation department has up to 10 people trying to work In an area of just over 1100 square feet Including the shared use of one washroom Mr Shepard reported His plans for expansion Include adding a second washroom storage space another meeting room and office The recreation director said he has looked into relocating his staff or amalgamating with other town depart ments until a central municipal complex can be built but financially this wasnt practical Space problems have meant recreation and parks records files and maps are kept at the planning office public works office and the Memorial Arena because theres no room for them at James St volunteer hours our auxiliary reports Twelve attended the Georgetown Hospital Auxiliary meet ing Jan at the hospital Reports indicated the Teenage Volunteer membership has Increased to 38 During December there were volunteer hours spent In Ihe hospital and Bennett Centre by both adult and teenage volunteers Delegates at the Convention in early December reported attending some very Interesting sessions The fund raising convenor said the Christmas Ball was a huge success There are many events coming up the next six months starting with the General Meeting Jan There will be Fashion Show early April as well as the Annual Meeting Our 2nd annual Family Fiesta will be held May and June will be our Annual Pot Luck Supper and later the Strawberry Tea Dont forget the General Meeting Jan and executive meeting Feb 12 Spread your warmth Dont spend the winter behind locked doors Get out and spread a little warmth by volunteering If you are an armchair athlete why not share some of your time with a mildly handicapped gentleman who would like a companion to attend sporting events or just to visit and talk find out more about these and many more volunteer positions by calling your Volunteer Bureau at The problems so bad that recrea tion staff are even holding meetings with members of the public In cars In the parking lot 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