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Plllls Iujrc It Those sure Ed Mirvish of the Glen Page Bl Region budget bleak Page Let Yourself Go To Cleaners Laundromat SAME DAY SERVICE the HERALD lotas newspaper of Hills J Established 1866 u ntitla Jit fur Sfr OPEN SUNDAYS It On I til Unhappy MDs meet to plan strategy By SANDY CAMPBELL Herald About Georgetown doctors were to meet last night Tuesday with a member of the Ontario Medical Association to discuss whether or not they will support the The doctors are unhappy and want to do something Dr Boyd Hoddinott a Georgetown Medical Associates member said The is urging members to disobey the law if the province goes ahead with proposed legislation that bans extra billing The Association wants its doctors lo opt out of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan which means doctors would bill patients directly end it would be up to patients to seek reimbursement from OHIP Just how far local doctors will go to demonstrate opposition lo the proposal wasnt known by press time but feelings are strong on the I would go to jail to protect freedom In my office Dr Hoddinott declared Dr Elliott also a Georgetown Medical Associates member thinks most local doctors will stand behind the OMA Five doctors who spoke to The Herald said they do On the executive of the Hamming it up nothing new for Globes latest star By LOIS PHASER firet Anything Goes One of Jans Herald Special llncs alright Jan Hillier has found herself an unusual pet for the run of Globe She is taking lot of ribbing from the Productions Abner The script Oneof the guys proposed and calls for her lo carry a young pig since M he brin the she is playing Moonbeam McSwine along with her one of Dogpatchs tackiest residents f She is a far cry from the sweet all this controversy young girl Hope Jan played in Globes ls interested to furthering his career by getting maximum exposure His stage name was chosen by the cast of Abner and it was a toss up between Hamlet or Pork Chop Hamlet was chosen because of the names theatrical connection and he has every Intention of living up to his name Hamlet is eight weeks old and has wanted to be on stage ever since he was born He is on contract with Globe Tor the 11 night run of Abner which opens Jan 30 at the John Elliott Theatre His agent Alan Hardy of has arranged for modations befitting a star of Hamlets status He will be residing at the farm of Ralph Cunningham assistant stage manager Hamlet will have a star painted on his stall and will be available Tor hoofprlnts by appointment only For a chance to see Canadas fastest rising Hogging the limelight nothing pjgi during his limited engagement new Globes animal star aptly in Georgetown call Globes box office named Hamlet at if J Complex a high priority Long lingering in the minds of councillors the Idea of a central municipal administration building waa put down In writing and designa ted high priority recently Members of the town s Municip ally Owned Property Committee voted in favor of housing all the town departments in one central building at their Jan meeting They also stated achievement of this goal be given a high priority and that a review be made of how it con be done Right now town staff are spread across the town in a number of rented and townowned offices New accommodation for them should serve not only the present but the future needs and residenU of the town the committee At the committees next meeting town staff will bo reporting back on the cost and efficiency of buying portables for these departments Task force With the unanimous support of 17 firearms and hunting was passed by BC speakers representing pro and anti- hunting groups regional councillors voted in favor of setting up a task force to study whether the current ban on bunting in the agree ment forests should stay The ban on the discharge of region shortly before the fail deer hunt angering many local hunt ing organizations and farmers who objected to not being asked their opinion before the ban was put Into Last week councillors supported Hunters or birdwatchers Safely public safety is one of the key factors in ihe debate over whether Hal Ions agreement forests should bo reopened for hunting I dont think the Issue is liability at ail To mc the issue Is land use conflicts Burlington Coun Joan Little said Wednesday at regional council She said she wanted a close look taken of the agreement forests sec if some areas lead themselves to hunting and some don Residents living near the forest lands object to their recreational uses of he lands being disturbed by hunters as well as the trespassing on their private lands by these hunters They say they arc afraid to go cross country skiing hiking or alongside with hunters Burlington Coun Rob Forbes said he supported a ban on hunting In Ihese forests and pointed out that unless there was some enforcement of the law on these lands a ban was the only way for council to go The Ministry is going to have lo realize that and are going have to give us enforcement he said Mayor Bill said that if someone gels killed or serious Injured while in the forest the region may be named responsible Id rather run Into an unsafe hiker than an unsafe person who hikes he concluded Milton Coun Bill Johnson pointed out residents near these agreement forests dont object to hunting but are concerned because of all the trespassing on their property by hunters God help anyone on this council if theres a shooting accident he warned Residential growth In the rural areas has Increased over the years creating this conflict between recreational use and hunting Oakvllle Liz noted member Ontario branch of Hie College of Family Physicians said the College is supporting the In neighboring Peel to SO per cent of doctors recently turned out for a vote on whether they would support the Ontario Medical Association and the result was a unanimous yes sold Doctors and Hal par in see extra billing as a smokescreen clouding the real Issue in this contro versy which they say Is declining health care in Ontario Georgetown District Memorial Hospitals President of the medical staff Dr Donald Trant agrees He says the government Is underfunding health care and that is the issue in a letter to The Herald this week If people want a first rale system they have to understand they will have to pay for it and hat doesn mean paying more money to physicians Ha I par in said He sees banning extra billing as the first of many to control doctors which will hurt the health care system Even the title of the proposed legislation is a smokescreen said Called the Health Care Accessibility Act It Implies health care is not accessible now the doctor The truth Is it will be less accessible when the government bans extra billing and standards decline Alex Ashenhurst of Georgetown Is concerned that banning extra billing will lead to more restrictions on doctors Hire capping Capping means doctors will be allowed to earn only so much after which taxes increase drastically The doctor said capping is practised In Quebec Where doctors can set up practice will be another control anticipates will bo by the government Doctors part pating in OHIP won be able to choose where they want to work he said Doctors may also have the number of rays and lab tests per patient limited in future Ashenhurst said Psychiatrist Brian Jordon supports the on principle he said He laid he doesnt agree with government interference In doctors freedom 1 dont extra bill said adding doctors who do rarely refuse patients who cant afford their services If they are refused by one doctor there is always another who extra bill said White Cane Week The week of Feb to has been declared White Cane Week by Hills councillors Cosponsored by the Canadian Council or the Blind and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind activities and Information designed to heighten public aware ness about blindness and visual impairment will be featured across Canada the earlier decision by the regions planning and public works committee to set up a task force Membership on the task force will be one person each from the hunting community the agricultural commu nity the Haiton Regional Police Force the Ministry of Natural Resources and the regional council There will bo two people representing the public largc as well on this task force Regional staff arc to get up guidelines for the groups work and how the membership should be select ed Although the task force has been given a deadline of April end to come up with its report councillors acknowledged that that may not be enough time In the meantime until the task force set up and its report accepted there is no hunting allowed In agreement forests In The weighty decision of whether dlscharg firearms should be permitted In these forests Is up to this task force As well the task force will look into Rations potential liability vis a vis the hunting or use of firearms In the agreement forests as well as consider compensatory claims to Ihe regions formers Other Items to be considered include a regional land registry for hunting residentsonly hunt an extended deer hunt visible hunter numbers and improved Ministry control and enforcement Regional Chairman Peter Pome- There a new rink in town for diamond as Joe Hewitt sod outdoor skaters Saturday afternoon Sheldon and fiveyearold Ice was great at the homemade Matthew round out rink at the William ball photo debate committee The number of school closures Us anticipated the Committee being recommended the recommendations will be accepted board of education by Its Hills without too much difficulty by the School Consolidation Committee was to board be decided Tuesday night after The The board of education Herald went to press has never overturned a consolidation Expected to be between two and report Chairman Bruce said The Tour schools this difficult decision was vote comes at the boards March to be made at last night Committee me meeting The school closures ore Then an integration committee anticipated to take effect in September will be formed to put the closures Into as a measure lo handle declining effect as smoothly and comfortably enrolments and keep school programs as possible for children and parents operating Chairman Bruce said Yesterday Hills Trustee Public meetings will be held and Board Chairman Arlene Bruce between Feb and March at local said the Committees schools to discuss the closure scheduled to go before the recommendations she said board Feb When the public will be This study is the largest ever made aware of the Committees attempted by the Haiton board and decision known and Trustee has involved 31 people in a year of Bruce refused to comment on It meetings It was prompted by Ihe Last night meeting was to decide declining enrol men Is at schools in the when parents should know which north schools arc close Gas dealer fights back in price war If you t buy your gas as Esso on the crest of the Norval hill sometime between Monday afternoon and Tuesday noon you paid too much The first station along Highway 7 as you enter Georgetown had the lowest rates formiics around early week attracting long lineups of customers as well as media coverage The price was down to 39 cents per litre for regular gas a bargain when neighboring stations were selling it upwards of cents litre Manager at the station Marie Kaiser said the price was dropped as a protest against the stations supplier Imperial Oil It was a first for the 15year old business which wants to remain competitive Were usually within lor 4 cents above the self serves and the unbrandeds stations which is fair and we have no objections to that Mrs Kaiser said Its when we cant even compete lhat we object For two weeks MacPhersons was charging far above the gas prices available at other Georgetown gas stations Monday we called Imperial to let them know our price was too high cents per litre compared to the rest of the town and asked what we could do about it Mrs Kaiser said When there was no direction given the Georgetown station took matters into its own hands and dropped the price Although station paid cents per litre for the gas it had stored in the ground feeding the pumps Essodedded to give customers a break For 11 hours Monday and Tuesday it advertised regular gasoline at cents selling about 17000 Hires as a result Business was fantastic and there were long lineups all over the lot so that lt wos even dangerous for the gas attendants to go out the door Mrs Kaiser laughed Even when I laid the sign down to give the attendants a rest people were coming Sheestimatedthevolumesoldwaa a record for the station In financial terms it worked out to be a 1 loss for MacPhcrsons Esso and that doesn include the salaries for the three extra attendants hired to handle the crush at the pumps It is a lot but everybody else in town is supported by their oil company but were not Mrs Kaiser said Were hoping the oil company will step in and decide to do something to She noted the selling price assign the Georgetown Station by Imperi als head office was at the very least three cents above what local stations were charging You could be out of business that way Mrs Kaiser said We can base our price on Toronto or some other place A truckload of gasoline is expected to be delivered today Wednesday at Esso and Mrs Kaiser is waiting to see what the price per litre will be ban said hunters safely record is impeccable and said council had taken away their rights without a public hearing when the hunting ban was Imposed We only heard half of ihe story My personal preference Is to restore the rights those people had then negotiate and make a decision Chairman sold However Mil Ion Coun Bill Johns on couldnt support such a move without the regional solicitor taking a look at the liability of the region first The previous council recognized a hazard and posted signs because of it the councillor said pointing out councillors would look ridiculous lift the ban now without talking to their lawyer first Hills Coun Sheldon said the idea of the task force was to look at a variety of choices and not be limited in the search for a solution and she applauded council for taking this giant step Coun Peter Arch said the speakers he had heard con vine him had erred In putting on the ban and added he didnt think a task force was needed lo deal with the problem of predatory damage to farmers crops and livestock We have a problem with the agricultural community and with private property owners Hunters are the vehicle to solve the problem for Iho agricultural community but theyre Ihe problem with private property owners Coun Sheldon summed up Housing debate A meeting of the housing needs group will be held tomorrow day at 12 noon at the Community Services Centre on Georgetown Street next to Cleaners The purpose of the meeting Is to discuss available options In the north for meeting the housing demands low income families troubled youth he disabled and the elderly Emergency and long term housing needs will be examined Anyone interested Is welcome to attend Call for more information The knowhow The Haiton Hills Recreation Department is holding a leadership development program starting Wednesday Feb 12 7 SO p at MocKenzic Smith Middle School In Get the know how and confidence to lead activities In crafts sports games campflre programs and more This program offers you an excellent opportunity to build your qualifications for any future Job For more information call 7 last words Seven Last Words a powerful musical passion play written by Lorraine Tadm an of Georgetown will be performed March and at at the John Elliott Theatre This theatrical production ran in Toronto for five consecutive years and has been previously televised As well Seven Last Words has been performed in prisons and it la hoped this will be repeated with the present production are every Sunday at at St Georges Anglican Church on Georgetowns Street Anyone who would like to participate is encouraged to call artistic director Yvonne Oldaker at 1581 or Bob or Lorraine at as soon as possible On the edge Marilyn and Betty Fisher received council approval Monday night to attend a York University symposium on conservation and planning and development on the fringe of cities Feb Called Development at the Edge the symposium is to look at the future direction of land use planning and costs a person including lunch Hospital hit hard Since June the District Memorial Hospital has been paying an Insurance premium that rose per cent The hospital board members do not know if additional funds will be given to them from the province to compensate for the increase sold Executive Director Fred Morris Tho year before hospital insur ance coverage was However the 1985 policy was renewed for Mr Morris said The is probably more fortunate than other hospitals because It is in a group Insurance plan with other members of the Ontario Hospital Association