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Tilt- l Wednesday I I Back from Sri Lanka Georgetown girl says Refugee Tamils are welcome Shown here are two members or art mm mortar platoon during a practice at the Canadian Force Training Area In On the left la Private op- till C Company Lome Scots right checking Itie sights Is Trevor 1 of A h 1- I happy Ihe Tamils found oft the coast of Newfoundland last week are here Sheila MacDonatd of Ontario Street told The Herald the Tamils have had problems for hundreds of years with the majority Singhalese population of- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is the official name of Ceylon adopted in May 1972 The tiny country is an island off the coast of India Personally I really happy the Tamils are here and out of Lanka Sheila a year old University student said It was only in January that she returned from Sri Lanka after a Tour month cultural exchange trip arranged through Canada World Youth She and other exchange students were paired up with residents of Sn Lanka Sheila was only one of them lo have a Tamil partner There was violence when we were there but we were in a district bo we didn t sec it She said Most of the violence is in the mixed of Singhalese and Tamils The country Is mostly agricultural with every family growing an acre of rice another of tea and another of coffee As well everyone grows his own Vegetables The rice Is sold lo buy oil for the oil lamp There are no roads no no running water In the try side which is where Sheila stayed Tamils are mostly Hindu and the Singhalese are winch cm also be a source of conflict the two cultures Next month Sheila begins itudiis at the University of Trent in interna development She plans travel again India Council votes against Croatian Centre expansion After a lengthy public meeting fast week councillors decided against allowing any changes to the Uan Cultural Centre In an ft vote in the general committee meeting which mediately followed the Aug public meeting councillors said no to the Centre desire to put an addition on an existing multi purpose building build tennis courts move the barbecue pit grandstand children s playground and storage shed alter a bam into an art gallery and add a garden eoulpmenl shed The Centre request to add a cemetery and chapel on its 150ocre land at Wlnslon Churchill Boulevard and Slderoad had been dropped earlier from the plans submitted in 19M to the town The general committee volt Inst week denying the changes survive Mondiv night s council red on the Ire ipplicHion tin iN solicitor an lo ilk adornment of controls on the The motion has no timLlini I think we need control and need to keep Ihe ball In our park Coun Johnston said The only way we can do this is by having an agree ment with the lhal will give us control She and John McDonald Sheldon Norm Elliott and expressed the same view The reality is Croatian Cen In is there and is going to be there fur a long long time Coun McDonald said We have face the fact we II lose some of the con we do hive by not passing the recommendations of staff Sheldon pointed out by turn Veto could mean appeal The threat of an Ontario Horn Ml following councillors decision lo van am at the Croatian Centre The plans forth list year tin mire mil are in line with legally of 1 titled in the There could be no re to doubt lint documents of thi municipals wlen it lectured vestment into what his into it iww and Webb said The rural lands wen acquired in 13 for ru cultural purposes these win usis Official Plan for hods rural in the uses are not permitted in I Halton Hills Official Plan However a decision on ihe ilt IIIN the Croatian Centre was deferred tin and Housing ponding the of this Hit Plan is still in pi ill wuh respCLt tollns 1 in on pi I mil milk tin Webb of Dims Hit list JLir 111 it iilhIj Councillors wont accept plan without a fight the Centres application the town could end up at on Ontario Municipal Board hearing and find themselves losing case If we let opportunity go by we re in a grave position of not being able do anything for the neighbors she Said For the case is lost at the hearing Ihe town may lose any authority to add controls the changes made at the Centre It will make the Croatian Centre have to play by our rules Coun said At least we 11 have something in our control These five were supported by the town planning department which undertook a comprehensive report for council last on the issue The report looked at the three studies undertaken and funded by the Centre over the past year agricultural Impact management and traffic impact The Credit Volley Conservation Authority has reviewed the storm water management study and found it to be satisfactory The towns engineering department also had no objections to It As for the traffic impact study based on people turning up at the Centre the town engineers were satisfied as were Peel and Regional engineers The final study was the agricultural impact study which looked at the relationship of ire and its activities with the cent farming The Ministry of Agriculture and food says it will support the re quested changes to the Centre see ing them as a key to reducing the conflicts between farmers and recreational use made of the Cen trc land Ministry representative Harold Fleming didn I mince any words when he got up to during the public meeting Bought in 1977 for recreational social and cultural purposes ihe Centre lands have been the source of much dissatisfaction by its neighbors Her partner a brother is and he isn allowed to travel out of his village and is restricted to going to work and coming home If he goes to visit a friend he would be subject to Sheila said Their father works for the govern and is his 60s so ihe family shesaid hey re basically going out look for men between 1C and They feel they re the ones going cause the problems by joining the and fighting Sheila said per cent of them here ore men between and she pointed out In Lanka they were persecuted and I can understand why they re here I m glad they got out and were able to find a place to stay where they wouldn t be persecuted It s hard for people over here lo unders A minority although a large one at that the Tamils are similar lo the nationalists in Canada Sheila said They want a state from IheSlnghalese The Singhalese majority govern won I give them a separate stale and they won t give them per mission use the Tamil language in Tamil districts Signs must all be In Singhalese Sheila said Education in Sn Lanka is either in English or Singhalese not In Tamil even In the Tamil districts teachers must not teach in Tamil In courts everything is In Singhalese even If a Tamil Is on and speaks nothing Tamil curve Mi A teenage driver irom Terra Cot to and a passenger were thrown out of 1080 Jeep when heir car left the road Aug The accident occurred near he intersection of the 10th Line and Slderoad According to a police report the driver was unaware of a sharp turn and the Jeep slid into a ditch causing Ihe vehicle to roll three times The vehicle damage is estimated at about The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital and treated then released TIDY CAR SUN ROOF SALE FROM COOL OFF WITH TIDY CAR WINDOW TINTING GUARANTEED TOP QUALITY latsli ijcectsun yll ArmZTqiK YOUR CHILDRENS FEET ARE IMPORTANT PUT THEM IN BACKTOSCHOOL SHOES THE LATEST BRAND NEW STYLES FROM FLETCHERS FAMILY SHOES WHY TRAVEL WHY HASSLE WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT SELECTION OF BRAND NAME SHOES ALL AT COMPETITIVE PRICES LITES RUNNING SHOES TIGER RUNNING SHOES Glow in the dark Lace up Padded collar Washable Pink or grey Sizes 4 to NEW STYLE ONLY 15 Tough wearing Lace up Padded colhr Re toe Washable Pink and navy Sizes 6 to 1 NEW STYLE ONLY 1C98 CHECK OUT OUR INDOOR SPECIALS ON ALL TYPES OF SHOES North Regional councillors t going lo accept the province Mineral Aggregate Resources Plan rang Policy sitting down Although approved by the cabinet in May 1B86 the policy documents are now being distributed to Regional councillors who want a letter sent to the Mines Minister voicing Iheirconcerns This has very serious to the Region and lo North Milton Coun Bill Johnson Bald at last week planning and public works committee meeting I a permanent committee of council should be set up lo be call upon at the discretion of the chairman to put out any that come up he suggested This is one from reading il that t get put out we certainly tried over the years Halton Hills Coun Sheldon said I not terribly pleased In essence the policy freezes Regional lands on which there are mineral resources the expense of other uses Regional planner Peter said the mineral deposits must be protected under ine provincial The way the province wants to ensure that is through the Region Official Plan Regional staff Interpret the policy to state that mineral resources in the Niagara Escarpment Plan need not be identified An underlying principle behind this Interpretation Is that the Niagara Escarpment Plan develop ment policies are restrictive toward development thus implicitly protect mineral resource deposits the report by Planning Director Rash Mohammed says The province obviously listen to as Coun Sheldon said had one of Ihe most representations to the province respeit to agricultural resources and how should be treated They obviously Ignored us and m very unhappy about it For the im plication of the policy is ihot aggregate deposits must be tided and protected In the Official Plan and if I do it the c will do it for Martin St Milton NORTHEND Butcher Shop Style Bacon fc le DANCE Halton Hills School of Dancing Dancing JAZZ PreSchoolers to Advanced For Brochure call 8771 581 CUSSES START SEPTEMBER 10th HURRY IN FOR YOUR SIZE CHECK OUT OUR OUTSTANDING SELECTION AND VALUES ON NEW STYLE BACKTOSCHOOL SHOES ALL SIZES IN STOCK OKTHOMDIC HMD FLETCHERS FAMILY SHOES THE FOOT 8771664 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN