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the HERALD Marriage can complicate politics Home Newspaper or Ha ton Hills- Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown 3Z6 Ontario DON BRANDER Publisher and General Manager PAUL Advertising Manager Phone 8172201 Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday March IWs Whos the boss Who is the police department accountable to Halton Regional Police Chief James Harding doesnt think it should be regional councillors Or thats the im pression one could surmise after listening to his comments about police department responsibility The chief got into a sparked debate with John Graham about the police commissions proposed budget increase of per cent Coun Graham says thats too much twice the cost of living He has suggested abolishing the police commission consisting of two regional coun cillors and three civilian appointees from the province of Ontario In its place a committee consisting of regional coun cillors all elected members would grapple over the police budget That way he argues the police are entirely ac countable to the Region Now the Region can only accept or reject the police budget If its rejected the budget must be appealed to the Ontario Police Commission But Chief Harding wont buy what Graham is sell ing Hes complaining bitterly about the problems of keep ing up with the crime rate given the amount of money the force has to work with The chief believes the police should be accountable but that the Board of Commissioners with some civilian input is the best way However despite his testy remarks about politicians Chief Harding needs the support of politicians They are the peoples representatives in Haiton We think he and the Halton Regional Police are accountable to the Region The police are not an independent body and they should reflect the will of the people If our politicians are trying to make some honest changes to make the police submit a more realistic budget they deserve to be commended Ordeal over The ordeal of a wellknown doctor ended last week Un fortunately the case of Dr Jack Ford still lingers on infec ting the community with doubt and bitterness But through it all thanks to a public appeals board hear ing the facts of the Georgetown doctors revocation of privileges are out in the open The community had to wait too long to know all the details of the clash between the popular obstetrician- gynecologist and the Georgetown hospital board Resent ment continued build against the hospital administra tion after six months of waiting for a hearing In the meantime Dr Ford was faced with the anguish of the long wait stripped of his professional privileges Ironically it is just two weeks away from the April 7 an niversary when Dr Ford was told his privileges were be ing revoked Something is chronically wrong with a system that takes almost a year to complete a hearing af fecting a mans livelihood While hospital administrators still have little to cheer about they admittedly won their case and thus are vin dicated of mistreating one of their employees While the outstanding relationship Dr Ford fostered with his pa tients cannot be denied the hearings provided ample evidence to support the hospitals decision Still Dr Ford can appeal the decision and the process begins over again only this time without testimony from witnesses The Georgetown doctor has some choices to make He can either appeal the decision or start the ar duous task of upgrading and retraining to regain his privileges and his professional standing within the medical community No one can take pleasure in hearing the results of the ap peals board hearing because Dr Ford has proven to be a gentleman a caring individual and a respected doctor But the process indicates that when it comes to health care there is little leeway given to human error There is just too much at stake What makes you happy Editors notebook Marriage is lent Inn Ihe political lives of the be around here Thats marriage as Institution mind you their to heir males matrimony by recognized christian clergy or hitched in a civil ceremony by a Judge Bui since we now live In Hie of multiculturnllsm where all stan dards are rclolhc approach has been Judged loo narrow What has yel to be decided however Is how far should be broadened Two cases In point TUItNEI DOWN Deputy Registrar General announced thai application by warlock Charles lo perform weddings was turn And the Ontario In surancc Plon refused lo expand lis definition of spouse Include the livein lesbian lover of llururtan Karen Andrews Arnold made headlines lust Dave Itowney A very comprehensive and in teresting series of articles luring reallife situations begins in The Herald today Five stories have been submitted by the Social Planning Coun about the housing crisis in Each week our newspaper will run one article documenting the problems some families hove to find affordable housing in Ihis When Its nearly impossible to find a onebedroom flat In Georgetown for less than the housing situa tion can legitimately be called a crisis You can munch your way to a creamy reward by purchasing a baseball sundae for Easier Seals Starting In mid April will be selling a baseball sundae and cents from each sun dae purchase goes to the Easter Seals Society Customers get a choice of flavors presented In a miniature baseball helmet of their choice representing major league What mokes you happy I found it interesting to note that in a recenl Toronto Star article a muili- lottery winner was depressed and unhappy The young man In his twenties had already lost his licence from drink ing and driving and given away a large portion of his winnings He doesnt know what he wants to do with his money and spends his time hanging around a shopping mall wit some of his old buddies Not everyone It seems needs money lo be happy In fact many with money are very unhappy A re cent poll sent to us reveals that not all people are obsessed with money In the United States Si per cent said a loving relationship made them most happy while per cent ft was good health Third on the list was children that youre proud of 1 per cent followed by col lego scholarship for their children by entering the adorable babies contest run by Johnson and Johnson Entries arc judged on the of photo and charm and cleverness of the caption Entry forms are in stores where the Johnson products arc sold Deadline Is May Peel Regional Chairman Frank Bean is angry about the lost revenue his region will lose after the 0 M decision to give taxpayers who live near supertaxes a tax break Mr Bean doesnt want lo have to spend money on lawyers to argue the case before any Judicial level Hes looking for compensation from the federal government so we can be rclmburscd either on a trickle down from the Feds through the Pro vince or some other Innovative plan of your own The Federation of Canadian Municipalities wants work In the issue of aid to cities for decaying road and sewer networks during the next federal election The chairman George wants n federal commitment for a relief program Queens Park Derek Nelson Them son News Service autumn when won paid religious Itave from his Number College Job two holy days Wlceo Is pagan religion originating with the Cells and Is Identified as a form of Although the historical record In dicates human sacrifice and other nasty were port of early religion Arnold says the records were by the Celts enemies and besides has no I Although willing lo allow Arnold to miss work beginning of Celtic New Year and May I the arrival summer ihe college said 11 should be pay Hut a provincial labor ministry ar bitration board concluded was obviously a religion and said Arnold be paid Arnold then decided to seek the right to perform marriages or handfastlng But government turned him down In the other Instance Andrews and her union the Canadian Union of Public Employees went to court to gel decision reversed Under collective agree ment with Andrews employer the Toronto Library Board common- law spouses are normally covered But the court upheld the definition of spouse as being one of the opposite sex LIMITS SET In short some limits have been set on what Ihe word marriage means and who can make you mar ried However these restraints could prove temporary Both Arnold and Andrews essentially lost their cases on technical grounds It Is noticeable that Arnolds rejec tion slip was given at the dvll ser vice level for reasons I PLAY WITHE TOM IMSECREIWE EVASIVE our of touch win realm CAN YOU FIND ME AW Citizens forum Doctor Ford still respected Dear Sir A few people fell from their pedestals last week No Ford was not one of them He is still high up there respected and loved by a lot of people But a few of his colleagues tumbled down The decline of the medical profes sion Is here my apologies to the good ones and I am not referring to knowledge or skill There Is something In the Hlppocratic Oath about being like brothers another Brotherly love however has been sadly lacking Congratulations lo nil you courageous men and women who seem lo have succeeded In destroy ing a fellow human being I hope you all sleep well at But maybe you arc a bit uneasy already After all you arc also human and con make mistakes Having to look for ward to the same treatment Ford received is not pleasant So maybe you are Ihe losers because Ford has the inner strength and Integrity to come out as a better man In the end Yours sincerely Mrs Upset about sports story Dear Sir I was very disappointed and upset to read the story featured In the Herald March Sports Sec tion Byline and M runs out of steam My heart ached for the two boys one my Wade These two young teenagers were blamed for their teams loss at Bantam Tournament this informa tion wus written In iho above men tioned article now the whole town knows Pretty heavy stuff for two l-ycor- was made two months before tournament and his coaches knew about It He chose take a five day ski trip his family My two older sons high school commitments and Eds teaching career limit our vacation times We changed our plans at Christmas to accommodate hockey This we felt very strongly about the commit ment we hod made for a family spr ing break vacation I feel very fortunate to have a ho looks forward break skiing wllh his father brothers and myself We had a ter rific lime we had a super family holiday No teenager deserves to be public ly criticized and blamed for a tour nament loss because he spent five days with his family Being a teenager in the 80s is ex citing and challenging Same ex perts maintain that there are greater pressures now for young people than ever before possibly Wades and Marks experience is an example or the added insensitive that help to mold our adult citizens Ma ri lyn Scrj Tomb it may concern Dear Sir What Is black and white and used to be read all over It hos been years since Halton has been trying o fight off the pro posals to keep Metros garbage out of Indusmln Reclamations Systems Ltd quarries And even with our recycling programs wo have an In credibly low rate of coopera I Ion Beneath our dignity perhaps A false sense of security Well what seems eccentric todoy Just may be essential tomorrow I But wc will wall until it Is too late and wo are beneath our dignified necks In wastes then have the un mitigated gaul to blame ho Govern ment You know They who firmly believe that no good deed goes un punished Arent wo the Govern Nothing is rich but the Inex haustible wealth of nature She shows us only surfaces but She is a million fathoms deep Ralph Waldo Emerson There Is no guarantee hat this Janet will survive Ions Decision was upsetting Dear Sir The decision to allow Henry Morgcntalers abortion clinic to operate without any regulation is upsetting Some women I know want desperately and will do anything to I have an abortion Most women are pressured into having abortions by their boyfriends peers or parents This Initcr group women arc the ones who will be hurt by this deci sion If abortions arc to be legal some counselling I suggest Christian oriented must be a mandatory pro cess before any woman can be ad mitted for an abortion A process such as this will allow many preg nant young women to maintain their pride and Integrity which is often Ihe price paid when confused they rush through with an abortion Prejudiced abortion should not be allowed to influence people on a decision for abortion these clinics must be a service only j Society with all its choices makes it easy for people lo run away from their problems and avoid complica tions with legal abortions some peo ple in society will actually Ihlnk that an abortion Is the correct reaction to Ihe news pregnancy A confiden tial no pressure I suggest Chris tian counselling process would help confused pregnant women to make the correct decision for themselves In conclusion 1 am saying that I there must be some regulation on abortion clinics such as a profes sional unprejudiced counselling process so that people are made aware they are considering a life or death decision Dr Georgetown In Your Opinion federal election A minority government JERKY McllALE Yes I think Ihere will be I think tho MARGARET VINT free trade issue will If Ihe Con- be a big cornerstone lives do go In in Ihe next election I again It will be In a think the unions and the will fight that and Lake Accord is a thorny issue minority I think peo ple arc a bit disillu sioned with Mulroney at this ELIZABETH McNEHLY No I dont ihlnk so Intui tion ells me no JACOBS I certainly hope not I Ihlnk people look at it JULIE Id from a point of view like to see the Con- that you want get In- something but I a compttihed With a feeling its going to minority govern- be Liberal and In a Its a wast of minority time The issue of whether Wlcca should be as a religion was ac tually sidestepped Then too in the case of a simple change to the regulations could redefine commonlaw mar riage to lndude two people of the same sex A sought by some would be giving homosexual unions formal status as marriages with all that Implies in terms of taxes in heritance adoption and rela tionships between people and government Of the Iwo Arnold seems more likely to eventually win his case If he can marshall his arguments more coherently Then hell be to all the tax savings and other goodies such as status that goes wilh government recognition And maybe thats fine If one ex amines the United Church for in stance and its current Marxist humanist doctrines Wicca seems the less Inherently absurd religion But homosexual marriages com mon law or formal are another mat ter Approving them is to send the message hat society accepts the ab normal as normal 30 years ago Lac Harold Stoddart airframe technician was named Airman of the Month at No Transport Operational Unit in Trenton He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carman of Georgetown Led by the scoring prowess of Ross Cunningham and Bill Richardson the RB Farmers equalized their out of Jr Former hockey final with Palermo at the Milton arena by shading the league champions to Liberals entertained their candidate Ken Dick at an euchre party at which tables were in play Winners included Mrs William Nielsen of Hornby Bob Dredge of Milton Mrs Irene of Acton and Mr Ron of Acton A SI Patricks tea and bake sale was held by Norval local association of Guides and Brownies in the Nerval parish hall 15 years ago A jubilant team let off steam after capturing the Georgetown International Bantam Hockey Tournament grand cham pionship In a candlelight ceremony in St Johns United Church Marlon Elizabeth Richardson became the bride of George Douglas Sneppard Rev At a dinner meeting of and at King Wan Restaurant 10 members who had completed a nine week course in Effective Speaking had a chance to show their progress The graduates of the course spoke for five minutes on a subject of their choice Ted vice- principal at Centennial Senior Public School become principal of Lakeshore Public School while Hazel Allen principal of George Kennedy Junior Public School became principal of Robert Little School in Acton 10 years ago Volunteers from the Cancer Society of Halton Hills were presented with certificates for outstanding and inspired service Bill OConnor gave certificates to drivers John Hole and Fred Kit chener and Margaret Hillier who had been area chairman for four years Fire chief Mick Holmes and the volunteer firefighters of Acton were named Actons Citizens of the Year after an enormous response of ballots from Acton residents In favor of the firefighters Eight area residents were award ed the Queens Silver Jubilee medal recognizing their contribution to the community They Include Thompson of Georgetown Hon James Snow of Georgetown Janet of Georgetown Douglas Burrows of Terra Cotta Gordon Laws of Georgetown John of Terra Cotta Arthur Porter of Bel- fountain and John Jackson of Cheltenham Edna Plum tree of Milton was one of the winners of a 1978 Toyota In a draw sponsored by Hunts and Womens Bakeries 5 years ago Tom 9 and David Boere eyed the counter with hungry glances at Tim Horton Donuts The Georgetown A Colony Beavers from SI Andrews were on a field trip to see ho do nuts were made The new executive for the North Hospice were elected at an annual meeting Karen Ferguson was the volunteer co ordinator Marguarlte Knechtel president Diane Little secretary and Arte treasurer A service of confirmation was held at St Pauls Anglican Church In with Bishop C of Hamilton officiating assisted by rector were Susan Colleen and Byron Cannon and Cord Downey John wild growls and roars shook Acton Public foundation u played the role of drew Hon in a Travelling Trunk Players production called The Unicom Who Lost Her Horn