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spoirmi Lifetime Service Guarantee the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established lS WEDNESDAY APRIL 1MB SECTIONS FREE DISTRIBUTION until Leather Store SUNDAYS Thy Drue To Ambassador speaks on Free Trade calls for patience By BRIAN Herald Stall American Ambassador Thomas wants Canadians to be pa llent with Congress when It debates the free trade agreement There will be some things said in the US Congress which Canadians won I find appealing Ambassador Niles told about people gathered for the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce annual spring dinner Some congressmen might display their Ignorance or lack of sensitivity to Canadian issues the debate but Canadians will have be patient with the political process said Mr Niles The free trade debate in the two countries political forums must be allowed to go through without inter he said We have to be sensitive to the system of other parties Each side has got to allow the other to work out the political process more or less In Isolation Free Trade is almost a certain when it reaches Congress said Mr Niles He expects a vote on the issue in the summer and it should be a relatively easy passage Free trade t represent a major change said the am basso dor It Jufit in good US- Canada tradition Turning his attention to the effects of the deal on agriculture Mr Nllcs said free trade changes things very little in agriculture Agriculture has been decided Tram the onset by market conditions not by bilateral agreements he said The ambassador said he would like all agricultural exporting tries to eliminate tariffs on their pro ducts over a 10year period and let competition decide the prices Free trade received as much in the US where many people aware of the deal because other Issues like the Impending omnibus bill are filling theheadi nes said Mr Niles The original omnibus trade bill had some disastrous proposals in It but cooler heads have prevail said Mr President Ronald Reagan has helped drop most of the obnoxious parts of the bill he sold He see a tic in between the omnibus bill and free trade In Con Should the President veto the omnibus bill that Congress passes the politicians won get back at him by stopping free trade especially in on election year sold Mr Free trade won t put Canada at a disadvantage because of the size of the two countries he said If I were a Canadian company I worry about the fact that there are bigger companies down south He said Asian companies would love to be In the position Canada will be in the deal is complete Bigger doesn mean better in to day s world Put on a sweater and prepare yourself for hat lime to spirit for the event are dance coordinators The Georgetown Chamber Commerce and six left Jim Lindsay Janet Arnold Wayne Pries ting organizations are pooling heir efforts to host a Dave Martin and Pom Sheldon Herald photo BIG Chill dance June at Memorial Arena Getting in Groups working together Plans under way for BIG dance Don give his dance the cold shoulder The Georgetown Chamber of Com mcrce and six sporting clubs In town are organizing a BIG Chill Dance Jar Don be left out in the cold This Is no ordinary dance As port of the BIG Business In Georgetown celebration partners will be done to the sounds of a live band play and 60s music Tickets cost per person showtime starts at p m at Memorial Arena until I pm There will be refreshments tacos and pizza and chicken wings of fcred to patrons A special treat Is a specialty bar featuring fancy drinks and ice cream favorites The name BIG Chill Is a double Slay on words explains spokesman Thompson The Big Chill is a name of a popular movie reliving the experiences of a group of friends who grew up during the turbulent sixties Hence much of the music will cater to hose who remember the Blues the funk and the rock roll of that era The the BIG Chill also stands for the array of yummy Ice cream available at the BIG Celebration and at the BIG Chill specialty bar The Chamber of Commcr hopes to set A mood man who specie decorating trade shows and dance halls has been hired to transform hockey arena into a BIG Chill theme There will be palm trees and helium balloons representing a beach parly iheme The live band performing Is a group known for stressing audience par tlclpatlon About 1 tickets will be sold for the event For Information and tickets call the Chamber office All of the profits for the will go to the six sports organizations and the Chamber The Chamber Is providing the rental of the arena he cost or the live band D J plus the fee of the mood man Each of sports organizations will have a booth where they will be pliers hove been generous donating their products said Mrs Thompson There are plans for a big door prize and spot dance prizes If the weather Is suitable an outdoor beer garden will be organized Mrs Thompson said the dance Is an opportunity for he sporting groups socialize among themselves and help raise money for their organizations It an end of the year dance for many or the groups she sold Hawaiian leis will also be sold lo raise money Pom Shcmon is the chairman of the committee which consists of Jen niter Reynolds Melon McCracken and Joy Thompson The organizations Involved with the dance and the contact persons arc as follows Dave Martin Georgetown Minor Hockey Associa lion Wayne Pries Gemini Hockey Club Janet Arnold Ladles Flag Football League Jim Lindsay Men Flog Football League Bonnie MacLeod Georgetown Baseball Association Elaine Matthews Georgetown Figureskating Club Trustee goes for Liberal nomination By BRIAN Herald Staff Peel Board of Education trustee Pierre Klein has become the second candidate to seek the Liberal party nomination Tor the new riding of Peel The Caledon resident Joins Milton Oriena Currie as the only Iwo liberals who have so far declared heir Intentions to seek the nomination in the new ridlns No settlements in sight Workers remain on picket American Ambassador Thomas received a sketch from the Hobby Horse AW at the Chamber of Commerce Annual ing Dinner April Mr asked Canadians to be patient with American congressmen when Ihe free trade deal Is debated this sun Herald photo The workers on strike at Smith and Stone rejected a contract offer two weeks ago and across town where 150 workers at Standard Pro ducts are walking the picket lines negotiations have not resumed Smith Stone chief negotiator for the Canadian Auto Workers union Bruce Davidson said the union met with management twice the week of April 11 to try and break the impasse created In negotiations when workers walked out March The workers voted per cent in favor of rejecting Ihe company final offer April 15 said Mr Davidson Hopefully the resounding vote by the membership will signal to the company the of their forts he said He said management moved their position slightly in the second year of the agreement but It was not enough At issue In he strike arc pensions cost of living benefits and wages Meanwhile at Standard Products a womon employee arrested shortly after 3pm April 17 and charged with obstructing police CAW president Gerry said there have been no plans to get back to the bargaining table since the negotiations broke off two weeks ago The two sides had everything seltl but he cost or living allowance In that dispute but they were unable to came to an agreement Mr Klein owns and operates an of flee supply and furniture company in Bolton He was elected to the Board of Education in but the Caledon resident is not new to politics at the federal level Mr Klein has been elected to several executive lions on both the federal and cisl level for the last years in eluding two leadership conventions Mr Klein believes free trade education and acid rain will be the key issues in the upcoming federal election I have serious concerns that Ihe free trade economic package will threaten our economic and political sovereignty said Mr Klein The energy portion of the agree ment the harmonization of between our higher standards and those of the S and its effect on our agricultural community are areas of concern to me Mr Klein said he is in favor of a reduction of trade barriers with the International community and not Just with the US Liberal party leader John Turner has been quoted as saying would tear up the free trade agreement if he is elected Mr said there is a provision in he agreement which allows either side nullify it in the first year The free trade agreement has to be stopped he said Turning to acid rain Mr Klein said the government must put more pressure on the US to cut down on acid rain We ve been pussyfooting around too long he said A new Canadian administration will have to deal wilh a new denl in the US so it Imperative that Canada emphasize the effects acid rain can have here and in the US said Mr Klein The Rotary Club member also wants education to be an Issue in the Impending election We are not putting a high enough priority on post secondary research and development and retraining programs said Mr Klein Harwell will be missed Dump talks get off to heated start By BRIAN Herald Staff Milton councillor and envlronmen allst Bill Johnson will likely head he committee looking into the pro- to put a garbage dump in the Aggregates quarry In Acton In a stormy meeting April the committee called the Proposed Ac Ion Quarry Landfill Study Group unanimously Mr Johnson chair the group after he agreed to take Ihe position Howevtr once Mr Johnson was voted in as chairman a tatlve for Reclamation Systems Inc the dump proponents said his firm might not agree with ihe deci said POWER President Ruth French Logic President Douglas who owns the consulting firm hired by RSI to con duct the public hearings had gested another consultant Paul for the position But the committee objected when Mr said Mr Rennick would Mr Johnson has offered to chair he committee for no fee Mr Johnsons name had come up in discussions before but he had twice turned the job down said partem Public Liaison Officer for Logic Former MPP Julian Reed had also been asked to chair the meetings but he declined said Ms The meeting ended with RSI ob jecting to Mr Johnson as the chair The proponents have got everything line up and we Just have to go along with she said Ms said RSI represen met with Mr Johnson yester day Tuesday to attempt lo iron out any problems with he proposed chairman But there Is a fair chance that Mr Johnson will chair the meetings said Ms RSI is worried thai Mr Johnson who Is fl Regional councillor might have to vole on the proposed dump at the Region at some point That might put him in conflict if he is chairman of the quarry committee said Ms She said Mr Johnson has been an outspoken opponent of the commit tec hearings In the past and he is known to oppose landfifling garbage Committee members also ob jected to a 20 page working paper prepared by Logic Mrs French said members were Group members chosen The Proposed Aclon Quarry Landfill Study Group consists of 13 members They include two members from the citizens group POWER Protect Our En Resources a member of the Niagara Escarp ment Commission a member of he Region Conservation Authority who will not attend every meeting a representative of the Ministry of Natural Resources Diane HflHett or tho University Women Club no rela to Logic President Douglas resident Richard Georgetown resident Barbara residents Terry Kirk and David Noble Alton resident Nigel Provin Kayak member Jim Call and Acton rcsldenl Merlin Kobsa Neither the town of Hills nor Halton Region have agreed to become official members of the committee yet but they do hove observers at the meetings Both the town and Region The next meeting will discuss hydrogcology and engineering design on May at p at the Ac ton Legion The remaining schedule is as follows Thursday May 12 to I impact assessment Thursday May odours dust Thursday June fl transportn lion Thursday June Black Creek and surface water Thursday Aug treatment and Black Creek assimilative capacity Thursday Aug 18 operations plan Thursday Sept hydrogcology Thursday Sept 15 socio economic impacts Thursday Sept monitoring and contingency plan Thursday Oct 13 outstanding Thursday Oct review asked read through and the document but Ms rn said members were only asked to refer to it not to approve it The working paper discusses the role of the hearings as well as the proposal by RSI the role of members of the committee and the environmental assessment process Itself The total number of meetings have also been reduced to 13 from 18 The meetings will still wrap up late in October and lhat led Mrs French to believe RSI is trying to rush the proposal through the com They don care if everybody gets involved or even If everything gels discussed They Just want to tell the Ministry of the Environment It the public consultation done she said Coun Sheldon also question Sports enthusiasts Christiana and Georgetown neighbors lost a friend when Cord Barwell died of cancer lost Thursday It was a short life but it was quality said his wife Nancy Tuesday will be remembered Tor his football career playing wide receiver ror the Saskatchewan from 964 to More recently he will be remembered for his work with Athletes in Action a branch of the Campus Crusade for Christ John Robbie Robertson sport writer for the Toronto Star spoke fondly of Mr We deal so much with stories of life gone wrong It s refreshing lo run across Barwell Gordle would say You re not alone there better way tollve Mr Robertson and Gord met years ago when Mr Robert son reported sports tor the Soskat Post travelling with the football team The two men corresponded until Mr Robert son return to Toronto In Mr worked with Mr Robertson and former Toronto detailed schedule during MonMople Leaf Paul Henderson in day night council meeting Athletes in Action established in But Ms Daffem said Logic 1977 Gordie and Paul were talking to young athletes reaching out and try o give them better life here and In heaven said Mr Robertson Because he loved people and he loved the Lord he Just naturally reached out to people said Mrs Barwell retired in 1973 mak Ihe transition from football star dom to relative anonymity Ail or a sudden this one skill you had and the cheering arc gone Through Christ Gord was able to make he transition He reached the point where his football was among was only responding thai there were many meetings scheduled and it would be difficult for everyone to make It to every meeting We don t feel that we ve been pushing anything down their throats said Ms Weve taken into consideration the concerns expressed at the first meeting last month and weve responded positively RSI has also said it will not pro vide funds to the town of Hills to hire another consultant to work with study group The own had asked RSI if It would make money available for a second consultant the least of his accomplishments said Mr Robertson One accomplishment was being a great father For the kids and I he was always there He believed In us so much that we believed In ourselves said Mrs Barwell Gord Barwell met Nancy years ago when he turned to one of his friends and said That is the going to marry December wouli anniversary The Barwell children Jay and arc both In school Jay at Institute and at the University of Toronto The family home on Delrcx Boulevard is virtually filled with flowers a steady stream of con soling phone calls have been John Robertson remarked how well Nancy and the family are holding up death Is recognized for the tragedy It is but Nancy focuses on his productive life and the Rood times For years you were my very best friend in the world Nancy writes of her husband In his eulogy was a very good friend What would ho do if he were here