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Veterans speak out for peace A notional group of Canadian veterans enjoys a lot of credibility when they speak out on nuclear disarmament They ought to all known the follies of war says GITf Gilford President of the Veterans Against Nuclear Arms Mr was Second World War bomber navigator who in the firebombing of Recently retired he formed the In with some colleagues Halifax With the breakdown of detente and the rise of Ronald Reagan he and his friends had become concerned t there something that we can do as veterans they asked themselves They ran an ad in a Halifax newspaper and got responses from 32 local veterans who became the group a original members It now in volves veterans Since then the group has remain quietly active Its members are frequently asked to speak to groups that might be leery of inviting representatives of other pcaco groups VAN A members have published two major policy papers one on a general framework Tor Canadian security and the other a critique of the Defence White Paper Four of them met with Soviet and American veterans in Moscow a few months ago They also met senior Soviet of ficlals and left convinced that the Soviets have made toplevel com mi Iments to wind down the arms race and that they will pay quite a hit get progress They are opposed to the most ex pensive arms purchase In Canadian history lampooned the est ion that a fleet of nuclear powered submarines will allow Canada to assert its sovereignty In disputed Arctic water Canadian submarines are not going to be wheeling around like under Ice police cars plckingup vagrants In May they told the House of Commons committee of defence that other than to maintain a threatening presence the nuclear powered hunter killer submarine is limited to locating shadowing and destroying The game Is not worth the risk the possibility and conse quence of error being too high under the Arctic ice must be through diplomatic channels From their energy and commit it is obvious that the same spirit that motivated these men and women to fight for democracy keeps them working effectively and democratically on behalf of sur viva I Submitted by Cheryl for Hills Action for Nuclear Disarmament an organization hit has far yean proudly included ii in Its membership Energy grant approved The Regional Municipality of will be more energy efficient In the future thanks to a recent grant from the Ontario government This Is due to a grant of which was announced earlier this week by Walt Elliot for the riding of North on behalf of energy minister Bob Wong The money will be provided under the Municipal Oil Conversion and Energy Conservation Program The program helps municipalities Identify and carry out a wide range of energy saving pro jects Grants are also provided to defray the costs of getting profes sional consulting assistance with these projects said Mr Wong Since it began in the program has assisted over municipalities to implement more than 1 400 energy saving projects These pro jects have led to significant in the energy bills of the municipalities which participate HAMming it up The Amateur Club participated In the in emergency preparedness for radio operator June operators around the world went on a hour vigil to attempt la make as many dlff contact with other opera Ion at possible The else began at 12 m Saturday and operators could only portable power Here John Wood lilting and James Colter have established contact with a radio operator In the United States The Club which set up on farm on Saturday made 33 contacts In the tint two hours Herald photo tries to improve image The Unemployment Insurance Act is perhaps one of the least understood pieces of legislation in society today but at the same lime It bears great importance Employment and Immigration Canada in attempting to change their image by opening up better lines of communication the Canada Employment Centre and the public We re trying to let people know what we offer says Colleen Robin son Client Services Officer for the Brampton We want to dispell the negative concept people have of the Unemployment Insurance Com mission A new program was put Into effect April 1 and there are now representatives from across Ontario whose purpose is to help open the lines of communications to employers and Ms Robinson covers a wide area that goes north to west to Acton and east to Bramalca In the area the centre main office Is In Brampton and there are two branch offices in Georgetown and Orange Ms Robinson sees the problem of communication stemming from the fact that procedures con change on a month basis We have a hard lime keeping up so I can understand how employers do she says But If we con keep them up to date our clients will be more informed The new program is still In the In contact stage where Ms Robin son and other representatives arc letting people know they are there But sine sees the process as a long education proceti going to take awhile But there are all kinds of jobs available now so it a good time to be doing it When Its a bad situation for jobs its too late Ms Robinson has made herself available to confer with employers and help them better understand the system Areas employers sometimes have dealing with sickness fits preretirement maternity and paternity benefits and special severance benefits But by helping the employers to understand the various aspects of unemployment in they in turn will be able to pass information along to their workers when the need arises We want to sec what the needs arc and then tailor the position to suit he needs of the community Ms Robinson says The new program will also have another positive effect and one that Ms Robinson and the UIC office would very much like to see come We really want to help people cope with it she says we have been doing a good Job But it been perceived as doing a good Job It a totally different of looking at things Through a monthly column in The Herald Ms Robinson will explain some of the complexities of the Unemployment Act and talons She is also available to address questions concerns by con lading her at the local branch office In or at the main of fice In Brampton 451 ONESTOP CAR CARE DRY CLEANING INTERIORS PRESEflV A NE FABRIC PROTECTION SUNROOFS VINYL ROOF REVITALISING RUST PROOFING TOUCH UP PAINT CAR COVERS SPLASH GUARDS BOARDS WINDOW TINTING PIN STR PING SAME DAY SERVICE Deezee FREE RUNNING BOARDS installation SAVE on PreservAShine Paint Protection OFFER GOOD TILL JULY 1 688 8730570 Guelph Street Georgetown Fa SI Burlington 3254 SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday Citizens forum Their dedication showed Dear Sir On June 12 43 young and not found dedicated people in our com braved the heat of the day to walk for the United Way of Hills to the tune of in pledges The Klwanla Club once again this year did an outstanding Job the event and providing refreshments to the walkers Can Travel and Ash bee and Scharjo legal firm donated great prizes Our sincere thanks go to these community supporters who walked pledged dollars or gave generously of their time and efforts These dollars will help make our a belter place to be Yours truly Tom Gibson United Way of Hills President Out of context Dear Sir Your response to one of the Herald letters to the editor see A Matter Of Style June 22 read like that of a petulant child Surely a letter to the editor is just what the phrase implies If Ms had wanted to discuss the matter with you across the counter no doubt she would have done just that As she took the time to write a letter to your paper she ob viously wanted her opinions to be printed in the Citizens Forum Just as I expect this letter to be printed there as well I must support Ms that you have used the word anemic or anaemic totally out of context While I sympathize with your attempt to avoid hackneyed ad jectives in the newspaper it is un wise to try to fit dictionary lions to your own use The Herald is a fine small town newspaper It docs however have faults and must accept letters Omission made On behalf of the Arts Alive Committee I would like to sincerely apologize for failing to mention Cable SyBtems In the note of thanks published in your paper on Wednesday June 15 Their assistance in advertising the Festival and their extensive coverage of events was greatly ap preciated and we regret the unintentional omission of their name Our apologies to anyone else who helped with the Arts Alive Festival but was left unmentloned We bo ap preciated everyone s generosity and time Thanks Sincerely MetanieNbton Guide needed To the rural residents of Helton Hills Once again In his annual quest to destroy all living matter our weed control Inspector has travelled along our country roads and has sprayed and killed tbe sumachs the butter cups the daisies tbe cattails the tiger lilies the wild rosea and strawberries just to mention a few Perhaps our councillors could put forth a motion to purchase it guide book for the Inspector with tbe pur pose of being able to 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