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the HERALD Peterson may be hedging his bets HllKw Established Home Newspaper of Halton Hills- Established 1866 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown L7G Ontario DON Publisher and General Manager Phone Page SECTION A Wednesday Aug ml IBM The dog days Dog may be man s best friend but canines are still selec tive about the people they associate with Pit bulls and dobermans may get most of the press when it comes to attacking people but the simple fact remains any dog can be unpredictable given certain cumstances The size of the dog really has little to do with the tenacity it can display or the amount of fear it can strike into a per son it is unfamiliar with Dog owners should remember to keep their animals restrained whenever there is a chance of it coming m con tact with people who have good reason to enter someone property The old cartoons showing cute dogs chasing after the mailman are fine for children but it s unfair to subject mail carriers or meter readers to the unpredictability of a dog In the same context children can easily be taken in by the friendliness a dog can show but they know little of the dangers that may await them Youngsters playfully riding their bicycles are not going to be expecting to be rushed by a dog that may or may not simply be looking for a playmate There is a great deal of responsibility that accompanies the ownership of a dog Some will say it isn t fair to keep a dog restrained con but the owner must take full responsibility for the actions of his pets And the consequences of having a dog attack someone are serious given the public sentiment toward such occurrences And no one would like to have to live with the serious in jury or disfigurement of a child on their conscience Why all the fuss One has to seriously wonder what the current state of af fairs is with the new Halton Hills Civic Centre project After all things seemed to be running very smoothly The town would look after the nuts and bolts building of the centre and a community group has been formed to put together the niceties that will serve to enhance the tre But at council Monday night the bickering that ensued leaves one asking the question why the big fuss The formula seemed equitable There are several glaring questions that arise now though Are the citizens group and council s Building Committee working independently of each other in their efforts to essentially attain the same goal Or are the two groups working in tandem with each other to see the pro through to completion with local citizens chipping in and doing their part in the spirit in which the citizens group was launched Perhaps someone should ask what s the difference If the structuring of the two bodies has been lax then they should be shored up The goals of the two groups are evident But the venues they have to work with should perhaps be better defined If the left hand doesn t know what the- right is doing then there is the possibility of a clash occurring But there s no need for petty bickering or any sense of secrecy in such a venture Citizens have already given to the new civic centre through their taxes Now they re be ing asked to give a little more But at this point it becomes an option with no strings attached This makes it pretty cut and dried so why all the fuss Let get to the business at hand Pettiness really has no place in this type of project An open line of communications can provide a viable solution Whats in a name Actually quite a bit And so how docs Premier David Peterson reel about federal Liber il Leader John Turner Senate ploy That the one where he has the Liberal dorm noted Senate to block the agreement with the United Slates Paterson was on hoi days when he issue and wasn caught by reporters looking for h s opinion un 111 this week His opinion It can be Judged from the following headlines In Globe and Mail Peterson rails To Endorse Turner Move In the Toronto Sun Tactic Gets Full Backing of PUcrwrn Canada Press which feeds most newspapers outs Toronto took on angle closer to Globe piece although a Toronto Star rewrite of the Canadian Press story ended up reading more like he Toronto Sun version In fact like so many Peterson scrums scrums arc gatherings where a politician elds questions from he surround media could take what you wanted from It I have no problem t and 1 don think it undemocratic or const he said at one point Now that sounds clear Vet he never actually said he sup ports the Editors notebook 1 11 admit I m not a regular reader of Ann Landers or any other advice columnist for that matter But once In awhile when I put ting In time between turning pages of the newspaper I may Indulge myself Someone passed me a photocopy of one of Ann a columns ihe other day and I have to say I found It quite amusing It was submitted by a reader although Ihe actual writer of Ihe piece is unknown The subject matter revolves around naming a dog It seems this fellow content with the run of names and that where his problems began Everybody who has a dog calls him Rover or Boy I call mine Sex He a a great pal but he has me a great deal of embarrass- When I went to city hall to renew his dog licence I told the clerk I would like a licence for Sex He said I like one tool Then I But this is dog He said he care what she looked like Then I said You don t understand I ve had Sex since I was years old He winked and said You must have been quite a kid When I got married and went on my honeymoon I look the dog with me I told the motel clerk that I wanted a room for my wife and me and a special room for Sex He said You don need a special room As long a you pay your bill we don care what you do I said Look you don seem to Sex keeps me awoke at night The clerk said Funny I have he same problem One day entered Sex In o contest but before the competition began the dog ran away Another conies tant asked me why 1 was just ding there looking disappointed I told him 1 planned to have Sex in the contest He told mc should have sold my own tickets But youdon t understand I said I had hoped to have Sex on TV He said Now that cable is all over the place it no bigdeal any more When my wife and I separated we went to court to fight for custody of he dog I said Your Honor I had Sex before I was married the Judge said The courtroom confessional Slick he usc please Then I told him Ihnt was married Sex left He said Me Last night Sex off again I spent hours looking around town for him A cop came over to me and ask What arc you doing in this alley at clock in the morning I told him that I was looking for Sex My case comes up Friday Last week was our first Instalment of Yesterdays on Editorial Page and resulted In a call from a reader who was good enough to cor rectus on a point It seems the telephone office pic lured was not located where Henry Clothing is but actually was situated next door to that location where Christ lane Hair Styles Is Thanks for the Info Queens Park Itv Derek Nelson Service You would like to say Peterson supports il or Peterson t sup port it bull how Mr Turner con duels his tactics or strategy as ana lional leader is his responsibility he said In short it sounded like Peterson is his bets a reasonable and perhaps wise move when faced with a ploy yet to be Judged by the The truth Is none the political never mind he usual dogmatic a analysts have the idea whether Turner stroke is or dumb Or both The polls show people want a vote on the freetrade agreement before It Is passed but whether hey mean a general or a referendum nt quite so certain There is also the question of method Is it right to block policies of the elected House of Commons by using the appointed in lected officials of the Senate It Is a question with special relevance to Peterson After all he came lo power following years of Tory rule Imagine what a provin Senate could have done to his program As it Is the Liberal run Senate in Ottawa has obstructed and delayed and interfered with Tory legislation of all kinds from the drug bill to the refugee bills and now ihe freetrade bill The argument that the Conser vatives didn t run on free trade and therefore be allowed to it t hold water They also didn run against free trade and it was well known that the former Pierre Trudeau Liberal government had initiated discus sions along that line with S And l It the Liberals including Turner who ran against wage and price controls In 1974 and brought them in as soon as they d won the election More Important though is that changing agendas or creating new ones ore what governments do all lime Citizens forum Thanks from Make A Wish Dear Sir Please permit Make A Wish of Halton Hills to say a very sincere THANK YOU lo so many organizations that have contributed to the success of our programs and activities throughout the past year Without their kind assistance and contributions Make A Wish of Hills Just docs not function The Hollywood Tavern in Ron and Jim who donated proceeds from fun auction upon their grand opening The Gemini Hockey Club who gave proceeds from a sports dinner lo Make A Wish the Cellar Restaurant whose proceeds from beef on a bun found their way into Make A Wish bank count to the Royal Canadian Legion Brunch 120 for not only pro viding the use of their hall and all the facilities to put on a dinner but a sizeable donation as well a special thanks to the many corporate at Annual Golf Tournament and to the two hardworking organizers Wayne King and Dave who along with an army of volunteers helped to raise over The SOB team gave up a weekend to ploy boll giving the proceeds to M ike A Wish There were countless oilier donations from Individuals too muny to men tlon yet they all go towards the un fortunate youth of Hills The patrons of Timeout have sent dona lions on regular basis Mr Dick lawyer lias given of his lime lo Make A Wish in It attempt to obtain charitable number To those that nave donated items such as a ghetto blaster watch and the use of certain facilities Mentioning names companies and the many great people that enable Make A Wish of Hills to function as it docs you run the risk of missing a deserving person or company and if this has happened apologize May all sec the face of a faml ly who has been assisted by Make a Wish You can be as proud as the Board of Directors ore in the serving of an unfortunate youngster within the boundaries of Hills We hank you all Yours in good health Bryan Lewis Chairman Rewarding Summer Note following letter was submitted the Herald for publication To he People of Hills of 1988 Is beginning wind down and it is once again time for the Canada Employment Centre for Students in Hills to close Over this past summer we have thoroughly enjoyed our contact with the students and employers in Hills and we hope we have been helpful in serving employment needs in this community We feel hat much of our enjoyment has come from the Interest and support the community has shown us towards student employment This summer employment op portunities for students has been great The labor market is definitely in favor of students and we attemp ted to direct our attention primarily towards them At the me time however employers were understanding of their situation in finding students which made much easier Through working In a smaller community like Hills we were able to get to know ihe students and employers that we continually worked with Everyone positive at tude and helped us Immensely Once again we would like to thank you for your k and support throughout the summer Sincerely Angela and Karen Coats Student Plocemcnt Officers Canada Employment Centre for Students Look at Peterson who t tell us during the lost provincial election campaign- he was going to dump the Sunday shopping issue on the municipalities but who did tell us he would stop free trade If it dldn t meet his six or seven conditions Well he done the former and not the latter since he won his majority It is also hard to reconcile Turner and Peterson belief that free trade means the end of Canada as we know It wilh the willingness of both lo say they II stop fighting it if the Tories win the coming election If it really is that important Turner should promise to reverse it If he gains power later and Peterson should fight it to the bitter end Or maybe it really Isn t that ma 30 years ago The Ontario Water Resource Com mission gave Developments the green 1 to proceed with armed subdivision Mon day as the commission and the Georgetown building inspector handed out building permits Eight permits were issued to Heslop Homes 11 to Construction and two went to Construction The Rex firm is still facing charges for constructing six houses without permission said building in Joseph Gibbons Half of the wheat field owned by Donald Lindsay at the comer of the Line and the CNR mainline was ravaged by fire early Friday even The blaze was the largest of a string of fires Ignited by a passing excursion tram Sparks from a Stratford bound train hit the field being combined by George Leslie Earlier Friday firefighters were summoned to a wheat maze at Ihe Meadowglen Growers properly where a small quantity of hay was lost Most of the wheat had already been harvested Grand Union Foods in Georgetown Is selling a loaf of sliced bread for 18c an eight ounce packge of cheese for two ounce Jars of pickles for and eight hot dog or hamburg rolls for 15 years ago Dei rex Restaurant owner BUI Karolldis sold he would stop serving meat if prices continue to soar Mr Karolldis told Ihe Herald that he found restaurants in the United Suites had meatless days to keep the down for customers Mr Karolldis said he is paying to more a pound for meat then he did two months ago After receiving a complaint letter from assistant Cron Attorney Larry Owen Township agreed to erect slop signs on Confederation at Mountain Street and at Glen Crescent Mr Owen letter contained information on the careless driving charge associated with the Mountain Street T intersection Reeve Tom Hill the T intersection at Glen Crescent also be considered Georgetown Little Theatre richer from a government grant is preparing Tor what promises to be Its biggest season yet A lineup of four plays Including three comedies 10 years ago Two dogs are under quarantine and a number of others face the possibility of quarantine following contact with a suspected rabid fox in south Georgetown A Golden Labrador retriever was bitten on the leg by the fox when he attempted o chase it from his owner s front lawn A neighboring German Shepherd near Eighth Line also chased the fox The pastors of two Hills churches will add their sentiments to the millions bereaving Pope Paul who d on Sunday during a mass Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church will hold a requiem mass Thurs Aug 10 at p Both Coeur and Holy Cross will remember the Pope who served since 1963 in their Sunday Rev Ken Campbell founder of a provincewide group of parents ad voc aline educational reform is In his third week of a fast to protest the appointment of revolutionary broadcaster Laurier LaPlerre to study children education Rev Campbell disagreed wilh Mr LaPierres proposed philosophy say ing the child in Ontario is not a child he is an institutional child 5 years ago Major decisions about a proposed municipal centre being made behind the public back Mayor Pete said Tuesday at Monday night meeting peeling to discuss at council possibility of using a Maple Avenue property for the proposed site Not willing to give up his battle for tax reform In Hills Acton Coun Ross Knechtel presented Council with graphs he says prove that Acton residents are being royally screwed on the mill rate Coun said Actons rales for the last several yean have been per cent higher than Georgetown The people of Acton area subsidizing the rest of town fie said Monday You II be slapped with a K fine If you re caught biking In Hills without a licence On top of that there will be a court fee Regional Police requeat that bike owners bring Social Insurance numbers and bike descriptions to the stations or identification