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Page 12 THE HERALD Wednesday April MPPs need time to see the riding The Ontario Legislature is in ses sion again and that means more time spent in Toronto on house duty briefings and legislative business When the Legislature is not sitting an MPP gets more time to travel through his riding and meet constituents one on one informally I don feel that public meetings office hours and formal speeches are sufficient to let a politician get a real feelfor the people who are his or her constituents It is fortunate that most concerns must be dealt with by letter or telephone because Halton North has almost 68 residents about of them of voting age Beyond these types of contact is the need to meet people where they work and live and play Fifteen minutes over a cup of coffee allows someone to ex plain more than just their m mediate problems These conversations often lead to other concerns which the in dividual had no idea you could help solve Few people understand what an actually does Contrary to popular rumor we do not spend our time hiding in a pink sandstone palace in Toronto thinking of new and hideous ways of spending your taxes A great deal of our time is spent dealing with the individual concerns of individual consti tuents As an MPP I must ensure that my constituents have a voice in side government It is my respon sibility to do this regardless of your voting preferences or whether I personally agree with the stand you have taken More than this however an should act as an Ombudsman making sure that a constituent contacts with provin cial government departments are handled properly Workers Compensation Board problems housing difficulties single mothers needing daycare and pension problems are dealt with every week in my office If you are a business man who wants some expert advice about finding export markets we will put you in tough with the right person Deal ing with individual problems is in some ways the most immediately satisfying thing I can accomplish With a provincewide problem a aiTeffcci The Watch ROBERT BATEMAN ORDER DEADLINE APRIL 348 Guelph Street NEXT TO BELL GLASS IN WE CENTRE Georgetown WILLOW LANE NATURAL f FOODS Two Locations To Serve You Batter If Willow St Xlph0fri ACTON 8533051 politician may have to wait years before he or she can gauge suc cess When you help an individual constituent you know immediately what has been accomplished As an MPP I am lucky to be able to deal with people problems Almost all provincial respon sibilities are directly concerned with people Your health care your children education and the safety of the provincial highways you use for travel are the things that go into making an MPP political life When larger areas of provincial policy are discussed I am able to relate it directly to the concerns of my riding Health care means good hospitals for Halton Hills and Milton and home services for the seniors I know Education is good schools for the kids I visit in school or during their tnps to Queen s Park Transportation is the highway or transit that you and I both use Being an is not always fun but it is certain satisfying Couple wed By KAY WILSON Correspondent Paul United Church Brampton was the set ting for the marriage of Tracy Carmichael and Gary Johnson The Reverend Dr Morris Jay of at the ceremony Given in marriage by her father the bnde wore a Southern Belle style gown of white satm and lace Her attendants wore similarly styled gowns in royal blue satin trimmed with white lace The maid of honor was Mrs Tammy a friend of the bnde from Mississauga The bridesmaids were Mrs Kim Mar shall of Boston Mass Janet Johnson of Alton sister of the groom Carrie Robinson and Jamie Sykes cousins of the bride from Orangeville and Jennifer Marshall Boston as flower girl The groom wore a black tuxedo and his attendants were attired in gray The best man was Greg Simpson of Brampton The ushers were lorn Johnson Palmers ton brother of the groom Don Crawford Divid brother of the and the ring bearer nephew of the groom A reception followed at the Pegasus Hall Brampton Following a honeymoon in DON CHRVSIERDOME WOULD YOU LIKE FINANCING ANDREW DILLON Toll Fin 1 Stvtng We have Shadows Spirits Daytona at low low Interest rates or perhaps we can show you our selection of good used vehicles For Personalized Service contact ANDREW DILLON 324 QUEEN STREET EAST BRAMPTON 4591810 GEORGETOWN PARENTCHILD CENTRE presents a Spring Summer Childrens Fashion Show Saturday- April 7th 1100 am 89 S St Andrews United Church Admission 00 Tickets available at Georgetown Fabrics Victoria Lane Georgetown Parent Child Centre Royal LePage Realtors All Proceeds To Georgetown Parent Child Centre Hosted By Victoria Lane 70 Main St S Downtown Georgetown 87324 Puerto Vallarta Mexico the bride and groom will reside at Norval Tracy is the daughter of Harry and Joyce Carmichael of Bramp ton and Gary is the son of Paul and Betty Johnson of Norval A presentation dance and in honor of Anne of 2 Caledonia and Alan Thomp son Georgetown was held en March 30 at the Junior Fanner Building Brampton The committee included the bridal party and ground people at tended The bridal couple were presented with a stereo system Craft sale Huttonville Lions dub s Fourteenth Craft and que Show at Com School on Saturday April 7 and Sunday April 8 from 10 am to Get well NORVALGet well wishes to Nellie Shea of who is a pa tient in the Wellsley Hospital Toronto In hospital well wishes to Chester Early who has returned home after spending ten weeks in Peel Memorial Hospital Brampton GEORGETOWN OPTICAL NO ONE EVER REGRETTED BUYING QUALITY MARKET PLACE PLAZA HOURS Tubs Fr 00 6 00 Safu day 5 00 FINAN GUIDE