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THE HERALD Wednesday November 1TO0 Community Forum Are you looking forward to Christmas Minor injuries A Hillsburg couple were treated for minor injuries at Milton Hospital after they were involved in a car accident last Thursday at a m They were heading westbound on Steelcs Avenue when they stopped behind other traffic at the Sixth Line in Halton Hills A Georgetown man rearended the car after he attempted to slop but t The police investigation continues Icy road An Erin woman rolled her car onto it s roof last Wednesday after she hit a patch of ice on the Eighth Line at Sideroad in Hills She was travelling northbound on the Eighth Line when she hit the ice and steered towards the ditch She was not in jured and no charges were laid as road conditions were to blame for the accident police reported Lost control A Georgetown man ended up a ditch after his car rolled onto its bide and came to rest against a pole on Trafalgar Road at No Sideroad on ember While southbound on Trafalgar he pulled out into northbound lanes to overtake slower traffic police His car spun degrees counter ibe skidded off the road into the west side ditch and roll onto it side The was impounded and no charges were laid in the which hap it 0p Youth injured A Georgetown was struck b a car Thursda eemng at Street and Ewmg in Hills after he ran out from behind two vehicles slopped in the curb lanes on Main Street A third driver who could not see the child wis driving in the pissing line and hit the There was one witness at the scene and no charges have been laid The was taken to Georgetown Hospital b his mother and treated for minor injuries Impaired An Acton man has been with impaired driving and blowing over after he roll his car onto its roof on Sideroad 17 in Hills November 10 The man had been elling or Sideroad when he missed the bend in the road near the Tenth Line to avoid hitting a deer said police itports He hit the diteh the ditch flipped ended upside do in He was to the and treated r minor injuries after the am dent which happened it Bus window broken lite found wind hi side a parked in m wd lined and iv the w was round limji is i shunted at Hit and run A his in the in unknown i il wis parked it Mem il in The im dent hap between ind w in polite Indecent exposure Four female students told police saw a man expose himself last Thursdav while wailing for a school bus at 8 a m on Hde Park Drive behind Park Public School The man was ding in the wooded area east of the school Police have a descrip tion of the suspect Tools stolen A large quantity of assorted tools worth about total was stolen from an Armstrong Avenue business last week sometime between 30 on Saturday and 12 15 am the following day police report Two stereos were also stolen from two parked cars at the same location Culprits smashed a window to gain entry to the business A second theft took place at the same address in the unit next door police report between the same times Suspects stole 4 325 worth of tools from that business scratched a parked car and ex itcd the building by unlocking a door Impaired charge A Georgetown man was charg ed with impaired riving and blow over mg last Friday after a police officer saw the man spin out in his car on Street in Georgetown at 119 am police said When the officer approach ed the man aboul losing control of his car near Draper Street he was found impaired and tested at the scene Robbery charge A Georgetown man has been charged with robbing the George and Dragon Restaurant on Main Street in Georgetown sometime between am and 9 on Nov Police reported 71i in cash missing and a broken side door believe was used the culprit to exit the building after the Vehicle stolen vehicle was taken from a Hornbv parking lot sometime between on November 11 following car wis pirked at Sleeks and Trafalgar Ho id the previous owner of the ear was still on the police not the person who registered the tint Tires punctured A Brampton m in found that both driver side tires on his van had been flattened being parked in Acton in tin list week between pm im and m the follow Police the tires had been punctured with a sharp nar row object is estimated Drug arrest intoxicated Georgetown is picked up outside Toole Restaurant last Satur night at SO a m and rested in outstanding S200 committed warrant for posses sion if narcotics search police revealed a small quantitv hashish in the man pocket He ins arrested taken to the police and releised Promise to Residence robber Thieves made off with Si worth of goods after and entering a I residence sometime between m last Salurdai and I ham the following dav lice reported stereo equipment a T a jcwellerv a a computer and in elephant miss Cameron Georgetown Yes my little girl is three and she s getting to an age where she it more Members of Parliament and the general public are suf under Canada s parliamentary system said Halton Peel MP Garth Turner a press conference held at the MP s riding office in Georgetown Friday Political parties are a bit focating at times more breathing room is needed for MPs said Mr Turner As for the general public Mr Turner said he thinks people are meal about he political pro cess and this cynicism is due to people feeling blocked out of the svstem I like to see more dent thought MPs That means as a Progressive Conservative MP I shouldn t have to vote for thing introduced by the par t said Mr Turner Mr Turner however isn t ad that voting along lines should be done away with altogether On budgetary issues for instance MPs have a free vote said Mr Turner If the Goods and Services Tax was defeated the party ex plained Mr Turner the govern s would be dest roved MPs should be free to in new ideas and admend ments to propsoed legislation the advocates To alleviate the public attitude towards govern Mr Tumor suggested the government should hold more na referendums if a certain percentage of the population op poses proposed legislation An overhaul of Senate would be a good jumping off point to rt ng up the decision making process to the Bob Galloway Georgetown Yes I ve even done some of the shopping already We re having some of our relatives come here and we might be going skiing the holidays too Garth Turner general public he went on to say The senate as it is has proven itself ridiculous said Mr Turner Right now power is contained within the Prime Ministers of fice it needs to be spread around more similar to the American system where power is split amongst the President the Senate and Congress said Mr Turner But the MP t lay all the blame for people political cynicism on the system He also faulted the government We have not adequately explained he policies in place and what we are attempting to accomplish he explained These suggestions are among several ideas the MP has ed in a pamphlet that is being sent out to residents in the Cathy Georgetown Yes my little girl Is two and she knows all about Santa We have a new house to celebrate Christmas in too for comment The ideas outlined in the booklet entitled Where is Canada Going are those Mr Turner wants to pursue dunng the remainder of his term It s an agenda for the middle class said Mr Turner Some of the MP s ideas include the entrenchment in the tton on the right to own private property Right now the public has no legal recourse if the government expropriates a per son s property he stated Mr Turner also wants changes to the tax system to ensure families especially singleparent are taxed more fairly When asked if he has made a difference as an MP Mr Turner explained he has close ties with some of the government s higher profile cabinet ministers but he s still and irrelevant Salvation Army food hampers The Salvation Army together with the Lakeside Chapter of the I D St Vincent DePaul Ac ton Rotary and Georgetown Good Neighbours will provide Christmas Food BasketsHampers to families in need Please note that applications are available at The Salvation Army Thrift Store 120 Mill Street East Acton The Ac ton Social Services 19 Willow Street North 3310 and The Salvation Army Thrift Store Mill Street Georgetown i22 Applications should be submitted December 11th For further information telephone THE HOTEL Main St S Georgetown 8773388 S THE GST PAY FST PST etc ROAST BEEF DINNER BAKED HAM at AT I WATCH HOCKEY ON OUR LARGE SCREEN TV LIVE y Music WEEK AMBUSH Live Country Music Frt Sat THIS WEEK FEATURING BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY NOW TMtOUI CHICKEN WINGS CAU US AT Turner outlines Agenda for the middle class