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THE Wednesday January Page Political Forum Ottawa Report Individual Canadians can play role in Gulf war The horrible oil slick now kill ing the waters of the Persian Gulf is a symbol of the enormity of war It also shows we are fighting a man with neither morals nor ethics Watching the television im ages we can all feel helpless about the loss of human life the environmental damage or the terror of missile attacks But we are not helpless I believe theres a role that we as individual Canadians can play in this war Consider this Come to one of my special town hall meetings on the Gulf war bo we can share our feelings our concerns or our support Tonight Jan 30 Ill be in Acton at Trinity United Church Mill St at pm Tomorrow night same time the meeting will be in Georgetown at the Lions Hall behind Memorial Arena Next week Ill give you details of meetings in Bolton and If you cant come then write me Im collecting letters from people in our communities on the war and sending them directly to the prime ministers office My address is 27 Main Street South Georgetown L7G Donate blood There is already a shortage of blood in Iraq and demands for more will certainly explode as the ground fighting intensifies Civilian vic tims and soldiers on all sides of this conflict deserve this gift of life I am working now with the Red Cross to make some blood donor clinics available Watch this space for details Donate money The Canadian Red Cross is trying to collect a million dollars to finance humanitarian activites in the Persian Gulf area You can send a cheque to the local branch writing on the bottom of the che que that its for the Persian Gulf Appeal The money will go for refugee camps medicine and shelter for the wars victims You can show support for our troops as many others are doing by wearing a Maple Leaf flag lapel pin It is a peace symbol of its own as we battle for an end to aggression Drop by my office for your pin You can conserve fuel Its on ly common sense anyway but the Gulf War underscores again how we use oil an energy source which is non renewable and polluting and largely located in an area of the world thats a political Turn down the ther- Queens Park Report Housing initiatives In this weeks report I would like to outline the initiatives an nounced by Ontario Housing Minister Dave Cooke on January 2291 On that date Mr Cooke proposed a million package aimed at creating jobs and im proving our provinces housing supply According to the Minister this money will not only help create jobs quickly in the building trades but in many instances will also help improve the living con ditions for disabled individuals native people low and moderate income families and others hardest hit by the recession We expect that the housing package will generate the equivalent of approximately fullyear jobs in the building sec tor in Consultation will begin immediately with various groups and municipalities to assist the Housing Ministry in determining which communities are allocated funding The funding includes the following improvements million to upgrade as many as 3000 private rental units in older lowrise apartment buildings Under the Ministrys Low Rise Rehabilitation Pro gram landlords can apply for forgivable loans The loans cover up to twothirds of the cost of repairs up to a maximum of per unit Only essential repairs to such things as plumb ing and replacement wiring will be considered Private rental buildings of four storyes or less and that are at least years old are eligible Rooming houses are also eligible million to repair and rehabilitate native homes both on and off reserves million to improve safety and security and accessibility for families and individuals living in selected Ontario Housing Cor poration OHO buildings Im provements will include better lighting in public areas to in stallation of entry phones in the lobbies of the buildings Ac cessibility will be greatly improv ed for disabled and frail elderly residents by for example install ing access ramps and grab rails in hallways to launch a garbage recycling program in ap propriate OHC buildings Work will include creating or improv ing garbage bin areas to make it easier to sort and pick up recyclable materials This pro gram will be suitable for municipalities in which recycling programs are already operating million to modify privatelyowned homes for disabled occupants Under the Ontario Home Renewal Program for persons with physical disabilities homeowners who are disabled or who have disabled dependents or family members living with them are eligible for forgivable loans of up to 15000 for such modifications as adding wheelchair ramps and stair glides Income restrictions apply million to install energy- efficient equipment in some 100 nonprofit residential buildings across Ontario This will involve installing energyefficient equip ment such as compact fluores cent light bulbs lowflow shower heads and more efficient hot water heaters into older non profit housing buildings The On tario Nonprofit Housing Association the Cooperative Housing Association of Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Energy will be consulted We believe that these in itiatives not only create im mediate jobs in this time of reces sion but also improve the quality of life for many people Garth Turner MP Progressive mostat drive more slowly car pool We all know what to do and nows the time to do it Better yet start thinking about alternate fuels Like pro pane and natural gas or methanol Our oil dependence has to end Would Saddam Hus sein have attacked Kuwait if North Americans were driving cars fuelled by say corn Explain whats happening to your children Not necessarily whos right or wrong in this but the issue of war itself When politics fail war follows There is no reason to be afraid here in Georgetown or Bolton but there is much reason to be sad Write our Canadian troops They are doing a job for us They believe their mission is wor thwhile and that they will protect the freedom that Canadians en joy a freedom which has been denied others They are very brave men and women and I know would love to hear from all of us Send your message to my office and we will send it to the Gulf And lets talk about what should come after this war What role should the United Nations have What role for Canada How can we make a Middle East peace conference work address ing the larger issues like Palestine and Israel Write Joe Clark the external affairs minister with your thoughts His address is Hon Joe Clark Room 165 East Block House of Commons Ottawa KlA War is forcing us to face some things we have let slip Interna tional arms sales for example the kind which let a loser like Saddam arm himself to the teeth while the western world turned a blind eye Joe Clark said last week that has to end forever And then there are events In the Baltic states as those republics are brutalized Is Gorbachev us ing the Gulf War as a convenient diversion as he sends in the tanks Canada must condemn that Finally what if we were at tacked The Gulf War shows how little actual equipment we have to defend ourselves Our military survival seems to be in the hands of the United States Do we want that Or would it be foolish to spend our meagre resources on more hardware War has come but hopefully it will soon end It brings with It questions and demands that we all must face and each of us respond to We all have a role to play Try it on for Try the NutliSyStem Weight Loss- Program that includes a variety of delicious meals and snacks nutritional and behavioral counseling light activity and weight maintenance 3 weeks only 49 OVER 1800 CENTRES WORLDWIDE weight loss centres Call To GEORG GEORGETOWN N at day For A FREE NoObligation Con ETOWN ORAN4 PLACE STREET 1 food initial which ant centra sulfation SEVILLE ADWAY only clitnti