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the HERALD Editorial Wednesday August Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 A Division of Canadian Newspaper Company Limited Street Georgetown OntaroL7G3Z6 ROBERT Publisher and General Manager GIBSON Miiuglng Editor OH RATES on in and t MtpisraH nd Unfitting trf pan ih Young drivers need restrictions There is an old saying that suggests it is not the nut in the wheel that causes car accidents but the nut behind the wheel Unfortunately in many instances this holds too true But what about the young adult driver who has grown up in an autoonented society where so called mature adults drive their cars half a block to the local nience store to pick up some cream for then- morning coffee who wants to get behmd the wheel and tool around and perhaps die in an automobile Without suggesting dracoman measures brakes must be applied to young inexpenenced drivers in the form of restrictions for their own good until the proper ex is gained to operate a motor vehicle properly and of utmost importance safety The Traffic Injury Research Foundation of Canada presents some frightening statistics terms of the leading causes of death for 15 19 yearolds in Canada The statistics were released several years ago per 100 and it was noted that the leading cause of death for youths in that age group was motor vehicle ac cidents at per cent Other accidents accounted for 12 per cent of the youth deaths suicides accounted for 12 8 per cent of youth deaths while cancer accounted for deaths The Insurance Bureau of Canada released a report last week recommending a graduated system of restric for newly licensed drivers which noted in reference to young inexperienced drivers not only are they inexperienced but there is the thrill seeking and risk taking that adds further to their chances of be ing in a crash To date this year in Halton Region there have been eight fatal motor vehicle accidents and three of the fatal accidents involved young new drivers Ontario Premier Bob Rae through Transportation Minister Gilles Pouliot is looking at introducing a graduated licensing system for young drivers and it has been reported that parents and victims support groups also agree with greater curbs on young and novice drivers It is an issue that demands serious and immediate at tention Community Forum Opinions on multicultural ism Ron Wilson Glen Williams I agree with because everybody should main tain their own heritage but not have the right to force It on everybody else Karen Ferguson Glen Williams 1 support it because it gives us a sense of belonging to the world and teaches us that we are not isolated beings Barb Wilson Glen Williams I think it multiculturalism is im portant because everybody has something to offer and you can always learn from someone else as long as you don t lose your own culture Terry Kirk Georgetown I from the southern part of Africa so I ve grown up in a multicultural world most of my life I think it is a good thing especially for a country that ac immigrants I think people should take pride in their roots It t take over from being Canadian ON A SEEMINGLY IDYLLIC NEAR TOWN ANYONE TOWARDS THE FENCE LINE WOULD THOUGHT THEY WERE CUDS Peoples Forum- Exceptions taken to article Dear Sir Re Female assault has no place in modern Canadian socle While I wholeheartedly agree with the heading of this article that appeared your newspaper on August I take excep on to some of Ms Palmer statements In the specific assault referred to a criminal charge was la against the accused I believe it Hurray for Hewitt Dear Editor May I express my personal on your article regarding Mr Joe Hewitt s attendance rate to Council meetings As some of you may recall I had ser problems building my house Problems concerning the Building Inspector and the township These problems and rcumstances at one point reached the front page of the Toronto Sun I cannot recall number of telephone calls messages and letters I forwarded to Council and the Mayor yet not one reply did I ree not one When Mr Hewitt was elected I approached with my pro blem Mr Hewitt not only listen he acted He promised only that he would try From his knowledge of the rules and the law he was able to remove a very heavy burden for whicn I am forever grateful Being a member of several of the Regions Councils it would be much more time consuming for Mr Hewitt than it would be for members of just one Council Also I believe it Is much more what you actually achieve for your taxpayers than the odd meeting you may unavoidably miss Mr Hewitt gets my vote not only as a Councillor but as a car ing human being Yours truly H Barrack Georgetown Ontario irresponsible to suggest the case will be given little priority Police and the Courts must operate within the law having tion for the rights and privileges of all people Guidelines from the Ministry of the Solicitor General are quite clear and specific in their direction to lay criminal charges where evidence exists The article is rife with assump tions and generalities based more on subjective personal opinion fact Police do not prefer to deal with assaults where injur es are multiple and severe and Ms Palmers renark is almost as ludicrous as the one stating some police believe women deserve to be abused Domestic violence is a social problem and a challenge for all of us individually and collectively to eliminate Any successes realized will only be hampered by irresponsible inaccurate and biased reporting Yours very truly Staff Inspector Richard Kivell Halton Regional Hills United Church clarification To the Editor For the past several years the Reverend McKibbon letters to the editor have regularly in many com munity newspapers across Canada In a recent letter May Mr McKibbon addresses the sub of harassment of clergy in the United Church of Canada He quotes from a memorandum issued by the United Church General Secretary Dr Howard Unfortunately the context for the memorandum from which Mr quotes has been lost in the editing process In the nterests of accuracy I would ask that you reprint the complete paragraph of the memorandum from which Mr quotes I have highlighted by underlining those words than were originally in eluded in Mr s letter The paragraph reads What is not appropriate in relation to issuing a complaint with regard to feeling harassed or in relation to what one believes is inappropriate behavior or belief of another is to talk about it on the basis of rumors to write about it in letters newsletters or other non confidential places if one has not exhausted the provisions of the church for dealing with such mat to speak about it publicly from the pulpit in church meetings or even in a Session of Presbytery meeting if one docs not intend to use the church s pro visions for settling disputes or seeking justice to speak to the media about it without having sought the remedies provided by the church Sincerely Mary Frances Denis PublicistMedia Relations Off icer The United Church of Canada 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