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the HERALD Page 10- Editorial Wednesday September IB 109 Home Newspaper Halton Hills Established 866 A Division of Canadian Newspaper Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario L7G K ROBERT Publisher and General Manager 8772201 COLIN GIBSON Managing Editor RATES tin C Mail adiarllMr thai halt not to flmnaat gvi at In Urn amount paid lor lit lllat Of aOoarlliamanl In in at rex occurred inch dua to I ha naglanca it or and trull to no liiDilitf lor non of any adiaitiiamani In amovnl paid No sympathy for vandals Vandalism is a bane on Hills just as it in so many other communitiesnot only throughout Ontario but across Canada Wantonmindless destruction of both public and private property ispure and simple- a financial burden neither the community nor individuals should haye to bear In a similar veinthose individuals charged and convicted of vandalism should be punished to the limit the law provides A tip of the hat to two communityminded residents who turned in to police three young offenders who trashed a laundromat in a destructive spree Hills has a program in place to reward residents who report individuals witnessed engaging in acts of van dalism to police and it really is a pity more residents dont get involved to correct this blight on our community Similarly Halton police operate the Crimestoppers program in Hills which rewards people who report witnessing crimes if a conviction is registered against the accused Caring for the wellbeing of your community is what is in volved here and by turning in an obviously uncaring resident or nonresident for that in the act of committing a crime the community as a whole ultimatelyibenefits It also sends the message out to other lowlifes who might be contemplating committing a crime that the eyes of the community are on himor her Community Forum Are unions too powerful Shirley Milton Yes they are I just believe in unions If things keep going as they have been were not going to have any services running at all Jeanne Chandler Georgetown I believe in unions but as has been seen recently at times they go too far Tunny Blencove Georgetown Yes they are too powerful I have empathy for the unions but they have become too demanding for these economic times Gabe Ferron Georgetown they are This is not the right time economically to be demanding so much They unions should wait until the economy improves a lit tle B GET BACK ID WORK YOU I it At STAY LONG AS YOU WANE Peoples Forum Fair support is appreciated I would like to express my thanks- to all the friends and families who attended the Georgetown Fair its nice to see the community support the hard work and effort of our volunteer Agricultural Society in such poor economic times As a local businessman I know how tough it is this year Noxious fumes To The Editor Saturday September I had occasion to visit friends who live in the Park area of Georgetown Upon arrival at their home in the late afternoon 1 could not help hut notice a highly noxious odor in combination with a thick greyishblack haze in the air The haze and the odor permeated several blocks I wondered it there was a fire or chemical spill or some kind of en vironmental accident Research into the source of this problem led me to discover that this disturbance Id the fresh fall air was coming from the Park itself To my great amazement I learned that a Burning Rubber Contest was being held as an event at the Fall Fair This involved cars being mounted on blocks to keep them stationary while their owners us ed exacting skill to press the ac celerators so that the tires would spin fast enough to leave rubber behind Friends who attended the Fair told me that the stands were filled with gleeful and cheering fans With the worldwide concern in recent times which is constantly highlighted by the media govern ments and citizens groups I can not believe that Georgetown residents would choose such a mindless inconsiderate and potentially harmful form of entertainment Can we not treat our Town and our neighbors bet ter than this A Mair Georgetown If not for the support of if I may name a few members of the Georgetown Fair Bill for a great lineup of entertainment Glenda Benton and Joan Lindsay who organiz ed our entertainment schedule and printing of posters and notices Janet Armstrong for the fair passes being distributed to local groups entertaining at the fair Dave for the sale of exhibit space and grounds layout assisted by Bruce Bob and Glen Clark As well Dave handled the scheduling of all the gate duties Jeff Nurse Cattle Show on Saturday and Heavy Horse Show on Sunday Ralph- and Alan Cunningham Heavy Horse Pull on Friday and ATV Pull Saturday afternoon Not only did these men and women run and organize shows but worked on the grounds all weekend helping others get set up build stages move bleachers if there was a job they all pitch ed in and helped Long hot days wear you down and the day is not over until the last ride stops and the music dies down The Fair members were still there clean- ingfof the next day Also Id like to thank the Georgetown Lions Club for their support this year as always they did a super job thankyou The Georgetown Cadets for parking cars and assisting in other labour duties thankyou Often no mat ter how well you plan things go wrong Due to such nice weather North Halton Trailers were only able to supply us with one trailer and we needed four But Dave and John Manes of Peel donated the use of his personal 20 airconditioned motor home which worked nicely for Carroll Bakers dressing room and office space for other events Thanks again Also we were short of sound and Dan of Troopers DJ Entertainment Services kept us rocking with dance music at the dance stage and up on all the evemts which were happen ing Once again my sincere thanks to all who came to the Fair and special thanks to the volunteer workers who made it happen Sincerely Butler President Georgetown Agricultural Society Terry Fox committee extends its thanks Dear Sir We wish to thank the citizens of Georgetown for once again sup porting the annual Terry Fox Run held on Sunday Sept 15th at the Georgetown Fairgrounds A total of was raised by about 75 participants and from the sale of Tshirts buttons and a flag The committee extends a special vote of thanks to Barb Reiger for her work on the day of the run and to Elaine Chatten for her visits to schools promoting the run To Youngs Drug Store for their excellent window display Staff Richard Kivelt of Division Halton Regional Police for flying the Terry Fox flag and the many local businesses who displayed posters pledge sheets or put notices on their outside display boards Once again the Lome Scots allowed us to use the Armouries as our base and we wish to thank RSM for his assistance despite the busy schedule of a Royal visit Lastly the Hills Unit of the Saint John Am bulance who sent two members to take care of any first aid emergencies luckily limited to two Wasp stings Across Ontario a total of 3j million dollars was pledged at a variety of events Sincerely Martin Derek Green and Cynthia Green