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the HERALD- fife Home Newspaper of Hallon Hills Established 866 Editorial Wednesday January ROBERT Publisher and General Manager 8772201 Mil Ml thin ratwIKi i hi J month A Division of Thomson Newspapers Company Limited Street Georgetown Ontario COLIN GIBSON Managing Editor ji The Herald proud member of Hit OMA Canadian Community J and tht en piper Allocution Hit on ill and publahcd in this Queen Toronto Ontario JUS Montreal Quebec The afreet thai the publober thill for out ol in beyond mount paid tor the J pace occupied that portion adwlttcmtnt in which trim occurred whether tuch eiioi it due to tht neflifenct ol its then no In bill inwilion of bejond J mount paid for such Jobs at risk In November 1991 the provincial government introduced a discussion paper on reforming the Labour Relations Act The Government over the past several months has held open consultations with many groups and individuals Most recently the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce met with our Noel At this meeting the Chamber expressed their concerns which are no different than those of many businesses and individuals Why is the Government proceeding with this legislation when the majority dont feel it is necessary Answer It has been a longtime party policy of the to reform the Labour Act When two comprehensive economic impact surveys con ducted by the Ontario business community found the gover nments plan will kill Ontario jobs and investment why proceed Answer The government not only rejected these studies but also has refused to conduct their own study This legislation as it stands today will not only take away your rights of workers but it will mean the government will take control over the workplace From the governments stand point it is an excellent time for this type of reform to take place Most of us are worrying about keeping the jobs we have or are out looking for employment and reading about the doom and gloom of the economy No one is taking the time to think about the af fects of this reform to the Labour Act Get informed your job depends on it Write or call Mr and tell him NO If the changes are made as plan ned we will ALL be looking for jobs as small businesses which make up the majority of businesses in Hills will be force to close or relocate to the United States A scare tactic you say No way get informed your BUSINESSES AND JOBS ARE AT RISK Community Forum Are we still in a recession STEPHEN THOMSON GEORGETOWN Sure Im out of a job Ive been looking for six months Im 26- yearsold and I dont have a job Im not picky Ill take basically anything HILDA DARCIE HILLS I think we are just pulling out of JANEDECLOE GEORGETOWN think we are If you look at it from a retail point of view business Is really down hours are being cut and Ive been reading in the paper that more people are out of work LARKY SCOTT GEORGETOWN Definitely Just look at the num ber of jobs tost and companies going under or moving to another country because they cant survive here Peoples Forum Glen water problem bubbles over Dear Editor With and canvassing on our behalf to the powers that be about water quali ty in Halton I would like to relate my own little horror story right here in Glen Williams In October my wife was con sidering taking children in to babysit through an agency One of the prerequisites of the agency was a visit from the health in spector which was arranged a week after his visit we were in formed that our water was unfit to drink because it had a total count greater than He suggested we call our landlady and tell her of the pro blem so she could make ar rangements for the provision of safe drinking water When our landlady was contacted not only did she refuse to provide us with safe drinking water she later delivered three one gallon jugs of water one of which was an old bleach jug She refused to give the health department access to the proper ty to conduct further tests She then went to accuse the health department of waging war on all wells in the Glen of purposely condemning them so they could push through the installation of town water that much faster The day after she was called she came down and dumped some bleach down the well so much in fact that the house ed and our eyes watered We were advised by the health department not to bathe ourselves in this water and cer tainly not our one year old son A week later another sample was taken then tested The result was not safe to drink even after boiling Previously we were told we could drink the water if it were first boiled for at least 20 minutes After another week yet another test was taken after the well was flushed The result is that we can drink the water again only after at least minutes boiling The health inspector finally did get together with our landlady and took a look at the well He said that until the cracks in the well casing were repaired we would not be able to drink the water without first boiling Our landlady now accepts that the water is bad She now also ac cepts that the town water coming to the Glen has nothing to do with the health department and their inspection practices She also has decided that since town water is an inevitability why waste money on well repairs when she is only going to have to pay for town water as well Ill tell you why because the health of my wife my son the lady downstairs and myself depends on it They sound like awfully frivolous reasons I know but I like to think theyre valid Well Im sick of playing bacteriological pinkpong In March Im moving my fami ly to Acton Itll be worth the drive Dave Thanks from Kinsmen To the Editor The Kinsmen Seniors Tour of the Lights went as planned on Wednesday Dec Approx imately 140 seniors enjoyed this years tour Fifty volunteers gave their time and effort on this night to this worthwhile event This was made up of Kinsmen Kin Replace present morass To the Editor In Alberta its thumbsdown to In Quebec stores signs must not be shown in English Both provinces favor practice unilingualism Neither desires the other tongue Bilingualism Canadian style Like who wants if Bob Rae Ontarios Lightweight Francophile premier Would declare for Bil but fears Anglo backlash New Brunswick is officially bil ingual Other provinces prefer a unil- ingual approach Politically fawning preten tious redundant Federal Bilingualism lacks grounds well support In Canada a deficitplagued government squanders zillions Feeding to a largely apathetic public Anglophones who need French Francophones who need English Are free to become bilingual No legislation necessary Those remaining Everywhere in Canada Will try for the good life single official tongue A federal lingua govern ment Addressing the nation in one voice Replacing the present morass Of trying to deal with two of ficial languages One in which most Canadians Have little or no interest Joe Hurst Acton wives the Centennial Alumni Choir the Laidlaw bus drivers Bennett Health Care volunteers Grant Greenway of the United Church and of course Santa Claus The Tour started at the Georgetown Market Place at 745 pm It wound its way down through the Glen up through Wild wood and down Ontario Street This is where we chose this years best light display Our congratulations go out to the residents of Jason Crescent for the excellent job they did decorating their street The Kinsmen Club of Georgetown would like the following businesses volunteers for their time door prizes and food Cakes of Elegance Dairy Queen Delrex Smoke and Gift Food Stuffs Fletchers Family Shoes Georgetown Fruit Market Hallmark Cards Hills Herald Regional Police Music Shop Ir- mas Beauty Chalet John Jewelers Knechtels Macs Milk Michaels Family Restaurant Neilsons Co Ltd Oxbow Books Terra Cookies Tim Hortons Up Up and Away Balloons Vanderburghs Flowers Youngs IDA Pharmacy The Kinsmen Club of Georgetown