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k?or cr aniiT June 12,1974 H H V A r a a f t . T . T T V T I A O '►IHT THE OAKVILLE BEAVER ELECTION'74 M eet the can d ida tes Archie Brown (NDP) Thursday: -1 p.m. at Milton High School for ^ a l l-candidates meeting, ( ^ r id a y : 9:15 a m. -- 10:15 a.m. at General Wolfe High School for all­ candidates meeting. Sun­ day: 7:30 p.m. Brown will meet with his campaign committee. T e r r y O 'Connor (PC) Thursday 1 p.m. -- 2 p.m. m eeting students at Milton District High School 8 p.m. at Oakville YM- YWCA for Ha l t on Helping Hands meeting, of which O'Connor is a board member. Friday 9:15 -- 10:15 a.m. at General Wolfe High School for all-candidates meeting. . Sunday 2 p.m. at Esquesing Township for annual Decoration Day ceremony. 5 p.m. in Kelso at Halton County Museum. 7:30 p.m. at Bronte Senior Citizens Complex for official opening of Senior Citizens Week. Monday 6 p.m. at Oakville Club for speech to Oakville Rotary Club. Dr. Frank Philbrook (Liberal) Thursday: 1 p.m. at Milton District High School for all-candidates meeting. 7 p.m. at Oakville Arena for Jaycees Homeshow. Friday: 9:15 a.m. at General Wolfe High School for all-candidates meeting. Sunday 8 a.m. at the home of Sonja Jensen for breakfast with the youth of Oakville. Monday 12 noon at Oakville for Chamber of Commerce luncheon, followed by door to door campaigning. 6 p.m. at Rotary Club for all-candidates meeting. Tuesday at opening of Downtown Mall. 8 p.m. at Blakelock High School to a d d r e s s members of the West Oakvil le Ra t epayer s Association. A BIG A TTRACTION Lake Ontario offers a great attraction during these suddenly hot and humid days. Obviously some young­ sters are convinced that it is also good for fishing. During the last few weeks Oakville residents have revived their habit of taking walks along the shoreline. It's nice to get a little fresh air by the lake -- some of the time anyway. Photo by David Lloyd. Sir: T he d i s g r a c e f u l conduct of the Trudeau Government in allowing itself, for 18 months, to be blackmailed by David Lewis and his NDP followers completely rules out the Liberal Party as one to be trusted to run our country at this time. It was not a National Government as it only had a majority in Quebec' and yet to cling to power it lost its credibility and sold its soul to the NDP. mk In so doing it led the C anad ian people further down the evil road of b u r e a u c r a t i c s t a t e control and loss of personal freedom -- all without a mandate from the electorate of 1972. A few of the glaring failures of the Trudeau Government during the past six years are listed 1. F a i l u r e to acknowledge and control the main cause of domes t i c inf lat ion, (Canadian created -- not I n t e r n a t i o n a l ) , the galloping expenditures of the Federal Government which are essentially non-product ive and basically inflationary. Likewise, most of their taxes are inflationary -- as they show up as additional costs of goods and services. 2. Failure to prevent the theft of millions of dollars from the U.I.C. 3. Failure to protect Canadians from the adverse effects of strikes in the public and private sectors. 4. Failure to protect Canadians from the exorbitant wa g e demands of unions -- from the artifically high prices set by Agricultural Marketing Boards; their r e s t r i c t i v e n o n ­ competitive marketing procedures, quotas and import barriers -- and from the unjustified -- prices charged for some goods and services. 5. Failure to uphold the Laws of Canada by bargaining with illegal strikers. 6. Failure to repudiate th e c a n c e r of Na t i o n a l i s m which presently is a hate c a m p a i g n d i r e c t e d toward the U.S., not a healthy love of Canada feeling. Witness the sick minds and disgraceful c o n d u c t of s o m e Professors and students. 7. Failure to protect Canadians from bungling b u r e a u c r a t s and dictatorial members of Parliament who wish to turn Canada into a mongrel country based on the dictatorship of the State. Mr. Trudeau has had two opportunities and has failed both times. Few Canadians want the old- fashioned class hatred type of socialism of the NDP. They are economic idiots and in the provinces of Western Canada the sad story of Socialism is one of bankruptcy of state and private companies, loss of risk capital and investments (the only source of productive employment oppor­ tunities). The recent lunacy of the Blakeney government has created widespread unemployment in the oil drilling industry. Only an ignorant person doesn't r e a l i z e t h a t on l y substantial profits build plants and provide employment • Governmental wisdom is th e r a r e s t of commodities. Govern­ mental stupidities are going unchecked and are doing unspeakable harm. Mr. Stanfield deserves an opportunity to form a Government on July 9. C.C. Hillmer. Library budget hassle Sir: In your a r t i c l e . "Library Budget Hassle Br ings On Heat ed Debate" , you attribute the following statement to me: "At this point Ward 4 Councillor Carl Eriksen showed his hand in the matter by calling the cutting of Sunday hours blackmail" by the board to get additional funds. "The board should, he added, come under the control of the town rather than be the autonomous body it now is." This statement was not made by me. It was made by another councillor. I spoke and voted in favor of allocating another $3,500 to the library in order to retain the Sunday service. Sincerely. Carl Eriksen. Councillor, Ward 4. A 7 c f t J te what's it all about BkilHI by robert blans | Things are really moving in this old town of ours. First there is the opening of the Jaycee Homeshow '74 tomorrow (Thursday) and next week the Downtown Pedestrian Mall opens. These are two of the major functions this month in which the public is invited to participate. There are countless others such as the Mayor's Picnic and Street Dance to be held in Bronte on June 29. All these events depend on community participation for their success. And that's what I want to talk to you about this week "community participation." Ask yourself whether you really like living in Oakville and then ask yourself why. The answers to this question, I suspect, wouldn't vary a great deal. Most people who live in Oakville like it. Why they like it is another question. RESIDENTIAL Some people like it because it is a quiet residential town where they can rest from the weekly turmoil in the city. Some like it because it is close to the water and if they are boating enthusiasts they have plenty of room to move around on Lake Ontario. Some people may find they enjoy living here because it's a nice enough community and it is close to their job. There are some people who just like it and they can't really explain why they like it. They are happy here. But there are many other things to appreciate aside from our own homes and gardens. There are the multitude of community parks to be considered, community swimming pools etc. POSITIVE There are a number of fine libraries. There are countless community organizations which cater to specific tastes. There is a first class fire and police department to protect persons and property. I can go on with the list of good things about this'town. I could also give you a list of things that aren't quite right, but let's be positive. Let's not go into things like taxes and lack of services and regional and municipal politics. Thus having established that you and I like it here, let's find out if we really deserve to live here. Do we sit back smugly and let others do the work or do we participate and do we help make this community even better than I have described it. It is a fact that in a community, or in any organization only a few people do all the work. The remainder enjoy the fruits of their labor. A FIRST The pity of it is that often a group or organization may plan a particular event for all to enjoy hoping that many people will participate and in the end very few people show up. It is disappointing to say the least. The organizers think of the wasted effort and the wasted hours they put into organizing the event. They consider dropping the project for the following year. The enthusiasm dwindles and finally the project is dropped. Take the Jaycee Homeshow '74 for example. It is a first and this year's success will determine whether it will take place again next year. Thousands of people flocked to the recent Homeshow in Toronto. This time we've got one right here in Oakville. It may not be quite as spectacular but it has 64 booths with interesting displays. If enough people visit it this year it will no doubt be bigger and better next year. If on the other hand there is not enough community participation the project will die a slow death. The Oakville Jaycees Homeshow '74 has been put on for the residents of Oakville. Preparations for the show cost a considerable amount of money and time. I am not saying that we should go there simply to please our local Jaycees but we owe them the courtesy of at least visiting the show once. If we don't like it we can legitimately say next year that it isn't worth our time. I think those who go will be pleasantly surprised. THE MALL The same applies to the Downtown Pedestrian Mall. It's another first. Borrowing the words of Rev. Bob Rumball. who used them in connection with an entirely different project, " It was the beginning of something big." The downtown mall could be the beginning of something big. Sure, it isn't Yonge St. It's three blocks of Lakeshore Rd. in downtown Oakville. I strongly urge you to take part in all these activities because they'll help you like living in Oakville even more. This is no longer a one-horse town. This town is growing and it is full of vitality. Let's keep it that wav.