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Page 6 ~ Halton Hills This Weak. Saturday, March 37,1903 Editorial Wastewise a wise investment Halton Hills Town Council and its administrative arm are to be commended for attempting to toe the line on spending as it Telates to budget restraints and in turn further burdening the already tax-laden ratepayer. Having noted this, however, Surely certain programs and pro- jects which benefit the community as a whole should be viewed in a different light rather than from the cold perspective of a dollars and cents myopia. A case in point would Certainly appear to be that of Wastewise Georg '$ resource and recycling centre on Armstrong Ave.) and its blue box collection dilemma. Regardless of one’s likes or dislikes concerning individual environmentalists, the harsh fact remains that unless we consci- entiously adopt a recycle and reuse mentality and cut back on needless goods, we will soon find ourselves literally buried in garbage. Wastewise has been unable to accept blue box material for the last eight weeks because of a region-instituted collection system which has also curtailed pickups at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital. Diane van de Valk, project manager for Wastewise, asked town council last Monday to do a Costing study of the blue box Pickup at the facility, and re-institute Collection service, suggest- ing Wastewise provides a valuable community service, According to Van de Valk, through their flea market and non- blue box services, 190 tonnes of material was diverted from the garbage stream in 1992. She estimated this Tepresented a saving Of $28,500 to the town in tipping fees. This also represents a veritable mountain of what otherwise would have been viewed simply as useless garbage. Wastewise does provide a valuable service to the community in this respect, but more than that, through its various works and Philosophy shows there are alternatives to the throw-away men- tality which afflicts us all at one time or mh Surely in this instance, Wastewise should be viewed as indeed, a wise investment for the town. Pre-formal fashion show To the Editor: budget. d People in Mr. Genore’s The other way we all win as a G.D.H.; OAC Business community is that the proceeds Administration class are sure to succeed once out of school. This class has turned an assignment into a win-win situation for everyone. Their assignment has tumed into the fashion event of the year. Billed as a Pre-Formal Fashion Show, the class has targeted a large group in the community who will be selecting dresses for their big event. Parents and students from Centennial, Stewarttown and Mackenzie Smith who also will graduate this year, as well as the Students from Georgetown and Acton high schools should not miss this opportunity to preview the best dresses in town. The show is sponsored by Elizabeth’s Fashions, who always do an excellent show. The market- ing group has also considered mak- ing this affordable for the students’ will be donated to P.O.W.E.R. As you are not doubt aware we will most certainly be back at a hearing this year in our battle to STOP THE DUMP. Since the private company expected to be dumping garbage by now we should feel good that we have been able to sig- nificantly delay their plans. With the kind of support that the high school students are offering, I am sure that together we will win this battle. Tickets are available at Elizabeth’s, G.D.H.S. from P.O.W.E.R. or at the door. See you there, Monday, March 29th, 7-9 p.m. at Georgetown District High School. Barbara Halsall, President of P.O.W.E.R., Georgetown The People's Corn Turner offers a glimmer of hope To the Editor: Halton-Peel MP Garth Turner’s bid for the post of Prime Minister and leader of the Progressive Conservatives comes as no surprise to those who know him, and his chances may be better than a first glance might su; " His timely book, “Garth, Just what the hell is going on’in Ottawa,” offers many tantalizing attractions to those of us who have been pushing for the Reform Party and massive changes in. govern- ment direction. The big question in my mind is whether, if elected, he would be willing or able to turn those words into actions within the confines of his F The book is like a one-man royal commission. It delves into just about every’ aspect of our system of government and shows just how Totten the system is. He doesn’t stop with criticism, but goes on to offer solutions. The fact that many \_ Of these solutions coincide with the Reform Party is not surprising because he has long espoused his beliefs in the same ideals as Teformers even though he has criti- cized the party itself. And this is what has me worried. If he is going to follow the nor- Party member, then we have to wonder how successful he will be in making any of his suggested iges. His book also points out the Problem of bias reporting in the national press where opinions, Tal than facts are aired or print- ed: Reformers will agree whole- heartedly with this. But then in the book, he makes some false accusa- tions against the Reformers that seem to be based on press reports rather than facts. He talks about Preston Manning being the key per- ‘son to pick candidates rather than a democratic vote. He also mentions that some of the executive of the Halton-Peel Reform Party had approached him to bé a candidate. I was one of them. When I had the chance to talk with Preston Manning about this situation, Manning made it quite clear that he would do nothing to either persuade or dissuade Garth from running for that position. He told me he would make no deals with anyone and the choice of a candidate was entirely up to the local riding association. ‘The other interesting thing about the book is the outright condemna- tion of another book “A Capital Scandal.” The fact that both his book and this one share so much of the same information on the prob- lems in our present system has been ignored. Instead he has concentrat- ed on certain parts of the book with which he takes issue - especially the part that talks about him as a well-intentioned MP who got dragged down by the system. Despite these factors I believe Garth has the potential to introduce some much-needed, sweeping changes. His recommendations offer people like myself, who have completely Jost faith in the govern- ment’s ability to bring us back to fiscal sanity, a glimmer of hope for the future. My sincere hope is that his shots at the Reform Party and other government critics are not a sign that he has been in Ottawa long enough to catch the virus that precludes anyone from considering other peoples thoughts and ideas. If the Tories don’t give his candi- dacy and ideas serious considera- tion it will be a sign that we can expect more of the same from their old-liners and that will trigger another surge of growth for the Reform Party. Mike Pembry Terra Cotta ) h itorial of this paper d the question the question Garth, why not? _ Although I have in moment rather less years in a job he considers to be close to useless, playing the political games and hoping that the possibility of a higher post would present itself at a later date, T don’t know why this paper is criticizing Mr.Turner for not being a career politician - I find it weighed down by political alle- giances, has more freedom to say what he thinks and to deviate from Party lines, | Garth, Why? I find myself asking : tio D 0. try to place himself in a Position than spend count- Somewhat refreshing. He is not ms, regardless of what think about his policit ler beating as th ign es. Nevertheless, he offers. in amount of inspirati Rot action, on a number of int ‘esting proposals. He may also find himself in a cabinet position, should the Conservatives win the election and he avoids stepping on too many toes. : At the news conference which he declared his candidacy, Mr. Turner, expecting crit ‘ism such as that which appeared in the above mentioned editorial, aptly quoted Winston Churchill: “It’s Not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, but, the size of ‘the _fight in the dog.” ~ Halton Hills This Week welcomes include your full name and address. N: ~ your letters. Letters must be signed and james will be withheld on request. Halton Hills This Week reserves the right to edit, revise or reject any letters on the basis of factual errors, punctuation, spelling Letters should be addressed to The errors or as a result of space limitations. Editor, Halton Hills This Week, 232 1, Guelph St., Unit #9, Georgetown, Ont. L7G 4B For Pete's Sake by Roe I THinke THESE LECTURE RECORDINGS ARE CAN 4OU SAY some THING EtSE, MA'AM 2 { NEED YOUR LEVEL... 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