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ht jvirttftt ttt wt ninetyfourth vw no 35 acton ontario wednesday februaby lb 16 second section opinion forum lively chamber of commerce annual discusses regional government plans the subject of troontl government in ivellulfoi turned the usually urene ctunbe sc cottunercfe annual meeting wedncidiy into one or the livelier teukwu to date and lined tn audience iludded with tnunloipal and provincial officii up on hher ude of the rlonjl fence retiring chamber pretutent paul njetien a downtown merchant wai deliberately provocative in an opening tddfeu charging ihe ratepayers were forgotten in plant fur region development and it wai merely a dialogue between politicians tlu provocative statements had the desired effect a dialogue ensued among hal ton weil mpp george kerr kaisagaweya reeve hill huey department of municipal affairs senior research officer j richard picherack mayor les duby councillor peter marks georgetown mayor steamer emmerton former keeve ilert minion former mayor ben richlln deputyreeve ted tyler and others that kept going long after new c of c president john sliadbolt declared the meeting closed mr nielicnsdmmd he wasnt against regional government per se by tucif but felt thcref were many questions the minlitcr of municipal attain darcy mckeough and hit staff lud left unanswered he said he could not endorse any program until he knew the facts and it was up to mr mckeough to explain the necessity for change otherwise lie charged ihe electorate could become more apatite tic or even worse revolt if a foreign power- the communist party or student activists did what the department of municipal affairs ts doing the situation would demand defense by force mr nielsen felt but the department is immune i do not believe that lughlv paid professional managers wilr do a better job than local people who spent their time and effort in making a particular town better he declared a wider tax base with regional government perhaps the past c of c head surmised it was simply a way for ihe province to avoid grants and shared programs particularly with schools past president paul nielsen tells mai ton west mpp georo ktrr the ontario govornmem needs a more democratic expression of opinion in rsqlonal qouernmont punsstatf photo but the regional government plan also had some eloquent defenders including former reeve bert hintoii who was just oi outspoken in declaring the c of c hid loaded ihe meeting with speakers against the regional proposal lie lauded frethman councillor peter marks for keeping his mind open on ihe subject lie urged those in attendance to stifle the idea acion was oriented towards cuelpli just because people shop there and use the hospitals acton 11 in ihe credit watershed not the grand lie maintained concern hut regional government would wipe acton from the map was not j true concept acton is going to stay acton because ve the people are acton mr ilinton uld georgetowns growth was their problem and it would be a good idea to let the provincial government ihe best in canada implement its ideas esquesing and the noisy part of nauagaweya are going to start paying their way something they ve never done the former reeve declared were progressing towards jn economic unit that can do things at this point mr ilinton asked new chamber head john shadbolt if he wanted him to quit mr sludbott grinned and politely uttered a yes please bringing i fa ton west m p p george kerr to lilt his lance at the regional windmill drawing his pipe with a glance at mr ilinton the ihlton member smiled and said ilert should work for the department in public relations then he conceded it would be difficult to convince anyone in naujgjucya there was any advantage to municipal government he said a change tn financing was necessary but confessed he lliouglil nassagawcya shouldnt have a tax rale comparable to burlingtons he also couldnt see burlington going with hamilton or a splitup nauagaweya however mr kcrr outlined advantages in planning and garbage disposal regional government would help i or instance he said a certain street with one side in oakville and the other in burlington would not have heavy induslryon on side and reudenjtal development on the other with regional government mc kerr uid lie would ut back and watch the yesults and if that didnt work hed have to work on the minister himself lack to the fray came paul nielsen charging an amalgamation between peel and hallon was unequal to start with since peels per capita debt was 200 more lhan haltorrs comparing acton to georgetown and actons excellent ratio of industrial residential assessment he foresaw only difficulties for acton ratepayers mayor les duhy was next on the program and he squared accounts with former reeve ilinton by stating acton was in favor of some form of regional government were just questioning the terms of reference he declared the queens park proposal wasnt our concept of peel hal ton regional government the mayor jiii referring to the years of study and thought he lud given the matter as a member and chairman of cordl councillor peter marks admitting he had some reservations but nevertheless endorsed the mckeough proposal as ihe decision of experts in ihe field taxes are the main issue he stated supporting the idea of fruitful discussion queens park could burn down he said and we couldnt sneeze he listed the services the province helps pay for with grants including the library sidewalks and roads and charged the towns inefficiencies were subsidized by the province regional government said mr marks would put the ratepayers more in control of theif destiny and eliminate inequalities reeve ilill hoey of nassagawcya township a latecomer injected a note of resolution in the meeting when he stated the township was firmly resolved regional government should happen and he personally would do all he could to implement it but it is 20 years late he protested and nassagaweya is unhappy with the irresponsible manner in which it was presented a man on the department staff only two years drew the separation line which divides nauagaweya he charged he uw no benefit resulting lo any community which added the farmland tn northern nassagaweya since it was industry which paid ihe bills rural ontario is not represented al all on live council be vaid and they must kt it regardless of jep by pop t envisioned a situation wherev 100000 immigrants could effectively disenfranchise rural residents by moving into hallon he scored two tier government and lauded acton mayor lej duby for nil groundwork in regional government mayor duby here has done more work lhan anyone in the province on this he declared regional governmeni should ik what the people in the area want he continued not what people imported from anywhere else want especially when they dont even know where 2 sideroad is j richard picherack ihe department of municipal affairs senior research officer took umbrage at mr hocy remark stating he had diawn ihe line which separated northern nassagaweya from the south i suggest there was quite a lot of thought before the line was drawn he said the boundary was drawn so it would follow the watershed which flows into the grand river bul jdnnltcd there was no way to cut nassagaweya up until another region was established mr picherack endorsed councillor marks conception of see the nhl games best on rca tv plus- 2 if chassis delivers 18000 volts powerful new vista tuner cabinetjn roller grslhrvalnutshell grey with black back h 10 58 w 21 d 12 38 now 20995 model tp 20937 plus transformer powered 2 if chassis delivers 18000 volts powerful new vista tuner cabinet in roller grain walnutshell grey with black back h 16 58 w 21 d 12 38 how 21995 see the reliable man manning electric fcasagaweya reeve bill hov rlgm wll department ot municipal at fairs rviajtcn officii richard ptcuwftck left mpp goto kerr and businessman jen rachhn his conception ot t0loaj tyvfnmft ms toichlbi h hawing difficulty visualizing ms hoeyi optajonit staff photo unequal capital diht worked oul in defined areas so it wmildn t fall on ratepayers who didnt benefit he disputed reeve hoeys remarks that the m tarts study wj mil considered in the regional government proposal mr picherack also cited plans for sjlclhtc cilics which mint he subject to regional planning to establish a 1 1 link stun mr ilinton jjih rose tit tljim acton had much mote to gjin from regional goummuil and said he would have to sljnd unequivocally for icp by pop carletou ottawa are going ahead he slated and lie remainder ot the province would soon he following suit art witeck a mw nunilvcr of the oi i executive aid ihe major laults of the regional plan was too much emphasis in one or two areas he felt all ontario should be regionalized so the selfsufficient regions could balance oul inequalities in ihe poorer places paul nielsen remarked that unlike councillor marks and reeve ilinton he didnt assume darcy mckeough or anyone else will straighten out inequalities and he certainty never said so publicly manners are obsessed with boundaries he claimed mr nielsen said the whole project smacked of authoritarian pressure and was not designed as a democratic expression tornicr mayor ben rachlin however felt queens park was doing the only thing possible lo work tint a scheme equitable for all he agreed to a reduction in the niiniber ol municipalities because ihe province was ovc governed and needed some changes cjeorgetuwn mayor weldon immerson also fell in line with mr rachhns reasoning he uid the minister wanted dialogue and final legislation will ante from live reaction to ihe dialogue its just like the old saying another member injected keep your head up and never bend over in front of a greek reeve llocy ended ihe official dialogue by saying he was dumbfounded that acton mayor les duby chairman of c o h i whod done so much work towards regional governmeni had no voice in ihe final preparations indicative he thought of the governments thinking the discussion continued after the official adjournment sometime cheek lo jowl and often very heated new chamber of commerce executive olectod at wednesdays meeting before tho heated topic of regional government was initiated are left to right seatod past preidont paul nielsen new prosident john shadbolt and second vice president orval chapman standing directors don lindsay fred gordon secretary chris schut directors john coniglio and carl waueck missing are vicepresident john rol treasurer ted pratt and directors don timmlngs and earl jollymoro stall photo 54 mill st e notice of public meeting the council of the town of acton has authorized a public meeting to be held tf wednesday february 26th at 8 pm in the robert little school auditorium the purpose of the meeting will be to review the proposal of the ontario housing corporation for senior citizens dwelling and family units in the town under the following headings 1 proposed location cobblehill road 2 specifications plans of construction 3 future administration mowbo of acton council ind rprstttallvs font ontario housing contormton and haadway corporation will bo prasartr all interested residents and especially senior citizens are urged to attend j t hurst clerk administrator obituary dies in jamaica during holiday a wellknown district resident mrs arthur scott of georgetown died suddenly at mont ego lay jamaica on sjlurday february is she waa juvt concluding a three week holidjy trip with her husband and mr and mrs howard holmes also of georgetown preparing to return home that day she complained or pain and a doctor was called bul she died of a heart attack the two couples had travelled by plane and boat to many of the islands in the west indies mr and mrs scott operate georgetown transportation company which operates a bus line and school buses they had the chevroletoldsmoblle franchise in georgetown until mr scott sold the business to andrew murray she belonged to the business and professional womens club and was a director of the north hallon golf and country club friends were received at the harold c mcclure fueral noma and a private funeral service wai held there wednesday of last week mrs scott is survived by her husband two daughters sandra duffy of georgetown karen of owen sound and john at home a sister mrs a law jean of vancouver bc and brothers mervyn and vernon kirby of glen williams