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Reform Party silent on Chretien’s comments Dear Sir: I am outraged by the Oakville Parks and Recreation Department’s intention to start spraying the herbicide 2,4-D on Oakville parks; outraged that the health of my five- year-old daughter and my 18-month-old puppy could be seriously affected by expo- sure to pesticide and that my hard-earned tax dollars are being squandered in this fashion! Dear Sir: Small Business Consolidated Inc. provides a service for small busi- ness which saves busy people time and money. We require sales peo- ple who can show some initiative, dedication, and the ability to work on their own. We provide excellent support and training with reward- ing monetary incentives. Yet, our experience to date in attempting to hire has been frustrating to say the least. Dear Sir: I was appalled to read that during the Prime Minister’s tour of Western Canada, he lashed out against opponents of official bi-lingualism and was insulting to the point of calling the critics “mean people” with “little narrow minds”. ‘ What is a park anyway? I’ve always thought that it was a safe haven for children to play, away from the dangers of cars and other Jean Chretien...the defender of languages? Give me a break. Where was be when the We have advertised seven times in papers in Ottawa and Toronto. We believe something is critically wrong when a small business can spend $1,200 advertising a job in two major centres of this country, during high unemployment, and only 64 people respond to find out what the opportunity is and only 20 send in resumes when it’s‘ explained that we wouldn’t hire without a resume. Suspicious about the response we were getting (was it our ad? â€" was it the job? â€" etc.), we decided to contact over 20 businesses who were advertising in the sales help section of the Toronto Sun and STAR newspapers, as well as, the JOBS publication on Wed, March Wake up Canada...there is no free lunch So now the town staff has to be drawn into the issue in helping prepare a report that will be presented to an Elections Canada hearing that will take place next month in Hamilton. Perhaps they’ll respond to the town’s con- 'cerns...perhaps not. Town shouldn’t use 2,4-D on parkland The other side of the coin here is that the other ‘new’ riding will be called Halton Centre. Here we have a problem. Not only do the boundaries which run from Halton Hills to Burlington, not make sense, the very name is bound to cause confusion. Halton Centre, already exists as a provincial riding. And what’s the tab for this latest government initiative? How does $84mil- lion strike you? No doubt the Liberals will count those employed by the pro- cess as evidence of their make-work programs. Some work....some program. hile the rest of country tries to deal with the lingering recession, KN] bureaucrats in Ottawa continue to find more ways to justify their existence by spending more millions of dollars. The latest white elephant project is the current move by Elections Canada to re-draw countless existing tidings, including the current Oakville-Milton riding, and in the process add six more tidings bringing to 301 the number of MPs currently sitting in Parliament. In the case of Oakville, the committee overseeing these boundary changes, have completely ignored the entire concept of the Town of Oakville by using Upper Middle Road as the northern boundary. Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale has rightly observed that at the very least, the Oakville riding boundary should go as far north as highway five. But of course, that would make too much sense to the Elections Canada types. Ever mindful of government spending, the Reform Party tried to have the issue killed but the majority Liberal government invoked closure to stop debate. pril 1st was no Fool’s Day for would-be drivers in Ontario. It marked the first day of the province’s two-year graduated licens- ing system that increases driver privileges with their experience. Although some new drivers don’t like the idea of the new system, par= cuts of young drivers should be pleased with the program that could end up saving their lives. It’s nothing new to police that too many vehicle accidents are caused by young drivers and these crashes often result in the death of the vehi- cle’s driver and or occupants. If this new system spares just one life, it will have been worth the effort. But our guess is that many lives will be saved under the new scheme. Level One will last one year and sees the driver’s privileges con- strained. They must then take a road test for level two which also has some restrictions. After th end of this 12 month period, they are eligible to take a comprehensive road test to gain full driving privileges. This is one initiative the province got right and they deserve to be con- gratulated for their efforts. Costly name change EDITORIAL Saving lives 9th. We found that most business- es shared our experience. The responses to ads was very meagre. We have continued our exploration of the issue to discover that firms looking for gas fitters, computer people, laborers, etc. are experi- encing difficulty hiring. The fact is that in spite of all the talk about no jobs, it is still very difficult to find people who will put in a full day’s effort. As a small business, SEC has been try- ing since October, 1993, to hire commissioned sales people. Although many people find com- missioned sales work difficult, we can demonstrate that honest effort will generate an income of over HMS-5585 unsafe obstacles â€" a place to kick a ball and to run free. Weeds, such as dandelions, etc., are not a threat to the health of my child and dog, but pesticides are!! Who needs perfectly manicured, weed-free grass in a children’s park. NOT US!! odious French language charter was made into law in Quebec? The United Nations Human Rights Committee along with the Supreme Court of Canada came down hard on this discriminatory law, but I don’t recall hearing anything from Chretien in defense of the beleaguered English speaking, and for those who say Bill 86 has amended article 58 (of the French Language Charter); thus, Mayor Mulvale... are you listening? We don't want 2,4-D (or any other pesticide) in put children’s parks. A VERY CONCERNED [SPEAK YOUR MIND’I All callers are allowed 45 sec- onds to express their opinion and must provide their name, address and phone number for verification. Got a gripe? Give us a call. Readers are invited to express their opinion on a topic of their choice by calling 845-5585, box 5250. A cross section of the responses will be published in next Wednesday's Oakville Beaver. $30,000 in the first year and grow to over $50,000. To date, this has been greeted with a loud...SO WHAT! We believe that rather than show any initiative to be productive, a sensible individual that receives $15,600 per year on welfare is hesitant to take a job unless it pro- vides a guarantee of $23,000. Yet, all small businesses need sales in order to grow â€" unfortunately, banks won’t finance hiring of sales people. Thus, commissioned sales positions which require effort (despite uncertain rewards) are what many small businesses can afford. So SBC asks, with today’s costs Advenla‘ngis sambdmlheoondflmlm.Inhmdnypognpflcdmfinlpuimomnldnnflmwm nominalbannermhawmdmhmmflmbeWMMMhnmde-mvfllb hennplimflerm. The , withdwbwqouze-ndmledImmhhemoimlcdmemuzmgoodIMWHHuwwm goodsormmaymhenfl. Mmswmoleuoulmmybemn Oakville Mother Janet M. 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UK 384 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER allowing freedom of expres- sion on commer- cial signs. Alas, this represents only a p a r t i al return, restrictions still apply. But I digress. What really disappointed me re: the Prime Minister’s comments was the lack of response from the Reform Party; after all, it seems hardly a coincidence that the Prime Minister chose the heartland of the Party to deliver his message. They should have used this opportunity then, to put down some of their critics. One has only to read the Reform objectives to see the party is neither anti-bilingual nor anti-French. of living, etc. should there be peo- ple who will work in the face of uncertainty for $30,000 plus per year? Small business people do every day, but apparently employ- ees want more Twenty years ago, the C.F.I.B. sponsored a campaign about the little red rooster...”Wake-up Canada â€" there is no free lunch”. Unfortunately for small business people, “the beat goes on”. Brian H. Burge, President John L. MacGregor, General Manager Small Business Consolidated Inc. Please stop wasting your editorial column with useless condemnations and start offering reasoned observations with practical alternatives instead. David Bazar Perhaps, you subscribe to commentator Dick Smyth’s recent suggestion that The British North America Act was a mistake and,that it might have been better if the British had annihilated the French instead? Fanning the flames of hatred between Canadians certainly is not becoming to you. Dear Sir: Your April lst editorial condemned and ridiculed the federal government for its decision to locate the Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Montreal. What do you recommend which would have been satisfactory, not just to you, but for all Canadians? ,7 Vilifying our elected representatives may feel satisfying but, if you are not pan of the solution, you are part of the problem. Editorial fanned flames of hatred JEAN ’CHRETIEN’ E.W. Saunders The attention in the emergency room included a diagnosis of erysipelas, a diagnosis that can eas- ily be missed and a condition that can be life threatening. The medical staff was courteous, professional, and caring. The antibiotics given intravenously were started quickly and continued for three days in a beautiful bright room in the new In mid-March, I traveled to Oakville to celebrate my father’s birthday and found myself, to everyone’s surprise, a patient in the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. My adventure as a patient proved to be a beautiful experience filled with much care and thoughtfulness for which I am most appreciative. Dear Sir: OTMH visit was a pleasun Dear Sir: 4 It would seem that the Liberal government has abandoned certain promises, with respect to their views on Canadian Culture. Previous speeches from the Liberal Party members listed such endorsements of Canadian Industry and Trade, Culture, etc... I would seriously hope that these of approvals were not just options to be discarded once in power. Dealing specifically with the publishing group GINN â€" a major Canadian Publisher - it would seem that they are allowing the Canadian control of cultural industries to be swallowed up by the large American conglomerates. If the Conservative helicopter program could be canceled by the Liberal Party of Canada, I do not foresee a problem with the can- cellation of this American takeover. This cannot be blamed totally on the Conservatives, as the Liberals now have the mandate to stop the brain-drain of our Canadian Cultural Industries. I do not wish to become a territory of the United States of America, as in the case of Puerto Rico. I envision a higher status of our Country, Culture, and Way of Life. With the PTA and NAFTA, I believe, we would even be very fortunate if we could even be elevated to the status of Puerto Rico. 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