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........ . ..........sda , M y 1 , 1 95 IL'Tà Letter to John v isits urono the Editor Tony Bemnardo of the Orono Fish and Hunt Club welcomes. John O'Toole to Orono. John OToole came to Orono at the request of the Orono Fish and Hunt Club on Tuesday May 9. This was just one of many stops along the PC candidates campaign trail. Mr. O'Toole stressed Mike Harris' common sense revolution whicb includes a reduction in income tax rates and reducing the number of MPPs at Queen's Park by 13%. Mr. O'Toole bowever was flot there to preacb party policy, altbough be did comment he feit like a preacher up on tbe Town Hall's stage. Instead, O'Toole was present to field questions from the crowd. The questions ranged on a variety of subjects, from education to small business to our health care system. Education was the issue that was hcatedly -debated that evening. Many parents were on hand and were concemned with the rising tuition costs at Ontario universities and the destreaming process which is abolishing different education levels in bigh sehools. Mr. OToole was twice elected as a school trustce for the separate scbool board and was is most fircd up during questions on education. Mr. O'Toole helped to clanify some of the points in the Common Sense Revolution. He told those gathered that the health care system would face a funding freeze; no money will be added or taken from the present funding levels. This would force the healtb care system to cut some of uts administrative inefficiency. Community work or job training would be required for welfarc recipients, exempting single pa rents with small children. Ontario pays out more benefits tha any other provin-ce. For small business, a Harris goverfiment would repeal the labour law, Bill 40, and abolish the employer Health Tax. This is hoped to encourage small business growth which in turfi should stimulate the economy. The Orono Fish and Hunt Club thanked Mr. OToole for coming out to talk to them. Tony Bernardo, vice-president of the club, said that the other candidates had been invited out to Orono but bad refused the clubs invitation. He then proelaimed the elub's decision to openly support John OToole in bhis race to be Durham East's representative for Qucens Park. Wood Lots Rýavedby Logges There is a gmowing number of complaints in Victoria, Peterborough and Northumber- land Counties regarding woodlots being ravagcd by unscrupulous loggers. The practice involves offering a woodlot owner what appears to be- a substantial amount of money for a specified number of trees and then going ini and icmoving ail higb value recs. In these situations, loggcrs barvest most of the large, high quality lumber and veneer trees involving substantially more value than the owner lîad îeccived. Many of tlie sinal remaining trees arc cter tramnp"e by logging equipment or pcnnancutly damaged. The excellent market for bardwood products and lack of tree cutting by-laws bas led to this practice. The Lindsay Ministry of Natural Resources office bias had many horror stories. The eut and run operators are giving ali loggers in Ontario a bad name. The cutting of the best qualîty trees in a woodlot is to referred to as high-grading or crcaming because the logger'removes the quality trees that selI for the most moncy. Bob Penwcll of tbe Ministry states that the only thing that can be donc is to make people aware of the problem and the conISRqueCII. t was with regret and admiration that 1 read of Roy Forrester's retirement from the Orono Times. I was once told that ail you really need to know about this community could bc found in tbe pages of the Orono Times. At the time 1 was skeptical, but have discovered since that it is close to the mark. Under Roy's direction the Orono Times bas truly reflected the community it serves. I recently read a description of a fictional small town Alberta newspaper that captures some -of the qualities of tbe Orono Times. The following is an excerpt from W.O. Mitchel's novel 'Roses are Difficuit Here' in which he refers to the local paper, the Shelby Chinook. "In the, pages of tbe Shelby Chinook tbe people of the town and district lived blameless lives. They held rodeos and churcb suppers, ran c urling bonspiels, turkey shoots, community bingo games, bridge and whist parties; tbey paraded and observed three minutes of silence on Remembrance Day, and danced at Thanksgiving, Hallowe'en, New Year's, and Valentine's Day. They became engaged. married, went into hospital, and were bomn always in wedlock, died of old age, accident, or sickness, but neyer of suicide or murder. From railways, cbartered banks, implement firms, the civil service, and grain e levator and lumber companies thèýy were transferred or reired; they did flot embezzle, nor were they ever debauched, disrobed, or defrocked. Their children played Little League basebail, Pee-Wee and Bantam or Midget or Juvenile hockey, fattened purebred calves that took Four-H Club Championships, won Govemnor General's medals, Activarian Club Oratorical Contest, and the honour of travelling to Ottawa to look into the parliamentary face of Democracy. They passed Toronto Conservatory of Music exams, and they braved frogs, skunks, snakes, netties, and mosquitoes and horseflies for ten days each July at Piney Dell, the Girl Guide and Boy Scout (altemnating) camp at the Spray in Paradise Valley; as nurses they won their caps, or as teachers their schools, or as nuns their veils, or as typists their business- school proficiency certificates." Roy recorded ail of these 'events' for us and more. In addition, he provided us with insightful, editorials and commentary that went right to the heart of the matter. In bis own style and perspective, he helped us understand what we are as a community. Thanks Roy. David Scott Letter to the Editor 1 arn writing to appeal to the general public who might share ini my concern regarding the ongoing "Gasser Dog Crisis". Although I do feel badly for the loss of thcir pet 1 also must say 1 for one do flot want tax dollars spent on an investigation. if the Gassers bave a personal reason for continuing action into this unresolved crisis then it should be kept personal and at nobodies expense but their own. A few weeks ago a large German Shepherd was hit and killed on Hwy. 115 near my home. After numerous phone cails to the appropriate authorities I was told to cail back Monday as the budget did not allow for weekend carcass removal. If the;re is flot already enough funding for the remnoval of a pet killed accidentally on the highway Friday and must lay on the road until Monday, councils immediate attention is required. The laws are flot the best and once 1 had a problemn with a neighbour's two dogs who would corne on my property and chase and attack my children, then ages 5 and 3 years. When the neighbour refused to restrain ber dogs 1 called tbe Humane Society and the Police Department. 1 was told by both parties that if the dogs were attacking my livestock I could witbin the law shoot the dogs. But, if the dogs were after my cbildren 1 could not. No law could help me in tbis situation. The only tbing that would have belped would have been for the owner to take responsibility for ber pets. The nights of the wrong doers make victims of us ail. Get a leash, on it. Let's flot waste our exhausted tax dollars. Choose common sense over dollars and cents. Everyone can afford i. 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