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---< j2:0i-on-ý ýelyTi ,-, 'Wedniesday May 14, 1199-7 "W~EEKLY TIMES- Publications Mail Registration No. 0368 Publishing 47 Issues Annually at th~e Office of Publication 5310 Main Street, P. 0. Rex 209~ Orono, Ontario LOB IMO e mafil oronotimes@speedline.ca Telephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Herman and Marg Zwart DULL CAMPAIGN THUS FAR We are over two and a haif weeks into the federal election campaign and the best word to descnibe it so far is, "duil". The PC's struggle to corne up wlth a candidate for the Durham rid- ing was a good stor.y but that is over now and there is a can- didate in our riding. Finally the Liberal sign campaign is getting some opposition. After last weekend, three of the five parities running in this rid- lng have signs out. There is also a sign out asking voters to remember bill 0-68 (the gun control bill) when you vote. The M-Candidates meetings scheduled for May 15, hosted by the Sportsman's Alliance ha s been cancelled due to lack of participation fromn sorne of the local candidates. Only the Reform candidate was willmng to participate in this meeting. The Federal campaign has been duil for the most part as well. Thanks to Jacques Parizeau and his knack for stirring up controversy, there is at least one clear issue--National Unity. Pin issue that is dear to the hearts of many Canadians. The Liberals feel it is their election to win. Judging by the lack of opposition thus far in our ridmng this wfil be true again. GARBAGE IN ... GARBAGE OUT The vast amount of garbage on our roadsides and fields has reach unprecedented proportions. This mnatter was also raised at counicil meeting Monday night. Many coundcillor and the nlayor said they too had neyer seen it this bad and were get- ting many complaints from constituents. Station St.;, a road 1 frequently travel is a glaring testament to the disposable life style we have become accustorned to. The trail of disposable beverage containers floating in the ditch is interrupted by the occasional green gprbagçe bag conveniently disposed of. The kind of garbage ittering our road sides and fields are: pop cans, throw away coffee cups, disposa-ble 'food containers, plastic grocery bags etc. We al lead busy lives and appreci- ate the simplicity of a take out dinners and coffee on the run. 's the next step then to pitch our garbage out the window $0 we doni't have to deal with it luter? Wrong. Unless ettizens vol- unteer to dlean up the roadways, municipal employees have to do it and1 they are paid by our tax dollars. Who is going to dlean up t"si mess? Is it naive to expect people who don't have time to sit down and drink real coffee out of a real maug, to have time to pick up litter on roadsides? This roadside litter mess is caused solely by motorists. Could aIl motorists bc asked to tum in a pounid of litter every year before their licence is renewed? Not likely. In fact there are marty motorist who would neyer litter. 1 think the fast food compjaxiles, who genterate the containers bearing their names that litter our roadsides should be involved in any effort to clean up the mess. Litter is expensive and is something that need neyer hap- pen. Is it so difficult to take your litter homne and put it where it l5elongs? Aggregae/Motorbikes It became quite apparent on Monday evening at the first annual -meeting of the Citizens for the Ganaraska F'orest that Aggregate Extraction and Motorbikes are a hot issue. The meeting was held in the Hope Township Municipal Hall. The debate that took place on aggregate extraction and motorbikes certainly výas somewhat premature as neither the Executive Counicil had been elected nor had the Charter and Operating Guidelines been accepted. It was as if 'out of the blue' tiAat aggregate and motorbikes must come first. The Transition Teami Members were endeavouring to get the organization off the ground and had submnitted a wide- range, wide brush proposaI for a Charter and Operating Guidelines. The Guidelines do allow for debate of any issue that might relate to the operation of the forest. Certainly this could include aggregate and motorbikes. But it was premature to bring such before the meeting when irifact the meeting was an organizational meeting. To say the least it was disruptive. It is stated in the proposed charter that the Citizens for the Ganaraska Forest is an independent, community-based, "non-profit oga 4ztio tatis itzn-rve nd fcsdo the developfflent of consensus. This ces say a lot and the aims of the organization in this stateme-nt should be upheld. It was being destroyed on Monday nighit. The issue of motorbikes and aggregate is not for a few to decide withou-t contact with the general public with the focus on the development of consensus. Would that it should bc citizen-driven and communityý based. illegal as we thought it was a motion was presented and seconded that would have recomïnended thxe banning of motorbikes in thc- forest and shut out any idea of aggregate extraction. The vote ,-nded in a tie, 8 for, 8 against. The chair voted the motion clown. A thorny issue yet to be decided by this new group. At~r ]I cý 1" Le 17- Dear Editor: The Tories down at Queen's -Park can hardly con- tain themnselves over the bud- get _just handed down by the Finance Minister. Turning aside ail their mumbo-jumbo over the con- tinued income tax cuts, 1 can onily think of the children in this province who relied on welfare for their daily bread. These children saw their allowances eut by 20 per cent in order to serve the well-off of the province with a 30 per cent tax cut. 1 would think they would have a great deal of difficulty sleeping at night. But then 1 know inside that will not be the case for these greedy, self- ish, shamaeless people, who were elected to serve aIl the children in Ontario knowing they were without any fran- chise themfselves. Sharne on aIl of you. Gordon Milîs LE'1TER TO THE EDITOR: Reformi and Conservatives Ideologically at Odds with what is Canada - in the following letter, 1 clearly wear my political bias on my sleeve --- it is inteni- tional. It is honest. 1 believe the following idediogical inter- pretations are accurate. We Canladians. cannot sit back and slmply spew venom about how all governments are bumibling lying imbeciles. They aren't. We can however, examine the ideology that motivâtes themn and judge where that ideology will take us and what 'are its inherent risks. Here therefore, is one Canadian assessment. How do you define Canada'? I believe most of us belleve Canada is a federation that allows the greatest good to flourish in the greatest number. It is no coincidence that this is the Liberal Party prac- tice, not just a philosophy. Thtis philosophy bas tcreated equality among individuals and provinces unparalleled anywhere in the world. We know this because the rest of the world is constantly remtading Canadians of this proud fact. Why thien, do. some of us continue to attack a government determtaed to preserve the greatest country in the world from those who wish to tamper with Canadian universality and decentralize the federal gov- em-ment and vie more power to the provinces. Liberal ide- ology is not at oZlds with- what Canadians want -- Reformi and Conservative ideology is. The Liberal Party is dyed- in-the-wool federalists, mean- ing they believe a strong Canada from Vancouver Island to Labrador depends on a strong federal govern- ment. Universality in health care, pension plans, unem- ploymrent insurance, citizen rights, etc. can only be main- tained by a govemm--ent with a rock solid federalist stand. Liberal Party federalism is like a "peace of mind" insur- ýince policy. It aimis to include al of us in its' coverage, rich or poor. Amnerican ideology is probably the world's most daring, but it is terribly exclu - sive rather tha-7n inclusive ia its insurance coverage. The gap between the bave and the have-nots has grown alarm- ingly wide. We dare not aspire toward this type of ideology. And yet, this ideological approach closely parallels that of the Conservative Party, We need look no fur- ther thah Premier Harris. Canada is not just a busi- ness. Coniservatives wish to treat everythîng as a busi- ness. Unfortunately, future and present Conservative tax proposais rarely if ever, ask the upper income brackets to share in the burden of the fis- cal restructurlng of Ontario or Canada. Therefore, Conservative ideology implies (hat yoti and 1 and the many shail pay for the tax breaks of the few. The Liberal Party bas demonstrated reniarkable fis- cal management and simul- taneously humane social eut- backs. Premier Harris has not, nor can Jean Charest manage this feat with the depth of tax cuts they are promising. Charest's promise is of a duplicitous nature and we should ail be wary. The Reform Party ideology is equally duplicitous and continued page 8 :D Cail 983-5301 Your News, Sports or Club Events KENDAL UNITED CHURCH Kendal, Ontario Sunday, May 18, 1997 Worshlp & Sunday School 11:15 a.m. The Feast of Pentecost (Communion Sunday) TFhurs. -May 22 "a country gospel evening" George Hamilton IV tickets available: $15 Kendal to Winnipeg The Journey Continues... We're s omeplace north of Orifia, help us 9o tIhe disrance--l,382 miles We",'resying to raise a dollar per mile for the Manitoba Flood Relief. Youi may help by sendmng a donation to Treasurer Harvey Thomipson, 4720 Concession Rd.-6, Newtonville LOA IJO Please4oin us "a good place to bc a healâhy place for chiildren" Minister: Rev. David Black 786-2950 St. Saviour's Anglican Church MI\lLL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Minister: Rev. Ann Toftenham Rectory 987-5678 - Church 983-5594 SU'NDAY SERVICESUNDAY SCHOOL Und YOI -1H (GROUP i9:30 arn. 1IST & 3RD SUNDAY 0F MONTH H-OLY COMMN1UNION ORONO - -PASTORAL CHARGE Minster s * Rev. Mervyn Russell Secretary Marlene Risebrough 983-5702 Church Office * 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES Sunday, May 18, 1997 Kirby Uinited Church 9:30 a.m. Sunday School during Service Orono United Church 11:00 a.m. Sunday School & Nursery during Service