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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 29, 1978, p. 16

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Free Press Wednesday Nov 1978 rental housing like ghetto says treasurer Frank Miller Her example in I Peter Mills Ontario Treasurer Frank like Housings low rental units referring to them as Miller tiled an example in the created in the spring when the government tried to raise Ontario Health In premiums Wt a suronccfion premiums awing a like to think OHIP is free but session in Milton actually it pays less than w night per cent of health costs We Miller was speaking to a tried loraise he premiums Bothering of the both of the opposition Burlington parties came out against it Conservative riding Assoc- we wen a minority at the BayrischcrHof government we I win and made the comment in the battle so we abandoned answer to a question re- the plan and as a result you ownership of land by have a new treasurer Individuals in the province Miller said he has a faith Home ownership is an the freemarket system important part of our society which therefore makes him a mere is a certain satisfaction believer in the faire to be derived from land economic theory first ownership and landowners by Adam Smith He said he tend to have a degree of believe hat govern stability that renters don ways have and I think we should encourage his I don I believe in the Ontario Housing Corporations low rental housing units They de stroy human dignity and they re like ghettos They tend to destroy fundamental human ethics he said It was for that reason Miller said that he person ally supported the platform plank of federal Conservative leader Joe Clark that interest on mortgage payments be de- ductablc from federal income tax He said ftp metal government come out with an official position on the matter but he supported it because he said he has like most people a mortgage at per cent on his home in and some stocks also about worth He must pay ment should be acting in the capacity of being a long term crutch in the economy though it should be ready and able to act if necessary in providing some short term stimulants to the economy Miller said he would be selective in shoring up weak points and cited the govern s action in competing with Ohio to get the ford Motor Company to build plant in Windsor The treasurer said the 1 iberal party for the moment at least is acting in a manner economically and is sup porting In general govern intervention in the economy and balancing the budget He also said the New Democratic Party taking the opposite approach by saying that increased govern spending is the best way Board OKs contract to teachers wife Acton school any old view it wants if there board trustee Bert is no board policy replied Tailed to block a contract to an Acton High Margaret Tamblyn Is a School leather whose guidance counsellor and band is also a teacher at the English teacher Paul same school teaches chemistry said the this term and outside Margaret and Paul lyn are fine people but with the high unemployment rale no did not want it to appear they were being favored Margaret Tamblyn name appeared on a list of high school and public school teachers who superintendent of Instruction John recommended be offered permanent contracts in Jan motion to single out Margaret failed to a seconder from the other trustees Boich said he saw nothing the board could do in the in light of lack of policy but mainly because of the Human Rights Code Thai is the same old line administration can take next term RELIGION TOPIC Women and Religion will be the topic of the next campus of Sheridan College Guest speaker Is Mary Lucas a Priest at Judos Anglican Church in Oakville Lucas came to Oakvllle to December from Grace Church In St Catharines where she served as Deacon and Priest Chiropractic Clinic Tom Thompson in BUILDING Modi Street North Acton 8533460 Residence 8339973OspriH tax on the capital gains from the economy the stocks but cannot deduct The drop in the valUL of interest on the mortgage He said it was like double taxation On another topic Miller said he like his predecessor is com milted to giving Ontario a balanced budget but it would not be and the tax payers themselves are part of the problem When you try to put cold hard Canadian dolljr could turn out to be a blessing in according to who said that it was valued iwoyearsagowhen expectations for the were higher and we also under and price controls When the dollar plunged it caused in interesting 10 psychological reaction Our facts before confidence appeared shaken ONTARIO TREASURER Frank Miller centre goes over a Progressive Conservative parly pamphlet outlining procedures at the poll level with officials of the Burlington Riding Association On the left is Stu Miltons representative on the riding association s executive On the right is Eric Gudgeon pestdent of the riding association Mr Miller was in Milton Wednesday to answer 1K0 11 more tun budgets but Ins of 1 billion seven billion dollars tions from association members The questions dealt largely with the state of the provincial economy Mr Miller says he is committed to balancing Ontario s budget by worth of capital projects hat don t show up on the sheet He Hit the taxpayers ihcy don wis assumed drop want to see ihcm What Iht meant something bad So it citizens want of government caused is not necessarily the same as especially in wage demands what they want of govern The international financier ment in their area It taughi saying in effect that all of us a lot of lessons The Canadians had for years been people want paying in phony but Ihey assume it can be money taken out of some large in complimented visible that fcournmcnt llf won affect them at all lo In other words Miller said Mated it had a way to Ontanans want balanced The federal deficit this year budget and he cutbacks will be in neighborhood of which arc necessary to bring to billion which is it about I as long as the jbout equal to our total ex cutbacks occur elsewhere pe which they may use ha dollars in ixpttlid will nut lo the province of hi cuts in the budget tabled by federal minister Jean Chretien tint according to Miller is of leading provinces in its fin metal position He said Ontario will not be 1 from hut itsilf but will to Si to muinsikfnit It docs haw 1 low con and will issue 1 borrow the pa inltrtsl jo deficit Hydro is iqinl to or about til lint four Ontario has borrow five dollars THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MILTON The Mayor and Members of Milton Council cordially invite the Citizens of Milton to attend the Inaugural and Swearing In Ceremony for the new Council to be held at 7 30 on day December in the Council Chambers Town Hall Main Street East Milton Ontario C Thompson Clerk SIS billion Natural gas price increase An interim about cents per 1 cubic feet in rates charged by Union Gas for residential natural gas service has been authorized by the Ontario Energy Board The increase applies lo gas up the large volumes of gas which had been lower 1 prices and which has been placed in storage The November increase was granted by the energy used on and after November 25 It will be reflected I in ncnm bills received by early in December Possible adjustment when he full review of he company existing rate schedules On the basis of average annual consumption of 130 cubic feel per year the in crease will add about per cent per year to the average residential customer gas bill The energy board approved the increase in rales to offset a comparable increase in the wholesale price Union has been paying for Its gas supplies since last summer The Wholesale price was raised by the Federal Government on August 1 as part of an agreement with the principal producing province Implementation of this wholesale price increase at the retail level was delayed until the company had used Participate in Canadas Employment lax Credit Program IBBBBDDggBtBBDi ReDecorate FOR Christmas WITH Glidden Paints Hit I it ilit is inliodiiudk mum id implowmnt in tin itt si tin ss III ltfntfni tunc t i lk till lntsltHss mi I l i It ill lot 11 w 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