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FOR ALL YOUR QIFTAFLORALNEEOS Milt SI TALKRADIO Larry Home Newspaper of Hills WEDNESDAY me Widespread objections to Oakville United Way We may be Mill but we re not designated a pilot project town Local haibtllles and we re not stupid Mary charitable group were not consulted Simpson of Georgetown a local council of told representatives of the not after sendjnfl letter to industrii United Way at a Wednesday and Only of every dollar goes to the region and the rest goes to Ookvllle and you have the nerve to try and come up here to collect for she added Resentment of the United Way Invading the campaign territory of North made quite clear by members of local charitable organizations The consensus between Georgetown and Acton group members was of the Acton and Heart Fund who said When we go canvassing door people will say I already gave at work It s going to make It tougher for us and we don want It tougher chairman OConnor repcodely asked Where are we going to get the money In reference to finances necessary support regional services used by North residents Because of Inadequate information a second meeting was scheduled for Oct In the Interim Mr Connor will do the necessary research to discover how much It costs regional services to Include Georgetown a programs press releases to newspapers said Paul Parkas of the Georgetown Red Cross The ted Way la an intelligent Morrow but your approach was not the beat A Georgetown resident who asked to remain anonymous commented after the meeting that Mr O Connor should be an expert In the field of public relations A lawyer he served as MP from 1971 74 was campaign manager for federal PC candidate Flora MacDonald In 197S and this Is his second year as manager after being a board member Erica Thompson of the Georgetown Red Cross described the literature supplied by Mr Connor Introducing the local cam The letter to Industries did not mention the United Way was In ao its con misleading and the press release UCW la collecting money for the and the Red Cross and other groups In Oakville not Hills And It t say about per cent of the money was going to community services Mr 0 Connor was unable lo explain why another suDject Questioned Mr Connor It would be difficult Mrs Thompson said she was under the not Impossible to find out bow many imoreaslon that regional service were Georgetown residents give to the OUW and partially supported by tax money which TUW at work means Georgetown already indirectly con Until Mr Connor presents the figures tributes to them Georgetown people use regional Also an area of contention was the services and how much it costa for them to do present origin of funds so no move will be made to deduct donations Brown OUW president said from local Industrial employee a money is annually siphoned off from the originally planned Toronto United Way to the because Judging by the response from Industry Is a dormitory of Toronto this Is futile said Mr Chandler people An Industrial campaign not Industry have talked to them and they very its people pointed out Georgetown heated but It the beat president Burt If you recongniie of Intentions Toronto as siphoning from you when you come In hero we being siphoned The Issue of town factory em ployee contributing the United Way at work the matter a A study done by Mr Chandler concluded FOR HILLS about per cent of the people who live In do not work in Georgetown Now See Pad 13 If they are giving to either the Hamilton Burlington Toronto United Ways that money Is used for regional service UNITED WAY Based on this data local vital facts were missing from press releases Jeffrey Lyons and Tom Beeney Ford and owners settle dispute TORONTO In a precedent setting move You pick up lots of things and meet a lot Friday Ford Motor Company of Canada It libe nice back lonormal settled out of court a dispute with disgruntled Beeney said he and his wife would owners of rusty Ford products probably celebrate by watching television or goinK to a movie something thev ve been The settlement arrived at following unable to do with the work of the association serious negotiations since a million class ailing on them You do not have to collect money or the region said Marilyn Sun Muscular Dystrophy Association representative for Georgetown You do not have to collect from us for hem Suddenly the OUW decides Just to come In here and do it but I don think Its your One widespread objection lo the was the method used to expand its fun area to include Georgetown Perhaps the word Is as as any word printed In the newspaper said Mr Connor some of you are justifiably angry We went about It the wrong without consultation with local agencies Mr 0 Connor asked friends in Milton Acton and Georgetown whether they thought their communities would be receptive to the Only Georgetown acquaintances of Mr Connors sold yes so Georgetown was Mr Connor is not a dumb man he a smart man said Mrs Simpson and you got taken she suggested to local OUW representative Rick Chandler Other problems caused by poor com and lack of Information was evident Mr 0 Connor outlined the financial difficulty caused last year when a Georgetown service club did not fulfill their promise to donate lo Halton Helping Georgetown Rotary Club President Gerry Peace a poke up and said his organization gave in three cheques the last one date May 1976 who he is Involved with HHH contradicted him After the meeting Me peace home and came back with the three cheques mad out to and cashed by to show The Herald He added the has requested this year The destination of la dollars waa launched In April could cost the automaker from million to million separate sources says Ho book is ever written of consumerism history Tom name should be In Jeffery Lyons lawyer for the On tario Rusty Ford Association said In a telephone Interview Sandy said I feel kind of good about fighting It to the end but I not really pleased with the settlement But It was something She said she and Tom sent out over 5 letters and often worked until two or three clock In the morning reading and answering Mr a Georgetown resident is each one It was Just the two of us working president of the Ontario Owners home Association and one of five people In strumental in launching the class action Under the terms of the settlement me action has been withdrawn She and her said the at gave little or not help during then- struggle Letters of complaint from rusty Ford owners lo Mnckasey then minister of and consumer affairs were for warded to the Georgetown If it for the Tom it never would have gone home The Better Business Bureau through Mr Lyons added forwarded letters to the He said the Ford settlement shows The final settlement come after several consumers aa a concentrated group can months of negotiations among force business to give better deals Mnckasey Roy Bennett president of of Ford has agreed to pay per cent of the Canada Phil Edmonston president of the costs of repair to Ford products up to Automobile Protection Association and maximum above a threshold amount set by Jeffrey Lyons tpe ycarof the model Otherwise owners can Mr Lyons said it was the first time the receive a certificate of for trade in on government was involved In direct mediation any Ford product between the consumers and But most Important Mr Lyons ex Sandy said she at Ford leadership has been shown In against manufacturers of providing compensation for original hv who have suffered abnormal rusting Mr said most of the work waa carried out by his wife Sardy after they fell their 1972 Ford pick up truck rusted beyond what they considered reasonable The rusty Ford owners in the association who stuck together deserve a lot of be said I think It would got this far but I no It again The Ford announcement Friday applies all original owners of Ford products from to regardless of whether they are association members shoddy goods would be made easier by the government when parliament reconvenes In October LEWIS TAKES UP SITE F VOWS LEGISLATURE DEBATE Leader Stephen Lewis has Mr Lewis said It was a personal told the Britannia Group frustration that Ihe selling of 20year opposed to ate as a Landfill landfill sites panned back research and site that he will take their struggle to the development on the alternatives of floor of the legislature when it resumes reclamation and recycling Tl ere appear to be alternatives Mr He told the group a member of his staff Lewis said Wednesday after questioning the would come to see them and collect more groups members In the home of Stuart documentation Mcradden There a quite case to be Mr Lewis told reporters after the presented I m really Intrigued by It meeting that an act of legislature is needed to He said the issue has province wide protect agricultural land so that people A survey a dump at must then prove that land must come out of which had been used without agriculture A better land use policy is sufficient foreknowledge unearthed several needed he said contentious issues Lewis said Stuart McFadden said in an Interview after A strong point for the group was that the meeting that the opposition leaders in Agriculture Minister William Newman is would odd more muscle to the because of the loss of acres groups struggled But more importantly it of prime farm land but that environment would give access to M M Minister George Kerr supports Its use for Hal Ion consulting engineer McFadden landfill Lew said said The agriculture ministry could fight a Mr Lewis interest was another line of rearguard action he said We might be attack said able o persuade them step Into the mat Mr McFadden said provincial guidelines on the locating and management of landfill I liKi to see them win he said sites are needed A WINNER Neil Young of Georgetown rounds rounds a curve at St Jovfte Que on his way to a win For details see page 1145 school teachers pooled An of 1 145 elementary pupils In schools has resulted In a teacher surplus it was revealed at board of education meeting Thursday The teachers have been pooled for supply teachers purposes and to fill created by the resignation and retirement of other contracted teachers between now and December Based on projections made at the beginning of the calendar year board of flciala were surprised to find only 311 children reported for September classes Wecan staff schools In September we have to hire in January February and March based on projections Emmcrson Lavender the board director of education said accurate but this year we were miles Twenty four It by the cutback ten Original projec enrollment were rn ti completed Is arc taff September he basis of homes instruction In Milton Dispute a misunderstanding developer says as region stalls in bid to remove services Mr Lyons said Ford has also announced teahouse development on Maple Avenue a threeyear rust warranty with its mlBun both the model which forwardateoforl developer and town officials told The Herald tie benefit of all consumers regional public works com What I m more proud of Mr the water services Kid that they said you beat a w development of And although we totally fountain view Road removed to prevent the win neither did they developer from reconnecting service said he was not per cent owner of the development said happy with Ford settlement I was telephone interview with The Herald hoping for a little better settlement on the that he hopes lo resolve matter consumers side But we figured it If had the dragged on Ford could have delayed and mwlng the council we could have got nothing I appears the problem started back In But he emphasized that It Is the long and Town planner Mario Vendllti explained development water services is the ministry hat council approved the of environment a approval of the external agreement In September 1S74 when the water moln regional engineering department was still not Mr Plluttl Installed a six inch main from functioning an four Inch and there not a great deal of He could not explain why the section valve In that he said covering the security bond was deleted Mr Plluttl who could not attend the Following the approval of the agreement works committee because of business the plan was submitted to all agencies for commitments had asked Coun Ernie Sykes approval of both a rczonlng and an official to seek a deferment of the matter BUI plan amendment This was not completed Mason said that if he the developer wos until 1975 During that time no changes were Interested he would be here and adequate for the the overlap he region range effect of Ford action that significant up to handle water and sewers and I en It did open the eyes of the consumers to an agreement with local town foxu consumers the people themselves There a lack of communication bet In the Struggle against Ford Motor Co happened and what should have Mr Beeney sold happened Mr said owners hod planned to picket A check with the Halton Hills municipal lord he said I like to think office shows that a schedule attached to the that Ford saw try Unfit subdivision agreement appears to call for tha With only the work left of notifying by provision of service subject lo local bylaws letter the BOO Rusty Ford owners he U looking to the future Once we get the letters out that the agreement calling for Snd of ItI hope But I think It a been wor- bond covering the Installation of th while he said services we not approved requested of the developer The regit required approve of both actions Regional manager of engineering planning and development Ray Crlpps said Monday he did not believe Hills would enter into an agreement In because water services became a region on Jan 1 when Region was formed The region Is seeking a six Inch main along Maple Avenue because It doc not believe the existing four Inch main is adequate to support the development Regional works director Bob Moore said last week that a registered letter was sent to Mr notifying of disconnection but Mr refused to accept the letter he Is a shocking flagrant disregard Mr said the negotiations took for the lawn Hills Coun Dick place in mid said Hills should not even be Mr Crlpps confirmed that no action has responsible for M per cent of the si Inch been taken to remove a section of the water main because the four inch main Is adequate line because some purchaser of the con for existing houses units have already token up He said Mr should also be required residence to install a second fire hydrant but Mr- Mr Crlpts sold it is wrong to penalize PilutU laid that conversation with various ihe residents and confirmed that the order the works committee designed to are available prevent resident from moving In He feels hi fire hydrant ll located within He said the problem surrounding the the standards of the Underwriter s development Mr however said the location of the hydrant must be within feet of the rear of the development Mr Mason argued that any requirement for payment of service and provisions of plana for servicing ore not worth the paper they are written on He Just thumb his nose at us and the water back on Then he start occupancy next week and the negotiations will be over We should go In and tear up his work In addlton to seeking the upgrading of the a cost of the committee Is seeking restitution for engineering fees and a deposit of for a fire hydrant and manhole until the work is carried out to lML the satisfaction of the region and the Ililla fire department While committee fell it could order the removal of the water service last week Ihe remaining recommendation must come before council for ratification next week Mr says residents will be moving in within three days and he upset about the bad publicity Acton and North Burlington early In he said But many of those homes he added are still for sale construction The board survey earlier this year showed single family for occupancy We have no idea what happened to the population in in the past months Mr Lavender said The regional chairman Allan Masson last week in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce said labor can move Into because the price of housing Is too high Cost of pooling Ihe surplus teachers will come from ihe board supply leaching budget and should amount to about by end of December finance ten dent Bruce said He said the reduction in teaching staff will not have any affect on the provincial grants to Mr explained thai set on operating budget about million below provincial ceilings this year and the increased per pupil cost will ab sorbed by the difference What this means he said during break In the meeting Is that the per cost will rise from about 1 to about per pupil The adjustments for teachers are bated on the pupil teacher ratio of 1 let by board policy Sixteen of the teacher are on first year contracts It Is expected thai between and resignations and retirements will occur before the end of the year Instruction superintendent John BoJch said the board first considered whether the probationary contract and how many year they have been in the Halloa system But we also considered the need of the school he added If there was only one music teacher In a school who was new wed have to remove someone that he would be happy to deposit the monies required by the region In court ki J I see If he has to pay it because the rule halfway to remove someone All rcaxalgnmenta were made fouowtai consultation wllh school principals Mr sold Al Wilson head of the Public School Men Teacher Federation said reassignments were arrived at foUowicf meeting Sept 13 the federation an the board Elementary School Teacher Federation was also Involved