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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown L7G 3Z6 Ontario Blank cheque voting remarkable DON Publisher and General Manager Editor Phone Advertising Manager Page SECTION A Wednesday Septembers Clean sweep Curling isnt dead yet But only a renewed interest and support by Georgetown residents will keep it going into the nineties While curling may be prospering elsewhere in Canada Georgetown is having trouble keeping the ice for its winter sweepers Shareholders of the North Golf and Country Ciub decided last week to extend curling for another year But many club executive members would prefer to have the space for other uses A vote was held on a proposal to discontinue curling at the club The intention of ousting the curlers was to make room for a million dollar expansion including squash courts exercise facilities conference rooms in crease dining room space Though shareholders rallied to support curling for another year available ice in the future for the in town is uncertain Already this season some curlers decided to sign on with other rinks out of town because they weren certain ice in Georgetown would be available Numbers have dwindled because of the uncertainty caused by the July letter by the club warning that a vote would be held for September If the curlers who do not have to be shareholders and most arc not cannot muster enough players for the 87 season the club may decide to reintroduce its motion Perhaps now is the time to involve organizations such as the recreation department or the to help support curlers with new programs or promotional initiatives In the long term it may be possible to work on an in dependent facility so curlers will be prepared for their break with the North club The sport is considered to be one of our national pastimes and we ve always excelled in international com petition Curling also offers an alternative for men and women and facilities to compete together in a sport less strenuous than hockey and less costly than downhill skiing Two factors make curling an alluring sport worth keep for future generations One is our aging population baby boomers are growing up and a noncontact sport suitable for families is attractive to them Secondly there is a trend towards healthier more physically active lifestyles coupled with increased leisure hours Curling is a sport of the future It would be a sad day for Georgetown if there came a time v hen we support our curlers No perfect solution The promise Road traffic study didn measure up to its expectations No fears were put to rest Increased vehicle flow will disturb the lifestyle of residents on the south Georgetown border Concerned residents and the ratepayer group opposing as a mam artery into town will have more to fight about The report released last week predicts a possible extra vehicles on the road once the new subdivision is com About 35 per cent of the vehicles from the new development would head north along Road into town each day Traffic will increase from to 1200 cars per hour Perhaps the public and politicians put too much hope in finding the perfect solution by hiring consultants to study a problem At least this seems to be the case with the traffic study report a condition required by council for Enterac to complete The study suggests putting a road from the Ninth Line Mountamview Road to the Eight Line to divert traffic flow but it was not a new idea It had been discussed before when Enterac first unveiled its plans Other suggestions from the report would alleviate traffic problems in a minor way But road improvements may not be all that is needed Council has a commitment to look after the needs of ex residents The town should address the impact of the new subdivision now so that planning and expenditures are in place when major road changes are required The study outlines problems ahead that will have to be met later with imaginative and costly solutions The animal farm The I fink cheque nature of the electorate endorsement of the Liberals is lis most remarkable Premier David Peterson fudged on virtually every major Issue from free lo in the election campaign And the voters still said that okay It was a ringing endorsement of Petersons past two years the helm of the Ontario ship of state What it means is that Peterson now virtually has a free hand with both social programs and ihe economy Liberal candidates ran on his coat tails know quite well why were elected They follow where r he leads And that puzzle of the new four year I iberal Where does Peterson wont to take In 1985 Ihe Liberals ran paign loaded with specific promises of an interventionist or Ito use Ihe common phrase lift wing nature It allowed them to easily draw up an accord with the NDP and In Editors notebook j By Dave this about the Mayor of Hills stirring up the dirt said he chief pig Napoleon caretaker of the Animal Farm Well sold Charlie Chicken it seems Mayor said he has five pigs on council just like the ones at the Acton Pall Fair Everyone knows pigs arc In I el gent animals Nathan the Nag knew the answer But there also five women on council t the mayor know might assume the worse about is sheepish remarks Hog wash screamed Harry It a pig of their imaging lion Some will say anything But Napoleon Wain to say nidi a thing all over the barnyard What will the humans think of this Quite right answered Tony Turkey Even withoui seasoning in bad Shall we call for his resignation Cooler heads prevailed around the Animal Farm I guess this ineins the Mayor won be pen pals with ill councillors at the very least said Nathan the Nag But thankfully no one is con the mayor That right said Charlie Chicken They already tanned his hide What more can they do lies not even in town to defend himself Pork barrel politics It Is not said Nathan The in eerily of the mayor office has been upheld Well said chief pig Napoleon What can we make of nil this The press ore dangerous animals and should be avoided unless you re carrying a tight lip noted Harry There a lot of cm out there on council clutching forks and knlvci ready to get the Mayor bacon Nathan the Nag This Is not cohesive council and It not necessarily the Mayor fault Council meetings are no longer boar Ing said Charlie Chicken llglslntion like the ban on extra billing pay equity first con tracts and so on This lime because of the lock of dear direction In the Liberal cam no one has idea where Peterson Intends go that he Intends to spend a lot more money Queens Park By Derek Nelson Peterson Instinct Is tionisl The government which governs best is government that readies out to the greatest number of people was and Is the scary I theme The voters have decided lliey don mind To what degree and how the reach out to they left up to Pelerson But his campaign was so fuzzy we have few clues In some ways the past two years were easy years for the Liberals The economy boomed which pushed up revenues helped along too by tax Increases so that the Grits could pour out literally billions In new spending on almost every special Interest group that came crying to them for cash But that has to come to an end sometime the economy will falter through recession or US protec tionism will continue to slam shut the doors lo our biggest market there will come a crunch lime when those tough choices that Peterson likes to brag he makes will actually be forced upon him And the test cose may be free Pelerson a tone during the campaign was such that almost every antl free trade economic group in the province Is convinced it has a Its implementation Yet Peterson said so his rather incredible promise to the tight little oligopoly that runs On tario breweries that ihnse brewers Citizens forum Support for Nicaraguan people tDITORS Thli letter written to Bight Honourable Jo Hark Secretary of Slate for rial Affairs and wo filed The Herald for publication After spending four weeks work ing and travelling in Nicaragua needless lo say I have been closely following the unfolding of the Arins peace plan At first I is hopeful I am Increasingly I am writing lo request that Ihe Canadian government act in support of the Instead of applauding this initiative it apparent the US is intent on undermining the process Mr Reagan continues to misinterpret the Nicaraguan people and now he Is also showing contempt for four other countries that democracies This week S Education Secretary Bennett speaking at a press conference in Managua said a sign of democracy would be that people could speak car It seems to me that he was doing Just that He contended that Cardinal Oban do y Bravo an outspoken critic of government should regain his TV time slot Surely his being njmed to the treaty lion commission will provide him with an even Bennett a contention that the government has shown no desire to restore democratic freedoms Is In suiting Less than one week after signing the pence accord Ortega had met with eleven political parlies In eluding the four that boycotted the democratic elections of 1984 It Is critical that Canada indicate its support of this attempt by the Central American people bring peace to their countries The plan Is consistent with Canadlin policy and deserves Beyond help In verifying a ceasefire 1 urge the Canadian government to volunteer for the 1 temntlonal commission will study whether Ihe countries have met their commitments In this way Canadians can join Central Americans in saying give peace a chance bin co rely Cheryl Llghtowlers An update on HAND Dear Sir HAND is i local Georgetown Acton peace group HAND stands for Hills Action for Nuclear Disarmament Our group feels that the Camdlan Movement is an extremely vital one because without peace there will be no secure future for our children Millions of Canadians feci threatened by the risk of nuclear war feel we arc working against thin threat Together we can Wo meet the first Monday of each month at 7 at Scotsdale barm between Georgetown and Ac have a group of core members who are very active and eomi to most meetings and a large group of peripheral members who are kept in touch with regarding our various projects and the letter of the month We hive a letter we write month lo various people such as our M Brian Mulroncy etc about such issues as expressing our op position against Star Wars and the testing of the Cruise Misslte year HAND became member of the Canadian Peace Alliance which includes groups cross Canada use their lien to decide on certain projects or goals November wc gave local clergy Information on war toys and several made use of It recently donated subscriptions to the Magazine to the and Georgetown Libraries Over the venra have also donated various books related to to these libraries Last April organized a public meeting presenting Doug Monr of Kitchener He biked across Canada for peace and was a founder of Ads for Peace and the Canadian Letter Writing Network At present we arc Joining Peace Pledge Campaign in preparation for the next Election Vie are trying to alert voters to the urgent need for a strong Canadian policy for world peace re also helping with a which will be going to the boards of education trying to get peace related issues into their school curriculum So as can see wc have been busy and will be In the future We welcome and need new people in our roup Anyone who Is Interested may contact HAND at or In conclusion If a year old dhn child when asked How put the world right wrote I would put the soldiers on farms They grow The crops would feed the peo ple The guns would make good knee posts Surely we as adults can wurk towards a more peaceful safe world JmetSoulbworth In your opinion On the of the turning for new home of the Georgetown Alliance Church what does the significance of this day loyou won t have to face competition The point of freer trade of course Is that some industries are going to suffer at the same time as others will benefit Overall we 11 gain SACRIFICES What Peterson steadfastly refused to say in the campaign was what he would allow to be sacrificed One might even conclude that generally hostile rhetoric he directed at free trade means he op poses it except that his track record on freer competition is as fin as his campaign For example it was during the short Peterson term that Ontario securities Industry was thrown wide open to both domestic and foreign competition The result Is that all but one of On tarlo s major Investment dealers stockbrokers and such have now allied themselves with or been bought out by larger financial in some of them foreign In that particular service in Peterson showed no inclination at all Was It an aberration or the matter They Just liked ihe way he did tilings I could mean an interesting four years fullof surprises years ago Councillor Alfred told cil Monday he thiare being broken by the building of several semi detached houses on Delrex He is urging council to seek legal advice on the matter Mr and Mrs Spencer Wilson of Norval just relumed from the plowing match In Peebles Ohio The Wilsons attended Ihe match with their daughter Jean MPP for Stan Hall also went to the event with his wife following an extensive lour of the American west Edith Isabel Ostrnndcr of Georgetown married Brampton police constable John Leslie camp- bell Union Presbyterian Church recently Some of Ontario s finest horses are expected to participate In Georgetown s Fall Fair harness races next weekend Two races a class and a freeforall will lake place Saturday Vince Mountford will be the Fairs Master or Ceremonies this jnr years ago William McNally Construction Ltd is proposing to build an apart building on Water Street on the site known as the Harley Kay pro perty and the Beaver Lumber site Mr McNally called the current structures eyesores and he said the site would look belter If his development goes through council Two councillors told council Mon that an Industrial building on Boulevard is being used as a retail store The property Is owned Harold Councillors Phil and Joan Smith waved their purchases potato chips and pop in air at Monday meeting to prove their point Prizes for the best decorated doll buggies bicycles and tricycles will be given out Ibis year at the Fall Pair Prizes range from cents to The contest will take place this Saturday afternoon A number of residents opted to change the name of Ihclr town officially The name of the town used to be The change Is the result of a questlonaire by town council One resident asked for the town to be renamed Wolf Den A five year plan to improve Georgetown downtown core was approved by council Monday The plan Is based on a report made by Paul Martcl eight years ago The plan will cost merchants close to overlive years Seven month old Achilles Pelldls was declared the winner of baby contest at the Acton Fall fair on the weekend He posed for photographs with fair queen Susan Canadian Football league players and arc expected to attend the Georgetown Foil Fair this weekend They will appear at the Alpha Tent according to spokesman Hose Ann Ncwlove Those scheduled to appear Include Hamilton Ti Cots widereceiver Gary Tufford and referee Scott McBnen The first obstacle course for Great Danes in Canada was run in Glen Williams The run included crossing the Credit twice The winners were Shirley and Ralph Lehman of Hamilton with their dog New home for Alliance members Hurry The church is the important tiling not tin building itself It a new era in the lire of the church It a new beginning a tool to carry out our ministry in the area its a very exciting lime The Alliance Church In Georgetown is only years old it generally a young church Most haven t gone into a new church It s Ihe beginning of new day I guess you could say stewardship pro crams to get our with Wc felt a Hide Ilka the children coming order And to thai wilderness end God and his peo ple have faithful Now see this as our promised land or Bandy Copland It the beginning of the continuation of work There a been exciting and satisfy times being part of the building com mlltee A sense of praise to God for let ling me bo a part of It Conservative MP for Brampton- Georgetown John McDermld said this week that the federal govern ments wage Increase plan known as the six and five plan is a gross waste of money He said the Liberals are wasting more money promoting the program than would If they simply Increased wages at a higher rate Town council approved ihe final wording of nuclear disarmament referendum that will be posed to Halton Hills residents In October question will require a yes or no answer Over 150 participated in the Georgetown Terry Fox Run the Canadian Cancer Socie ty chapter In Georgetown The event raised for cancer research Globe productions is preparing to stage tho Rogers and musical Oklahoma Director Mike said the musical a of the American midwest in the 1900b i