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PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1978, WHITBY FREE PRESS whitby Voice of. the -County Town Michael li T'heonIy Whltby newspaper ndependently owned and open Dog controlis the pet Owner' s business----- We don'9t want any more of oui' chldren bitten As publishers of Whitby's community newspaper we rely very much on more than 35 local bosy and girls tro get the Free Press to you as soon as possible after it cornes off the press. We owe a great deal of thanks to our *carrier boys and girls, some of whom have been with us.-for years, for faithfully delivering the Free 'Press to your home in ail kinds of weather, rain, shine or, cn0w. Therefo 're, -naturally, we are concernied when something happens to one of our carriers during. the. performance'of his or her duties.., Last weeic we Iearned that an, eight-year-old girl who is one of 'a, family of three carriers in West. Lynde, 'was 'bitten by a dog while she was, delivering the Free Press to one of the homes oný lier route. Her mother inforrned us that the dog was sitting in a, driveway and bit lier ini the leg 'as 'she approached the house. Thie dog then ran away, and the girl proceeded to place the paper at thie door of *the home; before she ran back to lier own home in *tears. * If that isn't an example of courage, -and dedica-* tion, we don't know what is. * This littie girl had to be taken to hospital to have the dog bite attended to, and lier leg- is badly bruised. The dog was apprehended later and taken to the Ontario T-I umane Society shelter to be checked regarding whether it had received the proper shots a dog should have. The Durham Regional Police also assisted in investigating -the incident. We admire the courage and dedicationalso sliown by this littie girl's mother? Who instead of im- mediately taking her chidren off the carrier route, lias allowed them to. continue, with the provision that they will not deliver a paper to any house wliere they sec dogs loose. The problems of dogs running loose has been a source of annoyance for a long time in Whitbv. In the rural area they sometimes kili sheep, and in the urban area they sometimes bite young children who are doing themn no harm whatsoever. The dog problem has been brought before council a number of timeg, and the Humane Society lias been questioned abqut its dog control methods. Thie real question of dog control goes right back to the owners of pets Who allow themn to run loose in their neighbourhoods, and even if they are on their own property, do not keep them, in an enclosed yard or tied to a stake. It just as easily could have been anybody's child who was bitten by the dog in West Lynde. It happened, however, to be one of our carriers, Who was being paid to do a job and was earning some extra pocket money. For a young child, being bitten by a dog is a traumatic experience, and one we feel, in this case, was totally unnecessary. A pet is a privilege to own, but also a responsibil- Îty. When it becomes a danger to others, it's owner has not lived up to lis responsîbilities as a citizen. We hope this experience wifl prove to be a lesson to everyone that a loose dog can be a potential dan~ger to a young child, and a Iittle care in the keeping of a dog would prevent the suffering we have seen in this case. Dog control is the pet owner's business, and the i sooner he realized it, the better. As for our carriers, we salute them for their dedication and perserverence, and we hope we will SERVINO OVER 28,,000 READERSr an Burgess, Publisher-Managrug Editor* atcuAu ku WhKy re an~ ALL.~RI~7£A~A~irsV witoy resiaents. 1 arn sure that most of you have heard the popular catch-phrase called 'deregulation'. What this actually means is cutting bureaucratic red tape. 1 dont think anyone is s0 naive as to think we can suddenly abandon the wholc system of government regulation, but 1 think sonie changes in the regulations themselves can make the system more senisble and more flexîhie. Since June of 1977, the Governrnent of Ontario has been committed to a policy 0f pronioting industrial expansion and efficient business operation by modifying or eliminating outmoded and restrictive government regulations. For the past year. a special Committee appoîinted hby Premier Davis bas been reviewing a large number of board, agencies and commissions to determine if these are stili neccssary. As well, several Ministries have already estahlished programs to reduce red tape within their own jurisdictions. For instance, the Ilonourable Larry Grossman, Minîster of Consumer and Commercial Affairs. promiscd that his Ministry would revieu- every single pieut- of their legisiation and ail maj>r policies of the Ministry iii ordert10idcntify areas where governmnent involvement can lx, reduced. This has not been an idie promise. Already thrc advi.sory committees have hien abalished. and the Mlmistry is planning to get out the Co it Edior -Bian --se Published every.Wednesday contriduùting Editor -Jim Qdiiil Production Manager -Marje'Burgesi by MB.M PubishùglPrint & Promotional and Photography lnc., Classif ied Ad Manager '-S. van Deeear Phone 668-611l Circulation Manager '"iir*dn Ly n Mailing Permit No. 460 .The*Free Press'Building, Mehiber of the: .13 1 . Brock Street North, Better Business Bureau of Toronto ~1'O~. Box 206. Whitby, Ont. Whltby Charr~ber of Commerco~ business of licensing theatre projectionists, clearing corporate names for lawyers and bonding real estate salesmen. Mr. Grossrnan believes that industry, flot government should set the standards for insurance adjusters and agents, and that this same industry should provide consumer protection.1 The Ministry of Revenue plans to implement twenty-nine measures in the coming year to improve taxpayer information, simplify sales tax documentation and streamline the municipal assessment process, among other things. The Ministry of Government Services' proposais include simplifying the Province's listings i the Bell Telephone Directory and reducing the duplication of government forms. The Ministry of Treasury and Econornics lias already eliminated complex 'tax calculations for 50,000 small businesses through the introduction of a straight tax rate, and bas also eliminated the need for 100,000smaIl businesses to pay tax by instalments. This exercise of 'deregulation' should benefit big and sniall businesses alike, as well as indfividual memnbers of the publie, who al have deaings with the government one way or another. 0f course,it is not the intention of the Provincial Government to abdicate its responsibility in matters of consumer protection. The Government wiIl monitor very closely the impact of tbis deregulation programn. Il is oeir view, however, that the business community will respond iii a responsible way and that this program wii bhave a positive impact in restoring the confidence of the business sector. Rather, by cutting red tape and establishixag seif-regulatory procedures, the Ontario Government is reinforcing ils comilmtrent toreduce the role which government plays in our daily lives. nf A u~l OIfrfl (AI doX )OeE /1 ~/D- V )b'/</EO A)'r>~ lqm@bý