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Wednesdsay June 9, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A3 A l l a n M a s s o n , 8 4 Former mayor also Halton's first regional chairman Funeral services will be held tomorrow for a former Oakville mayor and Halton's first regional chairman. Allan Masson passed away peacefully Saturday at Oakville T rafalgar Memorial Hospital: He would have cel­ ebrated his 85th birthday tomorrow. t Born in Toronto, Masson graduated from the University of Toronto Schools in 1934. His early years in the banking and finance business were inter­ rupted when he joined the RCAF, graduating and serv­ ing as a pilot in World War II. He came to Oakville after the war and formed his own finance company, Independent Finance, in 1952, which he operated until he sold it and retired in 1965. During his business career, Masson took an active interest in civic and Allan Masson: had deep political roots in Oakville and Halton community affairs, as a local councillor (1959-1963), mayor of Oakville (1964- 1965), and as Oakville reeve and member of Halton County council (1971-1973). In 1973, he was appointed by the province, as the first chair of the then newly formed Region of Halton, and held that position from 1974-1976. During the 1960s, he ran unsuccessfully as a federal Progressive Conservative candidate. In 1967, he was appointed the returning offi­ cer for the old riding of Halton East for that year's provincial election. "Throughout those forma­ tive years, Masson played a leadership role in developing sound civic policies that are a hallmark of the much- expanded Town of Oakville today," says Ken Needham, former town administrator ■who befriended Masson when he was mayor. Needham adds the province recognized Masson's municipal experi­ ence and appointed him interim trustee of the Township of Georgina from July to November 1978. He was appointed Chief Hearing Officer of Niagara Escarpment Development Control during the late 1970s. "His great love for the community and the well­ being of his fellow citizens was demonstrated by the number of fundraising com­ mittees he chaired and the civic bodies he participated in," said Needham. His hobby was sailing and Masson became the holder of many trophies for the Lake Ontario races he won over the years. "Allan Masson was a man of integrity, admired and respected by all who were privileged to work with him," concludes Needham. "He will be greatly missed by his wife Bernice, his loving family and his many friends." Also surviving him are two daughters, one son, and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son. A memorial service will be held at St. Jude's Anglican Church on Thursday, June 10th at 2 p.m. Memorial donations may be sent to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, and to Princess Margaret Hospital for cancer research. SEWINGMACHINE STORE R E P A IR S T O S IN G E R and all other makes & models \ E X P E R T P IN K IN G S H E A R S & S C IS S O R S H A R P E N IN G 198 SPEERS RD. 842-2033 Inside Oakville Vacuum Workshops at Women's Centre The Women's Centre at Hopedale Mall (suite 210) is hold­ ing a series of workshops on Women and Self Esteem that continue tomorrow with the topic: Develop a Winning Attitude. Other workshops include Improving Your Communications Patterns on June 17th and Body Image and Self-Esteem on June 24th. All workshops run from 1-3 p.m. For further information, call the Centre at 847-5520. The art of J o e S m i t h One Man Show June 12 to 23 at The Sovereign House 7 West River, Bronte Featuring his just released limited edition print "Oakville at the Millennium " Opening Reception Sunday, June 13,1 to 4 p.m. Artist present For more info call 827-6634 The Sovereign House is open Sat., Sun. & Wed., 1 - 4 p.m. G o l f Sh o p GROUP A ( )David Duval ( )Tiger Woods j ( )Collin Montgomerie ( )Mark O'Meara : ( )Ernie Els GROUP F ( )Billy Mayfair ( )Corey Pavin : ( )Steve Strieker ( )Hal Sutton ( )Scott Hoch GROUP B ( )Fred Couples ( )Justin Leonard ( )Davis Love III ( )Nick Price ( )Vijay Singh GROUPG ( )Lee Westwood ( )Payne Stewart ( JJumboOzaki ( )Hale Irwin ( )JeffSluman NOTE: Please enter the name of a player not listed if Social service agencies deserve government support For Bob White, there's not enough sharing taking place The United Way and other volunteer agen­ cies should not be expected to replace govern­ ment support for publicly funded social pro­ grams, said Bob White, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, in Oakville Saturday. "We are having too much debate about cut­ ting taxes and not enough debate about sharing our taxes," said White at the 10th Annual Labour Community/United Way of Oakville Breakfast at the Galaxy Club. "What United Way and labour do together is really very important, but it cannot replace, it is in addition to the building of an important com­ mitment by governments to use our money to share our common resources," said White, dur­ ing one of his last domestic speeches before retirement. As president of the Canadian Labour Congress, White is the chief spokesperson for 2.3 million Canadians. He is a long time sup­ porter of the United Way and a committed advocate of the formal partnership between the Canadian Labour Congress and United Way. White said a public commitment is neces­ sary to ensure basic social programs are ade­ quately funded by tax dollars. There are forty United Way labour staff rep­ resentatives in 29 communities across the country, expanding the labour movement's role and representation outside the workplace and into communities. White pointed out Canada is currently in a time of great transition, characterized by inse­ curity and uncertainty due to rapid changes in technology, jobs, investments and the opening up of trade markets through globalization. Now, more than ever, he said, social pro­ grams are needed to help people in transition, which is what Canada's social programs were designed to do in the first place. "We are living in a world where there is more wealth being created than any Other time in our history, and that includes Canada, hnd yet we are seeing side by side with all that wealth incredible contradiction. We are seeing large numbers of people who live in poverty, more homeless people on the streets of major cities since the great depression, and a widening of the gap between rich and poor," said White. J u l i a Dumanian, chief executive officer of the United Way Oakville, said the breakfast celebrated the agency's partner­ ship with the Oakville labour community -- i n c l u d i n g Oakville District and Labour Council, C.A.W, CUPE and OPSEU. 'Together the labour and United Way partnership directly affected more than 27,000 families in Oakville last year, more than 10,000 seniors and more than 4^000 chil­ dren," said Dumanian. "By saying yes to United Way our labour c o m m u n i t y enabled us to pro­ vide 55,000 days of subsidized child care, 1,500 hours of sexual abuse counseling, PAY NOTAX CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS ■8 "0*8 Barney Banovac with Bill Van Gaal and CAW Local President Lennox Cooper, and Bob White (right) Photo by Peter C. McCusker 2,500 days of shelter for youth and we respond­ ed to more than 32,000 distress calls." The breakfast also saw the presentation of the 3rd annual Barney Banovac Award to Bill Van Gaal, president of the C.A.W Local 707. Barney Banovac was a former Ford employee who represented labour on the United Way board of directors and supported United Way campaigns well into his retirement years. It is presented to a member of Oakville's labour movement who has made an outstand­ ing contribution to the United Way, Van Gaal has serv,ed eight years on the Oakville United Way board of directors, and represented labour as a co-chair and a division­ al chair in the campaign cabinet. RESERVE NOW AND SAVE *50(L 1.5 Ton *1,495 2.0 Ton s1,649 2.5 Ton *1,799 3.0 Ton *1,949 •FREE INSTALLATION •FREE ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER or HUMIDIFIER INSTALLATION EXTRA AIRE ONi H EATING & C O O LIN G INC. ( 9 0 5 ) 9 7 3 -9 2 5 0 ( 9 0 5 ) 3 8 5 -9 3 6 6 1 -8 8 8 -8 2 7 -2 6 6 5 Showroom: 8 3 6 Upper James S t . 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