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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-05-18, Page 8By JACK RIDDELL MPP Huron-Middlesex * The Rabbit Diesel I PATIO CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE DESIGN CALL US COLLECT FOR FREE ESTIMATES The Rabbit Diesel engine is based on the Rabbit gasoline engine block. It’s more efficient and lighter than all other production diesel engines. The Rabbit Diesel is fast. Return Escarpment control to area councils KELLY LfinDSCHPE CODTRflCTORS 434-7841: Times-Advocate, May 18, 1978 FLOOR COVERING ’ WALLPAPER FAMILY CLOTHING • ORAPES < FABRICS OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF Responding to strong public pressure, the Ontario Government has returned about 60 percent of the Niagara Escarpment planning area to the control of local councils. Along the 450 mile Escarpment (from Niagara Falls to Tober­ mory) the revised planning area varies in width from about one-half to three miles. The only control on the 1.2 million acres removed from the planning area will be municipal bylaws and zoning regulations — subject to the approval of the Ministry of Housing. Liberal MPP Robert McKessock (Grey Riding) has tabled a Private Member’s Bill which would have slashed the Com­ mission’s control to an area including only the Escarp­ ment itself and 1,000 feet on either side. A crowd of about 300 people, representing Metro RAKING LAWN & BEDS EDGING BEDS TURNING BEDS PRUNING TRIMMING REMOVE REFUSE ROLLING ROTOTILLING FERTILIZING EAVESTROUGHS CLEANING STORM WINDOWS REMOVED EXTERIOR PAINTING CLEANING WINDOWS We do it ALL! REGULAR MAINTENANCE CUTTING TRIMMING BEDS hedge trim WEEKLY SERVICE WEEKLY CLEANUP ALSO SODDING. SEEDING. SPRAYING PLANTING. REPAIR WINTER KR L Toronto tenant groups, filled a committee room at Queen’s Park to demand that the Government retain rent controls. They appeared to express their views to a Committee styudying op­ tions to rent controls, which are scheduled to end December 31. While asking for the continuation of rent control, they also had complaints about the way the legislation is working. Earlier, the Ontario Council Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada had presented a brief. The association’s mem­ bership includes builders, land developers, landlords and property managers, trade contractors, suppliers, utility representatives, mortgage lenders, realtors, architects and engineers. Their brief urged the committee to continue the rent supplement program for people with genuine income problems and also recommended adjustment of post-review rent increases to the consumer price index. Liberal Education Critic, Ron Van Horne (London- North) questioned the Minister of Education about teachers being fired from Ontario’s schools for the blind and deaf. Five teachers will lose their jobs in these schools this September, but the Minister says no students will suffer as a result of the staff reduction, nor will programs be reduced. Also starting this Sep­ tember, every Ontario kindergarten teacher will be expected to test students to see which need special education help. Research indicates that teachers should discover that 18 percent of children will need some kind of special assistance. Some 47 Boards now have such an iden­ tification program, and the Minister will soon introduce an amendment to the Education Act requiring every Board to identify children’s learning problems in kindergarten. Liberal John Sweeney (Kitchener-Wilmot) asked the Minister what per­ centage of Ontario children need special education, and apparently several research projects are being done on this question. U.S. studies show that “anywhere from 2 percent to 20 percent of children could fall into the special education category.” Several years ago the Government miscalculated teachers’ salaries and contributed to their pension plan on the basis of little or no increase when actually teachers received 15 percent in annual raises. Teachers’ contributions to the pension fund increased rapidly, but the Government did not immediately match the increase. This error, plus inflation has resulted in the Government owing the teachers’ pension fund more than $l-billion, and it costs some $145 million every year to keep up the payments on that debt. Retiring teachers have no cause to worry, because the Mother's Day brunch enjoyed by the Precious Blood Parish pension fund contains $2.3 billion and is in no danger of going into bankruptcy. However, this debt represents the amount the Government must contribute to cover the expected pen­ sions of teachers retiring in years to come, and the Province has 15 years to pay it off. Because it decided what teachers’ salaries and contributions would be three years in advance, the Government was caught short. Now it checks every year, which says Ron Van Horne (L. London-North) - they should have been doing all the way along. “They made such a botch of it. It’s ludicrous of them to com­ plain about costs now. It’s their fault the pension is short.” The Treasurer has said that he recognizes there are real problems with the pension fund, but he won’t change it until the Royal Commission on Pensions report is finished. He has indicated that he is thinking the Government should get out of the plan, and hand the pensions over to the school boards, because while at present the boards are giving the teachers higher salaries, the Government is paying the resulting higher pensions. Ontario’s Workmen’s Compensation Board has decided to accept cancer of the larynx as an industrial disease in workers exposed to asbestos dust or nickel aerosols. Announcing this new policy, the Chairman of the Board said the decision is a first for compensation boards anywhere in the world. Guidelines for the adjudication of claims for laryngeal cancer have been developed by the Board, although these may be changed when studies are completed. The Minister of Revenue has announced that the Government has decided to i strengthen its tax fraud team. The special in­ vestigation unit, which examines suspected at­ tempts to evade any of the 13 provincial taxes, including corporation, personal in­ come and retail sales taxes, will get 11 new investigators making a total of 26. Members of all three parties have given approval to a Private Member’s Resolution calling for the Government to consider legislation to prohibit during election campaigns “the publication or broadcasting of all public opinion polls that purport to indicate the standing of any leader, candidate or party or the status of any issue in the election.” 20%OFF THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY the junction Use Your Charge* or Mastercharge The automotive industry may never be the same. n the history of the automobile, only a handful of developments have equalled in importance the new VW Rabbit Diesel engine. Of course, the diesel engine is nothing new. It’s been a super-reliable .workhorse in trucks, buses and heavy equip­ ment for over 50 years. But now, VW engineers have developed a diesel engine that does everything a diesel does, plus a whole lot more. The Rabbit Diesel breakthrough. First it is one of the most advanced, fuel efficient engines in the world today. The new Rabbit Diesel engine has transformed a car that uses very little gas into a car that uses no gas at all. Using diesel fuel, it provides out­ standing driving economy. The VW Rabbit Diesel is the only production model automobile available with a driving economy rating of over 100 kilometers highway on a single gallon of fuel.* It's the most fuel-efficient car you can buy in North America. 1OI Km/gal. highway* 76 Km/gal. city.* Diesel powered cars, historically, have never been known for getting off the line in a big hurry. The Rabbit Diesel has changed all that. Automotive writers from the editorial staff of Auto Zeitung (Auto Journal) speed-tested the Rabbit Diesel under the scrutiny of the French automobile commission. Under grueling trials, the Rabbit Diesel established 31 World Records for 1500cc diesels. 0-80 Km/h 115 secs. tDieselwill never need a major Ever. The Rabbit Diesel engine is based on the same block as the gasoline engine, but it’s missing a few things. You won’t find spark plugs, an ignition coil, a distributor, points, condenser or carburetor. The diesel engine doesn't need them. So a major tune-up is something you can forget about. Also, diesel fuel acts as a natural lubricant. The result is that diesel engines have a proven record of longer life expectancy. According to Forbes magazine, ‘‘Diesels last longer, break down less and emit less carbon monoxide.’’** The best thina about that it comes in a Rc The Rabbit we put the diesel engine in is the identical car we put the gas engine in. Which makes it the most affordable diesel- powered car around. And, like the Rabbit, the Rabbit Diesel has more useable carrying space than any other car its size. It also has front wheel drive, independent suspension on all four wheels, rack and pinion steering, a dual diagonal braking system with front wheel discs, steel belted radial tires, fully adjustable reclining bucket seats, and an elec­ trically heated rear window defroster. In fact, the Rabbit with the diesel engine, like its gas- driven twin, is packed with enough technology ical innovations to fill a book. When the gas-powered Rabbit was first introduced, automotive writers called it “The car of the future". And soon, there were all kinds of cars on the road trying to look like the Rabbit. So it's fair to suppose that in the years ahead, you’ll probably be hearing a lot about diesels from other car manufacturers. Just remember you heard it here first. lhe Rabbit Diesel. DoriT settle for less. •Results obtained using Transport Canada approved test methods. Fuel consumption will vary depending on how and where you drive, optional equipment and condition of your car. **Forbes magazine October 15,1976. Don Taylor Motors Limited MAIN STREET, EXETER/235-1100