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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004.
Letter to the editor
`Is this justice?
To the rescue
On Monday morning, Blyth firefighters raced down Walton Road, east of
Blyth, to put out a car fire. (Elyse DeBruyn photo)
Council talks tax rates
THE EDITOR,
I was disturbed to read the
news item in The Toronto Sun
entitled "Man who killed boss
faces assault charge."
After stabbing his boss to
death in 2002, a Brampton
man tried to kill his present
supervisor by running him
over, and was facing assault
charges. My question is,
"Why was he out on the street
having only been sentenced to
18 months, if he killed
someone?" Is this justice?
I am also disturbed to hear
of the possible parole of the
person who killed the OPP
officer in- Mount Forest in
1982. Especially since he was
sentenced to life in prison
with no parole. Is this justice?
Although out of range of
your normal publication in
mid-western Ontario, the
consequences of a news story
in Dryden, Ontario will affect
all Canadians. A Dryden
busings man, taxpayer,
family man, chose to disagree
with the regulations of the
government on the gun
Letter
DEAR EDITOR,.
I wanted to let your
readers know of a local vigil
which is part of the
Canadian Peace Alliances
Cross Canada Day of
Action Against Missile
Defence. ,
On Saturday, Oct. 2,
People for Peace will be
holding a candlelight vigil
from 7 to 8 p.m. on Hwy. 21
in front of MP, Paul
Steckle's office in Goder-
ich.
Under pressure from
Washington, the Govern-
ment of Canada is
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He said the committee is
hoping to learn if there is
available funding out there
and how to keep a better
public interest on the
trail.
'There are so many things
registry and Bill C-68. Bruce
Montague, a political
prisoner, was in jail for 10
days, then finally released on
bail with many restrictions;
while those who break into_
our homes and steal our
property are regularly
released with only a "promise
to appear."
It is obvious that the
government has deemed
"disagreement with
government regulation" as a
more heinous crime than
those crimes against -the "lives
of Canadian citizens and the
lives of those who protect us."
Mr. Montague, who
disagrees with a law that
violates the Charter of Rights
in 27 areas, faces the
possibility of spending more
time in jail than Karla
Haniolka. Is this yet another
example of "Canadian justice
gone awry?"
Bill C-68 and the Firearms
Act have plagued Canadians
for many years — both
financially and
philosophically. Supposedly
considering participating in
U.S. missile defense.
Missile defense is an
aggressive military project
that will provoke nuclear
proliferation, put weapons in
space, expand U.S.
militarism, and increase
military spending.
For these reasons, the
Canadian Peace Alliance is
campaigning to stop
Canadian involvement in
missile defense. We want to
prevent the weaponization
of space. We invite your
readers to show their
opposition to this threat to
for entertainment out there
today, it can be hard to keep
people interested."
Scrimgeour said some
ways they keep people
coming to the Greenway Trail
are The Outdoor Donnelly's
acts and the annual Witches
passed for public safety,
studies documented in "The
Failed Experiment" show that
in Australia, England, Wales,
and Canada, gun control has
the opposite result. Canada
has recently seen a dramatic
increase in home invasions
not only in cities, but rural
areas as well. Criminals are
not going to get a license,
have their guns registered, or
store them safely. They know
the public is either unarmed,
or does not have ready access
to their firearms, so it is open
season for crime.
What is the "real" purpose
of the firearms act? Is it, as
some suggest, to
systematically disarm the
public, is it power and control,
or another opportunity to get
more money from the
taxpayers.
I, for one, am outraged!
Let's start punishing those
who use guns to steal,
terrorize and kill, and leave
responsible citizens alone!
Regards,
Dave Joslin.
global peace by coming to
the vigil.
Those at the vigil will
have an opportunity to sign
a letter to leave for Paul
Steckle urging him to
oppose Canadian par-
ticipation in the U.S. Missile
Defence project.
Those unable to attend can
contact me, Tony McQuail
519-528-2493 if they wish
to have their names added to
the letter.
Yours in peace,
Tony McQuail, RR1,
Lucknow
for People for Peace.
Walk in October.
"We want to reintroduce or
show people who have never
been there (Greenway Trail)
something exciting and
innovative."
Scrimgeour said it has
taken "a long time" to'set this
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rated. This forms the general
tax levy for Huron East.
For a general idea of
where money is being
divided, some of these
services include general
government and
administration costs
$741,000, fire department
services cost $449,675,
partial policing costs
$479,915, conservation
authorities cost $82,651,
CBO, animal control_ and
crossing guards cost
$143,400, health -Services
cost $48,900 and daycare
costs $333,650.
To convert the area rated
services and general
municipal services,
McLachlan said council will
need more than $7.1 million
in revenues.
The five townships
generate the following
municipal tax revenues:
Brussels, $234,209;
Seaforth, $786,840; Grey,
$431,701; McKillop,
$351,990 and Tuckersmith,
$558,085.
"Our largest source of
Letter
THE EDITOR,
If you have a_ teenager or a
child fast approaching that
stage, this is an event you
don't want to miss.
The St. Anne's school
advisory council is
sponsoring a dynamic
presentation on Supporting
and Motivating Your Teen.
Our entertaining guest
speaker, Tim Westhead has
numerous accolades to his
event up and he along with
the rest of the committee
is hoping for positive re-
sults.
"Since it is the first one, we
don't know what the results
will be, but we're pretty
excited for it."
funding is not municipal
taxation but provincial
funding or Community
Reinvestment Funding
(CRF)," said McLachlan.
Prior to amalgamation, the
province indicated that it
would maintain funding
levels at no less than pre-
amalgamation levels and
prior to amalgamation, each
municipality received the
following amounts:
Brussels, $124,000;
Seaforth, $335,000; Grey,
$735,000; Mckillop,
$534,000 and Tuckersmith,
$596,000.
"Not only has the province
maintained this funding
level, but they have
reconciled their formula and
Huron East receives more
than $2.7 million annually."
He said Huron East
receives $1 million more
than any other lower-tier
municipality in the county,
receiving $300,000 more in
CRF than the county does
and the CRF funding is more
than Huron East receives in
municipal taxation.
He said by recognizing the
credit, including the 2003
Ontario Public School
Boards' Award for
"outstanding contribution to
education in Ontario" and is
the former head of English at
Stephen Leacock Collegiate
in Toronto.
This special evening event
importance of the CRF and
agreeing to area rate part of
the policing costs, council
has for the most part been
able to maintain or improve
tax rates in relation to the
rest of the county.
Tax rates in 2000, before
amalgamation are ranked
and Grey Twp. was ranked
number one with a .01308
tax rate as compared to
Tuckersmith with .01318,
McKillop with .01366,
Brussels with .01543 and
Seaforth with .01860 tax
rates.
In 2004 tax rates have
changed as McKillop is
ranked one with .01219
followed by Tuckersmith
with .01229, Grey with
.01230, Brussels with
.01322 and finally Seaforth
with .01691 tax rates.
For the Huron East levy
from 2001 to 2004, there a
14.48 per cent increase f
rom $2,063,924 to
$2,362,824.
"We're not promoting the
idea of de-amalgamation.
We're better off staying
together," said McLachlan.
is being held free of charge at
St. Anne's Secondary School,
Clinton on Wednesday, Oct.
6 at 7:30 p.m. The doors will
open at 7 p.m.
Jennifer Miltenburg
SAC Chair,
St. Anne's Catholic
Secondary School.
Vigil in Goderich, Sat.
Taking a ride
Bringing a little taste of the west to Brussels was the Turkey Run Ranch in
Brussels, which set up a fenced-in area so kids could take a a pony ride.
Jenessa Neill holds on tight as Kabrina Bishop guides the horse around the
circle. (Elyse DeBruyn photo)
Committee investigates funding
SAC hosts speaker