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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-08-29, Page 13• ' , 40+0N .04;\ WINGHAN it Is: I N4ORPO4TE ellir V1/0.; -f DOG LICENSING IN THE TOWN OF WINGHAM, Animal control licensing at the Wingham Ar- mouries, Edward Street entrance, each Thurs- day from June 21 to the end of August, 4°00 - 6:00 p.m. Dogs must be brought for licensing and photo. A Mame animal license will be issued at a cost of $20 for canines 6 months and over. The bylaw regulating animal control carries after September 1, 1 984, for enforcement pur- poses a fine of S50 for failure to license. Anyone obtaining a dog after September 1, 1 984 has one month to obtain a license. The fine schedule for dogs running at large in the Town of Wingham is $25 for a first offence and $50 for each subsequent offence. If the dog is impounded there will be an additional pound fee. Robt F. Wittig Chief of Police Your money can really add up Make the most with your money. Call today. 30-- 89 DAYS Minimum $5,000 30 - 11 -9 -DAYS S OR T_T_ ER BA CERTIFICATES Minimum $50,000 30 - 59 DAYS SHORT TERM CERTIFICATES Minimum 100,00Q 5 YEARS.— annual interest GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATE Minimum $500 RATES SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION STANDARD TRUST LIFESAVING TEST—Examiner Sharon Scott of Atwood and co -examiner Brad Shobbrook of Wingham look on as Paula Rintoul and Jason Conley demonstrate the life- saving techniques for dealing with non -breathing victims in the test for the bronze medallion. The examiners also conducted bronYe cross lifesaving -exams at the Wingham poo/ last week. Playing the part of the victims are Angela Coultes and Julie Leedham. Election issues discussed at aikandidates' meetin Candidates representing the four political parties running in Huron -Bruce in the upcoming federal election were given a chance to air their platforms and field questions at an all - candidates' meeting held last Tuesday afternoon at the seio da Y 'Centre ih Wingham. Although the gathering of about 50 people was made up of mostly day centre par- ticipants, a few other in- terested individuals also attended. As might be ex- pected, the four candidates touched on issues pertaining to seniors, like pensions, but other topics also were discussed. The day centre director, Rita Rice, chaired the meeting and introduced the four candidates: Valerie Bolton, the New Democratic Party candidate; Murray Cardiff, the Progressive Conservative incumbent; Bruce McDonald, Liberal; 237 Josephine St. Wingham Telephone 357-2022 Open Mon. - Thurs. 9 am - 5 pm. 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Country Music Lovers 4 Day Nashville Departs - October 5 Grand Ole Opry, Opryland, City Tour of Nashville 3 Day Renfro Valley Departs - October 26 Featuring the Renfro Valley Jamboree Fall Colour Tours 3 Day Lake Placid and Adirondack Mountains - October 2 4 Day Elgin House Resort - September,22 4 Day Scott's Resort October 12 2 Day Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes, - September 20 and September 27 5 Da Agawa Canyon - September 17, 22, 27, 29 and 30 LUXURY MOTOR COACH TOURS Our Agent in Wingham IMIDAY27011.WORLD \N-010-1,00.01,0 and Joe Yundt, representing the Libertarian Party. Each candidate was permitted to give a brief address. Ms. Bolton outlined her concerns and said they are: a fair tax system, equality and opportunity for all Canadians, qualitypublic services and peace through nuclear disarmament. Speaking directly to the senior citizens in the crowd, Ms. Bolton pledged the NDP's continuing dedication to a fair pension system and medicare. In his address, Mr. Cardiff said that since Huron -Bruce is a predominantly agricul- tural riding, he is most con- cerned with the survival of the family farm and would be in favor of abolishing the capital gains tax. Mr. Car- diff also said he is concerned about preserving the rich soils and waterways of the riding. He listed other govern- ment priorities as decreas- ing the federal deficit, creat- ing jobs for young people, helping small business, na- tional defence and maintain- ing essential health care services for the riding's high percentage of senior citi- zens. • Mr. McDonald called agriculture and small business "the backbone of Huron -Bruce" and said they are his two greatest con- cerns. "This election is about trust and confidence," he said and added he believes Prime Minister John Tur- ner's combination of political, business and in- ternational experience equips him to be the best choice for prime minister. The Liberals have created many Of the social programs enjoyed by Canadians today, said Mr. McDonald, and he is proud of its commitment to universality and 'social programs. Yundt explained the principles of the Libertarian Party, saying its members believe the only function of governrnent is \ to provide courts, police and an army to protect its citizens. People should be free to trade and own property, he said, without government interference. Libertarians are opposed to all govern- ment restriction on in- dividual freedoms and cited the metric system as a prime example. No government should be allowed to impose such a system on its people, Mr. Yundt said,' and Canadians should be allowed to buy and sell their goods in imperial or metric measure. QUESTION PERIOD A question and answer session followed the can- t" didates' remarks. Patricia Bailey of Wingham started off by reprimanding Mr. Cardiff for his alleged lack of sup- port for day care in Wingham. She told the MP she is "very disappointed" in him. - . 02Vinghani Could lose, $dtV,(100 *OF iein. n day Care funding by 1986 and Mrs. Bailey is leading the fight to keep subsidized day care in the town.) The federal government does provide the provinces with funding for day care, but it is' a provincial jurisdiction, Mr. Cardiff replied, and asked Mrs. Bailey if she wanted him to send her a press release every time he did something about the matter. However she did elicit a promise from Mr. Cardiff that he would fight for day care in Wingham. In her second question, Mrs. Bailey asked the candidates what each would do, if elected, to make sure government funds are not wasted. Mr. Cardiff said recent government handouts to faltering companies like Maislin Transport are flagrant examples of mismanagement of tax- payers' money. He also estimated there are at least 350 crown corporations in Canada and they should be made to be more ac- countable. Ms. Bolton went one step further. She proposed an NDP government would give tax breaks only to companies which make a solid com- mitment to create more jobs. Mr. McDonald agreed that government must be more efficient in its management of funds. Since Mr. Turner is a businessman, the economy would be "front and centre" under a Liberal government. The first thing Mr. Yundt suggested doing is selling off the majority' of crown cor- porations to the private sector and using the money derived from those sales to eliminatethe deficit. The Wingham Advance -Times, Aug. 29-, 1934—Page 13 Women teachers urged to' poHtical involvement CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Mrs. Bailey stated she is in favor of bringing back the death penalty for murder and asked the candidates how they felt about the subject. Mr. Cardiff answered he would be in favor of bringing back the death penalty for premeditated murder. Ms. Bolton said she is opposed to the death penalty as did Mr. McDonald, but he would be in favor of a free vote on the matter. Mr. Yundt replied, "I don't believe in killing other people, but it's cheaper than keeping them in jail." Nima Patel, a summer student working at the day centre, asked what the parties would do to restore funding to the universities which have experienced cutbacks in the recent past. Ms. Bolton said education is a right, not a privilege, and said the NDP would restore funding to univer- sities. Mr. Cvdiff suggested Initiating more hands-on "co-op" training programs for students and encouraging the small, business sector to get involved. Mr. McDonald said even though the federal govern- ment allots money to the provinces for education, it has no control over how that money is spent and the cutbacks have been made by the provinces involved, not the federal government. Mr. Yundt said he and his party are opposed to govern- ment "hand-outs" and believe everyone should be prepared to pay the full cost of his or her education. Finally one young woman expressed strong dissatisfac- tion with the "dehumaniz- ing" aspect of collecting un- employment insurance. She said the present system is "unacceptable" because bureaucrats fail to provide the much-needed counselling and moral support that unemployed people must have in order to get back into the job market. Mr. Cardiff sympathized with her plight and said the small business sector must be strengthened in order for any change to be effected in the Canadian employment picture. Mr. McDonald also sympathized with the young woman and summed up her dissatisfaction with the present system by saying, "You want to be treated as a person, not a digit." VALERIE BOLTON Women teachers can no longer avoid political ac- tivity and involvement if they really care about their students, according to Susan Hildreth, provincial "1-3resi- dent of the 31,000 -member Federation of Women Teach- ers' Associations of Ontario. Speaking to 600 delegates at the federation annual meeting in Toronto, Ms. Hildreth urged teachers to undertake political action against media violence and pornography and for af- firmative action and peace. She spoke strongly in favor of affirmative action in school systems, declaring, "This generation of men and women must do something positive and effective (to eliminate sex stereotyping) or our female students will remain in the same low- paying, low -status job ghettos women occupy now." The annual meeting also heard a report on job stress among women teachers, indicating that difficulties on the job are the major source of their stress. Stress often is the result of classes too large to permit satisfactory work with gifted students, those with emotional and behavioral problems and those with other learning disabilities, according to results released by Dr. Florence Hende-eson, executive secretary of the federation. In other discussions, delegates described porno- graphy as a form of hate literature against women and urged the federal government to regulate and monitor television programs depicting people in sexually, violent and degrading roles. They agreed to support test cases under the Charter of Rights on behalf of women and to urge the federal and provincial governments to include homemakers in the Canada Pension Plan, as recommended by the Parliamentary Task Force on Pension Reform. Among those attending the meeting from this area were teachers from Goderich, Exeter, Huron Park, Brucefield, Vanastra and Howick Central School, Gorrie. Murray Cardiff speaks to federation directors Murray Cardiff, the federal Progressive Con- servative Party's deputy agriculture critic, spoke last week to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture about the Conservatives' agriculture policy. Speaking at the board of directors' meeting in Toronto last Wednesday, Mr. Cardiff spoke of the policy and its ability to strengthen. the Canadian agricultural sector. - - - He argued that many PC policies involve issues which the Conservatives pressured the government for in the last parliament. He cited such examples as the commitment to agri-bonds, an extension of the Farm Credit Corporation interest rate rebate program, farm bankruptcy legislation, revisions to Section 31 of the Income Tax Act, amend- ments to allow more timely payments through the Agriculture Stabilization Act and a lowering of the cost of fuels for farmers. All of these policies have long been commitments of the PC Party and were raised in the House on many occasions by Conservative MPs. Mr. Cardiff also re- emphasized the party's commitment to the elimination of the capital gains tax, a strengthening of the bargain position of fanners with their creditors through farm finance review boards and enabling legislation which would allow a voluntary tri -partite national income stabilization program for the red -meat sector and any other non - supply management sector which wished to take part. With the Aug. 18 an- nouncement of the Liberals' agriculture policy, Mr. Cardiff told the Ontario federation that the Liberals had -failed to deliver any . lotig-ter en aid to the agricultural sector when they had the opportunity. He stressed the Con- servative record of com- mitment to the agricultural sector and promised that "this policy will become a reality under a Progressive Conservative government." 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