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Letters Vie wp oin z‘ columnist hasn ’1‘ got all school board facts Dear editor: Jim Irving in his Viewpoint column asks, “Why all the tumult over t h e Y . C . B . E . beaurocratic salary in- creases?;; Simple. My MP, Sin- clair Stevens, told me it’s because the A18 has re- opened the case for in- vestigation. Why? Because they are not satisfied that John Raniowski is a one man board to approve Education Director Sam Chapman's proposals. Now I ask you, “Why do you attack Joy Horton?" Is it because she got our wish as taxpayers to have all the facts out in the open, however unpleasant the results may be? Or is it because you didn‘t get yours, a sublime tranquility with all the unpleasantness swept under the rug? Any insult to Joy Horton is an insult to the taxpayers of East Gwillimbury and we resent it. We are proud of Joy. She is our trustee and her dedication sir, not ambition as you termed it. is to perform the tasks we asked her to do. We did not like the old rubber-stamp board with its insensitive treatment to the taxpayers. its press releases against the teachers, its secrecy and refusal to give out inâ€" formation, and finally the rising costs of education with benefits apparent in administration and not in the classroom. We are the ones who voted overwhelmingly for Joy with the clear un- derstanding she would try to correct these things for us. Sir, it seems to me that “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." By the statements in his article, Irving doesn‘t appear to have read or listened carefully to the proceedings of the March 22 meeting. According to the minutes of the Oct. 14 meeting, Mr. Weller and Mrs. McMonagle requested that the salary scales for 16-190 per cent be withdrawn and that 10 per cent or $2,400 be paid to the senior staff and the director. They stated seyeral reasons why they would not approve the 16-190 per cent. They voted against it. Remember sir, these are the two who were members of the four person committee. They state to this day that at no time did the committee approve the salaries. Who did then? John Raniowski and Mr. Chapman signed the affadavits. The taxpayers want to know who gave them the right to speak for the whole board and Justice Bill C -38 is disgusting bilgewater Dear editor: The peace and security legislation in the form of government Bill 083 now before Parliament will, it passed, signal the beginning of the end for ‘ the legitimate firearms owner in Canada. This bill represents 38 pages of disgusting, highly obnoxious legal bilgewater which has been purposely designed to reduce firearms availability to Canadians by a policy of discouragement â€" to be accomplished by beaurocratic roadblocks, legal harassment, and arbitrary regulations to be brought in after the bill is paSSed. An outstanding feature built into Bill 083 means that, in essence, the government will vote itself the power now . . . to make the laws later. Of special interest to farmers, a partial list of Bill C-83’s provisions includes the following: a) Firearms and am- munition have both been re-defined to include components. and a license will be required to possess either. This carries a two-year penalty for violation. b) Centre-fire rifles with a barrel-length of 1812“ or less will have to be registered. c) Improper storage of‘ firearms and-or am- munition can result in 5 years‘ imprisonment. A judge may also prohibit ownership for any length of time. “Improper storage" is not defined in the bill, and rules relating thereto will be added later . . . to be changed from time to time. (1) Without a warrant, police may enter any home to search for and seize firearms and am- m u n i t i o n u p o it “reasonable grounds" of danger. e) A licence to own a firearm, ammunition, or parts thereof will now be required. The signatures of two guarantors from an unspecified “class of persons" to be periodically changed â€" will also be required. A “fee” will be charged, the amount of which can be Bro wit 6’: R och ts h .‘rffori Optometrists HILLCREST MALL 9350 Yonge St. Richmond Hill 883:1211 periodically raised by regulation. A license, if issued, will only be valid for 5 years. f) The applicant may be required to provide “further information and documentation“ as deemed “reasonable” in determining his “fitness” â€"â€" perhaps fingerprints and mug shot. g) A licensing agent may also add any further conditions to the license which he deems desirable regarding transportation of firearms and am- munition. Theoretically, this can be used to curtail all other legitimate uses of long guns between hunting seasons. Farmers are urged to immediately inform their respective members of Parliament of their total opposition to Bill C-83. Farmers are also warned not to accept soothing reassurances from any politician who may say the bill will not significantly affect them â€" for it most certainly will. If desired, additional information can be ob- tained from Firearms & Responsible Ownership, Inc. (FARO), PO. Box 2490, Station D, Ottawa KIP-5W6. RONALD GENOVESE, 79 Lomar Drive, Downsview, Ont. Prmoctmc-uoithn LOUGHLIN BUILT GARAGE Com- M. eon..- we. ml find - tum Ga... out but Scum our rho- um :- hw .- Col m tor rm momma LOUGMLIN LUMBER & PREFAB 5 Scott Drive. 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Where can you find any mention of ratification or agreement in the minutes of that day? We the taxpayers have repeatedly encouraged and asked Joy Horton to probe for the truth. We are indeed proud that for the first time OTTAWA and Small Business (This column is provrded With the cooperation of the Canadian Federation of Independent Busmess and is published by The Liberal in order to provrde a forum tor a point of view from this important sector of the economy in York Region -â€" Editor) Lack of quality By KENNETH McDONALD "Our good workers are middle-aged people who have been used to work- ing." “The young people are brought up to the idea that they can get as much as possible for doing nothing " "We offer cons» truction workers year» round employment and full careers but they say that they can work for four months. then go on unemployment insurance and be better off " "Apprentice programs have broken down because of union demands that everyone he paid the going ratc.‘ These quotes from a government - industry - labour seminar. held in October, 1975, describe the number one problem of Canadian small business: quality of labour. A "no fail” education system drained of compeâ€" tition. UIC benefits for 44 weeks after eight weeks‘ work -- the causes have been building for years, Yet.‘ in the US. the prob- lem is a minor one. To draw the comparison, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business co-ordinated a survey of US. small businesses with a survey of similar scope in Canada. The same ques- tion was asked of all parti- cipants: “What is the single most important problem facing your busi- ness today?“ 0 o 0 Inflation topped the [‘8 list Quality and cost of labour were at the bottom (In the (‘zinadian list. quality of labour was the top problem. followed by government regulations and paperwork burden. inflation and cost of labour Equally serious is Canada's quality of management problem. Our branch plant economy, 60 per cent foreign-owned, limits managers to imple- menting decisions made elsewhere, Foreign- designed products, foreign- planned marketing strategies, foreign control of investment decisions -- too many Canadian mana- gers are deprived of the stimuli that come from initiating and supervising a total business operation. As Canadians. we have been living beyond our means. Low cost. imported products have been paid for by the sale of our manufacturing industries and our non-renewable resources. and by massive foreign borrowing. That road leads to economic collapse and we are dange- rously near the end of it. Turning the country around calls for a change of heart. Providing rewards for enterprise and effort; replacing social spending with lower taxes; building domestic enter- prises -- long-term economic recovery must come from the contri- bution of individuals, not from the distribution schemes of the state. The Congo-â€" 1 Federatzon c: ...c‘s: endent Busmess © QUALITY IS THE DIFFERENCE Quiet, Thrifty, Dependable Central A since Mr. Chapman came to office, some of our reserve is coming back to us to help with the mill rate reduction. Does the general public realize that every year the board has banked the surplus money in an account and have called it ‘their reserve fund'.‘ The fuss Irving men- tions in his article was Joy Horton's attempt to have some surplus returned to us last year. That sir. was savings from the teacher's strike, which is now by law refundable to the tax- payers, in full. She was ahead of her time in her moral judgement as to whom this money belonged. I cannot buy the fact that administrative costs are rising while classrooms are suffering. Next week the new $3,000,000 palatial ad- ministrative complex opens in Aurora â€" the one we were told, would not be a burden. But maybe Mr. Chapman thinks $170,000 a year in interest, is not a burden. He also assured us that the children would not suffer. They do suffer from an overburdened mill-rate. I hope the trustees are too ashamed to have a grand opening. Trust them, you say. Why should I? I am only grateful to the Joy Hortons in this world and any trustee who has the courage to face the attacks and the harassment in their probing for the truth. What is important to the taxpayers? That the administration give to our elected trustees the full powers invested in them by their election. That they shall be treated with RESPECT, for they are our trustees. That their questions must be answered, for if they are not, we the taxpayers, can assume that there is something to be hidden from' us. What is most important to us? It is not the layers of administration. It is the teachers and the calibre of the education of our children in the classroom. Margaret Preston. 152 Hillcrest Dr., RRl, Newmarket, Ont. ir Conditioning Enjoy it Now! FLETCHER GIBBARD HEATING LTD. 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But I think it is ap- propriate to reflect on the democratic process in this regard, an issue raised by one of your letter-writers a few weeks ago. On the agenda of the York County Board of Education meeting last Monday was a motion which contained a direct quotation from the procedural byâ€"laws of the Regional Municipality of York. The motion requested the board to develop a bylaw to encompass “the intent" of this bylaw, which is clearly related to the democratic process. The intent is to rein- force the principle that the majority decision shall stand, and to discourage individuals who have expressed contrary views from running about crying “Not me, not met", thereby casting discredit on the decision and on those who made it. There is, in the bylaws of most democratically elected bodies, a procedure for recon- sidering a motion, but the bylaws of the York County Board of Education do not cover this all-important procedure, except to say that Roberts Rules of Order shall prevail. Many trustees find Roberts Rules are too limiting for our purposes, and consequently ignore them. I withdrew the motion on Monday for two reasons: (1) Some trustees in- dicated to me they feel the wording in the quotation is unacceptable . â€" and I agree. The region too is in the process of reviewing its bylaws and may rewrite this one to eliminate some obviously unacceptable implications. (2) Some trustees feel we need to expand the exercise to include other aspects of board decision- making. and I agree. WE WELCOME BACK ALL OUR OLD CAD- DIES AND OTHER BOYS AND GIRLS 13 AND OVER TO ENJOY A HEALTHY SUMMER AND 0000- MONEY TO HELP YOU THROUGH YOUR NEXT SCHOOL TERM. Please Phone 889-4772 EARN Minimum $500 Name Address Soc Ins Rates Subie(' ' a Change OPENING SATURDAY. APRIL 17TH MAPLE DOWNS GOLF CLUB Situated North Dufferin Street orr MAPLE SIDEROAD Pro Shop for registration ..Q l have enclosed a cheoue lor S purcriase a 5 year Guaranteed Investment Ce’IlIlCaIe with inlerest paid every Six months With inieieSi paid montniy 1mm $5000) intereSt accumulaled IO malu'ily Signature Eileetlugsfi EST 191i Member Canada Deposit inaurance CO'DOIalIOn Trustee Coburn . . . goodies time Mr. Britton‘s early knowledge of the motion, indicated in his letter last week, is interesting because it was not public information until the agenda went to the trustees Thursday evening. I would have been glad to discuss the motion with him at the meeting on Monday had he been there. The board held a productive seminar on a Saturday in January at the Huron Heights Secondary School. The results were finally processed through the board only last Monday evening. Budget and salary discussions have been given priority up until that time. . I am happy to say there will be some procedural bylaws developed as a result of that meeting. It is_ my hope that the next step will be to ex- pand on these, not to muzzle debate but to give it a chance to bring about a resolution of divergent views to achieve an ac- 1 Do It Now! ‘i Sidewalks ‘ Excavating ' cubs ' Septic Tanks ' Drain. (New and Repairs) WELDRICK CONSTRUCTION 178 Weldrick Road 881-0069 ' Trenching 5 John C K van don Haunt Manager 347 Bay ‘3' Ioromo Min 297 363 634‘ THE LIBERAL, Wednesday. April 14, I976 â€" A-S lss ues s tick/h g imp ossib le dream ceptable compromise position which can be defended by all members of the board. I share Sid Britton‘s concern that democracy may be in jeopardy today. but not for the same reasons. I worry about a disrespect for the process, encouraged by the leaking of selected information from in- camera sessions of the board, and the use of the press to gain support for individual 'opinions not accepted by the board, nor even discussed by it in some instances. In the case of the minutes of the committee dealing with senior ad» ministration salaries, released by the board because of prior selec- tively released in- formation, the editing done was to remove from a page of the incamera meeting minutes all items not related to the topic we had agreed to make public. That is not selective leaking of information. Britton‘s comments on why I would try to justify the salaries paid to senior staff members is in- teresting but lacks logic. In actual fact even with the raises. senior adâ€" ministration salaries for those at the lower end of the scale will be less than the salaries of many of the principals whom they supervise. It is actually easier for me, as a trustee, to dislodge the director, than for the director to dislodge my husband, or any other teacher. I am in a great position to add a cheap shot to the “sound and fury". Come to think of it, I wonder why I haven‘t managed to share in those cadillacs, cigars, etc. I have twice in the past voted, successfully, to restrain salary increases for senior staff because I felt it was the right decision to make at the time. 1 Perhaps I should get out my scissors and see if the threat of another one will produce, for my husband and I, the goodies Britton aIdescribed. . MARGARET BURN, King Twp. trustee, York County Board of Education, Box 299, Schomberg, Ont. CO- Cn-tanronc O 0 O O 0 O TOWN or RICHMOND HILL FLUSHING OF WATERMAINS Starting April 20, 1976 the Richmond Hill Waterworks will do the semi-annual Flushing of Watermains, from Tuesday to Friday from 9.30 am. to 4.00 pm. This might temporarily discolour your water. Please check the water colour before doing any laundry. M. L. Perkins Maintenance Manager coach SOFTBALL TRY OUTS For The RICHMOND HILL TOWN REP. TEAM Will be held at CROSBY PARK At 10.00 AM. Sat. Apr. 17I76 Any boy 14 years Er under as of Jan. wanting to try out for the Bantam Team and cannot tum out on Sat. Apr. 17/76, please contact BOB DAVIES 884-7888 1 stl76 DISOOVERING INNER ENERGY AND OVERCOMING STRESS Free Introductory Lecture WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21 7:30 PM. Richmond Hill Public Library 24 Wright St. TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION PROGRAMME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MAHARISHI MAHESH , YOGI ,2 y?”- . ’///: