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Resident objects to regional environmentally sensitive areas policy at public meeting _ The concept of a regianal enviromentally sensitive areas policy was attacked by a delegate at the regionâ€" al planning and developâ€" ment committee‘s public hearing last Thursday in Kitchener. ‘‘We need less governâ€" ment, regulations and laws, not more," W. S. Carter, president of Tullis Estates, told the committee. "I urge this government to abandon this and other #similar policies. 1 urge this government to look at all its actions with the view to protecting the liberty of its citizens and the democracy it has sworn to upâ€"hold." I am writing in reply to your column of August 27 re the barking dog. Did the owner of this dog ever hear of boredom, or just plain lonesome? This is the only problem this dog has. I would suggest that a fenced yard and a swinging ‘"dog door‘‘ to the house, garage or its own dog house, would make this a satisfied pet. If the owners of their "tied out"" dogs were tied themâ€" selves for a full day in a hot and stinking backyard, I think they would understand. A dog having more intelliâ€" gence than its owner reâ€" quires much more love and attention and kindness then they really get. It has alâ€" ways been a wonder to me, why a working couple take on the responsibility of a pet, and then forget about it. I have mailed your Aug. 27 column to the Humane Society in Kitchener hoping they will find the owner of this dog. The â€" regional â€" planning department has spent more than two years forming an environmentally _ sensitive areas policy to protect, imâ€" portant and rare environâ€" mental areas from develâ€" opment. By Gord Young A Concerned Reader Dear Reader: 1 will agree wholeheartedly with you and your solution. Many times in the past I have suggested that a dog would be much more comfortable Mr. Carter said the basic issue is the right of a person in a democracy to own PRECAST CONCRETE STEPS SAVE MESS, FUSS & TIME Add to the beauty, safety and value of your home Reinforced â€" concrete Umit Steps can be â€" installed quicklyâ€" without piles of sand and cement on paths and lawns The oneâ€"priece construction â€" avoids "frost heave" _ damage. . Builtâ€"in safety treads protect your farmily 108 sizes in stock You and your dog |Pat|o Slabs (18" x 18"»31.10' also 24" x 24" â€" 24" x 30" UNIT STEP OF KITCHENER 1255 Victoria N. 742â€"5531 Open 8â€"6 ; Sat. 8â€"12 land ‘"and to use it for whatâ€" ever purpose he sees fit." ‘‘This right has already not destroy the value or cause damage to his neighâ€" or bydlaws are© formed that limit the freedom of the land owner for his own protection, or to save the community â€" inconvenience, or to satisfy the desires of certain â€" special â€" interest groups, then those policies and laws are immoral and defy the basic right of lib erty that we purport to deâ€" fend in a democracy.~ been slightly diluted by zoning byâ€"laws that try reasonable manner, such bours land or the comâ€" munity in general."" _ *‘*But whenever policies Mr. Carter said if the rights of property owners are eroded further, then the right to own land is itâ€" self being challenged. *"‘The ownership perty has always security for us, as I read with interest your article in the September 10th edition of the New Hamburg Independent entitled *"You and Your Dog."" In this conâ€" nection I should appreciate it if you could advise me as to a reputable obedience school to which I might take my dog. We recently purâ€" chased a Great Dane puppy which is about six months old at the present time and, I believe, about the right age to begin more serious trainâ€" ing. We are located about two miles northâ€"west of Plattsâ€" ville. > Dear Reader : You are right in assuming that you should start serious training of your pup as soon with a little freedom rather than none at all. As for the matter of writing the Humane Society,. you will find this to be of no avail. As long as the dog has shelter and is fed regâ€" ularty and given a supply of water, there is very little that can be done by anyone to stop people tying their pet out and giving them very Iittle love and attention. Dear Mr. Young: one the size of yours. There are two obedience schools in Regional news and views meant it must for all others; a shelter to return to a place to live and raise a family that is somewhat immune from swings in the economy and government."‘ "It is a totalitarian governâ€" ment that trys to breakdown the economic foundation of the family unit by taking away their rights to own property, or by making the ownership of property so complicated and expenâ€" sive as to deny it to the average person."‘ The proposed policy ""is typical of the thinking that puts the rights of property owners and the preservaâ€" tion of our basic liberty, and thus of our democracy, low on the list of governâ€" ment _ priorities," _ Mr. Carter said. Mr. Carter said the policy is land confiscation with the Kitchener aresa. OUne iS operated by Kitwat Kennels of Bresiau with classes being held in the mall at Fairview Park. Kitchener. The other is held under the auspices of the Kâ€"W Kennel Club with classâ€" es being given at their buildâ€" ing off Hwy. No. 7 towards Gueliph. There are also classâ€" es given by the Strattord and District Kennel Club and the Centennial Dog Obedience Club of C ambridge. no compensation ‘"no matâ€" ter how it is disguised or diluted." Under most circumstances if you follow the procedure given by the instructor you wilt have very few problems training your dog properly. It is.the people who know better than the instructor and do not pay attention that run into serious problems. Mr. Carter said the proâ€" posed policy would deny landâ€"owners their future You are invited to send questions about your dog‘s problems to my attention in care of this newspaper. NO PAYMENT THL JAN. TELEVISION 26" COLOR FURNITURE: 788. M Cem @ 5 Piece Kitchen Suite ® 5 Pc. Carving Set ®@ 2 Pc. Sofa & Chair ® 2 End Tables ® 1 Coffee Table ®@ 2 Livingroom Lamps ® 9° x 12‘ Carpet ®@ 4 Pc. Bedroom Suite ® 2 Boudoir Lamps ® 1 Black & White 12" Television ®@ AMâ€"FM Stereo Receiver ® 2 Matching Speakers ®@ 4 Speed Automatic Record Changer ® Roll About Stand and Stereo Headphones 478. STEREOS SOLID STATE AMSâ€"FM STEREO 130 proposed areas covered by the plan are already under restrictions from the Grand River Conservation Authâ€" thority. liberty regarding their proâ€" perty and that many of the **Even if they are no more restrictive than other byâ€" laws," Mr. Carter said, "if those other byâ€"laws are morally wrong in that they needlessly limit the freedom of a landâ€"owner, then they should not be used as preâ€" cedents or buttresses to help build other immoral laws and regulations." Mr. Carter, who owns 120 acres, two miles west of Cambridge (Galt), said the group of environmentalists that researched some areas, including his own, "trespassâ€" ed"‘ ‘since they did their work ‘*without the knowledge or cansent of the property owner." The â€" environmentalists ‘‘never approached us to discuss their concerns or goals," Mr. Carter said, ‘"‘They would have found us receptive and interested and willing to coâ€"operate as long as our basic rights were preserved." Questioned by committee members following his three page address, Mr. Carter said the policy is "just wrong and there‘s no need for it."‘ He felt environmentâ€" al protection as proposed can occur without governâ€" ment intercession. The original studies deâ€" signated over 90 environâ€" mentally sensitive areas in the region. The region‘s ecological and environmentâ€" committee chopped that down to 70 areas and public inâ€"put resulted in some reâ€" drafting. Areas designated as Polâ€" icy A originally prohibited all development except for public works. That policy was reâ€"drafted to permit certain development such as expansion of farming fii : 20" COLOR PORTABLES AVTOMATIC FINE 2 .0 171. INSTANT DELIVERY WORrK IN A DRAWER WITH TRADE YOU GET THIS Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, October 1, 1975 â€" Page 11 operations, management of woodlots, or construction of private residencies. Howâ€" ever, public works projects would be prohibited. so&. regional planning comâ€" missioner, â€" indicated he would â€" recommend _ that most public works projects such as oil, gas and hydro lines, also be prohibited from Policy B areas also. Mr. Thomson was respondâ€" ing to objections from the North Wilmot Landowners Association â€" regarding a long, â€" continuous wooded area in Wilmot Township. Policy B designated areas would allow for some deâ€" velopment, with local muâ€" nicipal approval, contingent on an environmental imâ€" pact report indicating the development would not harm the environment. s Last Thursday, Bill Thomâ€" Six presentations were made at the morning long meeting. _ One, by Edna Staebler, representing some property owners around Sunfish Lake near the Wellesley and Wilmot townâ€" ship boundaries, supported the policy designating the area as environmentally sensitive but objected to a proposed development on the north side of the lake. Planning director Mark Stagg said the area does have some "bits and pieces ‘ of property not designated environmentally _ sensitive ROYAL BANK â€" HWY NO. 24 â€" HESPELER RD Store Hours 10 a m to 6 p m Monday. Tuesday. 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He served as member of Parliament from 1952 to 1958 and was awarded a doctor of laws degree from Waterloo Lutheran Uniâ€" versity in 1966. Waterloo Region‘s Heritage He received a centennial medal in recognition of his service to the nation in â€"HWwWY. 24. (Continued to next page}) CHARGEX