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small animals are killed by cats in Canada in a‘‘ [, M Ts ; Â¥. At the Humane Society we constantly receive | . whas A second reason is that cats are inveterate hunters, and the state of their nutrition has no effect on this instinct. Figures from Ministry of Natural Resources indicate that by their estimaâ€" ‘tion 50 million songbirds as well as 100 million There seems to be quite a furor created by Waterloo city council‘s decision to pass a bylaw a e the ‘Soduy' The reason why the Humane supports these measures are: we pick up nearly 300 dead cats from the roadside very year, how many mhnbenpickednmwl-n been taken injured to veterinary clinics is anyâ€" of over a flulfiflnflfl downgraded to triple B. Janice. MacKinnon, "people knew there was a problem, but they didn‘t understand the magnitude of the lem." Still, she says,."we never afi acrossâ€"theâ€"board cuts. We don‘t think that gets you anywhere in the long term. You just make lots of mistakes and you have a system that is difficult to explain because there‘s no plan, no vision behind it." Vision, along with a balanced approach, is the key to the success of Saskaichewan‘s deficiâ€" :d:imm Instead of blindly hacking slashing in a desperate attempt 10 reduce expenditures, the NDP decided what it wanted to do, then came up with the money to do it. in health care, for example, that meant converting 52 rural hospitals into community health cen tres. But, it also gave more power and money to local boards to create a system that best suited their needs. Saskatchewan‘s results speak for themselves. draws the most national attention imaromnates.... care, on the deficit issue, Saskaichewan M [ .| vices. was the first province to deliver a â€" i o balanced budget in the 1990s â€" PA remor and they did it without the slashâ€" year, ing and burning that has caused scaled so much social upheaval in their FHE || ~ U neighboring province. "h C l | wich ment came to power in 1991 after . about nearly a decade of Conservative . n m :s axes government in Saskatchewan. Grant Devines â€" increased anda new government had left the province with a deficit created. MacKinnon LET1TERS cation o cut its deficit had """"""’""'"717"“'!'7"A','_â€"'"'-m The way that‘ Miké Harris and Ralph Klein ‘ By the tumn of the century. the province‘s toul were fawning over: each other at last weeks &flhngim,h?gdk Premiers Conference, even‘ their wives must â€"â€" total debt load down 66 per cem ol GDP o ::m'fikapul moan '“"m'u es e t P reduction the provinces. of artacking health care and eduâ€" Avorud M.m:fi...."‘f'.:;‘. Bylaw to control cats * vo" ‘an very little éflect, unless measures are taken to restrict their number by also including them in province‘s ability to avoid Albertaâ€"style cuts. "T‘d zqmmumw. says. That approach has involved slashing welfare payments and cligibility (the number of recipiems has been cut in half), and Taying off public serâ€" vants, something that Saskauchewan did not conâ€" sider. Most importantly, Alberta ‘has refused to increase taxes, despite having by far the lowest tax rate anid the highest fiscal capacity in the country -aflfl%hhm? Aflhmmy Alberta «hat, the province in the richest provi *mhmbdafi lic services in the country. Even if Kiein through on modest "reâ€"investments" promised earlier this year, his cuts will *have croded, ofien substantially, public services and deferred much needed public investment". To McMillan, this means that "despite the press and the sell, the Klein deficit elimination program is missing created. MacKinnon credits higher taxes for the im â€"â€" FREE BOWLING WEEK* )i ‘ _ â€"_ "IA ENDSAUGUsT 30 _A Unlike â€"most other provinces d down from 68 per cemt ol GDP 1 hroks stovg Ne yonince m nes oi ter fon‘e over % cent $250 million :fit federal Liberals are cutring from health care, education and social ‘serâ€" vices. And, while over 6,000 low R are rame ns year, the deficit suriax is being scaled back 2s promised. Dr. Gerhard Hess KW and North Watcrioo | ~ * 14 Princess St. West Waterioo 886â€"2900 WATERLOO BOWLING LANES JOIN A FALL LEAGUE ie id s E We W . "':-' "uP ho l‘-,7"';3 10 whincrs LADIES‘ KEEP AIT ~o mnakigs< ([ADIES Now for something EPnd Five THEREE CAME LIMIT PER INDIVIDUAL Bow; CHILDREN UNDER 15 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY Abi ADULT *DONATIONS TO SEND LITTLE BROTHERS TO CAMP MCGOVERN THE PURCHASE OF ANY NEW Wâ€"STOCK COLSs Individuals or Teams * Openings for Teams or individuals * Free Shoes and Babysiung _MEN‘S MIXED LEAGUES LEAGUES LADIES‘ AFTERNOON LEAGUES Strike up friendships as you keep in shape, Tuesday, Wednesday and SENIOR CITIZENS Bow! Mon. and/or Fri. at 1:30 p.m individuals or Teams @ & f