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Vindicates The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 3 Essa route better MEMBERS OF the Acton Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society spent Friday gift wrapping presents for patients in Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto Left to right Cathy Marilyn Shean Harriet Helwig Susan Sale and Gloria Coats Council vetoes inquiry into livestock killing Ther will be no inquiry by Halton Hills council into the ownership of dogs alleged to have killed sheep and poultry Council voted against it Monday night Council could hold such on Maltby claimed sure their dogs are tied up treated the claims too lightly Patterson stated As long and stated the holding of the as you let this crap go on you inquiry would show the form will never hold agriculture munity that council try ing to control the problem said it might inquiry under the Public discourage farmers from Inquiries Act and determine arming themselves to protect and that what most of It is designated in the Official Plan The motion to hold the inquiry was lost with Pat terson and Hill voting for it their livestock They could shoot at something that may or may not be a dog He said if council Is going to do nothing about the inquiry Members of Acton Citizens Band will be carolling throughout the town tonight Wednesday They plan to leave the band hall about and travel by bo They II hop out and play until their in freeze up then get aboard and ride to an other spot It s an annual musical treat for the town planned by the or so players whether they could or could not establish the ownership of the dogs and apportion damages A letter from the town solicitor pointed out the they should up the com councils decision is not to cover the binding on a court iF it went nuisance value of calling the that far livestock and Councillor Mike Armstrong getting rid of the carcass of maintained council would bo the wasting their time and the He said an inquiry would time of the people involved make people think twice since council decision about letting heir dogs run means nothing in court He said most ore not wild Councillor Pat Patterson dogs hut someone s pet At contended Minister of least they make dog gone Agriculture William Newman StrrScd Watson says councillors the control of predators He bilk region on mileage Milton Councillor Jim Wat said he was tired of son feels Region is the matter which keeps com being bilked Into paying up time and time again unnecessary mileage pay He said Watson or anyone to members of regional else who is concerned should council question specific but He told the region s admin stop beating bushes for istration committee witches day that he is preparing a Watson says his report will study comparing the amount be due soon and will point out of mileage driven now to the any apparent abuses of the driven in 1B74 mileage allowance He Watson claimed the region claims there should be a is paying some members of maximum for each council to attend meetings possibly l per that don t need to be at year attend out of their own interest If they want to come down here on their own accord fine but they should pay for it themselves he said aid there was no that the mileage claims being padded and that the people filing for the pay actually do drive the miles but it is the need of the trip in the first place that he is Ontario Hydros proposed route through Halton Hills for 500kV hydro corridor is not the best according to a consultants report The report by Ken Slater Slater Energy Consultants says other routes proposed by the Interested Citizens Group and other residents along the Bradley to Georgetown corridor offer better over all prospects Residents along Ihe roule court at hearings and meet between Bruce and Milton fighting the Hydro have spent nearly in selected route which has been Third nuclear unit A third line out of the Bruce through generator is coming on line at Hills to Toronto the Bruce Nuclear generating Construction of the line has station on Lake Huron The started however opposition unit near Kincardine started by the Interested Citizens producing power last week Group ICG has snarled The director of Ontario efforts to build the line The Hydro design and develop- ICG wants a four month section William Mori review to consider taking son said the third unit has power from the Bruce via been licenced to run at its full Kitchener instead of going electrical output through this area The generating unit will be The two lines were under tested first at 25 per cent of consideration by Ontario capacity then at per cent Hydro years ago Then the Mr said Testing government decided Kit will be quickened because of would be by passed in experience gained from the of the Bradley George- work on two earlier units town route Generation from the first Hydro officials claim two units plus hall the net electricity subscribers will power from the new unit will have to pay an extra load existing transmission to million per day for sub line out of the Bruce at their power coal or oil if capacity of about 1 the line through Halton Hills Ontario Hydro has pushed not completed a year from for construction of a 500 kV now approved by the Ministry of Energy They have maintained there are other routes which would lie less costly not as environ mentally damaging and would take up fewer acres of able agricultural land ICG members have said they want an independent as lias been done on abide by the results Slaters report says the route through Halton Hills as good as a Bruce to route promoted by the ICG He says most of Hydros information is accurate and proper but there are two areas where Hydros studies and evaluation can be questioned Slater notes Hydro study is based on maximum generation at Bruce but wonders how often the plant will churn out the maximum amount of power It is designed for He said the second area where Hydro could be questioned was the choice of possible but improbable contingency to consider In determining Post Fault Transfer Capability These factors have been ignored DONT MISS THE TOWN OF HALTON HIUS Winter Spring COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES flyer appearing in the December 28 issue of the warned a dog getting into a purebred Dock of sheep and killing 15 could cost the town to Councillor George Maltby said at almost each meeting resolutions are passed compensate someone for the loss of animals by dogs He said the people who let their dogs run at large are not being charged and as a result there is a hardship a gn cultural community He urged the inquiry be held right in Hills He warned there would be many more such cases Councillor Pete agreed there would be more especially if council became involved in civil actions The lawyer says it won t hold water anyway He warned council against coming between people seeking action against each other We d just be opening up a can of worms commented Councillor Roy Booth Armstong remarked eat peace have that love our wishes that all the seasons of your life will be filled peace and love Acton Chiropractic Clinic Richard Telford DC Mill St Acton councillors are not qualified challenging to be Judges We can t set Watson s statement riled some members of the com killed which animal If we did mittee Councillor Walter we be playing God and said that many of we re a long way from hat filing for extra ex Councillor Walter do so because they sit agreed it was foolish to hold on two standing committees an inquiry that means and several subcommittees nothing and have to travel to attend Mayor Tom Hill pointed out the meetings a Colonial Rocker the people whose livestock have been killed have already been paid but if the town wants the money back they have to prove whose dog did the killing He said it could cost the town around to get back Watson should be prepared take on some of the extra work rearrange schedule so no one Is on more committees than anyone else or forget about it and pay the mileage that is due Oakville Councillor Ron MARY WENDY BEAUTY SALON 81 MILL ST EACTON 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