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Potentially explos issue Fluoride vote region wide Voters in the entire region of Hilton would have a say in whether and Milton water should be fluoridated If the question Is put to a refer according to regional solicitor Dennis Water services arc a regional responsibility Next Wednesday Regional Council will consider a recommendation from its Health and Social Services Committee to enact i da ion bylaw Acton residents have long assumed the amount of flourlde in town water was well in line with that of which fluoridated artifically But Don of the regional water department Tuesday told the Free Press that Acton water is recorded as having 1 milligrams per litre of fluoride He says the content would range from to different wells but the fluoride would be diluted throughout the entire system The amount recommended by the Ministry of the Environment is between milligrams per litre and 1 milligrams 1 you re not going to get too much benefit Mr said Acton water is chlorinated as are most wells in region Councillor recalls this week that the nutter first came Into discussion when a new well was being planned when Johnny Coy was mayor We have always understood that we had a natural amount of fluoride in our water Therefore they should con sider the addition of more fluoride very carefully he commented major Don Gordon acting on wishes of Milton council said he will ask the region for a referendum though he doubts Milton councillors when they cussed issue last week were aware a plebiscite would be region wide Tht major commented in the event of region wide referendum it will be Burling Ion voters who illy out number tliose in Milton who will determine whether water is lied He slid new Milton residents assume Milton water is both fluoridated and and will be prised to hear it Is neither He himself has no strong feelings either way In he matter of fluoridation Mr Gordon said In his report to the Social Services Commit tee Mr said if opt to put the question of fluoridation to a referen and the majority of the electorate vote against it then Regional Council would have to piss discontinuing fluoridation across the entire region If the majority vole in favor council would pass bylaw providing for tion bringing Acton and Milton the only two municl pa II ties without fluoridation into the fluoridation system Another way the question can be put to inters Is by a petition to Regional Council signed by least 10 per cent of the electorate of the region Cost of region wide plebi scite is not available but would depend on whether a question is put on ballots at election referendum held independently at another Milton residents flatly turned down fluoridation with in almost three to one vote against it In The man who Introduced the Issue is John Cowan a dentist at the detention centre at Milton Acting prlvule citizen he wrote council suggesting it was time for another referen on the matter Cowan who has five children formerly lived in cities with fluoridated water and wants his children to have the bene fit of it according Samuel Green Dental Director for Health Unit Is a natural sub stance commonly found in soil It is also natural constituent of many foods some water sources The role of fluoride in prevention of tooth decay was discovered in the last century when researchers me why children hung in cert section of Indiana had such strong teeth found fluoride in the water supply I luonde taken svslemi illy in drinking water in childhood when arc formed actuillj strengthens he enamel and makes the tooth less soluble Coating the teeth directlj with fluoride is not a for fluondilcd water reen said luondated water alone can reduce by per cent whereas lopical applied ions of fluoride combined with fluoridated iter cuts decay by to nil iniount of fli present in the of people who drink fluoridated i bathes the lieth ill tin turn mid this action has tin effect of continuous top i ipphcalion In demist plained According to II tost per person of fluond water is i That lev in in tin cost of chocolate wav of it it Ik slid is a consider tint for doll into iled w iter Sin in benefits ire turned I mandated it r is I don I think another with mud instill ireli Studies koine for it least 100 years loo much of substance be poisonous he pointed to drink WO gallons of fluorl dated water in three hours to suffer from fluoride poisoning Where it is added to the iter supply concentration of fluoride Is in the ritio of one part per million Where fluoride in water ihe is eight to nine parts per million he said the Ontario Dental lias stated ihe province should com the cost of in of fluoride system Green reported per cent of public iter supplies in Ontario are fluoridated If Hie Ministry of He iltl with an Hill like child dental health I fluond itiou will like become mand the province predicted If the is to pay tort to ii tin in ixinue pn veil hit he ixpl mud One Hundred Fourth Year No 9 i ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST Two Page Fifteen Goodwin seeks regional seat of will run for he own single regional council seat this fall Hie regional councillor sits on both Region Hills councils The seal has been held by Pat who announced his intention to retire Peter Marks who had been considered a contender says he will not be running Goodwin who Is now a real estate salesman has experience in municipal poll ties Hi he could make being regional councillor a full time job Hi w is a number of Acton school board in the He was i member of Acton council ind reeve IDG sitting on council He I is Icon in iecutivt member of the Chamber of commerce for most jeurs since formation of its predecessor the Acton Businessmen Association lie president in Roy moved to Acton in and established a taxi bust 1J48 While in this business be added truck to tin lite Hindi mil Tops leaning This 1JC0 llov then his r il estate license ind worked with W J Mclcod In 1 he Wished he Sports orner store the building he pur chased He andhiswife Itheta hie in the there In tins business was sold In he purchased a partnership In Centre which he sold in 1977 then he has returned to active real estate He represents Port Charlotte Honda It ikes i idiai dians in Hand i and i daughter who is on he staff of the Victorian of Norses in and two grandchildren toy comments that here id the editorial in the Acton tree Press about the need for regional councillors with experience and decided to present himself He was on council when studies on regional government were first being done he recalls Homes sand compatible on site south of town A large sandy deposit found while Gold fan Holdings Limited was conducting soil tests on a acres parcel of land m southeast Acton Lot Concession may re suit homes being built on one end while sand is extract on the other Arnold Wise spokesman explained to Hills Planning Board Tuesday night he sand aggregates necessary for bricks masonry and cement is scarce m this area and mated tons could he taken out within three which would exhaust he supply He said he two operations home building sand removal ire compatible since trucks would exit to the south to he Duff hashing plants In addition the southern part of the site would be below the crest of the lull and not visible from the homes explained Ihe homes on large lots with the smallest i series of lirrices enabling them to overlook the valley and the escarpment Soil specialists Bruce Brown termed the sandj soil il for spctic tanks lined more sand be extracted but the re moval would destrov itur al amphitheatre which would be part of an 11 acre park Councillor Icter Murks opposed he preparation of i rezomng by law claiming much more information was He questioned the traffic increase and the dis lot it ion of schools and shopping Councillor Pit MtKcnzic favored he plan saying the only w the urban grow would be by the septic tanks He said there is space in schools Councillor Dubv said general he favored the propo sal and the location but warned odors from the tan and the sew ige disposal plint if some thing gets wrong could be cause of complaint Councillor opposed the plan he rucks would throw extra burden on lownship ro ids Planning board to wan for report from planning but put a lime limit of October 10 on its completion ROY GOODWIN will seek Acton seat on regional council in this fall s elections Offer lease on town land George Mrs ken a he ir home it I hi i Hie is to III day cell The Dcr I of fired to I mil but Hit com miHie on of both Ihe pi dipirtmcnl ind ilie incjiHennj department i completed I I Dm intended to Loss of interest irks Oakville members for the second time in as many meetings Region Administration Committee has gone closed doors to discuss problems with the proposed 1978 waterworks budget Prior to closing the meeting the committee indicated It wanted to go be cause the discussion of a confidential report would also involve the discussion of stuff personalities Sources say he discussion centred around Treasurer Don farmers decision to take interest generated from individual municipal water accounts and plump that money in a general account for the region the advent of regional government the region has operated the municipal wulcr m liter until III In Ihe i a in the while Region over budget cuts suggested THIS YOUNG BULL went through the sales arena at Nordic Farms Limousin Sale this weekend The Eden Mills event called the In ternational Herd Walk attracted noted dignitaries from two continents See inside for more pictures story Halton Committee learned Wednesday that current estimates that region will have lo cut over from estimated spending to stay within budget this year Chief Administrative Officer Ernie told the committee there were a number of factors lhal threw estimates off Staff had overestimated by surplus the region would carry from to in Social and Family area are to bo by In 1978 and winter control costs for roads are estimated to be over budget On the other side of tht ledger the Public Works Department had under estimated recoveries by The Committee has re commended the shortfall of be made up by de laying road projects the acquisition of property to be acquired by the public works department While the shortfall is just over 62 the region would have to cut a project valued at twice that much to save 000 The province subsidizes M per cent of road Hit recently found ire a lias Us own account the interest gem ted from those is Kit put back into the accounts but into fun I surpluses the ind of 1TB ire projected to hi for Burlington SIM 1J fir Milton for show Acton i defied of Jim and Georgetown Willi deficit of councillors from an particul upset be cause they feel proceeds from the iter fund are used to sponsor work in other parts of the region After lengthy intnmcrn session he committee passed a resolution asking I to come buck with a report indicating the ramific ations of adjusting water sur pluses retroactively What the committee wants is for to calculate how much rich fund would have In it if interest had been calculated and com pounded yearly The agreed not to any more action on the ipproved 19711 iter budgets dime foi ixpmdiluris if in in i ore ln in I 112100 in Oik Council ricuilK SMOKE POURED OUT of the windows at Willow St S Sunday during a grease fire which caused to in estimated damages and 17 year old Gary Archibald Youth receives burns in grease fire Sunday let in is He el Hire nut ihe room the scene of the blaze drove i ieeowi inline lo fin chief Mitk the burn victim to burns to Ins inns Holmes ir rtceiud the eorgeloiin fee 1 Sen afternoon burns while lo cirri The fire was confined to the of tin house Mr kitchen which was totally Holmes said Chief Holmes est Archibald 17 of lire damage to be between St sustained irriud on In Other rooms dearie turns to his and to put out UK lie shortly in the house received smoke III 111 ilfU 1 pot In is put in damage of Hilton tie mini I on flic family is still living in file id also on the house the Chief said LDC denies rural pair split off highway lot oleic nil I I hid in It I DC ehirmj its lues iv nielli iiidlinL in tin seienlh denied the ipplic ill for a sever nice from I eiith lliMiwn j Hi ruled to foil e emde ll the old I pi in ind ehi nine new or m in be time The home is ilso small he said il end regnnal pi limine recommended dim as did the of Jnnsport lions winch units i l ft front mi rder permit an lo the Hie ipplic itiou id one third of the required frontage surveyor B Van irtin suggested common for the two lots would take care of the requirement He also sue the couple recognized here were services avail able mil lb it septic tanks would present no real Ik mis in Hie moved dim il ipplic 1 ii with regret Mi oils stressed hi ire rur in ind and jm Hill LDC consolidates flour mills lands i build of inlillmg id I an Division list night since until In half down pieces of hud under the I Mill became a whole 1 DC to con solid He In lands iiillun the two presented by lawur Mac lot I hi I nit ipplic itiou ii is not sue Mr told committee tin the inline of the sivinncc would 1 improvement for Ins fundi He described Ins home as i nidi in winch w is built an Hie the and Mirgaret celts of ft Ms Mackenzie informed the committee no building is intended for the properly I the south sidi id Mill West opposite the dam Hurt are some minor in to be cleared tin the Com mil lee of Ad the local and regional planners id no objections to the applications There will be no significant alteration of land use as a result of this severance stated Hills planners report Lawyer Mackenzie in formed the committee there are patches of land by the mill which are cither leased or eased to Canjdo Packers remain Fair among the many listed in a booklet of fall ivcnts published by the Mm of Industry and Tour ism It September 15 to 17 Fair book inside paper Each copy of today Free Press will contain the Acton Agricultural Society list for this year fair This unusually wide distribution will ensure almost all families in town and district see the events and contests for the fair well in ad Animals flowers crafts baking fruit and vegetables preserves all can be considered early for competition at this years fair on three days September 16 and The handy sized booklet also gives all kinds of information about this year big event including maps Be sure to peruse the book and plan to enter The fair board likes to have plenty of com Those red ribbons are lots of fun to win The sense of pride means much more than the prize money and large classes make the fair more enjoyable for everybody Except maybe the hardworking judges Save the book for future references as fair weekend draws closer Extra copies are available at the Free Press if you wish to send them to potential competitors The fair board is also distributing more in other ways Today s paper also has five more bonuses There are flyers inside for Shopper s Drug Mart United Cooperatives of Ontario Stone Road Mall and Beaver Lumber As well as our popular Real Estate section Plus the usual two sections filled with local news and informative advertisements The total number of pages adds up to a whopping 122