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by Hartley Coles Halloas four candidates par a short but informative meeting sponsored by the Acton Chamber of Com mere at high school Friday night The candidates were allowed a seven minute opening speech fielded questions during a half hour period and wound up the hour and a half session a threeminute rebuttal Paul Nielsen chaired snappy session which attracted a sizable crowd to the high school auditorium and covered subjects Including the candidate credentials the economy the tax system free enterprise unemployment pollution crime nuclear energy and stopping VIA Rail trains in Acton Speakers outlined their positions in alpha betical order and then reversed the order when requested with Liberal Currle presenting her platform first Cume outlined her qualifications as a small business proprietor and said she went Into this election convinced the liberals under John Turner can stimulate the trad I er lets Acton voters assess their options sense of selfreliance and a bully to help She feds they can establish a working partnership with the community Cume attacked promises made by Progressive Conservative leader Brain and noted he refuses to tell tbe cost of the programs his promises would entail New Democratic Party candidate Kevin said his party under leader Ed Broadbent would bring ordinary Canadians hack into the government He attacked the tax system as unfair noting that the burden had shifted from GO per cent paid by corporations and by individuals in 1960to per cent by large corporations and per cent by the individuals In Paying More Ordinary Canadians are paying more than their fair share he said He said the NDP has fought for the equality of women an Idea that can no longer wait Neither can the plight of senior citizens who exist below the poverty line Corporations he charged under the Liberals took precedence over the elderly He also pledged an end lo the nuclear in sanity Incumbent HP Otto switched from introducing his wife Leata to a full scale attack on the Liberal record He at tacked the liberals on patronage and Pierre Trudeau and John Turner of cooking up a secret deal which resulted appointments of and others He said Canada used to rank second in the world on the economy but is now all due to liberal mismanagement He said the Conservatives program based on free enterprise and the work ethic would cure many of the coun trys ills It would Include privatizing crown corporations simplifying the tax system and making sure Revenue Canada did not charge people with tax evasion until they were proven guilty Creating job op portunities is another plank in the platform BIG GROWTH Conservative government said would first move lo improve the countrys economy especially for small business before tackling big growth Chris Kowalchuk representing the newly formed Green Party a youthful and en candidate said society must change fundamentally if many of the issues such as abortion are to be resolved Democracy should revert to its roots and adopt a referendum system of government so power would no longer be in the hands of a few Bad economy If you want to work you can be maintained Youthful apathy he said was the main reason for much of the unemployment There must be limits to growth he said because theres a limit on the numbers the environment will support The Green philosophy he declared could change the world In the question and answer period which followed the candidates were all asked if they would support thai portion of theirtax which goes to arms being used for peace but they mutually agreed tbe resolution which emanated from United Church conference is impractical because all special interest groups would then want exemption for their particular Interest Jelinek was challenged by one question to explain why he failed to stand up and ap plaud when a distinguished visitor from China appeared in the House of Commons He said he showed bis respect by listening but felt it would be hypocritical for him to stand cheer representative from a communist country where there la no respect for human rights and his family were forced to flee from behind the Iron Curtain and he said be knew the conditions which exist there and would never show them respect REDUCE ARMS Nuclear arms would favor reducing them as long as there was a mutually verifiable system He said the Tories would appoint an ambassador to Continued on page AELePAGE WW ESTATE SERVICES LTD REALTOR 170 GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN 8774173 GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN 8774149 One Hundred and Tenth Year Issue ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST29 Thirty- Two Pages Thirty Cents Loitering b must go lawy Impromptu meet held on police harassment This coming Tuesday is the big day for four candidates of tbe New Democratic Party Oriena Currle liberals or the federal election Voters go to the polls to pick their favorite from Progressive Conservative Otto among left to right Chris of the Green Party Kevin Clampdown on Sixth Line motocross A year long dispute concerning the Motocross operation on the Sixth Line has ended with Milton council passing a bylaw regulating the hours and conditions under which motorcycle races will be held But according owner and his representative Lome of Actonihe matter may not end but continue Into a municipal court battle made that suggestion minutes after the by law was passed concluding almost 90 minutes of discussion in council chambers The bylaw which included several amendments permits track use between the hours of 10 am and on race days and allows a maximum of eight meets per year The last clause has been amended to read the number shall be determined annually by the Town upon application from the mo to cross operators The bylaw further stipulates that Nctlis must erect a fence surrounding the track area preventing competitors from trespassing onto neighboring properties The fencing issue brought the loudest cries of protest from Dobertheln who argued Ihe nice meets are run on a shoe string budget and that it could cost to to provide proper fencing Instead he proposed fences to line the east side of Nellis 300acre property and a section on the west side along the Sixth Line lo prevent outoftown trespassers gaining access to the property Councillors agreed it was more Important to satisfy neighbours who complained about motorcyclists travelling onto Weve g garbage to burn Moneysaving EFW awaits Region choice Its all up to regional council now that consultants have submitted their final reports on the muchtouted Energy From Waste EFW campaign aimed at saving a bundle on landfllling PADDLE POWER Araa and tourists warn treated to a masterful display of canottna skint Sunday at Faint Lake Jim Johnston Kathy Johns Dirk Jail Sandy and Instructor Paul their form and on the aasar It was pari of a thai ft Acton through the Sat page AS Classified closed Labor Day Mttriliiag a staff MM the hall sales AuajMt at smb The be at a y lake ward With little comment council last week accepted the final environmental and technical assessments of proposed EFW plants at ten industrial sites in cluding Acton s Beardmore plant Council must decide where to build the selfcontained Incinerator for producing steam and electrical power by burning waste as well as how big a plant to build Beardmore continues to rank low among Ihe ten sites examined by IEC Beak Consultants Ltd and the SNC Group ear ning low marks primarily because of the greater environmental Impact an EFW plant situated at northeast corner of the company property might have on the sur rounding area Halton hopes to bum up to 75 per cent of its solid waste at the proposed plant By 1968 the amount of garbage bound for the incinerator could total as much as 216180 tonnes per year Steam and electricity produced in the Incineration process would be sold back the host company or to a public utility company Two differentsixed plants were con sidered for the location Con sultants estimate the smaller 91 tonnes per day capacity plant would cost S million to build and another a year to operate Only steam would be produced for sale By 1988 the plant could burn more than tonnes of solid waste a year tod produce more than SI tonnes of steam A larger tonnes a day plant at would cost 1JOO000 to build and to operate but would produce as well as steam With the steam from larger plant selling at 107per tonne might gross almost a year by 1968 in sales Electricity would be sold at CI per microwatt grossing almost million by that time by Para Douglas Claims of police harassment and brutality were subject of a meeting at Acton Public Library Saturday morning What could have been a tense meeting involving three police officers and about Acton young people was defused somewhat by the mitigation of Toronto lawyer Blckerton The meeting was e idea Ho has represented in court one or two of the citizens present He noted that there Is a lot of tension between the Towns police and young people I hope we can resolve some of the differences that exist by finding out what causing them and see If there is any over reaction on one or both aides and why Bicker ton said The young people complained of being beaten by police and being harassed while standing on street corners or sitting In parks Constantly being told to move thats where the problem starts said one man present at the meeting They the police should be bothering people committing real crimes he said On a hot night when we don want to be inside where are we supposed lo go what arc we supposed to do asked another quoted the Criminal Code to explain tbe laws definition of loitering You must be somewhere for no reason with no purpose In order to be In conflict with the law he explained You must obstruct as well he added Its not illegal to just stand somewhere not in this country said the Town s bylaw is in direct conflict the Criminal Code and Is unconstitutional He plans to gather all loitering tickets issued recently and challenge them in court the same lime Im sure we can get that loitering bylaw tossed out he said The fine for loitering could be as high as As far as an officer could remember there has never been a charge under the Code which allows for Ihe possibility of a jail sentence only under the bylaw which does not One of the officers present said the police are given the laws and they have to enforce them We Just meet the needs of Ihe com munity he said Were responsible to the public Some complained about a town bylaw keeping people out of parks past 11 p m or being told to leave a schools while playing football However police do get letters from school officials asking that people be kept off the grounds during nonschool hours to prevent vandalism one officer said Those who complained thai they were- denied their rights when arrested and those who said they were by a police officer were told they have a course of action They were advised lo file a complaint with the department im mediately after the incident and an in vestigation would be conducted We have concerns said one officer We hove to meet the public If we get a complaint we Investigate All thats needed Is ihe time and date of the Incident the name of the officer in volved can be traced by the police depart ment If you don like outcome of the investigation there Is another level the Board of Police Commissioners the officer said Continued on page A3 HEAD START Man and Arte foreground war running pod Johnson and Mat Chad vets