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ESQUESING COUNCIL REJECTS OFFICIAL PLAN Over the objections of Reeve Tom Hill and Cr Wilfrid Leslie Esqueslng council Monday night rejected the Official Plan recommended by the Planning Board The controversy arose over the designation of two Rites one owned by McKec Lot Con 10 and one owned by Con Sand and Gravel on Con in Spcyslde as quarries Council sent the plan back to Planning Board asking to reconsider their designation A six member committee of ratepayers from the area around the McKee property headed by John protested the designation as a quarry Cartwright told council his committee was elected after a meeting at hall at tended by or BO ratepayers including M Jim Snow He said they were asking council to refer the plan back to Planning Bo since they fell a in Ihe area could water supply endanger children by the increased truck traffic and change the nature of the area claimed many people were unaware of the move 1 understand you received a petition protesting the gravel pit he added Reeve Tom Hill asked What do you want me to do with it not on the Planning Board Surely as an elected official you would see it to the right place replied as he asked if he and the other members could attend the next Planning Hoard meeting to discuss the subject lorn Hill criticized the petition on the many the people Ike away from McKee a properly He said some were on in choose and some on the line You must have circulated this petition all over the township the reeve Gibe Eros said their group had nothing to do with the petition pointing out it was on action We are all from the affected area tie stated John maintained it what was going There was a public meeting in Slew art town hull and another one here the recc retorted Nothing underhanded has been through Desmond Morrow another member of the started to object to Ihe official plan but Tom Hill and told him he make his objections to the Planning Board But Planning Board have already passed this replied Morrow lie continued claiming there were two ways to plan either to designate all existing uses then amend afterwards or lo rczonc completely and designatccxistlng uses which do not conform existing conforming use At the public meeting said used the first plan while this plan designated percent of the uses way but 1 percent the two quarries the other way Morrow Cr Dick the only member of the Planning Board who opposed Ihe official Plan said he understood whin he become a number in I that the was drafted lo show only existing use When wot swamped with applications for various designations a resolution was passed saying council would not entertain any applications until after the official plan was passed said He fell It was unfair certain irons be designated without giving every one the opportunity object if they wished Till- said he told the people this at the public meeting and fell went away with that impression They fell any further amendments would be dealt with by application where Ihey would hate a chance to object continued In spite or that Planning Board singled out two and Sand and Gravtl out applications for industrial extractive design ation remarked He emphasized his reasoning had nothing to do with merits of cither case hut simply lhat he wanted everyone treated the same way reeve Ilusscll Miller agreed with him saying Ihe whole township should be designated for use or none took the same stand and emphasized council a motion to that effect in May He urged Ihe plan be sent back Planning Board Reeve Tom Hill asked council what they were to do about a resolution passed in by council giving Consolidated Sand and Grave approval for quarry The resolution read as follows council proves ihe plan of development submitted by Consolidated band and Gravel and instructs Ihe clerk to issue a building permit A building permit doesn mean a quarry commented Cr Well what does a plan of development mean the reeve shot buck I don I know replied Both deputy reeve Russell Miller Cr Coxc stressed that the door Was not being closed lo applications or Wilfred Leslie stated there was a real need for sand and iwl If anyone around here hid ion sand found gravel on it it have a hard lime nihil him developing he Hugh president of Consolidated Sand and Gravel told council he had blueprints In his car stamped with approval in 1962 and would like this council reaffirm the stand taken by Ihe council of 1962 Referring to a Idler read earlier from Cameron Heights Developments who plan to build an estate development near Ihe Speyslde quarry he said they had a letter from the former owners of the property saying they were fully aware a quarry nliMnl members of the six member committee protesting Ihe quarry were on hand were Mr and Mrs Richard Gunther and Jerry Anger Ads That Pay You can place an ad In The Heralds Classified pages by phoning 817 Buying or telling The Herald Is where you will find he results you want GEORGETOWN HERALD Second Cass Mall Registered Number out Return Postage Guaranteed The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District PrintingPublishing The Georgetown Herald has served Georgetown and district as Printers and Publishers for over a century offering best In fine printing and news GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY NOV 1971 IT W per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents Nine Families Homeless After 55000 Blaze Firemen are almost rain water on a fire at 34 engulfed in smoke as they John Street West Nine families were driven from their homes Wednesday temoon when fire and billowing smoke heavily damaged an apartment building at John Street West Damage to the building was estimated at MO and damage to contents at approximately Two of the families were completely wiped out by the fire as they had no Insurance The fire started in the basement under Apartment igniting the hydro panel Apartments and are com gulled while the others are all badly smoke damaged PITCHED IN Even while visibly upset at their losses the fire victims pitched In to save the furniture of Nothing was saved from Apartments 3 and Owner of the building Albert told The Herald he expects the apartments with the least damage to be ready for occupancy In three weeks after the painting and deodorizing is completed The local Red Cross stepped in Immediately to help stricken families They equipped six families with bedding and clothing and provided drugs for a sick child INVESTIGATION In addition they put six families up for night at motels Cost to the Red Cross for their help to families will total 1700 Cause of Ihe fire is still not determined but is under in The apartment building is located on the site of the old Shoe Company Awarded Bronxe Cross Shawn George Cub was one of many and Cubs from across to receive special recognition from the Governor General in a ceremony in Ottawa Monday He was awarded the Bronze Cross for Gallantry at the Stout Investiture for his action in saving the lives of his brother and another boy from drowning in early 1970 The Investiture program said the award was for his gallantry and for prompt and efficient manner in which he pulled his brother Gary and Richard Dub icn from the ley waters of Credit River where four boys including Shown were playing when they slid down a snow covered embankment Shawn is the son Mr and Mrs Roland Sparling Duncan Would Build 15 Storey Apartmenf Building Here A 15storey 170 suite apart building proposed by W A Swim has been referred to Georgetown Planning Board for study Mr Swim vice president of Apartment residents bucket brigade move out READS ACT TO END RAMPAGE Nine were arrested to I after Halloween pranksters j youths forced Mayor Brian Best more youths charged with of turned In to a mob to the Riot Act to clear the ranging from malicious In Milton Saturday The ram streets page which involved over ZOO Swims Laboratories of Canada Ltd would construct the apartment on Main Street North on the site of a former nursing home When his letter was reviewed at Monday council meeting Phil said It should be filed We haven I even got fire equipment to service such he said Toronto hasn got ladders to reach the top of Toronto Dominion building quipped Hyde But that doesn I mean a turndown He said buildings can be designed with Internal water hydrants and other fircfighting facilities Crs Siddill and Smith opposing Ihe proposal was refc to the Planning Board Teamwork Theme of Scout Training Camp Fortytwo Georgetown District scouts attended training camp on the October weekend First of its kind for the district It began Friday at m and ended with a final horseshoe Sunday afternoon it was held at United Presbytery Church camp west of Acton Bob Barber Jr was camp chief assisted by Norm Savilf deputy camp chief Murray Harrison quartermaster Ron assistant John Owen campfire chief and John Tost first aid Additional leaders were George Henderson Ken Jordan Vic AndrlcvJaki Peter Jones Ed McGrath and Cord Douglas SCALE WALL The theme of the camp was Teamwork Scouts learned patrol teamwork through experiences such as scaling a Berlin Wall without touching it following a rope trail through the bush while blindfolded building a lookout tower to ipeclflcatlons and boiling water four feet above the ground There were fun filled camp fires Friday and Saturday and a Scouts Own religious ance Sunday morning The weather was wet and windy but everyone was so busy thoy hardly noticed 38 More Apartments Coming For Seniors Strikers Sit Tight As Talk Unproductive United Auto Workers vice president Allan Craig said this morning mat no move towards return to negotiations has been made by either the union or the Douglas Aircraft Company of Canada as the strike at the company Malton plant ap preaches the end of Its third week Mure employees of the company many of them Georgetown and area people walked off their jobs three weeks ago Wednesday In an effort to force the company into discu ssing monetary issues in the negotiations then under woy company makes wing assemblies for DC and DC to aircraft produced by the parent company in California Mr Craig said this week what he believes is happening now Is that the parent company Is own operation before making any efforts here There has been no sign of the company approaching us to return to negotiations and the union Is sitting tight until that approach is made said Mr Craig Mr Craig said here there have been few problems on the picket lines with only a few Incidents of a minor nature at the plant in the early days of strike He said Ihe union is sure the company is not hiring any union labor to continue the plant operation The same reports came from a company spokesman who said Tuesday The situation changed a bit He said the last lime union and company rep res spoke together was Oct at a meeting which was described as unproductive The spokesman said he expects the situation to remain quiet for Ihe next few days Five Games Open Tykes Campaign Friday November will see the start of Ihe Tyke Schedule Please try to be prompt as to give each team it allotted Ice time Several boys have been moved a different team than before originally published Here are those changes Michael Mitchell from Toronto to Minnesota Cameron Monk from Boston Chicago Chicago to Boston Bobby Gray from Pittsburgh to Detroit Joey from Minnesota to Toronto David Callaghan from Detroit to Pittsburgh Parents of the boys Involved with these changes please make a note Remember that the reglstr fee must be paid no later than November 12th Have the boys bring their hockey sticks this Friday NOV GAMES m Pittsburgh Angeles Minnesota St Louis Boston Chicago p New York vs Detroit 7 p m Montreal Toronto Earns Degree In Obedience Champion Paladin Mr Sand man of Tanhardt now has his Canadian Companion degree The Keeshom qualified for the degree at the Niplsslng Kennel show at North Bay last weekend He obtained ihe second leg of his degree Saturday with points out of and the third leg Sunday with 186 points under Judge Mrs Mary Southcott of Milton That was worth top honours In the Novice class Sunday he is off to Bermuda In search of more obedience honours Set Rules for Rural Pools Urbanization is creeping into It was obvious Monday night when a by law requiring the erection of fences and gates around outdoor swimming pools was given three readings The by law stated lhat a fence and self locking gate must be Installed around any pool con talning more than of water The pool cannot be built any closer lo the street line than house and a permit must be obtained 30th Year for Girls Pipe Band It has been a busy fall for Georgetown Girls Pipe Band The Acton Fall Fair September IB the Georgetown Fall Fair October and the Fire Bureaus church parade October were their most recent engagements A second apartment building Tor senior citizens will be built in Georgetown An Ontario Housing survey just completed reveals there is a need for additional I bedroom apartments to supplement ihe contained in Kin Court Monday council endorsed the plan which includes an agreement that the town will pay percent of any annual loss entailed in the project The apart men Is will be on a geared to income basis similar to Kin Court A building site will be chosen later Cr Harry Levy revealed that additional land near Kin Court is a possibility Although Cr Em Hyde voted for the building he complained lhat it should hove more committee study before giving OHC ihe go ahead He said lhat he favours plan but there are problems to con which should be discussed A week a delay would not affect the project he argued INDICATED WILLINGNESS Phil pointed out that what the town gains in tax revenue more lhan makes up for any potential payments which would be made under the 7i percent guarantee He said that council had Indicated its willingness lo build when it asked for a needs survey from Mayor Smith said he could see no reason for delay unless Cr Hyde is aware of something other councillors do not know LETTER Cr Hyde said that at a committee meeting Cr Joan Smith revealed a letter she had written to and lhat he heartily disapproves of this He also said he had not favoured the location of Kin Court which took parkland when other locations were available d like see this motion passed tonight said Cr Smith before any other developments are approved which could make this impossible The vote to procee carried unanimously During the summer the girls anniversary of the Georgetown received instruction from former Girls Pipe Band and lo cerebrate pipe major Allan Munn of occasion a dance has been and drum instructor planned for November in the Roy Cock of Georgetown masonic temple The band ex Next year will be the many former will The ni until in to Mohammed Saturday A complete library in the trailer section of a tractor trailer iui LIBRARY ON WHEELS honk borrowing In the A Georgetown Market all day The bookmobile- Is owned by the South Central Region Library System of which is member Books borrowed from the travelling library be returned Ihe Georgetown Public Library on Church Street