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missing link in Hydro line Ontario Hydro has received approval complete the missing link in the Junction to George town Mo power amission line minister Dennis said last Wednesday In July the government approved most of the except for the 30mile section between Colbeck and which referred to the environmental hearing board The line will carry power from the Bruce nuclear power station to Toronto Mr said the government accepts and approves the route mended by the environmental hearing board released Jan this year The lino should be in by October he said He promised that Hydro will cooperate with affected property owners by choosing the least environmentally disruptive enact alignment and that they wilt build local contact point offices where people can bring their problems But he rejected any suggestion that new hearings will be held or alternative routes considered or the trans mission lines Already delays caused by public par mean direct costs to all power users or to million he said He denied disenchanted with the public input process but added that a decision has to be made at some point and the point is now Mr Timbrell mode a number of com about bis decision at a wide ranging press conference at Queen Park which spilled over into continuing discussion During I probably more time on this issue than on any other Item except oil and gas pricing since I became minister 15 months ago he said He had tried to fellow a middle course ho said when he ordered the environmental board hearing Some of his staff happy at the delays that caused he said But many of the people who went to the hearing didn t wont to adjust the route they wanted to change the Not only was that outside the board terms of reference but he have approved such a change at that stage anyway He made that clear when the board relayed citizen requests for expansion of the terms of reference he said adding that the board itself did not request any such change In fact the action of the board in relaying the message and in hearing some of the submissions it did was probably technically illegal he said That there would be a route from Bradley to Georgetown was established when the government accepted recommendations from in July For security purposes the government agreed there should be a completely corridor tnto the Toronto area andthatit would cross the escarpment at That meant only adjustments to the basic line could be heard at the hearings he said In an aside Mr and his staff pointed out that Ontario Ombudsman Arthur Moloney did not review the complaints he received about the corridor because it was out of his Jurisdiction not because of government pressure The Ombudsman job is to review the implementation of government policy not to review the policy itself As of July 1974 it became government policy that a line would run from Bradley to Georgetown Only port of the route was in question The minister said he understood people objections Ho matter what route la chosen the reaction In any area will be to put the corridor else said Suggestions tht he allow a new hearing on an alternate route be considered he called folly because experience in two Instances in eastern Ontario showed the hearings lasted an average of 30 months They believe you can do a study ih three months I don believe It He added that marc delays would run the to power consumers into the hundreds of millions of dollars all of which comes out of hydro bills He is staff also disputed claims being made for the Bradley Toronto- Mi Hon which some people view as on alternate means of getting the power to Metro It is actually 40 miles longer not shorter as reported STAFF said and the existing right of way between and cannot accommodate the line He also doubted whether people along the route would favor the line any more than thoe along the Bradley Georgetown rightof way As for moving the industry to the generator at Bruce thus removing the need for the line he said the Brine County Federation or Agriculture has said there is already too much Industry being attracted to the area Thfiideathat all the enquiries no far been government appointed find therefore fixed Mr Timbrill with shrug of his shoulders He thought the whole taught him one thing Maybe ve learned if can give they want meaning no no don them anything meaning no environmental board hearing he said But he added that the governments ii to continue public on in projects GDHS bowlers win AllOntario championship We re Number One That what Diane Marshall Wendy Hay ttendi Stephanie Gorln Jan in Gloria Haraillon and coach Joan Archibald wire saying after winning the second annual All Ontario High School Bowling Championships on Sunday The glrla rolled a 163 three gome flat total which is a new tournament record defeating the next closest competitor Secondary School by pins led all the bowlers in ihe surer triple Janine received a beautiful trophy for win the high triple of the day All the girls from Georgetown won a nice trophy Congratulations to the girls Secondary School from Hamilton won the boys event which was wen by Georgetown last year with a record three game flat total traditional Easter favorite I DM Home Newspaper of Hills 24 Pages Committee recommends public not allowed in meetings A recommendation that all meetings of Ho ton Hills committees of council be closed to press and public will be placed before town council next Monday night The suggestion comes from the towns general administration committee who by a vote Monday night agreed with com mittee chairman Lea Duby belief that closing committee meetings to all but official delegations would be advantageous for A suggestion that committee meetings be held on Wednesday night alter the towns weekly newspapers had been printed was voted down How the hell can you do your work when you can say what you re feeling com men ted Councillor Roy Booth as he outlined his reasons behind supporting the motion to take all committees behind closed doors If we re going to have meaningful committee meetings we should be able to sit down and not give a damn about what we or the staff arc saying Councillor added These arc the working meetings of council and should rightfully be held in private Councillor Booth was the most vocal of the three councillors present lor general administration committee He his criticism of the present committee council system on recent incidents of irresponsible reporting of Hems brought up it the work To Councillor of press reports Councillor George llby the lone member to vole against closed meetings replied that Many Irresponsible statements in the press have been put there because of irresponsible statements by councillors and staff Councillor Mallby suggested that closing committees to the public should be a decision of the individual committees rather than a blanket policy of council Feud over money possible cause of Baron shooting Hilda Baron J al the murder of her Baron Monday thit i menial dispute over the soli of ihe r if farm may hive prompted m shool her ind two boarders it ruril Oct Mr Birou old an Ontario Supreme Court Jur that she and her had argued prior to the shooting incident the i of TALK ABOUT KICKING YOUR HEELS IN time out from the Folk Four festival at GDHS THF AIR This group of young people look this past weekend to do a little dancing tlement for the sale of the farm which was purchased In her name While Mrs Baron hud in sited on a fiml settlement of as her share of the sale profits jhe said Mr Baron had refused to let her have more than According lo Mrs Baron testimony Mr a 50- year old stone mison had confronted her in the of home Oct after she bad returned from irrmglng the it her lawyers office Mrs Baron said that her husband had shouted I told you tea and struck her with his fist Mrs Baron testified that Mr Baron had then drown a revolver from his pocket and had shot her along with hoarders Mayer and Mayer nine jear All three victims were token to area hospitals following the incident with wounds to the chest According to Wayne Mayer who tcsitlfed later Mr Baron himself had telephoned the police to report the shooting Mrs Baron testified that her husband several firearms which he sometimes used for hunting She said that Mr Baron liked lo carry the revolver used in the shooting around the house with him on his days off sometimes tucking the gun the cushion of the liv room sofa while he watched television Often she said he had the revolver with him into their upstairs bedroom Mrs Boron stated that her marriage had ifler the conviction for murder in 1974 of their yearold son Manfred My husband did t like my son Jie told Hilton Crown Attorney James leaven All he from rk Hi T h during my si If Mrs Bar I ih I shi her I id sep ink follow i lltrs I a local I the on i loai which Manfred hid negotiated or wine she had signed She that Manfred hi used the loan I purchase two bulldozers in attempt establish own heavy equipment rental business Mrs Baron testified that on Oct her husband had to a settlement by which would Ik as share of the mortgage payment ind in additional would he Cont page 9 Citizens will continue Leachate is not serious to fight against the line By Paul The Interested Citizens Group ICG will not be deterred by the provincial cabinet decision to restrict Ontario Ombudsman Arthur from investigating be debate over the proposed Bradley to Li chouse Hydro corridor Chairman BID Mann said Thursday that Energy Minister Dennis a announcement on Wednesday would not discourage the group from continuing lis four year old battle against the purposed trans mission line ICG members will attempt to discuss the corridor issue with senior cabinet ministers beginning early this week A letter to the ICG from one cabinet member said Mr Mann contained faculty information about the corridor proposal which had apparently been provided by Premier office We want to make sure they are not misinformed he explained Mr Mann expressed his group s frustration over the energy ministry insistence that the ombudsman not be allowed to participate in the debate even lo make recommendations on the ICG behalf The ministry Mr Mann complained look three months to inform the that he would not be permitted to investigate the issue Mr Mann termed the restriction polltlclnl in We re going to start to get dry he warned We ve been fighting like gentlemen in the post Mr Mann sold that Ontario Hydro has been expropriating property along Ihe first leg of the Bradley route between Bruce and Colbeck The landowners however arc raising hell he pointed out They re going to make it as tough as Ihey can on Ontario Hydro he said In a letter to Mr Tlmbrell Mr Moloney expressed his reluctance in accepting the cabinet decision I have come the con I do not have the Jurisdiction to deal with this in view of the decision of he cabinet dated May 1974 said Mr Maloney Mr told Mr that he had hoped Monday seven hour meeting In his office between Deputy Minister Malcolm ind ICG representatives would result In a compromise However he said this did not occur One could not help but be ContTpage a black highly concentrated form of pollutant continues to enter the Credit River below the landfill on Arm strong Ave in Georgetown according to the of the environment Dennis Veal surface water for the central region the MoE said In an Interview last week after receiving results of the second lesi of the river water and runoff into it that We now there is a bit of leachate going Into the river However impact on the river Is nothing serious Mr Veal were ordered in MoF employee noticed from a train that black runoff from the landfill site was running into the Credit When the of that first test were obtained the figures were higher than hod been expected and new tests were ordered Samples for the new tests were taken March and results became available late lost The highest reading obtained from the lost samples was mi per litre of bio chemical oxygen demand Mr Veal said was from taken boundary of Lower down a reading g per litre BOD was obtained said Mr Veal Whit figures mean is that In each litre of water are milligrams for of organic imtter which consumes lis own weight in oxygen over a fiveday period before being decomposed Water maximum of per litre of ray gen which enn bo used to oxidize the organic matter before having to be d lid Indicate that leachate is running off Ihe site Mr Veal said But the two si important lest resulls were those from samples taken upstream and of the landfill site Mr Veal said The sample taken upstream of he site is used as a kind of figure the Herald was old by he two MoE employees who took the samples March That sample produted figure of 4 per litre BOD Mr Veal said Downstreams of the site figure was g per Hire of BOD he added The difference in the two readings is not Mr Venl said Duplicate samples could be collected at the same time and still produce results he said Hut lo variability would not conclude hen Is change In the river is in tan sill Mr Veal is and not the iiuihty of runoff but he bit there is certainly organic Mr Venl felt the lie system wis not collecting percent of the leachate but did not consider Ihot the system was inadequate ne sua We will hive closer look at management of 11 tilt hi said jflcr discussions villi stiff ind Region which administers the site 11 Is difficult si me from gelling he river it his lime of Mr Vtal slid Bui both values ire low surprisingly liw Usually when of his kind are mide amount of free oxygen is muled to ike the meaningful but the two ministry of employees who look similes wen not equipped determine lhal figure which must be done lime of sampling Mr told the that he oxygen Is not know Tin the where I hi ri would higher by mother 14 he which is insignificai readings obt lined of litre i of free from ere I per liter in of per Ihe is to the oxygen demanding m present in me walcr he said CVCA execs give selves a 2 raise With Hills Mayor Tom Hill leading the protests against it members of the Credit alley Conservation Authority last Thursday night voted increase of In their meeting stipends Members will now receive lor every authority meeting they attend plus mileage Of the IB members attending last week meeting 11 including Hills representatives Gall Mallby and Ernie Sykes and authority chairman Grant Clarkson In favor of increase Seven led by Mayor Hill opposed the A question was brought up about whether or not the was a per day item or per meeting Chairman Clarkson promptly noted that It was per meeting and therefore the authority members who attending two meetings that day were to be paid The Wednesday meeting lasted for a little over wo and one half hours and much of It was taken up with the routine handling of minutes from previous committee meetings Three members of the did it peaks through the entire and one hour meeting