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the HERALD FLORAL NEEDS Home Newspaper of Hills Li Larry WEDNESDAY IT 1978 SITE F DECISION Atrocity committed charges Regional council decision three weeks ago to proceed with farther exploration of site without possible alternative unless the site is found unfeasible for waste disposal was termed an Wednesday by Milton Street lighting arena costs investigated Town treasurer Ray King will report on comparative rates for electricity used in other municipalities for arenas Finance committee Monday sought the information after it was disclosed during accounts discussion that hydro costs at the Acton Arena in September almost matched the cost street lighting In the community Costof streetlight rig Is Committee members also wish on whether the town receives a discount for tree ting electrical consumption Hydro hearings Nov 22 Ontario Hydro attempt to gain property acquisition along the Bradley loGeorgetown high voltage hydro corridor on Kills concession fue will go before hearing of necessity Nov at the Acton Legion Hearings of necessity arc held when landowners affected by government action object or seek higher compensation than that offered Dick Haw It counsel for several Ian downers said the hearings can be expected to takcaa much as eight days the length of time required for similar hearings earlier this year at Durham It is reported that he tentative date of the hearings reported last week as Nov IS had been changed because of conflict with the annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Mr Meyrick Toronto has been appointed hearing officer Hearings for the section of the route from Hills northerly boundary through Erin and East Garafraxa Townships to Co beck will not be held until later this year or early in 1977 a hydro spokesman said Mr said thai initial evidence at the hearings will come from Ontario Hydro to justify their need for the land for the high power corridor He said he expects some procedural clashes over the introduction of some opposing evidence Mayor Anne Mrs speaking during the confirmation of minutes of the Oct during last week regional council meeting suggested that further attempts may bo made to block the site location from being used as a regional waste sposal site Site is located In the Britannia area of Milton and the proposed waste site encompasses about acres of farmland A group of is now opposing the selection of the site This was a very poor thing to do Mrs MacArthur said Thcv knew she added referring to members of public works committee they maor of Milton was not to be at the meeting and it is the first meellng I have missed since I my arm Mrs MocArlhur said she v is absent attending a function in Bavaria which had been scheduled for over a year Burlington Coun Tom Sutherland however selection and works committee member argued that no atrocity had occurred He said council one month ago had sought the cost estimates for drilling on three alternative sites but council at the Oct meeting decided continuing on sites and not the public works committee There his been no atrocity he said Mrs said a of motion will be filed at the council meeting next week but the intent or the wording of the motion is not known Mrs MacArthur said members of her council Milton and members of the TremalneBrltnnnla citizens groups will meet shortly to determine strategy McLean Anderson tried to make a point of order but Mrs out shouted him saying I don care what Imsickoflhem Coun Sutherland knew I was going to Bavaria I hope he is not going senile Mrs MacArthur said following the meeting that regional council has not realized the error its decision I understand that it may be eventually and with the main line running through it Hilton could be the dumping place for cities like Toronto She said council should have sought in formation on all alternative prior to making any decision Halloween observance Saturday Youngsters and ghosts goblins will take to the streets Saturday evening to observe Halloween Hills following the lead of seven other ties across the province will observe the annual event one da ahead of schedule because of the conflict with school and religious beliefs WHATS THIS PRAY TELL Hold on just minute That looks like a the facelifting given to downtown George- on American car town Mondiy for filming of segments of the and Knox Presbyterian Church but that sign United Artists film Sccstory opposite is decidedly British it is alt part of POLICE URGE CAUTION IS 111 I Iraki i i costume which m riRt their sight polia I On Sundij it will be furly dirk it n I the of Invlnf it lit lint in the evening lint molonsts heir hi t dm Younger children should be by older or ad nits to sec get across the streets safely added I want the strccti free in problem that day police patrols are scheduled for the Halloween period and the Communlca lion Service w ill be keeping their eyes an I open to aid the police mil snld Any of vandalism will be vievii as a serious mallir by police he said Program cost is too high board rejection expected board of education will decide tomorrow Thursday to accept or reject an executive committee recommendation that teachers be hired to do remedial work in the region public schools But remarks made at last week s board meeting when the 17 page report with its 13 recommendations was tabled suggest that the trustees will It down because in an age of budget restraint cost is too great The net cost to for the hiring of 44 teachers over two years and a special vices support staff of over a period of three years will be in 1977 MOO in 800 in and In i960 a total of The provincial government would add a nether over a four year period Director of Education Emmerson Lavender said the executive committee had spent five months thinking about what recommendations to moke and delivered them the same day as budget restraints were announced In light of that coincidence the executive committee felt that the lust possible action the report to the board who would decide Lavender said school trustee for Wards and4 Hills support the recommendations We re probably deluding ourselves to think more funding is available for these program as necessary as they might be he said Saying that the marked increase in the number remedial teachers disturbs me added that the educational system in We re not growing 1 The hid agrcea time Hut if ntw programs wire to tome in others would have to be dropped Tnslce Tom Wilson Wards and Hilton Hill- slid hi wis sympathetic with the board not introduce new grams without cutting old ones In liter interview Wilson told The Urn Id appearance of the reports reiommendations along with budget was Its unfortunate that is so but parts of the report that have no financial Implications may be passed he Helen Howard Lock Word I said about in had special quo lif tea ions hut half win In rt ilassr and could used is required She volied grove loniern it board could never do ino 111 special Burlington trustee Tnn Goodyeir noted that hiring more lenchers may not improve iducition Ih not necessarily in improvemint in special education he said Separate School trustee Bill Pricslnor said he was disappointed In the executive final report The report a teacher pupil ratio the elementary level of fl I for students with specific learning abilities problems the trainable mentally handle ippid If to I for general learning disabilities to on an intrant basis for hard of hearing students to 1 for remedial and not more than IW to 1 for speech correction At present the board has and a half teachers in special education classes FILM CREW TAKES OVER Core area transformed to English community facelifting of the press and Scrplco and Dog Day Af lemoon The film is being produced by Elliott and Lester for United Artists and Is being photographed by Oswald Morris More pictures are on page 17 Georgetown became Just another community Monday downtown core it into an unnamed English town Hordes of film industry personnel performed the change stages from early morning until late In the evening as filming of location shots were carried out by United Artists film crew Equus the story of a young boy recovering from a passion for maiming horses Is produced In Canada by and B Productions based at Hundreds of transient crowds filled the downtown Monday to catch a glimpse of the stars or the film Richard Burton Joan Lady Olivier Peter Firth Jenny Agutter and Colin But Mr Burton who is presently filming The Heretic did not come A spokesman for the film crew said Mr Burton may be In Georgetown Nov and when further location filming Is conducted here Colin Mr Firth and Miss Agutter com pie ted scenes here Georgetown was chosen because of the similarity of area to an English town Signs were changed on two shops a bus stop was erected English cars parked on the roadway a erected and parking meters changed To make the filming complete a double- decker English bus was brought to the street set Howard Newman publicist for Equus said only two scenes were shot on the streets of Hills a reflection In a shop window of a horse passing while Peter Firth who plays the 17 yearold boy watches it pass and another scene of the boy his girlfriend and his father waiting to Mart a bus Location shooting Nov and 10 will be on Mill Street near the Soup Pot and at The Herald where printing equipment will be used Colin who ploys the father Is a printer in the film Mr Newman said however that plan of the location shooting depends primarily on weather If it Is snowing or bitterly cold it possible alternative scenes will be shot the Kleinburg studios or other locations Peter Shaffer author of the play which this month entered Its third year on Broad way was present on the set Monday providing assistance Equus has also played in London for wo runs Mr Shaffer who Journeyed here from New York said director Sidney Lumet handling of the film is Just super and though the story has been opened up somewhat for filming it has not deviated from the plot Mr is famous for the recently released films Murder on the Orient Ex Danceathon a success see page Standard time this weekend Following the adage of springing forward mid falling clocks across Canada will be lurncd one hour Saturday evening bringing ihe country back to lime I lyhght saving lime will return in April Operating surplus expected King Hills ratepayers can expect a on taxes next year due to an paled surplus In operating budget for this yeir Treasurer Ray King told finance Monday has been budgeted for contingencies and he expects It will remain a I year end Hi added that a modest amount may bo In excess the budgeted surplus but he could not say what this figure might be Whats inside today Commencements at AHS and GDH See pages and J Kanle column on page Letters to the editor arc on page Editorial and columns are on page Another candidate declares See page Three service groups pledge 7500 for arena fund Three Georgetown service clubs pledged more towards repairing the Georgetown Memorial Arena Inst Wednesday and others are expected to return to a Nov meeting of the town Wintarlo Committee with more dub pledges Georgetown a Rotary Club which Is spearheading the campaign to raise by public which will be matched twice by W grants would turn over to the town excess of 3 SCO raised by Its then Robert said Rick 0 Donnell old he committee the Elks CI has pledged S3 while Jayceo president Larry added I to the pot The town needs to raise to qualify for in Wintarlo grant With the addition of a provincial Com Centre grant of Hills would have to pay only Committee chairman told about Knights of Columbus Optimists Georgetown Snow mobile Club Royal Canadian Legion Branch and others Estimated cost or structural repairs and Insulation Is Coun said letters Inviting up to organizations In Halton Hills to pledge as little as would be sent in time for them to attend the Nov meeting Council is just not used to raising funds Sykes said Its why we turned to the service clubs The money the town saves under the grant formula of for can be used for other recreation pronms The service clubs are the milk us of the fund r using campaign Allhough the service tan take up to r lo honor their pledge said he hoped the would be accounted for by Ihe end of the Businesses in in Hills had not yet been lopcr he would blitz the construction for which the dona lions would likely be deductible later he old the Herald he estimated to could be raised Treasurer Kay King said that pledges from in are not honored by until the monc Is turned over to the town Cheques should be made payable to the Town of Hills Memorial Arena Fund he said and his staff would coordinate the various service clubs fundraislng activities Town treasurer Hay King Is to be the fund re Incredible arena remains standing architect It was Incredible the place was standing up said Alan the architect who designed he repairs to the Georgetown Memorial Arena He was commenting last Wednesday on Ihe state of the arena which Ihe ministry of labor closed this year The town Wlnlnno committee is to raise to repair and insulate veflnlshcdapproximatelySO percent of the work he said I In roofs irusses nre in good million he said but the wooden members in between are To the arena roof built years igo when were now channels were added updating the roof to standards set in IJ70 hi added Installing instil it ion should increase by two the ice timi the arena and cut lee making costs loo said As thi entire had o bo brought up and rial Just hi roof work to both floors and the roof of front correcting these can tricky he said The low roof at the sides of the arena were strengthened and cracks in the concrete wall path patched He said the Hose Room exits were brought up fire standards making It available again Tor public use There a no question it will be computed by he end of November Zeegun said With proper maintenance It should last you maybe years Coun Hyde lold the committee hat all the equipment In he arena had been renewed within the last seven years The cost of a new boiler is not coming out of the repair fund he said Included in the for roof repairs was a little bit of n slush fund amounting o Hyde said About has been spent insulation behind he goals when pucks arc likely lo hit the walls 1 The slush fund is for expenses which could mean the town would not have money to finish he Job November there may be a two week period in December during which can take place Coun said It should be available to anyone who can raise a buck Activities the arena are scheduled to begin Jan 1 1977 Among various methods suggested was one by the past president of the Georgetown Figure Skating Club Ron now appearing as a private citizen who said the concrete blocks which are he arena walls could be sold for each at a gala opening Dan a Ward candidate for council suggested that advertising space In programs and on arena walls could be pre sold to raise additional funds The tour to publicise the Improve mi to the Georgetown Memorial Arena last Saturday was very poorly attended However those who took the time to peruse he facility were impressed by the effort expended