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YOUR MORNING SMILE church upon the diatti Sim until man a Home Newspaper of Halton Hills WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 197B Read first by everyone Reaching more than homes in Miffs ALL IN FUN That not snow folks That s water There was lots of It flying at the fire fighters competition in Prospect Park Sunday as IB teams staged the bottle originally scheduled for the week before during Acton Fall Fair Acton Georgetown and Milton were all represented by both men and women teams while only entered teams in the men competition Winner in the mens competition were Georgetown 1 Milton and Acton 1 teams while the women a competition went to Milton 1 Milton and Georgetown 1 Report sought on petition to take over private road Works committee sent a Hon asking Hills to take over a private road off Sideroad west of Glen Nil lums to the town engineer for report Monday evening Further meetings set for Focal Releasing report en what Focal Properties has offered Halton Hills during an in cam era meeting will depend on whether council seeks a legal opinion on the effect this will have on the town case in the event of court proceedings Inter according to the chair man of planning board Roy Booth said that a group consisting of himself Mayor Tom Hill and councillors Mike Armstrong Patterson and Marilyn was formed to get a written count from Focal represent of whit the company was prepared lo offer the town since there seemed to be con confusion among councillors as to exactly what had been meant during the in camera session two weeks ago Mr Booth said that while the content of the report was not on the planning board agenda last night he would be raising it himself under new businesses At this point I can see why the matter would in camera he bald yesterday The goat is to get It out to the public so people can attend the meeting when we discuss it on now the reasoning behind any decision we moke on Foe Spnkuig on behalf of the or It property owners on the road Nick Hunsley told com mittce members the group are willing to pay their share under local improvement project or wh it takes to bring the road up o an accept able standard so that Hills will lake it over Mr said residents approached the former Et council in 1971 At that lime the mm of transport an I looked the road prior to approving a subs id for it We id that subsidy almost in our hinds but council turned us down Mr said Were not se cond class citizens and we do our taxes in Hills We get very little in return Ward Coun Mike Arm strong wanted to know If dints were requesting snow removal tins winter even though it is now so late in the that it is that the road could be brought up to before the snow falls When Mr said they were Conn Armstrong said he w vote to put a plow on the road so long it was a private and it was brought up to standard he favor any takeover of It by the town originally chose to live on a private road hi said and just because they changed their minds unless they prepared to pay to bring the road up to standard so it can be accepted year council on this This road has boon a In councils side since way back- Tom Hill council asked then 1J73 and iu residents solute refused to bring it up to Mr denied mi or charge ind said one on the road had refused pay their shire 1 1 he We enmt for a solid jear and every can 1 us lo do something ilse We said we wouldnl do what you requested then the major retorted I Us wanted lo know which would tin bolter route follow To have the residents bring It up to and then let Ihc tike it over or to hive the municipility tike it aid lull he residents for upgrading if lawn engineer Bob Austin replied that private can work more cheaply than the municipality If the work was done under local improvement the MTC gives no grant on it he said intwas done a works project the subsidy for it It would simply come out of the subsidy a I allotted to the munlci The question of what the road would have to meet in order lo be acceptable was one of the stumbling blocks and Mr Austin noted that It might be taken over now if it met certain criteria 1 understand from what I hear that it docs he said but I never seen any pap to prove that Mr indicated that residents would be willing to the cost of adding more grave to he road but whether they foot the bill for chip ind tarring it he I say Peoples commission organized on food It only two and four weeks ago wc went into capital budget and next year subsidy is already pent on capital project Coun Armstrong said commit next A local working group of the People Food Commission is organizing a public meeting In St Andrew United Church on Oct at pm in order to get community response on their inquiry into the Canadian food system The commission Is a nation wide body independant of gov Influence which plans lo hold hearings across Canada which Information and concerns of everyday people can be voiced At the completion of the hearings a popular report and plan of action will be compiled which will identify the com mon interests of farmers con sum era and Industrial work Monday meeting will feat a film Food Who Pays Who Profits and commission staff member Michael Carr to speak and answer questions Organizers hope that a com mission hearing can be set up In the area probably In late winter will need support Monday meet gage the extent of community Interest in the pro ject Last regional frontier issue under attack The ongoing debate over a proposal to equalize water and sewer rates across about three hour regional chairman Morrow ignored charges of last political manipulation and east ago four municipalities contrary to his election promise of two years weeks regional council the deciding vote to endorse a meeting when In the space of policy of uniform water rotes CVCA REJECTS BID TO DISBAND NEC Special raid A resolution to for the end of the Niagara Commission NFC was defeated at a meeting of the Credit Volley Con Authority ICVCA Thursday The eall originated with the Region Con who sent out the resolution to the nine conservation authorities that have land on the escarpment authorities have responded Murray Steven general manager of the lriday our the resolution We arc waiting to hear from the North Grey and bauble authorities who arc having their meetings the end of September The CVCA is the only one lo disagree don lover what the Niagara Commission covers Joan Rollings for the the Nf goals arc a good idea In fact our goals and objectives parallel each The resolution was defeated by majority of the members present at he CVCA full authority meeting held at the authority offices at Meadowvalc After the NtC Issued lis preliminary report late In the spring the Regional Authority had its staff prepare a report on the NEC report said Murray Steven Wc were dissatisfied with the NECs progress and with its report he said think that the individual authorities eould do a better job Once the response is returned the authority the will be mode lo provincial govermenl and to the Con scrvntion Authorities Chairman s meeting to be held in November At that meeting the chairmen of alt conservation authorities in Ontario will meet with the provincial government and the issue will no doubt figure In the discussions Early start out for ravine work roslon control work on the Metcalfe Court ravine is ex peeled gel underway Nov 1 members of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority learned The accepted a water and related land management advisory board budget for 1979 totalling SI of which proximately wilt be allocated to the Metcalfe ravine program The water management budget will be forwirdod to the provincial ministry of natural resources along with three other CVCA advisory board budgets for final approval he Metcalfe project will see an estimated spent on o two phase reconstruction program aimed at stopping the extensive iresion that con threaten hilltop homes and swimming pools Another S3 will be allocated for general erosion assessment Mayor Tom Hill grimly acknowledged the thai work cannot begin at the site until Nov tenders for the work have been accepted and the awarded He nevertheless obtained Queens Park phone number apparently in the hopes tht he can persuade the approving authorities to rush the project chairman Grant reported lhat designs for the Metcalfe project arc completed and the authority is ready to go to tender He expressed disap pointment that the project has been delayed so long Ministry representative frank Shaw Indicated lhat he would also attempt to expedite the project through his own on tacts with Queens Pork Also included In the water management budget Is for planned alterations to the paper mill dam at Glen Williams and another IS for studies on the dam and the effects of those alterations which ore aimed at eliminating ice jamming and flooding at the dam council approved an op posing motion by Burlington Mayor Mary Munro that eontradicted its previous decision to support uniform rales leaving the entire issue in a state of utter confusion Milton Coun Jim demanded thai regional treasurer Don Farmer should be fired seating that some other regional municipality might do better with him on Its payroll Oakvillc Mayor Harry Barrett and Cord indicated that their opposition to the uniform rates system is so strong they will take the issue before the courts and the provincial cabinet to protect s interests Many observers regard the issue of uniform water and sewer rates as the final frontier for regional council that has pursued its mandate to the point where health care social services police protection conservation road use and waste disposal have all been centralized under regional jurisdiction council handling of the uniform rates issue however has become so contentious that the ball is now in the court of regional solicitor Dennis Perl in who must decide which of the wo opposing motions approved last Wednesdoy by council ill take precedence in accordance with s procedural bylaw Mr reported to The Herald this week lhat he has not yet had the to study the procedural problems that have left such an important Issue undecided Mr was unsure whether his report on the matter will be for warded by chief ad officer Ernie directly to council or to a standing committee Confusion already dominated the Issue when was first placed before council Wednesday The week before two separate committees had recommended conflicting approaches to the matter with he administration committee voting to continue under the present charge back system and the public works com mittec favoring a com prchensivc schedule of uniform water rates and on additional sewer surcharge the two mcndatlons council members were in general agreement that additional Information is needed before a final decision can be made Debate ensued nevertheless centred primarily on the respective inequities Intrinsic to both the uniform rate system and the present chargeback system Many councillors sided with Coun Walter Mulkcwlch of Burlington who contended that the principle of uniform rotes is In Itself a sound one but studies are needed that will Continued on Page Two groups offer culture centre plans By Herald staff writer Two Georgetown organize lions ore presently devising separate strategics to bring Halton Hills a badly needed cultural centre lhat would accommodate a wide variety of public uses Members and supporters of the Halton Hilts Arts Council become the first members of the public Tues day hear tentative plans for the theatre cum auditor cum exhibit hall now being considered by both the Georgetown Little Theatre GLT end the Georgetown Rotary Club Rotary spokesman Norm Bigg told about represent of local cultural groups who Mended the Arts Council meeting lhat the establishment of a use centre for the fine arts has been designated his clubs chosen community project The club efforts are still in the preliminary stage how over with members a till searching for a suitable site for Ihe centre president John Roes unveiled more concrete proposal drafted following town councils decision last May to support attempts to expand Wriggles worth pub lic school in Georgetown for theatre and other uses According lo Air Roc the GLT is hoping both the town and Board of Education will endorse its plans to take advantage of the planned construction of a new gymnasium at Wriggle worth where the club has been staging its productions for Ihc past 10 years The is proposing the further addition of an twostorey structure fronted by a stage lhat would face into the planned B0 foot by foot gym The GLT addition Itself would house the stage backstage areas dressing rooms ticket booth and cloakroom and possibly Ihe lighting control booth Seating for upwards of patrons Is anticipated through the use of collapsible tiers that could fold a six fool space which the GJ T hopes the school bo ird can provide in its gym plans Mr Roe pointed out that such centre would for IheGITsusi but suggestions from Hills other arts oriented groups as how ihe plans eoulu be modified to suit respective needs arc invited he said Mr Bigg told those In attendance that the Rotary also has the In mind the chief user of its cultural centre hut again plans are wide open for input from other groups Arts Council president Ralph explained that the two Georgetown aliens Individually decided to lack Id the cultural centre project before I earning of ihc others similar Intention The planning of each progressed for enough however that both organizations will cont Inuc on their separate paths until the final proposals can be compared by the public If one plan proves better than the other it highly possible well get the two plans together Mr Roe assured representatives of Georgetown Choral icly Beta Sigma Phi sorority University Worn ens Club Credit Valley Arti sans Studio Hills I ibrary Board and Arts and Crafts clubs In Acton Georgetown Mr Bigg reported that Ihe Rotary Club created a bultd committee in June with Rex as chairman thai has examined a number of sites in the urban Georgetown area thus far without success Land he said Is not as readily memb ers had thought Once an easily accessible location has been selected though design and finance planning will begin with the club hoping government grants con provide the bulk of the necessary funds Mr Bigg sold The need for this kind of a centre has not been questioned by anyone were spoken to Mr Bigg noted There appears to be no major obstacles other than a tot of hard work hot needs to be done The Rotary Is spearheading this project certainly don t want lo end up running whole show so we need your sup port and Input particularly to how we can finance this thing Wc can Just stick the town with the bill wc can expect the taxpayers to subsidize it on their own Mr Roe confirmed Mr earlier remark that it is now technically to combine theatre auditorium facilities some thing which prevented until Iho recent development of flceoustlc equip ment portable sloped seating He asserted that the is happy to welcome the Rot fl involvement In such a project and agrees lhat oil Ballon Hills cultural groups should be accommodated in one facility If possible It s true we were respond ing to a situation uf when the GLT under took Ihe project at the same time we re more than mindful that a facility such as this should be for oil he Mr Roc explained that the board of education decision 10 turn ge neral purpose hall Into a resource centre will lenve the T without a home 11 Is hoped however that board related decision to build a new gym at the school will provide Ihe key to the GLTs future use of the centrally located Institution The school board Mr Roc observed has no Intention of building a stage In the new gym but has expressed its willingness to consider a cost sharing vent with Ihe town of Hills by which a theatre would be added onto the new gym The board would have no authority to use such a theatre Mr Roc added According lo the pro posal the school board would donate the now part of school playground and pay the capital cost Tor its own gym which the would utilize far audience seating The town would be asked pay the capital cost of the theatre addition alone A parking lot adaptable for use as a paved playground will also be considered Ironically the GLT mode provisions in Its original proposal lor a local service club to head a fund raising campaign long before the Rotary s Interest in such project became known Mr Roe thanked town recreation director Glen Gray for keeping Involved in discussions of the proposal hat have taken place between the town and he board of education since the proposal was first out In Continued on Pig Abou The Hills Wins plowing award McLean of placed first in the Tractor Safety Rodeo in on Sept and represented at the Provincial Tractor Rodeo the International Plowing Match yesterday Tree program The Region Conservation Authority is accepting from rural residents Interested In its two assistance programs The Form Tree Replacement Program is designed to help rural Ion downers with a minimum of lOacres In replacing trees lost to Dutch Elm Disease Planting begins in mid October roes cost 50 each The minimum order Is trees and the maximum is A wide variety of trees seedlings is available to rural landowners through ihe Reforestation Assistance Program designed to reforest agricultural land establish windbreak protection For a nominal cost authority staff will plant a minimum of 1 or a maximum of trees Application forms and advice on both programs is available immediately at the Authority office Region anniversary All current and former members of regional council will be on hand at council Oct IB meeting to celebrate the fifth anniversary of lis first inauguration Regional chairman Hie Morrow Informed council mem last Wednesday that he has invited citizens who have held seats on council since the first inauguration Oct 14 to attend the anniversary observations next month At that time Mr Morrow said they will be presented with rings bearing the coat of arms Women workshop The University Women Club Invites public lo a presentation and workshop on Women Goal Aspirations and their Realization In Centennial Middle School Librory at p m Oct Lynn Trlbbiing runs the Centre for Rational Living In Toronto where she offers courses and lectures to women seeking goals Fire prevention Works committee approved a recommendation Monday which will sec the week of Oct to 14 proclaimed as fire prevention week In Hills Donations made The North Association for the Mentally leotarded received donations of from the Royal Legion Branch and from Georgetown Post Office Postal employee Bob Landry explained that money was the proceeds from the Post Offices annual slow pitch tournament at the Glen Roll I ark earlier this summer Neil who the booth at the park donated and the rest was gate receipts from the tournament organized by himself and Blake imJ Improve lighting Works committee accepted a recommendation Monday to spend IB on improving the street lighting on Maple from Road east to the Standard trash bins Works committee accepted reeommendallon Monday that will give the town a standard policy for garbage pickup receptacles In all future condominium developments In future all developments arc to have flat concrete pads constructed adjacent to public rood allowances where gorbage will be deposited for pickup The developments that have some sort of fenced area for pick the that create problems said deputy town engineer Ted Billinger since people seem to think they can deposit garbage there at any and II isn t of Ice scrapper bought At a special meeting Monday night council authorized the purchase of an ice resurfacing machine from Corporation at a cost of JIB Delivery date Is set for January 1979 Council authorized the spending of to do maintenanccand repairs on the ice mochine presently in use at Georgetown Memorial Arena falncc It costs a day to rent such a machine council felt he purchase would save funds In the long run Recreation director Glen Grey said it would cost repair the machine at the Acton arena and repairs could not be completed by the end of the week when it is needed He said that the new machine will not necessarily go to Acton Since the Alcott arena has ice on a year round basis the new machine may well end up there and the other machines will be shifted around according to the decision of the arena managers Urge further work Works committee passed a recommendation Monday catling for the preparation of a resolution to get the Credit Valley Conservation Authority working on Phase II of the Metcalfe Ravine Erosion Control Project ls Duby told members that the steel is already ordered to begin Phase I of the project even though has not yet received the formal approval the Minister of Natural Resources Deputy town engineer Ted linger told the committee that the Phase I plans received a final reviewing Monday and lenders arc to be advertised on the project i- Oct 12 has been set as closing date and construction Is slated to begin Nov 1 The rccom mendationasksCVC to begin discussions with respect to acquiring property needed to complete Phase II and also to get estimates ready on final costs and timing of the beginning of Phase II TV show broadcast Television will broadcast an episode of For the Record this Saturday night that was filmed in August 1977 Georgetown Entitled Tyler Thomson recent Canadian Film Awards The drama was named best Canadian film and won he Prix Internationale la at the World Film Festival held this year in Montreal Relying heavily on the factual background or Ontario dairy Industry Tyler is the story of a young man s struggle to maintain his family form In the face of a declining agricultural economy For the Record begins Saturday at Fair queen