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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 4, 1978, p. 1

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YOUR MORNING SMILE Upon completing his interview of a man who had just reached his birthday the reporter said I hope can come hick next year and sec you on jour luuth Don see why not young man replied the elder You look enough to me Home Newspaper of Halton Hills 1B7H Read first by everyone Reaching more than homes in Hills Hill Candidates square- off as Focal offers deal I writer A revised proposal by Focal Properties Ltd the V residential development of its rc land on Georgetown southern boundary was unveiled for public scrutiny Monday night in the midst of a fiery that saw Hills mayoralty candidates ex changing verbal barbs Mayor Tom Hills and I wire at the of in hour long the between tocal representatives and numbers of a special count il pointed committee during which specifie of ft red Council rejects John St plaza despite protest THOUSANDS ATTEND GEORGETOWN FALL FAIR like this donkey a drawing card at of they hive m ginning tow irdXrteoupmi their losses from list farm animals set up for the younger fair goers at Georgetown fall hair Saturday It is estimated that out people pud admission to a Goats pigs sheep puppus drew loving pits 132nd fair and another I people wire on the grounds to The weatherman tooperated this vtir Georgetown fall fair organizers more pictures and the see page 15 About The Hills Smith and Stone contract i Oct between Smith and Stunt I I in 1 I Workers 1421 represuitint a factory employees in the Gee rgttiiwn pi union president Harry Den hurst Theunioi voir with the company expires Nov 13 New assistant Help It ns has a new assistant to help coordinator Barb Stephens She is Ann Beaton a housewife who has been help from the organization because she has Multiple Sclerosis Mrs came to Georgetown from Toronto years ago and has been connected with Helping Hands for four years She is rrnrr Ins yr children Limehouse winners of Rill I won a sevenday trip for two whi Ins ticket wis pulled Saturday in a draw sponsored h Georgetown Hospital Auxiliary Mr and Mrs Bahamas in November with fare hold at com modal ions and breakfast and supper paid or I their lucky Mime music at schools The Pro Musiea String Quartet and Mime Artists ill be visiting Grade and students in during the fall The quartet from the Hamilton Philharmonic visited the area last year but the mime artiatti will be a new Oct group will perform in Harrison and Joseph Gibbons schools while Ocl 2mcmbtrswillbeatllnbertl iltlc George Kennedy schools from nearby primary schools will be transported to where the group Is performing One dollar pay hike The Separate School Board approved a Si a da raise in pay for two of Its three levels for supply teachers Nonqualified teachers dally rate is up to from and elementary level teachers will receive this ye as opposed in Supply teachers at the bo secondary school Assumption High School will day Supply teachers will also qualify for our per cent vicatlon pay in addition to their dally rate Local cab drivers are forming first union IH 1IWNVH Herald iff writer til formed a Union ltd will nieotnl injwilh ml Tarn tnt the week according to i r liny wanl improved rkme The pi rile their irs but dtpend e I dispatch tails to Ihtm The Herald was Kid for this service they pay the company per cent of fares they Tht rite ilso ip- pltcs to fares who hale Ihe Inversus they pass inddonol i through Ihe disputthi rs At Ibis point only four pendent are involved but the union could cover Other two independent owners and drivers of Hash companyowned irs is will to company pirt time the sin twill all dtpend wheth they decide to become pirt drivers are more con with working lions than with money the say a Tail driving is probably worst industry for the abusing the workers The abuse a pissenger hears a driver receiving over the radio madder he gets doesn take much before he drops you and goes to the opposition Tht association has not been officially the Canadian federation of La hour yet but members expect this to during next month At the moment ire receiving idwto from To ronto Itwyir Jim liiyis who in jinipn problems A dispute Friday sparked a walkout until group lawy members that their constituted in back In work tie evening The group will nut pull their off the road again unless soinolhme drastically wrune with their The source feels that this unt n may well become lest no unions for tab drivers in txistincc in the so fir is numbers know lfwecirifcIlhison fcoing wi help if want to organ matter drivtra ntyitnted Hash wrier Shaw is irt groups move wlen con Herald Wow nit snews Mrs Shaw said I own tars my Hash owns and Despite charges solicit or for Alice Construction 1 td that the town is acting Illegally Irresponsibly council has upheld lasl weeks p inning decision in the company s proposil to build square fool shopping plaza at intersection of Mount John In Georgetown Solicitor J Norman Mondiy tnlil low n to hold up the third and find of a by law that would approval to the plaza proposal so tint concerned residents could belatedly their objections to proposal Council voted defer the third of the Sept IR learning residents whose properties the silt were unable to attend designated meeting at winch Alteon pro- jxisal w is A week liter the planning board ylel to by tin George town Business Assocu residents of are i in question and rejccied plain propoiil is being unnecessarily roosvivi i Mr Mormon pointed out thai lnsclitnt first town involved much shopping centre it sime silt It is rejected bee luse it was loosimll hi said he then compared on Sept IB council mtttintinthcSept issue of The with the recorded minutes of same meeting to councils agenda Monday night He found no reference council refer matltr back to ihe planning in ihe minutes but from The that was by concern residents who did Iht public me on 1age development firm previously put in writing for council s further con The closed door meeting last week followed an In camera session of the town planning board early Inst month during which Bruce McLaughlin president of parent company McLaughlin Associates 1 made the first congenial approach to council members In many months McLaughlin officials and town representatives alike agreed that the private meeting represented the first real progress made on the year old Issue in a long time HINDI- MM- 1 night however condemned special committee of council for holding Its meeting with Focal behind closed doors and criticized Mayor Hill and planning board chairman Boy Booth for leading it ills down road to secret meetings away from public scrutiny and away from responsible government defended his own position in support of Riot at site residents claim s con pi ilills Hits ioinj t of Iht proposed nint I jammed chambers Tut nljhl I ru public on tin propos a group of iGOncre mult I 1 of Winston Churchill Side ro id south of rval pnptrtj whose ind abuts I he iIh noisy wetktnd parties with drink 11 j an 11 have been I ikni Iht presently vie Mm Dun Roberts Mrs l Cirilini rt parted thai tin ntighlwrs id tin All in opjiosing is a hive gone il forming it Unions tin old fir Ik sides hi Slid I Iht it iiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiii LOCAL RED CROSS HELPS AT FIRE the setup 1 Yon Toronto cab iit on radio to know that ibis abuse thine is wide spread Fven distribution of calls is FIRST MEETING Georgetown s first all dales meeting is set for Nov in Georgetown High School This will give voters a meet and heir Ward and candidates as well as d lies for both school board Mr Divine notes that the group has not explained the reasons behind move says is as anxious get with 1 tgoti ilmns as they arc We offered The lotal also and liomburjrrs file volunteers Hie Kile until JO ill when the blaze was well under I- if 111 members of the could purchase supplies for Bed Cross rushed lire Ihe scene of Monday col lossal oil storage lank in Irrdll In the arly morn int to oiler assistance to hr homeless and Ihnsr helping the uliir fire The local unit received an urgent call far help Monday tompany Mr Hnini said only two r three drivers signed them Mr Divine Mr Mark hum have owned since July 1 but both men worked for the former owner and McMillan They fie ire spokesmen for Hills fire in their to gel some in bylaws Youngs stores opened Ihelr governing taxi in ly Monday morning Hills lrd volunteen Glen owns two cars ross staff In Port and by jl a they arrived at blmr supplies in hand The local volunteer brought blankets and diapers- to aid families forced to their home became of and The included Blanche rclown voluntrers I Brands chair mergrncy group Terrl Tina learemy and 1ou Cutler of I imrhoute and Jov Clarke of both members of Ihe George town Bed unit also helped the fire big riot involving police nil over a group of been partying at Hie site Mr speculated that if the noise is already with the site yet developed f project only wors Board Roy Booth responded that he would check tin town s noise bylaw to set whether it applies to the situ ition on hand Piter Marks warned however there has or no significant en of the bylaw and residents should not be given illusion the town can proptrly control noise Tht bylaw is virtually enforceable regrettably enough A fourth Norval land expressed concern over plans for fencing Hit Croatian site over the lcilion of a proposed ir lit was advised that his would be into nits rat ion for he final pro Coun Peter Morns contend til lint objections placed liofi re the board were serious to warrant another rev lew of the pri posal Everyone has lo peace and in his own lucky ind here we have ill this noise the activities iven even stirted yet he torn men ted Marilyn adding further study should be made of the proposed of wells and septic tanks to accommodate inltnsive use by thousands of visitors voted atniuM al lowing the proposal move on lo its next stage of develop ment until neighbors comp laints been investigated and satisfied Intermediate town planner Jim told The Herald lost week that the installation of earthen around the perimeter of the property would probably salvo the noise problem by deflecting internal holding Ihe initial planning board meeting with Focal in camera explaining that such prUale forums allow greater freedom of discussion par with regard to any legal proceedings involved and in this case was not In tended to produce a issues Since then however has objected to any suggestion the medio and public should lie barred from special meetings between the two parties Involved The special committee he com plained is usurping the powers of the planning board This is the most con development that this or any other council has had to deal with in 2D years he said We vc even had a ratepayers group formed to Continued Page Bill Coats running in Ward One Ac Ion school teacher Bill Coats has become the second candidate to seek the regional council in scat in Ward I Mr Coats served on Acton council for five years prior to formation of regional govern merit In 1974 and has served on the Land Division Committee since His work on the has kept him in touch with some BILL COATS of in the and planning is his particular interest he said I have no ind statements to moke no boats to rock I believe in the orderly develop ment of the region and plan ning must be done very care fully to this need a stable government in the area and I feel things should much the same in many things Mr Coals moved Acton 20 years has taught in the high school for is years He lie had to a himself that the of cduca lion would allow to work a pari time basis before he would seek the stat since he feels job requires too much time lo be tackled on a par The board has said will have i part time sche dule if he is successful In addition to teaching Mr Coals is partner in AD Food Clearance a discount food store located on Mill Street Mr Mr- Coals live on Young Street Two of chddren attend Acton schools while the elder two are at university Mr in the emergency ward of Georgetown la Memorial Hospital Volunteers needed Region makes new bid for hydro study Helping Hauls is again in desperate need volunietrs to drive a local woman to Toronto Hospital twice a wtek for dialysis She must be the hospital for treatment Wednesdays and Saturdays and needs rdurn tra asportation on Thursdays and Sundays Mileage Is paid one way It Is hoped sufficient volunteers can be found to set up a whereby no one will have to make more ban one trip a week Volunteers arc asked to call Barb Stephens at smokers clinic I ting Association Is holding a Smoking Withdrawal Clinic at Regional Centre In from r to October from to pmenchevening not far from Kerr St near the Senior Citizens Centre The program provided free of charge using funds raised by the Christmas Seals campaign For further information or early registration call B45OB58 region will mts Auld denl tx iminc piss altcrmtives fir Ontario Hydro Brute Mil ion Ir rrld if a Hit ret lonal planning commute is accepted today council The committee is hoping Mr will utilize tin lime re maining before the Jan resumption of 1 pertinent Municipal Bo hearing to grant ft land owners study to which they ire region the of Hilts sided w ilk Interested Citizens up five yeir Id In liBtini in Hydros plan to me piss tin out corridor litis fir fifth ssun to Iht Milton mar High Beginning Jnn the will weigh their objections gainst application for in iiiiendmcnl to the Hills official plan that would corridors to ICG object Ions is the net that the pruvin has never a routine study of proposed and alternative corridor routes through Hills as Is required law ICG tout ends whose properly Is now be inf expropriated for the lo Milton corridor have their bisk right Hilton Hills council recently lurried may be precluded from hearing case If jii ongoing ruination of it junsdlttioninthccorrld or affair hit cabinet In council which out the corridor roulc through Hills takes precedence over any ruling lleglonil solicitor Dennis and Hills Booth amended last wet pi inning re end ition so ihat potent In corridor Hal ton Hills 11I I If Mr lo inn an indcju lint study Mr advised rt and the town should be to accept without condition ihe findings of such 11 study if is granted agreed saying that the ICG ilsclf has for ing more during past five yi irs and is ready to abide by an Independent conclusions mils council has always maintained illou Hills docs not best possible route and that there arc ones the west explained ene is arguing to any extent about the of the proposed mute through Hills but wo just don I accept Hydros of Hills as the inly for the line The line was pul there because It was politically expedient for rnment say at lime of order in Ihtrcit goes take It leave It The planning stiff report which prompted the commit rccommendnlion died a Novimber 1j75 Ontario sludv whith although left unsigned compared three pos routes between Ihe plan 1 crossing of the Niagara and a According to ihe study dro proposed seven mile route through Hills crosses 62 acres of forested land seven streams and and 14Q acres of land and requires the removal houses Est cost Including and land latlon would be million A route suggested region In late 1974 would see Hydro diagonally to the west just south of 15 and l urn due south again through the llilrd con The million would Involve acres of forest 10 acres stream and valley crossings acres land and the rem of three houses A third route examined by Hydro al the same time would take a diagonal westerly jog between Hie 17th and and a southerly dlr ihrough the fourth con cession Here acres of forest 166 acres of farmland possibly three houses and 10 streams and valleys would be affected at a total cost of million The regional report concluded that It would be a waste of staff time attending the Jan hearing if council request for an Indep endent study Is rejected again by Queen Park

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