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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 11, 1978, p. 9

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Residents reject plan for bypass area residents were given two choices Thursday night for the planned realign of traffic flow through the village but engineering consul Uinta for Hal ton region were told that neither proposal is acceptable Regional representative Ro bert Shaw and Phillips Plan and Engineering Ltd of flclals Don and Robert Miller outlined two alternative proposals for resolving Nor vals traffic problems at a special meeting of the Community Association that attracted some Interested residents According to the Associations past president Hugh McFarlane however the majority of those in alien dance agreed that the proposals will serve only to compound those traffic prob lems Narrowed down from about seven possible alternatives ex a mined by the region consul tants the two proposals in question would involve the upgrading of Winston hill Boulevard Regional Road 10 south of the village or the construction of an entirely new road running north and south and crossing the Credit River east of the Highway Winston Churchill intersection CONSULTANTS CLAIM The consultants claimed that recent traffic stud detcrml that Winston Churchill Boulevard is used by some curs daily south of High way but north of the the average count is about dally The region is concluded from this information that Re gional Road 19 is being used primarily an access route to by motorists ding south or coming north from Missiwiujj and its The residents who heard the consultant report took the conclusions one slip further however and specula led that a belter highway by pass into Georgetown might exist to the west of Mr ton ceded that such a route requiring the construction in entirely would be a more expensive What has residents concerned most though hi said is ihe tremendous im pact they feel cither of the region proposals would have upon their community Most are dedicated to preserving Ihe smalt town atmosphere and qualities of Nerval Mr observed and are already fed up with traffic problems stemming from the heavy vehicular use of High through the villain DISTENTION Mr McFarlane noted that the province and region s intention to build or upgrade new route onto Winston Churchill from Highway 1i com modal i the develop mints in Mills vile and elsewhere Such I move is bound to increase the Iridic volume along ret road hi id and will thin compound problems High v iy through Norvul residents were in formed that ii to realign traffic in I hi ana hive been ongoing last spring and in stages of plan eventual implement ion Mr reported tint tin reiitun rittpayers to the two propos lis will be by the discussed among regional councillors officials and tun IK described in ditail in letter Association will forward to rijioml ill W Miller ind loiil Pat 1 illirson i Nav in reii dint win in il meet Commission planning Georgetown hearing Spadework In preparation for a People s Food Commlss ion Hearing In area during the winter began last week with a meeting in the George town office to organize a local working party for the commission The commission is a grass roots organization as opposed to a government creation and plans to hold hearings across the country during coming months which will examine all aspects of food industry from the producer to the man the retailer and The hope is thai briefs presented by farmers consumers and plain interested alliens will sort out Ihi taigle of conflicting is to the cause industry information presented compiled in a report Whether this report v ill be In producing eminent winch the may suggest Acton house on fire twice in one weekend The Herald Arson Is suspected as the Ontario Fire Morshalls office and Hal ton Regional Police Investigate a Monday morning fire in an empty house next to the Dominion Hotel in Acton Investigation reveals that gasoline was poured on the floor of the house Monday fire which blew out windows and badly the house was the second lime during the veikcnd it Hoi ton Mills fire department inspired a call to the empty louse The Acton firefighters answered a to the house Saturday evening to extinguish a winch started in an upstairs Damages from Saturday fire was mini Georgetown girl killed in Highway 7 crash Special to The Herald Adele of R R Georgetown died Friday in a two car accident just west of Acton on Highway Shipway a passenger In a car driven by Colin Donaldson 20 of John Street In Georgetown was e from the car and was pronounced dead on arrival at Guelph Genera Hospital Milton OPP said today the Donaldson car was westbound in the passing lane and struck an eastbound car driven by Shirley Duncan who re vived minimi injuries if Acton said lost control of the car which rolled over ejecting from the car Donaldson received minimal injuries Jian Martin a pas in the car was uninjured Damage to the Donaldson car is estimated at while damages to the Duncan car is estimated at Milton said charges hive been laid Mike Corr oni of the com mission few pa d employees noted that what happens will diptnd on who attends After the report is pared It will be returned to communities in which will be so tint these con diseuss ways of its first step is lo get the people together and well in formed on food issues in the of the working organizers Then if they wish to put pressure on the might stind i of reilly effective Mills felt that gov officials mlhi be more responsive if they knew a large number of well Informed people were watching their In dealings with food corporations Mr explained that the and nation levels of he commission hive raised funds to pay for the mmiss ions ten paid employees and hope that local working groups can raise Si to pay travel ling expenses for the who come to hold thi hearings They an all The group will hold Its next meeting in the Georgetown in St Andrew s United CI urihon Road and on Oct ic at pm It is hoped that those attending the meeting will bring their con and special interests that a group can be formed to prepan for the hearings Anyone wishing further in formation on the People a food Commissi in or the Oct Ifi meeting is to contact Rev Waller Ridliy at Get movin to Metro Trust How to lower your mortgage payments a month Moil moriBages offer year renewal terms With a Metro Trust Flex Mortgage the term is your choice Choose your Metro Trust I lex Tern Mortgage with a 1 2 or year and save money Then renew to a or year term and be guaranteed J set how you can save with Metro Trust FlTerm Mortgage rale plan you thin won t hi my leal fee for renewing your mortg in the years to Lome ike out a low interest ii mi terms i ill your Metro 1 rust in tod He II show you Conventional mortgage monthly Men liu He Term On a gc- year renewal On renewal year ten HERALD October Page Candidate for Ward 1 seat After repeating the Heaver promise I promise I God and help tike care of the world one last lime with their fellow numbers of First Georgetown Heaven swam up to become wolf cubs at a in St John s United church Thursday in Kris Kilpin Mark Chris Peter Atherly Stephen Del tun Handy James Damn Met Mark Hell Robert Francis Wepruk Danny Todd Allen Andrew lirown Todd McC lemctts and Norman Tin form Beavers said last goodbye to their colony leaders kltabeth Tali Clarke Jennifer Klip Jean Mininch and arson Mimnch Betty Fisher seeks Acton seat on Halton Board of Education Georgetown ife and mother of three who for four years regularly mectines of the Hoard of as mi ml activities by reading minutes of meetings has Iwr for board in liallon Hills Viiri audi Hetty of Haul isnrd who is a firmer mem of the Hilton mnilttee and a founder of t due it nal board spen ding and programmes will attempt to Incumbent Ward I and trustee Ilintmi in the forlhiom in J i lit lion Although she is George Mrs Tin she ritepajirs if Wants and I and Esiiuesint arc well with her past ins in and the illoii Hills Public I The residents of part of town however mill fr a new toward their elected represent she lid lltiitlirVrrD Mrs Georgetown ire well represented n tin Hilton Hoard of ition by bent Hurry Shepherd who will Ik seeking re election Nov 13 Thin are ni restnehons venting residents of one ward mmuinly from seeking iletlim to In w Mrs that her opinion of school board and her altitude tow ird its efforts ind has changed in the years since her affiliations with the and Action groups ended I pleased to see Ihe educational pendulum swing ink back toward normal ics and programmes she commented We gotten iw from lype of wild lines and we 1 id in the 70 back a lore that has spec I regard bo as an extremely fair Mrs Usher noted that Ren has n helpful In inasmuch as often activities and served lo draw pub Ik illention to areas within the school ard jurisdiction that needed redlining The n which out of Itenalsanec ii presently inactive imHIHIlAllrVIs Mrs explained that her ire now enrolled in sel oi Is she considers to be excellent a factor which she s I en ibles her relax over the quality of education In Halloa and take a more object iu look it the Issues and challenges the school Mrs attended regul meetings of board for years until her appoint ment to the liulton Hills Public Bo last December cut slort her available time She now icquircs the recorded minutes of board meeting and keeps in touch with board officials She also served on a special board committee set up guidelines for grades kindergarten to light in Ha lion schools Controlling the board level is i mutter of scrutinizing each program in turn and setting priorities Mrs Fisher said ore tough In hold In placi she but It can be done In response of parents with whom she has spoken Mrs 1ishir Intends if elected to board to pursue proposal to streamline Hal tons bus transportation sys tern so that students arc not spending any more lime in transit to and from their horn is necessary Mrs Fisher would also like to see more physical the schonls nr junior stud ents and compulsory but credited activities for school TWIMSSUHOIS The twinning of public schools is a new on in she noted and has to be it chance lie through the full term funclion and effect quality of education cm be Mrs 1 slier said sle would support move In my I I members to I tees stipmls paid lo trustees arc a good idea id a ye on Ihi 1 il iioird his her that tin iffi f suih servants should n be entirely Mrs iddid Ihilslie wiutl In tie board Lit I Mrs Ms is of three sell children Michelle 12 Drew to and Her ind Jim is i technical it I rttm high Camel Pat McKenzic of Acton has decided he will not rcclccllon Nov 13 as regional councillor for Hills Ward 1 but will instead vie for one of the ward two council scats McKcnzic a year veteran of municipal politics told The Herald this week that regional council s last minute decision to adopt a uniform and water rates policy ist Wednesday prompted him to reconsider his earlier Intent ion retire from the political scene In region The cent rail nation of water and services under reg government was regard ed by many as final step toward making Its mand ate from the provincial gov a reality Council decision to abandon its old charge back system of collect and sewer charges on the basis of assessment is of great benefit home ward ratepayers wen by an enormous lax liki during to pay for recent improvements In the s sewer and water system but the adoption of rates means that all I lallon municipalities will help Ac I on pay for those improve- announced in late August his intention to retire from municipal politics altogether following the cur rent term of council thai Ward 1 area Coun Peter Mirks might assume his seat on regional council in his stead id be abandoned though when Marks expressed a desire to spend more time with his and so Indicated his inicnti in to withdraw from then reaffi rmed his willingness to try for Ward 1 regional scat again if enough public support for such a move was The only other contender for the seat to appear thus far is former Acton deputy reeve Roy Goodi of Mill Street JOB ENDED Coun McKeniie now believ es that his Job on regional council ended with last weeks decision to adopt the uniform rates policy One of Ha I toris problems is now out of the way he said McKeniie commented that his experience at region would be of great bene fit to him area councillor He added that as a retired educator day to the job Coun McKeniie is a former reeve of Acton who represented the county Hills and region councils since Pat Choose it from Canada largett rental fleet GM ana Charge il TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS MetroTrust The Metropolitan I rust Company Member Canada Deposit Insur CZJ CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CDC CD CD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CD CDCDCDCDCDCDCD CD CD CD CDCDCDCDCDCDCD CD CD CDCZ3 CD CDCD CDCDCnCDCDCDCDCDCD CDJ CD CDCD CD CD for real coverage you need a bigger brush 3CDCDD I Give your advertising message coverage it deserves Put it in the hands and before the eyes of the people in the more than homes who receive The Herald Thats low cost quick action way to 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