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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills Gem coach resigns page 16 Minor hockey roundup page 18 Rebels champs page 16 SECOND SECTION No white shirts Energy crisis helps area chimney sweep By MICH Herald editor The Arabs the only ones cheering about the rent en i Acton resident Larry Holmes il meant a new Ho a chimney sweep Two years ago Mr Holmes was a builder and he noticed a sharp increase in the use of fire places and wood stoves as people sought alternatives to oil is a source of home heating Mr Holmes realized lhat as people began to use old fire places long left dormant or began installing wood stoves fire places the need for clean chimneys would in At the same lime a relative of Mr Holmes had a chimin fire and was the last bit if convincing hat ho needed thai a market for chimney sweeps existed He wife and friends were convinced he hid screw loose when he first decided become i sweep now he his become successful businessman approve of his Now wife worries about he risks in the job and she crazy about doing m laundry these diys he sjys JOlf Mr Holmes is a self tough sweep There ire no courses offered in Canida on chimney eeping and there is no regu laiingbody become a chimney sweep he contacted the president of the Chimney Sweep Guild in the United Slates l informailon and equip He says he continues to read injthing and everything he can about chimney sweep mg Mr Holmes does wear the stove pipe hat and white shirt when sweeps in f he totally disipprovts of sweeps who do sweeping is a If you can do and wear a till hat and a clean white shirt then you dome the job properly he says His weeping uniform eludes black pants a black shirt and i ick cop Mr Holmes ihi recinl popul inly of wood bur has also lead to an more recently developed inte rest In chimney sweeping as He says I two monlhs have seen a In the number of chimney sweeps because of reeeni media publl city u hi Iradc Bui In warns thai of people don I know enough iboul Ihcjobixiepl for wear mg the costume IHOSttHIS A bad sweep i in make your more d as He mis Hint sweeping is three many swces skip one I slops Imtmllv Ihe sweep seals off the fire pi ice from inside the house onto the of the hi use sweep lhe He or slowly Jims a brush down chimney using rods to the bottom of the ehimney Once the hot lorn is swept a dozen times Mr Holmes wluii sweep dot- during lit Mage of tlu good sweeps from the bad He Ihe white sweeps will simply go into i house open the damper and sweep up all the sool and from he bottom of the fire plate ishes and Ihen consider the job finished Mr Holmes step is to on goggles and a mask hen up the chimney from inside of house with a spetlat vaccum that sucks up all of ashes ind fire residue thai build up in a ehimney lit says much of llus materhl may not be completely during lhe sweeping pro out of there like i mintr he says Chimney sweeping is sonu Hung has been neglected for yfirsand II will probibly be few gels it done He largest number of rs arc bee they art used lo swept He says Ih it people art the worsi Georgetown angler lands muskie Lome of Mary Street in Georgetown found himself in the running for Internationa and cash prizes last Thursday when he landed a pound nineounce muskie while trolling on Geor gian Bay With only four weeks left in the season Mr catch could go down In record books as the biggest of 1978 an accomplish ment worth hundreds of dot lars to Canadian and can organizations which keep tabs on the biggest and the best fishing feats from season to The American angler who landed last years record in Canadian waters Inci dentally credited his achieve ment sheer luck bui Mr Yurichuk challenges any fish to be thai lucky with any consistency For 15 years he has visited Georgian Bay and neighboring waters to try for elusive muskie that would topple worlds record of pounds 15 ounces All those years of experience are now paying off YURICHUK or Mr Yurichuk and his fel return Honey Harbor to try new ideas and Improve the old THFSF DAYS These days Mr talks of a system devised Moving day for Region The product of nearly four years of planning and controv region new million headquarters in Oak vllle Is being assessed this week for first time by those who wilt spend the most time there regional staff members Moving vans travelled back and forth from the Abbey Life building on the Queen Eliza beth Way at Guclph Line in Burlington where has rented two floors of office space since its inception In to the new headquarters on Bronte Road In Friday when the bulk of the moving was handled SHARE INVITATION Health unit personnel from Georgetown Milton and Burl Ington will be moving into the new building in coming weeks a factor that has some regional officials wondering whether the additional space at the new quarters will be enough The region will have about 17 square feet of extra space at the site SPECIAL PROJECT Member of niton region s health and social service committee lost grate fully acknowledge lhe receipt of benueathrd to Helton Centennial Manor in Milton by the late of Georgetown Manor J Charlton reported that the money will be kept in a separate account to be used for on unspecified special pro ject for which re i ignition could be given to the benefacl regional police the region conservation authority and the board of education alt declined the region Invitation to share office space at the new build ing The regions clerical staff were pleasantly surprised last week to come across were thought to have been lost years ago as they prepared files and supplies for the move to At the same time assistant clerk Bill McCreary estimated that staff were able to discard about one sixth of the papers that have accumulated in Burling ton over the years Regional officials were ready planning for the new headquarters in 1974 when the government the building formerly used for county a dm on Steel Avenue for million The region responded by buying 10 acres of land from the province for in despite ap peals by Milton area residents lo have the new headquarters their municipality which Is central lb la Hon The plans for the new build won regional council ap proval In June 1977 after lengthy debates over the antic Ipaled cos of Hit new facility tenders for which were half million dollars over budget The new will nevertheless feature an ornamental reflect pool lhat will boost drastically Regional councils regular meeting today Is to be held the Hilton Centennial Manor in Milton Council will not convene at the new headquarters until Nov 15 over the course of 15 years that enables him to land the largest muskie year after year and that will ultimately sec fishermen on the Great Lakes pulling in muskles equal in sue to the hundred pound monsters caught commercial No tuck was Involved in Mr pound last week which culminated weeks or efforts during which muskles In excess of pounds were repeatedly caught by members of the same fishing expedition That not luck Mr told The Herald It s a matter of skill technique and patience If there is any luck involved its the same as being lucky to score a goal In hockey This season Mr and his companions tried the waters of Moon River Parry Sound where last sea son pound record muskie was found The river offered them nothing this time around however and the anglers dc elded return to the open bay paters off Honey Harbor There they met scs that convinced them their new system was a sound one Using a depth finder not to be confused with modern fish locators now on the market the fishing party zeroes In on shallower shoals where waicr depth Is about to 45 feel RUDDER GUIDING With Mr rudder guiding their outboard the anglers watched for the shoals and walled for the right moment to drop lines and begin trolling back and forth Mr Yurichuk that the success of his revolves around the movement through those low walcrs of his ten Inch pike lure weighted by specially signed nine ounce sinkers By slopping the boat then zigzag ging sharply lure Is caused Jump leal ly and attract Ihc The movement of lhe lure and he knowledge of where to drop lines ore two factors which Mr Yuri says arc purely the result of many years experience One must virtually lhe muskie location and movement It look the Mary Sireel of 20 minules to reel in bis pound muskie primarily of the care he had exercise in drawing his catch from depths of his off shore shoals habitat He used a 30pound line Mr Yurichuk pointed out that salmon which he also pursues on occasion put up much stronger fight once snag ged but the great poses the greater challenge fishermen regardless of how devoted and experienced Mr Yurichuk pounder measured Inches in and carried a girth Such giants of the lakes he said As for the landed lust Thursday off Honey Harbor ii is In hands of a and Is dtp lined to Its one last time for visitors to Yuri chuk home who can gaze at the from a safe distance as it hangs mounted on the wall And as for Mr he heading back to Honey Harbor before season ends for one last chance at title He appears to already have it clinched but with that new system he might bring home a world record fur hiving their Few eve consider ing ihem done until Ihiy hear of new ho has had a lire Mr Holmes soys Ih wood and pipes should be e leaned once every year because lhe tin pipes arc to depos Ms of fire residue pints should be ed alter three In six if wood ire burnt In He of time 1 1 takes to burn hat wood depends on Ihe il anywhere from i ye it semi rt Mil use hint wood burns i hi ck west in fire and is tin leist In lend residue I up Mr Holmes lint household paper w mil illv 1 ruled il burn m ire the for messing up a fire pi lee should be voided Mr Holmes chimney sweeping is diiMrous ill enough hi loses be if i lorn Ik lint like he was of he his Job hi is You lo then not much lei 1 lies s tint the sietpmssoi m old houses is It Ins never refused i ilthUh times In sivs hi wishes also i he is in a roof Mr in inn If lilt are this can le id loa poorly limed slumblt Wind is also a for i chimney sweep a sudden gust tin be dangerous Mi hough he was horn and raised in Acton Mr Holmes has been Ins from Kitchener for tin last two years He services throughout southern including Toronto London and a loi work in Hills Chimney sweep Holmes shows how done from a roof top perch high above Georgetown The Job begins with a thorough sweep of the chimney using brushes Mr Holmes is holding in his hands Herald photo Acton mans film hobby becomes major international enterprise By BRENDA Herald correspondent What first started as on entertaining hobby for an Ac Ion man is now a thriving company that Is becoming known all over Canada and the United Slates Saxon owner and founder of Product Ions his blossoming career by taking color slides of his family and pulling sound tracks them He then started taking his camera to parties When we first got mar said Mr Saxons wife Cclia we lived In Mlsslssau ga There was a whole row of and everybody were friends We used have all these big parties Mrs Saxon said her husb and camera was a welcome companion at these gel Mr Saxon would lake color slides of the goings on and later he would put music and crazy sound effects to them He used lo make tape recordings of Laugh In and other humorous tele vision shows and funny things with to put his pictures Naturally lie would have to hold another to off His guests were very impressed and began making requests Another parly would follow and so an Mr Saxon was working for Allied Chemical at time far fun he decided to do a humorous program of his which he showed at a convention In North Bay His customers liked lhe film so well hit he started making sound slide programs for company promoting different chemicals This he did for a few years was actually the beginning of his film making Mr Saxon eventually doing films lor titer compan ies as well When his employer found out he was informed of the company policy no moonlighting You cither work for us or your work for someone else I Given an ultimatum Mr Saxon decided to take the big plunge and go into business for himself His brother in law who was already Into the ness of sound effects said he would join Peeler for awhile So there they were of them working out Mr Saxons basement making promotional films for companies such as Nation typewriter com panics and other chemical companies In addition did programs for new emplo yees In various such as Misslssauga and Newmarket lime the hospital in was involved in campaign to raise money for additional hospital facilities so ihey wed their film in Square One and other shopping malls All Elevator was a big of Mr Saxon and making ihesc took him places such as San ico Texas North Carolina New York and to inlervlew big contracting com panics who use parlment The department film so much that submitted the National Parks R cereal Ion Assocla tton Audio Visual Contest where it won Canadian Award The film then went to on to U S where it won the North American Award in two different categories Fred poll a radio broadcaster with the CUC had helped with Ihc script also as tor or film When word of this achieve mint hit a local newspaper ihe Hills recreation depart menl asked permlsson to show the film at the Acton I- all Fair The local volunteer fire department hod a booth close by and saw the product Acton fire chief Mick Holmes got in touch with Mr Saxon and expressed his interest In the creation of a film for the firefighters Mr Holmes explained that volun firefighters have no nation wide guidelines to follow He said the only basic training material available must be secured from Ontario ire Marshall office in Toronto and Ihe manuals are American very mixed up and almost Impossible to head Mr Holmes stressed was really a need for training mater Mr though the Idea is excellent but he realized It be feasible to make a film just for so he act out determine whether or not here was a market or ijpe of When he found he expanded his lo Include a partnership with John Wright Mr Wright was an old friend his from England who came to Just about time all this was building up He relumed to Bold home his cigarette vending michlnc business and his var and back his wife and family lo start a new life in A eton as vice president and marketing man of Productions Mr Wright wife Barbara works for the company as well JOINED STAFF Also Richard the staff as production Mr had been work for the sound film strip company in Toronto making films for educational television However com pany folded so he found him self working for Peeler Sax on Presenlotions The com original Mr lives in Toronto and travels to Acton every day He knows every aspect of film making Industry The making of the Canadian firefighter s basic training filmstrlp scries is perhaps Pin Productions biggest It took several years to involved many hours of research and Busy in their Aclon John Wright am Peeler cheek out their Intost fire prevention Mrs Saxon is busy working on duplicating the sound Herald photo heavy travelling Mrs Saxon said both the and Burl firefighters aided In the project The subject covered In this series of sound fllmstrlps are designed to give ail Cannd Ian firefighters a thorough understanding of the basic knowledge and skills required achieve a high level of competence said Mr Saxon In a recent article which appeared In the Canadian Magazine Bill Welsh president of New foundland Hon said I consider these best Investment our dep artment has made in a long time because in these times or budget cutbacks men are able to make more use of the available equipment To date Product ions has sold close lo sets of films to places all over Canada and United States to fire departments such as Joe Bala Arm which is located on the east coast and to places such as he Ontario Regional Fire fighter Training School In addition he film strip aeries has made its way to Bay There the films were translated Into Eskimo lang NEW MEMBER Newest on staff Is Bill Chagnon an Acton resident who was Instrumental in forming local Optimist Club Mr Chagnon is a native of Quebec and one of his duties is market films In French speaking of the Productions is planning lo over different series deal ing with fire The company recently finished a Fire Pre vention in The Home aeries and had them distributed In lime for Fire Prevention Week which was held in early Octob er The scries covers all asp ects from the causes and of tiro hazards In the home to the family escape plan smoke detectors and home fire extinguishers It Is anticipated lhat this series will serve as a valuable education tool In addition the company has started publishing a monthly newsletter which Is sent fire departments all across Can ada and the United Stale