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ravr Morning Smm Dad wot warned when he learned that hit ton wanted to take up iky Are you you want to do this ton Dad asked before offering Why a hate to do it nght the fmt time the HERALD bis with the I bit circulation read I by I I Reaching more than Home Newspaper of Hills FEBRUARY 17 13350 homes in nam Halton Hills 1 This Week Local linesman linesman Ron Finn of Georgetown was on hand in New York City on Saturday to officiate during the pivotal game two of the Challenge Cup series when the Soviets tied up series they went on lo win Finn reporter Sue what was like to officiate one of the most important games in hockey history Page Encourage industry Politicians in region and particularly Hills arc scrambl ing to encourage new industries to locate In this employment hungry area Herald reporter Taylor spoke with some of them to find out the problems in getting businesses lo locate in Hills and how government is to overcome Page nine Female commander ANN SMITH The military used to be considered a mans world Now even the rese rve forces are admitting women to their ranks One of these female is Ann Smith the only female commanding officer in the air division of cadets for Central Region Smith talks about her career in cadets and as a model Page nine OMB approves hydro corridor ICG pledges to continue fight Herald staff writer Executive members of Interested Citizens Group ICG will meet tonight Wed to plan future strategy in their continuing opposition to Ontario Hydros Bruce to Milton transmission corridor which has been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board OMB In a decision dated Feb 5 members II E Stewart and Dyer concluded that route through Hills Tor the corridor is essential and directed town council to amend its official plan and zoning bylaw so that lowers for the line can be built CONCISE DECISION The concise ninepage deci comes less four weeks after the conclusion of a nineday hearing held at don Al cot I Memorial Arena In Georgetown where Ontario Hydro defended its application for municipal permission la build the line Opposing the application were lawyers for Glen meeting fails to resolve services issue CUPID CAPTURES KIDS Cupid Is no respecter of age and while Charles Gil and reierved Tor love and lowers when people show their devotion be young the with a little special something Think what a dull month young necessarily invulnerable Id Cupids arrows February would be without Valentines Day Is that day of year which Is traditionally Taylor Acton s Leishman park debate heads towards OMB hearing The vacant oneacre parcel of land at Mill Street and Acton Boulevard in Acton known as Leishman Park will be the subject of a third Ontario Municipal Board OMB hear if a recommendation of the town general committee to proceed wilh the residential development of the land is accepted next week by council Lawyer Bruce Payne ded Monday night committee meeting to reaffirm the desire of neighboring homeowners lo have the site developed as a passive neighborhood park Contrary lo residents wis tics however the committee voted to have council forward a restricted area bylaw desig mi ting he land for residential use to the for final approval Already approved by council the bylaw was delayed last summer so that municipal staff could meet with nughbor residents who had express concerns over the towns plans to the lands zoning designation JUIVMtFTING a meeting held last July some residents who had signed a petition requesting the development of Pork as an passive outlined their concerns A mong the objections discussed were the of an ty which the residents had come to accept the possible decrease in market value of adjoining hornet if residential development were lo proceed and the suggestion that any alteration In designation from the park use zoning might constitute a breach of solemn contract on the own part The own deputy planning director Brian ned in a report to the tee that the former town of Acton initially acquired the southerly half of Ihe oneacre parcel as pari of a plan of subdivision registered in 1946 by John Aimic Leish man and Darwin and Helen The deed which actually conveyed the land to Acton contained no right of reverter should the land be used for park purposes and had no express provision restritting its use to that of a park Mr Kropf reported The only references in the deed itself respecting its purpose arc a note thai conveyance is a requirement imposed by the Province and a statement lhat the property is lo be known as the John Park Mr Kropf said the northerly half of the properly was red by Acton in 1965 and 1966 That portion was then and continues to be zoned for residential use he said to rczone ihe southerly portion for resident Continued on Page two By TAYLOR Herald tuff writer A meeting at St Albans Church Hall in Glen Williams Thursday lo d scuss the pro posed hooking up of homes In the lower Glen water as Vie as officio plan propo sals for the village did little to resolve confusion among the residents who attended The main accomplishment or the evening was to decide which questions had to be answered about Ihe water Installation to seven streets In lower Glen Williams before the residents on those streets could make a fully informed decision on whether or not they wanted the water Among the concerns were the cost the availability of provincial grants lo defray the cost lo residents and whether or not residents whose properly lay along the proposed route for the main will be forced to hook up A second decision at the meeting was to hove council direct planner Mario to appear at a public meeting in Glen Williams lo discuss off plan and explain its conclusions espe cially as far as population growth figures arc concerned The residents also agreed that steering committee of Steve Hancock John Haines Dave Keith Per kins and John Minns should continue with the work they had begun The decision to hook up seven Glen Williams streets to lown wjter was made by the region after residents com plained that the quantity of water in the wells had been seriously depleted as a result of the pumping off surface water by a developer building homes on Mullen Lane during construction The seven streets are Confederation Al Erin Park Beaver Credit and Karen and resl dents affected the proposal number about COSTS VAR The cost to the residents of having town water Installed would vary depending on the size of he lot The total cost would include for the connection from the main lo property line for the meter per foot estimated cost based on a similar project in for installation from the property line to the house per metre of frontage The total cost of the water Installation Is with the region contributing of that cost and the rest being covered by the residents Coun Miller who at tended the meetings said thai if many people object to the hook up to town Continued on Page six Ihe ICG town and Halton ICG directors though guard in their initial read Ions to the decision bcr of options are still avail able in their ongoing lion corridor Among the alternatives being considered at tonight meeting or ap peals lo the provincial Cabinet the Supreme Court of Ontario or to office of the pro vince ombudsman which is already Involved in one aspect of the dispute According to ICG spokes man John Minns the group plans to challenge the OMB authority to rile on the dor matter before a divisional court arc still very much olive That courst session a expected to take place late next month or early in April Also buoying the ICG hopes in the face of tho decision is recent communication be tween Premier William Davis and Halton Burlington MPP Julian Reed In which Mr Davis expresses willingness to discuss he corridor dispute with the MPP Mr Minm told The Herald his week that Halton Hills Mayor Pete Halton regional chairman Jack Raft is and ICG representatives may be In vovled In meeting with Mr Reed and Cabinet and Hydro officials ex Dec ted to take Continued on Page two Circus meeting attracts few There may be opposition to the use of the old building house a flea market each weekend but hey present at a meeting held Monday night in the build ing to discuss the matter Dan and Ian Gardner partners in Circus Market had been informed that residents in the neighborhood were opposed lo presence of the flea market although they had not received any complaints per they decided to hold Monday meeting to get ac qua in ted wllh the people in the neighborhood and discuss the flea market before seeking a minor variance in zoning from the committee of Mr Wogstaffe said each the homes in the neighbor hood recciveda letter outlining the company s plans for the flea market and suggesting the benefits the community might receive from flea market The letter concluded with an invitation to attend the Monday meeting SEVERAL WEEKS Mr Gardner said it will probably be several weeks before the company request for a minor variance comes before the committee of ad for a decision The zoning is currently which is manufacturing a tain amount of flexibility In the desgnation This is exactly commercial Mr Wagstaffc said but up until about three days before the flea market opened they thought It was alright Prior to the opening howev someone registered a com piatnt about the flea market jind the question of the zoning was brought to light Two couples appeared at the meeting one couple support ing the concept of a flea market and the other while opposed to the flea market having some questions about what was being sold and what the future plans for the market would be Our objectives are crea a farmers market an arts with an open stage concept for local folk singers bonds artists of all lypes high school folk clubs a place to design and manufacture circus and wardrobe props and paraphernalia with a further view to leasina unused ward robe props ami paraphernalia to local groups service clubs or groups for parades and like Mr Wagslaffe said in the letter Wed like to see It grow and we like to see mow produce to keep it more along the lines of a farmers mar Mr Gardner said Mr Wogstaffe and Mr Gardner said that If Ihe major concern of Ihe residents In the area is parking as ihey have been Informed Ihen there should be no problem because there Is about ten acres of land around the building for park ing and there has been no problem date EASY AS ONE TWO THREE the makeup Roger alias Bumpy the Clown who vUited with the as Greg found eat children at the Maple Nursery School in Park on Thursday of la it week after he gotten and showed his mother bit new look HeraJd by