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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 20, 1979, p. 1

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OMB okays controversial Milton dump Ontario Municipal Board baa authorized regional council to proceed with plans to establish a landfill site In rural Mlltoo In a written decision circulated among affected partita Monday chairman Walter Strives recounted testimony and arguments submitted during a ended March after nearly three months The ruling will enable the region to obtain official plan and bylaw for the massive landfill site from the town of Milton which had opposed the project along with the Citizens Group Mayor Don Gordon and the regloni chief solicitor Dennis Per in were In agreement this week however sharing the belief that a great deal of administrative work must be done before the landfill site can be opened at the in of and Britannia Roads south of urban Milton LONG WAY We got a long way to go yet Mayor Gordon told The Herald Monday I doubt the town will give up the fight now It up to council to decide but I think it would be stupid to give up now The mayor estimated that the battle between Mil Ion and the region may continue to rage for another two years before the landfill site finally gets the nod Mr made no specific but admitted that the OMB ruling which cost the region nearly in hearing ises and legal fees represents only the first in a series of approvals needed for the project The region must now apply to the provincial ministry of environment he said which will probably order an Em iron mental Board could last as long as the Inquiry Joining lawyers for the region and town at the three month OMB con fro tat ion held at Centennial Manor in Milton was Estrin the solicitor for the Trimalne Britannia Citizens Group which has represented the interests of some concerned residents since plans or the landfill site were finalized three We re disappointed naturally with the OMB decision Freda commented on behalf of her husband Citizens Group chairman Stuart Mc We intend to cooperate with Milton on its appeal which will likely go ahead but we re not sure yet whether we launch our own appeal We re still very much alive ACTIVITIES PLANNED Mrs McFadden reported that the Group has already planned several livlties for coming weeks including a booth at the CNE aimed at raising funds and support from among members of general public A strawberry social is scheduled for this weekend at Milton a Mall Moor Gordon said he had received a copy of the decision in his mail Monday morning and commented that he was not because he had attend ed hearing sessions The mayoi angered by Mr Shrive a across criticism of witnesses presented by Milton and the citizens lawyers Although complimented the chairman t the hearing he noted the witnesses were criticized in the decision for their Is competence and unreliability Mr Shrives just shoots down everything they said Mayor Gordon complained If the region had told him they A seen the sun In the west In the morning Shrives would have believed them Noting that there are still concerns related to the landfill site proposal to be resolved Including the effects of en croachment onto Region Con Authority lands Mr Perl In conceded that it will take quite a long time yet before the Milton can be developed Meanwhile he pointed out the region is about to close landfill site in Georgetown which has reached full capacity and Is preparing to expand sites in Oakvllle and Burlington to commodate additional waste from across Halton The expansions are considered interim measures proposed because of delays in obtaining permission to proceed with the Milton site The selection of the rural Milton location known as Site culminated nearly five years of planning by region on Page lo AWARD J Of JUNt- RELATIONS The big paper with the big circulation read first everyone Reaching more than homes m Halton Hills Eleven years as mayor mourn exmayors death CLARK NAMED TOP ATHLETE Kris Barber For Herald photo by Tony anniversary The Credit Valley Con servution is celebrating its 25th this year Herald reporter Taylor examines the Authority accomplishments in the past ambitions for the future ind plans for its anniversary year in a special feature inside Pane it Loves ceramics Being born into a fa or cabinet makers it was just a matter of time before Ed Howse devoted himself to crafts Now hat he a daily retired Mr Is active in ceramics and wood working Page Hollywood returns to town as major movie is planned I AH Herald the third thin three years Georgetown has been chosen as site of location filming for i major American Canadhn feature Westfroht Productions Incorporated of Scarborough is seeking the approval and operation of local civic and businessmen or a our week schedule which will transform selected areas of Georgetown into small town USA for scenes from the film Never Honest Thief liming is expected to begin here July An unolfitial report cults that several major Am eric in film start ire being considered for roles in tin eomedy suspense movie though Burgess Meredith Rocky of Locust I is only named thus fir representatives will meet with of Georgetown Business prove Area board of ma tonight TORONTO DOCTORS HEAD TO ACTON The Medical Clinic In Acton received a reprieve decision last week by two Toronto doctors to set up practises there Peter Wong and Sam will begin practising In Acton July 1 which was scheduled to close June will remain open until they arrive Dr Brendan Smith one or the clinic present staff will continue bis practise Hans ba already uie clinic and Joseph Vukovlch will leave the end of the month to sel up a new practise in an Iowa clinic Patients are being urged to leave their records with the clinic now that new doctors hat e been found to take It over and any one wanting further Information about Ihe situation may call the clink day in lining their endorsement for the To faiilituli filming si quinces downtown Mini Street have to be closed to through Infill for or two duys to the company unit locilwns ajr Georgetown mid offers the ideal setting the picture Mr flower told lot merchants in a recent letter The main wilh its and would be for the July opens the film Tile surrounding community numerous ind interest log locations which would sat isfy ill the requirements of the The film principle period of seven weeks will lake the production crew from Georgetown to Toronlo and possibly Las Our film unit would be in and iround Georgetown for ipproximotcly four weeks Mr Flower said Some of that time would be spent filming in locations in surrounding area and some of the time on Mam Street Our list of includes i i store sin rifl office required Tin ivern sequence may well he shot at Georgetown Hotel on Street lompan nils win itel pressed the porch it the rear of the historic building INTHlHHtSClMS An rgctov eluding the interior of The Her ilds office provided set for the film Equus star ririj Burton two fall film and vis in stir Michael Doug lis led American pro duction crew onto Main and other nearby streets for from Running sche uled for release this nil cafe tavc Mr Mower described Never Trust Honest Thief is a light he who done It with the wit of The Sting and the action of and the Bandit The movie is set in a New state border town during the period between 19R with Day festivities play a m role in the plot throughout Hills lost one of Us best known and ties loved pol ilici ins with the deal former Allan mayor lcs Mr Iub died Saturday it Hospital foil lengthv illness Mi years old Mr had a long record of to the community was an active member of St Anglican Church the Canudnn Leg ion Horn in Mr iltendid public school here ind high school at School Hi moved to Acton when he was following his marriage to Alice Anne Tijlor Mr served in the Canadian Air Force for in Canada and during World War II ted for to the board directors of the of Ontario Small Urban Municipalities Mr was in active member of Hit tonerciation of St Alb ins Church He v is reader and wis named I I re idtr emeritus by Reverend John Both well the Bishop of earlier this year He served as warden and is mem of the council ellUltCIKIlOIlt For 3D years Mr was a member of he church choir Mount ford a well known locil personality who it many functions in this area dubbed him The Singing Ma during Acton Ccnten ni iclebration and the nitknnme stuck in 19T7 Mr ippeared at m my loc unctions his years as mayor performing on his guitar or leading the audience in Mr was the son of Ins wife Mitt ind Ins children Hit Rev Lawrence ley This also Ins wards i Mine 1 of tdin Mills ire of Red Deer J imts V in Mr Duby other son Thorn is lslie has surviving rtlitivesin rolhers Alfred of of oh 1 irl Duby or wood and if of ind Kithtrint Cot of iitrhorouli The il struct v is held St in I in with in Alton following be struct Members of Legion lirinth speei il sirvm for Duby lit for ye isl president of Acton Legion 1J7 Hi- He was in employee Tannery since he first moved to Acton His most retcnt position there was that of personnel manager Mr Duby s political career in with his election to Alton council He served on 14 years II of them is prior the format inn of regional lit rtpresenled Ward 1 of Hills from 1J74 on until the lime of his death Mr Duby also served for If ycirs on the Acton Hydro Electric Commission a in of years of ice in IJ77 a member of Mr was also a member of a number of ipil associaiions involving re from municipal Hies across lie province He was a founding member of i Ontario Regional Association which is since been disbanded ind was president of it ion in lit was in executive memb Association of Mayors and Reeves In he w is elected president of the TnwnandViIhgescttionoflhe inn Mumcipil Associol ion Hi was also recently LACAC vetoed again by onevote margin Plans for the formation of i municipal committee which would preserve local hive run aground at least temporarily because of concerns over its possible effects upon private property A recommendalion Local Architectural Advisory Com millet wis defeated by i one vote margin at last Tuesday night genera com mittee meeting The miller was scheduled for reconsideration at last s town council meeting however and although the resul of thai meeting were not known at press lime there indications hat gen era committees vole would be reversed The proposal suffer last week from the fact that Us chief proponent on council John McDonald could not vote in the miller because he was general commit lee There wis speculation the meeting that Coun McDonald vole at last council meeting along with those councillors George and Marilyn Serjeant son who were absent last week could turn the tide in the I s favor that he has id slands for lack of icimn Roy Booth ton ended last week that legi stutun governing the ion properties as historical ly r irchitccturally cant silts will In some cases ni property owners from making even the subtlest alter without first obtaining municipal approval After ascertaining that the owner must seek council per mission to sell or modify his properly once it has been officially designated Coun Booth lined we re overcommitted now Wed be plugging in another method for saying no developmen he complained LACACs have in a number of Ontario municipalities usually com prised of citizen who shire an interest in preserving build or portions of buildings which they believe to have or architectural As on advisory group I ACAC must mike recommendations for dcsigna lions council Booth conceded that is a laudable undertaking to Inventory local historical buildings but again cited re porls from Niagara on Lake which indicate the LACAC has gotten out of con Irol and many proper ty owners dissatisfied over Continued on Page two

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