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Page WEEKEND EXTRA Friday May mi Sewer backup unveils insurance loopholes It was nightmare an absolute nightmare Anne described the scene In her basement two weeks ago when raw sewage up from a laundry room floor drain And now she and her husband Ivor find them selves in a responsibility many homeowners don know too much about exactly who Is responsible for the mess in their rcc room which destroyed every from ruga to children Sent hurtling downstairs at about that morning by the screams of seven year old daughter Kathy Mrs found her stranded on a couch while raw sewage still belching from the drain rose higher and higher Meanwhile a next door neighbor called Ihc region public works depart hour later Mrs explained local works department employees were contacted and eventually helped clear the blockage before the sewer cleaner truck arrived at 11 40 a Besides being annoyed at the regions long delay in sending help she claims it look a member of the region works department an hour and minutes to reach the scene Mrs was told earlier this week that the region Insurance adjusters have decided the public works department is not respons ible for the blockage which resulted in the basement flood What worse the home insurance like most peoples doesn l cover damages caused by blocked backed up sewer The person who channels of Halton regions Insurance claims is Marge Main She explained thai the region has to be found guilty of negligence which caused the back up before It pays for damages Once the region works department submits a report on the Incident Mrs Main said an adjuster examines the claim and attributes responsibility lilt was something unfore seen or beyond the region control like vandalism he works department con be held Mrs Main added acknowledging hat few Insurance companies wilt cover homeowners for sewer damages The works par men I Don Momer manager of maintenance and operations said that he had heard rags may have caused the stopp age which led he disaster in home Whether the rags led in he pipes or were suddenly added to the sewer system by vandals remains uncertain he assured thai the own sewers arc cleared annually The reason for the delay in arriving at the home ho added was due o works department skeleton weekend crew being tied up on a project in Acton When hey heard about backed up main they drop everything and came as fasl as hey could he said Now thai Ihe region has been cleared of any in the incident Mrs Llnqust said that the next step will be to appeal the public works and planning committee She old The Herald that she has already been in with committee chairman Dill Johnson and her tale to be committee agenda in Our councillors strongly support regions garbage recycling plans Hills about discard solid waste source separation with the next garbage pick up The town genera commit tec pleased with the palfty own successful program of recycling garbage from weekly rash has slaunchly supported a propos a I for a more integrated program promoting source separation throughout the region four area municipa lilies Initiated three years ago as a pilot project funded by the provincial ministry of the environment source lion has continued in Hills offering residents through a pick up service he opportunity o dispose of glass newspapers and tin the municipal yards on Trafalgar In Georgetown Town engineer Bob Austin reported to committee members Monday night thai about o metric tonnes of glass metal and newspaper were collected for recycling in i960 although the town a loss In the program Approximately per cent of the town dents have taken part in the source separation scheme at he added While he doubl Ihat source separation would ever become very profitable Mr Austin said thai by work ing with provincial and regional agencies to Improve pick up and delivery lo rccyel industries source lion should be successful A recent study exploring Ihe marketing potential of certain waste products has estimated that the first several years of a region integn led source separation program 2D per cent of garbage could be recycled Currently only about three per cent Is steered away from regional landfill sites and turned back into reuseablc resources Glass newsprint fine papers and corrugated card board make up the most profitable groups of materials which can be readily recycled Ihe marketing report notes However Ha lion Hills has been recovering certain metal Waller ned that the local program would be more successful if it is promoted In the town newspapers explaining that a lot of new residents may know about the program Councillors at Ihe regional and local levels arc optimistic that an extensive source separation program In will slow the mounting crisis where the region will dusposL of lis trash in future as dumps in and reach their capacities one Milton regional councillor has suggested the money Milton head Into court to start would be belter spenl develop- to determine the fate of Site a source separation the regions proposed program rather lhan adding new garbage dump at least another landfill site BR00KVILLE VETERINARY CLINIC NQlWOPEN 178 ST GEORGETOWN 8772205 A Taylor Or J L Harris Or Grant HOUSE FARM AND STABLE CALLS BY APPOINTMENT Hunt opponents ready to lock horns June Despite a relatively slow return on her newspaper tion antideer lobbyist Debbie Kilmer says the res she has had from other rural residents Is encouraging Although she declined to give number of people who have indicated their opposition to he proposal for another threeday deer hunt in this fall she said that at least two opponents ore members of the Rod and Gun Club deer population is too Mrs Kilmer told The Herald lame to provide tar an Monday that hunters feel challenging pursuit and Further discussions on Ha I ion s deer hunt for 1981 will be held during a special evening meeting of the public works and planning committee June Three weeks ago questions raised by two women Debbie Kilmerond Pauline Mar Hand prompted council to postpone approving the threeday while more Information on whether or not the hunt effectively controls the region deer population Is collected Resident asks town to relax kennel bylaw An ItRi Georgetown man may yet get permission lo construct a kennel on his property even though it comply with the town tough new kennel bylaw pass in February Asking for an exemption from the regulation David told the town general committee Monday night that when he purchased the proper ty from the Cedar Springs Mote In 1979 and later tore down a dilapidated existing kennel his plans to struct fell within the town guidelines However when he applied for a building permit two weeks ago he was told his new animal compound would be too close to a neighboring property line under current tion which calls for at least a 100foot separation While some committee members opposed exempting Mr La ing from bylaw fearing it would start a prece dent among Mure kennel owners most felt hat a properly run kennel shouldn t No trespassing Rivers can be private property create the noise problems which compelled citizens to fight for more stringent kennel controls three years ago In a motion drafted by councillors George and Sheldon Mr La was given permission to build the new kennel as long as the compound houses only six dogs and the kennel license ends when the Lalngs decide to In addition Coun Russ Miller amended the proposal to ask that the seek consent from neighbors before going ahead with the project Despite the committee initial approval it may be a while before the can start building the 10foot by 1 foot shelter they envisioned when they applied for the construction permit Official ly the bylaw exempting them from the kennel regulations has to be drawn up by the town solicitor and then forwarded for approval to council feel that true hunters should head for wilder country Coltaboraling with neighbor Pauline she ma nag lo convince regional council three weeks ago to delay its approval on the hunt proposal until more Information on deer population has been obtained Meanwhile the provincial ministry of natural resources has bolstered Its arguments for the hunt and a special evening meeting of the regions public works and planning committee has been called for June to discuss the mailer She and Mrs Martland re sent being labelled urban dwellers as they meet lion lo their campaign Mrs Kilmer said pointing out that they have both spent much of their lives In rural and even wilder areas of Canada and England We re not just too little ladles In Mrs Thcroarcalsoa large number of men who oppose the hunt We have nothing absolute ly nothing to gain by doing this We re just concerned Maple Lodge workers sentenced Herald Special arc still being fell In connection with a strike last September at Maple Lodge Six employees were convict in Brampton Provincial Court last week on charges stemming from Incidents which occur during Convicted on charges of intimidation are Marlonna Maria Itodrtgu Maria all of Brampton Maria or Antonio Aim of Toronto Each of the per Bom received sentences of one year probation except and Almeida who received six months probation A seventh man barged of Brampton awaits trial which Is scheduled for November 17 More than members of United Food and Com merclal Workers Union local 1105 took part in the threeweek strike which began Sept During the strike several violent Incidents erupted resulting in injuries to strikes on picket line and police At the time union officials claimed the police were taking sides with management in the dispute and several com plaints were laid against the police Police denied the i cat ions saying their job was lo enforce the law and protect Two police officers were sent to hospital after one was hit by a car and another had his fool Charges were laid against several other strikers but they were subsequently withdrawn NEW at Georgetown Tire Sales Get Improved steering control and longer tin 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not leave the premises immediate jy after he Is directed to do so by the occupier of the premises or a person authorized by the occupier is guilty of an offence and on conviction Is liable to a fine of not more than The rights of canoeists in the summer and in the winter as well as other users of the river can be summed up as follows Unless there Is an explicit public reservation on the river banks the user has rights only by permission of the owners he con not trespass fish or camp without the owner permission Canoeists boaters and fishermen should treat the river as a motorist on a paved rood Do not use the verged without permission Beautify your neighbourhood Get out on the street Take a walk LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY THURS FRI AND SAT THIS WEEK- FRI SAT MAY ft Bob MacPherson The Bandits WEDNESDAY JUNE 3rd REVIVAL WED THURS FRI SAT JUNE and Danny The Mavericks YOUR LISTENING DANCING frlcLiibbon Main Street South Downtown Georgetown MOTHERS YOUR CHILDRENS FEET 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