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A THE IS Teacher accused of indecent assault Georgetown teacher Howard ttrigjjlcsworlh School has with indecent assault in connection wild from five en lie students of he Hal on regional police said the complaints were from Septcu per to December of this car by four male and one female student Scltuu principal Tom Gibson aid ho received any complaints from pa during that time The male teacher was hired by the board of education in January and taught at Kenrte Smith Middle School Acton before beginning the new school year this September at Howard The Port Credit man taught special ion and was in charge of the school library before being suspended with pay Monday afternoon follow ing police arrest Superintendent of In struct ion Ray Stoness said the board has asked or the man resignation although man has jet He said it was essential tl board to students be protected The man has indicated his willingness to submit rrsignat on Mr Stcn ess said Under the cation Act if the teacher is found fc his con tract the board term The teacher will be appearing in Milton court Jan Mr Stoness this is the indecent assault facing a teacher Geor urban boundar proposals not circulated Region ignored us H ByMKGlEHANNAll Herald Special agricultural ad are questioning the role after the dis last week they were passed by region council on an important north Halton develop ment proposal agr cultural ad visory a body appointed to provide in put to planning decisions discovered that while the region asked for review of an urban study on the or Acton it bypassed the committee with a similar study aimed at expanding Georgetown The Georgetown study has been passed on to the ministry of municipal affairs and housing for approval The region asked the committee to comment on a proposed expansion of Acton boundaries which will give town acres for development most located east of Churchill Road The boundary study was made public late in and was just recently given to the committee for comment A similar boundary study which proposes to add 1 acres to George town was revealed March but regional council which has not adopted the Acton study adopted the Georgetown study without any outside comment and forwarded it to the ministry for approval Peter a Acton s eastward growth concerns farm advisors Herald Special Acton should be expanded into the good agricultural land east of Church 11 Road the Halt on agricultural advisory committee dec last week The committee found thai portions of pro posed new area near the pollution control plant and west of town near Fairy Lake have little or no agricultural value committee chairman Branch said and the committee has no objection their on in the urban area However the commit tee felt future housing would be better north of the town industrial park in rocky poor ral land rather than to the east along Churchill Road The committee felt too to acres of the pro posed 310acre expansion involved good land and should be opposed Bill Allison another member of the review committee said that while he believes the land is good for agriculture the Winter cutbacks SPECIAL VISITOR has bis ChrUttnai wish Hit for the Bottom ley household near Acton Jennifer K and Julie put a few good words In his ear Saturday visited the Georgetown public library children section Invited to town by friend Gary Klrkpatrlck of the Georgetown Racquet Club St Nick also dropped hj The Hern Id toanswer tome of the many letters he received from local children The firtt batch appears In today Section along with Santa personal replies but there lots more go Keep watching The Herald for more news from the North Pole Herald photo IVorval Christmas dinner Continued from town business downtown cores Often Mr Austin said this work Is done at to minimize incon to shoppers Other areas where the snow will be carted away include a portionof Maple Avenue bridges and near intersections where piles of snow block visibility town council has no plans to embark on a full scale sidewalk clearing program because of costs and possible liability pro blems The town s committee recom mended that Mr Austin clear sidewalks from Hie Sargent Road senior citizens residence to the Georgetown Marketplace and from Acton s both Drive senior ens to High way having cut back since 197B he public works department will spread a tonnes of treated sand and 1 tonnes of The sand ing salting program Is done at Intersections grades and curves as required and an entire road network is not done unless there la a heavy ice storm he town will continue to place about 12 kilo meters of snow fencing In the rural area to reduce drifting steam thawing of fro zen water culverts will also continue as needed the report states In addition the works department has cut costs by asking the town fire department and the Georgetown Volunteer WILSON Hi raid correspondent one of Nerval Unit id- Church met for their meeting at the home of Catherine Laid law last Thursday A pot luck dinner was enjoyed by 13 members Ma ion Laird opened with a Christmas poem called on Marg Ridley for the devotional The carol Away in a Monger was sung foil owed by the scripture on Marg concluded the devotional with a prepared paper followed by prayer were read by Catherine with ihinkyous received from the Grahams Grace church ladles and a Christmas card from Evelyn Forgraves Flowers were arranged for the sick and shut ins Roll call was a Christ mas verse follqwedbythe exchange of gifts from the members unknown The meeting closed with Lord prayer community club enjoyed dinner at Restaurant In for their Party last week Following dinner members went back the home of Spencer and Kay Wilson where Santa come and gave everyone a gift from the Christmas tree Progressive euchre was played with Ethel Webb Grace May Cord Early and Francis Thompson prize winners Dessert and coffee was served Ihe hostess assisted by Gertrude Mc Gee President Chester Early thanked nil those respons iblc for Ihe enjoyable evening community club had six tables of euchre Monday night Pink Card 1 Muriel Miller white card 1 George Spencer Wilson lucky draw Vema son courtesy of Webbs Lunch committee Irene Hunter Ruth and Francis Thompson Community Ass had five tables on Thursday night Pink card 1 Vivian Shaw Eileen Jackson white card 1 Dune McMillan Keith Webb lone hands Doug Ian lucky draw Em courtesy of Webb Lunch committee Vivian Shaw Swit Edith Ditchfield Free insurance info Looking for information or answers about life and health insurance The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc offers you a loll free telephone number to call for answers to your questions and assures you that it is no way a sales ploy Call 18002688099 or you can write the Information Centre at Queen St West Suite Toronto MSH GALLERY HOUSE SOL December LAST DAY Christmas exhibition and Sale Alter Dec 16 late shoppers please call Our get togtliCTfor your get together Pleasure Export Ale case great tastes wl Si of Staff has been cut back in the works department from unionized work to Twentysix em are available for winter services and two men are kept on night duty from Dec 1 until March doing spot sand salting and plowing Two workers are also available on weekends realities or the situation indicate the committee wdl be ignored The land could go for agricultural urban development or ate development the site Is also part of the area proposed to be de signated for aggregate extraction he said With the alternatives he believes agriculture t stand much of a chance Russ Miller regional council representative on HAAC agreed with the committee s findings that the area was good cultural land and exprcs the opinion it wis some of Ihe best agri cultural land in the Acton Miller supported the motion not lo expand the town Into good farm land although he trad voted in favor of the proposed changes In Actons urban boundary when the study was earlier this year planner said staff was instructed prepare the amendment to the regional official plan hich would a the new urban boundary for Georgetown without any circulation to anyone We re being used when it suits heir pur poses committee member Peter Branch complained Although ministry of agriculture and food re presentative Henry Stanley refused to make a motion censuring region action in the matter he said it made committee members think seriously about serving on the committee for another year Committee vicechair man Jim Reid asked how many committee memb ers were really satisfied with the results or the committees efforts dur ing the past year but received no answers Rusa Miller a regional councillor far Hills who acts as liaison between regional council and the committee said he Just assumed the Georgetown study had been circulated when council passed It He said he attended cery regional council meeting last year and missed only one turn advisory meeting Coun Miller agreed with a reporter that the Acton study was released sever al months before the Georgetown study was presented He could offer no comment on why the Acton study was not yet approved when the later Georgetown study was In final approval stages Coun Miller said that while he personally sees the committee s work as worthwhile there are limes when he shares the frustrations or other committee members and he knows previous committee members have quit because or such situations as the boun dary study shuffle Mr Stanley said he might not be on the committee next but the committee Is too important to the cultural community for it to be shelved Courtesy Mercury Country dry When setting up your League Keep natural Christmas tree make Euro iKlxt sources fireplaces It I block any exits healing ducts and warns the Ontario Safety ion sets Start your evening of TV entertainment with Cable Present you community 4 week Tuesday Friday Call isal CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Phone 8770109 8770387 HALTON HILLS SHOPPING CENTER ROBERT TAIT INSURANCE AGENCY LTD 174QUELPHST GEORGETOWN See me for 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