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Acton man saves child from burning car Herald Staff Writer A inick driver for IB years John Krillcos Of Acton has pulled over to help put out car fires before but Friday night he was a hero rescuing a 19- month old baby from leaping flames Timothy of was strapped securely in a child car seat behind the driver when Mr KrlUcos jumped out of CN Express tractor trailer asbestos lined gloves on hands to unstrap him from a burning car The Mustang In which baby Timothy was passenger had stopped on the side of Highway near Dixie Road because Timothy dad Raymond was having trouble with the windshield wipers The roads were wet and visibility hampered by the slush being slapped by passing cars REAR ENDED While Mr was working on the windshield wipers a second car pulled up and rearended ihc Mu sending it across three lanes of heavy traffic Mr was flung into a snowbank over the guard raits and Is in Peel Memorial Hospital where he is recovering from crack ribs suffered In the collision The hit ruptured the gas lank or the Mustang and started a fire Wife Karen Lachance rolled out of the car and was screaming for help when Mr Krillcos came her assistance Reaching in from the passenger side he fumbled with the straps of Ihc cur seat trying hold his breath and not breathe in lie black smoke in he car The smoke made I difficult to even see the baby or the straps GRAB IT I thought it the baby might Just have been sitting there and I would Just have to grab it I forgot about car seats Mr said shaking h s head It was fortunate he knew how to undo the JOHN ear scat having 14- month old son himself With the thick gloves he was wearing to protect his hands however It was diff cull to work the buckles Mr Krlticos said I could smell my hair starting to burn and I figured I better get him out quick he said Once the child was out or the straps Mr Krltj cos pushed him Into the mother arms on the opposite side When she yelled I got him I threw myself out Mr said QUICK ACTION Thanks to the quick action by the passing trucker Timothy only nose burnt at the tip The heat burned Mr Krlticos hair and melt his Express jack el in spots H s voice was still hoarse Monday from smoke Inhalation Mr was on his regular run from Toronto to Brampton when he saw the ace I dent and pulled off the road lo help I had a first aid kit and I knew how to operate a re I carry an extinguisher in my cab he said When he got lo Timo thy the chid was frown Ing and pouting waving his arms but he screaming Mr said One of my biggest was trying to grab his arm and twist It out from under he strap once I could see it the smoke Mr said There should be a way to hove those arm straps let go However the car seal was also praised for keeping from flying into a more dangerous situation by Mr Kritlcos The fact the child was wearing a was to his advantage too for the flames curling around the car seat were melting the nylon of his jacket but not touching Timothy Mr noted PETRIFIED Idldn l even think at beginning or being I was petrified after though What am I doing In this car get Mr said 877 5213- FOBERT Real Estate Inc id SI final Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25 1984 REASON TO SNUGGLE UP A Milton Brownie Iroop braved the chilly winds Saturday for a sleigh ride through Nor Halloa Park With the deep snow and scenic forest the trip proved to be worth tingling feet and frozen finger The ride are offered from a arm called The Heights on Slderoad mile south of Acton For Information on rides call Our town may face higher tax increase than Milton Oakville Lights at Fairgrounds damaged Rec official fumes over vandalism By CHRIS AAGAARD aggravating Herald Stair Writer Those were the words ItsBenseleu Total frustrating and A Hay as he Wine and Roses The Georgetown Choral Society will host a party gentle wine and munchles Saturday Jan at 8 at Sacre Coeur Roman Catholic Church This will be an Informal event and an evening for socializing During the evening the choir will sing Broadway hit songs in three separate sets with an occasional soloist Some very special comedy teams have been Imported for the night Tickets choir members or call The Carolfest raised for the High School elevator project not the larger number quoted last week However none of the basse or sopranos which they hoped lo attract as a result of the choir If you would like to sing with the choir do come out Monday 7 at Knox Presbyterian Church you will be warmly welcomed Pedestrian hit The 40yearold Acton driver a 1963 CMC pickup truck t see a pedestrian crossing with a green light and struck a 53yearold man Thursday James Gordon sustained minor injuries and Was treated at Guelph General Hospital The driver was turning south from Mill Street onto Main Street He was charged careless driving by regional police Most controversial Councillor John McDonald said It was the issue he has heard about most from his constituents since He was responding to questions at the Ward dropin session about why there waa no election to replace former Mayor Pete Pomeroy The who the question said it costs all of us to participate in a democratic society and the money to hold an election nave been an issue Coun Finn said the vote by councillors probably reflected how he people felt about the issue Coun Phil Carney said a slight majority of his constituents that be polled favored an appointment Sports One of Georgetown most successful hockey coaches has been named the seventh Hockey Heritage Award winner See Sports Page Bl tor the details Also the RaMen fivegame streak Entertainment Balllnafad real I Johnson Snow Features Minor hockey week stones on Page A took back al Nerval floor mill Page A mulled over a damaged light control box Mon day at Georgetown Fairgrounds Park Vandals smashed the box one of two at the pork over the week end The boxes which stand about five feet off the ground and measure about four square feet house and con trols for field 1 used during the summer baseball season and in the winter Because of the action nighttime winter sports at the park are In jeo pardy Mr Hay the departments of facilities told The Herald that the damage won be repai red until spring SECOND INCIDENT It was the second time In a week that one of the park a light control box had been vandalized Chips and debris Inside the most recently damaged box and on snow Ind cate that the damage was done with a heavy wooden object Mr Hay said The extent of the damage and fact that heavy padlocks were snapped also suggests that the van dal done by ten year olds he added There was no ate of the damage at press time This year the department iced a full sized rink regularly used by a local broom ball league at night The league makes arrangements the department to have the timers set so the lights go on for games and shut off when the park closes at Whoever did this has hurt a lot of people planning to use the rink for nighttime es Mr Hay said While the vandalism has curtailed nighttime use of the rink he said the will be regu larly watered New dining lounge A new restaurant Is opening at the Georgetown Marketplace Council Monday night endorsed an application to the province liquor licensing board for a dining lounge license There were no details at the meeting about when ihe restaurant would open but it boasts a catchy title Toole Restaurant By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Starr Writer Halton Hills residents may face a higher increase In their region tax bills than home- in Milton Oak and Burl this The two main reasons for the difference is a special levy to pay for work proposed by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority a provincial grant With other grants and special levies blended In expects to raise about million mostly from taxpayers according to the preli budget preview by council last week The budget is far from complete Over the next several weeks regional committees will be making a number of adjustments to the docu ment before it is pre sented back to council for approval in March BELOW INFLATION But the budget Indi average Halt on ratepayer whose house Is taxed on an assessment of K can expect to pay about so in regional taxes not counting school board and local municipal taxes That a Increase of about 72 over 1963 While the increase is well below per cent for most of ihe region the tax hike could be considerably more burdensome In Hills It unlikely the regl on will get a grant from the province which has helped offset Hills share of the regional levy for about eight years rcgl treasurer Joe explained Ho said the absence of lhat grant could add another 7 per house hold to Hills regional bill CVCA PLANS The CVCA wonts to carry out a number or projects in the Credit watershed through Hills this year including major drainage impro vements along George town Armstrong Avenue which borders the river If all the projects are approved by the region and the province matches the budget request with could be sought from Helton ratcpay Last year the aver age Hills proper assessed paid 12 In regional taxes about more than the previous year While the tax bill was still lower than what the average homeowner in Burlington and Said the Increase in the III about 10 per cent Halton supports Pollution Probe the safety of drinking water in mind regional councillors lost week gave to Pollution Probe a profit organization currently opposed to an Industrial landfill site planned for New York Most councillors agreed with Pollution Probe Colin Isaacs two weeks ago when ho SPREADING THE WORD students are keenly aware fire prevention u awards presented by firefighters indicate Holy Cross School Leslie Godson drew a poster about Ihe dangers of throwing cigarettes and matches In the garbage She captured first prise among all the girl competitors in region In the annual poster contest George Kennedy School Paul Gardiner was the top boy competitor In a poster captioned Smoke In Bed Turn Out Dead Official presentations were made by at regional council headquarters last Wednesday Herald photos expressed concern that the landfill operation could threaten Oakville and Burlington drinking water which Is drawn from Lake Ontario It well spent Milton BUI Johnson said The proposed landfill site Is about In size and would be built for SCA Chemical vices Ltd of New York In a letter to the region a planning and public works commit tee Mr Isaacs said surface and ground wot lends to flow away from the site towards Lake Ontario About one million tons of industrial waste could beburiedatthealte Mr Isaacs says in his letter and some of the waste would contain heavy metals and toxic Experts commission ed by Pollution Probe he maintains are con cerned that liners for the buried waste con tainers may be Inade quate and have que stioned the proposed landfill site monitoring program Other councillors such as Burlington Rob Forbes and Jim Grieve disagreed with the financial support where the region again because a lion in the provinc levy grant In all the rcg on upend mill on in up million over 1983 Raised taxes revenues and gaem subsidies also estimates that It will need a capital budget this year The capital budget pays for road consul Hon and repairs traffic signals on regional roads and some vat on projects Beardmore shows promise in Haltons EFW search Actons Tannery Is one of several industries large enough lo use energy from a pal incinerator if one is built In the region But the industry Is not one of the highest ranked pout in an ongoing regional search for suitable energy from waste plant sites Mushroom plant further south In Burlington the Beardmore facility could use energy generated from burning tonnes tons of s trash That about the amount collected in Milton and Halton Hills each day Its closeness to Acton residential area a nearby environmentallysensitive area and an old garbage dump would constrict where an might be located on the property EFWs can produce steam and electricity used by adjacent industries In to Leaver Mushrooms and the region Is also Interested In the pass bil ties or Ford plant and Union Carbide operation as well as Burlington Fcarman meat processing plant using energy from waste The bid to establish an In is pari of twopronged approach to solving its waste disposal problems MINOR HOCKEY WEEK It may be a battle when they on the Ice together but back In the dressing rooms most minor hockey players are happy to talk about the with their opponents Here Jeff Smith right of Andrew Murray Motors prepares for a game against Gordon Burke and his A and Engraving minor Jan It Is Minor Hockey Week In Canada where some Ml and girls are Involved In the sport I