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playoff record Geminis feel upset possible See Sports Drug expert refutes myths All drugs have the potential to be addictive The addiction occurs In the person not the chemical says drug abuse consultant Norm See Family Page Working overtime Town battles snow onslaught Advantageous route President of the Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Service Bob Stiles said he would look forward to the new road proposed from Maple Avenue to Georgetown Memorial Hospital It would provide us access to the hospital from the south west area and anything that cuts down the distance from two points would be advantageous he said Mr Stiles said that although the proposed road would only save about three or four minutes It becomes an Important factor when dealing with lives The main thoroughfare to connect Maple Avenue with Princess Anne Drive would cost approximately of which SO per cent would be eligible for Ministry of Transport and Communications grants Dump site deadline groups and individuals have until March to comment on the recent report naming the next regional dump as Burlington Burlington Mayor Rely Bird asked for the extension from the original deadline of March last week OakvilleCoun Anne Mulvale encouraged all liens intending to comment to work to that lime line Burlington Walter Mulkewlch said he was amenable to extending the deadline if it was shown here was difficulty in responding to any of the reports by then Mayor Bird said he was going to go thoroughly through Ihe report that proposes using acres of land next to the existing Burlington north of Highway and west of King Road as the future landfill The mayor said he wasn going to compromise on anything that would afreet the standard or living residents of Burlington area 95 acres for CVCA The ministry of national resources announ ced last week approval of a project of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority lo acquire acres of wetland area situation In the headwaters of the Black Creek The area is part of a larger environmentally wetland area known as Acton Swamp Acquisition of the property will assist in maintaining water flows In Black Creek The property owned by Cedar Road Developments is to be acquired by dedication through the Credit Valley Conservation Subject to the availability of funds a provincial grant Of 1 will be contributed towards the cost of legal and appraisal fees associated with the dedication or the property 393 at blood clinic At a blood donor clinic Monday at Holy Cross Auditorium Red Cross officials reported people attending donating 333 units Forty persons were deferred for various reasons Jncluding medication active allergies and season a colds The Optimist Club sponsored the clinic and gave special assistance with advertising poster distribution and general work The Legion won the Kinsmen Bucket of Blood promotion Clinic organizers would like to thank all persons who took lime out to donate See News Jake s Auto Clean Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 1985 Area drug bust nabs 37 Herald Staff A variety or drugs with a street value exceeding were seized early Friday morn us concluded an investigation In north area Heroin speed LSD magic mush roon hash and marijuana have- been seized in project cap which resulted In searches carried out simultaneously at Over I vo dozen arrests were made in Georgetown and Acton with charges rang from possess on of drugs possession For the purpose of trafficking possession of prohibited weapons and breach of probation Friday wrap up of the Investigation and subsequent resulted In 37 people facing CO offences contrary to the Narcotic Control Act and thi food and Drugs Act Those charged range in age from 18 to years old with ten of the subjects being female stem from a 14 week joint forces I gallon in by regional off assigned to the Acton area which resulted In an undercover Ontario Provincial Pol off from the London detachment to 11 vie n Although it Is not thought those arrested were part of a ly organized ring Halton rcg onal Inspector Bernard Ward said to soy they d know each other would be mislead Corporal Jim Hutchinson said the operation proved that drug problem not just evident large cities but also in A or officers were Involved in the at rest operations representing detachments from London Mount Forest Kitchener Burlington Milton Toronto and North Buy along with municipal farces from Guelph and the Region 3 warrants outstanding With he arrest or two Acton men the regional police now have three warrants for further arrests from project cap John Vos has been charged with trafficking marijuana and trafficking hashish and Brian Holmes has been charged with two counts of trafficking hashish Both men were arrested Monday Georgetown resident Gordon Willis pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking cannabis resin and trafficking marijuana at his bail hearing Monday and received s months in Jail Lengthy investigation results in charges Detective Sergeant Boris with the drug and morality squad In checks out some or the evidence seized daring the early Friday morning searches throughout north Hilton concluding a- week investigation Pipes scales and drug paraphernalia are displayed at U Division el the Ha too Region Police Force after the early morning searches In north Halton on Friday Several envelopes contain suspected drugs seized Herald photo Snowstorm slows town to standstill Herald Special As the result of a 14 week joint forces I I gat ion 37 north Halton area residents have been charged with drug relat offences Georgetown residents charged are David trafficking cocaine Douglas traff eking cannabis res n Mark Goodlet trafficking cannabis Theresa Wilson two counts ot Ing cannabis resin Gordon Willis trafficking cannabis resin and eking marijuana Thompson traff LSD two counts of possession of marijuana and possession of canna bis resin Deborah Anderson trafficking in marijuana John Lawr 31 two counts or trafficking cannabis resin possession for Ihe purpose of trafficking cannabis resin and pos session marijuana Lucille 32 trnf ticking marijuana pos session for the purpose of trafficking cannabis resin and possession or David mo trafficking kip I trafficking cm resin two ess Ion of pro- pans switch and Milks and possession of cocaine Brady trafficking cannabis resin William Craven Condi ued on page A i Stay at home say police FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE Surrounded by flowers from Florists Cindy and Paul d provide big lies In the spirit Valentine Day The two Herald Stall Environment Canada is predicting a total of between lo cm of snow before present system blows over A spokesman Tor the office said the system Is not moving and there is the possibility of const ant snowfall until day morning Superintendent for public works Frank Morette sounded visibly agitated when contacted by The Herald late Tues day Mr No good place to dump garbage By AM I Herald Staff When it comes to a dunp site in there s no good place for t Burllnglon Coun Walter Mulkewlch declared last week selected by experts is in the regional mum I lor ward Complex studies on transportation social impact air quality hydrogeology and hydrology archaeo logy noise heritage economy and biophysics determined the Burlington site next to regional I as the preferr id sic Continued on More lie was quick to respond when asked about any special pro blems the storm was presenting Are you kidding We can even keep the main streets clear he said Mr said with the eight Inches of snow which nad already fallen the public works depart were not particu lar concerned with the Eldest but were gelling around as best they could With two town vehicles being worked on In ihe shop Mr Morette could give no word as to when the roads would be fully cleared The Board of Education closed all schools yesterday Tues day and will wait for further developments from the storm before any other decisions are made The Ha Hon Separate School Board closed their schools at noon Tuesday and are also awaiting further devel Students are advised to listen to radio reports for school or transportation cancella tlons Jim Collier the assist ant postmaster at Georgetown Post Office sold Ihe carriers and drivers hod started to return to office around noon Tuesday He said with the road and weather conditions the post office had reached a point where it was useless to continue He said normal hours would try and be Imple mented for today Wed A police spokesman sold the best advice for Hills residents Is to stay home The police department In Georgetown has been keeping busy with calls although there have been no serious accidents reported 60 witnessed abuse as children Wife beating often a learned behavior Herald Staff When there violence in a family most of the lime it directed at Ihe wife what Susan Davie president of Halton Women a Place board of directors says She said one out of 10 Canadian women are assaulted in their relationships responsible for per cent of all female murders Historically society has accepted wives getting punched up by their husbands but this has been changing in the past years Homes for battered women like Women Place have sprung up and people are talking about wife abuse more openly now Even the police have changed their manner of dealing with domestic disputes In London Ontario the force has Instituted a domestic response team In where the domestic complaints have increased substantially police are no longer waiting Tor wives lo lay the charges Instead the meaning liy party goes lo criminal court instead of court Ms Davie Dialing up the Is gcnenlly a learned or one thai picked up in childhood lately go per cent of men and involved in witnessed I use us children or Involved in some form of at vex I hen Ms c sn A boy child learns thai the way a man In woman Mummy deserves lo get Ik yd I do what daddy wanted her do si i Girl children learn that the or behavior y re supposed to expect It can iind lo a lot of on and either with ir wi or behavior In children Ms high school said He wile abuser generally las low self ratio and believes mule superiority that the man Is head of Ihe household and has a certain role to play audi a mini a victim to feel self tit lit a while It was believed Impossible to change a wife batterer say Susan Davie How ever a Scarborough ma has been working with small groups of men who want to nine a Scarborough man David been work ng with small groups of ii want to change Most men don agree I at at fault and therein lies the difficulty rp rating change With hit groups Mr Currle has achieved subs success He runs It much like oil anonymous Ms Davie said One question lhat always asked is Why slay It not easy to explain d The myths about battered women get In Myths like She must have provoked him Ml hysterical or stupid she deserved it she si ill be a better wife It good Tor her helps I n line everybody should know whoa boss in thi Family here must be something wrong ihtrrltuthesbcntlngher lotsofpeopleputup villi wo i you made your bed now lie in it i provider si si stay with him si hi 1 1 for Ihe sake of the children Paul Kiss a stadent at Holy Crou Separate School he better part of the at many local residents did Paul seemed happy enough to get next to the School Crossing sign which he knew he have to tan again Tuesday and possibly today Membership campaign The Children Aid Society has launched Its annual membership campaign In preparation for the annual meeting On March at Centre at p The Society encourages all interested members of the community to attend the meeting whlcft features a performance by the Family Life theatre plays Suffer the Children and A Life Sonlence Memberships are now on sale at a cost of IB per year providing a subscript Ion to the Journal produced by the Ontario Association of Children Aid Societies and a vote at the annual meeting