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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 26, 1986, p. 13

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Walk for the world Hi fir effort but could thr lotto on One World Mark Itullrey lorilrcclor of Open Door and Brit were working on a design bit week for he One Hoik March nrtwcen and in in downtown Georgetown Is intlird to walk about world peace spon sored by Ten Days For World or more Informallun about the walk call Janet Duval al or Thompson al Herald photo J Scots dale plan at standstill Tins is the turd is the third Mine the In allinifjd called were On Heritage Foundation Is still no firm by any Group to develop the the town hasnt yet been brought into Why werent we part of this pro cess Coun demand Monday night as three Ontario Heritage foundation stuff inlroduc In tow councillors and told them whats taken place over the three years with the property This jAQ r moth a pari of lions Sheldon said She tinted the town is losing tax revenue on the and if the board public body gets the property the town will once again lose out on ton monies I know Hit re some concern regarding loss of lax revenue lo town Ontario Heritage foundation property administrator Brian Rogers acknowledged Monday He said the Minister of is reviewing what happens to tuxes as the acquires large tracts of land Town Treasurer King said the town currently receives luxes on property which i when as if there lions it would be getting more- than in tax dollars Mr Rogers said when the tion hai a realistic package for Scotsdale it will come to Ihe town Right now there are too many and too he said unknowns any land use proposals have first receive Niagara Commission approval and in order get that town comment will be re quested Town Country SAME DAY SERVICE MONDAY TO FRIDAY IN BY 10 OUT BY HALTON HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE SI SECTION THE Wednesday March ISSB- TtIF OIDE HIDE Redneck Grit ties for Tory leader 1 EH Herald Special Its very simple explained The Honorable Larry Grossman spur Peterson First weri to take their ties then rt going lotjketheir jobs Speaking at a plate fund dinner at Hills Place last Wednesday the leader of On official opposition urged of the Haiton Burlington Progressive Conservative Assoc i a tjon to go out now and talk to just one person and get that one person to switch and allow us to recover a tiding we lost by an amazingly close margin The or so members gathered to hear the leader roughlv the equivalent of the Liberal margin in the last provincial reflected a veritable whos who of past present in all likelihood future politicians on the municipal and regional level Introduced by Regional Chairman as a Hue Jay fan a llruce Springsteen fan and the next premier of Ontario Mr Grossman told the crowd he was proud to be standing behind a podium emblazon Five vacancies Five people arc needed to fill vacancies on North Association for the Mentally Retarded this year Association directors attend one board meeting a month and often become Involv ed in projects on behalf of the men tally retarded An orientation manual is provided for those in tcrested in the job but unsure of what it involves To find out more call B77 Distress donation The North Distress Ire would like to hank the Bell Canada employees for their dona tion of toward the purchase of a copier for Centre The copier is currently being leased and is us by many community The eventual purchase of the copier will reduce the long term costs considerably Further dona towards the purchase of this copier would be very much ap preciated Call 1211 for more Information Toy library A grant of up to Si is being made by the North Associa tion for the Mentally Retarded to put a toy library Into Acton The money was received by the Association from the Ontario Trillium Foundation The North has made a bid to put a toy library Into Acton Toys will be suitable for handicapped youngsters as well Play shop There are openings for a Monday morning Play shop Program at Knox Presbyterian Church in Ac Ion Children to years will par In a program which In cludes crafts games singing creative play outdoor activities The program begins April for more Information call 5185 Bike workshop So how is your bicycle Be nice to wheels and give it a do-it- yourself tuneup Join Ollie Tuchel of North Sports for an even ing of basic bicycle maintenance April at the Acton Community Centre or April Cednrvalc Community Centre in Georgetown Both start at 7 p and will go til Call ext French book grant The Hills Public Library will receive from the Ontario government towards the purchase of French language books and library materials The funding is arranged through the French Language Library Col lection Development Program so that all communities with significant Frenchlanguage populations arc eligible for govern ment funding Keep circuits open Make sure your circuits are open Bill McRae president of the Ontario Bible College will be talking about Keeping the Circuits Open April His address at the Georgetown District Christian School p will be a challenge to all Christians as well as on appeal to nan Christians Tickets cost per person and are available by calling or dropping by the Hope Chest Chris tian The evening Is sored by the Hills Christian Womens Fellowship with the crest of Milton District Hospital Goodness knows 1 paid a lot for it as Health Minister he quipped using that as a springboard Mr Grossman launched Into a criticism of the Peterson governments pro posed ban on extra billing The cur rent confrontation and chaos he said is indicative of a govern men which is following the fateful course of era I had my share of run ins with the medical profession he admit ted but Ive never called hem greedy or degraded them to my political caret Mr Grossman urged voters to go into the community and demand to know which doctors Don Knight and Murray are greedy and unfair Go into your town he insisted and de mond to know which pharmacists arebilklngthcsvstem Mr Grossman drew large when he told the crowd he could remember when residents used to fly to the to get firstclass health care but now peo ple the over fly this way get the same You wont that after Ihey ban extra billing he warned Some of our best specialists will be working in Washington Dallas Phoenix anil Boston Touching on the question of separate school funding Mr Grossman said there is no need for Conservatives to apologize for what in office borne people say we didnt move quickly enough on some issuer mat wc should have done things dif on others and in some areas like separate school funding moved too fast But that is not unique to our party he said opposed the extension of separate school funding now that has three- party support Mr Grossman sug gested thats what and her supporters are trying to do When pressed as to whether the voice of Ms a C can didate speaking out against separate school funding in a by election cam palgn in the riding of East York and a handful of followers Is good enough in light of the support of the Tory caucus Mr Grossman insisted that good enough wasnt the issue Good enough isnt what its all about he said What matters is that all voices are being heard Mr Grossman concluded by say the message Ontario gave to Conservatives last May wasnt the pink slip of dismissal they gave to the federal Liberals It was an indication he said thai the public wanted a party which would explain the next four years rather thon talk about the last and one which would respond to an ticipated needs Winning smiles Walking away with awards from a regional la week were scaled David Jackson Murk ding Marc Boss leonard and Damon Hughes Missing Herald photo Explore native trails of our rural Es quesing When Township was opened for settlement in or riving settlers found a good trail to follow from Street The native people used the trail often and several groups of them reputedly farmed some land near Stewart town This trail became known as Trafalgar Road or Line The Historical Society have a guest speaker on the Peoples of this area and he will probably travel the same route north as first April Jack Lord of the Botanical Gardens in Hamilton will speak at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Georgetown Mr Lord will address the Historical Society on the subject Heads Rattles and Woodsmoke It Is a very interesting and in formative talk and therefore the Society would like to share our The Historical Society cordially invites the public to attend address on April There is no cost involved and refreshments will be served Dont miss this exciting opportunity to explore the prc- history of this section of Ontario The hardest part is learning to say no Look elsewhere not at gov em menl was the message given social service agencies an councillor last Wedncsdav Coun Pater Arch said regional government is no longer able to solve funding problems social scr vice agencies arc facing They will certainly have lo do a little more creative work with their budget than they would have other wise Coun Arch said of the denied additional grants above 4 per cent Increase over grants How ore agencies going to main tain their service in the interim period Hills Sheldon wanted to know If theyre having financial dif ficulties they can approach the regions health and social services committee for assistance he said The councillor noted the region has the same escalating costs to cope with and suggested agencies approach the province for funding The province gets these services started up with initial funding then drops the funding and leaves It lo the region to support them Coun Arch said The province has learned to say no and trie health end social services committee has learned to say no and were going to have to learn some more to say no Milton Mayor Gordon said jH km AVAILABLE A1 CARS TRUCKS CARS SPECIAL OFFER A1 TRUCKS MUSTANG 1984 LTD 4 Ci am run mm STK 1984 TEMPO 1984 PLYMOUTH RELIANT 44ciiopapstiro 1984 PLYMOUTH rjc 1984 1984 MUSTANG STK 1984 MUSTANG uiopvrBsiino 9615 1983SENTRA STK 3618A 1983 CAVALIER WPimsr 1983 SKYLARK 9617 1981 PHOENIX 4D4CLPITO44000K A 1980SUNBmDD4crL4Spttim 1980 OLDS 4 LMdiil 6 Month or 10000 Km Powertrain Warranty On All Our Certified Reconditioned Cars Trucks Smell culprits known The culprits responsible for the smelly air In Acton have been iden tified in a report by the regions Medical Officer of Health Graham report names the Meadowglen Mushroom Farm and the Beard more Tannery as responsible for he foul odors on occasions during a 40day observa tion pcriud just before last Christmas Investigations with the Ministry of the Environment dont offer Acton residents much hope of the smell go ing away Polled says the Tannery is an industry incompatible with the ban setting thats sprung up around it over the years As a result it is unlikely that pro blems associated with odors will ever be entirely eliminated his report concludes The regions investigation began last fall after several Acton residents complained about an odor problem and said they were con cerned it might be hazardous to their Working with the Ministry of the Environment the regions health department monitored smells bet ween Oct and Dec 18 last year and found the source of the odor to be Mcadowglen Mushroom Farm on six occasions and the Tannery on another 16 The local sewage disposal plant was found innocent of The mushroom producer is on the east side of Highway lust south of town and is bordered by Elgin Street and the west side of Highway The composting operation at the mushroom form has been in Aclon since August report says It produces odors as a result of the natural breakdown of horse manure and hay on a concrete dock at the rear of the plant the Tannery the odors have do with the preparation and tanning of hides says that the smell problem has been aggravated since September 1984 vhen the started using raw Ides in order to cut down the amount of chloride in Its wastes The Tannerys on site treatment and disposal system is responsible for the odors although Its a approved and monitored by the Ministry of the Environment Pollett says know is a good cor porate citizen and will have no pro blem complying with Ministry of the Environment recommendations Hills rick Bonnet said at last weeks regional council meeting Recommendations are ex pected by the summer The Councillor noted for some peo ple in Acton the Tannery odors a BANK FINANCING AVAILABLE PICKUP 9619 1984 F150 PICKUP STK 9605 1983 E15D VAN en STK 1983 SUPERCAB 18517A 1981 MOO PICKUP STK 1979 F150 PICKUP 1978 VAN Auto 1977 PICKUP 1974 DODGE PICKUP am A CAPITAL FORD SALES Your Bmst Is A Capital Dmall

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