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AVAILABLE Copy Lifetime Service Guarantee fPTIW m I Home Newspaper of Hills Established WEDNESDAY APRIL 1 OPEN1010DAYSAWEE1C hi the to Acton Six honored for efforts saving lives Life savers and safety preservers vera honored at Jack Tanner a Table in Acton Friday night The Safety Council presented 13 people in with safety awards at the council an nual banquet Of those 13 six were from Halton Hills The awards arc presented to citizens who saved or attempted to save a life and to three from Holy Cross teacher Elinor Clarke mi one of Halton Hills who were honored at the Safety banquet in Acton March She coordinates the dent safety at Holy Cross Separate School In Georgetown one municipality in Halton who dedicated time to safety at schools The 1986 school safety awards were presented to Hills residents Last year Milton residents were recognized Stewart was the crossing guard of the year In Hills Jeremy Bannister a student at Robert Utile Public School I chosen top safety pa roller and Elinor Clarke a teacher at Holy Cross Separate School was nominated the best coordinator of safety pa Three Georgetown men received awards for their lifesaving efforts The three tried to assist a gentleman who suffered a heart attack They administered CPR and helped the man until the ambulance arrived sold Constable Tarda Grimmer a member of the Safely Power Gerarg Wilcox and Peter Todd were the men involved in that lifesaving effort The who received awards were nominated by newspapers and citizens Those who received awards for life saving qualified for the honor by being residents Their life saving efforts did not have to Iks within said Constable Grim The banquet at Jack Tanners Table included a dance Award presentations were the highlight of the night Constable Grimmer said It nice to see people getting In volved So many don I want to be she said of the efforts of the award winners Acton quarry could handle 15 million tonnes of waste Old Man Winter kicking By BRIAN the plows said By BRIAN Herald A sudden winter blizzard caught many motorists Including local road crews off guard Mor day night Ten to 11 centimeters of wet snow fell in the area surrounding Pearson International Airport since p Monday and the Toronto Weather Office expected an additional three to four centimeters of snow before the storm ended Tuesday afternoon The Hills area received the brunt of the storm picking up a few extra centimeters the weather of flee reported At least one person died as a direct result of the storm Caledon OPP said Miroslav of Dun died Monday when his Toyota off the northbound lane into oncoming traffic and struck a southbound 1979 on 10 one kilometer north of Misty Wood Drive in shortly after p Monday Kartelev of Caledon was treated for minor injuries In Orangevllle Hospital the OPP reported Halton Police reported five since 30 Tuesday morning but there were no uries Local road crews had to battle the storm with less than full capacity equipment and manpower The equipment had been summerized The wings were taken off some of the plows said rujlle Works Superintendent Frank More lie No roads were dosed despite the shortage of manpower the public works department suffered during the storm Eight of the 35 man road crews were off sick on Tuesday Mr Morettesald Graders which usually patrol the rural areas during storms sat Hie Tuesday because the roads were too soft he added Five kept snow off Georgetown roads and four were dispatched to keep Acton roads dear he said Mr said his crew ex peeled to be able to keep up with the falling snow until the storm ended No schools dosed during the storm but Kindergarten dasses were cancelled Tuesday afternoon according to the Board of Education Buses were delayed slightly but all buses completed their routes the Board reported Temperatures throughout tho region dipped to minus five on Mon day night The average low for this time of year is minus one and the average high is eight degrees the Toronto Weather Of flee said Temperatures are expected to re main Wow normal on Wednesday and Thursday with more flurries on Thursday Region and i for tie Rep on Hera Id l0 nl6 debt r n w land I lead t age an slated to be dumped in capacity can be used to put an an quarry if a proposal to energy from waste fur transform an united operation Comcor suggests and the into a dump property is yearly saving tipping fees used to copied pay or Environmental A what a waste management Ad be Region under study recently made public states token Undertaken over the post year by some other advantages Waste Management Con Having an Acton quarry as a land of MUton the study pro- fill according to poses to rehabilitate part of the By of the quarry land United Aggregates quarry lands Into taking over agricultural land and there no destruct a impact on any environmentally sen feasibility study says natural areas the study says the Acton quarry Is As well no heritage features are be- colly suitable and is ingrcmovcdordcstroycd a favored Ministry of the Environ The study claims Black Creek water quality wont be significant The thick document compares the by Icachatc from He Acton quarry site with the Milton garbage Lea Is the term used and Burlington sites chosen by for the Juices from the garbage As says w II Comcor study claims there not surface In any si water would be no significant Impact bodies in tie Region public health and safety or to the As for wells thtre won be natural and cultural en threat to the groundwater vlronments from at the rosurccs because leachate will be Acton quarry below the groundwater level the It says It would be economically study claims advantageous to the Region to make However in the one use of the landfill for the that Is given over to disadvantages following reasons lower tipping of quarry landfiiling in Com fees no long term liability for the cor said there will be contamination Treated like mushrooms of the Cabot Head groundwater which close to the te the Cabol Head for motion has a poorer quantity and water than the overlying Amabel formation and is therefore not required as a domestic water source the immediate site area the study con dudes In comparison there arc well over two pages of advantages listed by Comcor to the one paragraph given over to disadvantages The fact the quarry Is located In a remote and well screened area Is died as another advantage as Is the fact the area has a low population a future development is restricted Being In the dark on a proposal to establish a landfill at an quarry dldnt sit Well with town councillors Monday night Quite frankly we re being trailed like mushrooms objected an angry Sheldon The Halton Mayor was no less upset The angry feelings around the council chamber were roused by the Stars on ice ties back on skate The former J world championship figure IS and Otto lent his support to the Rotary for Milton distributed Halton Region Burlington and Milton each recdved a copy of this preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment document early last week Hills even know the twoinch thick book of technical Information existed When the town administration was tipped off he called Com cor asking for a copy I suggested it wasn a good idea to leave the main player In the dark Administrator Clerk Joe Simon told felt It wasn very astute of the company The who commissioned this did not tell the consulting firm to to us which Is why we t get a copy of it The study was commissioned by Toronto merchant banking company called Investments Ltd The firm Is interested in developing about acres of the RR4 Acton United Aggregates quarry into a dump I think Its despicable the way they been treating us Coun Sheldon said It appears they re trying to eliminate us from the process Mayor Miller continued Us very very upsetting Marilyn Serjeantson said It was Incredible that such a detailed report was produced so quietly without the town knowing about It In comparison Halton Region hos spent yean collecting technical data to back up Its proposal for a new landfill she noted Mr Simon said Regional staff are also concerned about the document In how It may affect their en assessment hearings which begin in May on the landfill for Theyre not even sure how this impacts on the hearing coming up This has been dropped on them too Mr Simon said I don t even know if the Ministry of the Environment has seen It Coun Joe Hewitt wonted to know what process the company must go through to approval for a dump in Acton Coun Sheldon said govern merit requirements are less when the proposal is put forward by a private company than a public one convinced this proposal will be used to muddy waters at the Regional hearings It was Burl Ington lawyer who broke the story and Sheldon suspects in the whole a fair Naturally Burlington intends to fight the Region proposal for a second dump in Its municipality Cancer drive begins today During lie April Campaign an Cancer Society In Hills will be working hard lo raise ays Campaign CI airman Rev I Barrow This Is a per cent crease over last year objective the support of com nun ami area residents and people I them throughout the province Ontario Division of the an Cancer Society hopes raise million n 1987 he This money will bc used to funj ongoing cancer research pa scrv cos and education pro- further information contact Diabetes meeting The Brampton and District branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association will hold its next general meeting April 13 in the auditorium of Peel Memorial Hospital Lynch David Boris a car d at the hospital will speak on Heart and Diabetes Refreshments will be served For additional Indian band wants title to town hall Indian claims to property owned by the Town of Halton Hills will pre vent the municipality from building a new town hall In an eleventh hour an Indian rights group has come for ward demanding compensation for the acre site Recent Indian discoveries were leaked by the Helton Hills Historical Society to Barry of the Silver Creek The site rivals the potential or the Crawford Lake Indian Village near Campbell v Hie said a member of the Historical Society who asked thathe not be identified Artifacts found on the site include burial remains clay shards of In dian pottery and fragments from primitive tools The Band has approached the Minister of Indian Affairs and Nor hern Development William McKnlght for to fight their claim n the courts Chief told this newspaper In an exdusive interview tho Silver Creek never sign a recognized treaty relinquishing their use of the lands In the Georgetown area The Historical could find no Information to the contrary The town will find it fighting the claims of the Indians said the Society member This is a devastating discovery when we re on the verge of beginn ing construction a Issued from the mayor office states Further developments are ex peeled today April I April Fools Day Police cowboys Two Georgetown policemen Cowboys and Indians lost noming when about horses from the Mayberry Riding Stables were seen running down No Slderoad towards Highway Constable Rodney Beaumont said two police and three citizens tried to corral the horses Into a off No SWeroad where they were eventually retrieved by the owners The horses stomped through Vltos Fruit Market and caused minor damage to front lawns before they decided to run towards the highway Constable Beaumont said Turning sod Sod turning could be in June or July for the Hills municipal complex Architect Carlos Ventin told councillors last week he wants to get everything spelled out clearly before going to tender with the mulll million dollar project I want go to tender with everything clear so there won t be any surprises he said The main thing is to spend tho time right now Norman Elliott noted the town has a tenant on the property till April end Construction t able to go ahead until after that date anyhow Silver for jazz singers Herald look out IouIb here comes the District 1llti School Jan Such wan the sentiment March when students In the J choir of competed for the first lime in the Vocal Icsllval at Nell Collegiate Institute In Out In a solely for Inp choirs students against 11 other high schools Trent across Ontario and received a silver There were no gold certificate era a d s on the silver Vocal Jan Imolvet group tit students who si Jan nu i ben Ing microphones and a sound system Georgetown per formed three number at lie festival Joining tho choir was a fi ryllim lection consisting of piano bait guitar and drums Tor two of the numbers the legendary Satin Doll and I vc Got You Under My Skin rythm section also won award for the best section br inging yet another honor to The choir also per one song unaccompanied l ho When I all In Love Mainly Dean Trade student at had a solo In this last nun and rcceUcd wide Ilu for her talents from professional adjudicators Tl Is Is the first year that a Jazz choir I an existed at Georgetown him act vocal jtm Is to new in the spectrum hat only two other high schools offer the curricular activity Nelson a Nelson participated In he feitiial and received a mcrll cer tificate In their Other numbers In the Jazz choir a Let Heaven an I Nature Sing Blue Skies Vocal jazz It harder regular tinging bee sound system makes tuning crucial a it it more difficult to hear been widely recognized at an effec tive concert director from Public School and Georgetown high school yet vocal I a Is a new experience even for The Jati choir hat never before competed but their activities have included workshops public and feeder school performances The group rehearses every week for several hours Coming endeavours Include a tour of New York and I- of the Arts May Singers In the Jazz choir of GDHS are Holly Vergaegen Dave Rum icy Sandra Wilton Trisbla Jenny Danish Mandy Dean Lisa Walters Craig Marshall Chris Mark Duke Mary Lynn McVittle Chris Sam Hancock Charlie and Alex Outers because the Includes Ian Vint bats guitar Shannon Bush piano Adam Broughlon drums Scan Cotton but guitar and McKeown piano