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Pioneer Days starts tomorrow dont miss our supplement inside SPORfAi Lifetime Service Guarantee In the hills Truck fire A truck parked at Disposals on Highway 7 between Acton and Georgetown received damage alter it caught ire shortly before June Fire Department officials say the fire started because of an electrical failure In the engine area The truck was not turned on at the time Attempted murder A 28yearold Georgetown man faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault stemming from oar- room dispute in on May The man will face a preliminary hearing In Brampton Provincial Court at a is OPP say a 25yearold Caledon man received a stab wound to his left shoulder in the dispute at Michaels Tavern on Highway 10 in the village of Caledon shortly before a May A second victim an man received wounds to his neck and chin when he stepped between Mr MacDonald and the man in an attempt to halt the dispute The man reused hasp la treatment at the time the said Education Kimberly Joan Stewart of Georgetown recently graduated from the University of New with a degree in elementary education The university held its lSeth Encaenia May at the Centre with students receiving degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels The address was given by Thomas former American ambassador to Canada who received an honorary doctor of laws degree profit Open Door would like to thank all those people who supported the car wash on Saturday June h as well as sponsors Georgetown Coop Burger King Miracle Mart and Home Hardware The car wash was a success and raised a profit of Boy hit A nineyearold Acton boy received minor injuries when he was struck by a car at Mill Street and Wilbur Street in Acton at 10 June 12 Police say a 1961 was travelling eastbound on Mill Street he boy darted across the road and was struck by the car David Lee was taken to Georgetown District Hospital by ambulance where he Is listed In satisfactory condition on Monday No charges were laid in the inci dent Neighbors meet Acton residents are Invited to a Neighborhood Watch Information seminar June at the Acton District High School from Neighborhood Watch Is a group of neighbors that watch out for each am report activity It is a community run crime prevention program design to reduce the opportunity for prime to occur in the neighborhood Take the time to become involv ed and learn about home security suspect identity and crime repor fog OPEN DAYS A Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY JUNE 1987 Stairs open house There will be an open house to con Actons Rev Jean Stairs on her coming marriage to Rev Wayne Soble June The location Is the Acton Baptist Church and the time is 1 p m 4pm All are welcome best wishes only Rev Stairs will be maimed Oct 16 at the James Street Baptist Church in Hamilton She will preach for the last time in Acton Oct The Minister is also pursuing a Doc torate at the Toronto School of Theology in the fall Its Worth the Drive to Acton Riding the range The life of a cowboy full of School had the chance to last week Seen here are from left adventure freedom and danger Jrem about and Indians Scott Tar and These three students at Joseph Gib- If Days at their school Joanne Meek Herald photo by Dr Ford supporters SEARCH FOR TRUTH causes conflicting information llj Herald Attempts get at the truth about a proposed application for in Acton dump gave Hills Conn Pam Sheldon more conflicting inform lion last week the conclusion of the Regional mining and public works commit meeting Sheldon aired her frustrations over months of what she called with the pro ponents of the dump Late last Terrence of Shleidings Incorporated address Hilts council Tor the first time on the proposal lo develop a landfill on lands owned by United Aggregates Ltd His version of the steps taken thus far in the process did not correspond with what she had been told others Coun Sheldon Said She asked the Regions Ad Officer John Fleming if he had been asked to keep tial Information shared by Mr God sail at a February meeting with Mr Fleming former PC cabinet minister Claude Bennett mid Mayor Gordon At that meeting I was led believe they had asked the content of that meeting to kept confidential Sheldon said I want to know If that was I he case Mr has said there was no remember but was willing to go buck to his notes lo check That first meeting on he matter was held prior to the information hitting he newspapers It was the day before the Regions own preliminary meeting of the landfill consolidated hearing board took place Mr tug said Burlington solicitor Michael Qua Id spilled the beans on the dump proposal at the Bog ion preliminary meeting of he hearing Milton Mayor empathised with Sheldons frustration lie said his reaction had been guarded at February meeting When a letter from Mr followed a week later Mr said he sent back letter making it clear he wasnt en their proposal Then came a thick document with preliminary feasibility information on he proposal I Jo know i was marked con fidenliol Mayor Kranlz said Why thai type of approach I really don know Was it divide and ion with respect to the municipalities He said it disturbed him because he sure if thc were to get pitted against Unit on llilli Although Regional Chairman Peter wasnt a he February meeting he said is something Regional give a mailer of respcel to anyone meet with 1 t authorize confidential meetings between our staff and other people that would undermine member of this council hut meetings go on between staff and proponents all Ihe time before aware of them Chairman sold Sheldon also to know when the Burlington solicitor was hired In represent Burlington al the lundfill Burlington loan Little said he hired at At Ins presentation to Hills councillors Mr Godsall said Mr McQuaid walked the Acton site and wis briefed on the proposal in lober prior lo Mr Mcquaid realizing he had a conflict of interest on the mutter I cannot imagine somebody preaching our solicitor to or them It would never occur to me someone of a pr cshional calibre would lake him on on an opposing landfill Thit Little exclaimed She she would be In quiring further into tint On another vein Walter said the or Millon solicitors should have inform the hearing board the Acton proposal When they didnt Mr had to do it realizing the potential of this Information Chairman said it was un fortunate Mr McQuaid did hat calling it premature If the raised that issue with the information he had at pcinl in time there would have been hell raised Ihe chair man said Any one lo raise it had more information lhal point in time than the rest Oakiille Liz also disagreed with saying it I have been brought up preliminary hear board ft is a issue until the lime it is brought an application You can I deal wilh something thai is floating around Coun said tioning why Burlington chose lo take il a ihei don said the actions of the proponents to date have been terribly underhanded and whether purposely or because they arc inexperienced she didn know Backyards in danger of slipping further Backyards Irwin and neighboring properties are in danger of bring lost says a report undertaken or the- Credit Volley Conservation Authority Engineering Services of says ill over crest of slope create the lot at Irwin Crcs in the early 1970s is unstable and will eventually shift downslopc Although the house at address isnt danger of failure the surrounding soils Ihe back and Protesters cancel out An scheduled by supporters of Jack Ford for June IS has been cancelled due to inap propriate timing Group spokesman Paul said Tuesday the meeting may be rescheduled after the June annual meeting of the Georgetown Hospital Board of Directors The timing was rather propria for the information meeting Mr The intent of meeting was to discuss the quality of patient care the possibility of open board meetings and to discuss board a June 12 advertise in local papers said Asked If hospital board members were going be present the meeting or what forms the discus would have taken Mr McDougall replied Im not liber ty lo divulge that Mr McDougall Is a member of alliens group which mel recently wilh hospital board members pro testing the lack of reasons for the dismissal of Jack Ford Because of a pending Ontario Hospital Ap peal Board hearing Ihe Georgetown hospital has not been willing lo divulge specific information about the of doctors hospital privileges Meanwhile supporters of Ford have purchased a number of memberships from the hospital cor allowing them access the annual general meeting Single one year memberships cost and lifetime memberships cost CO Anyone who bought member ships after May will not qualify as members for June meeting hospital board Is keeping something from the public when asked by The Herald he replied I dont think The town council representative resigned May saying the closed door meetings were the motivating force behind his decision Coun Cook did not make a public declara tion of his resignation The news of his decision was published last He could not point to any specific incident which led to his decision to quit They shouldnt be perceived as showing something is being kept from the public Cook said of the board He said opening board meetings not solve the whole problem but It would help He said roughly GO per cent of the sec the same standards used by council applied lo the hospital board for closed meetings as litiga tion personnel and property mat ters The board has 17 members with four or hose positions to be filled at its annual meeting June A majority vote by the board could open board meetings but Coun Cook said he could not say if the board in tends to open future meetings the public Neither would he say if he would return to the board If the meetings were opened to the public Coun Cook said he had attempted get the board meetings opened up but he could not say how or when the attempt took place because the ac tivities of the board are confidential High turnout expected for hospitals The Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital board of directors is expecting attendance be more than usual for lis annual general meeting The June meeting at the Bennett Health Care Centre is expected to be crowded with supporters of Jack Ford Ford had his hospital privileges revoked by the board April Since that time a protest group has encouraged its members to buy annual or life memberships enabling them to attend the annual meeting Hospital Executive Director Mark said to dote there arc in ex cess of life and annual memberships However he sold the hospital wasnt able to break down the number of memberships which had been purchased during the past However the board is expecting more members attending June25 than in other years he said The board hasnt a reaction to the resignation of Al Cook May because of the directors refusal to open their meetings to public Mr said the board hasnt had a chance to discuss the resignation The hospital bylaws ask for three councillors to sit on the hospital board said the executive director Two ore from town council and the other rcpresenls Region The board can operate wilh two councillors on the board and it will oc up to the town to appoint another representative he said People will be able to ask questions at the annual meeting under other business indicated on the agenda Mr said However the ques tions must be reasonable he said If It doesnt put any party at disadvantage I suspect we can answer it The hospital board had no prior knowledge of an advertisement which appeared in Ihe Friday edition of The Herald called Outlook The ad mentioned on meeting concerning Issues at the hospital and was sponsored by the Ford support group The meeting has since been cancelled Fathers Day bulletin do a preliminary engineering study of slope stabilization adjacent Irwin Crescent and Metcalfe Court The inn MncCallum Limited will act as sub consultant It was involved in the original slope instability Invest Iga lions This preliminary engineering study Is estimated to cost The will examine and recommend remedial measures stabilize the valley slope of Silver Creek adjacent to Eden Place Irwin and Dawson Crescents and the valley slope of Ravine cent to Metcalfe Court which in eludes lots On Fathers Day June Church bulletins in Ha lion Hills will Include Big Brother Inserts promote Big The agency appreciates help of clergy and other church staff in making sure that these inserts arc included In this special days bulletins Big Brothers of asks he congregations think seriously the request for more Big Brothers At present there are unmatched Brothers who need a Big Brother and the list is ever increasing These boys bet ween the ages of and 16 come Fathers Day with your family think for a moment about a young boy who has no father or other male rote model to enjoy this day The agency also wants mothers of eligible boys contact he and complete an application For further information call the office at or the Milton office at B764756 Alliance church takes shape By Herald Handsome drawings the church building the Georgetown Alliance Church intends to build on Eighth Line Main Street south of Maple Avenue are now ready The twofloor 11000 square building is still awaiting approval of rczoning and site plan applications by the own Building was to begin this month but has been rescheduled for late September or early October said Laurie Kemp Hes a member of the churchs public relations commit tee He expects he rezoninc tion to be approved in mid July and the site plan in mid August Town stall are currently working on both applications If construction begins in the foil Mr Kemp anticipates the church will be ready for Christmas Building should take three months he said The now home for Alliance members will have sanctuary that seats 350 11 Christian education classrooms and a large fellowship hall downstairs which could even be used for day care At a slight angle to Eighth Line the church has lots of long windows This two floor building Is to be the future home of the Georgetown Alliance Church Church member are hoping to begin construction thl fall with ft concluding In December The church lite Is on Eighth Line near Fifteen Heraldphoto allowing or natural interior lighting It Is to have a mansard roof with brick and siding exterior in earth tone colors Mr Kemp said the mansard style roof appealed very much church members Its a style not used much he said The church is also to have a large foyer outside the sanctuary Mr Kemp said Itll be like a lounging area where members can visit after church Provision has been made for an elevator In order that the handicap ped Kill feel comfortable attending church functions Mr Kemp said The architect for the building la David of His design incorporates provincial re quirements of day care centres bo the building can easily development