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SPORTAl Lifetime Service Guarantee HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 Group forms to oppose speeding truckers By Herald Stair A group of rcsidtnts on has pulled together in an effort to prod the Town taking action on speeding trucks on the road The trucks arc heading to and from the United Aggregates Quarry on the Line in Acton John Lord spokesman for the committee of people said members of the residents committee Intends to state their case to the Town Pits and Quarries Commit tec meeting Nov 12 The group was organized after seven year old Paul fcred major injuries from being lilt by a trailer on Trafalgar Road near Sideroad 5 Mr Lord said Tht boy was struck leaving a The truck filled to stop in time and swerved on to the shoulder of the road The driver was charged with careless driving in the incident The basis of the problem is that truck drivers ire paid by the load Mr Lord said Two truck routes have been designated by Town said Hills Mayor Ituss Milltr also a member of the Pits and Committee The more used route is south on th- Lint and East on Good Neighbors needs our help The Good Neighbor Service Is starting its campaign this year by collecting canned goods and money to make up Christmas baskets for the needy in the com munlty Good Neighbor Service Chairperson Siena van is looking for someone to step in and take over her duties Siena is willing to train and sup port the incoming chairman Schools have already been con tncted for their support of the can goods drive The Service is looking for everyone support with donations of time or money Anyone who wishes to help with the drive can contact Mrs van Hoekelenat877 to Road Mayor siid lesser used is alone he said Mr Lord claims per of all the trucks leaving the quarry use the I ine route Up to 10U trucks an hour use according to a count Mr Lord That activity continues hours a day six days a week hi said I won t let my children cycle down that road he said Mr Lord has followed trucks to check their speed and not one truck has stayed within the Gil kilometre per hour speed limit hi One of Hum exceeded 120 km ptr hour loaded hi said Most of them ire doing BO and 100 kilometres down lint road hi said In I would go so fir is lo say all of them art speeding he Aside from speeding many trucks are cither overloaded or not proper covered Mr Lord said To check for covered loads a neighbor watched the trucks go by from tht roof of a house he said The committer has two requests of the Town Wc ihem limit the amount of traffic that invcls on any one particular route and we want a higher of police to ensure that these ire main tuning the speed limit said Mr Lord Residents ilso wail the speed limit ilonf Sideroad 17 lowered to Ji kilometres he said A fully loaded at per hour his stopping power as car it BO or he said Residents also want a traffic count on the route said Mr Mr Lord is questioning the Towns authority to designate i truck route Mayor Miller said representatives of Construction the owners of Ihc quarry and the police force will also be on hand at the Nov 12 meeting SECTIONS PACES FRF DISTRIBUTION OPEN 10 7DAYSAWEFK Its Worth the Drive to Says realtor Town erred in selling house lots Shakey legs Itkk lasted three hours and was held at Money was raised tor community and school projects Herald photo Solemn service Nov 8 to remember the fallen and the will be remtmbenne those who lost their lives in intlli Nov in Hills Remind r is Nov an Hon illy held in town so that the ton mui il in in Hit Tit the ceremony it Post Office at lu m Alter parade down Street In Wilbur and then Mini Strut a met will be held trout if the it Knox iin CI for II am it Knox church there will be i Remembrance sir tha ConacMn Remember members assemble at noon lor a m start They will march from the Glen Williams Public School to cenotaph across from Preston store C wn parade participants meet at 1 in at the Royal I Branch head march off The parade route Is along Market Street to Church Street across to Main Street turning west alone James Street to the cenotaph Branch 120 members also plan a Nov II service at the cenotaph at It a in ind from Park Public School will also be attending Mayor Miller and MPP Walt will be at the Wednesday The Canadian Legion has started its poppy campaign ir donation received a pop py wreath cross or is cenotaphs and other memorial statues to honor the 114 Cana that died during the Second World War Although the Poppy Campaign is national in scope each Legion is responsible for running its own campaign and collecting and disbursing funds In its area The campaign expense per branch is In 1986 13 million poppies and and crosses were distributed in Canada The Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign is just is successful now as it was when the war first in 1945 medians at 111 renumber Poppies and wreaths are made in the homes of ex service personnel and their dependents By BRIAN Herald Staff A local red estate mimgtr is levelling charges of improper eon duct at town over the way the Town is mnrktting IS lots on Princess Anne Drhc inn Poulslrup told councillors Monday that their confidential deti to hire Stephen Saxt 1 to provide on how to sell the lots docs not correct and honest and in my opinion is precedented In a confidential resolution in 19 the Town adopted a motion by Municipal Owned Properly Coin mltte MOPS to hire the consultant lo provide Information on how to privately sell the lots The consulting fee will equal per cent of the total proceeds of the Councillors decided to refer that decision back the MOPS committee to answtr specific tionslaidout by Mr Based on the estimated price of the land over million lint con suiting fee could well be in excess of Mr The Town bylaw at least three written quotations for the vices must be Mr I In my investigation it is evident no quotes Mr Any amount over must be tendered unless an emergency situ arises or unless otherwise specifically approved count Tht only approval given by ell was In confidential minutes which are not available to the public said Mr You may argue that the passage of minutes Is a approval of council and thus ire Justified in your action by being technically correct Mr I It is not to be cor reel and honest one must ilso pear to be correct and honest the former town councillor The of an Going through the Real Estate Hoard may cost the Town five or six per Mayor said after the meeting Mayor Miller asked lr what percentage fee the Town would have lo pay to go through he That would depend on negotiations between Mayor and directors of the Board Mr replied The Heal Estate Board cannot fix prices he said Town Treasurer Ray King said he feel the Toko breaking Us own bylaw The iw which requires the tender process specifically ex eludes consulting purposes Mr King said Because council did approve the process regardless of whether or nil it was disclosed the public 1 1 so means council break the bylaw he said Mr said the Town could only use very limited services of Mr the Business Brokers Act prevents him from writing of fcrs advising on the properly sell property negotiating a sale holding a dtposil and advising on the Continued on page for of this magnitude within minutes certainly dots not ippeac correct and honest and in my opinion is unprecedented said Mr Council has alwiys every effort to ensure that they appear honest and are working in the public interest Are you now changing philosophy said Mr Councillor Marilyn told Mr You did a greil job pulling this off slit said Town Administntor Clerk Joe Simon told councillors the Town had checked with the Ministry of Con and to see if there was any conflict with the deal The Town was originally tnld there was no conflict but a call from Ihe Ministry last week in dlcated the Ministry was further checking Mr Simon said But Mayor Miller said ifttr the meeting that payment of cent of the proceeds to Mr Is against the law in the Provincial Registrar The previous hid an rangtment to sell Town owned pro pcrty through Ihe Brampton Real Board thus giving Ihc Town the exposure tl best chance for and therefore the Town in excep tional to set highest price in the shortest time Mr Poulstrup said Why has this and a successful process disc by council he asked It would appear that wire mg get best for tht pro jHTtics we tould get said In the hills Boys film A documentary on orphaned Armenian children called The Boys will premier at the Armenian Community Centre in Willow dale Nov The film tells story of how were selected from refugee camps in the Middle East and brought Canada to be put to Earl 1920s attitudes lo refugees immigration policies and child labor exploitation arc chronicled In the dim The film will be presented at m at the Armenian Community Centre Place Willow dale For more information call 4912900 Attention moms children but getting together with other moms can help You find you re not alone other two year olds don eat sleep or use the toilet and often nave tantrums If you want lo meet other moms then come along to Knox Presbyterian Church Georgetown on Tuesday Nov el 10 am and learn more about a parent lot program for Georgetown Child care will be provided free of charge For further Information Gloria Cull at ffl Blood clinic No one can replace you to get the lob done Its a fact About blood donors arc needed every day Canada Georgetown residents can do their part by com ing to the blood donor clinic Nov at the Holy Cross Church Auditorium between the hours of If you re trying to avoid a line up best time to come Is bet p This clinic Is being sored by the Georgetown Lions Club Rural By MARY LIZ SHAW Herald Staff Post offices such as those in general stores In Hornby Terra Cotla are in danger of closing to save Canada Post money according to the tlonal Postmasters union But local postmasters arc not showing tho kind of concern they should be said Anderson Ontario Branch dent of the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association Unfortunately most rural postmasters believe that because they vc been good dedicated employees and outstanding citizens in their communities the says The corporate plan passed by the government In 1988 calls for the elimination of over 200 rural post offices In Canada over the next five to ten years The offices would be replaced by super mail boxes making mall service available hours per seven days per week said Canada Post spokesman Ed Roworlh be replaced by super boxes Hut rural lesidcnli will lost in the long run said She operates out of the Post Office near Newmarket and has been a rural resident all her life Many jwople have told mc they don t want to go lo mail box system she Tht boxes are outside in ihe cold there is a problem with maintenance and parking Ed said super mall box system is one of Canada Post highest priorities Shirley Yates Postmaster at Yates General Store In Llmchouse said she suspects that If Canada Post begins close offices the effects would not last long It hard to say Mrs Yates said But I think gel enough mail thai It would close us down Marilyn Hughes the Terra General Store agreed that mall volume may be a key to preventing the closure of her office She serves about households and the numbers arc growing as housing developments It ilw concern she said But think they will take volume Into con when they arc deciding which offices to close But Anderson said mall volume may not be a factor in closure decisions I have no reason to believe that mail volume will have any bearing whatever on Canada Post decisions she said Canada Post Ed said mall volume will not be the Corporation sole concern Its primary goal Is getting these the payroll he said The amount of revenue ihey bring in anywhere near what it costs to have them there Mr The Postmasters Association has only recently been permitted to speak out publicly against the corporate plan Mrs Anderson said Canada Post had Issued what she called a gag order to members of the union allowing only the national president Lloyd Johnson to voice group concerns Our union has told us not to make waves about this said the postmaster of the Hornby General Store Qui It is a con When hey say they re going to close 200 offices across Canada I think it pro bably will affect us Ed Roworlh said the super mail boxes will Improve services to rural residents by allowing 24hour access to their mail in eluding special compartments for parcel post deliveries The boxes are not equip ped however tohandle registered mall It the box wouldn be too far from where they have to go now to pick up their malt were talking yards he said But In the case of Hornby postal district which borders parts of Misslssauga Milton and Hills residents may have to travel to any one of four main post offices to pick up their registered mall the postmaster said Balllnafad General Store Postmaster Bonnie Walker said her postal service is expanding and she Is therefore not too worried about being shut down But she also said that she Is unsure about purchas ing a post office franchise under Canada Post a privatisation scheme If I no then there either won be a mall service in Balllnafad or wed have super boxes Mrs Walker said A franchise service means fran would be paid on commission based on the amount of mall handled This would relieve Corporation of the burden of paying postmasters full benefits and a regular salary Ed If an office Is closed Canada Post will give the postmaster first crack at buying a franchise Post office franchises may cost anywhere from to 000 depending on the size of the mall district Ed Iioworth added If the postmaster want it we fine someone lo take It ho said Anderson noted the fate of rural post offices Is now in the hands of rural residents It the right of every rural taxpayer to have postal service like they have had In the past she said As a rural resident resent the government and Its budget to Canada Post that is forcing It to reduce these services