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Special Last Wednesday was the night the lights went out in Georgetown ting hydro and cable In and around Ihe Haiton Hills area In Ihe Park Avenue area a tree knocked out most or Georgetown said John Olivier Operations Manager for Cable The ice storm we had trees ex filained Dale of fills Hydro engineering depart The men have been out hours at this point The storm affected Cable antenna site on the Town Line but T HERALD Wednesday December I 18T MtokM damage An accident on Cinder bark Drive at the Eighth Line caused damage to a Ford 15 a Nov A yearold Georgetown woman was driving her car southbound on the Eighth Line when she lost control of the vehicle on the snow covered road The car struck a guide wire then crossed the road and hit a speed limit sign before coming to rest at the base of a tree The driver received minimal injuries in the accident Fails to yield A collision caused damage at the comer of Mountain view Road and Summit Lane 11 55 a Nov A Georgetown woman stopped her 1965 Chrysler at the stop sign Summit Itoad preparing to make left onto Mountalnvlew Road Sy carold Georgetown mi was driving his Mercury north on Mountalnvlew road when the Chrysler pulled Into the Intersec tion and collided with the front of the Mercury Dim age lo Chrysler is and damage the Mercury is Charges of failing to yield were hid in the ar Dems the brakes A 16yearold male wh put his foot on the a Instead of the brake went crashing through the window of a store at James St Georgetown at Nov The youth was turn ing Into a parking spot on James Street when he accidentally press ed the accelerator Damage to the was while the broken window will cost Cars collide Charges of falling to eld laid following an accident Highway Trafalgar at Nov A Ac ton woman was driving her 1987 Chrysler east bound on Highway The woman attempted to make a left hand turn onto Road when it collided with a westbound 1985 Dodge driven by a 16yearold man The CI rysler received ROOD damage and the Dodge received damage Improper turn A charge of making an improper turn was laid following an accident at the corner of Mam Street and Street in Acton shortly before i m Nov A man was preparing to make a left hand onto Mill Street from the southbound lane of Main Street when his Dodge collided with the side or a driven by a 76carold man The vehicle received damage while the second vehi received damage Vision poor A foggy day caused an accident a Mack Truck at the in of Highway and Road 12 at 43 a Nov A carold Georgetown man driving his truck bound on Road 12 He could not see the stop sign at Highway because of the dense fog The truck Highway and went through a fence Damage to the truck was SI No charges were laid in incident Deer hit A northbound car struck and kill i a deer on the Line near Sideroad at m Nov The deer reportedly ran out in front of the Lincoln which was by a year old Georgetown man The cor recciv Garage theft Someone entered an unlocked garage at Irwin Cres stole a golf bag and clubs between 1 a m Nov and Nov Value of missing Roods is SI Tool box stolen A tool box and tools worth ere stolen from an unlocked parked at Dawson bet 1 a m and Nov Coins taken Someone stole S50 in coins from a house on the Line near Trail between Nov and 1 a Nov Police say the thief entered through an unlocked door WiperB gone car parked at Mill St in Georgetown had both its rear win wipers and the front left wiper blade ripped off the car between p m Nov 28 and 30 a Nov selected chairman disruption round town Jn Maple Urn The night the lights went out Mr Olivier sad Cahle was at Ic to because we have standby generator The area worst hit was west of Trafalgar and north of Georgetown The occasional blackouts of cable on Thursday the day after the storm were a result Hydro fixing their power lines Hydro is do ing their work said Mr Olivier our standby goes off and on The dispersed areas of power shortage arc due to the several sources feeding Georgetown ex plained John Olivier The east end of Georgetown could have power while tht jjils are nut m west Despite the inconvenience caused by Wednesday s storm people have been patient We do get a lot of calk said Mr Olivier who noted that people just phone to alert coble company that their area is affected The hydro problem was quite severe according to Dale at Hydro The cable company agreed the hydro shuts down our system goes out said John It a winter and we rcHopingwith It Strike prevented Metroland papers settle A tentative settlement has been reached in the negotiations between Metroland Community Newspapers and management The two sides bargained for seven hours Nov to reach the Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild which represents 160 people at Metroland community newspapers negotiated Its first con tract for its members since gaining certification in February The union was in a legal position to strike at 12 am Nov 30 and members were operating on an hour by hour basis as negotiations edon The settlement was signed at Monday said Jeff Andrew a member of the union negotiating team The negotiating team li recommending that the membership accept con tract Mr Andrew said The membership will vote on the contract tonight Wednesday The main issues such as Job security and wages were nettled Bridge results Winners of duplicate bridge match played at the Georgetown Legion Nov 30 ore first tied Harry Arblck and Mike Rene March and Norma Maynard Second Doris Barber and Elsie Whitham Third Earl Ryder and George Farrow House thief Police are investigating a break and enter at court in Georgetown between and 10 p Nov The thief gained en try by prying a rear door open The thicr stole Sit In money and Jewelry from the house Included in the missing material is In small bills said Mr Andrew He would elaborate on the details of the con tract before tonight vole It a very good deal as a first contract said Mr Andrew He admitted that there are areas that 1 not happy with but he would not siy what Management chief negotiator John Coleman was surprised the settlement We v that we said Mr Coleman Negotiating first contract takes longer because there is no framework to work from said Mr Coleman Mark Holmes Ihe union for members at the Georgetown Independent and the Acton Free Press was happy with the deal Tuesday There are a lot of smiling faces about said Mr Holmes Local union members will receive Windows smashed Eight glass windows were broken at Georgetown District High School between a m and 12 15 m Nov The broken glass windows costs about SI In a incident seven glass windows were smashed around pm at Park Public School Nov Damage to the win dows Is around As part of the inngemcnt has agreed to reinstate one member of the union who was red union activities said Mr Mr Holmes confirmed that marugcmenl lias agreed to clear the records the members who face disciplinary action as a result of union activities Good driver Good deal jr I fv On instate YouVe In good hands lUiduelph Street 8731643 LEARN TO DRIVE THIS WINTER COURTMATES Traffic Ticket Specialist Low Cost Representation Free Consultation Worried about high coat and toos of demerit points A former polfco officer with years of traffic experience can help MIKE DOUGALL 8771556 Toll Free Georgetown District High School COLLEGE INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PARENTS Program selection Course requirements Expenses Application procedures Thursday December 3rd 700 pm Library Seminar Room SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM 4 Consecutive Days EC 21 22 23 24 9 00 to 3 30 ROAD TEST PRIVATE 8770751 16 Mountamview Rd S Georgetown FOR BRAMPTON OR BRAMALEA CALL OVER 300000 GRADUATES RECOMMEND Jure Now Available Young Drivers of Canada Walt Elliot MPP Haiton North has become Chairman of the South Western Liberal Caucus This group will meet on a regular basis discuss topics of concern to the area west of Peel Region All liberal members In this region belong to this caucus Robert Nixon Jim Bradley Jaci and Premier David Peter The Chair mans hip follows Mr Elliots ap pointment to the caucus The committee deals with such areas of government policy as the environment housing regional development naTuraT resources as well as Industry trade and labor Mr Elliot has also been appointed to the Standing Committee on the Ombudsman TOWN OF HALTON HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN 776115 TOWN GRANT PROGRAM TO COMMUNITY GROUPS Please bo Informed that Grant Application Forms for Community Groups to apply for Town grants for may be picked up at the Recreation and Parks Office or the Administration Building on Trafalgar Road The deadline for delivery of the completed ap plication forms to the Town is January 1 5th 1 Once submitted the application Is reviewed by the Budget Committee and the request for a grant is decided upon by Council Ad 833 NOTICE PARKING Parking of a vehicle on streets between the hours 1 midnight and 00 a m for a period time longer than three consecutive hours Is prohibited by by law As on street parking hinders snow cleaning operations please comply with the requirement of ttil3 by aw AUTHORITIES MAY HAVE VEHICLES TICKETED OR TOWED AWAY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SNOW CLEANING Placing of or Ice on streets in a manner as to obstruct or encumber prohibited by by law As Improper snow and Ice cleaning can be a serious hazard please comply with the requirements of the by law so as not to create a hazard AUTHORITIES MAY HAVE THE SNOW AND ICE REMOVED AT THE PROPERTY OWNERS EXPENSE YOUR CO OPERATION IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE TIVE WINTER CONTROL MEASURES AND SAFE CON DITIONS C Austin Ad 834 Town Engineer Town of Haiton Hilli Form EXPROPRIATIONS ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HILLS name of expropriating authority for approval to expropriate land being part of Lot 18 Con cession 6 Town of Hills Regional Municipality of Haiton for the purpose of constructing a public road and for other public uses in conjunction with the construction of a municipal ad ministration buWing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the land described as follows An Interest In the nature of a way or easement in under and over that part of Lot 18 Concessions Town of Regional Municipality of Haiton described as Part on Reference Plan 20R Any owner of lands In respect of which notice Is given who desires an Inquiry Into whether the taking of such land is fair sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the jecttves of the expropriating authority shall so notify the ap proving authority In writing a hi the case of a registered owner served personally or by registered mail within thirty days after he is served with the notice or when he la served by within ty days after the first publication the notice In the case of an owner who Is not a registered owner within thirty days after the first publication of the notice The approving authority is ffTrf name approving authority PO Box 26 Hills Georgetown Ontario address THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HILLS name of expropriating authority French for The Corporation of the Town of Hills NOTES 1 The Expropriations Act provides that e where an Inquiry is requested It shall be conducted b an Inquiry officer appointed by the Attorney General b the Inquiry officer I shell give every party to the Inquiry an opportunity to present evidence and argument and to examine and cross examine witnesses either personally or by his counsel or agent and may recommend to the approving authority that a party to the Inquiry be paid a fixed amount for hja costs of the Inquiry not to exceed 200 and the approving authority may In discretion order the expropriating authority to pay such costs forthwith 2 owner and registered owner are defined In the Act follows owner includes a mortgagee tenant execution creditor a person entitled to a limited estate or Interest In land a committee of the estate of a mentally incompetent person or of person Incapable of managing his affairs and a guardian executor administrator or trustee In whom land is vested registered owner means en owner of land whose In terest In the land Is defined and whose name Is specified In an Instrument In the proper land registry or sheriff a office and includes a person shown as a tenant of land on the last revised assessment roll 3 The expropriating authority each owner who notifies the ap proving authority that he desires a hearing In respect of the Ian Intended to be expropriated and any owner added as a party by the Inquiry officer are parties to the Inquiry This Notice first published on the 2nd day of December MM RRO Form