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BIG festivities A 10 Efforts recognized A Rams reply B sporrmi Lifetime Service Guarantee In The Hills United Way walk Sunday Halton Hills will the United Way this Sunday June 12 when the Kiwanls Club of Georgetown spon sors a fund raising walk Registration Is being held from 1 m to p m at the CoKip on Guelph Street In Georgetown The walk itself Is slated to get under way at p The wal the which are being awarded for br In the most money in pledges For the adults the walker who collects largest amount in pledges will win a weekend for two at the Travelodge in Niagara Falls courtesy of globe Can Travel For the youngsters there will be a gift certificate for sports equipment for the walker with the greatest amount in total pledges This prize la provided by Kogon There are also early bird prim which will be given to the first walkers to register Sunday The route for the walk Is from the Coop along Guelph Street to Mounts In view Bead From there the route goes south on Mountalnvlew to Del rex Boulevard and proceeds left back to Guelph Street and back to the Coop Contributions made to the walk are deductible for income tax pur and receipts will be Issued for contributions over For more information on this event call the United Way Office at Agreement made After years of slow at ions an agreement has reached between the Ratepayers Area Association and the Board of Education As part of the settlement changes were made to the board consolidation of schools and school closure policy Silence of the agreement been sworn by both sides of the dispute to prevent further ill feei ng A Joint statement will be releas ed by lawyers representing both sides A vole will be taken on the policy changes at the June board meeting Cadets honored Brett Serieantson was named Air Cadet of the Year as the Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets recently announced their award winners Jon New com be was named Best All Round Cadet and the Leader ship Trophy went out to Richard Eric Abulnar was selected the Best Drill Team Member and Mark won for Most Improved Band Member Other winners Included Chris Blencowe Interflight Trophy Richard top marksman Joy Swain best first year cadet Mark Remblsh best dressed cadet Alan MacLean best junior Chris McHale most con genial cadet Trevor Brown in illative and enthusiasm PCs meet The Progressive Conservative Association of Peel Is pleased to announce an upcoming nomination convention to elect a federal candidate The meeting will be held at the Gordon AlcoU Arena Georgetown on Wednesday June Doors will open at Membership renewals will close at 7pm and the meeting will be call to order promptly at 30 pm For more Information contact lanFraser President at Contracts set Helton Region elementary and secondary school teachers settled their con tracts this past week The Halton Board of Education and the Ontario Secondary School Teacher Federation District Nine signed a tentative twoyear collective agreement Thursday night after two months of intensive bargaining The Elementary Teacher Association and the Halton Board of Education reach ed a tentative twoyear collective agreement at I 30 am Saturday after two months of Intensive negotiations Details of the contracts will be released June following ratifies Hon by both parties Hello halo The sun must have been on good behavior Thursday afternoon as heaven gaiers could see a rainbow colored ring encircling the yellow ball The halo as the phenomenon called In astronomical terms Is a refraction of light rays off Ice crystal clouds the Toronto weather bureau said These are the thin wispy types of clouds can occur anytime of the year whenever the light is right and the Ice crystal clouds are high in the sky the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY JUNES OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ThelBIG sendoff The scene at the Arena Saturday was launch while youngster watched the indeed something to behold as 10 helium balloons drift higher For more photos of the filled balloons were released BIG committee DIG celebration see page AID Herald member Pint Sheldon hugs release photos Trudy TJiomaa after the successful Acton YMCA plans change of location The Acton plans to sell its building on Mill Street and move into the upper floor of the old town hall The historic old town hall is cur rently occupied by the Acton Social Services Committee but the second floor needs extensive renovation before it can be occupied The plans to use the pro ceeds from the sale of the Mill Street building to complete restoration of the old town hall said Gord Chap man a representative for the CA The restoration will include building a modem addition to the building and adding an elevator However In order to make the move the needs the co operation of the town In 1977 the town deeded the Mill Street property to the on condition that ownership would revert back to the town If the decided not to use the building anymore The town also deeded the Acton town hall to Heritage Acton in im with a clause which gave the town the option to purchase the property for If the town exercised either option the planned move of the YMCA would be halted But the town waived both rights at the general committee meeting June The town can still purchase the old town hall but the lease with Heritage Acton will be given priority over the town right to purchase the property That way If the town buys the pro perty in the middle of a 20year lease with Heritage Acton the lease will be allowed to continue for its full The town t plan to purchase the current building because it could not meet future long term community needs said town Ac ting Administrator Ray King The move also helps the because their current building needs extensive repairs said Mr King Abandoned tracks could make recreational trail Council defers decision on purchase of rail line By BRIAN Herald Staff A proposal by the town to buy miles of abandoned railway line has become a contentious issue with residents who live along the track Halton Hills has a chance to pur chase the abandoned railway line from Canadian National Railway for Just The line formerly known as the Cheltenham line extends from Wildwood Road to the Eleventh Line the border between Hills and Brampton Halton Hills Superintendent of Parks Bryan Shynal said the land could be turned Into a horse riding and pedestrian trail But Spence who lives in front of the track said the area is con vergence point for drug addicts drunks m and various other noisy and disturbing activities Mayor Russ M Her sold in the area include fence cutting vandal stealing chasing cattle vehicles riding up and down the area fires and Broken bottles Mayor Miller acknowledged that many residents would like to sec the town buy the land but he is worried about the type of monf it will take to police it and clean It up It could be valuable to us but It not going to be valuable to us unless we spend a lot of money on It d Mayor Miller The town doesn t have the money to spend possible to get an ex tens on that date Calcdon recently purchased kilometres of the same abandoned rail line forpubllcusc The town will have the facilities to clean up the land and police it better said Mr Shynal Culvert improvements and dit chlng wilt cost initially and another each year said Mr Shynal And fencing certain areas could cost a metre he added Ward Councillor Joe Hew wondered about the need for the trail Is this something that really required for recreational use in the he asked There la evidence that many pedestrians and horseback riders are using the area now Mr replied And the Bruce Trail Association the Credit River Con Authority the Ministry of Natural Resources and several Georgetown residents are In favor of making the area publiclyowned land for passive recreation Mr Spencc thinks the land will be too expensive to maintain He wants the land split up and of fered for sale to the residents who the tracks Mr wants to keep motor bikes and transients out of the land If residents purchase the land it wont be a lability to the town he said If the town buys It there will be voters who will be on your hack making sure It is policed and cleaned up said Mr Mark who admitted be has on the land In tbe said the town should buy the i He agreed that the town could police it better than CN And if residents complain about the noise now how did they cope with it when it was used as a railroad Mr asked Salley a Glen Williams real dent and a horseback rider said tbe land would make an excellent rail Horseback riders would help police the lands And there have been no reported Emblems with the land purchased yCaledon he added The town deferred a decision o- the purchase until they can find more information about the land Town approves 106home subdivision The 106 home Rellsco subdivision In Georgetown West was approved by the town s general committee Junes The acre property will be developed within the expanded ur ban boundaries in Georgetown The subdivision lies west of Moore Park south of Highway 7 and north of the CNR Line Residents opposed the subdivision in droves at a public meeting In March by expressing 17 different complaints about the proposal In a detailed report town staff at tempted to answer the questions June By far the biggest concern about the new is the of a foot wide strip of trees on the northeastern part of tbe lot Residents want that stand of trees to be maintained as a buffer zone bet ween Moore Park and the new sub division However aside from public ownership as a parkland there is no way to ensure those trees remain Town Deputy Planner Bruce MacLean said in his report to The developer plans to sell off the lots with a premium on the lots with the woods behind them which would form part of their backyards But there is nothing to stop each in dividual owner from clearing away the wooded portion of their property once they purchase the lots he said Town councillors debated the merits of demanding the Toot wide strip of trees which stretches about 500 to feet long as public parkland The town has a policy for new subdivisions which makes developers either use five per cent of the land for parkland or pay the equivalent amount In cosh If the strip of trees were turned over to the town In a parkland agree ment It would have to be made cessible to the public said town Planning Director Ian Keith Councillors worried about the potential for damage and vandalism ch could be Inflicted on the wood area by the public Ward 3 Councillor Betty Fisher said she supported the development of the on but she wanted a way to guarantee the safety of the Coun Fisher wants something more creative happen with the wooded area I consider that type of property parkland It rejuvenates people to walk through wooded areas she said Not all parkland should be grass with a few trees studded on It Ward Coun Norm Elliott said the foot strip Is not practical parkland and it is better left in private hands There have been complaints about public drunkenness and vandalism In other town walkways and some councillors suspected the wooded area would be subject to the same problems If it were to make a public near your backyard Coun Fisher Council approved the as presented with the wooded area as a part of each private lot Council will formally approve the decision June 13 Strikes halt Civic Centre work Strikes In the construction in dustry have brought work on the town new Civic Centre halt A strike by carpenters and ce ment drivers means there is tually nothing happening at the Civic Centre on Maple Avenue now said town Engineer Bob Austin Town staff were scheduled to move into the new building Dec but that date may have to be put back Mr Austin could not say how much the strike might cost the There are Indirect costs such as longer rental of the building on Street by the planning Department Even if construction is delayed significantly work can resume In the winter without much problem said Mr Austin named administratorclerk Joe Hewitt chairman of com seeking a new administrator clerk told councillors June 6 that Daniel has been hired lo fill the vacancy Mr replaces Joe Simon who was fired from his a year lob in November after Just 15 Take a fling at Highland Games Colorful kilts and the familiar droning of Scottish pipes wilt greet the thousands of visitors to the Georgetown Highland Games June 10 and 11 The 13th annual games at the Fairgrounds are entering their third year In the Champion Supreme category That means all dancers bands and athletes seeking the Ontario championship title will be In Georgetown for the Games Highland Games Association- President Keith Is expecting more than 10 people to watch the cabers flying end over end and to listen as the bands strike up the music and even try the Highland ing Last year some bands featuring dancers and 10 heavyweight competitors came to Georgetown and Mr is expecting those numbers to Increase for this year event The entertainment starts Friday night with the Brown band in the tent at the fairgrounds from pm to 11pm But Highlanders will have to be up early Saturday because dancing competition which Includes world champion Ann Milne gets underway Also starting at a m la the solo piping and drumming At 10 the heavyweights take to the field for the caber toss and hammer throw and stone throw events for height and distance The official opening is scheduled for 12 p Just in time for everyone to take in the masted Highland Fling which starts minutes later At l p the Massed bands event begins with the pipe band competl tion the drum major championship and bass and tenor drum com petition The bands get together again 15pm for a mass salute The highlight of this years garni will be performance of tbe World Champion 78th Highlanders as they begin the long path to defend their title The Chieftain for the day Brampton Georgetown MP John McDermld will Take the salute from the bands as they march by CFRB radios Henry Shannon will be the Master of Ceremonies for the day and Dr Macintosh will be the Parade Marshall Allstalr tome Campbell the Chief Executive for the Duke of will be visiting Georgetown from Scotland for games As welt eight clans will be selling up tents including Clan MacNeif Clan Murray Clan MacLeod Clan Clan MacLoan Clan Ron Clan Stewart and Clan Campbell Hills residents will also line the streets of town for the parade which starts at Memorial Park at 30 a The parade will wind Ita way to the Fairgrounds via Main Street and Park Street arriving at the Games In time for the official opening