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THE HERALD Wednesday June Zl 1989- Page No money for new programs Pioneer citizens Jack and Jean Layman received the Halton Hills Herald Pioneer Citizens award for their longtime contribution to the community in a presentation during Pioneer Days downtown Georgetown Saturday Mrs Layman has been involved with scouting for years and Mr Layman has been involved with Pioneer Days celebrations since the events inception Herald photo Act promises tighter restrictions on quarries By DONNA KELL Herald Staff Tighter restrictions could apply to aggregate companies in Ontario and that would affect North a riding which contains the largest amount of quarries in the province said North Walt Elliot at a meeting Tuesday morning The act to force future quarry sites to submit a site plan and rehabilitative plan to return their sites to normal after quarrying is finished will be made law if the Aggregate Act which had its third reading Monday at Queens Park is passed The legislation would take effect January 1 Mr Elliot spoke to the members of the Hiils Chamber of Commerce and assorted guests at a breakfast meeting He said he has worked for two years to get the act passed The act itself has been tied up in legislation for years This act gives the Ministry of Natural Resources the teeth to ac tually monitor how quarrying is done in the province said Mr Elliot Town of Halton Hills and Town of Milton councillors and mayors have come forth asking for tighter restrictions on and for increased revenue from the aggregate com panies If the aggregate is passed surcharges pTaced on each tonne of quarried material will provide north Halton with said Mr Elliot This would come in the form of unconditional grants to the riding When asked if the aggregate act would affect quarries already in operation and specifically the Ac- Ion quarry site at Third Line and Sideroad Mr Elliot said the act could have some impact The Acton quarry peoplewill be one of the first ones well sit down and talk to he said POWER Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources members the local group opposed to the quarry say that United Ag gregates who own the Acton quarry agreed to return the site to its previous state after quarrying was completed Mr Elliot said he heard that United Aggregates signed such an agreement but that there was no evidence to hold the company responsible for rehabilitation of the site which he described as Deacons K Bench Gallery 115 MAIN ST S GEORGETOWN Above McCarthys Tea Room 8730674 Components of AVAILABLE AT LEADING EYECARE PROFESSIONALS PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR SIGHT WITH A REGULAR EYE EXAMINATION Although spending at the Halton Roman Catholic School Board has increased by million over last year there is not enough money to develop any new programs said the boards director of education The Catholic boards net expen ditures are almost 21 per cent greater than those of last year as outlined in the boards recently passed budget But the board is unable to introduce planned new initiatives said Cliff Byrnes Net expenditures increased from million last year to million this year However the board only has sufficient funds to maintain the status quo Con sideration of all new programs has been deferred to March 1990 when the board wilt know if it has suffi cient funding increases for the 1990 school year said Mr Byrnes He hopes the boards lack of pro gram expansion will not affect the boards quality of education As to whether or not 1990 will be more profitable for the board Mr Byrnes was again optimistic say ing you cannot afford to be any other way but optimistic in this business According to Catholic board Superintendent of Business Ser vices and Treasurer Tom Brady this years budget was balanced only after cuts were made to pro posed education programs Other cuts included those to additional staff and a bus service for secon dary school students involved in extracurricular activities The ex ceptions to the budget cuts were George Vanier French secondary school in Hamilton and property and plant services Mr Brady said million of the budget went to new construction and million went to debenture repayments which increased last year The board was faced with a million increase in tuition fees under Bill as more grand fathered students left the system and were replaced by open ac cess or tuitldn fee students An extra million went to salaries for enrolment increases Mr Brady said He added that transportation costs also increased by over last year Mr Brady said the board had originally planned to spend an ad ditional million He explained the board overestimated the Ministry of Educations general legislative grants The budget outlines provincial grants at almost per cent of the boards gross budget but ac counts for approximately per cent of next years budget Were Moving Thursday June 22 1989 On Thursday June 22nd JH Photography will be moving from its location at 65 King Street Georgetown to its new location at 7 Hillside Drive 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