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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 12, 1989, p. 1

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Acton man found dead A 45yearold Acton man was found dead underneath a at the rear of K Company a Milton automotive stamping plant early Wednesday afternoon Halton Regional Police say Ken Brooks a forklift repairman was discovered under the immobile Police and ambulance attendants were then called in and attempted to revive him Mr Brooks was declared dead at the scene Mr Brooks was an employee of Lift Truck Inc in Milton at the time of the accident Milton Coroner Ivan Hunter ordered an autopsy to be performed No results were available at press time The cause of death is still undetermined Detective Michael Kingston of Division in Georgetown said Halton Regional Police along with the ministry of labour s health and safety branch are conducting an investigation into the incident he said Not until the investigation is complete will the police decide whether or not to conduct an quest Kingston said Health and Safety Inspector Bill Gordon said the investigation is ongoing and could take two to three weeks Mr Brooks is survived by his wife Clara Anne and sons Kevin and Michael Peel to stay with GTA Peel Region one of the five members of the Greater Toronto Area committee to find a site for Metropolitan Toronto garbage will stay in the group Peel Chair man Prank Bean said Thursday Peel had threatened to pull out of the GTA a move that could have jeopardized the fiveregion search for landfill site Town should welcome orchestra Hills should get gressive and t miss the boat in getting the Toronto Sym phony Orchestra into Scotsdale Park These words came from Georgetown Coun Marilyn Ser Tuesday The orchestra is considering Scotsdale Park near as one of several I oca for summer practice I know that the other com mumties are actively hustling the proposal and I think we should do the same Coun Serjeantson said The town sent a letter to the saying they would welcome the or chestra into the park But Serjeantson said there should be something more substantial The Credit Valley Conservation Authority managers of the park that wasbequeathedto the town by Stewart and Bennett said the Ontario Heritage Foundation is negotiating with the Duffenn Peel Roman Catholic Separate School Board for use of Scotsdale The TSO and the school board could have compatible use the CVCAsaid In Business For Business GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial Services 348 St Georgetown 877 Florists Making birthdays beautiful 8776901 Guelph St Georgetown CENTRE Willow Park residents will go to Actons Trailer Park Willow Park residents will have a place to move their trailers after being told by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to be out of their site by November 15 Halton Hills town council ap proved a Regional Road Ac ton site Monday that will allow permanent trailer sites Nor Park the home of 225- trailers owned by and Doris Barber will go through a bylaw process for approval Given the appeal period for such bylaws it will be at least two mon ths before permanent trailer residents can move in town staff say The CVCA gave Willow Park residents on Highway in until November 15 this year to remove their trailers from what been called a dangerous tion Authority general manager Vicki Barron says the property is dangerous because it lies in the flood plain of both Silver Creek and the Credit River Storm run off from the housing development on the Ninth Line would expose Willow Park residents to dangerous flood conditions the CVCA says Town councillors at Monday meeting said if homeless Norval residents had a place to go after Willow Park the CVCA might ex tend the eviction date The CVCA is expropriating the land The CVCA gave Willow Park a year extension last September The extension idea was supported by the CVCA general manager I sure if we were approached by town council we would con sider an extension Ms Barron said Nobody likes to displace 30 families Councillors asked for a recorded vote Tuesday night when they ap proved the Barber application Two councillors Acton Coun Norm Elliott and Georgetown rural Coun Spence opposed us ing Nor Halton Park for perma trailer residences It is premature to put perma trailer homes on the site said Coun Elliott We have a piece of land that is trampling on the rights of at least three neighbors My con science is my guide I have to vote for the people who are most af fected by this Coun Elliott referred to the neighbors whose property con nects with the proposed trailer site Rural councillor Alf was concerned that there would not be adequate water to service 30 new families The watei scenario has never been properly addressed here he said But town deputy planning direc tor Bruce said Region is satisfied with water studies Neighbors near the Nor site said their rights were not being looked at by the town and taxpayers are not responsible for finding housing for the evicted Norval trader home owners One neighbor said the value of the homes in the area would decrease Another said that it will be like a subdivision in the rural area There are people looking for houses everywhere said homeowner Emy Lane Why should they come here Mayor Miller said he had a commitment to residents to find housing I going to support this ap plication he a room full of Nor neighbors and town councillors You re looking at 30 families Where are they going to go if this unturned on Page SATLRDA 1989 PAGES Clean bill of health Ryan Held 10 and Jamie Stewart of Brampton paper mill were tested by Halton Region for high test the waters the Glen Williams bridge The pair bacterial counts Those four spots and the two were among those fishing and frolicking up the lazy beaches Lake arc safe for swimming this river last week The Glen Bridge the Mortal Bridge weekend Temperatures are expected to rise to the and spots at the Tenth Line Bridge and the old Barber mid twenties Celsius Herald Photo BenDummett Halton Police commended for apprehending escapee Halton Regional Police gave commendations to two officers from 11 Division in Georgetown Thursday in recognition of their apprehension an escapee from Beaver Creek Correctional Camp in Bracebndge Detective Constable Brian Far rell and Acting Sergeant Steve Bates apprehended Mr Gregory Kuipers 22 at a Cres cent home in Georgetown last Mr Gregory Kuipers was serv dations a three year sentence for assaulting a Georgetown man while robbing the mans home in Staff Inspector Matthew Mac- handed out the C L A S SIC LIVE DJ EVERY FRIDAY 100AM NO COVER CORNER OF ST 7S GEORGETOWN 8772418 Store owner pretests retires 1 weekend J Realty of Distinction Inc Realtor 112 Main St S Georgetown Corner Church Main MEMBER BROKER

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