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Page 2 THE HERALD Wednesday January 30 1991 Numbers To Note EMERGENCY Police Fire or Ambulance Dial 91 1 Fire Information 8771133 Police NonEmergency 8785511 Hospital Distress Centre 8771 21 1 Appliances stolen Regional Police report worth of appliances was stolen from a Georgetown business at Maple Avenue east of between pm on Jan 24 and pm Jan 26 Police say unknown culprits entered the establishment through a rear door and removed various appliances including a refrigerator dishwasher microwave electric kettle typewriter chairs plumbing fix tures and a photocopier before exiting out the same door The culprits were tidy and not destructive say police who believe the thieves loaded the ap pliances into a fullsize pickup Police are still investigating the break and enter Safe cracked A safe located in a fast food establishment in Georgetown was broken into overnight on Jan 25 police report No damage was done to the safe and police say the safe combination was used to open the safe Unknown culprits took from the inside as well as the safe door The thieves left through the front door they had entered by smashing the glass in the door police are investigating the incident Hockey equipment stolen Police say worth of hockey equipment was stolen from an Acton mans vehicle overnight on Jan 24 The victim left his Renault parked at the end of the driveway due to snow and when he came to retrieve it he found both the drivers side front and rear windows were smashed Unknown culprits had removed a hockey bag from the back seat containing skates and other hockey equipment Snowmobile thefts Police report three snowmobiles have been stolen in the last two weeks The first snowmobile stolen was a Skidoo Safari owned by a Georgetown man The man left his snowmobile at the back of his premise while he was out of town from Jan to Jan 25 and when he returned he found is missing Another snowmobile parked beside it had its ignition harness removed police say No further investigation into the incident will be conducted by police unless further information comes to light Another snowmobile was reported missing by an Acton man overnight on Jan 26 He had parked the Elan sled behind the apartment building where he lives The snowmobile had been concealed by a cover which was left behind by the thieves The third snowmobile theft took place on Jan between pm and 1130 pm at a Georgetown residence police say Unknown people removed the snowmobile from the backyard of the residence police say It was a Arctic Cat House entered Police report a house in Terra Cotta was broken into by unknown culprits between 1005 am and 155 p m on Jan The culprits entered through a back garage door and stole a 10inch color television- and a frame for a sub machine gun With only the frame the weapon isnt func tional police say Total value of the property is 950 Community Forum Do you understand the GST Roy Flick GeorgeTewn Yes I do The GST is a tax that is going to cause a lot of problems in the first year but after that it will be easy to administer Its replacing the hidden federal sales tax which no one knew how much they were paying for before Jane GUmour Georgetown Mostly Ive read a lot about it but Im not sure how we as con sumers will know whether or not a store is still charging the hidden federal sales tax from before How do we know were not paying it along with the GST when we never knew how much we were paying on it before Andy Clayton OakvUlc I do and I know its going to cost me a lot of money personally for things like clothes and sports fees My major expenditures will now be GST taxed I understand it because I went to seminars and read literature on it Crimesolving rate improves Council supports staff report Continued from Page 1 existing licence to quarry the southside of the property Since the company is legally permitled to quarry the land in question the amendment shouldnt be under taken until the quarry licence is reviewed the report indicates This responsibility lies with the provinces Ministry of Natural Resources because the ministry issues quarry licences continues the report Mr ClarRson called for council to reject the amendment saying An amendment to the NEP is not the proper vehicle to deal with environmental concerns raised by EAGLE Therefore we agree with the staff report there is no reason to call it premature why leave it dangling in the wind Although defeated Mr Clarksons request received some support from councillors Joe Hewitt and Norm Elliott Hewitt wanted the amendment rejected outright saying the word premature is just a political way of rejecting the amendment Challenging the legality of the licence is the pro perty way of dealing with the companys right to quarry the property stressed Hewitt Calling the amendment ter ribly flawed Coun Elliott said it should be rejected for that reason As well if the en vironmental groups accuse him of not giving a damn about the environment thats a crock he said There is a legal process for this kind of matter and it should be followed said the councillor Mayor Russ Miller like the majority of councillors sup- ported the use of the word premature because it positions the town in a favorable situation in any future negotiations bet ween the Town and the company over the protection of the en vironment in the area Continued from Page numbers In other yearend statistics there is more fluctuation instead of a general increase or decrease The amount of auto thefts decreased from 67 in 1989 to Police were only able to obtain a clearance rate This doesnt mean that fewer cars were recovered but that few suspects responsible for the thefts were ar rested In thefts under the in cidents jumped from in to in with a clearance rate of percent down drastically from 24 percent in 1989 Theft under also increased to 720 from in Halton Hills with an in creased clearance of 32 percenl from 286 percent in 1989 Property offences when a per son is caught with stolen proper ty increased from 20 to 34 Frauds went up slightly from to 184 but police were able to clear 597 of these cases Offen sive weapon complaints went down to from 22 Willful damageproperty damage offences commonly known as vandalism also went down from 522 in 1989 to last year Police will also be concen trating on this particular act by teaching youths in the early high school grades why vandalism is unnecessary Staff Inspector Kivell said this has been very effective in the past In an officer spoke to high school youths about van dalism from September to Hallo ween and police noticed there was a decrease in van dalism during that time period in comparison to past years More statistics include criminal codes and federal statutes drug alcohol and shipp ing offences up to 260 in from 224 in 1989 fatal collision up one from eight in 1989 in Halton Hills and down to 16 in regionwide from 18 accidents involving property damage no injuries value exceeding down from to 484 in Halton Hills down to from regionwide accidents involving personal injury down to 147 from locally and down to from regionally hit and runs were also down to 159 from 168 in Halton Hills and down regionally from to Cancer support groups Group discussions to provide emotional support and practical guidance to patient families and friends Groups are sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society and led by nurses Held at Living With Cancer Group Canadian Cancer Society Milton Branch Main Street East Milton Ontario West of Building on 2nd Floor Held every 2nd Thursday from 730900 pm Next meeting dates February 7 1991 February 21 For more information call Cancer Society Milton unit or Burns Supper activities Saturday evenings Robbie Burns Supper and dance hosted by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 120 Georgetown Ladies Auxiliary at the Legion Branch on Mill Street in support of Talking Books for the Blind was deemed a huge success by all who attended Pic- lured above Dr Alllster Mcintosh prepares lo slice Into the Haggis after giving the traditional toast He flanked at the rear by from left to right Standard Bearer Harry Bottoms Piper Alex McArthur and Haggis Bearer Max Jack Another treat for the evenings guests was the performances of members of the Georgetown Highland Dances under the direction of Susan Carrol One of the featured dancers pictured at right was Vfcki- Brain New members are welcome join the Georgetown Highland and further information can be obtained by contacting Susan at Herald photo by Colin Gibson