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AY Co) Fam ay Co} Saturday, February 6, 1993 24 pages SUNDAY a) ee he ite? HK. 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 50 cents includes G.S.T. FOAD members get the boot By Dianne Cornish Two Halton Hills women, vehe- mently opposed to a private compa- ny’s plans to put a landfill into a mined-out portion of the Acton Quarry, were ejected from the Queen’s Park legislative building Thursday morning. Rita Landry and Diane van de Valk, members of the Halton Hills- based environmental group, FOAD (Furiously Opposed to Acton Dumping), were ushered out of the building after trying to speak directly with Premier Bob Rae dur- ing a press conference. Rae had just left his office with Alberta premier Ralph Klein and was about to speak to members of the press when van de Valk approached him while wearing a mask with a large button in one nostril which read, “They lie!” Van de Valk tried to get Premier Rae to respond to a few questions about the Acton Quarry proposal but she was escorted out of the building by OPP officers. During a telephone interview Thursday night, Landry explained smbers of her group are targeting Rae to make a deci- sion on the Acton dumpsite propos- al. They want the premier to ban the dump from the quarry. “He’s the only person who has the power to overturn auto insur- ance legislation and introduce gam- bling in Ontario,” the FOAD presi- dent said during the interview. “We want him to make a decision on the Acton quarry issue,” she added. “He’s going to be our target and we’re not going to rest until we get some answers from him.” Landry said it was Rae’s cabinet shuffle on Wednesday which got “the ball rolling” and precipitated If the government wants wage restriction try going into business for yourself. her trip to Queen’s Park with van de Valk. Environment Minister Ruth Grier was given the Ministry of Health portfolio and Bud Wildman was named as Grier’s replacement. Just 10 days before the cabinet shuffle, Landry had met with Grier about the Consolidated Hearing Board’s decision after the prelimi- nary hearing on the Acton Quarry landfill proposal last summer. decision indicates Environment Minister has the power to make a decision on the landfill application. Grier told Landry that she would ask for a legal opinion on Landry’s argument about the scope of the Minister’s powers. She promised to get back to Landry with the results. With the cabinet shuffle, Landry doesn’t expect that Grier will fulfill that promise. She also contends that Premier Rae made a promise to provide her with answers about the scope of the Minister of Enyironment’s jurisdiction on Acton proposal when he: vis- ited Georgetown last January. Rae said he would get back to her soon but he has yet to follow through with his pledge. Explaining the circumstances which led to her ejection from the legislative building, Landry said she had just watched van de Valk being escorted down the hall when she was asked by security person- nel to leave. “ In an effort to quell the disrup- tion, an aide to the premier told Landry that she could speak with Rae after the press conference. However, Rae slipped through a side door after his speech. “I lost it. I just started yelling,” Landry said ursday night. In protest of her treatment, the FOAD president donned her mask and yelled, “Bob Rae’s government is raping the people of the Halton Hills’ community.” With her out- burst, she pulled the cord of her rape whistle. She was quickly ush- ered from the building. Landry said Halton Hills taxpay- ers have been raped because they've been stripped of hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight the dump proposal in Acton even though the government could have overruled a hearing. ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ E Native dancer Thirteen-year-old Star White-Eye participated in a fundraiser and raise funds for a Powwow in Georgetown this spring. traditional Native dance demonstra- tion at the Georgetown Marketplace last Sunday. Star was visiting with her mother and sister from Chatham to help out their friends Ed and Jean Cochrane of Georgetown. The Cochranes are trying to Photo by Laura Salverda — : BARCALOUNGER | LEATHER GALLERY 32 Recliner Styles OFFER ENDS FEBRUARY 28TH SUN - WED 10 - 6, THURS - SAT 10-9 * 853-1031 to A Division of the olde Hide House J