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Page 4 — Halton Hills This Weak. Wednesday, June 30, 1993 Opinion Legion meet To the Editor I would like to take this Opportunity to thank the chil- This day was a great event and was possible through all _ of expression from our Teaders. _ low, all Our ‘community of Halton Hills, Other changes will fol- aimed at servicing Teaders and in tum, our iin Gibson HIS WEEK + Georgetown, Ont. L7G 4B1, and is printed in ‘Oakville at 0.£. Web Printing. by this any time. PRODUCTION PUBLISHER: Ken Bellamy MANAGER: Kathleen To) polsek ICE MANAGER: Jean OFFI i: HALTON HILLS THIS WEEK IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED. INE: 873-2254 EDITOR: Colin Gibson SRCULATION MANAGER: Marie Shadbolt FAX:873-3918! a success making this day the success it was. To Barb Anger, Parks and Recreation, a big thank you for helping me through the Paperwork and permits Tequired for such an event. On behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch To the Editor: Your weekend “interroga- tive” asks, “Who does Barbara Halsall think she is?” This answer will try and balance the sound and fury of your editorial. First, P.O.W.E.R. did not destroy the excellent Olde Hide House enterprise. Second, P.O.W.E.R. is not responsible for the allocation of water in Halton Hills which has resulted in con- strained development for the municipality. The imminent OMB hearing to bring for- ward Acton development is the ultimate, legal way for Protesting present water allo- cations. It is as democratic as any government process Sets, so let it play through. ‘The region, in its wisdom, makes no provision for a trunk line from the lake, up Trafalgar Road, and into our township. Mr. Mohammed floated this gem, officially, for the first time last fall. It is absent in the Region’s Development Charges, the Process which taxpayers financed to look at the long term expansion needs, over a 10-year horizon, of regional resources, including water. en regional staff were challenged in committee, by the local ratepayers group in the first quarter of 1992, they were assured Engineering, “...that the many aquifers up there had all sorts of capacity.” Our regional representatives acceded to the Regional Development Charges, with- out protest. Barbara Halsall is an unpaid, but elected, lobbyist. She has standing in a water debate, such as the recent townhall meeting. P.O.W.E.R. must regard Potential deterioration in the Black Creek fish habitat as destroying a key argument in opposing the RSI proposal. In five years of debate, and millions of dollars of time and effort, this unique and singular argument is the sum total of the indifference and ineffectiveness of bureaucra- cy charged with supervising Statutes to preserve the town’s water. The stakes go well beyond the immediate Writing in defense of P.O.W.E.R. development in Acton. Finally, Barbara Halsall has promoted the interests of her constituents, I am not one, as avidly as you have lobbied for yours, your advertisers. As such, she merits the same Tespect you demand in a free press. You, too, must earn this respect by avoiding, “‘Tis the tale of a fool, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Bill Hyde eorgetown Editor’s note: By defini- tion, a constituency is a group of voters that is rep- resented by an elected leg- islator. A lobbyist is most definitely not a legislator and shouldn’t presume to be. 120, Georgetown, a thank you to Colin Gibson, editor of Halton Hills This Week, for his excellent coverage of the volunteers who dedi- cated their time to the chil- dren and community. To Let Acton development go ahead The loss of the Acton East these people, I offer my appreciation and thank you and pictures of this day and Editor’s note: a copy of businesses are, for the most the following letter to Part, your neighbors. They development would be a fur- Thank you for your help in this matter. I fear that if for a job well done. the publication of same. Halton-Peel MP Garth ° work long and hard to make ther crippling blow. this development is not I would like to give men- Peter D.Smith Turner was filed with a living. They are the places I encourage you to inter- approved, it’s going to be a tion to Leanne Hall and Gary Track and Field Event Halton Hills This Week for where we work, where our _vene with the Department of bleak 10 years ahead for the Southworth, my two co- Chairman Publication. kids work, who Support our Fisheries. Use your influ- business community in event chairpersons, for the Royal Canadian Legion, Mr. Garth Turner, MP: _ sports teams, our scouts, our ence to Promote this devel- Acton. amount of time, effort and Branch 120 I applaud your efforts to guides, our schools, our opment. After it’s in place, Michael J. O’Leary coordination they put into Georgetown ‘Ty and focus attention on charities and many other then we can continue to President - the «serious: situation: in. worthwhile:-causes. The fight the dump. The two Item Merchandising Smith supporters thanked Acton. We need the olde closing (hopefully tempo: issues should never have nc. Hide House companies in _ rary) of the olde Hide House been connected in the first Acton To the Editor: The 17th Annual Bill Smith Golf Tournament, held on June 21, was another great success with $23,250 raised for the Georgetown Unit of Sors, Corporate and local busi- nesses, Thanks to those who donated the many prizes for the draws, the golfers who came out to participate and to the public for their ongoing this town. I support and encourage your efforts to help them through this diffi- cult period. I was frustrated that the People from P.O.W.E.R. felt the Canadian a This brings the money raised Over the years to more than a quarter of a million dollars! Tl to the Committee Members, volunteers, individual spon- support. The great coverage by Halton Hills This Week and Independent is very much appreciated. Bill and Brad Smith Georgetown Cancer events appreciated To the Editor: “Classics Against Cancer Car ial Show” and the “Bill Smith to Bill Smith for his “Bill Golf Tournament”. Smith Golf Tournament” and We want Bill, Ken and their Ken Langdon for his “Classics Against Cancer Car Show”. Each year, their committees spend a great deal of time planning these very worth- while events. We know they Start making plans for next year’s show after the current ate hard-working committees to know how much we appreci- the job they do in hosting these two special events. Thanks, also, to everyone who attends and supports local Canadian Cancer Society office. You are very much i! our one is finished and they appreciated, Thank you! always come up with very Marlene Kelman successful events. Communications The Georgetown Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society has irperson Chai always been the recipient of Canadian Cancer Society the funds raised at both the Pow-Wow uni To the Editor: On behalf of our commit- tee, I wish to thank you for your cooperation in publiciz- ing our Pow-Wow news arti- cles and especially Simon Wilson for his Photographs which helped to keep the pub- lic aware of our plans. to stri Georgetown que event Tt was a unique ‘Opportunity combine a fund-raising event welcoming our Native Indian Children to demon- ate their culture through and song. We will notify you shortly when a presentation will be made to the Georgetown & Although attendance was _ District Memorial Hospital. down in our expectations, Dorothy Hunt those who participated or Secretary Pow-Wow attended the event agreed it Committee ‘was very successful. Georgetown they had to take this oppor- tunity to promote their view of how development should Proceed. This meeting was clearly intended to discuss cton’s current problems and what could be done to improve our economic situa- tion. We spent over half our time listening to P.O.W.E.R. and several council mem- bers argue over whose approach was correct. For the record, I hate dumps - don’t want one; I don’t want to kill the fish - I love fish; I don’t want to drain Fairy Lake - it’s one of the reasons I live here; I do want the development in Acton East to proceed with all dispatch. Our town needs to grow. Our businesses need a larger population base to survive. We need more people to support our services and we need them now. We elect our councilors and empower them to make decisions on our behalf. We employ at town and region, specialists who have studied the water and sewer situa- tion ad nauseam. They all agree this is a good plan. I say let’s get the shovels in the ground, get those houses built and give our communi- ty a badly needed and long overdue shot in the arm. I would remind any nay- Sayers that our downtown has substantially hurt them. place. Editorial a ‘personal vendetta’ To the Editor: Garth Turner, in a “Letter to the Editor” on the front Page of your June 23 edition, called for a townhall meeting in Acton that evening. There were three topics noted for @ meeting: 1. “How do we deal with the economic recovery of Acton with the closure of the olde Hide House?” . “What can we do to stimulate growth and devel- opment in the town?” 3. “And at the same time, how do we address the con- cerns people have for the environment, and the process of warding of the quarry dump?” It was disappointing to see the editorial of June 26 in Halton Hills This Week, miss the opportunity to address these issues involved with community concerns of additional development in cton. It appears you have a Personal vendetta to resolve, as the editorial took on a per- sonal attack of Barbara Halsall. Let there be no misunder- Standing, everyone there was a member of a “special inter- est group”. It seems to me that the concern of P.O.W.E.R. was how to pro- ceed with development in Acton as well as Protecting the drinking water of the communities downstream from the Acton Quarry. Since Georgetown is down- stream to Acton sewage effluent, residents from Georgetown have every right to be aware of what is taking Place in Acton. Garth stated the issues very clearly. These are the issues to be addressed! Elmira is one community well aware of ignoring the short term concerns of their drinking water to end up “20 years later” with a very long term problem. Would you have us to likewise? Fraser Robin Georgetown Back off, P.O.W.E.R. To the Editor: “Power is sandbagging Acton”. That has to be the understatement of the year. Anyone attending the town hall meeting would. have noticed the contradiction in the remarks that were made by P.O.W.E.R.’s Barb Halsall. Statements such as “We are not opposed to development in Acton” and yet saying, “We do not want more effluence filling in Black Creek, we do not want the fish habitat to be destroyed in Black Creek.” It appears rather obvious that P.O.W.E.R. has no faith in_what the Town of Halton Halton Hills This Week welcomes your letters. Letters must be signed and include your full name and address. Names will be withheld on request. Halton Hills This Week Teserves the right to edit, Tevise, or reject any letters on the basis of factual errors, punctuation, spelling errors or as a result of space limitations, Letters Welcomed! Hills and the region demands from development; that safety for its citizens and concern for the environment has to come rst on st. Sending a secret letter to fisheries Ministries has to be the most heinous thing to do by a person or group. I hope the OMB hearing will prove that P.O.W.E.R. is dead wrong in its stand, and that its trip to power is over. Barb Halsall, take the knife Out of the back of this com- munity! Jake Kuiken Acton Send your letter to: The Editor Halton Hills This Week 232 Guelph St., Unit 9 Georgetown, ON L7G 4B1 Or fax to: 416-873-3918