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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1998 THE NEW TANNER 3 FORMER CITIZENS OF THE YEAR congratulate the Legion Terrace Commit- tee members at the Rotary Club Citizen of the this past Friday. -- Angela Tyler photo Library will not censor access to the Internet By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner The current Halton Hills library policy of intellectual freedom will allow open and unrestricted access to Internet terminals in the Acton and Georgetown li- braries, despite concerns that inappropriate material may be left on the screen for the next unsuspecting user. The issue arose when a parent complained that their child was exposed to a por- nographic web site when they logged onto the public access computer at the Burlington library. Although the library's policy of intellectual freedom will remain unchanged, the Halton Hills Library Board did beef up a section of its general rules of conduct so anyone who harasses other library patrons or staff can be asked to leave. The definition of harassment now includes anyone who deliberately ex- poses others to obscene, por- nographic or hate informa- tion. Halton Hills chief librar- ian Betsy Cornwell said they have had only a few problems with "hormonally driven adolescents," out to shock users of the computer termi- nals in the local libraries by leaving inappropriate mate- rial on the screen. "All of our terminals are in full public view and if somebody has the jam to ac- cess one of those Triple XXX sites in front of everyone then they can expect to get the kind of raspberries they will get from library staff," Cornwell said in an interview on Friday. The library will ACTON IGA Hometown poe place signs at each terminal warning that accessing inap- propriate sites is not permit- ted. Although there is Cana- dian legislation on both ob- scene and pornographic ma- terial and hate literature, Cornwell said that there's been some discussion on how responsible libraries would be for providing access to these sites which might be- Year dinner at the Acton Legion Fate unknown Continued from Page 1 building to keep the building in place?" Elliott asked, add- ing that the Agricultural So- ciety wouldn't have a strong argument to save the build- ing if it were just going to be used one week-end a year for the fair. "The Society has to present a management plan that would envision year- round or regular, consistent use of the building. The structural integrity of the building is one issue and the other issue is what is feasi- ble for that building," Elliott said. "I hope we don't have to tear it down." ing in contravention of the law. "We're providing access but we're not hosting the Internet site and the betting is that the legal definition is that if you're hosting the site you're distributing the infor- mation, but if you simply ac- cess the site you're not dis- tributing it," Cornwell ex- plained. See LIBRARY, Page 8 and dedication. call committed grou "preferred territo! Service, Selection & Great Everyday Prices 12 Main St. N., Acton (519) 853-1960 | Thank You -- Firefighters! , During this week's major fire at the Beardmore tannery our mostly volunteer firefighters again demonstrated their high degree of professionalism On a sweltering day they successfully contained the blaze which, if it had spread, could have caused severe problems in our community. Fighting fires is always dangerous work but this event had the added risk of chemicals which may have been in the building. In spite of the personal danger, our firefighters donned the heavy and hot safety gear and successfully extinguished the conflagration. Fi alin from Georgetown and Milton were also in to help battle the fire. Our town is especially fortunate to have such a of volunteers. They are so professional, in fact, that due to their excellent response times through training and well maintained equipment our town has been given a rating" 2 some insurance companies. In addition, our fire involved in other community activities. The annual Santa Claus Parade and the Canada Day Fireworks display are but two of their more visible efforts. The Beardmore fire only highlighted the excellent work our fire department performs week in and week out. We, the members of St. Joseph's Knights of Columbus, thank our firefighters for their efforts in our town. We invite all residents to \join us in saluting them ona job well done. = _/ HURRY IN as stock is disappearing fast! DECOR REST Sofa & Love Seat IEC Noa B12 '2 SWIVEL ROCKER ¢3 5379 Now $199 39" MATTRESS ad itag reductions yl remaining Th a4 fighters are also 5 aril still receive: FREE delivery HOURS: Thurs-Fri 10-8 Saturday 9-5 Mon-Wed 10-6 17 Mill Street East, Acton 853-4299 ----_----_--_----_-- ee ee eee ee ee FREE |: Hostess Potato Chips YW 170 g bag op with every order of $20 or more ; Thursday (21), Friday (22), Saturday (23) I es ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Pansies 99°... WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD BY LOCAL COMPETITORS ON EVERYDAY ITEMS!