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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 THE NEW TANNER 3 Serving Acton, Georgetown, Rockwood & Guelph THOMPSON CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Dave de Melo D.C. Deanna Wilson B.Sc., D.Ch. Foot Specialist Naomi Bedell R.M.T. Registered Massage Therapy (519) 853-3460 EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE Safe, Gentle Chiropractic Care Computer Generated Spinal Analysis Emergencies & Workers Comp Accepted New Patients Welcome 25 Main Street North, Acton Across from Giant Tiger Plaza A concert of Old Time Dance Music by Canadian Fiddle Champion Scott Woods and his band. Reminiscent of the days when town halls, barn danc- es and house parties were the centre of entertainment in rural Canada. Ticket Price $15.00 Knox Presbyterian Church 44 Main St. N., Acton Friday, September 29/06 7:30pm Tickets: 519-853-0318 519-853-0216 519-856-9981 or Church Office 519-853-2360. Remaining tickets sold at the door. Refreshments to follow. By Frances Niblock The crude observation that Actons growth is tied to its toilets is as true today as it was several decades ago when the Halton chair- man of the day was asked why development was stalled in town. The prospects of Acton growing to 11,000 people from the current population of approximately 8,800 depends, in part, on re- sults of an environmental assessment Halton is conducting to determine if its Third Line wastewater treatment plant can be expanded by 25 per cent. Study manager Laird Smith said the plants current raw waste treatment capac- ity 4,545-cubic metres per day will not service all of the existing urban area Official Plan, so a 1,000-cubic-metre per day expan- sion is being investigated in a comprehensive class environmental assessment. Because of the nature of Black Creek, and how small it is, we certainly have to do a lot of background data collection, Smith said, adding Black Creek, which accepts discharge from Haltons plant, is a fragile receiver and a cold water fishery. Smith said the technology exists to expand the plant, but the project is not a foregone conclusion and will be a political decision by Halton Council. Technology exists now that can basi- cally produce effluent out of this plant that is essentially drinkable the real question is, is it economically feasible, and will that become the issue if we find we have to do so much work there that the costs are so high, Smith said, adding the study matches a similar one already underway to determine how much more water can be pumped from the Regions Prospect Park well. The Class EA process allows for two public information centres (PICs) and con- sultation with municipalities, conservation authorities and local agencies. The first PIC will be held in the New Year after the municipal election and the Prospect Park well study will be discussed at that meeting. The uncertain water and wastewater situ- ation led Halton to place a moratorium on development in Acton until the studies are complete. By Frances Niblock The Robert Little School students who found three syringes on the bank of Black Creek during a clean- up on Monday knew they shouldnt touch them. They called for their lead- er, a volunteer Grade nine student from Acton High, who carefully collected the three plastic syringes, with- out needles, and disposed of them in a sharps con- tainer. The stretch of Black Creek between the school and li- brary bridges yielded a host of debris and litter during the day-long cleanup blitz by 61 Grade four and five students from Robert Little and nine Grade nine volunteers from the high school none as dangerous as the syringes, but still harmful to the en- vironment. The pile of waste included a rusted bicycle, piles of broken bottles, construction pipes, wooden boards, car parts, tires, electrical wiring and fast food litter. The students cleaned the creek as part of a national Canadian Shoreline Clean- up sponsored by Canada Trust and the Vancouver Aquarium. As the students combed the creek bed and banks for junk, they carefully recorded what they found and made a pile for the Town to pick up and dispose of. Livra Remacka, a teaching assistant at Robert Little, who helped organize the event said the students were eager to clean up the area near their playground because they understand they are responsible for the earth. We are thinking that the planet is our house and we are treating this like our house this creek has a lot of garbage in it and it is hurting what is living in and around it, Remacka said. For Grade five student Kyle Summers, the green attitude is a lesson already learned. I want to help the nature around me. I think it (the litter) is very disappointing cause this isnt cool. Actons growth tied to its toilets Students find syringes in clean-up of School Creek DANGEROUS LITTER: Students who found these three syringes, without needles, while they were cleaning up the creek behind Robert Little School on Monday immedi- ately called their leader, Acton High School Grade nine student Christine Scovell, who disposed of them safely. The cleanup was part of the annual Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Frances Niblock photo