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Your Hometown Newspaper Volume 10 No. 15 Thursday, April 12, 2007 THE NEW Newstand Price 40 + GST Whats Inside 336 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-877-0149 Georgetown Chrysler Dodge Jeep georgetownchrylser.com Rent-A-Car Daily Weekly Monthly 856-0000 286 Alma Street, Rockwood ILLAGE 387 Queen St. East, Acton Rebecca Bath loses her hair for a good cause. Page 11. Coin Collectors annual meeting revealed much his- tory. Page 12. Lots of spit and polish as the Acton Sea Cadets were inspected last Wednesday. Page 4. Two Acton schools now have homework clubs. Page 3. Hydro interviews add insult to injury Mayor Galvcast raises funds for fire victims Company matches employees donations Continued on page 2 Expansion in Peel creates challenges Having a community of 76,000 people nestled on the eastern Halton Hills border in Peel will create challenges for Halton Hills, according to Regional Ward 1/2 Councillor Clark Somerville, com- menting on recent OMB approval of the Northwest Brampton expan- sion. A request to interview Halton Hills resi- dents who will be affected by Hydro Ones plans to twin its hydro transmission line from Bruce, through Halton Hills, to Milton, adds insult to injury according to Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette. The Ontario Power Authority wrote the Town asking if a graduate student, examining the topic of social friction or NIMBYism (not in my backyard) in Ontarios electricity sector, could interview affected landowners and invite them to a workshop. Bonnette said he found the request, and suggestion that opposition to the hydro expansion was NIMBYism, is almost of- fensive. Sixty-six property owners in Halton, in- cluding 63 in Halton Hills will be affected by the project that will twin the existing transmission line, using 175 to 200-feet of property to the east of the existing line. Regional Ward 1/2 Councillor Clark Somerville said the project has become a PR fiasco for Hydro One as it slam dunked the towers through, and the research project is just an exercise to try to make people feel better. The Mayor will delicately decline par- ticipation in the social friction stakeholder interview and workshop. It will probably be a great boon to the businesses, but it will probably put a strain on recreational facilities in the area as well, Somerville said, adding having Brampton next door is like sleeping beside an elephant and worrying the elephant will roll over. Staff said the OMB approval cov- ers 6,000 acres of land with houses for 76,000 and 19,000 jobs. Areas west of Mississauga Road will not be developed for 10 years. Town staff will monitor Bramp- tons expansion and report on issues that will affect Halton Hills, includ- ing transportation and watershed management. By Frances Niblock If there is a bright spot in a recent fire that forced the Nesset family from their Acton apartment, it is the generosity that is helping the family rebuild. I never thought for a second that we would gather this much money from these guys, and the company [being] willing to match dollar-for-dollar is a bonus, too, said Galvcast em- ployee Duane Bickers, who started raising funds for the family after a fire caused $75,000 to their Mill Street apartment two weeks ago. Bickers said Galvcast quickly offered to match the several thousand dollars do- nated by Nessets colleagues, and to make it easier to donate by deducting con- tributions directly from employees paycheques. Bickers had intended to set up a bank account for donations to the family of four, the Nessets have two young daughters who attend local schools, but now doesnt think it will be MORE, PLEASE: It took a while for Bradley Rowe, 7, of Glen Williams to get his fill of pancakes on Saturday during the Sweet Taste of Spring fundraiser at the Limehouse Community Hall. Frances Niblock photo