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Official Plan draft unveiled for Erin township It was standing room only Guelph and townships Monday night In the auditorium and village of Erin and city of of the community centre as the draft official plan of Monday meeting was chaired the and Suburban Area by J J Kelly C of Kitchener was officially released to the an expert in the planning world public Hie meeting was the first He was assisted by planning con In a series of five designed to Howard Smith who was engaged by the and the plan Next meeting is to be held in centennial school on Monday January for residents of The planning hoard to assist with the report Goals and object Ives of the plan were outlined to the large crowd by the chairman citing the need contents also affect residents of for the rural municipalities develop In a manner consistent with their needs to protect good agricultural land the landscape minimize pollution of water land and atmosphere It was hoped to have the plan official by the end Other goals are to provide for a limited number of rural estate type homes In locations which will not conflict with the plan to provide for urban growth which will not disrupt the rural nature of the municipality and to confine it to the existing hamlets and villages to minimize needs and importance of protecting costs of expensive services cultural land In a world where provide for controlled utilization half the people go hungry and of of natural resources and to Limiting urban growth to present ensure continuance of adequate urban centres Development In means for movement of people existing hamlets for instance and goods in the planning area would be limited to Infilling and Protect land rounding out the present area Mr Smith outlined the dlf sewage and water services are Installed as contemplated Until such services are installed growth In Rock wood would be limited to filling out the present area and providing for adequate services In rural areas the minimum lot between an official plan In the village of Erin would be size is not less than onehalf acre to which Is statement of limited to 20 per year The plan in the case of needs of rural lVcanSrgulta anticipates thTpopiuation people and not any decisions and the zoning by village will not exceed 300 laws which are set up to regulate persons by the plan He emphasized the Growth In would be acres for the creation of lots for new urban housing The creation of lots In rural areas for new Ninety Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY Sixlcon Pages Cents station to go for GO Gas War DESPITE THE SUDDEN awareness of a shortage of energy In the U S and predictions of higher prices for natural gas oil and gasoline the price of gasoline in Acton has taken a toboggan slide the past few weeks Prices range from a low of per gallon to the which existed before the price war Motorists who watch their pennies could spend more of them looking for the basement prices but service stations in town and district have blossomed forth with a forest of signs to advise all who pass of the lower prices GASOUNE Acton CNR station will be sold and moved to a different location A small glass enclosed structure will be erected there as a waiting room far eventual GO train passengers and will probably be used first as a pickup station for the GO bus service from Guelph to Georgetown Must dismantle Mayor Duby explained a repre sentative of the CNR had said the station will be available to the Press for four day week Ha ton County teachers will press for a four day week In Schools with the fifth day being used far professional development and other non classroom duties of the teacher Teachers at the resolutions meeting last week said it reduce the work load for teachers or necessarily reduce the number of hours for instruction but would squeeze them into fewer days The resolution will be resented to the provincial ranch of the Federation for The Federation passed 10 resolutions for the provincial body one of which asks for a statement with reference to the teacher pupil ratio based on the classroom teacher alone and excluding principals vice principals and guidance teachers along with other school personnel Help Windsor meeting decided to send to teachers in Windsor who have resigned after a contract its advertised Its condition such that it be moved without dismantling The heating would no longer be operative In the station there will likely be electronically controlled lighting and heating which would come on automatically an hour or so before train time BL1 vaisity coaches eye Pete Marzo Pete has returned to Boston University to resume and play with the B freshman hockey team following three week holiday at home Coaches of the Terrier varsity squad which won the NCAA championship last season have been keeping a close eye on the Acton native since he scored seven goals the freshman team first four gomes In a one game trial with the varsity squad Pete assisted on two goals There Is every possibility he may be called upon to bolster the team for the upcoming Beanpot Tournament which annually draws sellout crowds to the Boston Garden to watch the Hub city top college in action Pitc is enrolled in a four year physical education course at the university which has a student population of over 30 urban dwellings will be limited to approximately per year which Is further broken down In the plan to 20 per year in Erin township six per year In Eramosa township 10 per year In Guelph township and per year In township Preferential consideration will be given to farmers selling their farms or those who are tusposessed by projects such as the Guelph and dams No more pits No new extractive industries will be permitted no further mobile home parks or Junk yards and special policies discourage further cottage development around lake The plan established policies to discourage building In any area where there is danger of floods poor drainage organic soils erosion steep slopes or other hazards Kelly and Smith fielded questions after the presentation apologizing for the lack of summaries which were handed out to the crowd earlier The supply ell for short of demand told farmers it would be legal undci the plan provision to all their land but It they sell any part of It they must get approval Then It would be up to the Committee of Adjustment to decide if It is in the best interests of the community Kelly told the assembly that the township councils want to hear objections from them or the of ficial plan reflects the views of the municipality After some wrangling the rate payers wrung a 10 day extension for written objections to the plan which was first limited to a two week period ending Jan 31 Can be overruled Yes the province could overrule the plan but the chair man stressed It was drawn up under the Planning Act He assured the estimated ratepayers no objections In writing would to unanswered Asked the definition of a rural estate type home Kelly said It would be on a lot of not less than two acres witha minimum of square feet Waste disposal the current hot topic in Wellington is not included in plan but is being considered Kelly acknowledged that if the province approved a dump in Wellington all protests would fall on dear ears By the same token there Is also no way the township could curb Ontario Hydro or the province Would a hazard land designation stop building Not necessarily but buyers would be forewarned it could restrict land use however The chairman emphasized copies of the complete plan were available for perusal In the township offices and he proposed they be kept open on Saturday mornings from till noon to accommodate those who could not fnd time through the week See page Outline change in Bell service Telephone directories for Our Toronto directory Is municipalities within the free getting to the point where the calling area or another are printer bind anything available free of charge to Bell bigger and regional government Canada consumers upon request will be another big factor We re public affairs manager W C anxiously awaiting the January Barnes assured government announcement Council Monday night he said Barnes appeared at the Outlines applications to outline the company Beli Canada has two two applications for rate applications before the CTC The which are now before would raise the the Canadian Transport telephone service rate In Commission but found most Georgetown exchange five councillors more interested In cents per month and the rate for having the telephone directory installation of a residential phone system improved from to Barnes said Deputyreeve Coxe who woud ad lives within the company on some long distance Georgetown exchange suggested wou be the pages of free calling area effective January numbers be included in the rhe application if Georgetown book approved would increase the We haven got a book with service an ad Acton numbers in it even though cents and the we have free calling service to installation fee from to that town Coxe explained effective January Barnes said Bell Canada will increases in both applications boon be making an announce apply to private lines only There ment on improvement of its directory system on Youth suffers broken leg in snowmobile collision 3V2 million Record year for building Over three and a half million dollars worth of new construction began in Acton in 1972 Building permits were issued during the year In the all time record high amount of Highest single category was for multiple dwellings which accounted for of the total There were permits for town bouses for Other new multiple dwellings were the adjoining apartment buildings on Church St and Maria St at each and the apartment building on Ransom St beside the cemetery at homes Single family dwellings produced the second highest total In the list There There were four Industrial permits The Acri factory permit at addition to at additional Beardmore and J Gibson workshop totalled The Acn and Gibson shops are in the industrial park There were two commercial permits addition at Gulf Oil storage depot 000 and addition for the Glenlea medical clinic totalling 13 new pools New swimming pools outvalued the commercial growth in the town thirteen pools were added to the Acton land scape during 72 totalling 56 in permits Mrs Clarke of the town office staff compiled the figures from the records for the Free Press Bonspiel finals here SemiDuals and finals of the sixth annual HaltonPeel for the Kennedy Ford trophy will be held at the Acton Curling Club this Saturday January Rinks from nine clubs Acton North Milton HflUborgh Bolton Brampton and MUsfsiauga began play but Saturday More than HON In money Is up for grabs hi the event Peel winner ad vances to the of Champions Involving champions of the Niagara Frontier aid Hamilton and District regions executive of the will be asked by the Federation to call for voluntary donations of from Halton teachers to support their Windsor counterparts Lake open water concerns Elliott Fifteen year old Tom Milne Church St is in General Hospital with a broken left leg following a collision between two snowmobiles on Fairy Lake Monday afternoon Police said a 1970 driven by John Upton Crescent St was attempting to make a right turn when it collided with a Motoski driven by Milne Upton escaped the collision with just a sore back transferred by Guelph General Councillor Elliott Inquired if anything had been done to fence open water at the lake since he agreed with the concern indicated in a Letter to the Editor in the Free Press Councillor Chapman council representative on the parks and recreation committee said the board had looked at the problem He felt the open water was due to mild weather not being deliberately kept open for the buds He said the area was large Mr Elliott returned to the matter later in the meeting still seeking an answer Mr Chapman said he could write a letter if he was not satisfied with the reply Deputyreeve Marks agreed and a letter will be sent to the parks and recreation committee expressing council concern over the open water The mayor added his concern about snowmobiles following a collision of two of them on the lake the day before Machines have been circling round and round the Pioneer cemetery too he said He wondered what control citizens have DAYS LEFT UNTIL ACTONS CENTENNIAL The Milne vehicle received an estimated 100 damage Damage to the Upton vehicle was estimated at collision occurred on the north end of the lake near Small wood Acres at approximately p A police report on the mishap was not completed at press time and it is not known if charges will be laid Con Boume North is investigating Brick wall of fame lasting memorial by Jack Carpenter The Wall of Fame is getting off the round as support for the Centennial project progresses New names this week include Stephanie Marie Parker Robert Douglas Hilton Jan Vlietstra Stephen Margaret Jim Browne Joanne Hepburn Jeff Patterson Lesley Graham Helene Gunther and Mrs Carole Ellis of Guelph Luting memorial Tone object of having a Buy A Brick kick of to our hind raising campaign is to enable Acton residents and friends to become an integral part of the finished centennial project Your name and the names your family and friends will become a lasting memorial and a credit to the community and the commemorative building for our town Cut out the Buy A Brick coupon published in this paper Fill it in and mail in your donations to Box Acton Writing to friends or relatives Why not send them a copy and invite them to participate Already we have received letters from Western Canada Help us to spread the Don wait until toe building is word To those readers out of finished or see what others will town we would surely hie to hear do Invest at least in yourself from you ACTON CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN got a cheque for in aid of the Buy A Brick boost for the Wall of Fame Tuesday when campaign The Kinals have just moved to Mike and Ktnal of Home Hardware Acton but they feel everyone in Acton and Mill St presented centennial commissioners district should be behind the centennial Harold Townsley and Paul Nielsen with a campaign j