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18 The Acton Free Press Wed Jan 1975 Hectic year ends for Jim Snow East MPP Jim Snow has just completed one of the moat hectic terms that any member has ever had to contend with During there were many con Issues that Snow had to deal with In addition to those Issues there have been a host of construction projects in the riding On top of all this the MPP has hod to handle many constituent and provide for the busy Ministry of Government Services which he heads establishment of hydro lines that traverse the region and the parkway belt arc Issues that have cost Snow no end of trouble and arc no doubt Issues he rather forget One of the major Interests In the region this year has been the establishment of the hydro corridor through our area This was done after a great deal of study research public hearings en vlronmcntai considerations Affect fewest It t been an easy decision but a necessary It Is most Important that the new network be put In service located that two major lines have to be Joined in with two major and switching stations No matter where the lines went m sure they would have an adverse affect on Green belt Implementation of the greenbtlt plan has taken longer than anticipated This says Snow Is due to a number of reasons and one of the key reasons was the decision to integrate major portions of the hydro corridor with the Snow explained this resulted in considerable redesigning He said he hoped publication of the final plan could be within three months Following that public hearings will be held and great of public input will be made before the final plan is accepted Snow s ministry is currently appraising land within the and some offers of purchase have been accepted He notes negotiations on that front were going well Land for transfer stations Is being purchased first because Ontario Hydro will need lead lime to build the stations before the routes are built The minister I questioned on how the two issues would affect his popularity within the riding All routed 1 don I really know I have done my best and will con tlnuc to do my best to represent ill the people and treated fairly he suggested Certainly some people be totally wilh tin outcome and that is to be ex xl ted but it won be for ridings Is expected to be dealt with in the legislature prior to the next provincial election The government has until fall of before the present term legally expires Traditionally however elections have been held every four years in Ontario That being the case voters will go to the polls sometime in Snow said he wouldn make his intentions known until the redistribution bill became taw He will definitely run fc- reelection though Currently a host of provincial projects are being carried on in the riding In Oakville Land his been purchased adjacent to the Bronte Senior Citizen Complex on Rd In That land will be used for the expansion of the facility to accommodate a nursing home for elderly people requiring full nursing Fifty to beds will be provided The complex is funded but operated by a local board directors The additional level of care that will be provided will make it im possible for some folks who are no longer able to care for themselves to continue living within the complex Currently the complex provides for people who live in self contained OHC apartments and those who do not need full nursing but live In hostel type rooms and will serve and Peel Regions and indicates a move away from the large provincial ftulity and decentralisation of the Ontario Hospital in Orillio The centre is being built on 12 acres of land in what wis formerly known as barracks The centre will be funded by the province but operated by a local board of directors with rcprcsen tatives from and Peel The hoard will function similarly to a hospital board Bronte Park Work continues to progress at Bronte Creek Provincial Park Snow said the last of the acres for the park had been acquired in 1974 Several contracts have been let for development and service work Buildings for picnic shelters and washrooms arc under con and of the roads and parking lots hive been completed Water and sewer services are now being provided by Region Internal scrvkes such electricity are being proceeded with as well limited Work on the pioneer farm the children s farm is underway using existing farm buildings Snow said certain of Bronte Park were open during but use waslimited He expects to sec much greater use and more of the park open during 1975 Seniors home Milton Senior Citizens Building was built on the old Bruce St School site In 1974 and is expected to open soon The unit building will be expanded to units as they need for that type of grows It is the town second seniors apartment Construction of the Ontario Agricultural Museum Is well underway at Kelso with the main building almost com Work is proceeding on and the overall plan development is near completion Some historic buildings have been acquired and moed to the site Snow hold the development would bo simdir to Upper Camda Vilhge with antique buildings grouped in village it The buildings will be restored to the original stite It be i ittnclion Maplehurst Major construction was mil it Detention Centre during the and hit project is on schedule Completion is In with on opening expected shortly ifterw ird phased out Originally the commission had set three as a target date For seniors A new site Tor senior citizen apartments has been acquired on Ave in Georgetown during Building is expected to get underway during the middle of 1975 It wilt be Georgetown third apart unit Preliminary is underway now negotiations for of the land are also will be conducting a study of needs in the Acton area during 1975 Conceivably OHC housing could be initiated in Acton as result of the study Region The Into Controversies a Mi confident those who have land that Is required will be up compensated said Snow felt the Importance of the hydro system is not fully understood He predicts a growing dependence of the consumer on hydro He points out the need for an adequate hydro supply Is underlined when one considers the serious doubts of supply and the escalating costs of oil Snow said It was Important for the economic future of the province that Ontario doesn t nave to rely so highly on Imports for the of energy the lack of trying As a member of cabinet I have to look at our total responsibility the province as a whole and to the economic future not only for today but for generations to Redistribution Snow riding will be split as a result of redistribution if proposals as they now stand become law Snow will he faced with the decision running in the new Onkville riding or running In the North riding lie redistribution of eat in common dining rooms now any residents of that complex who could no longer he accommodated there would have to ipply for admission to Manor or a private longer necessary Drop in centre MGS has also acquired land on Kerr St in Oakville for a senior citizen apartment building and a drop In centre The apartment building will have 125 units initially and ultimately The drop in centre will be built by the town The Centre for the Mentally Retarded is under construction now The centre Among other things the construction of in swimming pool at the park is anticipated during 1975 Snow has been involved with the park since its inception more thin three ago is now being acquired to the park for the construction of the Ontario Sports Complex This centre innouneed last spring will be built in with construe anticipated to get under way in spring of 197S and be completed within five or six years Snow said there wis 1 good chance of it being the home of the Canada games for 1980 Correctional Conference will be held in Ontario in 197j and a visit of several hundred representatives from all over world to the new complex will highlight the conference Snow said it is believed to be the first time thai conference has been held in established in 197T became operational in 1974 Offices arc located in and Grimsby The commission s job is to develop an official plan and development controls for the escarpment Once that job is completed the planning will become part of the ires plans commission will be Regional government is a year old in Snow recalled many meetings in the past year between provincial and regional people in an effort to get the new system of government operating efficiently The noted thai regional was simply a restructuring of a system that already existed It took two or three years before Oakville Bronte and worked together as cohesive unit forgot their parochial ideas when that merger occurred he recalled I don think anyone would hit thai merger wisn to the benefit of nil concerned Pro vincewide Turning to broader issues lint affect not just but the whole province the MPP noted the Ontario Building Code was pissed became I iw in December Snow introduced that incisure as private member s bill in shortly after heme elected to office The ict his been passed but regulations have yet lo be implemented The fact that the bill has finally passed Is a source of happiness and pride for the member Other legislation passed during the year included one bill designed at protection through lions that provide for bonding of travel agencies Snow recoiled sad incidents a couple of years ago when students put down deposits on trips watched a firm go bankrupt and lost both their money and their trips This we hope will never happen again he said Snow notes the new Ministry or Cultural Affairs and Recreation will place emphasis on those two areas There will be new emphasis placed on community recreation programs and the community centres net his been changed provide greater in the construction of rinks swimming pools Land taxes land transfer tax ind Ihe land speculation tax have both been amended and are both considered extremely effective legislation Snow By Peter nliCuskrr Willi the growing interest in natural foods and the price of sugar today people arc looking for substitute for cooking on their morning toast in sweets Honey can be used over variety of cooking needs from glazing a ham chicken or vegetables to a sweetener on cereals Itockhaven Apiaries on been In the honey business over decade under the manager ship of Herbert J Builough Owner Herbert has been keeping bees since he was a He will be in Mr raised In said the honey business today is good Honey natural sweet and sugar substitute and added that honey Is a natural swtel and Is more beneficial than sugar Till spring At this tutu of the yt the men are cleaning their equipment making repairs Hit end of ruary thc will check the bee and will feed the bees enough to sustain them till the dandelions blossom in sprint The lites are fed hi stored from the fall and when then is mil enough a sugar syrup is served The sugar syrup has nothing to do with Ihe honey making process and Is used only lo maintain the bees Mr said Apiaries do their own packaging and don t sell to large companies Their product is sold Chudlcigh s orchards and in health food in Toronto The honey is not honev has flavour said Mr He said they produce three types of honey at while clover from clover n honey from Plowmen thank all IPM workers Henry J Stanley A social evening was held at Hornby Towers Golf Club Thursday evening for all those from who had helped with the International Plowing Match Some at tended and enjoyed even ing of euchre slides of the Match and short speeches Churnianof I local committee Ross Segs worth thanked in for their operation to put across such a success ful match These leelmgs were also expressed by Leon Jefferson A threecur dent the Ontario Plow men Association Henry local that match was a fin ancial success The surplus funds arc to be used lo bhsh scholarships for farm students from attend courses in Agriculture or Home Economics the buckwheat flowers Hi said that all the bees in anapiarv will put on the hives Roekhaven has bee ipi iries with hives lo each which lolals nearly loo hives The sweetening power of and ir Is The moisture content of honey is considerable higher than which nukes adjustment necessary in the of liquid to be used Ontario Department of Agrl culture and rood the liquid should be cut by one quarter cup For example one cup of sugar and one cup of milk would bo to one cup of honey three quarters cup of milk This rule is sometimes subject lo change and In some recipes the amount of liquid may require even further adjustment Some authorities suggest the addition one quarter teaspoon of salt to each cup of Oven temperatures and Icivcnmg agents may also require adjustment when delicate flavor and color are desirable The price for one lb of honey at is cents to 70 cents a lb far bulk purchases The chairman Ross worth presented all who had provided land for the match with a framed a standing ovation by every one in attendance for his cut standing job as local chair man Music was provided and It ink Ron Hams and Hob The evening concluded with lunch ident on in 100 Stump puller model This commercially made model was built in and purchased at that tune bv the museum It represents civ late style of machine used in the late 19th century and early An ox or horse was harnessed to the end of the pole coming from the peak of the triangular frame There was a at the base of the vertical screw shaft attached to a stump The animal would move in a circular clockwise motion around the base of the machine The shaft is through an iron core at the peak of the frame tuchre prizes The euchre prizes were presented by George Swann as follows A dinner for two donated by Country Kitchen Restaurant was presented to the winner of the men s first Bert Mattie The same prize was given to Mrs Norma Alexander ladies first The second prize for men and ladies was a dinner for two from Caravan Restaurant presented to Claude and Mrs Frank rcspec J lively Also for the third prize winners a dinner for two from the A Restaurant I was donated to men third Ross and ladies third Mrs McNeill Twenty door prizes consisting of a bag of apples each provided leiflh Orchards damage and one driver accident occurred at when a car driven by Hunter of was turning left onto County when it came into collision with a car driven bv John Daykin of R R I The Hunter vehicle collided with a third car driven by Charles Kronsbergs of Toronto Accident victim A car and truck nt on in the village on Dec caused estimated damage of injury to one person Rodney Hewer of Toronto was travelling northbound when he attempted to negotiate a curve near the River He came into collision a truck proceed driven by Alan Nightingale of Marie Foster of Brampton received minor injuries and was taken to the Guelph General Hospital for Headquarters for BRAND name products and PROFESSIONAL installation of Quality Carpet and Flooring Reasonable prices FREE estimates Paints Stains CARPETS Armstrong Flooring weld wood Panelling and Accessories Dixon Red Paint Brushes and Decorating Tools WE CARRY LARGE STOCKS OF ROLL ENDS REMNANTS AND SPECIALLY PRICED CARPETS AT Main St cton nid The land transfer tax discourages foreign in vestment from buying up tracts of but docs not infringe on Ihe rights of foreign investors speculation tax was amended so Hint it doesn I detract from private Initiative but hits the person who buys property on speculation any In It it hut to turn it over lor short term Snow scribes himself as one who t iboul grand and wondrous welfare schemes but does express pride in the Gunranlecd Annual income thai provides a basic minimum for senior citizens the blind and physic illy handicapped Ik the rate was In 111 illy set it per year but lint Ins been increased twice since then lo reflect Increases In other are is He suggests this act was probably the rnruent s ntrlhutton in the social field I into 197 Snow predicts a d crease in the inflation rate He notes there were 151 new Jobs created In Ontario In this left the province with the highest employment rate in the western wi rid Snow lie feels tin re is reason for optimism In 1975 for We have to maintain confidence In economy and personally I don find tint difficult to do he explained Snow said Ik expected mints in the housing situation as both provincial ind il IncintUes tnk f feet SILVERS STORE HOURS Tlirs Wild Sill 93U in to STORES TRACTION GUARANTEED TO GO OR WE PAY THE TOW SNOW CHAMP super husky nylon strength The A Champ really ves up to its name to go a long way with a traction tread GUARANTEED TO GO Wo have si confidence premium retreads that wo back the guai too as our ility now 14 Firestone WINTER RETREAD FREE INSTALLATION PRICES TO MAKE IT EASY GUARANTEED STARTS WINDSHIELD WASHER ANTIFREEZE one gallon ONLY I WINTER JACKET PRICES TO MAKE IT EASY We make it easy at Stores MOORE PARK PLAZA Georgetown