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RECREATION ADVISORY committee for held their first meeting last Thursday Present were back row Brendan Aherne More money needed if battle to continue Area Ratepayer Association more cash if they are to continue their battle Kith Consolidated and Gravel Company That wis he word from Association president Jim Sheldon at the general meeting of the group last evening at school owns a large piece of land in the area and is trying get the area in order to build a quarry It Is at present designated as rural property The matter ippeared before Ontario Municipal Hoard In early November but was adjourned until Con oil dated had talked to the Niagara Commission and got a definite answer whether for or against the quarry New date A new hearing date had been set for March when the Commission decided not to agree with the quarrying of this property at the present time The Town of Hills got into the act and backed In their fight against the quarry These two groups then requested an adjournment of the until the master plan of the Niagara Escarpment Commission was completed Council petitioned the Governor in Council for adjournment This in turn triggered the of the March 10 caring pending a decision by the cabinet as to whether the MB is in order to proceed now with the hearing objection to the zoning designation placed on Its properly We won of the Sierra Club was present at the meeting He told the concerned group of his battle with the same company in Terra Colli Consolidiled hid their petition and proper land zoning so we had a tougher bailie than you And we won was a hard battle A view of the area from a plan If the proposed docs gel underway would seem like a gopher village If we lei them go iheid we will have a series of gopher holes separated by a pile of rubble Mr Sym mes explained We ire one of the most highly quarried areas in Ontario president of SARA Jim Sheldon told he people present He is referring to the Duff Sheridan College quarry Indusmin fcrin quarry I in Milton and the Milton quarry ilrendy in ilion The Area Ratepayers Association has almost members with at leist 50 more expected to join These people have contributed 100 However by the time the whole matter Is settled the lawyers fee will total Someone in the audience re marked The is not tnlng to come nut of our pockets all at once Consolidiled has enough money thc can afford an lawyer They have that great disadvantage over us Sheldon com men ted lrcg Cooper the lawyer hired he Association was ilso present at the meeting This matter is now in the political and the ball is in yom court he pointed out Ik added hat everyone should approach Jim Snow and other members of tin government It was suggested Mr Cooper people write to to the government support Mac Puff of J Duff I the meeting and he irate homeowners in scpirate person con JOHN WHITE converses with Sierra Club chair man Symmes right about the proposed quarry following Friday evening s meeting with the Speyside Area Ratepayers Association Mr White lives on Hwy just south of the site Twotier board for education A two tiered structure should be established for the Board of dilution a local of trustees in each or Ik four Hilton communities rtgional board to deal with niitlirs affecting the a holt region it from In a supplementary brief it is preparing for present itinn to th Hoard Ittmnss Chairman Ken Campbell of revenltd a this week Sueli strut tun might help cornel the unresponsiveness of he he said Campbell notes two tier system would be similar lo the and local area council set up local problems tould be solved without access inly bringing the whole regional board together he said schools rectimmemiilion in the Renaissance brief ill be a some litem schools with at least the traditional available is an option to the open concept icb community he Nerval be reopened as i tradition school for people in the who would suth an education program for heir children he wundered Such basic forms could quickly nuke the need for and other such groups of parents the IIIU in WICKED WILLIE alias William Johnson his views to Speyside Area Ratepayers lion lawyer Greg Cooper The two met at the general meeting of Speyside Area Ratepayers Association Friday evening Once we get up in the morning we find that the rest of our da depends on our rest rest of the night And s doubly important lo Ihe motorist says the Ontario Safety HS HOLDEN OPTOMETRIST Cork OPENING SAT MARCH and 3SA Main St N Guelph Line South of Interchange 38 Campbellville 416 8542196 We have a good selection of Early Canadian Furniture and Accessories Patchwork Quilts Pottery Hand Crafted Jewellery Indian Baskets Etc TOO MANY HANDICRAFTS and GIFTS TO MENTION OPEN to Wetkdayt you ran on Harassed by male swan flies crashes The Acton Free Press Wed Mar 1975 3 A five day smoking with Hi Is provided drawal clinic will beheld at of charge through con Joseph llrnnt Memorial to the Christmas in during As icutiun the lust week of March Gil Malcolm and Ed Wood Front row Spielvogel John Cooper and Shildon By Peter Met A mule swan took off from Fairy Lake Wcdnesdiy crashed a TV antenni on the roof above Denny Insunnce into Acton Medical Centre It is now dead Red Price took the injured bird Kortw right for assistance Resident biologist of the Ontario Waterfowl Research foundation at Kortwright Waterfowl Park in Wonting the femur bone was broken in seven places completely The bone in left wing above the was also shattered and the bone was protruding through the skin All we could do was to set them in mould Wentine said because we pin the lea ime wis estimated it three months for Ihe bone il which lime the bird would have lo stay out of witer off its feet ible to rest only on its breast cithers After three months Ihe breast feathers would have been worn iwiy and bird would have to remain out of water until they replenish Time needed for complete would be near one Ihe bird wis destroyed Is in Ontario for i mute swan to be freedom of flight he said A mule Is a North swan and the one which look out of fairy I ike Wednesday was of full wing morning bat it could fly Four left There are just four left it the lake out of nine Mini problem is the domlrnnl male lection itely imm who has been driving off all other but Ins mile According to erttey of the Ministry of Itesources Sammy would kill No they re related The dead bird was one of his own There were nine swans at Ihe height of the summer season went missing last winter too IlkeTt The irena staff believe the dead swan had liken off and flown Swans need a lot of water for a lake off ind ire about as graceless as i Jumbo jet They seldom fly in winter They re difficult to or wing clipping However some wings had been clipped list Snarky Sammy the belligerent male Is like i sometimes chasing other swans observers say Mr Hartley compared the to that of deer moose In the wild fighting at tinting time Not all swans ire as nasly is Sammy but Mr irtlev thinks many of them are IXHJBLE RESTAURANT GIveyounMtftbrtik Drop In and no for Chlnot food and Fish and Chip In HUM HOURS Thui Sunday Tel 8532060 Authority asks for appointee resignation coming Clirksr McMillan on behalf of the into retiring I Committee In new Authority vice it the is How Stew irt of lluttonvillc representing The Authority elnirm and vice plus of the five idusorv boards mike up the eculivc i members Hubert Wolf is the new member serving for the first time on the Clarkson served lugunl meeting of the Credit Villcy Authority Mr McMillan retired ifter 17 years on the Authority of which were spent is In when Toronto township first ip pointed him the lot il budget of the Authority was The proposed budget for I97 totals over million doll irs Roy spent years of plodding grinding spec work to bring the to when it is now Robert as he presented i punting Mr a 1 ind for the past Controversial issues discussed tonight There will be in open and the emotional meeting ispccls of simply of parents students ind in Involve moral from the issues perhaps that is community to discuss one of the m re that education in the school Brim these concerns should be Skerrcll chair rmn of Student cussed will meeting in the high school resource centre The meeting will begin it will idjourmt TO Refreshments will be provided David vice principal of Pauline Johnston CVS in will be speaker for the meeting Mr Mirsh has been involved in a Parent project in County Mr would like parents to learn about how this topic is handled in other areas ind to mike recommendations on the pro gram they might like the schools to offer He said that white this is extremely control a it would be foolish of as to ignore serious social issues such as birth control ibortion venereal Mr Skerrelt would like to see the present program offered in both clement iry ind secondary schools ex improved but he s tint the Tom Hill of Hilton Hills served as the representative of the former township of and returns in the same icily is chairman of the Ite ere it ion Advisory Hoard which he held during 1971 Iteport Credit Valley Authority report was distributed to the members it the in meeting A limited number of copies are for public dls there are members on the most of Hum were present for the in Uigur meeting as well is some of the past resignation motion was passed iskmg for the of liruci of Acton who w is the board by the il government on rcconimcndition of M He his attended just one meeting in twoyeirs are paid for meetings attended plus mileage Members fell all those on Ih Authority should be members fill nut committees Mr Cargill was placed on Mr Hill s committee parks ind The motion will be sent to the provincial government which appointed Mr her or not they isked whether or not they wish their children to par If you have some opinions on this topic please phono or better yet write to Brian it Aclon II and come I meeting tonight Wed In the high school resource centre Van are cordially to John Deere Farming Frontiers at Country Mart Wednesday March 12 2 m and m It is the year most outstanding farm oriented film program The movies were filmed on locations in many areas of the US and Canada Drawing will be held for four door prizes you could be a winner Forming COUNTRY MART ltd No I 3 Miles West of Acton on Hwy No 7 ACTON 8564712 linnt requests from leist groups and win be con by Hilton Regional Councillors at i meeting tcntitivcly scheduled for March 14 at a m Halliday Homes and your govemmeirt- working together to save you up to on cottages Th Tax cut on building materials used Ha da Halliday Early Ordar Discounts beep comb 1J75 Tic on Halliday PricaFroaza Program I cut Gov mm ant Grant a far dilasatyou oca C HOMES DISPLAY COURT Burlington Ontario Ph 5261 Court Hoiirs Weekdays 9 a to 9 p Sat 9am to Sun Ipm to 5 p Sena homo Catalog HALTON HILLS FURNITURES Colonial DINING ROOM SUITE Table chairs 2 pc hutch All 7 pieces for only HILLS 352 Queen SI Hwy No 8530211