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500 protest landfill sites in their area The Acton Free Press Wed March 3 Close to people attended a public meeting to hear presentations and con corning what the region should do with its garbaae The meeting sponsored by Region s Public Works Committee day had to be moved from the regiomt headquarters building to Nelson High School for what turned out to be the largest crowd the region had attracted since its inaugural meeting two and half years ago The hall was filled with militant placard waving protester Each of the areas being seriously considered was represented by at least one spokesman The message wis usually the same Yes we realize there is need for landfill but not here Nothing new In spite of the fact that several wire engaged to speak for citizens groups there was no really new information George spoke on behalf of Hornby Citizens group in opposition to a site in that area He said there was a high water table in the are If there was ever a flash flood heaven knows what tragedy would come to us How thorough is this study he asked lie ihit contrary to Un report the land in the vicinity of Hornby was almost all being farmed It would be almost sacrilegious to tike it out of production He said 310 residents of Hornby had signed a petition protesting use of a site in that irea for landfill Hands oil George speaking on behalf of Esquesing Ratepayers Association expressed thanks that the McLaren report pub lished earlier would not tie out Thai report called for of site in Ashgrove He said he wis happy that the land there could remain in production and he urged the MP reveals committee to adopt a hands off attitude on all farmland He said more attention should be paid to expanding the current Burlington site He said it was close to the centre of generation of garbage and situated In what is know n as the badlands He like most other speakers urged the region to ecl on with an active pla i of resource recovery y site Lawyer Peter represented the Tremaine- Citizens Group it group earned large signs and green lapel stickers that read The Dillon report refers to that are as site I and it is favored as i single major landfill site in the region said even though only 180 acres are required over the next year period residents of the area are if raid the region would continue to expand lb site there until all acres that are deemed suitable ire used up Should mover He he wis ap pointed that a site with a year life span wis being considered and s ml he had hoped the region would be long before then Milton Councillor Don Gor don people his area were upset by rumors that the region might even accept from outside the region if a site is 1 iside lie ex pressed about the difficult in using old landfill sites for then life as dump is over He said rur il residents out on the short end of the stick on the issue bet they produce food from the the urban return it as girbage He support for by law tint would limit homeowners to one of irb per week Oppose firm 1 red Nurse the position often by Report from Queens Park Julian Heed PI Burlington At last we will have a Hid in office which will greatly improve our service to the Constituents of Hilton Bur Over recent years citizens hive found them selves dealing far more freer with government than in the past ind often ask their or his representative to help them cut through the nil tape I he constituency office Ls designed to do just that will be m ide when pi ins Income final and opposed use of prune irmlind for landfill Bill Johnson criticized the committee for restricting submissions to 10 minutes icticof i 10 minute time limit is in iffront to the iniclheeuii of wishing is vou put it to pirtitip He in i meaningful w ij he istized on bell If of i It Assoi more placed on ind less on He there wen at cling plants working ffeetively in North i He drew when he s I charge it in deliberately being put m the way of groups or du lis wishing to m ike result Hums John Mitchell spe iking on of Georgetown lution Probe tin llu sluelv AN IMA 1 opposed to ill sites in North Hilton to a high school Wed night i public meeting by the public works commit of sick tits v badges with 1 on i which sytnbotires fauns fust filth lis to of the Tremame ip fin I ismn is expected this ud should be Heart fund near finish Income System the GUNS wis intro duced to benefit residents of ife people who an dis ibled In for se nor ire idm mistered by Ihc Income I Credit Br inch of the Ministry of Hi whilst blind md ire ire of by the Ministry Community for is istinn under llie people must line livid fivt lonseculivi ve in in idi with tin list full ye Out no mmiediilcly prior inc for benefit make up fere nee At the present tunc the monthly minimum for senior us for i single person for married who both he mm in for tin blind ind is 0 I til of reteive menls from the federil need not for the GAINS i liability will ilie illy hose wliu not meet the residency reiiirenienLs from lie Old Security 1 eiisn but ippur to require mints shoild recjinsl in form GUNS by or the Ministry of y l irk i Mil nil mimlli illy do ii t to ipply for If do not I jn l ly for the special benefits pro- grim Applications must be made through the District office of the Ministry of Com and Social Services Dependents of special bene fits recipients will receive issistanco based on the si7e of the family and tin of the children his program does not to the totally unemployable who have Imiii trinsfcrred to Family from General Wei I hose who for the benefits program family Benefits or the fed Income Supplement are entitled to leeeive approved drugs on free of charge should be mailed to but if you ihfy for this assistance and Live received the drug lieiefit please contact Ministry either Revenue Community and Social Ontario doctors dentists ind phirmacists i of drugs approved the Ministry of Health which nnv be dispensed free of charge under the Drug lime fits proLnm lived one must Long term farm lease turned down the short term lease but if he refused we 11 have with another way operating loss wo ir collision on v at the St Churchill Road total of dam on Police Georgetown is cut from Haton riding Georgetown and North East Esquesing Township have been lumped with the City of Brampton to form i new federal riding Frank this week While an official announce ment t been made Philbrook said he and some other MPs have learned this is the decision reached by the Electoral Boundary Com mission and it constitutes i small change from the original recommendation Last summer when the commission first proposed riding boundary changes for it appeared George town and north cast queslng would join Vaughun and King Townships to form a new riding called Peel w a population of In October and Hills Mayor Tom Hill appeared before the Electoral Boundary Com mission urging so Georgetown and Acton would remain in the some riding They said it was wrong to split Hills because it is a social and political unit and must remain together The new riding would consist of and Acton Erin Town ship was also removed from and while Phil brook waan t happy to lose this area he knew it was use less to protest this change like they never reaction to the commission moving Georgetown from a grouping with nan and King townships to a new riding with Brampton He said he learned of the shocking commission decision when he wis ible to eximine new riding bound mips devised by the commission ill the inform 1 been able to uneov the name for this new riding is Ii said He said ifter irning of the startling mge lie conferred with MP Milne who represents the riding of Peel and would represent the new Brampton riding and he igreis with that this is illogical says he his nothing town in under stind why the his been made or the logic behind it he noted Hie first move in the new with the commission will come this week when the loronlo ind District I emeus meets to discuss the problems posed by the new decision iny Mis are just is unli ippv about changes besides ind I he ad lys he will need the support of 10 other MPs lo bring the subject of Georgetown being placed in i with to he floor of the House of Com limns for deb and he believes he has more thin enough support now meatus all the Mis who ire with the chmges will debate the subject until such time as no one is thing else to s ly it is the best move we can make at this time hut this method doesn hive i tremendous record of I he eh of The deb itcs could ige on for some time he w irned be there is jreit of ill Mis regarding riding bound ARRIVING DAILY Savage Tender Tootsies Plus Many Other Brand Name Footwear Sultans shoes Downtown Acton