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Exceptional step Hydro opposed Hydro land expropriation hearing adjourned until courts clarify issue Interested Citizens Group ICO took its Greatest step forward against Ontario Hydro proposed Bradley Georgetown power corridor when an expropriations of decided Thursday that the courts should up some legal points before he could continue Hearing officer Donald adjourned expro priation meetings in s Legion until April at the latest after he received a unanimous request from all concerned except Hydro to have the courts decide if he can accept certain evidence and allow cross examination I think this is the greatest step forward wove made Bill Mann ICG chairman said after decision It shows that the evidence we ve been producing for justifies a look at alter native routes he said Basically we re quite happy because the Expro priations Act is being amended John Schneider another ICG spokesman said following the adjournment of the three and a half day hear Ontario Hydro solicitor Marshal said that he could only point out the cost in time and money to his client from the nearly five month postponement ICG lawyers challenged the hearing off leer s ruling Thursday morning that he could not accept evidence critical of Ontario Hydro choice of route or hear cross examination against the merits of the selection Ontario Hydro previously introduced evidence which It termed but which ICG lawyers attacked be cause it opened the door to other questions on how the proposed corridor between Hills and lines was chosen Hearing officer told the Legion meeting that under law his jurisdiction was limited but thai because was allowed to intro duce a type of evidence and the ICG was denied to ask questions on it the law ap peared to favor Hydro Hydro has the practical effect of appearing to defend the objectives of and having done so is it not right to attack it on the basis it was introduced Meyrick said ICG lawyers I satis with inter of his ruling which he said would allow them to explore evidence as long as such probings did not steer him into making a judgment on the merits of various alter routes for the corridor or Into challenging Ontario Hydro Expropriation hearings were called for by Ontario Hydro to meet objections of area land owners whose pro perties Hydro wants for a transmission line from the Bruce nuclear genera station on Lake Huron to a transformer ion near Milton The Acton hearings were the second of three slated along the 144 mile long line Durham was the site of earl hearings at the northern end of the line The middle section hearings have yet to start None of the nearly mem in the Legion audience opposed the ICG bid to take the matter to court asked if anyone was opposed then rephrased the question to see if anyone wished to pro ceed with the hearings in stead of going to court After no one except Ont Hydro objected rick said That is important to me would not be able to entertain a motion to adjourn if there was an objection from particular land owners Exceptional This is a most exceptional proceeding the hearing officer said This issue has high public profile It was agreed to among both groups of lawyers Ms Susan Tanner Leon Parolan and Dick Howitl for the ICG and Hydros Marshall that the hearings would ad until next April or earlier in days notice from any party Counsellor told the hearing officer that the ICG expects to move an action be fore divisional court within a couple of weeks of adjourn ment The adjournment topped off the mornings attempts by the ICG lawyers notably Paroian to expand the hear officer ruling so that it would include cross examination of Hydro hlstor evidence At first attempted to undermine the findings of the Solandt Commission Continued on Page Hundred and Second YearNo 22 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1976 N Eight Pages Fifteen Cents 90th BIRTHDAY was celebrated at Nobleton Saturday by former Acton resident Roy Agar The spry gentleman shows the plaque he re ceived from Premier William Davis He grew up in Kleinburg farmed in Saskatchewan and was in the coal business in Acton HILLS ELECTIONS WARD 2 WARD 3 GorflBlown WARD 4 TOM HILL HARRY LEVY GORDON DAWE elected g Pat Mckenzie PETER MARKS EDWARD WOOD Hobo BILL HUNTER RUSSELL MILLER NICK HUNSLEY to bo GEORGE MALTBY c F PATTERSON STEPHEN SAXE ROY BOOTH FRED Tut HARRISON Reg ERNIE WALTER ERN HYDE PETER POMEROY DANTIMMONS MORROW Acclamation Reg MIKE ARMSTRONG CEC MARTIN PETER MORRIS MARILYN SERJEANTSON BOARD OF EDUCATION HALTON SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD WARDS land 2 Acton 1 to bo H Bert DOUG PIERCE TOM WATSON 1 toba DON LONG BARRY SHEPHERD 1 to bo elected HARTLEY SHERK TOM SIMMONS Regional government knocked 200 questlo at MZB s Dissatisfaction with regional government emerged as a main theme at the Meet the Candidates night at the M Z Bennett school Wednesday night About people heard candidates for the posts of mayor area and regional councillor and school board speak turn and answer questions Region council candidate Ed Wood stands on an anti regional government platform he favors a citizens committee investigation of the legal and economic results of removing ourselves from Hills Incumbent regional council member W also referred to a meeting already held by a group of concerned citizens to review the town s position Different candidates men their frustrations as a result of the threeyear span of regional government so far Sponsors Meet Candidates night sponsored by lasted till after 10 but the audience was attentive polite and willing to send up a Petition for compensation A petition seeking com for lost business is being circulated by Mill St merchant John this week and 16 have signed ready It states that the merchants names appear feel that some kind or in terms of tax cut or re bate should seriously be con by the town of Hills Mr says he will take the petition to council candidates The talking Million teachers Bill Celts chaired thi first pirt of tht program when Board of Education tindidates spoke and were questioned incumbent Tom Watson and challengers Bert of Acton and Bill of Terra Cotta Then of president Mayor Tom told the they arc not interested in l0ok attentive crowd he has the changing Bill support of the mayors of Oak and Milton in his hope to have a private member s bill presented in parliament asking that changes be made in regional government such as return of control of region roads to the areas To regain control of water and sewers we II have a battle he predicted Harry Levy who is challenging Mayor Hill agreed a private members bill should be tried but said the province made it clear 4500 voters Acton A voters will all vole next Monday at four locations only There will be five polls at the hall five at the Bennett school three at the Robert Little school and two at the United church In there are three polls in school two in Limehouse school two hall two at St s hall in Glen Williams two in school two in Nerval com centre and three in school a total of Clerk administrator Doug explained he looked for locations with phones good lighting good parking and level access In the past there have been neighborhood polls in homes and other smaller locations These locations will provide good phone communications for obtaining the results on Monday evening Election headquarters is in Gordon Alcott arena in Georgetown In Georgetown many voters will also go to the local school to vote There ore about eligible voters in all of Hills Results will be broadcast Monday evening cable TV Burlington radio stations questions Refreshments were served In the hall afterward as can and voters chatted Chamber of Commerce and about the issue Mayoralty Candida Tom evening Any merchants who wish to sign the petition may contact him at his store Mr says mental mm J V S brought upon our i IS St n up onto the plntlorm Continued on cltuued on Two First section paving done Hearing Officer He called it off Hydro lawyer Marshall He s unhappy Esquesing gets more All voters get liquor ballots All voters in Hills voters are in favor of the sale also receive a liquor spirits beer and wine Paving of the first three blocks or Mill St was done by the weekend and traffic was able to move along that portion of the street Now the excavated section of the street has moved down to the next three blocks making driving impossible and walking somewhat do us The work is proceeding well as far as King Construction is ballot on Monday The voters of ward two Esquesing will be asked three liquor questions The voters in Acton and George town who have already voted on two of the questions in past will only receive one concerned Sidewalks arc being patched up to be for the winter the new interlocking paving ballot walks will be laid in the in Esquesing spring who have never had a liquor The last coat of paving is question before will receive also scheduled for spring The upheaval has caused a Tht for th noticeable drop in business from under a dining room license for consumption on licensed premises where food is able and if they are in favor of the sale of spirits beer and wine under a lounge license for consumption on licensed premises Apphealions for licenses go to the 1 iquor Control Board of Ontario and are strictly rcgu lated Both Georgetown and passed liquor questions same downtown One merchant office so agreement would be questions are being asked in estimates thc loss to the general the town Clerk whole street as probably half Doug Frit chard explains there has been million dollars ALEX CHIDLEY a Kitchener resident who works Acton uses his radio to avoid traffic trouble on his round trip to work Theres a feature story on the CB craze on page BI6 Wolves suspected Twocar accident Two unattended cars took off on their own last Thursday and travelled about 100 feet before coming to a stop bizarre accident happened on Church St where both vehicles were parked on a downhill grade One vehicle struck the other and then they were both mobile They went downhill and across Church St one of them coming to a halt when it encountered a shed door Then they both stopped I The truck involved was owned by Fred Allen R 3 Acton Acton damage according to police but their owners were able to drive them away Damage to the shed door was set at no specific ipphcation which produced the volt this yeir There are no immediate plans for dining rooms with entertainment rlalnment Santas contest Children ages five to ten years old living in area Ml thc Hills voters served by the Acton tree will receive question Press are invited to enter the asking if they arc in favor of Santo Coloring Contest the sale of spirits wine and For more details please beer under in entertainment turn to page B lounge license for con sumption on licensed pre- QQQ inis reiers io enter lainmenl in dining rooms The other questions being asked in arc If There ire about BOO cable television connections in Several sheep dead confirm rabies Two Erin Township resi dents are currently under going and rabies shots following separate incidents on their farms Smith Griffin Acton Fifth Line of Erin twp started his series of needles yesterday Tuesday after several of his sheep died of rabies Mr Smith told this newspaper he used to keep a flock of sheep on a farm he owned on Highway but brought the animals to other form farther south after five had been killed by wolves He pointed out he was sure wolves had done the kill from the type of mauling and other factors These kill ings took place from Thanks giving to December of 1975 The killings started again In August on his Fifth Line farm when four more sheep were molested On November Mr said he first realized It was rabies He went out In the morning of the 15th to check his flock and found three animals slightly torn He ex plained that these molestlngs were different from the others which happened one at a time and the sheep most completely devoured Heal quickly Of these three sheep the Erin township resident said were treated and seemed to heal quickly On November one of the three was found sick and couldn I get on its fceL It also had a very high temperature Mr Griffin treated the sheep with antibiotics but it was found dead he morning of the 18th On November a second ewe which had not been suspected of being molested went lame Veterin arian J checked It over but did not suspect rabies because of the early stage it was in A few days later the animal died At this point Mr Griffin started to suspect rabies as the second dead animal did not respond to treatment so he called the Federal Health of Animals office Brain samples were taken of the ewe and forwarded to laboratories in Hull Quebec The next day Mr Griffin re ceived the call back that the animal had died of rabies Yesterday three more sheep died of the disease and Mr Griffin started the shots himself for added precaution In the meantime he has quarantined his entire flock Discriminating evidence The farmer feels sure his sheep caught rabies from wolves All the evidence points to it he said The wolves had been molesting flock and had been seen acting strange The detachment of Ontario Provincial Police had shot and killed a rabid coyote just before Mr Griffin s trouble started and neighbors had been com plaining of the animals com Ing right up on their ver andas running beside cars and nipping at school bus Urea Mr Griffin feels there is a great danger for children coming in contact with the rabid animals He hopes nature will take care of the problem and kill the animals before they can do any fur ther damage The farmer said when the wolf bounty was lifted in 1973 It was a step backward He thinks It should be reinstated to get rid of Borne of these wolves which have been kill ing farm animals and now spreading rabies More shots Mrs a neighbor of Mr Griffin is also undergoing the shots Her dogs had been mauled by a wolf which kept returning to the house A few days later the wolf was shot by the OPP and tests proved it was rabid It was after reading In this newspaper the dog was rabid that she herself decided to get shots Both of the dogs had been inoculated Do we want to protect wolves or do we want to pro tect human beings Mr insisting the wolf bounty should be brought in