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OUR READERS Continued from location but the Committee has done none of lis work on the assumption this would happen I would like to quote a portion of a letter the Committee received acknowledging re ceipt of a request for funds for the feaslbl lily study I was encouraged to hear of your plans for the conservation of Acton Town Hall and wish to commend your Commit tee for the very active role It has played In this matler Clearly there exists a sizeable Why make haste amount of public support In the community for the retention and refurbishing of this heritage and I will be glad to re lay this information to my Board of tors A Lawrence Chairman The Ontario Heritage Foundation It would appear that at this level of Government the work of the Committee is neither misunderstood unappreciated Dear Sir I am not opposed to the adoption of the metric system for use in international trade but 1 fail to understand our desperate haste to the measurement of everything in sight We export farm produce but not the farm so why must acres be abandoned in favor of hectares metrication of highway distances and speed limits is even more ridiculous This is a matter of purely North American concern Our neighbors in the United States have rejected the idea at the present time but this fact has been overlooked and its implications for this province and for Canada ignored We are adding another deterrent to the American tourist trade which is of con importance to our economy It would have been more sensible to have started by abandoning counting things by the dozen and adopting tens and hundreds instead This would have been true cation and of obvious benefit to all Alas That would surely be too simple for the bureaucratic idealogues whose fettered enthusiasm has deluged us in con fusion and expense Let these same en thusiasts consider that we also share other S standards for example pipe sizes and so on and act in concert with our principal trading partner in making Meantime stop the foolishness and let our various and loo numerous levels of government deal with our real problems before inventing new ones which ore a to all and a benefit to none Yours sincerely W Petrlc Congratulations from MP August 31 1977 The Acton Free Press Willow North Acton Ontario Dear Sirs I was very pleased to read that the Acton Free Press had been awarded trie Blue Rib bon Award In the Canadian Community Newspapers Association competition Same old problems 2 Ont August Dear Sir If there is one cabinet minister m Ontario who has proven his incompetency beyond a shadow of a doubt that cabinet minister has got to be Environment Minister George Kerr Having held three cabinet portfolios one of twice Mr Kerr has managed to blow each responsibility During his first stint as the Minister of the Environment in the early seventies conservationists and environmentalists urged him to do some thing about solid waste retumables etc we still have retumables and every community in Ontario has a garbage problem When Mr Kerr was the Solicitor General we had the infamous motel raid where inno cent people suffered the Indignities of body searches Mr Kerrs initial reaction favored this action Mr Kerr s short stint as Minister of Colleges and Universities was unproductive He may have been out of Congratulations to all the members of your staff deserving of this award and for making the Acton Free Press the news paper that it is Yours sincerely Frank A Member of Parliament his depth Today with Mr Kerr as Minister of the Environment we still have a garbage problem Rivers lakes and streams in many areas are polluted beyond belief in fact Ontario an environmental disaster Now Mr Kerr in allowing Ihe Darlington Newcastle nuclear plant to go ahead without Environmental Assessment Hearings just endorses his incompetency The Environmental Assessment Act is a provision to ensure no environmental disaster occurs To by pass the Act criminal Mr Kerr may be popular at the polls I can only assume he is either a good actor or the a fluency of his constituents won allow them to support the alter natives William A Johnson Thanks for prize Thank you for the prize money the Back to School contest Chris Wood No limit on delegations A suggestion to limit the number of delegations at any council meeting to four went down to defeat last Tuesday night at Hills council meeting Most councillors did not want the public restricted to a certain number but favored a time limit on each Councillor Pat McKenzie said council spends so much time on delegations they don get down to the nitty gritty of town business He pointed out each delegation is limited to IS the region Councillor Miller suggested the adjournment hour be changed from 10 until 11 15 without a special motion to continue He pointed out the council meeting can be continued the next night according to the procedural bylaw Councillor Mike Armstrong claimed if the delegations were directed to the proper in the first place the number of delegations at council would be cut sharply Councillor Roy Booth agreed saying Just because people say they want to speak to council Is not enough the clerk administrator should direct ploughing Mayor Tom Hill is not inter ested in ploughing and made no bones about it when in to participate in the mayors ploughing match in County October l No way Im going to plough I can do hotter at the Georgetown Fall Fair thats on the same day he growled them to the proper com Miller said he would not want to see them refused if they insist on coming to council but said he would favor a time limit Councillor Marilyn Ser jcantson agreed saying municipality government Is one of the few governments people can reach Councillor Walter said there had been only three meetings this year that had to be continued two nights and felt It was not necessary to limit the number or time of delegations Councillor said the people as well as council have to be considered We are bamboozling the people by misdirecting them We should solve their problems the fastest way Morrow preaches gospel of region Regional government Is working and has Tar less duplication than the previous separate Regional Chair man Morrow told Halton Hills council last Tuesday night His visit was part of a whirlwind tour of the councils of Milton and Hills on the same night I sec nothing has changed here said the former town councillor Theres more people here in the gallery at than there was at Oakvllle or Burlington at 7 30 The regional chairman pointed out there had been eight separate councils with eight staffs now cut to five He said there were five police forces where there is now one which he described as the envy of police departments in many parts of the country He claimed the 100 year old county system had to be overhauled to find ef fective solutions to modem day problems Morrow claimed regional planning benefitted everyone since formerly municipalities did not have the authority to plan for areas outside their own darics He said through regional govern ment the province is returning stepby step many of the planning res ponsibilitics Listing functions delegated to the region by the province Morrow Included the mandatory review of decisions of the Committee of Adjustment Land Division Committee and the approval of plans of subdivision He termed the latter a move toward greater self determination Speaking on landfill sites a subject on which Milton council had given him a rough time ho admitted Morrow said instead of separate poorly managed garbage dumps there will be one properly designed and operated landfill site He said six years and has been spent to locate a suitable site and forecast over 1 million dollars will be used to prepare the site and protect the countryside He pointed out resource recovery would be impossible with the capital of regional government since the cost would be prohibitive for any one area municipality He said the day was closer when the need for landfill will be greatly reduced regional chairman claimed the total assessment base of the entire region has enabled taxpayers to borrow at lower interest rates than would have been possible for separate areas He the regional takeover of water and sewers was necessary so that development could not outstrip servicing capacity He claimed savings on pooled use of equipment manpower Inventory and water meter repairs Pumping stations require backup equipment to ensure quick replacement in case of pump failure said the chairman and claimed standardizing by the region will make equipment available In stock and ensure prompt action He stressed the serious need that existed to reorganize local government and criticized the attitude of members whose sole aim is to return to the Old system which he claimed was with dup lication and an over abundance of elected people The problems we face arc serious and immediate and only the hard work of positive committed representatives will permit those solutions to be Questioned on the water situation the Regional Chairman ad milted it was the most complicated project he had ever been involved in He said the Ministry of Environment had asked regional council if they wanted the per cent subsidy In a lumpsum or In graduated amounts He said the administration com miltee indicated they would prefer a lump sum and debenture the rest He said the money might not be available in but they would be ready to go to tender as soon as the approvals are given He said LIGHTING SHOWflOOM fleiail and Wholesale GERRIE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO LTD Armstrong Ave Geo EVENING COURSES at Sheridans Heavy Equipment School Those overling courses will bo offered at Iho School Milton Campus located on Lino Township concessions west of Highway Halton Road Tolophono 3098 Courses p m You may rogisior in person Milton Campus during th 3 Milton Ontario You mayo lor courses any Shondin campus Chairman Ric Morrow the region might be Milling to do the project this year and wait for the funding He said he hoped Norval water would be Installed before the ind of his term of office Councillor said he see how the difficulties on Site landfill site could be resolved before the Hills landfill bill Inch now also serves Milton is filltd up Morrow replied the Idndfill site in Georgetown might be extended by changing the grade if the C It allows it Its a serious situation on landfill He said he was a little disappointed the trucks from Milton could not have diverted to to prolong life of the Hills site He predicted the trucks would have to be diverted to if the town landfill site is filled before Site is rcad Councillor Miller asked if a resolution from council that Milton s garbage to go to would have any effect It wouldnt do any harm replied Morrow He pointed out it would reduce haulage costs from Hills if the lift of this landfill site is prolonged Ik suggested the gut figures backing this up Asked about the workload of chairman Morrow it was worse th in he expected in the first six months but said it is a little now since some of the major decisions runt made Sometime down road Ihe position may be more closely aligned to of the former warden I m felling more able and finding a little more spare time Main open Main St North has been open since Friday although work still continues on the dirt surface School buses driving to the Robert Little school were en tangled in the detour routes on the first three days of school with police helping sort out the traffic and lines of school children Graders were working on Mam N Tuesday Parts of the strict huve been dosed late in July with businesses in the area suffering Car pushed 13 feet An estimated total of resulted after a twocar col on Main St south Sept 11 at p m Regional Police say Police report one car was parked outside of IDA Main St when the other vehicle collided with it pushing it feet The were owned by Aclon and Donald John Anderson of Tha Acton Free Press Wednesday Sept 14 1977 Miss Elizabeth has been named the first of Cheshire Homes Inc ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADETS Georgetown 756 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets have commenced the 197778 Season and are welcoming enrolments of students male and female between the ages of 12 and 19 years Air Cadet headquarters is located at the Cedarvale Community Centre Maple and Main Streets Georgetown Parade nights are each Monday evening between 645and900p m Air studies pilot and glider training range and sports are among the numerous activities scheduled for this upcoming year TELEPHONE NUMBER AIR CADET HEADQUARTERS 8777313 or 8775532 ACTON FALL FAIR BABY SHOW SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 200 PM IN ARENA REGISTRATION Fmhy Sept to in Saturdiy 17lli Billies need not accompany parents or registration PRE REGISTRATION ALSO AT TODDLERS TO TEEN SHOP 15th PRIZES AND RIBBONS Class A For Girls up to 6 Months of Age Class 1 B For Boys up to Months of Age Class 2A For Girls from 7 Months of Age Class 2B For Boys from 712 Months of Age CtdSs3A For Girls from IB Months of Age Class 3B For Boys from 1318 Months of Age Class 4 Best twins up to 2 years of Age Nielsens DOWNTOWN ACTON tic Savings For The Entire I EXT Automobile Cora Bode A ileal course for all car into cd in a comprehensive program dealing with basic cat core and maintenance Topics covered will bo components engine operation plugs points coils basic up oil changes ate Sessions Foe Thurs Sapl EXT Construction Surveying Basic Tins con is designed to a basic know surveying methods and equipment and methods lor soiling and chocking grade will apply anyono enter construction do Id on operator or The now roles making contractor responsible tor sotting and chocking most grades will make good foreman a valuable asset on project 10 Sessions Foe Tuos and Thurs Sept and EXT Construction Welding Basic Oxygon culling end welding biasing ore welding stick on mid stool stick wotding on cast iron lig welding wilt bo responsible tor purchasing or supplying gloves sleeves and aprons 10 Sessions Foe Sept EXT Application 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