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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 1977 Citizens vow to drag out hydro fight unless govt gives independent review In a position statement lengthy and costly ln- iMtied this week the dependent study by the Interested Citizens Croup re- Solandt Commission and Iterated their commitment to where the route from continue their fight by every Pickering to the east was also ntxt possible legal means for an given independent ICG independent review of the are well Known location of a proposed throughout Ontario The No has lxn netted hydro corridor from Bradley refusal gran similar Junction to Otherwise consideration to the the ICG says the Issue could thousands of Interested lht Cilizens over period of nearly four years raised engineers and one that can be j developed as readily as the frf Ontario MlUon an drag on for up to two years The statement says Stay Teytor to iforf would be bottled up In Bruce It further provides for more economical con costs and export to USA Thui it is a reasonable alternative worthy of com and the ICG The cmzeM Group now offers a means of During the long contest it has become obvious that suspicion Th la has obviously Ontario Hydro has suffered involved the Government an enormous loss In its public bl image throughout the Pre- In spite of the effort by with only one ex its Public Depart ception from the Bruce and to have the Interested areas to Halton In Citkens labelled as a group last two elections acting against the general In all this area the pule through a brief period of review of the two routes to Milton and to Kitchener with an agreement to accept the resulting finding This is not public good in their resisting the corridor and so risking the power being bottled up in Bruce Hydro has emerged to the public as a huge bureaucracy at tempting to ride rough shod over the rights of a group of people This image has been en hanced by the fact that local provided with the data al ready accumulated in the Hydro Bradley Georgeto wn study which includes access to Kitchener study done by the Solaiu The Interested Citizens Commission for the other agree lo accept the resulting citizens concerned about the dor problem has been a major recommendation of the corridor election issue It has been a reviewing agent It should be route but It would give a brief clearly understood that this comparison with only one proposal does not include any alternative route It would new studies but would be provide at least a little of the limited toexlstingdataandso consideration given so amp- would be confined to a four over many months to month period Other dis cussed routes beyond the two specified such as the Bruce corridor would be ex source of exasperation to large numbers of people including many of the Inter Citizens that they can not support the Government as they normally would be cause of the feeling of in Jus ticc associated with the corridor least over many months to another group of people HORSEMANSHIP CENTRE ACTONS MOST MODERN No 25HWY 5198533609 Serving public with top boarding facilities Professional training services Indoor outdoor arenas Stabling for 35 horses Individual group riding Instructions Trainer and Owners BOBBY KERR TRAINING STABLES Training conditioning Pleaiure Reining All round Specializing In f horMt Good snow horses or sale BEN GERRY MILLER Leo Lata AAAT the Ho Id or of new track record Barrel racing have clearly informed the public that the Interested Citizens have never asked or correction of the situation eluded from the review at this the political impact time The route to Kitchener HE MAY HAVE TO dig forever Wilds of Main St South has to shovel all those steps everytime it snows and it would not be surprising he does not especiaOy appreciate it could have flexibility since it could be Hydros original plan recommended to the Government prior to the decision on the Bradley Milton line or some variation of that plan They have proposed also from time to Miltons growth cited Metro Trust opens office in Milton Mall Mr cut the ribbon with Mayor Gordon assisting As a souvenir of the Metro officials handed out first day covers of Canadian stamp all the best 16 WILBUR ST ACTON HOLLY CANDLES DRIED FLOWER CANDLES PURSES PONCHOS and We chose Milton for our parliamentarian diplomat new branch over other and former GovernorGen communities because we era said it was a pleasure to want to participate and be revisit Milton where he has part of one of the most skied He recalled dynamic communities in the Miltonasaquletand peaceful province Stewart Ripley community of people president of the Metropolitan He said he hoped the honoring the four Governor Trust Company told a large branch would prosper and Gen Vanler crowd gathered to help him grow and give service to all Michener and They open the town s ninth finao will find the were quickly snapped up by institution Saturday Milton are very friendly the crowd and Mr Michener morning Mayor Gordon told bank patiently autographed dozens Metro Trust opened its as he wished Metro of them for pleased recip- in Canada in Milton Mall with a pair of gold scissors snipping a gold ribbon stretched across the doorway The am ceremony was followed with a luncheon at th Hof Restaurant for invited guests Among the dignitaries on hand were former Governor General the Hon Roland honorary chair man of the Metro Trust board of directors Rudl chairman of the board who founded the company in and Mayor Donald Gordon Mr Ripley cited Milton and the Halton region as one of the fastest growing comm unities in Ontario during his remarks In his view Milton growth makes it an ideal location for retail esses particularly financial institutions Since 1971 the town s population has doubled and because the town has all the benefits of both an urban and rural set ting total population Is ex peeled to exceed 25 by 1985 he said The location at Milton Mall he said was a result of research showing it will be the focus of Milton contin uing development Within the next few years more than new homes are planned in the Immediate vicinity Metro Trust will offer a full line of financial services to consumers and businesses he said The branch will remain open on Saturdays as well Victor Snow one of Metro senior managers is manager of the new branch Staff in cludes Janet Ruth Hlscox and Ann Traeman Mr Ripley said Metros assets today total over million and its business has grown at a rate of per cent per annum since 1971 Mr Michener a well known will continue indefinitely Legal procedures open to a specific removal of the the Interested Citizens in corridor but have asked only defence of their rights and for an independent agency to property will delay the examine the general situation out of Bradley for a and have agreed to accept the minimum of eight months resulting finding with no and probably much longer further resistance The Citizens have amply time other system expansion In spile of being opposed demonstrated Iheir deter alternatives involving on this issue Ihe Interested mination lo defend their Citizens arc concerned about rights by legal action and will continue to do so Such action whether successful or not would be publicized and would continue to be harmful to the Government and to Hydro To ensure that Ihey ore in no way responsible for any bottled up power the Citizens offer to accept a four month review of the contested simple comparison since only route to Milton in comparison one corridor has been a Bradley Kitchener proved at this time and the route The Kitchener Interested Citizens believe route is one of the two that that the best single corridor k Hydro recommended at the from Bradley would be via lo Its public image similar to time Bradley Milton Kitchener to that suffered by Hydro The line was selected The review It is evident that the where another would be carried out by an Kitchener alternative is independent agent acceptable necessary feasible already Middle lo foe Interested Citizens to recommended by Hydro the Government and to Hydro The agent would be damage to Hydro since It Is obvious that all people of the Province have a direct and personal involvement with and dependence upon Hydro welfare There is In addition a clearly apparent sympathy with the Hydro personnel who plan on good basic engineering principles only to have other pressures force changes in those plans The Ontario Government In Its role or responsibility for Hydro through the Minister or Energy has suffered damage power at Kitchener Hydro has stressed over the last five years the growing need for power in the Kitchener area including the risk of brown outs Their own plans called for a transformer station at Kit by 197B as stated in their Bradley Georgetown Environmental Study Page J This proposal is limited situations group thcConcerned Citizens contesting Hydro Middle Route from to Pickering were given a HOURS DEC 6 TIL DEC 24 9 9 Saturday 9 We have a foolproof gimmick to make you money NO INVESTMENT REQUIRED vrvn vending machine cyimvt ltd Community services CENTRE you can trust your car your wife to HALTON MUFFLER E Q wo rt point to do cuss oil to Wo gtvs ho a rt writing And A Iheto a any wo w II call you on phone and you Above all we do groat wo AT REASONABLE PRICES o MIEY ENTER THE FREE PRESS CHRISTMAS COLOURING CONTEST AND WIN CASH PRIZES THREE AGE CATEGORIES 3 WINNERS FROM EACH AGE GROUP ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN AGES AND WITHIN I ACTON AND SURROUNDING AREA ARE ELIGIBLE PICTURES IN THE NOVEMBER 30 ISSUEI DEADLINE DECEMBER SEND ENTRIES TO Dine at HARROP OF MILTON 8788161 Will Be Open Monday to Friday 10 am 930 pm Seturday 930 am 930 pm During The Festive Season SATURDAY DEC 2th MILTON MALL CLOSES AT MO Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Yutatide season in the climate controlled comfort ofMiton Mall Santa will be at the Mall daily until Christmas Eve SANTAS HOURS Saturday J noon Ontario St 25 and Main St Milton Saturday noon