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Objective is 1500 in Cancer Month drive by Barbara April Is Cancer Month throughout Ontario and local canvassers will be travelling from door to door in Township supplying liter regarding cancer facts and research and seeking your donation This years theme Is Cancer can be beaten what it worth to you Last year residents were most generous Eramosa Township objective was and over was collected The 1078 objective is If you are not at home when your canvasser calls she or he will leave an envelope In your door which can be moiled to the Society Saunders Is the area chairman for the lower Marg Hammond and Kathy Jestin will canvass Village Benham Rita McPhedran Jane Muxison Barb Osborne Ann Parkin son Mary Towgood will be responsible for lower Era Bacon Millie Bolton Mary Coulter Grace Day Johanna Gooyers Winnie Hilts Sandy McLean Sue Nightingale Gale Ritchie Bella Donna Schlnk and Margaret Mitchell are the Village can Is the chair man for the township area north of Highway Her 17 canvassers are Kay Bailey Prank Bertagnolll Blrkholz Francis Marg Jean Gordon Joy Haliburton Shirley Leslie Jen Judy McDougall Cecil Ann Robson Marie Smeltzer Nellie Wayne Irene and Jean Wheeler Whose responsibility is completed system Eramosa township John McLeod thinks the Ministry of the Environment is trying to get out of commit ted responsibilities for the sewer and water project in Ministry representative Allan Patterson attended Monday evening meeting of council and said he person ally felt it was in the best Interests of the municipality for them to take over the care maintenance and operation of the system upon Its completion He pointed out that the province was not about to abandon the town ship financially Mr claimed that the last time Mr Patterson had attended their meeting he told the group they had a choice of whether or not the municipality took charge of the project when construction was completed Mr Patterson said that the province on all future projects will not be offering this option and the final will be under the municipalities care however because It was started under the old policy still has a choice I m now saying I want you to look after this thing Mr Patterson said He admitted however You can back us up against the wall if you want but I feel very strongly you can operate the system yourself Mr Patterson emphasized how simple the system was to operate This whole system has been a problem since the word go charged Mr but you can sit there and say It is a simple system why is It two months overdue If It is so simple Why the other pro blems Mr Patterson Insisted that by the time the entire system is operational everything will be In perfect working order and simple to operate Council made no decision on responsibility at this time WELLINGTON COUNTY Junior Farmers at tended the provincial annual conference in Toronto recently Front row from left are John Rl George Ziegler Kitchener Janet Burnett R3 Rockwood Donna Whale Alma Roger Harrop Rl Fergus and Wayne Bauden Rl Palmerston Back row from left are Charles Fraser David Leitch Hillsburgh John Archibald Alma Dave Burnett R3 Rockwood Scott Murray Bev Mount Forest Fergus and Carol Gray of Belwood July turnon date set for sewers wateragain Rockwood District The Acton Freo Press Wednesday April 5 1978 13 Erin township council A completion date of July has now been set for the sewer and water project In Rockwood two months behind schedule Allan Patterson Istry of the Environment attended the town ship council meeting Monday evening and admitted to council he was disappointed at the delay He blamed the various contractors for the delays and set backs He said the poor weather this winter was partially at fault also according to the contractors At the present time Mr Patterson said the water is virtually complete but the sewers ore holding up the turn on date He said he would like to see residents be able to hook up to the water now but said it would not be feasible for them to dig up their property installing the pipe from the road road for the water only to have to dig The possibility or each rest dent purchasing a water meter upon installation of the sewer and water was vetoed by the Ministry Mr Potter son said ft was not fair to the Rockwood citizens to have to pay the huge burden of add I taxes private hook and meters He noted the cost of witer per household is The costs of the sewer Is This comes to a total of a month per home Mr Patterson suggested a long term phasein of the meters so residents could belter budget for it Mr Patterson apologized to council for the delays and recognized there had been numerous problems during the entire time of construc tion School budget blasted by councillor Rockwood breakins investigated by police The theft of almost In jewelry coins and house hold items from two Rock wood area houses is under investigation by Ontario Provincial Police Items valued at S3 were stolen in a break In at a house at An R 3 Rockwood man reported the theft of in coins and jewelry from his Speaker Wellington M P spoke at Erin high school Monday to students in grades 11 12 and 13 home Police said there was no sign of forced entry Clerk is in hospital Jean Gray deputy clerk treasurer for town ship Is in charge of the municipal offices for the next few weeks Clerk treasurer Lloyd Hlndley is laid up In General hospital following on accident in his home last week Liaison committee formed for project A local a son committee will be formed bet I the of Rockwood and the of the Em representative Allan Patterson and Nizor Armed attended the council meeting Monday evening to discuss the project Mr Patterson tied a committee should have been set up at of the project to v better He told council si around council table at 10 was no mi to d many of the top eh needed to be I Meet should be held during he i Mr Armed from the Min some numbers some at large be to tl Contractors for the project could iftwof the meetings to answer quest Reeve Ad representatives from the village tru tees Mr Patterson sad would draw an for tht first meeting if council would appoint com by Doris lues While ErinTownship Reeve Donald was attend ing the opening ceremonies of the Erin branch of Royal Bank of Canada their new location in Erin Monday morning deputy reeve Bert Wheeler presided at the morning session of the council meeting Herrington Dog Control of Hills will Include Erin Township for 1978 and The revised cost will be a month to the township Permission was granted the Rotary Club of Fergus to sell car draw tickets In the municipality A donation of was granted to the Wellington County Federation of Agriculture Wayne Cunningham suggested certain changes to the by law regarding the Ire Department the general Idea being It should be set out what each and every one should be doing and a by law to give authority to do it A copy of the old by law will be made and council will review it The initial allocation on the Tile Drainage Act Is only Any funds can be handed back or if more is needed it wilt have to be applied for Therefore anyone wanting to make tile drainage should make it known to council so they can get started on it Plans will have to be made soon if enough Interest is shown Advertisements will be placed for two positions now available One is for cleaning the municipal building and library and the other for grass cutting in cemeteries and parks Information will be available at the municipal office Again the county library came under fire when an invoice was for from Erin Village library for Township residents use of their library for 1977 Why should the township pay that said council when they offer the people the same services Why not let those that use it pay for their use Council t averse to paying a smaller grant but concluded they should meet with the village library board at their next meeting to get the matter ironed out A letter appreciation was received from Beth Graham for the township donation to help support her trip to Ottawa with the Forum of Young Canadians Councillor Jo Schneider objected to the per cent school tax in Wellington County and the guidelines set by Dnrcy and wanted council to send a resolution to the school board to Darcy McKeough and the Minister of Education saying that the school board levy for 1978 was unacceptable Other members argued that they had to accept it but she wanted it made known they objected to It The reeve suggested a representative of the school board meet with council and talk It over Bill and Harry Moore appeared before council regarding a flooding problem which they say occurred when the second line was reconstructed The road was raised consld which they maintain filled the ditch and the water runs off the road into the field They asked for redltch- and also for two en trances one new field en trance and culvert and one existing field entrance needing improvement Council asked for sufficient time to review the problem They will see If they have been negligent The engineers from Stratford and the road superintendent will keep a close watch when the is melting to see if water is laying in the ditch or running off The four applicants for the vacancy on the library Board will be reviewed later this week Guelph Township has asked the county for an off plan amendment to put a section in the official plan allowing rural areas to be changed to rural residential thus qualifying the designation of particular spots for rural estates This may apply generally around the area of the new dam but Erin Town ship council opposed the rural residential category for the township of Erin Replies received from the Guelph and Suburban Planning Board and the Ministry of Environment regarding the rezoning for Mr Buffa s slaughter house imply they should encounter no difficulty with any depart ment In conformity to plan Council would prefer to see in any proposal a plan for limited expansions Roger Trammer proposed draft by law was to a specific portion of the 100 acres Council are prepared to consider a by law allowing rezoning to take place under restrictions to future growth when all details are worked out with solicitor builders Department of Health and other concerned oodles North of Erin Village on the Highway 24 right of way the land inside the triangle at 17 slderoad cutoff Is owned by the township and the roads by the county Erin Village council asked their consulting engineers to draw up a report to try to obtain the corner so they could bring services up from the ditch MTC would give It connecting link status only if village owned both sides Township council does not agree to annexation of the triangle but agree to allow road services along the road allowance village requested council to petition the MTC to erect no parking signs in the village on Street in front of the Royal They feel it Is dangerous for the child ren The members dldnt know how it could be en forced They thought three car lengths on each side of the corner would be sufficient but will find out the legal aspects before deciding A motion was presented by the village trustees that the budget of for road work be accepted Thousands watch crazies Thousands lined the banks and bridges of the fast flow Credit River Saturday afternoon to watch the nth annual Crazy Boat Races sponsored by Georgetown Entries came from all over this part of Ontario There were 103 entries In the event 36 of them In the canoe events which started out from Cheltenham over waters muddled red by terra and running perilously close to the edge of banks The remainder of the entries started out from the parking lot behind the Terra inn A few made It across the finish line at Glen Williams Perhaps more foundered on their way down the river which because of a thaw rose swiftly In the period between morning and afternoon Crews who manned make shift and wacky craft often found themselves up to their necks in the freezing water struggling to get ashore or board other craft headed downstream in the full flush OUT OF entries H M C S Independent placed 71st Crew for the craft included captain Alex Chidley and crew members Steve Garrett Dave Dodds and Tim Coles All of them work at Dills Printing plant in Acton They carried the banner of the Georgetown weekly the Independent in the Crazy Boat races of spring chairman Dale said the river rose two feet from morning to afternoon but he was nappy with the event which he described as a lot of fun Safety precautions ensured no one was hurt Spectators who lined the bridge and banks at the Glen ball park to see their favorites finish were often disappointed when only a a board or a few fragments of wood floated past In the swift current identified it as the craft which started out from Terra The river took its toll along the way dumping crews into lis muddy yaw and then prodded them to continue by sweeping them off their feet In the or had them clinging to flotsam and Jet sam which floated past There were all types of craft from the finely crafted model ship of Georgetown Chrysler which won the best presented commercial craft trophy to mere rafts and punts with Identifiable symbols on sides or prow Whitby Jaycees had a huge Snoopy kennel labelled HMS Peanuts with a six man craw A four man craft and crew from The Independent got Its first taste of the annual mad cap on the Credit by starting out with drums lashed together and a deck above with a two by four mast tied with Scotch tape However their attempt to give the news staff a first hand report was stymied by two unforeseen Incidents they were dumped Into the river twice once un ceremoniously by a clump of trees and 2 trouble locating two crew members who were under the craft Instead of on deck The Independent is a sister paper of the Free Press r In Georgetown and district Captain Alex Chidley refused to divulge all details of the river race because he left the boat before his crew In defiance of all marine tradition which demands the captain stay till the end The crew composed of composing and pressroom sailors In cjuded Steve Garrett Dave and Tim Coles The latter the only one of the quartet who finished He roared across the finish line In position with a hitch hiker from McDonald craft on board missed the line thrown to them hut the hitchhiker plunged In and waded ashore with help from while Coles con tinued to cruise down the Credit unable to throw out the anchor He finally despaired and jumped overboard and was rescued by fellow em who came to cheer ana stayed to help The Jaycees also had members of the Lome Scots militia patrolling banks along with Scouts and Georgetown Emergency Communications Service assisted greatly Soaked crew members were able to change clothes and drink hot coffee at the Glen hall where the ladies of Eastern Star under Mrs McConncll were holding a bazaar The service was appreciated One unidentified contestant whose craft abandoned him plunged Into the icy waters beside Dr home and was to get instant medical attention winners Roger Stephens and Willy Mitchell of Ron Flno Acton won the top prize for Commer clal Crazy Craft during the down the Credit River Saturday RESTING AFTER A swift passage down the Credit River are Chris of Acton and Andy of Eden Mills The pairs entry was one of dozens in the Crazy Boat Races which finished at the Glen Williams ball park Saturday