Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 2, 1978, p. 3

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Free Press Wednesday Aug I 1978 3 Region could Vet attributes recoveries for take rural roads to caring area residents Italian Region Public upper Middle but Com Works Committee is con Chairman Jack a proposal that could and some Burlington council eventually sec regional council responsible for all roads outside of the five urban service areas in the region That would of course also exclude provincial high ways in the region That is one of Tour alter set out for study by a of consultants As well and thit would give area councillors control the roads and An injured is alive well and suit in new home Hunks to the combined lore insisted the line should be said that would Highway Milton Councillor Jim Kerr lid was the limit of the urban service area for and Is what the limit should be Roads south of Highway but north of Upper Middle will require huge now the area municipalities in the future are responsible for some and some councillors feel that rural and some urban roads should be covered by ild having to coordinate road water and sewer work The consultants arc ex peeled to report back on the four alternatives early this ill It was earlier thought that the region was for provincial transition grants but some doubt has been cist upon that prospect the region is also res for some urban and rural roads as well If the region opted to go that way it would mean south of Highway It was argued that by ad to the urban service area as boundaries for local mil regioml roads that there Quid be no doubt about in Burlington and the where one stopped and the regional Minister of Transportation and Communications Jim Snow apparently told regional officials during a meeting that the region wouldn be eligible for grants if they opted for the of urban areas of Milton cab Georgetown and Acton would Under that proposal if the be under local jurisdiction service area increased one and everything else would be so would the area of roads the same as the regional controlled by the local the The Public Works Com mlttee was divided con After the meeting where the boundary Kerr suggested the for jurisdictional purposes had merit He said should fall Council he preferred having water lors argued the line should be and sewers at the local level funds be s tht one above of he northern boundary for Oik locil roid network Another would see he road system continued as it is with some minor additions deletions in the system Two weeks Esther Taylor Jiek Joyce and two young caught the bird it I- airy lakt by the arena its wing lorn off They took it the road to the Hills Veterinary Clime where Mary spent hours pinning wiring the wing into place Apparently the was in the mjin bone of Hie appendage Hon Irenton and the bone wis sticking right out of I he skin and const tire were needed before the bird some of its In the while the bird wis well known bird lover it daily ind id ii Vet bills food ere for b the Yesterday Tuesday al most two weeks after It was found it flapped its wing for the first lime Trenton explained that It will not be ready to fly for sometime but was pleased to hear of the movement He hid feared the wing would be useless after the terrible break it had sustained He pointed out the bird was found almost too late and was in great danger of losing the entire wing if not its life Or Trenton doubts whether the bird will fly south for the winter He noted the bird lias it mode with its own pond is fed regularly with watchful owners Trenton finds it terrific how local residents cm find an Injured wild bird pay to have it mended without any hesitation as to who would pay for it He has found in his half of here that the local townsfolk do not care how Last week s rain fall helped relieve severe drought con ditions in but lot more rain is needed before situation will be brought much something is going to back to normal cost as long as the animal or bird is fixed up The selfishness of the people Is be words he soys Another example of selfishness he says if who found an injured owl Trenton explained that the break of the owl s wing was exactly the same as the goose Emitted he did not The owl was found in April lcl near death an apparent fcl1 victim of misjudgement when to farmers Mark Leahy Ministry of Agriculture and Associate Agricultural representative for told this newspaper some areas received more ram others thus helping farms more than Weather inexperience Councillors can attend factors in air crash just one convention the In the wakt i recent election by Councillor told i Hal ton Hills council con Peter Morris councillors si over three members The suggestion of one This poll going to a convention in convention per year for each not just mention Calgary finance councillor from Coun kind of trip The tioncommitteehisproposedo Roy Booth who ilso new policy thought no more thin At a meeting month the councillors should go to recommended tint single convention ll0 1L g in he future councillors be Booth also suggested the enough to up allowed to attend just one new policy should the convention and no provision of being in more than two councillors e in cists it councils go to a single convention Tht discretion present policy is two con He said the ntw rules would ventions each with no give council control over restriction on the number who con can go to one convention ventions The of the Councillor Walter Bichn convention polity is first thought convention expenses proposed by Councillor Pat for i year should lie budgeted last month and the those going to member wis it far could up the Canada the committee meeting of difference themselves Tin minislr his ruled bid insufficient were m ijor ictors c the of the How ird pi owned I horn is il of I hi isli look plate in Hie bushes in sidi north of Milton Ins left Mr like r with injurs ml pun in mi foil to his upend tfi rl hi Hit With tint Booth is except councillors wild willgowiththcu slur the convention budget from Seniors apts await tenants five Morris thought four starling i political in Clerk Ken ilgn Tot missing during night to I end Miller Booth Councillor Peter went tot Councillor Peter wondered If commit let with the it which is ttimimics cost sending r conventions near Maple and In Georgetown has had all the final touches and Is ready for occupants who arc expected August tin beginning of Sep ht limber onebedroom units each with its own in be filled two bed mil nit will l tin supervisor I In ls Missis suit is finincid hit ino iiismg lit hi ildi with front in on si iv Iv tit v Mors twi ii r site is in 1st will pn v sin for two days after Mr ilkcr crawled through two in i miles of swamp ind forest on a told foggy vtmher Ihe transport ministry Med in its report that poor lack of ii nee w ere factors respon for the crash pilot of nine years Mr was Hying V in latir said he hid flown in rse Ihin that in trash Mr Walker left Toronto in rning Nov after wait me two dis for fog to lift to u idbitkhomt His wife had i uejit bus the Mr is now flying il is considering buy nil mother plant diving for food After several days of constant care by the vet the owl was released to the care of Mr who had built a special flight cage This had to be big enough the bird could learn how to fly igain It is still in the cage learning the Or said it will soon able to on a tether which is a form of leash allowing the bird to fly from 100 to 150 high allowing it to gradually get Sack its strength When the bird tan reach feet it will be con side red healed Trenton said the owl presents a different situation from the goose explaining that the owl is a predator and must learn how to bunt again He feds it was its inability to hunt that caused it to be in jured in the first place It cannot be set free until it can hunt but must eventually lie set free the vet said is of In Milton one n id inch Man with drug charged One man was with possession of in town Sunday received while in areas to the north only about one tenth of in inch fell In Acton however half an inch fell Mr another two or three inches is needed I ven with an inch of rain the dry ground did not soften loo much The ram provided temporary relief The cooler weather is also helping crops he notes What rain does fall is not evaporated under Hit hot sun I are hopeful and some ire out in fields now bringing in wheat Mr Leahy sud the ones currently in their fields are hoping any ram will hold off a few days until thty arc finished their present jobs Second baying will be bad com Grain torn will be poor he said Mr I did not know which ireaof is hard est hit by the drought but lined lhat all areas experienced relief last week WEDNESDAY AUG 2 The Bibles View 6 Photography Photo Competition 30 Ontario Outdoors FOR INFORMATION CALL877 CENTRE FLEA MARKET RIGHT IN THE HEARTOF DOWNTOWN MILTON NEXT TO THE TOWN HALL IN FIRE HALL AND GARAGE MAM ST MILTON Fridays pm 9 pm Saturdays am 3 pm Vendors Call 87818J4 COME ON DOWN FOR DOWNTOWN SHOPPING il plan died for building but it is to dltr lit irb residents object A two year old boy Donald Susan Churchill Road give his parents a bad scare Thursdiv when they dis him missing at m Stalemate Continued from Page 2 The parents around for 10 mmutis before calling police in ihirge of search for assistance from Georgetown and Milton He also colled in a dog from the Canine Force in Petl A dog named and Us leader tons Chuck billing and operation of the scarched system was centralized costs would skyrocket When government moves centralization becomes remote and unaccountable Not true Morrow protested He argued the current Ihe search ended at 17 a m when Constables Halle and found the little boy under a chair out side it the rear of the house system promoted spending mvolved because the regional council was willing to approve any thing the areas wanted as long as the areas were paying for it Morrow told the Public Works Committee hat if they chose to stick it the people in Acton those people would tome to believe the region is not for them for the urban communities in the south who used voting power to slick it to Acton hour ind i half search and friends were also out looking for the lad Bug light is stoien Thieves made off a bug light valued at from Mill Sunday TRA VEL WA YS TOURS CANYON AUTUMN COLOUR TOURS 3 Days from Toronto by coach boat train Departs Sept 30 Oct 1978 Oct 1978 Oct 6 1978 Cost parson Single Twin 00 Triple Quad 1 Service 14 Martin Street 8782886 Gibson TOP OF THE LINE GOLD ONLY DRYER Sale 279 MODEL Hurry Dont Miss This Fantastic Special HALTON HILLS QUEEN ST ACTON and MISS OUR Terrific Terrific Ericas mow ROYAL VELVET MATS -8-95- 39 VELVET ST 7 549 ROYAL VELVET fe99 ROYAL see- 4799 f VELVET 55 LUSTRE BATH TOWELS LUSTRE TOWELS LUSTRE TAP TOWELS WASH CLOTHS 259 LUSTRE Teeny Vt99 WASH 2io the experience MrVtn Mall Open Charge until

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