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Impending legislation threatens Escarpment By Jim Robinson Italton Region Council will today ask an emergency meeting with he Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to cuss a bill which could spell the end all en vironmi njl protection areas ESA I Bill 127 which has been given first reading in Hit lature sets new In quotas for sand and gravel pit that effect will allow these firms to rape the entire Fscarp ment according to Mil ton Councillor Rill John In Mr John son said the proposed bill would allow operators to take enough sand and gravel to meet the new quotas under a hence from the Natural Resources Minister Nowhere Is there mcnlion made of input by the Mln of tht Fin iroument following 1 special region meeting last week on BUI Mr Johnson said tht region will be solidly against he amendments is will be the Niagara Fscnrpmenl Committee and the Foundation for Aggro gate Studies Mr Johnson he believes the r is an association boys in Hie Industry What I found shocking Is that he quotas set out in the net are per cent higher thin even pro vincial working parly recommended In a detailed report by region bill was found wanting in most areas is disappointed that the main Ihrust and argument put forward by both and Ihe Mineral Aggregate Working Party has not been embraced In this The following are ex from the regional report has not yet had an opportunity to review these new lions nor has It been able to determine whether or not targets contained in the Ministry Coordin Programme Stra are of crucial con to the region The Minister would be given complete responsibility for admin of the Act and its regulations In this way the Minister could still overrule regional decisions where con necessary and would In fact be the appeal agency for pit and quarry licences Whut is the significance of the lonnes for the of classes A and licences other than to signify whether or not a professional engineer landscape architect or landowner has prepared andor is responsible for the information pro it appears that the Minister has already come to a decision as to the approval of the licence prior to any culation to interested parties Furthermore no mention is made as to off leal plans and zoning bylaws in this section The Minister should not issue a licence which does not comply with any relevant official plan and restricted area bylaw Although a licence application may be referred to the Ontario Municipal Board for a hearing the board is Continued Police Beat Charge two with B Es Regional police have arrested two suspects in connection with a rash of break enter and theft occurences in Acton A 16- year old has been charged with ten counts break enter and theft including the scout hall Robert Little school curling club Acton arena and six private residences A second 17 years of age has been charged with five counts of break enter and theft He is believed to be in partnership with the first south Regional Police arrested the suspects after only two weeks of invest Ration Eleven volt tractor batteries were reported stolen from Allison Equipment Company Ltd sometime Thursday evening Loss is estimated at SI The snack bar at the change house in Prospect Park was broken into Thursday Candv and gum was taken from the building An boat wa reported stolen from a residence location on the property September White Acton area students spent lait week resting up for the new members Maureen ami Susan Mr was busy school year of the area teachers were busy preparing class preparing a mural for her class She hopes they will have a whale of rooms for today Wednesday first day Robert Little new prfn a good year Ron Challen spent time discussing the year with two of his staff Photo by ROBIN and i tear 10 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER Changes galore for next weeks fair Rec Director assistant resign Just minutes before last night s council meeting recreation director Glen Gray revealed his resignation 12 In a letter to the mayor Mr Gray who cording to Mr has been with the town for ten years including the former town of Georgetown has completed many projects which would not have been possible without the entire recreation Mr wished him well in his new en dcavors which he did not reveal expressed town appreciation for the work he has done Just one week before in an In camera session at general committee recreation coordinator Anne Pickering announced her resignation also Miss Pickering has been with the own for five years serving coordinator in both Acton and Georgetown as well as pool supervisor A new midway new layout of the park and enter tnlnment Sunday afternoon are just a few of the the annual Acton Fill Fair will see next week according to fair board president Brent Marshall Many of the changes this year Mr ex plained were actually planned last year lie did not get a chance to see them Sunday the day of the fair when it was rained out Heated the show and the waterbill contests as examples Advance weekend passes good for the three day show September 14 15 and ore available all Acton banks including the Credit Union These will not be available at the gate Mr Marshall said The pass is good for three days for the admission price of tWO Parking will be available on the grounds Friday evening but not Saturday or Sunday There will liow ever be pirkmg on Elizabeth Drive across from the apartment New this year w ill be a bus travelling the streets of Acton at regular intervals The Christmas Shopping bus route will be followed but final details are not yet sorted out A new midway will be on the grounds this year Mr Marshall pointed out This fair the rides will be by the Acadian Shows portion of Happyland shows The of the fair has been altered with Ihe midway now at the east end of the park This fords room for two more additional than usual Mr Marshall said The fair kicks off Friday at m with the midway in full swing he heavy horse pull is slated for followed by the annual variety show and Miss Aeton Fill Fair contest at m This year an array of performers will be head lining With Brian Perkins of CJOY radioes master of ceremonies performers will bo Ron Leo Billy Meek William Brothers Mury Lou Col Alex Johnny Main and the All Star Trio Ontario Minister of Agriculture Lome Hen desonwillofficiallyopcnthefair So far there are no entries for the Miss Acton con test but organizer Maggie Hall says this is usual Most or the contestants will step forward later this week or next week Judges for this popular portion of the show are Donna coordinator of the professional modelling course at Sheridan College Kane i of CKLMFM radio in who has her own talk show and John Hardy Hamilton Prizes arc still flowing in for the winner who will compete in the Miss Sweetheart of the Fairs contest at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next August Spot on the Park opens Friday evening as well and operates until Saturday evening Saturday is an action packed day with gates open at a m The light horse show takes place at 11 am with the English show the same time It will also be held Sunday at noon The cattle show will be held at 11 am and again Sunday at noon The heavy horse show commences at l p The parade gets underway at noon with the Acton Band the Dutch Boys Cadet Band from Kit chener and the Sand Hill Pipe Band The Legion is planning to bring in bands but final details are not yet known There will also be floats decorated cycles tricycles and doll buggies The popular baby show gets underway at p m in the arena The Old Tiddlers Contest slated for p already has entries Mr Marshall said organizers expect a good tumwith the show running until almost midnight Meanwhile the fait fair dance will be held at the Acton Curling Club with the J Wright Dance Band Gates open Sunday at noon Attractions will be a swine show a pet show and walerball contest with area fire departments competing all at p m Fair goers can also see the dairy cattle show tractor pull English horse show western horse show and a try The Acton Bull Dog lug of war team has challenged anyone who dares to take them on Entry forms the fair office the Blue Goose Something new this year is western with Johnnie Shoe no to 30 Mr Marshall said the Manitoba entertainer was engaged to offer the residents of Acton something to do in case of rain as was the case last year As usual throughout Ihe three days of the fair there will be hall and field exhibits as well as food concession booths andthcpoultry building The Acton Sabres hockey team will once again be providing the security for the weekend event Mr Marshall is optimistic about both the fair and the weather He explained there is no last minute rush on any particular attraction making it run smo other Acton irellghters Harold Townsley and I proudly display he trophy the I- Ire Departments picked up as the Host In the Show at the It Goodrich competition in Waterloo About 40 vehicle Including cars were entered In the competition The ire Truck was transported to Waterloo by trailer for he event Request no hearing for shopping plaza Mums the Word The Ontario Ire Marshal Office and the Muntrnl s Office Halloas Police continued their invest Regional Police hove said nothing the cause of the fire that the hotel site Tuesday checking debris for any clues that Ihe Dominion Hold and took one life three weeks ago The could help them In determining the cause of the Dingy One hundred year ago the land now occupied by the Blue Springi Scout Reserve was bought from The Crown See story on Page upsets Electric In the industrial league fastball playoffs See Page Hugh Graham of rode to a third place position In the Grand Prix See Page B3 Hills has asked the Minister of Housing not to request an Ontario Municipal Board hearing on behalf of Jerry who is doing battle with the town over a proposed shopping plaza in the cast end of Town planner Mono recommended council lasl week thai the members point out to the Minister that several points in a report by Mr solicitors were incorrect In Ihe 1974 and 1978 re ports Mr Venditll s re commendation said underlying assumptions relied upon by the ap plication that Ihe pop- of Acton is to ex over 10 people and the existing sewage treatment plant will be expanded between 1981 ind 19BG This These are assumptio ns his report lid Mr Vcnditti pointed oul I here is no evidence to support the population needed in Act on and surrounding area in order lo justify the commercial shopping centre facility even if it is assumed that the support population needed is set in Ihe submitted reports The town is con the planners re port said thai a shopping centre facility of the type proposed would have an idverse impact on Ihe existing central business in the town of louncll approved Mr Venditli recommen to request the Minister nol refer to the the applications for the official plan requested by Mr Scouting movement searches for leaders Town wants land industrial planner doesnt linn regional council to imnimi i ji is determined industrial park at High way and Five direttl across from a industrial in Milton the regional con mi l tee does not want it Develop ments owns the fti acre parte 1 Regional Planning Director Cummings objects to any further urbanization of tural land and contends amendment making the land in dustrial on their side of was a logical regional council to ask the Ministry of Housing to insist the land remain agricultural In May the questioned the necessity for the industrial land in amount and location of all industrial land in he town At that time a letter was sent to Ministry from town setting out the need Halton Hills council light of large industrial passed the amendment acreage in Milton and for the industrial lots of suggested tt was pre- two acres In sire and mature until the new recreation club plan sets the said To date there has not been any Justification for more industrial land part this close to a recently approved site in Milton He said the regional concept does contain emphasis on job balance in the communities of Milton Georgetown and Acton but on a scale of five Jobs per acre Using that scale Milton already has an excess 300 in dustrial acres In summary neither the need nor choice of the location has been just The location calls into question the Milton urban limits he said The town posilion is summed up by Mayor Pete who said at a meeting two months ago We want the Jobs here in Halton Hills He claimed Joe Shaw of Developments has commitments for industry to locate there Sea editorial The Acton Scout movement may be forced to turn interested boys away if they arc unsuccessful in their search for new leaders Don McDonald group committee chairman said the groups don t like to turn away interested boys they are limned by number of leaders Ihey have in each division Mr McDonald said a meeting Is planned Monday night at the Acton Scout hall The information night for adults is designed to pro ide details on the various groups explain the problems and interest new volunteers Mr McDonald stressed thai leaders for groups part time assistants and group committee members are all needed to keep the organization run effectively District council president Jean said the importance of adequate numbers of volunteers cannot be dressed enough Scouting is lerrlfie fun and very rewarding However il is important to have enough help so thai all can themselves and are not overburdened Elaine a member of the district service team and a leader slid need for leaders especially in is a growing concern There are two packs in Acton and a third opening in September The in from the boys is Ihcre