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The Acion Free Wednesday Sopl 3 Test old dump site About in pledges Here raised or the Terry Fox run held by 172 students and ten teachers tram Middle School Thursday Everyone finished within minutes according to teacher Dave Technicians the Ontario Ministry of the of methane in three old dump sites in Hills as part of a province- wide campaign to study out of use dumps There Is no evidence of any gas there says Martin Wood of the Ministry we are just taking precautionary measures The three Halton Hills sites two in Georgetown and one in Acton arc on the short list of former dump sites the Ministry is studying to determine whether there is any danger to the public The Acton site is Churchill Road with on site apartment buildings presumably the old Acton dump Wood dldn give the exact location of the dump which will he examined Seven sites are on the short list to whlcii the ministry gives priority one situs among uncovered in the province Methane gas is produced by decaying garbage and can be highly explosive The Environment Protection Act passed in makei it illegal to construct buildings on landfill sites unless the sites have been closed for years However several dumps have buildings built upon before the Act was Wood says the Ministry is Identifying all possible trouble spots but doesnt anticipate any troubles Cargill drops out Nan who announced last week she was going to run for Actons new seat on Board of Education revealed Tuesday she has decided to withdraw from the race for per sonal reasons Mrs offered no other comment on her reasons for withdrawing ratepayers demand region fiscal probe Recommend estate lots A lot estate residential development at Highway 7 and the Fifth Line was re commended by Halton Hills planning board this week after the proposehproposal had been adjusted to locale the homes the greatest possible distance from a neigh boring livestock operation At the public meeting a month ago con cerns were expressed about residents com plaining of farm odors and of maintaining the minimum distance between farm buildings and adjacent homes asset out in the Agricultural Code of Practice The lots of two acres minimum would be located on part of an 100 acre parcel of land where acres would be designated open space Consultant Bob Clipsham showed two concepts with the first having homes lo cated 137S feet from the Anthony livestock barn and another feet The distance would allow for an increase in the number of livestock from the present lo a mum of and still stay within the Agrl cultural Code of Practice requirements said Clipsham Councillor George argued that re sidents at the public meeting had been under the impression the proposal would be rejected He claimed the code of practice was supposed to be designed to protect the farming community and prevent encroach of urban development Instead it has been a detriment lo the farm community said He claimed the Anthony farm operation could become more Intensive He said it could become a chicken mink or turkey operation This development will lie or reduce the capacity of the adjacent acres commented He re minded council that Dennlson Denny the owner of the land across the road hod told council he opposed the dcvclopmcnl but if it is approved he wanted his land similarly dealt with If we rezone this we might as well rezone the whole thing Maltby denied a statement that a 100 acre farm could not support a family He said many intensive operations make a living on small acreages He pointed out an earlier owner made an adequate living from mixed farming Councillor Walter pointed out In the past new residents had started complaining about farm and industrial operations that caused odors Mayor Pete a of approval Include a on til notifying owners of the neighboring agricultural operation The other conditions include proof of an adequate water supply and soil for septic tanks by Jim I to bin son A concerted drive to have a full investigation of Regions fiscal position will be launched by residents of the area Mrs Newton spokesperson for the Assoc i has confirmed the associations solicitor has advised them the Ontario Ministry records of all regional mental Affairs Minister urcr Don Farmer have councillors and this will Tom Wells who cannot both resigned from their form port of the speech refuse to hear us she will make when she said appears before Section Subsection Council its first Oct Two of the Municipal Act meeting clearly spells out this We want lo do this all right of electors she legal and proper so added we will go before the She said the group has first to ask for a firm grounds to stand on full public review of when one considers Chief what has happened she Administrative Officer Ernie Held and Trees Intel Affairs cannot refuse to act on such a request by a citizens group Mrs Newton lias been going over attendance Should the council refuse Mrs Newton said the group lawyer has advised a petition with but signatures of rate payer electors can then be sent to posts followed by demotion to deputy treasurer I cant believe the councillors at Hal Ion could have gotten themselves so far removed from what is going on she said We really have no other recourse but to for and be granted a full inquiry Mrs Newton said res itlenls in her area are a ready upset by the mill levy increase which comes when Hal ton does not supply vitts except for road to most of the Nassjjaweya area She said she has been idviscd the best method proceed will be to go to Mr first More uses allowed A wider variety of uses will be permitted in the ground floor of a three storey building at Mill Street West Acton Hal on Hills planning board agreed this week According to the spec ial commercial zoning on the property the space was limited to pro fessional offices The owner applied for a zoning which would permit most commercial uses except a church a funeral par lor amusement place hotel tavern or auto mobile service station Haton Hills wont sponsor Salvation Army luncheon Hills won house area and he will eounclllors as well as sponsor a luncheon to visit the homestead their spouses would bo honor a Salvation Army where his grandfather invited to the luncheon dignalary who will visit was born when he comes and Councillor Walter Acton next month here thought they Commissioner Norman The local Salvation should pay for their own Marshall from London Army requested the town meals while Die mimic England will be here on sponsor a civic luncheon could pick up the October for the sod in Marshall honor at the lab for the other guests turning ceremony for the Aclon Legion at a cost of Acton Citadel Corps building Mayor Peter Pomeroy Council did agree to said funds for the lunch- one request from con could come from the Lieutenant Lome public relations account Marshall will be which contained nearly made an honorary citizen at the start of the of Hills that day year and has about 300 Marshall s family was left in it originally from the Lime- The mayor and The Salvation Army luncheon so the town has come lo both the reg pay for function ion and loft looking for just because it could grant money and been come from the public re turned down Councillor account Mike Armstrong margin council served He said there is defeated the motion no difference between ling for the municipality grant money and funding to pay for the luncheon asked that the The mayor said he would lown find out how much it find out more about the would cost just to pay for luncheon inform council the meals of people at- and could re- lendlng who introduce the item again councillors or spouses a future meeting Region implements cost control policies Regional Council scrambling to try to make up the surprise deficit has instituted a number of tighter fiscal review pro cedures The first of these is the transfer of re sulting from a review by department heads of pro jected expenditures The money saved by cutting back or dropping pro grams will be applied to the deficit Council has decreed that from the start of any year until the passage of the operating budget no overspending will be will then be up to the lowed unless It 13 fully to report to the Ad authorized at the council level Department heads will be required to review expenditures and ac counts and report monthly starting in Jan uary of each year until based the operating budget Is results passed any variances are noted they arc to be re ported immediately to treasurer These must then be reviewed and summarized in a re port to the Chief Admin Officer CAO ministration and Committee and each of the standing committees Projections of revenue and expenditure to end are to be Included with reports prepared the month end MIXED BOWLING Come out for a night of Fun and Relaxation ACTON FRIENDS BOWLING LEAGUE looking foi r THURSDAY NIGHT Unci SEPTEMBER Contact EILEEN LOTT 2975 ACTON OMHA MINOR HOCKEY ASSOC TRYOUT SCHEDULE NOVICE Boys Born 1972 later MINOR ATOM Boys Born 1971 MAJOR ATOM Boys Born MINOR PEEWEE Boys Born MAJOR PEEWEE Boys Bom 1968 MINOR BANTAM Boys Born 1967 MAJOR BANTAM Boys Born 1 966 MIDGET Boys Born JUVENILE Boys Born Each boy wilt bo 00 lor Ench boy bo with Acton Minor Registration again be held Sat Sept 27 at the Arena from 900 am- 1100 am For further information phone Wed Oct Sat Oct Wed Oct Sat Oct 4 Thurs Oct 2 Sot Oct Oct Sot Oct Wod Oct 1 Snt Oct Thuro Oct 2 Sat Oct Wed Oct 1 Sat Oct Oct 2 Sat Oct 4 Wed Oct Sat Oct 6 900am 12 noon 6 700pn 200prr 300pm 400pm 5 700pn Sargent Elmore Dr sits while she is enrolled into the Acton Brownies by Brown Inst week Station hotel bomb scare A bomb scare at the Station Hotel Friday evening has Regional Police carrying out on investigation Police say the phone call was received at p at the hotel and the caller said the bomb would go of In one hour The hotel was com cleared for minutes and a check of the premises was made by staff the owner and police Acton Hockey Skating School REGISTRATION SAT SEPT 27 9 am to noon AT THE ACTON ARENA Children up to 9 years of ago Tuosday 6 7 Advance 14 if sufficient registration Tuosday 5 School Starts October For More Information Phone Jim James