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Halloa Regional Police officer Tom Itoducfc and Nick check a noUe monitoring on Ihe ground on Sunday Co noise was not bothering the Yugoslav Centre noise tolerable So from the Yugoslav Centre on High way was greatly reduced Sunday from past yean celebrations of Canada Yugoslav Days according to res idents of the area and Ha too Hills Bylaw Enforcement Officer Jack Lusty Loud music and shouting has been a prob lem every summer weekend for Third Line neighbors since the centre opened ihree years ago Last summer police were called regularly to the site until charges were laid last Yugoslav organizers were found guilty of infraction of the noise bylaw This year according to Yugoslavian spokesman Ned great attempts were made to keep the noise down Two off duty policeman were hired by the day con to check the noise and make sure the peace was kept among the picnickers and a device which monitors noise levels was frequently checked At one point during the day one of the police officers went to Ihe Third Line to register the decibels with the machine and was satisfied with the results Only two speakers were used the band and when requested by the officers were turned down Band members and a committee rep resentatlve signed an agreement to keep the noise down to proper no levels as set out by Lusty The committee viewed their position as an obligation to prevent excessive noise Jim and Gwen Johnson of the Third Line admitted the noise from Sunday party was no comparison to last year and felt the Yugoslavian representatives were making progressfromthreeycarsago in curtailing he loud music It was mainly music f Itenng through to their property out with the loudness depending on the w Neighbors in the area had agreed to go with this one weekend without com pi a to see how the luation was nan died They appreciate the fact the weekend events have been cut back to once a month from the previous weekly parties Today indication they are trying to keep the noise down Mrs Johnson said The situation is tolerable Mr Johnson credits Ilalton Hills Council perseverance with ihe relatively quiet Sun day Council has made a real effort to try to solve the problem They first heard the music about I Farther up the road Barbara Ritchie said the music did not bother them but they could hear It a bit Her daughter she said could hear the at am and Mrs Ritchie felt that was a little early to begin Mildred and Bill Mc Arthur were disturbed the music all day The noise began about noon and kept and starting all day If we went and played some music they do not like they would not like it His wife pointed out other up north go back into the bush with their loud music so they dont disturb anyone By law enforcement officer Jack Lusty said he attended the site twice during the day and did not any cause for con cern The two policeman hired at the exp ense or the Yugoslavs were the situation and he witnessed no rowdinets or hollering Lusty said he could hear nothing when he went to the Third Line to check the noise and pointed out no official complaints had been made to him They Yugoslavs appear to have made considerable effort to keep the noise down Lusty said The ambassador to Canada was on hand to welcome the and a famous singer from Yugoslavs was among the entertainers A METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER One Hundred and Eighth Year Issue ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 6 Pages Thirty Cents Firefighter Peter Is taken away by ambulance attendants hospital For more pictures see Page with moke Inhalation He was treated and released at Georgetown NEC plan 25 million for park land The final Niagara Escarpment plan calls for the creation of 125 parks strung along the mile long Niagara stretching from to Tobermory The major t of the parks listed are owned by the Ministry of Natural Resources or local authorities but the report calls for the establishment of a II on fund to be administered by the Nia gara Trust to finance the ill on of the per cent of the land now in private plan lists Terra Cotta Conser vat on Area Silver Creek Conservation Hon tails Crawford Lake Rattle snake Point Bronte Creek Valley Mount Nemo IheCredit and Lake as land suitable for In the Niagara Escarpment Parks System All are now pub owned But Commission chairman Ivor rejected expropriation as a method of ac the land and stressed report recommends the buying of land from willing landowners He added it could take to years to obtain the land The overall park system covering hectares 101 acres will consist of 230 hectares acres now in public ownership and 10 190 hectares acres to be acquired The massive study that took 10 years and cost million resulted in the final plan which must be approved by the provincial cabinet The Bruce Trail termed an essentia part of Ihe parks system will continue to be an with agree ments reached with landowners either by easement purchase of trail strips or other arrangements preferably at Ihe borders of properties Pits and In the Escarpment Natural Area the most sensitive and the Escarpment Protection Area immediately adjacent no new pits will be permitted except wayside pits Limited expansion of small existing sandstone quarries may be allowed In the Escarpment bund Area farthest from the actual escarpment new mineral resource areas may be designated These recommendations reject the hearing officers submission which stated the Ministry of Natural Resources high priority mineral aggregate resource area be included in the plan However the Commis has provided for information purposes only a map showing high potential mineral In another rejection of the hearing of report the final plan deletes hectares acres from the NEC total area while the hearing officers wanted hectares acres taken out of NEC control The Commission also vetoed the hearing off recommendation that the plan be implemented at the local municipal level by zoning and site plant bylaws The final plan suggests a Niagara Escarp ment Permit System and the staged dele gallon of the authority to issue such permits to municipalities during the first five years of the plan The Commission turned thumbs down on another hearing officers recommendation to permit plans of subdivision in the Escarp ment Protection Areas It does however allow an additional lot for a retiring bona tide farmer a question period following the release of the final plan at the West bury Hotel Thursday explained the Commis felt the hearing officers report seemed to deal with the plan as a municipal one rather than a provincial plan designed to protect one resource The report was weight In favor of municipal sub- comment But the Commission accepted almost per cent of officers men tons A The NEC will not be dissolved at least not until after a review five years in the future when it will be decided whether all authority should be delegated to the municipalities along the escarpment sees the Commission taking a lower profile with less Involvement fewer meetings and fewer tax dollars being spent The Niagara Escarpment Trust which would handle park land acquisition would consist of a board of director appointed by the Lieutenant Governor In Council with not less than five persons ooeof would be the chairman of the NEC V1 Jrl A i A Park land in inside Hundreds of students graduated from last week See page for pic lures of top award winners Acton School had Ontario lars this year For story and pic turn see Page 5 In Newsmaker this week The guys who crack down on are ea tared North Halloa may gel a control clink by Glee Us mi celebrations on Canada Day Balii- and Lime- 100000 blaze Six firefighters taken to hospital Six firefighters were rushed to Georgetown hospital Sunday evening and two families left homeless during Acton s hardest fire in almost four years Halton Hills fire chief Bill Cunningham admitted he djd not know if the building which houses Thomas Home Video Smithson Distributing and two apartments could be rebuilt He estimates total damage at The cause of the fire is under investigation and it could be some time be fore it is completed The building is located at the corner of Mill and Willow Streets Grant Withers of John St was the most seriously injured after he fell from a ladder and suffered head injuries He received stitches his head at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital and is now under the care of David Van Bent Cunningham pointed out had Withers fall not been broken by firefighter Doug Hewitt who was also on the ladder ho could have been more badly hurt Withers was on way down the ladder to rpack He had run out of air and took the mask off lo get some fresh air when got a mouth full of smoke He losth falling into Peter Turkosr of Willow St had been at the peak of the roof just before he re turned to the ground and collapsed from heal exhaustion He was unable lo go Into work that Cunningham said Brent Marshall of Rd had been fighting the fire on the first floor He came out of build ng and collapsed also from heat exhaustion as did Doug Cunningham explained Ferguson had also been on the rst floor when his air supply ran short He went out side to gel a fresh pack but on his way back in he kit sick and collapsed of McDonald from smoke inhalation after he took his mask off when pack ran out while he was way down from the roof He got a stomach full of smoke on the way down but managed to get to the ground before col lapsing Alan Stennctt of John St George town was come by smoke after taking his mask off when pack ran off He was also work ing on the roof but managed to get down Mi men were treated and released at Georgetown hospital and many returned to tht fire scene to Cunningham the tremendous heat and humidity of the day and the heat of the fire contributed to the conditions of the men He pointed out the men were breathing heavy working sweating using up Ihe air their packs faster than normal Acton excluded Usually the men have five minutes notice they ore going to run out of air but because of the conditions and the heat their reserve supply was running out In two or three minutes Cunningham also noted the heavy coats and gear designed to protect the men against heat and flames was working against hem not allowing their body heat to escape According to the chief owner of the two businesses David Watson and an employee Mike had closed the store at p At McAuliffe who was stand outside waiting for a ride noticed smoke coming out from the signs on the building on the Willow St side of the building about halfway down He looked up and saw smoke coming from the eaves also and called the fire department Cunningham said McAuliffe attempted to get up Ihe stairwell to see if anyone was In the opart men Is above but was forced back at the fourth step by the smoke and heat This shows the rapid spread of the fire in less than minutes the fire chief said The fire started In the west wall in Thomas Home Video area Cunningham said and spread very rapidly due to the construction of the building With no tire walls the flames were able to run vertically up the west and east walls and horizon ally across the ceiling and floors Most of the fire damage was to the second floor area with the apartment to the south and the roof receiving extensive damage Local fire officials Regional Police the Ontario Fire Marshal office and an inspector from Ontario Hydro were on the site all day Monday and certain samples of items have been sent to the for Forensic Science Even though they do not know Ihe cause at this time Cunning ham noted the fire did not originate in a machine contrary to rumor No equipment was plugged in at the time of the blaze Jeff occupied Apt A and Glen in Apt Cunningham noted a considerable amount of cash was in one of Continued on Page VD rate lower MOH suspects by Diane Hart Medical Officer of Health Dr Peter Cole said he suspects a well educated high income population in every Halton municipality but Acton has contributed to the overall decrease in venereal disease I to believe part of the reason for the decrease is lhat Halton has a relatively welleducated and the socio economic is higher than the rest of the province especially in he south and probably Georgetown and Milton too said Cole But I possibly prove Hut he admitted The medical of health said he suspects where socioeconomic levels are higher such as Burlington Milton and probably Georgetown there would be a lower Incidence of venereal disease That not to say people who are well educated and hate more money don t get Cole The trend towards a lower incidence of venereal disease emerged during a discussion of family planning in Tuesday afternoon at the Manor Venereal disease control officer at the region Don Jones explained to the coun thai part of his job consists of trying to trace as many possible contacts as possible Contact tracing is a big part of my Job Jones said Public Health nurse Parker ex plained regions policy towards con trolling venereal disease The VD clinic works in conjunction with the birth control clinic she said adding the nurses go into schools and instruct about sexually transmitted disease