Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 16, 1971, p. 8

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300 Jam Gym to Protest Trail of the Tall Towers McLaughlin Suggests Rerouting Hydro Line South of Georgetown Cries of snow Job and PR night were dung at Ontario Hydro officials at a special meeting Tuesday Nov 30th on the proposed routing of three vol lines through the northern portion of Township The meeting was held at the Credit View public School near Terra and a crowd of about 300 attended comers were left standing at the back of the gymnasium A presentation by hydro of was interrupted several times by hecklers wishing to discuss the actual routes Let get on to the routes cried one resident as hydro of ficials described the type of towers and screening to be used He was the first to use the term snow which was repeated several limes during the meeting Officials of Ontario Hydro indicated that they were con the route they had first suggested as the only feasible This route runs along Lot M a curve into Lot 33 near and leaving the eastern portion of the township at the line separating Lot and 34 route would carry it Presbyterian Church at Claude missing the Chinguacousj Golf and Country club or north of the church crossing the golf course This route was said to be 10 1 miles in length involving acres of land An alternate more southerly route proposed by the municipality on the line separating Lots and was said to be 3 mites longer and S3 million more expensive A second alternative along the line separating Lots and was said to be miles longer and an additional cost of million There was no Indication of what he cost of the Lot 33 route would be Hydro spokesman Jim Sneddon indicated that the public corporation would like start work on the line in 1973 and have it completed by The proposed line will connect hydro nuclear station in Pickering with the station con at The second such high tension tine in the province it will form part of an overall power grid system planned to meet rising demands Sneddon said power demand doubles 10 years John asked why the line had been diverted around the golf course complaining that developer Bruce McLaughlin and the golf course had not been in the area as long as the farmers The proposed route would also affect a lot of the historical sites in the area he said After officials replied that there was a proposed route through the course the solicitor for the golf club Clem asked if the meeting was Just an exercise in public relations for Hydro or if It was ready to listen to he wishes of he municipality He also asked how much of he land along the route had already been purchased In other areas When told that only land in the portion of the province had been purchased the lawyer counteracted saying that other clients of his had already been approached Mr McLaughlin won the favor of the crowd when he suggested that Hydro not be permitted to proceed with the line until serious consideration was given to running it in a corridor north of Brampton and south of Georgetown Cliff Moon told the crowd that the hydro representatives were uninformed We are being accused the hydro spokesmen of skillfully avoiding questions by a semi public relations means said no to proposal spokesman for the property When one resident asked department of hydro said they would happen if the township for land and failing that would expropriate So then we have no choice said the resident During the discussions references wire made fo the Toronto Centred plan Reeve Robert Williams of Chinguneouay said that the status report of the plan by the government last summer had said the line would go through the northern portion of the township and everybody went and voted for the same government BEAUTIFUL The hydro officials were unable to say how much power is exported to the States and Page HERALD THURSDAY DEC gave no reply when a resident read a news article quoting Leo provincial mines minister as saying that Terra Cotta Is one of the most beautiful areas In the province and should not be disturbed In his summation asked council not to allow the line through the area and promised that hydro would have to ex route through the golf course He described the line as a blight and an eyesore BRIEFS G Thomas of R 1 Cheltenham told the crowd the area was a beautiful valley and that if the line through he would continue to live there He suggested that other alternatives had not been properly explored and asked the council not to allow the line through If they want my feet of property they II damn well have to expropriate It Chinguacousy council will hold another public meeting before any decision Is made Reeve Williams said that no date has been set and asked that anyone with a brief for or against it send It on to the municipality GiefertRobertson Vows In Holy Cross Church Cheryl Jean Robertson and Victor Larry were united in marriage in a ceremony performed by Father Olger Detent in Holy Cross Church November Mrs Robert Burke was soloist and J A Redmond organist who is the daughter of Mrs Jean Robertson GO Maple Avenue East and Mr Murray Robertson was given in marriage by her father in the double ring ceremony The church was decorated with bouquets of pink and white mums The wore a while lace gown andcarriedaboupuetofpink roses and white baby mums Her sister Mrs was matron or honour bridesmaids were her sisterinlaw Mrs Judy Robertson the groom sister Karen and Linda They were in pink crimplene with white lace bodices and long puffed sleeves They carried bouquets of pink and white mums and wore pink and while dowers in their hair Jim was groom Pete and Mike defect and Gary Robertson were ushers At a reception in the Streetsville Tavern the brides mother wore a long mauve crimplene gown with gold trim gold accessories and bronze and yellow flowers in her hair and a corsage of bronze mums The groom smother wore a long pale blue gown silver and accessories and a corsage of pink and while carnations Fur a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls he wore a burgundy and white hot ensemble black accessories and a corsage of an orchid and tiny dark pink roses The groom son of Mr and Mrs Ted Terra is an apprentice mechanic at Aimed Sunoco Station The bride is cm ployed with Glass in Brampton Prior to her marriage the bride Plan Day Care Centre at ARC North for llclirdcd ire planning In tiki of a offer to Mil I II in the industries building in Hornby was entertained at four showers Her sister and sister in law had a miscellaneous shower at the lat or s home and the groom sister and were also hosts at a miscellaneous shower McCartney entertained a group of girl friends at a personal shower and her aunt Mrs Evelyn Saunders was hostess for a miscellaneous shower A stag party for the groom Riven by his brothers Mike and Pete he brides brother Gary Robertson and her brotherinlaw Wayne Andrae Mr and Mrs are living at Market Street The addition is Id serve as a for mentally rilirdiil preschoolers It is project can be finimid by provincial is Welfare Minister 1 horn is lis Plans tall for an to house IS children president Rill Treahy of appeared before Council lust week to si i of the project informed him mere Is million stop the construction of jn sinte there is no ehinge of use involved AT LEON GALLERIES GEORGETOWN GLASS Announce New Addition To The Show Room Crystal Boutique IMPORTS ONLY by Fenton Hob nail Milk Coloured Glass Viking Coloured Vases Comports Candy dishes etc All hand made IRON WORKS by well known artist Small pieces but original By J Forbes and of course NEW ORIGINAL PAINTINGS by E Horthy Garzon Egan and others now in our bus and showroom Also Raymond Bessy Last collection GEORGETOWN GLASS MIRROR now has samples beautiful Oval Mirrors Shower enclosures wardrobe sliding mirrors medicine cabinets WORKS OF ART and portraits made to order and many other Interesting things Also we help you with installation of your Bar GEORGETOWN GLASS MIRROR 138GuelphSt E 8020 GLASS MIRRORS cut toslie while you wait 91011 WOMENS GIFTRIGHT NYLON QUILT DUSTERS Christmas Gift Sale For Girls 4 to 6 GIFTPRICE ACRYLIC CARDIGANS antnou Mi III tun INK lilt tut will I him ftMt lllilH r Til WHERE NO PURCHASE IS TOO SMALL TO CHARGEIT STORE HOURS MON FRI 10 a SAT 9 p No Highway Georgetown

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