Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 1, 1973, p. 16

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Environmentally Sound Tower Trail Objective of Bruce Howletts Study Mrs gave a demonstration of how to make ceramics at the regular monthly meeting of Unit Two of Nerval United Church held on Wednesday evening February 7 at he home of Mrs Betty Johnson Members present enjoyed glaring figurines that are now ready to bo baked In the special ovens Mrs Anne Wilson presided or the meeting Mrs Jean Dunlopeavetheaevotlonal and Mrs tlla Laid aw and Mrs Phyllis assisted the hostess in serving lunch and a no el at time was enjoyed Mrs Ed McLean Dr A Coventry Built Trail At Terra Cotta The loss of Dr Allan Coventry who died Sunday at his home in will be seriously felt by the mem bcrs and staff of the Credit alley Conservation Authority He designed and built the nature trail at the Terra Page THURSDAY MARCH Conservation Area naming the wild flowers and trees helped with the longterm plan of development for the Area lo promote capacity for all Authority projects Last year Dr Coventry was invested with an Honorary Membership as a small gesture the protection of the Niagara of respect from the members of Escarpment In this area and the Credit Valley Conservation was available In an advisory Authority Mops at public meeting in Centennial school Bruce chats with committee Mrs J ncmbers of the Hans Link and Mrs The environmental study being conducted by Bruce Howie environmental planning consultant on the Ontario Hydros high voltage from to Pickering is a completely Independent study Dr told gathered in Centennial school Wednesday night It is independent of both said Solandt The commissioner who heads the one man Commission appointed last year by the province was speaking at the first open planning meeting being con ducted Bruce for Peel Hal ton Wellington and Duffer in Counties Howlett emphasised the need for participation by the citizens by giving their opinions volunteering knowledge of special places they feel should be avoided and suggesting other locations and limes for meetings if the present system was unsatisfactory explained thai his primary objective was lo locate a foot wide corridor for Ontario Hydro s proposed three kv towers and two kv towers from Middleport to Pickering that is en sound responsive to public concerns economically feasible and keeping with planning He told the group almost twice as large as attended meetings in and Aurora the two previous nights that he was starting completely from the beginning ignoring the hydro proposal and would be collecting data until May In June he will hand over his alternate routes to the com mission If Solandt agrees with it he will recommend it lo the government There will be three more meetings such as this said with the next one being scheduled for March At that time he will return with in ventory maps showing all the relevant data needed to route the corridor and also the result of questionnaire which has been sent to many households and municipal offices 10CATAGORIES Assisted by slides explained the to different categories of maps that they were preparing for the next spring The maps will include a complete environment in These will include existing land use broken down Into residential commercial in and open space transportation land uses future land use for the official plan for the municipalities the corridor would cross generalized land value per acre natural resources and areas of scenic QUI- A questionnaire Is being distributed asking the public to rank the various factors in terms of their significance in locating transmission lines These rankings will be applied to the inventories and shaded overlay analysis maps will be prepared with the highest ranking shown dark and lowest light Theoretically Ihi corridor should be located through the lightest area The meeting broke up three discussion groups and asked questions of Gall Ferguson and Tom sparling all members of En Planning Con I MAP No member of Georgetown council planning board or Hydro Commission was present the meeting Councillors were hosts at a regional government meeting with and A large map will he in Georgetown 1 the place the and residents present fell must central mil widily for citizens to mirk in special places or historic sitis which may hive bun missed In to a question from the Drew of the Ontario Hydro of three hydro representatives there only lo questions told the group the tnnsmiss ions lines would nut noisy in foggy wot days tan you hear any all and then only if directly under them he added He also said there would only be a two tower corridor right away another tower added In perhaps to 11 years and the remaining two sometime after that Tht substation called Georgetown on the hydro imp now rejected would have covered acres said An explained his group were meeting with the hydro try to redesign the towers themselves with a view to making them less visible When talking to The Herald after the meeting Solandt said the Hydro were making an effort to conduct such studies themselves in the future so they come up wilh the right answer the first time around he commented He said thty were adding environmentalist and land scape architects their own Norval Four New Members to Presbyterian Church Board The annual congregational meeting of Presbyterian Church was held on Monday evening January in the church following a pot luck supper Rev Howard Smith was chairman and Mrs Carney acted at secretary Reports of the various church groups were given The PS sent the collection of from their Christmas Can dlcllghl Service lolhe Home of Hope operated by Mr and Mrs Duck near Milton It is for dear children who need special care The C sent to the Home in India Four new Members of the Hoard of Managers were elected Art Davis Hugh Clark Jim Archdckin and Dixon Duff Mrs Robert Carney was re elected as treasurer Robert McClure was added to the Cemetery Board and Mrs Hugh Clark was appointed to the Manse committee in place of Mrs Davis The Missionary Budget of the year was adopted Mr Sam McClure who had resigned as Sunday School Superintendent was extended a vote of thanks far his diligent and devoted work during Ihe post five years Mr Robert was appointed the new superintendent It was decided to adopt the now Book of Praise and copies were ordered lo be in use in the church in February New carpeting for the up stairs of the church was discussed and final plana were left with a committee SAVE CALL Thrifty COO A DAY And Up SPECIALS PANEL TRUCKS AUTHORIZED AGENT The Great Outdoors Texaco 184 St My glasses House of Spectacles of course House Of Spectacles PeoplB Who Care CENTENNIAL MALL KENNEDY ROAD NORTH YIPPEE Everybodys Headin For NOTICE OF Annual Meeting AND THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION For the Provincial Riding of Halton East and the Federal Riding of Halton on WEDNESDAY MARCH 7th THE PERCY MERRY PUBLICSCHOOL Britannia Roadand Trafalgar Road OAKVILLEONT The special guest speaker will be THE HONOURABLE ERIC WINKLER Chairman of Management Board of Cabinet ALSO Financial Report Question Period fcVERYONE WELCOME Light refreshments will be served following the meeting At this meeting Memberships will be on sale for the year Have you claimed your credit Even if you dont pay income taxes you may benefit from the Ontario Governments new Property Tax Credil Plan And you can only apply by filing a 1972 Income Tax Return Weve included a special mauve claim form just for that purpose in your 1972 income tax kit Along with an explana tion of the plan If you paid property taxes or rent last year you may be eligible If you havent received your kit in the mail pick one up at any post office And send in both the tax return and the claim form The sooner you file the sooner youll receive your benefit Your federal District Taxation Office will be glad to answer any questions you might have The Ontario Property Tax Credit Plan We thought of it But wed like you to get the credit THE CARPET BARN SPECIAL NYLON SHAG 595 LOW PRICES on Remnants Bale Ends and Short Rolls IDEAL FOR BATHROOM AND BEDROOMS BE SURE TO BRING ROOM MEASUREMENTS 8779896 Ontario Hon John White Treasurer Hon William G Davis Hon Allan Grossman Premier Minister of Revenue DROP IN AND HORSE TRADE WITH TOM AL GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN old Can Tyre Store BARGAINS BY THE YARD

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