Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 21, 1973, p. 20

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No Decision Yet About Province Bid For Building Regional Council elect has still not decided whether to accept a provincial offer to purchase the present county administration building but in the meantime steps are being taken to alleviate crowded working conditions in the building Beginning Jan when the new counciTassuntes of fice the working staff in the building will be expanded rapidly to handle enlarged respon sibilities of the new govern As a first step the county engineering and works department will be moved out of the building to be relocated at the former Children Aid Society building on Hugh Street in Milton A proposal Georgetown Coun Morrow chairman of he regional finance and ad ministration committee called for the relocation Coun Morrow said the Hugh Street building contains 1 3D0 square feet of space A further suggestion by Coun Morrow called for relocation of the treasury department into the present space occupied by engineering and that a former committee room be turned over to the purchasing officer and hi secretary Morrow suggested that the personnel department be transferred into space occupied now by the computer room staff and that the offices vacated by the personnel department be turned over to the social and family services Even regional chairman Allan Masson will be Iran splanted by the scheme Mr Masson will occupy the office of county warden Anne MacAr thur beginning in January while the regional clerk will be moved into Mr Masson s of flee A room adjacent to the warden office now used primarily as a lounge for councillors will be converted into an office for a secretary to Mr Mr Morrow urged thai the planning department consider moving out of town altogether to utilize municipal space in or Burlington under a leas inn As a final suggestion he asked that a regional solicitor if appointed be installed in office space currently occupied the treasurer The list of recommendations was approved by a DRIVERS SPEED THE HERALD Wednesday November Page Acton Paving Is Mixed Blessing smooth blacktop on the street has encouraged speeding Mayor Lea Duby complained about drivers ignoring the atop signs on the street Although no action taken Coun Emeat Masales Idea Of Penalty Is Turned Down The suggestion that regional councillors should be slapped with penalties for all it tec Two Men Plead Quilty To Georgetown Entries meetings that thej do not tend aced a scepticism before it was at the second meeting of the councilelect The motion was made by Janus Watson councillor II called for a fine for all absences except for those demanded b illness other municipal or provincial business or during a one month period per that would be allowed to accommodate In all absences written notice would be required in advance The surprise motion which read out by regi AUXILIARY HOLDS GATHERING Special Talk For Auxiliary Georgetown and District Hospital Auxiliary held a general meeting Wednesday November in the hospital cafeteria A E Morris hospital administrator and Mrs A Pace director of sing were introduced to auxiliary members The guest speaker was A Thompson who outlined the program one of the benefits being to relieve the demand on beds is available under medical direction Thompson went on to outline the value of nurse practitioners who assist the doctor in some of his duties After a question period the meeting was closed and refreshments were served on the street although Mayor Duby said work might be un taken soon At the same meeting council approved payment of to William Marshall Construction Lid for storm sewer in said he approved of four way along the boulevard Deputy Reeve Peter Marks has urged that Acton council provide money for a proposed tennis court construction project under the same arrangement that provided Initial financing to the Lions Brampton men pleaded guilty two separate robberies at the Georgetown Cable TV Station that occurred within three days of one another Sentencing was reserved to await a pre sentence report A third man implicated in one of robberies pleaded not guilty and trial January The guilty pleas were sub mittedbyWallerGarbutt of Rogers in Brampton and John of 173 Queen St in Brampton The not guilty plea John of Brampton was charged with and entering the station April while was charged with crimes committed April the same date that charges were laid against As well as the charges of breaking and entering and of possessing stolen Attack hammer also pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to appear at the Milton court on May 1 Crown Attorney Owen told the court that opened a door at the rear of the station located off with a screwdriver He added that police latct located WOO worth or furniture removed from the building that was sold He said as well that worth of television equipment was stolen by Gar butt Both men will remain in custody while they await sentencing in spite of an appeal by that lit was to have received tuberculosis tests later in the day in Harvard College was founded Altai Mat ithnul reference to Mr Watson the end of an ternoon meeting was instantly greeted with laughter and catcalls from a majority of the regional council Mr Watson however defended his motion saying When voted for an annual salary of IB we also a greater work load and a greater responsibility The people ho accepted the salary should be prepared to be here on a full time basis The council salary increases were the source of much debate last month at the first meeting of new council The increase was finally approved by a majority vote Mr Masson replied however that he did not anticipate a high rate of absenteeism at the council and committee meetings He said that the changeover from per diem rales to salaries for county councillors two ago had not resulted in absenteeism but on the con trary had proved Name Three To Authority Hills will appoint three representatives to the Region Conservation Authority and a single representative to the Credit Valley Conservation Authority The arrangement was ap proved bv Lite Regional council elect on a recom of the regional and finance and administration committee The same recommendation urged that name two members to the Credit Valley authority and two the HRCA Both Milton and Burlington will appoint three represen talives to the HRCA and none to the Credit Valley swimming pool project at the Acton District High School Mr Marks recommended that some funds be diverted to tennis project from the sale of town owned property No decision was made last night but the matter will be studied at a meeting of the administration committee next week The courts will be con true ted if money can be found on the property of the Robert Little Public School through an arrangement with the Halton County Board of Education The Acton Tennis Association Is seeking approximately from the town for the project George Elliot who helped Initiate the project said the association Is willing to repay the money over a 10year period from funds raised through membership He said however association Is incapable of coming up with the cash in advance During the Klondike Gold Rush the first cow in Dawson City sold to Tom Chisolm a saloon keeper for He milked her In the bar and sold the milk at 5 per mug GEORGETOWN BOY SCOUTS APPLE DAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24th YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED Want to earn up to 10000 a year as a major appliance service technician if so November 29 could be an important date for you If you like to work with people have at least Grade 1 0 education or equivalent and are handy with tools you could build a very satis fying and useful career in servicing major appliances The community urgently needs mature and skilful techni cians who can quickly diagnose faults in to day s sophisticated refrigerators ranges and laundry units and can fix them right ON THE FIRST CALL Unless you ve had previous experience you II need a 40week course on appliance servicing available at eight community colleges across Ontario Sponsored by these leading servicing Beanger Findljy Canadian Admiral Cimdian General E ton s frig id air GSW IN FACT SHERIDAN COLLEGE IN BRAMPTON HAS PLACES FOR MORE STUDENTS STARTING EARLY IN JANUARY Thereafter a few months in- company training should give you basic proficiency in at least one product family and qualify you to draw full rates of pay If youd like to have a mantoman talk with industry executives about career opportunities see us on Thursday November 29 either am or pm Sheridan College 98 Church Street East Brampton Room 302 independent servicing Doylt Electric Kenwood Service LIMESTONE ALL SIZES GRAVEL FILL AND TOP SOIL BUD HAINES DURHAM ST OR My glasses House of Spectacles of courser House Of Spectacles People CENTENNIAL MALL KENNEDY ROAD NORTH BRAMPTON If you have any questions phone Mr Stead man collect by November at Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association 416 ENERGY WE CANT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED ANYMORE Recent events in the Middle East have underlined just how essential a dependable supply of energy is to the way we live Present indications are that supplies of imported crude oil in Eastern Canada are barely sufficient to meet demand If we can t maintain imports real shortages of gasoline and heating oil could occur here in Ontario But uncertain Import supply t our only concern Canada s own oil and gas supplies are being depleted and cannot be renewed To make sure we have enough energy for the future and to give us time to develop alternative energy sources we must make the best use of the sources we have now Nobody has the right to waste fuel or any other form of energy The time has come to take a good hard look at the way we use energy and to use it wisely Good energy habits learned now especially by our children will bring us comfortably through the winter and pay off in years to come Let s get to work 47thingsyou can do to conserve energy Your heating system Clean forced air filters once a month a Bleed air from hot water radiators fix leaks Empty the flue clean out Have the system checked by an expert a Insulate ducts and pipes in areas that don need heat Glossy white radiators heat best A gravity air system with a single return works best with interior doors open thermostat down at night If you use a humidifier you II stay comfortable with less heat If a Shivery Sam in the family suggest he wears a sweater Prolonged idling wastes gas a Can you use the bus Or ride with some one else Does your size of car really fit your needs Over mph economy decreases Jack rabbit starts waste gas 813 Keep the heat in Insulation pays especially In attics Fit storm windows weatherstrip outside doors Keep fireplace damper closed Use range hood ventilators only when necessary If you sleep with the window open close the door Close drapes at night 1 7 Use your thermostat Each degree you tower the thermo stat cuts fuel consumption about 3 alts possible to save by turning the Hot water Insulate exposed hot water pipes If your water heater has a dial try setting it lower n A dripping tap wastes up to 175 gallons of hot water a month Don use dishwashers till they re full Generally a shower uses less hot water than a bath Around the house Are the door seals on your oven refrigerator and freezer good Don use the oven if a toaster or fry pan will do the job If you buy an electric heater make sure It has a thermostat Use lower wattage bulbs if you can Use Christmas lights from 6 pm till bedtime Use pots that cover stove elements Thaw frozen food before cooking Defrost freezers regularly A pressure cooker saves energy as well as time 59 On the road A wellmaintained car is an cal car a Check tires and alignment 40 Around the farm A well tuned tractor burns 10 less fuel Underground or pressurized storage tanks reduce vapounzation loss Reduce tractor wheel slip and you save fuel Prolonged idling of engines wastes gas a Can you turn yard lights off earlier 4547 At work Can the thermostat be turned down Can you lurn off any lights Has your company got an Energy Conservation Suggestion Scheme We re taking our own advice All Ministries and Agencies the Ontario Government are doing their bit to energy Lighting and healing levels are being reduced In govarnmenl buildings anew emphasis Is being given to operation of vehicles Ontario Hydro and the Ministry of Educallon are encouraging consumers and schoolchildren learn good habits in the use energy And thai just a beginning Industry business homeowners agriculture and government must all work together to conserve energy If we each save a little well all save a lot Government of Ontario

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