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Home Newspaper of Halton Hills impTon to move Hoi SOLD The auctioneer points to another lucky buyer who picked up one of the good bargains up for grabs at the auction held last Saturday at the Georgetown Armouries In aid of the Georgetown Raiders A request made to the general ad ministration committee by the Brampton Highland Games Association to first make Georgetown the permanent home of the annual highland games and second to agree to underwrite the association In case of financial loss created mixed and heated responses from members of the Committee Monday night The committee was In full agreement with making the Georgetown Fairgrounds available on either June 12 or 19 depending on what date is chosen by the gomes of for tho highland games but the disagreements arose on possibly dcrwrltlng the association Tor an Israinerfn t Sandy MacAllan representing the Brampton Highland Games Association plained that prior to the opening or the games the association hate fixed expenses totalling close to which cannot be reimbursed If the games arc rained out Such expenses Include advertising and trophies However the largest expenses faced are he travelling expenses of the up to pipe bands which compete in the games In 1973 and 1975 the Brampton Highland Games were held in conjunction with the Brampton Flower Festival with the town of Brampton funding the association In case of loss This year however Brampton could not agree to underwrite in case of loss Because or this and other difficulties stemming from Brampton the association approached the town of Hills for the towns support In running the games in Hills The Highland Games Association termed the Georgetown Fairgrounds as an Ideal location for the holding of such an event and considered the games as an asset to the town Competitors totalled close to in previous years drawing crowds close to Councillor flic Morrow was in full sup port of making Georgetown the new per home for the games but his support ran short In the financial backing issue We re talking about trying to control costs and here we are talking about another expenditure I reel that we have the facilities here for the games and I think the games should be held In Georgetown but If these people are bo optimistic on the response the games will receive then they should the risk On this type of vent re we should show reserve on the spending of the taxpayer a dollars commented Councillor Morrow Countering Councillor Morrow com menu Councillor Boy Booth stated We don get uptight blowing money supporting skating hockey baseball etc but when something a little out of the ordinary comes up we won go for It We thousands upon thousands of dollars on various grants to sweat types of sports and all this group Is trying to do Is bring something different to Georgetown in hopes of receiving support from Georgetown commented Councillor Booth Mr outlined the day s events which include up to Ontario top pipe bands at least highland dancers and of course the various other cultural and recreational activities previous years such events included a karate and judo demonstration gymnastic demonstrations the traditional tossing of the caber throwing weights a sheep dog demonstration and a mass pipe bond and highland fling conducted In the centre of the field Incorporating up to people dancing and playing the pipes The general administration committee requested that more time be given to study the proposals and requested that the Brampton Highland Games Association present their proposal to the committee of the whole next Monday evening when a decision can be made concerning the possibility of turning the Brampton Highland Games Into the lis Highland Games Woman struck on Guelph Street Tuesday afternoon a young woman was I truck by a vehicle along High way No almost directly opposite the Heaver Lumber store at 31B Guelph In Georgetown I to the Herald press time neither the Regional Police Force or Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital would release any Information concerning the accident or the condition of the young lady Review grant to hospital Acton doclors will be meeting with region official on Monday Feb to discuss further the Implications of refusing Guelph General Hospital ft grant to for that hospital a recent million expansion About percent of the patients at the hospital come from Acton The meeting Is a rcsutl of a request by Regional Councillor Pat McKcnzle that more study should be done before the grant is refused outright In an interview with the Herald Coun McKenile Bald the matter Warrants more consideration than what was given at a meeting of Regional council three weeks ago Attending the meeting along with Acton doctors will be Allan Masson Regional Chairman Donald Farmer Treasurer Don Chambers Medical officer of Health and Councillor McKenile among others The meeting Is not open to the public told the Herald that it was easy for councillors in south to deny money to the Guelph hospital because they could go to hospitals In Hamilton But If we lose this right where do we go He said that people In Acton since year one have been oriented to the Guelph General At Issue Is the fact that the Guelph hospital Is outside the boundaries of Halton region and Beg Chairman Masson told the Herald that it Is not the policy to support hospitals outside the area He said that hospitals in Hamilton Brampton Peel Etoblcoke and Toronto received patients from but did not receive grants from Halton region Mr Mossonsaid that four hospitals in the reg on are already supported to the extent of onethird of their capital coats but added that this support may be discontinued because we haven t any money Ombudsman begins investigation of 500kV Hydro route An investigator into Ontario Hydro proposed Bradley to Georgetown transmission line has been appointed by the office of Ombudsman Arthur Maloney Garry Gulllnnl of the Ombudsman office will be carrying out the investigation In an interview late last week Mr Gulllani told the Herald It was a bit premature for him to try and define the scope of his in because he needed time to study the complaints file He expects to have a better idea of what his Investigation wilt be later this week he said It Important to me to contact as many people as possible William Mann chairman of the In Citizen Group greeted Mr Gullianl appointment by calling it a breakthrough Although It is not the in dependant study the ICG has long asked for Mr Mann said the group Is elated Energy Minister Dennis Tlmbrell and Ontario Hydro can continue no longer to Ignore the evidence placed before them Mr Mann said He said the ICG had beer in contact with the Ombudsman office since last July and that several meetings had been held but that he did not know of the appointment until one day before it took place Feb 4 buses II Decision GO goes Sunday delayed All systems are GO GO holidays there will be a buses begin their regular maximum of nine buses schedule of service to leaving the GO station every Hills this Sunday at a m The two hours on the hour first bus will roll out of beginning at 7 a Buses 11 Georgetown GO station leave Toronto 10 minutes after parking lot inaugurate what the hour from 10 to 10 will become a regular dally route linking Us with the Toronto subway station During the weekdays 18 buses will leave Georgetown every day bound for Toronto Between flam and every weekday morning buses will leave the GO station every halfhour Morning service will finish with buses at a and 1 pm During the afternoons and evenings buses will leave every hour on the hour from 3 p to m with two extra buses at and All buses will stop nine minutes after leaving the GO station at the Dclrcx PI am and four minutes later In Nerval Thoy then travel through Brampton Malton then to the York Mills subway station at the corner of and Wilson The entire tup will take minutes Westbound buses will leave the York Mills station at 10 40 10 7 9 10 11 10 1 10 40 3 10 40 4 40 10 10 10 and the final bus of the day will leave Toronto at II 10 getting into Georgetown at 12 On Saturdays Sundays and Sunday also marks the full Implementation of the regular to Toronto GO bus system That operates nine da ly trips from Guelph to either Toronto Union Station or the Toronto bus terminal East bound buses will stop In Acton at Mill and Main Slreels at 16 45 11 a m and and pm The buses then have a 12 minute drive to the Moore Park Texaco station In Georgetown and another 11 minute drive to the Dclrex Plaza One bus which leaves at connects with the GO train The south end of H lis will also get their first GO service Sunday as GO West begins Its regular operations linking Milton with Toronto GO buses will make stops In Hornby at the corner of Trafalgar Road Steelea Avenue There will be six buses during the week and three on Saturdays Sundays and holidays Weekday arrival times in Hornby will be 7 10 and Applewood Acres Sunnyslde The buses then travel bus terminal then to the through Strcelsville Toronto bus terminal Sheridan Mall GO rates go up Commuters on GO Transit will be paying percent more after April the of Iran spoliation and communication announced laat week The rate hike Inn attempt to cut a rlilng on the governmentowned rail and bus transit system It Is the first increase In farea In four The approximately commuters frtrn Georgetown to Toronto will see the cost of fare rise from to although the government still hat not released exact tare Increases on St Albans and Ford growth during the post four years In Acton has produced a problem that few If any car dealer ships will probably have to face traffic congestion As the dealership business has increased so also has the flow of traffic into and from Its Continued Page tend a special service Trinity United Church Transport Commission wants crash site improved p i Acting upon a request from the Canadian Hurst There ore few crossings in Ontario MM DUl Commission Hills works a rough comer Transport committee will be taking steps to improve the Acton railroad crossing at which a Georgetown man was killed late last year In a letter to the town a spokesman for the CTC outlined the Improvements they want the town to carry out on the crossing The Highway 7 Mill Street crossing the scene of a fatal traincar colli son in December of last year which claimed the life of a yearold Georgetown resident Leonard Chalsson It a bad crossing said Councillor Joe equal it He pointed out that within a very abort distance of the crossing five streets in tersccted with Highway plus there s a second crossing Just a short distance away The works committee will recommend to town council that the work be carried out to the CTC specifications The transport people are trying lo bring that crossing up to certain standards without Involving too much coat such as having a grade separation or a bridge noted town engineer Bob Austin The number of fire Incidents amount allotted Also for last in Georgetown for totaled vcor capita cost 202 a decrease of five in remained among the lowest in from The Ontario at for each of the annual fire report submitted to M residents of fire area the general administration For first time in a committee by Fire Chief Ken number of residential notes the slight Incidents exceeded outdoor decrease In calls Incidents Mercantile and The yearend expenditures Industrial Incidents have stand at which decreased significantly represents percent of the fire Incidents of determined origin Increased from last year however miscellaneous causes such as storms floods etc were on a Leading cause of fire were Incendiary mechanical and electrical failures and con design and in deficiencies followed by a combination of misuse of source of Ignition and human fallings The per capita fire loss Id down from In to for 1975 The Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department corals ting of 45 volunteer firemen one full time and one part time dispatcher one secretary and one fire chief responded to calls attended training nights and met for 11 00 addition approved considering seeking second term Allan Masson appointed chairman of Is considering putting his name in the running for the Job again This lime there a going to be a difference though The regional chairman won be appointed by the province but Instead by the regional councillors who will be elected this December replying to a question about the possibility of his seeking the position for a second term noted that he Is considering it health allowing One of the first duties facing II new councillors In the new year will be to select the new regional chairman either from among themselves or from the general Masson felt that the chances were unlikely that they would select a fellow councillor He would really be on the spot Everything he would do he would be accused of being parochial He could never wort for the region The first chairman of Halton stated that his first two years have not been all rotes It a a pretty lonely Jobup here In this ivory A proposed addition to the Georgetown District Christian School at Georgetown was at a general membership meeting of the Georgetown District Christian School Society held last Monday evening The addition would Incorporate another main entrance two classrooms and an cost was stated as with the auditorium slated for approximately HO 000 After Investigation the coat of building the two classrooms and the auditorium at the same time would result in considerable savings to the society At present grades seven and eight are combined clans at the school and one of the Philharmonic to present Childrens Concert here The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra lhankfl to the efforts of the Georgetown University Women s Club will present a Sunday afternoon Children Concert February in the Georgetown District High School A grant from the province through the Ontario Arts Council Is providing one third of the costs In bringing the orchestra to Hills and an additional one third Is going to be raised through ticket sales Which leaves one that the is attempting to raise from sponsors In the community The town personnel and finance committee Monday night tentatively op proved a donation of to the group but before they present that recommendation lo Councillor Harry Levy told the com mlttee that he would seek the answers to their questions prior to the next council meeting 876 UAW agree on 3year contract auditorium gymnasium to be constructed In on at the southeast end of the present school structure The general meeting was to seek ap proval for the auditoriumgymnasium The association previously had approved at a fall meeting the addition of the two classrooms The two classrooms estimated con new classrooms would Incorporate the grade eight class with tho other classroom used as a purpose unit At the fall meeting was given by the society towards the construction of the classrooms and by means of a fund raising drive was later donated leaving to be raised for the addition of the approved auditorium Members of United Auto Workers Local 878 In Georgetown voted to in favor of new threeyear contract with Standard Products Ltd at a meeting February The contract roactlve to gives the plant workers an across the board Increase of cents hour effective Immediately cents and IS cents per our over second and third years as well as an open ended Cost of Living Allowance COLA Workers who earned a minimum of 19 per hour mostly women will sea their wages rise to in the next three years while those who earncaa minimum of will achieve 12 per hour Includcd In these figures cents out of a base of cents In cost of living allowances wh n up will be calculated cent per hour Increase for every rise of 40 In the Con Price Index Over and above the across the board increases are wage Increases ranging five cents per hour to 40 cents per hour for 17 Job categories Improved sickness and accident clauses higher shift premiums more life Insurance and a prescription drug plan taking effect In tho third year of the agreement were features the union negotiating team used to sell their members tentative agreement signed with the company on January Just hours before old contract expired The union negotiating team headed by BE Bun Hargrove International representative of the with Gerhard Klatt Gram cm and Jean Murphy began contract negotiations in November The first meeting between the company and the negotiating team was In and it took 11 sessions to roach a final agreement Negotiator Hargrove told the Herald In an Interview that throughout the contract negotiations the union bargained without reference to the guidelines established by the Antl Inflation Board Ho said that no one In eluding Jean Luc Pepin of the could understand all the Intricacies of the legislation board ruled for all rollback the settlement the union would appeal The guidelines suggest a 10 percent increase In wages The percentage Increase In the first year of the contract signed between the and Standard Products Ltd Is percent