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Home Newspaper of Hills WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER lilt Victory for Herald columnist For the Herald outdoor columnist Bob environment minister George Kerr s announcement that as of March 1 1977 all metal poptop containers will be banned is a victory years In the gelling Now we can say we finally won one more be said In an interview Thursday 1 hope that the first of many victories s personal struggle against pollution began when he returned to Canada In 13 years in England That was before It was popular to be an pollutlonlat he said In the mid sixties groups began forming to press pollution and gradually things started working up he said His specific struggle against poptop containers was launched in January 1975 when at on expense he printed and distributed brilliant id mini bumpersticker saying Pocket It with a picture or the zip- top and his address At an national writers convention last year he passed out the stickers and before long across Canada there stretched a thin red line of them Putting his home address on them allowed him to gauge the reaction tohis message he said It was great These Utile thing from Georgetown did pretty good he said But the victory welcome as It Is is Just part of on overall straggle against water air and garbage pollution Ollivier said It a continuing challenge We ve Just won one small part Anything that a wild and beautiful 1 hate to see polluted he said and the thing uppermost to do In pollution fighting is to first set the example Then you can say a guy who is littering a parking lot or poisoning a lake hey what about it But you can t knock a guy If he doing what you know is right Core betterment approved Planning board agreed Tuesday to allow the downtown business association DBA to Improve the com merclal core of Georgetown President Ralph Fletcher representing the SO member merchants association suggested the downtown area could be proved by the addition of a bus shelter phone booths better Ugh ling parking Iota and signs also said alleys between stores leading to parking areas could be cleaned up and painted to make downtown Georgetown more attractive DBA funds not town money will be used to revamp the Main Street commercial strip into a more aesthetically appealing modem shopping area Council has yet to agree with planning board that Section 361 of the Municipal Act should be revised to designate downtown Georgetown as an improvement area Coun Ernie Sykes owner of a Main Street business said I declare a conflict reluc and did not vote on the Issue Chapel Street purchase studied Planning board recommends to council that legal arrangements be made to enable the town to purchase the Chapel Street school for in 1977 Em Hyde introduced a motion at planning board Tuesday explaining that council would like to purchase Chapel Street school but there arc no funds this year let get a lawyer to draft he offer binding the price and carry It over to 1977 Bind the price and you bind the future council said chairman Pat McKeniie Hyde pointed council clearly in they wanted to do It they are very interested In the price which is considerably lower than the appraised value It Is not within our jurisdiction to commit the council or within the Jurisdiction of the board of education to commit the board said Coun Harry they are sollclUng money from Georgetown Levy Wed have to tie It up tightly but industries at an open meeting in Georgetown loosely so we re committed but we re not Wednesday mltted its tricky FAIREST OF ALL Charmaine Bigelow wins Acton Fair Queen title Though he audience Jammed into the attending local functions to represent Acton Acton Arena Friday expressed it s enjoyment she will have the opportunity of Joining other of the variety show by clapping and cheering fall fair queens from all over Ontario In a on atmosphere of tension lingered conference usually held at Ih Royal York The crowd was waiting They wanted to Hotel In Toronto see which of the 13 girls entered in the Miss She will compete against these same girls Acton Fall Fair competition would receive at Toronto Canadian National Exhibition the crown from 1975 Queen Jill Pardy pageant next summer The winner Is 18yearold Charmaine Bigelow of Acton Aspiring to be a dental Besides an elegant threefoot trophy she la a tall slim girl ih long Miss will have donated by straight light brown hair and large innocent area merchants which include a rug eyes which sparkled with cars although she radio hairdryer makeup mirror and curling continued smiling when master of iron as of her regal year ceremonies Mountford announced her In 1977 she will have the task of speech as the 1976 queen making at the Acton fall fair and crowning In an excited rush Miss Bigelow was her successor presented with red roses trophies the Future years will see Miss on the traditional sliver red velvet cape and Miss Acton Fall Fair committee organizing kisses from her opponents Including Oral the event and making presentations to future runner up yearold Susan Th of winners Milton and princess 16yearold though her term of honor will end of Acton memories of the girl who wanted to win the The contest Is over for but the year Acton Fall Fair queen crown to make her is Just beginning for Miss Bigelow Aswcllas family proud will not Region backs down other studies called Regional council backed down Wed nesday from Its continuing efforts to deter mine capabilities of using Site only for waste disposal The action came during a sometime confused and disjointed three hour debate on a public works recommendation to drilling on Site Council also approved further study on sites A and following a seven part presentation by the Tremalne Britannia dliiena group which opposes the Site F selection Andrew Benedek an environmental engineer refuted a consultant report which Indicated an alternative site at the existing Burlington landfill site has a life expectancy of five years He said that with a landfill site for dry garbage at the site and nearby resource recovery plant the life of the could be extended to years Two weeks ago council baulked at spending anywhere up to million for a five year operation at site A SlteF is considered capable of taking years of landfill Earlier council approved a recom that negotiations be entered Into with the Ontario ministry of environment for the construction of resource recovery plont contingent upon markets being available Tor the regenerated wastes Dr said the leachate runoff from site A would not be as great as the M M DO I ion report suggested and would account for only about half of one per cent the Skyway sewage treatment plant capacity compared to the consultant estimation of per cent Wallace Wells senior environmental engineer for M M refused lo com meet on the report made by until his specialist nave studied its contents Opponents Site argue that up to acres of prime agricultural land will be taken out of production Burlington Coun Tom Sutherland was met with boos and guffaws as he proclaimed hat agriculture may not be an important consideration In the tine many properties are for sale But Henry Stanley agricultural respresentallve for the ministry of agriculture and food cautioned council that his ministry position Is the preservation of agricultural land I ask everyone of you if you are intent on preserving agricultural land to vote against Site Mr Stanley said He assured council that his ministry would be represented at any environmental hearing board called to approve Site DRILLING Oakville Coun Terry Manncll urged drilling on Site saving that possibly Site F is not suitable and that will help the Tremaine- Britannla group Following the meeting Stu McFadden further study of site A at the group s expense He said the citizens group maintains that Incineration of waste is still he best alter native cop our Hills Coun Ernie Sykes lost week called regional council s In w ligation of the use of Rood agricultural land for landfill out are doing is taking using the best He said That s a I think what w the easy cours agricultural land cop out Burlington Tom Sutherland retorted that was suggesting no alternative None of speakers ore Coun Sutherland said referring to seven speakers heard from the Tremaine- Britannia citizens group which opposes SlteF as a landfill site anyone have an alter Coun Terry asked one speaker who stated Site F would be a fitting memorial to those who have shown poor Judgement what he would suggest as an alternative and whether the speaker honestly believes we feel hs is an ideal site We re ed that Site A was assessed fairly although the lifetime A could be extended is dry fill was not put in Wallace Wells senior en vlronmentnl engineer for MM lion said In reply to a question from Coun Manncll Coun Manncll said afterwards he fed up with people ng that there something dishonest and un In the council pursuit of a new landf II site He said everything should be open and council members are not as piled people plotting against the region Meanwhile Halton Hills flic Morrow urged council to act on the selection of a new landfill site saving only 19 months capacity remains In the editing sites There are many people around this able be very theoretical and each day was e is being produced and It has to go somewhere so he problems today seem hen he sold Mr McFaddenflaldhlsgroupisimsureof Its position in support of drilling on Site A decision Is expected this week Meanwhile Ontario Leader Stephen Lewis la meeting with the group this afternoon in Milton A Burlington Guild of Artist spokesman urged caution of using Site F which Is In view from Rattlesnake Point on the Niagara Eocarpment Surely there are other location la the region that would be more adaptable Desmond sold Don tell me that there t more suitable site because I don t believe It He said any use of Site will become a memorial to those who have shown poor judgement Mr Wells said it Is unfortunate but the best landfill site arc found to areas good farmland what makes the land good for agriculture also has he same quality for landfill Burlington Coun Mary Munro said following he meeting hat she does not subscribe to such a belief She said that with adequate leachate collection systems such as the one suggested for Site A lower class I cultural land could be used NEW COLUMNIST Milton writer Joyce Beaton joins the Herald this week Her views on life will be found on page 6 Police commission blames parents schools and others for vandalism Meeting called to explain Halton United Way canvass Mario Vendilti town planner suggested he board extend the closing date of the transaction to March At this time funds from the new budget will be available Vendlttl agreed to meet with a solicitor to iron out the terms of the contract and con ditlons of Its approval if council gives him the goahead Expected attend the p meeting at the YWCA office In St An drews United Church Mounlainvlew S ere United Way OUW chairman Terry O Connor local OUW Rick Chandler and members of he Georgetown Red Cross Society and Cancer Society other charitable organizations Everyone Is welcome The meeting was arranged by the after consultation with uou gc own organizations According to Y and Red Cross members who talked with The Herald the general consensus is that local fun by the United Way might hurt their own campaigns CIJII Mrs Jo Lister of the polnled out that YOUR MORNING SMILE letter sent by Mr Chandler to local In dm tries made no mention of the ted leii me Doctor what Is he best cure Way being from or supporting for gout asked a overweight patient regional Get cut and earn a day and live on she expressed concern that contributors It- would mistake the United Way for police commission Thursday rapped he knuckles of parents school boards feeseeking lawyers and the three levels of government for contributing in part at least to rising levels of youthful von Remarks by the commissioners came about after a copy of Burlington Mayor George Harrington a letter in reply to a citizen complaining of youthful vandalism and asking why police cannot control ft was made public Mayor Harrington a replay said hat psychiatrists psychologists who have captured the fancy of various levels of government Including school boards with the idea that capital punishment In every form is no longer an answer in modern society were to Blame for the situation I am convinced thai the whole process starts In the school system and has been reflected in the courts and Is complicated by legal aid whereby publicity and seeking lawyers have challenged the laws of the country at the expense of the general public for the sheer purpose QfjbrcakJng down not only he moral but4tf9glilcal of the community MayofiSJtrmgton said in his He said lhat when persons failed leam at home to respect he property of others the nonex slam Way agencies Instilled that respect and thought hey mlgh not donate to Now ha tithe hinds of the enforcement charitable organizations Tor his reason agencies are Ifdon believe they are As explained In last week a Herald Mr ever going to learn O Connor Justifies the expansion of the Oak DETROIT INCIDENT United campaign Into Georgetown In Relating an Incident in Detroit where a duslrles by that the OUW supports man was shot dead on a freeway by three regional services used by North youths angered because the victim had no residents money lo rob Mayor Harrington said I 38 of the anticipated have a sinking feeling that we are not too far profit of 3 will go to these regional from that eventual I ty services Community programs Police Chief Ken Skerrett told the Family Services Bureau Consumer commission meeting the citizen he Credit and Counselling Service Intended to pursue the matter further to Helping Hands Grace House Victorian council Order of Nurses and Multiple Sclerosis We can t police every bus shelter Society said noting that not the whole will receive student population Is being blamed for and provincial and national vandalism will share MS Most kids are afraid to police them Mr O Connor said reporting done by The selves because of retaliation Herald to reveal the exact identity and He said that relief from vondillsm for the amount of money allotted to recipients of average citizen won come until he stands OUW funds was like waving a red flag in hollers front of a bull Judge William Warrender said parental Press releases from the OUW did not control Is more Important schools in contain specific Information For example it curbing vandalism did state donations to the Red Cross are experience some of the parents for the Oakville Red Cross only the Judgo said The heart of it Ilea In the home Judge And its said If someone cares or had been properly guided before hey even concluded got to school vandalism and crime in K general would diminish Chief Skcrrelt also blamed he delay on I mfsbeh getting the young before the courts Week after week monh after month they re my on the street hesald We II be like the states before long unless there is a change in J made didn l repcat Ottawa only young people n con I II that as a ho strop t got a second NORVAL BEAUTY WINS CROWN Cindy Id yearold No beauty ns chosen Miss Brampton Fair 1977 Friday night at Memorial Arena Cindy left a student at School by Fair Queen MaryJo Early The fair winds up tomorrow Daily