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WEDNESDAY AUGUST IT Home Newspaper of Hills THIRTY PAGES MMx9 paper reaching more than 12700 In REGION COOL TO BRIEF Acton brief heads to Queens Park for Acton a group devoted to returning a sense of IdenUty back to Acton by separating from Hills Is per cent readv to meet withprovlncial minister Darcy vicechairman o the group said on Monday Contact has been mode with Mr and we ore simply waiting for the province to reply Norm Elliott said A petition of 000 names a fair representation of Acton 7 population and a brief recommending that a feasibility study on the possibility of Acton separating from Kills and becoming an Independent centre Is complete Mr Elliott said Before meeting with Mr McKeough another meeting will be called among the 13- member group We should be ready by next week he said Mr Elliott appeared before Bll 151 committee Friday but said be was disappointed the committee referred the group to present its brief to BUI 151 committee of Hills council The region seems to forget that Bill lSi created regional government which directly Involves the region he said Regional committee members termed Acton s problems a local matter at the meeting Friday We to Hill s council but I It would be difficult for councillor s to be objective when they are so di reclly involved and have been for three years be said Regional Chairman Rlc Morrow said he reminded Ihe Acton ratepayers group that Acton would be responsible for parts of and townships if they were allowed to form a separate municipality This had not been part of their thinking Mr Morrow said in an Interview Monday Mr Elliott said he did real Acton couldn separate strictly with town boundaries I don think would disagree to Including parts of and but we have heard rumors that perhaps the townships would want to remain separate and identities Mr Anyways he added the need baa to be proven Mr Morrow questioned whether the separation of Acton would benefit residents because Acton would have to support Its own works department its own panning department Its own recreation department its own water supply and could they afford ItThessid Mr Elliott said of every local tax dollar In cluded in a cost share program with Georgetown We are paying for four town planners In Georgetown whereas If Acton was separate we would only need one planner be said Mr Elliott added that the Inquiry Is to tell whether Acton can afford to separate we dont want out of regional government we want to qualify for regional deben tures but we want to republished as a town Mr Morrow said the pr ovince will review rajlonal government after Are years Ua been In ex but may review region earlier and my alto review Acton earlier The region should conduct a feasibility study Into the area and not procrastinate Regional councillors will have to take a positive at titude be said The region would probably use an In dependent study such as that done by John Roberta for Metro Toronto Glen residents set deadline for return of water supply MOVING ITI Give three young boys a set of wheels a hill and Marcel of colon Ontario the Howard enthusiasm and what have yon got Well a great time of School hill provided the best place or on course For cousins Chris Hart of Normandy afternoon of fun right rear 11 yearold Paul centre and driver Water in Glen Will Urns wells which are dry or polluted should be back to normal quantity or quality by Sept 15 says an hydrogeologlst William Morrison speaking in a special works committee meet Wednesday said the luring of excavations for the installation of sanitary and storm sewers in Mullen Place a ninelot subdivision bos caused the area welts to David Eslrin a lawyer rep resenting householders and concerned Glen residents said If the wells arc not return to normal Mountclair Limited should su pply residents with munic ipal water or pay for the drilling of new wells Picked Up in Passing McDonalds fights MD McDonald s Restaurant on Guelph Street Georgetown Is doing It all for those that suffer from muscular dystrophy The restaurant Is pledging oil proceeds from the sale of sundaes and balloons from 1 to p Saturday to the fight against the dreaded disease which afflicts young children Officials say In a prepared statement that they are holding fund raising blitz as part of the firm s summer promotion of Carnivals and the traditional supporters of the fight against MD- firefighters CVCA operation closes Credit Valley Conservation Authority CVCA has announced that weekend camping at Terra Cotta Con servation Area will continue until Sept IB but the pool at the area will be closed from Sept to and will be open only on the weekend of Sept 10 and 11 The change In operation results from the return to school of students employed at the areas during the summer The authority also announces that it has prepared two brochures available at the various conservation areas for fall nature walk trails at Orangevilie Reservoir Con servation Area Ice cream eating contest Ice Cream lovers get set to gobble up dozens of Ice cream cones In the Second Annual fee cream eating contest 4 be held at Kentners Dairy Bar on Saturday Aug Entry forms are available at the Dairy Bar S3 Kill Street bus service The Canadian National Exhibition opens today an event which marks the end of summer GO Transit has arranged an extra service leaving Georgetown every morning at a m and 11 a m Buses will take passengers to the Port Credit GO station and will leave CNE grounds at and 11 Total fare is Prom Acton buses will leave a and 11 so a Buses will return at the same time as Georgetown buses The fare Is 250 from Acton Single parents meet Single parents In Hills are Invited to attend the organizational meeting of Parents Without Partners tonight In Community Hall at clock The organization is open to any person who is raising children alone Its aim to help the children of single parents to reach adulthood with a realistic altitude towards both sexes Through discussion groups and guest speakers the members try to help each other to raise their children without the feeling of being penalized for laving had only one parent Parents Without Partners has branches all over North America Named to alumni council Tom Ramautarsingh a Georgetown high school teacher has been named vice chairman of the newly formed Council of Ontario University Alumni Associations The Council aimed at fostering com among the Ontario University Alumni Associations Mr Is president of the Wilfrid University Alumni Association OK Acton firehall tender lis council released tender forms for a on to he Acton despite an Eleventh hour appeal by delay it The Acton brigade Is con hat by spending all it would get la two extra bays bul no additional park for volunteers who must to the on Fire Chief Mick Holmes told Council Monday He said the volunteer firelighters in Acton had held a meeting earlier day and were opposed to the spending of the money to fulfil their first prior ty for larger lit but ignoring a close second priority ot more parking for to later purchase park about would id too great a burden to he taxpayers the f be Chief Holmes Council con suiting Alan as It Ml of a no nil and learned It would be ex clus of land expressed stmt on Council keeps end up in negative positions Ic on Is it problems be wills iolng nothing but send ng back tn lltcei Do it on would delay construction by six more months he warned Mr Zecgan told council that a two week delay at this stage could delay the project until spring 1978 unless council is willing to pay for higher construction costs In the On a recorded vote council authorized open tendering with a Sept I closing dale Opposed were Councillors Peter Marks Peter George Maltby and Marilyn Jeantson In favor were Councillors Roy Russell Miller Peter Morris Patterson Garnet Pat McKcnzle and Walter meeting Coun Pat McKenzie acting as chairman reminded Robert Mr Mor rison who was hired by Clips- ham and lawyer David that the meeting was informal There Is nothing magical about water being returned to the wells Mr Morrison said If water is not returned then it Is on engineering problem which will be rectified Two piezome ters are installed In the subdht to monitor groundwater fluctuations Also a cutoff wall was installed around the sanitary sewer to eliminate the possibility of permanently lowering the water table We recommended Robert Clipsham to continue the tern porary water supply to affect wells until Ihe water levels reach the seasonal norm which Is an elevations of feet Mr Morrison said according to a graph prepared by Mr Morrison the present level Is only at feet Mr said the feet level has remained the same since the middle of July when the second pumping was being carried on On July work again com after the dry well problems were reported on June and a housetohouse survey was carried out by R Clipsham that resulted in re sidents receiving temporary water service was done at an estimated rate of gallons per minute Mr Morrison said Mr It is illegal to at 200 GPM without a permit from the provincial ministry of environment If over 10 gallons of water a day is pumped it will sly affect nearby wells Mr Morrison said that the ministry was informed July of the Glen well situation He said he appraised the situation and told the ministry remedial action was being taken However Mr claim the ministry was negli gent for not Investigating the situation He said the ministry was not aware that further pumping would be required to put In the storm sewers A lack of communication a lack of concern and formationhasresultedln this unfortunate situation that could easily have been avoided If everyone Involved had been more careful Mr said Residents could be awarded a piece from the court Just for the inconvenience of hav ing to borrow water from neighbors or not being able to wash clothes Mr said But residents t have to suffer the expense of further cost of court costs We will not wait for years to see results We will only wait a month Mr said His remarks were answered by loud mum of assent from Ihe residents Robert engineer consultant for Mountclalr sald that Mullen Place la sup plied by municipal water Miller ledged Halton region la con ducting a study on hamlets recommending residents be hooked up to sewers and water Robert said cons traction on houses laying the foundations will start once road construction Is finished He said construction could start in September since work on the storm sewers and lary sewers is completed Therefore for the Glen re sidents protection Mr Estrin said the developer should do a further study to ensure a lar problem of upsetting the water able won happen once Building permits should not be permit ted until the results of the study ore reviewed by coun cil be said Fred Zorge a partner In Developments said he can understand the that residents with affected wells must feel but IfjeOpksi have under stand we are con tracts with the municipality and the region that cannot be It is written Into a iston contract that storm and Coat Page 716 OPPOSED Council rejects off street parking for Acton area Motorists Acton looking for a place to park their cars downtown are going to have to keep circling the block for a little longer Halton Hills council received a petition Monday with the signatures of about property owners opposed to having a higher tax assessment to provide off strszt parking It has also received a name petition signed by the public supporting mora off street parking Rhoda Shoemaker told coun cil she had surveyed 88 owners and tenants and their parking requirements With 53 employ and employees parking downtown only three spaces are left for shoppers she said Of store owners who are the ones who will pay the tax per cent are opposed to being taxed more to provide parking as arc per cent of the tenants surveyed Mrs Shoemaker said Council is split on what It should do to solve the problem In both the Immediate and long term Councillors Roy Booth and Walter feci that with that majority of businessmen opposed the Issue should be shelved Booth noted that by the wording of Mrs Shoemakers petition it is obvious businessmen are opposed even to the concept of paying to provide off street parking Council should wash Its bands of the issue Coun laid Coun Duby urged coun cil to act on the matter parking problem won t Just go away He recommended that the Issue of the petitions be referred again to the works committee He was Joined by councillors George Peter Marks Garnet and Marilyn Ser- Jeantson Coun Marks said a plan ner report due in two weeks will contain three options which property owners should especially as the coat of solving too problem Is not known The parking problem In Acton Is 15yearsoM McKenzie said If the mer chants want to survive he added they need to beautify the downtown and provide off street parking as well Coun Marks asked Mrs Shoemaker if now would be a good time to buy land ft parking needed in the future when land costs wlH be higher Yes Mrs Shoemaker re plied as long as you expect me to pay for It Some councillors felt a meet Ing between the downtown merchants might be held after Ihe plaaner report Is deliver ed Coun Russell Miller acting mayor broke a tie vote to park the problem with the work committee TWO FATALITIES POLICE ASK ASSISTANCE Police reqaht assistance from anyone knowing si Victoria Campbell betweea II Friday 11 and I M m Ana MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO Hay ward Jan Tina Newman of George Kennedy playground learned Iron heir playground leaders this to Hear No No See No Evil The Monkeys participated in the playground Circus Program Involving playgrounds In Hills The night was a huge success A pedestrian Vktsria Campbell of Bramsiaa died hi the early nunntee morning when she was struck by a car drives by Gsry Corbett of Byron SI Michael Dennis Smart el R I Georgetown died Aug when a car be was a paenger In left the read a kilometre west of Trafalgar Road police said The car driven by Gary IT Ct Halloa IIIUs was a total write after it a hydro pate ad nipped over notice said Floyd Scbwaati District 1 Regional VMM I any wbe may have beet In the area at Street east el Sinclair between this time period when accident Anyone may have a person walking along the highway or wbe has any the fatal hernia local HI can be In parson at police headquarters at Mill In Georgetown l