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Pare Wednesday August Hydro hearings end in stalemate A major battle In the In teres led Citlzeni Group four yearold war the proposed Bradley o Georgetown hydro corridor Tuesday when an expropriation hearing dealing with tho southern most section of the corridor route con eluded nine months alter It began The hearings final day at the Acton Legion Hall saw lawyers and spokesmen Tor Ontario Hydro and the affected landowners summarizing their arguments Before retiring to prepare his report for Energy Minister James Taylor hearing officer Donald Meyrlck told the lawyers that the corridor had become a hard ought Issue of tremendous Importance during the course of the proceedings The hearing began Nov our months after an inquiry into he northern section of he corridor had concluded after only a few days The hearing of necessity for central section took place In March while divisional and appeal court proceedings continued to interrupt he Hal ton Hills Inquiry Amid charges Hydro has Ignored a recent ruling by the Ontario Supreme Court of Appeal evidence of alternative route studies must be considered Hydro lawyer Tom Marshall maintained hat the examination of any major variations In he Bradley Gcargetown lino were outside the hearing terms of reference The placement of the corridor between Bradley and Georgetown he argued had been previously determined as the best route by a Hydro environmental study and by public inquiries conducted by he Environmental Hearing Board he 1974 Solandt Commission There Is ample evidence that Hydro has thoroughly Investigated alternative routes Mr Marshal said but here has been no evidence presented to you hat would support any other possible alternative It is that he Ian downers have been unable to produce supporting for that kind of alternative They did so at previous hearings Mr acknowledged hat such testimony was given at the Initial inquiries Into the routp selection process and denied a motion by the citizens lawyers for a month long during which hey could prepare the evidence Despite ICG spokesman John Schneiders comparison of the task of obtaining information from Hydro a dentist extracting a tooth Mr Meyrlck offered only a two day adjournment The lawyers argued hat two days would not be sufficient time and agreed to proceed without a break Although- Mr Marshall claimed to have produced all the Informalion necessary for Mr to make his decision he citizens lawyers that shorter less expensive and less socially damaging alternative routes exist Leon lawyer for ICG director Walter Scott rom reports of an Ontario Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal To eliminate the question of alternatives negates value of the Inquiry he read Quoting the energy minister he added Hydro must demonstrate that the concerns of the landowners have been fully appreciated and In vest gated Instead Mr said Hydro denies owners the right to examine Ms planning process that led to the lion of the route A similar failure on Hydros part In southwestern Ontario he pointed out led one ex officer to conclude that tho utility application had to be denied Why wouldn Hydro volunteer that information he asked How will the truth hurt Hydro has he un mitigated gall as the fourth largest corporation in the world to tell these people hey II have to come up with their own evidence Speaking hypolhetlcally Mr Paroian described a situation in which Hydro ap plies to The Bank for a loan The public com plains because Hydro has failed to complete Its ap plication form but is told by Hydro that It Is the public s obligation o complete the Lawyer Dick representing most or the af fee led landowners In Hills advised Mr Meyrick against accepting Hydros statement that the route has already been approved in general If the route choice Is an inflexible decision then there was no reason to hold their bearing and the Expropriation Act is rendered completely useless he said Mr speculated that the Solandt Commission report may have recom mended an alternative route if he commission bad been supplied with the pertinent information which he claimed Hydro is hiding As an example be pointed out that and others believed the corridors proposed ter minus at Milton to be station when it is shown this week to be simply a switching station Where Is the urgent need to specifically get to Milton if it la only a switching station Mr asked Mr Schneider added that Hydro fooled Solandt Mr Meyrick and even Premier William Davis into accepting Its claims of having made a thorough study of the suggested alternative route from Bruce to LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Readers reply to furniture costs letter LEE PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Racing driver offers tips for soap box builders Lee Is only 26 but he believes he has something to pass onto young people In Hills He is coordinalor for Ihe Sixth Annual Georgetown Mo tor Sport Clubs soap box derby Sept IB But Instead of passing tips to he young people about how to drive a straight line through a In Formula Ford racing at Mosport or Shannonville Ontario ho Mountainview Road North resident will be winging a hammer helping to reps r soap box cars and telling pyoung people to drive straight down hill If it the car does not look like it will fall apart going off the ramp he said we will let them go down hill Constructing a car which wont fall apart however is only pari of the safety require ments for youngsters seven to 14 who wish to compete in the afternoon even I Drivers must wear a helmet any hockey or sports helmet will do o prevent Injury in case of The carts themselves will in some cases reach miles per hour by he time hey get to he bottom of the hill And the carts must also be equipped with a brake which works on the wheels says its getting easier each year set up the event must be print rules set which haven t been revised in three years permission for road closing sought and each of he resi dents along Maple Avenue con tacled prior to nnnounc the They the homeowners think it s great said and they always come out to watch We only have some problems with the church They have baptisms on that But he sees no problem in overcoming tho need for traf Into and out of Holy Cross Church We have the police direct traffic In and out of the church lot and stop he races The derby starts at since the last mass at the church finishes about hat time Drivers and their cars muslreportforlnspection last m repairs and prcpara lion before participating in practice and official runs down hill McDonald Restaurant sponsors of this year Hills Grand Prix has removed one difficult aspect of organ Ing the event said In an Interview Monday It will pro vide the trophies and bute vouchers for food to the participants In past his has required members of he to canvass local bus for support I am hoping for about GO kids this year he said Last year It fell off o about and we had SO the year before It could have been something about dale We had it early lost year He says he enjoyes the derby but the hardest part Is the day itself We have ogetupabou7am to go out the farm to pick up hay bales These are donated and used to keep kids from going In the river at he bet lom of the hill More lhan spectators are expected to view the event Winners in the event are restricted to residents of Hal ton Hills The club recently reviews position on who should be eligible for trophies and concurred in lis belief that the event If primarily for tho enjoyment of local people It s for that reason the club has not taken out mem in the newly formed Ontario Soap Box Derby da lion he says Nor is he event linked he large- scale and commercial tike American event held annually In Akron Ohio Originally said he club thought It wanted to do something for the community and to get Itself known to get Its name known members could also be found from the annual soap box fraternity TbecvenLlsopento both girls and boys and will be run n three classes For those interested In enler Ing Herald and at Young on Main Street Men surcments for construction of cars allow them to fit the start ramp by the club are a ached Wheel and weight play an important role in the construe lion of a cart cautions would be car builders If soap box wheels the best are not available or lawn mower wheels arc acceptable But any wheel using ball bearings is probably better than average And the start crew will not accept any weight Increases such as has happened In past Unsecured objects arc not lowed Inside the car the in eludes rocks added for extra To the editor of The Herald It is our understanding In this week edition of the newspaper August there will be a letter from Mrs Joan Lister Chairman of he Hills Library Board typed and signed by Mrs Cornwcll We wish reply to this letter In the budget for Ihe new library dated January 12 1977 the building was to have square feet for the cost of Since then ho area has been reduced to 17000 square feet for the cost of no more than this cost being laid down by council No where In this capital budget docs It mention parking focill lies or landscaping How long will It be before the taxpayers are asked for more money to cover costs such as land scaping and parking facilities these being both necessary and expensive particularly paved parking facilities since there is CVCA political decision likely on dam removal The conclusions drawn by a consul ling firm which per formed an engineering study for Credit Valley Conservation Authority CVCA are against removal of Dam whereas the same study has recommended he removal of he dam This study leaves he CVCA up Ihe creek without a pad die Information office Joan Rollings said in an interview Monday It will definitely end up a political decision major recommendation of study states Ice control based on Iho removal of the Papermlll dam and the dredging of he head pond be adopted as a means of reducing Ice Jamming in Glen Williams But he study conclusions state To remove dam would be marginally uneconomical based upon a benefit cost analysis and removal of the dam would not affect he ground water and wells In Glen Williams A further conclusion of he study states removal of the papermlll dam will alter the formation of the river In the area of Ice jamming but could create several ice jams 30 attend birthday Mrs Ethel 168 Main St S Georgetown was busy on he weekend preparing for a family reunion held In honor of her mothers birthday Mrs William McDonalds children and grandchildren all gathered together at Mrs home Sunday afternoon Mrs said he day was a success with about relatives present at dinner no on street parking at the Cedarvale site Construction costs of parking facilities could be raised If problems arise such as the necessity of re locating sewers cables etc if they are obstructive Wo cannot argue with the calculations of the own trea surer The average household will be paying for years to pay off the debenture Has anyone stop ped to consider the final repayment figure at for years being paid by ap proximately house holds represents a repayment In excess of 1 2million dollars Also we point out that this building Is designed for an addition In five years 1902 We must assume hen that taxpayers will be required to pay additional costs for other debentures Issued for this pro ject Contrary to Mrs Listers letter we and others like us are not opponents of the brary we are opponents of he are not we shall reiterate our proposed Cedarvale site Wilh aland once again WE ARE all the controversy concerning NOT OPPOSING THE LI the library one would think BRARY WE ARE OPPOSING hat the Library Board would THE CEDARVALE SITE be by now well aware of our Mary position Since it appears they Susan Furniture included in library cost This letter sent to The Herald for publication Misses and Susan Main St S Georgetown Oni Dear Ladles In reply your Idler In Aug 1977 Inde pendent and Herald we are anxious to help everyone ob tain correct information with regard to the new library Contrary lo your letter the budget for he new library DOES Include all fur slacks parking landscaping etc Additionally in response o other opponents of the library concerned over the lax burden the town treasurer has calcul a led that annual assess ment Increase to average household for the de benture will be for the 20 year period of thai debenture Yours Mrs Joan Lister Chairman Hills Library Board CADETS RETURN Five cadets from the Lome Scots Army Cadet Corps have returned home after spending the last six weeks at Ipperwash Army Cadet Camp While at camp hey received instruction in the use of the rifle repelling watermanship and instructional techniques The skills learned this be of great value when instructing cadets this year Pictured above are front row Brian Steed Iain Steed Second row Sgt David Olhen David and Sgt Wayne Gale Norval group expresses concern over water street lights By DOROTHY McLEAN Herald correspondent The executive of Community Association met at Ihe School Community Centre on Monday evening Aug 13 with Hugh presiding Concern was expressed that there has been no definite commitment made from the Ontario government regarding water for the village It was decided Art Reinhardt chairman of he water com mittee will arrange a meeting wilh MPP Julian Reed re gional Russ Miller and Hills Pat Palter son to discuss what action can be taken next and report the results at he next meeting It was also reported that Hills council has taken no action on the recommenda lion for better street lights for the village Homeowners were canvassed In the spring and the brief was presented to Hills council In May but so far It has not been dealt with at a work s committee meeting Frustration was the general feeling of the meeting especial ly after many hours of work by various committees bring no results The mood of the mem was that they were fed up with promises promises but no action Action will be taken by the lighting committee to gel Hills council on this project George Smith reported that plans are well underway for he fall dance o be held at the Way Jay Club the former Riviera on Saturday Nov This is the only money project of the Norval Com munlty Assoclitlon to meets expenses of renting a room In the School Community Centre for activities and for support of these lies so mark your calendar now The aim is for this dance to be a real community party For the dance to be a success It needs the support of everyone in the community Jamie Cunningham recrea tion chairman reported that minor baseball la going well his summer with children and teenagers registered A thank you Idler will bo sent o the six local businesses that sponsored a team by ing sweaters Jamiercported that fall vltie3 for the Community Cen Include Ping pong Brown ics Norval Neighbors Club Yoga Modem square dancing club other Thursday evening Fly era will go out in the mall with details about these activities The design of the Welcome to signs was chosen wilh Bob Crawford in charge of getting them made and installed Plana for community public meeting to be held on fee cream was gulping good farther downs of the dam site The study stated four proposals which range In estimated cost of to million Mrs Rollings said The second most inclusive proposal costs This proposal Includes the removal of the Papermlll dam relocation of Delta Industries dredging the head pond the removal of a rock island at dam widening the downstream channel and channelizing he flood prone This proposal would protect for 100 year level storm The study was performed by W I and Mrs Rollings described the an quite extensive The con a bit of the study on past history and In eluded detailed pictures of the site A copy of the study has been sent to the ministry of en for lis engineers to comment on It Mrs Rollings said Then the study will return again to CVCA Andy Cava nigh eyed fellow contestants In aa Icecream contest held Saturday at Kentner a Dairy Bar as he quickly ate his Ice cream cone He t cat cone fast enough though for Cord Dolg won In the 11 IS year old The second annual icecream eating contest held at Kent ner a Dairy Bar was a huge success About SO children paled In the contest and not one child was sick The winner succeeds by eating a chocolate Icecream cone faster than his other contestants not by eat more lhan his competitors Gord downed his ice cream cone In IS seconds Judge Larry Martin an participated in he IS age group John DeHaus came second and Dave Griffiths came third The winner of the 10 cate gory were all from Eleanor Crescent Georgetown Donald Conigan was first place Ian Robin Mathews II Credit St Glen was the winner of the IS and over group competing In an Ice cream contest held at Kentner Dairy Bar on Saturday Dave Kentner relaxed and watched ber slowly aa she gobbled up her cone She beat her by about 19 seconds Fudge was second place win and Corrigan placed third Only two tots participated In the age group with Bryan Mathews taking the lead and Marcus Thuwich placing second Robin MathewB who said she didn really want to parti beat Harold Frederick son and owner Dave Spectators crammed the Dairy Bar cheering on the contestants Larry Martin said ho was afraid one child would be ill but after taking a little walk around the restaurant Ihe child felt belter Contestants were all given glasses or water to cool their mouths down they gobbled Comments of it a so cold filled the restaurant First place winners en a fountain treat of their choice a large bag of potato chips and a jumbo bottle of coke Second place winners were given a treat of their choice a large bag of potato chips and a Jumbo bottle of coke Third place winners received an ice cream cone a large bag of chips and a jumbo bottle Coke Stephanie rounded up the contestants for the day Kentner and Julie served the Ice cream cones to the participants Dave supervised contest and Larry Martin handled the fun was had by all ha said Thursday evening Oct were discussed and It was decided to invite a speaker from the Peel Regional go vernment as half of the mem bers live In Peel Joyce secretary re ported that 14 Welcome lo Norval letters were sent to new families who have moved into the community recently Pat Patterson is chairman of a committee looking Into the feasibility of restoring the old school and they will have a report soon The next executive meeting will be held on Monday Sept 19 Congratulations lo BUI who has been noti fled from the Federation Aero- International France that he Is be at their world conference to be held in Rome early in October for his outstanding feat of breaking the world speed record with his own homemade plane at the speed trials held last summer on July 11 at the Brampton Flying Club Bill and his wife plan to visit England for a couple of weeks near the end of September and travel to Italy lo receive his award at the aeronautics conference In Rome People from all over the world will be present re ceive medals for various a enlevement so this is a great honor for and for Can to have one of our citizens recognized by Ihls world or ganization Mr Pomeroy owns the Cre dit River Boat Company in Norval Congratulations to Carter daughter of Mr and Mrs Ormio Bud Carter of and George Castle Brampton son of Mr William and Mrs Elizabeth Gastle who were married on Saturday August by the Rev Joseph a Roman Catholic Church Fort lion T George taught school at Fort Resolution so Ihey decided to get married there Following their honeymoon they will re side In Brampton Rev and Mrs Ian son Jennifer Jeremy spent most of their holiday month of July at their cabin near Sudbury The Presbyterian Church congregation plan to start their fall activities with a ball game Mowed by a corn roast on Friday evening Sept IS Miss Mary Casiidy of the Union Presbyterian congress was from Tor onto General Hospital to St John s Nursing Home to recently The Club project for the fall will be World of Food in Canada Any girl in the community who has reached the age of by September 1 Is welcome to join the dub The training school for the leaders will be held on ber 12 and Meetings will be held weekly For particulars about the course and the dates of he meetings contact lead ers Mrs Ina Terry or Mrs Ruth Hyatt Finn Real Es tate has opened business of flees the former Tripp Real Estate office on Guelph Street near the School Community Centre We come this new business to the village Mr Poulstrup a wife Jo anne works at the office most days They have two sons Jake and Adam They live on Drive Georgetown R C Bob OlUvier is repre sentative of the business and Irene secretary Newcomers o the village Mr and Mrs C Hawkins and family who purchased the for mer White house at the east end of the village came borne from shopping early Thursday evening to find the laundry room at the back of the house on fireand the the bouse filled smoke Halloo HUts f re department contained the blaze to the laundry room where the ceiling and floor were badly burned According to the firemen the Hawkins family discovered the fire just in time to save the rest of their home It Is be lieved that the fire started from wiring Mr Hawkins is employed at Beckett Elevator Toronto They have three children Ste ven 10 Trudy who will Centennial School in Georgetown and will be starting nigh school In September The Hawkins family moved from Hawks Place George town about three months ago and we welcome Ihem to val Sam and Joyce Nelll and family have moved into the former Rudd home on Draper Street next to Mm Dorothy McLean about two weeks ago from Mountainview Road Georgetown Mr Nell Is employed fav Continental Toronto They have two teenager borne Kevin and Sharon 14 Kevin has been attending Georgetown and District high school and Sharon win start high school September They also have a married son and two We welcome the Nelll family to the village