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SEPTEMBER 1977 Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Creation of Acton as a fifth town in regional government would be a loo back ward step and unrealistic Ward Coun Pat McKciuie says In a letter dated Sept 7 Mr McKcmle advises Ontario Treasurer McKeough against supporting a brief to be presented by the Acton for committee seeking a return of local autonomy to Aclon To take a backward step now and crcile a fifth lown comprising the former town of Acton which cent of a mill In Hills and the low assessment areas of and with their extensive rural roads Unrealistic for Acton to go on its own and repairs would be in my opinion utterly unrealistic Mr McKeniie says In his letter that the province would be to provide transitional grants and subsidies far years to keep the tax rale at an acceptable Two weeks ago Mr responding to questions from a Herald reporter ruled out a review of regionol government or the creation of a fifth town The brief will be delivered Oct Mr McKenzie says he former Mayor and Coun Peter Murks spent many hours with this committee and tried Ihc many advantages of being of but we were not successful In his throe page Utter Mr also notes that served for 12 years as councillor reeve deputy reeve and now as regional councillor for the community of ibout I support the concept regional govern and have worked to make Hills the region function but cess fully Prior regional government Acton ex financial difficulties did not employ a planner or engineer was only by selling some townowned land in 1 thai wc were able bring down an acceptable budget He says Hills is a viable unit with an assessment base large enough meet Ihe needs of the people In a reasonable and responsible manner Mr also notes that contrary to the belief of Actonlans committee there has never been a block vole by Georgetown area politicians in dealing with proposals for Acton He says they do not control develop ment in Acton nor if they did vote en bloc would Ihey have control over council Another argument of the Actonlans com mittci is loss of identity by the com The same holds true he says about Georgetown and Esquesing lie also the mention of the poor condition of the lownhall when for the past years It has been crumbling due lack of interest and funds to repair it In past three years Mr says Hills has set responsible mill rotes maintained a debenture debt of per toward an official which should be approved in 1978 reviewed and rewritten bylaws and agree ments of the three municipalities and now is doing the same for llalton Hills documents developed a plan for updating rural and urban roads to be paid out of current operating budgets united two volunteer fire departments under one chief and update equipment and ties united Ihe public works department and enlarged property and facilities for modal I on spent considerable funds on recreation building pools rebuilt two old arenas and a new one built tennis courts and improved parks and playing areas acquired excellent department heads to control and operate HiUs growth in business like manner Picked up in Pa Decision Monday on hockey clubs financial positions Meeting cancelled i District Health Council meeting scheduled for Oct has been cancelled and rescheduled M P St Georges Anglican Church hall Personnel sought Hills teg clinic looking for two para legal people able to type have their own transportation and know something of the Acton and Georgetown com They should be able to conduct interviews and do follow up work solving problems for clients The ability to communicate in French would be an asset Resumes submitted to Rev Peter Barrow will be Ireated in strictest confidence Sludge policy committee has invited a representative from the ministry of the to attend their next committee meeting and explain the policy regarding sludge disposal from plants OKeefe Centre trip students h id first outing on Monday even when Gride pupils went see a dress rehearsal of tht opera The Magic Flute at the Centre to set Daughter of the Regiment tonight Crossing guard Depend on report of safety officer Glen Williams may get a crossing guard for the corner where Confederation Mam Streets intersect Works committee received request that the comer be surveyed to determine whether guard needed there Warning signs A request for signs motorists to watch out for children playing on Hit Third I was turned over to town Hob Austin The Stotch Block area residents art to be notified that such signs are not among those recognized officially and thus arc usually paid for and installed by the residents who them Canopy installation A bid of to construct a new canopy at Georgetown Memorial Areni received the rccom mcndation of Hills finance administration com mi I tee Monday The lowest bid of three was from Mastrangelo Construction High bid was 130 The committee also recommended that Alan Associates be retained at a consulting fee not to exceed 10 per cent of the price The recommendation still needs the approval of Hills council The fundi na Tor the will come from the arena fund raising com mittee a community centres grant and Wintario Resignation Pat Sheeban recreation facilities superintendent has resigned his position Mr made his resignation known to the town Sept 2G His last day will be Thursday Oct finance committee Monday accepted with regret Mr resignation Employment meeting The Full Employ Committee of the Brampton Labour Council will be holding a public meeting next Wednesday evening Oct in the Legion at Elizabeth St S Brampton Both the employed and the have invited to Cliff president of the Online- ft deration of Labour discuss unemployment All the local MPs and MPPs have been invited as well Memorial service A special memorial church ice was held in Holy Cross Churth on Sunday afternoon for all Brownies and Guides in remembrance of their founder Lady Baden Powell died in August Rotary Fellow Bud Bishop right a past president of the George town Rotary Club has been awarded Paul Harris Fellowship Making his congratulations is guest speaker at the Rotary Clubs Monday meeting Everett Biggs a former deputy minister of agriculture and environment prior to his retirement earlier this year The Paul Harris Fellowship is awarded in recognition of support for notary Foundation which provides scholar ships to under and post graduate university students and to technical students for exchange studies overseas Mr Bishop Is charter member of the Georgetown club which was formed in 1055 The Paul Harris Fellowship Is named in honor of the founder of Rotary Hills council will vote Monday on whether to give Ihret hockey clubs in town a cheaper rental rite for ice time and for booslcr Finance administration Monday that the Georgetown minis and the Georgetown Chrysler Haiders be rcclassi fled as local sports groups a move which would the Gcmims a year and the about The Acton Sabres however wanted lo be reclassified from local adult sports group dawn to minor sports group which would save them an estimated over the season but the committee defeated that The Gemini currently show about as deficit while Sabres are In the hole The Raiders while not turning a profit are breaking Sabre president Milt Ball told the committee that the club had the money in the bank to pay its deficit and a cheque would be issued for the sum this week president Bob Thompson said this is a turn around year for the club It is imperative that the club break even this year and discharge some of its debt We realize the need to pull up our socks he said The Gemini president said the club which is currently without a sponsor needs lo establish its credibility with the town and get people work behind the club The club docs not want to come back with hat In hand next year and is making an honest attempt lo get back on its feet he Sabre president Ball told the committee that ice rental rates were cheaper in other towns nearby rates arc an hour in Flora 14 in and 7 in Cambridge The club currently pays a rale of per hour us a local group and by reclassification to mi nor a ports group would to pay only on hour Mr Ball told the committee that club is run by leers who ore striving to keep it going with cam paigna but if the club is forced to pay high rentals wc have to shut down The and the Raid currently rent rooms in respective are nas at 100 a night the booster room for the Sabres is included in the Ice rental The com passed lion by Peter that the rent be reduced by 25 a night but for the Geminis night of which would go toward heir outstanding debt The booster room was built as a plus for groups lo make some money said It was not intended to be rented out at a high rait and as has no facilities is not worth 100 a night The committee also passed a recommendation that the clubs clean up the boaster rooms themselves after the game lo satisfaction of the staff amove which Mr Thorn felt might not go down well his club Coun also asked thai Glen Gray director Investigate possi of selling advertising on the sides of the three 1 1 machines and also on Hit boards It could raise between to he said money which could bt applied reduce Ice rental rales or all groups In town using the Coun Hoy Bool I old the committee that Glen Gray had been charged with making Ihc services of lown pay iheir own way but in of recommendations being to council should be relieved of thai responsibility If approves the rale reductions it in and thil retrtalion costs have risen recreallon However Ihls council needs be put to the test Cf Pal Patterson sj both Sabres and the needed sponsors He is in favur of taxpayers supporting Ihe clubs And as fir he Acton they should get out of their preainl Junior league and into Jun or where they wont lie competing with centres such as Hamilton Burlington he said Lewis investigates hospital situation Party leader Slephtn told a Georgetown woman on a radio talk show Friday thai he would Ma researchers take a look at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital a long with two other hospitals in the province Ihc party is facts on Tht woman who did not identify herself on Mr Lewis CHIC show old him Georgetown hospital was over trow tied and wilh beds in corridors On Monday i spokesman Mr Lewis office said It ider li id not us yet actually discussed I investigation with researcher who has been away but he definitely lends to chock wumun statements llospil administrator Fred Morris has been out of town 1 was not available for Hut weeks ago Mr said the hospital has at capacity The plans for ex panston call for active in ilment addition plus an iddihonol lOObed extended care unit Estimated costs of project is 3 million 17 Sideroad weight limit is rejected After months deliberation Works Committee decided Monday evening that they would not post weight limit on 17 in spite of urging from residents to redutt the of truck traffic on the road Works committee chairman Mike Armstrong told The raid that trying to slop gravel hauling from Indusmin Quarries from using that road would be useless unless an alternate could be offered ihem II wc post that road what s to suy we won t posl other roads too he said We can I force them to use Highway the way around The truckers have earn their living If lake longer price will only have to go up Mr Armstrong said that a meellng was held In Lime house six or seven years ago area and old council in an effort to reduce traffic on 17 Nothing came of the meeting so the problem is passed on to Hills council lust June The insporting of goods over regional roads is a regional responsibility he said but so far they had no dives to offer the truck Mr Armstrong said that Ihe committee had to decide if the residents re illy wanted all off the road or if wanted the road improved be the trucks give it such a beating Works committee do intend and have intended all along to 17 TnsBrown resident who Mnmljv nights of a delegation requesting action on the weight limits question was told that If the committee against ihc residents ihc residents could mukt recommendation to a full council meeting SET FOR A DUNKING I In linn MIT J Man Herd will repeat hit of two the uorgcluwn lalr Saturday he appears a at a dunking booth run by the Georgetown Mr Hied who In hit lent endeavour helped funds for Alton Minor will be the Jaycees mine fund for unity Among he other will hi pre Idem mil t and pail ml dent I nil the flnl lime the inin club had at the annual fair editor Hob Butler no Id Monday he prepared to throw halls Mr Nichols lias a cool dip CELEBRATING A REUNION Members of the Georgetown Girls Pipe band posed Janet Robinson Gail Nixon Palsy Arthur Hulme on the steps of Holy Cross auditorium during reunion and pipe major Nancy Hill Debbie Dean Tracie Treahy anniversary dance last weekend The 1977 band includes Sandra Capperauld Lynn Barclay Lolly Lillian Linda Sue Gall Bennett Clayton Milton Jane Joy Ruther- major Susan Orwln Valerie Cunningham pipe ford Kelly Bennett and Muriel McCIure Porter Betsy Arthurs Linda Pilgrim Absent Marjoric Knowlcs Rain dampens crop outlook Harvesting corn crops in is at virtual standstill following almost Iwo months of continuous rain that has fallen on Ihe rtglon Ontario ministry of and food representative Henry Stanley says the soils in the region arc saturated with lighl soils wing ground water in some and bad tondillons on heavier soils particularly in southern part of region where clay soil is evident I ess than half corn is taken from the land he hud and prospetls for harvesting within the next week or more slim eorn was pretly well a link of normal because weather we had in May Mr Stanley sold 11 have con oil if tht weather had cooperated Ik said mold has been in some crops within past week and predicts that wheal traps will be down for region wheat is usually sown about Sept in jrjt reports Indicate that about half the normal regional wheat crop lint bctn planted and to wait another week or more to plant might be inviting a ma tor larmers Mr Stan ley added Hay crops in llalton have outstanding year he reports some farmers hiving or four Harvesting of the extra crop which should have started about two weeks ago has been delayed by rain If the killer frost slays away long enough then corn grains be harvested but drying be a problem are reported In txeellcnl condition he says Some farmers are con BOARD NAMED tempi a ting a cut of alfalfa frost comes to reduce the density of the crop and prevent the snow from smothering spring grains Alicia Scott who keeps records of Hills weather tells The Herald that last year the total rainfall from January to December was 37 inches Already the 1977 rainfall has totalled 11 In and three months of the year are still to come Mrs Scott records indicate that a far greater amount of rain came our way in August and September of this year than was the cose In To dale 78 inches of rain fell this month as compared with for all of September The August difference was even greater with Inches or rain foiling this year only inches last year for the same month The heavy hay crop and good beginning for com resulted from a fine dry May TWl year we received only B0 in of ruin as compared with 3 inches In May 1970 Legal clinic sites chosen Preparations for Halton Hills legal clinic moved ahead at a meeting in Georgetown Knox Presbyterian Church Monday Sites for the two offices have been The Georgetown ranch of the clinic will operate out of St Johns United Church while Acton Community Centre will house the other branch The directors hope to have the clinic operating by mid October Although they made no a tempt tm name the days for each clinic to operate Ihey suggested thai the Acton clinic would operate two days a week and Georgetown three Directors for tho clinic were chosen from people who had showed an Interest In the clinic or attended meetings on They arc Gordon Chapman and Pot Slat of Acton and McMillan Monty Hyde llaiph Uriel M or ley Mills Peter Barrow and either Anne or Richard of Georgetown plus Sue Tanner a low student from Toronto who did spado work to get Ihc clinic approved The directors are now looking for wo para legal workers who will double secretory rcccpUonMn the offices A