ST31iMZ2MS Home Newspaper of Harfcon Hills We wont back off McLaughlin Wednesday November Page 17 A developer says his Arm will continue to seek satisfaction from Hills council for agreements It believes arc valid Bruce McLaughlin dent of McLaughlin and long a ravine Mr McLaughlin Associates Ltd a parent com said his firm is prepared I of Focal Properties Ltd with rcasonjble says Hills council and but certainly i planning board has been un planning board or this reasonable In seeking to over come problems associated The policy of our com with development by his firms pony he lold reporters and Speaking in the parking lot of the town after being refused permission to speak at planning board on a presenta by Hall Road residents opposed to a development i this dome members of ihe public is wo will not back off this council or this planning board In any way shape or form Referring to a civil action initiated by his company a gainst he he predicted It would lake four years to re solve and cost each party as much as 1 million Focal Properties Ltd is seeking unspecified damages for what alleges Is frustra Ion in ils bid to proceed development We are not he kind of company to press on wilh that are either tup Id or injurious to the community he said our reputation speaks for itself Making Ihe largest portion of his statement from prepared notes Mr McLaughlin said Canada is going down the drain because of municipal councils and planning boards that will not sit down and talk will not talk reason and do not understand economics lie En id development brings more parks recreational fa cil ities business opportunities more Jobs and prosperity to the community We feel justified in doing what we are doing Mr Laughlin said It ate lhat it the ratepayers that get squeezed In this conflict But the ratepayers have it in their control to end it we be In court until the next election ratepayers they council won be here That demo- He said the action against Halton Hills will be a shock to community and the coun try and a classical one case And will be bad public relations for Ihls community and for development for decades to come Nutrition studies started hydroponics club hears Hydroponics the growing of plants in water instead of soil was originally devised to study plant nutrition according to Fred of ihe Royal Botanical Gardens Hamilton Mr spoke about hydroponics at the meeting of the Georgetown Horticultural Society day He said the word hydro ponics comes from two Greek words meaning and work Most of the nutrients required by the plant must be added to the water by way of various fertilizers and plant In order far plants to absorb Glen Williams settled in Inorganic materials Mr said Ihey must be In hydroponics plants still require several essentials such as oxygen carbon dioxide and water Innddillon for healthy planl growth nut runts are needed main are phosphorus and potassium The plonls also need of trace elements but are present in most commercial fertilizers bach if the nulnents has fun I is is needed for healthy green foil age I helps young grown and is sary for Hit rools Potassium SNOWY OWL IN CEDAR John Walter an artist from Terra Cot la number of carvings and paintings for sale at market In Terra Cotta last single block of cedar Mr Waller and a Saturday OMB adjournment Coo tinned from Page 1 amendment concerning Focal Properties was refused as poor planning because it was and the own eked sewage capacity commodate It Richard A rb taster counsel for Halton Region told the board that although Hills had not asked their opinion of Focal a plans region would oppose them at this point because they would not conlorm wttn ttlc Interim planning policy which the region is following until official plan Is in force Mr Wilder pointed out that planning board or Hallon region or whoever has the final say in Judging develop ment applications Is obliged to see that services are available for the applications it approves There Is no sense in roving a bylaw unless can proceed as a result of that bylaw he said and It Is apparent that if cervices are not available then the application must be turned down In the case of Focal Properties he saw little sense in even considering a bylaw amendment or a plan of subdivision when sewage capacity is available Focal Properties lawyer Robert Jarvis said sewage capacity would have been available In the expanded plant if Hills planning board had not consistently assigned higher densities to infilling development than were assigned In the official plan He noted also that a couple of leaking pipes identified in a Proctor and report arc depositing many thousand gallons or water In the sewers each day and wasting treat capacity He said that Focal had of fercd to pay for the repairs to correct the situation It had also agreed to phase development Phase one Is be up sold and occupied for a year so lhat Judgments could be made on what Impact if any It has on the community before phase two and three are started He said planning board has refused all these offers Now Focal Is seeking some in of whether YOUR WEEK AHEAD By damis ARILS Travel plans are firmed up Listen to new Mar Apr 19 Ideas Your admiration for one of in clouds your thinking TAURUS Be wary of money making schemes Apr May Careful study of financial matters could reveal hidden GEMINI A temporary change of scenery quiets your restless urge Be aware or how you react on others MOONCIIILD Jane LEO A friend can be helpful in bringing you July I J- Aug desired information Emphasis is on romantic pursuits VIRGO Career changes are quite likely Your Aug special knowledge Is sought after Follow upon developments LIBRA Word from afar brings disturbing Sept 22 thoughts A tnp to tend to mailers seem likely SCORPIO You may find yourself Involved in the Oct 21 financial affairs of others Just be on guard against deceit SAGITTARIUS You brighten Ihe scene for others the Nov 21 star performer Be aware of the Impact you have CAPRICORN Surprising developments where children Dec 19 are concerned patiently and em the positive AQUARIUS Give extra attention to those you love The Jin IS fast social pace you ve been caught up in makes them feci neglected PISCES An analysis of career goals reveals ways Feb ItMar and means not thought of before Reliance on the promises of others is getting you nowhere Off mon development will take place an these lands south of Silver Creek Mr asked the board to allocate capacity in the sewage treatment plant saying that It has the authority to do so because it represents the minister of housing A B Ball a member of the told Mr Jarvis that Ihe board did not like being manipulated Although they could understand the position of both parties they would not a planning board s authority Mr said the time had come when Hallon Hills council should be asked to make a determination on allocation of sewage capacity so that the hearings could proceed In lis policy Mr Wheler advised council to consider whether capacity should be made available to any or all phases of Focal Properties plans to all projects of an infilling nature already begun as well those it anticipates north of the river and to of fording capacity to handle any inadequacies occurring in Ihe hamlets of Norva and Glen Williams Mr then requested the board be prepared to state a case for us rather than simply continue the hearings if Focal did not receive a reasonable allotment of capacity from planning He felt that prolonging the hearings for another month to six weeks would not be in anyone Interest since Focal must eventually be turned down of necessity if there is not sewage capacity available for them He reminded board that allowing Hills council to make such an allotment without looking at what lies behind the decision would set a province wide precedent Developments could be turned down anywhere then he said just because they don t like Ihe way we part our hair If such a thing happened he wanted the board to state a case so that Focal might go to court and perhaps bring about a change In legislature which would set lie such questions Development deferred A developer asked Hills council Monday that his application for an amendment to the official plan be deferred until the Niagara Escarpment Commission releases I a off I clal plan Joe Axler of restrcvor Deve lopments Lid lold council even though the planning staff recommended lhat his plan be considered premature ho wanted it deferred until the NEC official plan was released so he could sec how it affected his proposed development of sixteen twoacre lots Con cession By TAYLOR Herald staff writer Over 30 people were present at the Glen Williams Town Hall on Monday evening to hear Rev Richard talk about the history or the Glen The evening was presented by the Esquoaing Historical Society Rev who is the rector of St Church In Glen showed some slides taken from old photographs of and former inhabitants before be ginning his talk He said lhat he had some problems getting Information about the Glen from the census recordsoftho 1860s which are very detailed records about the inhabitants The microfilm copies in To ronto are too scratched to read he reported and said lhat when he went to Ottawa he had copies made of the records there but the copies are loo faint to read When asked If he might view the original copies he was told That Is Impossible They are kept locked in a vault for posterity Mr said that sign at the entrance to Glen Williams says the hamlet was sullied in 1821 I think the sign is wrong but it an honest mistake he said He said much of the information about the Glen history comes from an atlas which was based on what the residents of the time re membcrcd and Is not accurate It good lead suggesting where to look for information but it exact Rev Cheque for sauna said Rev id the first settlers probably arrived in the spring of 1B26 Will bought land in Nov 1825 but according to It was unlike the settlers would move on their properly in when the I been cleared Williams the first settlor was married throe limes His third wife Eliza who came wilh him to Glen Williams gave him IS children The Williams family quired land around original site and the first land lions went the family Rev said It Is not until lhat there is a record of a lot being sold someone outside he Williams family As of 1848 the hamlet was known as Williamsburg But In Williamsburg got Its own post office and became the fourth Willlimsburg In Ontario wilh a post office Rev Rugglc said this is likely the reason the name was changed to Glen Williams Rev tour mill the saw mill and the woollen mills In the Glen A century ago almost eve rylhlng could be produced from scratch right around the village he said The people were independent and self reliant the history of the Glen a pattern starts form he said Then you hear something or read some thing disrupts whole patterns and you have reorganize your thinking Ray L Eve Ion president of the Acton Lions Club presented Mayor Tom Hill with a cheque Monday Tor for the cost of new sounas at the Acton Lions Indoor swimming pool is in helping resist disease Nutrients arc the essence of hydroponics Mr sold He added lhat giving a plant loo many or loo much nutnllon is Just as damaging as giving it loo tittle You must be very careful because these things arc going directly the roots he said In organic gardening the soil Nutrient solutions to be add lo the water around a plant can be mude up from fertilizers and plant foods However is extremely im to read up on the requirements of the plant joure trying to grow Mr said Most gardening quires some kind of to provide support for plant San lis not considered to lie good aggregate since allow as much air to the as more coarse such as gravel is imporlint the rools re ceive the amounts of air an I water Mr said With loo much air roots dry out With too much water rot Mr Prescoll showed some slides of a business in which is invoked in growing tomatoes and selling them They built the greenhouses on on angle They run solution into the plant containers at the top and it trickles down to the bottom where it is pumped back up to the lop In commercial hydroponics contamination Is a problem In each greenhouse has a chlorine bath for people entering greenhouses to rinse heir shoes As a result of such precautions Mr scoll said they produce tomatoes The one step remember In transferring plants from a soil medium to water medium is rinse all the dirt off the roots There will be a slight setback in the plan growth bul not as much as there Is when transferring a plant roo ted in water to soil Mr Pre said roots which have been growing In arc much more tender and ore I kcly to damaged when they re put in soil Mr Prescoll said that gardening is good for people who spend a lot of lime away from home The nutrient solution only needs freshening about once every four weeks and water level has be led up once every week or so gardening is good for busy people people who have other things to do who want to grow things This friendly bear helped to untangle laps at the Skate- a IhononSunday Mickey M to help thote who were little on GEORGETOWN ROTARY 9500 from Skateathon The Georgetown Rotary Club Skate a raised about to be distributed among a number of organizations in Hills Almost skaters look part in the day long event which was divided Into sections to prevent ice from getting too crowded Members of ihe Georgetown district high school student council skated as did Pat Patterson and Coun NHL Referee Brian Lewis and Toronto Argonaut light end Pclcr Mueller con tributed some ice time at well Peter Mueller raised almost in minutes Rotary club member Ted Watts said Pledges are to be turned In at the Memorial Arena on Nov from to 1 The total will be definite until all the pledges are received Several local organizations will be receiving money from the proceeds of the Skalea Ihon Antony them are the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association the Georgetown Figure Skating Club the Georgetown district high school students council and Crippled Children The Rotary Club will use some of the money for Chrislmas dinner for senior citizens which is being held on Dec The club Is hoping to have senior citizens in attendance Ballinafad 4H feast Herald correspondent The Ho mem a king Club had the final meeting of this current course A World of Food In Canada by en Iheir mothers and members of Ihe Women Institute II was held in the basement of the Church Saturday at noon The girls and their leaders decided It would be nice to have Ihe luncheon and serve the different dishes of dlfrcrenl countries of which had been learning In the The ladies were met the door by two of the group while the rest were busy dishing up the food It was all arranged and set up Buffet style After Ihe welcoming speech by a member of Ihe group the ladles were invited to themselves lo the meal It consisted of hot dishes namely pork and vegetables native China sausage rolls which were Dutch Tourtiere French Canadian hot point salad popular in Germany cabbage rools native to the Ukraine Salads to compliment the meat course was a delicious green salad of Italy cucumber ana yogurt and and sour cream which are served with meals In Turkey and Poland Bread and butter pickles or Canada Desserts were also prepared and served by the girls Blue Berry Buckle with lemon sauce Canadian apple cake of Germany Trifle a ireat for special occasions served in England An of cheese and fruit Dutch Rusks were passed around as an appetizer before the meal started The young teenagers are to be complimented on their achievements Much credit is due to Mrs and Mrs who supervised and taught the club Mrs president of Ihe W I on behalf of ail the guests thanked the girls and leaders The needlepoint class got to a good start on Monday evening In the Community Centre when IB women enrolled to learn art of this Ashgrove news OPTIMRS BAKE SALE Norma Cuthberlson a member of the morning The baked goods for sale ranged Optl Mrs club was on hand to help out the from cookies cakes pics and bread club bake sale held at Zeller on Saturday On Tuesday Nov 15 the CKizens and World Affairs meeting of Women s In stitutc met at he home of Mrs Lucy Oversby with mem and three visitors at tending President Mrs J Hunter presided and opened In the usual way Secretary Mrs read last month minutes and called the Roll which was answered by a World event which has happened recently Mrs John McNabb reported on District Day held Nov at Mrs Clayton Wilson told of Ihe Mount Union In October Mrs Hunter gave the highlights of Ihe first day at the Area Convention held In Kilchener early In November and Mrs Norma Alexander the final day Program was In charge of Mrs Gordon motto by Mrs John a dif fcrcnt world cannot be made by Indifferent people then for the next hour everyone en Joyed the speaker Mrs T McGcc of Nerval and her sister Mrs Doris of Weston These two ladies flew to Tokyo Japan last October to visit Mrs McGees son John wno teaches in a university here They were dressed In a Japanese kimono flower in their hair as they told of their experiences during their six weeks They spoke of beautiful meals lhat were served the gorgeous flowers and Irees everywhere saw rice fields cut both by hand and machines Iheycnjoyedantght at a Japanese Inn and also a three hour lea ceremony They also showed interesting colored pictures on film of the people the temples per trees rice workers and happy looking school children As lhat day happened to be Mrs wedding anniversary Mrs Mcbce presented her with a small Japanese gilt Mrs Francis Thompson thanked Mrs McGeeandMrs Kurd and presented them with a small token of our ap preciation After singing O Canada and Institute grace meeting closed with a social hour We arc all bo glad that Clayton Wilson is home from hospital and Improving VI is still in there wc hop nut too much longer old time Craft Grace McEnery and her assistant Linda Connor were present to instruct the class and give them the basic ches used and the types of material needed for the The classes are to be held every Monday evening till the course is completed Keep in mind the W I Euchre this Friday night Draw will be made on a Quilt Sympathy is extended to Mrs Emily and family who suffered the loss of a mother Mrs Joshua Thomp son who passed away over the weekend after a prolonged illness and area residents will be saddened to hear of the death of a former resident Mrs Nina Robinson It in a London Hospital a few weeks ago Mrs Robinson who with her husband were popular store keepers in the village a few years ago and made many friends Mr and Mrs Leo Jamleson the weekend near Barrle where they were the and Mrs Kelvin Johnston Mr and Mrs Lloyd Marshall were guests at wedding oil Saturday evening When Miss Fay Berry daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Berry and Mr Patrick Ian Green ex changed vows In Erin Presbyterian Church The reception followed In the Erin Canadian Legion Hall Following the Honeymoon the young couple will reside in Bracebrldge Ontario Church Service was held in the basement on Sunday The interior of the Church is being decora led Its news to Pilutti A suggestion McLaughlin Associates may bo willing to let the Hills have property on Hall Road in return for concessions allowing a development south of Silver Creek is news to the man who thought he had an option to purchase on the same property says he took an option of the eight acres of ravine back of Hall Road last August on the condition that be would be able to get a plan of subdivision approved on