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Home Newspaper of Hills Tilt IUi A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Hi I Main SI Georgetown It Ontario Second Mall MO Town shows its backbone in hydro fight It nice to see that in this ever increasingly complacent world the Hills council has not abandoned the hydro corridor fight simply because its a tough battle Between big governments and big business many people feel it is to take on major powers in society no matter how lust the cause It would be easy to think like this in the hydro corridor fight When one considers that opponents of the hydro corridor through Halton Hills are battling the combined forces of Ontario Hydro and the Progressive Con provincial government the task seems pretty formidable But despite the odds op ponents of the corridor have managed to hang tough in their seven year fight and with last weeks pledge of continued sup port the Hills council has stuck by their side Halton Hills council agreed to pledge up to more to the hydro corridor fight This is in addition to the thousands they have already spent along with the use of the town lawyers lent to the Interested Citizens Group by the town council Some may get cold feet at the thought of the town council spending so much on the hydro corridor battle especially because it a fight that would be so difficult to win But considering that the hydro corridor is probably the most important issue to face Halton Hills rural residents in years the expenditure is not out of line The town of Halton Hills is obviously dominated by the urban areas of Acton and Georgetown but now when the rural residents are in need of support we re glad to see the council has not let them down Sure the anticorridor fight is a tough battle but its one worth waging As local Julian Reed told last week s council meeting For the town to withdraw at this time understanding that we are all victims of this runaway truck hydro is to accept the kind of justice that this system is handing out To give up the fight now is simply to say that sure the provincial government and Ontario Hydro are wrong the council has officially said that before but the cards are so heavily stacked in their favor that the battle is not worth waging Autocratic bodies like our provincial government and the corporation depend on that ind of thinking to get away with their heavy handed way of operating It the people and the organizations that don t fight wnen the government is wrong that give them the confidence to operate independent of the wishes of the people Its a bit ironic that at the same time town council is engaged in a battle with a government that does not seek enough input for their decisionmaking and that operates with a closed door mentality council itself is guilty of these same sins Town council has justifiably been called on the carpet by almost every group in town that is in volved in renting Hills arena time Council drew the ice users ire by jacking up the costs of rental time without the minimal courtesy of consulting with these groups to determine the im afee hike and without even inviting them to the council meeting where the matter was discussed Not only at which the matter was discussed at a council meeting without being on the agenda ana after the press had been given the impression that the rest of the council business to be discussed would be held in camera In fact the press could have been present for the ice rates discussion had they known about it Understandably the local sports groups particularly objected to what appeared to be councils attempts to slip the fee hike through council undiscussed and unnoticed Because of the councils at tempts at undemocratic actions they were recently forced to reopen the Issue and properly discuss it at a special meeting with the sports group Council even struck a special committee to study the problem It sounded great and we were happy to see that council would at let attempt to make amends for past mistakes Then we tried to send a reporter to cover Thursday nights committee meeting It was to be the air clearing meeting where the controveriiai issue would be discussed and Ironed Cut The meeting was supposed to help clear up everyone s concerns about the controversy problem was the Herald reporter was not allowed to attend the meeting nor were any other members of the public except for delegated representatives of the sports group It seems council doesn t learn from its mistakes afterall Certainly an issue as im and controversial as the Ice rate increases should be discussed thoroughly and openly so that the public can intelligently assess council s actions This cannot be done when the press is unable to attend the meeting and bring the information out in the open In discussing possible reasons for keeping the meeting closed town councillor Roy Booth said that perhaps members of the sports groups would be intimidated and less likely to talk with the press present Thats an insult to the mem bers of those groups As adults we credit them with enough self confidence to express themselves in public After all if the councillors can manage to articulate themselves every week in front of the press why should councillors expect members of the sports groups to be any different It was because of the articulate objections of the sports groups raised both at a council and a sports council meeting that led to the matter being reopened at all Perhaps council members were more concerned with the things the sports representatives would be saying at the meeting and therefore preferred the press not to be present Its an obvious assumption whenever a council feels it Is necessary to meet behind closed doors without the presence of the public and the press Council bungled the arena rate hike In the first place and it looks theyre on their way to bungling it again Politicians distrust of Hydro illustrated with letter Queens Park Mistakes repeated with closed meeting If The Herald Dunne a committee meeting here discuss the recent Shut 1 Icllcr Out inn Hydro a Rood ill in of why so politicians ilum missive from in inn in rrn vis of is sent to Opposition tdcr in s Hydro rcuc tors hut for on worst in ihi Thru Mile Islind mull minimi Pi hsiul sum irsi limn it hi iould In Mills i silt ilmn risponsc by wis Ihit none rt si ion risk tin I in and represented any lypo imiriuii situation llvdro officials wanted to meet affairs committee whin Smith released letter to give of tin story Mr HI- POUT Hydros operations general mam McCunnill went the Ihi incidents null in Ml tin ire recorded on isnlleil significant event report in llvtlro files and first from Evelyn is East seeking i just such a report is hive separate little boxes for abnormal and significant if they were the same he asked Thai when McConncIl called in conceded In an obscure fashion that they are different Understandably Glgantcs was tun Dragging accurate answers from was like milling from a horse if fin Mil w lo know Ihe iliffcrcn and report i sijniicini event report firsi there was isstnlinl difference ibnut Ihi meining of the word modified thai lo read no ibis lb all pirl of a meandering question discussion and it is in hour before Julian Reed 1 Hilton Burlington politely asked the tiueslinn igain ItlMl Win did the rcpori in front of him Not that Hydro people were giving muddled responses but they limited bad as they fumbled with basic information about how Hydro works Their approach in fact made litem look guill of something as they were Irying to dodge questions or hide fads One I expect engineers to have Hie of politicians but should know how to answer simple questions simply or else lelj ihem to someone who can The cumulative affect of dragging mformationoul of Hydro officials is to leive i definite negative impression in political minds This is not lo give the Shulli letter a have since most of it is nuclear prop but Hydro is filing hive learn to handle its political public relations belter Canadas federal election provides no unified approach Nil would feci more i ml rt ilili if in Quebec ind Ihe rest if in id i irl in Ihe si h ill Mowed similar voting patterns in lection With I it rnmcnl in and its riferend just in unci corner we would fit better if hid indinied i more national unified ippr i in thi problem id voters in u support tin I lis f Piern ill provinces dici tlidil IhcmouK Sinn Ihi I ilur lis li id i larfe v tn i hi itiontl issue ih Trude could hall ists it is understandable Ihat pari iinuremomilnjiciionbj voters rust somi worries about our those concerns bcyondour own borders Look whit the News had say Where spjcinus land id lht is going is anybody guess hut seims hi Ik doubt that it has to wheel on Ihe edge of a ruinous political maelstrom The Journil said Trudeiu went down 1 and perhaps so did Canada best hope for unity In the critical months ahead RUSSIANS TOO the Russian Commun isi newspaper suggesting the coming days will represent a grave trial The Guardian of Manchester said Canada could become a son of Northern Ireland 10 disparate regions going their own way There is probably an immediate panic ificr any change in government but our foreign friends not to mention si mi of our own domestic assessors seem lo Ik going bit fir lime Sure imfortumleihot voting paltcmsnppcir been influenced along linguistic lines but ludicrous to suggest the will fall because of this of the may out of step their fellow Canadians in other provinces this lime but foci is they give an unprecedented to a Ihat campaigned tour square for an idian federalism and a strong central In doing so they clearly their on separatists who win running under the Credilislc banner with Ihe of Parh And while voters in provinces wen givinj iu the heave ho din the most observer would this represented any rejection of fttknlism The Tones and New Demo art as irmly committed ihe mildly of as Liber ils And net hus a different io our difficulties be i bid thing the thtl he has been given ml little cabinet by not be a detriment Sunt he is being forced lo pluck ministers perhaps he will fulfill his iliicrmination In people who can rcflcci a contemporary imUlUTTAHCtT Then in miny who feel that I despite its in llial province may still reflect the of the 1960s And it interesting in weeks Ihcrc have been suggestions in province that ivin Premier may be losing ioiuh with contemporary Quebec At Ihe m mem there is every indication that proline I iberal Leader Claude is outpacing with his plan for a renewed federalism And has recently acknowledged that he would losi any immediate referendum on sover A conciliatory Joe Clark may prove to be a more difficult federalist for Ilene than in inflexible Pierre rudcau If Clark through with his commilmcnl to meel Ihe premier in a spirit of nol confrontation it not be easy for to convince his followers that federalism Claude will be there to help the cause And we shouldn I overlook As leader of opposition whose party more voters than any other last he can have on enormous influence on lite cause for Without partisan pressures of prime ministership wilh an immense pereo ml following he now can rise above all political considerations in his for Can ida All things being considered I don tee much cause for gloom fcCeneialManaoer MICHAEL Editor LARRY MARTIN Manager 87 Halton s History From our files I Hit It IS1TSHOI Tlllim r ll The closest ttuihcd Prune Minister St his lour Ontario is last to meetings in Arthur and Owen ind his parti lift lht at to iar to Arthur Associ Mid with Ban sinit ih9j dud iltaik it his home last Mr had been a Or illi m county untiMir miny i mimii in such is the board of Mr Mrs Kirchcr ire Tollenh where thi will m ihcir hotni Mr Kercher is iss of Thornton in linn iihuh includes a siire living Mr Mrs in moving Into ill on jucen which the in I til I s summary Hid si it lias HOT dry or Din md hot month of May was iblv mil if in all lines Tin muimiiinUrthintmthof70 is fin degrees below normal minimum is below i of in he nineties It is of the hottest Junes that tin remember and link lnv who like i ean Milton is will known locally as a member of Georgetown junior learn Doughs HI is in Milton il hi id lacentions suffered in an thai the life of Elgin ilsoofMillon Black was Ihe driver of car whnh plunged our off an elevated dilour on just north of Milton fifty nine l indidatis re confirmed on Sunday at St GoorLes Anglic in Church when Bishop the church rile It wis Ihe largest lo be confirmed in ihe history of the parish They will mike their first communion Sunday a m Assistant principal at Chapel St Public School for Ihi past three years Hazel Allen will be moving the pnncipil office of Weber School when building is completed next fall Mr Allen was appointed lo the position it a melting of the school board on June at Public School Georgetown will be represented in the Navy Queen s Colour Guard when they Queen Elizabeth II on her tour of Canada this summer Dave son of Mr and Mrs Norm Smith 12 King St Eist who joined nivy in April was chosen for the guard shortly after his arrival Local Sim Mellier received lowing in the widely read Kinsmen when columnist Bill referred to the local Kin news editor as Canada Mister an Legros wrote If Georgetown Kins men Club has had a successful year and from their newsy bulletin It appears to bo tops I would say bulletin editor Sam Mclzer has been a driving force Sum in my opinion Is Mister Kinsman across Ihe nation COUNCIL lit I I- US bought the nihl despite object ion of Coun Ern Hyde who termed them The beepers are radio alert system which will be earned by every fireman The will do away with the prcsm fire alarm The cost of the new system will be with paid immcdntcl Ihi rem Tinder paid on Ihe of the imehousi residents represent jO petitioners attended Monday t Council meeting to make ire of the hazardous in that village which hib them requesting that the limit enforced George Morrison speaking on behalf of the petitioners urged council lo use influence in having speed limits and the load limit I bridge over the CNR tracks enforced before a serious accident occurs The recent Girl Gude cookie day in produced individual ror cord won I be lopped Sandra Free- mm a Guide wilh the Georgetown company outdid all the other local Guides ind Brownies in salesmanship selling boxes Every box of Girl Guide cookies sold helps the individual pack or the arc i and provincial council a per cent of County residents are under ige This is among Hit findings of report prepared by Hilton Assessor Robert Beach and pres lo county council Total county rose by or five percent in 1968 this year report is based on is of September 1968 was 169 The most popular age bracket la is to A SMASH AGO Georgetown residents will be asked to choose several alternatives just what kind of library service they want in town Hilla libriry decided last week to put the question to the people after listening to a lively public meeting advice which ranged from proceeding immediately on renovation and addition of the present library a 101 year old church to doing nolhinf but contemplate for six months Canadian National Railways lnttuta to cut passenger service and close the landmark station In Georgetown Company vice president A William lold hills council Monday that CN has applied to the Canadian Transport Commission for permission lo the station In an effort to reduce organizers are well sail- Tied with community response lo the day long program at Saturday Although numbers were cult to assess because of the area over which the crowd could scatter It la estimated that peopje attended the