Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 3, 1979, p. 1

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AWARD INCUITOMeRRBLATIOMS Home Newspaper of Hills The piper the I big I first b mm MO homes in I Hilton Another appeal planned Hydro fight continues despite ruling FALL FAIR FROLIC Herald photo by Paul Members of the McDonald clan of Georgetown visited the farm of their namesake Old McDonald at this years annual Georgetown Fall Fair where many of the animals on display appeared lobe having as much fan at the thousands of spectators strolling by Here John McDonald shows son Scan H and daughter Colleen A the best of bunch on amusing though preoccupied donkey supplied by Enow of gets interim loan budget status unclear fever Pennant fever has been sweeping the country the past few weeks as watched the real Expos take a whole hearted runat the Nation League Eastern si on pennant One Georgetown resident who was probably more inter ealed lhan most In the pennant drive is Bill once an over powering pitcher with the Expos made headlines becoming the first to a wlth an expansion club talks with Her aid sports editor Mark Ciairmont about his old clubs pennant drive Sport Week Published novelist At times the world seems filled with aspiring writers but theres at least one HJUs resident who has succeed In Iiavlog his work published He Jim Hen and his tale of espionage Copperhead via in bookstores back in Now be writes text books for tbo Toronto board of education He lifts about it In this weeks People Page IB Herald editor The provincial government has agreed to advance the Children Aid Society CAS sufficient cash 10 operations until a final decision is made on the local society appeal for increased government funding but ihcy be expected to repay the mo ney Representatives of the local CAS met in Toronto Wednes day representatives of the ministry of community and social services to discuss the critical situation facing the society Last week CAS director Ron Coup- land Herald hat less society received an increase an its SI GG1 from provincial government it would be unable to effectively implement recent changes to the child welfare act The CAS asked for a of for 1579 While Ihe CAS is already slated to go before a tribunal to discuss I heir appeal for funds Inst week meeting was partly as a result of Ihc Italian society deficit incurred the last few months CAS treasurer Wil 11am attended day meeting and said of ihc loan I don know how expect us repay it Mr said it was not specified whether the Interim financing ranted by would have to be repaid from additional funds that would be granted the CAS whelher the debt would be repaid in install over next few years or how it w be repaid The lone of the meeting was very nice look a fairly 1 one The people seemed to be understand ng but no promises were mode of any kind Mr along with Ihc CAS director upland unveil reams of lo back up iheir contention ihal Ihe local society has as efficiently as possible while carrying an increased work I They were happy with the we presented but advised us ore limited by policy to budge increases of fivt per I Know where the would find additional funding Mr as of t tl of August the CAS Is in expenditure below budget they requested over t budget proved by Ontario government Tit major of expense arc In salaries and the paid institution fees Mr explained thai Constable faces assault charge A Regional Police officer has been charged with common assault following an Incident In Constable Joe Prasad has been charged following an investigation into com plaint of a citizen from Acton He will appear in provincial court in Milton October IS Constable Prasad slopped a cor In Sept and conducted a routine check District Commander tor Alex Terrell said driver complained later to police and following an inve stigation Acting Police Chief I Harding a charge be In id The Deputy Chief said following Ihe police meeting Thursday thai the complaint was twofold A citizen complained that officer had assaulted him and Ihe officer alleged that he was subjected to racial insults The officer was born in British Guyana Deputy Chief Harding said ofricer allegation is still under investigation and charges may be laid once lias been com He said there is a charge under the Criminal Code where person can be charged with inciting racial haired hut the charge is diln cult to prove Racial discrimination Is evil and It is just as evil that police officer be subjected to it as it is for a tbe Deputy Chief said He added that ho wished lo re mind members of the press and the public that a police officer is the same I as a priviie allien lo be considered Inm until Common falls under Ihe summary conviction sec lion of Ihe Code and is considered minor offence person charged with common need not have struck complainant to be found guilty of charge would only be necessary for the victim lo believe he was in danger of being harmed Constable Prasad was bom in ilrllish Guyana and has five and half years experience with Guyanese police force He joined the George town force in February of Until recently he was Ihe youlh officer for Milton and Aclon He lives in have been nominal and no new staff have been hired ministry had expected the I I layoff staff members when determining 1J9 budget Our caseload war rant a ijone average cases per workers is Zl III Hilt n this average is according to Mr There has been a per cent increase in e number of children in gnup care under the junsd of Hilton 199 Tin pud number of f r in i in Ins Mm up 1 lOOdiys Trim 7J said Mr DeVris This is parliaily as a result of 10 the child welfare Mr also reported a shift in Ihe of children under ore has led increased eosis Then has been a drama increase in the number of ildren in 15 croup eom the number in the eight age group society now fir mi re girls thill before and ace rding to Mr this loo to mi re Another meeting ministry is staled for Ihis Friday October j to further discuss the CAS fund ing appeal Local Julian Reed Burlington the Herald that CAS demonstrated their efficiency I going to bat them Herald staff writer The interested Citizens group ICG wilt continue to fight he construction of a hydro corridor ihrough Halton Hills in spite of a Supreme Court of Ontario decision to dismiss the group appeal have an Ontario Municipal Board ruling on corridor quashed The appeal which was filed Jointly by ihe ICG and the own of Hills sought to have approval of the quashed The corridor has received approval both from the OMB under the Planning Act and Ontario Hydro under the Power Corporation Act ICG spokesman John Minns said the ICG Intends to seek a meeting with Hugh the new chairman of Ontario Hydro and lay the groups cause before him At a meeting or landowners along Die com dor roule in Hills Mon day night the landowners vol to continue battle in the courts and to continue lo oppose Ontario Hydro in its attempts construct the last miles or ihe 108mile long corridor from Bruce dear Generating Station to a transformer station Milton The Divisional Court of the Supreme Court of Ontario in a unanimous decision rejected the appeal of the town and the ICG because Ihe project has received sufficient approval for Ontario Hydro to begin construction so that there would be no point in the court becoming involved in juris dispute SECTION The court was asked whether the had the right to approve final section of the corridor Lawyers for the town and the ICG said that Ontario governments of the corridor under the Power Corporation Act the involve men of the which held a public hearing February and ap proved Ihc project on planning grounds Mr Justice Steele who heard the cose along wilh Mr Justice John Holland and Mr Justice Robert Montgomery said applicants had not asked for a declaration that fie Planning Act did not apply Ontario Hydro appro val of the corridor had been given I am seriously concerned that the court is being asked to exercise its discretion and make a decision In a matter from which no practical will flow but which decision might have far reaching effects on other persons before court Mr Steele wrote in the decision This Is particularly so In present application where other remedies open lo applicant were not asked for were rejected or would refuse lo exercise the discretion of the court and would dismiss the application with costs Mr Minns said the decision did say anything at all about our argument The strongest thing lliey say Is that hey have serious doubts but then fa quite a difference between serlotti doubts and being wrong ho said Mr Minns said the reason the ICG and the own sought Judicial agreement lhat the corridor comes under the Power Corporation Act Is so ICG con continue to lengc corridor Under the Power Corporation Ac I Ihe corridor would reverl 10 the control of Ontario Hydro and the issue can be brought up al Queen Park he said the Planning Act we cant challenge It ho said Under the Power Corporation we can Continued page Council says no to gravel pits By PAUL writer Spurred by hard hitting pre from iwo spokes men representing at least Sixth Line residents town council has withdrawn its approval of mining operations at six area wayside ravel While officials of the provln ministries of natural resources and trans and communications MTC looked on Monday night council voted unani rescind its January resolution endorsing the six Hills pils for use in provincial road projects A second unanimous vole will sec the advised in the strongest possible terms thai town is concerned over the scale of mining operations recently for the pit on the Sixth Line and wishes the ministry to build a road for exclusive use by gravel trucks between the and Lutes at its own so nam motion Miller also informed council of his intcn lion to introduce third motion incorporating the concessions which officials offered to consider during a meeting Friday in the of Mayor Pete In what appears lo be a precedent selling move the MTC has indicated Its willing ness to provide a Ml time inspector lo supervise both extraction opera I ions at the pit and the move men is of gravel trucks which In themselves created much of Ihe controversy by allegedly speeding running stop signs and operating at illegal hours A letter from Ihe MTC which Continued on page two BUT BOY CAN HE HIT No wonder hall yearold Brent need help hitting the ban aoo the full for hit cap mother Deborah have lifted the peek cap of offering to beta bit the ban Thi con were playing Sunday at Holy Craw School a mkly ritual this pan tmotoby Mark

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