Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 24, 1979, p. 17

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Planning board okays Hunters Inn change KEVETTES PAST PRESIDENTS Georgetown celebrated their anniversary Monday evening with a grt together for past and present members Among attending were past president Front row from the tell Levy Marilyn Sunnucka lWJfl67 Donna Moores Alton 1963 Ida Church 194263 Taylor Hack row Karen Harrison Donno Sharon 1D72 Marilyn Cook 1974 Bonnie Farle 197G77 Colleen Armstrong 197879 and Cheryl Absent were presidents Sue Cooper 1977 Gall Mono Milne 1665W Helen Curtis and Marg deceased MP defends capitalism during first speech OTTAWA Brampton Georgetown Tory MP John McDermld told the House of Commons Monday that the Clark government could be expected to strengthen the free enterprise system In his maiden speech Parliament the irishman MP told the opposition Now Demo crats thai the government will not apologize or the economic system which ho said has performed well in spite of roadblocks continually thrown in its path II is trendy and chic in certain quarters to continually lift for the way in which it supposedly favors lteed at the expense of the underprivileged he slated Any objective ana unbiased analysis of social development policies and in come redistribution programs however will quickly give He to such an assertion Mr lold the members in the Commons that there is no greater Injustice that society can perpetuate on the weak to erode the initiative of the enterprising He expressed bewilderment with opposition suggestions that economic recovery can only be gained by increasing government Involvement in competitive enterprise tern The highest standards of living are experienced by ions where the enterprise torn predominates he argued On the other hand tries where state capitalism is the vogue are certainly not no led either for their high of living or for the efficient and equitable of goods and services he stated The may have its faults and shortcomings he admitted but let us not lose of our system- strengths its respect for the dignity of human achievement its re jection of the indignity of human enslavement and its uncanny ability to harness the power of human endeavor to ward the realization of com Mr McDermld also praised IheThrune Speech proposal for a national tourism strategy to Improve a sector of the which he claimed has been virtually overlooked by prciiousgovernmcnls He reminded the Common that tourism in this country i an 111 billion business counting for five per cent of the gross national product Prior to the opening of Par Mr McDermld pre sided over a caucus committee which examined the problems of the tourism Industry The task is great but our government is dedicated to the upgrading of the tourism in and to cooperate much more fully with the private sector and the provinces in achieving this goal he con eluded Input is being sought on Hilton Falls use Public input is being sought by the Region vation Authority for a new master plan to be developed for the Hilton Falls Area in Milton Development in largely forested acre tionaren has been restricted to water wildlife and forest ma Recreation has been limited mainly to trail activities throughout the area This relatively unspoiled fo rest tract set amidst other conservation owned by the authority has been gaining In popularity with the public A threephase public parti pa process initialed In Sep tember wilt help determine the long term use of Hilton Foils authority new master plan will revise and ate present resource manage ment plans and will provide guidelines for future conserve and development of the Phase one now In progress solicited submissions from the public and interested groups with an Information package made available for those interested After the written are reviewed by the planning staff and the Conser vntion Area Information Edu cation Advisory Board the second phase will begin Two public meetings for oral pre sentations will be held and the Authority preliminary con far development will be introduced After the written arc reviewed by the planning staff and the Conser vation Area Information Edu cation Advisory Board the second phase will begin Two public meetings for oral pre sentations will be held and the Authority preliminary con for development will be introduced Of some concern to the Is the growing popular and overuse of the Falls area itself Remnants of a mill at the Falls offers a glimpse of the Region past history The mill dales back to the 1930s when Edward Hilton built a sawmill utilizing falls for Hilton according to local historian Joshua was rather eccentric After build lag the mil In a style exempli tying his character Hilton abandoned the project to join the Loos Rebellion Left unattended for nearly twenty the mill crumbled be neath the pressures of nature George HP Parks look over the mill and as the new owner it at great expense To power the mill he Installed a cast Iron wheel forty feet in diameter But again the mill fell upon bad lime and after a fire it was left to decay again The wheel which had cost Parks thousands of dollars was sold to collect back taxes for a miserly sum of thirty dollars The property continued to change hands until 1667 when the Halton Region Conserve Authority purchased the land for water control purpos to protect this large key forest area on the Niagara Escarpment The Conservation Area is now part of the the largest forest complex south of the Bruce Peninsula The Area lias been under one form or another of forest man agement since the when Hilton built his sawmill Cut over like most of Southern Ontario the forest has been steadily trowing back since the 1900s Because of the poor soil and rough terrain efforts to introduce agriculture foiled Hilton Falls is under a year forest management plan development in 1973 by the Authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Natural Resources A wildlife management pro gram linked to the forestry management was launched to protect the large and diverse animal population pre set trmd is to sustain the of species by main taming and improving wildlife tats The Hilton halls dam and reservoii built on one of the largest watercourses in the Region the Sixteen Mile Creek is used for fljod control and summer stream flow Because of the scenic voir and network of Tores roads for Tire protection and treatment the Area is increasingly used by hikers and crosscountry ski The trails wind through beaver ponds stands of mo lure Red Oak a variety of maples hickory and beech trees An popul ax season moiut iiuteis is autumn when forest is set ablaze with changing colors and Insects arc few The Autlionly mil master plan will incorporate the A s Initial water source functions with the public need for outdoor recreation The plan will among other things analyse the biophysical and cultural data gathered and assess potential capability features de ter mined as sign if leant will be protected while the nature and intensity of facilities for re- Further information about the public participation pro grams or Hilton Falls Area can be obtained from the Region Con nervation Authority office In million 87841311 G0RDIE FULLER GOSPEL RECORDING ARTIST WILL APPEAR AT HALTON HILLS PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY on Highway Sunday October 28th AM PM SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY SERVICES ALSO CANADIAN BORN EVANGELIST PAUL M tone Drug Addict and Alcoholic for Yi art Ttmti In 100 Huntley SI Guest PREACHING MORNING EVENING WELCOME A AMEND The town planning board has somewhat belatedly sanction a zoning change for the Hunters Inn property on GeorgctoAn Road where the expansion of an adjacent industry is ready well underway The sale of the historic Incorporated the moulding plant next door which is adding square feet to its foot facility was announced in early August amid speculation that the Inn would have to be moved Both Brian Brown of the Hunter Inn and Barry of Cercor confirmed however that removal of the Inn wouldbe considered only if a further expansion of the plant is deemed necessary possibly in two years or more A ng bylaw amendment was recommended for appro val by the board last Tuesday night conditional upon agreeing to meet suggested drainage grading and site access provisions A routine circulation of the rczonlng application by town staff raised concerns among local police and forces over traffic and siting matters The Hills Fire Department and Regional Police were the only agencies among those ted to point out that any additional expansion til the future could compound lily problems and traffic flow problems already being experienced firefighters the Maple Avenue A police report colled the hazardous during peak pen and recommended thai signal lights should be const soon for Installation Reregistration for Session now open to public MENS SWIMGYM LADIES SWIMGYMVOLLEYBALL FITNESS CLASSES ARE WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Come out once a week for a terrific workout and start getting into shape Men Class at 00 Instructor Martin Lewis Ladles Class at 8 00 Instructor Pat Zorgo Classes at G H S Gym III Pool Zellers Pharmacy 3DAY SALE Great Values on Family Drug Needs On Sale Thursday through Saturday October or while quantities last We reserve the right to limit quantities 127 Cold tablets plus decongestant action tabs 117 Aspirin For fast pain relief 100 tabs 197 Formula 44 127 Vitamin C I Vitamin C Chowablo flavour 37S Manttiolalum External ana MaaloxPlus MaaloxPlus Antacid 340 ml Regular or Swiss Lemon null I Paramettes Paramettes 337 I 27 Popto Bismol Condom specially surface Neo Cltran for Hol drink for cold 10 pouches SAT IF

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