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5213 I III FOBEHT I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Wednesday January Halton Hills lngrange vision fails to meet criteria Province dumps official plan reputation nit the Hollywood of Ihr North iddrd hood Monday when a on he western edge of town film hi for an episode of Ihr television The Up starring Campbell iii led up warmly to withstand Monday cold tempera hep all the were limed outside Geor lens its scener a CBC detective snoops around town By TAYLOR Herald Staff Writer Television paid a re turn to Georgetown Monday after a lengthy ab sence to film some exterior scenes lor Its scries The Great Detective This was the second visil to GecrgetownfortheCBC The television scries Durgens MP was partially filmed here some years ago when Georgetown masquer as Moose Falls a small lown In northern Ontario The scenes filmed Monday at Ihe Farm on Highway 7 across from the Masonic Temple will be included In an episode to be telecast sometime in March CBC representative McPherson said Cheryl Garrett owner of the farm said the production crew contacted her about six weeks ago for permission to film some exterior scenes on the farm The series deals with the exploits of Inspector Cameron a detective em ployed by the province in the late to investigate crimes across Ontario The character of Inspector Cam is based on real life detective John Murray who investigated a number of notorious crimes in Ontario during that period Douglas Campbell stars as Inspector Cameron with Sandy Webster playing his best friend pathologist Chisholm Scenes filmed around the farm will be part of an episode dealing with a mur which hinges on trick photography The Eurlos mere inn represents the home of an established pholographir of tit per George played Michael The seenes filmed Monday show the inscclir and the doclorarmingat the Deer home in sleigh a Run and talking outside the the series place in tin IBM all were dressed in period cos with several of mi km long underwear underneath to keep nut Ihe selling sines caused other problems for crew In the 1890s then wercnoauiomoblles time a scent was filmed officers hired by the producer had to stop traffic distance from the scene to prevent the sound of engines from being picked up on the sound trait Mrs Garrett said the prod told her he was familiar and had mark cd down the house in his mil as a potential film Mrs Garrett is a former model and her husband works in the garment try so they arc familiar with television The big thrill of the day for Mrs Garrett was pelting a ride in the horse drawn sleigh used in one of the scenes It something I ve always wanted to do and someone from Ihe crew for me to have a ride she said Mrs Garrett said she had seen some of the filming for ihe movie when the movie crew was in town but didn t see the filming of cither Running or Never Trust an Honest Thief The television crew was on hand until well into the even and filmed some night scenes outside the house using lights outside and set ling up some lights inside the house to shine out onto Ihe lawn Mrs Garrett The crew had two recren vehicles which as makeup room and wardrobe in which to keep warm during breaks In the filming as welt as large buses and trucks loaded with equipment The crew was lo move onto Greenwood Conservation Area Tuesday to shoot some exterior scenes Acton parents teachers rally to save high school instructors position By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special The board of has delayed action until nest Wednesday Jan on Ihe fate of an Acton high school teacher barred from his class room after he was convicted of Ibcfl in Wellington County court Dec A delegation of more 100 parents and friends of Keith Black turned up at the board last Thursday to support him but only a three- man delegation was allowed to address the board during an Incamera session before public meeting began Rev Charles Beaton Rev John Robertson and David Smith Mr Black lawyer spoke the board for about minutes Mr Beaton later told tie crowd the decision t bo made until next week One supporter vowed he be back with a busload of supporters for that meeting Lost Thursday display Is only a continuation of the community support Mr Black received throughout the trial Mr Beaton said It Is the community faith in Mr Black which Mr Beaton feels the board must take Into account in deciding on strati on recommendations Ins lOSt I Board staff rccommen the of 11 school s social sciences be rcmnved from his classroom re to duties until the end of school year and his terminated Aug If the board accepts the recommendation of its admlni sir itors a recommen ilation would be made to the nun education calling for the cancellation of Mr provincial leaching The W rding of the while students petition Parents and teachers I the only ones support Acton high school teacher Keith Black In his battle to keep his Job Mr Blacks conviction Dec for theft over t common knowledge among the school students until last Wednesday when Acton Free Press published the story of had happened to him and what sanetions might face him Thursday night Thursday morning student council president Smith and friend Laura Spalding circulated a petition among the students expressing support for Mr They collected signatures from a possible students Lisa and Andrea members of Mr Block class were the board meeting Thursday because Miss Smith and Miss Spalding come Ihcy said The girls said they had also written a personal letter to the board which every member of their class had signed The letter and the petition were both given to Acton school trustee Arlene Bruce for presentation to the board Thursday on Act gives Ihe board no choice In burring Mr Black his classroom after the Instruction super Ray Stones said hough the board did nothing when Mr Black was first charged in January Legally he added Mr Black had to be removed until the board has lime to deal with the situation However II Is now up to the board to weigh the social and political aspects of the matter decide to accept or reject he admini recommendations Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation presi dent Ron Ness said federa Is advising and supports Mr Black SUPPORT If the board decision goes against Mr Black Ihe federa tion can put In a grievance for him over demotion a department head and his transfer since both of Continued on Page AS Herald Staff Writer A draft of Hills long awaited official plan has been rejected by the provincial ministry of housing a shocked and disappointed general committee learned Monday night It appears that the ministry feels the document as prescn ted represents a simple conso lidation of the official plans of Georgetown and Acton clerk administrator Ken Richardson said rather than long range planning for Hills over the next to years While both he and town planning director Mario Vcndilti assured councillors that years of work which own staff have put into the document has not been wasted Mr Richardson said the mini wants completed plan lo include among other things the findings of Acton and Georgetown urban area studies now underway In addition Mr in a report the minister noted that the draft plan does not embrace Ihe agricultural code of practice foodland guide in social policies heritage policies and stilt uncompleted plans for the future of the downtown cores of Aclon and Georgetown Calling on the committee to taskforce or guiding body to make changes in the draft plan Mr Richardson urged disgruntled councillors to look ahead for Ihe next 20 years and look at what there for the past ten But some councillors are angered that local planning policies seem to be dictated by the provincial government and Ihe region Since Halton official plan was signed by housing minister Claude Bennett last August all municipalities in the region must amend their local plans to conform with ihe regional document Coun Sheldon maintained that planning policies should be kept local and suggested amending he regional plan to conform municipal planning concerns I m extremely disappoint she said We had a unique opportunity to come up with a plan that reflects the Irands It sup to us to prepare a plan that represents what we TWO YEARS Questioned by Marilyn Mr said that town planning staff began drafting an official plan two years ago according to polici I hen preferred by the region and the ministry At that time he said Milton and Hills were advised lo consolidate all local plans Completed first the Milton plan now awaits comprehend a mending lo conform with the regional document Mr Venditti noted So many things arc happen in Hills he explain that the ministry has now suggested drafting a new rather than a consolidated official plan The additional time he said while disappoint will allow the own to come up with a better plan within a couple of months Contents from the recently completed Highway 7 study and a rimmed version of he town 55page master parks plan will also be in the new draft REPORT BACK In proposing the ask force Mr Richardson said it should meet regularly with regional planning staff and other bodies concerned with planning the future and v report to the local planning Depending on the completion of the Aclon Georgetown urban area reviews Mr Richardson said he hopes to have a new draft plan ready by the end of year Planning board chairman Mike Armstrong said he would urge Mayor Pete Pomeroy lo quickly submit task force appointees for council approval My goal Is to complete the by Armstrong said It has to be done There s no use looking behind we got to took forward Town council is expected lo approve he task force propos at lis regular meeting next Monday Cancer strikes family of Fox lyricist Georgetown Stokes author of the lyrics of Song for Terry is the victim of one of cancer bitter ironies after the musical tribute to Terry Fax was recorded she learned cancer had struck a member of her own family Mrs Stokes told The Herald last week her mother lias hud major surgery since in STOKES cancer was discovered in her stomach tissue There was a kind of magnetism with Terry a kind of emotional thing she said It was a different story it was kind of rough to lake when it came into my life On top of this the record has not been selling too well recently because three people primarily involved have not had the time or money to actively promote it The lyrics were originally a poem which Mrs Stokes dedicated to Terry Fox in September The poem was set music composed by Victor Del la mora and was performed by Georgetown Michaels both now of Brampton None of us involved have time or money to push it beyond the flurry of Initial activity Mrs Stokes said Where it really died was when all three of us were busy with our Jobs and we didnt have the time or money to promote It The record has bee a withdrawn from local record stores because it was Just gathering dust Mrs Stokes said Copies of the record are still available through Mrs Stokes at Ellis Real Estate Of the original pressing of 1 copies there are between and 300 copies left The costs of making the record have already been recovered and the rest Is pure profit Mrs Stokes said Proceeds from the record go o he cancer society We re not sure what to do with the record she said We hate to drop he price on them We can deliver copi of he record because we haven got a delivery pouch We had a post office box for orders but we got so few orders we decided not to go to the expense of getting a pouch Its been suggested we gel somebody with some lime on heir hands promote the record Mrs Stokes said We re hoping to sell the record off during the April campaign There not a lot of emotion involved with Terry anymore they remember but they re not emotionally in contact with it and have to be We re all happy Terry doing so well but here Isn t enough media contact to remind people We don t want people to feel sorry for us because we got all the satisfaction of doing something In our hearts selling the records Satellite library opens Jan 23 on Main St The Hills Public Library Hoards interim lihnrv service at tin Pcnnlesworlh shop in downtown Georgetown becomes unliable a week from Irlday I I Bill told The Her lid this week To be known as satellite libnry the ffers residenls of tin older part of Georgetown a return books borrow new ones without to visit the temporary lilinry In the Guelphvicw plazi every Ihird 11 a m pin llioun will lie posted in Pennyworth front ndiwl is offered courtesy of the board Hill who runs library on wheels for urea shut ins and Pennies worth en wners I Barnard and reta Hopkins A room at the rnr of the OH Main St South store will fir boxes of books will be from Square by piek up truck raidnmsihilioiinfhooks speetfieally requested lumes willbt The Georgetown library moved il Hie eorner of Street and Road just over months will am until I summer when tin on Market Mm is About the Hills And the winner is The name for Halton Hills special van for the physically handicapped could be announced later this week Marilyn indicated Monday night Town residents recently have been contributing their efforts to come up wllh a suitable monicker for the service submitting ideas to The Herald Coun Serjeantson chairwoman of the committee preparing the transportation program for an April start said that council must give final approval on preparations before the service Is launched Plan for Honors Night The own general committee appointed eight counc cillors lo two more local committees Monday night Councillors Dave Whiting Ruts Miller Walter sod Marilyn Scrjeantson have been named by Mayor Pete serve on he Recognition and Honor Awards Evening Committee Serving on this year Restoration of the Acton Old Town Hall Committee are councillors Terry Sheldon John McDonald and Harry Neighbor planning for Christmas pays off page A3 Arts Council hits the target with Its historical mural page AS Being a nurse In private home has Its page At promise warm up Hill with He really not such a bad fellow for a vampire page All reappointed to police com mill ion Lindsay lakes top spot In Georgetown midget hockey tournament page Utters A5 News A10 Community News All Ontario Outdoor B2 In Churches BS 1- HOOK AND LADDER EXECUTIVE The Georgetown Firefighters Association Tom Ma new secretary Andy Murphy chairman Bailey elected 11 executive for I SSI prior to annual vicechairman and Ernie treaaurer See page At far Sunday afternoon The new executive left lo right Is story and more photos