Letters to the Editor SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday February 1H1 Page Candidates blazing crosstown trails The Credit River KaBooms reader wonders about safety To Ihe Editor of The Herald For your info Report on Operation Dynamite Around p last Wednes day I was awakened from a restful nap am working an shift by a loud KA A BOOM and rattling win Being a bit concerned I decided to check out the source of the commotion and proceed to our floor balcony I had no more than reached the balcony when I was met with another blast and rattling windows After seeing the Hying ice and water it did not take me long to reach a conclusion as to what was happening at our back door no less and behold our recently last summer dredged etc and supposedly corrected Credit River was now being ripped apart by dynamite Why Because of ICE JAMS Welt back to the drawing boards fellas On observing the activity down by the riverside I could see two individuals in red overalls dashing about rather hurriedly but seem en joying their mission as well as several onlookers ere hardhats and a couple of photographers local report era I bet Then another KA A BOOM and another Every blast sent water and chunks of Ice flying every way However one blast in particular sent chunks of ice the size of a grapefruit flying into and over the apart parking lot with one piece rattling off a balcony railing me At this point I must admit it started lo get a bit scary My yelling could be heard by those involv but little attention was afforded my remarks Then maybe I I expect that Ihey should would interrupt such important work to con themselves with the safe ty of other human beings and personal property Well I for one and this is my reason for writing this letter am very concerned that an operation of this nature can be carried out with such little or no apparent site prepare lion or advance warning bUng exercised with regard lo the safely and protection of Inno cent bystanders or private property I think It utterly ridiculous what with the of I gather on the- Job supervisors present thai charges of dynamite were one by one literally thrown Into Ihe river attached to a live wire and set off In a let her blow where or as slit blows fashion I doubt that I was the only bystander to witness lot least a port on this lion However I felt I should make my views known in the hope they mlhl be passed on in wl way to someone of authority who would take It upon herself ensure that the planning and future exercises of this are conducted In the presence of at least ONE safety oriented and rcspons individual Yours truly Porter John St No Georgetown South Cayuga citizens appeal for civil rights They re off The three provincial dates for tiding of Burlington are on the campaign trail knocking on doors cutting ribbons and sing babies as they pursue a Mar 19 election Inc Reed the riding for the third time on behalf of the Liberals opened his riding headquarters In Milton and his Georgetown committee room In the Hal ton Hills plaza Satur day For the past two days Mr Reed has been canvassing in Burlington Today day he knocking on doors in Milton and tomorrow he I be back In Burlington Tomorrow evening he will be attending the annual meeting of the Community Assocla tion at p Mr Itced will be at lending the Georgetown Lions Club a Cltlien the Year banquet Friday evening at the Lions Hall candidate Fran Balnea has a busy week lined up for her first time out as a candidate She spent Monday In M lion and attended the Acton mbcr of Commerce dinner tint even ing Yesterday Tuesday Mrs Balnea knocked on doors in Burlington accompanied in MPP Julian the Burlington South PC candidate George Ken- Mrs Balnea will be in Georgetown today knocking on doors all dav with break for lunch at the monthly luncheon served by he Daughters of St George at the church hall Tomorrow she It be returning to Milton and she rounds up the week In Acton knocking on doors and visiting Frank Heller Ltd Friday evening Mrs will be attending the Rotary Club Super Dance at St Georges On Saturday Mrs Balnes will embark on a motor home or bus rally through the riding stopping In Georgetown on Main Street and at the pious between 30 and 10 30 a m and in Acton between Ham and noon From there It on through Milton Campbellville and Burlington Mrs Balnea will be attend a pancake breakfast at the Brook Hall In Nassaga weya at 10 a Sunday and a committee meeting at p m candidate Chris Cutler will be In Acton tomorrow Thursday for the opening of his committee room at 30 The committee room Is located in the home of Allan Feeler on Lakevlew Road The Georgetown committee room located In the home of John will be officially opened Saturday ELECTION CENTRAL Progressive Conservnlivi To the editor of Herald On Nov Harry minister of announced that South Cayuga had been selected as the location for an Industrial waste disposal facility desti to handle all of Ontario industrial waste currently estimated at some GO million gallons a year As a cltiten group our major concern Is with the manner In which that announcement was made and Ihe dangerous plica lions behind that announce ment implications which affect all of Ontario For when the government announced its decision it staled that Ihere would be no Environmental Assessment Heatings nor Expropriation Hearings We are not saying nor have we ever said that we don want the dump All we have ever asked for is our right accor ding to a full Environmental Assess ment Hearing in order that ALL the facts be brought out both pro and con so that Ontario will not have to deal with Its own Love Canal The number of lions and associations sing our demands for such a hearing is growing and while too numerous to list TOWN OF HALTON HILLS LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE First curtain call signals new GLT era Herald Special When the curtain goes up on the first Georgetown Little Theatre production in the new Hills Library Theatre Arts Centre will signal a new era in group 20year history Most people think perhaps understandably so that ail Little Theatre problems will be solved by having a proper theatre said GLT president In fact the oppo site is true We face a whole set of Dew problems However we prefer to view them as challenges Anticipated new problems or rather challenges Include Increased production costs reduced set construction time and limited rehearsal unities on production stage Mrs Joynes explained that at present GLT contracts with Coeur to rent Its hall for all facets of a production Not only do we rehearse on the same stage as we will ultimately perform but through the excellent relation ship we enjoy with we re able to take three to four weekends to build our sets she said When we move to the new theatre we II simply not have that luxury She said that Utile Theatre long ago accepted that it would not be economical for town to let or any other community group monopol lie the facility particularly for Don revenue producing purposes There are therefore no special features In the new theatre peculiar to needs such as Green Rooms storage space for stage sets and properties Why then have Georgetown Little Theatre members been such enthusiastic promoters of a proper theatre Past president and chair man of the groups fund raising drive John Roe said faced two basic choices three years ago when It was learned It would have to vacate Howard Public School We could once more pick up our props and move on again starling from scratch which of course we had to do when we moved to Sacre know Ing the same thing could happen time and again or we could take a positive gamble on the future Mr Roe said the deciding factors for the group were the challenges afforded by work Ing In a properlyequipped theatre and the comfort of its patrons Over the years the consist complaint has been seating Next to that has been restricted vision for those at back of the and the Inability reserve particular seats With permanent sloped fix seating the theatre in the new facility will answer all these concerns he said Many people tell us that when they go out to a show they like to dress up and make an evening of It No matter how much we fancy up the halts In which we perform they arc still school and churchhalls Mr Roe said that having been such strong advocates for a proper theatre Georgetown Utile Theatre felt 11 had a moral obligation to play a leading role in the public fund raising We have no illusions how over that this means we will be looked after he said Rather we would expect that town council will develop a user rate and program policy which will be biased In favor of community as opposed to outside professional or commercial Interests GLT will have enough headaches tackling the new challenges posed by using the facility without having to radically reorganize Its performing schedules because preference has been given to more lucrative one shot bookings He added that the group having worked closely with both the recreation depart and council In developing theatre proposals and now fund raising was confident that these concerns would receive attention As for some of those new challenges Lea Heed a long time backstage worker said GLT recognizes that new stage setbuilding techniques may be required No doubt it will mean us having to design and build light weight sets in the rehear sal location which can be easily transported and quickly reerected In the new theatre he said It also probably means working longer hours putting up and tearing down sets but of course we won know fully until time Pausing in between putting Ihe finishing touches to Count Dracula set see feature story elsewhere In this Issue Mr Heed added 1 sure when the me comes GLT will rise to the challenge In the meantime GLT a fund raising efforts are continuing Most recent purchasers of a live seat plaque are Mike Sharon Dara and Paul James Details of the group unique scheme which this week topp ed can be obtained from John Roe at or Mary Main at 8770609 Jolliffe Shoe Store n Villiic Acton OPENING A complete line of solid Canadian made Pine Furniture WATCH FOR US MARCH Village Acton they include Canadian ronmcnlal Law Association pollution Probe Green peace Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec Ontario Federation of Agriculture Consumers Association of Canada Ontario Ontario Christian Farmers plus some Ontario municipal lies We as citizens are being extremely reasonable about this Issue we are asking for nothing more nor will we settle for anything less than a hearing under the Environ mental Assessment Act The Ontario government has chosen to circumvent its own legislation and refuses to listen to us We urge you to consider the seriousness of his problem for while this particular topic is South Cayuga and an envlronmen lallssue dictatorial attitude goes unchallenged next time it could be YOU and YOUR COMMUNITY over another If the government cares so Utile for the rights of people In our area do you really think ihey will care or listen to you Think carefully before you cast your vole March IB Yours truly Rene for O Haldimand Norfolk ration for a Pure Envlron- mcit 10 Dunn ville Ontario Belleghem quits but not over PC controversy Incumbent Julian Reed opened his Georgetown campaign office at the Hills Shopping Pima Saturday afternoon cheered on at the rlbboncuttutg ceremony by croud of and campaign workers In ceremony were left to right former and Jim Barrett Mr Reed young friend subfile Julian brother and campaign msnsger Laurie and Martin Herald photo by Dave Rowney Dy TAYLOR Staff Writer Jack has denied a report in lost week Acton Free linking his retirement from the presidency or the Burlington Progressive Conservative Association to the controversy over the party nomination meeting Feb He denied that his decision had anything to do with the decision by the party executive rendering a number of new parly members ineligible to vote for a candidate He never iheless expressed frustration about having to lake flak for a decision made by the whole executive Mr said there was no choice but move the dale back because It would otherwise have been Imposs to run a campaign in three weeks The rule applied equally to Mrs Balnes and Mr Penman he said I can concern myself who the candidate Is going lobe I have to worry about campaign Mr said he has been Involved in politics since he was six years old carrying signs for a candidate In Cooks ville He has been a director of the Burlington PC Association for about three I m not retiring because of any criticism of Fran or Brian In Fridays Weekend Extra Community news sets its 19S1 Acton Chamber of Com merer annus meeting Asparagus grower con vlcted Maple Lodge update police pay dispute n lis behalf When the executive decided both of whom I think would to move the date of the make excellent candidates nomination meeting ahead to and either of whom could beat allow more time to mount a Julian Reed he said When campaign a number of I m trying lo do a Job for the memberships were made association and other ineligible because of a clause members or the association sit in the association constitution back and criticize but won tdo which says members must be work paid up days before the Mr Belleghem emphasized nomination In order to vote that buying a party member ship Is not simply a matter of The executive chose to buying a vote but Is showing uphold the clause rather than making an exception Some members of the association have been critical of what has construed as prejudice on behalf of Mrs Balnea chosen the candidate over Milton Brian Penman I don have any qualms any reservations In the least about what we did Mr said If you know what you re doing and you re doing the tight thing it comes as a surprise to be criticized The whole thing is blown out of proportion If the nomination had gone the other way there no doubt in my mind that I would have been dumped on by the losing side Premier Bill and Hilton Burlington Conservative candidate Fran Balnes were all smiles Wednesday morning when approximately ISO party supporters showed up for breakfast at the North Coif and Country Club In Georgetown Premier prided Mrs for sense of the concerns Ihe people In her riding and said she will be welcomed asset In Queen Park local Tories win the March election dan BOOKS LIMITED CHRISTIAN BOOKS RECORDS S GIFTS STOCK REDUCTION SALE OF RECORDS APtS PRICED AT FOR OR EACH A GEORGE ST BRAMPTON PHONE Came to Church GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH 1901 S School 1 1 RALPH WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ST GEORGES CHURCH ANGLICAN Sundiy Maich Sam Jun of Church Nursery 11am Morn no Prayer MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR EDWIN MITCHELL Sunday March Every Sunday ly bio School Preach Pra Preach Boys A Prayer nrj lots Always Welcomo drawing LUTHERAN CHURCH W Road Hi Carolo PASTOR REV DR JM Sunday March 1981 Church Sunday School 1 Chu Service LOOK FOR IT IN TODAYS EDITION Home of Halton Hills