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Q claims two lives in two da Second disowning sift By ASTRA Herald Stall Writer Two drowning deaths with in two days Waterfalls Park near last week have brought the park death toll to eight In the last iears and have any people w hat went wrong with town ell recently passed bylaw legislating require ments for public swimming areas on private property The deaths of 19year old Tony of July 1 and year old Ronald Barrett of Toronto July have raised questions once again as to what safety requirements of public swimming areas In privately owned parks specifically Waterfalls Park should be Implemented The effective ness of current bylaws regu the safety require ments has also come under scrutiny Following the death of year old Bruno Scodcllaro last Aug 3 in the quarry lake at Waterfalls Park an Inquest was called to inve stigate the events surround the drowning and to make recommendations to prevent any further death Waterfalls Park owned by Joseph and located Council ready to take action By CHRIS Herald Staff Writer Mayor Pete Pomeroy has promised to move expo dltfously to try to prevent further drown ng accidents at the Waterfalls Park quarry a popular swimming spot near Following a half hour closeddoor session prior to Monday nights council meeting Mayor Pomeroy and councillors nut with deputy police chief Robert Mlddaugh town bylaw enforcement off Jack Lusty and town lawyer Tom Anderson eventually resolving to take the appropriate steps necessary to enforce the munie pal s new swimming hole bylaw passed In April Counc 1 feels hat the swimming bylaw has not been conformed with Waterfalls Pork Miyor told reporters later Following an Investigation to determine to what extent swimming area owners including Nor The Breezes and Small wood Acres In Acton have established safety precautions around their properties council will have to decide whether Waterfalls owner Joe Continued on page on ll Sixth Line near house has had a history of drowning deaths involving its 50foot deep quarry lake Of the eight deaths thai have occurred there over the past 14 years all but one have been in the quarry lake with one occurring in a nearby pond The first victim was Teresa Von in 1967 and the sixth drowning of Bruno Scodcllaro last year brought about the hue and cry Inquests were conducted after each death with little The Jury investi gating Mr Scodellaro death returned with various recommendations designed to improve safety in public swimming areas on private property Thoy stressed the need for trained lifeguards to patrol the area and the need to post hazard warning signs in swimming areas They also recommended that safe ty equipment be made avail able and that Waterfalls Park be closed until the changes were made Town council closely adhered to the lions made by the coroner jury In a draft bylaw sub mitted Jan Private operators of public swimming areas were given a chance to comment on the proposed bylaw and made their objections known March Lawyer Robert Amsterdam representing Mr said that the town could have problems enforcing such a bylaw since the swimming area is on private land Acton s Nor Park owner Mervln Barber objected to the need or lifeguards saying he Continued on page Waterfalls Park near Llmehouse whose large rain tilled quarry was the scene of two drownings in two days hist week and six others since IBs features family camping a picnic area and a small hallow pond lower left Mayor Pete the town will clamp down on apparent bylaw Infractions at Waterfalls and elsewhere H Fobn Rsal Es lata Ltd I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS liMLH A Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Since 1866 WEDNESDAY DOWNTOWN GEORG No need to roam il s right here at home A shops and sen There are 1 good reasons to shop Downtown Georgetown FREEPARKINGi ft Twoyear agreement for CJJPE AT NOON THEY ALL SANG CANADA Whit would a Canada Day parade be without a Marching In precision the CMP constable led this group air cadets down Glen Willi mi Mala Street last Wednesday morning joining other parade participant for the opening ceremonies Although showers threatened to drown out fun and games earlier that day most of the celebrating was done under sunny skies and before some excellent entertainment provided by local and visiting talents For more photos and a story see pages A3 and AS Herald photo by Chris Comin soon Whatever happened to Honest Thief Ever wonder what happen ed to Never Trust an Honest Thief Since Its filming la George town Toronto and Atlanta began nearly two year ago the I million feature movie starring Orson Welles Michael Mnrphy and Michelle Finney hat gone through extensive re-thoo- but for the roost pari It been languish Ing among the other work start In Los Angeles Toronto publicist Stephen told The Herald last week that Honest should still make It to your at all for an Independent producer In this case Toronto to spend lot of lime looking for a distribut or Mr Chesley explained The last time I beard a boot It was late winter when people were still looking at It In I A but 1 ve beard nothing since Once a company is contracted that can the comedysuspense film across North America he said Stephen Chesley Assoc la tea will be preparing Police Glen town hall burglars busted Seven Holt on teenagers have been charged with breaking and entering and theft by police after the Glen Williams town hall was broken Into before the Canada Day celebrations July 1 Jane Caldwell Kevin Wlllcocks Joseph Hills Clinton Guest and Terry Hilts of Glen Williams Jeffrey Crossman of Georgetown and Thomas Dltchficld of no fixed address were charged by police after the town hall had been broken into early Wednesday morning Some cases of beer valued at wero taken and the cake planned for Canada Day festivities was damaged The seven have also been charged with breaking and entering with Intent alter two buildings on the Apple Prod lets Limited property In Glen Williams was broken Into Nothing was taken from the premises The seven have been released to appear in Milton Provincial Court Aug ID Dump truck flips A dump truck operating at the construction site on Mountain view Road North flipped over Tuesday morning Into a ditch Hills firefighters stood by as a precautionary measure when the truck was removed from the ditch on River Drive since gasoline from the truck had a tor ted to leak The driver of Ihe truck sustained no injuries Passenger had pistol A year old Kitchener man waving a cap pistol on a Canadian National passenger train was charged wilh drunk and disorderly behavior by regional police lost Tuesday morning Police received call from VIA Rail employees requesting help and were wailing as the Torontobound train pulled Into the Georgetown station They charged a Kitchener man after discovering calibre blanks In his possession He was later released Into the custody of Toronto police who already had a warrant for his arrest for carrying a concealed weapon Indecent assault A 14year old Erin boy laid charges against a Georgetown man after ho was Indecently assaulted Sunday afternoon The boy had been hitchhiking from Georgetown Erin home when he was picked up by a man While he was In the car the boy said that the man made verbal and physical advances but he was able to get out of the car without further Incident in Erin Acton trucks stolen Trucks In Acton seem to be disappearing fast as thieves stole two trucks the past week A 1969 pick up truck was stolen from the driveway of Cliarles on Brock Street lost Wednesday afternoon A 1078 GMC pick up was also stolen from Ihe driveway of Robert Almond of Norman Avenue between 3 and Sunday afternoon Mr truck was recovered one hour later though in the parking lot at the Acton Curling a marketing plan for It A movie crew made up mostly of Toronto based technicians from Magdcr a own Scarborough studio spent more than three weeks In Georgetown during August and September l Initial scenes Involved all three stars of movie as well as hundreds of extras hired In Georgetown It the gala of July parade sequences along Main Street followed by the free distribution or hundreds of Tshirts bearing the movie logo that captu red imagination and enthusiasm of area dents Those who watched Orson Welles at work down town or In fairgrounds Park and those who witnessed he spectacular staged crash of a Volkswagen beetle near the paper mill dam above Glen Williams have anxiously awaited news of the film release Georgetown residents have played minor parts In the filming locally of two other feature movie starring Richard Burton and Running with Michael Douglas Although was almost as well received by critics as on which It was based neither movie did particularly well at the box office Unofficial report follow ing departure of ihe Honest Thief movie crew from Georgetown Indicated that the parade sequences filmed here may have been extensively re shot In Atlanta Georgia during fall IBTB Works contract settled with 90cent increase Town negotiators and off from the Canadian Union of Public Employees representing public works members of Local have on a contract ending almost two months of negotiations Town clerk administrator Ken Richardson told council Monday night that both parlies thafday to Iron out the remaining details of the new package The members of the local who are responsible or gar bage collection park and cemetery maintenance will receive per hour wage increase over their I960 agreement in the first year of the new contract and on per cent rise in 1982 The agree ment to April In addition employees assigned to temporarily work higher rated Jobs will receive the job wage for thai period Designated lead hands will receive cents above their rated wage The new agreement has also introduced a new longlerm disability plan scrapping the former latlve sick leave package This will benefit both the workers and the municipality Mr Richardson told The Herald later It ensure that employees who due to all menls are unable to work for lengthy periods of time will be paid And Ihe town is relieved of the responsibility of paying out sick leave benefits because the disability package Is offer by Mutual Assurance Com of Canada Ltd While the old sick leave scheme allowed departing employees to collect SO per cent of the benefit value accumulated over at least five years 11 did not guarantee them long term income If they become seriously ill The union and the town have been in legal strike or lock out position respectively since midJune The workers had been without a contract since April 1 Council approves deer hunt but MNR may add fourth day By CHRIS Herald Writer regional council has supported Its planning and public works committee recommendation approving for a threeday deer hunt this fall even though the provincial government may require a fourday hunt Despite a final plea last Wednesday from Debbie Kilmer of who spearheaded the anil hunt lobby over the lost two months councillors endorsed the hunt strongly underlining Its bene fits to area farmers some of whom have charged that crop damage attributed to deer Is driving them out of business While she said she was discouraged that the planning committee during a public mcctlngtwoweeksago over 800 petitioners who stated their to the hunt proposal a number of Mrs Kilmer a recommends tlons were eventually Incorpo rated Into controlled hunt plan Mrs Kilmer who embarked on her campaign against the hunt along with neighbor Pauline shortly before council s May meeting suggested that hunt boundaries should bo rccxamlned to ensure don encompass rural strip settlements In addition the provinces natural resources ministry will bo asked to provide belter public inform to residents prior to this year s hunt In Information outlining landowners rights under recently revamped provincial Trespass Act At planning committee public meeting it was also urged that hunters should receive information kits warning them not to hunt on peeled land However four recorded votes were required to pass other parts of the hunt propo sal This year the ministry will award the same number of permits to prospective hunters through Its lottery system as It did lost year There wire permits issued to hunters in the region and 128 deer report taken during the three day shotguns only period Farmers and rural ncrs may be asked to list their for the in the future if they are having deer problems Patrols In the area near the Upper Canada College Outdoor School property may Increase in response to problems the school had Inst year with trespassers But the ministry was sharply critic zed during last week council meeting for allegedly not Informh the planning committee regional staff that It is considering a four day hunt for this year District biologist Nancy Tilt acknowledged the length of the hunt Is still being discussed by a special govern ment committee and will affect all ministry hunt districts in southern Ontario Mrs Tilt said she did not bring the suggestion up at committee meeting two weeks ago because she did not think it is big an Issue If wants to maintain a threeday hunt she said it can ask the ministry for special consideration which would likely be discussed In the provincial legislature An angry Bill Johnson chairman of planning committee advised the mini slry against playing games with my committee Oakvllle Coun Terry Mannell said the ministry fourday hunt plan suddenly announced at the council meeting was break the faith under which the committee lengthy public meeting was held the week before Eventually councillors backed the original threeday Mrs Till told council there will be more people available this year handle trespass complaints Instead of cover townships ministry conservation officers will patrol seven using a helicop ter and the services of provin cial police and local depart ments If necessary Only two trespass com plaints were filed with the Cambridge district MNR office Mrs Tilt said one of those was from Halton region Residents who are having trouble with trespassing hunters should call the mini slry which using hell copter can swiftly arrive at the scene Although Halton deer hunt was widely supported by some still had reser about the proposal No self respecting hunter Coun Johnson said hunt In north Thereare just too many people and too many domestic ani But he did support other recommendations made In the and suggested controlling the deer where they congregate TUBEFLOAT SEASON Nothing could be finer than Hosting down the mighty Credit River on hot summer day These two young ladies seem to know how to lick the summer heat thai a been with the past lew dayn they wind Ihelr way down the Credit River through Glen William A favorite pas lime for a long as they can remember Susy of Lira chouse and her friend Anita Webb of Glen Williams prepare to make their excursion down river Herald photo