Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 11, 1981, p. 2

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EXTRA Friday September Twin runs for charity cause attract Terrys local believers Concern over salmonella threat Health unit awaits results One of the most highly acclaimed Canadian si on commercials a young boy successfully tying his shoe laces tor Ihe first time The caption Can Cancer be beaten You bet It Hopefully that triumphant smile will from the faces of dozens of Ha I ton Kills residents as they knot their shoelaces Sunday morning for the local cancer unit Terry Fox mini marathons in Acton and George lovn Its the towns way of marking Sep 13 as Terry Fox Day and its residents will be joining thousands of other citizens from Halifax to Vancouver to continue Terry monumental trek across Canada which ended prematurely in Thunder Bay Organizers have planned two ten kilometre courses Acton run will have people circling the Acton High School track times Georgetown participants will have to complete laps around the track at Fair grounds Pork Organizers in both communities emphasize that the runs ore to be sown pace walking jogging or racing with a friend There are pledge sheet available at several locations across own but It you don I want to canvass for support oil can make a personal contribution of before entering cither the Acton or the Georgetown run Sheets are available for Georgetown participants at and M Pro Sports North Sports Georgetown Public Library the Halton Hills Cancer Society offices the Imperial Bank of Commerce Main Street branch the Royal Bank on Ma Street the Bank of Montreal and the Toronto- Dominion Bank in the Georgetown Market Place Acton run organizer Gordon has set a community target of or for each resident of Acton Pledge sheets arc available in the community at Land Ford Acton Home Furnishings and the Acton Free Press office Both communities will start their runs at the same time8am But the event at the track will finish at 5 p while Georgetown runners at Fairgrounds Park should finish by p Sensing another broom ball season just around the corner staffers at The Herald are looking forward to event as an to get in shape At least five employees coaxing continues have dedicated themselves to the Terry Fox Run forming a relay team to cover as many laps as possible in the allotted time Wed like you to help Drop into the office at Guelph Street or give us a call Of and help fill The Herald s pledge sheet Residents who want to do all the work themselves are advised to register early for Ihe run in Georgetown There will be people at the Armoury at a m avail able to give you any additional Information before you register There will be a minor baseball tourney at Fair grounds Park as well Sunday afternoon and late regis a tion could get confusing Start smiling Cancer can b beaten There has been a greater advance in knowledge and treatment of arthritis In the past ten years than in the proceeding yean The Arthritis Society urges you to see your doctor as soon as possible if you think you have arthritis In most cases arthritis can be effectively managed and disability prevented Drapery Cleaning Service Perfect Pleat No Shrinkage us new Now at BARRAGERS Cleaners Ltd 166 Guelph St Georgetown HANNAH Herald Special It will probably be the end of next week before results of tests on sludge from a chicken processing plant are known and fears of salmonella are laid to rest A spokesman for the Halton health said last Thursday that it lakes a week to to days to gel results of testa sent to a laboratory The sludge sample taken from farmland off Avenue at the Tenth Line were taken by the mini of environment last Monday John Bud of the industrial abatement branch In said the tests were taken after a neighbor complained he was afraid Seagulls picking in a field where sludge from Maple Lodge arms was spread would carry salmonella to his livestock pasturing in a field where the gulls roost Jack Bennett of culture Canada health of animals branch office in Brampton said there had been no cases of salmonella in local livestock reported to his office If an animal contracted salmo nella or food poisoning as it Is commonly called the animal would run a high fever and badly he said Contain I nation would be in meat but not in milk since pas tion would kill the bacteria Referring to Concsioga Lake north of Drayton which was closed to public swimming earlier this summer became salmonella contamination in water from dairy cattle upstream he said the bacteria would have been passed on in the feces Mr Bud said Maple Lodge arms has applied Tor a permit to spread sludge from Its plant on the Steele Avenue but the permit has not been grant Ml yet because the ministry isn t the company wants to go on with the application Maple Lodge is changing Its processing operation and may not need to spread sludge at all in the future he said The company already has several sludge dumping sites licensed in Hills Mr Bud said but none of them may be needed after the change is amp etc Speed limits may change Some speed limits will remain the same some will change That a the proposal presented to town council Tuesday night by the towns engineering department regarding speed limits on former regional roads now under Hills Jurisdiction While bylaws have yet to be drafted to Include the proposed changes the department has suggested that traffic should travel along Wildwood Road at SO kilometres per hour and not the currently posted GO There are no changes suggested far Mountain view Road but department has ten kilometre per hour reduction from along s Main Street No change is sought for Georgetown Main Street South Although the town engineering deportment has suggested reducing the speed limit on Wildwood Road south of Glen Williams from GO kilometres per hour to SO at least one resident feels It should be considerably lower Kenneth Key writing to council July 30 noted that the road blind crests and twisting geography as well as its lack of wide shoulders present a hazard to pedestrians He suggested that the maximum posting for the road should be kilometres Them site w din emergency when the plant sewage processing lagoon went septic between April and mid June The sludge from the bottom of the treatment lagoon was normal function chicken feel which an MOE staffer found in the field probably resulted from a function In the plant which feet and perhaps other scraps to Tall in to the sewage and wind up in the lagoon Mr Bud he s sure the company dldn t intentionally dump chicken byproducts on lh field He sold that if there was salmonella bacteria in the sludge two months In the sunlight on a field would normally kill the bacteria Mr of the food inspection services Toronto office and his people inspect the processing end of the plant and were involved when new system was installed to Ircat waste water until it is clear and potable again The lagoon how ever is off limits to his people In order to be acceptable to his department the plant must be in compliance with cial regulations enforced by the MOE he said We rely on the environ mental people to be sure the plant Is okay he said If the lagoon went septic their treat men I system broke down It would concern me If tests were So long as it sterile sludge there no problem Mr Bud said the tests last Monday were the first testa done and resulted from the neighbor complaint Officials of Maple Lodge Farms could not be reached for Courtesy Mercury Terry Lane announces INTERIOR ACCESSORIES Opening Tues Sept 15th 232 Guelph St 8463331 Guelphview Square Georgetown LEARN TO DRIVE THIS FALL BRAMPTON BRAMALEA CENTRES BRAMALEA Wed Sept 309 4 Consecutive Weeks Wed Sept 6 309 30 Consecullve Weeks ALL COURSES ARE INCOME TAX DEDUCT ABLE AND INCLUDE THE ROAD TEST in Brampton Downtown phone In Bramalu City phone 4590417 MOVIE RENTALS INQUIRE ABOUT OUR VIDEO CLUB BETA VHS IN HITACHI TOSHIBA ZENITH BLANK TAPES VHS T1I0 BRAMPTON COLOUR SI W SOUND INCREDIBLE PRICES ON First Quality Name Brand Jeans Cords Jackets and Shirts for the whole family 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