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Year of the arts centre Herald Our Cultural Centre has had a good beginning It was a j car ago tomorrow Thursday Oct 14 lli to be exact that the Halton Hills Library and Cultur a Centre became a real its first Hon on stage the John Theatre The two weeks thai followed were filled with anticipation eagerness and enthusiasm that had Some theatre tickets dozens of exhibits and hundreds of special events later the Hills LibraryCultural Centres first birthday really is something to celebrate tot been evident during any similar period in his community certainly not in the cultural field From the Little Theatre s comedy pre sentation Haw kins rockabilly the la of most area groups in song music and dance the participation of the elementary and high schools in Hills to our favorite songbird via Tyson it was Indeed something to remember And the opening ties certainly offered a variety of entertainment to please the palates of all had to be turned This tremendous re sponse augured well for the community and Ihe enthusiasm generated films choirs etc It should be that not the but also the pat ally found the theatre in heir liking It became ious too that the cultural coir had gained Long John Baldry headlines birthday week bash see p In the community Sold out performances were the order of the day Most events filled to at some patrons promised into the coming season The steady flow of book for subsequent months assured a variety manccs were able extend this revue into the spring which among others included corned dramas musicals dance became very aware their new facility and were most generous In their praise of the new surroundings and new friends and support Attendance In most in stances fulfilled the ex petations of the groups p estimated figure of over tickets sold for the theatre in the first full season In addi to this the exhibits displayed in the gallery added many more dreds of visitors to each showing and he many other activities in the library programs could conservatively bring he total figure close lo If not over persons We arc now launching into a new season and in spile of the economic condition with all its I and less spend powers we must be ever optimistic that a of will bring in more a result ant increase in Hot Cultural Centre it the See page A 7 -877-5213- FOBERT Real Estat Inc EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER FORD SALES LTD 3eiGutDhSt 8776928 THE BEST DEAL Is A Re fields questions charg Cries of sellout greet gravel policy By CHRIS AACAARD Herald Crammed into the town s Trafalgar Road offices Thursday night residents and a number of council bra charged that the region has col labor at with the province and the Ontario Aggregate Produce Association In a sellout or Hills rural area to the aggre gate industry Many of the residents own homes surrounding or inside a area of rural Hills and Milton which the region proposes to protect as a future supply of gravel crushed stone shale and sandstone In one section the protected acreage almost totally engulfs Acton In fact slices Into the proposed boundary east of Churchill Road But regional planners maintain that the new area the subject of an amendment to the region official plan aggregate policies Is really the less er evil of two maps pre sented by the ministry of natural resources If the map and other policy changes are even tually accepted by region council Nov they provide backbone of the regions ease early next year when the poll challenged by the aggregate producers are reviewed by the Ontario Municipal Board LARGE AREAS On several occasions during the meeting regional planning director Raj Mohammed warned that without new policies to present to the 0MB the board will likely Impose Its own conditions on aggre gate extraction here which chief live officer Dennis said may be more favor able lo the aggregate industry region revised policies were sharply criti died by Sheld on who has been town covin most vocal oppo nent lo new aggregate Industry plans for Hills We haven seen a from the region about whether or not this thing Is good for Halton Coun Sheldon argued The whole thing is poll Ileal staff has taken on the job of the politicians This is a rubber stamper If She added that protect large areas for ex traction removes the incentive to look for alternative solutions to the growing need for building materials Sheldon charged that the region account ability has gone astray and Its new policies are biased in favor of the aggregate Industry The region main prio rity Is to people of first she said aggregate headaches began shortly after the official plan Was approved by provincial housing minister Claude Bennett two years ago Mr Bennett moved aggre gate mapping which had been used as an out side reference into the actual body or the plan itself Aggregate upset the noli as outlined Ihe plan failed to get them quashed in divisional court later that year Mr Mohammed ex Continued on page Reed attacks aggregate draft policy Halton Burlington Liberal Julian Reed called on regional chair man Jack Raftia last week to delay any aggre gate policy changes in official plan until the province has present ed Its proposed new aggregate legislation In a telegram to Mr Raftls Thursday Mr Reed said era should not base at plan guidelines for aggregate extraction on a ten point mineral aggre gate policy which has not yet been approved by the provincial Cabinet One point In the document released In 1979 states that land uses which would Inhibit aggregate extraction should not be permitted in required areas of high aggregate resource potential Residential commercial and development of land are Included as prohibit Concerned about time and cost restraints another point in tho plan maintains that there should be special processes for wayside pits and quarries allow new ones to begin operating without official plan amendments and wining bylaw restrictions Mr Reed who attended the public meeting Thurs day night at the towns Trafalgar Road offices to discuss the proposed changes said no other ministry has commented officially on the docu Land freezing or pro tection as indicated in the policy will prevent a live land uses he said and concluded hat there is clanger that municipa lities will lose control over iheir aggregate re sources HORSE FOR HIRE Van doe t have to pot a lata Us banc to make him All he need an energetic youngster like twoyear Brian to tend rocking back and forth The bone Is one of several toys available far borrowing at the North Halton Toy Leading Library Recently relocated In roam five It Kenedy Public School on Georgetown Weber Drive tie of creative toys opened last November will soon be celebrating its anniversary Votaateeri are wet as are new toyi new me ben of the Horary The library open Wednesday from M to II IS and Thursday evenings from to a For mom WoroiaUu about lie service contact Audrey HlUma HeraUnhotobjAalPederiaa MPPs telegram Were about to be raped Julian Reed foe Darlington this week sent the following telegram to the chairman of Region The tenpoint mineral aggregate policy being used by the government to force land designation In the officii plan Is not Cabinet approved Further a new aggregate bill and accompanying policy is scheduled lobe Introduced in the Legislature daring the regular fall of this year Official plan approval based on this ten point unapproved policy will have serious economic consequences for the future of Halloa Why can the official plan approval not be held at least until we have a new bill and a new policy Land reeling has ramifications which can have serious future consequence and based on policy unapproved by Cabinet should be cause for serious reflection by every regional councillor There hat been no Inptrt from any other ministry beyond natural resources into this policy The land freeiing win prohibit future alternative uses and will retail In land values designed only to serve the aggregate industry which currently has inventory la excess of Its needs until past the yen ISM Any municipal control on aggregates is remov forever We are about to be raped OUR GREENTHUMBED LIONS Members of Ihe Georgetown Lions Club were out Friday night making Hills greener as part of commemoration of World Lions Service Day The calls on Lions throughout Ihe world about 1 million of Ihem belonging to clubs to reflect on devotion community sen Ice and helping others Thirteen trees were planted during Friday excursion to Park in Georgetown Among those who helped out were left to right Russell tree planting committee chairman Jim Bill Aiken and Carl Hansen Herald photo by Chris Aagaard Province unveils GO expansion plans Here to Oshawa a breeze B scheduling a train hopping will be possible for the George town commuter of the future to by tram to Oshawa and Pickering without shuttling through Toronto busy Union Station Proposed expansion to the Toronto and area GO train service were announced Thursday morning by provincial and communications minister Jim Snow ai Queens Park press conference More Immediate plans sec the province extend ing service to Pickering from Oshawa and from Hamilton offering fullday service But over the next years the province would like to see GO newly developed light trains Region okays up to for Raylawn cleanups Crescent Georgetown homeowners flooded out June a when a severe rainstorm left their awash in sewage will get some financial help from region Reg lost Wednesday afternoon agreed to Burlington Georgetown and Oakville homeowners who recently led properly damage is result of back as much as to cover clean up costs While Oakville Arch a member of the region finance and administration committee that money not an admission of guilt on the region part f is responsible for sewer and water servicing councillors noted thai on previous occasions residents were made to under stand that some kind of assistance would be available An was swamped in sewage when one of the towns two sewage treatment plants suffered on electrical failure which shut down even emergency systems Meanwhile the region insurers arc assessing liability in the incidents and arc expected to make a report to ihe finance committee this week Hills Mayor suggested thai homeowners were flooded out during the heavy rainstorm because the sewage system in the area is improperly designed About homes on were affected by Ihe back up Abitibi workers brace for layoffs Employees at ihe Price Papers plant Georgetown may race layoffs once again unless orders for the company coated papers pick up Plant manager George said Tuesday the paper mill and others like it across country are affected by the continuing recession but no one week In November lost tear employees were laid off and gradually rehired during the winter as business far the plant improved The plant has been an industrial landmark for INSIDE service the Scarborough Town ten re the North York city centre brush by Ihe air port and I up with the city centre The line would then loop a new lino and head back Into Toron to through the city waterfront development proposed for the late 1980s A spokesman at the ministry said there are no plans for the moment to extend CO tram service to Acton Realtors on the campaign trail p Got a headache Maybe its migraine TACKLED BY TEENS Former Toronto Argonaut football star Chuck was big bit with youngsters who enjoyed a week of pedal adventures at Georgetown Alliance Church on In Street last week Now a touring of Christianity In everyday life the served as honorary Judge for the donutcaUag coaled and various races and paused for a snapshot with Amanda Green and Magicians pirates and even Captain of TV commercial fame were among the week I peel I guests Herald photo by