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Ways to attract more tourists A report on tourism in suggests ways to attract new visitors Acton would benefit from a VIA stop and more leather themes See page Bl Finish in style Sunny Acres win a bronze See sports CI They debate the issues Four candidates from the Burlington riding discussed the issues Monday After the all candidates meeting students felt Neil Sivertsonwon the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY APRIL 1985 SATURDAY MORNING COMPUTER SEM Mans condition stable ferris wheel cab plunges Zellers breakin By ROBIN BAKEWELI Herald Staff It was meant to be a night of enjoyment but a ferns wheel acndent forced a father and son to plunge about feet to the ground Friday Martin and his five year old son Michael fell out of their carriage when it became snagged Mr was rushed to Georgetown District Memorial Hospital with skull injuries and a scalp laceration and was admitted in serious condition His son Michael was treated and released from the hospital and escaped with cuts and bruises from the ordeal TheGeorgelown pair were the only riders on the ferns wheel hen a steel driving cable got caught up in the outer circumference of the wheel and approximately The snag caused five chairs to fall from the wheel and left an additional three dangling from their holdings at the Georgetown Market Plaza lot site Mr who is now listed in stable condition at GDMH said his first reaction was to hold onto his son It happened so fast that don t remember everything he said from his hospital bed Mr said he had taken his son on several of the smaller rides when Michael decided he wanted to try the wheel He said the ride had gone around two or three times before the two were dropped with the seat to the ground You Imagine anything like this ever happening It s not like driving a car where you may get hit you re on the ride for enjoyment he said Mr EblingsaldhissonMlchael Is not the same the accident Mr wife said Michael Is bruised and cut and suffering spells and severe headaches Mrs said he family doctor has advised them to wait a week or two before returning Michael to day care centre She said the fiveyearold boy blames himself Tor the accident and was unable to walk from shock after the fall until he saw that his father was still alive Lynn an eyewitness said she was standing about 15 to feet away from the wheel when all hell broke loose Mrs said the were swung out of the wheel chair as the ride jolted and the seat fell away from the wheel She said Mr Ebling hit the pavement face first and Michael Tell backwards with the seats hitting each other and falling around them It happened very quickly but when you re watching it seems like slow motion of a sudden hat was it she said Mrs who was with her husband Bod and children David and Sara said it could easily have been them on the ride too but David decided on another ride at the last minute Mr a Standard Products employee in Toronto said he will see what time brings before he takes any action against the amusement company First 1 get healthy and then 1 look Into it he said Halton regional police and the Occupational Health and Safety branch of the Ministry of Labour are conducting inquiries Into the incident and Sergeant Ken Cormier said there is a possibility of charges arising from bath investigations A spokesman from the Brantford based Fair mount Amusements could not be reached The fair has now moved to a London location Store robbed of li Herald Staff An estimated in tush and goods were from in Georgetown after eluded an alarm and escaped by their way Ihruugh a brick wall Ken Cormier regional police force d the Thursday night or morning theft was well pi at the Strict location A hole approximately iwo by three foot had been smashed in the upstairs wall of the store to gain to j roof SRI Cormier said covered the safe had been destroyed and for the police to be called The approximately three by foot safe was off into areas used for holding money trays from the cash registers Taken along with the money watches were assortment of rings a there Martin Ebling recovers from an amusement ride accident at his bed In Georgetown District Memorial Hospital The Georgetown resident a fractured skull and scalp laceration after falling about feet In a wheel chair after had come from holdings thieves hid from the store cheek conducted before Ihe store closed ind used the wall as an scape exit The alarm system in store hooked up to the windows and doors but does not cover the walls A sledgehammer is believed to have been used to make the hole In the wall The theft w is discove red by employee John Saxon when he opened ihe store shortly before ami He said he noticed the jewellery section of store in disarray with watch eases Inuring the floor When he arrived the rear of store he Leading from an storage room to at adjacent roof at this hole was believed been smashed by using a which provided an escape route for thieves forced open by what police believe were tools from store The door had been completely removed from safe during robbery Police were unable to release exactly how much money was In ihe safe Mr Saxon said it all the receipts from til closing on Thursday The safe was sectioned Stevens property video cassette recorder and luggage which police believe was used to the goods The jewellery display cases had been forced from behind the counter Approximately 5 in damages occurred to the store us a result of the Zellers was closed til in d day Friday as Halt on regional police inve stigated Midway inspection law considered road study delayed By ROSEMARY CINO Queens Park Bureau TORONTO After a year study of midway rides safety prompted by several accidents Consumer Minister Gordon Walker won promise the province will assume responsibility for safety inspections of rides Following Friday accident In Georgetown In which a Georgetown man and his year old son fell feet when their seat dislodged from a ferris wheel Mr Walker said on a verge of introducing new safety rules for amusement rides as soon as the legislature reconvenes after the May election Mr Walker said Monday one of the options he considering Is for the province to take over responsibility for safety checks from local municipalities Few municipalities Inspect travelling midways and few have qualified staff to do the safety checks a ministry spokesman said I not saying one way or the other what I want to see tin the proposed legislation at the moment Mr Walker said However the minister said he hopes new rules could be in place by June In time for this summer s season Last spring Mr Walker predecessor Robert Elgle launched a survey of Ontario municipalities to determine what regulations are in place for amusement rides This study followed two serious roller coaster accidents in 1961 and 1382 at amusement parks which left more than 10 people Injured Nine people have died on rides since 1962 in Ontario In announcing the study Mr Elgle pledged that If the results showed a need for the province to get tough on inspections wc shall not hesitate According to consumer ministry spokes man Greg Snow of the municipalities which have bylaws governing midways only require Inspections before the rides are permitted to operate The others grant licenses Tor the midway to carry on business recognize that inspection is uneven across the province Mr Snow said Checks that are done are conducted by municipal officials who are generally experts with the machinery he added Meanwhile Brampton city councillor Nancy says sties angry lhat Ihe provincial has acted more quickly to guarantee inspections of the rides At Porteous request Brampton City Council went on record In 1982 to urge the Ontario government to take over safely responsibilities I m disappointed the legislation should have been in place by now for this spring Coun says by town councillors BangORama amusements not affected by accident This a the wheel In which a son were Injured ByDAVEROWNEY Herald Staff Optimist chairman Norm calls the equipment used by Amusements of exceptionally good The Georgetown service club have been using to set up their midway rides at their annual Victoria Day celebration for the past seven years Mr Gutherle says the rides will still be coming to Bang May However the chairman has been told changes will be made in the Inspection of the equipment After talking to officials from Ministry of Labor Mr said he was told the accident was caused by a cable going out which twisted the machine He said the Ministry of Labor industrial safety branch were on Ihe scene less than an hour the accident happened Friday night The safety branch crew came back day lo continue I heir investigations he said An independent engineering firm has been asked by the Ministry of Labor to inspect the wheel and Mr will have access to the written report In the future members of the elevator Inspection branch will be taking over the inspection of these rides from the Industrial safety branch he said Before the machinery Is ready for use by the public at Bang it will be checked by the Ministry of Labor an independent engineering consulting firm and by employees Mr If there is an accident at Bang Amusements Is liable but they ire insured for million The Optimists arc not required to but they also a million liability insurance policy he said Fairmount had licence to hold amusements By PEDERIAN Herald Staff Before Amusements Company Ltd could set up their rides In HI I la they got a town license The town s bylaw officer Jack Lusty gave thcmthalllccnse was insured for public liability and damages Then he collected the town s fee for the license which is for the first day of operation a day thereafter The theory is If you re going to come In here and lake money out of iho community you have to contribute to ihe municipality also Mr Lusty said explaining Ihe licensing fee Continued on page By Herald Staff Leery of getting the town Into debt by moving loo quickly to make use of the Stevens property councillors voted to defer construction or a street through the property or hiring tects lo design a new administration building Monday night The town five year capital fore cast released Monday Identified these projects for the properly whose very purchase received considerable atten lion last year The forecast proposes building a road through the Stevens lands which are located across from the Golf and Country Club on Maple Avenue The new road would link Maple Avenue with the George town District Memorial Hospital Money to build the street would come partly iiBS from a subsidy and the rest through lot levies Ihe report indicates Also forecast for 1986 ore for fees to be financed without any borrowing The building of this new home for town staff was slated for 1987 in the capital forecast Anticipated to cost 3 million money for the building Is to come mainly from taxes 12 million and the rest through the some of land Councillors fell the forecast was rushing them Into development of the land and voted to delay the ral studies and construction of the road to 1967 and the erection or the new administration building lo 1980 This despite the fact Harry Levy reminded them these projects were listed In forecast merely lo give councillors an Indication of what they would like to sec done if they had Ihe money for it I never thought we be looking at putting a building up for 10 years Coun Dave Whiting said We can afford that building in 1987 we re not going to have thai growth Ihcn Mike Armstrong agreed there were a number of stepping stones to be crossed before an administration building could go up on the Stevens property There are many many hurdles to come before shovel Is put into the ground If you don start now you won be putting it In HI the year This is a he said Coun Sheldon said the fore cast may be misconstrued by the public to mean lhat councillors are going to be looking for million In the next two which treasurer Ray King said would mean an per cent increase the own tax bill to make annual payments of Coun Marilyn said that when land was bought she d said she support borrowing by the town so I can support this now cither she said Another issue with the develop ment of the property Is how It will be affecting town staff Staff are cramped right now They need an indication where we re going Coun Whiting said According lo when the new build ing will go up staff can lease additional space for the planning and engineering departments he said Not identify the development of Ihe Stevens property In the town forecast is like councillors sticking their heads In the sand Mayor Miller said If we didn buy It land sell and develop why the devil did we buy It he demanded Maple Leaf in town Toronto Maple Leaf hockey player Dan was in Friday after noon The Leaf veteran was at the Arena at the social held In con junction with the Ontario Hockey Association OHA mid get tournament played here over Ihe weekend For further detail 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