Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 3, 1988, p. 2

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SECTION THE HERALD I Man assaulted Charges of assault were laid following an altercation on Main Street in Acton at July Police say a man and a yearold man got Into an after drinking alcohol The older man struck the younger one several times with his fists causing cuts to his head The man will appear In court on Aug Alleged threat yearold Aclon man faces charges of assault and threatening to kill a fight with a female early July Police soy the two hod been drinking then an argument developed The man allegedly slapped the woman then punched her and at lem pled to tie her wrists and then threatened to kill The man will appear In court on Store broken into thirsty bandit stole cans of pop 12 beers of assorted variety in cash from Queen on Queen Street in Acton the morning of July Police say so meone broke into the store bet ween 12 a m and 30 a us either a key or by slipping the lock Man charged Georgetown man charges of breach of lion after he was found passed out on a neighbor rear lawn on Crescent at 12 a Ju Police say the man was icaled and this violated the terms of his probation He will appeir in court Aug Court date set An 18 year old man found the street on Park Avenue at Mill Street in Acton was with breach of probation all July Police say the man admitted consuming alcohol which violated the terms of his probation He will appear in court on Aug Narcotics charge A yearold Acton man was charged with possession of LSD on Highway 25 north of IT at p July 31 The man was stopped by police while driving on Highway A subsequent search of the car turned up liquor and five quantities of LSD He will appear in court Sept missing was stolen from the back of a pick up truck parked at Chipper Court sometime bet ween July 22 and noon July The Partner P500 was valued at Theft charge Police have arrested an IByear old man Tor a the I committed 366 days earlier July 26 four tires and rims were stolen from a car irked at Georgetown Pont lac nick on street The stolen goods were valued at As a result of another investigation I he man who was under the tion of the Young Offenders Act when the crime was committed was arrested and charged with two counts of theft July He will ap pear in court Sept Impaired charge Charges of impaired driving were laid after a car which was observed driving erratically was stopped at 30 p m on Highway at the fourth Line July A 49- yearold Acton man will appear in court Aug damage A window was broken causing about damage after someone threw an axe a I a on the Ninth Line north of Glen Crescent in Glen Williams at 30 a July Taken into custody A man was taken into custody then later released with no charges being laid at 30 a July Police say the Huttonville man was a passenger in a car stopped on suspicion of paired driving The man was so in toxlcated he taken Into custody or his own safety police say Cars collide Charges of falling to stop for a red light wtre laid following an on North at River Drive at 12 p July Police say a yearold John Street woman was turning left on a green light to go south onto Moun Road in her 1986 Ford when she was struck by a 1976 Chevrolet driven by a yearold River Drive resident The Chevrolet was travelling north bound on Road when it struck the Ford Damage the Chevrolet was light but the Ford received severe damage Vehicle demolished One vehicle was demolished and another was severely damaged follow in an accident on Steel Avenue at the Ninth Line at 10 m July Police say a year old Georgetown woman was driving her 1975 Ford westbound on Steel Avenue when it was struck by a Police say the Chevrolet was travelling east bound when the driver lost control of his vehicle when he attempted to slow down to avoid a sign which was knocked down There were no charges laid in the Incident Willi on Glen Williams Mai Mitt I bridge it was lime Tor traffic Bob and Town Elation Hills worker lo take down detour that been I place during the period Workers cleared the bridge for use Wednesday afternoon Herald Councillors on the move retain seat Law doesnt change status Students helping out on civic centre project Students from Hills will begin a fundraislng project In September to purchase three flagpoles for the Civic Centre There arc 11 schools in the Ha I ton Hills family of schools and all will be participating Each school has its own fundraislng ideas and will work towards the total of to be raised The pro ject Is spearheaded by Park principal Jack Peckitt along with committee members Jack Field from Glen Williams and Carol from George Kennedy Mr Peckitt arranged for Park School students to tour the site on the second last day of school Carrying flags from their classrooms the children marched along Maple Avenue and had a mi mite tour of the site II was a learning experience for children who will be able to compare the building in its partial and finished stages Since Park School students are closest to the construction site it was a chance to forewarn students not to play there during the summer An add benefit was the fun of an outing with Grade students enjoying their role In helping the Kindergarten students Flagpoles and flags were chosen from a number of donation pro tects available because they are a highly visible contribution which the children can enjoy seeing as they drive by Jack feels that student Involvement will help spread enthusiasm for the Civic Centre as well rinse funds Mr hopes that next May at Ihe grand opening of the centre the students can Feel proud that they were part of the process and helped make It happen If you would like to Join the students of Hills In helping to beautify our new Civic Centre call Fred el son at or Gary Brand at Drivers wanted Enjoy helping people Georgetown s Young Parents Pro gram needs drivers on Monday evenings from 30 or Friday mornings from 10 a 1 Salvation Army Literacy Train Program needs people to par ticipatc In their literacy program three hours per week Train Is provided For information about these and other volunteer positions call the Hills Volunteer Centre at A new provincial law which forced a Milton councillor to be re appointed to council because he moved out of town will not affect Hills Councillor John McDonald Hill 106 an amendment lo the Municipal Elections Act stoics councillors must cither live in the municipality they represent or own interest in property or a business Mr McDonald who represents Ward at Region and on town council moved to Milton last September He works at Benson and Hedges in Toronto But be won have to take the same route as a counterpart in Milton Coun Lament moved from to since the last el eel and under the new law which took effect June he is no longer qualified to represent his as a councillor He rented a vacant building in Campbell In early July That allowed him to be in again to represent his ward Hills Administrator Clerk Dan said the two municipalities simply have different interpretations of the law Milton said the law takes effect immediately and had their coun cillor take appropriate steps to com ply However Hills sought legal advice said Mr Our legal advice and discussions with the Ministry of Municipal fairs have indicated that ab solutely necessary he sold of re appointing of the councillor He said the law Is not retroactive That means anyone ho moved out of town before June 8 does not fall under the statute of the new law it any time during the recent term is Appointment Housing Authority has new chairman Mark Fisher of pointed chairman by Housing Minister recently Mr Fisher who Is the assistant director of community services with Niagara Region will chair the seven member authority that manages Ontario Housing Corpora more than 1 assisted hous ing units in Hills Milton and Oakvllle eligible to run McDonald qualified as an elector until he mov town months ago McDonald who said he won run again this year he could rent space in town and make himself eligible said the law was really In ended lake effect after he Novemberclectlons I quite satisfied with thai he However if he had lo take steps to make sure he is legally performing his duties he would If 1 had to do something to make sure I would said McDonald I d do whatever had to do make it right However George Manlos a policy advisor the Ministry of Municipal Affairs said the new law was Intend to take effect June but It s up to each municipality lo decide how to interpret It Council is required lo make a deci on whether or not councillors must take action to make sure they an legally performing their duties said Mr Manlos It up to each council to decide If Hills has legal advice that says Councillor McDonald does comply with the law then that deci slon stands he said The law was circulated to various agencies Including the Association of Municipalities of Ontario over the past six months so everyone was aware of It he said New president Suzanne Williams of Toronto was recently elected to the 31st President of the National Chapter of Canada Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire and brings to this position a background of years of ex Ms Williams is a member of the John Ross Robertson Chapter In and has held many offices both at the municipal and the levels Most recently she has served as chairman of the National Chapter Book Award since its Incep tion four years ago as well as organized an art competition for Labrador Bom in Vancouver she moved to Ontario as a teenager In 1956 she married John Williams and the young couple lived in Vancouver and London England before choos ing Toronto as their home In he year John Williams a Lieut Colonel Is a laboratory planning consultant and Is active in volunteer tlons as well as serving as an deCamp to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Ms Williams always able to pro vide volunteer hours for a worthy cause has enjoyed serving on the needlework Guild of her church The Williams have two children Elizabeth who works as a copywriter for an insurance brokerage company and Guy a stu dent at York University IODE is a Canadian women volunteer organization with 500 members In every province and both territories Founded in 1900 more than million was raised and spent last year on educational and social service programs V Cloth Main SI MILT0K STORE SMcJatldnglnMtdicMlUnfomi Maternity Uniform Mens Dental Jackets Male Nurses Uniforms HOURS T us to Sat 8750481 TOWN OF HAL TON HILLS MAIN IT SOUTH HILLS GEORGETOWN RECREATION PARKS GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL ARENA Every Wednesday From 7 to to September 7th General Admission Skate Rental ADMISSION SPECIALS August 3 Wear a hat lot naif on Night Wear with a number lor half admission August Family Night Fam ly on August Parent Nlghl by a Id Iroo August All females lied or halt September Sack School ROLLER SKATING ACTON ARENA WILL BE HELD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES GENERAL ADMISSION SKATE RENTAL 00 Sunday Junet2 Sunday June to Sunday July 10 7 p to p Sunday July 7 Sunday August Sunday August m 9 Sunday September 4 to Notice of Meetings PROPOSED ACTON QUARRY LANDFILL A of moat bo ng held proposal by Reclamation Syilomi RSI dill ho Quarry All lo pubic The topic of discussion for the next meeting to be held on Thur August 1988 Is Leachate Treatment and Black Creek Assimilative Capacity Eco Logic Inc 143 Street Ontario Phone-

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