Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 7, 1988, p. 1

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ass iti Jl Guaantga Lifetime Service Guarantee IN THE HILLS Rug hooking Celebrating lis Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild will present Ha Biennial Show and second sale Georgetown Cultural Gallery On Sept at Audrey Deere President of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild will welcome rug hooking and guests on opening cere mi in The show will continue through Oct 1 and during library hours members of the Georgetown Guild will be present to demonstrate their art of painting with wool and to answer questions LaLeche meeting Mothers who to their babies will find information and encouragement at the La League The next meeting Monday Sept 12 at at Windsor in Nuts babies and pregnant The League mother mother help in series of four monthly meltings The discussions include latest medical research us well is per Bona I experience Other service include a lending libnry of book on childbirth one breastfeeding For further information or Crusader to speak Anyone who wants to knou just what kind of effect a landfill site can have on their lives can attend speech by Lois who helped fight the Love tjnal crusade in New Slate Ms Gibbs will the Georgetown high school on landfill sites on Oct at Tickets ore flu per person and available from members of POWER Child birth Child Birth Education will begin Sept or six secutlve weeks couples per scries mort formation or to register phom Bel ler Birthing resumes Calling all women university graduates If you re interested educational social community affairs not Join the University Women Club of Georgetown Their first meeting of the season is the annual Wine Cheese Social from Sept at St Church Hall Glen Williams Learn about the Clubs program and interest groups number of scholarship wil also be presented For more information Nora Lipp or Rutherford G7 Rewarding work Committee work always lull Very often result of a work is especially ewarding The Canadian Menial health Association iranch has a number of commit which would benefit from and input of association and community If you are Interested In fundrais- public education personnel or i nance contact Pearl Wolfe at for details Centre reopens The Georgetown Parent Chile Centre is reopening this week Tuesday through Thursday at a m and will run Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursday thereafter For more informatioi call the Centre or fiail at 873298 or Singles dance The Milton Singles host dances each Sunday night from to sponsored by Milton Optimist Centre at Commercial Street Milton The evenings include dinner dancing and fellowship and ticket are SO per person Deejay Jack Younger provide entertainment and the dress code for ladies is dresses or dress slack and for gentlemen Is shirt and lie Ail singles are welcome ant memberships are available for Windows smashed Police say window panes were smashed at Bishop Reding School an Highway near sometime between Sept 2 and Sept Although a piece of pipe was found in the ere are no suspects in the dent Damage was estimated WO the HER ALO Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 US TOMB DISTRIBUTION 10 the iHidt Its nh the Drive to Acton Council accepts cutback for lots A Mississnuga developer has been given the town permission to knock oft an initial tender bid of million to develop the Princess Anne Drive lots a special Hills council meeting Sept Vairdicon Developments who won right to develop the lots in a tender bid in told councillors that further soil tests show an extra in construction will be needed to make the viable or building houses The town voted to knock the off the tender price but Vtnr must produce certified cost in voices showing lilt extra money was indeed spent on making the lots If VBirdicon doesn need the money it must reimburse the town Vairdicon threatened to pull out completely if the town I comp ly stud Mayor Miller That would have left the town with the next highest bid of from Aler Investments for land The town is counting on at least million help finance the K million Clue Centre Vairditon had submitted a 000 deposit with its tender bid and town councillors were under the impression that deposit was nan refundable Major Miller Hut the towns solicitor indicated the tender allowed or further soil testing to make sun there were no unknowns in construction he said So could have pulled out and been able get the deposit back he said Town engineers examined the soil tests performed by Vairdicon to make sure thev were legitimate said Mayor Miller Included in the extra costs Is draining water away from land and extra fill which will have lo be placed there to elevate the houses if reducing formal lender bid mighl set dangerous precedent Mayor Miller agreed there was possibility Hut he said we were within our to negotiate with the top bidder Although the town did reducL the tender is still more than next highest bidder said Mayor Miller If is a businessman would have done exacth what did as a council member added 1 sec saying this council made a mistake by a higher bid Benefit dance The Hulton Chinese Cultural Association will be holding a dinner and dance to raise money for the association and Vict nam veterans 17 at the Georgetown Armories The evening will start with a martial arts demonstration follow by dinner Then a Toronto martial arts group will perform Dragon Dance Sunshine girls will man the Monte Carlo Night tables and singers She irises Laurence of Clr and Elizabeth Clark of the Pig n Whistle will entertain the guests dance will follow until 1 Proceeds costs will be split between the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Association and the Chinese Cultural Association Tickets are and can be ob tained from Ed Cochrane at the Miracle Mart grocery store on Guelph Street Chambers contemplate amalgamation Business owners in Hills will decide whether or not to unite the Georgetown and Acton Chambers of Commerce is one body Acton chamber president MikL Manes said Tuesday thai the two chambers should rtuch a decision by Friday The businesses lit longing to the Acton chamber were polled on Sept about their ideas on the joint chamber said Mr Manes Both the Acton and Georgetown Chambers huve agreed not to release details of the proposed amalgamation until a final detisinn is reached Georgetown chamber president Murray said should the pro posed amalgamation go through It mply the organizations would join hands to speak as one voice when dealing with munlclpol or Regional govern Being able to speak as one would give us more clout People listen to you especially government sold Hydrogeology findings Some leachate will affect local water residents were told for the first time Aug that their drinking water supply will be by leachate leaking from the proposed Acton quarry dump Vern Dixon told Acton quarry landfill study group members and about 100 people In the audience at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena thai or three gallons of leachate a minute will leak into Georgetown s water supply anywhere from 100 years after the second phase of the dump is fill with but Mr Dixon who was hired by dump proponents Reclamation Systems cautioned the effect on the towns drinking water will be so small it would be questionable if you would detect It We cannot any significant or any threat the water quality of Georgetown said Mr Previously committee members were told that the Cabot Head a shale rock formation the bottom of the quarry would contain ige leak will occur like this when waste is put into the land fill it will take anywhere from lo years to seep through the IB metre thick layer of shale called the C Head and reach the edge of the Nlogara Escarpment The Cabot Head is the least permeable of all the layers of materials under the dump therefore it will take longest for Ihe to travel through Once the reaches the of thi escarpment just east of Ihe it will move east into a buried valley surrounding Block pi hi fast the Credil draws lis water within according to Mr Dixon The leachate from the second and third phases of the dump will reach Georgetown much foster than the Inchule from the first phase That because from the first phase at the south end of the durnp must move through much more of more impermiablc Cabot Head which is the major material slowing down the leachate from the first phase could take anywhere from to years to reach Georgetown he sold He dosenbed effect of con on the water supply Chlorides the most concentrated ind highly traceable con lamina nLs will be watched closely The chloride count in Georgetown water supply will increase from milligrams per litre to about mg1 said Mr Dixon Government guidelines dictate a safety level of mgI and reasonable use levels for a landfill site are around 148 mg1 he We we very very little change In the water quality Asked by one audience member If the leachate would negatively of feet the integrity of the Cabot Head shale Bill Clarke the president of Waterloo said tests have not yel been done to see how much damage leachate would do to the shale The committee will meet again on Sept at the Acton Legion to discuss socioeconomic impacts of The remaining meetings will be held on Sept dust and noise at the Lions Club Hall in Milton Oct 13 monitoring and contingency plan it Gordon Arena and Oct renew meeting at the Acton All meetings begin at p Fall fair gets rolling this weekend The 142nd running of the is rcidy to roll ibis Sept Mid waj is set the two rock bands will the fair off with blast starting it p The exhibit spate is ill laid cut and have been several last minute additions Ihe ex till rum lion filer Mill hi set up and is open public throughout the Mir Hills Gymnastics will In doing two demonstrations on and two on Sunday so drop and watch the tumble and turn Also tin Hide has arranged for their hot to be on grounds Saturday and Sunday weather permitting Hides will be available for i minal The on iturdaj at noon will the Dominion Seed House and proceed west on Avenue Main Sired and north itown iris I ipi Bud followed mines is Hills irt Department the Shrine Knrls Citizens Hind ind locil numbers of council the Hills s lub ire i ml Hi In be in the pintle tiny la p- Bossy Bingo Come try your luck to see if can guess where Bossy will place her Cow Chips If your guess Is right you could be a in Also al p the dnw will he made for the Hind of Grade kef from Meat If vou don have ticket drop by the Inform ion Booth ind your ticket three for or Also on it the Homecraft Building Info Centre and Old arm will be T shirts honoring none other than Wilbur Tile olden Helmets will present their show on the main track at followed Inter in day the Mini Tractor Pull JO p m Once the Tractor Pull is over the Remember Then family dance kicks In to bring the Saturday festivities a close Party Pac will playing the classics of the 60s and will be giving away door prizes of tapes of original and rare 60s classics The refreshment garden operated by the McGibbon Hotel will also feature a buffet Al Country Band Gary Pool and Country will give the crowd the fair some down home music until 11 pm when the refreshment garden closes Sun day sees the second battle for the irm Olympics Title To date there ire five teams entered the Town Council Optimises Kinsmen lions Club and NRS ill- stale They will battle to see who can toss the meadow muffins far thesl or milk a goat Admission to the Fair is for adults and or children seven to 16 and children under seven are free The best buy by far is the weekend family ticket for or the Single Weekend ticket for SO which will be on sale until noon There arc only weekend tickets remaining so don I delay gel yours today Georgetown YOUR will be GREAT See you at the Mayor outlines track record Miller kicks off reelection campaign Hills Mayer Miller launched his re election with a kickoff Saturday which drew over people to the I Springs Motel Mayor Miller who was first ap pointed moyor in after Peter vacated the position to be Chairman of Region said he has provided strong leadership over his five I have credibility at the province I have credibility the Region I have credibility at the Town of Hills said the Mayor who poinled out that 10 town councilors attended kickoff The native is lived in Georgetown for its Mayor Miller first entered politics in when he was Jetted lo the Board of wis elected Township in 1WJ and development in Hills in both the residential and industrial areas The mayor slid he has negotiated the release of 100 acres of rurul in land on the Highway tor to help attract industries Mayor Miller smd he was runic in producing a sewage study fur Actio industrial lands speed up the pro test ind maximize tile show financial responsibility in the administration of Hills Mayor Miller believes he can deliver enough votes to defeat his rival Ward Sheldon who said at her campaign in June she has enough to defeat the incumbent mayor raged He rcletl Region in IS77 hollowing his as mayor in he subsequently defeated former councillor Mike Armstrong j years later to rttaui his position He now lives Rayl reMenl with his wife and have four married children who all live in Hills Mayor Miller favors industrial growth especially along the Highway He also seniors drop in centres for ton and Georgetown and new arenas and sports fields within our finan ability The mayor also wants ensure residents of Willow Trailer Park ore relocated he lias recently Housing Minister Chavlvn regarding new fordable housing projects for Hills focusing in llit profile Issue of growth in own Mayor Miller said he has been a influence on way has been cleared for tin to grow sun hi has ied i tll at Prospect Park draw water from I- he said May Miller dso fight the proposed I in Iht quarry He wants ensure no such will be developed on the I st irpir ml ill Hilton Hills hut tint in However does port the sublimit industry Ihe il in I own will to hat these uses landfilllnc ind producing ire not le said In the midst growth Major Miller d he has maintain the farm The Major whose iniily bus armed in the in fer over is a longtime member of Advisory Com Bringing station Acton is mother achievement Mayer Miller In his term in I for lie residtnls of Hills proven leadership with a appro in I said Mayor Miller I will itctssible responsible and and Hills Mayor Miller helped serve up beef people a barbecue to kick off reelection bill Hie Cedar Springs Sept The major will be his Full term In office llr ap pointed mayor In ISS3 after Mayor Peter Pomeroy was appointed Regional Chairman ly defeated former councillor Mike In Thi year he a challenge Word l Regional Sheldon photo

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