Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 14, 1988, p. 3

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Municipal elections 88 McQueen eyes Ward 2 A second candidate has announced he will try to win one of the two town council positions in Ward Don McQueen said Sept he will add his name to the ballot which will also include one incumbent Peter Norton Mr McQueen is a resident who works as an industrial mechanic In Brampton and teaches at George Brown College The Brampton native has lived In Hilts for 14 years lie and his wife Marilyn a nursery school teacher at the Georgetown Nursery School have one daughter attending Georgetown District High School and another attending Stewart town Middle School Mr McQueen has assisted in col lectlng funds for the Canadian Cancer Society and he is an ardent supporter and member of the POWER Protect Our Environmental Resources group fighting the proposed Acton landfill Mr McQueen who has been atten ding the committee meetings on the Acton quarry dump thinks more people need to get Involved In the fight support POWER one dred per cent he said Right now I think our best is to motivate more people he added He believes people who fight the dump have an uphill battle ahead of them Recycling and Energy From Waste programs arc viable alter natives to burying garbage Mr McQueen also the town to concentrate on repairing roads in Hills Gravel companies whose trucks pound he roads dally should be paying to repair them he said elected he would fight for a bill cur rently before the provincial which would force gravel com panies to pay a four per cent royalty to municipalities for road repairs He wants to see agricultural land hat Is not In use better employed There seems lo be a tot of vacant fields not being used for farming said Mr McQueen Helping farmers to organize themselves could help overcome that problem said Mr McQueen He is also in favor of allowing Sun day shopping In tourist areas and for essential services such as drug stores and variety stores but ho docs not favor wide open Sunday shopp ing He wants to see growth in the lown but he docsn t want lo sec cropping up overnight Mr McQueen planned to start a door campaign on the Labor Day weekend Joe Hewitt seeks spot at Halton Region Ward town Councillor Joe has hopes of entering the term sitting at the Region council table After winning the town council scat In 1985 Hewitt Is seeking the position now held by Coun Sheldon who is going after the mayor a Job Hewitt has lived In Georgetown for the last 15 years and he now lives on Trafalgar Road with his wife Sue and his three children The prospective sees industrial growth in Georgetown and development of fi He wants to see the Highway Mil industrial corridor developed to its fullest potential Industrial develop ment Is needed In Hills to help offset Increases in residential axes said Hewitt Although the Ministry of Agriculture and hni objected to development of the corridor because the land is fit for agriculture Ministry is going to give In on that one said Mr economically unviable he said He wants to see a community In Incorporating activities seniors Learn to Drive and Survive ONE I Young Drivers of Canada lor Young enalva driving you can with SPECIAL 4 WEEK PROGRAM WEDNESDAY THURSDAY PM STARTING OCT 8770751 16 Mountainview Rd S Georgetown FOR BRAMPTON OR BRAMALEA CAU4S90417 OVER 300000 GRADUATES RECOMMEND Young Drivers of Canada Johnston aims for Halton Region Town Councillor Johnston kicked off her campaign to step Into Regional politics by tackling the issues which will be included In s agenda in the coming term Coun Johnston who was first elected to represent Word at town council In 1965 Is hoping to fill the vacancy left by John McDonald who moved to Milton last year Johnston is a lifelong dent of Georgetown and she lives on Gardiner Drive Johnston who is a microcomputer consultant with 15 years of business experience has Fighting the proposed landfill site the Acton quarry is one thing Johnston promises to do with I m concerned about garbugi We have have a somewhere that s safe said Johnston who has actively cam in the Moore Park on behalf of the citizens group POWLR She supports commit to energy from waste as an alternative to waste I don know whin else we can do she said It doesn t matter which way we go It will the en v Iron ment regional municipalities as current legislation proposes Johnston will not complete freedom for store owners to open on Sundays 1 personally opposed to Sunday shopping but if my constituents were In favor of It I would support It she Me need a family day Johnston wants to see In duslrial growth in lown to stabilize the residential tax base Like many other councillors she t want to sec Hills lose its agricultural land and become another Brampton or but she docs favor growth along the Highway industrial corridor The town wants to develop that land but the Ministry of Agriculture and Food del saying it is good agricultural land She acknowledged that a great deal of money to be spent to upgrade the towns but she said I not certain that I would be in favor dcbenturlng for roads She also wants tn a recreation But the rec real rial building on James Street is loo small she said Johnston likes the idea of Teacher and parent viewpoint from Apgar That fight a pretty well over The Increased revenue generated from industrial residential In the next few years should spent on new projects like the much needed replacement for the Acton Arena and twinning Gordon Alcolt Arena said Coun Hewitt Hewitt has taken an active role In the garbage dispute He has surveyed municipalities in the Golden Horseshoe area on their waste situations and the results show there need be much more operation if the problem Is to be handled Hewitt He wants the province to have more of mandate to find safe landfill sites rather than a whole of municipalities scurrying around trying to find separate Hewitt supports energy from waste on everything 1 is safe with the best technology avail said Hewitt The Acton quarry dump proposal will not succeed Hewitt Hewitt plans to oppose open Sunday shopping He likes the idea of regions being able to make the decisions but it makes good sense lo have some sort of pause Although roads are issue in the next few years their conditions has actually Improved over the past term said Hewitt A third candidate for the Board of Education Georgetown trustee seat announced her intention to run for Ward and Monday a Georgetown resl dent mother and former lubstitute teacher will run against Incumbent Dick and newcomer Rod And Mrs minis that Georgetown as a ihc north I have a teacher parent vie said Mrs Apgar resident since 1974 want to generate as much met ingful community input as pos full time trustee In less complex times it was possible to be a good trustee on a part time Given the of our large school boards today this Is no longer realistic said Mrs The mother of five says she in lends to lobby the government for in creased school funding if necessary but added that dollars could come from the private 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