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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday a MM- Page a Police to crack down on cyclists ByBENDUMMETT Herald Staff Cyclists riding on Acton sidewalks will be charged with unlawfully using a bicycle which carries a maximum of star ting Aug Acton Village Con stable Bill Riddle says Until now they have only received a warning The clampdown comes in the wake of several pedestrian com plaints of having to dodge cyclists while walking along the sidewalk Constable Riddle said Although no one has been in jured there have been some close calls he said Most of the com plaints have come from pedestrians using Mill Street Ac ton The Helton Hills bylaw states that no person shall drive a motor vehicle or bicycle along a sidewalk or boulevard except at a driveway Const Riddle said its more than likely the maximum fine wouldnt be imposed Offenders would pro- Actons village constable has decided to clamp down on cyclists us ing the sidewalk rather than the road Riding on the sidewalk is an of fence under the Halton Hills bylaws Starting Aug Const Riddle will be issuing fines to those caught riding on the sidewalk The bylaw re quires people walk their bikes along on all sidewalks Herald photo bably be issued a fine of about The exact fine is determined dur ing a court appearance A court date is necessary because the pro vinces Chief Judge Hayes has yet to approve set fines for the offence But the town recently submitted a proposal to Judge Hayes that the fine be set at 153 Const Riddle said Offenders under the age of 12 will receive a caution while their parents will be notified of the of fence He hopes this will encourage parents to remind their children of the bicycle safety rules Being out of school during the summer months youngsters dont get the safety lectures they do m school Const Riddle said He said youngsters are the main culprits however cyclists of all ages are using the sidewalk rather than the road Const Riddle acknowledged parents fears that Mill Street be ing so narrow is dangerous for cyclists But instead of encouraging their children to cycle on the sidewalk parents should be telling them to walk their bikes Const Riddle said cyclists who lay their bikes on the sidewalk in stead of using a kick stand or wall to prop them up will also be fined Fines will also be issued to dou riders and any cyclist who disobeys the general rules of the road Remove blight of AIDS Scholtens In an emotional outburst at Regional Council last week a Burlington councillor questioned the use of on AIDS educa in the Region The is perhaps not be ing used properly Ralph Scholtens told his colleagues The Region should educate peo ple to warn against homosexuality and intravenous drug use he said adding homosexuality is disgusting and an unnatural habit Taxpayers are perhaps getting half a bang for their dollar the councillor said Several councillors agreed that AIDS Acquired Immune Deficien cy Syndrome is a very serious problem A program was set up in 1977 to residents about AIDS and the AIDS virus There were a few chuckles around the Regional table during CONE is hollow Bonnette The CONE that put local Coun Joe Hewitt under fire in a recent report is thin and hollow says Acton Coun Rick The Acton councillor spoke in defence of Coun Joe Hewitt at a Halton Hills town council meeting Monday night Coun Bonnette responded to a recent newspaper article that said the Coalition On the Niagara Escarpment an en vironmental group said Coun Hewitt opposed the Niagara Escarpment Plan most of the time In his five months as a Niagara Escarpment Commission To me CONE is an object that is thin and hollow Thats the way I see this group that has judged Joe Hewitt CONE is a Niagara Palls based group and knows little about Halton Hills Coun Bonnette add ed Mr Scholtens speech but Regional Chairman Peter said the Regions health department was concerned with health and not with morality We have to keep in mind that AIDS kills people no matter what their sexual orientation is Kevin Flynn said But Scholtens was not satisfied with the response from Regional health commissioner Graham that the program is educating residents Rather than window dressing the situation lets get right to the source and find out how we can remove this blight of AIDS from Scholtens said Ive sat with Coun Hewitt for four years now Hes always acted very professional and fair Coun Bonnette said MM meat shops OPEN 7 DAYSI 8732151 Sun 1 1am 9am Satarday 9am Craft Vendors WANTED for Harvest of Colour Day Sunday Oct 1 at Terra Cotta Conservation To Apply or for Information Call Apply tutor Sept We Can Make Your Car Look Like A Million Window Tinting year car mom with Tift Cart qui win- From 00 Lit In At tat air tot Sunroofs From DRY CLEANING BOARDS FABRIC PROTECTION SUNROOFS PIN STRIPING RUSTPB00RN6 SPLASH TOUCHUP MUST WINDOW TINTING oeezee FREE RUNNING BOARDS A Full Line Custom Cat Truck Accessories 8730570 MonThuis 8am Friday 265 Street Georgetown Saturday 4 Beardmore property may get services a property in Acton owned by Canada Packers could soon hook up to Halton Hills town services A lawyer for the old Beardmore Tannery property south of Agnes Street and east of Highway in Acton told Hills town coun cillors Monday night that the spray and lagoon system used onsite at is a very archaic primitive way to treat sewage Given the choice Canada Packers would get rid of the system yesterday he said The property spans 296 acres in Acton and is the site of a former leather tannery Town council said some of the chemicals produced from tanning might have led to a bylaw restricting the Beardmore property from using the towns sewage system The application by Canada Packers to change the bylaw ap plies only to a lot of in dustrial land at Monday nights public meeting attracted several nearby residents who questioned Canada Packers lawyer asking him if the company would sell the land after sewage hookup was approved The property is not for sale at this time Mr Wearing said The solicitor added that future use of the property would be determined by Ontario Ministry of Environ ment guidelines The Beardmore Tannery proper ty has been the hotbed of CRITICS CHOICE VIDEO Rentals Service S Open Every Night Till 10pm HAPPY gr nUlin Hour Cknlna troversy as town council recently described the property as con taminated But the Ministry of Environment allows the use applied for by Canada Packers no objections to connecting the property to the town sewage system Local residents and tenants with industry on the proper ty say the towns sewage system should be hooked up on the site One merchant said the Beard more buildings have been In Acton since 1844 antt have contributed to the economic health of Acton Tenants at Beardmore said they hoped the lagoon system and the smell coming from the p would disappear with a town sewage connection I think it would be nice to see the smell go said tenant David Chapman A report from Hills staff on the sewage system issue at Beardmore will be 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