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HERALD Wednesday 1M David Ramsay says Food agriculture businesses must work together Threehour parking bylaw under scrutiny The provinces ministry of food and agriculture will have to work in partnership with Ontario s farmers and food processors if they are to compete on the world market the provincial minister David Ramsay told about 150 in people at the Ontario Agriculture and Museum in Milton last Wednesday The industry is under seige from the outside said the minister during a press conference following the meeting To combat the competition the ministry presented strategic plan in which the province lets as a leader to bring farmers and food processors together a situation that t always exist said Mr Ramsay But the plan on ly focused on generalities Specifics will come later said the minister The province can no longer die policy to the industry without first consulting the affected groups said Mr Ramsay The idea has to come from the clients farmers and food pro cessors It the way of the future The billion a year food and agriculture industry is second only to the automobile and car parts in in the province The farm ing community produces billion a year of this total Mr Ramsay strategic plan highlights eight different industry relatedareas to encourage the food and agriculture industry to become more self directed to improve technology and education not only in the food and agriculture field but also in the areas of farm management packaging and waste manage ment to get the industry to work hand in hand with other agencies to en sure clean soil water and air to make the more to help them use trade in itiatives such as the free trade agreement to help the industry develop new markets That means giving support to the province s foreign branches one of which last year coordinated the sale of a large shipment of cows to Spain to reassure the public that the food they eat is safe Although Mr Ramsay stressed that province- produced food Is safe the con sumer has been receiving mixed For All Your Fine China Silver Crystal Glftware MAIN ST MILTON 87B0050 signals about the safety of their food supply to support the province s rural community The agriculture community is only as strong as its rural community said Mr Ram say to create a work environment in which people working in the in are encouraged to achieve heir potential DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TRENTON DT 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY AND CULTURAL Mr Ramsay said within the next couple of months this plan will be circulated to the ministry s various branches throughout the province to find out what possible legislation and programs are need to transform these generalities into specifics Acton Councillor Norm Elliott questioned if the Halton Hills bylaw disallowing parking for more than three hours at a time on some Georgetown and Acton streets Should exist if the police en force it inconsistently Why have the bylaw if it is not enforced asked the councillor It not fair Town engineer Bob Austin said the three hour parking limit bylaw is consistent with similar bylaws in the Region s other three pill ties Oak wile Burl inglon enforce the bylaw to large degree while Milton birch en forces it Hilton lis stinds the middle Mr Austin told council members Mr would prefer In it be enforced more often but ht said that is impossible to do because the town the necesjidn stiff Council directed stiff the police if discretion could be used in the threehour parking limit Georgetown resident Duane who lives on Weber Drive brought the issue of the bylaw to council after police recentlv ticketed his daughters vehicle The vehicle was parked outside Mr house Mr Frenchs requested in a letter that the town amend the bylaw so that its enforcement better reflects its intent It was my understanding that the purpose of the bylaw was not to prevent our citizens from parking overnight on our streets but was to assist our public works depart ment with snow removal during winter storms and give our police authority to ticket abandoned and unlicensed vehicles as well as vehicles parked for extended periods on our streets said Mr Frenchs Unfortunately the way the bylaw is written and enforced rather than serving the community it frustrates and harasses many of its citizens and taxpayers Be A Cool Col And Check Our the the fed Section THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills 1 Halton H lis Bo- HILLS Georgetown Ontor 5G2 ATTENTION Elderly Homeowners in The Town of Halton Hills You may qualify for a 50 Tax Credit If you your spouse or both meet all of the following requirements are years or older on or before September 1 st 1 990 receive as of September 1st the monthly federal Guaranteed Income Supplement have owned residential property in the Town of Halton Hills tor at least 5 years immediately preceding September 1st 1990 and live In the property on which the municipal taxes have been levied you are eligible to receive the Town of Halton Hills 1990 Tax Credit for Elderly Homeowners If you qualify but have not received an application or would like more information call the Finance Department at Even if you received this Tax Credit for 1989 you must still apply for your 1990 credit Grant F Usher A T Toronto Line Deputy Treasurer Mr said his daughter can t park in the driveway because the back of the vehicle hangs over the sidewalk and this leads to the infringement of another town bylaw He urged council to ask police to make liberal and generous use of good common sense and discre tion before issuing a ticket for parking on residential streets for more than three hours 72 houses proposed for hill A development proposal calling for 72 single homes just off Highway and the Georgetown border is currently being reviewed by the Hills planning staff Development Limited had origin illy made a proposal for J27 houses 100 stack townhouses and units but the developer heal down the proposal after talk with Region a stuff member for the town s planning department The proposal also calls for a road hit will run along the houses and loop back to the en trance said Mr Land has also been set aside so that a possible entrance to the development could be established off of Highway added the plan ner The planning staff is waiting to hear the comments on the pro posal from various agencies in eluding the other town depart ments the Region the pro vince ministry of environment Once these comments have been collected a public hearing will be held The planning staff will then write report based on these comments and its own invest FREE ESTIMATES GEORGETOWN OPTICAL NO ONE EVER REGRETTED BUYING QUALITY MARKET PLACE PLAZA 8773562 HOURS Tugs 10 da THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills Halton lis Dr O Box 128 HALTON HILLS Ontario L7G 873 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING WARD 3 MA N STREETMAPLE AVE Council will conduct a public meeting to examine and discuss an plication to amend the Halton Hills Official Plan and Zoning By law 57 91 to permit an 80 unit senior citizen apartment building The subject proper ty is located at the north east corner of the intersection of Main Street and Maple Avenue in the community of Georgetown and is described as part of Lot 18 Concessions Town of Hills The property is approximately 2 5 acres in area ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS WELCOME For further information contact the Planning Department Time p m Date Monday July 23 1990 Location council Chambers Civic Centre 1HaSin Hills tayi iio Mr File No