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the Herald Wednesday November Community Controversy swirls around McNab burial ground The Herald The Town of Hills should take over the upkeep of the old abandoned McNab burial ground on Road in Norval claims Bruce a family descendant The burial grounds protection has become an issue because Nor val resident Julian Reed has sub mitted an application to the Town to establish a five lot plan of sub division in the area of where the bunal ground is reported to be located Unless the Town takes steps to preserve the bunal ground Mr Reeds plan could eradicate the plot said Mr McNab In response to direction from Town planning staff Mr Reed has done a study to deter mine the boundaries of the ground and if any bones remain Contacted Monday Mr Reed said the study has been submitted to the know when the results would be released He did say some test scrapings had been done in which top soil was removed in an attempt to find any grave shafts However none were found Mr Reed said However I have reason to believe there is one burial without a headstone on site he said Town Planner Glen said Monday the ground did exist but two questions still remain One centres on the burial grounds exact location and the other on whether or not any bones remain buried on site Mr McNab some of the bones in the McNab bunal ground were transferred at some point to the Hillcrest in However he is convinced some bones are still buried in the ground Dan Town Administrator said if bones still remain on site then the Town is obligated under provincial legislation to oversee the cemetary because it is no longer operated by a congregation or any other group or indivdual According to Mr McNab the bunal plot dates back to the first half of the when Captain James received a land grant for his participation in the 1812 war Aside from the establish ment of the a bunal plot the Mc Nab family built a mill a gnst mill and awooden mill the area In a copy of a tetter obtained by the Herald that was sent to the Town dated Oct Mr Mc Nab I realize that some bones and tombstones were moved to and interred in Hillcrest cemetary Most of the stones were thrown off the cliff down to the river s edge by exuberant teenagers but am sure many bones are still buned in the plot Mr McNab said there seems to be too many stories going around School board plan now in place to deal with inclement weather Come hail or high water the Board of Education has a plan for inclement weather The boards policy Plan for Inclement Weather dictates exactly what will happen in case of bad weather The policy states that the decision to close schools and cancel bus tran sportation will be made by 30 a instead of at 6 am in for mer years Once the decision has been made the transportation officer will plement the decision beginning with radio communication at a m It is the responsibility of the students staff and parents to listen to the radio for decision of school closure Stations are Acton CFRB Georgetown 102 CFRB 10 99 9 CKOC 50 1 Milton 9 CFRB 10 10 740 50 CHF 1 98 1 When bus transportation is can celled at 6 00 a m it is cancelled for the entire day Field tnp and school to- school transportaton will also be cancelled if bus tran sportation is cancelled The following schools will be designated closed when bus tran sportation is cancelled for the day Stewarttown and School closure dunng the school day will only occur when the most severe weather conditions are predicted or occur and the decision to close will be made by 11 a with communication to close schools completed by noon The policy states no pupils from kindergarten to Grade five will be sent home until parents have been notified Parents of Grade to OAC pupils may designate their wishes for their sons or daughters dismissal The policy for the Halton Roman Catholic School Board is much the same as the Halton Board of Education Certified appreciation General Manager of Georgetowns Wendy Restaurant Andy Voelker middle Is presented with a certificate of appreciation from Elian Chat tern left Chairperson of the Georgetown Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society for raised for the Cancer Society during a car wash in September and hamburger promotion last month Also pictured here Is Cancer Society President Georgetown Unit Paul Armstrong Herald Photo Say I saw it in The Herald concerning the burial plot Mr McNab is referring to the fact it is his understanding records concerning who was buried in Hillcrest when it was originally established were stolen several years ago That being true its impossible to know for certain if all the bones burled in the McNab burial plot were transferred to Hillcrest he said Mr Reed however contends these records were destroyed in a fire Mr Reed also said he has a deed indicating the bones buried In the bunal ground were tran sferred to Hillcrest HEY MOM Winter is rapidly approaching we must be prepared Fletchers Family Shoes and Weather Guard present Weather Guard waterproof boots that are made 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