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the HERALD Community Wednesday February Numbers To Nate EMERGENCY Police Fire or Ambulance Dial 91 Fire Information 8771 1 33 Police NonEmergency Hospital Distress Centre 8771 21 1 Assault with weapon A 17yearold Georgetown youth has been charged with assault with a weapon by police after he allegedly pointed a knife at a newspaper carrier Jan 29 Police say the carrier was delivering newspapers along Rd in Georgetown when the suspect driving a Ford Tem po pulled up beside him and poin ted a knife at him Police say eye contact was made but no words were exchanged The accused laughed before driving away The accused will appear in Milton court March 6 Stitches needed A 36yearold Georgetown woman required two stitches to close a wound over her eye that was allegedly inflicted by a Georgetown man Police say the woman and man were involved in a domestic argument which escalated to the point where the man struck her several times in the face The 30- yearold man was charged with assault and breach of probation he was on probation for assault and appeared in Milton court Jan for a bail hearing While at the scene police also arrested the victim and charged her with uttering a death threat after she allegedly said Look what he did to me Im gonna get even Im gonna kill him She also appeared in Milton court Jan for a bail hearing Hockey stick weapon Regional Police charged a 52yearold Georgetown man with assault level 2 after he allegedly struck another Georgetown man with a hockey stick handle police say the victim was at the accuseds home and the accused used the stick to remove him from the home Police say the victim did require medical attention Unemployed prostitute Police arrested a person they described as an unemployed prostitute for mischief Sunday af ter they were called to remove her from OTooles in Georgetown Police say the woman had been trying to break a window at OTooles but when police arrived at the secene the woman had left and was found standing in the middle of St near Sinclair Ave When police approached she became abusive and violent at police calling them pigs and using obscene Police arrested her and placed her in the cruiser where she immediately began kicking the win dow of the cruiser The kicking sprung the door and it will no longer close properly The 31yearold Toronto woman will appear in Milton court March 2 Credit card thief Police say a man they charged with four counts of using a stolen card is suspected of at least other frauds The 20yearold Glen Williams man was arrested Jan after using a stolen credit card to buy dnnks at Hotel in Georgetown When arrested he was found possession of three credit card receipts from the stolen credit card worth and He was charged with one count of possession of stolen property four counts of using a stolen credit card and four counts of personation The credit card had been stolen Dec from a briefcase in a van parked in Hamilton Police are continuing their investigation Big damage Two cars sustained major damage and two people were in jured in a twocar collision on Side road and Line in Georgetown Jan 31 Police say an Oakville woman driving a 1985 Honda was travelling northbound on Line and stopped at the Side road in tersection She then proceeded into the intersection entenng the path of a Milton man driving a Ford coupe Her car was demolished and his was severely damaged The woman and a passenger in her car were taken to Credit Valley Hospital by ambulance and treated for minor injuries The woman was charged with going through a red light Cutoff A Georgetown woman who cut off another car while driving a Pontiac sedan has been charged with improper turn by police The woman had been travelling nor thbound on Trafalgar when she passed a Rockwood man driving a truck on the right side in an area where two lanes merge She cut in front of the car and struck him on the right fender before losing control and sliding off the road Her car was demolished while his had only light damage There were no injuries Marijuana bust One man has been arrested in what Regional Police are calling one of the largest marijuana seizures in On Monday a 31yearold Milton man was charged with two counts of possession of narcotic for the pur pose of trafficking after police seized pounds of marijuana garbage bags full and pounds of weed oil from a Milton home Total value of the seizure is estimated to be Also seized from the home was equipment designed to manufacture weed oil Five drug squad officers with the Police have been involved in this investigation for two months and say the narcotics were likely destined for the illicit drug trade in Region Female assaulted A fivemonthpregnant Georgetown woman was rushed to hospital by ambulance after she was punched in the stomach by her brother Regional Police say the 22yearold woman experienced fluid discharge from her vagina af ter her 31yearold brother physically assaulted her Sunday in his apartment She was admitted for observation at the hospital Police say it is not known If the fetus Is The assault occurred after the sister and her boyfriend visited her brother in his Georgetown apart ment An argument broke out bet ween the boyfriend and the brother and the sister attempted to in tervene say police Her brother then forcibly pushed her into a closet and punched her in the mouth with his closed fist causing her lip to split Then he punched her in the stomach say police The brother has been charged with assault level two and will ap pear in Milton court Feb Police are continuing their in vestigation Caring drivers Dedicated drivers with the Hills Cancer Society were honored for their caring work as volunteers last week Representing the drivers who provide cancer patients with transportation to treatment centres were left to right Bev Logan and Bill Ferguson all of Georgetown Herald Photo The battle goes on By BEN The Herald Speyside resident Pam Sheldon hasnt wasted anytime attacking a proposed Niagara Escarpment Plan amendment calling for her property and that of land owners to be included as part of the NEP At the invitation of Ms Sheldon approximately 75 people attended a meeting Sunday at Speyside School to discuss the proposed amend ment Halton Hills resident Giuseppe Gori requested the Niagara Escarp ment Commission consider the amendment as a way of protecting the Speyside area from further quarry activity NEC staff has yet to deal with the proposed amendment Ms Sheldon opposes the proposed amendment because she considers it an infringement on her individual property rights The former regional councillor and mayoralty candidate says ad ditional environmental protection is unnecessary for the area The reason being says Ms Sheldon is because Speyside residents have always opposed large development such as quarries being located in the area Contacted Monday Ms Sheldon Food war battler A local independent grocer says he wont back off offering low prices before the big guys do Even though Bob Creasy owner of Knechtels Food Market in Georgetown could be considered the little guy up against such large grocery chains as Loblaws and Miracle Mart he vows to stay in the game by offering competitive low prices In the last two weeks the grocery store chains have entered a so- called food price war by offering lower prices on hundreds of items in order to compete with the Price Club Almost every Hills grocery store is involved and some have been offering low prices for months Mr Creasy says hes been of fering lower prices since Sept as part of an Eveiyday Low Price program and will continue to do so as long as other grocery stores do The chain stores will have to take the lead to move off before I will he said He admits it is reducing his overall profit but says hes not in jeopardy of losing his business Were all just trying to holdour share of the market said those attending Sundays meeting all shared her feelings One hundred per cent opposed the redesignation she said The bottom line is that people feel a terrible sense of loss of con trol over their property the same reaction I had- commented Ms Sheldon Those attending the meeting also agreed the request will result in a huge waste of taxpayers money said Ms Sheldon She pointed out the NEC will be required to spend a vast amount of taxpayers money to process an ap plication they think is frivolous The money could be better spent on more worthwhile projects or be used to reduce peoples taxes suggested Ms Sheldon Ms Sheldon fears the ap plication if approved will divide the Speyside community something no one wants Collectively the property owners plan to meet Mr to express their opposition to the amendment in the hope he withdraws it Mr Gori said Monday he would willingly meet with any of the residents to discuss the proposed amendment Saying he heard about the meeting Mr Gori added he didnt attend because he wasnt invited Mr said he would consider withdrawing the application if the concerns raised by the residents couldnt be addressed However he would be less likely to withdraw the proposed amend ment if the concerns were based on unsubstantiated fears Hills Regional Councillor Bill whose ward includes Speyside Sundays meeting Based on the large turnout in op position to the proposal Rob- son predicted Mr will most likely withdraw the amendment Local pride From the OTTAWA BUREAU of Thomson News Service Three area companies set up displays at a large government- organized trade show in Monter rey Mexico Gasmac Inc and V Manufacturing Ltd both of Guelph and MoldMasters Ltd of Georgetown are among com panies from across the country aiming for a piece of Mexicos developing market of million people Canada Expo is the largest trade fair ever organized in Latin America by the federal govern ment The exhibition was opened by International Trade Minister Michael Wilson A wide variety of companies from high technology to in dustries are participating in the show to drum up business and narrow the trade gap between the countries Preliminary estimates put twoway trade between Canada and Mexico near billion for 1991 Imports however remain disproportionately high in relation to exports Herald article spurs interest Hills Herald published a human in terest on an Acton couple who could benefit from changes In long- The community meeting on the redirection will now be held in the Gallery of the Hills Cultural Centre on Church St in Georgetown which can hold about people It will begin at pm and la scheduled The community consultation meeting planned for Feb at the Regional Police Station in Georgetown on the Redirection of LongTerm Care and Support ser vices has had to be moved to a bigger location due to public in terest John Roe the community plan ning coordinator for Community Health and Support Services said the Regional Police station has been inundated with calls from interested people Since the station community room only holds approximately people it was too small to host the numbers of people who expressed interest fc Mr Roe said the meeting bloomed after The community consultation meeting scheduled for Acton on Feb at the Royal Canadian Legion on Wright Avenue from not changed For more inforraatiwi on the meetings call the Community health and Support Servicesofficeat4t6J27W929