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See Pca Vol. 1, No. 30 Saturday, January 30, 1993 24 pages 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ 50 cents includes G.S.T. Nancy and Brad Cripps hold thelr n new daughter, Cate who was impatient to be born into the world and arrived early at the Cripps? honie list Weel jc 0... Photo by Wendy Long. --RSL continues landfill hearing pursuit By Dianne Cornish Reclamation Systems Incorporated (RSI), a private com- pany which has proposed the estab- lishment of a landfill in a mined-out portion of the Acton Quarry, has “no intention” of withdrawing its proposal. Official confirmation of the RSI position is contained in a recent letter from one of the compa- ny’s lawyers to Environment Minister Ruth Grier. A copy of the letter and accompa- nying information about RSI’s con- tinued pursuit of a hearing before a Consolidated Hearings Board (CHB) was included in a staff report to Halton Region’s planning and public works committee, Wednesday. In his report, Halton’s planning commissioner Rash Mohammed said notice has been given that “RSI is proceeding with its application to the Joint Board and that all deficiencies identified by the Joint Board decision of September 16, 1992 are intended to be rectified so that RSI will be in a position to again request the estab- lishment of a new Joint Board Hearing at the earliest possible date.” In light of the information, Mohammed suggested that regional council might want to reconsider a proposed $50,000 reduction in the non-program expenditure section of its 1993 budget. Retaining the money would help cover the Tegion’s costs for any hearing preparation that might be required this year or next, the report said. No members of the planning ane public works changed since the Board announced its decision. “RSI is, understand- ably, disappointed in the September 16th decision of the Joint Board in telation to its preliminary hearing, but has no intention of withdrawing its application,” the letter states. After Wednesday’s committee meeting, when asked to comment on RSI’s intention to have the pro- posal come back before a hearing, said, “I’m not sur- on the report, which was received as information. Regional council will have an opportunity to look at Mohammed’s report and other items on the committee’s its meeting next Wednesday. The RSI application was the sub- ject of a preliminary hearing in Acton last June. On September 16, 1992, the Board ruled that it has no jurisdiction to deal with the mat- ter, basically because RSI had not leted applications necessary to allow for the calling of a hearing under the terms of the Consolidated Hearings Act (CHA). A section of the RSI lawyer’s let- ter to Environment Minister Grier, dated Dec. 9, 1992, clearly states the company’s objective hasn’t prised, but I am surprised that they’ ve come back this quickly.” Halton Hills town administrator Dan Costea said the town received official word of the company’ 5 restated notice to the Surprise home delivery By Wendy Long Baby Cassandra Cripps arrived exactly the day she was due - but she had no intention of waiting to get to the hospital. Cassandra was delivered by Acton mom Nancy Cripps, 29, early last Wednesday morning in her home with the help of 10-year- old son Mark. Cripps said she went to bed Tuesday evening “just like nor- mal.” The baby was due the next day, but Cripps hadn’t felt any warning signs and didn’t expect the baby She woke up shortly after mid- night with labor pains. She woke eldest son Mark to get him ready to head to Grandma’s and called her husband, Brad, at work. She timed Lat first recognizable pain at 12:29 pete Cripps had a chance to wake her youngest son Adam, 6, she realized the baby was com- ing...and quickly. As she was calling 911, Cripps felt the baby’s head. “I dropped the phone aud Mark picked it up,” Cripps sai Mark a relaying information from the 911 operator to his moth- er, telling } her to lie down. “I didn’t want to at first,” Cripps said. “I knew the baby was coming and I thought she would come sooner if I lied down.” But Cripps did lie down on the couch while Mark continued to relay help from the 911 operator. Brad arrived home, saw the baby’s head and ran “right back up the stairs” a greet the ambulance, Cripps sai By the a the ambulance atten- dants arrived downstairs, Cripps was holding her new daughter in her arms. Cassandra Tessa Ann Faith arrived at 12:45 a.m. January 20, about 15 minutes after Cripps timed her first labor pain. Mom and newborn were taken to Georgetown hospital, where she weighed in at a healthy 7 Ibs, 3 1/2 oz. Cripps said she was in labor with her first child, Mark, for eight hours, but gave birth to Adam only 15 minutes after she was admitted to the hospital. Cassandra decided to beat the record. “Mark didn’t sleep all night long he was so excited about his baby sister,” Cripps said. “He couldn’t wait to get to school and tell every- one about it.” Cripps said she received excel- lent care in the hospital, and thanks Dr. Cawkwell, Dr. Andrews and the nursing staff. “To me the heroes of it are my son, the telephone operator on 911 and Ian and Valerie, the ambulance attendants,” said Cripps, expressing her gratitude. oud grandparents are Margaret and Lyle Cripps, who welcome Cassandra as their sixth grandchild. Group discusses racial concerns By Laura Salve: A meeting on Tuesday in Georgetown drew 28 concerned citizens racism and was deemed a su anizers, local res- opposing ident, Elizabeth Carmichael, and Anti-Racism Consultant with the Ontario Anti-Racism Secretariat it, Saleem Yacou! b. “Tt was a good meeting,” accu said. “Everybody was asked to speak and show their concerns. Yacoub said he began the meeting with a brief overview of the “five guiding principles” of the Anti-Racism tariat: all government agen- cies taking an active role to combat racism, besiaeeat the racial diver- ative Assessment Board’s hearing officer, “just before or after the beginning of the year (1993).” He, too, said it was “no surprise” that RSI has decided to proceed with its applica- tion for the Acton Quarry landfill. RSI president Walter Graziani confirmed during a telephone inter- view Thursday that the company will pursue a hearing. “We still are pone we never withdrew,” he Pia said the company is Continued on page 14 sity of Ontario when ae and delivering services, fc groul lorming CO-oper- ps and businesses for Wo problems, forming commitments to initiatives shared that are open and inclusive to reach out to those who have not previously been heard and recognizing and respecting the unique identity of aborigi- nal peoples. “The question everybody was asking though, was,’ where do we go from here?’,” Yacoub continued. “We want to establish a permanent vehicle to deal with any situation ‘or recurrence of this kind with the Klan or any of these violent groups.” “The answer lies in more effective education. We want to establish a partnership between lea schools and the community to enlighten the pub- lic, our sons and dau; Yacoub, who has raved the globe, described — ~ especially Ontario as a great place to “We as Canadians are gee always will be the envy of the universe. No Continued on page 12 r \ BARCALOUNGER LEATHER GALLERY 32 Recliner Styles OFFER ENDS FEBRUARY 28TH @ SUN - WED 10 - 6, THURS - SAT 10 - 9 © 853-1031 10 ~\ A Division of the olde Hide House