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Townhall meeting gets bogged dow By Jamie Harrison Over 100 people gathered at Acton High School’s cafetorium Wednesday night, for a special townhall meeting called by Halton- Peel MP Garth Turner. Turner called the meeting to dis- cuss the future Acton in relation to the possible permanent closure of the olde Hide House and related stores and other community issues. Turner started off the meeting by updating the crowd concerning the future of'the olde Hide House, say- ing he Had just come from a meet- ing with olde Hide House owner Steve Dawkins, and would be working closely with Dawkins to resolve the issues surrounding the closing of the olde Hide House and it’s related stores. “The olde Hide House companies are not finished. It is a serious mat- ter but there is still hope,” Turner said, adding that new bankruptcy laws in Canada may be used to help restructure the Acton landmarks. “T don’t know if I’m going to be successful with what I’ve been asked to do. Its going to take co- * Garth Turner opera several Acton business owners were at the meeting and expressed concern at the possible loss of the olde Hide House stores. Also at the meeting were coun- cillors Rick Bonette and Norm Elliott, as well as P.O.W.E.R.’s Barb Halsall. Halsall expressed concern that the possible development in Acton could lead to increased pollution in Black Creek. “P.0.W.E.R. has no wish to halt development in Acton or to influ- ence what developer proceeds first,” she pointed out. She also implored area residents to use water saving devices such as low-flow showerheads and reduced water capacity toilets. Elliott then addressed the gather- ing saying that water saving devices and rainwater collection systems had been written into the - subdivision agreements for each of the 800 housing units approved for Acton East. The rest of the meeting mainly centered on the future of Acton and where the area’s water supply should come from, with Elliott and Halsall trading facts and figures concerning various proposals for area. Elliott then asked that the adver- sarial relationship between P.O.W.E.R. and both the town and region end, and that a new era of co-operation begin centering on what is best for Halton Hills. Apparently one Acton resident Norm Elliot was not impressed with the meet- ing, questioning Turner for calling hering a “townhall meeting”, then asking about the effectiveness of such a foru Turner countered by giving the historical significance of such a meeting and said that it gave him an opportunity to hear the problems of the community he represents. After spending much of the evening on the issue of Acton’s n in rhetoric water supply, Turner. then reiter- atered what he had said at the beginning of the meeting about the closing of the olde Hide House and its effect of local businesses and tourism. Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce president _ Bob Malcolmson then spoke saying that since the Chamber office opened in Georgetown, they had been deluged by calls about the olde Hide House from out-of-town tourists. He then. made an empassioned plea to the crowd saying: “You've got a busi- ness that just shut down that will effect five per cent of the popula- tion base. If you lose the olde Hide House, you lose a lot of other busi- ness. Nobody is going to fight for Halton Hills except the people who live here.” The mood of the people exiting the meeting seemed to be mixed. On the one hand, glad that people were working behind the scenes to help Acton, while on the other hand still apprehensive about the future of their community. Vv Vol. 1, No. 51 iW EENEN Saturday, June 26, 1993 Call Brenda 877- 5165 ~ 24hr. pager 3ornNson s_ BRENDA ASSOCIATES Sales Ropresentatve PAYTON 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 Region uses “unique Staff from the Halton Region Public Works nt were On hand at the Town of Halton Hills Civic Centre Monday to answer questions regarding a proposed additional waste water truck facil- ity which is to be built in Halton Hills. Currently, there is one such ona third charge _ Pomeroy had Peviolbly been two counts of breach of trust and two counts of accepting a i commission by Project 80 pany wife of six months Pat Crimmins (Halton deputy clerk), _ Burlington Spectator reporter at charges won't get er way this year. facility in the Silver Creek valley, but it has inadequate sewage capacity for the development of Georgetown West and the west portion of Georgetown Sou The public information Mele ended the third stage of the class environmental assessment process. One more stage remains Pomeroy was call to Halton Hills pee ers (nor did he Teply to a fax request for comments) but in an interview with a Tuesday he Said on was “terribly ” the trial on the initial Pomeroy’s lawyer, Bill MacDonald of Mississauga, said, “He (Pomeroy) plans to keep his job, plead not guilty, and fight the thing right to the wall. He doesn’t e: feel guilty, and he’s not going to plead guilty.” ‘before construction, operation monitoring of the facility. it Seven proposed sites were described, along with their degrees of suitability. The Region’s recommended concept was gravity sewers along Black Creek, terminating at a pumping station at Black Creek-Valley and Main St., from which flows will be pumped, via a force main on Main St. and a gravity sewer through the future Georgetown South subdivision development, to the sanitary sewer system at Mountainview Road. Paul Robinson, member of the Silver Creek Environmental Association, agrees the chosen site has minimal environmental No takers for By Colin Gibson The National Hockey League’s seventh expansion draft was held Thursday in Quebec City - to stock new league entries Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Florida Panthers - and two area hockey products were no doubt viewing the proceedings with more than a passing interest. Both Rockwood’s Mike Hudson and Georgetown’s Adam Bennett ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ ” process to select waste water site impact and saves ratepayers the most amount of money. “However, I still have some ques- 50 cents includes G.S.T. tions regarding the cumulative environmental assessment process,” he added. By Colin Gibson Halton-Peel MP Garth Turner has been appointed to cabinet as Minister of National Revenue by Prime Minister Kim Campbell, Halton Hills This sila was informed Friday by Mr. Ti Turner, who stressed a heed for revamping both government size a more realistic economic poli- cy during his recent run for the lead- ership of the federal Progressive Conservative party, was pleased by his appointment but stressed, “My Turner in cabinet first priority will remain being the federal representative for Halton- Peel.” Turner was also pleased by Campbell’s decision to downsize the government. “There will be no more junior ministers, no more secretaries of state and the government itself has been reduced by one-third,” Turner said in a telephone interview. “These are things I insisted on when I was running for the leadership.” locals Hudson and Bennett were left unprotected by their respec- tive clubs - Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks - and could have found themselves basking ‘in balmier climes. Hudson, a journeyman forward picked up by Edmonton from the Blackhawks (who reportedly showed up with a tender shoulder and saw little ice-time) would likely have welcomed the change in venue, while Bennett, a defenseman, was likely a little shaken. In an earlier interview with Halton Hills This Week, Bennett said he had been assured by management he was considered part of Chicago’s future plans and would be The duo could still change addresses anyway. The second part of the expansion draft (Phase II) went Friday after- noon, after HHTW went to press. Notice: 2 for 1 Tuesdays on ‘Trillium’ are back! ~ SEASON PACKAGES Save up to 30% or more on the ‘Turtle Lake’ championship course! What's best, you may reserve your tee-off times up to two weeks in advance — that’s 7 days ahead of the general public, assuring you of ‘prime-time’ access all summer. Each 20 round package costs just $750 and the advance booking L privileges may be shared by up to four players. Call 853-0904. 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