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Two rural subdivisions in progress west of Acton The mild weather is al- lowing crews with heavy equipment to continue cary- ing two rural estate subdi- visions. from vacant fields just east and south of Acton. All that's holding up the final paperwork for a 14-lot subdivision in the Crewson's Corners rural cluster, now know as the Jarvis, formerly Mesich, de- 6 a Z 6 8 g 9 What's Se Inside An unemployed mom won the BIA shoppin | spree contest. See Page." 3 velopment, is the completion of engineering drawings and calculation of a parkland contribution by the land Owner, a numbered Ontario company. The triangular property just west of Dublin Line is bounded by Highway 7 on one side and 32 Side Road on the other. Graders and dump trucks are building an internal streét with access from 32 Side Road, Work is also underway on the road ina 20-lot es- tate subdivision on the east side of the Halton Hills- Milton Town Line, between 17 and 22 Side Roads. Willowridge Construc- tion Group purchased the former farm from the Williams family and will build 20 estate Tots on a loop road with two accesses from Town Line. A portion of the Town Line has been reconstructed and a knoll removed in the area in response to road and traffic safety issues raised by area residents at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing that led to the plan's ap- proval. These rural subdivisions are among some of the last that will be built in Halton as the Region prohibited new rural estate plans in 1995, except in designated hamlets and rural clusters. Any rural subdivision with draft approval before 1995 is still active, although the developer must pay an- nual fees so the approval doesn't lapse. There are 140 estate lots with draft ap- proval in Halton Hills. The prohibition of rural estate subdivisions is in- tended to maintain a perma- nently secure, economically viable agricultural industry and to preserve the open space character and land- scape heritage of Halton's non-urbanzied area. TACHILLES| =| in Acton | PAULSIMMONS, SERVICE MANAGER CHECK RAD, HOSES NEW ANTIFREEZE $49.95 357 Queen Street ©9853-0200 Halton Hills (Acton) ©°5)453-8965 Youth Centre still homeless By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner The Acton Youth Centre Just needs one more thing to become a reality - a suitable, affordable location. But de- spite months of searching, staff with Halton Hills Com- munity Support and Informa- tion (HHCSJ) can't even find the centre a temporary home. --OnMond d 0 Dowell accepted a $15,000 cheque from the Healthy Community Funding Con- - sortium of Halton for the Youth Centre, designed to offer one-stop youth services during the day and a drop-in at night. has 10 partners including Halton Region, Halton's four municipalities, the Trillium Foundation and all of the United Ways in Halton, ex- cept the United Way of Halton Hills. In a related issue, Dowell said they dropped plans to try, to run a new pro shop at the Acton arena to pay for the Youth Centre because they didn't think the Id ender. "We will continue to ex- plore the possibilities of some sort of business that would sustain the centre, but at this point we don't know what that would look like," Dowell said. STOCKING STUFFER? The CD of the Georgetown Childrens' Chorus Ambas- - Dowell, "discouraged" sadors of Peace Holland trip music is a hit. Acton chorus members include Sarah with the search, said some of Officials opened Eden Mills' new bridge. See story on Page 8. McKenize-Smith Bennett school hosted Halton's flag football | championship. see story | Page 6. Becker (front), left to right, Lindsey Dunn, Authorities su Both the principal and school council co-chair at Acton High School would welcome drug sniffing dogs to check student lockers, as was done earlier this month in high schools in Milton and Burlington. No drugs were found dur- ing the recent Project Hallwalk searches. Last year, 11 high schools in Halton were searched and a small quantity of marijuana was found in a common hallway, but no charges were laid. Acton High School prin- cipal Greg MacPherson sup- ports the program and will raise the issue with the school council in the New Year. "Last year when we sent letters home to parents tell- ing them about the program, Thad several who said Project Hallwalk was one more way to get the message out that we want our schools to be safe," MacPherson said. School council co-chair Debbie Lindsay doesn't be- lieve there's a need for drug sniffing dogs in Acton but also supports the program. "Tt lets the kids know that we are worried about the ef- fects that drugs can have on kids and on the school pro- gram. It lets them know that the police are involved and in control," Lindsay said, adding. that she's not naive enough to believe that there are no drugs at Acton High. Jennifer Grierson and Kim Freeland. - pport program McKenzie-Smith Bennett Middle school principal Nancy Johnston said the pro- gram would be "sort of flam- boyant" at the middle school level and that she hadn't con- sidered asking police to visit because there isn't a need for it, right at the moment. "A couple of years ago we had some instances in the school and the police were very supportive with us and Ithink that the message went out to the kids pretty strongly how we feel. We don't see the same sorts of things happen- ing now," Johnston said. Canada Customs provides the dog and handler free to the program which will visit any school on request. the grant money would cover staff salaries to continue looking for a location. "We need affordable rent because there is no on-going funding for youth programs," Dowell said in an interview on Monday, adding they are currently talking with two potential landlords. "T'm confident we will find someplace because eve- ryone agrees there is a need for a centre for youth in Acton," Dowell said, adding they could be open within weeks of signing a lease. The remainder of this year's grant will be used for programming and the Healthy Community Fund- _ing Consortium has pre-ap- proved $10,000 for the Acton Youth Centre for next year. 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