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Heated debate Alternate branch expensive Nassagaweya Hydro tells planning board A HYDRO RIGHTOFWAY across drew opposition from Planning Board and ratepayers during a meeting Board Wednesday ThB broken line in the map indicates approximately Hydros proposal for the 140 mile line which will cross 156 municipalities It will link generating stations at Pickering and The dotted line indicates the route the Planning Board proposed following lot and concession linos Think of all thei cool things about a frostfree refrigerator freezer Every housewife should have one Frost never forms Not in tho big refrigerator section Not in the big freezer section So there no defrosting Ever And you know what thai means No more dripping water to mop up NCmore waiting for frobt melt Your tee cube trays won I stick any more No refreezing frozen foods You have more storage space because youll be free of all accumulation And your frozen foods won t stick togelher Think about it Think of all the extra space youll have for stocking up on food bargains And besides all that think how much more attractive your kitchen will look with a sleek new frostfree refrigerator freezer NOW is the time to buy See your appliance dealer today The Acton HydroElectric Commission ALICE ST ACTON Nassagaweya Planning Board continued its opposition to the proposed route for a fool right of way angling across the township in a meeting with representatives of Ontario Hydro Wednesday They recommended to Council that a brief be prepared lor Ontario Hydro and a deputation present it to the Ontano Hydro Commission when they discuss the matter SO jammed into the municipal offices at lo underline local concern about the project The Board had prepired studies on the effect of the angled joule and pioposcd investigated Ontario Hydro ran Irom the western township boundary between lots and 24 and north the middle the fourth concession following the fahric of the township Ontario Hydro representative Miller of the property told members the alternate route iWMild to the cost of the project lie also noted the Hoards route would affect 10 owners compared with the proposed routes The Hoards route would also add one and half miles more length to the line and involve angles at west entrance to the township at the turn north and in the eastern turn Mr Miller disputed Chairman Gordon claim the Hydro route would 44 buildings compared with the townships route of lour buildings He said the proposed route would require removal of required but in some cases the route would be brushing pretty close to some structures He Hydro would discuss with those owners whether they wanted to sell out in total or sell the minimum and continue to live with the line He indicated Hydro foresters would study the route when it is established to remove as little tree cover as possible Spraying practises of Ontario Hydro are currently being reviewed m the light of recent announcements he explained Opposing the phn to tramgulate properties Reeve A asked how many townships would be decimated like Discounting he decimation Mr Miller said the line was not following he fabric of the township in six of the municipalities crossed Redgrave spoke of the Planning Boards attempt to preserve the scenic beauty of the II can conceal lie tine it is to the better Councillor Allan Acknian denounced the Hydro route and maintained the large map used didnt reflect other jobs which provided for in the Ted of he engineering branch of the Hydro discounted the lightning mentioned by Councillor Adman and in heated exchanges with the councillor charged him with inaccurate statements At the suggestion of the ratepayers and agreement the Ontario Hydro officials Chairm in agreed to allow questions from the audience The problems of rumors and so lew facts troubled Mrs Wilkinson and Mr Miller explained the Hydro problem was to consider with the PI inning Hoard whether any development was considered in proposed and hen to villi the people involved He suggested was really i problem of who to approach first It was predicted construction would m 1 and every effort would he made to or the way negotiation As the foi approached detailed He three house unite concrete building owned by the I Icctrical Historical Association Chairman Agnew noted the Hydro route look feet of compared with a loss of only in the route proposed by the township Mr Millet noted the Hydro pays equivalent taxes on its holdings at commercial rates plus per cent business ax The proposed route crossing the township is 140 miles long re jelling from the steam generating plant at Nanticoke to the plant at Pickering It passes through Id municipalities and attempts to avoid developed properties Mr Miller noted were expensive in trying to align the with property degraded the Meccanoset lowers which the Hydro proposed for the township and warned ol dangers from such a high voltage line lie noted the foot swath would ultimately contain five sets of lowers near houses in he lightning prone area He denounced the line being put in a beautiful area and within feet of Mills underground described by Mr nut being I le ch development The councillor also noted the Planning Board doesnt allow separations of irregularly shaped parcels but the proposed angled route would create many of them He argued the million dollar price increase projected for the longer line proposed by the hoard would not be realistic when measured against the damage other properties by the triangulated route If Outs the kind of presentation youre going to make to your superiors its not going to he honest lie clecl ired Councillor garnered the only applause of the evening for his denunciation of the plan from the 50 ratepayers filling the available chairs and lining the walls into the hall of Hie township offices BY POPULAR DEMAND WE REPEAT SORRY WE COULDNT ACCOMMODATE ALL THE CUSTOMERS DURING THIS SPECIAL OFFER LAST MONTH Front End ALIGNMENT Includes Packing Front Wheel Bearing Check Ball Joints Tie Rod Ends Steering Gtvt You Eulr St wring Safety TJr Savtngi Meet Mahai of Car WHEEL 2 BALANCING Static Dynamic SAVE WEAR and TEAR ON TIRES H AIMING SHOP IN TOWN AND SAVE GRANTS MOTORS Queen St ACTON 8532930 Study groundhogs Acton graduate involved in unique University project Curious Sunday drivers have been asking is going on in he northeast corner of the University of campus Structures resembling forestry fire towers stand on the corner of College and Victoria Road Believe it or not the towers are observation pi for a groundhog survey Three men one or them Murray Smith in Acton man who is working tow irds m thesis on whether groundlings territories are studying the animals for more understanding whit they hope be e ol the- could not he underground installation He said there are short lengths in service but the line proposed is its consideration ol those making their living from the- land Mr Miller noted the land on tin rightofway is generally leased hick to a farmer and continues in agricultural me Leonard Chandler charged the Hydro officials as being a couple con men He asked how laud owners would be compensated Mr Miller dismissed he con men reference and suggested Hydro would not compensate owners who properly was not by the line lie outlined expropriation procedure for Mr Chandler One ratepayer asked the Board keep ciliens involved Mr Agcnw noted all meetings were open and the Champion and Press had been covering the meetings for the past six weeks This paper first carried stories on the hydrorightofway on January 7 I ugly oulilesi The 22 acre field his alinoimally high groundhog I of three per acre Animals are trapped checked inked individually and I recti hen Irom the ohservaliou behavior and social being watched Groundhogs hive been considered a because ol the holes they dig which cause injury to livestock dam farm machinery Moreover they reduce yields by eating rami and crops and recently liny have begun to I Oik appk he ha been virtu illy knocked out these It I Walker ol Zoology cacl pro Proles MURRAY SMITH left a trapped groundhog while it is at the groundhog range at the University of Gudplt Pholo Audio Visual U of r slakes enable On dls id so in witch the gmumlho One fust weekends this spring ill idlings were out s pull up oplc eng Hum although groundhogs will not humans and wolves do 1 rapping lekl beg II king illy hump is people for hen and orderly lives do on occasion show trails instance this spring at around the lime university ex ended one species pulled up ol the grid si ikes and uttered them the field then attempted groundling enters the wire mesh trap either to get the apple bail or out of curiosity The fur is marked with a ended number which can later he seen from the towers One iws is also clipped The number disappears when the groundhog sheds its fur in a years time but the clipped claw remains and is used for later identification Mam task during two summers during which the study will continue will he wjlclnng the animals A schedule has been arranged so that user a day period every daylight hour ol day of the el I I the the species and peculnr continent ilihougli type in other puts hi world A common nunc lor the o u d g at I originated with tin Indiins The nunc wa or wuehik Whit the line t In the the beer red at hi limes The work falls on Arnold a candid ite wlu is studying aggressive in groundhogs Murray Smith and Glen high a graduate who is serving for the summer as a research assistant They spend up to six hours i day observing and trapping the animals No one tor more than three hours at a stretch says Professor Walker because alter mat ins observation capabilities Hag groundhog do until the Then with the- first wum days ill heck hie loose I he males spend whole days running looking tor females When they ire successful there is brief courtship ritual abuse lollowed by a more private ceremony in a burrow below Groundhogs are both polygamous promiscuous Law ihe jungle seems to be the order of spring Groundhogs very at this tune year When fight tiny go li unmet long so that much blood is spill on the field of Veierjns are often he inly scarred from I emale groundhogs are gentler in heir hie styles They retire to their in spring and give birth a monthlong gestation period to in average of four young groundhogs has no solution even from the human pointolvicw us estimated that mon money is spent groundhogs than a Hoi tail numbers groundhogs turn ma Is dot hunting of the Ontario not they s to gluttony part of their diet tlie weather gels drier Hell when they can to alfalfa Groundhogs dont have to depend on free wafer Their bodies can moisture from the food they eat By eating copiously they may double size from five to 10 pounds by the end ol the summer Hibernation comes early In early October the elder groundhogs Mire beneath the earth There they sleep as safe everything thai goes on above as men in fallout shelters Smoke may turn skies to winter and radioactive ash may fall cold white flakes but groundhogs test in secure and unconscious peace come spring hie again wakens hem to the violence of these first warm diys Condensed froi tin of the of CONTROL Tower where the survey is conducted hides watchers from the groundhogs who live normal life under tho eyes of the research team which hopes to find measures to control the Murray Smith Is at right- Photo Audio Visual U of G Red Shield also bargain The early days of spring bung sales all he stores bargain days when your money goes farther New drapes foi the living room are cheaper paint fur the house garden tools for the lawn and Spring also brings with it the Red Shield campaign of The Salvation Army Nineteen services to humanity arc supported by the Red Shield A young boy taken off ihe streets and put into a home where love and warmth replace suspicion and disinterest Tliats a bargain because the other road courts and jail are expensive A girl helped back to selfrespect a family tided over period of misfortune all these and others are real bargains in human welfare and to you a taxpaying member of the community Watch for announcements of the Red Shieldits the biggest spring bargain of all this year