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The free Pes Wednesday Alt Hales tells Tories Costs not location cause airport delay INSTALLED AS Worshipful Master of Walker Lodge this month was Ray Thompson second from right who succeeded the Immediate Past Master Clarence Rognvaldson right Assisting in the installation were Wor Bro Dr B Young of Campbell Lodge Campbellville left and Past Master Bro Syd Newton Guelph The official presentation was postponed m December due to bad weather Visiting Masons attended from Georgetown and district Taylor Photo Die choice of a location Is not the factor that Is holding up progress on the proposed new international airport for Ontario Conservative MP Hales told and East Conservatives at their annual meeting in Oakville Thursday Although he admitted he been behind the scenes when airport discussions were taking place the MP was convinced Ontario and Ottawa hod agreed upon a site Same deal here He said the Federal Government paid a certain pcrcentagcofthecosttor the new jetport outside of Quebec but refused to give Ontario the same deal If the Government was to say to Ontario today that they could have the same deal as they gave Quebec you can be sure a site would be announced and work would get underway soon after Hales told the Conservative ridint meeting he Tell Amaranth Township near Barrie would be the best possible site He said the area needed a stimulus The area is only populated ami not many people or buildings would have to be removed to facilitate the airport Hales commented on a number of other current Issues He vowed he would try to convince his caucus and in turn parliament to make strikes Illegal tor civil servants providing an essential service He said that would Include airport personnel postal service and the CBC well no I guess the CBC con strike if they want to They re not very essential Hie MP took treat delight In telling of his experiences as chairman of the public accounts committee He said the committee was unlike the general trend In government whert the MP ore becoming more of a rubber stamp ail the Dogs said poisoned North Halton O report they have no clues regarding the dog poisoner who Is believed responsible lor the death of five family pets in the area of the Sixth north Highway recently Two other dogs have been poisoned but have recovered Unpopular committee He said his committee took advantage of the situation when they found civil servants in error Government departments don t relish going before the committee Hales said He recalled an incldentwhere taxpayers paid because the postal department mated on the number of Christmas stamps they could use He said an error in addition by a public civil servant cost when the Post Office added the value of trucks they bought from one firm and sold to another Big boo boo An omission In a contract by the Department of Northern Affairs cost the over The greatest boo boo Hales pointed was the famous case of the Bonn venture It started out to be a refit job and ended up costing fie and sold a year later for scrap He recalled finding a bill for 000 to move the Department of and later learning that of that fee was for tropical plants Hales said the has a contract with a firm in Belleville to come and water wash and dust the plants on a regular basis No Esquesing blessing for snowmobile races Ask park in councillors found themselves on the prickly horns of a dilemma Monday when two Georgetown J asked them for permission to run snowmobile races In Georgetown park this Saturday and Sunday Spokesman Peter Hughes said the J C had waited until the late appearance because they were not aware part of the park was in and they must also get permission from the OConnor president township to run there Georgetown council although it has banned snowmobilers from the park passed a special by law so the J C could operate the races Mr Hughes said the CBC was anxious to film a half hour segment for the Wide World of Sports during the races which would have in prizes and attract the best drivers from all over North America Profits Tories prepare for federal battle Riding could go Tory In the next Federal election but party workers can fool themselves Into thinking the next one will be like the provincial election acclaimed riding president Terry O Connor told workers at their annual meeting In Thursday O Connor is one of three seeking the federal candidacy for the Halton Progressive Conservatives His bid was uncontested when he ran for the riding presidency BertHintonof Acton and Jim Muir of Oakville are also running for the nomination Optimistic Connor told the riding Tories the theme during his term in office would be participation He said Tones had the people locally the leader federally and could count on the liberals incompetence during the past four ears to help them get elected The government has demonstrated general incompetence in handling the economy and in allowing spiralling unemployment and we will exploit this Connor said A representative told the meeting not to overlook youth He said the riding t rely on the federal candidate like they did on Jim Snow pro vin cially He suggested every effort be made to get to the high schools because an average of about In each high school would be of voting age Bob of Milton will stay on the executive in the of past president John Ham was elected vice president Rita McKinnon second vicepresident Borden Wheeler third vice president Treasurer is Bill Humphries secretary Mrs Jim Smith and vice president of finance Kelly New Rick Day was elected Milton area president while Bruce CargUl will represent Acton as area president Other area presidents are Erin Roy Brown Georgetown John Armstrong Oakville north Archie west Bate man south Don and Oakville East Mlke Boyle Pete Stemman is representative from the venture are to go to Georgetown hospital Delicate matter councillors found the matter delicate since the previous Sunday they had laid a charge against Waterfalls park for operating on a Sunday in alleged defiance of the Lord Day Act Itccve Tom Hill wondered why Georgetown wants to stop their own ratepayers from using snowmobiles in the park and then bring in outsiders to race Saturday and Sunday He was told Georgetown council passed the by law to allow the races two days before the snowmobile by law was passed Deputy Reeve Russ Miller could see no reason why the races should not go ahead He was seconded by Councillor Dick who said there was no problem with the township s holding by law since the established use in the park was racing He felt council should turn a blind eye on the weekend event After what went on over the weekend what would happen if Me turned a blind eye asked Reeve Tom Hill How are you gating away with the Lord Day Act Don Btck of the J C s emphasized the races were not for a profit and would do some real public relations for Esquesing and Georgetown He said they had been fighting for three years to get races of this calibre and they felt fortunate to have secured them No recognition Reeve Hill wasn t too impressed with the recognition would receive from the event Mayor Smith called it Georgetown recreational park he doesn say Esquesing he Mr said the committee in charge had started organizing the races In June and It was six months venture to get off the ground We never knew it bad anything to do with he admitted We II lose our shirts if it doesn go through he shuddered Councillor Coxe told council only a small portion of the park was in and Georgetown residents would be most affected But how can we step on the Golden Horseshoe Drag way and not let them race on Sunday morning and then let this happen wondered Wilfrid lslie He reminded them a church Christian Reformed was not too far away from the park And we registered a complaint against Waterfalls Lodge Sunday the reeve noted Further discussion elicited no firm answers for the J pair and they left the meeting with no guarantees of approval although it was obvious most members of council viewed the races sympathetically Esquesing planning board will make the decision on an application for operation of a park on land at Con 1 owned by Norman Douglas It 1 Acton Township council told Mr Douglas they had two other such applications wailing to be processed by the board and his request would be Included on the agenda agreed to send him the decision Mr Douglas said he owned 145 crcs of land mostly bush and he had been advised by a professor from tin University of that the land was useless for anything Twenty two acres are cultivated Saw applicant said he had already been to the Department of Tourism They advised him to see council first he told the reeve when informed he must see the Department first They work in mysterious ways muttered the reeve notlnj the Department had previously told council it was the oilier way round Department first then council Mr Douglas said he sure yet what form the park would take but he envisioned a place for trailers and tents to set up 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