Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 28, 1972, p. 17

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Finalize plans summer program At a recent meeting of the Club Leaders Council plana for the program for the summer months were finalized The county livestock Judging competition will be held on Wednesday Aug in the Acton area This competition involves our members Junior Farmers and any other young people who are interested Trophies are awarded for the top scoring competitors who Judged sheep swine beef and dairy cattle or horses The Halton County Seed Judging Competition will be held on Monday July This competition Is also open to the same above mentioned group of people Trophies will be awarded tor the judging of various field crops cash crops and forage The invitation to visit County has been accepted by the Kiwanis Club of the KIngsway These will be visiting farms in the county on Sunday June 25 It Is anticipated there will be approximately 20 families In the visiting group Club Loaders members and parents of the members are encouraged to come out and meet the Kiwanlans Ten 4H Agricultural Club members will travel to Maryland on a exchange from July to July of this year These members will be accompanied by two chaperonea They will be staying In the homes of Timbers from the State of Mary land The club leaders anticipate an active summer with attendance in the 4H program being higher than it has tor some years There should be good attendance at most functions Frco Press Wodnosday Juno Donations purchases made from Ys Menette projects Menettes held their last The main Item of business on meeting of the year June 12 at the agenda was tho delightful Job home of Donna in Rock- of deciding what to do with the money raised from various projects during the year Donations New curtains are being made wood Everyone enjoyed delicious bar be que meal and social evening Including guests who had helped with the fashion show held In April School caretakers sponsor scholarships Y BOARD Chairman Pat ac cepted a donation in the form of a 350 cheque cheque recently from rep resentatives Sally Leathcrland right and Shirley Broostad left The ladles raised the Thanks to the caretakers and maintenance staff of the Halton County Board of Education two deserving students In the county will bo receiving scholar ships each The awards will bo given to money at a book sale rummage sale and vocational students from General fashion show The money is to be used to Brock Vocational High School purchase equipment for the YMCA program and for general administrative purposes Gibbons Burlington and General Wolfe Vocational High Tho two are the only vocational schools In County Task Force meets in Milton One hundred and ninety Board of Education employees who are also members of Local of the Canadian Union of Public Employees are making the awards The scholarships are on annual affair Tho Local has adopted a child named May Ann in India and annually contributes to her education through the Christian Children Fund of Canada and also makes a donation each year to the Mentally Retarded Children Association secretary David Bruce reported for the banquet room ana kitchen Also It was decided to purchase a new colored coffee percolator A donation of Is to be to the Board for programs and equipment within A further donation is also to be given for General Administration Expenses the marked the end of a very successful season and the Acton Menettes have adjourned for summer and start back to their regular meetings In September under the new executive Urge no homes quarries on escarpment POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL of HlgriQddaMwnoriiti MtmorUI Engraving Titophon Ml Water Si North It Is scandalous to consider escarpment There is a terrific and turned into botanical residential development on the interest He termed the Ontario gardens Niagara Escarpment W D Place a terrific plastic Reeve Mrs A Brown of the Bruce Trail Club monstrosity disputed that point and said her council refused the j i for Milton Quarries only Ho said residential develop- to have the province extend the was the worst threat to the rignt to quarry She said her escarpment Mining tends to be had tried to stop located In one area white nib- from divisions spread like wildfire opening a new pit but the Ray Lowes secretary of the province permitted the quarry Bruce Trail Club said control of to operate the escarpment should be under No fond mother provincial control not local public hearing In Milton Quarries should not be allowed to mine within a mile or half a mile from the face of the escarpment Brown said He urged speedy acquisition of the land to be held In perpetuity by the government iked by a Task Force i Jurisdictions He claimed member about financing he municipalities felt they replied financing was a matter afford to refuse in the St area because of assessment and not his Brown asked how indicated the province would be Ontario wasflnanceti No less apt to be swayed by such an one asked for Ontario Place acquiring land or controlling use Creek Watershed north of High- ihrce means preservation way were considered complete He noted the province sub- control by outright purchase purchases of such land by selective control by the per cent but won t recognize acquisition of defined rights in and responsibility for the land by such means as maintenance and operation of the and leasing and the land the purchase third method would be through Wants when they get to the interest of land use regulations such He suggested the province give the public to keep those farmers zoning by laws The meeting was guidelines concerning who are working land on or near the first of several to bo held land use In the escarpment area the escarpment there He said he Milton Mayor Brain Best He pointed out cases where a paid about a year in tax for suggested regulatory control land Wfla acquired the his form and some property had expropriation without contour of the land changed and Concerned Citizens He was concerned about the line proposed through the Credit Valley The swath proposed by Ontario Hydro is feet wide Paul Fisher of Burlington who described himself as a worn out fanner urged the Task Force to consider the farmers plight appeal He said near the Many people are asking for the escarpment should be phased out Refuse flood control request Following a request from Glen Tavish the township received McTavish who is building a only partial approval of subsidies home at Lot 30 on the Sixth Line for Its roads program from the council agreed to have Department of Transportation roads superintendent C ana Communication Bud Snow took at road That the first complaint conditions there But they we ve ever had on that road solved themselves of respon- Hill said AU I got to say to you for water problems which Mr McTavish is you should have may be encountered looked for another site McTavish asked council fond mother taking diligent care of you you better change your ideas Noting the township had more than acres devoted to forest and recreation she said was doing Its bit for the urban roamcr She said she would like to see the escarpment preserved for recreation but spelled off with estate development In order to provide assessment for the township Councillor Dick said he sympathized with Bruce Trail people but noted there ore 19 pits and quarries in his township and two of them were the largest taxpayers in He noted the township had lost to in assessment it was bound to hurt the township ratepayers Region government Task Force chairman Sam asked If the township might be more viable In its present condition Partial appro vats Reeve Tom HU1 told Mr Mo- Mr McTavish said he also hopes to construct a acre lake on the property would be of that much benefit A Symmes from Terra Cotta represented the Coalition of been acquired by the province on compensation which no taxes were collected Murray Stephen manager of Region Conservation He suggested the force Authority told the force his consider lowering taxes to allow authority had acquired 2350 the farmer to slay in business acres of escarpment land rather than tax him out of Basically that acreage is situated business and then have to buy the the following areas Mount land from the speculators Nemo Crawford Lake want to stay and we can Rattlesnake Point Milton outlier keep the green belt more at Kelso Conservation Area and economically than you can buy Hilton Falls and the 16-Mlle- it he said He told the force that he realized they were civil servants and none were from the department concerned with taxation Fisher added a light touch to the meeting when he said he civil servants got involved in their own department and never even talked to each other let alone doing something together but he urged they give consideration to the farmland He indicated he allowed the public to use his pond and his land Seek best method The Task force is made up of civil servants from various departments of the provincial government and they are now involved in collecting facts about the escarpment and trying to determine the best useof the area area and the best means of vegetation removed before any municipal agency was approached In his brief he outlined opposition to the proposed extension of Brant St in Burlington resulting in a cut In thecscarpment He indicated two cuts are In the escarpment now for road purposes and said more thought should be given to the land features NOTICE RE LAKEVIEW CENTRE Our store will be closed Dominion Day Saturday July 1st and Monday July 3rd Open again for business Tuesday Happy Holidays The Staff Hope Flowers of produce 1047 Campaign returns to date for Mrs Flowers of Hope amount to Mrs G Graham Mrs Anker considered very good Mrs Bowmans Mrs for town the size of Acton Eastwood Mrs J Muckle Mrs Returns are still coming in to the Silcock Mrs Johnson Mrs J Bank of Montreal and anyone Mrs B Bennett Miss missing may still donate there Graham Mrs M Pope Mrs D Georgetown has about In Mrs Berry returns and MUlon to date Lynda Ann The marigold seeds given 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