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Rockwood sewers water cross word puzzle v I Eighth Year No 19 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER Second Section and Joins Its best wishes and set well soon to Mr Stanley In the Guelph General A year resident In the village Mr Stewart Is dl known in the district and his many friends hope hell be home soon It 11 be Christmas merrily we sing come Saturday December when the CubScoutBrownieGirl Guide parent committee holds It first gala Xmas bazaar for which a tremendous agenda of bake oodles sewing creations plants white elephants candy a la homemade and books is being prepared for sale from pjn until with coffee and tea bars open for chit chatting customers Get better soon are the words of Fred friends who wish the Harris Street resident the best for recovery from his recent heart attack u its cards you 11 be sending Its the General for the address but hopefully not for too long Friends of Mrs Lucy Barris Street rend their love and hope that a special person recuperates quickly after her recent fall Xrays show no break but right now the patient Is not too well and everyone hopes she will be about soon and her old perky self Lest we forget the Cenotaph meeting time for the veterans wreath laying ceremonies on Sunday November 12 will be at 10 a followed by a march to the Centennial School where Rev Tom of St John Anglican Church will Continued on Page Th Corporation of The Township of REVISIONS TO VOTERS LIST THE LIQUOR LICENSE ACT All persons having been residents in the Township of Eramosa two months prior to December 1972 who are eighteen years of age or over and are British Sublets or Canadian Citizens are eligible to vote on December or if necessary at the Advance Polls on November 27th and December 2nd 1972 Revisions to the Voters List may be made at the Municipal Office on Thursday November 23rd from 9 a m A copy of the Voters List has been posted on November at the following locations Municipal Office R Strarton Dupuis Store R R 1 Duf fie Ids Store R R 1 Humes Service Station R Guelph Post Office St Rockwood Rockwood Hydro Office Guelph St Rockwood Turners General Store Eden Mills Thomas Service Station Eden Mills Please check the Voters List to determine if your name is listed therein Unless corrections are made during the revision period persons not listed will be unable to vote T Htndley Returning Officer Keep em down on the farm LIFE ON A FARM and how it operates is what the grade of Rock wood Centennial School were learning first hand social study class at the Alex and Jean farm at Rockwood last Wednesday morning Shown about milking from milking machine to the tanks to the truck for delivery the children were fascinated ploughing and making furrows and they watched with interest cows cats and kittens all the excitements of farm living were experienced as the children and parents and teachers together listened to the explanations of Alex McNabb as he took his assign ments about on the farm tour Afterwards It was chocolate and homemade goodies prepared by Jean all consumed at the top of the hayloft while sitting on the hay wagon What a day for the children what fun for their chaperon ing mothers and what a great way for the teachers to come across to their students It was back to the school via bus and letters to the McNabbs said Thank you for a wonderful learning experience Photos by Lorraine New 73VWS DOWN 1600 C Engine up MOO on Brand New n mod li DIPT TO If you qualify ALLOWANCE FOR VOLKSWAGEN COME TO Motors Ltd Your Volkswagen dealer Happenings at school ByJohnSmit This week the boys from Public did not come to School The weather seems to be playing havoc with our outdoor plans but the Team will be our opponents this week and the score for that game will be mentioned In the next issue The noon hour soccer teams Hupp and Jet have tied for first place both with seven points They will play their last game on Wednesday of this week and that score will also be in next week s publication The soccer players here at Centennial are hoping the snow will hold off until our games are over but the smaller students can t wait until snowball time Is here Seeks board seat Redistribution changes of the Wellington County Board of Education require that only two representatives be elected for the area this year one from Erin and the other from Guelph Announcing his intention to seek reelection to the board In the December municipal George Day of wood First I wish to thank Meet me At the Royal il Willi jll m other II and Jo 10t to to Id i ember tin Stan n Children is Opens I m JL Royal Agricultural Winter Fair NovemberlO18 the ratepayers for giving me the opportunity to serve on the Wellington County Board of Education during the past two years This has been a great challenge to me and I hope that I have served the education system to the satisfaction of neryone involved Good relationship Mr Day pointed oat that during his term of off he had served on various committees dealing especially with property and negotiations Taking part in negotiating sessions has been a pleasurable and rewarding experience said the enthusiastic who said that be was more than pleased with the excellent relations between employer and employee which emanated from these county board has continued its policy to update school faculties in various sec tions of the county and particular attention being given to improve library resource Department will call tenders in March letter By II Coles controversial sewer and water project supposedly settled by the decision handed down by the Ontario Municipal Board after scries of long drawn out hearings Is still very much crossword Monday night Council received a copy of letter from the Department of the Environment to Rockwood Village trustees Informing them that tenders on waters and sewers arc expected to be colled In March 1873 Construction on the projects Is expected to start In Juno urn Meanwhile a petition allegedly signed by people opposed to water and sewers in the village has been sent to the provincial cabinet following an appeal of the M decision by the and Area Ratepayers Association Bob Leslie president of he Ratepayers Association appealed to the cabinet In July but so far It has not been dealt with although there have been rumors that much Infighting Is taking place between the Attorney Generals office and the Department of the Environment over the Installations Ratepayers Association claims that people In the village who are property owners have declared against water and sowers This Is claimed to represent households or business connections But Don Hilts chairman of the Village Trustees says that two petitions taken up In the village show how confused the people are The first petition opposed the water sewer installations The second supported the 0 B decision to have them installed It shows the confusion when half the people In Rockwood both petitions Hilts claimed In an Interview with the Free Press There were people on the first petition from places as for away as Guelph the chairman alleged and many from nearby communities of Eden Mills and Ratepayers Association expects that now the figures they submitted have been received by the Attorney Generals office that a hearing will be granted later month between the appellant the village and some members of the provincial cabinet According to the Ratepayers spokesman the cabinets decision will be binding upon all parties In spite of the 0 M decision Time is fleeting the trustees allow and In consideration of this they also passed a motion and despatched It to the Department suggesting they were also no longer In aver of the proposed water and sewers If he cost exceeds by more than 10 per cent the estimates outlined at the hearing They soon had a reply from the Department naming March as the date for calling tenders and June for getting the project started This has been going on since declared Don Hilts and I feel it Is lime we got on the Job The village chairman said that other police villages In Ontario with populations of less than arc being more or less told to install water and sewers after a survey is taken on polluted wells And Rockwood has more than share of them Hills said Perhaps some taxpayers dont realize that the more the projects are delayed the more it is going to cost If we had acted promptly and got the job done when It was first realized it had to be done we would have saved enough In time lost salaries and lawyers fees to have the foundations In for a nice indoor skating rink he said There arc those who claim that If the village waits the well educated professors at the university will come up with some alternative solution Well Hilts asks Where are these alternatives every one is talking about Why are the ratepayers association so vehemently opposed to the installation of water and sewers then this reporter asked The chairman admitted he was mystified especially since he personally knew of many health hazards hi the village which made a solution Imperative And now the spectre of elections looms up What if the residents decide the present board of trustees should not return Hilts threw up his hands I don intend to run again he said hinting he was sick of all the criticism he has received and the abuse suffered because he believed the village really requires these projects However he modified his statement later admitting he was still undecided about whether to run for reelection It all depends he admitted Village trustees must answer to the township council for many areas of power and a copy of the motion which opposed water and sewers was despatched to Eramosa Council for Monday November meeting We have no jurisdiction any more commented Councillor Dick Strong agree said the reeve It Is not relevant The hot potato motion was declared ambiguous Council look no action either to endorse or oppose it It was another tangle in the ball of yam that will neither unravel or be shaped into anything concrete on the Rockwood sewers and water projects The ratepayers association claims the projects are too costly and will force long time residents out of the village The trustees assert if there ire many more delays in the installation of water and sewers it will be too costly for residents They want to get on with the job centres some larger schools Recently retired as the district postmaster Mr Day sad I fed that I have tbe time available to properly carry oat duties which a trustee is called upon to do In an trustees are expected to attend many meetings and because I can assure that I wfll do my best for education of cor children kt this I wish to state that I will be a candidate the next election to repr