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Acton Free Press Wed July Proposed Hydro corridor draws hundreds Continued from 1 should normally be no effect on TV reception from over- bead hydro lines radios would be similarly unaffected and Ihe noise factor from lines never exceeds decibels under the worst con The Hydro engineer also said although they can guarantee the complete safety of livestock under the Mrs cattle do graze under with no apparent ill effects But all the evidence presented by Ontario Hydro specialists was not so easily assimilated by either spec or the chairman of the Environmental Hearing Board In the masses of data and crossexamination which took place over the first four days of the bearings the vagueness of the definition of a heat unit as defined by Hydro agricultural specialist D caused even the chairman of the board D to shake his head Mr Cressman could not be pinned down to any specific terms on the value or land north of for agriculture He evaded an avers by the simple lent of qualifying each state- Asked by the chairman If heal units in the land north of Orangevllle would support corn Mr said It would depend on the variety of com farmer would you want your land north or south of asked R Smith lawyer for the ICG That would depend was the answer on crops to be grown value of the land and other factors Mr Cressman admitted the hydro team of which he was part did not fly over any alternate routes for a hydro corridor Earlier Bob Walker senior environmental specialist for Hydro said Hydro had always favored Route A over the other three routes He agreed was the shortest route but t agree there should be an Independent study to determine where the corridor route should go Dr Walker also agreed with Mr Smith that infra red aerial photos would be superior to the black and white aerial photos Ontario Hydro used to evaluate the the route of the profiled corridor However reacting to charges that he was not familiar with the technique of reading even black and white aerial photos he said he depended on his staff to do aerial interpretations Many of them he said had the experience and expertise Walker also agreed that route A hydro would cost B million more than route was miles longer and would require 103 acres more land for the right of way But he defended Hydros choice of the route saying it took the line in the area of least environmental Impact How could Hydro tell by using only aerial photos and driving along rural roads Why fields in spec ted Dr Walker said the team would not be on individual properties without the consent of owners We can examine every bit of ground he told the board However the Interested Citizen lawyer suggested data available to Hydro for the route was out of date inaccurate and pointed to the crossing of the Grand River as one example where a bio logically sensitive area of re forestation was being invaded without sufficient study Mr Smith suggested Hydro study of the area was similar to their study of the Beverley swamp along the east west 500 kV corridor where it was thought depth of the swamp was 10 feet deep and it turned out to be SO feet Was the wildlife of the area studied to find the population and how much it would be disrupted Hydro officials said they used habitat char to determine the suitability of an area to support wildlife and the in formation was taken from Government sources Takes Issue Friday morning of the meetings however Fred Gilbert an associate rofessor of zoology at the niveraily of Guelph told the Environmental Hearing Board Hydro had overlooked a number of biologically sensitive areas which support deer rabbits cottontails and grouse He picked the tract as one example where in formation was overlooked Gilbert said the data they showed on soil was not curate there were in accuracies regarding locations of streams and had failed to supplement existing data Gilbert said Hydros assumptions on corridor selection may have been based on he same assump tions which were inadequate in existing data He mended an Independent study of the corridor from Bruce to because he dees not believe Hydro has any studies that look scientifically at ecological damage He said Hydro s visual Impact data is based on information and there has been considerable change since which has never been supplemented Soil survey Information was useful only on an over view he maintained and must be supplemented with field surveys to be accurate a point he noted Hydro had not done Gilbert also contended Hydro should have the in formation they can decide on the route of the corridor and the time spent on the meetings could better have been spent In gathering appropriate data which had been missed He pointed out Hydro had not properly Identified cold water and warm water streams and this was an Important point ecologically because head waters for warm water could be Just as Important as the headwaters for cold water He also contended a study done In out of which Hydro took care in quoting was carried out in an area of Ontario where there was a clay loam plain which could hardly be compared to land In Erin township He also noted Township served as the headwaters of three river systems the Credit and Speed and the Impact on them could be much greater than Hydro anticipated Gilbert lives on the Fifth Concession of Erin township Long a staunch advocate of using existing corridors already occupied by Hydro lowers John Schneider of Acton suggested the corridor from Bradley to Georgetown was unnecessary He said Ontario Hydro could take a shorter from Bradley to I- lesherton to and then south to the east west corridor without disturbing the area under question He demonstrated the route with a string on a large map proving It was miles shorter He indicated that since priorities no longer demon need tor a line to Kitchener quicker than in the next years it made sense for Hydro to look at the cheapest alternative and the one with the least environ mental impact In his view thir meant broadening the range a study outside the Georgetown Bradley area Mr Schneider said he has been aware for some lime that power flowed north from Southern Ontario to Northern Ontario Why he asked take the power megawatts to Milton and across to Northern Ontario when a much shorter route was available from Bruce to He said Hydro had not taken sufficient study of the ejects of Icing and high winds In the area either despite war nlngi from Mr McKay of Environment Canada who sold winter storms off Lake Ontario hit the Niagara Escarpment rise and freeze Combined with high winds icing conditions on towers In the area could have serious effects Hydro used northern route he proposed lie noted it would Ho through poorer farm land lower heat unit areas and also cost less Hydro lawyer J disputed Mr Schneider view and said the Ontario Government had token it under consideration and decided against it He said Schneider was Just re opening a case which had been disc red led bv Ontario Hydra engineers Mr said two separate corridors were needed so that ir lines In one corridor go out of service then it is possible to deliver to the other corridor Mr Schneider theories he said were rejected for security reasons contended that examination had convinced the one man Com mission headed by that the Bruce to alternative was desirable because it would lower the system a stability The Lisa to Kleinburg riant of way was reserved for future use he said He contended the crossings had been accepted by the Govern ment as recommended in report and It was critically the corridor be construe ted by 1977 He said figures showed economic penalty of from to minion In 1077 and to million In 1979 if the corridor was not pushed through to use power from the Bruce generating Alluding to meetings with the Energy Minister Timbrell at which Ihcorles were ad Mr said Mr Schneider use nad been repeatedly put to the Govern repeatedly rejected However Mr Schneider said Informa tlon from Hydro had not been complete when the decision was made on crossing of the He Intimated hat If all he Information had been forth coming another decision might nave been made He also said Mr Timbrel In advocating partial misunderstood tin call for Independent study of the corridor Ontario Hydro s record for fair accurate was also challenged by I- Ibert van Christian of Ontario He said Hydro studies wen still done the philosophy Power least cost growth is good no mutter what it costs He said hih organization rejects that philosophy Mr predicted Hydros predictions of large power needs would have to be sen ted down for many en v Iron mental reasons He said Hydros plans for one huge Bruce complex was pulling all their eggs in one Lets talk about horses by Jennifer Barr MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Maple Ave Georgetown A Fellowship Baptist Church Sunday July Sunday School lor a Morning Evtnlng FI Thought Pence rules the day whan the mind Welcome THE CHURCH OF ST ALBAN THE MARTYR tin Ana lie an if WlllowSt and St Albans Rev Leonard wing Rector Director of Music Mrs Frank Sunday July a will Mr Murray Stand from Oakvlile BETH EL CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Church II Rd and Minister Raw J Corvtrs Sunday July 1975 Sunday Worship Services at am and IN Preschool Sunday School durteg the morning service Sunday School during FAITH You art warmly Invited to Hand a discussion Friday evening Phone un Universal peace i by Bahaullah as mental accomplishment Mm religion of God that peace shall prevail among nations governments and among religions ram conditions EVANGEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE Churchill Rev Pastor Sunday July 1975 am Sunday School Morning Worship Evangelistic Tuesday Prayer Ser and B Study Fr day Chrlsi Ambassadors WELCOME Excellent rue Bus Service for children and adults to and from Sunday School on the All Red Bus Also Rural pick up For Information phone or John 3 He that on him is not condemned but he that not Is condemned already because he hath not believed In the Name of the only begotten Son God ACTON BAPTIST CHURCH II Street East Founded Pastor s Phone 1833 Thursday m Choir rehearsal Sunday July Morning Worship Friday Aug 8 Ordination of our pastor CHURCHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Churchill Road North Minister The Rev A Walter B A Tldey Avenue Phone Thursday July p Congregational mealing Sunday July a Worship Sarvlca Sermon Subject A Testl to Cod Providence The church on the hill Is an Interdenominational gallon ministering to the needs of the community All Welcome Ed road super for Erin Township has asked me to spread the word to horsemen riding in the area north of Acton and ask for cooperation The Fifth the- Rock wood being surfaced between Highway J9 and First line The primer coat the final paving t available for a couple of weeks Apparently horses shod hooves are making a mess of the primer coat and Ed asks Ihat riders avoid that stretch of road unlit It is completed This seems like good time lo print my yearly plea to riders not to gallop on roads Two or three weeks ago we heard racing hooves on a ninetydegree humid evening Looking out saw a large bay horse being galloped full down our An hour and a half later he was raced back again I shudder to think how much careening around wen on in that ninety minutes paved get as hard as cement at this time of year When a horse is can tering or galloping one front leg hits the ground first while all three others are in the air The strain on this leg Is tre mendous and too much hard concussion on front legs will use innumerable bone and tendon problems If they don I show up now they will far less damage Save your gallops for the fields trails or a track Courtesy A controlled trot while riding on public ronds is Just common too A racing horse Is In the same vein as roaring snow mobiles squealing motor bikes or hot rodders It Is up to tbfyidcr to have his horse under complete con It the Jaw too a horseisvehiculnrlrnfflc At a gallop very few horses are under control A rider causing an accident is liable for the same fines as car driver f Cantering rojds is not my own personal concern right now because I too terrified to take my horse on the rood We seem to have nothing but enormous tandem trucks barrelling up and down our roads at frequent intervals Meeting one of these johnnies full of gravel at seventy mites an hour turns my hair white STEEL BUILDINGS MACHINE SHEDS LIVESTOCK SHEDS WORKSHOPS GEORGETOWN 8778690 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA KNOX CHURCH ACTON Rev Andrew BO Minister Mr E A Hansen A Organist and Choir Master UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA TRINITY CHURCH ACTON Rev Eric Nelson MA Minister Or George Elliott MA Director of Music Thirteenth Summer Session Combined Worship Services In TRINITY UNITED CHURCH ACTON Preacher Rev Eric Nelson MA Sunday July 1975 Soloist Mr Norman Gibson a Public Nursery for babies and toddlers EVERYONE WELCOME Canadian Styl DONUTS Mam Si Mill MORNING SPECIAL 7am to 10 am COFFEE DONUTS 35 WITH EVERY DOZEN RECEIVE A FREE COUPON PRESENT 12 COUPONS AND RECEIV ONE DOZEN WE HOW HAVE ICE CREAM CONES basket and the though occurred that one well placed bomb could bring all of Ontario to a standstill Mr said Hydro choice of a study area was arbitrary and must bt broader If were serious about finding Ihe best roule for their corridor 1 feel Hydro hns done less or much less than an adequate study he Raid also leak Issue report which indicated that Ontario Hydro had demon any farming opera I Ions could he tarried on under hydro towers ex when lliere was large large fields lit conk smaller and create bigger problems Mr main objection wuh to weighting I good farm land the Importance of the up near unci Ihe landscape fill much mort than a good view of the landscape I dirt tor tin Hydro hud also remiss in not cover lull and placing tin line further north would have prevented Iruttlnn if much less firm During tiiL ixommatitn by It Smith numbers of tin Ikiring Hoard win of study arm lo inspect thi land compart it wllh Hydro maps looked I he maps and totally disagree with them Ii nkirsgoul said chairman I this was normal procedure Hi and Ihe oilier f oaril members had looked it land in two days before meetings would also mnke a more del ilkd inspection The meetings resumed this week Tuesday and will through I If they ire are this week they will resume again in August NOT QUITE the way it was originally written but definitely more inter eating was the Spectrum Players version of the Princess and the Pea Hie Prince was played by Bob Adams the Queen by Kim Gale the King by Joe Pendleton and the Princess by Browers Treasurer discusses Belt plan Ontario treasurer visit ibilc information office in this Thursday July to dls cuss plans for the licit West with interested of the The Hi It formation office is week in Ihe new Bronte I rovinclul park Your Horn Decorating PANELAND HOME DECORATING CENTRE 26 StMfet 8785400 8783263 ESTIMATES Opl7J0am to6pjn Thunlt NEED MONEY for a SUMMER VACATION There may be a gold mine in your Attic Basement Garage Items you no longer need 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