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I It Almost voters are eligible to troop to the polls Thursday to elect the first to represent the newly created riding of Burlington The new constituency created by redistribution roups the Towns of filh and Milton making Georgetown Milton and Acton the major urban centres A sprinkling of Burlington is also Included in the riding loudy skies Environment Canada weatherman at Toronto Airport it calling for a day across Region on Thursday with temperatures in the moderate to 17 degree Celsius range Rain is not expected Five million Ontario residents may cast ballots as Canada most populous and richest province holds its general election Flection machinery lias functioned smoothly through out the campaign according to Returning Officer Roy Coulter and everything is set for ho expected turnout of concerned voters Staff Inspector who directs Hilton Regional Police George town and Milton precincts says there have been no elec related incidents during the campaign We ve had no reports and we appreciate hat he said of the orderly electoral struggle polls Tht returning officer Roy Coulter a retired farmer from Lowville has organized an army of 330 deputy returning officers and poll rl As icll the three parties involved are sup plying scrutineers to safe guard their interests at each poll Coulter says 1 103 persons voted last Friday Saturday and Monday In the advance polls The returning officer says the breakdown was Milton Georgetown fire hall 190 Georgetown St Andrews Church Acton Burlington ice Votes recorded during advance polls will not be counted until the election ends at p on Thursday They were designed to commodate persons who would be unable to at the regular time due work or vacation schedules day Friday was tacked on as an extra advance polling day because Saturday and Monday were special religious days for Ontario residents of Jewish faith Polls open at a Thursday and Individual voters may refer to their enumeration slips or to the lists of voters hung on telephone poles to determine the number and location of the poll where they must vote Voters across the riding with problems may contact the returning office located at Milton by tailing or 7210 Too close Since it a new riding election results in Burlington appear to be loo close to call In the same way that top parly gists are saying Hie province wide results are i Hawkins New Demon Johnson and Liberal Julian Reed In alphabetical order as they ippear on the ballot three way split anyone can get Considering half of the election period look place prior to Day when voters were more in sand sun rather thin issues the campaign has really heated up thanks to a series of lively all candidates meetings across the riding New ire i The area North Hilton included in he new Burlington riding was represenkd in the last legis by two Conservative cabinet ministers Minister of Government Services Jim Snow of Hilton Last and Solicitor General George Kerr of West Both men are running again but the towns of Milton and Hills and i section of irlington stand alone this time Returning Officer Coulter says his representatives at each poll will start phoning in the results In shortly after Thursday Ik will list of t mployees on p time or a hi information had been refused make the results public immediately Coulter says the final tally should be known before 11 pm although a tight race could recounts and slow up the process The candidates ex as they are from the never ending canvassing speech making and planning say they are nevertheless pleased with their individual showings the fair way in which the campaign has impressed across Hilton Continued on 3 One an F Yea No 12 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1075 Hydro issue jolts Premier Premier William has asked the Hon William A Stewart retiring Minister of Agriculture to be his person representative in taking mother look it he Georgetown to Bradley hydro corridor Report back me as soon as possible so that you Den Minister of En and 1 can discuss whe ther this question should be reopened Mr Davis asked the minister of agriculture who is one of the C cam paign managers Mr Davis was pressured Into the statement following an incident at a Progressive Conservative rally town Friday afternoon 1m mediately following the premier s hard hitting speech which picked lcidcr Bob Nixon apart William Mann president of Hie Inter North and South Wellington rushed to the front of hundreds of cheering Tories dtnnnding statement on the hydro dor which Burlington C candidate Gary had promised it a Meet the meeting the pre vious night Mr fielded i question question at meeting from well known for mer hockey stir II Hills firmer Pierre who asked the ill where he on a study of the hydro hi mure J by stitmf he expected the mler would make a menl on the concern next day in Georgetown Hi pressed his own concern for an independent campaign man I red I iter said the candidate had been assured the premier was co in a to make a stutcment by PC but it had never tome through Mr Davis gal a HANDSOME volunteer at the scout hall addition site Saturday was Bill Cook He good at selling ads too There have been work bees on the building every weekend lately Beardmore objects to rezoning for semis Acton Fall begins this Friday and will be the focal point of the town until Sun day Mayor Tom Hill will of f open the Friday evening followed by the crowning of Miss Acton Fall fair is expected many charming and lovely girls will pirticipate I- or the younger set and the young at heart will be the Four clock is the lime set for turning on the rides Most of the judging will also lie done on Friday of ill the goods on display in the Vmce Mount ford his entertainment group will be included In variely show for the whole familv The I ions Lounge opens evening and will be under a big lop lent Ihesimc is last year The Junior Farmer Mini I arm and right Horse Hitch will iddilinnal Fnd evening On Sit On the cattle horses sheep will be inspected ind judged finals noon the and two residents tune registered to tin of puiptrtics on Road accommodate lit semi detached ho mi in four of Hills states development Planner Mario Vindilti said based their Objection on tin lack of faeilitus but pointed fault ties had been for this He said claimtd storm sewer water will go through proper agreed to insi rt a claust in the of pun hast pointing out possibility of an odor from plant Tin tin soliLilor say clause is not legalh binding since no on can force them to include that clause I wish find some to tell the pur chasers so 1 don t as raam Shorn calls Tom Hill said had lowered the with the rezoning despite the density objections ind the Hilton Hills Planning illusion in the of the Board decided to ahead Town remains firm on fence policy If it resident can show they received permission from the town of Hills to build a ftntt on primer l which abuts town land then villi still able to rceuvt thur per subsidy Tin town has a lonj standing poliev of helping pav whuli are built to property from abutting town owned land but during the summer the works no will ele it with town engineer first and an agree is reached prior to construction I here have been several where fence erections with various town and want compensation There have been problems but these people have received for the fence Councillor Harry Lew warned the works that he knows of a fiw casts where people reel ived permission to put up fences and wire assured compensation town em fore the new is developed withe Dont call us BOTH LIBERAL leader Bob Nixon and Premier William Davis visited the Halton Burlington last ditch election appeals to voters Stories and pictures on Pages 2 and Drug driving charges laid stin chance to register for fall Y mikes its iv down III St from the high school to the park Many floats are expected as well as the Golden Helmet P moloreyclt team The rides will be full tilt all d iv with s for all to enjoy In evening fair met is stiged in the iren i wilh The Tickets for this dance in being pre sold but iv be bough the door will set more action linn vear The fimily of llockwood is sponsoring in vent with parents showing their child s Ives A lone lime attrition the old lime fiddlers contest will be this voir mil i barbecue during the if will help the ipnotitcs of tinny show will stieu in he mile pendent mists sell met show their wires Oilier attrattions will be hi rsc pull ind Western burst wis will for the first lime be offered for sale to link floss torn stuffed immals will be flailing Prospect for three davs lo Hi hinds of eKUted or excited will he lots waste elispasil ire remarked Count illor Pat He staled this is the phase of the development and would be ridiculous to hold it up now The planner said other two objections were based on the of He Hit In nil ling up Jn let ion night result si rue t TliurMt This phone lias been offered in the past but is use ful feir municip elections television will have Burlington results as iUitkiv as were them from Milton hull election figures store is and pictures in next weeks Free Press Two out of lown men were charged with possession of i substance believed to be hashish on Saturdav On an out of town man is charged with dangerous driving on Mill St Police followed him on foot after he left his tar olice were informed of a dog being missing from il home it is found three days later being well cared for a youngster Police were informed of speeding in the I district Neighbors were toneerned for Approve beergarden Hills council has no objeetion to the Lions Club holding a in conjunction with I- all Council passed the motion al the request of Ihe 1 ions Club to satisfv the I iquor Licence Board of Ontario on for lit tight programs I furl wt public reli Sue However there in still booth the ill this nung weekend Ask town share legal fees for hydro fight Hill Mann spokesman for the Hills Inter Active Citiiens Group battling Ontario Hydro asked Hills council for financial help to cover part of their legal fees intro duced Mr Mann as the general manager of all the groups from Bradley June to Milton who have op posed the proposed kV corridor Mr Mann said the united front was from ten townships to present a brief to Denis Timbrell Minister of He said they made sufficient serious allegation that the Minister asked lo comment They could nol answer the simplest questions Mr Mann said the united group hired a to represent Ihem at the Hills burgh hearings where they pressed for an opening up of the terms of reference to include the w hole corridor rather than the imchousc to area set as guidelines the govern ment The Environmental Hearing Board agreed to hear Ihc expanded evidence Mr Mann contended the study did not consider all the alternates and use outmoded data and techniques He pointed out the Environmental Hearing Board can only make recommendations so noone knows what will happen He said the legal fees were around with mem bers being asked to con tribute He said they had already collected and expected lo gather at least 6 from them He said he was out of pocket SI BOO personally but was not concerned about that He said t was better hove a unified group rather than a number of splinter groups Hydro is expert in tearing small groups apart Mr Mann said ihev ire mill calling for an independent study and said he would their decision even if it goes across house Mayor Tom Hill asked if any other townships had con Inbuted to the legal costs Mr Mann replied they had not as and said he felt Hills was the key Councillor Ern Hyde warned there are a lot of con in making a Itolh Mr Mr wire obviously em Mr Minns le in a crowd the it CM hy their head Mr old Mr Minn softly hi hubbub bill he would tin him pnvittly ivis huddled ipnckly inn willed obviously I he n they joined mi of Hit press Divis slid in answer to M inn s query about a st lie merit thai the Porter ran is looking into lone pi ins the Lights for tennis courts I of Milton i is iw the lo i reel it llu tennis Pa lilt Moore irk district Georutown Total cost of lighting for both is loo Hilton Hills council the lender Mi night On duty I filters of Hilt in I will lie ill duririt weekend iti inline to SI ilf Stimuli hid dull with tht m Hi Minn he it mil whit tin v is doing in le midst of Jhe Mann wish 1 pule He pnmier In I win to know the Porter hi lo in tit pendent study if Brail le wn car riclor The premier ill ill i hoi pot on which he hid been I ru promised a si next dav He hid just seen for tin first line lint mi mint it and I iin have si itemtnt The premer said no one where the lines should go but promised in inswer in tin slate menl inn continued press the milter telling the premier hi bis w in independent study of he cor He reminded lie prom every other routi id id in indtpendi study bill only hid done he study from Br idlcy lo Georgetown obviously for their own benefit The Porter would be looking it route mil Sol inch had nol lonktd it it mil his group repiesint iloul two residents irilerl the same trt ilment eiven ilher res dents ilong rs Mi fell were mdipindenl and Minn But Mann it his point Commis si had anything to do the In tow study so disputed thai i Porler or were pendent Hit Minn speaking members of the press lit suggested premier limit other numbers of hi Government tin infused ibout who I Ihi illy in linn of Mr id is tin I iiruy llu mailer isked if we ted lie slid I wis shoeked it his mfirenee we id had in indepen dent stuilv 1 the of Mr si itt mint Mon day this again Minn who had m turn hi en contacted by Minister Bill irl who he had been puked to let is Mr personal rcpresenta live on the mailer But Mann wis not sed by premiers state ment since their would be no derision m until nil on iiilo October Minn felt tins vis lust an ision Hi si id had tried to see the per son ilk since June Tin decision Do we intend donate he He said council should decide whether public funds should be used on a matter like this Councillor Mike suggested should be turned over lo the finance committee to find if it possible lo do and to see if the funds are available Council agreed and referred it to the finance committee STRANGE HEADGEAR STRANGE footgear and hundreds of badges in between crowded Blue Springs training camp of Acton for the annual fall Gilwell reunion Most are from Ontario but some from as far as Jamaica and Bay They all have passed their demand ing Wood Badge course as leaders