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Environmental input sanctioned by region was a bad day for en Wednesday In a prepared speech Milton Mayor Anne MacArthur told Ha lion Regional Council she was fed up with Inflated charges and countercharges from environmentalists She was commenting on a proposal from the region planning committee to hove a committee of environ identify environ mentally sensitive arena of Hal ton The work is planned in order to have special lied input Into the regional official plan Mayor argued thai committee would be biased because of the makeup of he committee She argued for and won the support of council to include sportsmen Industrialists and developers on the committee If they the environ are so concerned about the environment let them argue with the people they say arc messing it up she said Doctor in the House Is there a doctor In the House Politicians and tour alike who make the rounds or Parliament Hill need not fear for their health since MP Dr Frank Is on duty Dr Philbrook for gotten how to practice medl cine since voters sent him to Ottawa In 1974 to prac lice politics In a recent Interview Hal ton MP revealed Ihul while he has been busy Ihe last 17 months being a politician hi has had plenty of ties to keep his medleul train and bedside manner fine ly honed During the recent postal pretty busy and quite tired and one day on the but was on hand to Rive immediate aid Ik hud collapsed the House and I was called out to hUp him You know hi hod heart a few years ago and ho still suffers from angina I checked his pulse and suggested that while he was all right he should go arid see h s doctor Being the kind or fellow he Is he said he was all right and went back to work While ihe only politicians Dr bus have been liberal he claims no prejudice is just coincidence I will look anyone and my advice he staled Agricultural Minister gone has been the re cipient of s medical twice once tor foot infection and an other time for an car inlet lion In addition he has taut a number of MPs who were temporarily suffering from things like too 111 aches and sore throats Two loumts have own very was around Parliament Hill On one occasion a young boy from loon an epileptic while tour Ihe Parliament Buildings and Philbrook quick lie helped save tht lad s life Another time a tourist who sure collapsed and Dr Phil helped him out by the victim oxygen until the ambulance arrived Wi have several clinics and on duty I always try lo help them In various situations and I keep one of my medical bags in my of Anyone who is up here can Ret emergency treatment but I don I try lo become their doctor I do It for free and ways advise people to see their own doclur because I am giving only Amendment Burlington Mayor George Harrington amended the original motion to delete references to social cultural and recreation environment We re all concerned about the things that croak in the night I suppose this idea has some feasibility I don t have Lime to count frogs and ponds but I suppose someone should he sold Councillor Mac Anderson said he vote against both the amendments and the motion This will cause delays and then you II have a study to sec why there are delays he Harrington could resist one more quip Mr Chair man through you my learned colleague there Is on adage In the political world that says you clean the body before you slit its throat Translated that means Harrington wanted the amendment restricting Ihe work of the committee passed in case the main motion did pass Hills Councillor Morrow echoed sentiments of one segment of council when he sola it would be folly not to accept expertise from the special interest group that the committee job should be kept simple Every phase of the official plan preparation has under gone close scrutiny and a lot of opposition from a strong element In the regional council Arena costs up Finance committee asked facilities superintendent Pat Monday to prepare figures on operating Hills arenas The committee examined the monthly account Tor November and found that hydro cost for the Gor don Memorial Arena in Georgetown For the same month supplied the Georgetown Arena Mr told the committee that the probobfe explanation was thul the new arena was operating with ice since opened in May while the Acton and Georgetown arenas have had Ice only since September pi a nation The committee asked for a detailed explanation on the costs of the arenas Over three months the costs of Gordon Alcott ore consistently up councillor Harry Levy said I think wed like to know why it Gordon Arena costs so much councillor Levy said For the whole of Georgetown the streetlights cost about he said CHOICE CHRISTMAS TREES Available At Eramosa Flower Mart THE PURPLE PLACE The Acton Free Prrss Wed December 1975 3 J Jff JX jff JA CHAMBER OF Commerce president Mike Worthington left helps Glcnlea store pharmacist Gaty Barton stick a deca on his store door The decals were made up by the Chamber for local businesses which contributed to pay for the annual 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