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8 The Acton Free Press Wed January Will hydro corridor affect TV reception II the proposed hydro corridor from Bradley Junction lo Georgetown goes through as Ontario Hydro has Indicated will it affect radio and TV reception for people close to the swath of marching No says Ontario Hydro only on occ asional freak conditions or in extremely wet weather Then interference will be minimal However a brief from the Township of in Northern Ontario to Energy Minister Dennis notes the community of people has been denied the right to View programs and news broadcasts from its nearest Canadian stations over cable television due to the erection by Ontario Hydro of transmission lines and a power switching station in the vicinity of a television receiving installation has raised eye brows from people along the route of the Bradley to Georgetown corridor The corridor Joins with the east west corridor at a point near in Hal ton Hills and then proceeds along the middle of the Concession of Hills Into Erin township It passes within mile of Acton where people could be affected by interference if the situation is similar to the one at Situated about miles by road from Thunder Bay that community has experienced severe interruption of TV ser vice from cable TV company which car eight channels Signals from the stations in are being received but transmission over the two channels origin in Canada in Thunder been discontinued due to the exceptional hydro interference The interference created causes an picture the brief says Assurances were given by Ontario Hydro to both the township of Nor Video Services ltd that tit erection of transmission lines would not interfere with television reception the brief notes but Hydro has taken no action to rectify the situation despite frequent mil men lion The brief says Ontario has in a signed document released to Nor Video quite clearly admitted its culpability yet has refused to acknowledge any financial indebtedness for rectification of the situation or any moral obligation to townspeople in Dave Moffat an farmer who lives near the junction of the two proposed corridors in Hills and close to Mil ton points to the similarity between the two situations in Atikokan and Hills and Milton He notes however the situation could lie four times as serious in this area as in because the line there us The corridor here will carry Quoting from CSA Standards which has figured out a way of measuring the influence of lines he notes that 139 to kV has a measurement of 500 while to has a measurement of four times greater He equates the two situations and concludes TV reception in North Halton could suffer a much worse fate than He also notes Ontario Hydro has said there will be minimum interference in this area as the brief says the corporation in Atikokan Cable Systems spokesman John Olllvier said they have been assured by engineers their signal will not be affected by the transmission lines but similar was also given by E joint coordination engineer transmission and distribution design department of Hydro to Atikokan cable people Mr Moffat says the people of North should be concerned He is Police want pumps for North Halton cars Cable TV effect expected from hydro lines Hilton I id feel proposed hydro tor won ible tic vision reception in George town Acton Milton according program mamger John In eompirmg the situ in where two wort lost table due to lints Mr Ollivier then win milts aw uici the direction of the right the route He said Hilton Mbit S stems would four miles from the lines Hit it inns most would he miles i He claimed Iht pith of the would not the hvdro lints would be going iwiv from htm The height of the I would make a differ nice he is he pointed mil were not too concerned Iht Ins written Ontario in ike of the iblt line isking if ire intitipited Ik said the findings of the s own staff no troubk hive been tor engineers accredited the menl of Communications Pigs Hut you ever had a pet pig smart remarks either Piy art reall delightful pets intelligent and communicative If re i sucker for i charming and pretty f let don ct pig to raise for the Freezer you just won t be able to tat it Number one daughter has requested permission to buy herself female weanling piglet in the spring and raise it in order to produce little pigs therein miking herself ver rich weanling pigs ivc doubled their pnet in less than a earl I argued that she t have the money or a pig but ithcrhther Asa final damper I remember Petunia like pup Petunia lived with two vcars ago darling little bundle of pink with more personality in her tiny hoof th most people I know a pigling of tender she is as playfulasa pup ihe loved to plaj fttch just like liked nothing better than a tug of war with stick drove home from work greeted before the dogs She d race toiler and make enthusiastic welcoming noises wagging her tail children made up great with her she was the fascination of all visitors However a phyful twenty pound gilt becomes playful sow whoknocksyouflatwilhcvery On Micks advice when she was four months old I detided to tmn Petunia to lead Of course a pig lead in Iht customary fashion It is guided by stick turned in tht direction want it to go Mick assured pigs move slowly ire easy to Ha Onteoutofher run she was off like a race horse 1 wtnt her trying to guide with my little stick She thought it wis great fun I lost her in tht plowed field it the back of the farm Several more attempts to train her were just as futile resultof training was instilling in her of desire for adventure She le imcd lo open her Most mornings after a midnight winder we d find her nearby bul one morning saw our neighbour leading her home with a carrot he tripped over her on his doorstep full of pork When we on the working farm Mack pigs for fun and profit There was precious little profit in those days and a heck of a lot of lobs I once was given a runt with pneumonia to do something with I called him Fitzgerald and nursed him with TLC He survived but wis slower than the others This meant he would be around longer and I was delighted until Mack informed me itzgerald would be our freezer pig He was too I got even anyway by dumping a ton load of pigs on Mack one day He was trying to get them to market and had in the truck backed up lothe pen door He needed someone to drive the truck a little ahead to enable him to put on the tailgate before the pigs jumped out Guess who was recruited I didn drive then and the ancient International truck wis heading uphill I put it in gear and let out the clutch as gentlyaslcouid but not gently enough The truck leptup the with surprise and Mack had lbs of angry pigs in his lap II took us two hours to round them up again and many more before Mack would speak to me in a friendly tone With those kind of arguments I figure I got a good case bull m probably wrong 1700 for UNICEF Tht Men various pro jects and to raist money for have raised over SI to member Id lathtrhnd A swimiithon held a few months ago and tht boxes tarried by or on en night helped raise the total Mr leather land said over was collected in the boxes alone on October Care Snowbanks art unusually high it difficult for drivers lo see around corners A BRAND NEW company and a lot of new scouts were invested in Ospringe Monday The 1st Osprmge Scout Troop is shown here after the ceremony Front row from left to right Warren Campbell Joe Beck Brendan Mann Neil Campbell 2nd row Jeff Berk Chris Howard Fred Clarke Danny Hindly 3rd row Chris Stewart Brian Mark Jackson Kevin row Donald Touch District Represent Ted Blaine Campbell Councillor Peter Schroeder Councillor Glen Jackson Scouter 5th row Alec Morrison Chairman of group committee Want independent study directors It ilto of Agneultur for ir inonthK mtt nig in Milton on Ihursdiy with Middle brook is in Considerable took pi ice on Hit proposed route tutting south through 1 ind Milton llu follow me motion was by tin directors is sent to v inuiis hers of for Hilton will object to 11 cortidor without i irntd lit on it Regional Police are taking a cursory look at the possibility of having their own gas pumps installed for Handle contract Hills Mayor Tom Hill and Glenn Georgetown will contract negotiations this year betwetn the region and lltgional Police Association Negotiations have been tentatively to begin when the Police Association plans to present its proposals to the entire Police Commission The Commission hopes to have its ready by then but if it prepared by i the opening session will be on I use in North ment has checked to see Police Chief Ken S told Region Police Commission Thursday that in gassed for use in Acton and Milton will he the In have their pumps they can meet zoning regu lations governing where pumps are located Currently vehicles in Georgetown and Milton arc gassed up at municipal works yard pumps and then the towns bill the region One North head quarters in Georgetown either because the building is rented He noted it wouldn I be a good idea to install them When possible Sktrrett said there in case the department Acton misers art brought ever decided to move to down to Georgetown for gas mother location in the rest of the lime is town The regions purchasing office revealed this week the police cruisers operated in North used gallons of gas last year and it The chief said the depart cost station He noted the old Acton OPP always used credit gas to keep its cruisers going Aftei has presented its initial proposal negotiations for police department will then he handled by Hill and Drive carefully schools out Motorists ire reminded that school children will the div off due to Pro fessiunal Day Thty art to witch the roids cart fully for roid hockey plijers ind children phving on the snow inks Quiet of detach ment report quiet week wire collisions during tin bid we Meetin decides Will circulate letters on Corridor by Pat Wilson Slipping sliding i is ro ids ind si through iiikli school ird tin in School on Tin night in ittinil 111 Ink rt sled itiuis under lissniKtnth tin ind ships id In I In id number of other inlinstui from Hilton Hills mil tin Milton tin si I li mn we i lo in i ton in si itmg it llu r thi g nil is not tin si issms but In drift Mr ii It ill minis down to tins is Mr hi s dot mil work rlv hit mil will I up lo Hum tin givtrnmuil r interested thin Mi Mum il in I von do studv Win put II onus on villi bun is she w is Mr Hi id said I w sn justue done I im in in fact the is p lip mi or sen Mr mil other offiti lis ist THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND FAMILY SERVICES is pleased to announce the opening of its DAY CARE CENTRE 65 Maple Avenue Georgetown Hills on Monday February 9th Hours 7 30 to 6 For information call 878 5571 Local After February call Regional Chairman A M Masson Administration Committee Chairman Coons Mr Hud who sits on Ihdro iiu stiontd the need for large lorndors in doll ntv the tin studv for nidi itlur ill s flllld ilmj in tin unlit ii Ihtsi i until from irkul rim st indinc out veiling 1 hi of tin j rnifi is drift on of the immhirs the Interested ititns up to sent to I- in rev Mil istir Dennis is thur response to tin of thi ro ill if lini points I mil Ii I Mr Ins tint Hit from in an i lint to him linuirv Mr Hit inter itnui roup n phi lottn slum vir I inotiMs with trior I hi went ontos I Ion I Mr rst mils Hit issm lit tint Hit his lont rui program for of irgtimtnl loniLlit sum stun m lick of ition with llltst How riLhl hi is m in stood up Slid I liki- I hi If wholi dots not id this lint low is not did if pur post is not i si mi is not hi wholt is in bun Mr alt Ind I sun it in tin I stltlom id pipers Out of group of it hi for if Hit out informed wo 11 imp s i- Hi St bin itlt r mini td ho that i tin of the Interested Group just ton who wisht d to first hind exactly whit both mil the I Ik irmg proposed ind wlmt v objections of the Interested Citizens Group were to these Consequently Mr Minn by ixplnning the of the roup for in independent study of the route Through in independent Don tide hough not all support tin of tin hilt slid Group ill W It ind Ins son Mills wtrt who w to know ins who lonttnditl lb it hi of route w is supported 1IIIM of documented ict Hold fillur son win tl down Mr Mann rig AJ eon nil of the mee Hoard smu routt is not one of Jul but modi tuition thereof Whin tints lionul I itt this s nil sht did not riprtsent inv pirt leul Hit i luluin for Hilton Hills w is prtscnl add Miss I i of Stephen I ivws s ri starch It im wis mlro xt tin need for lorndors into Hon hi iddul Mr Minn id of a motion pissed tin night Hilton Hills mined illinc for in independent stuiK of iltirniti mtthods and routes for the propositi line could not until such i sdulv Ins com pliltd Wlun tiiiriid is council s st ind I ick Mar I lownship sud tint hi would be prep in d to put sunt of motion as lint of Hills vvheiieouncil nut following night Don A vole of inks was made to Mr Minn for his efforts on of tin residents 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