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If Citizens along the route of J j the proposed kV hydro corridor from Bradley June lo Georgetown were ted by the decision of the On Ombudsman s office last week to investigate why has been no study transmission torn dor William J Mann of the Interested Citizens roup lias opposed tin corridor is being said sevtril meetings with the before decided to ike t up Investigator Garry Giuliani is reviewing the file on matter approaching Ontario Hydro Govern and the parlies Mr Mann said he is feeling great over the Ombuds man decision and beginning to believt all the effort he has put mlo the fight to have tomtom in authority pene trate bureaucracy at Hydro is bearing fruit Although the Inttresled havt mainly cam for an Independent study of corridor main could ust txisl ing for their they wire almost in fight until Ihe rtsults of He ring Hoard report wort published in agreeing a lo cor might be environment ally possible lht report Inter group trcdi ind prompted Mr inn to Like the ease to Ombudsm in office when Energy Minister Dennis Tim broil ordered a on corridor from the Milton end and from Bradley Junction leaving matter of staling a route I until more public rciction was received is i suit of the Environmental Hearing Hoards rtport Mann says however that red tape has dis from New Democrats because they be lieved on the corridor had already started when all happened is letters have betn sent out to people along the corridor He Jus told their information about ton strutlion is false Mann says that has of to the Govtrnment with facts about the Interested Citizens case Advisors have been tell the energy minister for instance he said that the route proposed from Bruce to is milts longer lhan that proposed from Bradley Junction to Georgetown He discovtred the figure a routt lo Milton which should not have been there The Intercsltd Citizens roup nab maintained all the route they have pro posed from Bruce to is shorter and would save On Hydro millions of doll in is as preserving nun dreds of acres of valuable firm land the of tht countryside It would also ust existing routes owned by Hydro making of titles over land unnecessary However Energy Minister Dennis has lold the Interested Citizens no further study of the corridor is war ranted because the Govern merit is convinced il would jeopardize the security and stability of the grid system a statement challenged by John Schneider of the Interested Citizens He maintains it might have been possible at one lime but Hydro decision to run a corridor to Owen Sound and to Kleinberg from Brute has provided the security it sought with a Bradley Junction lo George town corridor Schneider sees it the probability of Govern changing its mind is going to be resolved on a technical plane because when environment and disturbance arc considered the Interest Citizens case wins hands down He suggests Hydros me thods of systems planning has never taken public wishes or environment into consider a Lion and for all we know the route from Bradley Junction to Georgetown could have been laid out by some draughtsman in the office Meanwhile a quick visit by NDP leader Stephen Lewis to the Erin area has also brought him the fray Lewis recognizes the Is turning neighbor against neighbor He told Erin Advocate editor Bill Doole he is buying the arg an independent study is required One rst No 33 ACTON ONTARIO WFDNESOAY Thirty PagesFifteen Cents Downtown designation Parking improvements HIGH SCHOOL OUTERS check their maps to make sure they are head itig in the right direction in the Const ltion Area on Satur day They were on an Orienteering program Left to tight Dave Hannah Don Coats and Carol Buchan in with back to cam era Story and more pictures inside Georgetown man died Safety improvements for Mill Street rail crossing As of in last December in which Georgetown mm wis killed ind mother hurt tamdnn Commission is proposing number of for the crossing on Mill Street Leon il John Street was killed ind Colin Gibson of is hurt whtn is struck tram it crossing Monday Hilton Hills works committee decided to with Irinsporl Com become imp Hunt icress lht intks Hurst sud two it king tin trussing Pat chairman of Hills Planning Board broke a tie and cast the ing vote to recommend to council a by law ing downtown Acton to be designated an improv ed area for parking The town solicitor was in to investigate the possibility The motion came after an appeal by Paul Nielsen representing the Acton Chamber of Commerce and the downtown merchants for a special mill rate to help finance off street park ing lit was no wnlow mt ah is as but riLul lion of of Commerce filled sunt lion lem t people knit across but people whr irti ng j ist Urn into mis Hi sinned isnne of the worst lint in Hurst noted when thi now is blowing is difficult see freight it night Ihde pointed out Ik IK that lights Hit Hurst in rt if line i si lime gilts 1 1 gg r link Ik ssuigwill hi 1 r I ngmc lid tin itti r go to ind r Robert Ihe trims come ire going it i high the sign 1 Is mil down He Ihoughl nine signs 1 for for northbound proaehing the Mill Street crossing The Transport Commission his t accident ind his suggested tht lights should lights equipped with degree spre id lenses so the lights w ill be ore isih seen from Street I Avenue and Highway wide lenses would defuse light out further in more directions These improvements in eligible for grants up HO per cent of tost from rail ways gride crossing fund Hallways have been asked by the Tr in sport Commission to provide estimates of various provtment costs and forw them to the town The town will then have to decide if it will share in he cost of making the crossing will be isked to kick in for 12 ptr cent of Ihe cost Councillor Joe Hurst said gates cm be put up at the crossing Councillor Hyde served often 1 ists up to 15 mmutts and people Despite plea or off strut parking Mr Nielsen made it clear merchants did not favor the banning of park mg on the south of Mill Strict from Main to the bin would rtsult in a loss of parking spots He said Somi people pud dtirly for irking f ire still willing lo go with spend mill rite If the downtown irea is to survive we must hate more parking Mr Nielsen sud hid only ink to contact JO merchants received 17 in fivor ind re mainder on the special mill rate He claimed benefitting would willing to p up to in extra ill mills over five for parking fitilities In reply 1 question from irr levy Mr Nielsen there were people involved but he id only time to contact TO Highway collision lht re were hanks along the side of hid and ice and snow on No when 1 eollisiin occurred Monday J about W III Drivers involved were Dm It it l Lime- house who has about WOO damage to his mil rank It It I with about igt to the jeep he w is driving Mr llouthent had i snow plow blade on his in il ilitm Hills who ttitir own parking inrl taxes on il hunt Svkcs Minted spinal issess men for disign ire is is new ind il it is withiiilht II lib r Dick llowi is no d on south side of Mill Slrttt will ifter lht re construction if Mill Strut sud ill should tt iw ire if this so they tan up with 1 lion He urged pluming board Mr Nielsen principle lot Hurst sud would Ik willing to How ills succistiun if percentile of mtrehuiLs in higher Mr Nit Ism snd this w is first he he ird the park on one side if Mill Sire el wis He in nine i ship There ire elements Hit he is to bear last he thought he must have missed I slid the situilmn hid to be ficed now since merchants had lire lost pirkinj spaces Ihcn s no way we should exptct mtrthants off r Hit Morrow said lie was not prepared to vote since he did not enough inform ition He said he with Hurst would like to stt support from lirgtrnumbcrof ha tits might legislating to collect money from people who don want to pay Hum he rtmarked He what inswer is to people who provide parking taxes on it Hum 1 said he didnt know what isinxoKtd and didn feel he could support it right now eiuncillor liowitt noli fie ition is sent out if there ire no objections wt proceed with a by law said Ihe town became involved be cause according to Mr Nicl sen the merchants have been hassling since about this so he is asking us to step in ind give a hand It s not our business commented Councillor Morrow Councillor Hoy Booth said this is a request to have til enact a by law He said he felt were not enough merchants represented in the survey and asked Mr Niel sen to go back and discuss it with all the merchants Not tame Councillor Duby said the town cannot goon sticking its head in Ihe sand We must show the people we understand the problems ire facing We didn have the privilege of a parking author in Acton ind now we have representation but Ihe two areas are completely differ and relevant He said he would support the motion Councillor Ernie Sykes said the motion was not a binding agreement at this point but simply would be investigating what could be done He Bald the numbers of merchants made no difference since the Municipal Act controlled the precentage of favorable ion The motion was passed by a one vote margin Council will vote on Ihe recommendation Monday night r 1 Ihii Im a hardship if off street parking is provid we ire at the crunch now isfir is parking we in l to lose retorted Nielsen Not final ixineillor Joe Hurst esf is he knew Hon of parking on Mill has hem definitely ip proved said Ice whiteouts smother roads Discuss alternatives to St Albans parking People who left ihc district have of tales to tell of trying to reach home igun white outs by high winds and snow squills in the north wort unexpected and many found stormstay and unprepared for it Out which left Ac Ion it p even mg didn irmc home to until J the next morning A convoy returning from the Pet Vi men took four hours to make trip from Cohngwood to after the game Some of the people from this art who attended a Jun lor irmers dance in Fergus simply stayed at Ihe dance all night Accidents were blamed on the poor driving conditions None were serious Police were among the people to discover some back roads impassable Some of their were curtailed Tuesday thaw helped re duce the height of snowbanks Centre toured Regional councillors toured the future location of the Community Services centre on Tuesday to see first hand what the local committee Is proposing Representatives of the board of directors of the new centre will attend a meeting of regional council when grants are considered later this month A Presentation has already been made the lion committee of the region Councillors louring the two rooms In the Y Monday were Mayor Tom Hill Ernie Sykes Dick How Morrow and MnrjorlePowys as well as McKenzie who is on the board of directors of the grant or has al ready been received from Hills Officials of the provincial government icated they would match he grint given by region To cover the budget would be required from the region and the province Plans Tor a coordmator are proceeding tentatively WIELDING THE GAVEL that played a major part in his municipal life is Frank Oakes well- known Acton vet What do vets do in their spare time See the first page of the second section of today s Free Press Hills works commit tee will ask council lo hold off on tht third reading of a by law prohibiting parking on tht south side of St Drive to see if a partial ban would work just as well I dent I and Ford Sales told the committee Monday if parking is completely banned it will hurt his business be cause Ihcre will be no place for service customers to park He promised his employees won t be parking on the street suggested some of problems would be solved on street if snow Councillor Jut Hurst noted the problem exists in the summer too reminded the committee have coming in for some time from residmiswho tin get in and out if their drive- wiys Mr Hurst suggested 1 three hour parking limit for Main Street and thought I and service customers could park there Mr said he wants to move but so much land is ltd up in Acton he doesn think he will be able to set up shop cist tor two ye When he bought the business in 1972 his trade as brisk as it is now rn Hyde noted and I- pays business taxis and town should try to givt him a break some breathing room was suggested p irking be banned on St Aibans Drive only in vicinity of Willow and leave parking across from and I The committee will invest gate this possibility before lowing the third reading of the by law Wolf pelt added to trappers pile trapper George Allan Acton bundled up his pelt and shipped hem Off auction at the Convention be held Bay his week he anticipate that within a few days he would be adding a wolf skin to his list of pells Wednesday evening Warren Saunders who raises beef cattle on his farm on fifth line Erin Just above Erin Hills of four wolves out behind his barn Quickly he got his rifle loaded it and set out on his snowmobile When he was wilhlng yards he shot one which he later presented to Mr Allan This is not the first time Mr Saunders has seen wolves on his property Last summer there were six of ihem in among the that the deer which Inhabit the area of hardwood extend Ing from Ihe fourth line to the rear of his farm lure the wolves to the region The wolf was not a timber wolf but a type of coyote according to Mr Allan These vary In colour most being gray brown or reddish How llils was the blackest wolf I vc ever seen he said When the wolf is skinned pelt will be stretched and dried before It la shipped to auction Wolf skins when purchasd are clipped dyed and used for making coats Trapper Allan will drive to Hay attend the Convention himself on February and ready he has sent raccoon coon pelts and mink which were auctioned earlier this week Last the price for coon was about a pelt but this year the average price is The top price he has ever received for a coon skin The auctions in North Bay are held every month from November to April Those selling pelts are mostly Ontario trappers though occasionally will travel up from the South with a load of opossum skins Then too there ore two fellows who often come up from Minnesota with pelts which are chiefly coon The volume Is quite Inspiring when one considers raccoon skins and 43 beaver in a single month not lo mention other varieties of fur Mr Allan who was raised on the second line north of Acton now Highway has been operating trapllncs for the past or years He started as a schoolboy digg Ing out skunks and selling them for their skins which In those days fetched a fair price Now he la one of four trop operating lines In townships Erin Hills and one In Peel County He sets out lines at the first of November and does the majority of his trapping between Christmas and New Year If the trap3 are loft much later they will freeze in he explains Sometimes he uses snow shoes when tending the lines but mostly he lo his snowshoes when hunting later in the winter when there In a Hood crust on Ihe snow Part of that coat In the shop may have originated in the woods near THERE IS one less wolf to molest farm animals in Erin Township since this one was shot last week on a farm near the Hills Town- line Trapper George Allan R R 2 Acton is shown with the wolf which was given to him for its pelt