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LORRAINE STUBBS of a member of Canada Dressage Team congratulates her horse True North for his superb test at the Olympics last week The Canadian Team ranked behind Germany Switzerland the USA and m pni i Acton native Denis Gibbons was in Montreal for the final week of the Olympics This week he re ports on local athletes and pre sents some of his personal obser vations Formerly with the Acton Free Press hes now sports editor of sister publication The George town Independent Although tin Stadium was equipped with all Hit necessities it had unfinished look it mil was no tin work of art it appeared lo be on color I llR floor in the press section where I sit insl met insisted of boards not concrete Person 1 liked the SI I summer is will peril ipslhal was bemuse three ytarsaftir the competition is in a super mat tidy condition Saunders on hand told me she preferred the Montreal Sladium lompitini in my in in 1971 idreim but then I id to it to sin said I ml iris impress I hi st idium did ivt ad ml though I it six rows from tin field iturd i s track and field eompttiiioii rimid most of Hit I i gel wet I he roof coin pit It els I Tie m ill it I II ilw mbci liest is the of Hie is tin emits wire it was ml ire introducing Hit the of nitiond wlueh mi up In four d n tin st I didn l lit an ike i smgli mist mil tin ir pronunei ilion of difficult wis II is done ixaitlj Hit w il should bt in two I clear enough Hi it ivm most tli mint of I or E could understand lourinbsts wen into Olympic notebook Hie Olympic Village they h id to follow the proper procedure It required phone call to tin t du Mission of the country of ithleli you wished lo see When I went to Mbit lorgelown live 1 lewellyn 1 then had permission slip trade my regular accredit at ion or a special village piss then piss two well guarded unit checks urn near the Si and the other closer to the itself Hit Hit village although impressive strut lure from Hie outside had that rushed const ruction look about it on the insult lo visit in his seventh floor room 1 had to t ike the ilor to the then walk down two floors It didn slop the is ince of a kit tin lie lit live room but it was clear more was intended to to the sink tap and cou tiler Hurt by the way w is in i I room with Hamate I Ik iler of Waterloo inathancoacbesliindonlatovelbaiid lord lakihashi Mike win lodged was one ilbroom with sink toilet and both Walls In the rooms were decorated with color drawings of the Olympics done by small Montreal school children Meeting Hie athletes As a visitor the village could just as well have been a barn for all I cared The exciting thing was Hie people who were living in it Where else could you hear the interesting sounds of hundreds of dif languages being spoken exchange pleasantries with Olympic and come the rcahzi ilion that although is a great country it is not the only one Being there for two hours was like a trip around the world That Holidays for lewellyns Don and I wouldn have missed seeing their son wrestle in Ihe Olympics for Hit world Ihe two weeks hey spent in were Dons vacation from work son opining What was it on opening day the athletes live lold opening ceremonies wen fun for about half hour We wire to be outside Hie stadium In offici uniforms al to for the march which didn t start until ill I hen we had line up according lo our heights and boy w is it hot 1 Unities were getting lircd Hen they were just laying iround on the in Iheir wluti uniform tiff Singleton iks Secondary Sihool in ikvillc w is in offienil in S ilurd i jump fin il at the idium il si different holt Is tin nut still iherc wis lillk the Olympics by ou Miller publisher of the Montreal Monitor whow is in charge of Hit wciklns pool overage told me he recuvtdotily five requests for stories from wen dozen on Hundred and Second No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4 1976 SOUVENIR PINS from the Olympics were trad by Cons Bruce who was on duty with the 0 P at Kingston for a month and a half before during and after the sailing events there A great time and no serious problems he reports on i n Panes Filtren Or Recreation committee land disbands no applicants Lots ml torn millet will if i retom Director Glen is ie by ihe diner Administi I Wild mi I fill mill idu il jisl is mi diriilh It retreniion department Wi is iLru i Bee I hen ippiie to fill Hi from Mr JJunn mil Hit ld llu Hit e deculid disbmd mi whuh mi lam Hi II resigned illu Idler two discussed group Ml relitniK members I Dunn mil i it llu il Hi iw in ml irs whom lii tin mi this In minimi gnup wi Id if ri quint pi pit did i hi Mis She Ilion r ill cm not j win dm snot w in I i hi In is whin tin di lor limns Wards Three how said wr no ippln ilions ill imlihit Itltirsw uld Ik sin ui Hit ill Sunn sin lire bin lifml It Mi sihihii I need for i Mrs numbers if no JENNIFER playground leader was a bit shy about telling Santa Nick attended the Bennett summer playground on Friday More pictures inside for tin llu town p irk h ill is in in foriiitr i ig strip Hill si r four lor dttidid luisdi mglil lie It piece mil 1 Hid origin ilk for i irk is itxi the I I me in Hit icn of I slrt bint from Hit lo tins north of lo Mill In wind lust bow much i isli llu town will isk will be llu slip in ruson of I in mil llu Town I would be tin I bringing tin surf tin run tint di s iw no id for in in i of Hit irLi lul mil Hit of in high wlnlt tin iiifinttr forts iv mainl lining in Hi it lot ilion oiineilloi I ru tit Hit p irk iiuludid eontrol lower whuh id bun si hod tilt In modihid into rooms ind of tin pre unit into difference to him whither or the w is lots or i council hid thi of the pirk up m llu Hi pinned hi either of flu du eloper pointed w is precipil iti not his in He skid whit Mould w is up Mr sud the tower would lo In Ik impli isiztd it no bid markit of isl ill prist ril ouncillor Itusst Miller he hid bun ion tin in i should in irkl ind ilkmg to Hit run ilion diparlmml iround the ire ilnngid Ins mind md now lilt f i would In used Hi would go lo Ac I on or deurgetown lnrtpl lo question from lljdi Mr said if aires on m looks il would it Id four lots ml it could Hire llu Mill Street Acton between Mam and Fellows Streets will be closed to through traffic for days while Mill Street is being reconstructed Through traffic will be detoured on Church St and Bower Ave Councillor Pat at Hills council meeting Tuesday night pointed out local traffic will be able to use Mill Street but contended local merchants should be notified of the move He suggested a letter should be sent to the Chamber of Commerce so they in turn could notify the merchants We close streets all the time when work is being done to through traffic and never notify anybody stated Mayor Tom Hill Councillor Morrow said Rexway Drive in Georgetown has been closed to through traffic for two months as has Normandy Boulevard Do you want us to send individual notices to everybody asked the mayor McKenzie said there should be some notice Councillor Mike Armstrong said the closing will take as much traffic off Mill Street as possible and reduce the time and cost of the con I think the merchants are well aware of what is going on and realize the road will be much better when the work is done Councillor Duby claimed some explana was necessary so the merchants know they have access to the parking lots and know local traffic can still use the street Mayor Tom Hill assured McKenzie he could still drive downtown and promised to speak to the engineer and have him spread the word of the closure Reconstruction expected to be done before now is still slated for this year I lots ash I of pirkl Mr suggested formula be worked out fount Dick llowilt he loo been slronglv in of a pirk in llu now s need lor Mr slid on i rough price of a for lots five percent in lieu of parkland would result in cash payment of lothctown after 11 percent is deducted for insl of An alternative method said the developer Insed on the If acres of pirkland us or four m lots could yield or Odd lolhelown less 15 percent or roughly wo Councillor Morrow reminded council in type developments there are fewer services required than an urban subdivision He said somclimes council has the minimum in lower Income housing but people buying or four acre lots and estate homes arc by no means lower income Morrow said developer doesn to put in storm or sumtary sewers or curbs He the engineer should Investigate the agreement on Caledon estate homes pointed are lot levies to be added in addition to the five per cent cash Councillor should be a Insis of comparison and for tin cash pa mini should In worked out for ihis dculop mini sum it is phed Mr rus I bond i Willi tin d Hie ipprov of Hie I thmgtd from lo building subject to i itiiiiunl being ri Complex in limbo The proposed Hills municipal complex on the Seventh Line is in limbo after councillors received petitions protesting the complex containing over signatures Tuesday night Alex pre petitions signed by 1718 taxpayers from all four wards of Hills there were another names on petitions circulated in Acton by Donna Krapek and turned over to council by Alma Swet man before the meeting In addition the town received J letters from individuals protesting the complex After a lialf hour battle council wound up voting to hold up the municipal com plex bylaw and delay sending it to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval The motion to hold up the bylaw passed by a margin with Tom Hill Councillors Booth Miller Ernie Sykes Horry Levy George and Morrow sup porting the motion Councillors Urn Hyde Mike Armstrong Pat and were opposed Councillors Dick and Joe Hurst were ab sent OTTO will seek the Tory nomination for Halton riding in the next nomination cam paign See page 16 Farmers crop hit by virus Iile crops in and through Southern Ontario have been seriously damaged by a disease winch the growth of the gram cording lo Mark an assistant agriculture rep rescnlative for the Ministry of said Ihey received number of reports of ihe in the area thought Ihtrt were probably several other unreported in stantcs will phone in asking whit tun do he said but Continued on Page 15