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The Acton Free Wednesday Aug 24 1977 3 ICG bid to present new data No town loan for denied as corridor hearings end condominium parking The expropriation hearing for on Ontario corridor planned to pass through Halton Hills ended suddenly last week without hearing officer Donald Meyrick receiving new evidence con an alternate route The hearings finished Tues day in Acton Legion hall with the two sides Ontario Hydro and the Interested Citizens Group ICG as Tar apart as ever over the question of alternate paths for the line The ICG which strenuously opposes the corridor tried In vain since November to per Ontario Hydro to pre sent evidence on its decisions and methods for selecting the route The public utility intends to bring power from the Bruce nuclear generating station on Lake Huron across the pro vince and down the centre of Hills to a station near Milton The north south line from the Bruce is to link up with east west to Pick line which is being strung adjacent to Highway 401 The hearings at Acton con on the section of line starting just north of Highway to a point near Milton At the start of the hearings last November hearing of decided he ought not to listen to lions of alternate corridors His decision was turned over the Ontario Court of Appeal though it received split support from the Divisional Court Throughout the hearings even alter the court decision Hydro refused to submit or present witnesses to discuss alternate corridors because Hydro lawyer Tom Marshall said such questions ire not relevant to an expro priation hearing During the ten full days of asked for month in order for Hydro foiled to fulfill criteria spokesman John sittings ICG lawyers re- the computer expert to go as set out by Schneider told the hearing pcatedly asked for Hydro through the data but hearing Energy Minister James officer that nowhere has Ont operation for evidence and officer offered to minister soys that aria Hydro presented the Hearing officer also give the ICG one The before expropriation is to demonstrate that its pleaded for Information from refused and both Ontario Hydro must choice of line Is secure the utility sides went into final argu demonstrate the adequacy of This corridor could be a In the final rounds the ICG moved to present evidence to The hearing officer main the hearing concerning an fined that longer than a one alternate line The line would day delay would be against take power from the Bruce to lhe Interests of the province near Lake Simcoe where it would hook up with a north south line A few days before the restart of the hearings on August 15 the ICG came into possession of computer print outs from Ontario Hydro The ICG had also just hired an expert on power and com to analyze the foot thick stack of data Ontario Hydro gave the evidence to the ICG six weeks after agreement to do so reached between the citizens group ministry of energy and Hydro lawyer Marshall contended the government approved the design or the route On that basis he said Hydro did considerable work to find the least objectionable way within a wide study area The ICG Marshall said suggest that in the early stages of planning this area might have been avoided al together I made it quite plain that that is not a proper study here Marshall said He later told the hearing officer You have ample evidence that Ontario Hydro has thor Hydro representatives at the investigated alternate Constellation Hotel Toronto routes this summer The main ICG lawyer ICG lawyer Leon Paroian contended that Scott deal still in hold The possible purchase of Following a meeting late the closed plant by last month town region and Scott Paper remains in a provincial decided to holding pattern make a formal proposal to try Councillor Peter Pomeroy and lure Scott to Georgetown said plans to make a proposal it was expected the to bring Scott to Georgetown proposal would be madi have been delayed the firm in late July He said because of delays In receiving needed tions other problems it information slowed things up took Scott longer to put in the spring broad together intake and hints about a paper flow charts for water and facturing firm movinj into sewer requirements than was the plant originally expected closed in March were This and other information dropped by Miyor Tom Hill is essential to the town and provincial Tory proposal since Hills is date George Gray The pair ittempting to figure out ways indicated the deal was to solve technical problems so sealed Us planning process Paroian disaster for it does not con said form to the North East Power Hydro said Coordinating Council basic denied the hearing officer and criteria for design and land owners the opportunity of inter connected of seeing the planning pro- power lines Schneider said ecss The milelong sleeve of cor The courts also supported rdor portions ICG request for evidence llne concerning alternate cor north80llth ine near Milton ridors ntouwd d her ICG Dick Mid that Hydros Clrcult3 in common rlg position is indexible then said The there is no reason for these ffl of hearings The companies here and in United States County courts snag Hydro 500kV line A Grey Count Court judge will his week decide if hell follow suit with two other judges in delaying the right of Ontario Hydro to take possession of 1 inds for con power corridor The eourt decisions along stations of the proposed Urine line keep tin utility off land until the end of the Judges in Wellington Bruce hue decided irio only the northern irt of ijiupuam i muni posed lint from lirutt the firm in late July but The motion to delay Hydros takeover of land pivots on an appeal filed by Durham lawyer Peter to the Divisional Court He hopes to overturn the utility right to expropriate in Bruce Grey Wellington and Duffer in counties Hydro completed he ex of land owners along the northern arm of the route A case concerning the cen tral section of the line from to just north of I imehouse is also before the Expropriation hearings at Acton on the south part of the line ended last week U HAM GREG MARKS proudly displays the 32 inch pike he caught in Fairy Lake Monday evening The exact location of the catch he would not reveal It took Greg about five minutes to land the fish The pike which is Greg s largest catch ever will be mounted Brother Garnet doesn t look too happy at the thought that the fish is almost as big as he Scott can locate in George town if the firm desires said the flow charts as well as plant development staging plans have now been turned over to the town and passed on to Region Industrial Development Officer Bill Marshall He said Marshall will prepare a written proposal or Scott which will be examined by council and then sent on to the paper manufacturing firm for their consideration long after Scott revealed It was the firm looking at the Domtar facility hut at the same time made it clear the deal was a long from being closed They took a one month option on the properly in which was later extended to eventually extended indefinitely when tcchnieil problems coutdn be IL by the town TI of the FREE order of chicken fried rice with every purchase over Thu 10 m HOTTEST BUY IN TOWN Colonial Fireplace Stereo HOT VALUE ALTON ILLS QUEEN ST HWT NO ACTON 1 Be Sure To See The Milton Mall Flyer In This Weeks Issue Of live on THURS FRI SATURDA AUG 25th 26th 27th The town can legally loan Condominium 2 to help pay for 13 extra parking spaces Jackson spokes man for the townhousc resi dents said the extra parking space cost S3 and ft has already been paid off after was collected from each resident With more and more families owning two cars there have been parking pro blems at the Kingham Hill townhousc complex since the town banned parking on the street at night last year He asked if the town would give the residents a low in loan to pay off the rest of the debt llobcrt Austin said the town treasurer had looked into the problem and found the town can t loan money for work on private property and the residents can t be levied a local provement lax since the extra spaces are on private pro perty He said he has talked to other municipalities about too few parking spots at town houses and found in other areas people with two cars must pay a rental fee lo raise the money for creation of more spots Councillor Mike Armstrong commended the for solving their parking pro blem and said he was sorry the town t help he residents parking spots for cars Jackson said he was j is dubious of the chances of being charged for 18 getting money from the town reserved parking spaces He said there arc now SIDEWALK SALE SPECIALS School Supplies Summer Lines Bathing Suits Ready to Wear Fly Spray Insecticides HINTONS SACK SCHOOL See our Selection of Wear Sizes to 6x 7 to 14 PANTS JUMPERS DRESSES T SHIRTS SOCKS SWEATERS SQUALL JACKETS ETC II to Telephone 853 2060 J AT MASSON PONTIACBUICK NOW OVER TOTAL FACTORY INVOICE AMOUNT BUYS ANY 1977 PASSENGER CAR Firebird UNTIL 6 pm SEPTEMBER 10 1877 YES ITS TRUE WHY THE SALE BEST TIME EVER TO BUY you tint ma TRADE INS NO NEED TO DICKER FINANCING ACT NOW THIS SALE ENDS 6 SEPT 10 1977 PETE 336 Guelph St Georgetown 8772293 Serving Region Since 13S2