Need alternate sources The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 30 Energy crisis is real Reed People do not want to be told that an energy problem exists and often prefer to dis card the crisis as a plot by the petroleum companies to raise prices and a lever to get the government to make us do things we really don t want to do according to HaltonBur lington Julian Reed Speaking to the annual meeting of the Halton Branch United atives of Ontario in Hills- burgh Thursday Reed assured his audience that a problem does Indeed exist and must be dealt with Reed said the energy issue la of prime Importance to farmers because farms are so depend ent on reliable energy Make no mistake about It The situation is real And if we are going to prevent a sub stantial wrench in the economy of our province we ve got to prepare now for the reality a decade from now Maybe the biggest single task of government is to get this message of truth to everybody to convince them of Its significance and show tbem that there are alter natives rooted in tion and alternate choices he suggested Reed said that sooner or later the province will have to move Into the renewable resource field for energy pro duction At that point Ontario will be reproducing ail or most of its energy through mechanisms Inside the borders of our province This will go a long way to wards solving our ment and economic pro blems provide a to agriculture that It has not known for many years en able the resulting industry to be diverse bolster the en vlronmentallst provide bus iness opportunity for he free enterpriser and be acceptable to the socialists It will justify the conserver supply the consumer challenge the Innovator pacify the testerandgiveus all a degree of independence from utilities that has not been known in our lifetime Reed said The said the province must look towards alternate fuels to petroleum One of the answers lies within agriculture itself the pro duction of alternate fuels for Internal combustion engines from crops wood waste and even garbage is a very real probability when It comes to Ontario energy future A vegetable product can be used for producing either methanol or ethanor Reed said He claimed that an all acre sugar beet crop will pro duce enough energy to run a farm operation for a year The choice of is limitless Consider the boon to agriculture when such a transition occurs and I use the word when not if The development Is now a the only question Is liming The State of Nebras ka has already authorized the incorporation of methanol as an additive to gasoline and my understanding Is that one farm coop is already set to manufacture methanol from agricultural waste Reed noted the transition to renewable resources as fuel would come but the timing would depend on economics SHES NOT ONLY got a pulse shes got the giggles Victim Marilyn Smith gets the full attention of Halton board of education employees taking the St John Ambulance course at the M Bennett School Giving her the treatment are Gerry Sill Burlington Central high school Colton Roberts Robert Baldwin School Milton and Barb a secretary at the North Education centre Daytimes Marilyn is the assistant to the chairman of the board Region supports town in Focal encounter Halton Regional Council is would fight any effort to deny with the Sewage allotments supporting Halton Hills the firm sewage capacity and and priorities established by Council in the towns fight to toallownodevelopment thetown The region Is respon block a massive residential The dispute about whether for sewage treatment development south of Silver or not sewage capacity should under Bill Creek be allotted to the proposed Hills councillors said the towns priorities for development is currently be- the issue was very Important sewage capacity was made fore the Ontario Municipal to the community and argued VON asked the regional a delegation from Consumer increase The fee per visit is Monday on a 17 3 recorded Board that If the large residential community and social Credit Counselling Service the same throughout the vote The region took a position on development was allowed to vices committee for a grant request a grant to cover costs rc though the cost per Councillor Lnurio the proposal at the request of go ahead now it would leave for for The of service to North visit greater in the north Rq town with some than previous year the VON was That agency also said it had because of the stances Coop Vicepresident Don Moffat later emphasized the significance of what Reed had said All farm people had better soon recognize that fossil fuels are a short term solu tion He claimed that methanol would be one way to go but he noted oil would have to go up to per barrel before It becomes economical and it is at per barrel now During his speech Reed noted that Ontario is the second most valuable pro vince in terms of energy porting per cent of Its energy needs at a total cost of six and a half billion dollars a year He spoke briefly about solar power the nuclear energy program and other means of getting energy Reed was critical of Ontario Hydro noting that a lot of the decisions on energy product result a lot of waste is brought on Dairy Queen Holly Hurren spoke of the need to attract young people Into farming and the difficulties and challenges young people would encounter during a life of farming During the business portion of the meeting the members elected May Mac Alexander John Reed George Blytbe Meek and Art as delegates for the Halton Group Council The group in cludes Milton Georgetown Erin and Orangeville branches Discussion of the financial report indicated the Branches within the area oper ated with a reduced profit in 1977 compared to 1S7B fiscal year Complaints from some far mers about service in some branches and the cost of part icular items were raised and dealt with Area manager William Chamberlain explained people had been laid off and some trucks taken from the branches to help cut high operating costs experienced during the year Vicepresident in charge of wholesale Don Moffat ex plained the decision of an American coop which sells fertilizer to the Coop not to pay patronage lowered Coop revenues by OOO VON asks region for grant to help pay costs in north Another agency has contribution to the of a total of 19 109 visits in preached the region with an VON on the grounds It Is no to the end of October increased grant request to longer prepared to fund visits were made In cover services to the northern in the northern areas of Milton and 1634 visits In port of the region Last week the region At Its previous Hills The treasurer the Victorian Order of Nurses meeting the committee heard also said he expected coals Grant requests approved by the community and social services committee go to the regional committee of the whole for approval They will be submitted as part of the community and social vices budget package Vanity Cabinet Central Vacuum Cleaning Wiring Lamp Parti MarolaToblei FREE PARKING OPEN DAILY 30 TIL SATURDAY and Milton Council j lore Jim Watson and Jim Kerr requested confirmation from the residential Industrial voted against the motion to ra1 support Hills Vicepresident of Ontario OperatlonsforS B McLaugh llnLtd town had contractual commit mentstollveupto Hesaldthe commitments went back to I960 when Focal Develop ments purchased property from a Georgetown developer Focal Is owned by S Mc HRCA might buy new quarters Region tion Authority will consider the purchase of the Regional Health Unit offices on King St in Milton when the region Councillor Roy Booth dls agreed on the basis of the commitment Booth contends Burlington to Until now the health unit has had its own headquarters unit wn but Badnar disputed that from Milton to Oakvllle when the building is ready told council his firm The region Is willing to negotiate new stration committee is hoping terms for the agreement and for a quick buyer or tenant so proposed development but that proceeds from the office grant helps courthouse Restoration work has been marriage of old and new completed on the 4year old design in the restored former Norfolk County building Mr Lawrence paid Courthouse at Simcoe The special tribute to the efforts J794 project rehabilitated of the project architect the building which now Carolos Venlln of Simcoe Mr becomes Simcoe town hall Vcntin s additions noted Mr The end of the project was Lawrence both compliment marked when A BR and enhance the design fabric Lawrence chairman of the of the original structure Ontario Heritage Foundation presented the final of With its tall round headed a 000 grant the windows corner tower and made supporting the accentuated masonry the old restoration courthouse has long been a Praising the harmonious Norfolk County landmark given a grant for SB received a smaller amount Decision on the request was than requested from Bur deferred The committee linglon Hamilton wants lo find out whether it United Way because the can give the agency the United Way objected to monies in a route other than a paying tor services to the grant a route that will north allow the region to recover some of the amount from pro- Committee Chairman vinelol subsidies Walter Mulkewich said if the The VON provides bedside United Way were regional nursing care in the home on a then more money would be cost of moving into the new visiting basis at a fee of raised and the entire region building pe V0N Treasurer would benefit Councillors Milton Councillor Jim said a grant was agreed to the issue of Watson told the requested from the region to a regional United Way Committee Wed- to campaign at a future that he had been patents in North who meeting SStaKreSOTS unable to afford the cost Mr said the person between regions visit and who for various number of vits made in the increase develops sale can lie used to offset the building and the a hC He sold manager under the Home- Murray Stephen was services pressed with Ihe building and this act the srv Wallet stolen executive sec the minimal means However the province subsidies per The region s new quarters are expected to be ready or In hls Mr nearly ready when the lease M said the Bur lington Hamilton Police the wallet had pre United Way has reduced Its vlously been reported stolen Tht Care Program the VON for services given patients enrolled in the program The Depart of Affairs and the Compen Hoard pay fees for the r patltnts At the same meeting the committee recommended a grant of to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and a grant of to Community Youth grams The latter program provides selling life skills training for the older adolescent who is living with a volunteer family The recommendations bring the total amount of grants lo just over 000 M TRANSIT welcomes CHANCE DRY CLEANERS 348 Queen St East ACTON Phone 8530100 as Agent for GO TRANSIT information tickets and Bus Parcel Express Lush Associates expires In April An Acton man has been charged with theft 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