Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 3, 1978, p. 2

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New board for clinic Halloa Hills Community Legal Clinic elected a new board of dlrectora at Wed a public meeting with all nomination made from the floor The board of directors for year ending March 31 are Reg Benolt Ralph Peter Oprlca Morley Mills McMillan Anne and Rev Peter Barrow ell from George town John Bew and Terry Grubbe from Acton The meeting with In attendance was chaired by out going board chairperson Susan Tanner who explained there would be an orientation session for board members May She said enquiries about the clinic have In creased sharply since moving into the storefront operation on Main Street Georgetown The elections were chaired by Monty Hyde a member of last year aboard who did not seek reelection REGIONAL POLICE estimate in damages to Prospect Park was done by vandals who first stole a 1954 Ford tractor from the parking lot of the Dominion Hole sometime last Thursday or Friday Picnic tables a chain gate a garbage tin two trees and sod were damaged Police also put the damage to the tractor at about Baetz corrects view of ICG engineer Ontario Energy Minister yen has never agreed with about the Erin and area outlining new refuse guide- painted a any such decision The ICG portion of the line have also lines Tuesday and will bring battle scene for the will continue to oppose the been filed according to ICG the problem to next Monday this week with the line Mann stated to the lawyer Dick of Hills works committee Interested Citizens Group minister Georgetown meeting ICG fighting Ontario Mann who recently said Ontario Hydro Hill said he know relumed from a long business lawyer Tom Marshall will ask where the region expects also demanded an the chief Justice for a date so people to dispose of materials ale rclraction of the that both cases may be heard Ihosc he mentioned statement by in the ft 75859 bill for insurance towns bill Councillor Peter Marks for this year la an asked how much the value increase of four per cent over would be rated as an hlslor last year on Aclon town hall has been reduced from Hank Roy of Frank Cowan to it has Ltd said Ihe company been declared unsafe for looks at physical occupancy replacement Region bans some types of refuse Councillor George Maltby suggested Ihe town better find out pretty quickly where materials from demolished buildings are supposed to go Councillor Lea Duby said he has received some calls from residents regarding this problem already They were turned away at dump He NEWLY ELECTED executive of Hills Community Legal Clinic are from left rear Mills McMillan Peter Opnca Flowers of Hope campaign set front Ralph John Bew Terry Grubbe and Reg Benoit Missing from the picture are Rev Peter Barrow and Anne Curne region Is becoming pretty particular about what ends up In the dump Monday Halton Hills council learned items like lumber cement asphalt and other used building materials wont be accepted by the region at Georgetown landfill Bite in the future Mayor Tom Hill brought The annual Flowers of Hope campaign from May 14 to May is now being organized There will be a mailing as well as door canvassing in the three North towns of Georgetown and Milton In appreciation donors receive again year a the bad news noting the was an example of engineer received a letter Poor leal ions by VVallXS region Hill agreed and thought Ihe t6lld6rS region should consider paying for notices in Hal Ion papers announcing the new rules Hydro This version replaces the more peaceful pic lure Baelz drew earlier Baetz told the House Monday he learned the ICG will continue to oppose the BruceMilton hydro am of course disap pointed to hear this Baetz said This latest information will not change the ministry s decision to proceed with the present route Baetz con In a March 16 debate at Queen s Park Baetz told Julian Reed Halton Burlington the ICG would say it has to accept reality and also that the citizens group agrees that the line going as it now will be going was fact the best of all alternative routes In correcting the Houses view of the ICG position with respect to the Ontario Hydro corridor He added Ihe whole subject will be thoroughly aired at works committee Monday House and to the press Reed was unable to get a reaction from Thursday in the House Friday Ihe energy minister was absent Reed said Monday On Monday however the minister made his statement Baetz told the House he made the statement in order to correct any contrary impress on my previous response may have created An ICG meeting Thursday broke out into laughter at the suggestion it accepted the positioning of the contro versial line Ontario Hydro line would take power from the Bruce nuclear generating station on Lake Huron on a southeast through Erin Town said he had heard little ship and down the centre of from the group in six weeks Hills to Milton Station ICG reaction to Ihe energy where it would hook up with ministers statement about another Line that an agreement ranged from east west anger to laughter In Hills the north ICG chairman Bill Mann of south line Is planned by All councillors will have a list of all lenders including those disqualified as a result of a beef by Councillor Peter Morris He said unless councillors are at the lender opening which is done in the day time usually they don know what tho bids were how many and if the lowest has been He told Kills finance committee he simply wanted an outline of the bias before being asked to vole on them Deputy Clerk French said that Is the policy set but on the occasion to which Morris was referring it had been overlooked because the tenders had closed noon on the same day the council meeting was held But in future we 11 make sure every councillor has inform a lion packet of giant marigold seeds Place will be going out in district restaurants and book markers will be available In the libraries mimeographing of church services The folders also Include a special prayer for Mother Day as the Flowers of Hope campaign begins on the same day Arrangements will be made for one bank in each town lo take donalions us well On last night of the annual drive those involved will have a happy evening together at Acton Legion The Legion has given them tickets free of charge for resale Last year about was raised in North and the organizers are hopeful of even more this year The funds will be used for an extension to the workshop or for a new building there The trainees in the workshop are Jammed to the doors organizers say It is also hoped thai a regular store area can be created for the items made in the workshops Our Tender Tootsies have arrived in styles and colours galore Fabric and Tender Tastsies If LITTLE OPEN EVENINGS TIL 9 00 MILL ST ACTON Ospringe telexed Thursday to state he is appalled to hear that you had made the statement in the House lhat the ICG agreed with your decision of proceeding with the Hydro lo go between the Fourth and Lines across Highway to cross the Niagara Escarpment at On the legal front the ICG has led all its appeal books line from Colbeck to Lime- concerning expropriation house hearing officer Donald Mann stated the citizens Meyrlck decision on the group which has opposed Hills section of the construction of the Ontario line The appeal books of the for nearly five hearing officers decision No payment until withdraws fron ICG VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS were called to a grass fire on Highway 7 just west of town near the First Line last Wednesday afternoon It was only the second such fire in a season which ranks high for that kind of blaze at the same lime said he was agreeable to such a hearing because the arguments concerning both sections will mainly be he same and also because the step may cut legal costs About ICG members met Thursday to work out a strategy on how to handle Ontario Hydro concerning land rights Chocn PRIME RIB ROAST Ontario Hydro is arousing Ihe ire of district landowners along the of the pro posed Bruce lo hydro transmission corridor by demanding withdrawal from the Interested Citizens Group before paying for land The ICG is fighting the pro posed corridor asking for an independent study Marie Anderson who owns part of the northeast halt of Lot Erin has sent Ontario Hydro a lawyer demanding 100 per cent payment for land as per an agreement settled in November of last year She says representatives of Hydro told her she would receive no payment until she withdrew from the Interested Citizens Group Gordon Chapman an Acton lawyer has been retained and In a to Ontario Hydros Acton office noted that offers made under the Expropriations Act must be unconditional and demanding payment John Schneider a cochair man of the ICG says this is not the first time Hydro has tried to damage their group with such He advises land owners along the route of proposed corridor to vulge dirty tricks played on them by the utility Schneider says the ICG will continue the proposed corridor landowners receive the same con federation other citizens along routes hove received I an in dependent study The ICG maintains Ontario Hydro Is spending tens millions of dollars taking a route from Bruce lo Milton through Hills millions of which could be by la king a shorter leas en vironm en tally sensitive route to near Camp Borden from Ihe Bruce nuclear station The Ontario Government repeated turned down proposals for an independent study citing lack of time for the past four years II is estimated a would take a year Lean shoulder ROAST THE ACTON FREE PRESS AuttwiiudaiSMond CUHMcll PeVM MIS She I KM Street East Acton For that distinctive and unique gift visit She A Vint Choce RUMP ROAST ib 129 Tender BLADE SHORT RIB ROASTS STEWING BEEF ib Tender For the RIB STEAKS 199 SIRLOIN TIP TOP ROUND ROASTS SMALL LINK SAUSAGE Maple Leaf Sliced SIDE BACON LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET ISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MOM REFUNDED

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