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THREE YEAR OLD Jody Coleman seems to reflect everybody s feelings about the week s rainy weather We all know the ram is a necessary part of Spring but couldn it wait until night time before it came down Police firefighters parking spots set Hallon Regional Police will have two reserved parking spaces on Mill Street in front of their office in building Monday Hal ton Hills works committee decided the police can have two spots on Mill Street and one on John Street Councillors recently met with firefighters police and merchants to discuss parking regulation changes In downtown Acton Councillor George Maltby suggested he police have just one spot on Mill Street but committee decided on two Chairman Pat McKenzlc noted police said they couldn I accept just one spot but could live with two even though they would prefer three Councillor Peter Pomeroy noted pclice are concerned about having cruisers van dalised if they t parked on Mill Street Maor Tom Hill said the police deserve some con in light of all the problems and complaints they have had to endure in Acton He said two parking spaces for police won hurt the commercial area Councillor said he felt police need two spots but not three on Mill Street As for vandalism they have to lake the same risks is everyone else Hill noted when a police lb vandalized all pick up the cost said police be allowed lo park their cars April permits total Building permits issued in April for Acton totalled a value or Major projects are the rebuilding and renovating of the old tree Press building and the renovations to the Station Hotel both on Mill St The Community Services Centre alterations in the and worth of swim ming pools are also listed One new single dwelling two semidetached housing units and residential repairs are also listed in the total Mill Strict while they arc working noting they t receiving tickets when their ire there longer than tso hours Hill said police should park in municipal lots while at rk like else and if tin don should get lickets said police have mil the parking 1 he building and left notes on saying he is for lice parking He the police si be remindcl the lot wasn in lease and should be using church parking lots like other people do He pointed merchants have been telling em not lo park on Ihe street but in church lots and police any Hill said he would bring these millers to the atlention I the police firelighters will have 19 in the vicinity f They will take over the two on Willow Street police had when they were stationed in the old town hall lav will be prepared to cover the reserved parking spot for fire chief Mick Holmes on John Street 80 estate homes planned Goldan Holdings owner of land on the eastern edge of Acton hopes to build homes on acres of their property the former farm on Churchill S Arnold Wise of Goldan Holdings told Halton Hills planning board Tuesday night The homes on large lots between one- third and onehalf acre would be serviced by septic tanks Mr Wise explained the Ministry of the Environment position that they wait until Acton sewage plant has been in operation for some time before deciding if the town can grow beyond 10 had forced the company to come up with the plan for a small portion of their Acton holdings He explained the estate homes ranging up to 000 were planned for the most southerly part of their land overlooking the escarpment Mr Wise asked planning board to tell him If they favored such a development on large lots with septic tanks before any more work was done and money spent on plans and engineering He said the Company had engaged V Anderson for he engineering Councillor Pat McKenzle said this con Is receiving favorable comment at the region Mr Wise explained the regional Councillor George Maltby pointed out the homes would be close to the quarry and suggested a rider in the agreement covering noise and crocked walls The proposal was referred the planner for a report One Hundred and Third Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY FiftySix Pages Fifteen Cents Scarp landowners warm up for Bill 129 scrap with Davis Farmers and landowners from the length of the Niagara Escarpment Niagara to Tobermory wanned up for their battle with the Davis Government over the proposals of the escarpment planning and development act In an old- fashioned country rally last Wednesday night More than of them representing three groups the Niagara Escarpment Central Ratepayers atlon the Niagara Escarpment Northern Rate payers Association and PORA a Niagara Peninsula rate payers group filled the grandstand and spilled over responded to his call to rise to a lower level at Orangeville and sing old time favorites In his bill has bureaucrats The fight is just called for cutting down of the beginning said Shepherd planning area lo include only Shepherd said the people in the Scarp and the Scarp the Parry Sound Protection area permission and Hnli burton regions could for all existing lots as of wake up some day and find February to be out the Government has done granted development permits the same thing if Its not within one year of application stopped or purchased by the govern The NEC has been 1m ment within one year of appli posed upon us It is not an cation and appeals on elected body and we will not development control accept it said Shepherd decisions to be heard by the land use control OMB rather than the be done by elected officials at Ministry the municipal level Entertainer Vlnce Mount Fred Davenport president ford star of many a Fall Fair and Garden Party and a long time ally of Ontario farmers rallied the troops of reported his lo become harder for Bruce said the Canadian Bill of group now has 1028 members Trail hikers to get on to Rights clearly states that and Its membership will private property where property rights and settle for nothing less than The relationship between civil rights come Into conflict abolition of Bill 129 farmers and hikers five years It Is the other civil rights Jim Vidal president of ago was reasonable Now which must give way PORA said hes sure rate- they have to walk down dusty Jim White a selfemployed roads because there are so many detours said Vidal For the NEC to state that they expect the trail lo exist by good will is pie in the payers along the are going to abolish the NEC itself We re getting assist from NEC in their over powerful staff and members They re certainly to their own demise he said warned that violence may result because it going consultant who also farms near Primrose said that the way the NEC is governing we now have a system where landowners involuntarily go sky because good will Is out into debt without having the window now borrowed any money Vidal painted out property If they don get you for is one of he mental rights In Canada He Continued on Page 12 like Hail hail the gang s all here Home On Tt Range and When It Springtime In the Rockies NECRA President George over what goes into the described the planning and Shepherd of Shelburne urged Georgetown dump won I development act BUI as landowners to tell their MPPs affect the residential garbage undemocratic and too or- to abolish the Act and never collection pass another one like it The region recently an Ratepayers carrying an Bill 129 is the culprit liquids inert build assortment of signs reading said Shepherd The men and materials such as asphalt and Scrap women living on this escarp- concrete bricks shingles and the Scarp Commission were ment for the last ISO years plaster and tires won be urged to travel to Queen have been preserving it and accepted at the dump Park tomorrow Thursday there hasnt been as a sign of support for a ted development We accept our local by brought some recommend- and trust our alions to Hills works but we don trust the committee Monday night but Raceway Speakers rapped the Niagara Escarpment Com mission for placing too many restrictions on farmers and private member bill intro duced by Bob McKcssock for Grey Region ban on some garbage wont affect town collection The Acton Business Assoc iation last week came out against permitting as many New region restrictions they weren t needed since the ignored unless he region Ihe refuse which includes old region has said its new rules changes its decision furniture appliances don apply to he municipal Booth said the regulations Ing scraps brush and tires run residential pickup in will govern commercial and Acton and Georgetown The industrial waste dumpers and Councillor George Maltbv town pick up garbage private citizens going to the in Ward dump flhouId re problem had the He and Councillor Mike dumping in the rural areas town advertise Idling resi Armstrong both expressed over long week dents the town wont accept concern that new rules the dump is closed inert building materials or will result in items which go certainly at In response to these new tires for disposal He also to the dump ending up In done by rural residents iginecr Robert Austin thought the annual special ditches and ravines spring cleanup garbage Booth said town garbage collection would have be packers won t be checked for cancelled contents at region run Councillor Roy Booth said dumps he new rules were discussed Councillor Peter at regional council and the said the whole subject should region works department be held over for further indicated the residential pick cusslon alter the region up wasn included notifies the town of lis Austin said he was aware plans this was said and was Committee agreed the June awaiting official word from special garbage collection the reginon He said his can go ahead unless the sec where one parking recommendation could be region decided it won accept Georgetown dump space for the police on Mill The feeling on the group is Street would be necessary and two more off street for ABA wants to limit police parking on Mill parking spaces downtown as and firefighters want Austin said he could report on this subject but only behind closed doors Councillor Duby said the region turned away people who went to the dump with building materials without giving any public notice of the new restrictions Nobody could answer where people can dump items longer allowed in the Two students for cleanup Two students will be hired to make Acton a more attractive place this summer The Business Improvement Area will have the services of the pair to tidy up pick up garbage cut grass on boulevards and housekeeping jobs needed along the main streets BIA chairman Henry Stachyra says we It play it by ear but we 11 keep them busy He just received word last week that the Ministry of Housing community renewal branch approved the per cent grant for Acton It is under an Experience program The BIA will pay the remaining 10 per cent of the salary which is the minimum wage plus the required vacation pay percentage The jobs will likely students Mr Stachyra said the jobs will be advertised soon Job conflab here MOTHERS DAY tea was held Sunday at Eden House and G Elliot played a few tunes on the new organ The organ was purchased with New Horizons grants Miss J Roberts E Taylor and R Gibson make up his audience A conference for young people on the issue of youth and employment will be held next Wednesday May at Acton District High School MPP Terry Jones assistant to the secretariat for Social Development will moderate a panel of young people and employers who will discuss youth employment Small group workshops on topics such as jobsearch skills apprenticeships continuing education career planning and alternative programs will follow the panel presentation The conference which is hosted by Halton Region Youth Services Network was developed as a result of the current concern about high rates of unemployment among young people statistics indicate that the youth employment picture will remain until The conference is designed to assist young people in achieving a realistic picture of the employment situation as well as to help them sharpen their jobsearch skills Times for the conference are 7 to 10 other twocruisers association president Ed Wood said We re also wondering if the firefighters need 17 spaces and also if six of them or so could park between the town hall and Did Price s home on Willow Street said the president Mr Wood also Informed the gathering that Acton regional councillor Pat Is trying lo set up a meeting be tween interested parlies concerning parking questions I can see why the town can t arrange for police cruiser parking at the back of the building Cory Van said There Is enough room for five cars there said Mr Van I feel the police have need one cruiser space on Mill Street and the rest on John Street stated Alma Swet man The association plans a May special meeting in library at 7 in theeveninr The meeting will concentrate on questions of parking promotion and the plaza Mm Jubilee medal for Ken Allen A Queens jubilee medal was presented last week to Warrant Officer Kenneth Allen of Lome Scots The medal marks over yean service in the militia In fact he has been with the regiment for 19 years all of them as a band member WO Allen trombone brass band For many years he also played with the Acton Citizens Band The presentation of the medal was made by the Right Honourable Roland Mlchener former governor general of Canada The special presentation ceremony was held Tuesday May at the officers mess in Brampton WO Allen lives on chill with his wife Dorothy and family A toast to the Queen WARRANT OFFICER Ken Allen of the Lome Scots regiment was pre sented with the Queens jubilee silver medal last week commemorating 25 years service with the militia