The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Council considers dog hunt to halt attacks on livestock The Acton Free Pres Wednesday Nov 3 Seeking more entries for Santa parade here Serious consideration to allowing open season on loose dogs in the rural area was given by Milton Council Mon day night as a result of an increasing number of inci dents of wild pack dogs tacking and killing sheep and other livestock The mailer came a head when David of Kil bride filed a damage claim with the town as a result of dogs attacking and killing over GOO mink on his property The damage was valued at S3 by the town a but Mr is entitled to damages from the town in the Estate homes amount Council Monday night faced with Ihe option of cither appealing the verdict or pay ing the money Some expressed willingness to pay but many were angered by Ihe town inst ance agents who have refused to cover the liability Council eventually decided to pay the claim but at the same time conduct an inquiry into the mailer Further complicating the matter is the fact thai to date in only In dog lag fees have been collected far short of the 273 52 that will be spent by Ihe town to honor the one claim Consideration was given by council to In creasing the pound fee and It was suggested a pound fee be levied against the owner of any dog caught loose in a rural area Hal ton Agricultural Representative Henry ley cited statistics that show 107 sheep have been killed In Hal Ion in the past year and the average compensation paid to farmers suffering these losses per sheep The law provides a maximum payment of per sheep when a more realistic value according to Mr Stanley is or 300 He urged step be to eliminate the serious problem and from that the idea of a hunt was born The Livestock Act stales that a farmer may on sight a dog of other predator on his property but it was noted lhat there are problems in doing lhat because it is extremely difficult to get close enough to a wild dog to A Hornby are sheep farmer Peter Branch suggested lo council a belter idea would be to use a rifle with telescopic sigh but this is too dangerous in some areas This prompted one observer to comment Why not just use a hand grenade and be done with it Councillor agreed Ihe hunt was neees because of Ihe heavy losses lhise pack dogs Inflict on local farmers He told council he has had to shoot predators on his property and knew of one farmer who bagged dogs Clerk Campbell Tliompson noted that the Ministry of Natural Resources should be contacted the matter Council defers request by developer I A request by a developer that Ha I ton Hills propose removal of part of pro posed Acton East develop ment from the Niagara Escarpment Commission NEC control area was deferred by council Monday Goldfan Holdings Ltd of Toronto has proposed the development of about 132 expensive homes on about acres of 165 acres it owns north of Given Road How ever pari of land is under NEC control development Arnold Wise spokesman for Holdings Ltd asked council to pass a resolution that would exclude the lands in question about feet north of Itoad Wise said the NEC had cussed the proposal last month and will not oppose the development on table lands However they say they wont act until Hills decides Andy Derkowski direclor of planning for 11 V Anderson Lid said three pomb out at die NEC meeting Oct Derkowski said the line on NEC maps showing escarpment isn really escarpment at this poinl It is only a mild hill and the NEC planners recognized there Is no escarpment In the At the NEC meeting it came out that Ihe goal to establish a continuous belt cannot be achieved In the area which Is a branch of the main escarpment he said The NEC recognized hat the line in the area map should be looked at again and the NEC planners propose to review said The line to the south is clearly logical said The proposed line is the limit of table land in the defined area Mario Venditli planning director told council that there no defined scarp In Region gets 7 million from Canadian syndicate Canadian syndicate successfully tendered o issue debentures totalling million The announcement was mide by regional treasurer Farmer at the region meeting at Manor Wednesday Nov 1 Farmer said his was the first time the region held debentures out to tender Allhough bids were received from American firms he said given the fluctuating fortunes of the Canadian dollar accepting American mone was not a good policy compared to having a Canadian firm lend the money in Canadian dollars Food commission needs volunteers A public information meet is scheduled for the Acton Library November at p m for those Interested in forming a local group of the Peoples food Commission Currently in the forming stages Peoples Food Commission will be on in dependent commission which will listen to concerns of people affected by the food system It will hopefully answer and investigate questions asked by con sumers food producers etc The Commission is not a government inquiry but is made up of concerned volunteers across the country The government the group claims has had several inquiries into subject with reports gathering dust on the shelves We believe that the people directly involved in growing processing transporting selling cooking and eating food should ask the questions in the sharing of our ex we might find ways some of us have coped with our problems that could lead to new solutions At hearings to be held across Canada in rural areas and cities the Peoples Food Commission will provide an opportunity for us to learn from one another says a pamphlet put out by the commission MORTGAGE SALE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ELIZABETH ST ACTON AUCTION ON MOIL NOV 13 AT FINCH At the Acton meeting Mike Carr a commission staff member will speak on the commission and present a short film He will also be able lo answer any questions So far there ore seven volunteers in the Peel area for Ihe commission The syndicate which secured ihe tendtr is com posed of Burgess Graham Securities Ltd and Assoc tales Bank of Novo Scotia burns Fry Ltd Equit able Securities Ltd and Ltd Farmer said are currently about 10 million deben lured from the region to American firms The debentures with the Canadian syndicate are up to years with an annual inter est charge of 11 per tent The money is to cover a variety of regional spending 116 500 in debentures lo Milton in debentures lo Oakvillc l in debentures to Burlington and 5 in debentures lo regional projects hen you ste map you wont be all hat dis appointed Booth said Councillor Lcs with Booth call for deferral He said he was concerned with growth eastward from He wants lo see from the town ally not in a Marks wiit hi whs concerned thai developer representa lives walk with the del that is endorsing the in Ihe control Hit studies ire needed i decision on the Booth sn the Nr- has approved mips in the peninsula He wants to lake back the this week thi decisions from Milton ind Burlington The decision how is subject to lid put lie nput he ton in example of Hie kind of input from the people hen I to be some n us ion he s map final ndatton would VendKli said he understood be of more benefit to that the town definitive map Holdings Ltd if hey wis to he received by hi Booth replied Yes Us late or not bad in hat area in some areas because it has either been mined or is buried The NEC has no policy on buried or undefined areas of the scarp but are addressing themselves lo the situation he added Venditti said own staff put map but the town select committee on the NEC preliminary proposals requested a more detailed However councillor Hoy Booth the town representa live on the NEC said the commission staff came up with new map late last week hat deals with Hold Ltd and other holdings Booth suggested that Goldfan Holdings Ltd request be deferred until here has been a chance bj the select committee compare Ihe NEC map with heirs it is new said although Us merely a recommendation this Asked by councillor Garnet whether the for their input and advice Mr Branch pointed out that there is also a serious after effect among animals who have survived a predator attack as they lend to abort their young and not be as prolific in breeding of new slock The mailer of an increased pound fee was objected to by councillor Kranlz who pointed out It would almost certainly happen a Utile old lady on a fixed income will lose her little chihuahua as soon as we raise the fee and there is no way she can afford pay to get it back Discussion centred around advising and petitioning Ihe of Municipalities f f Ontario for their advice on matter Clerk Thompson said Ihe town knew of only one case similar his in which the town of Newcastle was with a claim of Officials there said they paid the bill without appealing heir insurance company or the county judge Councillor said he knew of only one way to solve the problem Shoot em Whendogsareina pack it not nice Dogs who are normally quite friendly and will come up and let you pet them wilt become dangerous and predatory when hey arc in a pack There s only one wiy to deal with them and thai s to shoot them and if someone pedigree dog that too bad Once get the of blood hat s it There nothing you can do was pointed out it will be necessary to extensively publicize the hunt well in if a mass hunt is held Council decided to refer he miller to their technical iff wh will draft a proper resolution the matter which will be dealt with by heir next meeting Over 10 floats arc already committed for the Santa Clous parade here on Nov Four two service clubs and one business are among the entries Enthusiastic organizer Rick Is looking or more entries especially from churches and businesses There are five top prizes of each for five categories schools service clubs churches commercial and a catchall category called miscellaneous New this year will be a shiny trophy for the best all round float Santa will of course be in the parade as usual and will visit with friends in the afterward The parade will disband at Knox church and chilly marchers will all be corned into the scout hall to warm up with hot chocolate Judges named for the par are Laura Dittrich Lcs Duby and Pierre Anyone who has float en tries or suggestions or who would like to help is asked to phone the Community Ser vices Centre in the The messages will be passed along Rick Coo and his committee Acton Delicatessen Boutique 14 MILL ST E ACTON 8531350 Your IN OUR BOUTIQUE GIFTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY FROM OUR DELI TAKE OUTS SUBS SALAD PLATES OPEN FACE SANDWICHES CHOCOLATES ADVENT CALENDARS CANDLES WREATHS NEW HOURS FOR CUSTOMERS SHOPPING CONVENIENCE Monday Tuesday Wednesday a to 6pm Thursday Friday to 8pm Saturday to COME IN AND BROWSE AND SEE OUR EXCELLENT LINE OF GIFTS J Kohari D J Novak D T GEORGETOWN 106GuelprtSt Post Off Ice DENTURE therapy CLINIC Phono or 2314 SALES llljtl LTD WEST manual CARPET CORNERS SHOP AT HOME SERVICE SHOP AT HOME SERVICE THE PROPER WA Y TO SELECT YOUR CARPETING VINYL FLOORING OR DRAPERIES ONLY WEEKS TILL CHRISTMAS Now is the time to redecorate with new Carpeting Vinyl Flooring or Custom Made Draperies Installed in time for Chnstmasll Our Prices mi Service Are Ike WE DO OUR OWN INSTALLATION AND FREE ESTIMATES WE SPECIALIZE IN COURTEOUS SERVICE LOW PRICES PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION AND FREE ESTIMATES CALL TODAY FOR SHOP ATHOME SERVICE 8533620 HALTON HILLS FURNITURE APPLIANCES Our Anniversary Sale Continues The Entire Month Of November The Savings Are All Yours EVERYTHING IS REDUCED First ComeFirst Satisfied Come In And Browse Through Our Nearly 7000 Sq Ft Showroom Compare Anywhere Roxton Collection Savings In Every Department 20 o HALTON HILLS 352 QUEEN STREET EAST HWY 7 ACTON