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The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 1979 People bare testimony on Site F By Hod Lamb The people lo whom Silt is going to have the greatest Impact if it is approved arc now giving testimony at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing Stuart McFadden president of the Trc Britannia Citizens Group laid the groundwork for his group Monday He was followed by Margaret Jim Red Holmes Don Sherwood Jim Hunt Bob Johnson and Warren Hill The Holmes run a trotting stable in vicinity of the proposed sanitary landfill site Mr Sherwood is a young farmer Mr Hunt who is with the Board of Education bus routes Mr Johnson his own house Blown down when under construction the house bore witness lo the wind tunnel effect which Mr Hall is a longtime resident having lived In the area for half a century They are a few of the people giving test OMB Chairman Walter Sehnves asked Estnn the lawyer representing Ihe Tremaine Britannia Citizens Group not call people who would simply be repeating common themes and repetitive evidence Ik made his comment Thursday Mr people as hi thought necessary to prove his He outlined his intentions Monday One is lo show the mens offered Region their expertise on waste manage Two is the potential impact a dump will hive on the community in south western Milton Three will be Ihe reality of a dump noise litter traffic and the possible which it can cause Bessie Smith the earold woman whose property abuts directly on the pro posed site will take the witness stand This newspaper was Informed she will appear at the end of Ihe citizens case represented by Milton solicitor Peter Mc Williams Mr will be calling about a dozen people They include John Kecler a profes at Ihe University of Waterloo who specializes In noise caused by sanitary landfill sites Sherry and Warren Bin dock executive members of Ihe Citizens group and Ann and David executive members of Ihe group Mr has been the group major spokesman before the region having pre three major papers to Council Also lo be called will be on expert on a toxic substance which is pro duced along with methane gas and Is Injur to crops Last week Ihe hearing heard testimony by aviators and farmers who would be adversely affected if Site became a real Andrew Cars well regional aviation safety officer for Ontario with the Depart of Transportation said the federal government doesn t recommend dumps near airfields Site F would be on the approaches of the Burlington Air Park And because dumps attract thousands of birds the risk of a bird colliding with a light aircraft or causing pilots to lose concentration would be hazardous Victor Kovachik owner of the licensed airport said he would lose his licence and thus most of his business if the dump were approved Mr Carswcll confirmed The depart John Ham northern and a representative of the Canadian Owners Pilot Association testified Ihe birds flying to and from the dump are hazardous to aviators Area dairy farmers Craig Held and Earl Snow said the operation of a dump in their area would pose a threat their Mrs Bousfield an orchard operator ob jected to the birds the dump would gener ate because of the threat they would pose to her crop Richard Sovereign a director of the Soil and Crop Improvement Association and a farmer himself gave statistics on crop yields in the vicinity of Site Last week also saw Fred Leitch the lawyer representing Milton ask Mr Schrives to ask the region to produce evidence its consulting hydrogen log is I Grant Anderson of Gartner Lee Associates had on Site A the existing landfill site in Burlington The regions lawyer Edgar Sexton denied the region had information Mr Shrives ruled that because the region denied possession of the in formation and because Gartner Lee arc consultants to the region he would not order the region to produce Ihe evidence Mr Leitch said he would serve notice to the Supreme Court of Ontario to overrule the and ask the evidence be pro duced Mr told this newspaper Monday Mr had subpoenaed Mr Anderson to appear at the hearing Thursday If Mr Anderson is allowed to give evidence Mr said he may not have to follow Ihrough with his appeal if Mr Anderson gives the evidence in question The Canadian University Students Overseas CUSOl held a recuitlng meeting In Acton last week sends skilled people to pour nations to help train their people adapt to modernization CUM recruiter Cam Howes right was helped by veteran Owen Johnson Ml Acton who with husband Jim worked In Nigeria hopeful Salle lell come from On week day the University of has contact at Budget due Mar 19 Hills taxpayers will learn March how much they will have to pay to keep the ation going for another fiscal year Councillor Harry Levy chairman of the budget steering committee made the announcement Monday at council and wanted to know if there would be a quorum on that day Time is of told council V the budget n ih region A poll of oun II re present w ab t eight would be March ID a councillors ihe mayor Car leaves accident A car driven by Michael Church Street fc was struck lasl Tuesday by an unknown driver on Main Street metres north of Cobblehill police said Thi unknown driver veered into the north bound lane struck vehicle and left the scene Estimated damages were Ebenezer by It Mi Lean Mr Payne is a patient in General His friends wish him a speedy recovery Sincere sympathy is extended to the family of the late John Henry He passed away peacefully early Sunday morning The beautiful cabinet work which he did would be a credit to a man with his sight Mr I sermon topic for the first Sunday in Lent was Beyond Sacrifice The word sacrifice in eirly English meant to be made holy Mrs Ian has returned from a bus trip to California Mayor Pete Pomeroy said he would like to sec the budget proved March and added in an aside that lie would like to do a two year budget Larly indicators of he town budget are that the lax ire be held to a maximum five per cent increase Last year budget for Hills was 1 million an increase of 34 per cent over pre vious year s lures and accounted for an eight per cent hike in Taxpayers won learn extent of the total tax hey have lo pay until Region and Board of lion strike their respect New 8640 ATTEND THE FARMING FRONTIERS WED MARCH PM AT ROCKMOSA COMMUNITY CENTRE SPONSORED BY COUNTRY MART LTD R R 1 ACTON 8564712 3901 opening in Mid March a new fabric store in Acton specializing in a wide of fashion fabrics a line of sewing notions and patterns The Fabric 75 Mill St E Acton Watch for an opening specie next week SPECIALS MIX N MATCH VAN CAMP Beans with Pork IN TOMATO SAUCE 314FL Kidney Beans 79 BYETHESEA Chunk Light Tuna MFC OFF LABEL Home Style Crusty Bread IGAPure Apple Juice 39 99 TIN ASSORTED FLAVORS Royal Jelly 4 Powders 9 I FRESH PICNIC Pork Shoulder Roasts CUT FROM CANADA GRADE A BEEF Standing Rib Roasts Shoulder Pork Butt Roasts Beef Rib Steaks Shoulder Butt Smoked Pork Chops Hams CUT CANADA A Bee Short Ribs SLICED Side Bacon CANADA SLICED SELECTED- POPULAR VARIETIES 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