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BIO The Acton Free Press Wednesday Oct 3 Pit open with controls approval of pit list rescinded Sixth line resident f to convince Kilts council to pass a motion saying they want the pits on that road dosed but did succeed in having a list of strict controls put on the Bat Construction application already approved and having council withdraw its approval of a list of pits available for aggregrate In addition a road may be built between the Sixth and Seventh Line at government ex take the truck traffic However Una is to be negotiated Bet Construction will proceed with its year long pit operation extracting tons according to Dale Scott of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Doug Thrasher Ministry of Transportation and Communic ations the permit is issued and the contract let The motion passed in January approving in principle the listing of the pits by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications included the and pits on the Fifth Line and the Pilutti and Vincent pits on the Sixth line as possible sources As a result of a meeting with Mayor Pete and Councillor Miller the has agreed that a full time inspector far both trucks and pit operation be ap pointed and the permit will set out the earl iest truck loading time at eight in the morning and the last load ng to leave the pit will be seven at night The crusher will be allowed to operate only between seven in the morning and eight at night ITiraiher d now has the authority peed consultation with the Reg on He the full time inspector the first ever put on a job b tilt will the pits and the be havior of the truckers and report infractions to the police He said in his letter severe penalties to the contractor ilreadj exist for infractions of the terms of the permit He emphasized the in will be known to the town officials and phone number where he can be reached In time of need pasted The operations o date would oat indicate the water table has been interfered with but said any such be investi gated On tins pout Dale Scott of the said be would have a from Ministry out to look at the pits this week The letter said there are two other applica tions now received one tor Iocs from the pit and one for tori from the pit Ron Johnson in presenting a petition signed by residents of the area between the pit and stated their primary con cern was the immediate permanent closure of the pits and urged the passing of such a motion that night urged an immediate taut reduction of at least per cent and a rebate for the 1979 taxes He said the should be re covered from a per ton levy on the aggregate The petition said a model antinoise bylaw now available should be adopted by council and another to provide water mams to the area at town expense put through since the pits will continue to lower the ater tables He produced photographs of a 15 foot hole in the pits with water seeping out to prove his petition asked for the immediate replacement of street signs and guard rails at the contractor s expense on a daily basis if necessary and the hiring of a competent geologist to determine how much aggregate exists in the pits It also asked Tor an audio monitoring device to measure noise Councillor Roy Booth pointed out the have the power to retake out aggregate any where since it is a provincial resource not a usually go to the source closest to the job Pete explained the town cannot reduce taxes but application should be made to the Assessment Review Board Johnson said they knew that but wanted the town support a Sixth Line resident living close to pit urged council to pass the resolution banning the pits even if do not have the legal auth smce be claimed silence would be taken as approval- The motion condemning the operations would fence the hands of both the and he stated tie contended a noise bylaw under the Environment Protection Act would be simple to adopt it is already written with fines of SI for a offence and for each subsequent one said if the water table is lowered there is Utile protection for the residents since the burden of proof is on them lie suggested ail the wells on the Sixth Late be measured if the level drops the be held liable not the contractor He said the crux of the matter is how much aggregate and bow long the operations are to continue Miller said the lowering of the water table was the most important issue and pointed out when he was at the pit on Sunday there was a foot of clear spring water at the bottom of a 10 to 15 foot hole There has been little nun for time He said if the residents have to go to court to prove their case the costs become prohibitive Miller said the residents are un willing to accept the large amount of gravel to be extracted they were told the pits were nearly cleaned out Thrasher of the MTC said noone from the Ministry said that and said in fact at one point statedthere were probably two million tons in the pit Miller contended test boles are now being dug on the whole property almost a home Councillor George said council has been misled and put forward a resolution saying the application should be denied unless a legist report can assure a pot able water supply It was later withdrawn Councillor Ross Knee el asked where the town stood if thev said they anted no pits the municipality since the has control Scott of the said they would look at it and investigate with particular emphasis on the for road jobs then tell council whether or not they agreed with them Councillor Rov Booth who eventually put t mot to to rescind the list of approved pats asked what paction would take if the list were to he rescinded and no list of pits was available in Scott said the source list actually belongs to the and the MNR Wee might have to make a decision unfavorable your contended wayside are being used when licensed commercial pits with many restrictions are not being used the Scott replied the pits are used only for municipal and provincial jobs as a cost saving measure Thrasher estimated a saving of million dollars across the province using wayside pits suggested the reason far the lower costs is the lack of strict requirements applicable to a commercial operation Who is the final arbiter if this is not satisfied he asked The of Natural Resources replied Scott In answer to a question Scott said there are lots of pits within 100 feet of a residence but admitted probably there are not as manv homes near them as on the Sixth Line The major asked if a per ton lew to be set in a trust fund for water to the area could be setup If vousate million by using pits or could be used to put water out there Thrasher said insurance the that is not carried out there monev to cover it pointed out the pits are owned developers and hen mined out estate developments would be built and water would be needed for more houses in the area He asked the MTC to consider a road between the Sixth and Seventh Lines for truck traffic Thrasher the would be willing to but propertv Teacher transfers Transfers and appoint sent for the north area were granted by Halloo Board of Education at their meeting Thursday evening Effective September JoAnne Hansen trans ferred from Brockvule to W L Dick Milton Also transferred to Die from Mrs McLaughlin Mr Lynn a teacher at Kennedy in Georgetown transferred September 1 to Glen hams public school Appointed September to the Shendan Youth centre which is attached to Dick is Martin and Bona Ann Valerie Jordan appointed September to Patnca to Martin Street September and Donald loWL Dick September IT appoint are Mary at school effective Judith George Kennedv school Sep tember 13 Little Theatre Malt take careful aim of darts during the LeftHmdartijoeniaiBcnt laUTueuho single tail night with league plat beginning week Benefit night held for Womens Place Georgetown Little Theatre will be holding their annual Wine and Cheese benefit night Oct to this year tor Hal ton Vi omens Place The play entitled Here tomes the Bnde will run for the benefit night and the and Saturday evenings for the following two weekends October 13 1JI9 and Halton Women place shelter ail abused women and their dependent children n the Region Beginning with a conference Issues ecting Women in plans for the hostel progressed through the research and committee stages to be come an incorporated association in November ir Women s Place hopes to open its in Januarv I960 and be trail located in Mil ton The hostel offer temporary shelter 4 hours seven a week regular meals emergency cloth care and trans porta to and appointments supportive counselling information and community referral self help group for abused women speakers for pub lic information and research of incidence and actors which contribute to violence the Hum for Bridge 40th anniversar QE was our first Super Highway Joan The May is he crowning achievement in a great story of progress the saga of Ontario high ways To Hamilton man the Hon T Minister of Highways in the Ontario must be given credit for the great new type winch the province has come to know in the last lew sear the fourlane lighted highway of perfection in and speed Thais tow the Hamilton Spectator described the newlv opened Queen Eliza belli Way when Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth visited Canada in June to travel he road which bears the Queens now the Queen name years later as it has come lo be known has seen a number of changes Although not the superhigh it was when rst opened todav it one of I us est in most frcew The origin of the oes back to Before that t me two routes existed Toronto ami Hamilton one followed the ore High and iht to the north from Street in Hi congestion is getting io caw other running between the lv proposed the Middle Road it was to provide quick and easy access between Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula Construction of this highway in corporated a number new ideas For instance llieprincipleof divided highways as a safety measure was Introduced in Ontario with the building of the there was to be a JO- foot grass boulevard between directional lanes but land values forced the use of a narrower centre boulevard than desired interchanges were another innovation the QLW boasted They were able to provide a safe and erupted flow of traffic as well as access to the high- from major arterial roads Previously entrances and exits were controlled by traffic lights which proved to be far too dangerous as the number of vehicles on the road increased Perhaps the most famous feature of the its lighting For a time it injoved the reputation of the longest continuously lit highway in the world The outbreak of World War II and the conse quent rationing of electricity however shut down the lighting system Not was Ihe highway techno unique but it was aesthetically attractive as well The centre boulevard and slopes beside the lanes were sodded preserved as possible and trees and shrubberv were planted Spots of historical interest were marked along the roadside for visitors to the area to explore One of the most unusual features of the QLW is the Bridge Overlooking a stretch of the Wei I and River the site of the Royal Canadian Regatta the bridge was designed especially for the off icial opening of the bv Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Carved in stone the median forms a handsome Viking ship with its gunwales serving as the bridge guardrails It decorated with the royal insignia and the crests of the ten Canadian provinces commemorating the first visit by a reign ing British monarch to any Common wealth nation At other end of the was a 40foot column with a huge lion at Its base known only as The Monument Created the late Toronto sculptress Frances Norma Lonng the 500ton sculpture now stands just east of the River south of Lakeshore Road in Park Many Acton and area youths and men toiled on the as it crossed this area Jobs were really scarce then and the work provided funds for many families relief as well as pocket and board money for the single Addiction considered by council Regional round iii to a report experience has an Many patients are aimed at PJ by the region average two years is habilitated and resume alcohol and or back into the taX health nurses have solving l chamberlain said ADAPT and was Initiated In 1B7S in cooperation with Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital the Addiction Research Foundation and Halton Regional Health Unit has Children benefit as they are able to relate to parents who are not always under the in fluence drugs or alcohol be said The cost would be about per year Chamberlain said per cent of the funding could come from the Ministry of Health and per cent from the com munity Contact Centre plea answered Response from the pub- since they put out the plea morning Centre mem their way for giving unit ji nviuKin The patient and the Loll for help The volunteers berscameupwilhanidea families are interviewed by an assessment worker who can be a social worker or a public hcalll nurse Referrals arc then made the proper agency for work with the patient and or the Family are presently involved in to form a group known as Thespokesmansaidlhe worm Contact the fall training program Friends of the Contact idea for the group has i open has been The spokesman said Centre partially sprung from an very gratifying accord funds arc still a problem These people are not interest already shown to a centre spokes for the centre Since the volunteers with group remain centre They are not Those interested In he anonymous anonymous it Is difficult connected whatsoever said the to operate fundraising with the volunteers but centre are asked lo call n re has received about activities for the Centre are concerned over Ihe the Contact centre at a interested volunteers At a meeting Monday future of the centre This mi WHEN IS YOUR NO SECRET AT ALL When Over People Read It in firm We cant keep a secret when we get classified information its spread all over Rely on us to carry your buying or selling message to many likely prospects the area for the best and fastest 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