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Balmy bright sunny weather greeted Santa Claus when he appeared for the an witnessed the procession which paraded down Mill St from the McKenzfeSmfth nual parade In Acton on Saturday after- middle school to the community centre in noon Thousands of adults and children Prospect Park Santa brought up the rear of the parade pulled by two of his prancing reindeer Floats in the parade were excel lent and drew admiring looks from specta tors The scene here at the corner of Mill and Main Streets was colorful as Acton Just before the parade started Firefighters old Photos by HARTLEY COLES filled with clowns put puts down the street Santa meanwhile hails the photo- Recommend revised antiloitering bylaw One Hundred and Fifth YearNo ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1979 TwenrySix PagesTwenty Cents Watersewer brochure to explain new rates Residents of liie north region will be re ceiving brochures bet ween Dec and ex plaining the new equal water and rates The brochure will cost 300 to produce and will be sent to an estimated BO homes In Region Added to It will be a series of sample water rates so residents can compute what it will cost them per year to use their services In Milton the monthly rate for a standard home with a mm Inch pipe will be for the first cubic metres gallons and 37 cents for every cubic metre used after that In Hills the rate for the first 27 cubic metres will be and cents per cubic metre after that point Medal of Merit Gordon Douglas left receives word from Venlur Savant he Is be awarded on be ho of the Governor General the Medal of Merit Douglas a former District commissioner liven on Weber Georgetown In terms of volunteer service by adults the medal the second highest decoration Venturer presented with the letter at his home The medal is lobe presented in year The rates are slightly higher in Hills because these prices take the place of the sewer surcharge which has pre viously been paid On an annual basis a Milton homeowner using 1B1 metres per year 40 gallons will pay The average consumption in Milton is pegged at about cubic metres 000 gallons per year and this would cost 37 In Hills the 1B1 cubic metre cost would be and the 300 cubic metre rate would If you live In Milton and use 100 gallons per year the charge will be and the same amount of water used annually In Hills will cost Commercial users will be getting a special letter from Regional Business Development Director Youths seen fleeing Post Office fire Three youths were spotted leaving the scene a fire set behind the Acton post office Monday evening post office arrived in time to catch he youths fleeing the scene The garbage fire burned itself out and ni Police say the fire was damage resulted Police set in some garbage at have not yet made the rear of the building arrests in connection An employee from the will the incident Town to advertise board vacancies Vacancies on local Present members of boards will be advertised boards whose term ex within the next two pires at the end of this weeks as they are every year must reapply if they this lime cations will accepted from anyone interested in serving on Halton Hills parking authority Hills Library Board Halton Hills Committee or Ad justment Hills Safety Council and as lint fence viewers the wish to the board In the library board only one spot will be open that can be filled by a town point Halton Board of Education and Separate School Board also make appointments to the board Acting upon a request from Acton Chamber or Commerce Halton Hills general committee recommended the passing of a new loitering bylaw Monday ght and the I97i bylaw The bylaw after those in operation in other municipalities which have been success ful in the said the clerk administrator The proposed bylaw is very brief and simply slates no shall ndlng modelled lounge loaf loiter or stand as an Idler on any public sidewalk street highway or public place as defined by the Code Provisions for no ranging from to arc Included In the bylaw Councillor Ed Wood said all councillors had a copy of a letter from Berlan of Restaurant and Lounge Acton The letter decried the vandalism and foul language among youths hanging around the bus mess area He said last year his window wan broken and a customer face Injured said In the letter the flower planters have been pulled apart and garbage He called for penalties the return of the strap In school and birching for He Correctional Institute the Milton Hilton No comment was made an the Utter Refugees arrive Acton first family Vietnamese Refugees arrived last week and are in the process of settling in heir new surroundings The family is sponsored by Operation Lifeline Acton Group No 1 organized by and Bob Bruce The family is comprised of the parents and four children aged between six and IS twn boys and two girls children will be enrolled in school this week Pauline Lesley Is organizing classes for the parents After having spent eight months in a refugee camp he family is looking for ward lo starting a new life in Canada They are appreciative of all that has been done on their behalf ICG Hydro take to air Nancy Patterson IT and Christopher Geggle were honored by the Acton Optimists during Youth Week Nancy and Chris each received copies or Dreams and Deeds theStoryofOptimist International Each was honored omen and also lor their work in the community Commission unveils master plan S Radio Noon listeners got an ear full of Ontario Hydro and Interested Citizens Group ICG issues when they in Monday CBC producers pulled together Ontario Hydro Ken McClymont and John Minns of the ICG for a pocket documentary on the long standing dispute in general and expropriation laws specifically McLymonl maintained he provincial interests must be supreme what he termed local issues On the other hand Minns strove to impress upon listeners the impact of the issue beyond Some people attitude Is one of not me Jack said the ICG vicechair man People don the price of beef can be affected People don realize the price of pork can be affected because With respect to hydro there is no pro tection in law for farm land said Mr Minns Bith men split on the issue of the studying of the north south corridor from the Bruce nuclear generating station Lake Huron to Milton Switching Stolion That runs about 109 miles Flag is stolen A Canadian flag valued at was re ported stolen from the Chickei and Pino Spot morning Police say Hie flag was removed sometime between evening and m mainta ined that he north south line was studied by he Solandt Commission He clarified he statement by indicating the study was if the lower end of the corridor where ft mid Join the east west line which parallels sec- lions Highway There was nn study of lie north south line con tended Minns The east west line was studied by the royal commission be cause citizens along the or posed route pressed Ontario Premier William Davis he said Soon after the which is to run through Halton Hills was approved it was exemp ted form the Environ mental Act said Minns A travesty of Justice was done in the beginning and continues said the ICG spokesman Learning experience for exchange student German Wttklo studies Ksvfrt Grubbt an It means missing year of school but the lence of a German exchange student well makes up for the I me lost Peter is I in Acton and attending grades Acton High is part of a Rotary Club exchange program The student has been Canada since the end of August and will remain with several local famil es until June Peter was staying with Terry and Kenneth and their son Kevin since his arrival but began a three month slay with Acton Free Press publisher Don McDonald and his family on Churchill toad last Saturday Peter comes from Schwolbach West Germany a about His school in Germany was the same size as Acton says Peter but the school 12andu Peter is accustomed to the English language and lakes it as his second language at home English or French are compulsory says Peter And the is more like German He began taking English grade 5 and as a re sult has been able to communicate well with new Acton friends In grade 12 at Acton High School Peter is averaging per cent after the first reporting term Peter is also study math geography and phys education while here although none of the credits he picks up here will help towards gradual from his home town school What I did last year in grade 1 math I am doing grade 1 here says Peter One thing Peter is leant is the teacherstudent relationship here is close The whole atmosphere here between students and teachers is more friendly involved Peter has become involved in the various clubs at Acton High and the community He ts a member of the school Sen or Boys Basketball team badminton club cross country running team cross country ski team and the work club as well as trying his hand at hockey for the first time in the Legion Juvenile house league One club Peter has grown round of is the Outers Club at the high school He travelled with them on a Thanksgiving canoe trip to and felt at home in the w Iderness of northern Ontario You could drink the stream water Peter He is look ng forward In next semester at the high school when he will lake a total immersion course whkh deals with the outdoors So far in his stay in Canada he has visited many of the sights around Toronto as well as making rip Sarnla He is looking forward lo one more trip In Toronto and Maple Leaf Gardens thin Sal unlay In watch the Leafs and Philadelphia Fivers This is not Peter firs I trip lo Canada or North America He has visited New York Philadelphia Idaho Montana VancouverandCalgdry The first Iwo weeks were he hardest said Peter Now he has I tile I me in a schedule getting involved in many different Although the year doesn I count he Is pleased You learn about yourself and gel know people he says He recommends lo anyone who gel the chance a I such a program they lake Peter was thankful lo Ihe tubal Acton jnd Terrv and Kenneth for their and Ihe chance to explore inolher life