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Town raps provinces aggregate figures Despite objection from Pam Sheldon and George Mallby Hills council Monday night decided to go ahead and tell the region It premature for the Town and Region to establish mineral aggregate protection areas prior to the adoption of the Niagara Escarpment Commission NEC Plan Sheldon and Maltby feared the reference to the SEC plan would make the region and province think it is all right to freeze land tor aggregate in the NEC planning area The NEC planning area is outside the lands previously proposed for an aggregate land freeze by the region and Sheldon says the Town should be pi electing those taxpayers too because they also live Halton Hills Planner Ian Keith report will be forwarded to the region for consideration before region plan ners start work on a new aggregate policy In addition his six conclusions are to be review by Town and Region staff with the province and the region is to report back to the Town on the six recommendations before preparing its new policy Besides concluding it is premature for the Town and Region to set aside land for aggregate before the NEC plan Is approved Keith also stated the province have to substan tiate its production of aggregate objectives for over the next years because changing market conditions appear to make their figures faulty the province should also have to it assumptions in setting criteria for demand between the years 2000 and 2020 the province should have to reevaluate its life expectancy figures for current quarries and pits the province should reexamine its statement that the region and province on lulls contention that the new Hills Official Plan already conforms to the provinces 10 point policy on aggregate without land being frozen Sheldon said she was pleased with much of Keiths report She pointed out he disputes Ministry of Resources figures pertaining to the life expectancy of existing pits and quarries how much aggregate will be needed to meet market demands over the next years and the provinces stand that onefifth of all land containing aggregate is ever mined so a lot of land must be frozen Keith report shows clearly that fair share of aggregate to be supplied to Ontario is fairer than others She also agreed with Keith s feeling that new Official Plan Is so restrictive in land use in the rural area that aggregate deposits will be sufficiently protected without a land freeze The land in the NEC may be under another plan ning jurisdiction but Sheldon said people still live in Hills and deserve councils protec tion and support The NEC planning area runs tcross Hills roughly from Speyside through to Terra Hills supported the NBC plan as it is now on page I A Metroland Community Newspaper One Hundred and Eighth YearIssue20 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY Pages Thirty Cents Propose new fed seat Halton HillsCaledon Sabre Chris Martin gets help from del Paul In action Friday night again the Georgetown Gemini blasted the Detail 10000 deposit on land for possible municipal complex Halton Hills has put down a deposit as an option to purchase the nearly Mtatc on Maple Ave in Georgetown across from Ihe North and Country Club as a possi future site for a municipal complex Bob of Construction Managers and Engineering Ltd of and Mai or Peter Pomeroy unveiled the plan Monday night but It by no means guarantees Hills will build a municipal complex or that it will be located at the site the Town has been looking at for several months recalled a municipal building commit tee was set up in 1381 and since 1977 a reserve fund now containing about has been building up to finance a municipal complex He noted some meetings have been held by the com mil tee which has looked at municipal space needs range plans for a new consolidated administration building and funding of such a huge project Discussions were with and everything was done behind cloned doors in Head of in public In camera sessions arc noted report dealing with possible sites to and was sent back lo look at soil teats water and sewer servicing of the and a land survey Four sites were examined by t firm which specializes in projects such as consolidating a municipal operation under one roof and the Stevens estate was most promising Eight acres of the total of t be developed because It s restricted by conservation authority There arc homes on the shaped property and hire are several areas of the parcel good for a pal building ah well as other uses rhe new council will determine if he site is to be the home of Hills municipal departments or even if a new central administration building will be built Pomiroy said the Maple Ave site is promising because it is close to present administration building on Trafalgar and could be tied in with the Georgetown Hospital property For some time the hospital has wanted road access to Maple Ave or Trafalgar ltd noted and a building of the magnitude council will consider needs municipal servicing something which is available only in urban area Hills Hydro has shown interest in locating its new administration building on the site too Council was taking out an option now to make it possible lo close a deal in January The inside The needy mast apply for food Seepage were caaghl imMt the Hide Mar la Beat an page TurnlopsgeT Cancer wasnt an Acton biggest Detail on page Separate School Board and It teachers have settled a new contract Mare on page Peter is the Torato Is yarn home crime- A The suspension can rages on Ts waste km as DM ON M toy stalls boas fast wagon page Jammed ha tarda after hot g taw comes from the reserve fund Councillor Harry Levy observed council was putting down a deposit and paying interest be cause the deposit should have been authorized some time ago But he pointed out council wasnt saying the property would be bought or a building constructed said he expects the new council will be presented with a better perspective on space needs of the Town and financing of the project Council will have this Information mostly Maple Ave property should be purchased or not Clerk administrator Ken Richardson said the Town can continue to negotiate for other sites though a deposit has been put down on pro perty Councillor Marilyn ScrjeanUon the only mem to vole against the paying of deposit said she has never been convinced that the Maple Ave site is the way to go and believes expansion at the present administration building should be fully ex first Pomeroy concluded council will determine space needs and then finally select a site Santa arrives this Saturday Santa arrives in Acton this weekend and will make his grand entrance in the annual Santa Claus parade The parade starts at l Saturday at the McKeraleSmith Middle School and goes straight up Mill St to Park St to Knox Ave and then to Main Street where It will end According to parade organizer Jones of the Acton Men the event la expected to be about half hours from beginning to end As of press time there were only scheduled floats but more were expected to turn up on parade day Jones said Expected floats are Honey Pot Nursery Lions Club Acton Coop Nursery Acton High School Robert Utile School the Optimist Club and the Acton The Acton Citizens Band and Georgetown Legion Pipe Band will provide the music and the Georgetown and Air Cadets and the Acton Fire fighters trucks will be on hand The Block parents and the Animal Aradions of Ontario will have displays in the parax Entries accepted up until am parade day Anyone panidpaunxrartf yet is asked to call After the parade will bead to the where be win meet all the boys and girts and get their Christmas lists A tea room fie set op at Mug for the genera putaOc thanks to the Memoes who will also have a crafts and candy ule by Con Murray Hills Caledonand west Brampton will welded together Into the new federal riding of Hal ton if Electoral Boundaries Commission proposals are approved The numerous riding changes across Canada aren expected to take affect until after the next election There no way the public comment period and MPs eel ions process could be finishing before and an election using the new boundaries can t be held until a year after they have been enacted by Parliament The earliest an election could be held using the new boundaries is the end of 1935 and even if the pre sent Liberal government runs its full term it must call an election by February 1985 Currently Acton and most of Esquesing is in the federal riding of Halton along with Oakville Mil ton and Nassagaweya Georgetown and the parts of around Ihe community arc in the federal riding of Brampton Georgetown The new Halton riding would have a population of people Following the official description of Ihe pro posed new riding Consisting of those parts of the Regional palltics of Halton and Peel contained in a the Towns of Caledon and Hills b that part of Brampton bounded as follows com at the intersection of Avenue and Main Street thence northwesterly Main Street to Frederick Street thence southwesterly along Frederick Street to McMurchy Avenue thence northwesterly along Avenue to Railroad Avenue thence northeasterly and nor thwesterly along Railroad and Pleasant View Avenues respectively to the Canadian National Railway thence easterly along said railway lo the Canadian Pacific Railway thence northwesterly along said railway lo Avenue thence northeasterly along Avenue lo Main Street thence northwesterly along Main Street to Highway Drive thence southwesterly along said highway McLaughlin Road Ihencc northwesterly along McLaughlin Road to the limit of said city thence southwesterly and southeasterly along said limit to thence northeasterly along Steeles Avenue to the point of commencement The present nding will be carved up into three new ridings Acton and will be in the new Hills Caledon riding while Oak will become a scat itself with a small chunk of south west Mississauga thrown in MILTON IN WfcNTWOHTH St VT The Milton and portion of will be in the new riding of Halton Wenlworlh This new seal will consist of Town ship north Burlington and and This new seal will have a tlon of people Following is the official description of this proposed new riding Consisting of those parts of Ihe Regional Municipalities of Hamilton and Halton contained in a the Township of Flo borough that port of the City of Burlington bounded as follows commencing at the Intersection of the northeasterly boundary of said township and Dun das Street thence northeasterly along Streel to Brant Street thence southerly along Brant Street to the proposed Highway 403 thence northerly along said highway to Upper Middle Road thence northeasterly along said road to Mountaingrove Avenue thence southeasterly along said avenue lo Mount Forest thence southwesterly along ssid road to Road hence southeasterly along Bran I Road to Plains Road thence northeasterly along Plains Road to he Queen Elizabeth Way and continuing nor heasterly along said way the limit of said city hence northwesterly southwesterly and south easterly along said limit to the point of commence Milton The Guelph consisting of the city of Guelph Township Town ship and Township will remain unchang Erin Township which used to be In riding until the late 70s will remain in Wellington Duffcnn and have a riding population of The present and Brampton Georgetown seats were created with the federal election and these ridings will have lasted through just ihree elections However readjustmeni of oral boundaries actually look place in 1976 The new ridings treated across the nation will add new MPs the House of Commons Public hearings will be held In eight centres across Ontano during January and February Anyone wishing lo make presentations has 23 days notify the lee to ml Boundaries Commission nearest for this area will be In Toron loon January and in Hamilton January Following he public submission stage the Commission will review comments and possibly make changes before sending a report and revised maps to the House of Commons Time is then aside for MPs to make their comments and voice objections before the reviews the boundaries again and possibly makes more ad Tht readjustment process ends wilh he proclamation of the Representations Order which comes into force on the first dissolution of Parliament occurring at least one year atler the dale on which Ihe proclamation was issued This map shews how federal ridings likely be the new seat consisting of after the nest federal north and number a Is new seal of Halloo Township Erin Towns win to mala la rtdug M Georgetown west ami all of while the Gvdpa seal remains Brampton- the tad ridtog