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ghbors need each other to prevent crime each other to prevent resident learned last at the first Neighborhood let up by Halloa Hills cat- and some haired by police Constable id was the first of a series to learn about and rogram in their own areas Constable Drennan said robbed were one in SCO In 60 He partly credits of the nosy neighbor crease in odds lucky compared to Amer as learned through his ed it prevention While at ence in Pittsburgh told Canadian crime is not the States Canadians still stop the escalation before it to fight it is to make sure it as with Neighborhood as well as the said as he urged the Ived and get interested and who should the street residents can Drennan told the man driving down the walking t and not know they are a who actually lives know that person does around there and would Neighborhood Watch meeting April 26 at the arena hall Special Notice The next Neighborhood Watch meeting won t be held April at Acton High School as announced at last week meeting but at Acton Community Centre the arena Hal on April at pm This meeting is primarily for and Bovis area residents but anyone from any other part of town Is Invited to attend get involved in starting a Neighborhood Watch in their subdivision or find more about the program be alerted to any potential crime Letting your neighbor know when you home and looking after each other s homes during vacations can go a long way to reduce crime also he said Part of the Neighborhood Watch program that same evening involved residents filling in a chart with their neighbors names and addresses Later meetings in the session will Instruct the homeowner about how to recognize a stranger how to come up with a description of a suspect and how to safe- proof the home Everyone is a potential victim Drennan stressed At the Pittsburgh conference he said one of the guest speakers was a ister from Alabama He spoke lo over 300 cr ime prevention experts about his poor church in the south and how they were in need of funds The policemen all dug into their pockets and raised over for the minister and his church it turned out the minister was actually a conartist from a nearby prison and he had just taken 300 experts Neighborhood Watch does work Drennan stressed He cited the case of three young Toronto residents who decided was a prime target In a daring daylight heist the three robbed four homes However when they got back to their apartment in Toronto the Oakville police were waiting for them Someone on the Street saw the suspicious van stopping at each home and not only wrote down the licence plate num but also a description of the suspects The thieves plead guilty in court One of them said You mean people in actually write things down re lated Neighborhood Watch has already started to work in Milton especially in a high enile liquor crime related area the officer said When someone from Neighborhood Watch does call the police the officer on the is going to know the person knows what they are talking about he said The police nn criminals the public catches criminals and they use the police to do it In many cases Drennan said the home owner thinks the suspect has a perfect right to be wherever they are and do not call the Councillor Hick Soros Com table Jim and Jbout the Neighborhood Watch program following the first or a series meetings last police But he said The police would rather However that afternoon he and another be coming to you to check out if a person is officer took his personal car and dressed in okay ralherthanlfyousa something after blue jeans drove around the neighborhood everv driveway where the break in In an affluent area or cast Dren nan recalled there were four break and entries out of homes The residents called the police rate that they were not receiving enough police protection said a meeting was called with the homeowners lo garage door was open entered the garages tried the doors and found some unlocked etc They spent four hours on the street saw opportunities to steal and other a in a garage During that time people walked past them discuss how to safeguard themselves and street one person pulled Into the driveway ther houses A COMMUNITY d Eighth Year Issue 41 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 40 Thm Cm for cancer Is the occasion people come from all Acton residents Joined Georgetown folk morning to enjoy McMuIfln and help the Cancer Society Here Harry Levy and Hall wait on table as ReU Bemad Dolores Chad and Scott sample the Egg industrial park is posed north of Acton On eve of Alan Pope s visit to Acton Sheldon warns New aggregates policy devastating could be added to land if technical red and Hills trial park running from of the existing Industrial era Town boundary lawyer representing a leaded by developer Ken Industrial park plan for ay night My have no firm commit to move to Acton no municipal approvals led with the municipality expressing interest they also t In a post a timetable of how many it would be built each year could be created yearly tries locating In their it does receive a green acquired the property ben been working on itch have been turned over taff Bruce reported i were engaged for the in depth analysis to water norm eat and septic tank beating la this to be dry type not processing or gen Councillors were told the syndicate has been working with land owners in the ad jacent existing Industrial park as well as CNR so the new park will be linked with the old and serviced by rail Bruce reported they have spent about so far buying property and easements for rail service and to link the two parks By establishing two storm water retention areas in the new industrial park and then allowing the water to escape gradually the consultants working on this project feel they can reduce the amount of drainage from this area by per cent which would normally go into the present Acton storm drainage system Paul Nielsen of Acton who was on hand for the unveiling of this new proposal said afterwards this plan would help antra storm drainage problems which have held up his Danville development at the corner of Main St North and Commerce Crt He noted all the drainage from the north of bis planned development winds up on Us and that a why the bousing development has been stalled despite having approvals because the drainage problem Is so ma tosohre Bruce showed the councillors photos of other Industrial parks they have dev in rural areas noting they work exist and are attractive The Acton project would have a lot to offer because it win be beside Highway have rail service It a a good site and Is adjacent to an existing industrial area This development would not only create jobs but give the Town new assessment Consultant Bill Morrison estimated there are 809 gallons a day of well water avail able on the property but pump tests still need to be conducted He predicted there would be little or no impact from the Indus trial park wells on water levels of Fairy Lake or the Black Creek They expect the water from the wells will be hard and there may be some iron content problems but that can be solved Councillor Mike Armstrong questioned the economic viability of the project con sidering there are acres of serviced industrial land vacant now in Acton Bruce countered this property would be different because it will offer rail service Bruce asked council to give the project approval in principle or conditional CMthwed m page The much touted new aggregate policy from Minister of Natural Resources Alan Pope is Just as devastating as the old policy according to Hills Councillor Sheldon Sheldon heads up a committee of Halton Hills council colled he Aggregate Task Force and has been at the forefront of the aggregate issue battle since joining council as well as before entering politics when she fought the aggregate threat as a area resident She one of many people who are going to tomorrow nights Thursday public meeting on the aggregate issue looking for lots of answers from Pope as well as Assistant Deputy Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing Milt Farrow The meeting starts at at Acton High School and Jim Kenzie who has been involved with the Speyside Ratepayers Association and their long running in vesication of the entire aggregate Issue and Its history will be the chairman Kenzie will open the meeting and then Saskia van Tetenng an official of the Ontario Young Progressive Conservatives who worked with Pope office to arrange his visit to north Halton will speak briefly explaining how the public meeting came to take place Both Pope and Farrow will make remarks and the question and answer period will begin about 8 IS and run to 9 15 or JO After that the two provincial officials are expected lo mingle and chat with resident In attendance before departing around 10 Residents will be able to continue discussing what they have heard until the meeting closes at 10 30 p in A huge crowd is expected especially since the Escarpment Heritage group is distributing flyers in the north encouraging attendance at the meeting We urge you to continue your support In this grave matter It is imperative that large numbers of concerned citizens attend this meeting Cy Jenkins head of noted con cerned citizens signed petitions which were submitted to the appropriate political bodies on your behalf over the aggregate issue after it erupted with a fury late last fall He said his group plans to sit back and listen to what Pope has to say and then they will meet to discuss how they will counter the new provincial approach Jenkins said he understands citizens will hear about sweeping changes in the provincial aggregate policy Mayor Peter of Hills said he will be looking for a clear explanation which everyone can understand regarding the recommendations to the govern about how to deal with the whole aggregate issue There it controversy over the effect of the replacement of the old 10 point aggregate policy with a new policy designed to protect aggregate based on provincial priorities How this policy will be implemented has never been properly explained noted He also is looking for Pope to reconfirm what he told a delegation of politicians at a meeting in February about how land use documents dealing with aggregate will be handled in the Official Plan and the process aggregate producers will have lo follow to receive permission lo open quarries Pomeroy recalled what he heard at the meeting with Pope in February was that aggregate producers will have to apply to the local council and have a hearing Continued on page inside hit the rink on the end Details of these and ir page The Miens Band will entertain Sun day Seepages The Centre controversy rages on Turn to page II Tor two Curlers were recently and on page So re aet worklag en a rack pile they re High School environmental science who day last Wednesday these rocks into the creek In front of the library They are a far the creek so It won become See story mere page J