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HaKon health test shows if s safe to swim in Fairy Lake other testing being done because of mysterious fish Pollution may be closing beaches else where but Health tests have shown perfectly safe for people to swim at the Fairy beach However the Ministry of Environment for Ontario is testing some water samples for chemical contamination because of two mysterious fish in May and June Provincial official Kim Choc Ymg said Friday the MOE believe the fish were led because the rampant plant growth in Fairy Lake this summer took too much gen out of the water Neil of the Health Un t said airy Lake was last tested Tor bacter pollution on July and the results were well thin limits The region tries to test water samples from the swimming area every few weeks Tests showed little change in the bacterial count of the swimming area water between June20and a senior public health inspector said Also test results are no worse this summer than they were last summer There is no danger of Fairy Lake beach being closed like Lake or beaches in Metro Theonly difference in he lake health unit s he lush growth in the water No nation tests are done the Health on Fairy Lake water because nothing Is going in there acknowledged a c tizen who lives the area of Hie lake contacted the Health Int in June about an unusual number of dead floating on the water health unit contacted the said but the province felt the problem the lack of oxygen in the water because of the In creased plant life A few weeks ago Free Press Outdoors writer Lome Fletcher mentioned the dead fish in his column I heard many complaints in the past month of an excess of dead fish floating on the surface of Fairy Lake This problem seems to be applying to all species Only July 1 welt over fish Pike Bass and Catfish were floating on the surface 1 don know if It is some kind of motion reaching the lake but it is certainly a problem which should be looked into It takes a fair amount of pollution if that what the problem is to kill a Catfish Fletcher wrote After the article Councillor Rkk Bonnet became concerned and worked with Fletcher to have water samples turned over to the Also since then Bonnet said he has talked to some other people living around the lake and they also have observed of dead fish at Lake this year added citizens are saying they haven seen the lake in such a mess in years and they find the MOE a lack of oxygen in the water theory tough to swallow as the cause of so many fish deaths especially the hardy Catfish He said Fletcher knew of two big fish kilts May 14 and June involving to SO fish each time The water samples will receive a normal chemical test said He hopeful of finding out much though since the samples were taken several weeks after the last fish kill The lake is shallow Choo and the plant growth during the night would be using up a lot of oxygen We have no proof but we suspect not getting enough oxygen is killing the fish It is not unusual to have a small kill periodically in a shallow lake in weather conditions such as those this spring and summer Choo added So much testing is taking place this sum mer that It will be about another three weeks before results of testa on the 11 pies are known Choo said the didnt invest ate sooner because the reports of dead fish Indicated there were live fish still in the area and they were short staffed Staff recently inspected the lake and found nothing The A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER One Hundred and Ninth Year Issue ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY Pages Thirty Cents Comal still considering Stevens propert for municipal complex Price for site may be lower Plans for a new municipal building on the Stevens property on Maple Avenue are still very much alive and the Town could end up paying much less Tor it than the 650 price stated eight months ago In March Hills council extended its option on the acre pro for 90 days which means the option should have run out in June However at press time this newspaper could not find out what has hap pened to the option put on the property last November with a deposit This newspaper has learned the land was the subject of an council discus July and will be reviewed ago In open session next Monday When the consultant study on municipal and hydro space needs was unveiled in Apr the selection of a site was referred to the Inside The hockey lottery is a Seepage to dirt bike rider hit by a dune buggy Former Township council lor Mass on has been named to the Iriimwa Son Profit I loos ing corporation board of direct See page 1 1 building committee for further study That committee looked at a number of sites but wound up favoring the Stevens property At he July in camera council session sources a straw vole authorized the mayor and building committee to continue on the land and determine ether Hydro would be willing to pay half the cost the price of the land has been trimmed and armed with a new appraisal the Town will try to have cut further No firm plans have been made but the favored idea would see the Town and Hydro split the cost of the land Then the bulk of the site would be sold to a developer to build single family and link homes on the newly serviced property The Stevens estate is now within the Georgetown urban meaning It slated for water and service Revenue from the surplus land would help defray the costs of the land and the building The approximately half a million dollars in the reserve fund combined with govern men I grants would make the whole package affordable to many llors The consultant space needs study peg the cost of a combined Town and Hydro admin stratum centre at million IS track at Trailer arid an St werebfaWRaveraBdaaiaaKedma mall ripped am Monday morulas from attvu said he fa the middle of Ike and looked tost m lime the He lasted abt awl dropped a of As ton Standard Bred polled down a street light Bracing and scaffolding will keep the town hall from falling down when the middle of the wall Is ripped down and rebuilt In the weeks ahead Town hall under budget but behind schedule It may not look like it but roughly six months after the start of town hall rcstor at ion project a lot of work on the historic building has taken place The project Is a b t behind schedule but Ted Tyler thinks the lost ground can be mode up pretty quickly now Also be cause work has been slow crew have been reduced at times the past pie of months so the project is sub under budget so far The surplus will quickly be eaten up the next little while though It took time to erect necessary seal folding to safety standards in front of the building and to erect temporary stairs at the side Also building scaffolding on the second floor and bracing the interior of the town hall from top to bottom took up time too Tyler said The scaffolding at the side gives work access to the roof where a hatch has been i ailed Some brick work on the exterior has been replaced to prevent further deterioration it been hard to find matching brick and the old bricks all the same so each new brick must be cut to size As expected with such an old building Heritage Acton and its workers have been surprised a few times such as when they discovered extra cracks above the upper floor front windows Various problems Ihey can only guess what they are have resulted in the arch over the doorway dropping down over the years That why the keystone fell out years ago Even past efforts to repair problems have presented new ones The bottom line is the front of the build leans out about two inches They ve decided to tear the whole front between Hit door and rose window out that why the scaffolding and bracing Braces 2 by have been put on the front so the walls will be held up while front is removed and various repairs made Another slowing precaution was that Halton Hills Hydro had to put insulators on the wires at the front of the building This work should begin sometime this week On the first floor most of the partitions are in and everything has been braced Also walls and floors have been rein for with steel However despite all the changes the building will retain a lot of Us old flavor because many features have been retained such as the old door frames The mam stairway has been and wall studs are in for an elevator shaft Wiring and dry wall on the first floor remains to be done The basement has been excavated another time consuming Job and crawl spaces enlarged There are thick new concrete walls in the cellar Some work in both the basement and first floor is pending because final plana nailed down for an addition to the halt which would allow handicapped access to both floors and an elevator There have been no water problems in the basement yet something which was expected However they are still going la put in tile drains and a sump pump Tyler said something like 4 to pounds of steel has gone into the first Door and basement already They knew there waa wood rat in second floor ceiling truce not in two Coo tinned on page Leathertown Market and Ciderfest weekend One big bash The Market and Ciderfest will be an event which not only local residents will remember but also the hundreds of visitors from outside town who arc expected to attend the big eel brat Ion August and One of the most novel Ideas for this big event downtown and at Prospect Park will be that come the Yule season all those who sign the guest book will hear from Acton again theyll receive a Christmas card This Is Just one of the Ideas local businessmen and others have come up with to not only make the three day festival a fun filled weekend but also boost Acton image as a tourist spot The North Tourism Association is billing Leather to Market and Ciderfest us the first of the Heritage Days series of celebrations running from late August to almost the end of Septem in this area They be promoting this event with a tourist guide to the north and through various media coverage the campaign is expected to attract thou sands to north from Metro on the east to Kitchener in the west Market and Ciderfest is a Heritage Acton town hall restoration fund raising project but many other community groups are also involved There be a gigantic sidewalk sale downtown Then Mill St from Main to the Tracks will be closed to traffic and the centre of the street will be filled with market booths Also there will be en stages and display booths scattered through the market Sunday a whole day of fun at Prospect Park is planned and there will be dances both Friday and Saturday nights Head organizer of the weekend Citizen of the Year Ted Tyler acknowledged some plans arc still tentative People away on vacations have slowed some groups in their planning Tyler expects all loose ends will be tied up in the next couple of weeks One thing his group needs is more volunteer helpers and are also looking for even more Involvement than this project already enjoys from local organizations Friday night there will be a youth dance at the arena this Is being organized by Ed Wood of the featuring Wh te Summer The Curling Club has been booked for a Monte Carlo night This event will be run by cither a local service club or the ball teams More details will be an later Tyler says they don know yet if theyll have enough booths displays etc to fill the centre of Mill right to the tracks but they are sure going to try This market will certainly be much larger than the one two summers ago which both sides of Willow from Bower to Church Tyler Is certain theyll have enough booths and attractions to fill Mill at least to Elgin Vendors of both produce and flea market wares are already booked organizers would welcome more Also they d like to see every com unity organization participate with a public Information booth bake sale laMe bingo game children game rummage items booth snack bar etc This is an excellent event for local group to participate In since there will be a lot of traffic downtown offering a good chance to raise fundi Other downtown attractions will in elude midwaytype kiddies rides pony rides for children stage featuring local entertainer doing their shows and a partial exhibit of BUI famed flragelli