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ROM Museumobile to Rockwood park Visitors to the Rockwood Conservation Area will have the opportunity to visit ibe past The Royal Ontario Museum will be at or August The second most popular Grand River Conservation Authority park Rockwood Conservation Area has beautiful scenery and interesting geological features which draw big crowds The area also has an In history The numerous potholes are the result of whereas the caves were the result of a subterranean stream The geologic history of area is indeed fascinating as Is the history of mans 000- yearold civilisation In Ontario He know little about the people who lived here II ODO years ago but what we do know Is gleaned from the study of the material remains of their culture The tells the story of man past in the a nous styles of spear points and tool on display the Museumobile The story continues through the time known as the Woodland Period the the exhibit The story of Wood land man is told by objects unearthed at the sites of villages and burials According to the ROM it is a tale of growing population and settlement and of the cultivation of corn What exactly is the Museumobile It is a self contained exhibit focusing on Ontario archaeology It is manned by an informed driver interpreter who will ex plain the civilizations of Ontario archaic peoples and how the had to adapt to the changing environment and climate The Museumobile is operated by the Royal Ontario Museum with the support of Outreach Ontario a programme of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture The idea behind the is to make exhibits of a permanent and extensive nature available to communities throughout Onatano Conservation Area is located on the western outskirts of the village On August the will be open from to a to and from to pm Admission to the exhibit is included In the usual conservation area entrance fee Alan of with his dog Daisy a Black Lab operate a fanning mill at the Family arm I- Over 82 Permits up million The of bull ding permits issued in the first six months of this year reached IS I million up fie million from the same time last year Housing starts jumped from It last year to this year by June 30 The value of house permits rose from In to million this year to date Alterations and additions kept pace with the Increase in new housing with 117 per mlts valued at compared to 10S permits valued at US last year Both commercial and industrial growth dropped this year with permits totalling compared to until June 30 The only Industrial permit of any issued in June was a addition to the Glen Knitting Mills factory at Armstrong Avenue Georgetown In the first six months of this year the Town collected In building permits in plumbing permits and In lot levies In addition the Region collected an additional 39 AM A Iff AS GeorgetownActon Wednesday August 1983 REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD REALTOR Regon briefs Transportation study Hal I on Region Planning staff will participate in the recently announced Hal on Kills transportation study a report from Planning and Development Director Rash Mohammed suggests In a report to the regjon Planning and Public Works Committee Mohammed noted that region staff have participated in several other transportation studies and could be of assistance to the town proposed study would look at the road systems in Georgetown and Acton in light of altered urban boundaries and the recently announced plans for through the south of the town touching on truck routes current traffic problems and the town future growth patterns Scheduled completion of the study is early 19B4 Emergency power An emergency power system might be appropriate for Hal ton Regional head quarters Oakville Councillor Fred Oliver has suggested following a com mlltee meeting under skylight with luke worm coffee ferried from another part of town Last week the power at the regional building at Bronte Rd and the Queen Elizabeth Way in was off due to a serious barn fire about a quarter mile Oliver in making his suggestion said he takes into account the fact that the building Is equipped with electric type writers an electric switchboard and a computer which could lose region records if the power is cut off for an extended period time not to mention lost work time Chief Administrative Officer Dennis assured councillors present that there is lots for the staff to do for the next hour and a hall until the electricity is switched on once more Two years to wait Residents of Trafalgar north of might have another two to wait for improvements to that area of road between Hwy fad According to a report submitted to Region Public Works Commit tec last week a rehabilitation program consisting of drainage and repaying is the preferred alternate e to complete reconstruction of the stretch of road Complete re cons ruction according to reports would cost about million A report prepared by Pavement Management Systems Ltd consultants for the region shows that weak spots in the road bed can be strengthened with improved drainage and padding while repaying of the existing road would be adequate for the remainder or the stretch Estimated cost is approximately the report noted Regional staff advised that the work could be scheduled for 1985 The report was received Newsprint ban deferred A proposed ban on old newsprint in regional landfill sites which was to become effective in 1961 will receive a further deferral at the request of the Town of Milton The ban on newsprint was supposed to start In April of However Oakville and Milton pleaded for a deferral of the bylaw until source separation programs could be in place Hills and Burlington have been active in source separation for a number of years with collections of newsprint glass and metal in separate containers began its curbslde collection of new and glass in May Milton officials however they are unable to begin collections by Sept landhaverequestedafurthertwo month delay Milton presently runs a depot system whereby residents can drop off glass and newsprint or recycling at depots in Milton Mali and White Oaks Plan Additional depots they will to placed hi areas of CatnpbtUrtlle BrookrlOe and Eden by Sept l Inglls ton and Jack Layman provide entertainment during the weekend at The Farm I- the Third Line Family Farm Festival Fun ton Ontario and his penny farthing bike The Peoples Challenge made Singer of Coventry built some time between to This and many other antiques Mere on at Sherwood and Humes third Annual I- arm Festival n husk dolls Hume Progress on dump site Environment Minister Andy Brant promises substantial funds will be made to Region for Its environ mental assessment of proposed landfill sites Councillor Miller who attended a meeting lost week between the minister and Region officials said he came out of the meeting with a optimistic Feeling that the ministry is prepared to help Region foot the bill for its million assess ment of two major InndfJl site options Miller said the region has already spent more than over the past decade losing for a place to put garbage We were hoping we would have a landfill site open by July 1964 when the Burlington site is scheduled to close down he said But it looks like 1985 before one is ready By then the region will have spent mil lion Just finding a site excluding of preparing the chosen site to receive the region garbage Two major sites being considered are a Rd location in Milton known as and a private landfill site adjacent to the present Burlington landfill location owned by National Sewer Pipe of Burling ton A committee of regional and ministry represent at i res Is meeting immediately to took into terms of reference for the up coming Environmental Asse pro cedure Bring Dome to Halton mayor urges Local municipalities must take Teg approach to securing a domed stadium for the area Halton Hills Mayor Peter claims Following a Dome Stadium mlltee meeting last week said there is good potential for a stadium in the Oakville area The transportation accesses would make that area most sensible for a stadium A few possible locations have been sited in southern Milton and northern Oakville for a possible stadium close to the Highway 403 and interchange said Council mittee will be discussing proposals with officials from and from Hamilton he added Possible sites in southern Halton Hills near Highway would be out of the question added since costs for servicing such a facility would be prohib itive Our aim is to make a consolidated approach as a region to secure the best location possible Hydro has made about 325000 so far this year Halton Hills Hydro is supposed to be a profit operation but the commission would like to make a profit of about this year Actually it Isn t a profit though Mayor Peter asked Friday for on update on the profit picture The profit Is really hydro reserves Manager Jerry Trudell explained to the commission that the aim is to build up res about equal to one month s power bill from Ontario Hydro That would mean ending 1B83 being able to pay the January power bill Hills Hydro would need to make about this year and said the com mission reserves now stand around Value of materials in inventory for Halton Hills Hydro is up about The man explained Tor road of new subdivisions Hydro now buys the materials for the servicing job and Just tenders the installation or labor cost Using their bigger buying power Hills Hydro Is able to buy materials cheaper Friday the contract for servicing the Adams Court subdivision being built by the in Acton was awarded to a local firm provided the specifications are proper J Young Construction R 1 Acton submitted the low bid of five at 229 for thclnstallatlonofhydro Bell cable TV and other works for the Adams Court project This cost is paid for by the developer Numerous hydro problems during storm on August 8 In the future during storms Hills Hydro may bring In its own dispatcher to improve service Manager Jerry Trudell told com missloners Friday that during a storm on August there were a number of com mimical problems and the answering service handling emergency situations very well He noted one person calling for assistance because their hydro was off phoned for about a halfanhour before getting an an There were other complaints from customers also Hydro staff is reviewing the situation and looking at remedies Trudell explained some answering service personnel are doing a good job but one person isn t handling emergency situations properly They obtaining the motion that repair crews need and this is causing unnecessary delays There were also problems on August be cause the storm caused losses of power in four different areas of Halton Hills and hydro was short staffed because of vacations Commissioner Murt Allison said people handling colls during emergencies must tain the needed information from callers and Hills Hydro own staff should be manning the phones once it known there are problems He said on August 8 some people were without power for six hours The same person who handles the switch board should also bo dispatching service crews Allison added Commissioner Ab noted he has complained about the same answering vice problems in the past adding there Is one person handling calls who gives out the wrong information and do can know what she Is talking about Allison said reduced time In getting re pairs done and Ihus overtime wages saved would more than pay for the cost in bringing In someone to handle calls and dispatch crews Another problem on August was that lightning knocked out the hydro truck radio communication system said staff Is also looking at the radio communication problems especially In light of the fact hydro pays I 700a year rent on the repeater station He said the repeater Is needed to give hydro the range to communicate with trucks in any comer of Hills Hydro Commission discusses administration building property Hills Hydro commissioners met for over an hour Friday morning in cam era to discuss the administration building prop Presumably the commissioners were discussing the Town newest offer for the Stevens land on Maple Ave In Georgetown Reportedly one of the conditions of the Town offer is that Hills Hydro agrees to pay half the cost of the land purchase The Town and Hydro have been talking about buying the Stevens land and event building a combined municipal hydro administration building on the site A consultant study indicated to build a combined Halton Hills and hydro building to serve a municipality with about GO pop would cost about million Following the session Halton Hills Hydro passed no public resolutions dealing with this issue Hydro getting maps of land bought in Acton Hills Hydro must obtain a flood line map and site plan for Credit Valley Conservation Authority before the purchase of some land adjacent to the Acton hydro building owned by Metroland Printing and Publishing can close Manager Jerry Trudell told com misswncrs Friday negotiations for the land which will be used by Hydro for out side storage of materials used by service crews have been completed and now legal loose ends are being tied up added he feels the deal will be closed by October There was some confusion as to exactly what CVCA wants since the commission I planning to build anything on the pro in the foreseeable future However commissioners concluded CVCA must want a map showing the floodllne so that body can In turn tell the commission where on the newly acquired property materials can be stored The mapping which will include survey is being done by RE CUptham of Georgetown Fewer owners reclaim dogs Fewer dog owners are reclaiming their pet from Halton Hills Animal Control Centre In June this year dogs were Impounded and only eight reclaimed while In June last year were Impounded but 29 were re claimed This year daring June dogs were or sent to research but in the same month last only year to were dealt with In this way Five dogs found new homes In June this year and last The number calls answered went up from in June ltd to 311 to the same month this year