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Actons Neighborhood Watch produces 57 drop in burglaries by Mark Bauer local Neighborhood Watch program was renewed in the community recently after a summer break The program explained to concerned citizens and new members were recruited at a meeting Neighborhood Watch was instituted in Aetna last April after a of burglaries during the first three months of the year had residents up in arms Before the program was brought Into effect the burglary rates bad skyrocketed up 71 per cent and the trend was continuing the program became operational area has experienced a percent drop in the burglary rate program was initiated by Rick Bon nette a highly productive member of the community who ravelled from door to door captaining the program to area residents Volunteers helped him in this chore Within a few weeks it was no longer sary to seek out new members as people volunteered by the dozens a e Lepage iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii HEM ESTATE LTD fELTCR 170 GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN To Prevent Crime The program is growing all the time said Bonnette and it wont be long before many neighborhoods have a full compliment of members Constable Bob a Regional police officer was also mental in starling the local chapter as he instructed new members on how to spot criminal activities and identify criminals Veaspoltce tare the responsibility to teacb how to correctly identify a person or vehicle Far too often police respond to a call only to get a description of a person with an average build average looks and average Its almost impossible to apprehend someone with this kind of description he said What we the police need la the com m unity to become our eyes and ears re marked They know much better than we do who their neighbors are and what their habits are he continued For instance if a person knew that his neighbor was out of town for the weekend and suddenly without warning there was a stranger hanging he would know through the program to obtain a licence plate number to call the police and if he saw the stranger to get a good descrip tion When a person uses this format it makes our Job apprehending a criminal much easier stated Most people who havent joined have the idea that a block captain is supposed to spend a lot of time and effort being a detective Quite to the contrary we donl want the members to become directly involved with the or be a vigilante emphasized We Just want people to keep an eye on their neighborhood What It boils down to concluded u being a nosy neighbor People are also trained to protect them selves against burglary by engraving all valuable items with their drivers licence number Its an inexpensive way to identify or trace any stolen articles said The police leave pamphlets In the doors of homes that are found to be insecure during police checks The pamphlets tell people how to properly secure their homes against unwanted visitors Leaving a highly visible notice stating the home is protected by the Neighborhood Watch program is also a good deterrent to any would be thieves said Not only docs Neighbourhood Watch deter burglars It also helps prevent van dalism and violent crime added also said Neighborhood Watch is not a police program It is a community venture We and are Just a resource to help people get started and Its up to them to continue the program Its nice to see ISO or more people show up at the meetings and I know from ex perience said Bonnette it brings the community closer together when theyre working towards a common goal People find themselves talking to people theyve known for years but didnt reallie they were living a few houses apart pointed out Bonnette Neighborhood Watch has proved itself to be a valuable deterrent to crime and for the future both Bonnette and hope the program will continue with the success it has already seen GEORGETOWN GMC TRUCKS GEORGETOWN 8770149 One Hundred and Ninth Year Issue 15 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19 Pages Thirty Cents Peace Camp fined 250 for illegal road Building a new road on the Twin Lakes land without a permit from the Niagara Escarpment Commission NEC has cost International Peace Camp IPC The nonprofit corporation IPC pro posing to develop a huge mult I ethnic litre recreation centre near was convicted In Milton provincial court day for a violation of a section or the Niag Escarpment Act IPC lawyer Steven Kelr told the court his client was pleading guilty to the charge of developing without a development permit NEC lawyer Neil Davis the Premier son told Justice of the Peace Derrick that staff viewed the- newly con structed road and there was no permit issued for the development so there had been of two sections of the Act Fill had been removed the road excav ated and crushed stone put down Keir agreed to the statement of facts read Into the record but explained his clients werent aware of the development permit requirements Also IPC has taken steps to remedy the problem Kler said Davis countered that the road was built sometime between July 13 and and IPC was sent a letter advising them of the in fraction on July by the NEC Also he pointed out IPC applied for the In March of this year and should have known they start development until they received permission explained IPC didn feel building the road would be viewed as development Davis informed the court the two sides hadagreedonappropriateflne Rabley added court costs and gave IPC 30 days pay fine Afterwards NECofficlal Pat ex plained IPC wasn t being required to re move the road and restore the land at this time because their proposal been accepted or rejected by the NEC If the pro goes ahead it would make little sense to require IPC to remove the road and then allow them to build it again later She added there is provision to require the road be re moved and the land restored rheway It was before later If the project is rejected by the NEC Recently the NEC voted to author the chairman Ivor McMullin to issue a restor ation order for Twin Lakes since more development which been approved has taken place Boeckner explained staff and legal advisors will meet this week to deter mine how the restoration order will be pro cessed It has been suggested the NEC will have the courts administer the restoration order so that if It isnt followed IPC officials can be held in contempt of court She also explained the long list of recent developments at the Twin Lakea land Continued The High School Girls Basketball season officially got underway for Acton last week as they travelled to Georgetown Both the Junior and Senior squads came away with season opening wins Actons Carolyn Iloare 331 and Susan Craig wait for a couple of Rebelettes to decide who really wants the ball King ham may fight local improvement charge Phase one and wo Kinghem town house corporations and their members are considering fighting the region s plan to make them pay for the new sewage system installed on the road last year Councillor Dave Whiting a mem ber of one of the condominiums Jim Kino ear head of Halton Con dominium Corporation 20 and Andy Keep Halton Condominium Cor president discussed the unfair predicament residents have found themselves in for roughly 10 When phase one and two of the were built developer installed a private sewage system and this was approved by the old Town of Acton It rare that any development would get a green light without a topnotch municipal sew age system Obviously the system was subpar since it had to be replaced after a short life Residents had many many problems with the sewage system over the years Last Tuesday night a regional staffer explained at a public meeting that residents In phase one owe for each home while those across road in phase two owe Tor each unit This can be paid in a lump sum or paid off on tax bills over a 10 year period However if the project Is paid for over 10 years Ihe residents must pay the same interest rate as the region is per cent This works out to a year Keep noted When the region originally wrote the local Improvement bylaw it was like standard local Improvement deals the landowners abutting the improvement paying for it In this case ft meant only about 15 per cent of the homeowners those with units facing on Klngham would be charged Recently the region rec titled this error and passed a new bylaw charging all of Ihe townhouse owners for the sewer system This new bylaw must be approved by the Ontario Municipal Board and the residents as Individuals or the condominium corporations can appeal Following he public meeting Whiting met with the two presidents and they reviewed the situation Later the corporations sought legal advice Keep recalled three years ago residents were up to our cars- in problems involving the private pump station and sewer system The region said the only way they d help was If Ihe people accepted a local improvement They were desperate he said so they agreed They feel Ihe situation totally unfair Before the sower surcharge was moved to the water bills a couple of years ago townhouse Continued on page Robina Clark celebrates 95th phase one and twe residents may fight ha to pay ta a Improvement charge for tie new sewer system installed fast year inside Mi at fire by drat a dags best friend See Cases Slaw en page Man Soda Services Centre decant matter if yea arret eat deer Its a M of work Tan A long time resident of Acton Clark will be celeb rating her birthday this week at the Elliot Home for the aged in Guelph with other Oc tober bom residents Miss Clark bom in Peter borough on October 1BS8 to Acton when she was nine months old and says she has always loved the quiet rural flavor of Acton Miss Clarks mother lost her first husband shortly after was bom and remarried to become Mrs William Gould Soon after remarrying Mrs Goulds family moved to Acton where s mother gave birth to two sons In Miss Clark received her teaching certificate and moved to Toronto where she taught primary grades at Queen Victoria Public School Far years Miss Clark taught the young children I love and in IMS she returned to Actoa to retire The children today are not different than the child ren I anew or yean ago truly interested in something they can be exceptionally clever Miss Clark attributes her longcvity to always having a bright outlook on life and always treating people in a good Christian manner Ive had several serious operations explained Miss Clark and Ive always held an optimistic outlook through the whole thing Miss Clark said she enjoys crocheting watching television a nd making cotton place mats I always give away the things I make said Miss Clark If people like tbe things I make then I want them to keep my work Miss Clark baa also been act in the Knox Church Mission and she remembers making cotton sweaters and shirts for under privileged in Africa For tbe future Miss dark aid the it going to live ram day to day people who need help ana she band to new each day dark celebrated her birthday last week She Uvea at The EWot Home for the Aged fat Guelpfc Horse killed in accident Ahccaewaakilkdwbenitraninfrentofa car driving along the Fourth line a October Daie Tblbktaau of Lot Concession Halton Hub on tbe Fourth Una at about tana according to reports when a bora crossed front The car bad Am damage Allcandidates meet Thursday There will be an all candidates meeting Thursday night at 30 p at the Georgetown Optim ists Hall on Highway 7 north of Georgetown for the municipal byelection There are six candidates vying for the ward two area council seat- Jake Kuiken Jim France Peter Norton Tony Taylor and Dolly Moulden The rote is next Monday October and is being held to fill Ibe vacancy created by the death of Tom Hill in August Turnout at Saturdays advance poll at the municipal offices on was very light only people cast ballots Often a low advance poll turnout mean there will be a low elec tion day turnout and byelection voter tumouta are usually lower than turnout for regular ele Candidates discuss issues on page B1