Wednesday 19B4 Region still split on Aggregate Hlton continues to be divided on he proposed Aggregates Act would provide regulations aggregate extraction in the prov The new regulations would mean revenue to the area municipalities and the Region became a license fee and an extraction fee would be implemented The aggregate producer would pay four cents per tonne to be area municipality cent per tonne to the Region cent to the abandoned pit and quarry fund to be wed for rehabilitation and 1 cent per tonne to the Province The revenue would have meant to Halton last year but there are some councillors from north who cant support the proposed legislation Northern residents have expressed con at public meetings on the aggregate issue about the amount of land being designated far aggregate extraction under the new legislation They are concerned about the loss of farmland as well as further scarring of the countryside with abandoned pits and quarries The new Aggregates Act received first and second readings in 1079 Substantial changes were made after the Act had been circulated to municipalities for comment but the BUI died on the order paper when the last provincial election was called and the House adjourned The revised Ag Act has not yet been reintroduced The Region or Peel concerned over the lost revenue during the delay is asking Halton to endorse its request for the retntro- duction of the BUI The planning and public works committee supported the recently but without the northern councillors on the committee Milton Councillor BUI Johnson and Halton Hills Mayor Russ Miller would not support the reintroduction because It wUl appear that Halton thus supporting the Act that northern resident have opposed Were playing right into the aggregate Industry bands said Johnson suggesting that the ministry of natural resource is operating under a guise of rehabilitation The ministry hasnt offered anything concrete at and there is very little protection for farmland and wood tots But Burlington Councillor Pat McLaughlin said the BUI has to be rein troduced to get the issue settled As long as the BUI is sitting on the shelf nothing is going for us he said We have to tell them we wont it silting on the shelf for the next years and going on with the status quo which is no use to us Burlmgton Councillor Steve Toth the la the only way to try to get money set aside for the of pi and quarries Planning director Rash Mohammed explained that asked last year that the ministry bold public meetings In the areas where the aggregate resource are but has received no answer from them Johnson said It Is becoming an election gimmick to provide a lot of public relation then in the end Halton will get shafted It will appear to the public were in support of anything in that BUI which we opposed before said Miller Committee members decided to request the reintroduction of the Bill and that It be circulated to the area municipalities for comment They also decided to repeat previous position which called for public meetings conducted by the ministry in the areas where the aggregate is GOLFERS 8MB CANADAS EXCEL SPIKELESS LEATHER SHOES 35 STUBERTS SPIKELESS SHOES 63 REGRIPPING 2 BURTON BAGS ftoni29 BAG BOY CARTS TNT HONEY BEES LEATHER TNT1C GLOVE PINNACLE BALLS If PING PUTTERS TOOLOWTOUSTi POWER BILT 279 Plus many mora value ABOVE PRICES ONLY iWON PRESENTATION Of THIS OFFER FR1 JUNE GOLFHAUS WE WANT YOU TO EARN MORE MONEY Term Deposits 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS IWo 12 13 Interest paid annually Rates apply to amounts of over HALTON COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION Ths Crod on belongs to You and Me The Fun Starts Here Our wwy own Mow everyone Id COOL IT With modem energy sav rig central a r I on from Soon mors When you want the bast you go for best That a why bo many homeowners call timers to stall central a r on in their homos Boa timers has a long stand trad tlon for ex col I once in the common I wo j We have a reputat on We have credo I Wo a Known for re soling for only best products on the That why people comeback me and again In a world of more and people are demand kind of products a service that we provide ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP CALL BERYL CARTER GEORGETOWN 8776931 Town OwHwid n lake be scurrying from one event to playing with the ids while distribute FREE Balloons See drys beautiful proud to be Photography contest results while you tap your toes to the sounds si our Contest A 5ptece band writ also keep you you discover bargains ihe to laKe lane and oca talent Wheats Fortune Crart and and a Boer Garden keeo Mom end Dad Meadow wore events a Canned so come one FREE RIDES See COUPON inside flyer for complete information on FREE Carnival RWesi SERVING THE HARD OF HEARING ERIN HEARING AID CENTRE 78 MAIN ST S GEORGETOWN IN THE OLD BANK FOR APPOINTMENT PHONE 8773765 DELICATESSEN is COMING TO GEORGETOWN to 130E Guelph St formerly Euro Dollcatassan lJUe took meeting and mends