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the HERALD WEDNESDAY APRa Home Newspaper of Hills Part of major expansion Cable TV rates up RESIDENTS ALONG IRWIN CRESCENT must have taken a quick second look at the home of Bruce Cook Wednesday morning for there smackdab In the centre of Mr Cooks front lawn was an oldfashioned outhouse This privy however was a step or two above similar structures a It featured plash carpeting on both the floor and podium plus wallpaper The surprise addition tn Mr Cooks lot was actually all part of a Kinsmen Club enterprise The Kin Kan Is a travelling trophy which Is making Its rounds of all Kin smen Clubs in Zone A The Idea Is to raise funds for a Creek member Wayne who Is running for the national vicepresidency of the Kinsmen Club of Canada Boddys Poddy arrives unexpectedly mid night Tuesday evening at home of Mr Cook at the home of president of one of the seven clubs in Zone A There it must stay with a slight penalty per day until all members of the local chib have signed the Inside walls Mr Cook was hoping to get trophy on Its way early this week Checking out the facilities are Georgetown Kinsmen Doug Ward George Gill George and at right Bruce Cook president of the local club Another two weeks Norval bridge still out When the bridge was washed out last February by a flood at the Credit River Bruce Kitchen a member of the regional works department predicted that It would be repaired within two or three weeks This statement was made seven to eight weeks ago Now Mr Kitchen reports a further delay of about two or three weeks However be states that we are making headway The bridge just north of Highway underwent a major repair job last fall but the repairs did not hold out during the February floods result has been a great deal of Inconvenience for resident living north of the Tom one of residents on the HaltonPeel town line explained In conveniences his family faces because of tbe bridge This baa isolated us from village normal route over bridge to the pott office In Norval Is exactly threequarters of- a mile drive from my borne Now I have to travel a distance of five miles to pick up mall One of the most predominant complaints the residents voiced was the fact thst they have had no information pertaining to the bridge James DeSylva another upset resident stated People dont mind being slightly Inconvenienced as long as they are kept In formed If you are not Informed on the ac tivities you naturally assume tbe worst There just has not been any com- Surprise Youre in the CVCA The last one to know about the latest provincial appointment to Credit Valley Conservation Authority was tbe appointee herself Mrs Gal Mai toy RR3 Acton was mora then a bit surprised when contacted last week for her comments on her appointment to the CVCAs executive replacing another Acton resident Bruce CarglU Mrs admitted Friday that she was totally unaware that she had been ap pointed to the authority although her selec tion had been revealed the previous night at a of the authority In Meadowvale noted that she earlier In tbe week had been told In a note from for Halton West George Kerr that her name was being for warded to the provincial cabinet for ap proval That was tbe last I heard Mrs however admitted that the George Kerr and Jim Snow Right at the moment I have very little background on the authority but I Intend to quickly become Involved Mr CarglU had announced two weeks ago that he was resigning from authority Hi reslaUon was exited forwarded to chairman Grant Clarksonlsst week It came on the heels of a recent request by authority to the provincial government that Mr CarglU be replaced in view of bis poor attendance at authority meetings Mr CarglU was quoted In a MIsslsKauga paper lust due to an increased workload In us business be was unable to spend as much time working with the authority a be first thought be would be to The situation will be totally different with thoautbori newest appointee Mrs predicts They can expect to see me at each and every meeting unless something dire or drastic happens Terming her connection with the con servation field aa a personal Involvement Mrs commented Im Interested in people The former real estate agent Is also head of the Acton He continued I have to travel an extra three mile to work every day and over a period of eight or nine weeks this extra mileage really adds up Remarking on the initial repairs made to the bridge Julian Reed believes that It could have been more efficiently designed by two Boy Scouts on a Saturday afternoon Mr Reed suggested that the bridge be left is and grade old town line down to HlghwaylO If the road was graded It would be a safer and shorter route Tbe only people this grading would Inconvenience would be my family and we are prepared to brave the extra distance A study was conducted on the prospects of widening the road and constructing a new bridge However because of pressure placed by the residents this proposal was deferred People opposed this proposal because it was predicted by I960 that cars would travel the road dally It would become a major highway explained Mr Reed We wanted the road graded down to tbe highway This would preserve some of the old Norval Tbe construction would cause all the trees to be cut down and we would might as well wave goodbye to Subscribers of Cable Systems may be paying more for cable television service In tbe near future An application baa been filed with the Canadian Radio and Television Commission by the Georgetownbased company to amend its rate structure for the areas of Acton Milton and Georgetown The new rate of represents increase from the present rate introduced leas than a year ago The increase will conform with existing rates In Brampton and Toronto and will become effective Immediately after approval baa been granted by the CRTC in Acton and Milton Georgetown subscribers can expect no change In tbe rate structure until tbe end of tbe year when extra channel service is implemented We are not just jumping on the band wagon when asking for a rate Increase similar to our surrounding systems ex plained Arthur J president and general manager of Halton Cable Systems Tbe rates applied for and approved test year were based on the fact that settop converters necessary to make extra c available were only available from cable television companies Revenue from converter leasing was to pay added cost incurred in providing supplementary channels and services With converters readily available to public through such stores as Eatons and Simpsons it is impossible to recover tbe revenue lost when people buy and use their own converters furthered Mr Tbe rates applied for at that time would have balanced the extra costs of these channels Situations he noted nave arisen In Toronto where cable companies have No dam for Silver Creek There will not be a dam In tbe Silver Creek Conservation Area Credit Valley Conservation Authority over the protest of Hills two representatives on the authority decided last Thursday evening that dam was neither necessary nor advisable for Silver Creek area a spokesman for the authority jgVcaunentedbplannedtobepartof the MTVCAs major recreational area stretching from Silver Creek to the Terra Cotta Con- serration Area Why are we deciding now not to build a dam Creek when about three years A ago wVook at the entire Credit Valley watershed and dedtted that the next spot where a dam is going go would be Silver Creek questioned Mayor Tom Hill Town councillor Ernie Sykes added that tbe reasons for not building the dam were not sufficiently explained You tell us It shouldnt be built due to environmental sensitivity what does that mean iartof proper conservation Is to make sure that theres a steady flow of water That was why the dam was first recommended To tell us now that it wont Just doesnt bold water Grant Clarkson chairman of explained that when Idea of constructing new dams in Credits watershed was first considered the river and some of its smaller tributaries were still being used to dispose of sewage The dams be explained were needed to ensure a constant flushing action But that role of tbe river la no longer applicable he said and thus more dams are not needed The ministry of natural resources Mr continued Is also now asking that better stream flow be maintained not with dams but through better channelisation projects Besides concluded Mr the dam would not add a great deal to the areas recreational attraction Bute low level dam might be well considered for recreational purposes sometime in tbe future Mayor Hill asked why a great deal of property overlooking the Silver Creek bad been acquired by tbe authority If It was not the Intention of the CVCA to build a high level dam and raise the level of creek To that he authoritys manager Harry Watson noted the Silver Creek area was just part of a major parcel of land In tbe Niagara Escarpment designated by the province as prime acquisition land The authority has been acquiring all available properties In that mime a Carnegie preview set It has been announced by Dave Mather Instructor for the Dale Carnegie course now being offered In Halton HiUs that the class will begin with a special preview meeting to be held Monday April a at the Riviera- Burgundy Club Highway 7 Norval starting promptly at a The public is Invited The purpose of this meeting Is to give the people of this area an opportunity to see for themselves Just how the Dale Carnegie course through its unique teaching methods la able to accomplish so much In such a short period of time Mr Mather said He stated that those who attend the preview meeting will be taught a basic memory lesson that will probably ornate Ibera at Ibe memory power they actually possess Teresa Holland also of Dale Car negie Training told the Herald everyone attending the meeting will have a very in formative and enjoyable evening with no cost or obligation whatsoever As a public service to the community the Dale Carnegie course Is being offered under the sponsorship of the Herald For further Information about the preview meeting or the course write or call the Herald at 8772301 stalled filtering devices to make converters useless until the subscriber agrees to pay tbe added cost for the extra channels new local rate will permit sub scribers to receive all channels at one set fee and add a converter at their option by leasing one from company or by pur chasing their own We will provide up to with tbe aid of converters What tbe subscribers do with the signal then la up to them said Mr Converters can be leased from us at per month or purchased at including installation and warranty There willbe 11 channels on the basic or nonconverter service Channels 13 and the local origination channel With converters 39 plus a Ire service can be viewed with a standard television receiver for a total of We are presently carrying out tests to determine whether of not Peterboroughs channel can be added to tbe converter service added Mr The completion of tbe CN Tower will cause a further reshuffling of channels if tbe new signal levels cause Interference on and To obtain the best picture It has been necessary to move the channels from their transmitted frequencies to those of adjacent channels We do this to cancel the time delay in the signal explained Mr Jamleson If tbe channels were left on the same frequency when tbe signal Is strong a double Image would occur because the signal received at the bead end antennae Is delayed slightly along the miles of cable but tbe tuner In tbe set can still pick up the signal as It is tran smitted Your Morning Smile We called Williams Public School to find oat what was going on there as port of Education Week A voting voice answered the phone Glen Williams school tad en speaking The added height of the CN Tower extend the areas of reception but will offer no res improvement tbe Hills area City TV Channel will also extend Its coverage area to include Georgetown at which time it la hoped that the CRTC will permit Its inclusion on the basic non- converter service CRTC regulations insist that Canadian channels be carried on naturally clear channels and electronic techniques used to minimize Interference be only used on tbe nonpriority American stations We had hoped to electronically make use of aB channels but with CRTC ruling and the added strength of signal made possible by the CN Tower soma channels may be left blank and me American stations moved to the converter service sdded Mr Jamleson A further ruling by prohibits the use of nonImpaired channels to be used for background commercial music Once converter service is established in Georgetown the local origination fi Halton Community Television wiU no longer share dial positions with WNED Channel 17 Tbe public broadcast system which operates will be available on tbe converter service Plans for community Include a funcolour production studio backed up by a black and white mobile system The equipment necessary to show alma in color will be added to new studio planned to serve three communities Local will be tbe last service added to the system when the studio now located at la moved to a site at near the new tower ConatructloB of tbe Acton system Is complete and will be put into operation once tbe new tower la finished The cold weather delayed me con struction of tbe tower said Mr Jamleson but now that weather has stabilized we expect the tower and antennae to be com pleted la tbe next few weeks with con struction of tbe system beginning soon The system when implete wilt cost over to serve Acton Milton and Georgetown with cable television service YOU CAN BET that Dave Deere Isnt gong bandages Dave and Doug too for with both legs splinted together on were among members of the Air Cadets arm in a sling and 11 other members of Air Corps taking tbe St Johns first aid Cadet Squadron awaiting their chance to add emergency course