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19TS Home Newspaper of Halton Hills We want our share of LIP money Town Councillor Ric Morrow failed to get support from his fellow councillors In his at tempt to demand that the federal government ret urn this town a portion of the Local Initiatives Program million budget Sharply criticizing the LIP program Councillor Morrow suggested that Hal ton Kills oak for Its allotted share of the LIP funds to be used directly through the town instead of Indirectly through the LIP program We want our money back We have helluva lot better ways to spend It than they do Of all the federal plans the LIP program has got to be one of the most objectionable said Councillor Morrow It utterly ridiculous for an elected council to sit here attempting lo find some way to spend the taxpayers money I vc always considered it our duty to attempt to cut costs and taxes His resolution demanding that the federal government return Halton Hills allotted share of the LIP funds for direct use by the town was voted down however by members of town council present at last week meeting of the subsidiary planning board The critical raps at the LIP system had come on a discussion by the board of a letter from Robert minister of manpower and immigration requesting the town submit suggestions for possible LIP projects locally Town planner Mario Vcndlttl suggested that a possible project for Hills to consider would be a housing conversion study aimed at looking at older homes in Acton and Georgetown and how they could be reconverted and redeveloped to provide more housing units At that point In the discussion Councillors Morrow and Em Hyde launched their attack on LIP projects of the Here we are struggling to find some ways to spend money as If it was free Like hell It s free it a our money We re scratching the bottom of the barrel trying to find some project worthy of spending the money If other area municipalities want to do that sort of thing let them There no reason why wc have to fumble along with them Councillor Hyde however when the vote against Morrow resolution was down admitted arc same good ways to spend money intelligently Whatever we suggest should be something constructive Councillor Pat McKcnzlc repeated suggestions that he had made previous night at the personnel and finance committee that a park in the lvcr Creek area might be a possible project for the town to consider There is a definite need for more playground equipment in Esquesing We are too critical of the things that are going on Let set the example by running a good project The matter will be studied by the various town com which will work with the heads of the various town departments on arriving with a Hat of priority projects Fair board looking for bus Has anyone seen a double decker bus Fair haven lost one but they are never around lately thelesa looking for one Charles Fogal The directors or the Georgetown Fall president of the fall fair board is asking for CVCA considers 3 properties The Credit Valley Conservation Authority will have land appraisals made of three separate properties in the Silver Creek acquisition Harry Watson general manager of the stated that or the three properties each has possibilities for negotiating a purchase Two or the three parcels of land those6fVanceand Wagner lie directly In the Silver Creek acquisition area Mr Watson explained that the properties in question all used to be farm land and that they are not table lands Mr Watson also pointed out that the properties He on the Niagara Escarpment and are in the development control area The Credit Valley Conservation Authority is presently In the process of hiring an appraiser to evaluate the three properties some assistance from anyone who might know where a double decker bus could bo rented The board Is hoping to get a bus to help visitors to the fall fair avoid the traffic problems that annually crop up in the area of the fairgrounds during the event If one can be found It would run from the Market Centre plaza to the fairgrounds likely free of charge Horse drawn wagons are con sidered to tako falrgoers from the downtown municipal parking lots to the fairgrounds We want to make it as easy as possible for anyone wanting to come to our fair to get here said Mr Fogal If you do happen to know where a double decker bus can be rented you might give Mr Fogal a call at and John when thoy collided Street last Monday Passengers Accident sends six to hospital Six Toronto area residents were taken to Georgetown District Memorial Hospital following a headon collision on Guelph Street Monday af teraoon Three members of the family Joel Okley and John and his wife all of Toronto were taken to hospital by ambulance following the collision that resulted In over damage to the two cars Involved All patients were treated and released later that day for a variety of cuts scrapes and bruises according to hospital supervisors The collision occurred when the vehicle entered the westbound lane of Street striking the car Earlier In the week five people were token to hospital by police cruiser following a rear end collision which did over 1 damage to each of the two cars Involved In Hie accident on Mountalnvlew Road Mary McEwen of 15 Eden Place and Papp of Ltmehouse with passengers Lublca Samaraliija and Katrina and Anne were treated and released from hospital In addition to the two serious accidents reported by Regional Police in Halton Hills this week six other accidents were handled by the Georgetown detachment of the regional police A rearend collision did damage to the car of Roof us Bangs of Drive and no damage to car of Edith of Scarborough when the cars collided on Guelph and Mills Streets While reversing from a Langstone Crescent home Allan Smith struck the pavement doing damage to the car he was driving An accident did damage to the cor and to a hydro pole when Peter Fen was forced into the ditch along Mountain view Road A second car involved In the accident failed to remain at the scene Georgetown Market Centre was the scene of a minor collision doing too damage to the cars involved Michael Gourley of Mctnt Crescent and Donna Lambert of Main Street Glen Williams collided at the Guelph Street entrance to the plaza alight damage was done to the traffic signal on Guelph Street when struck by the car of Claire Stewart IGA remanded to Nov The answer to the question do milk stores really may have a more far reaching effect on Georgetown convenience stores than with just the current charges now facing manager Christopher Vlto of the Guelph Street IGA store Four charges of violation of bylaw which stipulates store operating hours within Halton Hills brought Mr Vito to provincial court In Georgetown last Friday Goldln attorney for the food operator stated the bylaw was discriminatory and voiced to the wording of the charges My client was not open explained the Toronto lawyer Ray Steele representing town of HillB clarified ihe charge lo indicate thai Mr Vltohadastoreopcnlnvlolatlonof the bylaw The main point made in the court session by the defense attorney was hat In his opinion milk stores do not exist It is an artificial class of shop that In fact docs not exist According to the Ontario Municipal Act to qualify as a milk store TO percent of the total sales must be derived from the sale of milk and dairy products The present Halton All Candidates Night organized by Jaycees The public will have their first op portunity to hear the platforms of all three candlatcs in the Halton Burlington provincial election thanks to the Georgetown The Jaycees will host a Meet the Can dldates night at District High School on Thursday September 11 at m Allthreccandfdates Gary Dawklns PC Julian Liberal and Bill Johnson have been invited to attend the forum Hills is based on the Ontario Municipal Act According Mr Goldln stores such as Beckers Jug Milk Stores and Mac Milk invented the milk store concept to beat the ruling be open on Sunday while larger stores such as who sell milk arc forced to close M Ik represents only about 18 percent or their sales Mr Other stipulations concerning store size and the size of the goods sold in other local bylaws were shown to hove been defeated by other courts In Ontario when charges faced the owners IGA food store chain If these milk stores sell less than required TO percent they too can bo charged Mr Steele They arc then not within he bylaw cither Exemptions to the 1971 bylaw can be if the store owners can show that their volume of sales for milk and milk products warrants a change in heir store The case was remanded until mid November at lei time the charges will again be heard In provincial court Fines for violation of the closing in fault of payment NOT YOUR AVERAGE JEANS In a special presentation Hills resident Keith Leslie right steps back to admire the new jacket presented to him by Premier William Davis and Peel Con servo live candidate Jack Johnson The Jacket and jeans were presented In honor of Mr Leslie achievements In International plowing competition before he goes a defend Canada in the world wide petitions To represent Canada in World Plowing In a special presentation in Bolton last week Keith Leslie a lifelong Halton Hills resident was presented with a most unusual pair of work jeans and jacket Premier William Davis along with Jack Johnson PC candidate for the Wellington Peel riding presented the Carhart jeans and jacket to Mr Leslie The jacket bears the Ontario provincial crest em broldcrcd to fill the bock of the garment The award was given because of Mr Leslie first place showing In the nation wide plowing competition held last year in British Columbia where he defeated representatives from the other provinces to permit him to go on to the world title competitions near this fall Prior to the Canadian competition Mr THE LAST SPARK extinguished in the their nlflp children were forced to stay blaze that did an estimated damage to until the clean up Job is completed the home of Victor Coffey He his wife and Leslie qualified by placing first a the provincial level in two years ago I been plowing competitively for IS years now explained Mr Leslie at the presentation Mr Leslie could be the World Champion Plowman if he wins at the matches this fall I m hopeful he said of his prospects False air raid alarm Georgetown was not Invaded over the weekend as many residents thought when the Guelph Street Air Raid siran began sounding at Friday night After the first short blast of the Emergency Warning System the Bound continued at random Intervals throughout the night and all day Saturday in Georgetown and Brampton Each time the alarm sounded both police and fire department switchboards were flooded with calls from concerned residents who wondered what action to take In the event of an emergency We logged over calls explained the area s lire dispatcher Unlike the last time the siren wailed its warning in December this alarm only three communities versus the province wide alert of last year The short In the electrical system was located by repairmen Saturday afternoon at which time the alarm was silenced left homeless after fire Damage exceeding was done to home of Victor and Mary Coffey when fire broke out In their Crescent home last Thursday afternoon Firemen arrived on the scene shortly after the alarm was turned In by neighbours who noticed the fire and smoke in the living room after the last person bad left the home just before 1 The family of 11 have had their taken care of by the insurance company according to Fire Chief Ken Two of the family a 15 cats were killed in the fire as a result smoke inhalation The fire was classified as accidental with no further investigation to take place