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the HERALD TOE HERALD WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER Home IMewspaper of Hills With a little help from his friends Opposes boundary change Region to take stand Both Halloo and Peel Region have taken a aland against the proposed changes to the boundaries of tbe federal electoral districts which would place Georgetown and a small section of former Township of in so expanded riding Halton Regional council last week en a motion presented by Peel Region calling for tbe change Halton will also be making a written submission to federal reviewing proposed changes outlined in ads one month ago Mayor Tom Hill who win be representing Halton Hills during tbe Toronto bearings at request of town council told regional council but week If we have to go in with Vangbaa and King and Caledon It be bad news for people of HlUs and tbe region Negotiations fail The commission hearing are scheduled to get underway October and Mayor Hill impressed the regional council with the importance of getting its written submission In immediately The Peel resolution extensively with Inclusion of Georgetown and in the new east west Peel riding and their exclusion from real of Halton In proposing the district of Peel the commissioner appears to have given more consideration to achieving balanced electoral quotients than to creating cohesive electoral districts Peels com missioner of planning Peter Allen stated in his letter to It is suggested therefore that the westerly electoral boundary be adjusted to that portion of Hilts from the electoral district of Peel Such a change would be better from a geographic standpoint and would correspond to the provincial electroal boundaries bet ween the regions of Peel and This adjustment would increase the population of the electoral district to approximately I016T9 while decreasing tbe Peel King population to ap proximately Although this creates an Imbalance In representation It has been evidenced that In submitting the Peel brief to Halton council regional chairman Allan noted that in the Interests of region he felt that the resolution should be fully supported Strike may be necessary The teachers for tbe Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board have decided to suspend further salary and benefit i negotiations with me board teach era have requested tbe education relations commission to appoint a factfinder to examine the respective positions of the teachers and board and to make whatever recommendations that are deemed appropriate to facilitate resolution of tbe current impasse At start of salary negotiations early In April tbe teachers requested Initially a a2 percent Increase over salary guide plus cost of living clause which would their salary demands to percent When the teachers ceased negotiations tbe boards latest offer Included a SB percent salary increase for a one year contract The teachers final position at cessation of negotiations reflected a salary for a one year period In addition to the percent salary In crease on the salary grid the teachers are requesting a 41 percent salary increase for principals a percent Increase in reapon allowance for viceprincipals and a M percent Increase In fringe benefits The trustees have offered principals an Increase percent for one year The board was prepared to continue negotiations toward settlement during the summer months In June the trustees In formed the teachers that they were prepared to do so in order to arrive at a settlement prior to school opening The request was turned down by the chairman of the teachers negotiation committee The cessation of negotiations by he teachers indicate are prepared to strike to achieve their demands It is still the boards desire to arrive at a amicable agreement with its teachers through coo negotiations Julian did it After close battle amongst three hard working well known candidates Liberal Julian Reed emerged as the victor of the new riding Now Provincial Legislature tative Julian a resident of and a formeractor singer and performer won by a slim margin over Progressive Conservative candidate Gary The latest from the returning office indicate that Julian received 90s votes Gary and BUI Johnson New Democratic Party candidate received voles The latest results from Georgetown alone show that Julian received votes Gary Dawkins and Bill Johnson Despite an allday rain TO percent of all the eligible voters in the Burlington riding turned out to cost their deciding ballots As a new riding with no voting pattern established and with three new candidates few were willing to bet on the outcome Mr Reed was little known In Milton and the north of Burlington however well known In the Georgetown area primarily from his previous battle In trying to keep School open Mr Dawkins who grew up and Is now a school principal In Acton Is popular in bis community however as Julian was somewhat foreign In other sectors of the It seemed that Bill Johnson who lives in the northern part of the former Township now Milton was probably the bestknown figure across the riding For years his fight against pollution has made Mr Johnson a wellknown environmentalist With each of the candidates basically known only in their home communities it was the hours upon hours of door todoor cam paignlng which resulted their individual popularity It t known and It the type of fact which will never be known whether it was Julian himself or Liberal party or maybe a combination of both which should be credited to Julian Reed victory to become Burlington s MPP 20 voters couldnt As the rest of Ontario headed to the polls last Thursday nine families on Weber Drive experienced the frustrating feeling of not being able to cast their votes because enumerators failed to cover the area in which they live Those nine families however admit learned a painful lesson the hard way Check your voters list Just to make sure you re on It We re certainly at fault for not checking the list In time admits Mrs Weber Drive But that t take care of where were the enumerators They re paid by the province to make a complete enumeration which they do in our small area Mrs Ewlng continued that I can see how the enumerators could have covered this area when everyone was out I am a housewife mhomeforagoodpurtof the time not always but most of the time So I just can t see how they could possibly miss us all One of us perhaps but not entire clock Nine homes In a small area between Duncan Drive and Sims Court were missed in total affecting approximately eligible voters Mrs Emmett Quick Weber was another of those It really hit home when I found out that I couldn vote she recalled She verified that none of the nine families had received any notification of enumeration not even the form that is left by enumerators when no one la home when the enumerators make their first cad She explained that she and her husband have been enumerated and have voted several times before both and federally and that this was the first time she had had any problem at all in voting When contacted by several of those fected Roy Coulter returning officer for Burlington admitted that it was possible that the nine homes had been missed by his enumerators He added however that the onus fell on the voters to verify by checking the voters lists that they were Included Had noticed that their names were not on It they had several days to rectify the omission It just shakes you a bit continued Mrs Quick to discover after voting many times in the past that you can t vote in this Hon Some dream home What do you do when your dream home turns sour That Is the question Mrs Hilda Barrack of is trying to get resolved when the new dream home she had ordered to be built from her own basic floor plan did not stack up from tbe word go Mrs committee Monday night In hopes of pur the town to prosecute the builder under the National Building Code and local bylaw An inspection of tbe home by Hills building Inspector Nell Indicated over 13 Items require attention of which many foil under the National Building code legislation The report states chimney not capped no fireplace on plana the damper In one of the two existing fireplaces to be fixed garage door to house not gas sealed caulking not complete stairs to basement not adequate doors won t close properly holes in garage no sump hole in basement for weepers or sump hose backfill and lot grading not completed waterstoponshowertosmalland other minor Infractions such as no door stops eaves trim inside and bathroom tile falling off were noted by the Inspector in tbe January report Plans approved by the town then the township of did not have a fireplace but the home of Mrs Barrack does as she specified in her original sketch This home is not the one I ordered nor Is It the one that was approved for a building permit The home was built by Paul Sleight and Ken Barrington for Mrs Barrack on land owned by the builders which was to be sold with the completed home Delay In con struct on forced Mrs Barrack to live in a motel when owners of her existing home insisted that they have occupancy On advice from her lawyer she moved into the home in its present unfinished state over a year ago and according to her no one has been near the place to do any work Members of the work committee ex pressed their concern for Mrs Barrack but Indicated by moving into the house she assumed full responsibility for the home In the condition it was in at the time she moved In and legally she was responsible for any repairs and corrections that must be made If you ordered a car and someone delivered to you another brand which you accepted then you have waived your right to any change later explained Councillor George Maltby The town could prosecute Mrs Barrack for these Infractions of the National Building code but under the circumstances the town Bumps and grinds Five accidents were Investigated by members of the District One police force In the past week A rear end collision did damage to the car of Carole Henderson damage to the car of Gordon Hurley and no appreciable damage to the car of Ralph Lattlmer who were involved to Street accident The car of Michael sustained in en while Involved In a collision on Dawson Crescent The Haworth vehicle was pusning John Walker of Milton to get the vehicle started A rear end collision did damage to he and no damage to the car of Patricia in the accident that occurred last Friday At the intersection of and Mill Streets the cars of Michael Reynolds Lang and Arnold Vancllef received over damage In the Monday collision Fire en were summoned to the scene of a two cor accident Saturday morning as a leaking gas tank drained onto the road on Street directly of McDonalds The cars of Harry and Anthony both of Georgetown were damaged in excess of and Ian Macloren received special awards for outstanding service at the ceremonies of the 1st Georgetown Cub and Scout pack held last Monday evening has temporarily waived that option Under the present rules regarding the building of homes within Hills a final inspection is necessary before occupancy can be taken If these faults were noticed at the Barrack moved In she would have been denied occupancy until the builder corrected the problems explained Mayor Tom Hill Evasive action on the part of the builder In responsibility for the work has resulted in legal action against Sleight and Barrington and a withholding of funds in the amount of for tbe home The builders offered me for the repairs If I would do them myself explained Mrs Barrack Private contractors have estimated the repairs somewhere between and for the job Had Mrs Barrack not indicated her acceptance of the home by moving in the town could legally insist the necessary repairs be made before the house could be sold to Mrs Barrack and fines of up to per violation be levied the two builders It will be over a year before the civil action comes to court and tbe problem Is fully resolved During that time it la the Intention of Mrs Barrack to contact the provincial ombudsmen for further action Main Street fire As part of the election night activities members of Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department were summoned to a storage shed fire on Main Street South directly behind Global Department Store and running parallel Mill Street No official damage estimate was released following investigation by Chief Ken who classified the cause of the as accidental Someone staying In the empty shed left a cigarette burning which caused the fire Firemen left the scene at about two to the morning when fire was no longer a threat to neighbouring buildings In the downtown core Global Department Store suffered minor damage as the fire spread through the shed that once served as a metal workshop when the building was occupied by Thompson Hardware The building was completely empty at the time of the Five other fire calls summoned the fighters to various locations around town Last Tuesday a kitchen fire caused damage to the residence on Shelly Street A pan of grease Ignited in the oven of the home A false alarm was caused by a Justed heat sensor sent firemen to the lospital unnecessarily but once construction Is complete the problems will be rectified A second fire lost Wednesday at Bird residence on Mali Street did on damage to kitchen of that home Firemen were colled as a measure after a Guelph Street collision to wash away gasoline before any serious problems developed Garbage located behind Firestone store Firemen rushed to the scene to contain the blaze before it spread to stores within Moore Park Plana