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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA Larry WEDNESDAY Home Newspaper of Halton Mills The fullsize paper reaching more than homes In Halton Hilts Library site OKd A meeting last Tuesday intoo near brawl when Hilts council real firmed its motion to proceed with a library on two aires at Park despite a petition of namesopposcdtotheHlle This is the largest petition ever presented to Council also moved that the Ilding issue a permit for the 15 square fool structure a working model of which the centre of the council chamber and over which the arguments flew gallery was packed with library board members in of Ihe site a noisy of petitioners and some unaffiliated citizens Once the meeting Mayor Tom Hill threatened to dissolve the meeting and another time he warned a man ihit he kept quiet he would be forcibly removed Spokesman for the petitioners was Don Long a school trustee who lives the park lie suftcsted it a Joint solution lo tin issue be got through because it was tree said Hoy Booth one of only three councillors who gave thp petitioners a car Coun Mike Armstrong told Mr Long that he was dlsap pointed the petitioners had not come back since the May 16 meeting when council op proved the library with any constructive suggestions I board chairman Joan I ister said the board has spent five years trying to find a site taking into consideration whole town The file has been deeded to library board by council and unless a real reason why It should not be built comes forward sulci council should continue according to its motion Coun Peter urged the acceptance of a motion to defer the reaffirmation for period of to weeks to allow the petitioners time to come up with alternative sites but It was defeated Buss Miller said to defer construction would in crease Ihi cost of the project Our Is to lihrnrv board said to let them get on with the On a recorded vote Coun George Moltby Peter Marks CF Pall Patterson Arm Miller Pat were in favor of library at Cedarvale Opposed were Councillors booth Peter and Marilyn Serjeantson Of the PUTTING A FOOT FORWARD THE CIRCUS IS COMING Jim Robertson left of the WayJay Club hands a contract to Mark Parr president of Puck Canadian Circus at a special ceremony Friday in the club disco lounge as feature a l traction Del Rita the elephant looks on Picked Up In Passing Red Cross office closed The Red Cross office at Community Centre will be closed for the summer Branch executive members can be reached through the North Con tact Centre by calling 1211 No phone Fire prevention officer Larry and Deputy Chief Bob Hyde of the Halton Hills Fire Department are now working out of the fireball on Maple Avenue As yet they do not have a phone They are promised delivery of a phone by June Production award Towerview Val a purebred cow bred by James C of Georgetown and owned by Bumview Farms Ltd of Milton has received Superior Production recognition from the Association of Canada The tenyearold produced 11 kg milk with a per cent butter fat test in day a Judo belts won Seven youngsters from the Acton Hataihlta Club received yellow belt in Judo recently Oliver Reynold Instructed the 10week course at the Robert Little school Due to the students the town Interest in Judo the recreation department will run Judo classes again this Venturers reach Quebec Georgetown Venturers arrived after canoeing four days in the rain at Quebec City on Saturday The longest stretch is miles of canoeing is now over Venturer toured the city The Venturers are on schedule and will arrive In Prince Edward Island for CJ on July If they remain at the same steady pace Babysitting graduates Georgetown Is richer by newly trained babysit The youngsters graduated from the babysitting course last Friday evening They are Jamie Champ Llanne Payne Tim Peck Stephen Brown Chris Kelly Chapman Gray Champ Robbie Horning Stephen McVlttle Andy Lera Erin Watson Henderson Belcher Elizabeth Bird Beth Jameson O Adams Marilyn Bird Laura Olson Sandra Amy Johnson Robin Dodokln Christine Hay and Richard Summer camp starts Children who enjoy the outdoors will learn from their exposure at summer adventure camp In Acton Part of the twoweek session includes canoeing hiking swimming archery nature lore crafts cookouta and campers The camp runs from July July August and August 1520 at Prospect Park In Acton Registration Is being held at the Acton municipal 30 m and children from ages 12 will be accepted on a first come first serve basis For further Information call Rick and endorses the contract to appear at the club July 1Z and 13 On bath Ihe circus will perform two shows Tickets are available from the Way tub Bike smash injures two Two unliccnccd youths trail bikes and without helmets were seriously Injured when the collided on the Tenth Line near Friday night police said Police declined to reveal the boys names but the two 14 and the other was 12 One boy suffered extensive head and face Injuries lost part or his thumb and flesh surround the ankle was ripped off A senior officer at the scene reported Hi Schwintz of District 1 that he doubled the tun would arrive at Sick Chi Ircn alive press time boy was in satisfactory The boy thigh was double fractured He is in Georgetown district lal ilont fiirly well Supt said A passenger received minimal injunes board and the alliens with a view to finding another site The u not protesting need for an expanded library but only its site Mr Long said possible biles arc at tin Memorial site hi library board Marketplace or an addition to in site which has ihe adi of costing only XX lion the library at id rvale would remove two of parkland and mean Ihe disappearance of a hill all of which could I avoided if the library were situated elsewhere Mr I said Hill said that the librar board had already a contract with I hi lip of Toronto it would mean piling the fee regardless n lib Iik on who disced Ihi unbuilt addition to th Mr proposal was no received councillors It intention to support existing site and let the on lo job were elected to do That was because it meets the needs of the majonly Tint site was selected AFFIDAVIT SWORN Opponents petition OMB hearing Two opponents of the library site have petitioned Ontario Municipal Board to review its approval of a debenture for construction of the facility No date has been set Hetty and John Canada Day grant The Canada Day lions at Glen Williams lownhall Friday will got a grant of up to from the town if council passes a re commendation of finance com mlttee made Monday Total costs of the lions will be about John Minns of Williams Town Hill Board of Trustees told committee The is putting up merchants in the area arc pulling up some funds while the Federal Canada Week committee is expected to give about SI 000 he said Mr Minns agreed to Invesli gate the possibility of modify some activities to com meoralc Ihe Queen Silver Jubilee which would hen get a grant from a special representing signatories on a petition presented to council month have filed an af with the board on behalf of all residents and taxpayers in Kills The opponents are seeking review of approval of an amendment to the inginal request for MOO for expansion of the Church Street facility The initial approval was later amended the request of Hills and for the construction if a new facility The which wan also filed with Ihe town on Thursday points out the objections reg by the petitioners before council earlier this month These include the use of parkland or the site location as a hazard to patrons possible future expansion requiring further parkland loss and the inability last week to have a discussion with council and library board They also feel the issue was prejudged by council Approval of I roject wis last week Opponents also point Ihit the site location in shown in the town official plan as open space while the zoning bylaw shows the location as zoned residential which will not librnrv use LAST SCHOOL GRADUATION Bill offered to pour Tufford some punch at the Grade graduation or Robert Little school in Acton It Is last Grade graduation at the school which will no longer be used as a senior public school LAST TERM FOR MAYOR Tom Hill name won I be on the ballot for mayor la Ihr municipal election The mayor said he wouldn I run after last Tuesday stormy council meeting in which the crowded gallery blows Personal InsulU were traded and temper losl Hi- made the remark to an angry woman who had him saving Gray had been defeated irv 1 iHkins had been defeated and he would be defeated election loo run for mayor next time mayor Mill and Dawklns were I rvativr Candida lei In the two 1 In the riding or Halloo follow tin morn in if he same Hill said now I may not even finish out this II slid he was he fell he coald lllio In sponge louurillor whom Mayor Hill declined felt like he aid finishing term office I will have to Mm I goes on like this Energy ministry official quizzed on his position BARBER FORESIGHT HONORED AT CEREMONY A plaque commemorating the work of John Barber to turn the wheels of industry by using hydro electric power generated away from an Industrial location was unveiled by his son Col John Barber Sunday in a special ceremony at the site of the old Barber About SO people turned up for the short dedication service which culminated several months work by the Historical Society and president John Mc Donald to have the efforts or one of the first local in trial Is ts honored Following the ceremony River now the site of Industries the Barber family and guests attended a reception at St Albans Church Glen Williams The plaque was raised by the Ontario Heritage Foundation and the ministry of culture and recreation A dynamo on the Credit River generated power about a mile away from the factory Ontario Energy deputy minister Malcolm Rowan has been asked to explain in writing why he believes the Commission con dueled independent inquiry into the routing of the Bradley toGcorgetown hydro corridor Mr Rowan belief runs counter lo the position held by the interested Citizens Group recent decision of Ontario Court of Appeal ICG vice chairman John Schneider says In a letter a copy or which The Herald obtained Mr Schneider says Its point I ess for us continue to debate this Issue when indeed you have information which we have not been permitted to review A Judgement by the court last month Indicated that the Commission was primarily concerned with cast west power corridor and not ihe north south corridor from Bradley toG town The court also ruled that evidence of alternative routings can be permitted during expropriation hearings on the corridor route when they resume Monday in Acton Mr Rowan has also been asked to explain the con fusion in interpretation of implied remarks attributed to the official concerning the absence of Mr Schneider and ICG chairman BUI Mann from meetings with Gray County opponents In which a set arrived at three weeks ago It Is our understanding that confusion requested with them Grey County opponents Mr Schneider says in his letter however you indicated that negotiations could not continue if we were present Mr Schneider adds that a recent meeting between him and Mr Rowan Indicated the contrary while the citizens of North section of the corridor feel that you did indeed restrict our being present by your remarks memorandum on comparisons or power transfer dated November of 1973 in which Ontario Hydro chose to compare a Bruce to Wood bridge corridor rather than a Bruce to near Barry corridor while at die same time identifying It as a Bruce to corridor It would appear the letter stales that data Bruce to corridor has yet to be presented to Poland with respect to their 1982 com The letter also questions the pari sons Ombudsman asked to aid ICG Ontario Ombudsman Arthur Muloncy has been asked for the second lime to Intercede on of the Interested Citizens Group ICG which is apposing the Bradley to Georgetown high voltage nana mission ctrrldor In a letter last week the group asks whether Ihe recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision allowing alternative route evidence to be presented at expropriation hearings which resume Monday In Acton has any change In status of Mr representations on the group behalf We find ourselves In the curious position of having had an order In council take Dlacc which prejudged the location of the corridor prior to study of alternatives while now we have the courts saying lhat alternatives must be studied ICG vicechairman John Schneider of Acton Bays In a letter to the ombudsman He asks whether cabinet can act contrary court decision and restrict Mr Maloney from participating in an vesti gallon of alternative 1 rellxe that this somewhat speculative at this time Mr Schneider kaya However possibility still exists that the Interests of people could be frustrated once again of the court ruling First time for Bock to Acton Days this weekend