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A political campaign is wher everybody starts to shoot from the lip Home Newspaper of Halton Hills IMS The big paper with the I big circulation read I first by everyone I I Reaching more than 13350 homes in Hilton Htlb Mayor wants tannery serviced southward push for Georgetown TOBY SWAN WayJay rocks Torontobased rock bands Goddo and he Battered Wives were In Sunday lo kick off a new concert series at the Club The Heralds review of the concert which attracted some SOD music fans can be found Inside along with photos from the show and an appraisal of the Club renewed to late the local entertain men I scene Page Controversial principal Eric Balklnd principal at Howard Wriggles worth Public School in George town is probably one of Hills most contro versial educator This week he discusses prob lems with Ihe educational system his proposal for a parenting course and why he entered teaching with Herald editor Michael Hollett In this weeks edition or Halton Peo ple Page Benoit leaving Reg who has been with Georgetown ders since 1972 has accepted a promotion in Calgary and will no long be with the club For his reflections on his years with Ihe team see Sports Week Page Earliest taxi union The taxi union formed locally last week after months of deliberation and dispute la actually not the first such union in Ontario as had been as sumed by all Involved Georgetown resident Roy Gillelt recalls his own involvement In the forma lion of a Toronto taxi union that existed from 1937 to Paget STRETCH FOR HEALTH tries a yoga position with helping out with a variety of courses offered students These program held weekly at Pork courses Include first aid woodworking music cooking crafts Public School a first grader at the school is In the and badminton fourth week or the six week course Mrs Carter one of school parent volunteers Is Just one of a number of Instructors Herald photo by Maggie Hannah Recreation advisory committee of no use to town Pomeroy Herald staff writer An attempt to reform the towns recreation advisory committee failed Mon day night alter the general committee of town council conceded that terms of refer established last fall for the were too limited to allow the group to be of any use to the municipality Former member John Day appealed to the commit tee for a year s trial run under the new terms of reference offering to submit names of volunteers from each ward to form the disbanded in December by council While commending Mr Day and other lor their willingness to work on the community behalf Mayor Pete contended that the town re creation department is meet the community needs in that area To appoint a committee under such limited terms of reference he said would be leading he garden path GOOD I don want people like John Day to stop trying lo help the town he commented but I rather see them slotted Into something where they can really do some good At Mayor lion the committee recom mended lo council that the need for a should be reviewed by the town at the end of 1979 The idea was part of Mr Day own recommend the rest of which calling for the RAC reformation this Council was initially hopeful that problems rehtcd to the and relevance of the that existed in Georgetown and until In Acton and could be resolved by undying the group so that Hills would constitute the jurisdiction of a single RAC When an insufficient number of Hills residents ap plied for membership Halton elementary teachers get six per cent increase The Halton board tion voted ten to four in favor of accepting a proposed settle ment which would give Hal ton 1 300 elementary leach era a six per cent salary increase in addition to a dental plan and other benefits The twoyear agreement was reached at the conclusion of a marathon hour bargain ing session December IB and 19 with provincial mediator erne McKechnle after the release of a provincial fact finder s report proved ineffee tlve in assisting the ncgotla tors to reach a settlement Other benefits included in the package arc a dental plan equivalent to the Blue Cross basic plan to which the board will contribute 75 per cent the hiring of new teachers in second year of the agreement September 1979 a contribution of per cent of premium for OH1P extended health ard life and a professional deve lopment fund of a While the salary increase if set at six per cent for the 1978- school year that item has been left open for tlon or the second year of the agreement The total package will mean an increase for 197B79 of per cent over last costs and an of per cent In if an assumption is Continued on page two In December however council voted to disband the group Other factors cited in decision were the number or special Interest organizations in town have direct access to council and the authority given council by Bill 151 the provincial that created re gion to take any necessary actions with regard to local matters Noting tint past ItAC men were not consulted prior to council Mr Day challenged the reasons behind decision The redundancy in view of increasing numbers of groups he said cannot be applied to the many citizens not represented by group In 197B IheHACrccognized lhat Its relationship and re porting structure under which it was operating left It largely ineffective as a viable and responsible body to the coun he said adding the problem was solved by ex pandlng ihe Jurisdiction to include all of Hills Mr Day admitted that the for Wards and 4 Georgetown was too mistic in suggesting that the new should in elude I wo representatives from of the four wards Since there are not enough volunteers to meet the Continued on Page 15 By PAUL Herald writer A restriction of George town s and trial expansion to lands south of the community a freeze on Acton growth so that the Tannery con be fully and the stead fast preservation of al land in southwest Hills are highlights of Mayor Pete Pomeroy 25year fore cast for this municipality Addressing the Com m unity Association Thursday night Mayor a number of personal wishes and predictions for the future development of Hills that he stressed to not represent the will of town council nor that region The mayor nevertheless ex pressed confidence lhat re gional as well as town council will see Ihe wisdom and intentions behind the long range development plan he is formulating in conjunction with town planning staff The availability of municipal vices and the related costs he pointed out have to be the persuasive factors in the pre paration of such a plan TOWN Mayor described Hills as virtuatlv a small town with Its popula of the best agricultural land In Ontario An accepted estimate that Hills will double its population during the next years however Is kind of shocking to residents who enjoy living In a nice small community he said Since the urban areas cent to Metropolitan Toronto and Lake Ontario must grow Mayor said steps must be taken now to produce a comprehensive develop ment plan lhat will dictate the Legal clinic staff trimmed money a factor MAGGIE HANNAH Herald staff writer A full time para legal work has been cut from the staff of the Hilts Legal Clinic as of today as the result of an evaluation report by an On Legal Aid Plan associate director Despite Ihls cut which will save the clinic at least i 000 the clinic proposed budget for for an Increase of under from last year HO figure Peter Barrow chairman of Ihe clinic s board of directors said that in his report Henry Savage laid it on the line where the clinics strengths and weaknesses lay He said the clime is still necessary at this moment but at a reduced rate Mr Bar row sold He recommended that we cut back from two full time para legal workers to Wc did our own evaluation and decided there really wasn t enough work Tor two people so we are letting one person go completely Wc have a union man on our board Reg and followed his advice He said the last man into a union shopis Ihe first man out of it so we had to let Bill Cumpsty go Mrs Peggy has been with us since the clinic opened in 1977 The increased costs also stem from a recommendation in Mr Savage report Mr Barrow said He recommend the use of a part time lawyer on a full time basis and the elimination of duly While using a lawyer rather than a legal worker and a duty counsellor is more expensive Mr Barrow sold it will have advantages Having the same lawyer all the time will give continuity to clients using the clinic The lawyer can also train the legal worker and do the 101 things a lawyer can do that a legal worker can I Included in this would be notorizing forms Mr Barrow also felt that by having a lawyer continuously attend the clinic he would soon be able to say what the clinic should and t do Al present there 13 no good guide as to exactly what the clinic function should be Mr Barrow stressed that the increased funds requested in the budget may not be granted The budget must be discussed with ihe Legal Aid Plan fund committee before It can be approved and there are no guarantees the committee will agree with the items the directors considered Impor he said That meeting will take place in February or early March Although the budget dele gates 111 for the proposed lawyers salary Mr Barrow Continued on page two for the quarter century and ensure a measured na growth in population industry and commerce To this end town planners are preparing a progressive which if Mayor hopes arc realized would bring about the fallow ing developments All remaining sewage treat capacity available to Acton would to the long established Tannery which the major described as one of our major industries The move would freeze Actons popula at Its current level of 7 until at least Ihe year The residential subdivision proposed by Focal Ltd for lands south of urban Georgetown will be approved Moyor commented that he does not necessarily want the massive to win approval but noted that the provincial ministry of housing wants to see some growth now STRICT HOUSING The lon would attempt to restrict housing mixes in new subdivisions so that new and future residents will represent ihe quality of people who will keep he cost of social services down and a class of people who arc community minded and who will build on Ihe community In which Mayor expressed pride I frankly don want the kind of housing In Halton Hills that Focal is proposing the mayor said where I Continued on page two TRUCK CAR COLLIDE ON TRAFALGAR ROAD An Oakvllle woman was killed andlhrce others injured in a traffic accident on Trafalgar Road or Silver Creek Monday Grace Copland of was killed when the car in she was a passenger was involved in a headon collision wiih car Peter Copland and Paula Copland 12 also of and James Milne of Grand Volley were also injured in accident Amy Copland 17 was no I injured Mr Milne and Mr Copland were admitted to Georgetown Memorial Hospital Mr Milne suffering leg Injuries and Mr Copland head injuries Paula Copland was admitted to Georgetown Hospital and later to Sick Children Hospital in Toronto wilh undetermined injuries The occurred when Ihe car northbound on Trafalgar Road pulled out to pass other northbound vehicles on the brow of a hill and collided a vehicle which was In Ihe southbound lane Regional Police are continuing investigation COLD CAMPING Selling up your own tent Is part of the assignment at the winter or the North District Scouts and Cameron Cavers Bridge Mike Wood Pan Gulstlnia and David Power used a Utile team work get ready for a night spent in the great outdoors Although many people thud der at the thought of pending night sleeping In a tent in the middle of winter some of the scout leaders were beard to say they dldn think It was cold enough Herald photo by Taylor