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Pile SECTION A THE HERALD December at The year in review from Page Al 1963 Said Chief Justice Gregory Evans of the Ontario Supreme Court as he handed down a life sentence to Eric Howard Kel ler It hard to una a more v clous callous crime than that which you perpetrated on that young mother In May John Spear man Winters a year I at Howard School in Georgetown la senten ced o three years pro bation and 100hours community work for ln- assaulting one of the school male students SIGNS OF PROTEST A number of local groups decide to air their concerns about is sues in public Ing signs that people area a pa the c about things In February mem of the Hallon Ele mentary Teachers As sociation march at the Board of tons off In Burling ton They protest against high numb students In classrooms which they maintain erodes the quality of education A group opposed to the proliferation of clear arms forms In the area Its called HANDS Action for Nuclear and suppers protests in Toronto and elsewhere Halton lis council also sees Its share of organized opposition Most Importantly and most recently a group of citizens has banded lege her to decry the purchase of the Steven estate and oppose any plans to use it for a new municipal complex Deplorable road con ditions in the towns rural area brings a howl of protest from the Northeastern Ratepayers Assoc I a The group demands that the town spend more money to Improve the roads and warns residents of carbending Potholes With the regions blessing the province ministry of natural re sources continues a con trolled deer hunt in Hal Ion In advertisements In local newspapers the Region Hunting Opposition Committee urges readers to Join the antl hunt campaign and challenges the min istry to prove hat hunt doesnt endanger rural residents While the prolifera tlon of nuclear arms has one group on its feet the proliferation of porno graphy leads to the for mation of Against Violent Porno graphy At the region plans to expand the Burlington landfill site the only place where can bury its trash are veh emently opposed by Burlington city council Ion and a local rate payers group NOT IN MY A familiar refrain consultants hear as they search for new landfill site With less than a year left before the only remaining land fill site closes the price tag for the search stead ily grows A proposal to ship the trash to New York where it would be incin erated at an energy from waste plant la dumped as being too costly for regional tax payers In February angry verbal darts are tossed at the ministry of natur al resources and Its minister Allan Pope during a public meeting in Acton Rural real dents are angry that the ministry wants to pro tect thousands of acres for the province s future aggregate demands Town council ruts a running battle with real dents from the Wild- wood Road area near Glen Williams They re concerned the town is hastily pushing through an amendment to the Glen Williams second ary plan which would add a chunk of land fn the area to the plan ON THE FARM John McNabb a Tra Road Guernsey breeder is named the Federation of Agriculture top far mer His son Ken is area runner up in the Canada a Young Farmer of the Year competition The focal winner is Jim King 2 Brampton Henry Stanley Hal tons agricultural rep with the provincial min istry of agriculture and food announces he s re signing for the post to Peacemarchers In April pass Halton Hills on Heir way to Toronto from Cuelph They are protesting plans to allow the United States to test the Cruise missile assume new and related duties in OttawaCarl ton region The regions tural advisory commit tee HAAC fires a blast at the planning depart merit for not treating it with enough respect to get agendas for meetings out on time REAL ESTATE IN THE NEWS Most noteworthy of all the pur chase of the Stevens estate by the town this fall Mayor Pete Pomer unveils a plan to use the property to raise funds for a new pal complex Severing off about eightacres the rest of the land could be used for profitable housing development he says Others disagree and the story continues In Acton Heritage Acton pours over of mostly fed eral money the restoration of the 100- year old town ball By the end of the year the building is almost use able but Heritage Acton is unable to convince town council to turn over a reserve once earmarked for the pro ject Meanwhile the town keeps its options open on historical property in and offers to buy the Old Stone School adjacent to the Ity sllbrary The offer Is being considered by the town a budget commit tee After sniffing at the abandoned Shell Can ada refinery in Oikvilie region turns away from any proposal to buy the land It might have made an approp riate sit for a sewage treatment plant or an from waste fac ility but a consultant tells councillors that there are leas expensive options Early In the new year the Georgetown mists buy themselves a home The Friend of Youth club moves Into the old Kingdom Hall on Highway just north of Regional Road Two entrepreneurs one from Misslssauga and the other from Glen Williams express an interest in doing some thing with Church Street a Georgetown building council wants to tear down for parking space When govern ment Jobcreation sup port falls through both offers are pulled and council decides to go ahead with the tion once funds are if available wants a Maple Williams resident and hundreds of other Continued on rage A3 t In the spirit f Canada Day ROBERT TATT INSURANCE AGENCY LTD GEORGETOWN 8774814 8776148 See me for car home boat and business insurance acton Business Improvement area head Ed Wood gels a mouthful of apple during follies In Crowds gather la June at Georgetown Fairgrounds Park for the Eighth Ann ml Games TAKE IT EASY TAKE THE TRAIN For Your Authorized Agent Is HrMn WASH CUT STYLE Hofday Spectacular FREE Kuemus Wim EACH STYLE WE ARE SALON 1SS5 On our selection of winter suits skirts blouses slacks sweaters dresses loungewear teller Cage Ladies Fashion Place 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