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Academic decathlon David Banks paces See Family Golfing ahead for Raiders Georgetown Chrysler Haiders won t be drinking bubbly from the Allan Cup this year Squires eliminated Georgetown from the Sr A playoffs with a win Sunday to take the best of seven series See Sports CI For computer PQlipfl Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY MARCH 13 1985 cOmPUTERS Your turtle Oscar might be diseased Who would think Oscar the turtle could cause so many problems Our local health department is issuing a warning about unsafe pet turtles It seems that pet turtles purchased since September may be infected with salmonella That means if you handle these animals or come in contact with the tank water It is possible you could become sick Recent cases of Illness in children have been traced to these turtles In testing for salmonella In turtles there have also been positive findings in tanks of newts and frogs The Halton Regional Health Department recommends that children who have turtles as pets handle them or be involved in cleaning tanks Adults should handle these turtles with rubber gloves and wash thoroughly afterwards and avoid contaminating the environment the health department says Tanks should not be kept in food areas and should be inaccessible to other pets Says a health department release butors and pet stores arc aware of the problems and the public should avoid the purchase of these turtles For more information call 2S3 Project Cap accused are sentenced By ROBIN BAKEWELL Herald Staff The majority of those charged at a result of project cap appeared in Milton Provincial Court Monday with most of the accused scheduled to reappear April la to set trial dates Project cap was a Joint forces lion into drug dealings In the north Halton area resulting in several local arrests Theresa Jones of Acton pleaded guilty to trafficking cannabis resin and will be sentenced April after a presentence report With no prior criminal record the crown asked for a three month term in prison The charge came as a result or the IB year old selling grams of hashish to an undercover police officer on Queen Street in Acton Jan Timothy Spurrell a resident receiv ed three months In jail after selling cannabis rtaln to an undercover officer In a parking lot in the Mill and Main Street area In Acton Nov 19M Brian Holmes of Acton received six months in jail on two counts of trafficking hashish An incident In November brought a three month term and another in December brought a consecutive three month term SOMETHINGS STIRRING Rosalind on at the of homemade syrup Wildlife Centre near kepis the brew curious onlookers of maple stirred spectators crowd around Official Plan gets goahead from Timbrell Provincial grants help give taxpayers a break ByANIPEDERlAN more in regional proper- grunts In raises for Herald taxes you II only be better The region bud- paying more over been Kailtin get be giving tax last year told It will be million In uncon payers a wee break Unconditional and per cent more in grants grants This Instead of going up by conditional grants help year Mr was per cent over last the region operating bud f year it going up by million supervisor Ken a per per cent thanks to spending for 1985 Herald Increase provincial grants The news came Thurs ReglonaltreasurerJoe Instead the region is announced last week day from Municipal expecting a The cut woo make Affairs and Housing per cent increase in making the 1965 grant to much difference to the Mutter Dennis Tim unconditional grants million taxpayer because the that unconditional estimated that The grant includes a Regional budget tradiUo- would be bonus of as a makes up only 1 sing by 1 per cent over increase in household grant for per cent of you total tax year across the province Unconditional Last year that meant are monies that on a borne asses are used by regions to at offset residential taxes With the expected Mr T grants it means that miUlon was to instead of paying given out In Town hall is idle now Heritage Acton chairman Ted Tyler said It Is still a bit premature to do a story on the Acton Town Hall completion The old town hall which was sold to Heritage Acton last July has been sitting idle since the summer but Mr Tyler said they II be blowing the dust off place in April Slated for a summer completion Ihe renovations arc about per cent done with many finishing touches yel to be performed Wiring heating and have to be completed Mr Tyler that Heritage Acton ABOUT THE HILLS Is now more flexible In regards finances and the town hall A federal grant made possible through a bicentennial project from the Ontario Heritage Foundation gave Heritage Acton towards renovations for the town hall Stipulations Involving the hiring of those contracted to do the work went with the grant money and certain deadlines had to be met The money is now solely Heritage Acton money and will be used for the completion of the project Mr from the private sector relating to renting the facility Service clubs and social have also expressed interest he said A 1684 Ford received about In damages after It was struck by an unknown vehicle in the Acton arena parking lot Saturday A Dodge Omni received dents along its tides causing an esti mated In damages It was parked on King Street in George town Thursday evening The Shoppers Drug Mart at the Georgetown Market Plata had a win dow smashed causing approximately damages Thursday evening policing services Shunt explained the ministry is paying more for each household from to This Is very positive news for Halton What we re seeing for the first time in a number of years Is the uncondition al grants keeping pace with the overall increase In expenditures he said This is something wed like to see as a policy of the govern men The region also ves conditional grants which are monies given for specific purposes Mr Shunt expects they will be about 3 to per cent above what the region received last year Last year increase in conditional grants was per cent In most pro grams Herald The Hills Plan is now I m very very pleas the Official Plan Task Force that as of Feb 7 the Minister has finally signed Coun Mike Armstrong announced at Monday night council meeting The signature of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Dennis makes document officially approved Over 13 years or work went into Ihe Plan which will henceforth serve as the framework for deci on the towns growth The delay In announc the Minister appro val was explained as due to the time required to reproduce the reviewed text and maps of the Plan They just got the maps to us last Wednes day town planner Ian Keith said The Plan replaces the former township plans except In those areas of dispute that are current being worked out by the town planner the province and objectors to the Plan Mr Keith sold there are 32 items that have been deferred until a resolution can be worked out with the persons or agencies asking for the deferral Among the problems to be worked out are the two principal land use designations of the Niagara Escarpment and the boundary of the development central area pending approval of a new Niagara Escarp ment Plan the rural Industrial designation along High ways and the mineral resource extraction pol inso far as they apply to the lands of Standard Indu and Duffcrin the cast and west boundaries of Acton on which on Ontario Muni Board hearing Is to take place soon the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Peel and branches representing Weppler Alexander Brandcr Blanch I and others who want policies deferred Properties which wants the policy requiring the Secondary Plan process be deferred in regard to lands south of Silver Creek Deferral just means the town and the objec tors are getting time to come ton mutually satis factory solution In the event these discussions come to a dead end town staff are to suggest alternative courses of action for Continued on Developers will benefit Herald Staff The new Official Plan for Halton Hills should speed up the process for developers It will have a big Impact as far as development is concerned town Coun Mike Armstrong said Until the Plan was approved by the province the town planner had to refer to three different Official Plans which often conflicted In their policies The Acton and George town Plans had very few things In common Coun Armstrong said It often meant the town bad to refer to the regional Official Plan which was approved by the province in I960 Whenever there was an application for development townstaffhadtorefertothespecific Official Plan that governed the area Involved With one universal plan the policies governing all the areas are the same and staff will find it easier to deal with applications Coun Armstrong said It will help them to have just one document to work with and It 11 speed up the time for developers he said I happy It over and approved If you have a plan to go by you re wandering around in the dark Coun Armstrong said The Plan is based on proviticlarguidellnes as the province is responsible for land use planning in Ontario After adopting It In October 1963 the town submitted its Official Plan to the province for comments In November modifications suggested by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing were made to be town document and sent back to the province for approval Three months later the document had Continued on page A3 Resident wins car A Georgetown resident has become a Super Lola auto winner in Ihe February bonus draw Stephen Rowland of Prince Charles Drive won on Olds mobile Cutlass Supreme The cars are part of a special promotion featuring Canadian produced automobiles as bonus pruts in both the January and February draws The draws also featured regular prizes of million and and thousands of other prizes The car will be presented to the winner at a local dealersh within the next few weeks OFF headlights on All marked and unmarked Ontario Provin cial Police vehicles are now being operated with headlights turned on hours a day Commissioner Archie Ferguson has ordered move in the interests of safety and increased visibility of patrolling cruisers We believe it will afford our people that extra measure of protection said Commissioner Ferguson It will vehicles more visible and we hope people will see the ce cruiser and use extra caution Studies by organizations interested in highway safety have shown that vehicles using headlights during daylight hours have less chance of being in accidents MP in Far East MP and Minister of iness and Amateur Sport Otto Jelinek left Wednesday for a the Far East He is travelling lo The People s Republic of China South Korea and Japan on government bus ncss Mr will sign on behalf of the government of Canada a memorandum of understanding cover ng the exchange of teams and athletes between Canada and China over the three years In Seoul South Korea he wilt sign a lar three year sport exchange agreement The MP will be making a brief stopover in Tokyo to make presentations Canadian medalists at the world figure skating championships in Tokyo Where our money goes Where is of regional tax dollars going About per cent or Is funding the region boards and agencies The remaining 34 per cent is gomg for regional programs and services These figures are based on the average home assessment of Playground ignited damages to trie wooden creative playground at Park in Georgetown Police say four youths were observed leaving the scene shortly after the incident which occurred last Wednesday Just after noon 34 firefighter calls February was a busy month for the Halton Hills fire department with calls for service and fire damages of about 150 In town fire Chief Bill Cunningham reported nobo dy was Injured or died in any fires last month In February the fire department handled calls for service and fire damages were very close to the figure for February 1963 Libraries want The Hills Public Libraries Board la asking for a 1965 budge of from town council The figure includes monies for Sunday openings which began this weekend and for an percent as suggested by the treasurer Crawford Maple Syrup What new at Crawford Lake The Indian and conservation centre near Campbell He is holding a fur display 915 as well as syrup demonstrations and a photography tut on the North American Indians or more information call 8781131 week days Jack Investigates the depth of the Credit River In a pre- Race check makes sure everything Is lined an for the event scheduled for April Mr said everything Is set for Ihe multiple sclerosis fund raker Additional Information ana forms are available tilling 1811 tlferaM photo