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Specters coach Ted makes pitch for ball tourney See Sports CI PC candidate off the mark Candidate Peter had a busy week on the election trail opening up campaign offices and at tending a fund raising dinner His counterpart Doug Hamilton has a budget that s three times the size of what it was in See Pages and Crazy Boat Race Its wet wild but wonderful See Family Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY APRIL J SATURDAY MORNING COMPUTER SEMINARS MOO due St Main 41GS6a727 4iei8789W Si No garbage dump capital says acclaimed candidate By ROBIN Herald Staff Burlington Liberal candidate Don Knight said he will not let the Tories rape this riding The Ontario Waste Management Corporati on a provincial crown agency has a Milton site on lis short list of areas to put a toxic waste disposal plant Mr Knight said he would fight against Milt on becoming a waste capital of Ontario The remarks came shortly after Mr Knight won the Liberal no mi nation by acclamation in Milton Monday night His letter of intent was the only one received by the Burlington Liberals last Friday Provincial Liberal leader David Peterson was on hand for the occasion as were local Liberals Julian Reed Ontnna riding president Wilson and host of other Burlington Gnls Julian Reed MPP for the riding Tor Ihe past fen years officially ted the Milton resident and warned it is never easy fighting a well organized Tory parly who used to think they could dominate the riding province has ever seen Slating It was time for a change Mr Knight said David Peterson t have to tell to the Conservatives Ten of their ministers have already quit They know s line tor a change he said He sees same of the issues in the upcoming as education the elderly and the run men He said he would elaborate on all three issues later the campaign Mr Knight said he would be open and accessible throughout ihe campaign to the I supporters present In ton Iras I provincial I leader David Peterson spoke on how Premier I- rink Miller hod been lately tie said Mr Miller has chosen to play a peck a boo campaign ing to stay in the back of his campaign bus leave to bit and Mr Miller refusal to discuss and debate the issues Mr Peterson said it was an Insult to tradl lions and the electoral or the province Let the voters shop Provincial Leader David Peterson was presented with a pair or red running i I Mr Reed who has lust shoes by Hilton Burlington Liberal Parly at Monday night nomlnstlon finished three terms meeting for the riding I can ell you these show are a lot fatter than Mr representing Halton Miller blue he laughed Burlington riding representative Don see wnai sionos Burlington at Queens Knight and Mr Petersons son are alio pictured with him pej Park accented one remarks he message to about have to go out and nation and thanking his background but I can Liberal supporters become the core of this party for opportunity sing as as Julian comment present campaign and prove that lead Mr Knight said can he joked M wonl No one individual can a Liberal incumbent is a he had some big shoes win Its an good thing for this and g lungs nil in J duelling banjos live effort of hundreds of riding Jul election Is one me dedicated people million awarded Victims lawsuit worries Halton Storm power lines 6000 homes without hydro By KELLY WILSON power said Herald Special Two private As a result of Sun torsandlhrecolherutlli days storm power in crews were out Mon homes was out at day trying restore the one time or another power When contacted according to Hills on Monday Mr Trudell I- rank Morctte superintendent of Public Works four or five two man trews are clean up Ihe mess trying to keep roads free of debris Hydro manager Jerry said the power would expected Trudell back The bulk of the pro Hills by or storted at p of that day on Sunday said Mr Different areas Sunday as a result of throughout Hills freezing rain weighing were by loss of down branches accord A Sunday storm In Mill made for bad driving conditions The sleet and reeling rain toppled trees canting power shortages to be finished clearing today There were two where trees landed on parked cars In Georgetown One occur red on James St while the other took place on falling on hydro lints causing to out Georgetown and Hit township were equally hit by problems with trees Sand trucks were out for couple or hours on Sunday until the rain rid tilt roads of Ice The Hills Fire Department was kept busy on Sunday with scviral calls about hydro wires had two Incidents of downed wires as did Aclon The downed wires produced considerable arcing Deputy Chief Bob Hyde described he arc as live wires bouncing around When are lured they arc on a reel and lop a which never leaves them said Mr Hyde sold the fire department policy is noi lo the wires but will for hydro personnel lo No Injury or damage was reported in any of he incidents A hydro failure caused by Mann is believed to have set oft false alarm at coming down according School which firefighters to Bell Canada company also responded lo spolcsman Jim McPeok Bell had 10 Monday morning trouble port In the Barber and Henley a Ha Hon Hills area Hi Hon Hills insurance to the storm on company had two claims Sunday The problems of Sundays caused by wires She cited the example Herald Stuff of a youth who loses s The Implications or the balance because of ruts million award to a the pavement while dirt bike rider who a public became paralysed after road accident on Brampton I hate to sec the City property are implications of having to luttly horrendous Bur eight foot h gh link ImglonCoun Joan Little and guard dogs iuys because n municipality The town was found his to protect Itself liable for the amount last because It can wtck because the such awards Oak dent took place on Colin Keith Bird vacant land city had said recently purchased to million lum into a park award is going be paid The accident took by all Ihe residents of place in 1977 and paraly Brampton through taxes What will happen is municipalities will gel out of having any public properly Carol Gooding said Chief administrative officer Dennis Per I in Brampton ranee company is same as There may be a direct impact on our liabilities as a direct result warn meaning the region insurance rates would likely increase Coun Little asked Mr Pcrhn to report on the old Michael Brampton situation and McErlean who was on tu unM thcblke resolution expressing Coun Ltlle said the region has many park against the municipality parking lots and is It Were not over going to be responsible rca for who hurt Mike Arm3r0 themselves while on the This type or thing region s property has common Lawsuit town nervous Town councillors were concerned Monday night about Brampton law suit lost week in which a youth injured on town properly was awarded K million by a judge The collided with another dirt bike rider and ended up paralysed The accident took place in 1977 and the ad was 14 then There may be two places in town where the same thing may happen us Coun Ross observed failing lo name where they may be He said perhaps more fences should be trectcd ta further protect the town Il bothers me I don want to sec us gel stuck for million bucks for something that isn nail our fault Kncchlel said pi ice suing he town As a municipality we should be giving to ihe other municipal James Grieve said there is no complete solution to the lawsuits a pality could face but there got to be areas where we can make improvements Distress help needed The North Hallon Distress Centre needs ire volunteers to keep their lines hours a day They arc looking for who can spare 16 hours a month to meet the needs of callers whether Ihty ore distressed lonely or requiring informal or a referral The start of the spring training session is Tuesday April If you are Interested In volunteer call 1211 for an application form your kids Georgetown Slrcctproofing will be Sponsor ing a child identification clinic at the Georgetown District High School Saturday April will runfrom 10am loSpm and will give residents a chance to photo and fingerprint their kids in case of an emergency iho clinic Is ft forecasting Town councillors will be looking into their crystal balls April 16 forecasting the next five years capital spending Budget committee chairman Ross Knechtel called he meeting for p He said the five yiir capital forecast is due April end whereas in previous years it been due til May Well be serving a lunch Coun concluded 1 be there immediately responded Jake Kulkcn Peel copies of aggressively pursuing one candidate site for their peel regional council are now following Halton a example They re more fully documenting the merits of several alternative sites now and looking into an energy from waste plant that would bum refuse and produce energy Hills town planner Bob Crews has been a regular at Peel landfill meetings to keep Ihe municipality informed of lis neighbors progress Highland Games cheer The annual Georgetown Highland Games Assoc atlon will be holding a wilhin a marquee lo bo erected the Georgetown Fairgrounds June 7 and Last week they got permission from town 1 sell liquor and beer on the Fairgrounds pending Liquor License Board approval FEW WINNERS Clutching hands wait for ticket numbers By AM PED Herald Staff Although s Dance and Greg gave away prliis Thursday night many of were won by Hallon Hills audi Hint turned up to the show being I It vised people Wintario tickets with hope turned up in the George town District High School gymnasium for local entertainment and draw Organ by George town Kinsman Bruce McLean the evening ill pro Willi musical pieces by Georgetown District High School stage band This followed by some challenging songs by Debbie Til son and a comedy roullno by Paul d Thatcher sang a few lightheaded pieces with his guitar in evening wrapped up with the Centennial Public School Choir led by Lois After the the Tour it TV cameras wtre turned on and a draw common ted Numbers were fed into the six globular machines and audi help a practice begun lime in a long time there was a problem wilh one of the machines Machine number drop ball when It wan supposed MuiHrcil Trust Offic Ah Met her was and the problem was quickly corrected For Mr night was an important night was Ills first emergency in 10 and It was also his for Win After years wis the day Hostess gave Mr rlnglunatlcandpinund him into an honorary employee of the lottery corporation In honor of his retire ment Thi was Wintario time in luwn The first time was However tohosl Mr said he d been in Georgetown previous to thai when he played us a high school student against the Georgetown Rebels He he come in a yellow bus this lime Georgetown Is one community I come back some Mr wilh The half hour show ended punctually al J good humor the hosts signed graphs fir the children that gathered I after the dm Global TV Boor director Ike checked all he numbers were there look place on the Thursday night There were six such machines filled with balls numbered to