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sporrmw jV ChacfcMowAwUfauma li Service Guarantee Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 HILLS ONTAIUO WEDNESDAY MAY 18 IBM FREE DISTRIBUTION OPEN 1010 DAYS A WEEK Still in the political arena McDermid elects to run in Brampton A couple of very pertinent ques tions regarding the political future of MP John McDermid were answered Saturday First of all Mr McDermid has no intentions of retiring from politics at this time Secondly In the next federal Hon he intends to by the Pro gressive Conservative candidate for the new riding of Brampton His decisions announced day at a press conference in Bramp ton came after a great deal or soul searching he said and his wife Elayne played a big role in the pro cess We decided both made the dec si on that I will run again with great enthusiasm Mr McDermid said With the redistribution of the Brampton Georgetown federal riding Mr also had to decide which of the new tidings Brampton Peel or Brampton he would run In He went with his heart I decided on Brampton because this Is where I was raised I was educated here and I ve lived most of my life here HaltonPeel was certainly In the running as a choice Four genera lions of McDermids grew up In Georgetown and Mr McDermid still owns a cottage in the Georgetown area In terms of popularity Mr McDermid It a factor My support came from all over the riding he said of the last federal election He also indicated all three of the new ridings had in vlted him to be a candidate Aside from his wife role in the decision making process Mr McDermid said he also conferred with Secretary of State for External Affairs Joe Clark and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney himself Both were very supportive and the prime minister was very per he said Mrs McDermid said the she and he husband came to was the result of running the gamut of mental gymnastics She realizes that her role will con tlnue to be an important one in their relationship particularly since her husband will have to spend so much time in Often she must stand In for the absent MP With this type of job she d John can be there people will welcome my substitution Mr McDermid accepts the fact that riding has grown far too large for one member of parliament to at lend to On one occasion he recalled being invited to five different Tunc lions In one evening which kept him and his wife until after mid night The Brampton riding will still however be one of the largest federal ridings in Canada No date his been set for the riding nomination meeting In retrospect Mr McDerm d feels he has given yeoman service as MP of the Brampton Georgetown riding and he hopes to ma n the friendships he has developed over his almost 10 years serving Georgetown Ana until the federal elect on he says he will continue to serve the Brampton and Georgetown area as their representative John announced great deal of sou I search lag and day hat he will be running In the Mr McDermid wife next election In Ihe Brampton played a big role In the riding The came after a making process Herald photo Noted artist dies Georgetown art community tost one of its most active members May when Frank Black passed In 1895 and he moved to Toronto when he was IS years old He became an apprentice doing com and art designs at a company Black grew up with a talent most of his paintings were landscapes and seascapes He was acquainted with the Group of Seven Arthur Lismer as well as the last surviving member of that group Cessaon He was responsible for starting up the and Pencil Club which still operates today in Georgetown Gallery House Sol owner John Sommer said Mr Black will be missed He was a marvelous teacher talkative could tell very funny stories said Mr Sommer He was great delight to talk to and it Is a terrible shock for all of us who knew him to see him go Mr Black used to visit Gallery House Sol to paint Mr Sommer said Georgetown needs an art museum so work of local artists like Mr Black can be put on display for everyone to ap preciate It something to push for and to focus our minds on for the near future hesaid Rec centre put on hold Negotiations by the town to rent Howard School from the Board of Education have fallen through The two aides could not agree on the length of the lease and a no opt out clause requested by the YMCA was rejected by the Board The town was going to rent the school then sublet It to the YMCA which in turn would sublet It to com munlty organizations One wing of the school was going to be provided for a seniors llonal centre Recreation Director Tom Shepard said Monday that the wanted a 10year lease with a no optout clause for either party But the Board of Education balked on that deal and the was then prepared to negotiate a fiveyear deal again with the no optout clause sai Mr Shep Heavy Artillery Chapman holds tawed off shotgun similar to the one used in the bank holdup of the Canada Trust May 11 Police searched a house In Acton a a field In and recovered a arsenal of weapons and ammunition stolen from a Milton porting goods store earlier in the week The slash was valued at Police say seven guns are Mill missing The Ihrte robbers two men and a woman from Ihe Montreal area were remanded In custody until their ball hearing yesterday Hon Welsh coordinated Investigation which also Included Chapman Detective Constable Murray Drink waller and Detective Constable Robert Andrews Herald photos Robbery suspects arraigned Police recover arsenal Police displayed an Impressive array of rifles shotguns am muni tlon and hunting gear Friday after two men and a woman were rested following a holdup at Canada Trust on Main Street In Georgetown May 11 Louis Jean 36 Pierre Ml and Lorraine Br oil of the Greater Montreal area were apprehended their com pact car on College Street at John Street after police blocked off the r getaway route The three were held in custody until a bail hearing yesterday Tuesday The other charges stem from a hold up of the Acton Credit Union May and a break in the Outdoor Shop at 158 Main Street in Mlllon May Over In guns and munition were taken from the out door store Uniformed and plain clothed police moved in after a phone call from a witness revealed the rob bery was in progress said Sgt Ron Welsh The robbers surrendered without ght Mr and Mr Mllot are currently on parole for an armed robbery conviction In Quebec The robberies In Acton and Georgetown were very similar In both coses two men wenl Into the banks armed with at least one sawed off rifle and ordered customers and employees lo lie down on the floor One robber trained his weapon on people while the other scooped cash from thebrnksdrowers Halton Outdoor Shop owner Brian said the robbers forced the lock open on the front door In his shop on Tuesday and made on with a large number of guns and Hon lhat Includ ed rifles shotguns knives hunting clothes flashlights batteries gloves hots shirts axes arrows crossbows and over pounds of ammunition At least seven guns and some ammunition are still missing said Mr Farrell Acting on a tip police obtained a warrant to search a house on Street in Acton Much of the ammunition was found there and more was found in a vacant field on In Milton said Sat Welsh The investigation was dlnated by Sgt Welsh but it Detective Constable Murray of the Major Crime Bureau in Oakvllle James Chapman and Delect I Constable Bob Andrews The stash of ammunition is the biggest array of illegal arms recovered in Halton for several years said Welsh Police are still trying to find the missing weapons out option for the school b But the Board of Education thinks expansion of Georgetown Is and school may be needed in Ihe near future hesaid With all of the proposed develop ment Haltrai Hills now appearing to take place sooner than originally anticipated the Board of Education for obvious reasons are not prepared nor anxious to tie themselves to any kind of extended lease that they can t opt out of nor arc they in terested In selling the facility In the near future said Mr Shepard As well some seniors In town have recently said they are no longer in terested in the Wriggleswortn pro ject said Mr Shepard As they were the primary reason for the town initial involvement 1 see no valid reason for the town to rent the entire facility at this time But Conn John McDonald who chairs the towns seniors advisory committee said there waa some bad Information circulated which turned seniors off the protect A task force organized by the town is now preparing a survey on what seniors want to have in the town for recreational facilities said Coun McDonald The survey will be along the some lines as the survey recently con ducted In Acton said Mr Shepard Deadlines Due to the Victoria Day holiday on Monday May the Herald baa been forced move Its regular deadlines ahead Advertising and editorial material for submission In the May edition of the newspaper should be submitted to this office no later thanrrlday Have a happy and safe Victoria Day weekend Bingo cancelled The GMHA bingo scheduled lor May 19 at the Arena has been cancelled Wayne past president of the GMHA told The Herald on Monday that a licencing problem loft the association without proper approval for Its event from ihe Ministry of Consumer and Commercial tela The GMHA had planned to of a prize package with a grand prize worth report on the details of sccPagelofthcSectionB MOE differs on dump perspective Consultant challenged Headed for a win The Minor Soccer season officially got under way and M Pro Sports Saturday Park with a fall stale of games he expressions on for the A tested Minor Atom game saw bow Intense action edge Andrew Murray Motors 1 1 and the faces of these players show Jul Heraldphoto The Ministry of the Environment Is disputing some of the information supplied by Eco Logic Laboratories on the Acton quarry dump proposal Including the idea that groundwater flows Into the dump from all sides The Ministry reviewed five reports submitted by consultants for Reclamation Systems Inc the dump proponents in a report writ ten in February The review has 77 points of con cem about the reports Logic President Douglas Hallett said water flows into the dump from all sides But the MOE said this Is probably true for the south end of he landfill but It Is doubtful for the north end of the site Vem Dixon told the Acton quarry dump study group last week that Inward flow is a very Important phenomenon Mr Hallett said Monday lhat fur ther discussions with the MOE will of understanding between some of the experts at the MOE The review commends the authors of the environmental Impact assess ment document saying It Is well done and Is probably adequate to fulfill the requirements of the En vlronmental Assessment Act Although all of Hills draws its water from the Amabel aquifer the MOE review says This may be one landfill site proposal where he factors while very imnportant may not be the critical factors The review said there Is very scant data In some critical areas of the documents In one crucial area the MOE said the perm lability of Ihe upper layer of the Cabol Head the shale bedrock which Is supposed to confine the leachatc produced at the dump Is much higher lhan the lower part The review said some Infiltration of Into the Cabot Head formation will take place That con cadi Logic assumption that no lcachate drains Into the Cabot Head shales from the floor of site In some areas the review said the consultants misread their own data about Inc Cabot Head As well some of the tests may be Inaccurate due to technical pro blems the review said This casts some doubt on the reliability of the samples as being truly representative In some areas conclusions are misleading he review said The consultant report talks about a low average water conductivity or per In the bedrock but the up per layer is distinctly more per the review said The report questions water dlrec flows the effects of a new quarry and blasting across the road proposed slope gradiants buffer zones setbacks for local residences and a variety of other claims made by the consultants In one case the review said Ihcre is no analysis for chlorides In the water sampling even though MOE documents snow chlorides are known to bo in excess of acceptable levels In Black Creek Also the proposal says It will possible to pump lea chute directly Into Black Creek This Is unacceptable the review says Another concern raised In the review is setbacks of houses Some houses arc within 30 metres of where the dump will be once quarrying is complete the report says MOE minimum standards are bet ween 300 and metres according to the report Clearly houses metres from the landfill face are unacceptable and the proponent should provide a much greater but zone Mr said either the dump will have to shrink in size between 10 and per cent or the proponents will have to come to some agree ment with the residents The neighboring properties could be heavily Impacted by dust wind blown paper and possibly vermin the review said But Mr Is not disturbed by the review The pertntabllily of the upper layer of he Cabot Head did con cern us but further discussions with the MOE will solve the pro blems You would expect them to misunderstand a few things In such a complex document hesaid Most or the concerns were calls for more information said Mr Hallett The points raised In the review Is not a lot of comments on something as complex as this he said There is nothing to say lhat the assessment done so far has been wrong Mr Hallett said the main problem Is with water quantity or the neighboring five households not water quality The impacts of a landfill site on Hills are minimal and can be controlled There Is a very very low risk if any at all of any en vironmental impact