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Call Restaurant robbing duo sought OF HALTON restaurant freezer while Matt at preparing door The by Four young Burlington residents were forced into armed robbers rifled the safe On Sunday May fl al approximately 11 HnrvLj Restaurant Street Burlington close for the day two males entered the restaurant four inside two females and two males placed inside the walk in fridge The culprits then removed a large sum of money from the The first male was approximately 1B20 years old medium build wearing a red ski mask and was carrying a long barreled The second suspect who was armed with a hunting knife was White 1B2G years old slim build wearing a beige ski mask Both robbers wore black leather Jackets A 1978 or 199 Olds Cutlass twodoor with vhitewall tires was also observed In the area may be related If jou any Information concerning Ihli rubbery or any other serious crime call Crime Stoppers at ISOOSSHSISI In all cei caller do not identify themselves and could be eligible for up lo rash Plnevlew Public School put on a show for tail week with their Christmas and concerts Here during the performance of Grades what Christmas would be like if dolts could walk and talk Hills area schools are play Ebeneier Junior put on by the abound with Christmas pageants Christian School on this week Here Mary and Joseph Trafalgar Road Wednesday care lor the baby Jesus during the Elliot takes appointment Walt Elliot MPP for North was recently elected chairman of the Waste Management Committee of the Liberal caucus Queens Park This committee has been charged with the responsibility of preparing a coordinated approach to the problem of waste manage ment for the consideration of the full Liberal caucus This government has identified recycling as a large component of Its waste management strategy Mr Elliot said The caucus wants to try coordinate this com ponenl with the ongoing review of environmental assessment pro cess and such initiatives as the pro motion of reusable or biodegradable packatfrg Mr Elliot went on to say As a caucus we ore also extremely in lerested in ensuring lhat In Its own rations the government Is doing It can to promote good waste management pro tees Previously Mr Elliot had been named chairman of the legislative standing committee on general government In this position he will guide Ihe committee as It examines Ihc budgets of several ministries In cluding environment labor municipal affairs and tourism and recreation Region reappoints Grieve and Oliver to police commission In a secret ballot Regional councillors returned two councillors to the fiveman police commission Wednesday Burjlngton James Grieve and Oakvllbs Fred Oliver will repre sent Halton taxpayers once again on the five- man commission Three civilians appointed by the province make up the rest of the commission The councillors present each had two voles Coun Grieve drew lfl votes Oliver drew and a challenge by John Graham who advocates radical changes to the composition of the commission fell short with 10 votes Milton Bill Johnson spoke in favor of holding a open ballot but no motion was made to open the voting on the police commission members Regional Chairman Peter Pomeroy said voting on commission members has traditionally been done by secret ballot Halton police force Is as dent and respected as any police force In the province said Coun Grieve in a speech before the vote But commission will have to watch the budget he said A lot of these government vices are like a monopoly and the way they deal with a monopoly Is to put more money into said Grieve There are tough days he said referring to ever increasing demands on the police budget The chairman of the police com mission has recently said the force will need new officers next year said Coun Grieve Coun Graham has been a vocal critic of the police commission last term He wants the com Council meets with great frustration in quest for water chief James Harding earlier this year Grieve said police budget needs to be brought Into line with inflation The budget has in creased by much more than the rale of inflation in recent years Graham noted earlier this year And the three ap pointees to the commission ore often friends of the province who truly representatives of the tax payers he argued Wc need restore discipline in budgets Graham lold Is colleagues Wednesday We should hold them to the same guidelines as any other department In the Region That I happened in three years he said He wants the quality of the police officers on the front line How efficient arc they How many mistakes do they make day by day Graham asked He wants lo study how sexual assault cases are dealt with He acknowledged lhat the police have made progress on some fronts in recent years but added I don t understand why the police depart has moved away from a degree of Oliver was not present at the meeting but he was nominated by Mayor Ann Mulvale who said he knows where the skeletons arc and he knows how to deal with In its quest find more v to allow Gijorgetown to grow Region Is running up against a most frustrating process set down by the province public works commis sioner Robert Moore Is trying to sort out contradicting statements made by the Ministry of Environment about the search for more water In This Is a most frustrating pro cess that staff must follow in order to obtain approval to take water for development which has already been approved as part of the official plan said Mr Moore Wednesday The wall Region has run up against was built like this In order to develop beyond the approved 510 homes In Hills Village the town must find a supply of about 1 million gallons of water per day Testing last year found gallons a day an Eighth Line and IS well and another gallons per day at a Line and 10 well Bui the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Natural Resources ordered Halton lo conduct a ground water testing operation for one year The concerns revolve around the feet the water pumping will have on fish in Sliver Creek However in spile of the order to test the wells for a oneyear period the has given permis sion to hook up water supply before the results are in changes lo Its monitoring program while yet another letter sola has done an excellent job in design Ins the program is not going do any water testing until such time as we are fully aware of the and the potential risks to lolton Tor construction of a well which ultimately may not be able to be put Into continuous service because of Its Impact upon the fish life In Silver Creek said Mr Regional landfill site accepts its last load The last green garbage hag has passed through the gales of the Regional landfill site In Burlington closed the site which had remained open to accept small amounts of municipal waste on Dec 3 following the opening of a new transfer station In Burlington Now waste from southern Is taken to the new station then ship ped to an energy from waste plant In Niagara Falls New York or lo a private quarry In Waste from northern parts of the Region comes to a transfer station in Georgetown then to Niagara Falls or Thorold Is now exporting per cent of Its waste out of the Region at a cost of more than million a month A consolidated board listened to evidence by various groups on two possible landfill sites in Burlington and Milton for 18 months A decision on which site will be new landfill site Is expected In early spring Thai decision however can be ap pealed by citizens groups or by Ihc City Burlington or Ihc town of Milton And Best Wishes To All Our Customers Friends DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TRENTON DT CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM IBBARY HO AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 SPECIAL HOLIDAY BUFFET HOURS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 26th TO JAN 1st LUNCH Wed Thurs 11 30 a 30 m DINNER Monday to Sunday 4 30 p 9 OO p CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY Tilt HERALD Wednesday December ISM Citizens forum Great support for program Dear Sir On behalf of the over par tlcipants at the Special Needs Drop- In Christmas Party held Wednesday Dec at the Acton Legion we would like to thank the following merchants who donated refreshments and gifts From Georgetown uelrex Smoke Shop Bargain Harolds A P Miracle Food Marl Dairy Queen Bulk Klub Foods and From Milton A and Karate and from Creek Kentucky Fried Chicken We would also like to thank all the volunteers who have made this such program to date and a special note thanks to our friends at the local newspaper office for their fabulous support In helping us to get this program under way We hope to continue on with our monthly dropins in the New Year and ask anyone Interested In par ticlpatlng volunteering or donating to this program to call myself Jell or our chairperson Shirley at B751531 Once again thank you and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we will see you in January Sincerely Jeff Supervisor of Adult Services Christmas ball a success Dear Sir As chairman of the committee for the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Am 1 would like to thank each and everyone who attended our 30th An Christmas Ball held Dec at Holy Cross Auditorium Thanks to Hospital Board of Directors the doctors from Ward A Thanks to our friends from Brampton members of Poel Memorial Auxiliary and our friends and neighbors from Halton Hills and Thanks to our own Auxiliary members for supplying and the lovely meal and floral rangements for tables Thanks to Mrs Van and friends for their help and use of the kitchen to David Small wood tor supplying the music and Carlos Logos for his help to the barmen and the Com munity Services for Ihelr help day mom Many hands make light work Again many thanks to all who helped In any way to make this Annual Christmas Ball such a your attendance and time prepare together we can help our hospital and patients Wishing you and yours a very merry nappy healthy jolly Christmas holiday GodBtess VI Haines Fourway stop goes despite towns plea Region has Ignored a plea by the town to retain the four way slop at the Intersection of Ninth Line and Responding area residents con Halton Hills councillors asked to retain the four way stop sign In October but recently sold the Intersection does not meet minimum traffic volumes for a four way slop The four way stop was placed at intersection In July to prepare motorists for an eventual reversal of the slop sign from the Ninth Lino to Slderoad 5 That move was made because of an unusually high number of colli due lo restricted sight lines to the west of the intersection a report by commissioner of public works Robert Moore says But now trees and foliage surroun ding the Intersection have been removed and It time to remove the stop sign on the Ninth Line as a part of trie planned reversal he says An unwarranted all way stop condition causes the development of poor and dangerous driving habits creates an unjustified sense of security for pedestrians Increases vehicular noise levels and causes due fuel consumption said Mr And contrary to public opinion all way stops arc not effective at con trolling high speeds said Mr Moore Bargaining activity monitored From the Ottawa Bureau of Thornton News Service Public sector bargaining will like ly set the pace direction of tivlty on both the national and pro vincial labor scenes In 1S89 cording to the federal labor depart In Its yearend analysis of upcom bargaining activity the depart notes that over 60 per cent of all bargaining units facing contract renewals next year are on the public payrolls The department said that in On lario almost teachers at all levels will be negotiating on agreements to replace contracts thai expire In August The Ontario teachers represent Ihe largest single employee group In the country ing negotiations next year More than loo construction workers and 3 municipal employees In Ontario will also be working on new agreements over the year And the province can also ex pect to feel the effect of any disrup tion In postal service if bargaining between the federal government and Canada Post workers is inter ruptcd in July The federal govern ment will also be negotiating with employees in lis electronics group Several thousand clothing In workers 1 employees of CP Express Toronto Transit Commission employees and McDonnell Douglas workers will alto be represented at the negotiating table In all there are major agreements up for renewal across the country next year The agreements cover employees The labor department monitors bargaining units and collective agreements that involve or more workers THE ASSOCIATION OF KINSMEN CLUBS The Kinsmen Club of Georgetown would like to say Thank You to the following for helping to make this years Seniors Tour of the Lights such a big success Tim Horton Donuts Dairy Queen Brazier The Butcher Gordon Alcott Arena AP Fletchers Family Shoe Store Bi Way Stores Vanderburgh Rowers Youngs IDA Pharmacy John Boughton Jewellers Foodstuffs Georgetown Fruit Market Miracle Mart Oxbow Books Beauty Chalet The Final Touch Smoke Shop Nectar The Georgetown Independent The Halton Hills Herald Hills Activan Haltor Regional Police Jim Ford Santa Travelways School Transit Ltd Ltd Halton Rapid Print Dave Music