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Page 2 THE HERALD Wednesday September Minor injuries Three Georgetown residents including a nineyearold boy sustained minor injuries after an accident at Cobblehill Road and Place Sept 15 at ap proximately pm Police say an 18yearold Acton mans blue 1985 Mercury went out of control while westbound on Cob Road The car went over a culvert and flipped onto the passenger side landing on fence The car finally came to rest on its side after striking parked car in a nearby driveway Police have charged the driver with careless driving The Mer cury was demolished and the se cond vehicle a grey Pontiar Sunbird was severely damaged Improper lane change A 36yearold Brampton man driving a blue on River Road near Maple Avenue failed to negotiate a turn in the roadway and struck two poles in a guard rail Friday at 1 am Police have charged the driver with making an improper lane change and failing to report fence damages The vehicle was moderately damaged Following too close Police have charged a 40-year- old Mississauga man with follow- too closely after an accident near Main Street North and School Lane in Acton Friday at about p m It was reported that a 28yearold Acton mans black Ford was stopped at a Main Street crosswalk facing south when the mans vehicle struck the stopped car from behind The vehicle received moderate to light Lost control Two Acton residents received minor injuries after an accident at First Line and Mill Street West in Acton Sunday at about 1045 am Police say a 20yearold Ac ton man operating a 1988 blue Ford pickup was southbound on First Line when he lost control of the vehicle in loose gravel The driver could not regain control and the vehicle went into a ditch struck three tree stumps and finally came to rest The pickup was demolished in the accident Weapons ditched While gardening behind her home near Steeles Avenue and Fifth Line a woman saw two men leave her home with a quantity of weapons and household goods Thursday at about noon Polica say the woman began yelling out to the men who then dropped the weaponry but escaped with about worth of watches and womens jewellry The woman told police the two males left the residence in a large white car Police are looking for a white male who is to years with dark hair with a moustache and approximately ft 5 in to in The second culprit was described as male white to years old Tools recovered Approximately in stolen tools have been recovered by police after a search warrant was executed at an Acton home Sept The tools were taken from a home near Eighth Line and 5 Sideroad Police have charged a 29yearold Acton resident with possession of stolen property The man is scheduled to appear Assault charge Police have charged an 18- yearold Georgetown male with assault after the man struck another 18yearold Georgetown male in the face causing minor injuries The accused is schedul ed to appear in Milton Provincial Court on Oct Fight charges Police responded to a fight bet ween a 30yearold male and a 27- yearold male on Friday at pm near Mill and Willow Streets in Acton The 3oyearord Acton man was taken to hospital after receiving minor injuries Police arrested and charged the 27-year- old man with assault causing bodily harm He is scheduled to appear in Milton Provincial Court Oct 22 Tactical team arrest The Halton Regional Police tactical team arrested a 30-year- old Toronto man assumed arm ed at a Maple Avenue construc tion site Sept near 1120 ant There was an outstanding war- rant for the mans arrest for weapons offences in Toronto It was suspected the man who was working at a construction site was heavily armed however police say no weapons found at the time of the arrest Camera stolen A camera was stolen from an unlocked car parked at a private drive on Chipper Street on Sept 13 between pm and am the next morning Threatening charges Police were forced to arrest the same- 16yearold Georgetown youth twice in the same evening after the youth verbally threaten ed a Crossways employee and later one of the employees friends Police say the youth con fronted the 17yearold Crossways employee on Sept 14 at about pm and challenged him to a fight The police attend ed and arrested the 16yearold After being released the youth visited a friend of the employee at a Normandy Boulevard ad dress and also made threats Police arrested the 16yearold again and charged him with mak ing threats The youth is schedul ed to appear in Milton Provincial Court on Oct 19 1990 Impaired driving Police have charged a 36-year- old Burlington male with im paired driving and refusing to submit to a breathalyzer on Sept 13 at 1120 pm Police stopped the vehicle as it left a large Horn by Park party Police also stop ped the vehicle on Sept 15 at about am after an officer was observed driving irratically near Sideroad 15 and Road Police charged a 26-year- old Brampton man with impaired driving Fatal accident Hills firemen responded to a single motor vehicle accident near Sideroad and Ninth Line on Sept at about p They were called to the fatal singlecar accident for extrica tion purposes Couch fire On Sept 15 at 1114 pm Hills firemen responded to a couch fire which caused about 200 damage Fire officials say the fire was caused by a resident falling asleep while smoking Community Forum Tickets available for fundraiser There are still tickets available for the Oct dinner the Jack Tanners Table in Acton in support of the Halton Hills Am bulance Service and more specifically the Acton station said the chairman of the Acton Ambulance Service Committee Town Coun cillor Rick Almost tickets have been sold to date and Mr expects the remaining tickets will be sold out within the next week or two During the dinner a draw will be held and the winning ticket holder will win a trip to Atlantic City compliments of Acton Travel said Mr Bonnette To purchase a ticket call Rick Bonnette at or Acton Travel at Is the education system working Peggy Dryden Acton dont think so because in this day and age kids are stacking off I dont think kids really care about school I also think some teachers dont care about the students They are cheque Mark Milton Yes it is but it does need some updating Its geared to a few years ago instead of at todays needs Its based on too many oldfashioned valued and not on todays values Marilyn Port Credit No Some kids are being allowed to slip through the system For ex ample in the area of Math and English skills I think more em phasis should be put on these sub jects Turner resigns chairmans seat By BEN The Herald HaltonPeel MP Garth Turner has resigned his position as chair man of a federal government stan ding committee established to in vestigate whether manufacturers will pass on their savings from the Goods and Services Tax to the con sumer He plans to spend more time speaking with the people of his Fidinand Canadians Chairing a committee takes an awful lot of time and the majority of that is spent arguing about issues said Mrf Turner Ive concluded that during the next two years I want to spend my time proposing more policy changes and I think I can ac complish that if I spend time speaking with the people he ex plained The group he is specifical ly concerned about is the middle class saying it hasnt gotten a fair share of the pie When asked if resigning his chairmanship was abandoning the very people he wants to help Mr Turner explained he is still going to work to ensure consumers are pro tected Ill continue to bug and lobby Michael Wilson and the rest of the government to get them to think the way Im thinking said the MP Mr Turner said he will soon be sending out a brochure on what he thinks are the important issues and asking for peoples feedback The better the response the more will ing the leaders of the government will be ready to listen said the MP Regarding the MPs position on Quebec Mr Turner said earlier this year he would state his posi tion in September and Mr Turner now says Im not going to say to hell with Quebec We have to negotiate to keep Canada together explained Mr Turner He went on to explain however that lhe negotiations cannot be based on the relationship that ex isted between english Canada and Quebec during the Its my position that irrevocably Canada will be changing As for english Canadas opinion of Quebec Mr Turner said it is very divided Collectively Canada doesnt know what it wants he added See also Mr Turners column on Page 5 Brutal assault still unsolved Crime Stoppers of Halton are asking for the publics help in solv- a brutal assault which took place in Oakville one year ago During the evening of Monday September 18 1989 Barry Boyce an Oakville businessman was in Hamilton at the upstairs of the Windsor Hotel Upon leaving the hotel Mr Boyce drove bis white Ford van to Tim Hortons at John and Jackson Streets where he picked up two coffees and was joined by a male A short time later the van was seen on Jackson Street with Mr Boyce driving an unknown male passenger At 830 am the next morning Mr Boyce was found unconscious in his Dickie Dee Ice Cream office at Unit 1252 Speers Road Oakville He had been brutally beaten and near death from severe head injuries The white 1987 Ford van with the name Snowbird on the sides CRIME STOPPERS was stolen and later recovered near Hanrahans Tavern in Hamilton Police are seeking information from anyone who may have seen Barry or his white 1987 Ford van on the night of September 1989 or the stolen vehicle the next day If you have any Information that leads to an arrest in this or any other case you may be eligible for a cash reward You need not give your name and your call will be treated with complete anonymity Please call Windows Doors by Ridley Replacing windows doors before our weather NOW is the time to call Ridley All Ridley products are being discounted by INSTALLATION INCLUDED 30 off a full line of custom fitted aluminum or vinyl thermal replacement windows all wood windows steel insulated entry systems 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