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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday 11 Page Community Region needs additional funds for water supplies study Laurent Thibault Thibault steps down as president By LISA The Herald After years with the Cana than Manufacturers Association and six years as its president Laurent of Georgetown had decided to how out It s time for a change said Mr I felt that way and the executive perhaps felt the board needed new ideas I think its the best thing for both of us But he said he would stay on as president until the 120yearold association chooses his sue cessor That could take a number of months said Mr Because of the unclear date for his departure Mr said he hasn t made any immediate commitments and plans to take some time and look at various op tions During his stint as president Mr Thibault said he was pleased to help bring about a number of changes to benefit the manufac tunng sector Some of these achievements include helping to bnng about the free trade agree ment We felt it was one of the building blocks foi Canada to become more globally com petitive said Mr ad ding that one of s missions is to build a globally com Canada Moreover Mr Thibault said the CMA supported the instala tion of the Goods and Services Tax We worked many years to find an alternative to the manufacturers sales tax which was replaced by the broadly bas ed GST But one thing he would liked to have seen for the which never occurred during his presidency was getting a policy more supportive of the tunng association But thats dif when the majority of people are employed in the service sec tor he said I wish we were able to help more people understand the im portance of the CMA and the linkages the manufacturing in has to the service sector Mr has been a resi dent of Georgetown since He was bom in the Northern Ontario Francophone community of Sturgeon Falls The 46yearold hold s a masters degree in economics Kortright Centre special program on Horned Owls KLE1NBURG At the height of the great horned owl s breeding season the Kortright Centre for Conservation offers a special nighttime program focusing on this powerful nocturnal hunter Join wildlife specialist Dan Stuckty for a closer look at the great horned owl and its not living habits on Saturday Feb 16 at 30 m The great horned owl is a bird of prey and one of the most com mon owls in southern Ontario Before venturing out and trying your luck at cilling a great horn owl enjoy a slide talk n the Kortright theatre and see some live owls on loan from Spr Provincial Park tickets are required for th s spec evening event Call The Kortr Centre is open daily from a to p Follow the signs Tike to Major Mackenzie Dr Canada s Wonderland go west km to Pine Valley Dr ve then south 1 km For more information call 73 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN John 877 4313 Jewellers By BEN DUMMETT The Herald Halton Regional staff needs an additional 000 to fund Its work into finding available water supplies to service development the Georgetown South area the Region s Planning and Public Works Committee learned Wednesday The extra money is necessary to study the environmental pact a proposed Regional Well Test Well 15 for the Silver Creek Valley in Georgetown would have on the area surrounding the location staff told committee members Regional Council will consider approving the money this Wednesday based on the commit tee s recommendation it be granted If approved the money spent on the Georgetown south water supply study will total almost s share of this total will be 50 per cent the developers in the area are responsible for the other per cent according to a staff report Regional staff told committee members studies should continue on Test Well 15 because two other proposed wells on the Tenth Line and at Trafalgar Road and say Court would not likely have the capacity to service the entire expected population increase for the area In light of input from various provincial ministries and local public input led by Georgetown residents Ashley Ransom and Marilyn King the Regional studies on Test Well focus on the well impact on the creek itself the fish and the creek s wetland area staff said As well the possible impact the well could have on two dormant landfills located in the creek will be ex amined Staff explained if it couldn t proceed with studies on Test Well 15 the only other potential water sources that could possibly be tapped are located in Huttonville or Stewarttown However staff estimated the cost of bringing water from Hut tonville to the Georgetown area would be approximately to million while the cost to draw water from Stewarttown would be approximately half that amount If the studies on Test Well 15 show the well would have no negative impact on the creek and the project went ahead the overall cost would be in the million range indicates the report During the presentation to the committee staff didn t say if it would be examining the cumulative impact Test Well along with several other Regional projects slated for the area would have on the creek Aftrer the meeting a Regional engineer said the cumulative pact will be addressed once studies on all the projects is com plete No timetable was given When asked about the ap proach Mr Ransom said it the wrong way logo A cumulative impact study should be conducted before in dividual studies are done to get an understanding of what are suitable and not suitable projects for a particular area he explain Police budget okayed By BEN The Herald Halton Region Council warned the Regional police department last March it would not accept another police budget increase like the per cent increase it re quested and had approved for 1990 It s almost a year later and it obvious the police depart was listening Halton s Administration and Finance Committee recommend ed Wednesday the proposed police budget of cent be approved The recommendation will go before Regional Council this Wednesday for final ap proval According to a regional staff report the increase translates in to the police department being permitted to spend just over million more than was spent last year The total budget request totals approximately 34 6 million Halton s Treasurer Joe Rinaldo wrote in his report The police budget represents approximately per cent of the Region s total operating budget To arrive at the 5 per cent in crease the police department was required to cut expenditures over last year by said Mr Mr explained the police budget increase had to have come in at between and per cent in order that Regional Council be able to keep the 1991 operating budget in crease between five and lo per cent The operating budget goes to council for final approval in March Included in this year s police budget is a provision for three new staff bringing the employee Ladies Mens Hair Styling 10 OFF For Seniors on Wed Mill 853 Acton total to 527 The three new staff members will comprise a police officer and two civilian staff members the report indicates Take some of our Homemade 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