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Page 2 the Herald Town Buyer Sunday October 1991 News at a Glance Pomeroy claims NDP involved in police probe ByBENDUMMETT The Herald People affiliated with the Milton office of North MPP Noel Duignan are involved in the initiation of the ongoing police in vestigation into the activities of elected and elected of says Regional Chairman Peter Pomeroy My sources say yes people in the Milton office have been involved Chairman told Regional Council Wednesday Asked by Burlington Regional Councillor Joyce Savohne to clarify the statement Chairman replied they members of the of are not under but it is my understanding some mem of the office brought the issue to the attention of the Solicitor General s office A combined forces unit com prised of officers from Ontario Provincial Police Metropolitan Toronto Police and York Regional Police is investigating possible wrongdoings by elected and elected officials The unit is known as Project and as part of its mandate investigates possible connections between developers and politicians According to Oakville Regional John Graham who has already been interviewed by police as part of the investigation it his understanding residents from Nor Halton complained to police that certain officials were in volved possible wrongdoings Graham has said several times he thinks Toronto develop ment company Bramalea Limited was promised water and sewage servicing tp develop the Arbor Valley Estates property in Georgetown before the company purchased the land in In turn Bramalea VicePresident Greg Spearn has denied the allegation on several occasions Graham said he informed a group of NorthHalton residents if they wanted an investigation carried out then they had to go out side Region Pohce For Following Wednesday s meeting Coun Graham said one of the people he talked to was associated with Mr Milton office He wouldnt reveal the persons name Contacted Wednesday Mr said it would be improper for him to comment on statements made by Chairman Pomeroy ding his office since the in vestigation is ongoing Once the in vestigation is completed and the results made public a press con ferenoe will be held he said Chairman Pomeroy said during the meeting he is fully aware of all the names involved in having the in vestigation started but he wouldnt reveal them They 11 come out as part of the Investigation said Chairman The Chairman did say he has con acted the commanding officer of Project and offered his full cooperation as well as that of his office and Regional staff I don t believe we have anything to hide he said It saddens me that some people have not only tried to trivialize our activities in trying to find water and sewage capacity for Georgetown but they have also tried to criminalize them added Chairman Pomeroy Chairman explained Regional government was formed to deal with the issues of water sewage and roads The purpose was to ensure municipalities making up a Region each had a fair chance at receiving the economic benefits that result from the establishment Pete of roads and water and sewage capacity he said It has been particularly hard for the Region to find sufficient water and sewage capacity to service Georgetowns entire urban area said Chairman This fact coupled with the lack of provincial funding to help carry out the necessary water and sewage related studies has required the Region to look to the pnvate sector for financial help explained Chair man Pomeroy Industry has been required to give the Region money up front to carry out water and sewage capacity studies without guaran tees that either any servicing would be found or if it was found that certain development applications would be approved said Chairman Milton Regional Councillor Bill Johnston told Regional Council Wednesday he wants a public apology from Graham if Region councillors are exonerated of any wrongdoing as a result of the investigation Johnston said he is being considered for a job with the provincial government once his municipal poljtical term finishes this November However his chan for the position may be because of this investigation he said He said Coun Graham is wrong to be talking to the press while the investigation is ongoing I dont think an apology is necessary The commander of the investigation has said he doesnt consider the allegations in consequential said Graham following the meeting No investigation Region Planning and Public Works Committee learned Wednesday staff is not actively in where in an Energy from Waste plant could be established An EFW plant converts garbage into energy Regional Public Works Com missioner Art told com mittee members the search for an location has been put on hold until the province clarifies its position on the issue Earlier this year Ontario En vironment Minister Ruth Oner an nounced the province opposed the creation of new plants However the Region was m in by the province to establish an plant as a con dition of receiving approval to establish a landfill in Milton Mr informed committee members a staff report would be forthcoming explaining Halton s position concerning this apparent contradiction Some committee members said the Region should continue its sear for an EFW plant location until the province passes legislation ban ning the establishment of these types of facilities Minister sympathetic Chairman Peter in formed Regional Planning and Public Works Committee members Wednesday he had recently met with Ontario Environment Minister Ruth to discuss the high costs of garbage disposal Chairman said he told Ms Gner the cost of establishing the landfill site in Milton will make it difficult for the Region to improve its reduce reuse and recycle programs The Chairman also speculated the high cost will force in and commercial com to deposit their waste at Ian df ills other than the one in That will mean a loss of potential revenue gained through tipping fees predicted Chairman Pomeroy Companies must pay a tipping fee in order to gain access to a landfill The minister was sympathetic to the Regions problems but she didn offer any money to help the Region he said Well testing Regional staff has learned if Ac ton Prospect Well is pumped at slightly greater than a million gallons per day there could be a drawdown effect on the level of Fairy Lake Art Leitch Halton Public Works Commissioner told Regional cillors Wednesday this finding is a result of recent testing of the Prospect Park Well and the effect increased pumping levels may have on airy Lake and the nearby Black Creek basin Mr Leitch said final results con cerning the testing won t be available until sometime in Regional Council challenger files a complaint ByBENDLMMETT The Herald Ward Regional Councillor can Walton has filed a complaint with the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ontario Commission on Finances in connection with a meeting held Tuesday in a Georgetown South subdivision Ms Walton contends local municipal incumbent candidates Mayor Miller Ward Regional councillor Marilyn Ser and Ward Town coun cillor Cook violated the Municipal Elections Act while hosting an Open House Tuesday at the F ernbrooke Sales Centre for Canada Homes subdivision residen east of the Ninth Line The use of public property and materials this presentation con stitutes in our opinion and the opinion of our counsel an apparent contribution by the governments of Hills and Region to the campaign of the host candidates a contribution in violation of the Municipal Elections Act Ms Walton writes in a pres release Roy Snider Financial Filing Of ficer for the Ontario Commission on Election Finances confirmed Ms Walton s complaint had been filed with the office as well as with the Ministry of Municipal Af fairs The complaint could quite possibly go before the commission sometime during the upcoming week said Mr Snider Mr Snider explained a can right to use municipal documents during an election cam paign is dictated by the municipality policy on releasing public information Prospective candidates have the same rights as any other individual to access in formation in accordance with the municipality s policies explained Mr Snider Hills Administrator Dan said public municipal in formation such as reports or other documents can be reviewed by any member of the public Depending on the document size the Town will either photocopy the formation or charge an individual to have the information photocopied According to the flyer the three incumbents distributed to Georgetown South residents the purpose of the Open House was to discuss plans for the subdivision neighborhood parks the com park Road Georgetown on CBC From London to Kingston to Penetanguishme radio listeners will be discovering Georgetown through Bonjour the French morning program Tune in to am on your radio dial on October from 600am s morning crew will be broadcasting LIVE from SacreCoeur School Over listeners will learn about our town Prominent members of the community will be featured and will be discussing the history of Georgetown with particular emphasis on its francophone community There are over francophones in the Hills region whose roots go back to the late 1800 Their continued presence is tribute to their efforts to maintain the French language and culture through in stitutions such a Sacre School and Sacre Church Members of the community welcome to drop by the school to iv Bonjour reconstruction and the planning process Contacted Thursday Mayor Miller said the meeting was definitely not political The meeting resulted from letters sent to the Town from Georgetown South residents August concerning work still scheduled for their sub division he said Mr Cook agreed with Mayor Miller saying there was nothing political about the meeting It was an information meeting There was no election material present at the meeting said Mr Cook Ms Walton wrote in a release m door canvassing of Georgetown South area I was given copies of the Open House in vitation delivered there I was also extended a personal invitation by several area residents to attend one of the two evening sessions The three incumbents held a meeting Oct for Fern Homes subdivision residen ts west of the Ninth Line Although Ms Walton doesn live in the Georgetown South sub division the Ward she is contesting includes this area No holds barred in Ballinafad The Herald No one can accuse Halton Hills residents of being apathetic ds the ongoing municipal election campaign A packed house grilled mayoralty candidate Rob Barlow on several issues including water develop and Willow Park during an all candidates meeting Wednesday sponsored by the Hickory Falls Ratepayers Association at the Ballinafad Com Centre Participants in the meeting in eluded Ward Town councillor can AlfSpence Kathy Ward Regional councillor candidate and Ward Regional councillor candidate Linda Walton Candidates who declined an in to participate due to prior commitments included mayoralty candidate Miller Ward 4 Regional councillor candidate Marilyn Serjeantson Ward 2 Regional councillor candidate Joe Hewitt and Ward Regional candidate Johnston Willow Park was one of the most hotly contested issues during the debate The Credit Valley Conservation Authority has obtained an eviction order to hive the residents of Willow Park removed from the property three months following i i compensation hearing scheduled for this The hearing will determine how much the CVCA should compensate the residents for evicting them from the property Although all of the candidates ex pressed sympathy for the residents plight none could offer answers to the question that if elected what would they do to help the residents However the non incumbents all said the residents have been treated poorly by the Town and the Con servation Authority As an incumbent Alf Spence was questioned several times and asked to defend the Town s handling of the Willow Park situation He said the Town had approved a relocation site in Acton for the residents but it was rejected by the Ontano Municipal Board on an appeal by residents neigh boring the proposed location Posties playing it cool Georgetown and Acton Canada Post workers will not be walking off the job despite the current stalemate in contract negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Darrcll Moore President of CUPW local for Georgetown and Acton Alan Gold the I ederal govern ment mediator assigned to resolve the differences between Canada Post workers and man an nounced Wednesday he had given up in his attempts to work out a compromise between the two feuding Mr Gold bowed out of the negoti ifttr seven weeks of trying to ik i set tlement Mr Moon ml Nation President Claude Parrot has told the locals to stay on the job because he still believes a negotiated settlement can be reached There are still outstanding issues including w job security benefits and contracting outworkers still on the table believe is trying its best to work out an agreement with Canada Post said Mr Moore he federal government has in troduced legislation binning postal workers from going on strike as a precautionary measure According to Peel MP Garth lurntr Georgetown postil workers id him during the recent post il disruption to support this kind of legislation if ilwisLurnbledin tin ominous