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Ae) in Py (oar) Saturday, December 26, 1992 28 pages SUNDAY BRUNCH oe CALL 853-3440 _ 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 Not exactly ready for the NHL. This little guy got some help from h ing at Gordon Alcott Arena ‘Tuesday. "Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ 50 cents includes G.S.T. Traffic lights needed for busy intersection A 53-name petition asking for traffic lights at the corner of Mountainview Road (Regional Road 13) and Steeles Avenue will be referred to the Region of Halton.. However, according to com- ments by Halton Hills councillor Marilyn Serjeantson at last Monday’s town council meeting, it appears that regional staff have already acted on traffic and safety concerns in the area. Serjeantson, one of town coun- cil’s representatives on regional council and chairman of the region’s planning and public works committee, reported that Halton has budgeted for lights at the busy cor- ner for 1993. Halton’s transportation co-ordi- nator Nick Zervos confirmed that Ministry of Transportation warrants for traffic signals at the intersection have been met. The warrants, which make provincial funding available for installation of the lights, are “based on traffic counts and accidents,” he explained. The recommendation is in the region’s 1993 budget and is subject to final approval by regional coun- cil, Zervos said. If approval is granted, design work and tendering will follow with installation “most likely in the late summer or early fall (1993),” the regional official added. The petition, recently reviewed by town council, was presented along with a letter written by Halton Hills residents, Kay and Spencer Wilson. The letter read, in part: “The resi- dents living along the Ninth Line, also known as Mountainview Road,...are very concerned about the high volume of traffic which can, and has, led to serious and fatal accidents. "This is especially true since the road has been resurfaced, leading to increased speeds by cars. The inter- section of the Ninth Line and Steeles Avenue, we feel, seriously warrants traffic lights to slow down. motorists and help lefthand-turning cars and trucks to travel through safely, especially at rush hour in jorning.” At the close of the letter, the Wilsons wrote, “Please don’t lay this aside. Deal with it now, before an-accident happens.” ‘is mom and a chair when he tried skat- Photo by Scott Augustus Art portrays hospital, com ‘Three large-scale paintings repre- senting the stages of human life were donated last week to the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital. The commissioned pieces of art, unveiled at Thursday’s meet- ing of the hospital board of direc- tors, were donated by long-time members of the Halton Hills farm- ing community, Robert Cunningham and his late wife, Una. Cunningham, who farmed for ears on the Eighth Line of Halton Hills, attended the unveiling along with his daughter, Barbara Bonner and his son and daughter- in-law, Ralph and Viviean Cunningham. Also present was artist Tony Meers, a Georgetown trator. Hospital board member Fred Helson, who co-ordinated the pro- ject, designed the wooden frame surrounding the paintings. The frame was built by a local cabinet munity bond maker Judd Hoare of Ballinafad. Before unveiling the paintings which are on display in the hospital boardroom, Helson paid tribute to the Cunningham family for their active support of the Georgetown hospital. In past years, the Cunninghams have given signifi- cant donations to help the hospital with the purchase of capital equip- ment. At last week’s board meet- ing, they continued that tradition, providing a cheque to help cover Continued on page 11 Regional financing of waste stations halted By Dianne Cornish Beginning the first day of 1993, Halton Hills and area residents will lose what many have regarded as a free service since it came into being 12 years ago. ‘What Councillor Rob Heaton calls “the Regional grinch,” residents who once dropped off garbage or recyclables at the Leferink Transfer Station in Georgetown “at no charge” will be required to pay a user fee come Janu: é For the past 12 years, the Georgetown company has held a contract with Halton Region to handle regular waste and recyclables from rural and urban households. In essence, regional funds subsidized the service. Ina bid to cut costs, regional council agreed in November to discontinue funding support for three container stations, including the Leferink plant, at the end of year. Bert Leferink, president of the Armstrong Avenue plant, said Tuesday that his company has decided to adopt user pay fees to compensate for the loss of regional support. ‘A Burlington container station has taken the same route, while a region- ally-operated plant in Oakville will close. For more than a decade, Halton Region residents were allowed to drop off as much as 150 kilograms of garbage or recyclables per day at the Leferink plant, free of charge. Beginning Jan. 1, 1993, they'll be charged $1.50 for each standard garbage bag. The disposal cost for other items will be based on size. The fee for large Continued on page 3 Cocktail Hour, 7 to 8pm Five-Course Dinner, 8to 10pm Dance with Disc Jockey, 10 pmto 1am Party Favours ° $50perperson