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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 7, 1971, p. 6

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The Acton Free Press Wednesday April 7 No fi decision y decision y Board gives glimmer of hope nn fitinl Urn In low development took place and there mi MAKING HER POINT Is Mrs Don Smith of Campbcllvillo Mrs Smith is one of many parents who voiced concern about the possible dosing of CampbcUvUle School Seated beside her is Board of Education Trustee for and Acton Tom Watson and Mrs Iioyd Chisholm who presented part of the ratepayers case Photo Is no final answer yet but County Board of provided a glimmer of hope for resident of Campbell who that their remain three proposed for closing In a five year capita budget forecast drawn by the board tills year Assistant to the Director of Education Cm I made It ir that the recommendation was rceoinmendatlon He said board had no polley on the matter yet and all the facta vrre not In Mr vender said he felt proposal to school and move the student to wasn a viable alternative flic Department of education stipulates that no additions to schools should be made In an If there are pupil plans in another school Numbers down the number of kindergarten children is a declining factor across Ontario population in low grades development took place and there Is than a few years ago were enough children to Justify It Close to students from North Education Centre arc taken to Assistant Superintendent Jim School now and this Morrison explained the practice been In effect since youngsters would benefit in a 1904 larger school because of better Mrs Chisholm told the gym and library facilities than audience of about there was could be provided In considerable development about to take place In the village and Limitations pointed out there were land He explained there were separations granted In the serious limitations on the three township and houses can be put teachers at the school They Just on them any time can t specialize In everything Development planned he explained The needs of the She outlined other developments that are thought to take place In the future Mr Lavender agreed there was development planned but claimed the development was not likely to materialize until the tight money situation was eased and mortgage rates lowered hopes and dreams and aspirations of developers 13 one thing but actually building homes is another he said He agreed the addition to Campbellvill School wouldn t be much of a problem if the new students can be better met when you have a large base to work on Morrison explained The parents In the group greeted a suggestion by Mr Morrison that the school be used for kindergarten and grades one and two He explained this could be a viable unit The suggestion met with instant approval of the group because they disliked the Idea of the youngest children being bussed out of the village The administrators agreed to have board consider that possibility Norval parents A group of Nerval ratepayers will approach the County Board of Education at their regular meeting in tomorrow night April with a brief expressing their wishes to have Nerval Public School remain open The school is one of three proposed for closing In a five year capital budget forecast drawn by the board Julian Reed one of the leaders in the group said he felt it would take one hour to present their case We feel It is a complete one he said 100 parents urge board keep village school open In spite of some physical inadequacies at Campbellvllle parents of children there want their children to stay and about of them turned out to carry their point to the County Board of Education at a pubbc meeting in Cnmpbcllville Wednesday We realize that the library is the secretary office and the nurse room among other things and we like it that way one woman told the administrators Others expressed fears about their youngsters spending an hour to two and half hours on School buses Justify addition Mrs Lloyd Chisholm presented their case explaining the village would soon be developed and the additional children brought into the community would Justify an addition to the school Mrs G H Willoughby one of three mothers of Bruce St School children spoke She told the administrators there was something tremendously exciting going on in the small schools Funny tittle places The small schools might be funny little places to the big Joes but there is something there we are thrilled with You don Mr Reed is leading a movement in to have the school there remain open It was one of three recommended for dosing in the board five year capital budget forecast At the Wednesday meeting board officials offered some hope for keeping the Campbellvllle school open The question of closing Cambellville and Bruce St schools will be dealt with at the board level but no policy is set and no decisions have been made on the matter Board officials Assistant to the Director Em Lavender assistant superintendent in the North Educabon Area Jim Morrison and Superintendent in the Business and Finance Bruce attended the open meeting as did Board Chairman attention they would In a smaller school We arc sacrificing human needs for efficiency the reeve said and urged a delegation approach the Minister of Education Political animal It would do little good to go and see the minister of education Lavender explained He is not stopping an addition to the school He is a political animal and must obey the people and the people say they don t want to have two seats for one student Taxpayers don t like duplication but they have different voices at different tunes of the year he Regional assessing disturbs councils Municipal officials throughout seconded by Mrs A Halton County arc disturbed Nassagaweya Reeve urging that the inadequacy of the the situation be corrected Oak ville treasurer John White ruled out a question about the staff not being large enough to handle the problem They have more people than they can shake a stick at he said The motion urging the minister of municipal affairs to get the rolls updated and keep them current received full support from those present at the Thursday evening meeting in Oakville Wife Whenever I get down in Pclletteno and Tom Watson Gordon executive assistant to George Kerr for area told the people he would carry their message to Mr Kerr who could present it in the legislature No pot of gold Reeve A who is a teacher at Milton District High School told Husband I always where you got them regional assessment operation At symposium for Halton County Municipal Councillors Thursday agreed unanimously to press the Department of Municipal Affairs for more effective assessment procedures Representatives from various parts of the county agreed immediately when Milton Mayor Brian Best brought up the point Mayor Best said there is a problem totting new businesses and on the assess ment rolls enough Before the operation was done on a regional basis it was done more efficiently Assessors were held accountable to the ill ties and were closer to the They are no longer as now work from a regional office in Brampton Burlington Mayor George H irrintton presented a motion TOWNSHIP OF ERIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING RESTRICTED AREA ZONING BYLAW THURSDAY APRIL 15th 8 PM MUNICIPAL BUILDING HILLSBURGH The Council of the Township of Erin has before it for consideration a proposed restricted area zoning by taw This by law when passed will regulate the use of all lands within the corporate limits of the Township of Erin To enable interested persons to acquaint themselves with the provisions of the proposed by law and to make submissions with reference thereto a public meeting will be held in the Municipal Building Hlllsburgh on Thursday April at p m Copies of the by law text and maps will be available tor inspection at this meeting and summaries of the by law provisions will be available for distribution Provisions of the By law will be explained and submissions received ALL CITIZENS ARE URGED TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT MEETING 20 FOOT I ALUMINUM I EXTENSION I LADDER WHITE ALUMINUM STORM DOOR Exchange ideas finance waste see it in the gym or but it the gathering the sprawling is there Mrs told the administrators Mrs said she understood and agreed with the requests of the parents Julian Reed a Norval resident and parent said he hoped the Campbellvllle school remained open education cost is like creating a rainbow with no pot of gold at the end She argued that the smaller the school the better the student and criticized the board for favoring large schools She claimed students at Milton High do not receive the same personal Close to elected officials representing the seven Halton municipalities met Thursday to exchange ideas of common concern about matters of finance and waste disposal The six hour symposium featured a panel discussion on finance chaired by Oakville People would rather forget about wastes Colin McPharlane Assistant Director of the Ontario Air Management Branch told a meeting of County Municipal Councillors In Thursday that people wanted to forget about their wastes People don want to be reminded of waste They don t want it brought to their attention There are disposed of was too expensive for Doug Sexsmith of McLaren Ltd said the time was gone when you pick out a site for a dump where it won t bother anyone He told the meeting about the uses and advantages of incineration and a good sanitary land fill site Too expensive He told the gathering in in Ontario every year but people want them Junked in the confines of the towns he said He told councillors there was a tendency to shun what must be faced He said waste disposal t had the money or attention needed small community and only large communities could afford them He said sanitary land fill sites ran second best and were more economical threw a little cold water on a proposal that a land fill site be established for County near Milton He said the site should be as close to the heavy populated area as possible He explained that hauling was the biggest expenditure once the system was established He estimated hauling costs to be to cents per ton mile Everyone is for a regional disposal site as long as it is not in their part of the region There is a tremendous public relations job to be done before regional sites will come into play We have kidded the troops for too long said adding that there was no way a disposal site can be pleasing aesthetically Reeve Allan Bob Smith of Dam as and Smith I td and Anthony of National Registers presented papers mil Burlington Councillor Dunn Oakville Treasurer White took part in the panel discussion John director of he Ontario Waste Management Branch Colin Assistant Director of the Ontario Waste Branch Burlington works director Robert Bailie and Doug of J Maclaren I took part in the discussion on waste disposal Group discussion Following the panel discussions representatives were split into groups for discussion and with roup there was a resource person to answer questions Aside from the straight business side of the meeting councillors and staff members social outing and representatives from various parts of the count to become acquainted Warden I Oakes expressed happmesi about the apparent mil cess of the meeting Jim Minister without Portfolio and Kerr Minister of the fcn were both present at die and spoke briefly CATALOGUE SPECIAL J MACKENZIE SON I STEEL STORAGE SHED FOR HOME OR COTTAGE I Modo baker on n to Idul lor don tools bo 1 PICNIC TABLE WOOD FENCING THE 1971 ALLONT CATALOGUE AVAILABLE SOON WATCH FOR IT REVISED STORE HOURS Thun Friday Bam pm Saturday a to J B MACKENZIE a SON LTD BUILDING SUPPLY CENTRE THC NAM TO MIU MP CLOSED ALL DAY GOOD FRIDAY OPEN SATURDAY TIL 9 PM Church St Acton 853166 J

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