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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 25, 1984, p. 15

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Region weighs provinces riding boundaries Region Is ready to confront the Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission over redistribution plana that would splinter municipal lies within the region Councillors and staff will attend hearings late next month to present plant to create a fourth provincial ndutg in Halton a move aimed at containing Halloa ridings without overlapping into neighboring regions Hallon proposal modified last day by the administration committee combines Kills and Milton in the new riding of North extending south to the existing municipal limits of both towns With alteration ville would constitute Oakville riding while Burlington would be split into the ridings of Burlington and Burlington West Redistributing ridings because of changes since the lost provincial election the Electoral Boundaries has largely Ignored existing municipal and natural boundaries to propose linking Georgetown with Brampton in the riding of Peel West Hills including Acton would be part of the realigned Halton Burlington riding region currently comprises Burlington riding represented by Julian Reed Oakville riding served by Jim Snow and Burlington South with George Kerr Presented last week with four of the 12 alternatives considered by staff the regions administration committee Opted for what Oakville Mayor Horry Barrett called the best of the four evils Members were virtually unanimous in their dislike of any riling redistribution but expressed satisfaction that all four alter natives before them kept Halton Hills intact in one riding and linked it with Milton rather than Brampton Concern remained over OakviUea proposed boundaries however tee decided to modify Alternative a presented by staff so that a portion of north extending south to Highway would be included in Oakville riding rather than Halton North Among the three other alternatives considered two suggested a new south- central riding or Burloak and another split the region north to south cutting Milton in two Hills Councillor Mike Armstrong took exception to the boundary proposals for a new Halton Peel riding claiming the move makes no sense when viewed in terms of anticipated development along Winston Churchill Boul evard which separates Peel and I think its safe to say there wont be any growth along the Peel side of Winston ChurdiiD in the next 10 years be said II there Is going to be any population growth that area it be on the Halton Kills side The province did such a great job creating the region of Halton but when we relate to Milton why In hell do they want to put us in with Regional planning director Rash Mohammed told the that has a strong argument to back up its submission to the boundaries commission Among the factors addressed will be tuency representation communication among levels of government and com munity interests newsmakers Georgetown Acton Wednesday April 1384 Insulation made here saves millions for Sydney Nova Scotia steel firm by Jack Carpenter A graphic example of the effectiveness of an insulation system and its per for mance has been provided by a project in Nova Scotia using a product developed by a Hills manufactuer Two huge storage tanks owned by the Sydney Steel Corporation Sydney Nova Scotia are today covered by ft of Tectonic Sections Tectonic Sections is the trade for a versatile interlocking Insulation panel about with varying thickness providing a range or insulation values The tanks contain bunker oil for the steel plant and requires heating There is considerable cost Involved in keeping this quantity of oil heated and ongoing neat loss through the steel plates of the tanks After trying other materials the Corporation contracted Products of Sydney Nova Scotia representative for Tectonic Sections to Install the sections to the out side and top of the oil storage tanks The results demonstrated dramatically the effectiveness of the insulation Alfred Neumann general manager and designer of Tectonic Sections said the first units were produced in 1976 With years of steady growth his company continues manufacturing in larger premises at 144 Armstrong Avenue Georgetown The concept has not changed from a high compression ethane based molded section with convenient tongue and interlocking installation The sections are proven highly efficient with excellent insulation values The sections have been Improved from the original so they include different surface bonding adaptable to any con struct ion requirement For example a wall celling or roof insulation is com with Tectonic Sections com plete with the necessary thickness of wood to become the exterior surface It was the particle board application as used for roofing that made it possible for the Sydney Steel Corp to Insulate their 100 ft diameter steel oil storage tanks The tanks are high and the annual llwasno mean task to instal the thick sections with 27 sq ft per tank going on like a huge jigsaw puzzle With part or the installation complete the Insulation started to effect the tanks and the Inside temperature rose degrees In three weeks the outside and top was covered A smooth wood exterior sprayed with a vinylplaster completed the weather proofing The resulta per cent efficiency and reduction in heating costs from to per tank The installation Itself cost so the immediate saving was and the total cost reclaimed in the first year Mr steady expansion over the eight years in business and supplies millions of board feet of Insulation to industry business and residential sectors Ideally the sections should be used In new construction but are in demand for retrofit for everything from basements to churches especially the more important cathedral and flat roof The sections come in a number of thick depending on Insulation values with various bonded exteriors including wood stucco stone or provision for siding shingles or hot asphalt Open another transfer station A garbage transfer station has been opened on Avenue just below the Hwy 401 overpass It is the second transfer station in the Region of Halton A third station will be opened soon in The new Milton station will be operated by Disposals Limited who sub milled the lowest bid for the job Residents are allowed to dropoff garbage of 150kg lbs into one of the four yd containers A special container is also available for metal such as old stoves or fridges to be recycled Those items will also be free of charge even if weight is over 150 kg Newsprint recycling be taken care of with a weatherproof yd con The Milton station is open to the public Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from 8 to 30 The Georgetown station on Armstrong Ave is open every weekday Monday through Friday to and on Saturdays from 9 to The same rules apply at the Georgetown station is mentioned above but heavier loads also be accepted of oil tanks Sections being installed on side workmen complete weather proof inn on finished lop si face The are feel in each 27000 of insulation j mi la feci high The lanks Georgetown 1 5sr IS Motrtrinvtaw N 8775108 Toronto Esquesing history essay contest Picked out a personal project to help celebrate Ontarios bicentennial yet The Historical Society has a that could win you cash prizes With financial help from the Ontario Bicentennial Committee and town council the Society is Inviting people of all ages to write essays about specified aspects of Esquesing s history The contest with cash prizes of up to 40 for winning entries features four In Category elementary school students ore invited to profile an Esquesing resident past or present in an essay of appro imaely3O0words The best essay submitted wins second wins third wins and those chosen fourth through eighth win each Category offers a first prize to the high school student who best outlines in about 300 words the history of any Esquesing school opened prior to Second place prise is 315 and third place Categories 3 and are open to adults and are not limited to 300 words Prizes In each are 340 for the best entry for the second and 10 for third Category essays must personal recollections of people or events that stand out in your memory The topic is entitled Early Memories of My Esquesing Com History of a Group or organization from Ihe old township is the topic for Category Entries must be postmarked no later than June 15 and mailed to the Esquesing Hi tor leal Society Box Georgetown L7G All essays become the property of the Society Esquesing township includes all lands north of Steeles Avenue and south of the BalilnafadChurchlll Sideroad bounded on either side by the Town Lines Communities included are Acton Georgetown Lime house Glen Williams Dublin Speyslde Peru Ashgrove Stewarttown Norvat Hornby and Scotch Block Unemployment trade PC targets reception A jovial Brian Leader of the Opposition at a cocktail party day made jokes about Liberal Cabinet members promised the return of the entre spirit and predicted an over whelming majority for Pregressive va lives Every one of the 450 tickets were sold for the Meet and Brian party held by Otto and Lea I a Jclinek at Howard Johnson s in Terming last Thursday a day that will live in history a big day for Canada The day entered the leadership race an event that will do wonders for clarity of the Issues Continuing in a vein he said he was impressed with Liberal Cabinet solidarity Johnson wants to sell Chretien says no way and didnt know the country owned gas stations Switching his attack to John Turner Mulroney described him as a guy who speaks his mind both of them The Tories have been studying minority rights womens rights man power retrain ing peace issues and public sector produc tivity stated the Opposition Leader He stressed under a PC government there Construct Indian longhouse would be increased accountability for crown corporations Dealing with youth unemployment lower interest rates and less confrontation bet ween the provinces and the federal govern ment top priorities He promised a return to the spirit which he contended the Liberal government had done its best to dampen We will have a government where hard work and productivity are rewarded again Ho claimed small businesses went bankrupt last year and another the previous year Mulroney stressed one out of five young people cannot get a job and emphasized this has to change The Opposition Leader stated when he was in Quebec be told the listeners he would inc work crew provided by a Sunday June More than schools across defend Englishspeaking minority rights in Canada Works grant has started construe- have expressed Interest in having Quebec with the same enthusiasm be would tion of frames for the first pre historic their students support the event by selling defend the Frenchspeaking rights in the Indian to be rebuilt at the Craw sponsorship tickets for Three rest of Canada ford Lake Conservation area near Milton routes have been established for the day He concluded by admitting the PCs dont The fiveman crew has been on the job at and shuttle buses from each community will have all the answers and pointed out they Crawford Lake at Ave take hikers from central parking spots to have been left an awful mess but pledged Line on Niagara Escarpment since late then returnhikers from things would get better for all Canadians January stripping the bark from cedar Crawford Lake to their community under a Tory government trees which will be used to build an authentic Iroquois longhouse feet long 25 feet wide and high The frame will be covered inside and out with cedar and elm bark in the some style used by the Iroquois who lived beside Craw ford Lake from 1439 to 1454 The date is known precisely because of the archaeo logical evidence provided by sediment samples from the lake bottom The rebuilt village will be the most ac curately dated pre European Iroquois Village in Canada and only the second such settlement rebuilt on Its original site The first longhouse to be rebuilt will be known as the Joyce units from Georgetown Burlington Milton have been working together since last summer to raise the money needed to rebuild the The bark alone costs about 85 cents a square foot and will total about to completely cover the framework The Jaycees main fund raising project will be a giant Ga No Sote Iroquois word meaning kmghouse on Invitations are in the mall for Halton Hills first Friends of Ihe Library open house on which library staff and board members are pegging hopes for a brighter future Invited guests will gather at the George town library for an afternoon reception May to meet paid staff and volunteers get to know the facilities better and find out how their donations could greatly Improve library services in Acton and Georgetown Among the highlights will be the unveiling collection between and books being donated to the public library in memory of Georgetowns first chief librarian who died early in 1982 Nazers love of floral design and art in general is reflected both in the subject matter of the books and their special book plates featuring one of her own designs Last year money was raised for Ihe Friends of the Library fund through the sale of raffle tickets on an original painting by local artist Reginald Flnlayson No dropoff at libraries Stranded without a solution the Halton Hills Library Board could do nothing but thank a Georgetown woman last week for her letter concerning the need for an after- hours dropoff box Members expressed sympathy for the residents predicament but noted that any form of dropoff slot or box would be open to vandalism Burning cigarettes for example could just as easily be dropped Inside on top of deposited books The expense of Installing a slot In the library door was another concern men tioned The letter writer bad pointed out that neither the librarys hoars nor its fines tor late returns were convenient to her Members discussed but rejected a sug gestion that central emergency service Big grit were fat evidence as MeDerald Opposite Brian MRtraecv after noun since 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