Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 22, 1977, p. 1

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WEDNESDAY JUNE Home Newspaper of Hills SECTIONS THIRTY TWO PAGES The fullsize paper reaching more than 12700 homes In Hills Reminiscing about days gone by Pioneer Days 1929 GEORGETOWN BASEBALL CLUB From left Col 0 Drown president G Burt D Ilea A Knlily P Blackburn It Woods Waller Cole I llrrrlnRlon Hall Ruddy manager Downtown Georgetown Pioneer Days celebrated Thursday Friday and Saturday Details can be found on page 25 miMiiiiimMiimitiiiiMMiitiNiimiiim Picked Up In Passing Scout awards Sal Cutrara of the Fifth Georgetown Ed or North District and Harold of Venturers each received a year pin at Cubs and Scouts awards Tuesday Murray Harmon district Commissioner How Powell of First Georgetown George Henderson First Georgetown and Ron were awarded fiveyear pins at a ceremony held at Gordon A colt Arena Confusio over co Coun says residents seem confused of the correct garbage pickup day in their area since the town switched lo he twice weekly schedule The whole town suffers he said If garbage Is left out on the street for a week and a dog tears the garbage apart Anyone conused of the pickup time should call the town office at Householders having garbage pickup on Monday Tuesday and Thursday will have It picked up on Monday and Thursday Householders having garbage picked up Wednesday and Friday will have it picked up Tuesday and F CVCA ecology courses George Roberts education officer of ihc Credit Valley Conservation Authority said courses on ecology are almost full for September and interested school teachers should contact him now at 1615 Mr Roberts laugh pupils from surrounding schools this season at Terra Conservation Area Agents appointed board of education Thursday passed a motion to make the police agents of the board This would allow police to enter school grounds to break up teenage drinking parties and rowdyism Police previously had been unable to enter the grounds despite complaints from nearby residents Bagpipe course For the third year Sheridan College will offer two- week courses in elementary Intermediate and Instructors levels of and drumming a the campus Pipe Major Virginia of the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band be an instructor again this year A first for Halton Region Is to become the first municipality In Canada to have coats of arms for all its municipalities Miss Dorothy Stone RRS Georgetown participated in either the design of promotion of the arms for Region Burlington Milton and Hills Lioness donation The Georgetown Lioness Club presented a cheque to Russell Miller last week as the first part of the club pledge to the Memorial Arena Building Fund Tree uprooted Blaine or Mlssissauga parked his vehicle Main Street North and as he parked his vehicle caught ai overhanging tree limb pulling the tree down 26 of plan Planning board tables an application by Developments Ltd to build homes on lots off Churchill Road North in Acton until they had reviewed the official plan for Acton and John Borden represented the developers as he explained that the lots back existing homes on Churchill Road They would face onto a propossed access road to be built to the new Acton high school due to open this fall Contract for shoes Acton Shoe Company has been awarded a 10 contract by the federal government to produce shoes for the RCMP It was one of several contracts worth In excess of announced during the week of June Total of all contra awarded exceeded million Exhaust checks En vf foment Ontario has been checking emissions from cars in a this week along Guclph Street The test began Monday and wll conclude on Friday Automobiles will be checked for analysis of exhaust gases and an engine Inspection for missing or malfunctioning pollution control devices It la against the to disconnect an engine pollution control device Environment On tar also noted that improvements ate axe tuned to engine efficiency of the automobile and disconnecting these devices may reduce rather than Increase gas mileage MACHINERY MOVED Workmen check lo make sure a 45000 pound momlngto remove the three glossing cylinder part of a paper machine at the of the machine According to the bulk of plant is securely fastened to a trailer for its Journey to the heavy equipment is cither transferred toother another paper company In the United States A was plants sold or scrapped 25 million offices approved by region taxpayers will spend million to house regional council and Council Wednesday rejected the alternatives of having the headquarters redesigned to keep It within the million budgeted or to continue rent the present location In a Burlington office building However the mill rate would remain stable in 1978 building committee chairman Coons told council That would be achieved because In 1977 there was a one time expenditure for the police com munlcatlons Two million dollars is already In an account would come out of the 1978 operating bud get Coons said there is no room for expansion of the region offices at lis present location off Queen Elizabeth Way and Line In Burlington The region rcnta sqaro feet of which would be usable and allow a two per cent growth rale Oakville Mac son said the construction can not be Justified Doub ling the amount of room will just prove on analogy with Parkinson Law that work will expand lo fit the lime alio led he said Council rejected on offer from Us landlord Prior C Lush Associates to extend the lease for five original rule of per plus lax lion clause cover lucre a lux on 1J7I His offer Included the addition of more spice his own firm Is moving to now location Council a lease runs out in June 1J70 Tlit Credit Conferva lion has approved in plea master fir Silver of three miles i I netting in iledun 1 landscape of he I pirns 1 r3 milt I trails for hikers bilk rider cyclists I Hers Hit park ditc hint picnickers I spaces at Terra Colin would be expanded by opinion I l0 other on providing on additional fur tents The area for Sliver Creek encompasses Lots nod running from Fifth 1 Wist to the Seventh I me in Hilton Hills The owns about 1283 acres in the area but architect Mary Lynn showed on dualled maps that the land owned is scattered within p park lie ind Is separated by property owners who have bull irje and who don I re illy to sell architect Sickle slid He when the plans be speculators may try to buy land in ihc area He urged the CVC to buy I mil as il been me available CVCA Gordon CI I member arc lot king Silver reek J million pro Library free of control Booth Hilton Hills has received a lejil opinion which sheds a new light on the issue of a 111 Roy Booth laid Monday Referring to a not mode public from Corn well chill librarian who had obtained the legal opinion Mr Booth sold Hint once a appointed a such as the library board ills independent of council and can go Us way of council wishes Council was to have met Tuesday with the libriry board and a roup of concerned 1 irk shout Hi ll to of new whether on addition 1 constructed at the present a 100jearold church at 1 and Market Street The phasing in of land will be a staff responsibility he slid and will take about The master plan will be submitted to the CVCA in written form by the end of the j ear and if approved will be forwarded to the ministry of environment for final appro- Ms said plans for he trails which in eludes re routing part of the Bruce Trail preserve growth In the valley could be started now Restoration plans for Fall brook arm built in 1830 could be started by collecting old farm implements and return ing the form back lo its log framework important centre for school groups Is the Vaughn House which said needs to be expanded to offer lab facilities for persons A obvious stumbling block to master plan Is the 915 acres not owned by the One Authority member and Hilts councillor said local municipalities should be made aware of the Silver Creek master plan since plans for roads leading into the area hove been discussed already Another member said build permits have been dls by other municipal ties in cooperation with the CVCA For the past four years building permits have discouraged by the and Escarpment Com mission In the area surround Terra Cotta Canada Day party A full day of activities has been planned for Canada celebrations the Glen Williams townholl Beginning at and going on until midnight there will be a pet show a bicycle rodeo and safe inspections a fire fighting demonstration a nail driving contest for ladles raw egg toss belly dancing watermelon eating and seed spilling contest a tug of war between Hills council and local residents and a baseball game Among the 3 persons expected to attend are Hewitt voice of Hockey Night In Canada and King also of Hockey Night or Canada Julian Reed will be master of ceremonies Hills council Monday approved the closing of Main Slrect in Glen Williams from Preston store at Ninth Line l Confederation Street to Mountain Street at the foot of which is St A ban Anglican Church Vehicles will be toured along Confederation Street to Mountain Street ACTON CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Dr and Mrs Frank Oakes were honored Friday by the residents of Acton Story and picture on page

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