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Aggregates Act to come up at Queens Park A THE HERALD April IT IK Page Residents bitter over aggregate issue The cookie know it but there were ISO bom or ilrrdufdecooklea stored at an Ottrander Boulevard home over the weekend Munching the cookies they II soon be distributing from door to door were left to right Girl Guide Kim Mliener pathfinder Laura GrotkorUi and Brown It Amy Gordon Money rolled from the cookie drive goes toward guiding programs Herald photo Who can resist those creamfilled cookies The Georgetown West District Girl Guides are trying a different way of selling cookies this year In past years Ihe Brown Guides and Pa Wind have taken orders or cookies in February and delivered the cookies in April This year a Urge num ber of cookies were and the girls will be able to give customers their cookies on Blitiing Day April Guides Pathfinders and Brownies will be knocking on doors west of Maple Avenue their cookies They will also be at many business areas around town Moore Park Plaza Guelph Street stores downtown George town the Georgetown Marketplace Hal ton Hills plaza Their cookie tent will be at St John s Church on Guelph Street where cookies can also be purchased Parking Is available behind the church Guiding Is a profit organization and Is not supported by local vice clubs or churches Leaders Commissioners and Advisors are volun teers giving freely of their time Cookie sales are the main source of revenue for Guiding pro grams Transportation needed Continued from page At More programs are needed tJMeip you folks stay In your own homes Mr said That far more import ant than building more nursing homes Some of the things seni had to say at Thurs day meeting Hal ton Hills needs an integrated transportation service not just for elder ly residents but for everyone One person commented If seniors are going to stay at home they want to be mobile They want more and quicker service from the Hal ton Hills mini bus for handicapped and elderly residents They want a central phone number they can call to get lowcost help for chores around the house like washing windows and cutting the lawn Seniors would like to see Georgetown senior citizens clubs enjoy a central meeting place a dropIn which Is clean end conveniently located Someone suggested that a dropIn be Included In any proposal for a new muni cipal centre Merchants specific ally in Georgetown downtown core should let seniors use their wash rooms In addition they might consider having in- chairs on which elderly shoppers could rest Some service should specialize in getting Inor out to seniors It was noted that while many programs for them exist senior citizens are often unaware of them and tend to miss out on many things which would enrich their Uvea Elderly residents need better access to the Gordon Arena There no lift to the up stairs ball the wheel chair ramp at the George town library Is too steep some say for people help ing handicapped visitors It was suggested that It be moved to the back of the building where there is less of in Iodine Seniors living between Milton and Georgetown hospitals said they would like to have some of their lab work for medical tests done in their own homes Generally one group determined seniors need to become better con sumer advocates turning themselves Into a power ful lobby to press for more and better services Regular and easy access to the towns medical centre and recreation programs is important Mr Hallow said If seniors con stay healthy they Increase the chances of remaining at home for the rest of their lives Herald Staff Writer The new policy app roved by the provincial cabinet in December seeks to hasten the app roval process or wayside pits and quarry licenses By removing the need for municipal amendments to official plans or zoning bylaws towns will reap benefits under the pro posed new Aggregates Act which will be review by the provincial legis lature later In the year Mr Pope commented All pits will hove to bo rehabilitated once the gravel extraction is fin Ished and the towns be paid royalties Aggre gate will also pay fees to ensure that local haul routes are well maintained RESIDENTS UNHAPPY Despite Mr Pope comments residents and town politicians in the audience remained swayed expressing con cem that their properly rights are being eroded and bitterness that the provincial government t listening to their grievances A meeting with Mr Pope had been antic I pat since the region em barked on public meet ings to discuss amend to its Official Plan Now deferred at least until the new Aggregates Act has been presented at Queen the amend ment would have mapped about acres of land In Halton as protected from further extensive development because of the grovel sources lying under It Mr Pope arrived with Milt Farrow assistant deputy minister of hous ing and municipal affairs the ministry which over sees the implementation of municipal official plans Burlington MPP Julian Reed the Liberal member who will lead his party critique of the new Aggregates Act said the new aggregate policy applied to official plans and Act itself go a long way to strip control of aggregate resources from municipality It gives the province absolute centralized where the pits and quarries arc supposed to go he charged the right to plan their future the province is under in lng that right and that Why we re here and why we are deeply concern cd At one point the MNR draft states Wayside pits and quarries are needed on a temporary basis and often on short notice they therefore require simplified ing and approval ration It goes on to suggest that with few exceptions wayside pits and quarries should be permitted with out zoning or official plan IRON FIST MNIts aggregate pel icy Is an iron fist a velvet glove Clark Muirhcad of the Ion for Aggregate Studies told the audience For several years the Torontobased foundation has urged the province the limit new aggregate extraction around the To ronto area arguing that there are already enough licensed properties now to meet the province regale needs well into the future Mr Muirhead had views for residents at Municipal Board the up an investment In Thursday night s meet property owner land lng against the powerful has no chance of Its money in the bank multi million dollar securing his properly to them and they can rights over the needs of borrow against It Mr hire expensive sharp- Industry What the Muirhead said The wltted lawyers and spend aggregate Industry Is do- more reserves the -belt- yea rs before the Ontario he charged Is build INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE GEORGETOWN DECORATING CENTRE AND CLASSIC PAINT AND WALLPAPER JOIN FORCES TO CLEAR OUT STOCK TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE ON HOME DECORATING NEEDS EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD TO THE BARE WALLS WALLPAPER PRICE OR LESS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR GLIODEN PAINTS NOW SAVE l OR MORE PER GALLON PAINT BRUSHES BUY ONE GET ONE FREE WHILE QUANTITIES LAST GEORGETOWN DECORATING CENTRE MAIN ST GEORGETOWN WE 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