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THE HERALD Tuesday December The year in review highlights of 1985 AAA rating for region By AN1 Herald Nothing like starting off a new year on the right foot Ha ton region had that kind of a start In 1985 Early in January the regional treasurer had good news for council With a proud and beaming face Joe announced Helton had Joined the ranks of Peel and tan Toronto earning a triple A rating by the Canadian Bond Rating Service It was a first for a region that had considerable financial troubl cs In the late seventies AAA rating Is the highest credit rating the Service can give and means been assessed to be a financially and economically strong region The good news made the third region In the province to have such a rating Besides the honor of such a ranking there the financial benefit in the region being able to save about million on interest payments for debentures What could top that high In Not too much councillors found as the lengthy wrangles over establishing a new regional for Halton became more and more complicated and expensive The year is over the region is out a couple of million dollars and still Halton a dump for Hoboe donate The Hungry Hollow Hobos camp ing club recently made a cheque donation to the Ronald McDonald House in Toronto The handed over was raised from a summer ampout and an auction Carols for charity Braving the chilling winds of December seven students from Public School raised 35 for The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto The grade students sang for residents in the Moore Park subdivision in the vicinity of Clndcrbarke Terrace and Charles and Harold Streets They sang carols both Sunday and Monday nights before Christ mas municipal wastes from Halton Hills Burlington Milton and Oakville Whatever savings the region was making thanks to its triple A rating and was doling out of Its other pocket for dump studies In February the choice was narrowed down to the Burlington site as the preferred location for Halton s next regional dump The choice of the acre quarry site owned by National Sewer Pipe was made from a short list of six and not surprisingly please Burlington councillors While additional studies were undertaken to prepare further docu mentation on not only the preferred site but also en the next best site In Milton Halton garbage continued to be shipped to New York State to be burned as fuel by Occidental Chemlc ah Energy From Waste This shipping of garbage is still on going and will be for a three year period by which time councillors hope to have a new landfill approved by the province and in operation The environmental assessment hearings are yet to be held and with all the affected groups gearing up for a big fight promise to drag out through the bulk of 1386 It will be tooth and claw between Milton and Burlington as each struggles to throw the hot potato of a regional dump in the other a lap Needless to say garbage was a topic well thrashed out throughout by regional council Although Ford Motor Company rejected an energy from waste plant to incinerate pal garbage for energy at its Oakville plant back In Actons Chamber of Commerce Indicated a willingness to take part In such a project with local waste this year Before year end a committee was established to study such a plant in Acton The public has taken time to mellow over the concept and to learn more about It since the first on of energy from waste in Halton it appears The upcoming year will prove Interesting in this regard was praised for Its recycl program In all municipalities and earned two awards at a provincial conference this fall for encouraging recycling in the region On another vein the region receiv ed three volumes from its consultant on how to enhance tourism Halton wide Action on the points made remains to be seen However a been formed and local municipalities are eagerly awaiting its results Other tid bits of regional events during the year included the reelecti on of Peter Pomeroy for a second term as regional chairman the rejection of a pension plan for regional councillors unlike Peel region the closing of agreement forests to hunters Just before the winter deer hunt the acceptance of responsibility for toxic spills under the new provincial Envir Protection Act the establishment of the emergency number the installation of special recording equipment to record committee ana council meetings for transcribing the move toward controlling smoking in the workplace by Project Smokeless the undertaking of a feasibility study on Halton Region Museum the budgeting of for an affirmative action study of regional hiring and employment the operation of a successful municipal energy audit program that s saving at least per cent of heating bills on all buildings studied the improvement of the regional building washrooms and and last but not least the resolution of the struggle between the Halton board of education and the regional health department overhead lice screening in the schools Schools avoid major problems in 1985 The year in quotes New Year Levee plans By RUBY BAILEY Herald Special Members are cordially invited to he President New Year Day Levee being held at the Branch Jan from It is with deep regret weapon the death of a former member of our Branch Sykes We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of this comrade CAR CLUB WINNERS Dec 19 Bon 349 Jim France 351 Tom Moriarity Art Hall Glad Caldwell Murray EUCHRE WINNERS Dec Ladies 1st Lois Richardson 2nd Mary Lou Ireland booby Merry Crawford GenU 1st Doug taker 2nd Oliver Scragg booby Bill Richards For the convenience of the hand capped there is now a parking spot for the disabled at the back door SICK LIST KinginSunnybrook Hospital Norton Elliott Sadler W Cowan G Hayes in the Georgetown Hospital Stan Swann in St Johns Lloyd In St Michael s Hospital B in Acton Wm BillGibbs Fanny Weaver in the Bennett Centre Barb Bums and Bill Hilller at home ENTERTAINMENT in the lounge Saturday will be by They ve left It up to us to decide how many and which This a fairer process than a school closure commit tee Betty Fit her former Board of Education Chairman explains the Consolidation Committee for Hills looking at the llty of closing schools because of low enrolments Taxpayers and residents make up the majority of the commit tee March My dad was the one who told me if really wanted something bad enough you could have it Bob former NHL and Hockey Heritage recipient Aug I can still hear my Japanese friends with their favorite lament no more Hiroshima retired George town businessman Earl Ryder reflects on his visit to Japan after the Second World War He wrote an article on the anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb Aug I personally been fighting It Corn yean Harry Levy explains why he s voting for approval of the Georgetown Secon dary Plan paving the way for further expansion It dona t say anything about the people who voted you In I have a feeling they re going to vole you out opponent to the Secondary Plan A Blencowe his opinion Oct Eighty per cent of the budget Is salaries Seven of trustees have a conflict of interest and cannot vote Either we need trustees or retiring trustee Mark Bradley explaining one or the reasons he won be seeking reelection Oct I can remember a time when there were seven people In the audi and three or them were usherett Georgetown Little Theatre member Ron Hill reflects on the early days theatre in town GLTcelebrat their In anniversary this year Nov 13 I m realty disappointed It was a kick In the teeth I worked bard for this town Dave Willing after his defeat in the municipal election April You don t Imagine anything like IhlJ even happening Its not like driving a car where you may get hit you re on the ride for enjoyment Martin victim of a wheel accident In Georgetown Feb Scavengers have been appearing around the property since the accident People don t come down with trailers behind their cars out of curiosity Products of Georgetown collapses under the weight of heavy winds and a snow storm General Manager Jack survey the damage May If Frank Miller had been Frank Miller it would have been a lot different for me defeated candid ate Peter after his loss In the provincial election against Liberal Don Knight Junes You see It on television bnt when you see the real thing that what got me Acton Red Cross worker Eileen alter helping tornado victims In Grand Valley I knew it was a good one though I thought I might get applause 19 yearold Jay Swain from Georgetown talks to a parliamentary subcommittee studying equality She told the commit it was unfair women are barred from becoming fighter pilots Next year she was planning to go to unUeriity and gel a nursing degree She found nursing what she really wanted to do Kali brother of Indira one of the killed on the Air India Jetliner July How do you address what Is going to happen to the quality or life on that road Bailey one of the THE 18TH ANNUAL JANUARY WALLPAPER PAINT pit SALE 2040 OFF WALLPAPER SAMPLE BOOK ORDERS OVER 300 BOOKS TO CHOOSE FROM UPTOOU O OFF INSTORE WALLPAPER Latex Interior Flat 12 Latex Eggshell WHITE PASTEL COLORS WHITE PASTEL COLORS MANY MOORE SPECIALS THROUGHOUT THE STORE GEORGETOWN DECORATING CENTRE Georgetown Market Place BIGGEST INDEPENDENT PAINT I WALLPAPER OUTLET WHOLESALE RETAIL AIM SERVING THE NEEDS Of opponents to development south of Georgetown affecting Mountain view Road residents By SANDY CAMPBELL HeraM Stair There were no catastrophes In education this year only drcumjtanc that could have created one Extended funding to separate schools budget cuts contract negotiations with staff a consolidation study lira loss of a public school trustee in the north were all potentially major problems that were handled with care Budget cuts bounded the public school system this year Support from the government dropped to leu than l per cent increase over last year Meanwhile the increase In teachers salaries was almost per cent To help solve funding shortages the public school board had to rely on more municipal funding Bruce Chairman of the Halton Board of Education said By doing this homeowners ended up paying more taxes The province Is transferring the responsibility to the municipality I think it makes more sense for the government to pay she said If this was done payments would be better distributed and not only homeowners would pay she explained The extension of funding to schools is another event of that will hurt the public system Mrs Bruce said Giving money to Catholic schools before legalities have been resolved is like building a house and not having a permit to do It with she said After the gains of 1985 Irene McCaulcy ViceChairman of the Catholic Separate School Board is confident funding will be granted for separate schools up to Grade 13 She is looking forward to the opening of a Catholic high school in Milton While plana for the high school Mllton develop plans to shut public school in Hills an coming to a close The Halton Hill Consolidation Committee Is almost a the point of announcing which school should be closed because of enrolments After 28 meetings of hour each which began in January of the committee Is finished collector data and are on the verge of making decision John Kavanagh cochair man of the committee said Mr Kavanagh said the commit la right on schedule Because of tin large number in the committee I thought the task would be difficult not impossible It s been the reverse he said He expects the committee 1 announce its findings to the some time In March after they male their presentation to the Halton Boar J of Education Halton Hills lost a trustee on the public board this year Equal assessment resulted in Wards and which arc now Arien Bruce wards Wards 3 and rem all joined and Dick is now th trustee for those residents The biggest loss was losing Fisher from the board She was i tremendous trustee for the north an I the region Chairman Bruce said Or less trustee in the 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