Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 5, 1989, p. 5

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THE HERALD Wednesday Jujy ISOPages Residents angry at proposal Contd from Pag However audience members quickly pointed out that the Bruce Trail runs right through the area Mr Isaac said he wants to work with people in the area to ensure their concerns about the quarry are addressed At least let us sit down with dialogue and maybe the whole town will say hey this is something that we need he said referring to the recreational poten tial of the rehabilitated lands That statement drew laughter from the audience The quarry could be mined for about 25 years he said Retorted one audience member I want to enjoy the land now not 25 years down the road when Im dead and buried Several residents also worried about their property values should the quarry be approved and the ef fect on their water But Mr Isaac said property values around a quarry in Stoney Creek have increased and Taro would have to make sure the water in the area wouldnt be adversely affected by the quarry Several audience members said they were told by real estate agents when buying a home in the area recently that there was little chance of the area being developed Audience members also said people who sold their property to were told it was being bought for estate lots But Mr Isaac said he always told potential sellers he was buying the property for investment pur poses Mr Isaac who at one point in the evening said the proposal would go through an environmental assess ment then later said it would fall under the proposed new Ag gregates Act said the quarry wouldnt be built for about three Near the end of the meeting Joyce Young a consultant hired by Taro for public consultation pro cess said think Im hearing loud and clear that you dont want Erin man pulls boy from Credit River By BEN DUMMETT Herald Staff An Erin man pulled a drowning Georgetown boy from the Credit River near Maple Avenue and River Road reviving him with ar tificial respiration Saturday after noon Terrv Johnson Halton Regional Police say the 13yearold boy was playing with some friends when he was pulled under by an undertow Terry Johnson 33 entered the river and carried the boy ashore then per formed artificial respiration police say Mr Johnson stayed with the boy until an ambulance arrived The boy was treated at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital He has since been discharged hospital officials say Mr Johnson was working in the back of Blackbox Controls when he heard the boys friend scream ing I have two kids of my own so I recognized the scream was so meone in trouble he said Mr Johnson first saw the boy come up from the undertow then dove into the water scraping his nose on the river bed He pulled the boy to an island located near the dam in that area When I looked at him his eyes were open but there was nothing there I thought hewasdeadsaidMr Johnson Mr Johnson checked the boys heart beat and found it to be er ratic I gave him mouthtomouth for three or four breaths and then he started to breathe normally Mr Johnson said The boy started to talk in coherently he said He thought he was still under water Mr Johnson explained Mr Johnson then attempted to calm the boy After a while Mr Johnson said the boy would touch his face and thank him over and over again At one point the boy said he was dizzy Mr Johnson turned the boy on to his stomach so he could spit out the water in his lungs My boss called the ambulance and I waited until ft arrived wigo APPLIANCES SALE OF APPLIANCES AND PARTS Air Conditioner Tuneups Free InStore Microwave Leak Detection and Heat Test Authorized Maytag Service and Installation 130 STREET GEORGETOWN ONTARIO PHONE N ELLS DRIVING SCHOOL NEXT COURSE Aug 7 to 30 MonWedWgM 930 About Courses or phone 8772671 this project But she asked audience members if they would be willing to sit down and discuss the propos ed quarry and Its effects POWERS Barbara Halsall replied People will work with you to find an alternative use for this property If you think well spend months of our lives on a pro cess which we think is ludicrous well golly were not going to be tricked again referring To the public consultation process POWER members followed last year with RSI We dont intend to trick anybody said Mr Isaac POWER President Ruth French said residents wont duplicate the RSI public consultation process followed last year We were push ed along into the whole process that we didnt want any part of she said Added POWER member John Minns Why do you think you peo ple can come in here and ask us to work with you when you take over our lives just because you have an investment Summer WOW program needs employers The Youth Employment Ser vices in Georgetown is trying to WOW kids back into school Mike program co ordinator for the YES program en titled Work Oriented Workshops or WOW says the goal of the summer program is to keep encouraging participants to continue their education WOW places about 10 students between 1416 years old in various jobs each summer Alternating between the job and several workshops the Idea is to give the students life skills theyll need later in life When students enter the WOW program they attend a workshop for the first week Then its off to a work placement where the YES program pays the salary of the stu dent Each Friday the student returns to Georgetown for a workshop After another week in the workshop learning life skills job maintenance abilities listening to guest speakers and going on field trips the students are off to the placement again for another three weeks While employers may find it han dy to have an extra person around wed like to see a guaranteed ex perience for the kids not just thebroom attitude says Mr Sherrard The program coordinator monitors students progress regularly but I try and stay out of the way and let the employer employee relationship develop he says He stressed that employers dont any of the youths salaries Thati paid entirely by YES at the minimum wage level Mr Sherrard is looking for employers who are interested in participating in the WOW pro gram If it is successful again this sum mer YES may look at starting a winter WOW program Mr Sher says Employers interested in par ticipating in WOW can contact the YES ofice at We Can Make Your Car Look Like A Million Window Tinting ggoo Mike your car cooler and more comfortable with Tidy Cars top win dow tinUng From Sunroofs Let the sun shine in and the hot air out with a installed sunroof From DRY CLEANING INTERIORS PRESERV A SHINE RUNNING BOARDS FABRIC PROTECTION SUNROOFS VINYL ROOF REVITALIZING BUST PROOFING SPLASH GUARDS TOUCHUP PAINT CAR COVERS WINDOW TINTING Deezee free RUNNING BOARDS A Full Line of Custom Car Tiuck Accessories 8730570 265 Street Georgetown am pm Friday am 9 Saturday am pm CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PHASE 3 SILVER CREEK SANITARY TRUNK SEWER STUDY TOWN OF HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION NO July 1989 The Regional Municipality of Halton Is planning the abovementioned project pursuant to the Environmental Assessment Act The purpose the Silver Creek trunk sewer study Is to assess die provision of additional capacity for sanitary sewage flows to accommodate growth within the Georgetown Urban area Proposed developments are presently being restricted doe to capacity restraints in the existing trunk sewer The preferred option consists of a mm diameter sewer parallel to the existing mm diameter trunk sewer In the Silver Creek Valley from Main Street to east of Mountalnvlew Road Various alternatives for expanding servicing capacity were evaluated In early 1989 during Phase of the Class Environmental Assessment planning and design process Alternative design concepts for twinning of the trunk sewer are currently being evaluated A second Public Information Session will be held from 300 pm to pm Wednesday July 12 19B9 In the Committee Room of the former Municipal Offices for the Town of Hills on Trafalgar Road regarding the above mentioned project to be carried out In accordance with the requirements of the Class Environmen tal Assessment for Municipal Sewage Projects To review a copy of the Class Environmental Assessment or tor further Information contact The ReQlona Municipality Department Public Works 2316South Service Road PO Box Ontario Attn Mr A P EN0 Manager of Engineering Studios and Research 13 Consultant Marshall Macklln Monagtian Ltd Duncan Mill Road DON MILLS Ontario Attn Mr E E P Phone Further information wtb be given when Environmental Study Report Is completed and made available at the Municipal Office lor 30 days lor public review

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