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Weekend THE VOICE OF HALTON HILLS SINCE 1866 IKlilrMILD 1 YEAR No 63 PAGES SINGLE COPY GST HALTON HILLS ONTARIO FRIDAY AUGUST 1 991 Farm mishap Accused consents to detention Victor Cunningham the man charged with one count of armed robbery in connection with the July robbery at Macs Milk in Georgetown consented to stay in jail when he appeared in Milton court for a bail hearing last Wednesday Halton Regional Police say 30- yearold Mr Cunningham of Prince Charles Drive in Georgetown is being held at the HamiltonWentworth Detention Centre until Monday when hell appear in Milton Provincial Court In court he will enter his plea and a date will be set for his next court appearance Mr Cunningham was charged with armed robbery July after the Macs Milk convenience store on Mountainview Road south was by a man who demanded cigarettes and cash while armed with a knife Police suspected Mr Cunn ingham and planned to search his residence but when they knocked on his door Mr Cunningham refused to leave his residence Halton Regional Police Tac tical Rescue Team were called in and surrounded the home for over an hour before Mr Cunn ingham peacefully surrendered Mr Cunningham also faces three counts of break enter and theft in relation to a series of breakins at The Smoke Shop in Acton where over 7000 worth of cigarettes were stolen An Acton man is in critical con dition in the surgical intensive care unit at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto after being pinned bet ween a bulldozer and flat bed trailer last Wednesday Carl Robertson of 2 Acton was airlifted to Sun nybrook Hospital in Toronto after Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital officials said his injuries including a ruptured lung and fractured ribs were determined serious enough to warrant the airlift say Halton Regional Police Constable Raymond Bruce in vestigated the accident and reported that at approximately 1130 am Mr Robertson was loading a bulldozer onto a flat bed truck in the driveway of his Churchill Road farm The bulldozer was being reversed up metal ramps leading to the trailer and just as the bulldozer reached the deck of the trailer the drivers seat aboard the bulldozer broke under the weight of the victim stated Const Bruce When the seat broke Mr Robertson fell backwards off the back of the bulldozer losing con trol of the 1954 John Deer four ton bulldozer However the bulldozer continued reversing on its own and veered to one side go ing off the edge of the trailer and rolling onto its side At the same time reported Const Bruce the right track of the bulldozer pushed the driver against the frame of the trailer temporarily pinning him The track kept moving and eventually pushed Mr Robertson to the front of the bulldozer where he came to rest Const Bruce stated two witnesses at the scene turned off the bulldozer and called for an ambulance Police notified the Ministry of Labor and the Farm Safety Association and have concluded their investigation Rockwood gold Lorraine Stubbs of Rockwood who farms and is a parttime trainer turned back the pages of time this past week at the Pan Am Games being staged in Cuba Twenty years ago Ms Stubbs won a gold medal in dressage at the Pan Am Games held in Columbia and at the Cuban Games she proved twice as good as gold winning two gold medals in the team dressage event and the individual dressage equestrian event Commenting on her first gold medal winning performance at the Cuban Games Ms Stubbs was quoted as saying The se cond time definitely felt better than the first In the individual dressage event Ms Stubbs finished in front of another Canadian rider Ashley Munro of Toronto Ms rode an yearoldgelding to gold medals in both dressage events Landfill investigation Residents of Halton Region may soon have first hand knowledge of what comprises the regions closed landfill site located in Burlington Haltons Regional Planning and Public Works Committee passed a recommendation Wednesday from Commissioner of Public Work that a grant of be provided to Trash Research in order to undertake the investigation of landfill sites in Toronto area in cluding Haltons closed landfill An Inside Look 2 Carlo Testa Weir World Seniors Reigion Environment Sports 13152021 Haltoni History Entertainment 16 All Sco It 10 RayskJe 10 Home of Week 23 Quote It has become inglycvidcnt that more and more of our citizens have become dissatisfied rather than merely indifferent 10 being unrepresented and unheeded with national government structure Mel Smith advisor site in Burlington Another recommendation by Mr was approved that Trash Research Corporation be authorized to undertake test hole drilling at Haltons closed landfill site Regional Chairman Peter stated he was very much in favor of this project and such investigations into what makes up the landfill site might set Halton residents at ease Mr who has been involved with studies of archaeology said Halton has no history of what was in the landfill site Speaking on behalf of this pro ject were Mr Raymond Leach and Carl Brown representing Recycling Development Corpora tion They explained that results from the investigations would be available within three months of the completion of the drills which are expectd to begin September When asked by Milton Coun cillor Bill Johnson what this dig would tell us that we cant learn from previous digs in the United States Mr Leach explained that and environmental makeup of the two countries is very different with every area and that information concerning Canadian landfill sites needs to be obtained He added Halton was chosen as a site for this investigation because of its unique geological makeup Mans best friend Dozens of youngsters from Hills gave pro of that dogs are indeed mans best friend Tuesday afternoon at the Dick LIcata Outdoor Pool In Georgetown during Blow up the Dog Day Numerous boys and girls had hours of fun riding and lumping off of Clifford the Inflatable do9- Emergency roof repairs okayed Halton Regions Planning and Public Works Committee approv ed a recommendation Wednes day by Commissioner of Public Works Letich to proceed with emergency roof repairs to the Georgetown and Oakville Water Plants at an estimated cost of In the spring of an un suspected leak from the roof dur ing a rainstorm caused approx imately damage to Ihe electrical in the Water Booster Pumping Station in The station was out of service for two weeks while emergency repairs were carried out In order to reduce the risk of similar events in the future a consultant was retained in the summer of to carry out an inspection of all water and wastewater facilities in the region Certain roofs at the Georgetown and Oakville Water Plants require immediate atten tion to avoid costly replacement and damage to critical equip ment housed in these facilities Although monies are not On national team Holly Sones a student at Georgetown and District High School and a member of the Rebels senior girls volleyball team has been named to the On tario team which will compete in the national championships Saturday tomorrow and Sun day Miss Sones joins the provincial squad along with four other team mates from the Peel Selects volleyball club Melanie Cann ing Kristen Richien- 16 Oakville Diane Cerny and Barbara Ife- jika 16 Brampton The Ontario Provincial team has been working out at the University of Toronto at a hectic pace with a sessions In the past four years previous Ontario teams have failed to garner the gold medal at the na tional tournament budgeted in 1991 for these works it is felt this is an emergency situation for which funds should be obtained from the Emergency Waterworks Reserve which has a current balance of The estimated cost of these works is I Kids Fest I Looking for fun and adventure this summer Circle Sunday on your calendar The Kids Pioneer Festival is back at the Region Museum A whole variety of oldtime entertainment is on hand from to pm at the Museum in beautiful Kelso Con servation Area And best of all its free of charge No registration is required Highlights of this years festival include childrens theatre presentations face pain ting courtesy of the Big Brothers of Halton ice cream cranking and tasting 19th century games and races a Treasure Hunt with prizes and woodworking con tests GEORGETOWN WOODWORKS LTD ARMSTRONG AVE Cabinetry General KITCHEN CABINETS 8775746 No holds barred at Maplehurst New detention facility See Page 1 for details the HERALD SERVING HALTON HILLS SINCE 866 Florists We have a Bud for you