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r" Vol. 139 No. 60 Tuesday, October 6, 1998 36 Pages 750~ (GST included) INei*ghbours worried ski expansion could Harestagher creatîvîty Jocelyn Merrltt, 13, pu! the finlshlflg touches on her famlly's Hsrvest Festival dlsplay In downtown CampbllvilllS Saturdsy. The dlsplay, outelde Rldley Windows, was on.et several fe.turedi durlng the vIllage'S two-day fai1 celebratlon. Ses more photos on page 18. 1 --- - Police not buftaloed Police detectives have seized 21 six-foot marijuana plants from a forested area near the Halton Region Conservation Wokf ad Authority's buffalo compound. *MM~UtoPlMatchln1 The plants, which were to be bumed last week, were dis- covered about 20 yards off the Bruce Trail, said Det. Bruce Mitchell of Halton Regional Police. He said the plants found Thursday carried a street value of Shop Mitli FUI fo erode their lifestyles By KAREN SMITH The Champion Too much traffie is the main concern of Bell School Line residents, who say their rural lifestyle will neyer be the same if a proposed expansion at Kelso Conservation Area and the addition of a recre- ational facility on the grounds of the Milton Limestone quarry corne "It's the nuisance of increased traffic so that I'mi opposed to," said Don Peiz, an nc area resident for 25 years. Mr. Peiz was one of about 12 citizens je who attended a recent community meeting hosted by the Halton Region Conservation Authonity (HRCA). It was to informn resi-- dents of the possible addition of a ski chalet near Steeles Avenue and Tremaine Road on the grounds of Kelso - the home of Glen Eden Ski Area. Public swimming facility The residents are also concemned that the HIRCA plans to acquire the 175-acre quar- ry property when it closes in two years. with the intention of turning it into a park and public swimming faciity.t 'Me expansion would bring more traffict to the area - activity that' s unwanted by peace and quiet-appreciating rural resi- dents, said Mike Haliburton of Bell School Line. Escarpment) will turu into a recreation area for Toronto. I'm sonry. 1 don't want that." Neighbour Joe Zuest said he also fears the HRCA's proposaI. "t's really going to impact on the lifestyle of this area, but 1 can't see it happening for a few years any- way." Three options for chalet Neil Switzer, the HRCA's conservation areas planner and head of the organiza- tion's master plan for Kelso, said the pro- posaI to put a chalet in an open field atop the Nia.gara Escarpment, with use of the Milton Limestone quarry entrance, is one of three options being considered for a new lodge. Another option would see the existing Glen Eden chalet replaced by a building on thse lower western area south of the rail- way tracks, Mr. Switzer said. The third option is to build two new J chalets, one at the top of thse ski his, north of the tracks. Mr. Switzer said in phase one of the pro- jct's master plan report that thse existing esee HOW WILL on page 2 Buekie up or be fined, wam cops People who still aren't buckling up will be targeted in Operation Impact 1988 - thse kickoff to Halton police's fait seatbelt campaign. Police officers across Canada joined forces for the eighth year in a row starting last Saturday to address tIse common goal of seeing that everyone uses seatbelts or child restraints. BotIs Halton Regional Police and tIse local OPP will take part in the project. Halton police will continue enforcement to Saturday, Oct. 17 as part of a faîl seat- belt blitz. Halton police checked 3,182 vehicles in last year's campaign, said Sgt. Tom Chapman. The result was six impaired dri- ving charges and 37 seat belt charges. "The 1998 campaign will build on last year's accomplishments," he said. Meanwhile, OPP officers said for the third straight year, they will target high- risk drivers during Operation Impact Saturday. More than 900 peuple were killed as a resuit of accidents on provincial Isighways in 1997, said Sgt. Terry Blace of tIse OPP's general Iseadquarters in Orillia. "In these collisions, speed, seatbelt non- use and impaired driving were the main contributing factors," lie said. A Metroland Cornmunity Newspaper mm@ 1