BEST COPY St Georgetown Man FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY MARCH 28th 1990 PAGES In 1989 Hydro commissioners spent 33000 at conferences ByBENDUMMETT the Herald Halton Hills five hydro commissioners spent roughly the same amount of money to attend conferences in 1989 as Regional and town councillors and Halton Board of Education trustees The five also spent more on conventions last year than their five counterparts in Brampton and almost more than the five OrangeviUe- Hydro commissioners commissioners and staff and acts Hills Hydro Commis- as a lobby group for Its Murt Allison Bill Smith ship It lobbies such bodies as the Buss Miller Roger Haggett and provincial government and On Jim Fisher spent in 1989 on Hydro said Bond an Queen of the ice lite Snow Queen Kara takes a bow after a hot routine at he Calendar in the Ac ton Community Centre The show held on Saturday part In the performance Including leprechauns groundhogs Robins and Dinosaurs This was the 25th annual Ice carnival staged by the Acton Figure conferences while 24 Regional councillors town councillors and board of education trustees spent between- them on conferences last Regional councillors spent just over to enrich their knowledge of municipal affairs town councillors spent almost for the same reason while school trustees tost taxpayers almost to attend conventions The Director of Finance for Brampton Hydro David said the five Brampton commissioners spent about to attend con- ferences last year The fie OrangeviUe Hydro commissioners spent on conventions in said the Hjdro general manager Dennis Iwancewicz Miltons five hydro commit sioners spent on con ferences in 1969 Halton Hills has residents Bramptons population is about 215000 people while population Is about Milton has about 34000 people Hydro commjssjons purchase electricity from Ontario Hydro and then sell it to residents coming under their utility Hills Hydro Murt Allison was the big of the five town hydro commissioners He accounted for about per cent or almost of the the commissioners spent on hydrorelated conventions in 1989 As a commissioner and a representative of District of the Municipal Electric Association Mr Allison attended conven tions last year He has served on the local hydro commission for years The represents Ontarios 316 miinicipal electric utilities which service a total of 24 million customers The MEA provides Continued on Page Police make JO arrests on various charges Ten arrests have been made by a task force set up to fight specific offences Halton Regional Police say Two constables Blase Wasser and were taken from regular duties to investigate occurrences of break and enter offences The two officers have handed out 30 charges to ten men bet ween the ages of and The of fences go as far back as said Detective Sergeant Mike Eacrett Det Sgt set up the task force March Among those- arrested were two men from Acton one roan- from Hiusburgh one man from Toron to and six men from Milton The arrests occurred between March 17 and March 22 police say The charges include break enter and theft possession of stolen property theft under and theft over All of the accused men will be appearing in provincial court in Milton April 20 The investigation is continuing and further arrests are expected Det Sgt Eacrett said Stolen property valued proximately has recovered The property recovered dudes equi car