WE ARE CHANGING Good news for our readers We know you have enjoyed the many changes in the Herald And have we got news for you Along with all our sports news business news agricultural news and local columnists we have four brand new ty sections jam packed with information and easy reading Our new community sections will over the month bring you up to date on Food and Fashion Health and Fitness Home and Rural Recreation and Travel providing information that has a real impact on the lives of our readers We are currently bringing you information about your schools local council Regional Council Ser vice Clubs local entertainment scene local heroes and neighborhood news and sports All this and more in the Herald footnotes office supplies furniture Ah horn uppltn Two locations to serve you better 2282 GEORGETOWN BOLTON Guclph Sum Road on this Saturday today our new CSB page full of community service bulletins that are offered free to local community groups This feature appearing on Page of today newspaper will appear each Wednesday in the Halton Hills Herald Our advertising package informs our readers about the best deals available at stores within your and about exciting events planned at local shops And for readers looking for further bargains look no further than the Herald Classifieds Don t forget to watch for our Community Service Bulletins found the Wednesday of the Hills Herald So Come Home to The Herald The Halton Hills Herald hanging to meet your needs The Halton Hills HERALD Fendley Florists Santas arrived with Christmas Supplies Ribbons Dried Flowers Christmas Tilm Morel GEORGETOWN CENTRE 8776901 a DISTRIBUTION 40 PAGES Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24th 1990 Golf course disputes water use figures BEN DUMMET he Herald There is no way the North Halton Golf and Country Club uses the maximum amount of water for irrigation it is permit ted to use in a day said the golf course s superintendent Beeney Mr was responding to statments made by Georgetow resident Gord Vandevalk at da night town general commit tee meeting that the club is per mitted to use million gallons of water per for irrigation Mr Vandevalk us ed this example to prove that a proposed golf course for the Ac ton area may have a negative ef feet on the water supply of near by residents According to Mr the maximum amount of water he is permitted to use per day is million gallons But if the maximum amount was used there would be no golf for a week due to flooding he said The most water Mr Beeney us ed in a day this season for tion was gallons He predicts the amount of water needed for a day will never reach gallons Acknowledging this season was a light year for ir ligation because of heavy rain fall Mr pointed out only three to four million gallons of water was used In years of record keeping Mr Beeney said the most water ever used a year was million gallons while the least amount us ed before this year was eight million gallons The average amount used has been approx unately 17 million gallons per year he said Mr Beeney predicts this figure will drop because he has been us ing an automatic irrigation system instead of the outdated manual system since last year I now have absolute control over how much water is used he said Halton leads recycling efforts The week of November 19 to November was designated Recycling Week in Ontario Coordinated by the Recycling Council of Ontario Recycling Week provided an opportunity for municipalities in Ontario to pro mote the 3R s Reduce Reuse and Recycle This year the Regional Municipality of has reach ed per cent diversion of residential waste from landfill through the Blue Box program This places as the leader in recycling in Ontario well above the provincial average of IS per cent Halton Blue Box network in eludes single family homes and residential dwellings In 1989 a total of 20 metric tonnes was diverted from landfill and the projection for is 26 metnc tonnes Our success is due primarily to the enthusiasm of the citizens in this region reported Albert Shamess Halton s Manager of Waste Reduction People are much more environmentally aware today The cost of disposal is extraordinarily high so there has been a lot of publicity on the advantages of recycling The Blue Box became man datory in Halton on January 1 1990 The local municipalities en force the mandatory recycling bylaw by having officers monitor neighborhoods over a six week period Households thai do not put out a Blue Box in that period are visited by an officer provid ed with information and en couraged to participate Halton Region advises other municipalities to publicize their recycling efforts As there is more focus and attention on en vironmental issues the general public becomes more interested and aware and this results in a desire for action Recycling is a way for individuals to feel that their efforts can and do make a difference The future Is For more in formation on Halton s Waste Reduction Program contact Albert Shamess at the Region of at 2151 extension Residents questioned on housing issue Region will soon be mailing out a questionnaire to seniors and other residents in Halton Hills and Milton to help determine the need for subsidized housing in the two communities Regional Planner Ho Wong told the Region Planning and Public Works Committee Wednesday the survey is being conducted to help the Region decide how to meet the province s requirement that all new housing incorporate per cent affordable housing For a selling price for a house is recognized as affordable said Mr Wong According to a Regional staff report the questionnaire will be sent to seniors who rent or own and families and single people who rent The questionnaire will be sent out at the end of this month Those v ho receive the surve will be asked several questions including what is their mor property tax utihtv costs the renf what of housing they would like to m and where in your community would you like to the report indicates Ail responses v ill be kept con fidential said Mr Wong The Region will send out 300 questionnaires to various residents living in Halton Hills and Milton and of that total ap proximately questionnaires are expected to be returned he said Once the questionnaires have been returned and evaluated planning staff will submit its fin dings to Region councils Time capsule For residents of Hills in there will be an opportunity to remember dajs gone by That s the year the Times time cap sule Mill be opened in recognition of the anniversary of the forma of Hilts Tuesday the capsule was outside the town Chic Centre Parks worker late Shannon is seen here guiding the capsule into its container while Park foreman John Dunn offers bal directions Herald Photo United Way successful The United Way of Halton Hills has successfully exceeded their residential campaign 1990 goal of CO The United Way offers thanks to the 800 dedicated volunteers for a door todoor canvas well done Thanks is extended to those who donated money to support the Red Cross and the member community agencies Thanks is also extended to those who donated to the United Way through payroll deductions and designate their dollars home to Halton HOIS