Lt.-Gov. W. Ross MacDonald swears in the new Halton Regional Council last night in Central High Scho

CANADA - OCTOBER 18: Lt.-Gov. W. Ross MacDonald swears in the new Halton Regional Council last night in Central High School; Burlington. After the inaugural meeting; the councillors and more than 600 guests attended a reception in the new Holiday Inn that brought together political and community figures from across Halton County; Macdonald recalled his first memories of Burlington as a boy at the turn of the century; and spoke of the growth of the area. With such tremendous growth goes a great deal of responsibility; he told the men and women of the new council. (Photo by Ted Dinsmore/Toronto Star via Getty Images)