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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 25, 1973, p. 7

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Rookie Cubs Had a Crafty Saturday 4000 On Six Trains Daily year old Cuba in Ihcir such as Origami first of Cubbing had a fun JPane art of paper lo entries day of making things Cub make objects Craft In St John United leather craft mobiles and Cost Per Mile Will Determine lit- It THURSDAY JAN IJTI Pane were prize for st parties and the general puhlic a display of to l the hoys in action I illy attempt to provide in hoys look pari aw making items from odds insight lo this aspect of Cub Project whs aaAO W I guided- the boys in many and ends activity an invitation was I IV lUIVlllV III extended to all interested strict Council Arts and Keith McQunde Georgetown Cub help Chris Manhlre with Master Table decorations Burglars Clean House North Hal ton have tieen railed In lo investigate a break iff In popular craft item Leader Scott feck assists John in tine Doll Collection May Become City Attraction One of three rs in seats sponsored the University Women of Mr Itarl Hannah of Toronto Hit topic Dolls was presented at club January meeting Dolls began as part of religious ceremonies hc said and the oldest known doil was found in an tomb It is now on display at the Hoy a I Ontario Museum in Toronto Mrs Hannah began collec ting dolls as pari of her i faith them in teaching children about customs of other nationalities Her collection has grown to two thousand and includes many dolls from places such as the Caribbean Israel Hungary Mongolia and She also collects advertising dolls dolls and modern dolls Her interest is not limited to collecting She carves them talk noted to the v ays dolls be m from household items Mayor of has shown an interest and she may soon have a place in city where collection cm hi on pir merit display First series speaker wis Georgetown Gordon of Well known for founding little Mil in Georgetown he described how canvassed industries for fininei d support in Ihi UK u player Then he Ik gin Ht play minor hotkey in Ontario Two who rose to stardom where George Armstrong and Mr recently retired and founded a Softball They now hove five diamonds and boys and girls from live lo are to pluy Ik is working towards a degree at tin lies for senior citizens Next spe iker will be Mrs of the Canadian Guild HOOK KM dub is planning its innuol salt of used hooks in May will again be used for List sale netted which scholarship students Hub to exceed this getown The million rush hour commuter tram service bet ween Georgetown and Union Station will start in late I J says T Howard director of GO Transit Georgetown Mr Howard will have thru trains going to lhciit during the morning rush hour and three trains returning al night Trains will not during the day or on weekends Mr Howard told the Toronto bureau of the Herald the service v ill use equipment which is similar lu GO trains operating along Ihe lnkcshorc route between Oik and Pickering llctwcen Georgetown and Union Station rains will stop at Elranralea Weston and the subway station Within a days the government will announce the exact locallons or the new stations in etch community During special he said trains will operate on a minute schedule designed to get commuters to work for the office starling times on ihe route shows urn as the prime lime In this cose a tram would leave Georgetown in time arrive at Union Station by 15 a he said A corresponding service will at The ministry of transport atlon and communications responsible for the operation of GO trains expects the six trains will carry commuters Mr Howard said the ministry docs not have a breakdown of statistics for each train or each station Costs for the service between Georgetown and Toronto or intermediate stations remain unfixed The ministry he said will use a cost per mile formula to delermine fares between stations present I cents per mile is used n Ihe route The cost between Pickering and Union Station about the same distance as Georgetown Is III per rip or for a 10 trip book Parking at each of the CO stations is free Originally the government announced an early starting time for the service Plans were made tu use con rail equipment which was already available The and placed in million dollars gainst pi order of seven for thrct new ml ears It ficRntifthtii said Mr I- The commuter train equipment is designed for fast stirt tips stops it each station easy entrance exit passengers and seating is functional for short haul ticket booths and pirklng st four New station will dollar present planners in ministry ire working on designs fur parking lots and access roads to the stations Plans underway also for buildings and station facilities with Ihe electronic signalling system for the trains TO Planners for the new line chose to connect with Street subway because not everyone wants to go lo Union Station business area said Mr Use of the subwav will permit commuters to save time in gelling to their jabs in and North ongc irea he said Services facilities for the new engines coaches arc at the I line yards in he said Hie provincial government started iti GO Irain operation in along the route he lime of the original studies a report was made by the Metropolitan Toronto and Itegional Transportation Committee for a route to serve the northwestern area The future of the service is largely dependant on customer use and regional government plans A possible future ex tension or the line Is to loop the trains north lo the Richmond Hill area said Mr Howard He said a Georgetown to Richmond Hill roulc through Union Station would provide an ficient opera ion similar to roue Premier William Davis speaking at an urban transport seminar for the province November summed up his thoughts on GO operations He said in part Aside from offering a modern approach attract car commuters off crowded highways is a practical experiment in the utilization of existing rail lines for commuter operations It provides efficient suburban transportation for those who prefer not to drive or who do not own cars The premier said the service Social Personal Mr and Mrs Gerry Thorn son CO Maple Ave cast have relumed home after most enjoyable week holiday in They left Georgetown November and returned January 16 While there they visited Coco beach where they were thrilled to see Apollo 17 take off visited with a nephew at Pompano Beach and toured Disneyland and the beautiful Cypress gardens Is a good example of how Canadian National Railways and the provincial government can work as a dual agency The Lakeshore service effectively removes about cars from the highway each day he said The ministry of transport and communications will start O service tiller year between George and Toronto The will include three fnii Kim Town Council Briefs Three offers of purch for town owned running off Mountainvie one from laboratories one from Andrew Murray Motors and one from P Conslruetion were turned over to the In dust rial Commission council Monday night The land is an unopened road allowance originally to be known Martin Road otto Permission was granted to the Georgetown Knights of to hold a lottery since they have secured provincial license Permission wis ranted the Georgetown Ink Club to hang banner ieross Street Snow est on It Harry levy warned lo keep their eves open for new stop signs Hi ir the four way sign and Weber Cr Hyde suggested tin new Industrial Commission contact General I- see il the plant could be div ided or lands not developed could be acquired Ir Harry Levy chairman of the Industrial Commission assured him plants were uppermost in the minds if the com ishioii request from Dairy Queen lo add a Head Graph section lo their sign was turned over committee for discussion Iteevc Morrow sold whole question should be considered no I just one property Vie want to add lo sign clutter he commented TIRING Chairman or Region Conservation Authority or the seven years Harry Humphreys announced his resignation at a recent meeting of Ihe full Authority real estate business- requires 1 more of his 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