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Upper Canada came alive after American revolution TIIF HERALD Wednesday December giraffe almost ai tall New craft shop opens in home Amateur interior decorators and craft collectors have a new hunting ground with the opening of a new shop on Prince Charles Drive In Georgetown Cheryl Knots and Things is the product of one woman a love for It is what might be termed a cottage craft shop since all her products are hand made and she uses basement as her show room Done In as well as oils they are reminiscent of the early Wee Wisdom magazines and young children might enjoy looking for details In each sketch Mrs Crawford does of all types but her walls featured on unusual assortment of an mats when The Herald visited her on Saturday In addition to owls which have been ap pearing In a number of bazaars this fall she had a number of frogs a monkey hanging from a branch and By TAYLOR Herald staff writer It was the American Revolution that made part of Canada come alive former Liberal leader Robert Nixon told members of the Georgetown Agricultural Society last Thursday Mr Nixon was the guest speaker at the 32nd annual d of the Georgetown Agricultural Society He substituted Tor Julian Reed who was originally scheduled speak but whose duties as Liberal energy con with the dinner Mr Nixon spoke mainly about the early history of southern On tar The American Revolution sent many loyalists over the border Into Ontario where there had been Rifle or no civilization Mr Nixon said The Loyalists were the first separatists and I use that word deliberately Mr Nixon said They asked the government in London to separate Canada Into two colonies Lower Canada for the French and Upper Canada for the English immigrants John Graves Sim roe first governor of Upper Canada got the post because he had a relative In the cabinet Mr Nixon said He moved the capital of Ontario spot called river the Thames and the capital London It was later decided to move the capital further north away from the American menace The capital ended up at York which later became Toronto The government was much different then Mr Nixon In The governor had all the power and was not red to listen to the members of the legislature His advisors were usually members of the Anglican clergy businessmen and the military If you think regional government Is bad now think what It was like then Mr Nixon said Brant was once a Sri of we II give it If you 11 pay our taxes Most of the Immigrants were Scots who were used to having a voice in their government and were committed to their kirk church and to education Mr Nixon said William Lyon responsive to the people In spite of the humiliation the farmers felt at the failure of their revolution they did witni to a revolution Mr Nixon said Our Government Is not laid down somewhere In where Be changed he added Mr Nixon said that modem parliamentarians respect the system We have serious disagreements about policy but we all have a commitment system he said welcome to come William Lyon MacKensle welcome to come was the group the legislature any timeafter formers who eventually armed all youre paying the shot with pitchforks shovels and scythes and went off to overthrow the govern The attempt which becakne known In history as Rebellion of Upper Canada the years after Lord Durham recommendations were adopted the capital of Canada moved from Kingston to Montreal to Toronto and then to Quebec City The fact that the French failed as did a similar and English worked In such In Lower Canada at about close cooperation then Is an time The English government decided they would lose top half the continent If they t establish a responsible Mr Nixon said Lord Durham who also had relatives in high places was sent to observe the situation and make recommendations His recommendations resulted in a government more exam pie to us now Mr Nixon said There has been a ten over these years to grow apart rather loan grow together The future of ails country surely lies In the realization hat the bilingual and cultural character of this nation is an advantage not a millstone round our necks Mr He TllT DOttT DOOKS for Canadian kids Although Cheryl Crawford has only been doing as tall as herself in for a couple of years she had a shades of rust and booth at the Canadian Craft Show in Toronto last year and since that time has managed to again produce a room full of work Tbe cost of entering the show last year set her to considering her own operation For her opening last week she also sold work done by a number of her friends Diane Martin of Mississauga con a colorful assortment of ceramic animals miniature dishes and larger ornaments Paul Thompson of Etobicoke brought plants especially Watson of made the candles and tooled leather work on display while Janet Win ton of had a number of elf type Illustrations for sale more trifling In the last few years govern althouBh they si I menu have taken al human II mil active interest to Id ls writ in Canada as may Ix ihcy are sin have the publishers and the reading public Wtel Indians with The result Is that some good hclr families had a Canadian children books arc of loyalties appearing at lost responsibilities and could Three of this years many pulled in a number of new books that look to wider d rections wh le the horizons than much adult writ lly units and singledwelling were more pragmatic with fewer taboos Its interesting thai both books refer lo the coming of the White Men the Eskimos Although customers can visit her basement showroom and make their selection she 11 also take macrame or she says and orders can also be placed for candles plants or illustrations The Craw fords have lived In Georgetown for three years and have a son Mr Crawford says he limits himself to helping his wife set up her work and arrange her splays because he Is not into crafts Mrs Crawford has Joined the Georgetown Arts and Crafts and tends to hold macrame classes in January Mrs Crawford also knits and crochets but is her big Interest at moment she says Graduate On October Ruth Fisher received her Bachelor of Arts Degree at the of Western Ontario Autumn Convocation In London M Fisher the daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Fisher of Georgetown graduated as an Ontario Scholar from Georgetown District High School She also attended Howard Wriggles worth Public School llav ng majored In Psychology presently do postgraduate studies Special at the versity of Windsor The SheWolf Taila a by Ann Simeon by Douglas Tail J J Douglas Ltd North Van Tbe In The Moot howhe Is Happy by Ronald Melmk llluitraled by Gal Me Stewart Ltd Toron to pages S1 a collec tion of Eskimo lories Canadian Children An nuol ma I Publication Hamilton pages hardcover paper a re minder of the Boys Own An of many years ago The SheWolf of a Wat welcomed because he was believed to be a descendant of one of the own people while the Ind an book talks of how cruelly life was changed by hem is CANADIAN MOSAIC Canadian Children s Annual 19I a wonderfully broad collection of Canad on juvenile nuttr Although it have the hero cult of similar journals of the 1930s and 1940s it Is good healthy fare and does well In stories of Indians from reflecting the many different West Coast based on the tales lifestyles that make up the which were passed down from Canadian mosaic today generation to generation in the The Journal features comic the enormous strip sections puzzles and family homes in which they games and wh Its short used to live stores and llus I rations vary The book Is enhanced by an greatly in quality they gener excellent introduction which ally do credit to compilers describes the basics of Indian of Interesting annual now life and the atmosphere In the In Hi fourth year thee laylum and also by the Four Seasons Realty proposal before OAAB Reducing the size of one of Georgetown commercial no des by 25 per cent Is more than Just a minor tinkering with municipal zoning bylaws a lawyer for Focal Properties said last week During bis summation to the Ontario Municipal Board JS Stewart laid that changing the zoning of 10 7 acres of land in the south west corner of the Market Centre from commercial residential to permit Four Seasons Really to build condom on land represents a major change In the town thinking This is time to lake a hard look at where George town is going he said because the town can I Just change the official plan on an ad hoc basis the way it has done They should clean up and get together with their intentions so that they live up to the commitments they make Mr Stewart pointed out the discrepancy that saw the town ace of commercial land teogh tola put summer It had rezone six acres of Indus t rial land to commercial on the north side of Highway This action is contrary to Its official plan he said It permit strip development a thing which town professes lo Focal Properties has a great Interest In what happens to the hopping so close to Its own proposed development he said because the future resid of the development will want a big modern decent plaza and offices if necessary to that there may also be working as well as shopping opportunities In the area Stewart said that the towns desire to infill would defeat its aim to attract new say they want to increase the industrial and commercial base In the town but way to do that is increase the population rst he said Bringing In new residents will see opportunities lor new businesses is the way to achieve their aim In Mr Slew arts view If Four Seasons Really had lo build rental rather than town houses he suggested that Focal might not have objected to the application because George town needs that type of he felt could be put In any number locations around the town without using commercial land to build them Mai ton 11 Us lawyer Ray Steele In his summation to the board said that the official plan can t be engraved in stone for all lime It must be able to change as town needs change There Is already a fair a mount of vacant office space available in the town he said and the need to Increase the size of the shopping plaza is kely to reach he point where the land belonging Milton opposes proposal Milton Is going to oppose an industrial subdivision n Hal ton Hills on Highway Just north of the town southern boundary The development acres of land by developments Is about a mite north of an I n acre Industrial park planned by Milton The land agriculture A spurtf complex a hydro transmission corridor and a conservation area are planned in the area evocative black and white lustrations The stories themselves are an Intriguing mixture of myth and semi reality and it fas to find how many of them share common threads with myths from other parts of the world Stories of wolves who suckle Four Seasons will ever be and raise Infants are told in needed many cultures as are tales of If the town ever needs extra giants magic combs thai turn commercial space the special into thickets or forests and itudy area on the Dominion Seed House Property can be used for it Mr Steele says Four Seasons lawyer told the board hat until Georgetown had a population of 100 to there would not be any need for a plaza big enough to use the space which his clients want develop In townhouses Howard Cripps a member of the regional engineering staff had testified hat water for Georgetown would pro bably limit the towns popula tionto30 000andsolhcplazas unlikely to expand as Focal suggests hat become ri vers to foil pursuit ESKIMO MYTHS Why The Man In The Moon Is Happy ls also blessed with good simple Illustration A gain the stories have descend from one generation to another and arc many of years old It Is Important that such folklore from Ihe Indian and Eskimo cultures should be recorded as It would othe rwise be lost for ever The Eskimo myths have the same fairy tale quality as the Indian legends but are some The Include tales from East Coast to West Coast and the subjects range from noble dogs and overturned canoes to a Nancy Drew type sleuthing story a dissertation on how the tongue works and a piece on Emily Can- Two arc particularly charm One with sensitive company Illustrations a bout a child who doesn fit in with other youngsters and the other an amusing tale of a stuffy maiden aunt whose life is changed by a dog These three books are meant entertain but they could well teach children more about Canada and Its multi ethnicity than any number of lectures on he subject is exciting to think that the upsurge of Canadian publishing for child rcn may help the next genera Hon to understand the varying elements that compose this country in a way iheir elders might have missed Caroline Carver Is an Oot- freelance writer Thomson News Service GEORGETOWN INVESTITURE Four boys were Invested into the pcfc Tbe four boyi Invested this week la it Georgetown A pack of the Cubs were Glen Taylor George Kent Bread The formal ceremony involve ex and Greg The week prior to changing a white neckerchief for a green and that Peter KHneRicky Jenkins ana Brian white striped one and making pledges to Haywantwere invested CANDY STRIPERS CHRISTMAS PARTY a candy striper at Georgetown and str Memorial Hospital cut the cake for the candy stripers their potluck Christmas dinner Two candystripers help themselves at the buffet set up for the group Christmas dinner party at Georgetown and D strict Memorial Hospital last week in addition to the dinner the girls exchanged gifts Be alert when donating funds People who are approached to donate funds to an unspecif led charitable organization should check the people who arc soliciting donations before handing over any mon Floyd Schwantz of Hal ton Regional Police said this week Two men dressed in Santa Claus outfits were seen solicit funds in Georgetown last Saturday Schwantxsald Police Inquired as to whether the men had a permit from Hills to solicit dona lions The answer was no and wo men were politely req uested to leave town Supt Schwann said I think the citizens should be alerted the solicitation of funds and should ask what organization ls being ted and what the funds are going to be used for Supt Schwantz said The superintendent suggest ed people should ask for a receipt If they give a sizable donation He also suggested that people should be wary of people soliciting donations with large containers which are either open or easily open At this lime of year people are in a giving mood Supt Schwantz said If somebody comes up to a person and asks for a donation well hes going to feel bad if he contribute something visit union ghs lance I Cen of natural appliances ghs Main St Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario Bui Residential Sales Representative