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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 26, 1978, p. 17

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Summer sun water and kids make for lots of fun times Take a hoi humid day when the sun is shining so hard and long the pavement bums your Ira re feci and where will you find all the kids Don go looking ound the playgrounds and school yards try the near cat body of water be it lake river pond or puddle That a what The Herald photographer did last Wed afternoon In l he mid die of all that hot air and sunshine- There cm be no more well refined form of torture than standing fully clothed in 90degree temper and taking pictures of other people jumping from tree slumps and tree limbs and dropping off ropes into the tool clear water of Hal Ion Hills lakes ponds fir the most spot afternoon was Prospect In Those not relaxing in the of tin trees near the playground could be found along the edge of pool or enjoying I hi water In the lake Itself About or girls wire partaking of the enjoyment to be hid from irious daredevil dlvis from the concocting possible of the llu Older boys off their eourage by climbing higher and higher In the ilong the shore and launching themselves from the upper brunches Park with Hi shaded river wis a popular spot jurcnls bringing tluir to sit in the watch children wading In the creek Cherish the summer heat when the snow is three feet deep next January thought of summer six will almost the make the cold arable a drip with ft little help from friends CN seeks town OK for station closing Rail is interested getting together with the town of Hilts and community organizations to discuss an alternative use for the CN station in Georgetown winch iheyareproposingloclose but a CN spokesman told the town financeadministration com Monday that a proper alternative can be chosen until after the station has been Robert Doty CN regional of community and tovernment relations said would like council support for to close the station building when the proposal goes to the Trans port Commission for a A hearing is sary before C can close the si Georgetown BIA seeks street closing Hills finance committee has re commended council approve a request by the Georgetown Business Improvement Area to assist with a request to the region for permission to close off Main Street from James Street to Church Street for three days In August for a sidewalk sate The merchants are planning sidewalk sale Aug and and would like permission from the region to close the street off from to p Thursday and Friday and am on Saturday Because Main Street is a regional road the region must give permission for ft to be closed off The merchants also request lhat the town works depart provide barricades pic tables and additional lrash containers for those three days cause it is too large for its present purpose We have pretlv large building pre lly underutilized he sn It like a it s fine win your Is home 1 i when the mow up and mi away vi don really need II that space Mr said closing if the stall the logical follow up to CN policies to phase the job it number of stations Elans build some form of rated lighted shelter in a scale for its to replace the lion building he said but this doesn mean intends to dismantle the rather building Waller asked if GO Transit hod been op proached about taking over or all or part of the building 1 think It was broached to them and I gather GO did not really think they want to get involved In it Mr Dotv said He added that CM would be willing to gel with Ihe community to come up with a use for the building prefernblv not Involving a commercial venture He said CN is largely concerned with safety on property Trains go through there rather I he said We would willing to I ran ihe community and find use for the building Mr in the meantime council would endorse the proposal to the station T what would ippe if we said No you in close It asked Mr Doty an d that the Canadian port Commission would hold hcirlng Does that mean if we quietly to the proposal tin re won be a hearing Hoy Booth asked Mr Duly said there would be a Inuring into the request to close the station whether objects to the proposal or 1 Interested to hear we have ihc to object to ihis and I m sure the rest of the committee aware of that Coun Booth said I would like you to tell us why we t object to the proposal Mr Doty replied I Ihe building is being ihe re i lenfm situation the bulfdii 1 to a ei Under the Itiulu Act of I the if I ai has and ilus is our to be no nee to seek lull recoil closing of i ei to port in to tin of Hie station with proposals for Hit should contact the tin Idea of closing the Station was first presented to council that would be considering It avenues before the idea of demolishing the building whs considered building would first be offered to Transit if Dips the municipality If Hills Interested Parks Can which often fects involved in historic il buildings would be notified If that loo fails CN would offer the build log to private individuals lie fore Lime with the demolition of the Mr Mr Doty said that because of the nature of llu structure and its the build Is portable enough to be moved away from Its present location as has been done In ihe past with other usually the smaller ones of frame con struct Ion When Mr Doty was asked if this meant the ulilmitc demo of the building he an I think we should ill refrcl if that would lomi to puss because of thenge and ihe vnlue of structure almost sound like were ultimately being asked to take over the and upkeep of the building Coun Boo Miller Maple tree dies from overfilling asked the maintenance costs would be on building Mr Doty answer lhat with heat light phones cleaning and ill other maintenance requirements in eluded Ihi would be SI month When he wis hit figure lo he in writing lie said tint it is lf onl a mature Maple trie at Churchill flood North in Acton was not caused by damage to Its roots during road reconstruction last year hut by the sulfocatlon of its roots by layer of overlying fill put in three ago the low deputy ingnieer reported Storm sewer plan design sought Hills finance idminlstration committee has recommended council sign an agreement authorizing Associates limited to design and supervise the construction of a storm drainage system for the lakcvliw in Ac drawn up the engineering department asks the ili ign be urn mil over to study I Jills hut en Included I the In ginning of the the to Hills com Hills Us had asked works to ha v the tow n engineering staff look Into the and determine the of the tree death The resident Churchill load North I Morgan contacted works depart suggested that the death of the tree was due to damage to Its root structure suffered last fall during reconstruction last year depulv engine the tries decline have been ciused by placing of fill around the tree the use of trie well lo prevent roots from ficitlng This fill wis put In Hire years ago when Mr house wis I uilt Mi the trie is id resents a safety hazard Tint ben he nisi the works will be iking the trie out shortly ind planting a new durliu the fall growing season Recycling project nets 134 tons waste A CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN Stephen Burns left and I Wilde encourage ferocious tiger Jamie Horns lo jump through the hoop at the playground circus at Park School Thursday morning The circus featured singing clowns cartwheeling lions and ferocious tigers jumping through flaming hoops The concluded with no mini lis to perform in r ills win si p mil iheir mother is Ind ens to the The Divide and Cinquer pi in town his illeckd teilnl of 114 Ions Million Hills of environment July 14 the project underway fir twelve seeks ind ilcly Ihe I Wards I mil 4 hove i little since ram begin The tot wuelit of ill collected drop ped over Ihe second six week period from tones to lie kip ill lit ll Spoils ft night I per Mi dime e re ported lhat 1 1 pi i of the in rials Inve Mr Matin this rep in ii in tn the fact tint of Hit hell Hint to lake the plunge Into cool it perhaps what It really Is a Utile style

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