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Work wanted 500 apply for 150 jobs By TAYLOR Herald writer At a number of new prepare to open their doors in Georgettn local students are proving they are ready and willing to work With the opening of Frank Vetera early March and the planned opening of MiracJe Mart late In May there has been a sharp increase in the number of part lime Jobs available in the George town area for students and adults When It comes to part lime Jobs the students are definitely interested The three new businesses mentioned above ISO parttime Jobs and at least half the applicants are students Doug Hall manager of Prank Vete ra said he had applications for jobs about of which are parttime Initially wc hire what need plus some because wc lose people over the first couple of months Mr Hall said We be hiring more people between now and summer and do look at the applications we have on file when we have a new opening Because Vetera Is licenced to serve liquor waiters and waitresses have to be or older but the other part time staff ranges in age from IS JO Anyone under can at Vetera but it is a company policy have teenagers under IS present a from their parents acknowledging that they are aware their son or daughter is working Mr Hall said they don keep their younger staff working right unlil closing but they might be working until late in the evening Tom Cleaver manager of the George town Cinemas 3 said he received about applications with about 170 from students I felt from what I d been hearing with the unemployment situation so bad riBht across the country and with the local Manpower office that Ihey have a steady flow of people through their office looking for part time work I knew a lol of people would be Interested Mr Cleaver said It very hard come to a decision as to which people to hire because we had so many good people apply he said Those who don get hired we certain keep their names cm file Mr Cleaver said he has been doing personal interviews and he has found there are good workers here In this town He said he has been impressed with the students and the way they have conducted themselves during interviews Aubrey manager of the emp loyment office or Miracle Food Mart said the store has received about BO ions and have not actively begun recruiting yet He expects have BO part time people in the store with about half of them being adults who would be available during the day About of these employees will be trained as cash GIVEN TRAINING Mr given training in one of the other Miracle Martstorcs special transportation arrangement made for training in Brampton Miracle Mart won hire students under the age of 16 and normally the students are in grade 11 Mary Patterson guidance depart men I head at Georgetown District High School said the school doe not get actively involved in finding parttime Jobs for its students but if a prospective employer calls the school looking for twin lb will lac message onto Ihe students There is no format counselling on looking or work although Mrs Patterson said she believes business department does cover the topic with their students Doug Murcock supervisor at the Georgetown Manpower office said stud ents here in Georgetown are better off as far as Jobs are concerned than students in Toronto Here in Georgetown there are about 1 high school students while an area in Toronto of similar site with a similar number of stores would have about students Competition is much more stiff in Toronto he said For the number of students in this area there are a lot of jobs he said Mr Murcock said the people who get the Jobs are the sharp ones who are out there hustling He said there were people who applied to Miracle Food Mart for a job when the sign went up ing that a store was being built on that spot Those are ones who get hired he said Mr Momln9 Shim How awful the retail antique dealer exclaimed you just broken a piece Thank goodness the customer replied at least the HERALD WW mmr W Home Newspaper of Hills Wednesday February 1979 The tug paper with the J I big circulation read I Rot by I I Reaching more than J 13350 homes in Hilts This Week BARBELL SCHRIM Costume designer The Georgetown Little Theatres upcoming pro duction When Are Married is a period piece and costumes play an Important role in the show The GLT lias en listed the of profes tonal costume designer Barbell Schrim to design costumes for the play Mrs Schrim explains the problems and pleasures of cos fume design in this week Herald Pages HQ problems It may be new and flashily colored by Hal I on region headquarters has been plagued with problems ever since its grand opening last year The builder may have rouble collecting his fee Page Reopen jail The Halton Regional Police Commission Is ask ing the provincial govern to reopen the Mil ton jail which was closed early last summer be cause it costing them too much money to trans pari prisoners to courts from detention centres In Hamilton and Toronto Page French immersion Halton board of education is looking for applications for students to participate in a partial immersion French pro gram in grade seven next September Helen Mil and Peter Spencer answered about iro mersion programs Mon day at Joseph Gibbons School Page 15 MAGIKISS FROM MAGICLOWN Ten yearold Jeanny McLaughlin gets a hello kiss from the Mag clown at the Georgetown Flea Market held last weekend In the old Do tar plant on St The flea market Mill again be operating this weekend despite complaints from Herald photo Michael Shopping centre consultant disrupts council meeting A consultant for Shopping centres Ltd was on the verge or being physically from the town council ambers Monday night council debate over a request by Acton merchants to have a public meeting on the massive commercial plaza proposed by the company post Members of council were strongly critical of an angry verbal by Landawn consultant Henry Joseph but the majority agreed to stand by their previous commitment hold a public hearing Feb 14 at Acton District High At thai lime members me public will be allowed to dually address the town plan board with regard lo the fool plaza pro posed by Landawn for develop ment cast or Acton s urban boundary Churchill Rood and north of Highway Ac cording to a recent survey undertaken on s be half by Acton high school students per cent of Acton shoppers support the proposal 1NED OBJECTIONS Planner Ron Burnett who last month lined several objections to proposal for Subdivision proposed for Mountainview area Plans for a 102 unit resident ial subdivision proposed Tor development near the inter section of River Drive and Mountainview Road in Georgetown were unveiled be fore he town planning board last Tuesday The board referred the prop osal as presented by Bob Clipsham and Alan on behalf of and C Invest Ltd to planning department for further era I ion Requiring amendments to the own s official plan and zoning bylaw the proposal calls for residential units including town houses semi detached and single family homes on a portion of the former McLaren property on the south side of River Drive just west of Mountainview Road south FIRST PROPOSAL Mr explained that the proposal has been revised since it was first presented to the town as a 128unll ion Problems with site ing identified al Ihe time have been rectified he said Mr described the sleep incline extending into the proposal site from River Road the grading of which has prom pled the company to adjust ihe types being proposed suit the grade Homes with split levels and walkout base ments would be built in Ihe areas with sleeper grades he said while higher density grading would be restricted plateau areas higher into the site toward Maple Avenue According Mr the subdivision developers would attempt lo limit traffic flow at south end of he site by closing or partially closing its access onto Maple Avenue via a humpback bridge over pass would thus be encouraged to use the River Mountainview intersection which is be improved ihis Mr added that a sanitary sewer to service subdivision would be linked with services extending from the nearby Garlhdalc town house subdivision now under construction The proposed plan feat two isolated areas within Ihe limits of the subdivision one of which is he property retained by the McLaren ami ly andwhichlsoccupiedby on existing residence Mr Clips ham explained The other area fronting on River Drive is presently vacant but Mr Clip- sham suggested that it would be a suitable building site if grading obstacles can be over come The latter area is not owned by and C Investments he said planning board on behalf the board of management for Business Improve ment Area IBIA through council debate over his clients requests a month long delay of Ihe public hear According a lelter from Henry chairman of board merchants wish to undertake an market impact analysis that would Identify the potcn tial of Landawn proposal on Hie presents shop ping facilities The study could also uncover an alter solution Mr Support offered for Ihe requests by councillors Harry Levy and George Malt by prompted loud complaints from Landawn president Jerry Spraekman Mr Joseph and several Ac Ion residents seated in Ihe gallery When Coun Maltby intro duced a motion that would have seen the public hearing postponed until Mar Mr Joseph rose to his feet lo angrily protest Despite repeated demands by Acting Mayor Roy Booth to keep quiet Mr Joseph dial the intent of the motion and implored council to heed he will of the people by honoring its commitment to a Feb 14 hearing The consultant claimed thai Clerk Administrator Ken chardson had invited he and Mr council meeting but was reminded that Mr Richardson was Continued on Page sit Couple share Georgetowns citizen honors Widely remembered as the proprietors of Georgetown first commercial dairy operation and greatly respected for Ihe r ongoing work with the Canadian Cancer Society Irwin and Joyce Noble have been selected as the community Citizens of the Year for 1979 Sykes announced the selection Friday on behalf of the Georgetown Lions Club which wilt honor Mr and Mrs Noble at a special banquet Mar III- HONOR Georgetown residents for Ihe past JO years Mr and Mrs Noble told The Herald following the announcement that they were surprised and humbled by the news that they had been selected to receive what many consider the community greatest honor Morrow says Focal will fund housing study Former Halton regional chairman Morrow has emerged as a persuasive new mediator in the long standing dispute between Focal Proper tics Ltd Hills A luncheon dale with Ernie local representative for the development company that wants to build some 1 homes jusl south of George town led to Mr Morrow appearance before town Monday night where he outlined a proposal for a comprehensive feasibility study to be undertaken at Focal cost In a recorded vole council agreed hat Mayor Pole should appoint a special committee of council that will set terms of reference for a feasibility study aimed at redefining boundaries of Ihe Georgetown urban area The committee will also select an Independent consult firm to conduct the study al Focal expense Such a study would take four to five months to complete in Mr Morrow s estimation In an effort to accommodate the study while at the same time expediting provincial ap proval for the region off plan and Ihe forthcom Hills official plan the town will also seek to have special study areas designated in the draft versions of both documents Councillors Walter and Marilyn Scrjcantson were ihe sole opponents of the lengthy resolution placed be fore council following Mr Morrow presentation Voting in favor of the study were Mayor and ore John McDonald Ross Knechlel Miller Roy Booth George Mallby Harry Levy and Mike Armstrong Councillors Ed Wood and Pat Patterson were Mr Morrow a Summit Lane resident told council that he was appearing with regard to Ihe Focal matter As a very interested citizen but admit ted thai he felt somewhat uncomfortable with the knowledge that his remarks about the highlycontent Issue might be mis interpreted Mr Morrow reported lhat he was invited to have lunch with Mr Bodnar early lost month and subsequently visited and Bruce McLaughlin president of Foe parent company B McLaughlin Assoc I a les Ltd concerning the company sub division proposal COUNCILLOR The former Georgetown and Ha Hon Hills councillor stress that Ihe opposition he previously expressed toward the Focal proposal still stands But if a comprehensive study that examines all facets of urban growth in the George town area rather than just the land owned by Focal Continued on Page two Although Mr Sykes ex plained that the Lions Club lends lo look toward each local service group in to find a recip for Its annual token of community gratitude and regards Mr and Mrs Noble as being representalive of the local chapter of the Cancer Society he pointed out that the couple many other achievements and affiliations were factors in the clubs selection Chief among Ihe con taken into con by the Lions Club Is the couple years or voluntary service to the society for which they con tinuc to drive cancer patients to Princess Margaret and Sick Children Hospitals in Toronto for regular treat In Mrs Noble was presented with the Cancer Society most distinguished honor the coveted Service Award for her voluntary work as a driver and canvasser She and Mr Noble were nevertheless modest last week in appraising their selection as Georgetown Citizens of the Year insisting that there are many other local volunteers who ore much more deserving of the community acclaim Mr and Mrs Noble are among the handful of Georgetown Cancer Sod el volunteers who respond to a coordinators requests for transportation services Continued on Page two HERALD WINS NEWSPAPER AWARDS The Hills Herald has been awarded second place standing for overall excellence at well at judged to have the best a ports pages In the province In the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association s category six for newspapers with a circulation of 10 to place went the Aurora Banner while the Newmarket Era was third The OWNA annually honors Ihe lop member newspaper and Oils years awards will be presented at the associations annual convention in Toronto on March Herald editor Michael and sports editor Tony Panaccl will be on hand to accept the awards WINTER CARNIVAL Chi Is tine Davenport makes final adjustments her skates before Joining In on the rink at Community pay held loit Sunday afternoon