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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 19, 1979, p. 6

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Only two candidates vie Only candidates have tossed their hats in the ring as nominations closed Monday for October by election set to fill the ward one council seal left vacant since the of Count ileal Win an em iiic cess fill li ie in last and Terry director of Acton Community will it out in the by election Mrs says she hopes to brut a positive approach to council therefore does not to discuss issues which slit considers negative Mr Whiting says there ire no real and Her work has exposed In her a of the town and given her the chance re idents con The idea of pursuing a career in politics When other lutle y wcr to nurses my mother tell me I Laid I wanted lo be prime minister she joked I thankful my par raised me to believe OFFICIAL OPENING say elcctioi bods dow Ontario Housing Minister Claude Bennett to last to officially open the senior cllliens apartments no Durham Street been here cutting the red ribbon are Mayor Pete Hilton limiting Authority member Dolly Mr Bennett resident Mabel Hurley Armstrong Hilton Red Paul and Michael Armstrong and Georgetown MP John Hie building named after towns late minor John Peruvian Y representative visits with Georgetown club members Hie person li ties 1 not only interested in people concerns but also in their hopes Mrs said know they do have concern concerns like the shopping on the outskirts of town and the feeling they have Rover The amount of financial aid the Georgetown lias managed to send the in 1 imi Peru through the International Development Fund prompted Linda of that country to stop in George town last week to personally extend her lh inks lo members and get feed back on program which she helps to in Lima I for Mrs said First 1 wanted the people here to know how important their support has been to us and to think Secondly I wanted feed back on the program were running Since they help to support it I feel the Canadians should be able to discuss our program with us questions or make lions Mrs said the Y brunch in Limn with which she works is trying to establish branches in five squatter communities on the city outskirts Their aim is to help residents these communities establish a little more dignified life style Residents however have been exploited robbed and mis treated by outsiders so many times that they hesitate to allow the into their CAPACITY Mrs Llosn sold that the acts only In an advisory city They do surveys and assessment of the s needs then aiscuss itiem with the residents at a com meeting The residents themselves decide what pro ject they want to tackle and the tries to help where It can They feel that knowledge is power she said so they gel very worried if we conduct surveys and they don see the results We compile the results of our surveys and duplicate so we can pass them out one copy to each t at communal meeting When they have the same inform i tion Ihcy feel they also have power will discuss whit the community needs so we can Ret busy en a project TheY team working in these communities is made up com of Pcruuins Mrs said there is quite a difference in life styles even between the middle class ind lower class Peruvians and therefore team members often have different views on the community needs from what its residents hold The residents views prevail however Vic miiht eel they should opacity si try i Set the S3 ARTHRITIS CAMPAIGN The Georgetown Knights of Columbus began their i door to door canvass for the Canadian Arthritis Society Monday They have set a goal for this years j campaign Anyone who misses the canvasser can make a donation at the Royal Bank on Main Street but the want bakery she explained so we work on them the bikery The in which was by funds sent from the Georgetown was intended to help in commuting from com munily to community II is now being used for a health cart program instead she said Since the can I afford to run any sort of health ire program the finds itself involved and the van winds up Mrs s husband is the development director at Lima and the education and develop ment project director for the Pacific Zone Mrs Llosa is born in and met jnd married her husband while were both in Deli mm She has lived in Peru for ye irs and has three children I in more interested in reachinf people and making irn to care about other people in in funds he said The funding Is Import of course but people to cure is even more important say in But Id ind build on the points in the town I think its important itnts have someone they feel they can talk about their concerns someone who can how to approach to seek solutions to these concerns she said 1 be a liar if I promised to solve all their problems for Ik m but I would promise lo make myself available and appro ichable all limes Any problems In the area were here before the election and will still remain It over she said The way lo about solving them is In lake a positive constructive thai will let council and town residents work together Mrs her bus bind Ktn and eight year old son Kevin came to from four years ago She has been working for the Acton Community Services Centre just under three ye irs was for world and everyone has to pay I to be a I lm a human who to be I don think tins campaign wall be a man wo man race If I don win it will be because the people chose Mrs said she feels arc looking to their el cled representatives to re present them fairly and but also to avoid When I moved here I got involved and now I want to serve the community on a level she said The time seemed right and it felt good so jumped in I am about it Giving me the opportunity serve the community will be the com munity gift to me and 1 don t j base gifts Dave Whiting his wife Heather and their two young children lived in Acton for four ye He is a former Canadian Mounted Po lice officer now works or Real Estate He says there are no burning is and no incumbents run in this election means that the race boils down to a of personalities He speculates voters out to the polls will be the candidates hardest job since the general apathy often seen during an election is usually even greater in a by election will be to the candidate to manage to stir interests so they will come out to vole he said While Mr Whiting no pressing Issues he sec the government not get so involv with as many things TI We seem to be overly governed at every level he said Our whole system was bud on free enterprise but now it seems you can turn around without some govern body telling you what you Mr Whiting is a director on the Aeton Chamber of Com mcrte the Rotary Club and the and has also been involved in the Acton Minor ill Association When he was defeated in November Mr Whiting said he would a at the next election He declared his can in June the day after the byelection was decided Towne Sewing Centre We are still accepting all sewing machine repairs Downtown Georgetown ANNOUNCING THE OPENING of Hair styles for Ladies Gentlemen OPENING FOR BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 2 32 Mill STREET acton For Appointment Call MORE MORE PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING Qualify at Ryders TV 36 Months Warranty Quasar WARRANTY Parts Labour Picture Tuner All inclusive warranty avoids confusion Options at extra cost are definitely OUT Warranty extends to Sept Warranty valid across Canada No weak points such as tuner are anticipated SELECTION Models on hand includes and Demonstrator priced to clear all sizes 1979 Cartoned stock Factory Clearance CARTONED SPECIALS Limited Supply model with AFT SALE list 20 model WT deluxe SALE list 679 model 5955 QW deluxe SALE list console model WT 9412 SALE list List Audio spectrum sound 3 Way Speaker System Woofer Tweeter Mid Range Deluxe Model WT Audio Spectrum Sound Service Miser chassis Super models 111 Picture Tube Colour system Personal touch control Pedestal stand included Symetrical designed cabinet sounds RYDERS TV LOIS OF FIFE MIKING CMOS IN MOORE PARK PLAZA PHONE SALE DIG YOUR OWN AT SHRUBS and EVERGREENS ART BOUWMAN RR 3 Georgetown 6th Line N of Steele Ave NURSERY LANDSCAPING WHERE HONEST ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED IS FREE MOST VARIETIES ALREADY POTTED SALE ON SAT SEPT ONLY FLOWERING SHRUBS 810 varieties Reg EA Reg AUSTRIAN PINE 3 Feet high HERTZI JUNIPER Reg MINT JULEP JUNIPER Reg 10 500 OLD GOLD JUNIPER Reg GOLDEN PFITZER Reg ALSO ON SALE Beautiful barrel planters used in the movie Never Trust An Honest Thief starring Orson Wenes Plus other odds and ends used in the movie HOURS 84 Saturday Weekdays Closed Sundays Regional Rd 9 NURSERYTSS siML Preview

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