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Page THF Wednesday June Merchants dig in to fight economic slump Continued from page from the downtown not very Ms Barnard said and have ultimately led to the a erosion In act the Walker Wright Young Associates Study on the town completed last October suggested that new open in Georgetown downtown area should offer unique services to he res dents rather than compete retailers In the Street plazas However Ms Barnard so Is were new In tie 1960s and downtown chants were not enough in opposing the plans or it least them mod v the SO LONG Its a matter of record she said Us taken so long to get to this point where we arc getting momy Into the downtown area that uc don want to stop want to build a real for downtown Georgetown and t would m on a afternoon downtown Georgetown looks busy but merchants ire still concerned that not enough resident are taking advantage of what si opplng downtown has to offer taking their bus elsewhere shoppers are threaten t Downtown merchants appear to hive dug Her heels In reeled fro tl recess on I a dealt them there Is mot on the eld suggesting tint they Intend to launch aggress ng more people to shop the of Georgetown historic business centre but merchants are moving to entice new Into their Herald photo Merchants will be out to show that they have some thing to off to consumers that hard to come by shopping In largo malls In addition they have been getting together for monthly breakfast meet ever and there will be few lulls In action during the event three day run Heritage review board to hear town hall preservation call page Councillors Pam and George Ions and recommend whe- don Mike Armstrong Mnltby have successfully thcr the designation WalterBlehn proposals to re- should stay Harry Levy Marilyn Ser store the hall HONORS ORDER IN LAW AND ART The emphasis wis on he community respect for law at the Georgetown Optimists meeting last Tuesday night Club members gathered In one of the banquet rooms at North Coir and Country Club and paid special tribute to Constable Kiddle a member of the Halloo regional force and a Georgetown resident Ills work in the force Youth Family Section has helped hundreds of young people in conflict with the law and has earned him the respect of parents and coworkers Const thanked work by Staff Sergeant Lei Graham deft crown attorney for Peel region was the evening special Mr Cowan discussed the ramification of the country new charter of rights Herald photos by Chris Aagaard LA Plaza But at Monday nights committee meeting only Coun Armstrong objected to the review board propo sal while fellow committee members who have pre viously advocated that the building should be torn down expressed thai the town posit ion would be upheld by the board Hired by the Acton town hall restoration and Act aria committees Mr Chapman maintained that by advertising Its in tent to remove he leal designation the town was following guidelines under the Heritage Act which make it mandatory to submit objections to a board review However Mr Richard son pointed out thai an other section of the Act states that the own is not obliged to consult the board and stressed that even II it did it will still not be obliged to follow the board s advice He estimated that It would take about three months before the board colls a hearing to discuss the objections raised by town hall restoration pro ponents a number of whom Joined chairman Ted Tyler at the meeting as Mr Chapman made his presentation Nine people wrote to the town the 30day period largely arguing that the hall Is Important to the community s heritage Although far outnumb ered one member of the gallery voiced his Ion to delays in tearing the hall down Acton resident Art Gordon said he was tired of seeing he Issue drag on for almost five years and called on to carry out a decision he says It has made three times When the committee de cided not to immediately remove the hall histort col designation he loudly declared what a gutless bunch Coun Armstrong Insist that town staff present a report next week detail who would be involved in presenting the owns case before the review board and how much the procedure would cost Supporting the review board proposal Mayor Pete Pomeroy said the wording in the advertise ments placed hut month In The Herald suggested that there would be an appeal process If objections to the towns plana were raised within the 30day period Acton Coun Ross reminded iltee members that the people who are ultimately trying to save the hall hove no personal or finan cial gain In Its an affair of the heart he said This is a part of their heriUge they desperately want o save Not to support the pro posal Coun Sheldon maintained would make the people of Acton feel their rights have been mis handled She added that she feels he town s cose wilt stand regardless of the review boards rec ommendations Show em how Burlington MPP Julian Reed wants to lead he way by showing municipal ties and grovel companies how gravel should be properly rehabilitated instead of be ng left as unsightly scars in rural areas In a letter o mayors Mr Reed called on them to Identify pits which might be used as good examples to government and Industry stressing that Issue is becoming Increasingly important because the province will shortly be tabling a new Pits and Quarries Act A number of companies extracting gravel from have seeded abandoned pits with grass cutting down on slope erosion and muddy quagmires Georgetown Optimists took lime out from their dinner meeting last Tuesday at the North Golf and Country Club to honor a number of the community s young artists The winners were among entrants in the club a art contest at left to right Sinclair Amy Norman JohnShaw Laurie second row Jodl McClemeuU receiving the award on behalf of Erin Dyer Angle Norman Ross Rcnaud and Greg Lawrence They are shown with art contest Kim French and Barb Kachmar and Optimists Stan Nolan Tom and Norm Guthrie The winners were awarded with plaques Herald photo THIS WEEKS SPECIAL ALL SUMMER SKIRTS AND PANTS ONLY logs discussing joint marketing campaigns and he ring from people like regions business development director Matt Fischer on what they can do to Improve Bringing his experience as full tlmecoordlnatorof St Catharines downtown core board of manage ment he has encouraged downtown to share marketing technlqu and upgrade heir own skills tli seminars lie has suggested that merchants should nue to advert to dls courage residents from head out of town to shop and says that downtown merchandise g should have a back to roots appeal for consumers tired of sterile moll roundings STUFF Shoppers arc getting more and more ed with shopping in malls Mr Fischer main They re looking for someth different but very often mail type shopping offers the same stuff Downtown areas because of their unique character are better suit to specialty stores catering to one tine and maybe even one group of people Business people working out of cores of communities can take advantage of a current trend In merchandising sell ng to people who have tired or fast peed envir in which custom cr service is virtually negligible Downtown merchants ho said have their work out for them because they must try to break a community shopping pattern in which residents tend to frequent and malls Traditional Downtown review continues next week In coming weeks The Herald continues to examine Die decline of Hills business community Store closures In Acton and George town will be discussed with the store owners themselves as well as Mayor Pete a former downtown merchant himself and spokes men for he town two chambers of commerce Problems experienced In Acton downtown core and strip plaint somewhat different from those of Georgetown also come under scrutiny as our series Riding the Recession continues Meanwhile he has decided not to actively pursue new businesses move Into now empty by forming a special committee or embarking on an expensive advertis ing campaign Instead efforts will concen trate on making existing businesses more viable and by attracting more shoppers downtown new businesses might be encouraged to locate there An additional suggestion which arose from the first breakfast meeting about two months ago called on businessmen to form an advisory panel to help new merchants get a foothold in the downtown market place from their more experienced neigh bors a wealth of market know how new merchants might be able to do a better Job of attract ng shoppers and selling products the theory goes two things from which the entire downtown area would benefit Hospital lauds nursing homes benefits to seniors By CHRIS Herald Staff Writer Several advantages will be enjoyed by local senior citizens once a bed extended care wing planned for the Georgetown and District Memorial endorsed by the province s health ministry Tuesday afternoon- is built a hospital press release soya Hosp administrator Fred Morris told The Herald that elderly citizens in Halton Hills won t have to leave town to find senior care and there should be a significant to taxpayers by having the new facilities connected with the hospital avoiding duplicated services The new wing expected to be completed by the end of 1953 was approved by the ministry which la Three more extended care beds wire approved for Burlington s Maple Villa Nursing Home and will be installed Immediately Extended care means that a nursing home resident requires more than one and LYNN BARNARD downtown centres are always hardest hit among retailers during periods of economic strife because they often don t have the same purchasing clout large chain stores have to help ride out trouble Since many of the down town merchants are rent their shops the stays in close contact with building landlords Ms Barnard said keeping them informed of the plans for downtown George town rev tali to lion DRASTIC RENT Ms Barnard hopes that by maintaining this con tact and stressing that everyone- Including build owners have an investment in the down town core drastic rent Increases should be avoided Although landlords hove mortgages and other costs attributed to maintaining buildings Ms Barnard said they should take a hard look at whats happening to small businessmen and strive to keep rent increases moderate and gradually scaled over time ground njui onehalf hours of nursing every day Chronic core patients require almost constant medial I on Thirty beds Tor seniors requiring infrequent nursing care are also planned for the GDMH nursing home and Mr Morris said hat the hospital and the ministry ore negotiating for a chronic care wing as well He declined to give estimated costs Tor the new facility until architects have drafted working drawings Regional officials have noted a continuing demand from senior citizens for more community nursing homes does operate a central nursing homo id Milton Mr that the nurslnghomcfacJlty wlufrteotherbedslnthe hospital for active treatment 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