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New group will push north Halton tourism Herald Special When you tell people where you live how many times have you been ask ed Oh that If you live commu nity in north this probably happens quite a few times Unfortunately for local business operat ors it happens too many In general people who live outside the north Ha lion area dont know the exact location of Acton Georgetown Milt on and the outlying nlties Those people arc missing Ontarios most naturally beautiful areas boasting the Niagara Escarpment numerous lakes and streams rolling and beautiful forests The towm and villages in area Milton Eden Mills Acton Glen Willi ams George town and Terra complement this natural beauty with a common heritage theme The Ontario Agricultural Museum the county Radial Railway leather heme town apple farms craft and boutique villages and Country Inns collectively constitute a heritage microcosm of central Ontario Each of these compo nent communities and individual operations within and between them hove had varying degrees of success in attracting tourists but as proven with the immensely successful and very analogous relationship between the communities of St Jacobs and Fergus a regional approach is needed to complement and foster these more local thrusts The wider the area of cooperation Die greater the benefits that arc available to the individual participant printing and media support TOURISM A concerned group of local business operators seeing the problem and realizing the great poten tial of this area has drafted a proposal for area tourism and commercial devolop- The proposal stales Asthercnrelhreemnjor functions which must be performed If we are to begin to harvest these benefits Coordination within the north area liaison with and the lobbying of various levels of government to achieve the maximum levels of financial and financial support 3 Promotion It Is proposed that a nonprofit nonshare capital corporation be established as the body to fulfill this role Individual bus and operations which would benefit directly from tourism would be offered to join the association for a tax- deductible membership fee The proposal was presented to other Inter ested business opera ton at a meeting Thursday and wu formally accept ed A North Tourism Association has now been officially estab lished The proposal to create the association bad already received full support from Halton Hills Mayor Pete Milton Mayor Gordon Kranlx region business development Continued page A3 -877-5213- I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOBERT Real Estate Ltd AM HUB MB m mam HI Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY AUGUST muffler king 3 Rd 8770151 At Speedy Youre a Somebody Cruisers bashed in highspeed chase EQUESTRIAN ELEGANCE A 16year old youth and a 22year old man both of no fixed address were taken into police custody Friday morning following a highspeed car chase which stretched from Erin township to Steel Ave nue In Hills and involved region policemen and members of Guelphs detach- The youth and alleged driver of the chased car Steve Molody and James Lewis face several traffic and theftrelated charges arising from the incident which began about 1 a Friday and ended ten minutes later Mr Molody also faces criminal negligence charges for allegedly try ing to run down one OPP officer and later to cut off anothers car during chase Acting on a lip told The Herald Monday they were aware that Mr Molody and Mr Lewis would be driving by their checkpoint near the Wellington County Road and Erin Slderoad inter- sec lion at that lime of the morning But as Constables TJ Cooper and Stan Balemba flagged Mr Molodys allegedly stolen vehicle was quite a weekend for hone lovers at Alregls Acres In RR5 Georgetown where equestrians of all ages gathered Sunday and Monday tor a wide range of competitions Including the Clasile Thirteen are businesses sponsored major meel and hundreds of spectators attended to watch competitor like Cynthia Allen and her horse Cinnamon test their skills at such events New threeday Georgetown fair could use your support ideas Theres surprisingly time left before the gates open and ihe parade marches through to open the annual George town Fall Fair Sept 10 are busily planning to fill the entire Fairgrounds with events of Interest to farmers and urban funseekers And thats where they need your help There in for a nice prize The dunking tank po pular at Actons fall fair will make a return to Georgetown after several years absence The Kins men Club which is spon soring the event has already sent a letter to town council asking councillors to offer them selves potential vic tims Perched above a pool of water a relies on Ihc shooting accuracy i the i for plenty of activities and the fair board is open to suggestions from he Joining Ihc livestock and produce shows this year arc a number of events sponsored by the Georgetown Kinsmen and Centre field activities Saturday include a ball oon race sponsored by the Klnette Club This doesnt mean that balloon Is la will descend from out of no where fill up their gondo las with unsuspecting spectators and then take off to make a beer commercial this balloon race has a new twist Purchased tickets from Ihe club will be a I ached to heliumfilled balloons which will be released In a grand aerial display Hopefully once ball oons land heir finders wilt return he stubs ho ticket holder whose ball oon travelled the farthest of the aiming for the trigger which releases ihe perch The tank and a long line of councillors and other local celebrities will be opera ling all day Sept 11 brigade will demonstrate the townB recently- acquired aerial ladder truck and the Amateur Radio Clubs display will introduce fairgoers to radio enthu siasts from all aver the region province and even North Youngsters will no make a for the perenniallypopular FIREHALL FUN Iluddlng young flrerighlers Cora Rout ledge left and Dylan Tr oilier got to try on same of fire fighting equipment used by the Acton brigade Friday Ac Ions Tot Lot kid toured located on Dower Avenue and were given coloring books snd allowed linker harmlessly with some the machinery More photos Inside Herald photo Special decals for handicapped If youre a driver with a physical handicap and therefore can park In the special wheelchair zones familiarly seen around government buildings the town of Hills has some news for you Wheelchair advising patrolling policemen that your car is legally parked in one of the zones will soon be available at Ihe towns Trafalgar Road offices The first decal is free and each additional one costs cents While final arrangements are being made to have the available locally it wont be long before handicapped drivers are spared the inconvenience of writing to Toronto for them Drivers who are handicapped and use he special parking zones could find themselves a parking ticket the car swerved at Const who dived to safety A chase involving Halton region police ensued much of it along Trafalgar Road Const Coopers cruiser was sides wiped by Mr Molodys vehicle about ISO meters south of George towns Maple AvenueTra falgar Road intersection The marked cruiser was struck as Const Cooper tried to overtake he fleeing vehicle which suddenly moved Into bis lane The chase ended at the AvenueSixth Line intersection as an un marked OPP cruiser driven by James Shepherd collided with the rear end of the fleeing vehicle as Mr Molody turned right on to the Sixth Line Const Shepherd and his passenger Const Douglas of the regions Criminal Investigation Bureau In Georgetown of chest In juries In he Steele Avenue collision Mr Lewis wu treated at Georgetown District Memorial Hospital Hal Ion region police suspect Mr Molody and Mr Lewis were respons ible for a robbery at a Terra Colta home some time Thursday Following their arrest police re covered a rifle shotgun stereo and some Jewellery believed stolen from the home Motorcyclist badly hurt While full details were unavailable at press time a local motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday night In an accident near the Highway Street intersection The occurred around 11 IS and according to an unofficial source the viclim was transferred to Toronto General Hospital from Georgetown District Memorial Hospital for treatment He was still unconscious yesterday Tuesday Inquest Sept 8 An Inquest Into the July drownings of two Acton youngsters will be held Sept in the towns Trafalgar Road municipal offices It was announced this week Brent Foley and Nick Dimic both wen found drowned near a section of Fairy Lake In Acton While the town has been conducting Its own Investigation of ihe lateafternoon tragedy council last week expressed assurance that life guards on duty at the time acted responsibly before and after the drownings were discovered The Inquest will begin at 7 Equitation Over Fences failed to place In this event bat went on to win the Pony Hunter Hack and finished second In the childrens Hunter Under Saddle event In the photo below competitors line up for he Flat Involving a general Inspection of the horses and riders for stationary qualities Herald photos by Ilsrald Did Farm an element or the fair which allows loddlers same safe handson exploration of the animal Those arc just a few of the events planned this year the fair moves to a newlyexpanded format covering three days instead of one Organizers arc looking for a club or an individual to a corn roast Friday night Anyone an idea for some centre field activi ties or who wants to put on event should call board rep Nell Volunteer Carol cornea acallin Our senior book buffs love their library lady By AM Herald Writer Once every three weeks Georgetowns Carol Lowe pops up at three seniors residences arms laden with books Mrs Lowe la a volunteer with the Georgetown library who likes read Since 1975 shes en making sure seniors who also enjoy reading have plenty or fresh material to pore over Six said she got started helping out after a chat one day with fellow library staffer Esmo Ball Ive always liked older people I would see older people needing lifts around town and I was talking one day to Esme about It and thats how It all began Mrs Lowe said Babysat by senior citizens when she wu girl and raised In an area where there were a lot of elderly neighbors Mrs Lowe developed a penchant for getting along with older people Called the library lady by seniors at Kin Court Sargent Road and Durham Street seniors residences Mrs Lowe said she drops off about books each residence when she visits The incidence of books being lost or nol being returned Is bo much lower than with Ihe library In general she remarked Although the cards only have he residence name on them and you dont know who has he book you know Its going to come Books that go out to the seniors are selected by Dr Ball from the librarys collection Mrs Lowe passes on requests to her Most popular reading material among seniors aro romance novels Mrs Lowe said Only onequarter of the books arc nonfiction with books on royolty lop choice followed closely by pictorial books on Canada or Canadian history books Residents at the Durham Street apartments like French books Mrs Lowe said since many of Ihem are French Canadians The nicest part about this job Is that these can came up mo and ask mo for a specific they want lo read Mrs Lowe said She recalled how once blushing and giggling one of the ladles asked her for books by Maggie I thought she meant Maggie author Margar et first Mrs Lowe said Then when the woman said shes been reading extracts in The Toronto Star from Maggies book Mrs Lowe realized she meant Maggie Trudeau The pluses 1 get out of this ore so super Mrs Lowe said shaking her head They worry about you Oh dear your books are so heavy you shouldnt be carrying those things They get so concerned Its like having extra sets of mothers Theyre really terrific people she said For all those seniors whove been smiling at Mrs Lowe for the past seven years and reading their way through the Georgetown Librarys coll eel I on now you know her name Called the library lady Carol Lowe has been monthly visitor the three senior residences In Georgetown for the pail seven years Arms ladea with books from the Georgetown public library she sure that seniors have plenty of new reading material I Imagine most of the senior dont even know me be said modestly Mother of aspiring local Rim director David Lowe Mrs Lowe said everybody has do something in their lire that isnt strictly for themselves Her volunteer work done In conjunction with library staffer Ball who prepares the selections to go out tferaMpketo