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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 28, 1984, p. 2

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Pgei SECTION A THE HERALD March 18 lm Parked cars smashed Two parked were damaged by unknown drivers Sunday In separata taenia Halton regional police said a 1073 Ford Maverick parked on Georgetown Mclntyre Crescent sustained damage lo the left front tender sometime between and Police said a 1981 had its left front headlight damaged to the tune of StOO between 10 and 11 a on Acton Elgin Street Pellet gun A 1883 Mercury Lynx parked on Baylor Crescent had its left rear window broken by what regional police suspect was a shot from a pellet gun The Incident occurred Sunday between 10 and 10 30 pm Suspects nabbed Two Georgetown males were arrested this week in connection with a break In Feb 33 at Kay Grocery on Georgetown a Street The two olds are due in Milton provincial court April A cash box containing had been taken and a plnball machine sustained damage In the break In police said Graffiti damage Graffiti was sprayed on with black paint on the George Kennedy Public School gym wall rear door and two entrance doors overnight Thursday The damage to the Weber Drive George town school has been estimated at Charged with mischief A man refused admittance to the Roxy Tavern kicked In the front door and broke the gloss In the door on the weekend Halton regional police said damage was I 150 year Avenue Georgetown man was arrested and charged with mischief to private property The man appears in Milton provincial court April Court date set Four Hamilton men charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the shooting death of Toronto Racco 33 appeared in Milton provincial court Monday The four were denied ball last week and are scheduled to appear In court again April 18 at which time they 1 be setting a date for a preliminary hearing Mr body was discovered last December in a field north of Deny Road east or Trafalgar Road Rattlesnake fall A 21 year old Milton man who took a 40foot fall Sunday afternoon Is listed In satisfactory condition at St Michael Hospital In Toronto Michael Smith was seriously Injured when he fell off the east end of Rattlesnake Point in Milton Rattlesnake Conservation Area He was transferred from Milton District Hospital to St Mike by the HaltonMtsslssauga Ambulance Service Traffic detour CN la planning a major reconstruction project on the bridge at the end of Georgetown Maple Avenue The project will begin April Tuesday and the bridge will be closed to traffic for six to nine weeks Traffic wishing to reach the Maple Avenue extension will have to come up from River Drive Pedestrians will still be able to use the bridge Too fast Truck traffic is going much loo fast down the Maple Ave hill towards the post office at the Main St intersection That was the comment one lady last Wednesday at a Ward 3 dropIn She was told there are two possibilities to improve the situation which she said was dangerous for motorists and children In the area The police could patrol the area more frequently with radar and a sign to reduce the speed of motorists were suggested two solutions LAST CHANCE Be sure to get in to either the Acton or Georgetown Recreation Office this week to register for adult fitness programs starting the week of April 1984 Call 877 CRAFTS FOR DISABLED ADULTS The Halton Hills Recreation and Porks Department In conjunction with the Credit Valley Artisans has planned an afternoon of Easter Crafts Instruction and coffee for disabled adults for April 5 1984 to 30 at the Credit Valley Artisans Cottage Park George town The cost la per person call to Note Please bring a clean salmontuna tin to make your own floral table centrepiece PARTICtPACTION The Hills Recreation and Parks Deportment will be coordinating this community effort to prove to other Canadian CI ties that we are the most healthy active andvlbrant community of our size fa all of Canada An organizing committee has been formed and met on March Enthusiasm for the challenge Is growing become Involved Call for details DAY TIME SWIMMING The Georgetown swimming poo will open for day time swimming on Mondays Wednesdays 30 p until April The time of this swim will change after this date Check the paper for a revised schedule BUDDY SWIM March Is Red Cross Month The Red Cross la Involved with a variety of services for the public Including Water Safety Iri the interest of safety NO swimmer should ever swim alone The Town of Hills wants to ensure that all swimmers know and follow this rule so on March we ore having a Buddy Swim If you brmgifiuddytothePubllcSwimonlhatday two people will be attended for the price of one So find a Buddy and plan to attend Acton Swimming Pool 3 and Georgetown Swimming Pool 3 30 Organizational meetings Acton League Tuesday Aprils Acton Arena Georgetown League Thursday April Georgetown Memorial Arena ATI persons and over interested In playing Hockey this summer on asked to attend Team and Individual entries will be accepted at this time FISHING FOR FUN TIMES Bob critical of opponents Saturday was a great day for at fiveyear old Michael Andrews discovered He hf line at tit Georgetown Christian School Bazaar god little doubt that same day he It be a trophy angler Herald photo Councillors voting block has a unique opportunity Everybody bat something to say about their car This fellow at the Georgetown Christian School Baiaar Saturday got lots of things off bis car ami a special fond raiting vent The wreck was donated by Auto Wreckers By Herald The provincial government is ignoring dramatic life which are affecting society today Ontario NDP leader Bob charged Friday night Mr told memb ers of the Halton Burl Riding Association packed Into the Milton United Workers Hall thai government thinking can be found some where between 1943 and I960 There are changes in the workforce techno logy and family which beg a government response Mr Rae said Much of his speech assailed the Tory administration for not recognizing the equality of men and women In the workforce He pointed to the government s recent Throne Speech in which the government said it would not force business to adopt equal pay for equal work policies EQUALITY It will be eighteen hundred years before we have genuine eqUall In the workforce at the rale the Tories are going the leader commented We take pride in being the party which has said women have the same rights lo a fair salary and just as much right to work as a man Women are being trapped In job ghettos because they re being overlooked In terms of job and salary advance ment Mr said He also attacked Job policies which force workers to retire at The social security system should be such that older workers can retire comfortably allowing younger work to move Into the workforce In education the Tori have starved the system Mr said by not providing retraining and skills apprentice ship programs He also criticized government policies on reforestation health care by leaving nursing homes to ate operators and the environment Lake Ontario Mr chemical adding that the close relationship the government has with industrial polluters is a recipe for short term profit not to protect the integrity of community life The Mr Rae said places the comma as the most tant component of the province future By CHRIS Herald Staff None of the six tlons picked as possibl titles for the regions new landfill site are In Halton Hills but coun cillors here may form a very Important voting block when the region makes a decision later this year Peter Walker head of the consulting firm which is handling the regions landfill search studies told members of towns general committee Monday night that the region will have one beck of a decision to make The landfill issue Is of such a crisis nature Mr Walker said coun clllors will be torn between the urgency of finding a new landfill site and the chance it might be located in their respective wards FINAL CHOICES The landfill search which Is being carried out under the provisions of the Environmental Assessment Act Is Bearing an end Once consultants have presented council with their final choices the region is expected to moke a decision this fall The choice will have to be endorsed by the province Halton Hills regional councillors unfettered by the political turmoil a landfill site In town would cause should bo able to vote more free ly than other from other politics Mr Walker said Candidate sites have been chosen in Milton and Burling ton INCINERATOR The Ontario Waste Management Corp OMWCU also looking for a site for its indu atrial waste Incinerator or landfill site A numb er of candidate sites arc in but none ore located in Hills The two searches are separate Mr Walker urged local and regional coun cillors in Hills to become well Informed of he landfill search and not turn your backs on all the because no tes In Hills have been chosen In an earlier phase of the there a candidate area In Halton Hills as well as quarry mentioned a possible landfill site They were dropped from the search when they failed to meet the social economical and environmental criteria shed by the con sultan However regional counc or the province wish to rev ihe s mentioned but not chosen Late this summer only remain II site will close By that time the region hopes it will be able to expand the current dump in Burlington in the rst of four phases BIG news BIG Celebration administrator Margaret V nt has some good news for those still wanting to part pate Eight booths have been added to the three day celebration which lakes place at the arena Call her soon at That only an Interim solution to the problem Mr Walker explained Council plan is for a single dump with a capacity of about million cubic meters In addition to the III search regional planners and another body of private advisors arc looking at bum ng most of trash In incinerators producing electricity or steam energy Sam Invite Sam now at Joseph s ng 50 St s perform the latest fashion halrslylng He would I take s opportun to all hs f rends and dents take advantage of his special offer COMPLETE PERMS ALL PERMS 150 STREET GEORGETOWN 8770322 WORKTHA BODY STOCK YOUR FREEZER WITH THESE SPECIALS OF 09 139 A1SOES OF 169 LB ALL BEEF EXTRA FOR CUTTING OBRIENS MEATS Mill St Acton 8532240 SAT SUN FR i GARDEN FORUM Demonstration and Participation Seminar on Landscaping- Selection Planting Pruning and Caring or Your Shrubs and Trees by WeiKnown Local Gardening Expert Art Bouwman Sponsored by Maud Sue Graham ROYAL CITY REALTY LTD 7 Thurs March Centennial School FREE SEMINAR REFRESHMENTS LUCKY DOOR PRIZE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AEROBICS hour classes oxer else done to music warm cooldown MooWed Tueiyrhurs 1015ajn 30 30 1130am AEROBIC DANCE 1 hour classes exercise done to music using choreographed dance routines MooWed MonJWed TuesJTnurs TuesTTiurc TwiTnurs 1130 am 715 915 1015am 715 Babysitting avaBabh at a cost of par cfM Please Note All classes are designed so everyone can work at their own level If you work vanable hours ask how we can accommodate your 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