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Page ABIC CELEBRATION EDITION Wednesday May Credit River boating firm does business year round By KAREN HE Herald Special In opera Hon for some yean the Cred River Boating Co In Nerval has become something of a land mark to the Ha Hon area and undoubtedly viewed as a to many of his loyal customers Why would anyone buy a boat In We have to offer our customers some tiling to entice them here ex plained owner Bill Pom People are ted not only by the varieties of paddleboats to cabin cruisers Mr has for sale but by the servicing storage and available as well Located on Highway 7 beside the Credit River Mr said cust come form Tor onto Brampton and Misslssauga as well as Halton Hills Just be cause people have a cottage In Mush oka mean they buy their boat there he aid confidently Mr ex plained that many ports enthusiasts have preferred to buy their boat In where they can store It over the winter and have It services SERVICE Storage facilities at the boating company can accomodate up to 100 boats Inside as well a number outside said the owner Although he ell rods and reels Mr offers some sophisticated equip men for today more Scientific fisherman The depth sounder fish tinder combine on unit for example Is used to chart the bottom of a lake to show how deep the water Is to help fishermen use the pro per amount of line Asked about fish prospects on the Credit River itself Mr Pom eroy noted that a f ladder Installed at a nearby dam several years ago hod for migrate from Ontir He years of business in Georgetown Probably one of the most features of Mr Pomeroy marina business is the fact that he makes house or should we say water calls An experienced pilot Mr f love is flying and offering Hi special vice to cust h to combine business and pleasure With the help of his amphibious plane which can land on small lakes on Its belly Mr Is able to respond to special v calls or conduct boat appraisals on weeks and enjoy hi favourite sport at the same me OUNCES The bus considerably since his father began It as a hobby many years ago Bill came into the business In 19SI building cedar sir boats with mahogany decks until when It apparent that f berg lass boats were go to take over the market on boats for sale the Credit River Boat ng Co range from a to a cablncruiser with customized Interior and accessories some th for everyone Mr also ed canoes Including cedar strip fiberglass and a new material kevlar which is per cent lighter and stronger than fiberglass The company cm ploys three full time people Marjory Bills w does the bookkeep ing Rick Is a Foberts name goes back 20 years By CHRIS Herald Staff Writer A generation and half associate the name with real estate and construction In Georgetown Harold said as he recalled the company year history The company he founded the midst of Georgetown building boom has passed a major milestone or success It Join ng a continental network of real estate businesses under the RE MAX banner Harold came to Georgetown in 1394 as a real estate salesman lie later began building homes mself before forming his own real estate firm s Real Estate Inc in Until two years ago was located In a at plaza between the and Windsor Road Intersect on Guelph Street COMMERCIAL It moved to the company own commercial bu Id ng two years ago Properties at the corner of Delrcx Boulevard and Street Motorists can recogn the building by Its electronics gn flashing the time and temperature At one time there were offices In Milton and Georgetown The office In Milton was sold in 1979 to a local real estate broker who has since Joined the RE MAX network The Brampton off was closed In 1879 Dan became a partner In the firm Mr company entered the market not long after the A V aircraft company in Mfllton closed lore thousands of homeowners out or work and out of the r homes Many homes in Georgetown wore selling for cons derably less than the cost price Mr recalled ATTITUDES He said his rm proved that the homes could be sold and gel fair value for sellers Mr commented that he has watched attitudes towards de elopment change In George town fluctuating from aggressive community growth in the 1950s and early sixties to a slowdown which has only recently shown signs of Ifting Progress is a natural growth which you can measure from year to year Mr said You need people to have the ces which residents demand Pomeroy himself man ages the business PEAT BUSINESS AUI the boating company does advertise ANNOUNCEMENT CHIROPRACTOR wishes to announce that she will be joining her husband ROBERT HCRANFELDDC in joint practice at 10MOUNTA1NVIEWRD S GEORGETOWN ONT 8774288 Offkmhomby from lime to lime much of I he business comes from repeat customers and word of mouth The company also partic pales 1 1 annual boat such as the Sportsman Show the Boat at Ihi and the Spring boat show In fact Mr says the storage bus ness keeps him busy until November and will the shows begin In January what you might expect to be a seasonal business open all year round There only or two when et he tied Born and raised in lives next door to the business I ve thought of out to the ghway he said But s living r next door Besides he id you have to moke lime for yourself 1 too short to work all the time To this end the t River Boat ng Company closes on Sundays when the sign In the window could read Gone Fly With the warmer weather n any a person fancy turns to boats looking fur a boat to start oft the were Jim Griffin left of Brampton and hit daughter The two treated a seat In one of Bill larger boats at the Credit River Company showroom In Herald photo