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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 17, 1985, p. 1

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Kudos to our volunteers Its Volunteer Week in Halton Hills Across our town many devote their time to help others See Pages C6 C7 Midget hockey Provinces best coming to town see Sports CI Candidates talk about themselvei The three major candidates for HaltonBurlington talked to The Herald about their backgrounds candidate Doug Hamilton star ted in politics 10 years ago See Page HAMILTON the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY APRIL 1985 SATURDAY MORNING COMPUTER GEORGETOWN Dont forget April 23 The Georgetown Jnycees Invite you to meet he candidates from the three provincial parties April at 30pm at the SacreCoeur parish hall on Guelph Street Dont forget election day is May Candidates meet youths Who says the youth vote important At least the candidates ore concerned about the impression theyre making with first time voters An all candidates meeting has been organiz ed by a Georgetown and District High School teacher for April beginning at Tom liamautarsingh is a techer at the school who will also be the moderator Questions will be allowed from the in written form or spoken The candidates will be given equal to speak and will begin with a five minute presentation Mr Party a newly formed youth party in Burlington may participate At press time Mr said he still had not been able to contact the candidate for confirmation on his attendance The Liberal and PC candidates have agreed to the meeting Student job office opens Looking for a summer Job The Canada Youth Employment Centre has opened its doors this week at 7 James St In Georgetown Supervisor JoAnne welcomes you to come in for some job hunting tips between 8 30 and pm Monday to Friday hours will be set soon for the Centre she says Employers arc also Invited to call in with Jobs Councillors slowpitch Councillors may be throwing their weight around this summer if get together a team to lake part in a Slo Pilch tournament The baseball game is to be held In June Conn Dave Whiting said He was checking the level of enthusiasm around the town council chamber Monday night for such a game The council team requires three women players but there are only wo Women councillors as Pam Sheldon noted Whiting Ill even practise Coun Marilyn volunteered Meeting on United Way Do you want to know more about the possibility of a United Way in Hills A meeting April will present a study that looked into the feasibility of a United Way for this area The meeting is at Stewarttown Public School and starts at 7 m The study is from the Voluntary Funding Assessment Committee which was established in the spring of 19S3 to determine if theres a need for a United Way in Halton Hills Sign will remain A sign reading you are now entering an and driving community will be allowed to stay up for its life expectancy of IB to months At the Wednesday April 3 Regional Council meeting It was approved that the sign put up by the Halton Hills AntlDrinUng and Driving Committee can stay up for its life expectancy A request for the sign to be allowed on a permanent basis was denied Proposal for 16 homes Cancer drive collects most in donations Herald When it comes to dona tions the big bucks go to he Cancer Society according to a recent survey of towns people and local and found per cent of local residents gave to the Cancer Society and per cent of businesses they polled In both groups the Cancer Society was the most popular recipient of donations followed the Heart Fund Red Cross and the North Association for the Mentally Retarded Donations had been made within the last year by per cent of townspeople surveyed Silver Creek worried about water supply Herald Matt Adding IS new homes to the area may Jeopar dize the water supply currently enjoyed by vcr Creek residents That was the concern voiced by several fu Igor Road and Side- road neighbors of a proposed residential development Monday night About neighbors lurried up at a public meeting held by the town for comments on the Host revor Developments Limited proposal The company wants to build 16 singlefamily sac road northeast of existing homes In the According the towns Official Plan the 34 acres are designated rural cluster and residential development there Under the Niagara Es carpment Commission Plan Silver Creek Is recognized as a minor urban centre which also permits such devcl Helen Angel wanted to know when the ground assess men I of iho property hud been done when were flooding or In full when Ihcrcs no extra water she asked Town planner Bruce MacLean said the regions preliminary had shown there was sufficient ground water but that detailed testing would be required before the building of the homes was approved Right now I on a well I don have to pay for water If we have t find for u the future we shouldn have pay for it Angel said Whats going happen to us who lived there and whoi going lo pay for it Water our main con to Gail MacKenzle resident said Were not guaran teed by what youre saying tonight Im worried Mr sold the regions health depart in en I Is required to issue a certificate Indicating the quantity and quality of water available on the site before the homes can go up The report for ihe region was only a preliminary one 111 at showed water was available allowing further studies to be undertaken he explain Vi a Sidcroad resident said her property is much lower than he property o be developed Whal happens if my well becomes contami nated with this visions septic system she asked Mr said he region would be conduct further studies which will look contamina tion of adjacent wells Not really much or a guarantee is if she There are no absolute guarantees In life Mr MacLean said He individual wells arc being proposed for the new homes Mr MacLean explain hat comments aired Monday night and any written submissions Continued on Page A3 Town plans for 14850 new residents ByANIPEDERIAN Herald Staff Considerable urban develop ment is anticipated for Georgetown and thats why town planners in troduced the Georgetown Secondary Plans Monday night The plans for Georgetown West and South look at expanding the current urban boundaries of the town to make homes for another 14850 people Almost 10 per cent of donations were less than and 17 per cent were between tie and A large number of respondents 34 per cent didnt divulge the amount of their donati on As for businesses per gave between and in dona tions Although IB per cent of the businesses in the survey were subsidiaries of companies located outside of Hills per cent of them reported hey had the authority to make deci about charitable dona lions The total amount of business donations was including a size able donation or by one firm This map Indicates where the Georgetown urban boundary will expand to The shaded areas represent the southern and western ex tension Westward expansion not an easy task Herald Staff Expanding the urban boundary In George town West isnt going be easy There are limits to development in that area which were identified Monday night In he towns Georgetown West Secondary Plan A major constraint to development Is he CNR tracks which bisect the area In a north south direction and which comprise the northern boundary Georgetown Is bounded by Maple Avenue on southeast Trafalgar Road on ho southwest the CNR tracks on the northwest and the boundary of ihe former Town of Georgetown on the northeast There are trains travelling between and which vary from two cars to one and a half miles in length on these tracks The trains create noise break up residential subdivisions and require safety precautions Also imposing limitations to development are Ihc flood plains and the steep slopes in Southern creeks form boundary Herald Waff The most significant features of Georgetown South the new urban boundary being recommended by the towns depart ment for Georgetown are Black Creek and Silver Creek the Soulh area Eighth Line Main Street makes the west ern boundary while Side- roads io and IS make the southern and Tenth Line the eastern boundary These two watercours es and wood lots make scenic sur for residential development By then he population of Georgetown is expect be with the existing urban area and the hamlets or Stewart- town Glen Williams and home to Town planner Bruce explained Ihcre Is no time frame set for this growth but lhal when Ihe population allies the Plans will have matured and it will be time to look at Georgetowns again and make new Plans However much of this anticipated development hinges on expanding the capacity of he sewage treatment plant and increasing towns water supply If these two regional services arent upped there be a significant 1 initiation In ability of Ihe town lo accom modate urban growth planning direct or Ian Keith spilled out in a report accompany ing Plans There Is a reserve capacity in the sewage treatment plant of approximately 357900 gallons a day or enough for new homes The region is looking o developers for he money to expand Georgetowns sewage capacity The Secondary Plans have taken two and a hair years lo prepare They generally conform o and implement the goals policies and land use designations of the Halt on Hills Official Plan but in greater detail Where is Georgetown West Its bounded by Maple Avenue on the southeast Trafalgar Road on the southwest the northernmost CNR tracks on the northwest and the municipal darj of former Town of Georgetown on he northeast It appro I acres large South is bounded by Silver Creek and Black Creek on the north Eighth Line Main Streets and the hamlet of Sidcroads 10 and 15 on ihe south and Tenth Line on the cast It includes an area north of Silver Creek bounded by Hall Road and Street Highway 71 Upon councillors week a single public meeting will be held May on the Plans for George- towns and Wist The Plans provide for a population of 12350 people in Georgetown South and 2 in Georgetown West You can tell hat these models at the HoipOal Auxiliary fashion show Wednesday were having a good time They stopped for a picture Intermission during the show I July Cross Auditorium Four different downtown part In the show Including he designs of high school student Ryan Robert I Day care before I school By ROBIN Herald Staff Daycare facilities in north Ha II on elementary schools may be avail- able fall if he north can j- obtain school space Jim Sykcs of he Hamilton Burlington i presented a brief to the Board of Education outlining YMCA First Base Pro gram First Base is a govern licensed daycare program for children aged lo 10 developed and delivered by the Children ore cared for from 7am until the beginning of school and after classes have finish til m Full day care service Is provided on holidays and during summer If needed Offered at schools in and around the Toronto and Hamilton areas YMCA estimates the cost at about GO per hour for parents Mr said the program would be run at no cost to board and if they occurred through unusual circumstances the would pick them up Trustees called for input from the Princi pals Association citing lhal the principal Is responsible for what goes on In his school The proposal is expec ted return to the board when trustees will decide whether approve in principle he use of school space by the TED NEVER STOPS years of community work y ROBIN Herald Ed Ted Gorth says he doesnt know whether he adopted town or the adopted him Arriving In 25 within the first year ho became chairman of a cum lo raise money for the Sunshine School for Retarded in Hornby From that beginning he has been active in volun in Hills ever since Previous living in St Catharines Mr said someone in Hills hud been Iking to a SI Catharines resident and round out he was very community mind cd wasnt long before Mr became invol ved with same kind or education groups community TED affairs and volunteer work he had been elated with in St Calha guess my reputation followed me up here the early retiree said Mr Is presently active in the Cancer Society Red Cross Care and Calling Committee or St Georges Anglican Church the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Is Bill Smiths right hand man in the Bill Smilh Invitational Golf Tournament for the Can Society Spending the last few years as chairman of professional canvass for the Red Cross campaign Mr said he is also an occasional driver for organization He is treasurer ihe Georgelown Cancer Society and makes week ly driving trips Into Toronto as part of his volun leer services for the society Mr Gorth docs not stop helping the elderly and needy through those I wo outlets but also provides rides for shopp ing and medical appoint ments and spends time calling on sick ners wllh the Care and Calling Committee at St Georges So many men In my age bracket are at loose ends Mr Gorlh said when asked about what he might do with his lime if he was not involved with volunteer work You can only cut so much grass I certainly couldnt see myself I Just hope my good health continues so I can keep involved he said Spending between IS to IB hours a week on volunteer work Mr lot of self satisfaction In being able help others in some small way Labelling himself as people oriented Mr said his wife Viola has been very understanding in the hours he has spent help ing others

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