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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 6, 1985, p. 9

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IMS I MAYORAL CANDIDATES TALK ISSUES Miller will promote Growth is a concern tourism social hall in election campaign MILLER Ribs Miller would like to see a community centra In Halton Hills He Bald hed like a centre where dances and weddings and hockey banquets could be held and a place where seniors could meet Theres lots of uses for a commu centre the mayor said noting the Halton Hills Cultural Centre t meet these community needs Mayor Miller whos hoping to bold onto bis title In the Nov race said he could see a centre next to the future town complex for staff Khlnk people In town would like to see staff at one location which would be cost efficient Mayor Miller said A couple of years ago the town bought the Stevens property with that idea in mind The Mayor opposed the purchase and Bald be thought the Trafalgar Road offices could be expanded to serve as a central office for town staff Instead Hopefully the property will go up In value Id hate to see us sell that property at a loss Mayor Miller said Promoting tourism in Halton Hills is important the mayor said Unless were prepared to put money into it along with the business es we dont get anywhere Mayor Miller said The tourism Industry can help with Jobs parttime full time and youth jobs He said he wants to promote tourism in the next three years Once development gets underway in George town South therell be Industrial expansion potential the mayor indica ted He said he wants to improve the residential to Industrial ratio and encourage Industry to settle In town Already the town has 10 to 15 applications from businessmen who would like to set up industries on dry industrial land meaning land without municipal water and sewage be said Mayor Miller set up the business development committee one year ago to help promote industry in town He said theres nothing that cant to negotiated and he sees negotiations as an Important part of smoothing the rood for new Industrial and residential developments in town Through discussion impact on present rest dents can be mitigated the mayor Bald I feel I have tbe experience and understand what the town needs as a whole think I can do the Job as well as anybody else whos put their name forward There are certain directions I would like to see this town take and as mayor I would like to take part in that MIKE ARMSTRONG The concerns of people living next to the proposed development in Georgetown are valid says mayoral candidate Mike Armstrong He calls the development a major issue In this election and says the community feels it will be losing some of Its Identity with economic growth to the town I don see It that way because I can recall when tbe population of Georgetown was The towns come along progressed and I am very proud of the town and the people in It and will be Just as proud of new people that move Into It Armstrong said In Acton theres a feeling that council has neglected the townspeople by not having a presence In community by not listening to what they re saying he said The councillor noted Actons water problem isnt a new one but Its one thats been known about for seven years and nothing a been resolved yet I feel its something that can be cleared up very quickly In midIBM Coun Armstrong said Theres so much water quantity and quality in Acton Without any growth there nothing to attract the positive to a community he said The candidate said he like to work on that growth and tie it in with tourism We re sitting on a gold mine In Acton as for as the tourist potential and were not doing anything about It Coun Armstrong said When I see all those cars on the weekend at the Olde Hide House It time Actons industries were treated with some respect be said 1 11 bet there Isnt one member of counti who been through Beard- more recently Coun Armstrong said as an example We should have a closer liaison with the community businesses God forbid If Canada Packers ever decided to close up and leave the town repercussions would be Its absolutely mandatory that council decide financially bow a municipal complex will be paid for In the next term and where the location for it will be he said Armstrong said he doesnt anticipate new centre for town staff will be In the ground by next elections but plans for it should be settled be said Painter potter visit House Sol Leo Ram pen and Grace are the latest artists whose work will adorn the walls of Gallery Sol on Charles Street In Georgetown An exhibition of their work will be on display from Nov until Nov Loo Rumpel was born in the Dutch East Indies and be was educated at the University of Toronto He became a noted illustrator of books tn the fifties Later he became a producer for the CBC where he created Take 90 In and the religious series Man Alive in 1967 He is now the director of the English CBC network in Montreal He Is also a superlative painter who specialises in pastels His subject matter is landscapes and women In Interiors Gallery House Sol has exhibited his work for about 10 years Every two or three years Leo has an exhibition at this Georgetown Gallery This year at House Sol Mr will show women of today in the confidence and glamor a wealthy society Is enabling her to cultivate Grace of Glen Williams is participating in her first showing at The well known potter will exhibit selected pieces of her finely crafted crystalline glazed porcelain She has an open house at ber studio Glen Williams on the same day The pieces on display at House Sol are rare collectors Items not to be missed by the serious lover of ceramics Knitwit girls club cut up cloth designs By JANET Herald Special The Knftwits started to cut up as the third meeting began Oct at the home of Mrs Wilson The began to cut up their patterns for whatever actionwear garment they were mak Mrs Wilson demon strated how to make a pattern longer or short then Mrs talked about tbe differ ent kinds of thread and elastic Everyone is to bring the pattern pinned on tbe fabric for the meeting on Oct 19 at a m at Mr and Mrs Paths on 10 Sideroad The Ashgrove Knltwits held their fourth meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs on Saturday Oct They began their meeting saying tbe roll call then picked a cover design Mrs Brander showed the Knitwits bow to sew a seam and have presented In our note books Then we each tried to sew a seam on a Mrs ted how to use the trac paper and how to find tbe center line on your cloth The fifth meeting of the Knltwits Oct Mat the borne of Mrs Wilson Tbe dub was shown how to rib their garments by Mrs Each girl then tried ribbing on a sample As some were ribbing others were working on their gar The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Balanykon Bib Line Side- road on November at 7 ATHLETE OP THE MONTH REPAIRS Tap i SINCLAIR AVE GEORGETOWN UNIT 5 8772425 J WORK THAT BODY FITNESS Pit OGHAMS INC AEROBE SAUNAS SHOWERS 8770771 2Bntplin BMidtlllTH Erik Hopkins from Georgetown District High School Is this mon ths Athlete of the Month The Grade 13 Rebels cross country runner was undefeated in Oc tober finishing first In all four of his high school races Erik won the senior boys race in the East York meet Octoberfest Halton and events The Herald wishes to extend Its slncerest congratulations to Erik for his prowess In crosscountry and wishes him the best in the future Shock j diatom banding Spring aanrlca and can No Appointment 347GUELPHST HWY 7 GEORGETOWN 8770179 FOR ALL THE BEST IN SPORTING EQUIPMENT NORTH HALTON SPORTS MAIN ST SOUTH DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8777777 the HERALD Homo Mb she iaw 46 Gualph Street Georgetown 8772201 Where travel Is still something Goligers SERVING TRAVELLERS SINCE 1955 CENTRE HEART LAKE town came GEORGETOWN TIRE SALES

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