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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 21, 1987, p. 1

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Fall fair could close its gates forever Georgetown will bo without a all fair or the first time in 1W years if new members artti found to the executive first VicePresident Mc dure wrote The Herald a ictlir lo editor warning residents the fair may not be continued In an interview Monday Mr Me said he hoped the letter would spark a lot of interest other wise It the fair might have to go through the boards ttc cant con Untie lo bang our heads against the walla continuously The problem Is the executive can t find new members to help out with a variety of duties that go with the annual event A lew people tan do all the work Mr Met lure said In his le the president asks to attend their annual meeting Jan at in at the Op timist Hal on Highway to show their support for the fair If you can to the meeting can phone Mr McClure at There enough sponsorship from businesses in the community although costs are year after he said Its bodies we need really and the Interest has got tobelherc too hcsald Why keep the fair going Mr Mi the primary reason is for the children lo see how rural Canada Organizers need support from community lives farming hies always been backbone of the country he Mild A lot of the members ore telling said secretary treisunr Hurt lots of hard work for younger stronger members a few days before the fair opens said flu time commitment isn overburdening said It jot to the point whin it possible to mate f ilr without help shesaid The discussed the lack of support it their last meeting Jan The numbers hive been dropping us have older Mrs Gosling said Some of the people rune been with IhefairforSOyiars I imagine it up to the dent to whither to hold shiiaid treasurer llie fair just about breaks even but it an uphill financial struggle The executive had some recent pro blems with gate crashers Everyone wonts lo get in for free she said Mr McClure said he would like lo more staff police the grounds bo people wouldn I enter the grounds without paying The Lions club man the gates but their numbers arc decreas he said If the fair had more people ching Ihc fences for gatecrashers they would be more successful dollar wise Mr M CI lire said ltd Chock out our Cow Lifetime Service Guarantee Lifetime Service Guarantee the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1MS7 No for Go A north south bus link Milton for Georgetown and Acton residints Is that will to until summer That when a Greater Toronto Area Travil Survey also called the Toronto Tomorrow Survey will be With nearly IKKi survey in views undertaken in it will give information on the feasibili ly of such a bus link and an estimate and forecast of potential ride ihon asking GO Transit to undertake a feasibility which would be partly funded by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Hilton councillors decided lo wall for the Toronto Tomorrow Survey results ri lhr Hide lioust OPEN SUNDAYS It Marathon debate over Wildwood Rd A three and a half hour debate on Ihe menb of const ruit ion for Road monopolized Mori day night s general meeting Despite the hazardous road lions due to cm of snow about aria residents came out lo air their opposition to any widening of the road especially if it meant chopping down existing roadside trees Road resurfacing or reconstruc lion bank stabilization drainage and what all this will cost is to be reported on by the town ing department and CC Porker Con 1 united for only and cast sections of Wildwood When this is ready an house will be held for area residents Central to the report is the londitioti set by councillors thai property at be kept to a minimum and roadsidi trees must be saved fn the bulldozer Jot asked for this report instead of going along wild another plan tailed the plan prepared by CC Porker The town engineer was hoping the preferred plan would Roadway needs drains shoulders The stretch of Wildwood most badly in need of attention Is central section says the town engineer Monday nlRht he lold councillors hat section has poor drainage poor structural capacity and shoulders Its the most crucial section by far the engineer declircd He said doing maintenance work on the central won be cheaper than reconstruction Reconstruction is estimated at sewers and curb and gutters ind I metre shoulder on the north and js metre shoulderwalkway on the For the west stuff would like to see the road brought to seven metres and two metre shoulders on both sides Cost is estimated at work on the east side would reconstruction of road to seven metres with storm sewers curb and gutters a I mure paved shoulder on the north and south sides Cost Is estimated at by councillors or inclusion in the Design for Ihi town his hosted two public information nights or residents indicitinj lis mi proie traffic and storm wiUr man igctnent the road dents have made clear positiin I f their should ivi minim pict on ind I be chum it Is is disunited iirtirnl its base is structurally underbill It needs to be re cons ted improve road base preliminary design doisn is to reconstructed now tomorrow or ever stressed town engineer Boh Austin He said report could he shelved forever if decid not 1 spend m on mi rq mil cil ii isklng fi r thur road to be fixed up lure wi have peopli pi din do hire to ram mill in their throat the till rol irved If we rood long enough its dints an fining be back wan it to fixed Pam Winston said like we have in is Mr agreed with the is a of substandard road in and said a million would hi to them all mm Hewitt I pulling into Wildwood if it was on going to iraee more people lo use it faster 19 out of work as plant closes Approximately IB of Hills have been laid off from their with Benson Hedges In the hills Peace Minimis and other Money you anxious to invest your If so don miss a fin in ir being held by Iwo experts The free seminar will be held the North Golf You must phone first to reserve a si it by calling speakers arc Georgetown resident ind In mi ownir Collecting names Did iv nil ml firm for it union Do know who his jil ivi us a ill 11 mi il you let oni one if the names Ik low for Hit attend ex jiar if posslbk Arnold 77 to ill t Sirent IB Ids J lull Inn Hill Join Kim High 1WB0 I Anglnin Hall I- niejil Two joorgelown High I w ml to st up j pirn group in town very body is Few inspections I hi I firi depirtmtnl ins pic Museum was inlJn That six years afo Roger mint of Milton says Ontario I- in Code doisn t buildings must made at Ihe discretion of tlic fin depart mint he said The Museum was tht of loresidir eoncim whin an ir studying improvements to old building pointed out t unsafe fire Mr said annual lions would In sufficient mom tun the Museums aflir the Woi Id dens is holding a meeting J it Knox Presbytism Georgetown Mr will guest speaker and will presents slides of gardens or the world In eluding the British Isles New members are welcome and refresh mcnlfl will he served Week of Though mimbirs ot leoriowii ihunhis their lie ways on Sundays an nulled by their common alltfnmi One occasion on wlneh tins is dine is mnuil of of Prayer lor tlniiv This year a of praise and celebration will held it Si United Church on Road i cilia The Is iLsored by Ihi Georgetown Ministerial lion the collections are given community projeiis last it was donated to Red Cross this year it will in designated for the Open Dooryuilh ministry Allan invited fuel Hie cheaper fuel prices have helped ftigion Police A police report attributes Ihe ycirtnd surplus to cancellation of equipment not required cheaper rales for andmjintenonicaLrrctnints However tint I com to Tin wants to use ihe for more uniforms to cover overspending In sick leave payouts and to fund renovation of office space the White Oaks irtere Canada line intiramptnn The layoff was and a fill decision by he company to with This is the first in a of slips to be to lioies of and ltinson Hedges PJ president of Benson ind The layoff does awny with 127 jobs at Brampton plant miking departments The jobs become redundant effective March The company manufactures and blends tobacco No further in anticipated at present lomptiny will still continue with its Dry Ice Tobacco DILI process as will as finished goods in Mr Staff at thi Brampton plant will shrink Ml Georgetown John MeDiinnld is one of survivors He is personnel and Industrial rcla lions manager He said and staff in as well as the Unemployment In suranii Commission s manager Tin good word they brought is thit thin an job vncanues in area Mr McDonald over a dozen companies have culled interested In laid off staff Mr says In a that lie any more job losses in the production division of the company Ho says the will improve lie efficiency and com of the new company In December the company cigarette processing Toronto plant Brampton plant laid off 11 stuff Town complex OMB case to air ire of neighbor Hills Monday councillors gave their staff the goahead to book a date for an hearing A neighbor to the proposed com pi ex Donald umbers tone wants the bylaw rezoulng acres of the Stevens land for a town a dm In 1st ru complex appealed to the OMB The bylaw was endorsed by council Mr to iown the properly for a public museum art gallery com munitv public and recreation place of assembly and business and professional offices These uses were included within the iw or the proposed building letter from Mr lawyer Monty Hyde says that under the Georgetown West Sccon Plan secondary uses must directly the main use which In this luse is administrative offices Mr docsnt object to the being used for ad minestr offices the lawyer letter dated Nov says His client has oilier concerns as well name garbage storage plans of ihe town the amount of buffer ice between the town complex and Mr home Town planning staff say feet is enough of a rear yard setback or buffer separation between the home and the town complex Mr wants feet Planning staff say 100feet buffer separations arc usually the case on ly when an industry backs onto homes and that in this cose loo feet Is excessive Mr Humberstone s buildings arc feel and 15 feet from the town pro perty The bylaw docsn allow park within feet of the property line at this location The 1 foot buffer requested by Mr contains a large number of mature trees and Mr would tike these trees to remain there As for garbage storage that ap parently not going to be a probkm as garbage facilities are intended be located inside the administration complex the town deputy planner says in a report Both the question of keeping the trees and the garbage storage are matters that thi site plan process not roning deal with the report says Mr also Is concern about access to his land which is by a shared lancway over the municipal properly from Maple Avenue He want parked lars blocking his ability to drive Although the is asking for a hearing date It will continue to lilk with Mr o try and reconcile the neighbor The decision to ask for an hearing date was made by the towns building committee which is a subcommittee of the municipally owned properly committee The town is required to do so when a dent gives a notice of appeal In they want to appeal town bylaw to the No no no lor me mid Mayor I lllla Bow in day morning She wain el all by the weed preferred I- leanor of the irgrtown Cancer Society Neither smokes they encourage live up your cigarette today id jl make a truly Wtedleta Wednciday Heedless wraps up national trucking In I week Lung cancer It Juat one or Inks facing Smokers know thai only five per cent ion if lung cancer patients have a t of cure photo Butt out today rnki smokers it thy il Si is inirlliin in in I to quit lor the If vim wire pi tt viur quit tiv In Hind I who moke ret n If von lure ire sonic wliirh help v hoi imiliuulhi ih iigt urn r r whin mi Put and lery and putts of fruit without aim so Hi it help you the day with Ire If ikt a walk lunch air mil a of will reduce lU In to in Ihls from lit illli is Heart I- iiunihilion ami Iht lung haw hem working to a variety of lie illh promotion pro grams foiuson reduction of smoking Its if feels tin hallcngr mid join the if who lire sou free J

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