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Lifetime Service Guarantee the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1987 A r Voce OPEN SUNDAYS It Jh mi- lrlti Grossman comes acalling Larry Grossman will be making spend time answering questions for three stops In Hills and one in tnc local media Milton Feb In a whirlwind tour of Mr Grossman makes his first stop In Georgetown at Mold Masters Lid The leader of the provincial Pro- on Armstrong Avenue a to Conservative Party will be talk with the owner Jobst meeting with representatives from and to tour the facility business local government and He will be having lunch in Milton formers He is also scheduled to THE HILLS Mayor recuperates Halton Hills Mayor Russ wilier hi home mm a holiday In Florida The holiday was intended to help him recuperate from bowel surgery shortly after Christmas He was in Ihe office today for about a hall hour He seems to be Siting better stronger and he pes to be with us In a couple of weeks Chief Administrative Of Joe Simon said And be wishes he were here Coon Bowman added Gerald Rennie asked for the update on the 53yearold Mayor at the start of Monday night a council meeting Surprise surprise surprise Little It but students visiting Queens Park ended up posing for a Toronto Sun photographer with Premier David Peterson On a school trip students presented the Liberal leader with a red cap and tie from Bishop Reding Secondary School in PC North riding assorts Sdeyiide J anaAflrtenW Hon spokesman Ted Hilton said Mr Harris both were clearly vioj Grossman is coming to the area to Speaking image Women held at the Campus Feb Feb and Feb from For more information call the Centre for Women at 8492809 Hunger for change The Philippines Hunger for Food Hunger for Change will be the subject of a talk and brief slide show by Georgetown native Eileen McAuley who was in the Philip pines on a study tour last summer All are welcome Sunday Feb l at St Andrews United Church on Mountalnview 7 p m Also enjoy a Third World trade fair at which beautiful Son Catcher Renewal Crafts and Bridgehead ten and coffee will be available profits go directly to the Third world producers This special evening Is presented by the member churches of the local Ten Days for World Develop ment Committee Career planning The University Women Club of Georgetown Is hosting an evening of career planning reentering the workforce or rcdlrection within the workforce Sandra Everyoneiswelcomc the Bayrischer Hot Restaurant and politicians from Halton Hills Milton Region and the Board of have been Invited After making a short speech and answering some Questions Mr Grossman will be whisked off to the farm of Frank Anthony to meet with agricultural representatives Mr Anthony farm Is located south of Highway on the Fifth Line The on site meeting at m Is followed by a public agricultural forum or farmers at the Canadian Legion building in Acton at m The Tory agricultural critic will also be at the forum After the discussion with farmers Mr Grossman will talk with the media for a half hour until It part of the Tory rebuilding strategy to visit ridings across the province Mr Hilton said Mr Hilton the Acton area president of the PC association Mr Grossman executive secretary a d a Party organizer will be the only people in the entourage By visiting a broad spectrum of in Mr Grossman hopes to fur thcr Identify issues Mr Hilton said It s very deliberate that he PC leader will visit each of the major communities in the North riding he said There arc so many Issues to cover In such a short trip it almost an lm Mr Hilton said it most important for the Conservative Party leader to listen to help formulate Ideas and It an opening of the door so people know he accessible Mr Hilton said Mold Masters Ltd represents con ccms of small business And by meeting with local politicians Mr Grossman can see their problems in a different light he said The agricultural Industry in is viable but ere- are con that farmers have he said Mr Grossman will be doing his best to visit all of the ridings In the province Mr Hilton said He does not feel the PC leader is singling out North as part of a preelection strategy Liberal MPP Don currently is the representative for the Burlington riding which Is mode up of constituents from Milton Georgetown In the evening Mr Grossman has a speaking engagement in Burl Fair board votes to stay alive By Herald buff The Georgetown hall Fair will lue another year organizers decided Saturday afternoon and the search is now on for more volunteers The future of the I40yiarod fair Although there many faces among the 40 people who turn up for Saturday meeting of the Georgetown Agricultural Society members overwhelmingly in favor of holding a fair Sept and 13 Therewere only two votes in opposition I think we re going to have good fair this year newly elected Socie ty president Bob said It time to lake another run at it Maybe next September we have meeting and deciito to can the whole Idea He pointed out the fair is a break even event not something out to make a profit The community thinks we re making money As heard from our financial statement were not Cera nui Wilbur It was only fitting thai outgoing Georgetown Agricultural Soclity president Milne should be dressed all In purple Saturday as she handed over a purple tissue wrapped present to Ken torn of Georgetown Under all that crinkly wrap war a little ceramic Wilbur the Purple Pig mascot or the an Georgetown Fall r air If it J I for him Sldebottom we have Wilbur Mrs Milne declared The Society member brings Wilbur to the fair Saturday and Sunday from the Maple Leaf Ml a Research Centre on Trafalgar Road Strong men needed Volunteers with or without strong bocks an desperately need to help put on tin Fail Fair If interested come to the Georgetown Optimists Hall on Highway Monday J at p m The Georgetown Agricultural Society will be looking at what to feature at this September fair and whether the fair should go on for three days as in the ml eg will be set up To volunteer or for more lion call Bruce at In fact we rt giving back to the town with improvements to the Georgetown Fairgrounds Mr Malcolmson said The Society is In its third year of a commitment to supply the with bleachers Last it cost them Joe Idzi of the Georgetown Lions Club said ticket wiling booths should be set up so that people at the gates only handle tickets not money Steve Lister suggested the Acton and Georgetown Agricultural Societies Join forces and look at holding a Joint fair at Scotsdale Farm in He said holding the fair at may rejuvenate interest in the annual event and reopmmended a feasibility study be undertaken of his proposals Outgoing president Mona Milne said the Georgetown Society has been keeping informed on what happening with but that there tuts been no discussion with the Acton Agricultural Society about holding Joint fair It would be a sad day if we had to cancel the fair Garfield said I ve been con with It for years I can remember when the gate receipts were and We had debt but we got out or it receipts were down this year at Lost car they were Irwin Noble said Instead of having a threeday fair the town should go to a oneday To have two whole days we re stretching it too far I d like to see us go to one day I think It would be more successful financially Mr Irwin said Society president Malcolmson said It can be looked at but added it would mean losing out on a number of grants that currently help support the fair There was concern over the number of people hopping the snow fences to avoid paying to get in and the lack of volunteers to help put on fair Farmers we got to get the town more Involved in the fair Were outnumbered maybe so to 1 by the urban dwellers BUI Allison said If this town wants the fair to carry on they ve got to get more Interested Benton said although the fair Is an agricultural event organizers mustn I forget the ma of people who attend t from an agricultural background As I sec it more bodies ore need Ism Bird said I agree we do need a lot of new members We older ones can curry on forever Pearl Bird said Region budget sound and lean llyANIIfDIltm The Region portion of jour 19H7 tax bill may go up by marly Reglonil Treasurer Joe soys Presenting the preliminary Regional budget ftyire of million to council last week Mr Rinoldo hi I rig per inireuse in For homes assessed th it mains til than you in 19H6 That figure is used as llio J average residential assessment Is only one portion of your lax I The Regional portion makes up 12 per cent with the rest coming j from l hi of per cent own per cent The town and Board have yet to be presented I tin I average residential lev for ill Hint portions of he lax hill tullled it The final budget won be ready Ij March end Mr growth in has helped keep budget down The good news Is have a fairly thin petted hi send Id stick showed a per cent in in residential for Oak Hi is in loniuiir mint for the je il it growth Hills was Hie of tie stormy the lowest in ississ mini gjuwtl of lour Regional In Hilton Hills farm ire to be and commercial in il and growth Assessment growth helped rcduet tax burden by Another from growth went toward Regional enhancement covers things as inert standards of food preparation and nursing ser vices home day inn and a equity study These ire programs mandated by tin province the Region must undertake in Program enhancement ding will also cover expansion of daycare services by spaces ship rtMiw ml in In mi ion il unlinks ST in on In It Hit II ids or dm r iiid will in liiidjit mi links mm i 1 si Ifl In 111 mil ituniink lint lint 1 hi si 1i lit mil Inll IS Inn kt nl lit fleet mis mid tint ill gniwlli has tin Ignuiin si nils undoubtedly in ititu an iiislnn s il in iliw ills liulli I il iikI Museum for a iirk for hi hilt for nil sunplj tot 1 Hi hi and W- to in minis in HIM III 1 111 and milium for inuslii llOSIlll lis stilt at Man Hie hi if It in ills it a sound budget a jotxl in liudeet a litlttwii thi demands risulllnj from news fir Unlit Hills is tint lln lijipint fee is shied to down from In The Lions Kinsmen and Kinetics have indicated support for the fair Mr said The problem people don know what the Society does Elliabcth In glis said She suggested the Society advertise Its needs more Undo suggested sending a letter home school children asking for help or cash donations to the Society Emmerson suggested the Society g6 to community groups and industry and ask them to be rcspon Bible for putting on one aspect of the fair Jim Connolly of the Kinsmen said the Society should ask for tatives from each of the town vice clubs to sit on Its board of tors This way the clubs keep In formed about the Society doings and needs I dont see guys With strong backs here today to do the work unfortunately Mr Connolly said Through the clubs In town those people are Meet the new executive of the secretary Joyce Coiling and the Georgetown Agricultural Society gentlemen behind them are left to The tidies In the front row ore Heft right second vicepresident Denny right homecrafts president Janet Charles Rob Malcolm ion treasurer and past and first vicepresident Bruce Mono Milne recording Herald photo Bob elected Hob wis ilium Mom Milne I new president of the n president Iruui Noble Keith McKnuk Bill Brute Met tun will continue as first vice president Icntllo Janet Ann strong was elected Denny semi vicepresident Directors for thi art Bird Butler tun Dil I Mi are appointed by lojce is to i is recording sexretan Milne be treasurer will ennlinue is Ihe win ml Muna Bungalow prices going through roof Real estate continues to boom in Hills and other communities across Ontario In the Royal winter of Canadian house prices detached bungalows in Georgetown have risen In price by per cent That the highest among a list of 30 other communities outside of the metropolitan Toronto area in eluding Milton 39 per cent per cent and St Catharines percent A shortage of new homes being constructed in Hills Is a ma Jor reason why real estate has ap preciated so rapidly There Just enough homes to go around for buyers the demand Is allow sellers to jack up the price of their homes A detached bungalow last year In Georgetown cost on average but In Just 12 months the price has rocketed to A detached bungalow in however costs while you can buy on overage a similar home In Kitchener for 100 and for in Samla An executive twostorey home In Georgetown has risen per cent In past 12 months according to the Royal survey The average purchase price Is for our town while Milton the figure is IBS In the price twostorey homes has risen a whopping per cent of communities luted out side of the metropolitan Toronto Except for the market Georgetown leads the price increase for homes being sold In the standard twostorey category In Georgetown the price Increase Was 34 per cent for a 115 000 homo which sold for a year ago The percentage price rise In for a com parable homo was percent Townhouses in Georgetown con to reap profitable gains for owners wishing to sell The price on average rose from 64 to lit 12 months which amounts to a percent increase In Milton rose by a 43 per cent rate No figures ore for the Acton area