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ACHIEVEMENT For Achievement The presentation successfully completing a two year made In Kitchener Feb IT by Dr Advanced Agricultural Leadership Freeman he dean or the program Clilt Laid aw right of Ontario Agriculture College Norval received an Award Norval farmer selected for overseas schooling A young former was one of 30 Canadians picked be part of a prestigious agriculture program that took him as far away as Paris France to study Cliff or was one of 30 men women to com the two year program which began in March 1985 He was one of tne first graduates of the program which started then The program called the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program was designed to create leaders in agriculture Over the last two years Mr Laldlaw and his classmates spent aver hours in seminars and travel study In January they were in Europe discovering how Europe affects agriculture in Ontario Before that they studied forming in British Columbia Alberta and California Seminars were also held throughout Ontario Training initial ly emphasized leadership and com Involvement and later tackl broader issues such as national and International Issues Being educated about Inter national affairs is an Important part the program is by the Agricultural Leadership Trust a partnership bet ween the of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food the Foundation lor Rural and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture The program officially ended with a banquet held Feb 17 In Kitchener A second group will begin the two year program In April Madill appointed VP Georgetown Terry Madill was recently appointed the new vice- president of Day and Ross Air responsible to vicepresident and general manager of the divisions sales activities David Chapman Mr Madill is a graduate of Central Huron Secondary School In Clinton Ontario and has experience in transportation sales management Most recently he was director of tJonal accounts for freight com in Ontario Our town promotes tourists Sheldon Herald Staff Just because big bucks be ing spent on tourism by Ha Hon Hills mean the town doing anything to promote tourism says a Haiton Hills councillor Coun Pom Sheldon was respon ding last week to digs from Burl Mayor Bird who unhappy that Burlington Is putting money into tourism yet the Region a three other municipalities aren at least not as much as Burlington Burlington a 1387 budget Tor the Burlington Visitor and Convention Bureau is See The private sector makes up of It the federal government and I he remain comes from Burlington taxpayers In Hills the spending any money on tourism Tourism development has been a subject for he Acton and Georgetown Chambers of Com merce and the town Business Ad visory Committee Sometimes It difficult to what you re getting from a volunteer group because maybe there Isn a dollar sign there Sheldon said Sometimes you can get worth of work and promotion from a volunteer group Mayor Bird d ho hoped there would be more than talk going on In the other municipalities If something doesn t happen this year in the other municipalities I don t think the Region should be In It tourism promotion he said Let hope the Region Is out of this business In three years time has undertaken a tourism study and is now working to develop tourism as a Regional concept Tourism helps ease problems providing jobs for youth and families needing a second Income MnyorBlrdsald Coun Sheldon said she agreed with the Mayor that tourism lust a Regional respon and that the municipalities and businesses have to share in it Getting the Hal on tourism concept working will take more than three years she said Milton Coun Brad Clements d he objected to Mayor Bird threaten ing to take his marbles and go home because he isn I getting his way Oakvilte Kevin was also upset by the Mayor com I lake offense as a member of he Oakvillo council I can assure you there are things happening In Oakvillo Coun said There a lot more to than just throwing at the public fteve come an awful long way In the Oak vi lie area Although in the infancy stage the Oakvillo Tourism Advisory Commit tec is doing a lol Its volunteers FOCUS T Wednesday March Page PEI claims them as heroes for their industrial prowess CAMPBELL Herald Staff A family of Prince Edward Island native sons now living In Acton arc so welt thought of down home they will be part of a book on Islanders Steve Ken Will and Gerry the Christopher brothers own Manufacturing at 60 Com Cres In Acton Other part owners ore a nephew Randy Christopher The book will feature people who have left the Island The en family will be joined in the book by other Islanders vho have made their mark such as pro fessors and priests The mark of the Christophers is a rood not paved in gold but one paved in zinc To prevent rusting Golvcast takes zinc received from Northern On mixes it with an additive and coats steel with the mixture Ingots of line weighing lbs arc used In the Two ounces of zinc are applied to every square foot of steel covered said Steve Christopher the president and manager Their father knew nothing about the zinc business He was a farmer fisherman and rural route mailman He died twenty years ago leaving children and no Insurance That was one of the reasons for leaving Tignlsh I and moving to On tario Steve said With a education Steve began working in an Ontario galvanizing shop Now at he has 19 years of experience In the trade Following Steve s lead another brother moved to Ontario to join the galvanizing trade After years of working In gal van shop owned by others the Christopher brothers decided to start their own Using second hand equipment they started a small line In Milton six years ago Five years ago they took their smalt operation into a building on Commerce Crescent which was formerly used by a scrap metal dealer And only now are they star ting to gain the benefits of some very lean years Steve said It a a miracle we made It We t hare enough capital and the banks touch us he said Many of their weekends were spent working without pay in the early years Is truly a family business Will and are ruck drivers for the company Ken is a supervisor and Randy a foreman Dave it the maintenance supervisor The only partner not working on site Is Gerry Christopher who wanted to keep his seniority with the Toronto Transit Commission And like a family the business is growing With the opening of a second process line last year alvcast has been able to double its output Three shifts employing a total of 30 men work around he clock The motto of Galvcast is Galvanizing Is Our Trade And Ser vice Is Our Business Their market Is within a mile radius Toronto and Hamilton are where most of the custom come from Because Acton Is between those markets It was the perfect place to locate Steve said Since moving to Acton the company has mode an fort to be involved In the community They arc one of the sponsors of the Sabres and also sponsor a hockey team in Erin Acton Figure Skating tic Salvation Army and ball earns We II be here for quite some time Steve said At he isn I thinking about retirement and the possibility of moving back lo E I Can you identify the items shown above available for rent These day bis wa you ox peel rent you but alio 1 in CALL 87701 NOW GEORGETOWN RENTALL 55 Sinclair Ave INC Georgetown Ont if Thats power Mo or Men Standing behind offered at their business George two of the owner Equipment The family business i at of the Nil son Mark left and or Outdoor Power Guelph St In Georgetown I selling boats and motors for he first lime this season Motor and boats arc Just part or an In crease In slock and service offered at he store Herald Booking your goods at Terminal On In four paperbacks purchased in Canada passes through Georgetown hanks lo he success of a local customs brokerage business called Georgetown Terminal Warehouses Ltd Located on Armstrong Avenue the customs brokerage and book warehouse was started bock in by the late John Elliott lies the man for whom the theatre In the Hills Cultural Centre has been named Until Mr Elliott and his wife Nora ran the business Today the company is managed by the couple two daughters Brenda and Lois and Lois arc both licensed custom brokers and can clear goods anywhere in Canada for clients Im port entries exports drawbacks and refund claims are all prepared at the warehouse A Canada Customs officer Is assigned to the premises dally to examine Imported goods at the bonded warehouse Distribution of paperback books from the warehouse began In 1964 Georgetown Terminal is the nation wide distributor for such publishers as Avon Books Wamer Berkley Child Play Dell and several smaller lines or computer and music books The firm doesn own the books nor does It serve the public What It does however Is pick pack and ship the paperbacks across Canada to major chains like Coles Clossics and W Smith as well as to in dependent stores and wholesalers Over 15 million books were shipped last year Current inventory at the warehouse Is five million books and io titles Each product line carried is super vised by one individual who is the publisher main contact Each supervisor has a team of workers Back Est orders arc done on a daily basis and the firm is under contract ship all orders within hours There are employees working for Georgetown Terminal Warehouses most of whom are working part time from to pm All of the company managers and 85 per cent of its hourly stall are female Employees roaV work on the new release line where appro imatcly 180 brand new titles are set up each month Wide fluctuations in order volume makes flexibility an asset to the company re entering the workforce find Georgetown Terminal Warehouses hours very compatible with their home life The hours give a chance to try their skills and still be available for their children before and after school The firm also employs home workers an staff and a full student staff publishers publl warehousing have decreased in Fortunately the firm picked up a now client called Child Play which kept employees busy through the fall Child Play sells children a through the home party method Future pi ins for the company arc to get involved In a Job sharing pro gram expand fac titles and get In voWed more In the distribution of hardcover books Welter i Were pleased to announce that our business facilities are now complete Because of your support weve created three 3 new jobs to serve you better We at Capital Ford Sales know that our most important product is SERVICE This will continue to be our goal now and in the future TOOL IN EVERYTHING WE SE1I AND SERVICE capitals 361 Street Georgetown 8731626 T0R FORD SALES TORONTO LINE