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YEAR END REVIEW Wednesday Deccmberza KM Page Crazy boats set sail in annual event Members of several local 0 in June were getting in the nJunctlon with the BIG Business rock and roll mood as they planned Georgetown festivities BIG wants to break world record By BRIAN Herald Business in Georgetown is going celebrate InaB I G way June That when the Chamber of Com opens Us doors at the Gordon Memorial Arena to allow he public to see how trade and business in Georgetown The BIG Business In Georgetown celebration Is trying to hit the record books The Guineas Book of World Records will be in fornfed that the BIG has the world biggest ice cream bar at GO feet long Visitor will be able chose from its kind said Pam Sheldon Monday following a presentation on the event by Chamber BsrryDunlop The BIG celebration will feature about 140 displays from business and trade Industries ihroughout Georgetown said Mr Dunlop The BIG event will also go for the Ontario record for a BIG balloon release On Saturday afternoon at some 10 helium Hied balloons will be released skyward It all starts on Friday at noon said Chamber Secretary Doug After the ribbon cutting the public will be allowed into the arena to take In the booths from all aspects of business In town A large lent will be set up on the north side of the arena featuring a classic car display said Mr Inside the arena the public will never get bored Throughout the weekend there will always enter on the stage set up on the floor of the arena If it not fashion show or live bands or Ida Davidson on the piano an emcee will pulling names out of a hat win draws There will also be a best legs con test and lots of things to keep he kids busy throughout the weekend Saturday night the BIG Chill dance organ lied by six different vice groups In town Organ Iters hope to attract people for the Throughout the weekend Georgetown will experience a touch of London thanks to a double decker bus which will lour people through town Residents will be able to use the bus lo travel to different spots Ihroughout town said Mr Swing You Since 1971 Bill Smith Auto Parts Ltd 334 Guelph St Georgetown 8775161 THE CARPET BARN Georgetown Craiy boat season and the usual of homespun wood and rubber craft were launched April 9 startoff point this year was changed due to Tenth Line Irrigation works at Sheridan Nurseries and the Crazy Boats began from Terra the perk The race was the running an on the Credit River sponsored by the Club to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis fee cream bar was all part of the trade and business show at Cor don Memorial Arena to alio tbe public to see how All aspect of business around town were covered at the 144 booths In the arena Employees of Standard Products and Smith and Stone with the Cana dian Auto Workers Union continued to walk picket lines at their live companies Smith and Stones employees walked off the Job on March demanding better pensions better wages and a cost of living allowance On both picket lines workers on a week strike pay Standard Products gave a terse no comment when questioned about the union negotiation Tension was high and morale was low at picket lines As Mark Hancock put It the police were called out four or five times a day when cars could not get through not easy for Officer Channel It a a difficult occupation to get into he said You have to apply everywhere and keep your fingers I have always wanted to be a police officer Mr Channell It has been my dream Acton Area residents may have been collecting garbage for a long time over the proposed dump at the United Aggregates quarry Logic consulting firm dent Douglas said that if the dump was approved and there were no major environmental Impacts from it then companies would took at some ait the other aggregate ilea In the area as possible dump- sites this area would as the River The Ministry of Natural Resources to stock the Credit River with of the cold water fish Some would also be stocked In Creek The fish had been wiped out in lb late 1900s when dams blocked their up river The reintroduction of Atlantic Salmon was funded largely by revenues generated from the new resident angling licence revenues BIG Business In Georgetown was planning to break a world record with a 60foot long Ice cream bar the worlds biggest Visitors would be able to choose from dlf toppings and was the biggest of its kind The Guinness Book of World Records was Informed as well i Of American Ambassador Thomas spoke to about 100 people gathered for the Georgetown Chamber of Commerces annual spring dinner Ambassador Caoa- to be patient with congress it debates the Free Trade Agreement The ambassador said he would like all agricultural exporting coun tries to eliminate tarrSfs on their products over a ten year period and let competition decide tbe prices Tbe Free Trade Debate in tbe two countries political forums must be allowed to go through without inter ruptions from side beiald The proposed Acton Quarry Study Group was chosen Both the town and Halton Region wanted to assess tbe process agreed upon before sitting on commit lee Peel Board of Education Trustee Pierre Klein became second can didate to seek Liberal Party nomination for tbe riding of Haltotv Peel Klein and Mi tons Cur- were the only two Liberals who declared their Intentions to seek nomination In the riding North Walt Elliot was swept into power along with the rest of the Liberal Party but he spent more than the other two parties combined to do it Between Mr Elliot and the Liberal Riding Association they spent more than to get candidate elected during the last provincial election Conservative Dave Whiting and his association spent 000 on their election campaign and Fern Wolf with tbe New Democrats spent only The Liberal while spending the most were also the party left with the highest debt after the campaign Officer John Channel never outgrew hit childhood dream to become a police constable MukusMUga man was the newest recruit on the Regional 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