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Page6 THE HERALD Wednesday March 1991 Community Acton BIA to fight Sunday shopping legislation The Herald Acton Business Improvement Area Is taking steps to ensure stores like the Old Hide House are able to remain open the provin cial government decides to in troduce legislation restricting Sunday openings Contacted Thursday Acton Chairman Dan said a letter is currently in the works to be sent to North MPP Noel stating the vitali ty of Acton downtown area would be negatively affected if Sunday shopping was curtailed This letter is a followup to one Acton Councillor Rick Bonnette sent to Mr and the pro vince s Ministry of Tourism earlier this year stressing that TO per cent of Acton downtown businesses representing approx imately 300 employees depends on Sunday shopping being allow ed These businesses include Flight Line West Warehouse and Forever Christmas said the councillor said Thursday he believes the majority of On tarians favor wideopen Sunday shopping with which he has no problem But if the vnce comes out against Sunday shopping it should at least in cluce in the legislation an exemp- for tourist oriented in Acton said the councillor BUI Chard an assistant to Mr said the New Democratic Party government is working on what is referred to as common pause day legislation If passed stores would be re quired to close their doors on either Saturdays or Sundays depending on the store owners religion he said Mr Chard couldn say if the government has yet considered including ex empUons in the legislation Since last fall the furor sur rounding the Sunday shopping issue has been nonexistent At that time the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the existing provin cial Sunday shopping legislation to be unconstitutional leaving the doors wideopen for any business to open Sundays Before the Supreme Court s ruling the Old Hide House Flight Line Leathertown West Warehouse and Bronte Village were the Halton businesses permitted to open Sundays under the previous Liberal government legislation because they were recognized as touristoriented businesses Under that legislation Region granted these stores a tourist exemption because they met the following criteria the majonty of their sales came from tourists they did extensive advertising outside their mediate area and the stores nad either historical environmental geographic or cultural signfficance Regional Tourism Promotion Coordinator Pam Banks said from a tourism perspective Sun day shopping has positive results for businesses such as the Old Hide House The Old Hide House ability to attract shop pers from other areas outside Halton Hills on Sundays not only benefits that store it also means more customers for businesses in the surrounding area explamed Mr Banks She t comment on the position Halton Council should take on the Sunday shopping question Halton Hills Chamber of Com merce General Manager Doug said the Chamber has never been able to arrive at a Rural writing contest If you have an original story on social economic and en vironmental topics in rural On tario published between Jan 1 1969 and Feb 28 you could win The W Good Memorial Awards for rural writing are up for grabs Eligible for the contest are books plays poetry articles and editorials due by April 1991 First prize is 1 while se cond is and third prize is The prizes are funded by the family of C Good in honor of his vision and leadership in farm and cooperative organizations as well as his original thinking on social and economic issues The awards will be preented at the Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Rural Learning Association in June for more information write Ontario Learning Association PO Box Guelph Ontario or call 7634831 8978 or Toastmasters competition Do you want in make a public statement for Canadian unity Do it now Halton Hills is holding its Club Contest on March to choose a competitor for the April 6th area contest You could win all the way and enjoy the expense paid trip to speak in Ottawa on July 1st This year s theme is Exploring the Canadian Mosaic Speeches are to be betyeen 5 and 7 minutes in length All permanent residents of Canada age and over are eligible Halton Hills Toastmasters meet every Monday from 7 to 3D in the Glen Williams Town Hall For more information call Don at 873 3954orPaulat853 Chili eating contest for Cancer Society In an effort to help Georgetown image of a caring community Wendy s Restaurants of Georgetown Is once again campaigining to raise funds to help the Halton Hills chapter of the Cancer Society On Saturday Wendy will hold a Chili Eating Contest Each conies tant will have a minute tune limit to eat as much chili as possible Entry fee will be all proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Society Wendy s is hoping to get participation from sport teams schools the municipality and various businesses and organizations Challenge your people to compete for a worthy cause It should be a lot of fun and there will be prizes to be won Advance notice of 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