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12 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, May 5, 2011 St. John's United readies for three-year celebration of anniversary By JANET DUVAL St. John's United Church The church congregation with the longest history of any in the Georgetown area is ready to celebrate a major anniversary. St. John's United Church of Georgetown and Glen Williams is marking 175 years of ministry, beginning with an old-fashioned Methodist-style revival meeting on the Glen Williams church property · the weekend of May 28 and 29. Attending the revival will be a circuit rider preacher, representing the very earliest style of church service for pioneer worshippers. In those days, intrepid young preachers rode on horseback through "interminable wilderness" from village to village to preach to waiting families, all of them re- cent immigrants living in rough log homes. Episcopal Methodists began holding services in the hamlet of Williamsburg (Glen Williams) in 1836, and built a frame church a few years later. The Rev. Egerton Ryerson sparked a "great spiritual revival" there in 1840, and preached the following year in Georgetown, where several families had established their DESTROY NOXIOUS WEEDS Notice to Property Owners: Destroy Noxious Weeds NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons in possession of land, in accordance with The Weed Control Act R.S.O. 1990, c. W.5., that unless weeds seeds and noxious weeds growing on their lands within the Town of Halton Hills are destroyed by the date of June 1, 2011 and throughout the season, the Town of Halton Hills may enter upon the said lands and have weeds destroyed, charging the costs against the land in taxes as set out in The Weed Control Act. NOTICE OF A STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING TOWN INITIATED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AFFECTING THE PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE NATURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM ZONES Town of Halton Hills Council encourages you to attend the statutory public meeting on a Town initiated Zoning By-law Amendment affecting the Protected Countryside Natural Heritage System 1 (PC-NHS1) and Protected Countryside Natural Heritage System 2 (PC-NHS2) Zones. These Zones are within the Provincial Greenbelt Plan Area in the Town of Halton Hills. This draft Zoning By-law Amendment is proposing to permit the construction of a new single detached dwelling on existing lots within the PC-NHS1 Zone subject to the removal of a Holding provision. A property owner could apply to have the Holding provision removed upon submission of a scoped Environmental Impact Study that demonstrates that the applicable Town of Halton Hills Official Plan policies have been met and identifies an appropriate location for a single detached dwelling and accessory buildings and structures. The draft Zoning By-law Amendment also proposes to: · Recognize legally existing single detached dwellings within the PC-NHS1 Zone and also permit expansions to single detached dwellings; · Apply Country Residential standards for single detached dwellings within the PC-NHS1 and PC-NHS2 Zone; · Apply standards for accessory buildings in the PC-NHS1 Zone; and, · Permit a single detached dwelling on the property described as Con. 1 Pt. Lot 16 RP 20R10472, Parts 2, 3, 4, without any further planning approvals from the Town subject to receipt of the necessary permits from Conservation Halton, on the basis that the applicable Official Plan policies have been met in this case. The map below shows the Greenbelt Plan Area in Halton Hills. Please visit the Town's website at http://www.haltonhills.ca/ZoningAmendment to view the boundaries of the zones referenced above. The purpose of the Weed Control Act is to reduce the impact of noxious weeds on land used for agricultural or horticultural purposes. Following the statutory public meeting, Town staff will prepare a report to Council which responds to oral and written comments received, and provides a final recommendation to Council on the Zoning By-law Amendment. Copies of staff reports and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is available for public review and comment in the Town of Halton Hills Planning, Development and Sustainability Department or on the Town's website at http:// www.haltonhills.ca/ZoningAmendment. For further information on this project, please visit the Planning, Development and Sustainability Department, at the address below or contact Tara Buonpensiero, MCIP, RPP, Acting Senior Planner ­ Policy, 905-873-2601 ext. 2214 or tarab@haltonhills.ca or Steve Burke, MCIP, RPP, Acting Manager of Planning Policy, 905873-2601 ext. 2254 or stevebu@haltonhills.ca. Please provide all comments by June 10, 2011. PLEASE NOTE: Notice of this statutory public meeting has been provided pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the statutory public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the By-law is passed: · The person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Halton Hills Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and · The person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. If you wish to be notified of the passage of the Zoning By-law related to the Protected Countryside Natural Heritage System Zones, you must make a written request to the Town of Halton Hills, Planning Development and Sustainability Department, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Ontario, L7G 5G2. FILE NO D08-ZO1 ­ Zoning By-law Amendment Protected Countryside Natural Heritage System Zones 61 The Weed Control Act does not apply to noxious weeds or weed seeds on lands that are far enough away from any land used for agricultural purposes that they do not interfere with that use. own congregation. Church congregations joined to The first Methodist church on become one. Today they continue a the present St. John's Georgetown long tradition of outstanding musite on Guelph Street was built in sic and outreach to the communi1849. By 1880, a committee that ty. The church offers free space to included town founder George groups such as AA and the SaturKennedy had raised $8,000 to put day Centre. Over the years church up the brick building that stands members helped found many local now. The congregation of 130 agencies including the Legal Clinic, families supported North Halton Distwo ministers. On tress Centre, and Sundays, they atGeorgetown Hostended a morning pital. The church's prayer meeting, motto "Open Doors, then a worship Open Hearts, Open service, Sunday Minds" reflects an School in the afattitude of welternoon, and ancoming hospitalother service at ity, spirituality, and night. The Ladies' generosity. Aid was active, Celebrations will and the sermon span three years topic of the anniending in Novemversary service in An early view of the Georgetown ber 2014. In the in1881 was "Wom- Methodist Church, later to be- terval there will be an, Her Work and come St. John's United Church at many projects and Worth." 11 Guelph Street. The tall spire was events-- one of the When the Unit- struck by lightning in the 1920s first will be an annied Church of and never replaced. versary cookbook, Canada formed in complete with sto1925, Georgetown Methodists were ries and memories shared by presjoined by people of the Congrega- ent and past members whose culitional Church, who used what is nary contributions were a part of now our public library building on almost every church gathering. Church St., and by some from Knox If anyone has old photographs Presbyterian Church. The wisdom or memorabilia, or contacts with of the new union may have seemed former members who have moved in doubt when lightning toppled away, the anniversary planning the tall spire over St. John's west group would be delighted to retower shortly afterwards. ceive them. Please contact Drew In 1971, the separate Glen Wil- Leverette 905-877-7615 or Janice liams and Georgetown United Campbell 905-877-3040. The Town earnestly solicits co-operation of all property owners. Complaints and inquiries may be made by telephone to the number listed below. Please note that dandelions, burdock and goldenrod are not considered noxious weeds with the Town of Halton Hills under The Weed Control Act; therefore, complaints concerning these weeds or any anonymous complaints cannot be accepted. :\UKH` >VYZOPW H[ ! HT 5\YZLY` HUK 1Y >VYZOPW MVY JOPSKYLU 4HPU :[YLL[ ZV\[O VM 4HWSL ^^^[VNL[OLYH[NHJJVT For the information of all property owners, the following are designated as noxious weeds in the Town of Halton Hills: KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH God's Word for Today's World. www.knoxgeorgetown.ca REV. DR. JAMES COOPER 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON 905-877-7585 Chair-lift access available. 'Sunday's Cool' youth ministry program for ages 4 & up. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Common Barberry * European Buckthorn * Bull Thistle * Canada Thistle * Wild Carrot * Colt's Foot * Dodder * Goat's Beard * Johnson Grass * Knapweed * Milkweed * Nodding Thistle * Poison Hemlock Poison Ivy Proso Millet Ragweed Yellow Rocket Russian Thistle Scotch Thistle Sow Thistle Cypress Spurg Chess Leafy Spurge Tuberous Vetchling Giant Hogweed Service Dial-in: 905-702-1629 SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES: 11:00 A.M. GEORGETOWN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH welcomes you! Lead Pastor: Rev. Gary vanLeeuwen Youth Pastor: Brian DeBoer Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm 11611 Trafalgar Road (north of Maple Avenue) www.gcrc.on.ca 905-877-4322 Greenbelt Plan Area in Halton Hills STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING Complaints and inquiries should be directed to: Kelly Withers, Community Standards Coordinator 905 873-2601 ext. 2330 Dated at the Town of Halton Hills this 13th of April 2011. Suzanne Jones, Town Clerk 62 DATE: TIME: Tuesday May 24, 2011 7:45 P.M. LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre 1 Halton Hills Dr., Halton Hills SUNDAY SERVICES · Lord's Supper 10 A.M. · Ministry Meeting 11:00 A.M. · Fellowship Lunch 12:00 P.M. · Ministry Meeting 1:00 P.M. Meeting In: Georgetown Seniors Centre Address: 318 Guelph Street Phone: 905-873-1005 Website: www.haltonhillsbiblechapel.com 1 Halton Hills Dr., Halton Hills ON L7G 5G2 Tel.: 905-873-2600 · Fax: 905-873-2347