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IB BUSINESS ‘GIVING MUSIC LOVERS THRILL OF -THE HUNT FOR VINYL TREASURES HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com ton Hills | Thursday, le most businesses Hal FE Fe} 3 i 2 & s ch Zz » £ way to stay afloat during > the height ofthe pandemic, = Steve Longmead started anning another. “I was like a lot of people during COVID, going « down of The Hooded Goblin on Main Street in George- town. In Longmead's case it was his large record collec- tion. Looking through his albums reminded him of the days of going to a con- certin Torontoand visiting the record store: "You start getting that thrill of flipping through records and finding some- Accessibility Site Alteration theifp.ca Call for Committee Members ing and thinking, 'Oh my god, I haven't seen that for so long.” Knowing he had some space in the basement of The Hooded Goblin, hi started planning to open a record store. "Worst case I was going to have the world's largest record collection," he said. He contacted John Rib- ic, a longtime friend and fellow music lover. Ribic once had is | own hockey card stor rampton, and like peemaiey had sold collectibles and VHS tapes at flea markets. At first Ribic was just going to help Longmead make contacts to build his inventory. But he was soon bitten by that same nostal- gia bug that got Longmead. "I just love talking about music," he said. The Town of Halton Hills Council establishes committees and boards as a way for residents to provide input and make recommendations on matters that affect the entire community. The Town is currently seeking membership for the following Advisory Committees for the 2023-2026 term: Active Transportation Committee of Adjustment Halton Hills Public Library Board Heritage Halton Hills For membership applications and more information on Advisory Committees, visit the Town’s Advisory Committees of Council webpage. Scan the QR code or visit haltonhills.ca/Committees. Application submission closes on Friday, November 18 at 4:30 p.m. The Town is looking for members that can assist Council in strengthening Halton Hills as a diverse and inclusive community. J & S RECORDS Address: 30 Main St. S. Georgetown Phone: 647-237-5461 Email: jsvinylrecords@gmail.com Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 4:30-8 p.m.; Saturday noon-6 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m. The friends decided to Anditseems they areon to something. There have been numerous trips t their storage locker to re- HALTON HILLS Herb Garbutt/ Metroland Steve Longmead,(left) and John Ribic have turned their love of music into a business, J & S Records. Both remember the thrill of flipping through albums in record stores and finding a hidden treasure. stock the shelves. And de- spite having thousands of records in the store, people have been asking to browse their back room filled with records they haven't even had a chance to price yet. continue browsing because they were having so much fun looking through the re- cords. "I knew Georgetown needed something _ like this,” Ribic said. "I didn't think it needed it this much." aN i (@)\, 1 KO) =a C10) |B) = VISIT OUR SHOWROOM: 11 MOUNTAINVIEW ROAD N., GEORGETOWN, ON L7G 4T3 2 1 WINI & DOO! honesty+integrity+ quality 905-873-0236 www. buy-wise.ca