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Volunteers desperately needed for Block Parents By Wendy Long The Halton Hills chapter of Block Parents is in desperate need of enthusiastic volunteers. “We your help,” Chairperson Elaine Frei said. “We don’t want to lose. this as a block parent community. The future of the Halton Hills Block Parent program is quite liter- ally in the hands of local residents. Mrs. Frei is fighting to keep it alive. She is struggling to work with a tired, straggling executive board (theoretically it should con- tain 10 active members) who have been wonderful at volunteering for years but are now seeking to retire, she said. The problem is that no new blood is coming forth to replace them. Mrs. Frei herself has been on the executive board for four years and is the newest member, besides being a volunteer dynamo in a large number of other ways for commu- nity endeavors. There are about 600 block par- ents in Halton Hills, said Mrs. Frei, those are the participants that dis- play the block parent sign in their windows. “You can never have enough block parents or volunteers,” she said. The Freis became block par- ents before they even had children almost 14 years ago. The force of 600 needs a central core, stressed Mrs. Frei, which comes in the form of the executive board and active volunteers. Halton Hills Block Parents need a new treasurer, a secretary, sign registrar, Acton school rep, area captains, a vice chair and soon, a new chairperson. The time commitment is small, explained Mrs. Frei, as the board meets bi-monthly. The chairperson Continued on page 6 ra Vol. 1, No. 9 Saturday, September 5, 1992 28 pages SUNDAY BRUNCH 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 hope” flag at Mozil; Doug Tucker, Georgetown campaign Flag raising chairman; Ma: ad 4 | man; Joe Johnston, campaign treasurer; and Joe Herbert, Knights of Columbus pieta council campaign treasurer. Photo by Wendy Long. September is Arthritis Month ‘The local chapter of the Ontario Arthritis Society kicked off its September fundraising campaign last Tuesday at the Halton Hills Civic Centre, raising the “bluebird of hope” flag with the support of Mayor Russ Miller. Canvassers are hoping that peo- ple will give generously to help fund research and find a cure for arthritis. The Halton Hills cam- paign is fueled by the Knights of Columbus, who, according to this year’s Grand Knight Walter Mozil, have raised $10 million for the society since 1966. Canada’s number one chronic disease, affecting one in seven, or nearly four million Canadians. Broken down, this figure means that 6,000 children under the age of 16 struggle with arthritis and one million seniors over 64 are also affected. Over 60 per cent of all arthritis sufferers are women. Arthritis means “inflammation of a joint”, referring to more than 100 different types of rheumatic dis- eases affecting joints and connec- AFTER 3 PM: $30 WEEKDAYS, $35 WEEKENDS tive tissues. The Arthritis Society, established in 1948, is devoted to the funding and promotion of research, client care and public education. The total budget for 1992/93 is $11.9 mil- lion, of which $5 million is slotted for research. In Georgetown, canvassers are especially needed for the new developments in Georgetown South. To canvass, volunteer or for information call Georgetown cam- pale ae Doug Tucker at 877-990 853-0904 ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ 50 cents includes G.S.T. "Sub-standard" work By Dianne Cornish A homeowners’ revolt has sur- faced in Georgetown with the banding together of 18 residents from the Law Development subdi- vision on the north side of Maple Avenue, east of Mountainview Four weeks ago, under the ae ership of subdivision resident} Michael Foley, the Association ie Housing Fairness was formed. Its purpose is to bring to light, and have rectified, several defects in the building and maintenance of the 70-lot subdivision of townhouse condominiums which is now at close to 80 per cent occupancy. “Everyone here has their own horror story to tell,” Foley said. He added that members of the group “only want what they paid for.” Foley said the second phase of the The Arthritis Society kicked off its fundraising Sabinatan last Tuesday as they ra ralsed t the “bluebird of Law development is a prime exam- t the Halton Hills Civic Centre. The Knights of Columbus, as for over 25 years, will be a dri- ying force in the local campaign. From left: Walter Mozil, Knights of Columbus grand knight; Eileen yor Russ Miller; Tony Suchan, coin box chair- ple of “slip-shod construction.” Although only two months old, some townhouse units in the Kingsmill Development are already showing signs of extensive wear. Nail heads are popping out of the walls, uneven beams are showing through the drywall, uneven win- dows and doors are attracting incredulous looks from visitors, and living rooms come complete with a raised wooden cupboard containing a fuse box and a sliding door closet housing the furnace. who, like most others in the com- plex, had to hoist his couch and beds up to the second floor balcony to get them inside his unit. He said doors and windows in the town- houses are too narrow Yo 'accommo- date many pieces of fi “By showing a united front and using, if necessary, media exposure and political pressure, we shall rec- tify this negative situation. We will demand that the sub-standard quali- ty of workmanship used in the building of our homes — the leaky fixtures, faulty wiring, doorways too small for furniture, rain water leakage, crooked walls, etc., etc. — be rectified to our satisfaction.” Foley said he received about 20 calls from homeowners who received a flyer delivered by asso- ciation members last week. He expects membership in the Continued on page 9 Georgetown couple wins $1- A Georgetown couple is $1,181,581.40 richer thanks to playing y- Lotto 649 on Wednesday Gerry and Maxine Presseault spent five dollars and purchased five quick picks at Quik Pik Variety Store on Guelph Street, = Micaela Furyk, a winners’ assistant at the Ontario Lottery Gerry Presseault has been out of work for almost a year and Thursday moming clipped a want ad out of a Toronto daily, asking his wife to type a cover letter before he checked his lottery numbers, said Furyk. million BLUE SPRINGS GOLF CLUB Trg the a oe — Se $5.20 AFTER 5 PM: $20 WEEKDAYS, $22.50 WEEKENDS