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reemantnenicenm: re esseegpene tne 4 THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1996 Fair makes profit despite rain BY FRANCES NIBLOCK The Georgetown Gemini Despite a driving rain which kept all but the really gung- ho away on thenormally busi- est day, the Georgetown Fall Fair was able to pay all its bills and had a "little bit" left over following its 150th an- niversary edition 10 daysago. "We were surprised that we did as well as we did," explained Georgetown Agri- cultural Society president Jeff East Wellington Advisory Group LAND FOR SALE BY TEN DER * 3.95 acres, Part Lot 13, Conc. 9, Erin Twp. * Frontage on Highway 24 * Currently zoned for institutional use * Vendor can revert zoning to agri- cultural use with one residential dwelling on purchaser's request For further information, contact H. M. Meyer at (519) 855-6597. Sealed tenders must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on October 15, 1996 to 15 Main Street, Erin, ON NOB 1TO The highest bid or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Nurse on Friday. "We had double the at- tendance on the Friday that we had a year ago -- and that was a record --and then Sun- day was quite a good day again," Nurse explained, at- tributing the crowds to the performances of the RCMP Musical Ride. "Even with the show be- ing rained out Saturday it was a surprise to see the end re- sult turn out so good," Nurse said, noting that they had more sponsors involved this year and that helped defray expenses. The Fair had an attend- ance of 13,000 people last year and Nurse said they ex- pect that number to be down, but just slightly, this year. During the rain on Satur- day, Nurse said the agricul- ture tentand home craft build- ings were crowded and on Saturday night the covered stands were full' of people watching the mud flying in the demolition derby. One of the big disappoint- ments, according to Nurse, was the rain cancellation of the dairy cattle show, which had the largest number of . entries ever. "There were over 120 head entered for the show we had an awful lot of 4-H kids who = 24 hours-a-day a Call anywhere in Ontario for a Flat Rate had hoped to show for the first time. "The heavy horse and light horse shows also had to be cancelled," Nurse said. The best part of the Fair for Nurse was seeing the rain stop on Sunday and the crowds return. "One of the best things about it was the way that eve- rybody worked together to make the best of a bad situa- tion. "We thought that if the main ring was a wash-out and that we were going to have to move all the bleachers to an- other location, the Musical Ride could go on, but we didn't have to and that was a relief," Nurse said. Nurse said they haven't completed the tally for this year's event, but are already planning for next year's edi- tion of the fair. HERE'S THE WIND UP: North Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh hosted his charity golf tourament Monday at North Halton Golf and Country Club. Chudleigh and other local luminaries gathered to raise money for various local agencies. (Jamie Harrison photo) Law development condos approved The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has given draft ap- proval for Law Development Group's 45-unit townhouse condominium development on the south side of River Drive, west of Maple Av- enue. Town Planner Alan Binks said that along with the plan draft approval, OMB hear- ing officer Morley Rosenburg also approved Law's site-spe- cific zoning bylaw to rezone the property to residential from industrial. "That incorporates an open space zone for a park and a small hazard zone-for the en- vironmentally-sensitive area," Binks said Friday. Although the Town sup- ported the proposed devel- opment at the OMB, Halton Region opposed it, arguing that the Law proposal was premature because there is no water available and Binks said that the draft approval by the OMB does not guar- antee any water.The draft approval on the plan of con- dominium is subject to along list of Town conditions and the zoning bylaw includes a holding provision for water that can't be lifted until water is secured. The plan of con- dominium includes condi- tions concerning water serv- icing and the region is not guaranteeing water. "The Region is basically saying that there is an uncer- tainty about the availability of water and the Board chair- man said that the intent is that water will be found, because the Town is planning for a population of 40,000. Ifthere isn't water then there's a hold- ing provision that will mean itdoesn't go forward ifthere's no water," Binks explained. Binks said the OMB rul- ing puts Law in with a group of other developments which also have draft approval and are waiting for water through the Town's water allocation program. "He (Rosenburg) did not put Law to the top of the draft approval group but he has included Law in that group." In his decision Rosenburg said that there were enough safeguards in place so draft approval was not premature and thatthe development was in the public interest. -- Niblock Toning 20 - 1/2hr or 10 hrs 30 - 1/2 hr or 15 hrs 60 - 1/2 hr or 30 hrs Downtown Spa and Relaxation Centre Home of: JUST FOR YOU TONING & TANNING & BEACH BOUTIQUE September Grand Opening Specials!! Tanning $75.00 + GST 10 + | FREE $85.00 + GST (1/2 hr session) $125.00 + GST $50.00 + GST September 26 a PLAN A - $9.99 - 60 mins/month (add'l minutes 15¢ ea.) PLAN B - $19.99 - 150 mins/month (ada'l minutes 12¢ ea.) 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