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C6 GeorgetownActon Wednesday March 1983 HURRAY STATS CANADA have just come down a bit and with a little luck food costs might come down also HOWEVER MCDONALDS FAMILY RESTAURANT HAS THE BEST CURE FOR INFLATION ALL CANADIAN BEEF McDonalds family RESTAURANT WHERE YOUR DOLLAR HAS ALWAYS GONE FURTHER PROUDLY OWNED OPERATED BY RICHMOND CHANDLER AND HIS FRIENDLY STAFF OFFER VALID ONLY AT GEORGETOWN LOCATION 185 GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN After yean behind the wheel of a but ago never hid an accident That he was rerrnil recogDiiedwttbaufctyawardaladlnnerJnLatnpbellville Sow retired Mr Hills Urn drives mostl Held and other special events for the Ha Hon Board of Education Safety award for 20 years of safe driving We re not hauling freight were hauling kids said Vagn another Travelways bus driver awarded for years of sate driving at he company annual dinner and dance held last week In Campbell I been careful said the yearold resident who has been driving buses since He sos Canadian winters can make for hazardous road conditions Don I panic He remembers a time when he was dropping some kids off at their home The road was and he saw in his mirror a gas truck sliding toward him It was coming at me sideways the bus wat full of kids t had to do something I t panic I stepped on the gas but not fast He managed to just avoid the collision Mr now a part time driver on call says the defensive driving course all Travelways bus drivers must take is a good idea It Includes evacuation fire and safely drills We park the bus In the school yard and run he ft ids and teachers through the drills he said Since he s over Mr Willadsen must have a medical and his drivers license renewed annually He started his bus driving career in Streelsville and later owned and operated a bus company for the retarded in the Cooksvllle area for six years Now he drives in Guelph Acton Milton and Georgetown work pretty well every day since I don have a steady route I drive a lot of field trips lo Toronto and Hamilton and some northern ski resorts said Mr He likes kids but admits there are good and bad ones the bad ones always head to the back of the bus Although discipline is not a major problem Mr has had to settle a few disputes If the kids don t behave I smarten them up not by threatening and yelling bulby being diplomatic He adds if the kids arc good I tell them tike to get know all of my kids Saps running Nothing can beat spring sun shine and the smell of boiling sap through the bush The Maple Syrup Festival at the Reservoir Conser vat ion Area offers this and much more The popular Festival sponsored the Credit Valley Conservation Authority includes horse- drawn rides a self guided trail that explores maple sugar production tours through the sugar shack and a Festival must pancakes and maple syrup The Festival dates arc March April and from to p m McDonalds