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September Downtown businessmen oppose new plaza Street plaza expresied to buy food they are going to and Justified their opinions go through the gambit of stores was voiced by there including shoe stores Ralph Fletcher on behalf of he said the Downtown Businessmen Mr Morrow said he think Association DBA una Tim the downtown business area legal adviser for the should be modernised and Georgetown branch or major food store constructed en Street Like developer We don need more strip defended their positions Mr Fletcher said with ttte sincerity and vigor of They re going to be a boner to men on trial the town We need theatre Planning board members and a closed mall and I don Eke an observant jury quietly care if there are shoe store absorbed the relayed In In It He added that Georgetown Coun Era Hyde recom has a huge large mended the plaza Issue be good IGA and It is the deferred for a two week unanimous opinion of the period during which the downtown merchants planning department and association that we don t need developer will prepare a another food store presentation on the proposed That your opinion sald- to the DBA and Morrow Unanimously this Developer said was carried We have evidence to are not closed our findings that minded said Mr Fletcher on percent of the people of behalf of the DBA If we can Georgetown shop town so we need another super a need for the plaza well and market good He recommended to council The application for the that a presentation be made to proponed plaza will not be the merchants highlighting submitted to the Ontario the beneficial aspects to all Municipal Board 0MB until citizens of a new plaza following a special meeting His motion was passed later town planner Mario Vcndlttl in the meeting after Coun aid Hyde reintroduced It He explained that If On behalf of Mr necessary application Bates outlined the objections accompanied by objections already presented to council will be sent to the 0MB With the number of businesses in town now no one If you expand he commercial area it will hurt what we already have in town Mr Fletcher said I don bfnk you want downtown and the strip plazas to die and that a what will happen if you continue to rezone land for commercial property he said Some stores downtown am in the plaza have already closed and from our in there is no need for more stores He said what Georgetown does need Is a theatre and orally and in letter form Shoppers go to the large regional centres for the full convenience of shopping there and the proposed centre would not attract those because of Its limited commercial capacity and he said The proposed development is unncessary and premature because there is no concrete evidence that It will succeed Mr Bates said Coun Hie Morrow pointed out the expansion of indicated on increased need for more food shopping facilities In Georgetown and more industry bo people can questioned whether another live here- and support houses large food store does and families here Morrow feels the DBA should take the opposite view He listed a major food store and automotive dealership as the main components of the proposed plaza and pointed out they would not be bus loess men feeling from the public represents a demand and need for another large food store operator to settle In Georgetown Mr Morrow said In the back of my mind I know where my wife and net gh bora shop its like old home week for Georgetown at Stopper World a plaza In Brampton If there was higher commercial development more people would shop in Georgetown The major expenditure Is food and if people buy rood here they wiH buy everything here they drive IS reflect competition and the free markets If people want to Invest money in another food store t they be given me opportunity to try if Mr Bales echoed opinion of the DBA that supermarket in Georgetown Is downtown adequate and voiced concern that another food store may not achieve success It not your business you re not putting up the capital to build the store Mr Morrow said docsn wont to give up he singular monopolistic ability it has In the He pointed out had opposed other commercial developments in the past want competition Is that what you re ng he asked Mr Bates suggested Council look at the situation concerning the of future develop ment He sold there was no need to rehash the objections raised by his client in a letter to council Mr I think you got he idea we ore opposing the downtown businessmen and thflts not true Coun Hyde We want to cooperate with you directly and indirectly to see the proposed development n more detail and we try to iron out to the best for everyone and most specif best for the town and the long range future of the town to Church I IMM1 I IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Windsor Road St Rev Harold R Psiior Sunday Sept 11 a m Worth Church of the Hour HALTON HILLS PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY Pastor Rev E J Frisian Sunday am Family School am Services Special Speakers ft Mrs Fred from Taiwan Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH St Pallor Ralph Sunday Sept am Sunday Schoo 11 am Morn no Worm Even Worsh Everyone We come Coma make our church your ST GEORGES CHURCH Anglican Sept Trinity Harvait Thanksgiving a The Eucharist Family Eucharist Morning and a nursery and a church Sunday school Short growing season in Arctic speaker tells naturalists The races of the Arctic both human and natural were he subject of slide show at the season s first meeting of the Field Naturalists Tuesday at Harrison School About people watched si shot by Barry Griffiths of Noble Court Georgetown It was the largest turnout for some time said club president Laurie Janes Mr Griffiths a school principal in North York has visited the Arc for four summers two with the air force reserve and two as a guide He Is a former president of the Ontario of Naturalists and past editor of Young Naturalist magazine Starting with slides of the face of the land from the shorts of Hudson Bay west to Inlet and north from the tree line to Resolute Boy and Grlcs Canada most northerly settlement then moved to the tiny human settlements in the region A though no slides of the traditional igloo It always being summer and from to degrees Fahrenheit Griffiths slides showed people living in tenia wooden houses polygonal structures and In one case an entirely prefabricated village complete with Its own school hospital electric system and dorground telephone system for local calls Remains of stone buildings with whalebone rafters which were roofed with caribou skins Mr Griffiths also photographed the structures of Inult who come from Greenland years ago as well as burial g The permafrost prevents burial in the ground Griffiths explained and the cover In some case the dead were Just put on the ground with an empty cup for spirit s use in the af He showed one burial spot he estimated as being 30 years Some people believe that the Arctic Is covered with flowers in the summer Mr Griffith said but not the case The growing season is very short he said three to five days You ve got to be In the tight place at he right time In the Arctic because of the short season and harshness of the climate the tallest plant is often only four inches high Griffiths said the flowering which can grow to feet It Ontario there reaches a height of onehalf inch Mr Griffiths showed aerial views of head caribou herd and a school of whale well as shots of lemmings ground squirrels and numerous birds including the rare Ivory gull which has only two known nesting areas to North Amerla While In the Inuit set eats Mr Griffiths photographed the faces of the inhabitants from that of the traditional hunter to the sculptor the women in hand clothes and children with husky pupa Sled dogs ore considered by the merely as beasts of burden now Mr Griffiths said and with the appearance of the snowmobiles in the Arctic are kept only for their fur which is used to trim garments You dgocrazylfyouhad to live all year in a caribou outfit Griffiths said Field Naturalists Dirty laundry discussed at police commission meeting s police com I oners don want to be taken to he cleaners by the police association 199 uniformed and plain clothed members Following the advice Thursday or Police Chief Ken the Commission delayed approving a tender form for dry cleaning police clothes The Issue whether the three shirts supplied as part of the uniform should be at the of the region or the Individual The commissioners believe police should wash their own dirty shirts As well the commission wants to change its method of reimbursing the members Previously they were paid in advance on a chit system cumbersome to manage so Commission chairman Glen said the com mtssion pay the dry cleaning bills after the have been cleaned Mayor Harry Barrett said the notice should wash their dirty shirts at home take them to the cleaners themselves rather the police commission paying for delivery to the station or the policeman home Police chief who will meet th the police association told the com the association nore than what shown in the tender form Local band on TV show Eclipse Georgetown rock band will do a three hour concert for the first Canadian telethon to raise money for muscular dystrophy Sponsored by the Brampton firefighters the telethon will run from 3pm Sept through 3pm Sept It will be filmed live by Roger Cable Television channel 10 at the Lester Pearson theatre In Bra males Civic Centre Central Park Drive GEORGETOWN FAIR SSJ OCTOBER 2 3 BIG TENTS Displays and Recreation GRAND HORSE SHOW Jumpers Ponies Heavy Horses Quarter Horse Show Refreshment Booths HAtt OPEN Friday Night 710 pm Admission Adults 50 Students 1 STEAMER Master of Ceremonies Free Bus Rides to Park Georgetown Girls Pipe Band MIDWAY Livestock Exhibit FLOWER SHOW LADIES WORK HANDCRAFTS DOMESTIC SCIENCE SCHOOL CHILDREN S EXHIBIT Commercial Dairy Beef Classes and Sr Institutes New Rides Rides Rides 80 Hale Road Unit Brampton Phone 45 10494 Get a free nononsense ex 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