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THE HERA Wednecday February Labor board files charges NEW YMYWCA EXECUTIVE The 1379 YM board el director Include front row from the left Isabel secretary Brian Preston vicepresi dent Cheryl Wayne Peasgood treasurer and Joanna Dobbin vicepresident Second row Karl Klein Smith Diane Jane Edllh Pa tenon and Irenti Fairies Back row Blair Ron Chatten Brian and John Carter Other board members absent the picture bit Jim Bowles Mary Hughes Randy Karen Morris Bryan Don Stiles Thoro and Blair Wilson Herald photo Continued from page one by The Herald A meeting held In the Oddfel tows Hall in Georgetown on Sa drew more than per cent of the workers to listen as union organ Bill Raima and education and re search director John Mc discussed the function at union in a factory and an questions from the floor on the matter Mr said he was pleased at the excellent turn out for the meeting and felt that those present had had a very good meeting We discussed problems they are having In the plant and explained how a union would seek to promote Job se curity through seniority he said WAGES He said they also explained that the union would ask for what the workers wanted and seek to barga for those be welfare benefits other item of Interest to the employees Oneoftheanti union people admitted to the meeting that she was doing man Job lift rolls of fabric weighing in excess of pounds he said but she s only receiving an hour The man she replaced when she took the Job was get ting also came out that she was worried about her back but when it was suggest that she should ask Mr Geng Tor help with the lifting she refused because she feared she would be fired over such a request Mr said that though the union began organ iiing employees in the Indus tries it lists in its title it has versified in recent years until it now represents workers at various industries including Chemical Company Alexandria Footwear and Car nation Foods It Is also In the process of being certified in two steel companies No date for a hearing of the charges has been set as yet but Mr says this will come from the OLRB Section of the Labour Relations Act gives the board the right to grant automatic certification to the union if It deems the company has Interfered too greatly In the organizing of the union after hearing the dence at a hearing he says Employees at the Acton fac tory wh makes industrial gloves of all types began org about a month ago in an effort to combat what they feel Ike bad working coodi lions in the plant Trie plant lacks lunch room faculties and allegedly has poor toilet facilities has no ventilation except for an inoperable fan lacks proper fire exits and plant temperatures flucluratc to extreme degrees depending on weather lions Work must also contend with particles of asbestos from glove I n which note work benches off which some workers must eat since there is no lunch room facility union organizers say The meeting Saturday drew the union supporters clo ser together Mr said and made us even more determined to succeed in form a union GUARANTEED INVESTMENT cwmncATES on 1 fur Masai RM to STANDARD TRUST 4S Towns ends year in black Mailbox vandals draw complaints For the first lime in several years the Georgetown YM ended the year in the black Speaking to the annua meet last week treasurer Wayne Peasgood said that while the group had only left over from expenses the fact that there was any money left a I all Indicated that they had broken the tradition of ever increasing deficits which had plagued the organization since about 1975 We have moved from a position of being quite vulner able to any sudden drop In income to a position of being able to withstand moderate financial changes he said He attributed this to a of things Including the fact that fees for brought in approximately 3 600 more In than in 1977 and the annual fall campaign also raised an extra during the same period Although the picture looks better for tion Ways and chair man Dlannc Anderson had to report that that committee fell short of its S3 target for the year by about SI The raised inter national development via the YOU walk in May said one of committee members Ruth Law Of this money went to the development pro- I About the Hills Georgetown on display Gallery Sol is holding a Journey through time entitled Georgetown Yesterday Today Tomorrow The Changing Face oft he Community The exhibit Is composed of old and new photographs of Georgetown and drawings designs and models of the Georgetown of the future The show will be running from February to March and the Gallery which Is located at Charles Street is open Tuesday through Thursday from to and Friday through Sunday to p m Dance for youth The local chapter of Red Cross Youth Is holding a dance March to 12 The disc Jockeys will be Craig Teeter and Mike Dine Admission is Si per person and per couple with a variety of prizes Local skiers guide The of Operation ACTION have compiled a list of places to crosscountry ski in and around Ihe Halton Hills area It includes Information on fees rentals location trails and instruction It free and available at your local Recreation Department or by calling Operation ACTION at executive named Georgetown volunteer ambulance service has a new executive effective February IB and Peter Marshall has been named President Vicepresident In the new executive will be John Llghtowler Glberson will be the director of administration Gerard Wilcox is the new director of operations and Donna- Is the new director of training Official opening correction A report In last week issue of Tne Herald incorrectly stated thai the official opening for regions new headquarters on H will be held Mar 23 The opening will intact be held May with an open house for members of he public to follow the next day The region administration committee is currently awaiting an itemized of costs related to the official opening and its subsequent decision may affect the nature and extent of the opening festivities to wt some 500 guests were to be invited according to initial plans HEARING AID CENTRES -OEOROETOWN- Optical Marketplace Plata ITT ACTON Main St III Having a Hearing Problem Problems With Your Hearing Aid Mr Burke will be in Georgetown Acton March March AM to noon 1 to 3 PM HEARING AID SERVICE In Lima Peru which is being supported by South trol Region including Georgetown The remaining COO went to refugee camps for children In Asia I New members elected to the board of directors for 1979 include Jim John Car ter Irene fairies Smith Thorn The executive members are Cheryl Light president Joanna Dob bin and Brian Preston vice- presidents Isabel Cruise and Wayne treasurer Region awaits towns decision on hydro corridor Continued from page one DOOR Mayor pointed out that contrary to Mr advice the Cabinet has not specifically considered corridors Hills cross ing eight times He opposed a motion that took council be hind closed doors for an in camera session during which the solicitor was asked to outline possible avenues of appeal Outside the council bcr ICG spokesman John Minns told The Herald that corridor opponents face four routes of appeal The OMB ruling he said can be appeal to the Cabinet to two levels of courts of law or to the Itself by virtue of a clause in the OMB Act that enables the OMB to reconsider and rescind its past decisions Mr Minns said the expenses incurred by Hilts in Its opposition to the dor have been only minimal compared to the tax dollars contributed by the approximately families whose lives and properties would be directly affected by the corridor DISTRIBUTED COPIES Mr Minns distributed copies of a letter sent Ontario Hydro by Keith live director for Hie office of the provinces Ombudsman Dated Feb the letter asks Hydro postpone or cease con ruction of the corridor on lands within the Niagara carpment Commission deve lopment control area in Halton Hills until an ongoing invest gallon is completed Mr explains In the letter that his office Is looking into a complaint filed by the ICG over the issuance of a land development permit to Hydro by Housing minister Claude Bennett Mr assures Hydro that the investigation expected to last days will be conducted expeditiously in or dcr to minimize any The ICG is concerned that Mr Bennett may have stepped outside his appointed authority In sanctioning the Hydro pro ject on Escarpment land Flag theft Is there patriotism among thieves A Court resident has lo think so someone stole two flags from the his home on the weekend The flags were both Union Jacks one three feet by six feet and the other IB inches by inches Hills mailboxes have been prime targets for vandals with a Tew incidents happening two weeks ago and four more this week A resident at George town reported that his metal mailbox was taken from the post in front of his residence While on patrol a Regional Police officer found three other mailboxes In the area of Ash grove had been damaged A home on Sargent Road was broken into with the burglars gaining entry by way of a basement window A quantity of liquor and cash was stolen and two juveniles been apprehended In connection with the incident The stolen property was recovered and returned A Georgetown woman left her car on the Line Bouihof the town line when it broke down and when she returned found that someone had put the its side The fenders and paint on car was damaged A- Hail on Hills woman rcpor ted the theft or her wallet and personal papers from the Georgetown Memorial Arena on the weekend A battery was stolen from a truck parked at the rear of an address on Arm strong Avenue March Break Camp Winter Carnival at Manor Country Rentals Sleigh ridei horn tobogganing Skating Register now for March Break Contact A Milne 8776852 ITS A SMALL WORLD STOP Final 3 Days Winter if letting fricei NEWSEUCTION Boxed gift item for baby ihowen ate INTRODUCING Baloon rouge knit wear Tor the younger 8770515 OLJD BANK open SAVE SAVE SAVE TRADE INS 1978THUNDERBIRD Low mileage loaded 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