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5213- FOBERT EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS J ALD Home New of Halton Hills Since 1866 JULY 15 1981 DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN No need to roam right here at home A lhtopiaralwrvie3yoiinoedl There are 1 good reasons shop Downtown Georgetown PARKING I Region s carries on says Fischer Halton region is enjoying an excellent level of growth which is expected to continue for quite some lime region business development tor Matthew Fischer stated recently Of the ongoing projects with capital costs exceeding In southwestern Ontario Halloo has mntely Ho 3 million worth of new growth which could generate as many as additional jobs By the end of April more building permits were issued in than in any of the regions other three area municipalities Permit sales there for industrial clal institutional and building projects amount to over million million more than Burlington total About million In building permits were issued in during the January to April period million less than Milton Meanwhile the region a finance and administration committee has agreed to support the City of Cambridge in its bid to have a micro electronics development centre established in Its area Just a question of when More money for downtowns The province housing ministry has given the town a J IS grant for core area studies in Acton and Georgetown The money added to another provincial grant of 10 for studying redevelopment possibilities In the communities business improvement areas was the maximum amount allowable under the government program Conducted simultaneously the core area study aimed at establishing planning policies In he downtown sections for the town official plan and the redevelopment study could help Hills get additional funding to help revitalize and preserve the historical character and shopping viability of the two Main Streets In addition to the provincial funding for the studies the town has also committed about to the study program There were four resolutions tram outer town councils look for Halton Hills support last week all of them reflect Canada current town of has circulated a resolution from its May council meeting demanding that the federal government do something to curb spiralling interest rates High mortgage rales and Interest on loons combined with an unstable job market in many fields are leading to personal and business bank the resolution note And its not only Interest rates which are hurting the people the Kingston area township argues There are continued major increases the cost of education The province should Study other school board financing scenarios the township recommends including plann ing subsidies based on cost forecasts Property tax reform is also necessary and the provioda grant system should be amen ded to give more money back to municipalities says Leamington Ontario wants the province to introduce a low Interest mortgage program for homeowners simitar to one in effect in Nova Scotia Tbo Leamington proposal calls for flexible mortgage rates according to family Income The highest rates for families earning a maximum of per year would be the province borrowing rate plus a half per cent per year The unassignable owner- occupant scheme fixes interest rates for the life of the gage For each below the maximum the rates would decrease onehalf per cent Meanwhile the united town ships of Bangor and headquarters in Maynooth Ontario have ask the province to toughen the Municipal Acts tax arrears sections Noting that outstanding taxes force municipalities to borrow money again at high Interest rates the townships council wants to reduce the time limit before the municl can claim and sell property for lax arrears Currently property may be seized after three years if residents have made no effort to pay their taxes but the townships are demanding a twoyear grace period for Maintaining Its position to receive and file most recommendations submitted from other municipalities council declined to endorse the resolutions Ottawa fundraiser TV star Jaycees return By CHRIS Herald Staff Writer For some members of the Georgetown a bicycle scat is the last thing in the world they II want to see for a while Six of them Dale Doug Paul Atkinson Jack Wallnga Dennis Bcrolslk and Jack Leepedalled their way to Ottawa arriving in time for not only the Canada Day celebrations on Parlla Hill but for the Jay cces national convention as well They raised about during the trip of which will go into the local clubs Youth Award bank account Working In onehour shifts on the bikes the men arrived In Ottawa at about July 1 and a half hours after they left Georgetown a Moore Park Plata The time according to Mr the trip was four hours better than last year jaunt which sped from a rain- soaked Glen Williams to present JeanLuc Pepin with a Unity plaque When they arrived In the nations capital he added they happened upon a local television film crew which was shooting at a shopping centre later that evening Ottawa viewers were treated to about 10 seconds of news about the Jaycees visit It an excellent way of raising money Mr Thibi said Monday Other trips have earned funds for the Foster Parents Plan and the Hornby Sun shine School for the mentally handicapped Money raised the most recent bike trips has been directed to the clubs Youth Award a high school bursary established yearly on the Interest from funds raised The cyclists chose quieter highways over the more direct Highway travcll to Highway 12 along Highway then down to Highway finally on Highway isintoottawa Mr Thlbldeau explained that they were able to cut for hours from their previous time by using the camper truck which travelled with them as a wind screen Just outside of Kingston There were limes he said when some members were travelling at about SO miles per the bikes The were assisted in making the George town Canadian Tire manager Murray whoaliowed them to purchase the bikes at a considerable discount Meanwhile Mr covered the campers gas costs Mr expressed hope that the bursary would be made available for a student In either Georgetown District High School or Acton High Currently there Is about l BOO in the account A committee consisting of Jaycee members a pal representative and teachers will choose this year recipient prior to con vocations in the fait The bicycle trips began in 1076 when the travel led to Montreal in time for the Olympics plant prepares for eventual shutdown Canadas economic problems concern other councils ours files motions By CUIUS AAGAARD Herald Starr Writer The operating days of one of Georgetown main industrial Institutions may be rapidly drawing to a close Price Fine Papers Ltd headquartered In the 1 St plant which has been a landmark to he community papcrmoklng and processing history for years has old its employees that the plants paper coating future looks grim and a full shutdawn is inevitable Workers and management staff were told during a July 3 mecling that Abitibi hopes to keep plant going for at least another two to throe cars prior to the recent sale of the Thorold Ontario mill to another company mill operating life Is now much shorter but until some research development and planning work have been done date for the closure Ab v Tom said In a prepared statement Plant manager George Lockwood sold about employees will be affected by the closure but stressed that confirmation of the possible employe transfers will likely await the planned yearend meeting There no question that the Georgetown plant will eventually be shut down Gilbert Hay the Canadian director of United Paper Workers International Union told The Herald last week We ve been given definite notice to that extent Because many line paper plantsmills which produce quality paper products like stationary Installed equipment which chemically coats the paper as part of the Barbers herita Paper firms a key part of our history Paper making and George towns history are synonym and the Price plant is no exception Fine paper coating pro cesses have been very much a part of early Georgetown industry At the turn or the century there was a const demand for coated which tended to ink better deteriora ted less and made more handsome stationery The mill has actual ly been known under a variety of names It was the community s first coating operation begun In by the famous Barber family James Barber became the company first president of the plant then known as Canada Coating Mills Not surprisingly the coat mill did a lot of In house work for tin paper plant located below River Drive where now lies The River Drive plant also owned by the Barber family and Canada Coating Mills amalgamated in 1813 to become Barber Paper and Coating Milts Meanwhile a Kalamazoo Michigan man was busy organizing the competition Edward Fleck was brought to Georgetown by the Barber family in as a kind of technical advisor while Canada Coating Mitts was built Deciding that it would be years before be would climb the Barber executive ladder the young Mr Fleck with the help of local businessmen John byandJB MacKenxle built he Georgetown Coating Mills right next door to the established Barber operation on Street This plant eventually was taken b- Doralar Paper and closed only a few years ago A year after the Barber plants incorporated the coating mill waa sold to provincial Paper Ltd entered the pictue In the 1930s as part of a stock exchange between the two corporations In 1M7 Abitibi became the sole owner of the coating mill and with the exception of combining assets with Price Paper in the the name and operation of the plant has remained basically the same The plant Is one of the last of the old paper coating operations In the Toronto area Canada papers Ltd owned by Roland Paper Company of Toronto remains in operation manufacturing process coating plants like the one in Georgetown have become outdated The plant adjacent to the mill closed for similar reasons about four years ago Mr Hay on employee at Abitibi Georgetown for yeara explained S ON STRIKE All talk of the major league baseball strike flew oat the window last Tuesday with pitches like this one from young Greg Lawrence In command for the Georgetown Rep Tyke earn at Fairgrounds Park Georgetown bombed their rivals to climb higher In the Tyke rankings daring an eventful enough Gregs major league counterparts however remain on Lhe bench Indefinitely with sports fans predicting a totally strike last another week Tyke Tans ask who caret Photo by Harald Bnnseb Minister makes goodwill visit Provincial cabinet minister Claude Bennett will visit regional council next Wednesday It was announced lastweek Councils regular meeting has been moved ahead a half hour for the minister visit Intended a goodwill gesture to Introduce the municipal affairs portfolio added to the bousing title he held prior to the last lection The meeting will begin at p at region headquarters just north of the Queen Elizabeth Way on Bronte Road Good buddies Ten year old Robert Buckle of Milton who was tea lured in a on lhe front page of The Herald a June 30 edition enjoying some strawberry shortcake with Burllngton MPP Julian Reed got a chance to follow up on his new friendship with the politician recently when Mr Reed invited him and his mother to Queen Park for lunch Robert toIdThe Herald last week that Mr Reed treated him and his mother to a tour of be Legislature Herald sports editor Dave assigned to cover the ridings Liberal Association meeting In Milton June as was taking Robert a picture when the young man expressed bis admiration for Mr Rood whom bed never met Dave made the introduction and snapped the two digging Into some shortcake looks like the friendship might stick OUR TRISH THE TRUCKERS A HIT ALONG HIGHWAY 10 The boys down at Victoria Motors on Highway 10 see a steady stream of cart and tracksaBday but the arrival of Triih IBwheel rig is a highlight of each day The old Acton resi dent has been hinting gravel from one of the Caledon pits to the Keele and Wilton area for Bee line since sad the boys at Victoria who fuel and fix her truck think she pretty special Alto known around town by her second name Pat Irish plays with the local Celtics