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Downtown Georgetown on the inarch community spirit in Acton envisioned for Haiton Hills Psychic looks into town future What does the future hold for Ha too huuv Psychic Carole Matthews resident who has a number of local cllenif she baa very good feelings about the town I t fee anything bad happening for the town she said I see It growing and getting bigger and Georgetown becoming the Toronto of the whole area The nature of toe Haiton Hills community will despite the expansion Miss Matthews says I feel It a very comfortable area out here and the feeling starts at the said Georgetown is a booming town but won lose its country ways which I appreciate I predict be living here The restful feeling Miss Matthews says she gets when shea out this way visiting clients woo t be as Bills booms The economy is going to get better in Georgetown much much better because people are going to keep this attitude of keeping things together of people working together Miss Matthews said A good time for expanding the municipal offices are the next three months she said People want to keep this as a main route where It all started she said People want to get ahead but also keep their basic roots and old country atmosphere Georgetown Main Street will be hustling and busy and will undergo renovations in 1963 Miss Matthews says As for the downtown core Miss Matthews sees it becoming more prominent in Georgetown Meet Carole Matthews in a Herald interview page In Acton she sees the same import of roots to residents I see everybody up there joining hands a lot of community spirit Matthews said Although she doesn do predictions Miss Matthews bad a few hints for business people I think interest rates will stay settled and the same for the next three months then there 11 be an upheaval again she said They won go much tower than they are now but they will rocket again so you re planning to da anything do it in the next three months 877 5213- FOBERT ted Estate Inc Ontario Home Newspaper of Haiton Hills Established TUESDAY DECEMBER 28 FORD SALES LTD 8776928 Highway EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS- YOUR BEST DEAL I A CAPITAL VIA Rail robbed A lone male sporting a blue toque pulled down over his ears pulled out a small handgun and demanded money Thursday from a Via Rail employee on duty at the Queen Street Georgetown station Haiton regional police said the holdup took place at and the man got away with an undetermined small amount of cash The suspect Is described as white feet 10 inches toll ISO pounds of slim build to years old with a bad complexion light brown hair and a slight moustache The suspect was wearing a navy woolen doublebreasted coat Society chapter born Parishioners at Georgetown Holy Cross Church have stared their own chapter of the St Vincent de Paul Society an organization which helps people in need Individuals requiring assist ance may direct their calls through the rectory 8773963 and all contacts are kept anonymous The program managed by about volunteers is open to anyone requiring aid Travellers on their way If your toes are Itching to tap there be two children musical concerts Jan featuring the group The Travellrs Tickets are each with an extra charge If purchased from the box office at They can also be purchased from Heather Sutton at The concerts are sponsored by the Parent Coop Nursery School a nonprofit organization They begin at 1 and 3pm at the Lester Pearson Theatre in Bramalea Committee seeks unbiased analysis Need for space to be assessed SEASONAL SONGSTERS Maple Avenue Baptist Church Pastor Edwin Beth Gage The Georgetown Choral Society carolled Mitchell and bis wife Dorothy got together with two other downtown Thursday Meanwhile hundreds of local performers on the program for last Wednesday nights youngiters were cast as shepherds angels and lie men Christmas family service at the church They sang pat on pageants Redeeming Love with an accompaniment Herald photo by guard provided by flautist Miriam and clarinetist N resume next week Staffing holds up teachers contract HAS EM HOWLING Herald Writer Negotiations between elementary and second ary school teachers and the Haiton board of edu cation resume next week Ontario Secondary School Teachers lion president Joe said he was cautiously optimistic about talks to settle a contract for teachers Both he and Elementary Teachers Association HETA president Robert met Ihe boards newly- formed salary committee Dec 16 We re much closer on monetary items than we were before and Ihe end is In Bight that way Mr said However he said there is still a dilemma regarding staft Learning never to amusing as It was last week at District High School when teachers shed heir serlons Ides for a Christmas concert that had the students howling Showing oft their roots Beach Boys Brian Crossley and Mike Sherlock tidal response with California Girls starring Mbs California herself Shirley Veils teaeher Jim had bis gnlUroatlo lead the staff through some hippieityle folksongs from the and by the show end no one was really sure whether the old generation gap bad widened or narrowed Herald photo by Hsrald New era of TV viewing arrives here Feb 1 From Hattoa CaUe Systems 1983 ushers in a new era of television viewing for Canadians when premium programming Is Introduced This optional service popularly called Pay TV makes Its debut Feb 1 and Cable Systems subscribers will be able to choose up to three additional channels Ten years In Ihe making Pay TV baa finally been tailored for Canadians by the after countless consumer surveys and public hearings and applications by downs of hopeful suppliers of programming Cable TV was chosen the most logical means to deliver signals to the consumer Programmes will originate in several centres across the country and will be beamed to our C Satellite which sits in space kilometres from earth The signals are then returned to receiving antennae on earth of which measure four metres across Haiton Catvc Systems will receive program from Super Channel First Choice Canadian and CCbanaeL Super Channel Is an Ontario based station which broadcast hours each day with a mix of per cent movies and per cent variety and a programmes Pint Choice and CChanne an both national in scope but their formats differ widely The fanner also a broadcast featuring per cent movies with the remaining time devoted to sports specials and children a shows while CChannel will concentrate on per cent lively arts and music 40 per cent films with 20 per cent reserved for children CChannel will be alredsehoursperweek concentrating on the prime time periods Continued on page AS staffing at this time t possible or viable he said Our view is that with the new Bill we have to this staff The provincial govern Bill requires school boards to make provisions for special education by 1985 Strangely enough we re not looking at Job security because of a fairly stable enrolment but looking for more staff to meet the needs of these new programs Mr Harwood said The current pupil teacher ratio at the sec level la pupils per teacher Among the teachers though are In eluded principals vice- principals librarians guidance special Ion and cooperative cation teachers increas ing class sizes to a much higher classroom ratio per teacher he sold The board has offered teachers a salary raise of over eight per cent Mr said declining to be more specific With the provinces Bill recently passed as law teachers can bargain for up to a nine per cent increase We re optimistic about a settlement Mr Harwood said Mr echoed his sentiments The two teachers union repre sentatives settle very similar contracts usually for their teachers The pupil teacher ratio at the elementary level is currently and Mr called that the worst in the province of 76 boards While 4 looks very good it come out to be that way at all exclaimed Mr What were saying la Holy smokes have you ever been in a room with He said ihe Toronto board has a pupil teacher ratio of 15 We re not looking to go to thai They have a of English as a second tang uage kids who need help Mr explained With declining enrol merit we re going to have less teachers that fair enough We there should be less but within the decline there should be a willing improve the pupil teacher ratio Mr man said We re hoping weaclosthcadvocatefor kids when we re in there arguing for staffing needs There arc 1 ele mentary teachers and 1 secondary school teachers employed by the By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Writer Before the town buys land for a proposed muni centre it to know what sort of office space Its administrators will need In the future Council last week agreed to form a building committee which will continually review the municipal centre issue The committee named by Mayor Pete last Tuesday includes councillors Marilyn Ser Pam Sheldon Finn and Dave Whiting Mayor Is chairman of the body One of committee first duties will be to form terms of reference for the office space needs study and study proposals will be sought in the new year from lour firms Currently the town administration a out de partments are scattered in six different offices across Haiton Hills with the mayors and clerks office as well as he council chambers local cd on Trafalgar Road In a report filed with council clerk trntor Ken Richardson said an unbiased analys Is isneededtodetennuie the administrative space needed for the town over the next five ten and 20year periods While the study would not immediately detail the precise square foot age needed for each office it would Indicate haw much land the town needs to build the admin building A later second part of the space study would more precisely detail the amount of space needed by each department When the study Is com plete Mr Richardson has suggested that the town undertake another review to determine what it wants fo do with the Trafalgar Road adminis tration building The building committee- is expected to review terms of reference for the study review the propos als and fees presented by firms and report back to council When the project gets underway close con tact between the building committee and the firm would be maintained Mayor has already indicated that more information about the municipal centre and the towns consideration of a site on Maple Avenue in Georgetown would be available in January In November council agreed to put down a deposit on the property near the north eastern comer of the Trafalgar Road Maple Avenue intersection The option to purchase the property runs out Jan In his report Mr Richardson said he would seek an extension to March 20 Police seeking town candidate regional police have Issued a warrant for the arrest of a Georgetown man who was a candidate In the Nov municipal election Dennis who was unsuccessful En hit bid to win one of wo Ward 1 Acton seats on town council Is believed have stolen fie too from a Pioneer Gas Bar on Queen Street Mr la the former manager of the station Police say money was stolen between Dec and Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mr is asked call the police Criminal Investigations Bureau la Georgetown extension SCHOOL GRINCH Makeshut reindeer In tow Clinch chuckled nastily before starting his trip to steal all the toys Santa left for his good little boys girls for the riming Michael Wilkinson and Us doggie tamed reindeer Ruth Burrow were of the George Kennedy School taking part la a Christmas show for parrots last Tuesday night Herald photo