Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 24, 1985, p. 13

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DRY CLEANING SAME DAY KIT SERVICE 8770387 HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE he HERALD SECTION B Wednesday April 1985 Panel is Parenting stress talk Wont to pick tip some tips on handling those youngsters at home Parents Information Exchange North Hal ton has invited Bonnie Brown of Parental StreSB Services apeak on Stress In parenting Thursday tomorrow 7 p m The talk Is included in the Exchanges general meeting at the Milton Optimists Centre at 311 Commercial St Israel night Are you Interested in a tour to the Holy Land but you re not sure what s involved There will be an Israel Night May at Knox Presbyterian Church starting at 30 During the night you will be able see films and slides and discuss travel In the Holy Land Guest speaker will be the Canadian director of the Israeli Tour Office On hand will be tour hosts from Golliger s travel agency Trips lo the Holy Land will be leaving from the Georgetown area Sept and Nov for 14 days each Sundays at the library The library will be open Sundays from I to until May inclusive Sunday openings will start again Oct alter the summer is over The Library board decided to close Satur days prior to a statutory holiday June Aug 3 and Aug 31 It will be open for all other Saturdays preceding statutory holidays challenge Between invitations to baseball games and bowlathons town councillors will get fit this spring Recently councillors were invited to take part in the Rotary Club annual fund raising It being held May 11 between 2 and at the Georgetown Bowl Funds raised through the event will finance community projects Time to be active Get your running shoes out Not only Is the gone for the season but national physical activity week Is around the comer The nineday celebration of physical takes place May to June 2 The week is coordinated by Fitness Canada and municipal and provincial governments and many national health and fitness associations The town declared Its participation in the campaign Monday night Peel opposes site The region of Peel has written a letter stating its opposition a landfill site for Halton being located In Three of the six sites identified by consultants for use as a future dump were around the and Trafalgar Roads Peel Regional Council said the A and C would have a serious negative Impact on the prestige industrial park known as Erin Mills West Business Park and that it would have further negative Impact on the now developing residential community known as Erin Mills West and the existing residential community of Erin Mills South Respect for law Respect for Law week was proclaimed by town council Monday night for the Georgetown Optimist The week runs from May to June and is intended to focus public attention on the dedicated law enforcement officers and for citizens to get involved in crime is to be controlled Trace your family tree Tracing back your family tree is a long and arduous job Two members of the Peel branch or the Ontario Genealogy Society will be speaking on How to begin research in genealogy focussing Ontario and England April at The talk Is being held at the Branch Library at ISO Central Park Drive in Bramalea Correction There was an error in the April 17 edition of The Herald on page In a story about Meals on Wheels an information number was incorrectly printed The number should have been 8778331 The Herald regrets the error Camp for many interests Dont wait any longer The Georgetown Is taking registrations for Kelso da snip options include Computer Camp Sailing Camp C I T program and French Immersion Also available Is Creative Arts Camp and new this year Riding Camp Stop by the Y office today to pick up a daycamp brochure or call for more information Tourism study VIA leather theme attracts tourists By would increase tourism The Peter Barnard Herald Staff to the urea a regional study notes the VIA sludy released last week trims pass through Rail service Acton five limes a day en Develop mills Seed House report Herald Staff Developing country inn or convention centre at the Old Glen Mill in Glen Williams or the Old Barber Mill in George town is what the George town area needs to attract more tourists Peter Barnard Asso ciates of Toronto made the recommendation in a report for the region Glen Williams has a number of vacant older industrial buildings which could be redevel oped or restored for tourists the study notes The Credit River Valley is an attractive area and an easy drive from Metro Toronto and Hamilton The two mills may be eligible Tor heritage restoration funds if Another drawing card for tourists could be the Dominion Seed House In Georgetown The report notes the Seed House is one of Canada best known producers of plant and seeds to home tJrdtncre In late spring and early summer when the plants arc In bloom and ready for shipment the Mower beds of the Seed House arc very attractive The study ends Georgetown capita on the reputation of the Seed House name and draw tourists up Into the area with special promotions The minute ride would cost about 50 return and would make Acton attractive to those unable to drive from Toronto to Aclon like seniors young families and those dependent on mass transit With the creation of a train station in down town Acton the study says it should be a high profile privately and publicly supported visit Not only would the train station serve the needs of VIA passcng It should also be the location for and escorted tour pick up and car rental or bus connections the report Acton is strategically located the roads or Highways 25 and and this location be developed as a major staging point for tourist visits to North I Barnard elates note besides Acton s own tourism attractions like the Hide House Jack Tanners and Trail Winds livery stable Is near many other areas of interest to tourists s leather stry is a central part of its heritage and makes a strong tourism theme that should be develop ed A tourism study by Peter Barnard Associat says the Acton Chamber of Commerce and Business Improve ment Area have promot the Icathcrtown theme and developed a logo Tor it and the Hide House has Acton as town but this is only a start The theme needs to be ex with beautifying Aclon downtown The study suggests Aelon develop a street scape plan for its down town which will enhance Its image as leather town In keeping with the theme local tanneries should be encouraged to allow public access and viewing Working dis pi industrial tours and Informative crafts people increase he credibility of the leather town theme and make more of an impression on tourists to Acton As well there should special events promoting like craft shows rodeos and fashion show which can encourage new tourists to come to Acton the study says Carney tells PC crowd 150000 jobs on the way GOOD OLD DAYS Diane Newton Denbart left and Nancy Jones were thrilled to see their year old math teacher pop Ed Evans Saturday afternoon t the Acton High School reunion The two women were In Grade together and graduated In 1KB Today both live in Toronto tllkemath butwe liked Pop Evutu Mrs Jones said Herald photo Too many car thefts Owners leaving keys to be fined police By ROBIN Herald Staff Halton regional police will be strictly enforcing a town by law which could mean fines for owners leaving their keys in unatten ded vehicles In an effort to curb a per cent increase in thefts from cars during the lost three months In Georgetown crime pre vention officer Bob said the local detachment will begin a blitz effective Imme diately Constable said the 77 per cent figure represents thefts from vehicles and an estimated in property loss A whopping per cent of vehicles entered in the thefts were left unlocked which Is the prime moti vol ton for the enforce ment of the by law Introduced in 1983 the by law carried a mini mum five of 1 Commercial vehicles are exempt from the law Many local businesses will be carrying against leav cars unlocked and theft prevention pamph Ids will be available Not only aimed at vie the local thief will also be targeted with increased police patrol cars in problem areas the Halt on regional police will begin a foot patrol Const said four officers sometimes undercover will be pounding the pavement solely to prevent the thefts We have used foot patrols before but not as extensively as we will use here he said Stereo systems are the hardest hit In thefts from vehicles and the majo- are not recovered due lo a lack of criptlan for the units We re only as good as he information we receive Const eki said Georgetown Custom Car Sound has already thrown their support behind the blitz and will engrave an owner s drivers licence number on a car stereo system free of charge The stipulation is thi company asks owners to phone ahead for an appointment Const said a number of the turn up at second hand sales and flea markets He warns buyers of the systems should be wary us a charge of posses slon of stolen property falls under the criminal code II can be an awfully embarrassing situation and Its up them prove hey had no knowledge it ho system was stolen he said Herald special Minister of Energy Mines and Resources Pat Carney predicts her government new gy agreements with tern and eastern provin will create up to jobs In central Canada Speaking at a tundra Is ing dinner y the Progressive Con association for the federal Brampton Georgetown riding the Vancouver MP boldly described the energy cords as the unshackling of Canada s energy giant She said as many as S3 companies in Brampton alone will benefit from increasing reinvestment by the energy Industry encouraged by the rem oval of taxes such as the petroleum and gas reve nue tax under the previ government Natio nal Energy Program Removal of a special Canadian ownership Legion ladies By MARJORIE A Mini Bingo and a Mini Auction was held April 11 as he Ladles Auxiliary hosted a Spring Social Rose Green Zone Commander was in at tendance and urged all to attend the Zone Convent ion being held on April Our entertainment for the evening was by Fred son Dave and Roberta Burke Many thanks to Mary Ann Roy Carol Gregory and all their helpers for an enjoyable evening Our General Meeting was held on Thursday April FrldayApril2fi Indus trial Crib Banquet Con venor M Clarke Saturday April 27 Boy Scouts Dinner and Dance Convenor Murray charge and cancellation of two price Increases between now and August mean natural gas will cost per cent less than it would have under the Liberal program she said And with world prices falling Canadian cons can expect to gain from the deregulation of the price of crude oil as have their neighbors In the US Carney said the ace energy can be used to unite Canada For too long energy has been seen as a dogfight of competing Interests the big cere the small cs the provincial gov from the west the centre and the east she said We vc just shown It docsn t have lo be that way Rural roots would promote our heritage By Herald Staff Rural Roots Ontario Is the slogan being recommended for Halton by a regional study A play on words rural routes the theme line was suggested by Peter Barnard Associates a firm lured by he region last May to undertake a tourism study for Rural Roots Ontario isasloganwhlchcan include all of the region s four municipalities In the search for the appropriate theme it became clear that one element of community pride which was common to all four municipalities is the local heritage and rural small town links the report said In he north antique and croft shops pick yourown farms country stores nature trails museums and the hilly terrain can be played up with this slogan This theme line puts in a capsule why tourists would be drawn to the area The report recommends Incorporating the like Welcome to Rural Boots Ontario Tourist Area Tourists spent about 3 million in Halton Hills last year according to a report on tourism released last week Prepared for the region the study by Peter Barnard Associates showed Hills along with the rest of the region lsn tapping its tourism potential The firm interviewed tourists visiting last summer and found tourists spent on average during a visit to Halton Hills and most of it on groceries BOWLING FOR DOLLARS The Lionesses had fun Friday night bowling while railing funds for the Bennett Health Care Centre They staged a bowl a toon to raise money for the Centre Seen here are three participants left to right Lena Conners Erica Williams and Lll Chapman Herald photo F1 50 PICKUP IMILOiSIM DOOR PRICE BUSTING OUTi FRONT WITH BEST BUILT NORTH AMERICAN QUALITY AND OUR BEST DEALS DRIVE Y TO OUR LOW OVERHEAD PRICES CAPITAL FOl HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORDLATELY SittUMD rawetHuna mciuoeD mowa

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