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History first hand Korean visitor speaks to GDHS Brian talks about season Georgetown native Brian Hayward is home now after a very successful season with Winnipeg Jets The 24 year old said Edmonton Oilers are his pick to win the Stanley Cup See sports CI BRIAN Consultant says enough in town See News the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY MAY 8 fmmt sontoo BRAKES ALIGNMENT TIRES Don Knight rides winds of change Two members of the Georgetown Department gel set lo sequence shots of the firefighters climb on I The house urher see Kniahtwenlnn were sawing the when it went up In flame Herald photo by Dan Ralph JSlahhK Herald Staff Riding on the winds or change Is how Liberal Don Knight explained his victory In Burl last Thursday After 42 of Tory rule the electorate wanted changes Mr Knlhl said The final tally in Halt on Burlington reflected a strong showing for Libe ral leader David Peters on throughout Ihe pro vince Mr Knight won 14 ballots compared to 14 for his nearest rival Peter from the Progressive Conservative camp The collected ballots and Trillium Party candidate Nell mustered Lacing up his red runn ing shoes days ago when he was acclaimed as the Liberal Two toddlers escape flames in Market St fire Mothers Pay crafts Come to a Mother Day tea bake and craft Sunday May at Holy Cross Church after each mass Sam loam noon St Francis of Assist School invites you to this event presented by the parents Come and share in fellowship home baking and look at the crafts for last minute gift items Rovers at Queens Park Herald Special Three young people from Halton Hill will the LieutenantGovernor at a special May at Queen a Park Toronto The occasional the presentation of The Duke Silver Awards To Duke of Edinburgh Award known as Canada moat award for youth is a challenge from Prince Philip to- all between the ages of and at of public service Journey of xptoratioaa aUlls or hobbles and fitness Invited to attend the ceremony from the Georgetown area Ron Rock of Drive Mark or Boulevard and Laurie Williams of Hornby all members of the ist Rovers Nonsmoking clinic The Lund Association is offering another countdown smoking cessation clinic at Georgetown District High School May as The program begins at 30 In and continues for five weeks Register by at the Halton Long Association by calling The fee for the clinic is here May 16 The Friends of the Hills Libraries Bleed that The Peter Quintet will appear In concert at the John Theatre in Georgetown May ID at p Tickets for this event are priced at HO per person and include on to a Gala Reception in the Centres Gallery following the concert Members of the Friends may order tickets In advance of general sale by phoning the library Nonmembers may purchase ticket Georgetown and Libraries starting May Clean out that closet The St Vincent Paul Society will conduct a collection of donated new or used clothing in good clean condition at Holy Cms Church Sunday morning The bags may be dropped at the bottom of the stairs in front or back of the church hall Please donate only seasonal clothing since our storage space Is very limited you Terry Fox run The Georgetown Terry tot Hun for will Pot Powers tin tit of group organising run tally for the run was SI The run has muti iftcd to Ilea money each it L id AM Herald Staff Two toddlers and their mother escaped a fire that caused consider able damage to their Market Street Georgetown home Thursday morning Tina Vandcn Top and her sons Jason and Steven 1 got out without njurlcs as flames consumed the second and third floors of Market St The fire began in the living room couch and Is believed to hove been caused by children playing with matches Ms Top was asleep when her threeyear old woke her up The child had been up before the mom and she has admitted leaving her smoking materials on Ihe sofa Deputy fire chief Bob Hyde said Firefighters were called to the home at 33 a and t leave til three hours later Mr Hyde said the fire was an extremely stubborn one because of the age of the building and the fact It had been reconstructed a number of times It led to the fatigue of a lot of the guys the deputy chief said Fortun none of them were Injured In Ihe older part of town the home belongs to Ms Top father Harry Vandcn Top Just two days earlier Harry Vanden wife left for a vacation in Holland A tenant on the third floor Mark home at the time having cone to Sudbury He lived in the converted attic of the house Mr smoke detectors in the house If the threeyear old had not woken his mother there a favorable ty we would have had a fatality multiple fatalities the deputy chief said At the price of smoke detectors today It inconceivable people are living without them Mr Hyde said When firefighters IB of them arrived at the home flames were pouring out the windows To ventilate the building and release the smoke heat and gas building up inside two of them climbed onto the roof and punched a hole in It he said It was a dangerous spot to be In Mr Hyde commented Although the second and third floors of the home went up In smoke there was absolutely no fire damage on the main floor he said The guys did an excellent Job of salvage operations Mr Hyde said The home has sustained consider able water damage to the structure but all the furniture on the main floor is Intact with not a drop of water on it the deputy fire chief said The home and its contents were Insured by the Vanden Tops However Mr Galbraith apartment contents t Mr Hyde said The tire mars ha office will not be investigating this blaze he said as the cause has been determined Auditor says town has good finances The town in Aone shape according to its auditor Graeme Mr GocbclleBOldsolo town Caun Horry Levy Monday night as the financial statements were presented to gene ral CI town staff have told Hills Is financially okay If you re not in good shape my job is to point It out The town had a 000 surplus in Its 1384 budget thanks to higher investment grant and taxation revenues and below budget spending What arc councillors doing with the nearly hair a million dollars They re transferring of It Into their unallocated capital reserve account for future projects and considering the remain der a surplus lo lower taxes establish himself serious challenger to the high profile PC candid ate Peter By 15 m as the results started flowing from the returning office It became rent a red Liberal sunset was fulling across many parts of the province Many Grit supporters felt that Mr Knight won the MPP crown for two reasons One was the Progressive Conservat Ive provincial campaign strategy and the need for a change in the pro vince plus strong appeal of the Liberal Burlington candi date in talking about the issues Still others said Mr Knight benefitted by running in a Liberal riding that has been held by Julian Reed since 1973 Mr Knight took an aggressive strategy in the campaign stressing the need for a strong candidate who would not be muzzled by party policy and keying on local issues in the riding such as toxic waste dis A Peter Pomeroy supporter from George town felt there was an Miller Blue Machine feeling about the election Said Paul Campbell There a a tremendous PC vote across the province because they ve been there so long Mr came within 179 votes of mak ing Burlington a Tory riding But many Progressive Conservative observers thought Mr Miller a low profile in the campaign and the separate school issue hurt the parly The defeat was enough to make Mr reconsider his political future As councillor mayor and regional chairman Mr until May 2 had never While happy Liberal candidate Poo Knight signals his win with a card showing the total of votes he muttered In Burlington his family applaud loudly HIswlfeLinda daughter Barbara and son Geoff wait for their chance to congratulate the winner Mr Knight is a Milton town councillor and the former owner of an insurance brokerage firm lop change to a more Pny Mr Mr Moore said the laid In the camp vole Indicated there was Small business is campaign manager Tom a need for a change but abundant in Onlar and Moore was disappointed the change came In the the small bus their party fare form of more Liberal belter in the election votes especially with People wonted a tends to go to the right because they think to the right he said Seniors petition town for crosswalk Herald Staff Senior citizens In Sargent Road residence want a crosswalk with overhead signs and flashing amber lights across Mountolnview Road In Georgetown With the traffic we re having a hard time getting across Mabel Brownlow told The Herald Using the traffic lights at Campbell Gate the solution She said the lights change too quickly for the elderly to make their across Seniors can only get halfway across Mountnlnvlcw before the lights change so It takes them two to make It over Mrs said Several of them making that crossing had verbal hurled at them from young drivers like You old fogies get off the street she said on the weekend Mrs president of the seniors residence Hon collected signatures on a petition asking lor street markings overhead signs and flashing amber lights at the Sargent and Mountain view Roads intersection Right now there is a crosswalk on the north comer of Mountalnvlew and Sargent Roads However It there arc no warning overhead lights make it more visible to drivers In the wintertime you can see the street markings for the crosswalk Sargent Road resident Paul Elliott said Along with lights the seniors would like the moved to the south corner of Mountain view and Sargent Roads It will mean they won have to cross Sargent first before being able cross Another problem with streets In the area Is experienced by seniors In wheelchairs The curbs I graded down at the street intersections making for same potentially hazardous situations for handicapped Mrs Brownlow said she lived at Sargent Road for three years and her husband who is confined to a wheelchair has never been to the plaza in his wheelchair With a wheelchair you cant go out because you can Jump the curbs she said My husband afraid to venture out on account of the traffic While collecting signatures on tl Sargent Road petition Mrs Brownlow found neighbors sympathetic to the problem Everywhere we went they were nil in favor of it she said The seniors hope to bring the matter up at council Town monitors teams If the minor soccer and baseball players using the sports elds between M Z Bennett Public School and Churchill Boulevard don operate the town t going to let them play ball anymore Already towns undertaken a realign men of the relocating the ball dlam away from neigh baring houses as a response to a petition from area residents last fall