Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 20, 1989, p. 3

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Cover up trash says MOE Local transfer station owner say garbage that is kept out in the open will be kept out of the transfer station Coun AIT Spence said Monday he received several complaints from residents who say their garbage was not taken by Disposals Ltd in Georgetown because it wasnt covered in a tar paulin One resident drove around the block covered his garbage and it was accepted by the transfer company said Coun Spence Happy birthday The Ontario Agricultural Museum is preparing celebrate its anniversary Anyone who wants an ex citing enlightening adventure should spend a the museum during our anniver sary season Theyll discover a site that is both living and grow ing says the museums general manager John Viley The museum offers something for everyone Children young and old will enjoy tractordrawn wagon rides seeing farm animals and observing costumed interpreters depicting Ontario rural life in the last century The 32hectare site first opened its doors to the public in June 1979 At that time it had just nine buildings but now boasts over 3d df Ontarios most unique rural structures Over people have visited the museum in the past decade There will be 10 days of an niversary celebrations in June Festivities start June 8 with a media day and conclude with an open house June The museums 1989 season runs May 23 to September am to pm but will be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays dur ing July and August Located five kilometres west of Milton it can be reached from Hwy exit 320 or Nurth For more in formation please call Hiking will Stay A golf course proposed for First Line in Acton will not destroy recreation near the site a consul tant told Halton Hills town coun cillors Monday night Consultant Terry said hiking crosscountry skiing and horseback riding will not be stop ped if Blue Springs Developments wins approval to build a champion ship golf course a ninehole course and two residential areas on a pro perty in west Acton Theres no intent at all to close the land off to lowintensity types of uses he said this week But Burt Leferink of the disposal company said it was not a com pany policy to reject open garbage but a Ministry of the Environment ruling It does not allow us to accept garbage into the station unless it is completely covered he said Mr also said his com pany must enforce the rules or be closed The whole reason behind this is to stop litter from go ing on the roads in the first place he said If we close down all of Halton Hills will be in a bind Acton Norm Elliott said the roads near Mississaugas Britannia Road landfill site suf fered despite the ministry law He said the road was littered with garbage including planks of wood with projecting nails I have two- flat tires to attest to that he said Joe Hewitt said notices should be sent to residents inform ing them of the Ministry of the En vironment coveredgarbage law BangORama A blast This years presented by the Optimist Club of Georgetown promises to be a real blast Held on May 21 and 22 Victoria Day weekend is jampacked full of fun events at the Georgetown Fairgrounds not to mention the spectacular fireworks which will be set off Monday night The gates open at noon on Sun day At one oclock the Conklin midway opens and there will be demolition of cars which pro mises to be worth seeing In the evening three wellknown bands will perform These are the Burlington Teen Tour Band the Shrine Band and Terry Sumsion and Stage Coach a country and western band To end the night there will be a few teaser firecrackers to give the audience a taste of what will come the follow ing night BangORama will be open all day on Victoria Day featuring a mammoth garage sale at the Georgetown Ball Park Everyone is invited to bring your garage sale to the park as there will be spaces available for your merchandise This will require a five dollar fee between the hours of nine to five rain or shine There is a limit of a onetonne truck load New to is the Truck Pull held Monday afternoon There is also the famous chicken barbecue and contests for everyone to enter There will be art decorated bikes remote- controlled cars and a CHICKEN club tugofwar between schools Special guests to the event in clude the Marion Country Band Chappy the Clown Zoe Kendal and 50plus doggers The night will end with lots of fireworks lighting up the Georgetown sky to the delight of the crowd Sandy Booth from the Optimist Club says this BangORama is go ing to be really good because were Optimists Its going to be great If you would like more informa tion about the garage sale please call Neil at or Don Smith at Fines on GDHS parking Georgetown and District High School will get a bylaw for six han dicapped parking spots and im proved fire access Hills town council voted Monday night to designate six off- street handicapped parking spots at the Guelph Street school and to redesignate a fire route on the pro perty The assigned fire route and han dicapped spots mean Halton Regional Police may ticket vehicles parked illegally in the fire route area Police or bylaw en forcement staff may tow illegally- parked vehicles An investigation into the parking situation at Georgetown high school was spurred on by school viceprincipal Brian Moore Mr Moore wrote to town council in April asking for a bylaw number to allow the school parking protec tion We have too many automobiles being parked in fire routes designated handicapped spots and in too close a proximity to safety exits he wrote to town staff OPENING SOON 18 HOLE MINI PUTT COUNTRY VIDEO GAMES 8772254 Corner of 10th River Rd Show your car you care SPRING SPECIAL Complete Interior Cleaning and Detailing Wash and Wax the Exterior Engine Shampoo 1OQ00 SPRING SPECIAL 198 MOST CARS CLEANING A SHINE FUNNING BOARDS FABRIC PROTECTION SUNROOFS PIN STRIPING VINYL ROOF REVITALIZING RUST PROOFING SPLASH GUARDS TOUCH UP PAINT CAR COVERS WINDOW TINTING DeEZEE RUNNING BOARDS installation A Full Line of Custom Car Truck Accessories 8730570 265 Street Georgetown MonThurs 8 pm Friday 8 am 9 pm Saturday 8 am pm The Brownies and Girl Guides of AcUm were Belling cookies outside the on Main Street to raise money for the troops From left are Ac ton Brownie Leader Clarke Brownie Kendra Clarke and Ac ton Guide Leader Willa Schecter Herald photo Chamber president named A Georgetown lawyer was nam ed the new president of the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce replacing president Mur ray At a nomination meeting held Thursday afternoon in Sacre Coeur Church Hall in Georgetown Guelph resident and fiveyear member of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce David Page was elected president Mr Page defeated nominee Allison The committee chosen by the Chamber Includes three vicepresidents from Hills The Chamber chose Barry Duntop of Dunlop Insurance Ltd Brian of Halton Flour Milling Inc and Jim Magie of the Royal Bank of Canada Other members of the Chamber of Commerce as announced Thurs day include Mike Manes past president of the Acton Chamber of Commerce and Murray past president of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and in terim president of the Hills Chamber of Commerce Over members will serve on the Chamber committee Save Up To 00 on RCA Eleclrohome Mitsubishi Toshiba GoldStar 14 Remote Control COLOUR TELEVISION Converter sleep Timer 26 Stereo Console COLOUR TELEVISION Remote Centre Builtin Converter 789 28 Monitor Style visit COLOUR TELEVISION Remote Centre Converter 26 Console COLOUR TELEVISION Remote Control Bufflin l Cable Converter 689 21 COLOUR TELEVISION With Builtin Converter DELUXE VHS VCR VHS VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYER Designed lor A In home or portable me 269 MICROWAVE OVEN Special on All InStock TVs Microwaves TV 14 Wesleyan Street

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