Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 2, 1989, p. 3

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THE HERALD Wednesday August 2 Page Empty house burns to ground An abandoned Norval house burned to the ground on Highway 7 just past Hall Road early Sunday morning Halton Regional Police estimated damages to be 000 But the Halton Hills Fire Depart said only damages resulted Fire officials originally estimated damages to be but they subsequently reduced their estimate when they found out the house was scheduled for demolition No injuries were reported in the blaze The fires cause is unknown But police suspect children might have started it A lot of kids party in the area Detective of 11 Division in Georgetown said Police had the fire department return to the site later Sunday to ensure no one had been in in the fire Woudstra said Police had received a report Sunday morning of a young girl that went missing Saturday night said the police were just double checking The girl was later found in the area of Terra he said The house was owned by Troisville Development Inc a Toronto based development com pany Orchestra may use Scotsdale Whether or not the Toronto Sym phony Orchestra picks Scotsdale as its summer home could depend on community support here in Hills said Credit Valley Conservation Authority manager Ken Owen The is eyeing Scotsdales acres of land north of for a practice area for the summer when the orchestra is not playing at Roy Thomson Hall Scotsdalejs one of several sites be ing considered for a summer home similar to Tanglewood park used by the Boston Symphony Or chestra said the CVCAs land resources manager One of the important things will be if theres a lot of support for the project within the community Scotsdale Farm was bequeathed to the community by Stewart and Bennett Since then the land has been used for film crews meetings biking and for raising shorthorn cattle The Roman Catholic Separate School Board is negotiating with the Ontario Heritage Foundation who owns Scotsdale to use the land for longterm recreational use The symphony orchestras use of the farm would be compatible with the school board said Mr Owen The Board of Education recently considered joint use of Scotsdale with the Catholic board but negotiations with are not complete With concerts under the stars by a big name orchestra tourism in Hills would improve Mr Owen said Halton Hills town Gerald said the proposal by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a tremendous opportunity for Scotsdale MAID SERVICE WHOS BEST mm THATSWHO THEAWARD WINNER ajar mm IV SHOW COAST TO COAST Call Margaret 8732165 Craft Vendors WANTED for Harvest of Colour Day Sunday October 1 1 989 at TERRA COTTA CONSERVATION AREA TO APPLY or for INFORMATION call 16 8779650 ANNOUNCEMENT Deacons Bench Gallery wishes to an nounce that as of August 1 1 989 we are of ficially changing our business name to Campbell House Gallery with the change of name of our gallery we are also naming the entire already established house Campbell House Georgetown in its rapid growth should have some sort of unique drawing card to attract out side business and tourists from which the entire town will benefit feel that by changing our name and by finishing up our facelift renovation of the ex terior due the end of August it will add a new dimension and uniqueness to the downtown core Not only will Campbell House look unique it will be unique We will be holding world class exhibitions of art and sculpture starting this September and will also be carrying an ex clusive lineof furniture and accessories such as Waterford crystal Wedgwood staff is a well known artist and interior designer for our discerning clients Acton has its old Hide House Georgetown will have House 1 1 5 MAIN ST S Georgetown Above McCarthys Tea Room

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