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Page 10 THE HERALD Wednesday September Georgetown run doubles last year Ninety people from Georgetown helped double the Terry Fox contribution to the ninth annual Marathon of Hope that began at Gordon Alcott Arena Sunday Last years figure at under 000 for run contributions was surpassed this year when the total reached This is a substantial improve ment over last year run organizers said Monday The organizers hope this trend will continue next year and beyond The Georgetown run began at arena followed Guelph Street to Mountainview Road then to Armstrong Avenue where it headed west to Guelph Street back to the arena Twice around this route is 10 kilometres Georgetown has taken a back seat to its Acton neighbors for the past nine years since the Terry Fox marathon began in Last year Acton raised and figures presently at for could meat last year s total organizers say Terry Fox was forced to sto the first Marathon of Hope near Thunder Bay Ontario in because cancer had spread to his lungs He died the next year in his home of British Columbia but left a legacy of hope for cancer vie tims The Canadian Cancer Society says aside from skin cancer just over one in three Canadians will get cancer in his or her lifetime Terry Fox s mother Betty was in town last week and spoke at both Acton High School and Georgetown Distnct High School Breeda McClew one of the Terry Fox Run organizers for Ontario was with Mrs Fox in Halton Hills She said there is still strong support for the onelegged run ner years after his death Peo ple still support Terry and his dream In Ontario this the Terry Fox Run has raised 7 million up from last year figure of 2 million The national figure for 1989 at million surpassed the 1988 figure of 5 million Over a third of the money raised in Canada came from Ontario Bob left and John Mathews warm up for the Georgetown Terry Fox Run Herald photobyColinCibson ELIZABETHS FASHIONS BRIDAL BOUTIQUE A CAVALCADE OF COLOUR FASHION SHOW Along With Victoria Lane Children s Wear KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HALL Tuesday September 26th89 Dessert Coffee 730 PM Fashion Show PM TICKETS per person AVAILABLE AT Elizabeths Fashions Victoria Lane and Up Acton raised 26000 Sunday Babies wheeled in carriages dogs being walked on leashes and a man wheeling around 10 kilometres in a wheelchair helped the Acton Terry Fox Run raise Sunday The ninth annual Terry Fox Run the traditional Marathon of Hope led in 1980 by cancer patient Terry Fox was held at the Acton High School under sunny skies and moderate temperatures Over 200 people participated to help stop the hurting of cancer Usually you worry in bad weather about getting a cold said Terry Fox organizer Nan Hurst Yesterday Sunday it was sunburn and windburn Last year s raising of was a hard act to follow Mrs Hurst said but the Terry Fox committee was undaunted We were ecstatic when results came in she said We jumped up so much last year that we didn t know if we could mam tain it Acton raised over in 1988 and less than the previous year Organizer John Hurst said last week that Acton was hoping to equal last year success POWER Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources a local citizens group opposed to putting a landfill site in the Acton quarry represented Acton as the citizen of the year Sunday Halton Hills Mayor Miller opened the Marathon of Hope festivities atsam at the high school track Mrs Hurst said when final figures are in the Acton Terry Fox Run could reach last years total at Bella Roszell made sure she completed her laps Sunday the Terry Fox Run staged at Acton High School Taxi companies ask for fare hikes out from Page jCin ton and Georgetown is one thing that is really needed in this community To compare taxi cab rates with neighboring communities the town staff used rates in OakviUe Burlington Guelph and Orangeville Three of those four communities have public transpor tation Orangeville like Hills does not have public transportation But taxi prices charged by the four municipalities are similar Guelph Burlington and Orangeville charge for their drop rate entry into the taxi cab OakviUe charges cents less at Halton Hills is presently at but is asking for a 25cent increase tol The price per kilometre for a taxi nde in each municipality falls in the same range Burlington OakviUe and Orangeville charge per kilometre Guelph charges Halton Hills also charges 20 No change is proposed for this rate in Halton Hills Waiting prices for each hour for a taxi range from in Burlington to in Orangeville OakviUe and Guelph Hills charges an hour to wait but the town is con sideling a hour Increase to bring up to par with other municipalities If Halton Hills approves a 50cent increase on the first kilometre of a taxi ride it will charge the highest amount of the five municipalities surveyed Hills presently charges for the first kilomtre compared to charged by taxis 80 charged in OakviUe and for the first kilometre charged by Burlington and Guelph taxi drivers There are 21 licensed taxi cabs in Hills operating out of three companies One company is located m Acton and the other two are in Georgetown Halton Hills town staff met with the owners of all three taxi cab companies in July to discuss fare rates which are under town jurisdiction The company owners asked for price increases because cabs must be replaced every four years tire tax increases bring add ed costs gasoline prices have in creased about 10 cents a litre and because insurance rates have in creased 2 annually over the past three years The taxi cab com owners also said brokers are increasing their fees and there are no cost of living increases their line of work Town councillors will vote to ap prove or deny the taxi price in creases for Halton Hills at a cil meeting next Monday GEORGETOWN MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HOCKEY ROCK DANCE Friday September 2289 MEMORIAL ARENA 800 pm 1 am Featuring The HAIRCUTS PONYTAILS 16 Member Live Show and Dance Band 50s Music Tickets 1000 per Person Sold At JV CLOTHING UP UP AWAY BALLOONS TIMEOUT fc MVP DISTRIBUTORS Tickets Available At The Door BUS AVAILABLE AREA BMOtpaitanat12 30ja and Proceeds from this Fund Raiser will be used to purchase equipment for M A House League and Rep Teams AGE OF MAJORITY CARDS