Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 18, 1989, p. 5

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Off to Venezuela Eagerness to learn pays off for Grade 13 coop student When Georgetown District High School student Connna Stephens goes to work for Gohgers Travel this Monday she wont be going to the travel agencys Georgetown of fice Instead shell be taking off to Marguerita Islands a group of islands off the coast of Venezuela The Grade coop student will be one of travel agents spending three days and four nights touring the islands hotels and sites listening to presentations meeting with the tourist board and learning about anything else a tourist would need to know before embarking on a trip to the Marguerites Hie familiarization trip as it is referred to in the business gives travel agents the opportunity to check out a destination to ensure everything advertised about the vacation spot is accurate says Man Anne a Travel agent and super visor The trip is being arranged by Regent Holidays Ms said Corinna will be expected to write a report that will be distributed to the 72 Goligers travel agencies across Canada It will be used as reference when in forming clients about the area The report will also be counted towards coop mark Ms said she to give Corinna this opportunity because of her eagerness to learn and strong work ethic Corinna is the first coop student at Goligers to participate on a familiarization trip The company haft had eight students some of whom were community college students Ms said She said has been in volved in all aspects of the Goliger operation ranging from keeping the travel magazines in order to using the computer to giving out travel information to making travel bookings Corinna said the only thing that makes her nervous about the trip is making a good impression Im going there as a representative of Goligers she said Corinna said she wanted to do her coop at Goligers because she loves travel and people Those are must qualities for any successful travel agent she adds The main thing about this job is personality because you are always dealing with people Ms said After completing high school Corinna plans to study travel am tourism at a community colleg and travel Georgetown District High School student Corinna Stephens receives some helpful hints from her supervisor at the Goligers Travel Mart Anne Laitar about making a travel booking Marl Anne has been so Impressed with the work of the 17yearold coop student that Goligers Is sending on a familiarization trip to the Marguerita Islands off the coast of Venezuela Herald photo Sunday shopping Police will watch supermarkets Halton Regional Police can han dle the burden of patrolling super markets that open illegally this Sunday Deputy Chief John ratt said Thursday It doesnt take any special en forcement Its something weve done regularly Dep Chief ratt said of the polices role in charging supermarkets that il legally open Sunday Well just handle it as we always do The four national supermarket giants A and P Loblaws Super markets Ltd Miracle Food Mart and the Oshawa Group Ltd will open in Halton Hills this Sunday Committee for Fair Shopping spokesman and A and P and Domi nion executive vice president Wayne Luedtke said Thursday Mr Luedtke said the super markets are not being treated fairly by the Regions of Halton Peel York and Niagara who re jected the committees bid to open Sunday Under the Retail Business Holidays Act amended last February Regions can grant Sun day opening exemptions Regional council Wednes day voted to ask Halton police the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario AttorneyGeneral Ian Scott to investigate harsh penalties for those who open il legally Sunday legal department will apply to the Ontario Supreme Court to close the supermarkets who announce their intention to il legally open Sunday The Region will also ask Halton police to enforce the maximum fine or penalty of Sundays gross sales for stores violating the provincial shopping law Haltons legal commissioner Mark Meneray said Halton police will confer with other departments to determine if the supermarket chains can be charged with counselling to com mit an offence under the Provin cial Offences Act Halton Regional Chairman Peter said Wednesday Sunday openings are being treated as a crime Its a flagrant abuse of the law and were not going to tolerate it It has nothing to do with Sunday opening It has to do lawbreakers Theyve abused their privilege to use this forum council to apply for Sunday shopping ex emptions he said Protect That New Car Look NEW CAR TOTAL PROTECTIONPACKAGE SAVE 100 OH THIS PACKAGE Protect Your Car From Winter RUST PROTECTION 00 DRY CLEANING INTERIORS FABRIC PROTECTION VINYL ROOF REVITALIZING TOUCH UP PAINT SPLASH GUARDS WINDOW TINTING PRESERVASHIRE SUNROOFS RUST PROOFING CAR COVERS RUNNING BOARDS PIN STRIPING We Install Customized RUNNING BOARDS s Car Truck Accessories 8730570 265 Guelph Street Georgetown Friday YOUR ONESTOP CAR CARE CENTRE Graduate THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday November 1989 Page 5 Town wants quicker action on speed limit The town of Halton Hills will send a letter to the Ministry of Transportation to speed up delivery of a traffic sign to slow cars down west of Acton Cars travelling 80 or kilometres an hour around that curve on Highway at Highway 25 prompted Acton Councillor Norm Elliott to ask for an mediate reduction to 50 kilometres an hour It was my impression that the speed limit sign had been agreed upon for a reduction Coun Elliott said Town engineers said the ministry of transportation in vestigated the site in April and agreed that the speed limit should be extended further west to where houses are located Town engineer Ted said it could be three to six months before the speed reduction sign is posted Coun Elliott asked town staff what was a reasonable time to wait He said he is very concern ed about a nearby crosswalk where school children cross the street Town staff should com municate with the ministry of transportation to speed up the pro cess of getting the speed reduction Mr Elliott said People complain about bureaucratic red tape and how long it takes to get things done he said It just seems you could do something to expedite the pro cess he told town staff Mr Lyon Ferguson and daughters Jan and Krlsta are pleased to announce the gradua tion from Humber College of Karen Ferguson as a Licensed Funeral Director Karen was named to the Honor List as well as receiving The Presi dents Letter the Board of Gover nors Academic Award of Ex cellence Ontario Funeral Ser vice Association Past Presidents Award Metropolitan Toronto Funeral Directors Association Award Funeral Service Technical Ability Award and Bowes and the Cana dian School of Embalming Medical Science Award Also following her first year In tbe Funeral Service Education Pro gram Karen was the recipient of the Turner and Porter Academic Award HS Eckels and Com pany Canada Award dene Award Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Volunteer Award as well as being named to the Deans Honor List 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