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Some laws drivers should keep in mind Page 11 Page 23 In Business For Business GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial StrvlcM QEOROETOWH 8772282 the Home Newspaper of Hills Established FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1989 44 PAGES Halton goes to court to stop Sunday shopping By DONNA KELL the Herald Halton Region legal depart will apply tomorrow for an Ontario Supreme Court injunction against stores opening illegally on Sunday A and P on Guelph Street in Georgetown opened last Sunday Store officials will appear in Milton Provincial Court Jan 22 on a charge of opening on a Sunday If people are breaking the law I don t think we should stand by and allow it Halton Hills Mayor Miller said The mayor said anyone shoplifting or speeding on the highway has to face police charges A total of nine stores opened last Sunday all over Halton Region creating an unexpected situation for the Region legal commis Mark I t anticipate that there would be that many stores open yesterday Mr Meneray said Monday Hy and Zeis in Oakville was the only one to my knowledge that was staying open During the last blitz where the Committee for Fair Shopping with leaders from A and and Supermarkets Ltd Miracle Food Mart and the Oshawa Group Ltd announced stores would open illegally the next Sunday two stores in Halton Hills were charged by Halton Regional Police A and P manager Robert James and Miracle Food Mart manager Chris Bootland appeared in Milton Provincial Court Monday where they set court dates to be tried for Nov l2storeSunday openings Mr will appear in court Jan and Mr James will ap pear Jan 15 Mayor Miller said the issue is difficult to resolve in Halton Hills where many people are split on whether to accept or oppose Sun day shopping The mayor said he personally taken a really strong stand one way or the other Regional Chairman Peter hs approached Sunda shopping the same way Regional are divided on their support or opposition to allow wideopen shopping But under the Retail Business Holidays Act amended in February of this municipalities can grant exemp tions to businesses to allow them to open Sunday Stores with tourist exemptions So who needs Don Cherry Beddoes brought his ever present hat and his charm to Oxbow spirits In Mrs William Mulbolland and her son Bruce For more on Dick Books Main Street Georgetown Saturday to greet the public and see Page 23 Herald photo by Colin Gibson now in effect under the provincial law will lose their right to open in Municipalities must provide a policy on tounst exemptions The Olde Hide House in Acton and Bronte Village in Burlington are Region s two tounst designated areas Last week in Metro a decision to take Retail Business Act violators to court for an injunction was halted by Ontario Attorney General Ian Scott who said Sunday openings are a provincial tion But Halton s legal department has spoken with the attorney general office Mr said He is expecting a member from that office to assist Halton with its injunction attempt Mr said Monday the Committee for Fair Shopping could have representation in Thursday s court proceedings damage 23 cars vandalized BEN Dl the lift police i group of teenagers are behind a of slashed tires smashed windshield and other forms of destruction causing just over 000 damage to cars parked in the east end of Georgetown this past weekend The vandals slashed at least one tire on almost every car vandaliz ed and in some cases they slashed all four tires on a car They tore door handles and wipers off their hinges scratched car doors destroyed ignition covers and stole property ail bet ween Saturday and Sam Sunday it appears to be the work of area young people who went on a rampage says Detective Sergeant Mike Eacrett of the police force s 11 Division in Georgetown Police have no suspects or witnesses at this time Sgt Eacrett t seem surprised that an incident of van of this magnitude could happen in Georgetown saying calmly it s happened before The majority of incidents curred on Bairstow Crescent where cars were vandalized a police report shows The youths also vandalized six cars parked on Boulevard another three on Prince Charles Drive and Road and one car on Hawks Place