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Page THE HERALD Wednesday December 13 mmWM BEST AVAILABLE Sunday shopping Hudsons Bay should be allowed to open Sundays councillor says Miss Canada is home Miss and Miss World runnerup of Milton was greeted by boyfriend Frank liiu and friends at Club in Nonal evening upon her triumphant return home The Miss Canada is the owneroperator of the Dance Gallery In Milton and plans on pursuing an acting career Herald photo by Colin Gibson 14 charges guilty of installing faulty central air conditioners A Milton man has been found guilty of charges connected with installing faulty central air condi tioning in three Georgetown houses this past summer Denny Rowley received 3100 in fines Thursday when he was tried in absentia in Milton Pro vincial Court Mr Rowley who was found guilty of three charges of not having a building permit and charges will also pay to repair the air condition ing units he installed Hills bylaw enforcement officer Bob said there were caused by freon leaks in the Mr conditioning equipment n Ihj three houses on Stockman and Irwin Crescents and lie instance where an air condi tioning motor was installed backwards A representative from heating and cooling in Georgetown said the flashburns are not dangerous and are usually caused by a leak in soldered pipe joints The backward motor would cause the air conditioning unit to stall Mr said there were other complaints of faulty workmanship in the Georgetown area this summer but many peo ple didnt want to testify in court The Town of Halton Hills is war ning consumers to check the credentials and the building per mit of anyone doing work in their home People are not making thorough checks and inquiries when they hire somebody Mr Ustrzycki said Its not guaranteed that these people are credible but give the town a call and shop around like you do for anything else The bylaw enforcement officer said too many people allow unknown companies to do work in their homes When was the last time when somebody hired these people that they said can I see your licence The Olde Hide House in Acton open Sunday under a tourist ex emption has an unfair advantage over other businesses a Hudsons Bay Co representative and a hand ful of Halton Regional councillors are saying If somebody could come up with reasons for being a tourist at traction it would be the Hudsons Bay Co Burlington Ralph Scholteiiis said of Canadas first commercial fur We have created an unfair playing field he said of Haltons laws that allow in Ac ton and Bronte Village in Burl ington to open while stores like the Bay must close Sunday The Hudsons Bay Co which owns Simpsons Ltd md Inc asked Halton council to ap prove a bylaw that would allow the Bay Simpsons Ltd and to open Sundays until Christmas but Regional councillors rejected that proposal at Wednesdays council meeting While some councillors like Burlington Coun Walter and Halton Hills Joe Hewitt said Sunday shopping laws should apply to all businesses in the same way Halton Hills Mayor Miller and Halton Hills Rick Bonnette said the tourist exemptions should remain in this Region The Hide House is a designated tourist area and can open Sunday until the protection under the revised provincial Retail Business Holidays Act under ex emption until 1994 26 St Ont 8779896 FINE FURNITURE CUSTOM DESIGNED FURNITURE ReUpholstery 8531 359 38 Mill St E ACTON THE OPEN DOOR YOUTH CENTRE The Open Door Youth Centre held silent auction on Sat Nov Thanks to the support of local businesses it was a success We would like to thank the following businesses tor their donations Belcher Shoes Beaver Lumber Store Henrys Chicken United Fire Safety Tirget Stores Georgetown Chrysler Dairy Queen Ravine Dining Lounge Georgetown High School Elizabeths Fashions Cross Church Vanderburgh Flowers Georgetown Herald Barragers Cleaners Georgetown Independent DAG Office Supplies Royal Reflection by Boehmers Art Effects Work That Body Cellar Restaurant Muscleworks Rhondas Runners Oxbow Boohs GSS Office Supplies Goodlets Dominion Seed House Vacuum Service Jakes Auto Clean Office Magic One Step Ahead Georgetown Optical Pizza Hut North Stove Hometown Meats Georgetown Fabrics Miners Bakery Downtown Pizza A Submarines Artisan Doon A Windows Maple Lodge Farms The Carpel Bam Terra Colts Inn Cachet You may as well just roll up the sidewalks of Acton if the Olde Hide House closes Coun Bonnette said He called the tourist attrac tion a flagship for smaller near by businesses But Jan Dymond a represen tative from the Bay said there are a lot of inequities in the Retail Business Holidays Act that allow some stores to open Sunday while others close under threat of legal action do sell the same kind of goods as the Olde Hide House and our Sunday customers have a choice between ourselves and the Hide House They have only one option Ms said following Wednesdays council meeting Our attitude is council is not the one to decide whether or not its go ing to be profitable to open Sun day Ms said councils deci sion to keep stores closed on Sun days during the Christmas season is not a big surprise but she said she would consult with the depart ment store executives to deter mine their next move Volunteers worked f 3000 hours in Acton Over the past year people have donated over 3000 hours of their time and energy to help others in Acton according to Ac ton Social and- tibh Centre officials Recently the Annual volunteer party was held to help celebrate the year of pro viding aid to Actons seniors ASSIC has worked from Actons Old Town Hall at 19 Willow Street North since 1985 and in vites new volunteers and clients to drop by or call for more information officials said the Meals- program itself has volunteers working 1500 hours to serve clients with meals Last year the program a service taking senior shutins to a local restaurant on a monthly basis has 32 volunteers work a total of 350 hours for 40 clients going to 230 luncheons The transportation pool had 25 volunteers working 450 hours to give 75 clients rides Christmas Decorations While quantities last CRAFT SHOP SMr 1 MAIN STREET SOUTH ACTON 8533949 CHRISTMAS CAROLLERS Come join us in Downtown Georgetown for some Carolling with the Georgetown Choral Society on FRI DEC 15th FRI DEC 22nd pm to 830 pm Breakfast with Santa loin Santa and a special guest from the North Pole for Breakfast SATURDAY DEC am and 1130 McGibbon Hotel Banquet Room SHOP DOWNTOWN