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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Mayors Christmas luncheon The Fourth Annual Mayor Christmas Luncheon sponsored by Hills Chamber of Commerce held at the North Golf and Country Club Wednesday turned out to be a low key affair with Town of Hills Mayor Miller addressing the local business community The Mayor noted that Hills t developed at the pace predicted a year ago but promised Future good orderly develop- Christmas mailing tips OTTAWA With the Holiday Season fast approaching Canada Post Corporation would like to provide its customers with some mailing and packaging tips to en sure that all cards and parcels ar rive on time and in mint condition during this very busy season Good Packaging Essential For Shipping Christmas Parcels Improper packaging can result in delays damage and extra ex As customers prepare to send parcels here are some packaging tips that will ensure- that everything arnves safely Packages must be clearly ad dressed strong and securely sealed and the contents must be protected by internal cushioning material to prevent movement otherwise the parcel could break open and its contents may be lost or damaged Follow these basic steps to good packaging Use a sturdy shipping con tamer such as strong corrugated cardboard Do not use the gift box itself Protect contents with plenty of cushioning material such as air bubble sheets tissue or shred ded newspaper and fill all empty spaces in order to prevent any in movement If the article is fragile the parcel should be clearly marked FRAGILE in bold block letters on the outside of the container and DO NOT BEND if the article can be damaged by bending 3 Seal the package securely with good quality pressure- sen sittve packaging tape such as or reinforced kraft tape Never use masking tape or dinary transparent tape or str which can get caught in mail processing machinery Address the package clearly with the destination and return addresses appearing twice on the parcel A label bearing both these addresses should also be place in s the parcel as a back up n case the wrapping gets damaged 5 For parcels of value coverage for loss or damage should be purchased Additional packaging lnforma tioi can be obtained from postal counter staff or by calling a Customer Service representative in your area Many Ways Available To Mall Parcels and Cards Parcels can be shipped reliably and economically by using either Canada Post Regular Parcel Village Constable greets Santa New wheelchair van Halton Regional Chairman Peter Pomeroy unveiled Wednesday the Region s new wheelchair van that was made possible by a provincial grant of 000 and an equivalent donation from the four Oakville Rotary Clubs The Region now has two wheelchair vans to service the physically handicapped in The Regions inter municipal transit service goes by the name or in the Chairman s words a unique name for a uniquajer The service which started in March supplements the four area municipality special transit services In the case of Hills this service is van The Pegasus vans will transport the physically handicapped between area municipalities within Halton according to a press release Pegasus has made over passenger tnps over the past three years and currently there are 315 people registered with the service he said The new van features a manual slideout ramp removable seating and can either transport six ambulatory passengers or two wheelchair and three ambulatory passengers said the chairman ment This would lead to more Jobs for local residents with town council keeping tabs on the developers he predicted Pictured above left to right luncheon Master of Ceremonies and former Georgetown Mayor Wheldon Steamer Mayor Russ Miller and Hills Chamber of Com merce President David Page Herald photo STEVEN C FOSTER B A LL B BARRISTER SOLICITOR MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONT 3G2 873 fax 4962 RESTAURANT Lunch Specials Every Day Buffet Every Fn Sat Sun from 5 00 p m Salivary Service 87751067 Mail or Expedited Parcel Mail services A relatively new ice Expedited Parcel provides overnight delivery locally and regionally and twoday service most maior centres in Canada To ensure smoother processing of cards during the peak holiday season Greet More is a popular product and saves customers five cents on every greeting The Greet More stamp booklets of ten for are used in conjunction with specially marked envelopes that help speed up mail processing To pur chase cards that use the Greet More envelopes simply look for the Greet More symbol wherever boxed cards are sold Even greetings and gifts left to the last minute can arrive on time for Christmas Special Oc casion envelopes are a faster way to send cards in Canada with guaranteed next day delivery locally and twoday delivery bet ween most major centres Priority Courier can deliver a package overnight between most major centres in Canada and can link with its international network to provide fast delivery to over countries around the world Don Smith left past president of the Georgetown Optimist Club presents a video television to police constable Riddle as Santa stands near by The present was given to the police on behalf of the club for the village officers to use at their station Herald photo