Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 11, 1991, p. 2

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Page THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday January Plaza breakins Police suspect two break and enters overnight Dec in Moore Park Plaza may be linked The first one occurred at Hicks Fish and Chips where the rear door to the establishment was pried open and culprits removed about in bills in coins and caused about damage to the rear door Police have no suspects but they did find footprints at the scene which travelled four doors down to Riviera Hairstylists Here and a small amount of change was taken and the rear door damaged Police say the burglars possibly used a metal pry bar to open the door because there were paint fragments left on the door A pizza shop in the plaza has been burglarized three times recently and police Bay the same poeple may be responsible Mischief charge Police report a Ac ton man has been charged with mischief after a large plate glass window was broken at the Bank of Montreal in Acton A complai nant called police on Dec 29 after he saw a person in an Intoxicated state near the bank and later beard the sound of breaking glass When police got there the suspect was gone But police discovered who the person was had the accused come to the divi sion and heard him admit to kick ing out the window Fire extinguishers lifted Unknown suspects stole three pyrene dry chemical fire ex tinguishers from the Cedarvale Community Centre overnight on Jan 2 police say The thieves left through the kitchen door but police were told numerous people use this exit during closing time Residence burglarized A Georgetown residence on Culvert Street was burglarized between am and pm last Tuesday say Unknown persons forced their way into the home by kicking in a door Police say that once inside a 28- inch Toshiba color television a Magnavox VCR and Toshiba stereo system seven rings two diamond solitaires two gold wed ding bands and other rings with precious stones and in roll ed coins were taken In vestigating police say it appeared as though all areas of the house were searched and very little ransacking took place Because of the little damage and the valuable property taken police suspect the robbers were so meone who knew the layout of the house and what was in it They also say a vehicle was used which was probably pulled right into the garage of the home Tools stolen Police report a robbery took place last Monday at Mackenzie Lumber on James Street in Georgetown They say unknown climbed over a fence into the storage yard removed the from exterior mounted door hinges and gained full access to toe premises this way The culprits also tried to remove the hinge pins from the safe hinges but failed Items stolen include a Skil twist screwdriver a Skil power wrench a Thakita cordless drill and a crowbar valuing in total 190 Riding Association meeting gets rallying call from Duignan CRIME STOPPERS HALTON The Regional Police and Crime Stoppers in Georgetown are requesting the publics assistance in apprehending the responsible for an en try and theft at the Pizza Hut Restaurant This entry and theft occurred in the early morning hours of Satur day October 27 between am and 720 am at the Pizza Hut in Georgetown The business is located at the northeast comer of the Georgetown Market Mall 308 Guelph Street at Sinclair Avenue Entry was gained by smashing the lower glass pane of the main entrance door The suspect entered the managers office and accessed the safe removing a large sum of money and credit card deposits Identification officers from the Regional Police examined the scene and several fingerprint im pressions were photographed and lifted If you have any information that leads to an arrest In this or any other case you may be eligi ble for a cash reward You need not give your name and your call will be treated with complete anonymity Please call The Herald It will take time and a lot of work but the provincial New Democratic Party government will wrest the power away from the provinces old boys net work and put it back in the hands of the people This was the rallying call MPP Noel Duignan used Wednesday at the Riding Association Annual Meeting in Milton The old boys network Mr Duignan told the approximately 50 party faithful is the Liberal and Conservative parties who have kept the power and privilege for themselves during the last 50 years But dont be mistaken it will be given back to the electorate he said Mr Duignan predicted the two contentious issues facing the pro vince in the next while will be the NDPs moratorium on rent con trol and the environment Mr as a member of a provincial government commit tee will be meeting with landlords across the province and tenants across the province to review the moratorium The MPP said he believes the legisla tion is fair to both sides Mr Duignan has little sym pathy for landlords who say Bill discourages them from Improv ing their buildings History has shown said Mr only approximately per cent of On tarios landlords in any one year applied to raise their rents higher than permitted under the previous rent control legislation The legislation therefore affects Safety Council seeks nominees Each year the Halton Region Safety Council pays public tribute to citizens who by their courage and without regard for their own in terests help to save lives Your assistance is requested to identify citizens of this community who have performed an act of bravery in the saving or the attempted saving of anothers life during Nominations will also be accepted for individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to public safety over and above any job requirements All nominations will be forwarded to an Awards Committee who will make the final decision of those people who will receive awards Nominations are to include the name and address of the nominee together with a brief description of why you feel they should receive this award As award recipients come from all municipalities within we encourage all community media to attend the Awards Banquet on March 2lst at the North Halton Golf and Country Club Maple Avenue Halton Hills Nominations are to be maileddelivered to Constable Kenneth Han nah of the Regional Police Service 11 Division Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario L7G and are to be received by February Please remember to recycle this newspaper along with your glass bottles and jars aluminum and steel food and beverage cans plastic soft drink containers RECYCLING It only works if we all do our part LOOK GOOD FEEL GREAT JANUARY SALE NOW ONI Christmas Stationery at 12 Price Sato End Saturday January OXBOW BOOKS Main St Downtown Georgetown very few people he continued Bill means no landlords can raise rents above per cent the first year of its enactment and 56 percent in the second year These increases should provide ample funds for repairs because only maintenance costs fluctuate A landlords mortgage is set for an period of time ex plained Mr The MPP also warned that landlords who refuse to maintain their buildings will be forced to do so by provincial legislation In response to an article in last Wednesdays Herald in which former NorthHalton MPP Walt Elliot said the has done nothing about affordable housing Mr Duignan said the NDP has only been in- power for three mon ths The is committed to building 20000 affordable hous ing units this year he said em phatically The Liberals were in power for five years and only buiit af fordable housing units he added On the issue of the environment he stated the following warning to Miltonbased Reclamation Systems Incorporated the com pany behind the Acton dump pro posal RSI read my lips as long as Im an I will do everything in my power to ensure no dump is build in Acton He also said he is determined to ensure a full Environmental Assessment is performed on the Silver Creek Valley before any of the six projects proposed for the area go ahead Citizen of the Year The Georgetown Lions Club is now accepting nominations for the Citizen of the Year The award recognizes a Georgetown individual who through volunteer work has made a significant contribution to the community said Lions Club Selection Committee Chairman Mani Mitera The service club will be accepting nominations until Jan 31 Long- time Georgetown resident Jessie Hayes was recognized as the Citizen of the Year The award was first given out in Mr Mani predicts there wilt be 20 to 30 nominations made before the deadline The Lions Club will announce the recipient in midFebruary and the awards dinner will be held March pm at the Georgetown Lions Club For more information call Mr Mitera at 8772279 ELECTRONIC SERVICE CJbHWEtHSntmBtSCOjTURrnAaSWrjeoeAHU 90 MY GUUUNTEE ESTIMATES ALL SERVICE PERFORMED ON PREMISES BY QUALIFIED TECHKICUKS FOB THE BEST SERVICE AT THE BEST PRICE CALL GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND WMTI Hi Learn to Drive and Survive Young Drivers of Canada NEXT 4 WEEK CLASS STARTS WED JAN 30th91 630 pm to 938 pm IN CLASS ROOM 116 MOUNTAINVIEW RD S GEORGETOWN 8770751 IF BUSY CALL 350000 GRADUATES RECOMMEND YOUNG 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