Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 27, 1991, p. 1

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YOU WIN With Quality Brand Name Furnishings All At Wholesale Prices Ontario I Bshtad Ante KM I UVING LIGHTING Georgetown Man lafrl Landry ejected from legislature By PAULINE JOHNSON Queens Park Bureau TORONTO A Hills woman opposing the incineration of garbage was ejected from the Ontario Legislature on Monday after she unfurled a banner in the public gallery during Question- Period Rita Landry who belongs to the Incineration Counteracts the Environment ICE group displayed a sign reading Ban In cineration causing Speaker David Warner to ask guards to have her removed Landry said she resorted to the extreme measure because were not getting any answers from the Premiers office on in cineration like he promised before the election so maybe if the letters are big enough hell For four years the group has used the message of having meetings with the government going home nothing happened writing letters no answers and Im sorry It haft to come to something luce this but they just dont seem to understand and want to meet with the people she said afterwards The Hills group and several other groups from OrilUa gncLMetro Toronto earlier in the day called on the Ontario govern- to overturn part of an On tario Environmental Assessment Board decision which allows for the burning of garbage in Region They said at a Queens Park press conference that the new government is flipflopping on its preelection promise to ban incineration Only by setting aside the decision clause made in February 1990 which tells Region to pursue an energyfromwaste policy in ad dition to reducing recycling and garbage will the government prove its integrity said the groups Environment Minister Ruth Continued on Page z Canadian Tire plans expansion Georgetown Canadian Tire Is planning a major addition to its store confirmed owner Murray Lawton in an interview last Fri day Mr Baid the expansion which will consist of square feet of seasonal retail area is long overdue said Mr Lawton We cant wait any longer he added Mr wouldnt say when construction is expected to go ahead Halton Hills Planner Glen Welllngs said the Town Site Plan Committee has given the go- abead for construction leaving the actual date up to Mr Lawton The existing building has 11054 square feet of space The expansion will face on to Guelph Street as part of the stores existing seasonal retail space said Mr As part of the expansion the stores entrance also be relocated to face more towards the Brewers Retail Outlet in the Georgetown Market Plaza Mr said the entrance relocation Is being done for safety reasons The turning radius from the stores parking lot onto Guelph Street is too sharp said Mr Welllngs It- MM 1 Jifi 1 J TTIliflftn Li fLOl J Little Bo Peep Utile Bo Peep Cars McGilloway delighted the packed crowd at the Acton Arena Saturday while searching for her sheep during Acton Figure Skating Clubs Bookshelf Magic Ice show Herald photo Treasure Hunt The Grabbletoo which contained bidden younaters names Such was the case in the picture treasures was one of the feature attractions for above The on the far left disappeared youngsters who attended last Saturdays animal fan before we could get his name The other youngsters baiaar held at Georgetown and District reaching into the Grabbletoo Included left to right Christian School located just off Trafalgar Road brothers Derek Bryan and Mark of Some of the youngsters were In such a hurry store Milton Herald photo the treasure that The Herald wasnt able to get all the Youths flee police Two 15yearold escapees from Spruce Lane detention facility on 4 Acton led Regional Police on a highspeed chase and caused an Acton man to be charged with leaving keys in an unattended vehicle Friday The whole affair began Friday morning when the two young of fenders from Toronto and Mississauga escaped from their counselor while on an outing to the Acton Bowling Alley The boys spied a Ford Thunder- bird idling in an Acton parking lot police say The owner of the car had left his car running while picking up a coffee from an Acton coffee shop The car was next seen south bound on Hwy 25 just north of Hwy by Police The driver of the stolen vehicle in an attempt to escape the police pull ed into the parking lot In the parking lot the driver another police cruiser causing damage No officers were injured Two police cruisers continued the chase of the stolen car onto Hwy westbound but the pur suit was ordered terminated by the Patrol Sergeant when the car reached a speed of kilometres an hour police werent able to find the stolen car or its oc cupants but did lay a charge of leaving keys in a vehicle while unattended against the Acton man whose car was stolen Regional Police Detec tive Sergeant Mike Eacrett was able to establish what happened after the highspeed chase by speaking with Peel Regional Police officers who arrested the young offenders later that day Detective Sergeant said the young offenders travell ed to Brampton When they saw a Peel police cruiser they took off down Mill Street South in Bramp ton went through three stop signs lost control of the car on a curve hit a tree and ended up in the front yard of a house The car Is damaged beyond repair say police The suspects then left the car Continued on Page 3 An Inside Look KJJHA 2 HHmllMsnj12 14 IS MmyMMtn IS BSSlMU 19 rated Fran a Safety Am 20 lJilUM23 15 Art toll 10 Easter Holiday openings and closings Thinking of doing some shopp ing banking mailing or municipal related business sometime during the upcoming Easter holiday weekend Well heres a rundown of whats open and whats not Halton Hills banks will be clos ed Good Friday but open Easter Monday The local Brewers Retail Outlets will also be closed Good Friday and open Easter Monday But the Liquor Control Board stores will be closed both Friday and Monday The Georgetown Post Office will be dosed Monday and Fri day however the Post Office at the Georgetown Market Place will be open for business Friday with Sunday hours and Monday with regular hours The Post Of fice at Youngs Pharmacy In Georgetown will be closed Friday but open Monday There will also be mall pickup from the mall boxes on Monday Both the Halton Hills Civic Cen tre and the Halton Region Ad ministration building In will be closed Friday and Mon day As well Halton Hills Hydro offices In Acton will also be dos ed on both days Georgetowns Miracle Food Mart A and Knecbtel Georgetown Food Market and the In Acton win all be closed Friday and open Monday Pools hi Georgetown and Acton will be closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday Public skating will also not he available Friday or Sunday and sessions available to the public wont resume until fall Local libraries will be closed Friday and Sunday Aa usual the libraries will be dosed Monday

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