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the HERALD Page Seniors Wednesday October Seniors are not begging cap in hand ByLESMELLISH Herald Special On behalf of the Georgetown and District Seniors Association I wish to compliment the Herald and specifically Ben Dummett for the coverage given in the Oct 23rd issue to the meeting of the Association with nonincumbent candidates on the issue of a seniors recreation centre We seniors appreciate any ex pression of support and are en couraged as we get more and more from all sources It seems the more publicity there is on this topic the more acceptance it gets and once Council senses com munity pressure for such a centre it will take the initiative and make it happen If you will permit me I should like to state more precisley what the needs of seniors are I am referred to as having said that seniors need a 1000000 ft building I should like to say more correctly We need a building in which we can feel at home and have a sense of posses sion so that we can say its ours And in view of the program we wish to provide to seniors based on their wishes and our research the number of seniors likely to be using the centre and the need for some parts of it to be for the general use of the public it makes good sense to provide at least 10000 sqft There is also ho denying the fact that seniors are part of a growing segment of the popula tion so it would be foolish economy to start too small If we can get this for well readily surrender the need for a million dollars which we estimate is about the price well have to pay for what we want The above of course is a simplistic model of the solution to our problem We recognize the possibility of and are on the lookout for opportunities to soive our problem at lower cost by combining with other community services in a complex centre The one which is presently in favor with Council is to combine a seniors centre and possibly a needed community centre with another arena beside the existing Arena Other similar alter natives exist and may become practical Another possibly lower cost alternative is to con vert an existing building Such a building has not yet turned up but we would be happy if it diol and would willingly help to evaluate it This of course would be an ac cidentally occurring opportuni ty and we cant go on waiting forever for that coincidence to happen When we say this might cost the Town as much as we are trying to be open about this It sounds like a lot of money at first glance but in comparison with the capital outlay for other projects such as an arena or the civic cen tre itself for that matter it is not a major expenditure Lets not beat around the bush what we are asking for is a new social cultural and recreational development for Georgetown What else appears on the capital forecast for 1992 to 2000 Nothing Surely we the com munity of Georgetown should have some development of this kind for the whole community Were not a bunch of seniors with cap in hand begging for a Centuries Antiques Joan Picon owner of Centuries Antiques at Trafalgar and Steeles Ave in Hornby demon strates how the table of this walnut secretary desk opens This display including the platform rocker and pine corner cupboard was one of over 100 booths set up at Georgetown District High School for Its Annual Craft Art and Antique Sale Saturday and Sunday Herald Photo THE MUTUAL TRUST SAVINGS BOND I Fully guaranteed Lump sum redeemable any time No fees Installment purchase option ON SALE OCT 15 NOV 15 Contact CARBERG00DLETBAEcon S0QueeitSlWSte200 Brampton Ontario Bus Res 877S129 Licensed with Mutual Life Canada Than Canada Savings Bonds THE MUTUAL TRUST COMPANY A member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation A member of I The Mutual Group handout We present day seniors are in the process of alerting the community to the fact it has slip ped behind other communities in the region and in Ontario in that no seniors centre exists here and many hundreds of seniors here and now are passing their retire ment with limited social activity and contact there is loneliness and boredom and it is waiting for you if you dont wake up and start to take an interest in the social cultural and recreational development of this pleasant On tario community of Georgetown Come along councillors Get with it Show leadership and make this happen Present day seniors are willing to help so that it will be there for the seniors of the future Seniors Safety Week The Canada Safety Council in cooperation with the Provincial Safety Councils and Leagues is pleased to announce its third an nual National Seniors Safety Week campaign November 1218 The week is designed to intensify public awareness of the issues surrounding the safety of older Canadians The cam paign theme Safeguard Your Best Years Driving for Life provides an important venue to direct national preventive educa tion programs and public awareness activities to reduce accidents suffered by older Cana dians on the roads With more people living longer individuals age 55 and older are becoming the largest group in Canada Over million drivers aged 55 and over make up per cent of the population and are in volved in per cent of all motor vehicle collisions Collisions and traffic violations among older drivers often involve failure to yield the rightofway per cent of collisions involving older drivers are multiple vehicle crashes Highlighted coast to coast with your support National Seniors Safety Week gives Canadians the opportunity to be better informed about the agerelated problems that are known to affect drivers performance Thousands of campaign kits containing valuable information on how older motorists can drive safely and stay on the roads longer and registration forms for our 55 Alive driver refresher course are being distributed to senior organizations health units safety organizations and community centres across Canada The Canada Safety Council is the only independent national nonprofit membership safety organization in Canada Through the coordination and promotion of safety and accident prevention activities for all Canadians it is dedicated solely to the reduction of death injury and economic loss caused by accidents and health hazards United Way food fun Where can you eat food a la Marilyn Franco and Ed be waited on hand and foot by celebrity coun cillors and be dazzled by im personations of the rich the famous the notifying and the ridiculous all 350 The United Way invites you to come and experience their Third Annual Uniquely United Way Lun cheon tommorrow Thursday from to 130 the Halton Hills Civic Centre cafeteria located just off Maple Ave in Georgetown This Bala event will be held in the ambiance of the Civic Centre cafeteria and is guaranteed to be the social event of the year ac cording to a press release Diners will be with impersonations the Social Club a bevy of aproned waitpersons responding to your every whim gambling music drink and decadence like youve never experienced before But come early this special deal does not last for long Do your bit chow down the United Wav My Teddy Bear Friends and I Invite You To The GRAND OPENING of TEDDY BEAR MAGIC 1 38 Mill St Corner of Mill Market Sts GEORGETOWN -873-8522- Saturday November 2nd 1991 930 am to 530 pm Come In and Browse Through The Magical World of Teddy Bears C treats if YOU CAN WIN 1 91 Limited Edition COLLECTIBLE BEAR I I NAME I I I PHONE NO Drop Off This Ballot November 2nd ADDRESS