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Canada Post will recognize Glen Williams as a community a Christmas card and writing Glen Williams on it." The changeover won't cost the residents Canada Post has recognized Glen Wil- anything and there's no need for residents liams as a community, separate from to change any of their official identificaGeorgetown. tion. "Georgetown" will be retained as an Canada Post has agreed alternative address. to implement an addressing Canada Post says resichange-- without changing dents won't see any delay to postal codes-- that would their mail no matter which allow all Glen Williams resicommunity name is used. dents' mailing addresses be In an update to council listed as "Glen Williams". Monday (Oct. 24), Town Their current addresses say Clerk Suzanne Jones said "Georgetown". all residents living on Glen "With the loss of the post streets have been notified: office (in Glen Williams) in Alexander, Beaver, Bennett the 1970s, which used to be in Place, Bishop Court, Charlthe Wheeler's General Store, ton, Confederation, Credit, JOAN many of the folks felt disenErin, Glen Crescent, Joseph, ROBSON franchised...It seems we don't Karen, Main, McMaster, exist when you can't write a Meagan, Mountain, Mullen letter to someone that says Glen Williams Place, Oak Ridge, Park, Prince, Thomas, on it," said Ward 2 Councillor Joan Rob- Tweedle, Wildwood, Barraclough, Ainley son, a longtime Glen resident. and Holdroyd. "We don't want to be just a neighbourAccording to John Wellsbury, Canada hood of Georgetown, as much as we love Post manager of delivery planning, said Georgetown," said Robson. "We just like once the notification is complete, Canada to be recognized." Post will set a timetable for the change Mayor Rick Bonnette added, "I've al- within the Canada Post system, which inways said Halton Hills is a community volves a number of steps. of communities, and this is one way to Town staff will also begin updating its help the Glen keep their identity. ... I look property systems to change Glen Williams forward to sending Councillor Robson as the principal mailing address. By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Halton Hills HIGH LOW 5 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, October 27, 2011 WEEKEND FORECAST... FRI. 70 -20 SAT. 80 20 SUN. 90 20 Getting static about the dry air in your home? An whole home humidifier delivers perfect humidity to your entire home. FURNACE & FIREPLACE SALES and SERVICE 118 Guelph St.(at Maple) 905-877-8990 www.applebysystems.ca SIT ON IT SALE... 20% OFF F LO O R O R CUSTOM ORDERS S A L E E N D S N OV. 7 T H 265 GUELPH ST., GEORGETOWN 905-873-2753 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK *Some Restrictions Apply