Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 10 Jan 2012, p. 1

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POLICE BLOTTER Homeowner chases away break-in suspect PAGE 4 What's popular for weddings this year? BRIDES 2012 8 PAGES www.theIFP.ca Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 28 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) Updated Heritage Register adds 172 new properties By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Despite the objections of at least four property owners, Halton Hills council approved the addition of 172 properties to an updated Heritage Register at its last meeting. Approval brings the total number of properties on the Town's Heritage Register to 415. The listing does not require property owners to get heritage permits to make changes to their property, but it does allow the Town to delay issuance of a demolition permit for 60 days while conservation options are considered. But four property owners objected to the listing: 12-14 Adamson St. in Norval, and 16 Guelph St., 48 Queen St./2 Murdock St. and 37 Charles St. in Georgetown. Yoav Hadany told council at the December meeting he saw no reason why his property at 16 Guelph St.-- the home of Beautiful Petsshould be listed. He said its heritage value is limited due to repeated alterations, with only five per cent of the façade left. He said there are better examples across the road that were not put on the Heritage List. Describing his building as "essentially a dog house", Hadany said the Heritage List should have "some kind of restraint and more exclusivity." According to Heritage Halton Hills,16 Guelph St. is "an example of an altered Ontario Gothic See HUNDREDS, pg. 5 Maple Leafs too hot for firefighters Ellis Harrison of the Halton Hills Firefighters gets into a lighthearted tussle with Lou Franceschetti of the Toronto Maple Leafs' Alumni Association on Sunday afternoon in Georgetown. The fifth-annual event was sold out again and this year's game is estimated to have raised about $11,000 for Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills. The Leafs won the tilt. See another photo on page 8. Photo by Jon Borgstrom Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m <RXU $ZDUG :LQQLQJ 'HDOHU $&+,//(6 0$='$ 2I 0LOWRQ 6WHHOHV $YH (DVW 0LOWRQ 21 /7 ; *UHDW 6HOHFWLRQ ZZZDFKLOOHVPD]GDFD LQIR#DFKLOOHVPD]GDFD 3KRQH 3KRQH 7ROO IUHH )D[ · your window & door professionals · Quality & Service You Can Count On! 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca · awarded readers choice 16 times · 6HUYLQJ +DOWRQ +LOOV 6LQFH 905-702-0885 www.bathstudio .ca

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