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Thursday, N ovem ber 19, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 23 IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT AND IN THE MATTER OF the lands in the Town of Halton Hills known municipally as 88 Bower Street, Acton, Town of Halton Hills and legally described as Lot 44, Block 5, Plan 31. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Halton Hills intends to designate the Perkins House under Section 29(1), Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter O.18. Description of the Property: The Perkins House at 88 Bower Street, Acton, is a two-storey brick house. The Perkins House was constructed in 1891 in an irregular "T" design of the Gothic Revival style. The Bower Street façade of the house features a three-sided bay with a projecting gable and decorative verge boards. The condition of both the exterior and interior of the Perkins House has been well-maintained by property owners, inclusive of original doors, hardware, flooring, and trim. Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest: The Perkins House at 88 Bower Street, Acton, is one of a disappearing streetscape of larger solid brick homes built by the entrepreneurial men and women of the village to highlight their success and place of importance in Acton. The role for Bower "Avenue" was reinforced by the duplexes across the street, built by the leading entrepreneurs of the village involved in a Banking Syndicate to provide housing "for a better class of citizen". Description of Heritage Attributes • Two-storey red brick with raised courses serving as a border between stories and two distinctive raised brick designs below the windows of the upper and lower bay. • The three-sided two-storey bay tower topped with a projecting gable supported by decorative verge boards featuring a trefoil design. • Decorative verge board featuring a trefoil design on the east gable end. • Oak front door featuring a large pane of translucent glass with scrollwork below it and the original metal door knocker. • A door transom featuring translucent glass matching that of the front door. • Front foyer ceiling medallion with hanging brass light fixture and frosted glass globe. • The front staircase featuring a turned newel post supporting a flowing carved banister with turned spindles, culminating in the upper newel post which is topped with a flower bud. It supports a curved upper banister with spindles. • Maple floor boards in front hallway, front room and dining room. • The four iron heating vents. • Window and door trim with three asymmetrical grooves, topped with blocks at the top of the trim using a raised square with bevelled sides. The base blocks on the doors use a raised rectangle with bevelled sides. This is found in the hallway, front and dining rooms and on the original doors on the second floor. • The front room bay with two corner guards, detailed milled window trim and corner blocks around the three windows. • Dining room milled wooden apron under the sills of the three windows. Further information respecting the proposed designation is available for viewing at the Finance and Corporate Services Counter - Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, during regular business hours. Refer to the Perkins House Designation Report (PI-2015-0033) for the description of heritage attributes, site analysis, and historical background. Any person may, by December 19, 2015, (within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice) serve written notice of objection to the proposed designation with Clerks Division, together with a statement for the objection and all relevant facts. Dated at the Town of Halton Hills this 19th day of November 2015. Ashley Mancuso, Records/FOI Coordinator, Clerks Division, The Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, ON L7G 5G2. 135 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE UNDER THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT notice of intent to designate haltonhills.ca 5 Armstrong Ave., Georgetown PHONE 905-873-2989 OR EMAIL FOR FALL BROCHURE danceco@sympatico.ca | www.georgetowndancecompany.com Dancing is like dreaming with your feet • lessons for all ages and genres • recreational and competitive programs • convenient local recital • over 20 years experience Ample Free Parking ve., Georgetown COMMUNITY Each year between Dec. 1 and Jan. 3, during Light Up The Hills Festival of Lights, Memory Balls are placed onto the Memory Trees located in the Do- minion Gardens Park (Maple Ave. and Guelph St.). Each clear glass Memory Ball is tastefully en- hanced with small decorations and a name tag is attached with the names(s) of the person you wish to remember. The names of the Loved Ones re- membered are also printed onto a large "In Mem- ory Of… sign which is located between the two Memory Trees. Although the Memory balls are on the Memory Tree during the Festival of Lights, the sign is always there for park visitors to see. "We are now our fourth holiday season and this idea has proven to be an emotional and beautiful tradition for people to honour and remember a loved one lost," said Light Up The Hills chair Gerry Kentner. Each Memory Ball is $25 for the first year. The cost goes toward the creation of the Memory Ball and then to cover costs for the Light Up The Hills 'not-for-profit' organization to help offset the over- all Festival of Lights event costs (including the many thousands of LED lights, displays, and the hydro cost etc.). After the Festival is over, the Mem- ory Balls are removed from the Memory Trees. The Memory Ball volunteers remove, inspect main- tain/refurbish them as/if required and then store them until the following December. During September, October and November, volunteers begin to sell Memory Balls for the up- coming event-- they will be in the mall on Nov. 27. They also contact all people who have purchased a Memory Ball in previous years and asked if they wish to have their Memory Ball placed onto the Memory Tree for that year. The renewal donation is $10. If you or someone you know wishes to pur- chase a Memory Ball, please contact one of the fol- lowing Memory Ball volunteers: • Hazel Armstrong: darmstrong@aztec-net. com, 905-877-1325 • Bonnie Brunton: bbrunton@hotmail.ca. 905- 873-9800 • Kathy Brooks: Kathy.brooks@cogeco.ca, 905- 877-6606. Memory Balls on Memory Trees are a special way to remember loved ones during the Christmas season Residents gather around the Memory Trees in Domin- ion Gardens Park last year. Submitted photo