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Mackenzie wins a victory of sorts By Oksana Buhel Town of Halton Hills councillors decided to tenta- tively permit rezoning of Georgetown developer - Sandy MacKenzie’s - James and Draper Sts. property, but MacKenzie will have to assure councillors” he will “We need enough leverage to get us the parking we need.” "It's time we started setting a standard" Gail Rutherford suey parking a permanent decision is made! A notice of motion was introduced at Monday’s. council meeting stating town staff recommended the proposal, which would bring the application. to the fol- lowing stage - site planning. Councillors discussed the issue at length before amending the notice. One matter to be consid- ered before the holding pro- vision is removed is “ade- quacy of Parking for any new uses. Counc. Gail Rutherford _ complained about the vague wording. “We have to be more specific,” she insisted. Counc. Anne: Currie argued it was not fair to demand more parking spaces from MacKenzie than have been demanded from other downtown-core Stores in the past. Rutherford disagreed, saying “It’s time we start setting a standard.” Mayor Russ Miller added if the parking spaces are not allo- cated now, “they'll be gone rever.”” ey Town planner, Glen Wellings, notified council- lors the theoretical number of parking spaces, based on the number of residences, and the area of commercial space, is 48, but admitted this was an amount. Rutherford consented to change this number to 35, or a sufficient amount of cash in lieu of parking, to cover the cost of purchasing neighboring lands to pro- vide parking. Counc. Al Cook pointed out the difficulty of enforc- ing cash in lieu of parking, since no by-law exists to regulate downtown parking. The town has the option of passing a by-law for the premaieae ie ae a site-specific p Despite the] ie of a by- law, councillors passed the amended notice of motion, allowing the proposal to advance to the site planning stage. The application will return before council at a later date for councillors to decide if MacKenzie has satisfied their requirements sufficiently to warrant the removal of the holding pro- visions. “onerous” The Olde Hide House reopening? The “closed” sign on the doors of the olde Hide House in Acton may be removed shortly, if Tuesday’s meeting between company presaiest: Steve Dawkins, and company credi- tors, lives up to Dawkins’ ex; 5 ry confident our restructuring proposal will be approved by the creditors,” he said. See story page-2. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Call Brenda 877-5165 ~ 24hr. pager ~ JSFinson s_ BRENDA PAYTON ASSOCIATES Sales Representative 32 pages ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ 50 cents includes G.S.T. Gilmour sends his best to Halton Hills By Colin Gibson OMHA te: ‘star-attraction. minor -hockey ~-in.--both ito Maple Leafs super~ star Doug Gilmour, sends his i] best wishes to those involved in Georgetown and Acton minor hockey caught in the middle of the ongoing feud between the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA), the Canadian. Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) and the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHI The OMHA is suing both the CAHA and the OHF because the minor hockey group was refused entry to the OHF for the 1993/94 hockey season, thus effectively cutting off access to. both CAHA membership, national pro- grams and other CAHA-sanc- tioned events. Theoretically, the lack of This aah: ‘into jeopardy tournaments in both Georgetown and Acton which, in the past, had attracted’a host of MTHL teams. Gilmour was at Greenwood Raceway in Toronto last Tuesday, officiating at the post positions luncheon and draw for tonight's (Saturday) $205,000 running of the Molson Export Pacing Series Final (which will be shown on TSN starting at 9:30 p,m:), the Canadian Pacing Derby, the Sist Spies es Canada’s oldest major harne Although “he hay-burners got top billing, it was clear before the first salad fork was It’s safe to suggest that Gilmour almost single-hand- edly led the Leafs into the rar- efied air of the semifinals in last spring’s National Hockey League playoffs. T had a chance to have a brief chat with ‘Dougie’ ‘and the Kingston native knew of Halton Hills, claiming he once competed in the Georgetown International: Bantam Hockey Tournament. Gilmour was concerned how the fracas between the OMHA, the CAHA and the OHF would impact on our area’s young hockey players and hoped the brouhaha would soon be resolved. He sent best Georgetown and Acton. A copy of his signed “Best wishes’ accompanies. this arti- cle and I will also be forward- ing copies to Georgetown and ton minor hockey and donating the original to the pila Hockey Heritage Counci For te record, Staying Together, a four-year-old gelding (who drew post posi- tion four), is ihe prohibitive favorite in toni A winner of 13 of his 19 Starts this year, Staying together has already amassed a bankroll of $729,250 for his owner, Robert Hamather of London. Tom Massena, long-retired former Fire Chief for Halton Hills, wipes blood off the face of 7-year-old Adam Sanderson. Sanderson and his grandmother, Lois Graham, were driving out of the Marketplace parking area Wednesday at 11: 30 a.m. i crossing Mountainview Rd. to Campbell Gate when their car was struck by a southbound car. Sanderson was taken to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital with minor cuts to his forehead, and‘ released the same day. The accident is still under investigation. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW. CAHA affiliation status also blocks OMHA teams from competing against U.S.-based or ee teams. Toronto Hockey League has recog- nized the OMHA’s freeze-out from both the OHF and the CAHA and informed its teams they face either financial penalties or suspensions (or both) if they play against dropped that Gilmour was the — wishes to all those involved in In‘a June race at. the track in New Jersey, Staying Together cov- in 1:48.2, anew Arn ihe =e tpecoe Snvdloed eae for a hamess race. aes SA \ Ochon.» Manse He is unbeaten in his last Mockam Yow DR 43 lo ZSogon \ seven starts. 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