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Legion-sponsored meet, please see pages 15 and 16. And they’ re off The Sth Annual Georgetown Branch 120 Royal Canadian photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Council huffing but not puffing By Oksana Buhel Councillors became “pio- neers” Monday evening at the Town of Halton Hills general committee meeting and approved a smoking By-law, the enforcement of which may not even be legal. Council has been trying to pass a smoking By-law for restaurants, pubs, bars and taverns but had not been able to do so because of a defini- tion question between restau- rants and the other three of establishments. (Restaurants would have to comply with a smoking By- law but the remaining estab- lishments would not.) Town staff has not yet been able to make the distinction. On June 21, the decision to enforce a non-smoking sec- tion for 25 per cent of restau- rants with seating for at least 40 people was defeated. ~ At Monday’s meeting, “councillors' tried again to establish a definition for a HIS WEEN restaurant. Councillor Gerald Rennie suggested the three latter establishments pos- sessed a-sense of mobility, with patrons moving from table'to table. Councillor Bill Robson proposed establish- its. with a stand-up b: considered “bars,” but Councillor Norm Elliott point- ed out existing restaurants in Georgetown with stand-up bars which could not be con- sidered “bars.” He suggested instead, establishments with liquor sales exceeding food sales be considered “bars.” * Town clerk Janet Lunn- Stewart pointed out the diffi- culty with such a proposition. “What the town considers to be a bar may not be what the owner thinks,” she said. Lunn- Stewart added the liquor-food ratio situation for establish- luctuate. Her last point was strongly sup- ported by Councillor Pam Johnston. Lunn-Stewart said owners are not legally obligat- ed to provide statistics on the tatio of liquor to food. She added constant supervision of these. statistics would use up more manpower than the town eould spare and health officers could not help with the super- vision of the statistics because they had no jurisdiction to do $0. “Is this legal?” Johnston demanded. She requested legal council be sought before councillors make a decision and was told it would “hope- fully” be obtained by the next council meeting. Mayor Russ Miller admit- ted councillors should and business latitude to make profit,” but pointed out the necessity of a By-law. “Why not be pioneers and pass a By- Law,” he asked. “We'll see if it’s a working solution and we can change it if necess: In a recorded vote, couneil accepted the recommendation 11-2 and will be voting on it Tuesday. a MICHAEL (MIKE) ADAMS < beetle Ao) Ba Wednesday, October 6, 1993 24 pages -3051 ‘Award Winning Sales Rep ad 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ 50 cents includes G.S.T. Counterfeit U.S. bills still circulating By Oksana Buhel Two more counterfeit U.S. bills, which escaped the atten- faced police Last Wednesday in the late afternoon, a man made a Small purchase at Global Pet Foods at the Georgetown tplace with a phony US $100 bill. Police believe the same man passed another counter- ‘feit $100 bill at BiWay on several hours later. The fraud w: discovered until an employee attempted to deposit the bill at the bank. » The man is ducing a male, white, in his late 20° ighing about 200 | clean- shaven and with good teeth. The clerk at the pet store said the suspect was wearing a light-brown suede jacket and a light pair of BiWay cashier remembered the man with a dark brown leather jacket and a green sweater. Both clerks mentioned Bed ae spoke with a Texan dr: Halton ae Police Holmgren back in court pe Oksana preliminary trial of Acton babysitter Heather Holmgren, a in the January manslaughter of an infant, and March assault of another infant, is taking place this week at the Ontario Court, provincial division, in Milton. On Jan.19, an unidentified wor man Called police and reported the infant she had been babysitting had stopped breathing. Forensic tests done on six-month-old Dani the next day at Hamilton’s McMaster-Chedoke Hospital iel Spencer, who died |, indi= cated the infant had been assaulted. Two months later, on March B, the same lady called police, claiming there was a problem with a six-and-a-half-month-old girl she was Dabysiing. ase Maslen was taken to Abe Hospital for oronto, where it was determin she had been pecs: The i ie was released from hospital a week later. Holmgren was charged April 3. vi Reatig at and wing day, and ordered assault. She was released on to stay away es her year-old au unless specifically per- mitted by Hall ’s Children Aid Societ Services Detective Sgt. Mike Kingston said there are approximately 10 cases involving Sebnerieie US. currency in Hills each month. He added merchants me ny ‘epee available the possibility of cin victimised: One sug- gestion was on merchants a US $1 bill to compare with other bills. rCounterelt bills are more sg with light sometimes it is difficult to Tecognize a phony bill because of the similarity in paper and engraving tech- niques. “Some of those bills are pretty good quality,” Kingston admitted. He mentioned a special ink which can be used to distin- guish real bills from counter- - feit one and detectors which perform the same function. Kingston said anyone con- cerned that bills might be counterfeit should contact the Crime Peebia Unit of the police Fania s final recom- mendation was the most asic. “If you’re not sure, don’t take the money,” he said. “It’s not legal tender in Canada, and no one is oblig- ated to take it.” GEORGETOWN LIVING rt LIGHTING Let as help you tlh ALL your Lighting concerns! 245 Guelph St. (Hwy. 7), en V ts until 9 p.m. ds Off The Palette and Pencil Club held its October Show and Sale last Saturday at Cedarvale Cottage in-Georgetown. Pictured above, at rear, from left; are club mem- bers, Esne Nicholson, Nella Egerstdofer, Dorothy from left; Susan Ying, Club President Shirley Brambley and Mary Gooch. Photo by Simon Wilson/HATW Hart, and Joan March. Front row, Values in effect unl October St, 1993. "DAZZ reserve the right fo lmit quantities. Bubs extra. Mart ‘weit CRYSTALS LING WITH DIMOND CUT JEWELS | 89"