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. Studio tour * Ten accomplished artists £ are hosting a Studio Tour this _ Saturday and Sunday. and invite the public to come out and take in the beautiful scenery and autumn colors. Visit their studios. View their work.and use this opportuni- ty to acquire a unique piece of Art. The artists and crafts peo- ple on the Tour are: * Vallery Mokrytzki - oils, acrylics, watercolors and ceramic masks: * Gretchen Hamilton-Day. - watercolors; + Barb Stephens - photo- graphic works; Penny Ridley - watercolors, drawings and mixed media; © « Joanna M. Dobbin - master weaver; #Joseph and Susie - potters, porcelain and functional 4, pieces; * Jo Walterson - original watercolors, monoprints and acrylics; + * Carol-Ann Michaelson - * potter, functional and one-of- a-kind; * Margaret Stephenson Coole i - fiber, wall hangings and mated over 10,000 pumpkins are avai Halloween decorations to thrill and chill trick or t clay, terra cotta earthenware | cious pumpkin pies. and handmade paper. r more. information: ~ $77-1312 or 873-2147. * 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 2 See ‘Once again its worth the drive to Acton. Steve Dawkins (far left) , President of the olde Hide House, was pleased to officially open the doors for business last Friday. Helping Dawkins celebrate the occasion was (from left) Oakville’s Officiat Town Crier Betty Kading , Halton-Peel MP Garth Turner, Halton Hills Mayor Russ Miller, and The olde Hide House Chief Financial Officer John Brison. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW ED dat ac help gon with ALL your Lighting converse! 245 Guelph St. (Hwy. 7), Georgetown 873-2996 kins imself surrounded by the orange gourds ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ Halloween decision By Oksana Buhel ‘A Halloween hotline won't be needed in Halton Hills and Milton can now confidently follow in our footsteps. Town of Halton Hills clerk Janet Lunn-Stewart dug up council minutes from 1982, |. the last time Halloween fell on a Sunday, to see. how the past council dealt with the issue. Lunn-Stewart announced that within the region, Burlington would recognize Halloween -on Sunday, Oakville on Saturday, and “Milton is waiting for our decision.” Hamilton had.to set up a “Halloween hotline” to answer the flood of questions brought about when council- lors in that city decided to recognize Halloween on Saturday. “So many people are calling with questions, they may have to change. the date to Sunday,” Lunn- Stewart said. Halton Hills council decid- ed to duplicate its 1982 deci- sion and recognize Halloween on Sunday. On that day, and two days prior, police patrols will be increased. (91) INC. 877-5211 874-3051 MICHAEL (MIKE) ADAMS, ward Winning Sales Rep 50 cents includes G.S.T. Barber Dam decision nears Approximately 45 people attendéd the Barber Mill Dam Open House last Wednesday evening. The Open House was hosted by the Public Advisory Committee mandat- ed by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to study the Barber Mill Dam as a flood and erosion control project under Section 14 of the nvironmental Assessment Act. Although the Committee is one year old, it was recog- nized as a legal entity in February, 1993, when the provincial government approved Section 14. The Barber Mill Dam Public Advisory Committee is the first of its type for any Conservation Authority in Ontario. Joan Harris, the evening’s moderator, advised the audi- ence the committee had worked to develop an inde- pendent process to safeguard (other. atvaried prices)... the integrity of the committee and as a prototype for future Public Advisory Committees under the auspices of the Conservation Authority. Although the committee liaised with the Authority and the Municipality, it devised, conducted and analyzed-its own Survey, and dealt with its own clerical and administra- tive duties. The Committee functioned asa cooperative collective. It is an advisory body and the Authority is not bound by its findings. The Committee realized that it must not only report its\find- ings to the Authority, but also in a true consultive process, report back to the public. This was the purpose of Wednesday’s Open House. Reinhard Filter, a commit- tee member, presented the methods used to solicit the public’s opinion. These meth- ods included advertising, news releases, an earlier |.. Elegant crystal accent lamps lesto . Flush mount crystal hall or bedroom fixture (2 styles available). cada 25% Off si Open House in April, wide distribution of a survey pam- phiet, direct contact with inierest groups and a door-to- door canvas of the homes in the néighborhood of the Barber Mill Dam. On average, for this survey, results are accurate to within about 5.4 per cent, 19 times out of 20. Computation and analysis of the information indicated the two points reported here among others. Eighty-nine per cent of the survey returns indicated peo- ple were in favor of the future development of a park at the dam site recognizing the his- torical and environmental aspects of the site. The main issue of public concern, whether or-not the dam’s headpond-would be retained, indicated that public opinion was split. In the ques- tion: “Are you in favor of a headpond witha fishway?”, Continued on page 2 lampshades 31, 1993. Bulbs extra. 7