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| Paes THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1996 Environment and cemetery topics of Norval W.I. BY NORINE VAN LEEUWEN, P.R.O. Special to The Gemini Dorothy McLean hosted the October meeting of the Norval Women's Institute. President Gisela Malchin opened the meeting reading a poem, Little Leaves. Halton District W.I. Fall Board Meeting report by Aileen Nixon centered on FWIO Centennial Celebra- tions, being held at the Con- vention Centre in Hamilton in June 1997. To participate, all members of Women's In- stitutes, past and present, should register soon with FWIO. Halton Hills Councillor Kathy Gastle came to our BY JULIA SKIKAVICH Special to The Gemini At atime when there is so much controversy over the education system, a time when the educators are being labeled as corrupt and uncaring, it is appro- priate that a teacher defies those labels and proves to be something much more tohis students. Mr. Alfano, the music teacher at Bishop Reding, was recently hon- oured with the Excellence in Teaching Award. The music program at Bishop Reding provides a unique way for students to break away from the mo- notony of the school day, giving them a chance to indulge in a different form of learning. Part of the en- Mr. Alfano's BISHOP REDING NEWS joyment that comes out of the music program is greatly attributed to Mr. Alfano's un- conventional methods of teaching. Although the pro- gram demandsa great deal of time and commitment from the students involved, Mr. Alfano's constant guidance and encouragement drives many to discover talents of which they were unaware. From the music program comes the Junior and Senior Bands, both of which are con- ducted by Mr. Alfano. These extra-curricular activitiés en- hance the learning experience by offering the students an opportunity to improve upon their skills while taking part ina fun and interesting activ- Opus The Senior Band, con- sisting of nearly 60 mem- bers, will be taking a trip to Chicago later. in the year; also they will be tour- ing the elementary schools, including those in Georgetown. Itis hoped that the Junior Band will be playing in some retire- ment and nursing homes in the area. Mr. Alfano's contribu- tions to the school, both in the classroom and beyond, are much appreciated by the students. His classes not only build an appre- ciation for music but equip students with ethics and knowledge needed later in life. Congratulations, Sir, and happy birthday! meeting to reportthata letter, written by MP Julian Reed regarding the McNabb Pio- neer Cemetery, has been re- ceived by Council. Mr. Reed will give to the Town a walk- way from front to back of the cemetery lot and a small por- tion of land at the back of the lot to build a cairn. John Hutton, serving his fourth term as Councillor for Ward 6 in Brampton, was our guest speaker. John spoke about his six years as amem- ber of the Credit Valley Con- servation Authority (CVCA). The CVCA includes 1,000 sq. km of land and 300,000 residents. Ontario Ministries are passing pollution prob- lems on to Conservation Au- thorities. Municipalities have to look after their own parks now. Brampton Industrial Em- ployment Planning is work- ing with landowners to plant trees through the Credit Val- ley. Churchville is now Her- itage Village and Huttonville is publishing a history book. Brampton planning has triggered a proposal fora GO Station at Mount Pleasant -- Hwy. 7 and Creditview Road. Our next meeting is Nov. 7.at Norma Thompson's. "Georgetown by-pass." Wildwood traffic calming? Town staff will investigate complaints by a Wildwood Road resident about the volume and speed of traffic using 22 Sideroad, Eighth Line and Wildwood as a Ward 2 Councillor Kevin Kuiack raised the issue after receiving a letter from Wildwood Road resident Tom Bentley who wants safety improved by lowering the posted speed limit and installing speed bumps. Mountainview subdivisions get Town draft approval Subject to a number of con- ditions including adequate water, Town Council gave draft approval to two adja- cent housing development proposals on Mountainview Road North in Glen Williams. Georgetown Investments plans to build 147 units and Meadowglen, on the site of the former mushroom fac- tory, plans to build 67 units in an adjoining developments which will share a collector road and will include park land, open space, roads anda storm pond. The developers have ap- proval to begin Phase I work of 59 units but draft approval for the remainder of the two plans of subdivision has been withheld until the issue of water capacity is settled. Crime Prevention Week in Halton The Halton Regional Police Service will once again be participating in Crime Prevention Week which runs this week until Friday. The focus will be Auto Theft and Theft From Auto, crimes which have been plaguing this Region and the surrounding areas. By working together we can curb or eliminate auto theft and related thefts in our Region. Police will be at the GO Station on Friday morning. Your Oil Heat Supplier offers the best service plan and furnace conversion programs available. 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