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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1996 THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI 3 es QUILT OF LIFE: Quilters from the Georgetown Seniors' Centre were busy preparing for their annual Christmas Bazaar, Nov. 16, by readying quilts and other handicrafts. The centre is located at the Georgetown Indoor Mall, 318 Guelph St., from 10 am to 3 pm. Clockwise, from left: Ina Reed, Betty Kennedy, Tina Zylstra, Siena Van Hoekelen, Frances Ewanusiw, and Edith Massar. (Jamie Harrison photo) Approval angers councillor's wife Cont. from Page 1. Day also argued that Town planning decisions inthe area of the development and her home, landlocked her prop- erty. Daniels Group spokesman Robert Shan agreed to add the fencing, lighting and drainage issues as conditions of registration which must be resolved before the end of the year, but Shan refused to debate the foundation issue with Council, arguing that it was a civil matter -- if it's found that construction caused any foundation prob- lems, their insurer would "come to the table and make an appropriate assessment." Shan noted they had spent a considerable amount of money saving trees in the area, and offered to extend a retaining wall and move a fence ten feet onto the Daniels property. Catholic parents accused of 'hijacking' meeting Cont. from Page 1. Milton for high school, at- tend Thursday's meeting. Separate School Board trustee Joe Deoni of Milton, representing the Separate Board Chair, said the Do- minion site is the Board's first choice and that there's money for a new school in the 2004 capital budget. Catholic parents were not the only ones upset with what is being proposed on the site -- the Central Georgetown Business Improvement Area is worried that commercial development on the site will drain business from the core. BIA co-ordinator Emma Rock was not appeased when Parallax consultant Wendy Nott repeatedly said the de- veloper intended to build less than half of the 230,000 » PONTIAC BUICK Cade cmc fe hath Wl MEG. SP A OVER 100 NEW VEHICLES!! AY yD square feet allowed under the Official-Plan. "Forty per cent of the stores under 2,000 square feet in downtown Georgetown are vacant," Rock explained af- ter the meeting. "This is not going to help the BIA's goals in the down- town." A number of residents want to save the history of the property, former home of the Dominion Seedhouse, the "Jargestmail-orderseed com- pany in the Empire." The University Women's Club of Georgetown, which is already fundraising for a commemorative civic garden at the corner of Guelph Street and Maple Avenue, is un- happy that the latest plan on the table reduces the amount of parkland and turnsa grassy depression into a reflecting pond and ice rink. In a letter to Council on Monday night, the Club restated its position that the memory garden should be at least 2.5 acres in size and that they would con- tinue to fundraise for the gar- den, but not for the pond-ice rink proposal. The consultants staged another public meeting after press time on Tuesday night and will formally present their proposal to Town Council at its Monday, Nov. 18 meet- ing. -- Niblock information. injuries. Injured boy recovering The four-year-old victim of a Halloween night traffic accident is recovering at home in a body cast, and de- scribed as "grumpy" by a family friend. Brendon Prevost, 4, was hit by a car as he was 'trick-or- treating' Oct. 31, on Sixth Line, Halton Hills. As yet, no charges have been laid in this incident. The family friend phoned The Gemini to correct some Asking that her name not be used, she said that Prevost did not suffer any fractures to his arms or any internal injuries. He did break both arms and suffer minor head ee ee ee ee Oe es FULL SERVICE & PARTS OPERATION - OVER 40 USED VEHICLES!! ce 409 MAIN ST. E., MILTON 878-2355 ee ae a Lee. Ne, ee, ae ag Shan complained that the Daniels Group had been made to appear as the bad guy. "We come away feeling kind of beat up by the Town because we went to such great lengths to show we area good developer," Shan said. Allcouncillors except Rob Heaton voted in favour of Tues. - Fri. 9:00 - 6:00 Saturday 9:00 - 5:00 ys ate Pye =a Ue) 8) ele CL OO ee ae Sale SOUT TSS eee Se eee Rao rata ATs Mee eta ke ae _ |Dr. CAROLINE TESKE, BSe OD is pleased to announce the opening of her practice of Optometry at 99 Sinclair Avenue, Suite 310 Georgetown (905) 702-1616 > Deer Run Stables in Rockwood Announces its new indoor riding facility for year-round instruction. English riding lessons; Small groups; Quality horses Come see for yourself! approving the plan of condo- minium for the Daniels Group, apparently satisfied that Day's issues concerning site plan conditions would be dealt with. Councillor John Day de- clared a potential conflict on the issue and left the Cham- bers during the debate. SERVICE CUNT a tS | aE Ree Bo BT | HOURS --AXD TOMI COUT Ui SOTO E mete Serving Halton Hills & Area Since 1978 EY CC HB CEF instructor (519) 856-9322