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FILLER HONOUR ROLL 9.000x98 COL=BWBUSINESS HONOUR ROLL Since 1976 ED PEAVOY SEPTIC PUMPING 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Lic. by the M.O.E. PUMPING OF HOLDING TANKS SEPTIC TANKS AROBIC TANKS 519-833-9180 Toll free 1-877-232-0229 P.O. BOX 709, ERIN, ON Pump and Servicing Pressure Line Flushing Jeffrey L. Eason B.A., L.L.B. BARRISTER & SOLICITOR 905-877-6961 MISS. 905-877-6961 FAX: 905-877-9725 Barrister & Solicitor General Practice 116 Guelph St. (Rear entrance) Georgetown Since 1977 Since 1977 Celebrating 30 years Nov. 21, 2007 Since 1978 55 SINCLAIR AVE., UNIT 5, GEORGETOWN 905-877-2425 Georgetown Custom Car Sound ELECTRONIC SERVICE FREE ESTIMATES - 120 DAY GUARANTEE Family dining since 1978! Please call for Reservations for Christmas & Special Occasions. 13-15 Mill St. East, Acton 519-853-0300 Since 1978 Since 1982 Georgetown DENTURE CLINIC 905-877-2359 18 Church St., Georgetown Alexander Trenton, DD, F.C.A.D. (A) Creating Confident Smiles For 25 Years! Since 1983 Since 1985 QUIK AUTO REPAIR For all your Automotive Maintenance 354 Guelph St., Unit 21, Georgetown 905-877-8220 Serving Halton Hills for 22 years. 6 Looking Back, Friday, November 2, 2007 In 1972, new major subdivisions were cre- ated in Acton: Kingham and Cobblehill Estates built by the Bovis Corporation, a British-based multinational corporation. Growth slowed again for both communi- ties until the early 1990s when construction began in what is known today as Georgetown South. The lands had been owned by Heslop, sold to the McLaughlin Group (Halton Hills Village Homes Inc.) in 1965. But it took almost 20 years, threats of Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings, hearings and a court battle, for the first homes to be built. Today, about 12,000 people cal l Georgetown South home with future growth planned dependent on water availability. Meanwhile, Actons growth was stalled by a long drawn-out OMB hearing debating water supply, sewage treatment plant capaci- ty, fisheries impact and competing develop- ers interests. Eventually the OMB gave approval in the early 1990s to several com- panies to build new homes for about 3,000 people. Currently Actons future develop- ment is stalled due to water restrictions and the Provinces Greenbelt Plan. Halton Hills began the new millennium with a population of about 46,000, and is currently at approximately 56,000. However, that number is expected to grow to poten- tially between 60,000 and 70,000 by 2016. Halton Region, in consultat ion with Halton Hil ls , Burl ington, Milton and Oakville is in the middle of a planning exer- cise known as the Sustainable Halton Plan. The Plan will respond to provincial legisla- tion, which has targeted Halton to grow to 650,000 people in 2021 and to 780,000 peo- ple by 2031. Halton Hills will be expected to take its share of people but still unan- swered are how many and where. Towns future growth rests largely on water availability Arguably the areas most famous resident Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery who made her home in Norval. Above: The fury of Hurricane Hazel on Oct. 15, 1954 ravaged the village of Norval, flooding much of the hamlet. Below: The last steam train in regular use traveled through Georgetown in 1959 but this one drew a crowd in 1965 while passing through. Photo courtesy Esquesing Historical Society Continued from pg. 3