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Canada very good A group of Georgetown area youths led by Pastor Peter Ralph and his wife returned last week from Montreal where they had spent seven days living and working in close contact with Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees Here s their story AN UNCERTAIN with an refugees ore undaunted they begin their lives anew Montreal the Vietnamese and Cambodian By Doris Stall Reporter Knowing that they would be giving all th nothing offered in return but smiles appreciation and a feeling of Inner fulfilment five members of the Georgetown Alliance Church and one member of the Mountain view Baptist Church drove to Montreal stayed in an unusal church and devoted one week to helping over 5 Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees Pastor Peter Ralph of the Georgetown Alliance Church his fe Sharon and Linda Ncove Cheltenham Lionel and Milton and Keith 56 Rex way Drive Georgetown decided to travel to Montreal and give personal aid to the refugees Their dally activities Included loading unloading and sorting donations a ding the refugees n select the much needed and most flcant of all coming friends with people whom ey thought they would never personally meet Returning last Monday Pastor Ralph and three of the teenager volunteers took time to talk with the Herald and relate their forgotten experience Youngest of the four youths fourteen yearold Lionet was amazed with the outlook of the Vietnamese refugees The Vietnamese refugees were such nice people They mod discouraged people as I had thought they would be I get over the fact that these people who hart gone through so much were still and extremely happy Laurie Lionel sixteen yearold sister Continued on page 2 A IS of the older Montreal This youngster was born in Canada V ctnamese refugees cares for perhaps the not many days after his mother and father youngest of the refugees now located in had arrived the HERALD WEDNESDAY AUGUST Home Newspaper of Halton Hills new councillor Hills town council Monday night sat down to again fill a vacant teat on council With the sudden death of Councillor Coxe early last week both a town and regional vacancy had to be filled Following an extended in camera The best Pioneer Days yet Pics on page 8 session council revealed that both positions had been tentatively filled George Maltby RBI Acton has been selected by council tlo fill the opening on town council and Dick has agreed to represent Ward Two on Hal ton Regional Council Mr has indicated that he will be willing to take on the duties half way through council first threeyear rterm Ho had run for election as town councillor for Ward Two Esqueslng In the first municipal elections for Hills in late 1973 but slightly trailed elected Councillors Miller and Dick Prior to running for Halton Hills council Mr Maltby had served a brief term as an Esquesing Councillor before the onset of regional government Its expected that the bylaw off daily making Mr Maltby a member of town council will be passed at council meeting next week first duties as a town will probably come the following week when he will attend a meeting of works committee According to clerkadministrator Doug council had two options In filling the vacancy A byelection could have been held at considerable expense noted Mr Prit chard or council could nominate a replacement In light of the fact that the present council term Is now half over they decided that nominating a new councillor would be the wiser option On taking over the added responsibilities as one of vc regional ves for Hills an council Councillor noted It Is with mixed feeling that accept the position I thank you the council for the confidence in appointing me to the Job It likely Councillor move to the regional level will result in some of the town representatives on regional committees Councillor Pat McKenzie who currently represents the town on that com stated that he would be willing to move to the works committee on which Councillor had been sitting Region pays tribute to Len Coxe The region which Councillor Coxe helped form and develop paid tribute to the late Halton Hills councillor last week regional council marked the death of Councillor Coxe with a minute of silence to Its meeting last Wednesday morning Regional chairman Allan commented prior o the Silent tribute The suddenness of losing a councillor of his stature is shocking A resolution was submitted and unanimously endorsed by council noting Councillor Coxes past close involvement with the establishment and growth or regional government In Halton Although never a firm believer in the regional system of government Councillor through his positions on both town and regional councils stood In defence of the system on many The resolution passed by council states in part Whereas Leonard A Coxe through his foresight and zeal for his community and region earned the affection of the people In the town of Hills and the regional municipality of Whereas the stature attained In this community by exemplary life and achievements was recognized during his lifetime Be It therefore resolved that the chairman and council of the regional municipality of Halton docs by this resolution and public record recognize the profound Influence of Leonard A Coxc recognizing further that his death Is a distinct loss to the region in which he worked and von deep respect and affection A donation in Councillor Coxe memory was made by regional council to the Heart Fund George Your Morning Smile Heard about the mailman who really believe the mall go through He cut a hole in the bottom of hi mallbag Prosecute store for staying open Hills will prosecute the owner of a Georgetown grocery store who regional police have charged with remaining open on Sunday In violation of the town Sunday store hour regulations Council last Thursday night gave police permission to process the charges in provincial court on August Charged under the section of the town s store hour bylaw that states that with the except on of certain varieties of stores such as milk stores drug stores or confectionery shops all stores must remain closed Sunday Is Chris IGA on Street Co llor Em Hyde noting that the town is In the process of out Its Store hours delayed The recommendation from the town personnel and finance committee to allow all food stores to re nain open on Sundays has been tabled until after September 18 A bylaw allowing the Sunday open was to have been presented to council last week but Horry Levy chairman of the committee told council that clerk administrator Doug had sent out letters to town m asking for their feclingsonSundaystorchours Mr had asked for repl to be back by Sep tember IS Until those opinions hove been received the will remain up in the Sunday store hour bylaw suggested that the 1 ask the case be remanded until such lime as the tttr In f d by We don t know ourselves if want stores to be open on Sundays or not I it unfair to put th man to all this trouble until we get his wl matter resolved Replying to that suggest on Councillor Roy Booth staled have a bylaw that still in ex The town pol have forced that bylaw on our behalf now have to ask that they proceed with the case I would be very if told our solicitors we t want to continue w tht charges The decision found case ho upon what v do I re Council that the mc be handled by town sol tors charges carry a max I no of And Julian makes three GOING TO WIN Five yearold Melanlc listened carefully to each word members of the platform party said falher awaited the opening of nominations at lost week nomination meeting for Burlington s liberal Candidate Full story and more pictur on page 3