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Profile of a volunteer Actons Vic VIC BISTROW Herald Matt Writer Alt of February and September Vic has his car glued ihc phone Then In March April and May he out roaming the streets The Acton man is very active with fund raising campaigns Mention you re planning a campaign and he con I refuse help For the past years Mr has been Aclon campaign chair an for the and far the past eight years ho s also been running Acton Heart Fund campaign Each and September he picks up the phone book and dial number after number It takes Mr about colls before he lined up enough volui canvassers he said out the own Into res den blocks for each canvasser to visit Mr lien delivers campaign kits that start campaign boll rolling in community But job t end there for he leaves commercial and Industrial canvassing to himself He is also responsible for picking up Ihc money collected by the canvassers after the door drive is over Its gelling bigger because the town is growing Mr said of his campaigns I used to be able to do It with 50 people but the town has doubled and now takes about 1D0 As if it t enough to be running the Heart Fund campaign In February and ihe CNIB campaign in September People should try- doing something for someone else Mr also Likes part in the Bed Cross drive In March the Cancer Society drive in April and the North Association for the Mentally Retarded campaign in May He works as a canvasser for the last three organizations Once you get Into one or these things it pretty hard to get out or it you know Mr BUtrow smiled I kind of kid and say got talked into it but I enjoy it If 1 can help in any way like that It okay for me The campaigns he leads take him two months from the time ho starts calling up canvassers to when the money comes in be said To be fair Mr Bistrow said he starts dialling at a different letter of the alphabet each year so different people are called upon to canvass and not always the same people The kind of people who go out to canvass will do it for anybody he sold I try to stay away from getting the same people for both campaigns where I can TRY TO HELP For years a member of the Lions Club Mr said the club gave him the Initiative to want to serve and try to help whenever he can People should live their lire trying to do something for someone else Mr said If I can help in any way I will Actually It was through his Involvement with tho Lions Club that he started up the CNIB campaign in I Acton blind are one of the main club projects As for the Heart Fund he got Into that when a Hamilton branch sen ta live came to visit him at the Acton post office where he a clerk She to ask for his help In finding someone who would run an Acton campaign Unable to resist when he saw the need Mr Bistrow volunteered to do it for one year He been doing It ever 5213- FOBERT Real Estate Inc 380 Quvtph Street Qaorgalown Ontario the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY APRIL 1983 Call delays police in bank heist A ploy by an unknown bank robber diverted Hoi ton from the dov town area last Wednesday at 10 55 a a heist from the Toronto Dominion bank on Georgetown Main Street South Police five minutes before the robcry recced a call from a booth out side the Bank of Com also on George Street South Criminal Investigations Bureau Saff Grahim called It a diver tactic that got police out of the down The staff sergeant said ihc man descr bed as feet Inches to feet 10 inches tall and 175 pounds had been observed walking up and down Main Slrect for a I m I prior the robbery Police described the an to be in his mid twenties with unkempt straight dark brown hair over his ears though not touch his collar He had a dark moustache and marks on his face perhaps moles The man was wearing silver wired sunglasses a blue peaked baseball cap a blue and to plaid shirt blue Jeans and a khaki ves which was open If anyone saw a man rt description me of the robbery hey are asked to call police at 8785511 ex tens Ion Town stalls Acton land development By CHRIS Herald Staff Writer An Industrial land deve lopment proposed for Acton northwestern corner won t be approved until town council has more Information from its engineer and planner CI have already expressed an n teres t in the which shoulders Highway and Is easily accessible by rail Hugh Bruce repre senting the Ken told council ore Monday night The industrial park would not use municipal water and sewer ties but would have lis own separate water supply and dispose of wastes through a septic system Only dry industries would be allowed to locate in the park industries which do not use water or dispose of dangerous wastes as part of their manufacturing process While acknowledging that there are sewage and water studies which need lo be done before com can move the site Mr Bruce said the Gibb Syndicate is anxious to generate more Interest and possibly secure some committments to the site Council s approval In principal of the firms plans would help he said adding that the firm want to spend any more money on studies until It had the bless ing of the municipality for the project WATER SUPPLY Some councillors Men day night expressed con about how a large Industrial development might affect the nlty tenuous water supply Bill Morrison a water supply consultant hired by Gibb Syndicate said his consulting firm had reviewed regional infer ma lion about the water supply in the area rounding the park He said he believes there Is plenty of water in an aquifer running below tho- property and may produce as much as gallons of water a minute Firm conclusions about the supply won be avail able until test wells have been dug Mr Morrison The industrial parks Continued on Page New contracts Var an Canada Inc two more federal government contracts Supply and Canada has announced The Georgetown firm will supply electron lubes to the defence department The contracts arc worth and They were two of 322 contracts mill on contained In the latest bulletin of business opportunities Albums stolen A 20year old man who stole an album collection worth from a Mounlainvtew Road res was charged with theft under and will appear in Milton provincial court May of albums by the Georgetown man took place April Too many curves A driver was taken to Milton hospital with minor injur es April following an accident on Sldcroad David Tucker Jones failed to a slight curve near the Third Line drove roadway lefl of centre and hit a FORD SALES LTD Highway Gaorgatown BEST DEAL Is A CAPITAL DEAL Townhouse development Construction begins for coop project INSTEP formed only tail year the Air Cadets Squadron TIB band put out a marching ali tor their fellow marchers lightening their steps along the parade With cadets and a drum major they ve worked hard to keep In tone and In step The air cadets are gearing up for three May events tagdays on May J i and raise money for their programs Optimist Club Bangorama at which the band will play May and for their last parade or the year May at their Inspection Herald photo Volunteer Week Stories on pages AS A9 By CHRIS Herald Staff Writer Three bedrooms one a basement which can be renovated into a rec room a home like that may no longer be out of the question for many Hills residents Construction lias a ready started on a rather unique housing develop ment in Georgetown River Run area on a cooperative housing lure The unit town house development which is being built by Home- starts a private builds operative and profit housing throughout the Toronto area expects to see lis first residents in July with another wave mil rig completed homes in August When completed it will be lown a first housing develop ment and Is already known as the Morley Mills CcOpcrnllve after a well known community worker and a director of the new There arc only 17 co operative housing eels In Peel and regions Including he one in Georgetown Coopera live housing develop mcnls arc already found In and Burling ton and two more projects are planned for those cities as welt SHARE Members of a coopera live housing development actually share in the own of the project each paying a monthly share towards the develop men I s mortgage and up keep It against the law for any Individual member of the coop to build up equity that Is turn a profit from his role In the coop but members over Ihe age of IS have full voting rights when decis ions are made regarding tic coops future Through committee and a board of directors a system of checks and balances Is In place lo ensure that the inter of coop members are looked after There nothing new about co operatives Karen a centre opens A Canada Employment centra for students will open in day April Supervised by Deborah the centre will student full a part time summer employment and offers a wealth f advice on lit types of jobs available It is year as well as Ion programs which offer employment opportunities The centre is located at Square corner Rood South and reel In office adjacent to Royal Bank Miss spoke the Georgetown Rotary Club Monday night about a employment prospects the II be registering students Wednesday and DtstriU High School and riday High School The centre office hours art a to m Monday o Friday Clocks forward Yes folks II time rward Daylight Savl Tim i Su at a Clocks be one hour and technically could lose hour of sleep But we II gel back when Eastern Standard returns and ho clocks fall back COED decision about whether or not renovations to Church St are eligible Tor funds The admin at rotors have been sent a response from ihe lown to some questions they liad town clerk administrator Ken Richard said Hint If there is no approval this week of the 20 projccl electric an Jeff may drop h proposal to renovate building into office space WHATS INSIDE Entertainment Will two day before the opening of Deathtrap suspense is already building Page Sports The enilnit I eld annual awards banquet with Mike and Peter sharing honors for Ihe team MVP arc threatening Nnrmln Hollywood Tavern Page Features demonstration of the bewildering practice or divining was shown to curious onlookers at the Public I Diverting waterways Is one element In the art of divining Page All starts director old The Herald because they been around for ages Grain coopera Uvea have been formed out In the prairies for the Joint bene fit of farmers and coops of other kinds exist all over the world Ever one has a role in keeping he development in top shape Coop mem bers often steer away from he cxhorbitant maintenance cost faced by condominium dwellers by doing their own main chores rather than hiring professional outside help However when certain tasks need special help the decision hire a contractor is made by a commit lee of the cooperative At the Morley Mills Coop residents can ex peel pay about a month as heir share of mortgage While at first glance that may not seem much of a savings over other rental ernes there are savings lo be enjoyed In the coop Ms Slcnberg said The coop operates on non profit basis she explained After the first year only the increased costs of mail and house Insurance are add In some cooperatives increases this year were only four per cent and that with a lot of saving up money for roof repairs and other things years down the ALTERNATIVES Co op housing I simply for low Income families It a way of life and owning a home which is enjoyed by residents with widely different annual Incomes There are many rest dents whose Ihe coop are subsidised by government programs but Ms Slcnberg added people who can afford pay the full monthly amount move into coops because they are attract by the concept of coopera live living Since the Georgetown projccl got underway several weeks ago Home- starts head quarters has had about 30 applications for the 46 units One of Ihc homes Is specially designed to accommodate a physical handicapped resident Not all of these lions will be accepted by the lime thcyve passed through the careful screening process large carried out by leers from developments in the area The form asks why the applicants want to live In a coop development Applicants later attend an oriental meeting explaining how cooperative tern works and whats expected of Ihem if are eventually Coop volunteers who have been on a appeal training course meet with applicants for r views Applications are then reviewed by a mem committee and recommendations passed on lo a board of directors which eventually makes he final decision With new coops the membership of commit tecs and boards of dircc tors is filled by residents 1 ving In coop dev clop mcnls Once the fledgling coop Is built and people start lo move In management Is turned over Its own residents Many coop residents Ms said I ke the control over their lives they seem to re gain in coop housing They arc no longer tied to rent increases decided arbitrarily by landlords or mortgage rotes which can soar in a matter of months By participating In the coops decision making process residents have a say in their annual house fees If you want more mat on on the Morley Mills Coop call Home- starts at 2704360 Fisher gains delegate seat on 5th ballot Betty Fisher was the sole Georgetown delegate selected to represent BramptonGeorge town for the Tory p convention In June Mrs Fisher vicechairman of the Halton board of education won on the fifth ballot narrowly defeating Everret Biggs 121 119 Of Ihe four delegates selected Wednesday night at Secondary School Mrs Fisher was the only committed delegate placing her support behind leadership candidate John Crosbie The other candidates selected were Lois Rice Tom and Phil all longtime members of the riding association Elected as alternative delegates are Sutter Graeme of Georgetown Biggs and Morris Smith Besides Mrs Fisher and Mr Goebelle Georgetown was represented by delegate candidat Rick Morrow Kevin McLean and Eric Stone There were IS delegates represented at the riding association meeting where members cast votes on the first ballot Mr Goebelle lasted until the fourth ballot when he dropped out of the delegate race trailing Mrs Fisher and Mr Biggs PRIVATE EYES Action and adventure are everywhere In the mind of six yearold Mark miller who picked up a UFO coloring book the Joseph Gibbons School garage sale on Saturday Young Mark paused between chapters for a momentary check of bis surroundings Herald photo by Gerry Timbers