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SPORTAl Lifetime Service Guarantee Minor fires end off 87 The fire department ended the old answering a number of resuscitation calls and attending to a new minor fires At 15 Dec three fire trucks sped to Main Si In Acton to Investigate a chimney fire The firefighters had no dif ficulty putting out a chimney fire which caused no damage Firefighters investigated reported house fire Dec at 10 23 am a l the Lot i Concession in Erin Township Fireplace ashes which had been placed in a plastic bucket In the basement ignited creating a lot of smoke but image Firefighters rushed to the Fifth Line south of Highway at Dec 26 at 10 a investigate in activated alarm their arrival firefighters discovered nothing The fire department tended to a resuscitation call Dec at pm at 12 St Albans in Acton Firefighters administered oxygen to an elderly man who was wen taken to hospital by ambulance Dec at 10 p firefighters responded a resuscitation call on Mill Street West In Acton A male epileptic patient fell on a gloss and received minor cuts The ambulance arrived on the scene shortly after the ire department and the gentleman was taken to hospital Family focus A six part film series featuring Dr James Dobson will begin at Ho ly Cross Church Jan 11 at m It will continue each Monday tor six consecutive weeks In series Dobson helps families tackle problems of liv ing and loving together There help for every age from understanding toddlers to dialing with teens to growing old together There will be no charge Donations will be accepted to help defray the cost of film rental Stop smoking The Lung Association will be running Smoking Cessation Pro grammes in early January If you like to stop smoking in 1388 call for information and registration Hearing continues Jack Ford hearing before the Ontario Hospital Appeals Board resumes Jan lint Five days have been set aside for Jan 11 12 and Ihc hearings will be held at the Room in MacDonald Block at Queen Park Jan 14 the participants will move next door to the Niagara Room in MacDonald Block If the hearings go a fifth day they 111 move to the Chelsea Inn on Gerrard Street In Toronto MacDonald Block is located on k comer of Bay and Streets in Toronto benefit The Ralph Memorial Fund was the recipient of I 300 raised in a special benefit performance of Georgetown Little Theatres play Catch Me If You Can The Si raised for the Ralph Memorial Fund will bo used to pre sent entertainment in Ralphs name a I a brunch at the theatre gallery annually Hazel Marty Hughes and Lois sold the most tickets Georgetown I Theatre regularly supports local organize lions and charities by presenting preview perform a Iheir plays Georgetown Utile Theatre next play in February A Pack Of Lies will include a performance benefitting The Hospice Assoc a tion while the April play will benefit North Hal ton Women Place Free trade The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Honorable Barbara MaDougnM Jan IB Ms McDougall Is a Senior Cabinet Minister In the Federal Government and her talk will be on free trade Opponents of the deal say the government has given away the store while proponents ore quick o point out thai this will secure our economic prosper The government has said the deal insures access to the S market improves access lo the US presents new opportunities for trade in many sectors Some companies In Georgetown will prosper under his deal while others will find Increased compel tion from US Industries Judge for yourself and attend Jan 18 at at Hoi ton Hills Library and Cultural Centre Tickets are Call the Chamber Office at Ms will give a prepared speech follow by questions from the audience the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established IIALTON HILLS ONTARIO JANUARYS IB88 22 PAGES DISTRIBUTION OPEN 10 Its the to Acton Study will look at Georgetown seniors complex By BRIAN Herald SUff The town Seniors Advisory Com will study Ihe feasabilily or building a seniors complex In Ha I Ion Hills Lew Ward a local senior had pushed for the complex when he gave an Impassioned plea for action at an Oct council meeting Mr Ward would like lo see a com plex designed specifically for seniors along the same lines as building In Thai facility is a closeddown factory which has been refurbished to provide space for a variety of activities for seniors Mr Ward reiterated his pleas for town help at a Dec meeting of the Seniors Advisory Commitlce The committee passed a motion New Years revellers count down last seconds revellers counted down the seconds in Hills in both Acton and Georgetown during New Year Eve celebrations In Georgetown there was a definite Scottish flavor the as Georgetown Girls Pipe Band Major Virginia Hulmc played for the Pipe band members were the 1987 citizens of the year in Georgetown as selected by the Lions service club Ms dressed In her col tart en kilt piped out the tunc of Auld Lang Syne while on estimated crowd of over sang along Everyone crossed hands and song said Councillor Marilyn Ser jean son who was inside Knox Presbyterian Church on Main Street ringing the bell She said she wasn t sure if anyone heard bell because the bagpiper were playing down the minutes same time outside the church In other years hundreds balloons were lei go out of a huge net but this year something ferent was tried Everyone was given a balloon on a string and par ticipants let helium filled spheres midnight There were a lot of families who attended Georgetown event said Serjeantsan Hot chocolate was given to the people who braced the cold to Join others in New Year Eve The next day the Mayors New Year Levee was staged featuring entertainment of an upbeat group of musicians playing jazzy dance music Members of the band arc Lou Darcy and the Em mans family featuring grandfather Charlie on the horn son Peter on the piano and grandson Craig Grant on drums Mr played double bass and also the piano The group certainly added a lot to II Ihe Levee said Ser Chairman John McDonald Council must give its approval for thcstudyallheJan meeting Right now 7 per cent of the population In Hills are senior citizens By the year lhat figure will increase to per cent said Mr McDonald By the year baby boomers will senior age and going lo be almost scary he said The emphasis on the study will be from for and by the seniors he said The town plans to ask local seniors what type of recreational facility would in Halton Hills The town is currently lease Howard Wriggles worth Public School from the Board But prevented the Board from renting the facility to town so far said Recreation Director Tom If the town manages lo lease Ihe facility from the Board then the school would be sublet to the and then Subsublet lo local groups and organizations for use as committee and meeting rooms said Mr But idea is not entirely com patiblc with what Mr Ward has in grand what people have done over a period or a lew years said Mr Ward of Sim facility He t the Seniors Cen a week before the December meeting Mr Ward wants to set the wheels in motion selling up a seniors com plex rather than wait for a building He wants lo get the people side organized But he doesn think a seniors community centre Is a like ly prospect for Georgetown in the near future Right now 1 at doubtful stage he said Mr acknowledged the School proposal would not match Ihe scheme propos ed by Mr Ward Mr oppose the Idea of a separate seniors complex but he said it not something I pursuing Coordinator of Elderly Services Val O flora who was the Dec meeting said the Hallon Hills population can sustain a seniors but it depends on how Ihc seniors population is in a particular In order to qualify for provincial assistance the town must agree to pay per cent of Ihe operating costs said Ms O Hara A similar survey conducted in Milton showed loud and clear seniors wanted heir own complex Ms 0 said Milton has now approved funding for a seniors centre In a refurbished Legion building she said Mr McDonald has high hopes for survey but he cautioned against counting on a separate seniors com plex Whatever we do it has to be practical he said Baby Tony Nicholas Turn h out was a wee bit early but the same time a wee late when he was bom Jan at District Hospital The lbs I infant came a weik earlier than expected although he I make It for Ihe first day or IDSB Jr Is the first child of Jean and Tony or Terra The baby s second name is given for till great grand father back in Holland Herald photo Multiuse Y centre proposed The YMCA quest to turn Howard Wrigglesworth school into a com munity services centre could be a by March Regional Manager Smith said negotiations between the town and the Board of Education appear to be positive and she hopes to secure a lease by mid February and rcnova lions in March The YMCA asked the town to the lease from the Board of Education because legal details give the town first crack at a lease said Ms Smith The school will need between and In renovations The would pay for those renovations then recover the costs in rent paid by space to various agencies in town she said The YMCA would also ask Region and the province for money to complete the renovations she The would likely give up Its lease at St Andrew United Church Mountain view Road and move in to the school The school is big enough to provide space for children youths and seniors said Ms Smith A daycare centre could operate al the school as well as the dropin centre and toy library she The Open Door dropIn Is also interested In moving into the school and several seniors groups have loured Ihe building and are pleased with the facilities said Ms Smith The Association for Ihe Handicapped and Children and treatment centre are also interested moving Into School she said The would operate the school as a breakeven operation said Ma We view it as a real investment in ihe community lhat will allow the and other agencies lo prove programs and offer more she said A space at one end of the building would be designated as a senior community centre space or seniors would Include a large program room a kitchen area and a dropIn lounge area said Ms Smith A draw was held for a Shirley Deaville print with the proceeds go ing to ihc youlh dropin centre Open Door Town staff members from the library and recreation department baked some special goodies for the guests who ventured out say hello to Mayor Russ Miller and other members of town council The Open Door draw was won by Craig Smith of Brampton who look home ihe Shirley print donated by A I Ma rah Sludios was steady stream of peo ple the New Year Levee said Rev Peter Bar row conducted the Introductions in lieu the lowncriei A anniversary plaque was given to a couple living on Drive Lome and Rose were quietly honored at gathering with a certificate from the government Dignitaries ponder their resolutions Herald Staff the timt of not only for good cheer but for many Hills residents to promise to lose slop smoking or mure And as last page Is lifted from 1617 calendar many councillors have made their own New Years lions herself Councillor Sheldon resolves to at Icasl one book per month or purely entertainment value With nil ihc rending Ms docs for council she finds she has Utile lime or relaxation rending Mi foresees lot of im issues which council needs tackle new year I would like to divert funds into the transporlation sector of the budget said She would like to set more monies used for own road maintenance and capital projects Councillor Richard Bon has never mode New Year resolutions ever since he was a kid I do not believe in making them because 1 will end up breaking them anyway he said Personally Regional Councillor Marilyn said I have lose some weight In the council end of Ms Scrjcanlson wants do a good job keep on lop of things and make sure she is personally satisfied with the work she Is doing Chamber though BIG lions will be going on this year and Mr Lowton said the tourism office will be set up and completed Area Councillor Joe Hewitt has not made any extremely fabulous or fantastically exciting New Years resolutions but he said I want lo read a couple more books I never had the ancc to read last year and vowed read this year As well the councillor wants to gel back Into shape by losing a Utile weight playing squash a Utile more and perhaps getting in a Utile more skiing he said In ihc political field Mr Hewitt wants to gel tHc province move on a comprehensive garbage plan I would like to see council work more as a unit he said Instead of attack ing Ideas Mr Howill would like to sec everybody building on them Personally area Councillor Gerald Rennie would like to do more reading and writing in new year Apart from lhat he said I have not made great and wonderful resolutions BramptonGeorgetown MP John wishes for peace In the world 1 shutter every night lo sec what is going on in Lebanon Israel Continued on page Packaging strike could be long one Workers Packaging Ltd arc still walking the picket lines and be no early end to the nineday old strike Over 100 workers of the Graphic Communications International Union Local 500 walked off the job Dec after talks failed Dec People employees are frustrated and also feci very strong said Local 500 President Mike Workers are asking for Increased wages boiler benefits Increased shift premiums and no expanded continental work week This Is the first strike at Ihe said Curwood President Barry Kcdwcll He is currently attempting reach the conciliator to discuss the com pany s next move in the dispute Meanwhile the union Is standing firm with no plans to contact manage ment lo set a dale to get back to Ihe Bargaining table said Mr Mr said he fell there was progress made at the Dec 21 meeting but Mr said earlier that meeting produced no progress whatsoever Mr declined to talk about unions demands reiterating his stance that we arc not going lo negotiate through the media He said It is very difficult to soy If the strike could be within the next week Local is negotiating Its first contract since gaining certification in April The certification process spawned a number of complaints which ihc union has before the Ontario Laoor Relations Board Mr Kedwell said management had also lodged a complaint against the union but complaint was overruled Workers bundled up as they walked Ihc picket lines early this week as ihe temperature plunged well below zero The union plans to picket two locations on Armstrong Avenue hours a day Strike pay will average about a week for the duration of the strike said one union official Striking workers outside Packaging Ltd on Armstrong Avenue gathered around a lire keep warm In the freezing temperatures Jan The Graphic Com muni cations International Union went on strike Dec About US workers ire demanding more money belter benefits higher shin premiums and no continental work week Keeping the tire going Is Dave Veltch Kevin Rice Suitor tracing away from the wind Al Jim and Mike Herald photo