Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 12, 1988, p. 2

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11 HAITONHUXSOUTLOOK Saturday 1W8 Outlook Halton Hi After 131 years Postmaster tradition ends for Herald Stalf After 131 year tradition Iimehouse will lose Its postmaster Canada Post Corporation officials told residents Tuesday evening Shirley Yates is the last postmaster Mrs Yates has sold her General Store and announced her retirement two week ago Weil over too people at he Community Centre were old a contract will be offered on a commission basis to the new owner of the store Toe Corporation Is also Interested la talking to other local businesses about maintaining the postal service In a partnership is reached with a local business things should remain be same said com relations manager Connie Read Regardless rural route moil would still be delivered to homes she said Mike and Delia Cadwallader are the new owners of the store They will be meeting with Canada Post officials to try and strike on agreement An answer from the negotiations is ex in about two weeks Mrs GaakillCadwallader said she know whether or not an agree ment would be reached The said There be much of a monetary value in continuing the post office but the store owners would be carrying on the duties as a service to the community she said Canada Post is right in that keeping the post office would help business by bringing people into the store she said alienatethecommunlty she said Mrs lived in as a child and has recent ly returned to the village with her husband Michael People are very concerned about bow much ire have to five up In order to provide service she add ed If the new store owners woo t ac the offer other businesses could be offered the contract Canada Post officials won reject a proposal from a homeowner to operate from their residence but wont the service to hove extended hours most suitable to a retail firm Residents repeatedly wanted to know how much the contract would be worth to the contractual operator The contract can be dlvulaed sold Anne a rural services officer for Canada Post The Corporation has a mandate for selfsufficiency by 1999 and this means offering contracts to local businesses In rural areas said Ms Read No changes will be made without public meetings a survey and con sulfations by she said Since 1857 across Canada there have been pool offices In rural areas changed over to contractual operators whose salary is based on commission A post office contract operator would provide the same service to Limehouse such as offering registered mall selling stamps special delivery and weighing parcels If business does not a the Canada Post offer residents would have to go to Acton for special services Delivery would be handled by group boxes or a kiosk which is a selfcontained unit of super boxes covered over and protected said Ms Read A third alternative for would be to have a stamp depot mail ships with local retailers rather than hiring a new postmaster Some residents at the meeting criticized the change You re try lag to do the same Job in a cheaper manner said one man Why fix It if It snot broken added another One lady pleaded Tor a continuity la the service What could this meeting do to get the new owner to accept and to keep he community together she said Ma told the crowd if the community supports the business the contract opera tor will do alright Thursday Friday BSOamSOOpm The present postmistress Shirley will be closing her store May When a rural postmaster retires Canada Post now offers partner Teachers travel to Swaziland Two Helton Family Studies teachers will travel to Swaziland to visit schools and Institutions as guests of the Swaziland Home Economics Association Joanne President On Family Studies Home Economics Educators Association on a deferred leave from Sam Sbemtt Public School in Milton Joanne Harris teaches Family Studies at BrookvUle Public School Swaziland Home Economics Association organized in IBM la twinned with Ontario Family Studies Home Economics Educators Association founded In Both the Swaziland and Ontario Ministries of Education have in troduced a new curriculum guideline recently The two teachers organizations are offering lmpIenwnUtTon strategies to their members The Joannes will view Swaziland implementation methods during heir visit and discuss a possible project to be accomplished through Ihdr partnership This study tour Is following the visit in November to Ontario schools by two Swaziland Home The Canadian International Development Agency C1DA funds this project through their profes sional association partnership pro- COME IN AND BROWSE HANDBAGGS PLUS and a NORVAL HOURS WED THURS SAT FRI CLOSED MONOAYS Preacher named for faith festival St George a Anglican Church Georgetown will be host to a mission event entitled Festivals of Faith March 30 and from 30 to m The Rev Murray Hayes is gifted In giving leadership at this event An experienced lecturer retreat leader mlssloner super visor and pastor she is also an author on such varied issues as Doing Theology in a Divided World The Total Care of the Dying Child and the Perils of Profes- She received her A in Religious Studies from McGill University and her Diploma in Ministry from the Montreal Institute for Ministry She served as Pastoral Associate minister at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto and minister at St Matthews United Church In Richmond Hill before tak lng a threeyear appointment as teaching pastor at the Vancouver School of Theology In 1683 she returned east to accept the position of Assistant Professor id the Practice or Ministry at Queen Theological College in Kingston Last year she took up her present position as minister of Maple Grove United Her husband an active Anglican In the Diocese of Toronto Is Associate Professor of Church History at Wycliffe College in Toron to They have one daughter who is two years old Deer hit Buy A Lb or Buy A Box BAKERY FROZEN MUFRN MIX Bake Serve lbs yields 32 2BzPorUoRt Banju IB TUB Please Come In And Try Our FREE SAMPLES A doer which bounded across the Ninth Line roused an accident March at 11 p A 1B88 grey Pontlac driven by a 14yearold Georgetown man was northbound on the Ninth Line when it struck a deer that ran Into Its path The then hit the ditch and roll over receiving severe damage ALASKAN POLLOCK FISH 1099 COURTMATES Traffic Ticket Specialist Low Cost Representation Free Consultation Worried about high cost I sradlosa of points police officer with years traffic can help MIKE DOUGALL 8771556 Toll Free Escal ESCARGOTS With butter per dozen OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8530101 MILL ST ACTON ONTARIO COD TONGUES SALT COD IB IB Learn to Drive and Survive I Young Drivers of Taming com Driver Training oral agoi Frsa plcaupat home tor Instruction Federal Income tax deduct The Young programme not through any local high school 4 WEEK COURSE j 8770751 16 Mountainview Rd S Georgetown FOR BRAMPTON OR BRAMALEA CALL OVER GRADUATES RECOMMEND Young Drivers of Canada

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