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SECTION A THE HERALD April 188 Page New business Offering a taste of emerald isle By BELINDA Herald Special A tiny new shop called The Emerald Isle Bedroom Gallery has recently opened Its doom to the public and store owner Ruth Wilson la ecstatic The small store on Guelph Street specializes in bedroom furniture and other accessories Including Irish handmade crystal and Irish table napkins straight from County Tyrone Ms Wilsons old home in northern Ireland Although Ms Wilson claims that this is her first attempt at storting her own business she Is not without experience Ms Wilson has worked or several retail In the and Mlsslssauga area upon her arrival In Canada six-and- ahalf years ago and It was from this experience thai Ms Wilsons decision to open up her own business originated Theres not much point in making money for others when you can make It tor yourself Ms Wilson points out malleroffactly It is quite obvious that Ms Wilson duels that takes a lot of pride in her work and enjoys the Idea of being her own What makes her store unique from all the others Many of the products on display have been brought over from Ireland by her husband Bert who has been back to visit County Tyrone seven times since his departure Apart from this the store Is in many ways unique itself It has been beautifully and creatively decorated by Ms Wilson and her husband who are both dedicated in making the store a success Ms Wilson does not seem to be too concerned at the mo ment with surrounding competition as she doesnt feel that there arc very many stores in Georgetown which specialize In the same type of products as hers Having been open for approx imately two months now Ms Wilson a shop has already proven successful as there seems to be a large demand for the various pro- open five days a week and store hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a m to p m Thursday and Friday from a to p and Saturday between the hours of 10 a m ana pm Legion Lines tackles waste issue Let the games begin It was a celebration April to as Dick councillor Marilyn and track coaches Karen and Donna Metcalfe officially opened the Georgetown District High School track The facility was when boated the Rebel with a number of area taking pari Herald Down to a science Weve got to get people think ing Where does our garbage go after suitable si lea are filled up lazy wasteful society Recycling Is he first law of waste management Such statements and questions as well as Branch resolutions prompted the Federated Womens Institutes of Ontario FWICO to select waste management as their project topic for 1968 To focus on this FWIO has organized a Leadership Develop ment Conference which will be held at Queens University Kingston from May with the Iheme EducateInitiate Attending the Conference will be women from across the province who are Interested In increasing their knowledge and abilities The objectives of the Conference ore twofold 1 to provide the participants with information about all aspects of waste management so that they are better Informed and responsible citizens provide the participants with the necessary motivation and leadership tools to organize produc tive projects The keynote speaker will be Ihe Hon James Bradley Ontario Minister of Ihe Environment Other speakers wilt represent the Recycl- Grade 1 Christian School Undent Grade Christian School student Trevor Charles captured first In Matthew took third Science Fair sa for hit project on Science Fair 88 for project on beam Grade Christian School Indent Rachel won second In Science Fair 88 for her project on in sulation Framework defined for Sunday shopping The Honourable Joan Smith Solicitor General for the Province of Ontario announced on April 14 that a provincial framework to regulate retail shopping on Sundays and holidays would be retained when amendments to the Retail Business Holidays Amendment Act were In troduced The Solicitor General also an nounced that In keeping with the diverse nature of the municipalities would have their powers of decision over retail hours expanded through the right to enact bylaws to adapt the provincial framework to their local values The amendments to be Introduced will provide municipalities with the right to enact Sunday bylaws lo open additional businesses or to close businesses The new law is part of an Ontario tradition of local decision making Communities already have the power lo regulate store hours throughout the week Sunday sports and liquor availability have both been matters of loco decision mak ing Many communities have exer cised their existing option to designate tourist areas and as a result have extensive shopping on Sundays and holidays In order to protect employees possibly affected by Sunday retail hours the Minister of Labour will be Introducing amendments to the Employment Standards Act to create new protection fur retail workers The new legislation will provide protection to all retail employees In business establishments that open on Sunday to ensure a coherent and fair ap plication of the low throughout the re to Usee tor Some of the larger volume retail outlets have found that the current law could be ignored because the maximum fine was only In an effort to provide an effective deterrent to breaking the proposed legislation the maximum fine has now been set The Retail Business Holidays Act has been In force since 1976 The government has now put forward much needed amendments to pre vent the abuses and unfairness which have become such a contention under the current legisla lion The new legislation will ensure that the spirit as well as the letter of the law can now be enforced CAR CLUB All the stubs are In now and last Thursday April the catchup draw was held In the branch Winners March 31 Ron Cash Ken Malen- fant 72 Helen Sparks Jean Bruno Schmidt Ron April 12 Crystal Thorogood John Doherty Terry 155 Stanscll 474 Hal Hulrae 002 Albert April 14 12 Crystal Thorogood 160 Eric Smith 402 Dick Krouse 399 Ernie Bums Barb Curry Albert April 168 Brad Smith Paul Yates 3t Barb Scully Guy Boycr 439 Ar chie Miller 248 BUI Simpson All of the above are winners car club captains will be contacting them FltlDAY NIGHT EUCHRE A much smaller turnout than usual saw Ihe Ladles High prize go to Jean Miller Mens High was won by Mike Brown start SATURDAY AFTERNOON MEAT DRAW Winners Buster Hale Bruce Collins Pat Chamberlain Colin Gibson T Thibeault Dave Hannah R Bill Kirk Joe Denny Wright The roost was won by yours truly Jim Hayes TAKE A LENNOX FROM US AND SEE WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOURS SAY They would say Lucky You They would say You had good judgment in selecting a high quality air conditioning system from Boehmers Then its time to call and get a Lennox With a Lennox unit you get top of quality From Boehmers you get firstclass followup service Well be there whenever you want us Take advantage now of nononsense factory rebates from Lennox Call us well measure your home give you an estimate All at absolutely no obligation of course Were always glad to help 301 Armstrong Ave Georgetown ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP 8776931 Come One Come All to the Sale Celebration of the Season is the place to gather up a whole Spring Selection of Fashions Savings for all Located at The Old Bank Shops Main St South Georgetown 8732233 HOURS Tuesday Wednesday 000 a 6 OO p Thursday Friday 1 0 00 a m 9 00 p m Saturday a CLOSED MONDAYS just want to have fun SALE OFF Prices In from Wed April 27Mon May 4 All of our European Fashions specially designed for children Sizes infants to 1 0 Located In The Old Bank Main Street South Georgetown 8732452 Hours Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1000 am 600 pm 1000am 900pm 1000 am 500 pm