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END REVIEW Wednesday Decembers IKS Ted Gorth Georgetowns top citizen By CHERYL MOODER Herald Staff Volunteer work a snail price to pay for having good health yourself Ted who was chosen this year a Cttlsen be Year by the Lion says the above state ment when atkedwhy he votunteefi his time From I960 to Mr work as the unit treasurer as well as a volunteer driver For the past five years the Georgetown man wax the campaign treasurer for the Cancer Sodety fundraising cam pal Ai well at helping out in the com Mr an active member of bis church He an warden of St Georges Anglican Us time community During the IB years Mr Gorth lived In Georgetown be touched the Uvea of many he worked on education committees In poll Ileal potts and held In the J Cross Society afld Cancer Society Hornby During the 1960s he was a member of the Georgetown and District High School Board becoming chairman In 1967 He worked as registrar on the committee which organized he homecoming reunion of the Georgetown District High School in From to 1MB Mr Gorth was the director of the Chamber of Com and still Is ab active member of the Chamber Prior to Regional government Mr was a member of the Georgetown Committee of Adjust and Georgetown Planning Board For a number of years Mr worked as the chairman of the pro fessional canvass drive of the Georgetown Red Cross The profes sions segment of the drive canvass ed businessmen doctors and lawyeri when raising funds for the He also worked as a volunteer driver for the Red Cross the past eight years Mr Gorth has been heavily involved with he Georgetown unit or the Canadian Cancer Society Church and is a member of the car and calling committee of St George I get a lot of self satisfaction from helping people good causes Mr Gortbsald The Georgetown resident was shocked when be received a knock on the door Saturday by a member of the selection committee telling Urn he had been chosen citizen of the year It is a beautiful honor he taut I feel humble about It His Viols has been very understanding of the lime I spend in connection with my volunteer work Mr Garth said He added I find it very rewnr ding Bemlce secretary of the Red Cross has nothing but praise for the work Mr Gorlh has done for the organization Along with bit sunny disposition Mr It professional In way he organises bis canvasses and reliable You knew he would any job he started Hi Gibbs said He really goes out of hit way to do things right Serving You Slnca 1958 11 Armstrong Awe Georgetown 8772293 TORONTO 8911 Serving You Since NIELSENS CLOTHING 8532280 Battle rages over decision Local ami abortion activists were reeling from the Court decision which declared the coun try abortion law unconstitutional Don Patterson a founder of the Hal ton Pro- Life organization was very disappointed with the dec but nla group wss already preparing to right back Mr Patterson encouraged local citizens to contact MP John mid and voice their objections to tie ruling We re Just hoping that our Chris tian friends will all Join In now said Mr Patterson Regional Oakville Regional Finance Commissioner Joe told councillors can not afford the million right now He recommended a to million range for the new building The Region was looking for an ad ditional square feet in office and storage space until the expan sion la completed sometime In The primitive wooden huts that sheltered workers from Ihe winter winds in front of came down as the members of the Graphics Communications Inter national Union voted per cent in favor of ratifying the contract The vote ended a sis week long strike that was marred by Incidents of picket line violence In January as trucks cut through lines of striking Eight workers were arrested in the Incidents Actons urban area was officially redesigned by the Ontario Municipal Board and the new boundary the proposed extension to the east and acres to the west In coming to his decision Board Chairman Doug noted that nobody objected to the extension of the eastern boundary and that concerns of petitioning Acton west residents will be addressed at the local level Residents of Acton West claimed that development here would disturbs uniqueecologlcalarea A clear majority of residents were not in favor of fatter growth In the Region last February An altitudes survey by the Group for indicated that nine per cent of the people want faster growth in their community The survey showed 50 per cent wanted Serving You Since 1963 ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS LTD ChtVTolat 33 Georgetown 8776944 TORONTO 8683 February growth to remain the same and per cent wanted It to slow down Only per cent of Hills residents were in of faster growth while per cent of the residents are in favor of keeping the growth rate at current levels A Sheridan College social service student designed Georgetown Door a peer counselling for pregnant teens As part of field placement Sharon worked with the Children Aid Society and developed the program Counsellors were to give the girls support and make them aware of the services available Before becoming counsellors volunteers had to undergo to their guns In awarding a contract despite threats of litigation by a tubcontractor of one of the bid ders Underground Services Ltd was the lowest bidder by for a contract to install an outfall staged diffuter at the South East Water Pollution Control Plant when tenders were closed Jan Regional Chairman Pete said council discussed every- detail of the application during the doted session It not unusual for the Region to be sued for something said Mr Halton often turns down the lowest bidders on tenders because they do net meet certain criteria he said three training sessions of sis hours each based on a manual Ms Is developing The volunteers were to be taught active listening skills of confidentiality what services are available for pregnant teens and how to talk with Nine Regional councillors formed a separate entity from the Region called the NonProfit Bow ing Corporation The Corporation a goal was to establish mora low priced bousing to a Region starving for cheaper accommodation The Corporation set Its sights on two projects in the near future one In Burlington the other In Oakville The new organisation win utilise each of the government programs to Ing projects targeted for William Cook made his annual trip to the West Indies but it wan for a vacation He was taking with him Serving You Sine PENS0N FARM EQUPMENTLTD 8776308 Serving You Sine 1964 KUEBLERS CUSTOM HOMES Georgetown 8779990