Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 23, 1990, p. 3

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TIIE1IERALI Wednesday Page Trains keep on whistling In response to several recent queries by the public about the possibility of an anti whistling bylaw for Trafalgar Road and Sideroad railway crossings in the towns deputy Clerk Delmer French told ciUors last week nothing can be done until the town hears from Canadian National Railway of ficials The town has made a request to establish an anti whistling bylaw but CNR officials first have to determine if either CNR or the town would be legally liable for an accident that happened on the railway If such a bylaw was in place Acton Norm Elliot ex pressed councillors sentiments when he said that the liability aspect and the potential danger posed to the towns citizens of an whistling bylaw worries me Asthma Camp The Lung Association Region is once again offering an Asthma Summer Day Camp for children with asthma and their siblings Activities include ing lessons crafts and field trips geared toward children between the ages of 5 and 13 who have at tended full time school The camps will run in Georgetown from July in from July and in Burlington from July 30August Making way for apartments Residents on Maple Avenue In Georgetown said they were shocked when this house at Maple Avenue In Georgtown was recently demolished They were upset because the house was so old and that they weren t first consulted about it being slated for demolition But the town said the properly owners Custom Homes were working within their legal rights Herald photo Demolition of 120yearold house has neighbors angry Devastated was the word long time Maple Avenue resident Esme Ball used to describe her feelings upon seeing the re cent demolition of a neighboring 120yearold house We Ms Ball and her neighbors were shocked when we looked through our windows and saw the house fall to the ground said Ms Esme day The house was located at Maple Avenue According to town planner Bruce the building owner Custom Homes made a proposal earlier this year to build two twostorey apart buildings each with apartments on the site The pro posal was sent back to the ap plicants said Mr MacLean because it was incomplete But Mr MacLean expects to receive a revised application the near future proposing the same number of apartments The ap plicant t be reached for comment by press time Ms Bail who lives at 315 Maple Avenue and other area residents asked about the legality of the demolition to a house they say is well over 100years old The evaluation manager of the Peel Regional Assess Board Gerry DeJong con firmed the building was at least rsold The demolition permit was issued upon request because the house recognized as a heritage building and the town has a population of under 000 said the town building director Ron Shettell Property owners living in towns with a population greater than 000 have to ap pear before the town council to get a demolition permit said Mr Shettell But Roy Hansen who resides at 302 Maple Ave argued it would have been fairer to the neighbors if they had been consulted before the demolition happened But it seems that s the way things are done these days cartons of cigarettes stolen from variety store Approximately cartons of cigarettes were stolen from a Guelph Street convenience store in Georgetown between midnight and 7am May No alarms were set off by the people responsible as they wandered throughout the store Regional Police say After getting into the store through the roof the culprits removed approximately 14 worth of cigarettes worth of Canadian and S stamps and approximately in change Police say the goods were haul ed in garbage bags onto the roof The investigation is continuing refreshment from FLETCHERS FflMLY SHOES and NATURALIZED AT FLETCHERS It s summertime and the I s easy and so is the feel ng you get from these soft sandals Deeply padded flexible soles cushior your steps while airy light leather straps cool your strides CAPRI KITTY COLOURS While or Mulli Combination Blue Green While Yellow TAHITI 5298 MANY MORE NATURAUZER STYLES AVAILABLE IN IN OUR SPRING COLLECTION HMD FLETCHERS thum rig too MAIN ST FAMILY SHOES BE ice DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN THE FOOT MtOrtSSIONAU 8771664

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