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THE HERALD OUTLOOK I Information fresh By LES MELLISH Herald Special The pumpkin coloured brochure which the Georgetown and District seniors issued over a year ago is now out of date and we hope this column is replacing it Student residence centre started A group of Markham students have been making it their business to help students outside of Metro find residence while attending universities and colleges downtown Barrington of and several friends received 500 provincial grants to start up a business National Billeting Network to bring students and homeowners together It took the group nearly a year to bring the project out of its planning stage Although the network has only been in operation for a JittJe more than two months 80 homeowners have already con tacted the group Mr network co ordmator said students have been put on the list to find residence while going to school The network is totally confiden tial said Mr Luesang adding that all listed names are compiled in a data bank The computer program sets up a compatible match bet ween a homeonwer and a student based on the area options and rent offered he said Once a match is made the name and number of the student is given out to the homeowner who is then responsible for contacting the dent Mr Luesang maintains this referral method provides several advantages in that the student does not have to compete with the general public for the rental unit and the homeowner can earn extra rent without advertising publicly The network works with nine zones each area having a college or university in its district The network is planning to expand into Montreal where there is also a high demand for housing said Mr Luesang A finder s fee for homeowners consists of for six months and 50 for a full year There is a six month finders fee for students and a year long fee of 30 Students who have shown good standing on accommodations will be relisted in the network datbanks free of charge said Mr Leusang The network has no authority to screen its clients because it cannot accept that type of liability said Mr Leusang The network is now working out of an office at Dension St Suite Markham L3R 226 and can be reached at 7545377 Mr Luesang suggests any student in becoming listed with the Billeting Network join quickly as rental units will soon be high in demand The information published here is at least up to date and more com plete It is fresh every week We are hearing favourable reports of this column and this tells us it is useful and being read We expect to keep it this way because we are counting on it to get our message through to all readers not just to seniors Our message is that we are working with the town to build a seniors centre in Georgetown and we will need the support of everyone in Georgetown not just seniors This centre is going to add to the cultural life of Georgetown and everyone is going to benefit Our main thrust is to get it established as soon as possible while some of those who are working on it are still around to enjoy it to some ex tent at least It is not going to be easy We in Halton Hills have a particular cir cumstance to contend with Seniors in both Acton and Georgetown are in need of seniors centres and the communities are too far apart for one building to service both areas so two centres are needed We cannot let this slow the pro ject down however The extra cost of working around this difficult cir cumstance is part of the price to be paid for the ongoing financial ad vantage of running the two com mumties from one location When the cost advantage of this single administrative structure was worked out the fact that some social services would have to be duplicated would have been an cepted expense So the Association does not put too much weight on this situation Acton seniors have their needs just as we do and we are happy to hear that they have a possible solution in sight BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Mellish 21 Weber Dr 877 First Vice President Ross Bethel Hillside Second Vice President Kay Braiden 127DelrexBve 877 Treasurer Grant Greenaway Charles 8774466 Secretary Mabel 21 Weber Dr 7749 Director Richardson 12 Durham St 2546 Director William Scannell Sargent Director Florence Smith Park Ave Director Siena Van Hoekelen 20 Director Alice 149 Mill St Director Reg Broomhead 14 DayfootDr Member Ex Officio Cook Pr Charles 5753 Note All of the above are retired Any senior wishing to add sup port may write to Toronto Sym phony Orchestra Carol Howitt Scotsdale Symphony Summer Home Committee No 10 Sideroad Milton A GREAT SPOr FOR LUNCH NIGHT THURS JULY TRY OUR DAILY SPECIALS For as low as ff GEORGETOWN 8731409 756 Air Cadet Squadron gets wings clipped by Council Although sympathetic to fman constraints of the Georgetown Air Cadet Squadron Hills Council decided Monday not to reduce the user fees the town charges the squadron to use such town facilities as Park the schools and arenas Council is sympathetic to their problems but the town can t afford to reduce the rates said Acton Councillor Norm Elliott during a debate on the issue Coun Elliott and the rest of council directed the towns Direc tor of Recreation and Parks Tom Shepard to write the squadron stressing the town is also facing financially tough times I don t want them to think we the coun cil are indifferent to groups said Counc Elliott The commanding officer of the Air Cadet Squadron John Maclean wrote in a letter that went before council Monday In the past year increased costs of renting facilities such as Cedarvale a school gym nasium and Memorial arena for our training and sports programs almost depleted our funds This forced us to significantly reduce the extractimcular activities for our young people It would appear that the user fee policy is creating a situation that is hurting the young people of Halton Hills rahter than helping them But Mayor Miller said the user fee rates haven gone up as much as the squadron is claiming The rates appeared to be significantly higher compared to last year he explained because the group was charged a reduced rate at that time Mr Shepard felt the letter wasn t prompted so much by the high user fees but rather that the group had to pay a hefty amount for use of the park once time this year even though the group use it The squadron booked the park but there was some miscom munication amongst the squadron leaders and no one showed up to use the park Mr Shepard told council The group was obligated to pay the fee because it book the park he explained Mr Maclean said one reason for the squadron s financial con straints is because the groups funds only come from the yearly Air Cadet League ticket sales and public donations Contrary to popular belief we are not funded by the Department of National Defence he stated The group is sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion in Georgetown The legion raises money for the group through the Air Cadet League ticket sales said Mr Maclean But Mayor Miller told council 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