Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 15, 1990, p. 1

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Two locations to serve you better footnotes office supplies furniture Formerly S S Office Supplies GEORGETOWN Unit Street Georgetown Ontario BOLTON Healey Road Bolton Ontario Florists Romance is always in bloom Mischief charge Halton Regional police have charged a 15 yearold Georgetown girt with public mischief after investigations revealed abduction claims were manufactured The girl whose name is being under the Young Offender Act regulations reported to police that on June 25 she was forced into a black Trans Am by a male and held captive for four hours She told police she was leaving a Guelph Street variety store at about 30 p m when she was forced into car She claimed she had been released in rural Hills unharmed After extensive investig itions and several appeals to the public for information and assistance from other police it was deter mined tin incident never The girl will appear in Milt n Provincial on Oct mischief charges Acton teen centre shelved indefinitely idea of i teen drop in centre similar to the one run by Open Door in Georgetown has been si indefinitely said Tom Pastor of the Acton Baptist CI and the spokesman for he board of directos who were at tempting to establish a centre for Acton The decision to shelve the idea was made a board meeting Tuesday night after the directors learned that a recent survey of students at Acton High School showed a lack of interest the idea said Pastor Cullen The Acton teen dropin centre was modelled on the Open Door program in that the centre would have offered a supervised environ where teenagers would have had a place to make new friends play ping pong listen to music or do their homework II was initiated last year by ton High School student Jason but since he graduated May Mr stopped being the driving force behind the pro said the Pastor When this happened students who 1 ad in dicated to the board they would continue Mr s work gradually lost interest lined Paslor Cullen We board of directors doing all lie work felt we were do it for ourselves and the students I want it he said Not being able to find a suitable locatic n for he centre was another reason for the board abandoning the project said Pastor A location explained Pastor Cullen icir the high school would have been most appropriate but one I be found Calling the idea great in pie the Pastor predicted that some time in the future a new teen centre will be established Despite the current apparent lack of in terest from for centre Pastor said he continually hears from teenagers that there s nothing to do in Acton or I m bored Referring to local politicians the Pastor said would have to lake a leadership role in establishing i teen centre in Acton But all the same the towns Recreation and Parks Department offers a lot of programs for teenagers said Cullen Pastor Cullen speculated tie reason more people I get behind a teen centre in or a similar is because people ire wirj of teens gelling together group f spells danger to a of people it just f said Pastor Cullen An Inside Look Seniors recognized by Chamber of Commerce Police Beat University Women s Club involved in many projects Seniors enjoy lawn bowling Access to information vitally important Lime Scots cadet returns from overseas Steamers nutty squirrel Rural Notebook MPP elect Noel promises changes Newcomers Club offers support Reducing shopping garbage is important Quarry blast demonstration Norval News Religion Meet Rev Carol A last loot at the Fall Fan Local s work rs thought provoking 3 PglO 13 17 Wholesale Prices Full Service FAX COPIERS New Used DISKS SEATING and MOW BuyLease FREE DISTRIBUTION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15th 1990 PAGES Rug Hooking Guild Exhibition The 1990 edition of Ihe Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild exhibition and sale opened Wednesday in the of the Hills Cultural Centre located on Mill Street Established in 1968 the Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild Mas formed to en courage interest and excellence of craftsmanship to foster a sense of beautv in color design to pro vide an for exchange of ideas and in formation among Guild members through displays demonstrations workshops lecturer and sales The 1990 Exhibition and Sale runs through Sepl regular librar hours at the Cultural Centre Pictured above left to right Guild members Edith are shown with scleral samples of the Guild I Herald photo Colin Gibson Region facing fiscal opposition The Herald Halton Hills Regional town Mavor Miller Rick Bonnet oppose Regional planning stiff even con sidenng earning the 2 million second phase of the Hilton struclure reiew at this time hen is ad cost restraint Regional Wednesday Despite their opposition mi j r of Regional members including Ihe three other lit on Hills Serjeinston Pirn Joe Hewitt the terms of reference for two of tin The terms f reference now pinning stiff set in motion in into plinning issues is developing i new within the of bringing a pipe up from ike Ontario lion withwiler If Milton is in s amount t will need likebased is opposed to steam based servicing icco ding to a Regional report lodging M lions desire to grow Miller first said Hills doesn want to see the pipe He advised caul on be used m considering the idea of i pipe nig the Regional municipalities will faced with double digit t re this ar unless dug is cut I fee 1 message the people it we municipal government are acting responsbih said the Mavor followmgthe meeting But Serjeanston said that in approving the terms of reference Region isn commit led to spending am monev Staff will make the financial request in a month There s still time therefore to back out of the project stressed the councillor the Regional staff report minarv figures show that the province would fund SI million of two of the while the Region would cover the remaining tost of million If the Region approves the staff expects will receover his from developers who build on the land report in cheat es said he t want to put a damper on Milton pipe dream but t s time for the Region to slow down In response to claims Coun Ser jeanston that the Region can still pull out of the studv Bon said once the Region get- in v in a studv it rareh pulls out Burlington Coun Peter A was the other councillor to support Miller and Bon nette The cost of growth is no longer self sustaining therefore given the downturn in the economy to support it is premature Arch said In support of the urban structure review Hewitt said the review is necessary in order that the southern part of Georgetown is developed Arguing against councillor Arch point C Hew itt said the economy will bounce back Milton Gord Krantz urged councillors to approve the lerms of reference because not doing so is just putting off the inevitable in terms of planning for the future in Haltor ft in Georgetown and Acloo toreracett are ttiowra The run will inlonrwtion

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