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footnotes office supplies furniture Js locations to serve you belter 2282 GEORGETOWN BOLTON Gutlph Sum Beaky Read Ongno Ontmo Hills HE LIGHTING 7 Georgetown WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER Acton resident Cornelia Turpin may not play hockey and baseball as well as her sons but she sure can organize these sports so that her sons and children throughout Acton have a chance to par In sport It was Ms Turpin commitment to supporting ho use league hockey and minor in Acton that convinced the Lions Club that she was most deserving of the clubsponsored 1990 Citizenship Award I do It for the children said Turpin of her Involvement in community sports Herald photo Acton j By BEN DUMMETT the Herald I never thought it would hap pen In a million years that was the reaction of Acton resident Cornelia Turp she had been named the community s Citizen of the Year Dave of the Acton Lions Club the award sponsor said Ms was chosen over the other five nominated candidates because of her dedication and involvement in minor sports a total commitment to ensure there are minor sports that are wellorganized for the kids in Ac ton said Mr Ms was the only nominated person to receive more than one nomination she received two said Mr Ms Turpin and her two sons Robert 11 and Ryan eight have lived in Acton for the past four years and for the past three years all three have been heavily in volved in Acton Minor Softball and Acton House League Hockey the two boyb players and Ms Turpin as a tireless organizer Ms is the president of the Acton Minor Softball tion and the secretary of the House League Hockey League Its something I never ex pected or looked for Ms Turpin said of the award Ms Turpin said she got involv with sports because she felt there was a need to do something for the children in Ac ton The greatest joy volunteer ing is seeing the kids faces at ban quel time and seeing how they ve improved sheexplained Ms thinks more parents should get more involved in running local sports A lot of parents drop off their kids and then go and do their thing she said The children suffer m the end added Ms Turpin Being as tted as Ms is there t a day the week when she doing something Right after I get the kids off to school in the morning I go to my desk and start working There is a lot of paper work and a lot of telephone calling she said On Saturdays Ms Turpin is at the Acton Arena all day while on Sundays she is there from about Year t0 730pm Ms said the underlying message she wants to teach children is just how to have fun As part of this message said Ms the children are taught to accept winning and losing Despite Ms Turp surprise at winning the award it t come as much of a surprise to her eldest son Robert Ms said when her son first heard about the Acton Citizenship Award a while ago he asked his uncle what it was all about After the said Ms Robert d My mother should get that award He t influenced by me because I t there when he made the comments she said The Acton Lions Club will host a dinner for Ms Turpin Nov 29 starting at 30 p to recognize her contribution to the ty at the Acton Legion To attend the dinner are Hills Mayor Russ Miller and Regional Chair man Peter Pomeroy For information about tickets call Dave Pyke at Controversy erupts at committee meeting By BEN The Her aid Monday nights town General Committee meeting heated up when Georgetown resident Vandevalk addressed town on the issue of a golf course proposal for Acton at Lots and Concession 3 Hills The General Committee is comprised of the town coun Before malting his presentation Mr told councillors the presence of town solicitor John Schaljo and the fact that town Mayor Miller was tap ing Mr Vandevalk presentation was causing him anxiety Although Mr Schaljo arrived at the start of the committee meeting he was seen only taking notes during Mr s presentation And as Mr Vandevalk pointed out the mayor rarely if ever tapes a presentation given at General Committee A comment from the mayor concerning why he was taping the conversation could not be obtained before press time Dunng his presentation Mr Vandevalk expressed his to the Eagle Ridge golf course proposal on the basis there was insufficient water to service the golf course without negatively affecting the water supply of the neighboring res dents Mr Vandevalk is one of these residents He also felt the town s planning staff in dealing with m over the Eagle Ridge ssue had used in tactics On the issue of insufficient water to service both the ed golf course and the neighbor ing residents Mr Vandevalk argued the golf course would use approximately l million gallons of water a day enough water to fill a Canadian Football field two feet and eight inches in depth I am now convinced there is not enough water to feed the golf course and I am in op position of this application said Mr Vandevalk Mr Vandevalk based his calculations on the amount of water the North Halton Golf and Country Club uses per day The Niagara Escarpment Com mission first asked the town to give its position on the viability of the golf course earlier this year The NEC makes the final sion on whether the golf course will be approved The town is on one of several commenting agencies At the time council first con the application Mr Vandevalk expressed concern that council should withhold any comment until staff had studied the possible effect the course would have on the water supply in the area Council overturned a staff recommendation to support the application and deferred the matter until Mr Vandevalk s re quest was met Subsequent to that decision Mr Vandevalk wrote a letter to the Herald which claimed town planning staff had not contacted the affected residents before making its recommendation Calling this action an in through the back door approach to the planning process Mr Vandevalk asked in the letter if this is meant to be a common sense ap proach or a puppet show In response the towns department director Ian Keith through the town solicitor wrote two letters to Mr Vandevalk requesting a meeting be established to correct cer tain statements made by Mr Vandevalk that Mr Keith claim ed were incorrect Mr Vandevalk said Monday Mr Keith s use of the town Continued on Page Boudreau saga continues By COLIN GIBSON the Herald The saga of Bnan Boudreau and his day in court continues Boudreau 35 of Milton who is charged with extortion t on and breach of probation in connect on with the disap pearance last April of his son Luc from the boy mother residence in Milton had his bail hearing remanded for the fourth time in Distr Court Monday afternoon Boudreau next bail is scheduled for tomorrow day and his son were the subjects of an international manhunt that ended when the pair were located in Hawaii Luc was subsequently returned to his mother while Bnan Boudreau was held in custody by S Im migration authorities in Hawaii was deported from Hawaii and escorted back to Canada by S Immigration of fleers He was arrested by Halton Region Police officers Vaughan Ashley and Clive Hubbard at Pearson International Airport on Nov Also charged in relation to the case is Mr half brother Kenneth Boyle of Cam bridge A source close to the case told the Herald the Crown is asking for a detention order and 13 not even considering bail for Boudreau The source also revealed the possibility of another member of Boudreau family being charged in connection with the case is presently remand ed in custody that lime of the year when you better watch out you belter not pout better not cry I telling you why is coming town More specifically is coming to Georgetown thiL Saturday as part of the Georgetown Lion Club An Sanla Parade The theme for this year parade is A Christmas Carol said parade committee chairman Mark Rush But people I feel constricted lo participate in with the famous Charles DickenB Christmas Klory thai made the character Scrooge a household name It pretty much open he said The parade gets underway I p with a starling point Moore Park Plan The parade proceeds down Main Street through downtown Georgetown then left on Maple Avenue right on Guelph Street right on Mountain view Road and finally through the Georgetown Market Place The parade is expected to run appro two hours said Mr Rush Participants include four bands The Acton Citizens Band the Georgetown Air Band the Brampton Clown Band and Cambridge Cadets of Dutch Boy Drum Corps a new Santa float the Batmoblle and the ever pre sent Teenage Nlnja Turtles Mr Rush experts about en tries In the parade Canada Post letter carriers will also be on hand col led tellers children want to send to Santa at the Pole The cost of pulling on the parade has been entirely underwritten by local businesses and merchants said Mr Rush ft