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footnotes office supplies furniture Two locations to serve you better 8772282 GEORGETOWN BOLTON Gudph Haley Road The Halton Hills HERALD ley Florists LIGHT UP THE HOLIDAYS Just send the FID Season Greetings Bouquet 211 ST GEORGETOWN CENTRE 8778901 14DBTRtBUTION- PAGES Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 SATURDAY DECEMBER Acton High School Science Exposition Acton High School grade 10 student Kevin Tribe demonstration on the effectiveness or different stands with his science exhibit during the school s ex mouthwashes In killing bacteria Herald photo position Wednesday Tribes entry In the show was a Seniors Tour of Lights additions Two more pickup points have been added for this coming Wednesday s Georgetown Kinsmen Club Seniors Tour of the Lights Additional pick up points will be made p m at Moore Park plaza and Silver Creek Towers This year marks the 12th an nual Georgetown Kinsment Club- sponsored event and other pick up points at 6 30 p include Preston Store in Glen Williams Georgetown Branch 120 Royal Canadian Legion on Mill Street the Bennett Centre Kincourt Durham Street Apartments Sargent Road Apartments and the Delrex Smoke Shop Transportation for the Tour of the Lights will be In Travelways buses For further information on the tour contact either Dave Adair 873 or Brian ShirtUffe Pomeroy defends Region staff Halton Chairman Peter Pomeroy came to the defense of staff Wednesday after it was ac cused of resisting citizen par in how the Region should reduce its waste stream Burlington Regional Councillor Walter Mulkewich told the Region s Planning and Public Works Committee there is a reistance at the staff level for the kind of citizen involvement in the area of waste management that exists in other areas The councillor made his com ments after accusing Regional staff of misreading a council direction on the waste manage ment issue and public involve ment Chairman responded to Coun s claims by saying staff responded well to the off the wall resolution that came from Coun Mulkewich Earlier this year council sup ported a resolution initiated by Coun Mulkewich that staff be directed to report back on the for matlon of a new Citizen Advisory committee The committee would advise the Region on ways to ex the 3Rs program reduc tion reuse recycle In the report that went before the committee Wednesday staff recommended instead of creating a new committee more members of the public should be invited to participate on the joint Municipal Regional Waste Management Committee said the joint committee is a separate issue from the committee he suggested be established Like Churman Pomeroy Halton Chief Administrative Of ficer John Fleming defended staff s recommendation There was no balking on the part of staff at citizen involvement to consult on waste management said Mr Fleming Through consultation the public has indicated it wants to be involved in all aspects of the Region s waste management pro gram and not just involved in the 3R he said People have said on several occasions there are already too many committees added Mr Fleming Expanding the joint commit tee which deals with the Region s overall waste manage ment strategy is a more mean Christmas stories The announcement was published in the Hills Herald Nov 28 and obviously from the response there is an abundance of writers in residence in Halton Hills It was announced that over the Christmas season the Herald would be publishing Christmas or Santa Clausrelated stones pen ned by local writers in our paper and manuscripts are pouring in The Herald will continue accep ting stones for publication until office closing time this coming Wednesday If you want your special story printed send the manuscript pnnted preferably typed and double spaced to Herald Christmas Stories attention Managing Editor Colin Gibson Guelph Street Georgetown On tario Or simply drop off your story at the Herald and take time to say hello Peter ingful way of dealing with the issue than creating more com mittees in an already confusing situation Mr Fleming told councillors Coun Mulkewich seemed to come around near the end of the debate because he ended up sup porting a slight variation of staff recommendation At the initiation of Chairman the recommendation was expanded to include the for of a sub committee made up of councillors who will con sider the need for a citizens ad visory committee for the Region s 3R program Halton Council will vote on the recommendation s final version this Wednesday Historical society welcome Do you remember Christmas Concerts Did you participate in a school or church concert Come and share with the ing Society meeting this Wednesday at 7 30 at Knox Presbyterian Church Bnng along programs recita lions photos etc that you may An Inside Look Features Steamer Theatre 17 Letters TeSaitta IS 19 20 Sports days until Christmas