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Page THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday March Community Seniors get support for local centres ByBENDUMMETT The Herald The Georgetown and District Seniors Association was calling Wednesday meeting at Holy Cross Church an Information and Support meeting and support is exactly what they received from local politicians Regional Chairman Peter offered to sit on the Association s fund raising committee this year if the seniors wanted him He predicted that together they could raise some significant dollars that could go towards helping the seniors at tain their goal of a senior centre in Georgetown Hills Mayor Miller made a commitment to the 60 people attending the meeting that he would do everything ble to get senior centres built for bo h Georgetown and Acton The information and support meeting was meant to provide in formation to the Georgetown community about what goes on in a seniors centre and why one is needed for Georgetown Aside from Mayor Miller and Chairman Pomeroy those who spoke at the meeting included North Halton MPP Noel Duignan Parliamentary Assis tant to the Minister of Citizenship and Senior Affairs Reverend Dennis Drainville Judy Lilly member of the Older Adult Cen tres Association of Ontario and Kenneth Bradshaw chairman of the Legion Seniors program District B Ontario Mr gnan and Mr Drain ville each declared their support to the seniors and their attempt to establish a centre in Georgetown but otherwise said they attended the meeting to learn more about what the seniors have done and what they need Ms Lilly who is also the Recreation Supervisor for Thomson Award On behalf of Thomson Newspapers Hills Herald publisher Bob makes the presentation of the Thomson award of to Tim of Burlington Tim is a first year Journalism dent at Sheridan College Oakvllle Also on behalf of Thomson Newspapers Mr presented a Thomson award of MM to Michael Derezycky of a secondyear Journalism dental Sheridan College Oakvllle 73 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN John 877 4313 p- 1 26 MILL ST GEORGETOWN ONT 8778097 COUPON SPIRAL PERMS COUPON PERMS 00 By MENU 50 Seniors in Oakville told the au dlence now the two senior centres in Oakville provide seniors rang ing in age from 50 to over 100 with a community environment that t isolate them from the community at large Physical exercise program a meals a wheels program and other programs provide seniors with a chance to gain confidence to go out and live life to the fullest in the community she said Mr Bradshaw focused his talks on grey power As society becomes seniors are becoming a political lobby group with which to be reckoned he said Citing statistics provided by Statistics Canada Mr said within years one in five Canadians will be seniors This coupled with more people either choosing or being forced to take early retirement means there will be an ever increasing need to provide seniors with a place where they can remain active cultivate new interests or hobbies and meet people their own age he said In his opening remarks Association President Mellish stressed the association a lobby group The centre will not only be for today s seniors but also future genera tions said Mr Mellish Mayor Miller told the audience the cheapest way to establish a centre in Georgetown is to in elude the project in the twinning of the Gordon Alcott Arena The recently approved Town Capital Budget Forecast states the twinn project isn t scheduled to hap pen until the year Mayor Miller is hopeful the pro ject can be pushed ahead four or five years to allowing for a centre perhaps by 1996 The Mayors plan calls for the Town to sell the Georgetown Memorial Arena and put the money towards construction of the centre said Mayor Miller Hes hopeful Memorial Arena could be sold within the next three or four years He warned however it will be up to the coun cil of the day to make the final decision Most questions from the were aimed at Mayor Miller They focused on why it will be at least four or five years for a centre to become a reality when seniors have been re questing a centre be built since The Mayor responded by ex plaining that the past other projects have taken priority The Town has to provide certain services at the same time remaining responsible to the general taxpayer he said 8770109 8770109 I Simon CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Phone 416877 132MamStreetSoulh Georgetown Ontario WERE YOUR INSURANCE BROKERS WE UNDERSTAND PAUL C ARMSTRONG INSURANCE BROKERS LTD 143 MILL ST Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario 877 Weve reduced our 15piece bucket In price only For a limited time you can pick up a 15piece bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken for only 13 99 You get the same great tasting chicken for a specially reduced price AVAILABLE AT I 14 Main St North GEORGETOWN I ACTON 8775241 I 8532510