Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 23, 1991, p. 5

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the HERALD Wednesday October 23 Community News Mayoralty candid believ in citizen input Local mayoralty candidate Rob Barlow of says the Town relies too much on Regional staff to attract industry to Hills Mr Barlow who has been building a house in for the past three years points out Hills is only mentioned twice on the front and back cover of brochure used to promote the Region There is nothing in the middle about the Town its all about Burlington Milton and Oakville he said Mr Barlow compares the mayors job to that Chief Executive Officer for a major corporation He explains just as a CEO spends a lot of time outside the company promoting what the company of fers the mayors job is to spend a lot of time outside the municipality trying to entice businesses to re locate in Hills Mr Barlow favors servicetype industry In order to attract this sort of industry the computer systems salesman says the Town should follow on the heels of the Olde Hide House That means promoting the Towns rural surroundings and historical sites such the house of wellknown Canadian author Lucy Maude Montgomery located in valhesaid Mr Barlow if elected he would give up his current job His previous political experience in cludes sitting on the Deep River Council from He didnt sit on council for the final year of the threeyear term deciding instead to Rob Barlow take a job in Ottawa Another high priority for Mr Barlow is stopping the Acton dump proposal from going ahead In order to stop the proposal it isnt enough for the Town to send letters to On tario Environment Minister Ruth protesting the proposal Town officials should try to meet- with Ms and if the minister refuses to meet then they should go to her office and wait there until she changes her mind he explained Asked if he supports high density residential development Mr Barlow said the amount of water available in Georgetown will go a long way in determining the type of residential development suitable for the area Finally Mr Barlow believes the public commenting rules must be changed to make it easier for the general public to comment on issues such as a proposal by the Niagara Escarpment Commission to ban the establishment of landfills on the escarpment To have commented on this proposal throughout a recently held hearing legal representation was needed because of the way the hearing was conducted said Mr Barlow You have to allow people to represent themselves without the high cost of doing it he said Youth of community involved in special day CRAFT SALE Mountainview Rd S Georgetown Saturday Oct 9 til Knitted items and toys Branch DID YOU KNOW Every year youth Remem brance Day essay poster and poem contests are held with the winners at national level being taken to Ottawa for the November nth service The Silver Cross Mother representing mothers across Canada who lost sons and daughters during con flicts in which Canada was in volved is also sponsored by The Royal Canadian Legion The An nual Poppy Campaign is the one project that every member of the Legion supports Friday Night Euchre Oct First Vi Allen 2nd Lois Richardson 3rd drey Most Lone Hands Bert Porter Booby Legion Lines By MG Tuity Branch Saturday Afternoon Meat Draw Oct Colin Gibson Nellie Bell Herman Nicholson Chuck Doug English Keith Tost Gary Kirk Monica Southon Doris Chamberlain Harry Nickleson Jean Thomas Dave Bell Allan Em Sargent Grace Hillier Duke Arlene Edwards Peter Smith BarbieJo Next Weeks Events Tuesday Oct 22 Branch Executive Meeting 700 pm in the boar droom Thursday Oct 24 Branch 120 General Meeting in the Hall at Friday Oct Open Euchre in the club room al 830 pm Saturday Oct 26 Halloween Dress Up Prizes D J Meat Draw in the club room Come on down and get the Spirit of things til600pm Ladies At the General Meeting held on Thursday October 1st Vice President Elizabeth in the absence of President Sheila Hicks initiated Karen Buckley and Ia Switzer into the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 120 Welcome Ladies The following donations were approved by the membership Womens Place The Lung Association Knox Church and The Poppy Fund Ila Switzer was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ladies Auxiliary for all her work these past years for the Ladies Thanks again Ila see you at the next ban quet The lucky winners of the goodie bags were Switzer Flo Carsw ell and Amy Hole Zoo Greenspan our Sick is herself ill in Georgetown Hospital Our prayers are with you for a speedy recovery Zoe it now able to receive visitors MOVING SALE Bedroom Furniture Mostly New Kitchen Table Living Room Single Bed and More Call 8736348 Anytime before pm HI GARAGE SALE Saturday October 9 am Academy Road Good used tins installation available new mufflers end fables desks lamps tools etc Lots of Junk CANADIAN TIRE ACTON THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR ALL YOUR AUTO SERVICE NEEDS WINTERIZE YOUR VEHICLE Includes Complete Cooling System CheckUp Check Heater Cooling System Product No Offer Expires Nov 99 Cannot be 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