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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 18, 1977, p. 7

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THE HERALD Wednesday May IB II A Spring striped pull with cap sleeves and U neck that great to layer over now real cool on its own IN THE GEORGETOWN MARKET PUCE Open Mm Thru 109 Saturday Snow reveals projects on Halton area roads KIDDIES CLUB Aclon Kiddles Club is open five member Johnson start a circle of fun days a week from Sam In pin and fallowing lunch for the young people at provides urea mothers with a place leave lending the club The club is located down their small fry while lhiy shop Here staff stairs at the on Mill Street Part of the million Ontario will spend on roads In the next year will be in and around Hills spoliation Minister Jim Snow announced Monday Speaking to the Georgetown Rotary Club Georgetown Mr Snow said his ministry expects to award a contract June 15 six days after the election for the complete reconstruction of 10 miles of Highway from Just west of Highway in Acton to Guelph cast limit This project will also connect sanitary sewers In Rock wood to Guelph and Is expected to be complete by late summer 1B7B Besides other road work mostly on Highway the said he was glad k announce that a noise Problem with GO Transit locomotives In Georgetown was solved When he GO locomotives finished their run in Georgetown they were left standing with the main engine running but local residents complained of the noise he said and the trains were then overnight o the Mlmlco yards Then engineers from and Toronto Ajea Transit Operating Authority designed a king site block heater to keep warm the dlcsel engines during cold weather and now the locomotives park over night at Georgetown with their engines shut off There an annual estimated fuel saving of unit he said In response to a question Mr Snow said he doubted an expansion of GO train service In Georgetown would take place To implement longer hours of service would be costly he However despite his con for provincial highways and public transport Mr Snow said his deep down gut concern is for the future of this province of Ontarioin a unified Canada Without actually mentioning Quebec Mr Snow said a government as important in Canada as the government of Ontario must have some solid assurance during he next two years and beyond that it will have sufficient security of time in the legislature to be able to propose and take steps that will allow Ontario to support a united Canada While a minority house might gain support from the opposition on national unity and initiatives the govern would still always face the risk of defeat on a scries of other matters of confidence This instability would not place Ontario in a strong position in dealing with the he said The government basic goal Is to ensure that employment opportunities exist for every woman and man who seeks to work and to show that are committed Mr Snow said My government believes a healthy profit leads to new investment he said We believe that sector of the economic activity not spending la the most secure way to produce permanent gains in employment Other road improvements announced by the minister a preliminary engineering and design study already underway on anticipated work on Highway from Highway 10 westerly for approximately five miles This would Include a study to Improve the In for drivers making left hand turns widening improvement of the Campbellvllle Road and Highway 401 Interchange that will result In an access from the to the gravel supply and so have trucks bypass Camp- bcllvlUc widening Highway to six from the First line westerly of Highway 10 this project includes of the Road interchange and the resurfacing of the westbound lanes from Deny Road to west of Winston Churchill Boulevard This contract will be awarded the day before the election for expected com by fall construction Is already underway on a planned major interchange Involving High way 403 and Mr Snow said a total of miles of road work will be undertaken by the province this year Most of the work will be on two lanes highways and bridges will be constructed Pupils deserve safe buses teachers fed urges changes THE NORSE SAGA The Norse Saga through play and In tending a performance by the Carousel volvement was presented by he Hills Players at Knox Presbyterian Church Libraries Saturday to about children Georgetown school children who take the bus to school should have safer buses the board of education was told Thursday Halton Elementary Teach Association pre sented the board with a of recommendations tne board could implement in Hal ton and others the board could urge the province to imple ment Noting that school buses have an exemplary record HETA recom mended that bus drivers have a first aid course plus a defen slve driving course paid for by the Also recommended wis that all school staff have bus safely training offered lo join the board to urge the ministry of transportation to upgrade school bus construction The upgrading would Include use of flamable materials In the bus Interior a roof hatch seal belts for all pas and a stronger Floor to padded partitions behind the driver and next to the two doors of such a he that a passenger On Thursday June Elect GEORGE GRAY A man of this generation with a deep abiding interest in the future of HaltonBurlington ORGANIC GARDEN SPRAY Natures bug bane ORGANIC BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE CONTAINS cuts your grass and weed problems United CoOperatives of Ontario LARVEX gets the bugs out of your lawn and garden bugs bugs could not be thrown over them the enclosure of fire- extinguishers fans and and the upgrading of the front panel to provide a less harmful surface In case of a collision and 2way radios as standard equipment also wants the board to Join It in urging the ministry of transportation to create leg islatlon to eliminate standees on all school all times to make road crossing and bus evacuating drills mandatory to include school buses in the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Act from which buses ore now exempted and the first aid kit requirements from the mini mum Workmen Compensa Hon kit to the Canada Safety Association Standard First Aid Kits And finally the ministry of cdusolion has 11ml ted new school construction thus making more busing nec essary HETA wants the board lo urge the ministry to In crease the rate of grant fund to all school boards to compensate for Increased transportation costs The brief was turned the board busing committee which will make tions Contract Awarded OTTAWAVsrlan Associates Ltd of Georgetown has won two defence depart contracts with a com bincd value of 339 the department of supply and services has announced The company will be paid to deliver a solid state modulator and another to manufacture electron tubes NOW OPEN THURSDAY MAY IN THE BAMBOO LOFT ABOVE THE CARPET BARN FEATURING SALAD BAR SOUP BAR FRESH BAKING REGULAR ENTREES AFTERNOON TEAS SAT 730 THURS FRI STREET

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