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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 10, 1986, p. 1

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SPORTAl Ljfettme Sendee Guarantee Home Newspaper of Hills Established WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1986 Beardmore closes BEST AVAILABLE COPY Leather Store the SUNDAYS It Worth The Ijrtee To Anon for good Black clouds can still have some silver linings Herald bull A black cloud will loom over Acton Friday September is the day when the tannery will close its doors forever But rain clouds have silver linings Over the post employee have found new Jobs Canada Packers announced in June would be losing the plant affecting employees working there and Company which has always been Acton ma jor industry was founded In 1844 Hardest hit by plant closing will be those years and Employees over age will bt able to colled ah much as Go per cent of their insurable taming until they reaches said Murray Stewart Mr Stewart public relations managir for Packers tmployees will ablt to toilet this special stipend Thi money is provided through government ibor Ad jusimenls Act igt workers tan thin Ihcir old pension Mr Sit said A relocation wis up find jobs for employees commute is m up of represent itives from Man power Canada Online Ministry Labor Canada Packers Inc Bnrd tmployees local and service groups Through Ihe relocation JD employees found jobs Mr Stewart said government is doing what thty I believe everybody is do ing what they can said Hill union president of union United rood and Workers I of fin in dint jobs siid Mini Van fin rum of mjintiruuu mint Mr Heel his mi implosces working him I Mr four employeis lift in his dtp irt hi said I was surprised They Canada itkersi the employees royally in givmc them all kinds of assistance hi Si net June when anad Pickers announced of the thi lompany has allow l workers off in ittuid J b in Mr SlcwirlMitd of rilot itum committii job has bell hi lluii inh for Shi nil in has il Item helping with tint task icllii his in resumis 1 in in intirv si If In the hills Peal for peace Wherever you art at noon Sept the members of HAND urge you to join millions across Canada and the world for one moment of silent commitment lo world peace followed by one minute of Joyous sound to mark this the UN Inter national Day of Peace Honk your horn ring bell sing Federal contract OTTAWA A Georgetown com has won a federal contract worth the Department of Supply and Services has Instrumentation vices Ltd will supply hazard detectors The devices will be used by the Transport Department Railway parade Sept 14 at p m there will be a parade of various types of Toronto Transit Commission Historical Street Railway cars The parade will exhibit the County Radial Railways collection of street cars from 1833 to 1928 insequenceofage You will have the opportunity of viewing photographing and riding the largest collection of T C historical vehicles in existence during the day The museum Is located on Line near Rockwood is km north of Highway Exit 312 From Guelph and points west use Highway turn south on Well Ington Road travel south ap proximately S km NDP rally lion Region s New Democratic Party supporters are Invited to a nomination meeting to day Wednesday To start at Ihe meeting will see the nomination of new executives for four new provincial ridings Burlington Oakvtlle South Halton Centre and Halton North Following the selection of ex members NDP supporters will hear Scarborough West MLA Richard Johnston who is the caucus critic for community and social services speak A panel of local people will then address community and social vices Issues in a discussion Everybody welcome to attend The meeting is being held at the River Oaks Community Centre in Oakville Church barbeque St Johns United Church Glen Williams will be holding a Sunday Sept 30 30 Price is single SIS for a family max five persons Tickets can be obtained from board members or by phoning Goodbye Bob The town planning department said its goodbyes last week to town planner Bob Crews of Toronto The father of two is taking on a position as economic and business develop ment planner with the City of York He three years with the Hills planning depart ment Steps down Regional Coun Walter thinks it time for new blood and says he won be running for the In the next provincial election Walter Is still very much active within the riding but his decision leaves Burlington South with a ma challenge says a newsletter put out by the Burlington Soulh executive are looking tor a new candidate their most pressing problem as the newsletter puts it New coordinator A new for the North Volunteer Bureau has been hired by the Social Planning Coun ell to replace Maureen McCallum who moved on to a new Patricia Gouthro has a variety of related work ex and an M A in Sociology The position consists of working hours per Close encounters It a day of spirit for the students of Bishop Raman Catholic High School grouped Into different trams and Ihrv competed In variety of activities an frliber lax an blind volleyball and an It tall llrrr Ihr cirK were aik of In lints from their loir Municipal complex budget totals nearly 4 million By Herald Councillors set a budget for new municipal of nearly million Monday night and gave the So ahead lo advertise for proposals r the design of the building They also decided the total gross space for the complex would be square feet Of thai feet are to be for council and Inistrative purposes and the re maining square feel for com munlly rental The square feel is intended be redesigned for administrative use in future when the complex starts feeling small and crowded For now it will be rented and be designed so that it can be closed off from the rest of Ihe administrative building for security reasons In a stand up vote of 94 also approved going to thi Ontario Municipal Board for ap proval of a 100 debenture for 15 year term Council already has in savings to put towards the project Councillors noted there arc town properties to be sold off which will help finance new building planned for former Stevens pro perly on Maple In Georgetown Council is lo decided exactly which excess i owned by the town are to be sold and get an ap praisal for them by Dec this year Region is also to be asked for a million debenture for fall of 1986 for the town Once all costs are known next year and the money to be coming in from the sale of surplus property then the remaining monies needed will be ob tained through a debenture issue councillors agreed In their general committee meeting After council formally approves this motion which was prepared by Coun Betty Fisher next week the town clerk administrator will begin advertising for architects Voting in favor of these moves were Couns Gerald Betty Fisher Johnston Norman Elliott John McDonald Joe Hewitt Marilyn Pam Sheldon and Mayor Russ Miller Opposed were Couns Cook Bowman Rick Bonnette and Although councillors did a substantial amount of wrestling with Ihe square for the municipal complex to try and keep the costs down they were concerned about having a building that would be outgrown In less than 10 years I feel that if the building is going to be built it should be adequate I have difficulty with building a building that going Id require an addition and lea sing elsewhere Coun Johnston said Presenting councillors with figures from a cost chart she had I hale to set in Id Mars III in cramped Hi inn unit I m concerned tint Iiim too and building on our hinds Bet Jonkirs f the consulting firm with town to set tin ground for thi project slid reducing squ in to less lb in WW wi senouslv effect of the is will is inpaulv ind prepared on computer nun Johnston introduced idi building building square foot complex bum recommended She said excess space could rented for com patible uses and will give the town flexibility in the future for sion The rental Income will also help defray the building tax payers Coun Johnston pointed oul Town staff is currently it peo pie and is expected to grow with additional development in town lo in Thai allows for square feet perstaff person With a staff of projected for the year the same space of square feel will givt each staff son square feet Clerk administrator Joe Simon said the town would be looking at an addition to the complex by the mid 1990s assuming growth projections in town staff were accurate No critics filiation Mr ml hen has an iwful lot of all partus Don Hilton Youth Si rut i has lit worktrs under 24 lim must a of iredit to lot il Mr Knight said In to siding on with closing town lias over 1500 to industries Major Mr Knight hopes a loial will begin i from Hills to the south whin jobs for in 111 til out of Ihi ntwesl Milton Magna as plan where might find work Hie will re mam fully operational until its mil day Sept Mr Stew said Somi employees will the plant ifltr 1nday Of who an hourly wage five will mum until Sept 19 si until Oct I and until Oct Mr said Of those who rttcivt salaries seven will slay until Oct and six will stay until March kMr Stewart said Employees Will reiclvt pay The amount will paid upon strvm Liberal machine in place pin hi i I tin Hill Mudirsun was president ii iilh I ibir Uridine issue n iv i ind i liunl of ihriit r In I tin ill ir Springs ilitr Hull Mill I tht Hi who I Hi rnb s Jim provincial ministtr Hob of Don of win to vice posts Mai Dona lit 1 lot people were si lei ted is iintlnrs Mary I run in I liwson and from it was lornied Mr reminded his l nice Julian Heed held for slightly less than 10 and he ran because of the support of the riding association and he had Bill dimliirs Milton i i implitlhilk win lis i Ik I til in id her life ml rshi mil from tht 11 ilnti ruin new Hilton rnlini minimis I ikiit Hill s ill is in in lit i l with 11111 ire with mpli months Mr said he would look for ward to working with the new riding in a opt rail wav of most important functions of a riding association is to provide in MP with information ibout whit set ind hear in aria hi plea was mud Wail Elliot support new of the Liberals Robert who needs funding to attend I ibtral Itadirship review in i In I rural I pre he said through strtngth the iiKiiihtrship will the it to function if fix hi Knight will run in Halton North 1 idi suit thur Just bttause tin In in public metlmg on Iht I- r pert Corporalion subdivision no complain was the I mi in there s i councillor I not sure if v is people were out in the illw could not hear whil w is jrri on In ihe meeting nun Bowman said She said Ihe day Ihi public meeting sht tour phone calls from who torn plained that ihey were limbic to hear what was being said it tin meeting ind left at tin meeting picked Itoad council chambers and tin all ihe wa to the plus its sii In In i n lir his it iv Mill Hilton nil it in In is r pi it i I si d Mr M ii drs In v is ippv I tint 11 Ml Don will tin for the riding tin Ml it tin milling inn d be wis i fir ridint North Hilton his in rt in iimmnii than tin tin ire I and sinsi mult ihi best choiii In Hilton Burlington his ilwavs tutu riding tutu Although he a the MP for Burlington Until the next election the Millon native has expressed his intention to run as the represcn for the new North A low months ago Conservative MP from Burlington Cam Jackson accused Mr Knight of deserting his Burlington constituents by sup porting a north riding Mr Knight said the recent federal boundary proposal follows closely to where the new provincial riding boundary is This firms the decision was right to have a North riding without Burlington In eluded he said I m still representing Halton Burlington he said The measure of this is that Burlington people arc stilt phoning me for help I ve never turned down a Burlington Help keep Terrys dream alive Sponsor a runner The opportunity to keep Terry Fox dream alive can be fulfilled at either Georgetown or Aclon Terry Fox runs Sept of both ten kilometre runs are hoping for record numbers of partlclpans and dollars collected or The Georgetown run is at Fairgrounds and the run Is at the high school Both runs begin at a m and end at 3 p m Sponsor sheets for Ac ton run arc available at banks variety stores post office and general stores in In Georgetown sponsor sheets tin be picked up at schools unity stores and some sports stores Sponsor sheets arc also available the day of the run There s minimum of in There is no minimum charge in Acton Both run committees consider the run a family affair In Acton hot dogs and other foods will bo sold All proceeds go to the run Children ire encouraged to par ticipate in Georgetown where under years old only have to com plile five Al either Iron it is not essential to run can walk or he turning in most at run Beardmore is a sttir hide Jack Tan Is don dinner for in a draw for all who run In Acton tor information about the Alton run ill or Jon Hurst it In Georgetown tall Pat Powers at fT7 flag In to cum Milter With the Mayor of ire Nun Hum Jon Hunt a iirmbcrs of the Tern and

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