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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 17, 1986, p. 1

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8632030 Lifetime Service Guarantee In the hills Free parking It you noticed already the downtown Georgetown parking meters arc wearing greenon white sticker wishing motorists a Merry Christmas The stickers also advise motorists they don I have to bur row in their pockets for coins Meter parking is free this season compliments of the downtown businesses Motorists should note docsn mean they can get away with double parking parking in No Parking areas or In a loading zone The enforcement of fleer may not be looking for the expired sign on the Main Street meters but he these other Infractions You can get ticketed if disobey these parking bylaws eluding overnight parking Over night parking is by permit and on ly allowed In designated areas 5 raises Raises of A per cent each dur ing tin next two years is what members of the Acadcmi Stalf Association will gel from the Board of Education The members of the lion are not a union They are the middle management of the Board In 1966 members of the lion made as much as ODD and as little as SIS said Trustee Pat Chairman of the salary policy committee Their first per Lent raise begins Jan 1 On Jan the second salary increase of per cent will begin Also starting Jan OH IP payments for non academic staff will increase from to 100 per cent In September 1987 the Board will raise its contribution to the dental plan of academic staff from to 100 per cent Uplifting note Do you remember the movie Miracle on Street The Herald were warmed by a particularly uplifting note for Insertion in the classified section From Santa himself along with the required payment the note read And thank you to The Herald writers for their support of my Institution Cynicism and those who do not believe In me make it difficult to ensure Peace and Good will I will try Love Santa The ad came too late for this week a paper but it will run in our following edition No store charges Police t gel around to charging any Halton Hills stores or staying open Sunday Sgt Keith Robertson said Stores must be checked both on Saturday and Sunday A store can be legally open either Saturday or Sunday but not both days For a large store to be legal open on Sunday it must be closed for a minimum of hours before opening Dei Sgt Robertson said Seven stores In Milton were charged for being open Sunday Five grocery stores a drug store and a furniture store were Dance fun Enjoy an evening of fun and social activity with Instruction in Ballroom and Latin Dancing Learn the basic of the chacha waltz Jive foxtrot disco hustle and others from our experienced teacher We have basic lessons for beginners as well as advanced classes for the more experienced dancers Lessons will be held at the Community Centre on Tuesday evenings beginning January 13 and running for 12 weeks This program is a must for anyone who enjoys out on the town For more information Make a wish helps out sick kids For a youngster being in the hospital at any time can be a traumatic experience let during the Christmas season With the cooperation of Brian Pollock Make a Wish of Hills has made a parcel delivery to the Children Ward Presents for boys and girls have been left with the nurses in the Children Ward for distribution as they see fit A letter with each gift reads in Hills would like to brighten your stay during this Christmas season and ask you to accept this gift with our wishes wishes for a speedy recovery and return to home soon Make a Wish is a nonprofit organization designed to brighten the life of a sick youngster within the boundaries of Hills The most recent gift to be presented is a telephone to assist a profoundly deaf person so that telephone use will become a possibility Information can be obtained through Box 30 Iain Street South Georgetown L7G3G4 Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1186 f an ail x I Si Hide OPEN SUNDAYS It Bucket brigade Braving the bitter Id mil Saturday morning at lb Georgetown Marketplace were lie to right Beth Noting but I uclmi Joyce and Joyce Gosling The our each had a while bucket 10 col coins or the children dialysis camp In northern Ontario Lamp Dorset Mrs lucianl in with Kidney Foundation id the three Indl with Georgetown lu administrator nary By AM PFUt III Herald Staff A new executive director has been hired for Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Mark of in troduced Thursday morning to The Herald A personable young man who is currently associate at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto Mr itocl on takes over the lop Feb Married and the i four year old daughter Mr llochun belt out nine other finalists the post Dfl Coulson and Associates Management Consultants of Toronto helped in weeding out applicants for Ihe position The final decision was made by the Hospital Board I think everybody on the ex responsible for interviewing him were very excited by this fellow Hospital Board director Hill Carney said It an deii because they were all will qualified people Mr I has been working at the CI Institute for years ever he graduated from unlvers ly The dark haired man business at Queen in Kingston Ontario then went to the University of Toronto whin he got a Masters degree in and hospital He Is currently a lecturer in the department of ad mini si it ion at the University of Toronto and resident of alumni association health administration at of T He is also treasurer of the Toronto East unit of the Canada Society I m looking forward to the challenge here and people and getting to know the staff pa and the people who live in Hills Mr said Asked what goals he hoped to work towards at the hospital the new ex director said it was too early to Buy but indicated lie would be three willing to share ther hi time Mr to be executive director appealed to him and led to his decision to apply for the post Si no the death of Fred Morns last April the hospital has been manag by Mr Morris right hand man assistant administrator Brian Pollock During his years the Clarke In Mr said he was in voUed in formulating strategic planning process and in updating and automating a lot of systems He said he en intrcduccd to the in use at the hospital and t if they needed up dating There will be significant between the work he has been doing over the past years and the work to done at the Georgetown llospitil Mr wild However the basics will be the same He comes from a small town en and that was part of the attraction because a town person often has a feel for other small towns Mr said Mr was born in Cochrane On tario With a chuckle Mr Carney related how it was that Mr chose to live in Apparently when he was choosing a place to live an important criteria was that that place have a Main Street Mr Carney said That why he those over ly to Georgetown Mr Carney said Mr has said he intends to mule from it least beginning the Hearings on fate of riding TOHOSTO The proposed riding of Brampton and Brampton Malton are under discussion this week as the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission holds public hearings at Concerned citizens of the Georgetown area will be among those making presentations to the Commission Thursday including Brampton Georgetown MP John Also expected to approach the Commission Thursday are Brampton Georgetown Association President Milne Brampton Georgetown PC President Suiter and Peel Board of Education Trustee Cliff Gyles Georgetown has been proposed to join the newly formed riding of Peel which Includes the town of Caledon Township Milton and the remainder of the Municipality of Redistribution of ridings In the province to conform with shifting populations has meant the of the Brampton Georgetown riding as it is now known In all there are ill presentations expected at the hearing concerning the boundaries proposed for ridings in Ihe loronto region The sit ting is flth public hearing held since the three man commission began hearings Nov In Sudbury SAVED FOR HISTORY African bust lobster trap the Queen By SANDY Herald bluff A lobster trap two Bank of real bank books two copies of the town l2 was open queen portrait and an African Region Museum said Tom a head all have something in com parcntfrom Parents from both schools wanted They are memorabilia from the lnc histories well preserved Hills schools which closed in Memorabilia 1968 These saved artifacts and useful because they show the kinds will be preserved and stored from the Norval School he Stone School and others disappeared because it was not Mr Pet said A home where Speyside artifacts will be care for Is one of the reasons the Region Museum was memorabilia went to he Region Museum in Milton and that from Howard Wrlg u mi will likely be stored at the picked by the people new town hall A memorabilia committee was formed to decide what would happen to the items The commit tee of four decided the museum wis the best place to store them said Nigel Pettlpher committee particularly Interested in school records and photographs because we do have an archives Mr Buchner said Many people in crested In genealogy visit the museum They can be helped by the records from the school he said A school desk was also part of the package delivered to Region Museum Mr said the does not have one like it He town hall will be close to suspects the desk of Iron and wood is Wriggles worth and although ft has not been approved yet by the town as the Speyside memorabilia Is the place for catalogued cleaned and treated to memorabilia It Is the preferred ensure its preservation the place Mr Politi said Mr has trophies pennants and member of the talked with Mayor Russ Miller and records could be on display early in Councillor Betty Fisher about the thenewycar Mr Bruce retains Board job as chairman Bruce is the uncontested of tin Hoard of Education Trustees voted Chairman Bruee in Thursday night for a second term as chairman She The new vleechairm in wis also ae claimed The new vne is Iruslet Pat of who is in her fourth ye at the She replaces local Trustee Dick llowill who said the position of vice- chairman took up too much of his time Being vice- is a full time job There is no I can afford to be working full time it it with my law Trustee said Hi is In his fifth year at he Board and will not run for vicechairman or chairman again he said Chairman called ex she has gained as chair man hard won she would be disappointed if she did not serve year In her after acclamation Chairman Bruce said teachers and sehools do not have monopoly on education Bringing the y and the closer together is something Chairman Bruce would like to see Service clubs chambers of commerce and seniors groups could be more involved in she The gap between the old and young is as fewer children are being bom and there are more seniors The result is the community will be getting further away from the children she said T will more how their dollars ire if ire belter informed sin Decisions ho would run for chairman and vicechairman were made an informal Board meeting at the end of November Trustee said Trustees other than and still had a to run for the positions Thursday night but none did Trustee has been chair of tht salary committee for the lost three years She has also been involved in special education I m looking forward to getting a more global perspective she said of be ing vice Getting a broader perspective of what goes on at the Board is one of the of being vicechairman Trustei said Tht chairman and chairman ire consulted by the director Wally more often Being vice chairman and a member of the Hills Con Committee made 1986 a difficult year Trustee said Silting in the scat of vicechairman is good experience for any trustee down Trustee is hit experience to mother he said Five schools selected as immersion centres Five Hills public schools have been picked as French sion centres the Board of Education In the first week of February students will be able to enrol in early French immersion Grades 1 to 12 and late French immersion Grades 7 through 12 courses George Ken in Georgetown and Robert Lit tic in Acton ore early French merslon centres is the only late immersion centre said Ron Chapman superintendent of schools in Acton students involved in early Immersion will continue their train ing at McKenzieSmith Georgetown early immersion students will go to Centennial for Grades 7 and fl Mr Chapman does not believe the French immersion centres w ill significantly decrease enrolment at other schools We re not expecting a big increase he said of enrolment at French centres The only major change is students will be bused to the French immer centres Mr Chapman French Immersion students will be taken to the school nearest their home first and from there will be bused to the French immersion Students going to the French mersion centre at George Kennedy will be bused from Harrison Park Pine view Joseph Gibbons and Glen Williams Robert Little French students will be bused from M Z Bennett and Brookville French immersion students take half of their courses in French and half In English Students not taking immersion will be able to take only English courses at French immersion centres a Board report An information night on the French centres will be held by the Board in Janu iry Ads for that meeting will appear In the paper 4yearold fire starter A burned down the house Saturday Firefighters were called to Hillside Crest in Georgetown at 12 a A boy had been playing with matches near the bed where Ins two brothers slept Damage to the house was S3 The boys were left in the care of a relative while their parents went out for the A 12 year old a and a 4year old were sleeping In the master bedroom an official from the fire department The youngest boy woke up found matches and began lighting and throwing them near the where his brothers were sleeping The smoke detector was activated and the ire department was called Nobody was injured Damage to the home was mainly from smoke and water an official from ihe fire department said left the home at For now the Wrigglesworth location They want the town hall memorabilia is at Harrison Public bo a people place School parents were given an opportunity to where Anyone who has Interesting These they stored the home is the curator of the f W Public School trophies and Nigel seen here Mr Pet Region Museum The have closed can call M one of a committee or wouhT ike It Their museum does not accept everything K In Ron Just parent who vd tn favor choices were the Region but it is Interested in the J- may find Museum or the new town hall memorabilia them very useful

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