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10 THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday January 28 OP Lifestyle Vitos expected to Friendship Lodge A new slate of officers for the Friendship Masonic Lodge has been installed for 1989 Front row from left Brother J Pickup Chaplain Bra E Shepherd Junior Warden Worshipful Brother Victor Games Worshipful Master Senior Warden Right Worshipful Bro Donald Gosling District Deputy Grand Master Second row Bro A Inner Guard Worshipful Brother Ferguson Assistant Secretary Bro A Irving Senior Deacon Worshipful Brother H Donker Im mediate Past Master Worshipful Bro R Taylor Director of Ceremonies Bro McMasters Junior Deacon Very Worshipful Brother Rev Peter Barrow Installing Master Back row Right Worshipful Brother E Wilson Treasurer G Booth Junior Steward Bro A Senior Steward Worshipful Brother A Cook Tyler Ab sent is Very Worshipful Brother D Charles Secretary Photo submitted Planning commissioner concerned Haltons rural development policies have been abandoned in as much as 13 per cent of the Regions Land Division Committee decisions Haltons planning com missionersays Of the 510 decisions made by the between July and December 1988 a total of did not reflect the intent of Haltons development policies said Rash Mohammed In his seventh report monitoring decisions since the inception of the committee in 1984 Mr Mohammed said the continuing concerns of Region that th rural development policies are being adhered to have not beer corrected The principal issue is the abandonment by the LDC of the Regional Plans Rural Settlemeni policies Mr Mohammed says ii a report to councillors The LDC is an eight member citizens committee set up by Halton to hear applications for land severances Although members have been trained in Haltons policies the number of decisions which do not adhere to official plan are increas ing Mr Mohammed said in the report Halton has established a set of guidelines in its official plan to guard against excessive strip development and development of rural areas for farm uses The idea is to protect Haltons valuable agricultural land While no single decision would have a detrimental effect on the rural environment the cumulative effect of the decisions which do not adhere to the plan could significantly affect rural Records manager being hired Halton Hills councillors will meet later this year to see if the town can afford to hire a full time records manager Councillors decided Monday to set up a records retention system which would require a records manager with a salary of between and a year The budget committee will make a recommendation when it con siders the 1989 budget later this year A records retention centre will be set up in the basement of the new civic centre on Maple Avenue The value of a well run records centre is beyond question said town administrative assistant Stephen Thomson It is capable of saving the organization costs chiefly by economies of space and equip ment and also ensure proper pro tection and control of records along with easy The manager would be hired for a twoyear period to allow the to prove itself Mr Thom son said The town would evaluate the position after two years to deter mine If it is needed on an ongoing basis he said land said Mr Mohammed And the number of decisions which do not adhere to the plan are high enough for me to be concern ed he said A number of decisions centre around whether or not the ap plicants were bona fide farmers as defined by the official plan While there may be human situations which might call for a favorable judgement for a land severance usually to establish a second residence to house farm help the Ontario Municipal Board says human circumstances are not adequate criteria for separating the land said Mr Mohammed The commissioners report sparked a retort by member John MacDonald who for the most part backs up the com decisions The word abandonment struck me quite forcibly because It has been my experience that the official plan considerations have been very much to the fore said Mr MacDonald After reviewing several decisions in Halton Hills and the reasoning behind them Mr Mac Donald said I may have erred in the nonapplication of the correct Regional plan policy on one occa sion But I can assure you that there was no sense of abandon ment of the Regional plan policies Mr Mohammed is compiling a report to find out bow many decisions have been overturned by the Ontario Municipal Board ft The Bennett Health Care Centre offering FINE RETIREMENT LIVING Private and SemiPrivate Accommodation available In an attractive comfortable and secure environment specially designed for your needs Services include- full dining room service nursing assistance maid and laundry service a variety of planned activities use of all amenities including beauty shop gift shop and bar service THE BENNETT HEALTH CARE CENTRE A foundation Princess Anne Drive Georgetown Ontario 2BS take postal contract Vitos Market will go ahead with a postal contract if Canada Post agrees store owner Chris Vito said this week The Vitos were approached by Canada Post to take over postal services abandoned by the Gaskili Cadwalladers General Store over a month ago Although Vitos is over two kilometres from the former postal facilities they will take on stamp sales and possibly money orders said Marlon Vito The couple presently sells stamps at cost in their Highway 7 fruit market Canada Posts rural services representative Hawkes who is negotiating directly with the Vitos said the couple has said yes to the postal contract but their ap plication bad not arrived for review late last week The Vitos expressed concern that the several hundred dollars they would receive per month under a postal contract might in elude more work than they could handle Mrs Vito said if all postal services such as sorting and parcel pick up were required the couple would have to hire another worker If its going to be a lot of work we dont want it she said recent But the fruit market would not replace services offered at for 131 years before it closed down services in December Mrs Vito said I cant see where we could be so busy because were so far out from Were not helping the walk in customers If approved by Canada Post the could begin service in February although the post office has not said exactly what service they would provide We just have to sit on it and wait said Mr Vito LJNW- BRAND REALTY INC By Glenda Hughes Sales Rep 8730300 My worst nightmare has finally reared its ugly head and I am about to become a client again instead of an agent As 1 have mentioned in a previous column we will be moving to a new home in town and of course that means that I will now join camp with the hundreds of families that I have relocated and put our house on the market Even though I can always keep my clients fairly calm through this traumatic phase in their lives I suddenly feel slightly insane Just continue on living your normal lives my usual line to clients naturally does not apply to this home Panic has set in and every detail must be attended to before I will open the door to a prospective purchaser Cupboards must be put straight a nick in the paint must be touched up windows must be cleaned and the list is endless and I will be a wreck before the end of the weekend I know it all seems familiar to most of you but it is not supposed to happen to ME Im cool I m controlled Im objective but not with my own home Now it your turn to laugh at me call me keep me calm and tell me all the things that I have told you over the years I heading for looney bin faster than I thought My only consolation is that this is a very good market for anyone to sell in and with any luck the house will be sold fast and my agony will be over For those of you who are sharing this time of year with me and also have their homes for sale or who will have them for sale shortly you have hit another peak in real estate Prices have risen dramatically since December and the demand is non stop at present Of course we never know how long it will last but roll with it when you can for it is wonderful to know that most saleable products pneed within the market will sell This of course does not apply to my own home you understand Keep smiling at me this week I need all the help I can get and if you cant contact me through the normal channels and my secretary sounds peculiar in knowing my whereabouts check in Guelph at Homewood House you will probably find me there registered under an alias COME ON IN AND SAVE ONAU GIFT STORE ITEMS GANZBROS PLUSH TOYS BABY QUILTS BIBS ALL WALL PLAQUES HANGINGS ACTON SOUVENIRS St CRAFT SHOP 11 MAIN STREET SOUTH ACTON 8533949