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Page 10 Halton Hills This Week, Wednesday, July 1, 1992. Halton Hills Seniors for the future What ‘‘future’’? Who’s “future’’? Our future of course, your future and the future of Halton Hills. The title of our col- umn represents an attitude of mind, that the future will be bet- ter than the past and ie sea and that it is up to u: ke so. We have to live in te present and much of our energy is bent t that challenge but we must pcre part of our resources to shape the future so that it becomes an im- provement on what has gone Our present condition is a result of that which we, our parents and grandparents did in the past. Some of it is good, some is not so good. We can’t expect perfection but we can and should expect excellence, collectively, not selfishly. Seniors meeting The Georgetown & District Seniors Association is dedicated to the establishment of a ear cen- tre in Georgetown. We have just passed our third A ‘Annual Gaul Meeting and it marked what we believe is the establishment of real dialogue amounting to a partner- ship with the Town devoted to the realisation of a mutual objective, a seniors centre. During the past six months or so the Association has been giving serious considers to the use of tty which will become vacant ti in thie near future. This was originally proposed by the Town. Subsequently, on May 26th the Board of Directors prepared and presented to the Town a document outlining ee concepts, conditions and quirements of a permanent ais centre. At the Annual General Meeting on May 29th the Town’s proposal was accepted subject, in effect, to these conditions being met. two meetings of the Seniors Recreation Centre Committee, (a joint committee of Councillors and Seniors set up by Mayor Miller) on June a & 17th the issue was ful- ly discussed along with possible aiarhatives and the economic AFTER 40 YEARS ON THE ROAD... WE STILL HAVEN’T WORKED OUT ALL THE BUGS Georgetown Rotary Club... HELP SUPPORT GEORGETOWN ROTARY CLUB. PROCEEDS OF TICKET SALES WILL BE USED TOWARDS COMMUNITY PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF GEORGETOWN. TICKET PRICE IS $50.00 - ONLY 500 WILL BE SOLD. $14,880. PLUS TAXES. PRIZE IS ONE VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WITH A RETAIL VALUE yg DRAW WILL BE HELD AT GEORGETOWN FALL FAIR ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1992 AT 8:00 P.M. AT THE ROTARY BINGO TENT. THE WINNER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR THE COST OF LICENCE, REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEWSPAPER THE FOLLOWING WEEK. Pate TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS OR TELEPHONE 877-5285. viability of this proposal versus a ew building. It was mutually con- cluded that due to the uncertain- ties and misgivings pursuing the Main St. location at this time, is no longer feasible. It was also decided that the Parks & Recreation Department and the Association will work directly towards a temporary facility and then go on to examine jeernenves for a permanent cen- to be a reality within the Bate sh future. e Association believes that: prehensive Pree imme to brin; happy, healthful social Baia nt. community would be will- ing to SORGT such a centre since it would be there for the younger seniors centre with oth such as a comnitinitye centre and/or a multi-service centre. Protester greets Grier Continued from Page 1 potential sites have been named in Durham Region. ng the most visible placard- bearers in group were two Holstein cows owned by Dinnis ’Hara, a dairy farmer in Schomberg, just north of Toron- to. O’Hara’s farm is on the dump- site list. The placards carried explicit messages like, ‘“‘Bob, Dump Ruth,” a message directed at Premier Rae, and the Sele two- word phrase, ‘‘No Dum, Protesters didn’t bar guests from attending the award ceremonies but they were insistent that the Environment Minister speak to them before she left the building. Fearing that the Minister might evade them through a back door, protesters placed two placards crosswise through the handle of a back door on the building. When Halton North MPP. Noel Duignan emerged from the ceremonies and tried to back his car out of the parking lot, pro- testers blocked his way. Many ap- peared concerned that he was about to drive his car around the building and pick up the Environ- ment Minister Several times, the demonstrators shouted at Duignan: ‘‘Turn your car off. You’re polluting the air.’’ He eventually agreed to their demands. While Duignan confronted pro- testers in the parking lot, Grier met Hee with a group of about 10 ople resenting the decnotsttatarsd Cassell, who was among them, said the Minister agreed to ‘‘meet in different cir- cumstances’’ with representatives of the groups to get back to her to. arrange a meeting. Grier then left the eed speaking briefly to the crow “She ee booed a lot,’’ Cassell said, but the crowd was told about plans for an upcoming meeting py: the Minister and a smaller gro During the awards ceremonies, Wastewise project manager Diane van de Valk presented Grier with one of the items from the shelf of Accepting the pift, Grier said she wasn’t a wrestling fan, but was pleased to receive the lunch bucket. Obviously thinking about the crowd waiting outside, she remarked light-heartedly that she might find a use for the muscle power that Hulk Hogan is noted for.