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By JAMIE HARRISON A house may only be a house, but a home can be Heaven. So believe many current and former residents of Georgetown’s Normandy Boulevard. Built as wartime housing follow- ing the Second World War, these humble houses have served as homes to families for over 45 years. In recognition of this, residents of the central Georgetown street will be holding a 45-year reunion to cel- ebrate the past, present and future ” of the families which lived and grew up in these homes. Of the original 48 veterans on Normandy, only three are still liv- ing there today, although five women remain from the group ae aes in during the spring of ae Goll -veteran of the Lorne Scots, has lived on Normandy since 1947. He returned from Europe after a four year tour of duty from 1941 to 1945. Collier called the reunion “a real good idea”, and said he is looking forward to renewing old acquain- g Ices. “We’re expecting about 300 to 400 people to attend. We already have people coming from all across Canada, from coast to coast,” Collier said. “This has always been a good community.” The reunion of families from Normandy Boulevard — many have moved abroad — came about after much talk between Barry Timleck and Bryan Lewis, who believed it would be an interesting idea to get the people back together after so long. Both men lived on the street — which runs off Guelph St.» near Maple Ave. — during their childhood. The 12 acres of land on which the Normandy Blvd. houses sit once belonged to Cedarvale School and was sold for $550 per acre. In 1947, Normandy Boulevard was on the east end of Georgetown, but Halton Hills This Week, "Wednesday; July'15, 1992’ Page 5 Residents set to celebrate Normandy Blvd. ‘Ss 45th birthday with 45 years of expansion, it now sits in the centre of town. Bob McMenemy — another orig- inal resident of the street — is serv- ing as chair of the reunion commit- tee. He said the party is being held now, on the street’s 45th anniver- sary to coincide with Canada’s 125th birthday. The reunion, takes place on Aug. 15, and will be an all-day affair, with current residents agreeing to have the street closed to traffic for the occasion. In addition to what promises to be a day for renewing friendships, games and races are planned for the kids. A barbecue dinner and a street dance are also planned to keep the party going until midnight. Since early spring, the planning committee has been meeting every two weeks to oversee the event. Mayor Russell Miller and the Normandy Boulevard ward coun- sellor have been invited to attend, but there will be three other “may- By DIANNE CORNISH After three days of hearing details about a development pro- posal calling for a 20-estate lot subdivision southeast of Ballinafad, the Ontario Municpal Board (OMB) has adjourned pro- ceedings until Aug. 4. Halton Hills planner Glenn Wellings said nine more days of hearings have been scheduled on the application of Eighth Line Jandowner Kent McClure for an Official Plan site specific modifica- on that will allow the proposed development. Last week’s hearing in Halton a presentation about Beechbrooke subdivision plan which is proposed for a 25.3 hectare (62.5 acre) parcel of land on the east side of Eighth Line, south of the Erin/Halton Hills Town Line. The lands are currently vacant except for the McClure family ome. Future presentations to the hear- ing will be given by the Town of Halton Hills and Halton Region which have no objection to the pro- posal and from the Hickory Falls Ratepayers Association and Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC), opponents to the plan. The Ratepayers Association, largely composed of Eighth Line residents, formally objected to the Proposal, necessitating the OMB hearing. According to information files at the Town’s planning department, the subdivision plan application was first submitted in mid-1988. The Town of Halton Hills recom- mended approval of the proposal in September, 1990. Neither the Town nor Halton Region opposes the plan. The NEC originally endorsed the proposal in November, 1988, but advised that the number of lots be OMB hearing adjourned to August 4 reduced to 18. In May, 1989, it reversed that decision and went on record as opposing the plan, which it said is “not a low-density pro- posal and is contrary to the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP) escarp- ment rural area objectives.” The subdivision site is located in the Niagara Escarpment develop- ment control area. Part of it is des- that the houses will be built in the escarpment rural area, while the wooded area in the escarpment nat- ural designation will be preserved as private open space. At a public meeting held by Halton Hills in the spring of 1990, several Eighth Line and area resi- dents appeared to object to the sub- division. Concerns were raised about water supply, increased traf- fic, fire protection and preservation of the natural environment in the area. % Members of the Halton Regional Police Service investigating the murder of 15-year-old Kristin French are encouraging Camaro drivers to have their cars checked at an up coming inspection. The St. Catherine’s girl’s body was found in the ditch beside a tural Burlington road in April and police investigating the homicide believe that the driver of a cream- colored Camaro may have informa- tion about the abduction and mur- der. Vehicle checks will take place at Halton Regional Police Headquarters feat 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday July 17 and between 10 a.m. d 4 p.m. Saturday. Halton Regional Police Headquarters is Local cops to check Camaros located at the rear of the Halton Regional Complex, 1151 Bronte te , just north of the Queen th Way, Oakville. “” All owners and operators of Camaros (are) encouraged to attend (one of the inspection days) and have their vehicle checked and a sticker placed on their windshield,” a police media release said. Continued from p: Councillor Al Cook questioned a recommendation rejecting imple- mentation of a proposal from the Fire Marshal’s report calling for annual testing of fire hoses. Reasoning that the testing program is labour intensive and that the department's limited full-time staff has more pressing eg the committee chose not to implement the testing program. Cunningham explained that the department hasn’t had many prob- lems caused by hose breakage. The department has a procedure to is not warranted given the small number of hose breakages which the department has to deal with, the fire chief said. The Fire Marshal’s survey rec- ommended that the fire department complete its rural numbering sys- tem in Halton Hills as soon as pos- sible. Since the town introduced a municipal street addressing system for all rural municipal roads last year, the system has been adopted by about 60 per cent of rural resi- dents, Cunningham told council. He added that the fire department Fire survey recommendations approved residences much more quickly dur- ing fire calls. Other recommendations approved by council include: reviewing existing mutual aid agreements between the Halton Hills Fire Department and the Town of Milton and Erin Township with a view to update the agree- ments; establishment of a formal vehicle replacement program for department vehicles; the provision of future monies in capital forecasts for the establishment of a fire department training facility in the ors” in attendance, as well. Chuck Davies, Bill Collier and Herb Brown will all be honored as mayor-for-the-day. 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