Call down under to Aussie friends Trevor Smith and Surah Get Has pari a Cross program grade students from Cenlenniil called Phone A Friend The George- Public School had a chance to talk to a lown Cross and the Australian Red In The class project Cross sponsored the even Ray Denny science class discovered for themselves that long distance Is the next best thing to being there The Centennial Public School class received a call from a grade 7 class In Perth Australia last Tuesday at The program called Phone A is sponsored by the George town chapter of the Canadian Red Cross and the Red Cross in Australia The call was one minute early and students talked for minutes Technl problems made some of the conversation garbled but the Cent en students did discover what It Is like to live in Australia One school is similar to another Kids in Australia have the same outlook as kids in Centennial They have a lot In common Mr the principal of Centennial said One big difference between the schools which shocked Centennial students was that Australian students begin their summer break In one week and will be off until February The Australians had a hard time under standing what snow Is Probably because It was degrees Celclus there or two weeks before the call the Canadian class prepared Questions letters were written and a package Canadian paraphernalia was put together Australia mama had taken over Smith who said people tell lum hi Is a very good drawer included his best two drawings in a letter One was of Wall s Sleep Beauty and the other was a Saturday morning cartoon The class package for the was full of Canadian magazines flags money photos of the school More than half the class of 30 hope to get a pen pal from their efforts and many ore Interested In visiting Australia As expected by Mr Denny about half of the class showed up for the call Students hod a range of questions wanted to ask Who ore your favorite rock stars or groups Brad asked What kind of computers do you have down there and Sarah was interested In How many hours a day do you go to school Talking to someone half way around the world is the main reason for tlu Mr Denny said When Wednesday In Canada it is a Thursday In Australia The Wednesday before the call was made Centennial students came together to wait for a call from which never came After an hour of walling Mr Denny called collect and discovered the Australians The Canadians had fortune Tuesday The minute conversation may be over but the relationship between the classes is not Even If no more letters arc written the Canadian package will arrive in Australia near Christmas An Australian package arrived in Canada Nov SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday December 1 1 Pages Sleepless nights plague owner Many sleepless nights and anxie ty beyond words hove plagued the owner of a Metcalfe Court home which has been experiencing severe erosion problems since 1973 Bill Aiken of Court told council he s being asked to pay for the town past mistakes It has been questioned whether or not a building permit should have been issued for the site Mr Aiken said Monday night Our problem is the result of erosion a poor plan of subdivision Improperly designed drainage system To add to this the design excavations footings lion and placement of fill were all supposedly Inspected by the town and approved Mr Aiken is Just one of several area homeowners finding their back yards slipping away A hairline crack in the basement wall discovered In April has since opened up to a gaping he said A report by McCallum on the property discovered fill up to meters in depth had been Improperly placed and stated if remedial work urn done before spring the house will sustain further movement and damage The report also said stabilization of the house is required to ensure the safety of the Aiken family The Ministry of Natural Resources has indicated it will be picking up per cent of the remedial work coats The Aiken want council to pay the remaining per cent Council voted to negotiate with Mr Aiken and refer the matter to the IMS budget discussions in the new year Budget meets should be open Sheldon Should the budget committee meetings In which all councillors are tobemembersthisycar be open to the public and press the question Coun Sheldon raised at Monday nights council meeting Parade thanks Sir On behalf of the Acton Community Residents Group we would like to express our thanks to the Acton firefighters Association for their organization of our Santa Claus Parade and to your paper for its coverage of the event As a new group recently formed in Acton it was a great way for us to demonstrate our commitment to boosting community spirit We wish to extend a sincere thank you to Tyler Transport for provision of the flatbed trailer Ms Gooding of Georgetown High School drama department for costumes and Tult man s Garden Centre for use of shrubbery bushes Without their generous support our contribution to Acton s parade would not have been possible Sincerely David Steckley Mary Crane Dick Crane Cheryl Corson for the Acton Residents Group Seniors input What kinds of needs do seniors have in Hills That what the new Seniors Advisory Committee Is trying to find out They had their first meeting in October and are input from seniors and anyone Involved In their well being to join their meetings For more informal on call the Acton Social Services and Information Centre at As with all the town committee meetings except for the general committee meetings budget commit tec meetings have always taken place bttiind closed doors Coun Sheldon thinks its time councillors opened the doors and made the recommendation to this years budget committee chairman John McDonald Certainly it a an item we address at the first budget committee meeting Coun McDonald replied In the past the public had no idea of where tax dollars were going until a week before the budget Is approved in late March Sheldon also wants to sec the committee of adjustment opening its doors to allow the public to hear its discussions in coming to a decision It bothers me the committee goes into camera to finalize Its decisions Sheldon said She asked that the interviewing committee which will be recommend appointments to the committee of adjustment shortly ask interested citizens if they II be discussing their reasons for their decisions In public Coun Sheldon reminded council on they are the appointing body for the committee of adjustment and the only time to make this change in the committee style of operation is at the interviewing stage Those were all discussed and we re looking into It Interviewing committee member Peter Norton told her What kind of answer is that demanded Coun Sheldon There are going to be guidelines drawn up about your question and they come at a further date Norton said 1 try once again Coun on persisted They be dealing with HOLY CROSS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Maple PASTOR PASTOR DavoCote Fr Ken MASSES S3 day mam 12noon for call KING 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