Page 2 THE HERALD Wednesday December lMf Halton Regional Police say so meone broke into a Mountain- view Road South house sometime during the last two months and stole worth of items in cluding 30 compact discs three cassette tapes and three con tainers of prescription drugs Hie owners of bouse were visiting relatives when the entered the house through a west side window Police say there were no witnesses and the in vestigation is ongoing Tree damaged Approximately in damage was caused to a tree located outside a Gower Road home in Georgetown sometime early Sunday morning after so meone broke ft m half report police Asa result of the incident police plan to introduce extra patrols in the Gower Road area during the late evening and early morning hours according to a police report There are no suspects at this time the report indicates Taillights smashed Police say someone smashed taillights of a 1981 sta- parked outside a Dun can Drive house in Georgetown overnight Saturday police dont know the total cost of damage but they say it is less than Tools stolen Someone stle worth of tools from a Dodge Van parked outside a Park Avenue house in Georgetown between Nov and Nov 26 police report The vehicle was locked but the culprits was able to enter the van through a rear sliding win dow according to a police report There were no witnesses and police so far have no suspects Windows smashed Police report damage was caused to Bennett Public School Acton when someone smashed- two windows at the schools south side doors Ac cording to a police report the school wasnt entered Minor injuries An 18yearold Mississauga woman was treated for minor in juries at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital early Monday morning following a single vehi cle accident on the Ninth Line south of Sideroad 10 in Georgetown police say The woman was a passenger in a 1976 travelling west bound on the Ninth Line when the vehicle went out of control cross ing over into the southbound lane and then rolling over into a near by field The driver an Georgetown woman escaped the accident unscathed An in vestigation is ongoing police say Careless driving Police laid a charge of careless driving following a two vehicle collision on Guelph Street east of Edward Street last Friday morn ing in Georgetown The accident happened when a Toyota driven by a 44yearold Georgetown man was stopped behind another car in the west bound lane on Guelph and was hit from behind by a Ford The Fords driver was a 47yearold Hlllsburg man The Ford was severely damaged while the Toyota received light damages according to a police report Rural breakin Someone broke off the front door lock and kicked in the door of a house the rural area of Georgetown before stealing ap proximately worth of pro perty sometime Monday police say Stolen items include silver a video cassette recorder a ceramic figurine earrings and rings the police report indicates An investigation is ongoing Vehicle damaged Police say someone caused damage to a Ford Mustang park ed outside a Guelph Street house in Georgetown and smashed the right rear window and the tail- light and dented the trunk lid Police have no suspects Fire Calls Small oven fire Halton Hills Fire Department only had to respond to one fire call during Mondays first winter storm Firefighters doused a small oven fire at a Durham Street home in Georgetown late Monday afternoon Although there was a lot of smoke no damage resulted said a depart ment spokesperson Alarm activated The only other recent call said the spokesperson happened last Thursday afternoon at the Varian plant on River Drive in Georgetown The alarm was activated while being repaired she said Crime Stoppers Halton Regional Police In vestigators and Crime Stoppers are requesting assistance in iden tifying a criminal who stole a Burlington mans credit card and used it to steal a large sum of money from the victims bank ac count During the night of 24 25 of Oc tober the victims car which was parked on Butternut Cres cent Burlington was entered and his Canada Trust passbook and Canada Trust Mastercard were taken On October 25th a suspect using the stolen credit card as iden tification attended at three Canada Trust offices in Oakville and Burlington and removed in cash which included in funds from the vic tims accounts The stolen card has also been used to purchase gas and mer chandise in the area The stolen card is a Canada Trust Mastercard and the suspect is described as male white years 190210 lbs muscular build short brown hair wearing neat casual clothing If you have any information that leads to an arrest in this or any other case you may be eligi ble for a cash reward You need not give your name and your call will be treated with complete anonymity Please call 18006685151 Community- Community Forum How should we control vandalism Jeff Nipper Georgetown I think the town should better publicize community watch pro grams also think penalties for vandals should be stiffer Jeff Smith Georgetown I think most of the problem is peo ple are not getting involved enough If people see an act of vandalism they should report it to the police If they see some seedy kids hanging around they should drive by them slowly and if the kids were thinking about doing something they wouldnt Police dont have enough officers to do it an Jean Horton Georgetown Neighbourhood Watch pro grams are really really impor tant The police dont have enough manpower so the com munity must get involved Perhaps a better system between the police and the com munity could be developed Opposition raised at NEC hearing on proposed amendment A decision on a preliminary motion introduced Monday by Walker Brothers Limited an op ponent of Niagara Escarpment Commission Amendment 52 ban ning waste disposal sites on the escarpment will be announced today Wednesday The NEC put its support behind Amendment in July The amendment requires applicants waiting to establish a waste disposal site on the escarpment to first obtain an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan Cur rently an amendment isnt always required NEC senior Planner Marion said Tuesday the lawyer for the Niagara Falls based waste management firm Walkers Brothers Limited introduced a preliminary motion saying the hearing should be stopped because the Hearing Officer doesnt have to rule on Amendment The lawyer the com mission changed the content of Amendment 52 between the time the commission initiated the amendment in March and the time the NEC came out in support of it that summer said Ms The commission failed to seek input by outside agencies once it supported the content changes and therefore the Walker Brothers lawyer said the hearing officer would only have jurisdic tion to rule on the amendment once the new version of the amendment had been circulated to the necessary agencies she ex plained But the commissions stance is that the hearing officer does have jurisdiction to make a ruling Ms Plaunt explained the com mission believes the new version of the amendment only came about after agencies had submit ted comment on the amend ments content In response to the valid concerns the amendment was improved she said Since the amendment was cir culated once and now better reflects the concerns raised by the commenting agencies there is no point in circulating the new version to those same agencies Ms Plaunt explained Seniors Tour of the Lights Wednesday December the one week from tonight it will be Georgetowns opportunity to shine Deck your house out in Christmas lights and turn them on early and show our seniors how much you ap preciate them When the bus convoy rolls by step outside and give them a wave This year marks the year the Georgetown Kinsmen have hosted the ever popular Seniors Tour of the Lights The seniors will be picked up in buses and in the Ac- The pick up points are at 630 m at Prestons Store in The Glen Georgetown Royal Canadian Legion Branch 120 Bennett Cen tre KinCourt Durham Street Apartments Sargent Road Apartments and at the Smoke Shop If for any reason a senior needs a ride or is unable to board a bus the Kinsmen will have vehicles available Any senior requiring more in formation can call Dave Adair at or Brian Shirtliffe at The tour will commence at 730 pm with a police escort and wind the streets of Georgetown and at the end of the tour the seniors will ar rive at St Andrews United Church on Mountainview for coffee and goodies and some old fashioned carolling Over the past years the Kinsmen have been able to host the seniors and give away some excellent door prizes and food thanks to the generosity of local merchants THE HOTEL 79 Main St S Georgetown 8773388 LET US THE GST PAY On Lunch FEATURM6 ROAST BEEF DINNER BAKED HAM BUSH STEW to fcMi ATAOMATMICII WA YOUR FA NHL TEAM ON OUR LARGE SCREEN SATELLITE TV LIVE Live Country Music Thurs Frl Sat THIS WEEK FEATURING P F FLYERS 50s 60s Country Rock JOIN US FOR OUR GALA NEW YEARS EVE PARTY FEATURING AMBUSH Country 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