Legal aid clinic approved as urban rural experiment
Halton Hills gains a designated legal clinic with two offices in Georgetown and Acton. Convocation reaffirmed approval, funding reduced to 17840 for Sept 1 to March 31 due to one inactive month. Staff include two duty counsellors a para student solicitor and secretary. Funding contingent on annual reapplication and continued need in semi rural area.
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Halton Hills
Annette Vaughan
Ontario Legal Aid Plan
the Herald
Convocation
Law Society of Upper Canada
Susan Tanner
Georgetown Legal
Georgetown
Acton
Vaughan
Ontario treasurer McKeough faces tough questions on school taxes
Ontario treasurer Darcy McKeough told about 200 politicians and senior civil servants that provincial funding will shrink next year. He admitted being puzzled by how to reduce education budgets amid uneven enrollments and noted high school tax increases. He urged top‑down budgeting, zero‑based building, rigorous in‑year spending controls, and early budget restraint to avoid future shortfalls.
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George Evashuk
Herald
Ontario
Darcy McKeough
Ric Morrow
Halton
McKeough
Morrow
Boards of Education
Peel
Scarborough
Hatton Hills
Milton
Oakville
Burlington
Halton Hills
Ike Halton Hills
Edmonton
Teachers Superannuation Fund
CFL Officials Visit Fair at Georgetown Fall Fair
CFL players and officials visit Georgetown Fall Fair on Friday and Saturday. Athletes In Action members will staff a 30 by 60 foot Alpha Tent with a Toronto group led by Christopher. Gary Tulford of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats is among Saturday's highlights with Scott McBrien acting as MC after an injury. A children’s magic show is set for 2 30 p.m. Saturday.
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Canadian Football League
CFL
Georgetown
Toronto
Christopher
Rose Ann Newmore
Gary Tulford
Hamilton Tiger Cats
Scott McBrien
Athletes In Action
Milton Loses Most in Regional Cost Study Report
A four month report on Halton region government costs shows Milton as the biggest loser while Halton Hills gains. Oakville and Burlington see minimal effects, with regional and local spending rising across the board. The study cites population shifts, staff changes, and higher salaries as central to the increased expenses.
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Bob Rutter
Herald
Halton Hills
Milton
Don Gordon
Oakville
Burlington
Halton Hills Aince
Gordon
Halton
Gord Reade
Hatton
Five Year Core Plan For Georgetown Downtown Facelift
Georgetown merchants approve architect Paul Martel's eight year old plans for a five year downtown core upgrade costing about $60,000 paid via a business tax surcharge. The plan includes trees, signs, planters, benches, bicycle racks and drinking fountains, with seven Main Street parking spaces lost and region, town, and parking authority approvals required.
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Georgetown
Paul Martel
Business Improvement Association
BIA
Monty Hyde
Main
Paul Marie
Council
Halton
Mill Street
Main Street
Martel
Barbara Shuttleworth
George Blasko
Blasko
Bob Gougeon
Mr. Hyde
Hyde
Parks and Recreation Department
Kerr Norval group to meet over Norval water grant
MPP Julian Reed arranged a meeting with Environment Minister George Kerr to discuss a government grant for Norval water financing. Ric Morrow Halton Region chairman Hugh McFarlane Art Reinhardt Norval Community Association will attend at Kerr's office on date. No Ontario commitment has yet been pledged, delaying the project for years while the village water situation worsens.
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Dorothy McLean Sterald
Julian Reed
Environment
George Kerr
Ric Morrow
Halton
Hugh McFarlane
Art Reinhardt
Norval Community Association
Kerr
T. 29
Norval
Ontario
Man charged after death in Georgetown fight
Dale Morette, 24, of Dale Gate, remanded in custody charged with manslaughter after the death of Lloyd Sedore, 45, outside the McGubbon Hotel following a fistfight. Sedore, a father of four, worked at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital. police failed to revive him after the 8:30 p.m. incident Friday.
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Georgetown
Union Street
Dale Morette
Dale Gate
Lloyd Sedore
Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital
Trustees veto 10% pay cut
School trustees vetoed a 10 percent pay cut proposed by Don Long, arguing over its effectiveness while a range of opinions stressed leadership, budget responsibility, and cost containment. The motion drew mixed support and criticism as members defended or dismissed the idea, noting the board’s $82 million budget and the value of public service.
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Tee
Helen Howard-Lock
Cameron Jackson
Bill Herd
Hinton
Herd
Halton Hills treasurer accepts $2000 from Optimists Club
Ray King, Halton Hills treasurer, receives a $2000 cheque from John Hornung secretary treasurer of the Georgetown Optimists Club. The funds come from Bang-O-Rama profits for the Memorial Arena building fund as the library board seeks an Ontario Municipal Board hearing on Cedarvale Park project. Residents protested the library plan, and council earlier backed the hearing call.
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Halton Hills
Ray King
John Hornung
Georgetown Optimists Club
Ontario Municipal Board
Cedarvale Park
Georgetown
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Achilles
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Ray Knng
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Mr. Martel
McGubbon Hotel
Don Long
Board of Education
Long
Elation Hills
H.H
Bert) Hinton
Fred Armitage
Jim Clelland
Cambridge
Ministry of Natural Resources
Halton Lung Association
Association
Acton Town Hall
Finance Administration
Peter Marks
Marks
Elk’s Hall
Bob
Linda Anderson
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