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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Glen Williams Canada Day Parade Events

Keep July 1 open for all the events that will be happening
in The Glen starting with the parade at 12 noon.  Opening
ceremonies will be in the Park at 1 p.m. Watch the
newspaper and here for more details, such as breakfast in the park.....



The Annual Duck Race


























When?  July 1 at 4 p.m.
What? Ducks for racing down The Credit are one for $5 and five for $20.
Support the GDHS Swim Team.
LOTS of prizes to be won!  




Canada Day Fireworks





July 1, 2013 @ 6.30 p.m
ST. ALBAN’S CHURCH GROUNDS
537 Main Street, Glen Williams

This year we will experience another truly magical evening
of watching fireworks exploding over the Credit River while we
sit on the lawn of Margaret's Chapel on the Credit River. This is
an outdoor event next to St. Alban's church. Bring a lawn chair
or blanket and join the birthday celebration. Tickets for a
summer chicken barbeque (with all the fixings) will be on sale
prior to Canada Day for those who wish to enjoy a picnic dinner
Free will donation for fireworks..

Advance tickets:
Adults: $15.00 
Children: 5 – 12  - $7.50
Under 5 free
For tickets call Fioretta Morley (905) 873-6765 or Pauline Robinson (905) 873-6760

Town Hall Repair Grant

The Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) has
awarded $14,312 to Glen Williams Town Hall to cover half the cost of
repairs to brickwork and new interior walls and insulation.

Main Street Construction.

Main Street Construction.
by Joan Robson

  The Glen Williams Main Street reconstruction began in May and will continue until September.
Over the course of the past several months, our Infrastructure
Services staff have been working very hard on finalizing the
design for a functional, appealing and suitable reconstruction of
Main Street and communicating these plans to the public. To this
end, The Town held an initial public information meeting at The
Glen Williams Town Hall last year for the homeowners and
businesses within the construction zone who were directly
affected. Subsequent to that, at the request of  Williams Mill, we
held a second public meeting on the Mill’s premises for only the
businesses affected by the reconstruction. Most recently, we held
our formal public meeting for all residents at the council
chambers of Halton Hills Civic Centre. We were fortunate to have
great attendance numbers at all three meetings with plenty of
feedback. As you can understand, this type of major construction
poses some challenges, many of which are of a physical and
engineering nature. In fact, after all the previous public meetings
and input, our senior staff met with church officials regarding a
sewer placement and learned that the diocese requested some
minor modifications, which staff have now incorporated.
Construction commences in May and is expected to be
completed  in  September.  Accommodations will, of course, be
made so that Canada Day celebrations will take place as usual in
the Glen Williams park.

We ask for your patience during the construction period as
there is no doubt that we will all experience various degrees  of
inconvenience. However, I do believe that the overall final
outcome will be a source of enjoyment and pride to Glen residents
and business owners.
Other enquiries have been received regarding the desire for
or opposition to sewers in The Glen. At the moment, Eden Oaks
Development is working with the region and the town to
see just how their subdivision  can be serviced. As you
know, private septic beds are no longer permissible in
subdivisions in Glen Williams for environmental reasons.
Although the GWCA is keeping abreast of developments in
this regard, no decisions have been made as of this time.
If you have  questions, please feel free to call me or
email me at joanr@haltonhills.ca.
Enjoy your summer.