Excerpts from the Georgetown Independent Article - Thursday, December 2, 2010

"Four Groups Get Trillium Cash"

"Receiving funding locally are Georgetown Globe Musical Productions ($150,000), Georgetown Skating Club ($30,500), Roxy Community Music Place ($15,000) and 676 Lorne Scots Royal Canadian Army Cadets ($44,400).


Globe will receive its funding over one year to renovate and re-purpose the Georgetown Armoury in the fairgrounds. The group is renovating the building for its new home. The renovation will help improve the facility’s energy efficiency and make it more accessible to community residents.


“We are absolutely thrilled and very, very grateful,” said Georgetown Globe president Lois Fraser.


“The Trillium Foundation recognized this is an excellent project,” said Fraser. “It is going to enable us to get heating, lighting and accessible washrooms.”


Fraser said the building will be brought up to code so Globe can invite the public in for some performances.


She said although much work has already been done at the armoury, including replacing the roof and sandblasting the building’s interior, “there is still a huge amount of work to be done.”


Globe hopes to start a capital campaign in the new year to raise additional funds to complete the renovation.


Globe hopes to be in and practising in the Armoury by next September."


Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.


Other Halton groups receiving funding include:
• Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton— $101,100
• Children’s Aid Society of Halton— $210,000
• Halton Food for Thought— $134,000
• Halton Multicultural Council— $148,500














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