Milton district plans community centre and hospital expansion
Milton groups Lions Rotary and Cootenders join to plan a community centre at Milton Arena as part of a new city data. A hospital expansion adding 50 beds was presented to Milton Council with a possible one mill levy. councilors deferred pre budget review. The hospital says funds are more urgent than a school auditorium, amid rising mill rates and school budget strains.
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Milton
eCommunity Centre
Lions
Oottendats
Rotary
Milton Arena
Carhplet
Milton District Hospital
Milton Council
Council
Georgetown council rips grant use for Credit Valley Authority
Mayor Jon Gibbons and Deputy Reeve Speight criticized Credit Valley Conservation Authority spending at a Georgetown council meeting. They questioned $110,000 paid to date and why funds go to Orangeville areas and Fairy Lake Acton projects. Comments noted Authority dams plan and a Georgetown dam delay, arguing for bids to aid water table and growth. The school board warned of staggered classes amid pupil growth and blamed council for withholding OMLB funds.
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Georgetown
Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Jon Gibbons
Speight
Orangeville
Gibbons
Fairy Lake
Acton
Credit River
Roy Ballentine
Limehouse
Ballenting
Ontario
Mgr
Council
Harry Shortill
OMLB
John Mintern
Fergus students on Quebec exchange trip
Fergus high school grade 12 students completed a two week exchange with Paul Hubert high school in Rimouski Quebec. Herbert F. Clute accompanied the group with all arrangements praised. A National Film Board crew recorded classroom activities conversations with the community and a sugar party with snowball game. Parents learned of the visit last week and each student received a free phone call home funded by the Quebec government. The exchange sparked interest nationwide with several papers running features.
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Fergus
Fergus High School
Paul-Hubert High School
Rimouski
Quebec
Herbert F. Clute
National Film Board of Canada
Rimousk
Easter activities and family gatherings in Eden Mills
Good Friday breakfast served by Eden Mills Young People to raise funds for their projects. Heather Joan Lasby christened at Eden Mills Presbyterian Church with Rev. Fred Williamson assisting. Easter service led by Rev. D R Sinclair with special music. Numerous local families and guests from Hamilton Toronto Niagara Falls and Rochester noted as visiting or staying for Easter.
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Joseph Lasby
Heather Joan
Eden Mills Presbyterian Church
Fred Williamson
Gualph
Eden Mills
D. R. Sinclair
Peter Lawson
Toronto
Pat Wright
Hamerlton
Rudy Constantina
E. Rochester
Wright Home
Gordon Hodinott
Niagara Falls
Bob Handerson
Hespalar
Hugh Sutherland
Gat
Rockwood Centennial School plays Cinderella at Kiwanis festival
A packed Rockwood school audience saw Cinderella's Slipper staged by over 40 students for the Kiwanis Inter-County Festival in Stratford on April 1. About 350 Eramosa Township and Rockwood students, teachers, and others will travel by bus. Cast includes Corenne Knogt as Cinderella and Alex Walker as the Prince. The opening number Somewhere A Child is Singing featured 75 girls. a 60-member boys choir sang Jim, The Carter Lad. Uniforms were white blouses with pale blue ties and dark blue shirts.
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Rockewood Centennial School
Stratford
Eramosa Township
Rockwood
Uni
Choly
Jim
Carter Lad
Ronnie McRae
Centennial Athletic Awards at Ospringe School
Principal Bruce McPherson led a special assembly at Ospringe Public School to present Centennial Athletic Awards. The event honored intramural champions across floor hockey basket ball and volleyball. Gold medalists included John Vandersluis Brenda Bruce and Ross Mitchell with many other students receiving bronze and silver recognitions in a wide range of sports.
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Ospringe School
Bill Upshall
Bob Paulsen
Oscar Feenstra
Barbara Gates
Robbie Fuller
Ruth
Special Assembly Ospringe School
Bruce McPherson
Ospringe Public School
Weskertall
Eramosa
Rockwood
Sévéid
Echools
John Vandersluis
Brenda Bruce
Ross Mitchell
Rowland McCulloch
How Ying
Dn ‘Acton
Will Loso
Wweceive
Eerver
Iwhre
Ty ‘Upshall
Bob Paulisi
Osea Footstra
Barbrd Gates
sRopile
Fuller
Fauilkner
Stephan Eiii
Stephen ‘Taylor
Susan Hodge
Judy * Johnson
Christing
Burnett
Jeff Shields
Ospringe
John ‘Vandersluts
Brenda ‘Bruce
Everton Dam grant approved for phase one study
M P P John Root reports the Minister of Energy and Resources has approved a provincial grant of 5250 to the Grand River Conservation Authority for a preliminary engineering study on the proposed Everton Dam and Reservoir.
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M.P.P
John Root
Minister of Energy and Resources
Everton
Grand River Conservation Authority
Mangled wires disrupt communications in coin-binder incident
The damaged device shows mangled and torn wires after a coin-binder sliced into it. The act, described as mechanical vandalism, illustrates how such tools can sever communications, with blunt force and crude impact suggested as equally effective as a shovel or fence post for disruption.
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Bell Canada
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Mary Woodhouse
Mra
William Mino
Mre
Kaye Stevenson
Jim Stevenson
Hamilton
Jim Henry
Kemptville
Jim Bardan
Markham
Jim Hamer
Blind River
William Lowrie
Isaball
Mrs. Daniels
Arthur A
St. Acton
Cen‘twine
Harry Warndington
Nancy Dearing
Sydney
Austert
Patti Ellis
Garnet
Hawksley
Donna Mab
Debbie Stewart
Ricky
Bisen
Faulkner
Judy Stew
Art
Gary Midland
Rolf Seiz
Barbara Upshall
Dan’ Ferguson
Gordon Cole
Robert Feenstra
Mary Zabder
Free Press
Stephen Ellis
Stephen Taylor
Judy Johnson
Christine Burnett
Rockwood School
Cinderella
Coernne Knogt
Brenda Smith
Charlotte
Javette
Mary Ann Waddell
Marie Ellen Saunders
Helen Craigie
Prince
Alex Walker
Alan Nightengal
R. Hoy
Rockewood
Louise Faty
Evans
E. Harwood
E. Watson
Almatex
Kennedy's Bookstore
Post Office
Guelph
Harry Warmington
Sydney Austen
Garnet Hawksley
Donna Mae Milton
Ricky Hodge
Ellen Faulkner
Judy Stewart
Gary Medland
Rolf Selz
Dan Ferguson
Robert Foenstra
Mary Zahder
Shidehts
Susah
Eckerich
Frances Hodga
Graham
Fravet
Buart
Gragaon
Linda McKennie
Fran Todor
Gewald
Laura Trysepaars
H. S. Holden Optometrist
Cork St
East Guelph
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EsQuasing
Renny and
Dick Voskamp
Penson Farm
Georgetown, Ont
L. G. Denby
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Canada
Bel Canada
Quebec Telephone
Labrador
Newfoundland
Erin-Hille
Burgh
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