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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1956
Page
14
Erin township council accepted a Ballinafad committee proposal to erect a community hall under the Community Halls Act. A fire insurance committee was formed, $10,000 was authorized to county tax, and accounts totaling $4,622.59 were approved for payment, including road and utilities expenses.
The second annual Allan family reunion for the descendants of the late Mr and Mrs William Allan was held at Stanley Park Erin with about 70 guests. A pleasant afternoon with perfect weather featured horseshoe pitching swimming and races for youths while older members prepared supper in the pavilion and plans were made for next year.
A concise argument that a small town can contribute significantly to national resilience against nuclear or natural disasters through preparedness, local leadership, mutual aid, and community resilience measures.
The article describes provincial civil defence expansion to include every community with area based planning. It calls for town committees led by a reeve and officials to set policy, and for reception roles for evacuees. Training for church women to supply food, stockpiling essentials, and fall-out shelter surveys are urged, with local directors coordinating region wide efforts.
Heating contractors and dealers from Halton County towns attended a five lecture course in Milton Legion Hall sponsored by United Suburban Gas Company Limited. The program trained local installers on modern procedures for gas appliance installation and servicing. Oakville participants joined as natural gas rolls out to the region. SEPTILES Quebec naval cadets visited the RCN destroyer escort Iroquois during a port tour. Mayor Jack Layden toured the ship and met Cmdr Daniel Hanington at the town hall.
Trafalgar Educational Supervisor Kenneth Armstrong laments at Ash one room school near Milton must hire a teacher for eight grades. He says finding a properly qualified teacher for such a post is difficult as district enrollment grows and schools expand from two rooms to many.
North Halton is growing as Milton reaches 4220 residents and Georgetown 6000. Ac ton remains a small community despite this growth.
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