Town Council weighs land deal and water access with Beardmore Co
Special meeting last night debated negotiating with Beardmore and Co over land for a disposal plant and a south spring lease to secure industrial water. Reeve Hinton opposed both the land and water-lease ideas, urging caution and insisting on town ownership and possible expropriation if needed. The council authorized officials to negotiate, with further discussion on dredging Fairy Lake and water supply assurances for the company.
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No. 2 Committee
Beardmore and Co
Council
Reeve Hinton
Fairy Lake
Beard= more and Co
J. McGeadle
Duby
Drinkwalter
Hinton
Ted Tyler
Tyler
Earl Mosales
Beard
New Typeface Newstext Debuts At The Free Press
The Free Press introduces Newstext a new type face to improve legibility and appeal. It is produced on the Justowriter with eight point news type and automatic tape driven Reproducer. The shift from hot type aims to keep the paper modern and easier to read for readers.
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Free Press
Justowriter
Linotype
No local winners in safety contest named in report
Prize winners in the Elmer coloring contest No 2 have been listed and again there are no Acton or district winners. The bikes went to Ajax and Thornhill. The fourth in the series appears in the Free Press this week.
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Acton
Ajax
Thornhill
Free Press
Fairy Lake Dredging Ties Water Quality at Beardmore
Mayor Duby reported at a special council meeting that Fairy Lake dredging owners Beardmore and Co asked for permission to start and may require town water if water quality is affected. Councillor Mosales favored a possible agreement while Reeve Hinton opposed.
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Duby
Fairy Lake
Beardmore and Co
Earl Mosales
Reeve Hinton
Beardmore
Mosales
Local Ontario water debate includes dredging and pricing
Miss Joan Ramsden, now a registered medical lab technologist at St Joseph's Hospital in Guelph, is referenced as part of a local council discussion. The town weighs a 9 cent per thousand gallon water sale price and a proposed 200 000 gallons daily reserve to cover dredging disruptions, amid conservation authority leverage and contractor constraints.
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Joan Ramsden
Canadian Society of Laboratory Technologists
Bing Ramsden
R.R. 4
Rockwood
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Guelph
Young Acton Players Attend Ontario Youth Music Camp
Two Acton junior bandsmen returned from a week long Ontario Youth Music Camp at Beaverton where about 50 youths learned seven hours daily of music instruction and band practice. Randy Coker played French horn and Jack Holmes corner. campers enjoyed concerts each Friday and camp activities supervised by the Canadian Bandmasters Association.
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Ontario
Beaverton
Acton
Randy Coker
Jack Holmes
Holmes
Cokers
Coplayers
Canadian Bandmasters Association
Acton Band Considers Friday Downtown Concert
Acton Citizens' Band weighs an experimental Friday evening concert in the downtown area. Musicians plan to set up in the United Church parking lot during open shopping hours, possibly as soon as this week.
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Acton Citizens’ Band
United Church
Acton Housing Survey Under Way for Public Rentals
Acton council with Ontario Housing Corporation mails 350 questionnaires to town tenants to gauge need and demand for public rental housing. Forms request household size, employment, income, current rent, and housing adequacy, with results to be reported to council.
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Acton
Ontario Housing Corporation
Toronto
Temptation nixed bell won't ring in old town hall
The old town hall bell, lodged in a cairn by the fire hall, will not ring for emergencies or pranks ever again. The clapper is out and, once reinstalled, it will be welded mute. Firefighters say it is too tempting to misuse.
Lost Golden Retriever Found a New Home Prospect
Advertised in Free Press for a missing dog the Golden Retriever wandered into a Knox Avenue home. Three viewers failed to identify the pet, then a new owner who valued the animal paid a $2 Humane Society fee in Guelph to help secure a new adopter.
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Knox Ave
Humane Society
Guelph
Careening car hits house four charges laid by police
A bizarre accident on Main St North left a vehicle in gear after an owner tried to unstick the gas. The car struck the home of Douglas Jackson at 52 Main St N causing 200 in damage. Alton Rowsell from 121 Poplar St was injured requiring 37 stitches. Police laid four charges of impaired driving careless driving taking a vehicle without owner’s consent and escaping custody. The damage to the car belonging to Clarence McLeod was estimated at 400. Constable P Thwaites investigated.
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Main St. North
Acton
Main St. N
Thormpson
Alton Rowsell
Poplar St
Douglas Jackson
Damar Rowsell
D.W. Vander Bent
Acton Medical Centre
Canada History Theme Leads Playground Wind Up Parade
Six weeks of summer playground ends with a Thursday evening parade along Mill Street celebrating the History of Canada from Vikings to a future glimpse. The 6:30 p.m. procession features costumed children with era floats, followed by a parents program at the park or M Z Bennett School grounds.
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Mill St
Canada
Ufe
M.Z. Bennett
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