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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1967
Page
14
Cummins Construction moved a Florida dredge to Fairy Lake to begin the long awaited improvement. Dredge floats show barnacle growth from prior ocean work while survey crews map muck depth. First excavations used a shovel to create an anchorage for the dredge and an initial muck trench.
A dozen Action Firefighters attended the Ontario Fire Fighters annual convention in Mount Forest over the Civic Holiday weekend and won first place in the big parade for fancy dress under 20 men. Delegates were Don Van Fleet and Wilfrid Duval. They entered race ladder rescue and 100 yard dash events, with the parade lasting an hour and three quarters. The group was joined by the Guelph Sea Cadets Band, and the trophy was not announced until their return home.
Kathryn Sinclair of Acton district high school travels to Wetaskivin Alberta for a two week Federal Provincial Youth Training program stay. She is the daughter of Norman and Mrs Sinclair of Glen Williams near Ballinafad. The trip, postponed by two weeks, departs Oakville with chaperones and peers from Georgetown and Hornby joining Ad em high school reps Russell Mosales and Murray Jamieson. The program is a joint federal centennial commission and provincial government initiative with two territorial administrations.
The Free Press invites society notes and announcements for publication at no cost. Readers may submit wedding engagements anniversaries and social events, with notices printed in a timely local highlights column.
Town council discusses trading land with Beardmores to avoid expropriation. Reeve and councillors weigh land value, springasset use, dump site needs, and two counter proposals, voting to submit both options for Beardmores' consideration while preserving the town asset water.
Free Press notes a quiet Civic Holiday with light raindrops and no major accidents. Traffic was lighter than expected, cottagers returned home early while Mohawk track reopens with trotting races at Campbellville from Aug 14 to Sept 16. Subscriptions rise nostalgia as H S Harwood from Windsor praises the paper.
Local notes report severe storm caused fuse failures as lightning struck near. The Elmertine Safe ty Elephant coloring contest ends this summer. The Hamilton Automobile Club notes 125 traffic accidents across Wentworth Brant Halton Haldimand counties over a 72 hour civic holiday weekend, up nine from last year.
In a town council session the mayor warned the Beardmore company that dredging at Fairy Lake hinges on assurances the town can supply water if needed. Hinton claimed independence from Beardmore, triggering strong pushback. A motion allowed water sales to Beardmore at regular rates for one week pending further negotiations.
George Biernes of R. BR. 4 Acton and Homer Johnston of 335 Delrex Blvd Georgetown collided in a rear end smash near Norval on Thursday. Biernes sustained $200 damage to his car while Johnston’s vehicle incurred $300 in damage.
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