Acton Firefighters Win Despite Parade Mix Up in Milton
Acton firefighters attended the Firefighters Association of Ontario gala in Milton with about 20 from Acton. An records error placed them in regulation dress while they were in fancy dress, yielding third place behind Dundas and Ajax. Bern Van Fleet and John Krapek represented Acton, and Milton’s George Bundy was elected president for 1966-47 with next year set for Mount Forest and a four day Civic Holiday event.
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Acton
Ontario
Firefighters’ Association of Ontario
Milton
Dundas
Ajax
Bern van Fleet
John Krapek
Milton Arena
George Bundy
Association
Mount Forest
Plunkett Report Expected Next Month for Halton Pee Countys
The Plunkett report on local government in Halton and Peel counties will reach the Minister of Municipal Affairs by September 16. Peel seeks early access, while Halton favors a general public release and has not supported Peel’s motion. No date was given for public or county council access.
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Plunkett
Halton
Pee
Peel
Halton County
Ontario
Regional jail plan signed by Halton and Peel leaders
Halton and Peel county councils sign an agreement establishing a joint committee to plan a regional detention centre to replace existing jails. The Maplehurst facility, costing about 2 million dollars, will include family visiting rooms and forensic treatment facilities with location to be decided.
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Alan Grossman
North America
Peel
Halton
Maplehurst
Grossman
Halton County Council
Proposed Nassagaweva zoning by law due within 30 days
Township Planning Board and council discussed a revised zoning by law at a recent meeting. Reeve Coulter stated council will review and forward suggestions to the Planning Board, which will mail copies and public meeting details to ratepayers. A project plan estimate of 3,763.48 dollars was approved for the planning firm.
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Nassagaweva
Township Planning Board
Willian Coulter
Planning Board
Grant Campbell
Reeve Coulter
Egressee
Haldi
Thevanece
Project Planning Associates Ltd
Assessment notices sent to Acton homeowners and tenants
Town assessor William Erskine announced that assessment notices will be mailed soon. Tenants in two rooms used for living and eating will also receive notices this year, which will grant them a vote in municipal elections and help compile the voters list.
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Acton
William Erskine
Police warn against forged CNR payroll cheques
Local merchants were warned to watch for forged CNR payroll cheques expected to be cashed this week. Genuine cheques dated after August 1 carry red ink for the date and issuer’s signature. forged ones may appear in green ink. Merchants should detain suspects, notify police, and gather a description and license plate number.
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CNR
Beothe C.nlr
Ross
Park caretaker Hauls Old Logs From Fairy Lake Area
Park caretaker Herb Ritchie hauled out old logs from behind the wading pool area at Fairy Lake on Monday using a tractor and cable to move the heavier debris that had lain there for years.
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Herb Ritchie
Fairy Lake
Adi
Amalgamation approved at joint Parks Board meeting
At a joint Parks Board and Recreation Committee session mayor Les Duby led a discussion on merging the two bodies. Secretaries Art Cooper and officials from both sides endorsed pursuing amalgamation with council approval, citing streamlined operations and reduced red tape.
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Parks Board
Les Duby
Recreation Committee
Art Cooper
Council
Parks and
Duby
Len Lovell
George Williams
Glenleaf Park
Parks
Recreation
Lowell
Bill Williams
Charles Perry
Hugh Patterson
Harold Townsley
Howard Pearce
Belgian born sculptor to exhibit at Guelph art festival
Andrew Drenters, formerly of Acton, brings found object sculpture to Painting on the Green at Delhi Street Recreation Centre in Guelph. He uses horsehoes and old farm tools welded into figures, created on his Alton farm. Drenters has shown at Gallery House Sol, Gaslight Gallery, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Pollock Gallery, and belongs to the Sculpture Society of Canada.
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Guelph
Delhi St
Andrew Drenters
Acton
Josef
Mr. Drenters
R.R. Alton
Sol
Georgetown
Gaslight Gallery
Kitchener
Montreal Museum of ‘Fine Arts
Pollock Gallery
Toronto
Sculpture Society ‘of Canada
Cheque Forgery Dupe Hits Five Local Merchants
Five local merchants were duped out of $92.15 each by a cheque forger. The forged cheques, drawn on Legitimate Style Acres Ranch forms and bearing ranch owner Bruno Sclissizzi’s signature, were only detected after returning from Toronto banks.
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Toronto
Acres Ranch
Bruno Sclissizzi
Acton Grade 13 Exams Highlight Top Student Tom McKeown
Tom McKeown tops 17 graduates in Acton grade 13 results as 84 percent pass rate overall. Principal Hansen announces a record year with 125 passes from 150 papers, and outlines upcoming changes to provincial and university entrance testing.
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Tom McKeown
Acton
Ted Hlansen
Hansen
Tom
Stephen Coles
Howard Coles
Patiernl
University of Guelph
Tom High
Ager
McKeown Wall
Nortow
Service
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Sick Children’s Hospital
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Ronald Henry
Gay White
Vicky Newton
Gwen Lauder
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Carol Swackhamer
Lakeshore Teachers’ College
Gary ‘Murr
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Bank of Montreal
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Russell Mosales
Susan Radford
Peter Lawson
Bob Watson
Tom Ginger
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Linda J.T. Braida
Kathleen M. Chisholm
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Linda J. Linham
J. Russell Mosales
G. Thomas McKeown
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Susan M. Radford
Nancy E. Rognvaldson
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Carol E. Swackhamer
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