Acton Planning Board Approves Mixed Use Projects
The Planning Board approved a five store development with apartments and a medical centre to be built on two lots near Mill and Frederick Sts and Bower Avenue. They recommended rezoning to permit the medical centre and noted parking and congestion concerns for a nine store plaza on Main St near the CNR tracks proposed by Lake Manor Holdings.
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Acton
Planning Board
Lake Manor Holdings
Guelph
Main Sts
CNR Trsl
T. H. Berry
Althea Thaish
Comes of
Petioa
Berry
T. B. Moore
Tenemrywereys Soup
Melanie
Mill and Prederick ‘Sta
Bower Avenue
Steven
CNR
Manor Holdings
Stocca
Church and
My. Drinkwalter
Es Rn It Mead
Meb Blow
Sid Salix
Vic Bristow
Acton Medical Cup
Rom Cih
Flood
Prous
Ard Ne
Main St. N
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Allan Ackman named Nassagaweya councillor this week
Allan Ackman, president of Animation Productions Ltd. and longtime Nassagaweya resident, was selected to fill the vacant Nassagaweya Township councillor post. He took office Monday night after a special council meeting chaired by administrator Cal McIntyre.
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Allen Ackman
Animation Productions Ltd
Nassagaweys
Nassagaweya
Y Cleck
Cal McIntyre
Ackman
Township road closure blocks Acton development plan
Esquesing Council refused a bylaw to convey a long unused road allowance between lots 27 and 28 off Cobblehill Road to Cecil Nelles, delaying a 42 acre development. The decision mirrors broader annexation and access concerns for Fairy Lake and Acton services, with mixed council opinions and continued legal routes.
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Cobblehill
Fairy Lake
Acton
Esquesing Council
Cecil Nelles
Mill St
Aldo Braida
Nelles
Braida
Council
Len Varey Dies in Friday Acton Crash
Leonard Varey twenty was killed in a Friday afternoon motorcycle collision at Queen and Young Street in Acton. Daniel Brian Harkdey, nineteen, was listed in fair condition at Guelph General Hospital with serious injuries. The borrowed motorcycle collided with a car driven by Ford Andrews, who was uninjured. Police investigated, noting the bike may have been out of control. injuries included fractured pelvis and ribs, and head injuries for Harkdey. Funeral arrangements were announced for Leonard Varey, son of George Lazenby and the late Elgie Vasey.
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Leonard Varey
Acton
Daniel Brian Harkdey
Guelph General Hospital
Queen and Young St. Comer
D. A. Garrett
Danny Harkley
Royal City Ambulance
Andrews
Nick Farion
Bruce McArthur
Acton Op.p
Corp. E. Jacobs
Milton Detachment
George Lazenby
Elgie (Coon) Vasey
Rumley-Sheamaker
Lions Walk Plan Approved for Acton Trail Project
Acton Board of Parks Management authorized the Lions Club to build a pedestrian walkway west of the Brankiewicz property on Beardmore and Co. or Action Parks Board land with limits set by eight board representatives. Expenditures capped at 100 and all engineering decisions require board approval. A separate disturbance at Acton Pharmacy left two men charged.
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Lakeview
Prospect Park
Brankiewicz
Acton Board of Parks Management
Acton Lions Club
Lions Club
Beardmore and Co. and
Action Parks Board
Parks Board
Acton Parks Board
Acton Council Denies Permanent Trailer Camp Permit
Mr and Mrs John Wood urged the Acton township council to permit 10 trailers to stay at The Brooks site over the winter, arguing occupants had nowhere to go. Reeve and council refused, citing a by law banning year round trailer use and noting similar requests were turned down elsewhere.
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Hornby
Stewarttown
Willow
Norval
Mrs. Wood
Joon
Wilfrid Leslie
Tom
Rockwood teen dies in two car crash near West Garafraxa
A 17 year old from Rockwood and a Toronto man were killed in a two car collision at the county roads 8 and 26 intersection in West Garafraxa Township on Tuesday night. Edith Ann McDougall 17 of Rockwood was in a car driven by Sandra M Boyd 19 of Fergus who died. Miss Boyd was taken to Groves Memorial Hospital and later to Kitchener Waterloo hospital with serious injuries. William G Harvey 30 of Toronto also died. His wife Gail 25 and children William Harvey Jr 4 and Robbin 15 months were hospitalized in Fergus. Constable Woods of the Guelph detachment of the OPP investigated.
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Rockwood
Toronto
West
Garafraxa
Edith Ann McDougall
Cnr
Sandra M. Boyd
Fergus
Miss Boyd
Groves Memorial
Kitchener —Waterloo
William G. Harvey
Gail
William Harvey Jr
Robbin
Constable Woods
Guelph
Acton Police Deny 12 Hour Search For Dynamite Cache
A Toronto daily report claimed Acton police conducted a twelve hour search here for a cache of stolen dynamite. Police scoffed at the claim and gave no confirmation of any such operation.
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Acton
Toronto
School prep chaos and far reaching bylaw probe
Five days remain before school starts as M Z Bennett’s staff prepare classrooms. A constable notes routine investigation while three Milton OPP constables assist in a test event. A suspicious phone call about explosives prompts a drink party concern near Limehouse and a protest against the bylaw move. Investigation continues with potential hidden elements in the area.
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Milton Opp
Limehouse
Oles
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Reeve Hill
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Miller
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Hydro Commission
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Ford Andrews
Queen
Young St
Young
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Acton Pharmacy
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