Fergus residents demand action on soot from Beatty plant
A 26 member petition on Fergus west side urged council to curb smoky emissions from Beatty plant. An inspector reported widespread smoke, prompting talks with Beatty Bros and a push for non burning garbage disposal before April 1. Health Dept oversight raised embarrassment as Fergus faces rising hydro rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus
Ontario Department of Health
Beatty
Provincial Health Department
Health Department
Clark
David Law
Beatty Bros
Fergus Hydro
Milton High School Expansion Plans Highlight Largest Local Upgrade
Milton's $1,400,000 expansion of the high school is featured in a special section. The project adds a large resource centre with Keith Black pictured, along with five new shops and rooms for auto mechanics drafting and occupations for girls. The staff includes 44 teachers with Mary Gatenby among the faculty. the official opening is set for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Keith Black
Robert Little
Mary Gatenby
Acton
Georgetown Ambulance Service Funds Promised for Next Year
The council welcomed a provincial grant to underwrite Georgetown Ambulance Service costs next year. Acting mayor Wm. F. Hunter called it good news as money begins to come in. Georgetown, the first Canadian town to initiate a volunteer service, benefits from the support and from the Dominion Seed House in Georgetown preparing catalogs for mailing. The seed house employs 38 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Wm. F. Hunter
Dominion Seed House
Seed House
Brampton Opens Peel County Museum and Art Gallery
The Peel County museum and art gallery opened at 7 Wellington Street East Brampton on Sunday November 17 marking years of effort by the Peel County Historical Society and Peel County Women's Institutes. The county council donated the former Registry Office and provided a substantial grant to complete the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brampton
Peel County
Wellington Street
Peel County Historical Society
Peel County Women's Institutes
Peel County Council
Everdale Place Solo Education Model Shown to Students
A Hillsburg area seminar at the University of Guelph featured university and high school students plus teachers from Guelph and Hillsburgh discussing Everdale Place. Bob Davis explained the self governed, tuition funded program of 37 students with one staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
University of
Everdale
Toronto
Urge signs and lights at Silvercreek curve on Hwy 7
A coroner's jury investigated the July 31 death of Lewis Douglas Jackson, 23, of Guelph after his 1968 Falcon collided with a Tyler Transport truck driven by Frank Penson on Highway 7 at Silvercreek. The panel blamed roadway factors and weather, recommended amber warning lights, no park signs on the north shoulder, and consider widening the road and improving visibility at the Seventh Line intersection. the driver was not at fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Douglas Jackson
Guelph
Jackson
Frank Penson
Georgetown
Highway 7
Silvercreek
Penson
Tyler
Ece
Murry Roulston
Georgetown District
Grand River Authority pushes five dam plan to avert regional sewer risk
Brantford Jaycees heard G M Coutts outline the Grand River Conservation Authority water control program. The proposal calls for five new dams at a cost of 30 million dollars to secure future water supply and prevent growth from stalling. Interim use of Lakes Belwood Luther and Conestogo suggested. one dam slated near Everton on the Erin Eramosa line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River
Brantford Jaycees
G. M
Mac) Coutts
Grand River Conservation Authority
Brantford
Coutts
Belwood
Luther
Conestogo
Ruhr
West Germany
Grand Watershed
Authority
Everton
Erin
Eramosa
Readers Write Questions Nassagaweya Quarry Tax Disparities
A reader analyzes Nassagaweya 1968 finances, noting $14 in quarry taxes versus $1,356 in dog licenses, and $761 in livestock claims tied to dogs. The letter argues dog license funding subsidizes non-dog owners and calls ministers to review quarry licensing and road expenditures related to quarries and blasted sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassagaweya
Nassaguweya
Quarrice
Nassagawega
Weather Bureau origins and evolution in U.S. government
The U S Weather Bureau was created in 1870 and later became part of the Environmental Science Services Administration as the government reorganized meteorological services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
U.S. Weather Bureau
Environmental Science Services Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hillsburg
Silvercreek Curve
Hwy
Rockwood
Richard Harris
Don Hilys
Rockwood Valley Road
Harris
Grand
Arthur A
St. — Acton
Police of
Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund
Ontario Department of Transport
Ferguson Block
Queen's Park
Main Street
John A. Edgar
W. J. Beatty
North Halton
John T. Armstrong
Reford Gardhouse
Maurice C. Beaty
Michael Ledwith
John Gay
B. D. Young
Lorne Skace
Oakville
Burlington
Simcov
Delhi
Cooksville
Dundas
Halton & Peel Trust & Savings Company
Vha
Halton & Peal Truat
Canada Trust
Huron & Erie
Ude
Board of Education
Horace Blyth
Trans Canada Truss
Mississauga
Zenith
M. Pullen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!