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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
15
About 260 people fill the Lido Deck at the Burlington event where Dorothy H. Angus is named Citizen to be Remembered. Mayor John A. Lockhart presents the shield and town ring as part of the Optimist Club night. Angus says the award honors ordinary daily contributions.
Oakville council and school board discussed using students as crossing guards at Oakville Public School. After lengthy debate Councillor Tilley moved to leave guard duties to adult guards and police chief discretion. motion carried unanimously.
Safety officers from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests urge caution with Christmas trees. Do not leave lights burning, place trees near open fires, or use candies on the tree. The piece explains how to identify pine balsam fir and spruce and notes shifts in tree popularity across Ontario cities.
MORRISHURG Ont cCP An historic village takes shape east of St Lawrence Haver near Cornwall form Canada s first restored village Pioneer era streets line the layout and a log cabin from demolished local buildings stands outside A church tavern and several houses will be furnished with antiques from the Ontario St Lawrence Parks Development Commission Temporary Museum exhibits honor pioneer families in the area
Nelson township marked a new educational milestone with the official opening and dedication of the W. E. Breckon School in Tuck Brive last week. The modern building serves 280 pupils and will exceed 300, with a kindergarten eight classrooms auditorium and multi purpose room. Local officials including Mrs Norma Dobson and Rev Earl W Breaghey spoke at the ceremony. John Kennedy presented flowers to Mrs Breckon.
Brampton voters will choose a mayor as Nance Horwood and Reeve Catman Core file in for the December 9 election. Deputy reeve Fred Kline and Russell Proust are acclaimed, while six council seats attract ten candidates including sitting members Trout Pawley and Misener and new hopefuls Wilson Post Lough Ern Allen and Bodon Dyball.
Oakville residents react to a street sign at Randal and Dundas marked with one I as they recall Jacob Randall a shipwright linked to Oakville. Town engineer John Miller confirms the spelling is official though the sign invites amusement.
A sitting member did not qualify due to business commitments. Acclamations were granted to Dit Wo McLean as water commissioner WooJ Abell as hydro commissioner and four public service board members John Kirkwood William Davis Kor McInnes and Halt O’Mearn.
Negotiations faltered as Alfred Nielsen called for fair licensing within New Toronto and Lams Branch. He argued township residents should pay nothing, while others face $50 or $8 license fees, provoking protest over unequal treatment.
Township solicitor A A McConnehie was instructed to prepare recommendations for a vendor licensing by-law after Ms Nielsen suggested that licence regulations would reduce the hazard of consumers being swindled by fly-by-night food vendors.
The article notes a sign at Park Avenue and Colborne Street showing "Parke" and cites Mr. Miller asserting this is the correct spelling. It mentions a Parke surname linked to the Capon family and compares to Dewart Street and Mtoward Avenue, with a stray line about RCMP dogs and horses.
The Oakville Trafalgar Chamber reports fast population growth in the hub area with a 15 percent rise to 38 060. Building permits issued total 2 147 570 dollars for stores factories and warehouses while local banks purchased over 940 000 dollars in US funds. Chamber gains 44 new members this year, nearing 308 total, marking an 18 percent rise since 1963.
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