Anniversary celebration honors Rev Erla Currey in Scotland
Sunday evening at the United Church in Scotland Ont a 25th anniversary service for Rev Erla Currey who has served as an ordained minister of the United Church of Canada. The event recalls her past work with Orton Mimosa and Marnville pastoral charges and mentions her brother once led Acton's United ministry. Mayor Brian Best of Milton vows to ring in 1969 at midnight signaling Milton’s 1651 acre annexation. an earlier bell ringing tradition marks Canada’s Centennial years with crowds and Auld Lang Syne.
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Scotland
Ont
United Church, Scotland
Erla Currey
United Church of Canada
Miss Currey
Orton, Mimosa and
Marnville
Acton
United
Milton
Brian Best
G. Krantz
Canada
England
A. Ledwith
Canda
Jim Dills
Milton plans four thousand new housing units with towers and shops
The Milton planning board reviewed four proposals for housing and apartment complexes to house about 4,000 people. One plan features a 16-storey tower connected to a shopping complex via an underground garage, while firefighting implications for tall buildings were noted. Acton officials mirror limits of three storeys, with a plan for 3,000 residences at the 25 and 401 corner.
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Milton
Planning Board
Acton
Fergus-Fergus Cable TV Election Yields Tight Mayoral Race
Fergus residents watched live closed circuit coverage as Willam Homan won a very close mayoral race. Liquor questions were decided late with dining room licenses approved by 60 percent while cocktail lounges failed. Voter turnout neared 60 percent and a future liquor vote may come after the three year waiting period.
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Fergus - Fergus
Willam Homan
Fergus News-Record
Georgetown Main Street bridge upgrades planned soon
Town engineer Gordon Fancy says conditions for pedestrians and motorists on Georgetown's Main Street bridge should improve within weeks. The Bailey bridge with traffic lights and a sidewalk will be built almost immediately and finished before winter. Underground services have been relocated and the route is clear. contractor may decide winter work.
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Georgetown
Main Street
Gordon Fancy
Bailey Bridge
Esquesing council briefs on winter snow removal and bylaw
Esquesing council discussed snow removal for winter, awarding bids to Barclay's Haulage and Nellis Construction for December 15 to March 15, with Jennings Excavating and W G M Brown supplying landing trucks. They also approved a new clerk assistant bylaw and set Dec 16 for the next meeting.
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Esquesing Council
Hill
Leslie
Barclay's Haulage
Nellis Construction
Patterson
Jennings
W. G. M. Brown
George Arrington
Spencer Wilson
Robert Lindsay
Ian Carmichael
Arnold Banks
Dave Pinkney
Frosted and fringed Christmas cards of 1870 era
The article notes frosted and fringed cards from 1870, describing heavy silk adornment. It observes folder-type cards were common today but unpopular in the 19th century when single cards prevailed.
Eden Mills Wedding and Holiday Week News
Eden Mills Women's Institute hosted a December Christmas party with readings carols and country insights by guests from Spain Holland and Germany. A 45th wedding anniversary gift to Mrs Weight and a wedding at Eden Mills Presbyterian Church featuring Janet Webb and Ralph McDonald are highlighted among local visits and a bridal shower for Linda Miller in Toronto.
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Eden Mills Women's Institute
Herb Gilbertson
R. Roy
Institute
Mary Stewart
Gladys Marshall
Anna Maria Bell
Ano Vos
Holland
Helga Shelke
R. Wright
J. Gilbertson
Eden Mills Presbyterian Church
Janet Webb
Ralph McDonald
D. R. Sinclair
Linda Miller
Toronto
Turner: Home
Bob Mack
Stalemate on drainage plan ends council meeting
Eramosa council failed to resolve disputes after two hours of debate led by drainage engineer PD Gamsby and C Jamer V Jessop. A special meeting aimed to align views. Reeve Cameron Bush outlined three options including adopting the first report or dropping the project. Council later passed first and second readings to a bylaw adopting the first report.
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Eramosa Council
PD. Gamsby
Jamer V. Jessop
J. Hetz .Flewelling
Clarkes Gordon
H. Bayne
T. McGladrey
F. Vandercroft
Reeve Cameron Bush
Council
Court of Revision
Gamsby
Bob Hamilton
Lutrell Creek
Guelph
The
Salvation Amy
Rockwood
Ontario water project faces disposal problem overcome
The Ontario Water Resources Board notes that the Rockwood water and sewage project had a disposal issue that has been resolved. Councillor Milne cites a Guelph Mercury report on a Drayton project predicting installation costs over 20 dollars per dwelling for 40 years. Accounts totaling 4,380.58 general and 38,215.20 were approved for payment.
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Ontario Water Resources
Rockwood
Milne
Guelph Mercury
Drayton
Alexander McQueen dies in Regina obituary
Alexander McQueen a resident of Rockwood and Acton Saskatchewan died in Regina November 2. He was born in Rockwood in 1889 son of John and Martha McQueen. He moved to Acton, taught school in Saskatchewan until 1935, then civil service from 1941. Survived by wife Martha a son James Winnipeg a daughter Alice Calgary a brother James Edmonton sisters Mrs Jean McRae Miss Christins McQueen Lacombe and Mrs W B Pusmore Rockwood predeceased by sister Mrs B MacKenzie Georgetown.
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Acton
Alexander McQueen
Regina
Saskatchewan
Mr. McQueen
John
Martha McQueen
Guelph
Canadian West
First Canadian Mounted Rifles
Civil Service
Martha
James
Winnipeg
Alice
Calgary
Edmonton
Jean McRae
Christins McQueen
Lacombe
Alberta
W. B. Pusmore
Margaret
B. MacKenzie
Eliza
Georgetown
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