Acton council weighs Christmas bonus for all town staff
At a Tuesday meeting the Acton council discussed expanding a $10 Christmas card and voucher from salaried employees to all town employees amid union contract bargaining. Reeves and Dr. Frank Oakes opposed. others argued for equal treatment and a broader gesture.
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Acton
No. 1 Committee of Council
Reeves
Frank Oakes
Bob Drinkwalter
Reeve Hinton
No. 1
Drinkwalter
New Halton County Council to Welcome Two New Members
In early January the Halton County Council will gain two newcomers replacing retiring or reassigned officials. Anna MacArthur becomes Nassagaweya deputy reeve, Evelyn Burke joins Burlington council, with Ted Tyler Jr. named Acton deputy reeve. Eight county representatives and four municipalities remain open to challenge for 1969.
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Halton
Anna MacArthur
Nassagaweya
Burlington
Evelyn Burke
Acton
Ted Tyler Jr
Esquesing
Milton
Oakville
Reeves Allan Day
Austandwith
Gordon Gallagher
William Gillies
Ron Harris
Burke
George Currie
Tom Hill
Exsquesing
Phoney bank inspector targets Acton residents amid fraud scare
Last Thursday a phoney bank inspector phoned an elderly Acton woman and pressured for help catching a thief. Police urged vigilance as similar scams have hit Milton and Georgetown. Separately a snowstorm accident on Queen St involved Raymond Patenaude and William MacDonald with minor vehicle damage.
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Acton
Queen St
Raymond Patenaude
R.R
Queen
William George MacDonald
Roseford
Acton Plaza
Patenaude
MacDonald
Reeve Questions Sewage Spill and Tyler Avenue Plans
At Tuesday's council meeting Reeve Hinton questioned an Acton sewage spill into a ditch blamed on the H K Porter Co, noting the OWRC was to settle the matter. The council left remediation with OWRC and the discharge unit was faulty. Tyler Avenue tiling proceeds with uncertain 1969 grants, and the town may reapply if no payment is made this year. The meeting also approved Boxing Day and praised Esther Taylor for coverage.
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Nassugawega
William Coulter
Willum Hoey
MacArthur
Acton
Reese Hl HL Hinton
F. G. Oakes
Tyler
Georgetown
William Hunter
Arthur Speight
Allan Day
Oakville
Austan Ledwith
Milton
Reeve Hinton
Hinton
No. 2
Ontario Water Resources Commission
O.W.R.C
H. K. Porter Co
Duby
Fairy Lake
O.wlr.c
Joe Hurst
O Wrc
McKenzie
Tyler Avenue
Department of Highways
Ted Tyler
Depa
Reeve
Esther Taylor
Acton Free Press
Black-out blamed on overload in Acton
An overload on land fuses caused a power failure in Acton Monday night cutting power to nearly a dozen streets during supper hours. Doug Mason of Acton Hydro said crews replaced a land disconnection at River and Main and a 200 amp fuse at Queen and Young. The outage at 10 p.m. lasted about two hours. Mason dismissed cold spell as a cause, citing overload with Christmas decorations. Similar breaks have occurred before but not recently.
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Acton
Acton Hydro
Mason
Committee Quote Reflects on Collective Inaction
A saying attributes to a committee the power to accomplish nothing when members work separately but meet to decide that no action is possible. The wry observation highlights how group deliberation can stall progress despite individual capability.
Parking By-law Aims curb restrictions at Beardmore street
The council gave two readings to an amendment restricting weekday parking on Elgin Street leading to Beardmore and Co plant. Reeve Hinton opposed the plan saying parking should be allowed on at least one side for residents, proposing the south side, but the move was rejected. The mayor noted the issue was long debated and could not advance beyond two readings until a new council forms.
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Beardmore and Co
Elgin St
Reeve Hinton
Hinton
Elgin
Bob Drinkwalter
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Mr. Tyler
Dr. Oakes
Newcomers County Council
Reeves Gallinger
Hunter
Curne
Reeves Oakes
Hoey
Jeeves
Reeve Ledwith
Warden Hunter
Mosales
Teamsters
Oakes
Chas. Perry
Peter Marks
Bil Coats
Jack Greer
Orv Chapman
South Spring
Beardmor and Co
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Y's
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Robert Little School
U.n.lc.e.f
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Bank of Montreal
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