Christmas Spirit Carnival Lights Up Acton Streets
Fog and ice delayed store hours and decorations as Christmas prep began. Normal traffic returned by Tuesday night while hydro crews repaired lines and hung lights. Santa appeared at the U C W Fair. Project Action plans a pre Christmas street visit. Y M L C A trees go on sale behind the Y M C A. Chamber ends Decorated Home contest but decorations improve yearly. Music Centre and Legion host parties and dances.
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Acton
Dor
Frizzell
Hydro
Chamber of Commerce
Councall Refuses Mileage Payment for Committee of Adjustment
Secretary Iain Williams reports three members claimed 35 for car allowance for their work. Council rejects payment after amendments, citing budget limits and that mileage must be itemized. The dispute centers on whether the committee should be reimbursed for travel costs while noting precedent in other boards.
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Committee of Adjustment
Drinkwalter and
Mosales
Iain Williams
Acton Council
No. 1 Committee
Masales
Drinkwaiter
Drinkwalter
T. Tyler
Hinton
Eden Mills Man Killed In Bridge Collision
William George McLean Jr. 35 of Eden Mills died when his 1964 model car veered on Main Street and struck a bridge abutment. Police and OPP investigated. He leaves a wife Betty Anderson and children Lorie and Lorna, plus parents and siblings. Funeral held at Eden Mills church with burial in Eden Mills Cemetery.
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Eden Mills
William George McLean Jr
McLean
Main St
Frank Farmer
Guelph
R. L. Fitzpatrick
O.P.P
Betty Anderson
Lorie
Lorna
William McLean
Robert Frances
Betty
London
Dave McDodild
Jean
Burlington
Donald
Eden Mills Church
Eden Mills Cemetary
Track Skid on Ice Injures No One Near Acton
A panel truck driven by Paul Hur ley of 109 Elizabeth Dr Acton slid off Highway 25 at the Speyside curve Thursday evening causing 250 damage. Hur ley was unhurt and Milton O P P noted several icy road accidents in the past week.
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Paul Hurley
Elizabeth Dr
Acton
Highway 25
Speyside
Milton O.P.P
Halton County to elect 1968 Warden and deputy reeves
Oakville Burlington Milton and Esquesing voters chose deputy reeves, shaping 1968 Halton County Council. A mix of incumbents and newcomers, including Mrs Evelyn Burke, appear as potential 1968 Warden candidates with Georgetown and Milton alto rivals expected. County councillors will select the warden at the January inaugural meeting.
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Oakville
Halton
Halton County Council
Evelyn Burke
Burclington
Burlington Gazette
Burke
Burlington
Milton
Esquesing
Austan Ledwith
Charles Menery
Gordon Gallagher
Frank Rogers
William Green
George Currie
George Leslie
Alan Day
Herb Merry
County Council
Acton
George=town
Nassagawega
Bill Hunter
Georgetown
Coulter
Reeve Hunter
Rubin Corporation weighs attack on village by law at OMB hearing
Clerk J McGeachie told council Rubin Corporation may challenge the side yard variance at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing in council chambers on Monday December 18. The OMB will hear Rubin and Sesto Construction appeals against the Committee of Adjustment decision. Council took no action.
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J. McGeachie
Rubin Corporation
Ontario Municipal Board
O.M.B
Sesto Construction
Committee of Adjustment
Rubin
McGeachie
Reeve Hinton
Drinkwalter
Ontario Municipal Board Zoning Hearing Date Set
Word was received that the Ontario Municipal Board will hold the town zoning by law hearing in the council chambers on Wednesday January 3 at 11 a.m. The notice confirms the venue and time for residents and interested parties to attend.
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Ontario Municipal Board
Esquesing
Cobbie Hill Ra
Mill St. W
Lad Struck by Car at Mill Main Corner
Seven year old Gunther Kraus of Mill Street West was struck by a car driven by Fred Landry while crossing the Mill Main corner. He suffered multiple abrasions to his face and scalp, was treated by Dr C Hutchinson, and taken to Guelph General Hospital. The vehicle was westbound and turning left on a green light.
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Gunther Kraus
Mill St. W
Mill-Main
C. Hutchinson
Guelph General Hospital
Fred Landry
Main St
Question added on school board restatement for M Z Bennett addition
Council discusses restating the school board case for adding to the M Z Bennett school amid concerns about congestion and funding. The mayor, reeve, and councillors urge the board to explain the report, noting past renovations and potential large assessments to finance extensions.
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Public School Board
M.Z. Bennett
Free Press
McGeachie
Stone School
Les Duby
Per
Brewers Window Break Cause Still Unclear
At the Brewers' Retail store on Queen St the storefront window was broken Friday evening by unknown persons. Employees present did not see or hear the incident. Constable McArthur noted a car parking near the store might have accidentally caused the break through a bottle.
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Brewers
Queen St
McArthur
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Trinity United Church
Sharpe
F.C. Oakes
Ontario Development Commission
Acton Development Commission
Lakeview Subdivision
Acri Bros
London Children’s Aid
Halton County
Elizabeth Mander
Halton Children’s Aid
Music Centre
Legion
Counal
Library Board
William Coulter
William Hoey
H.H. Hinton
Frank Oakes
William F. Hunter
Arthur Speight
Reeves Gallagher
Hinton and
Currie
Reeves Ledwith
Day and Hunter
Durham Huskies
Acton Tanners
Jim Nixon
Glen Cooper
Tanners
O.M.B. Hearing
Lad
Ho Ho Claus
Merry Maids
Micro Plastics Plant
Robert Little Auditorium
Sandra Sinclair
Gail Fryer
Lois Kirkwood
Sally Dick
Sandra Irwin
Fiona Gidman
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