Shifting Taxation Debate Across Canada Emphasizes Service Financing
A national survey highlights divergent views on funding municipal services with many urging shifts in responsibility. Respondents call for stronger funding for education unemployment relief housing and care for the aged, while others favor changing financing methods rather than transferring duties. Tax burdens rise as federal provincial and municipal bodies seek more public services, with gasoline and cigarette taxes cited as examples of pervasive levies.
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Financial Post
Enswer
Christmas Shopping At Home In Acton
The piece urges shoppers to complete gifts from home stores in Acton rather than city shopping. It notes extended season, crowded city stores, and encourages using local home advertisements to save time, travel, and expense while finding suitable gifts.
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Cites
Acton
Christmas Reflections on Freedom and World Change
A 1949 Christmas meditation contrasts the birth of the Babe of Bethlehem with global politics. It notes a sunlit third of the world embracing freedom while others drift toward tyranny, slavery, and camps, while holiday symbols linger as legend.
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Bethlehem
Call to faith and liberty in peril of modern decline
The piece laments a return to secular humanism after centuries of Christian influence. It argues that prosperity led to neglect of God, threatening freedom of conscience and speech, abolitionist gains, and family sanctity, with civilization itself now in jeopardy.
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God
Fergus News Record remembers Inside Page anniversary
Editor Hugh Templin marks thirty-one years of the Inside Page in the Fergus News Record noting vast changes over three decades. He recalls travel, radio, and highway development in Ontario and reflects on a shared journey with the Fergus staff since starting in the weekly newspaper field.
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Fergus News Record
Hugh Templin
Toronto
Ontario
Mr. Templin
Fergus News- Record
J.C. Templin
H P Moore
H P Moore, Mr. Weight
Mr. Mills
Templin
Editorial Notes on Weather, Power, and City Life
Editorial notes discuss December thaw aiding water supply and power, forecast car price stability, and calls to curb waste. It notes a Toronto street car theft attempt, mild early winter weather, Ontario population growth, a Santa Claus impersonation by an MP, and skepticism about sidewalk shovel competitiveness. Nipissing Township opens a central school replacing multiple small facilities amid winter travel concerns.
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Nipissing Township
Nipissing
Ontario
Recollections of Acton 1899 from Lane of the Press
A 1890s Acton reminiscence notes a December gale toppling an electric lamp on Main Street. It records farm sales from Faguening to Fast Chinguamuay, flour mill work starting at Hum phrey and Hawk, Epworth League gathering in Matthews Hall, and local prize hogs by Robert Agnew with success at Guelph. Mrs WoW Store AOE Nicklin sails to Chicago for weeks.
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Tuenmtay
Benjamin Harrop
Faguening
George Leahe
Fonter
Epworth League
Matthews Hall
Robert Agnew
Acton
Guelph
Agnes
Dr Payne
Chicago
Nicklin
Back In 1929 from the Free Press December 12 1979
Items recall early 20th century life with skating plans for a new arena weather favoring ice making details on club treasurer award cattle class winners at a winter fair and local society activities including a Christmas tree event and youth debates plus obituaries and a dated joke about aging work experience and an antique transport anecdote.
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OR Knapp
Ath- Inte
Duncan Campbell
Amos & Wack
Moffat
Qumiph
Norval Young People’s Society of the United Church
Glen Williams
Lady True Blue
Georgetown Flyer Schedule Details
Daily georgetown flyer times listed with Sunday exceptions. Caathoundt Toaily to ob aims Sunday slots. Times include 52 am 710 pm and 6t pm with daily flyers and Sunday exclusions.
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Georgetown
Suniay
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