Halton County Council HIGHLIGHTS displays and expenses debate
Halton County will sponsor a promotional display at the International Plowing Match. Council members debated the display budget with estimates around 3000 for a tent display and questioned past spending. Reeve Hinton defended county support while others urged cost controls and clearer authorization.
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Halton County
Reeve H. Hinton
Acton
Halton
Georgetown
G. Gallagher
Burlington
Reeve G. Currie
Esquasing
Reeve R. Harris
Milton
W. Gillies
Oakville
Reave Oakes
H. Hinton
Ontario Association of Counties
County Council
Night Tobogganing in Glenlea Debuts at Park
Glenlea park now offers winter sports with artificial night lights. Hills are prepared for tobogganing and enthusiasts are invited to try the runs. Park lies between Longfield Road and the CNR tracks with entrances on Mowbray Place. Parks board installed lights recently and plans more facilities next year.
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Glenlea Park
Board of Parks Management
Longfield Road
C.N.R
Mowbray Place
Parks Board
Fire fills Dominion Hotel lobby with smoke
A smouldering trash basket in a washroom of the Dominion Hotel lobby sent smoke through three floors at 7 a m Wednesday. Firefighters moved the trash can outside and used the smoke ejector. The blaze never got fully under control and some residents remained in the lobby during the scene.
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Dominion
Car and snow plow collision on Main Street
A car and a snow plow collided at 4 am Saturday February 17 on Main St at Ransom. The plow driven by Elwood Tosh of Rockwood received no damage while the car driven by Donald John Harris of Acton sustained about 200 in damage to the front bumper boat lights and finder.
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Main St
Ransom
Elwood Tosh
R.R. 2
Rockewood
Donald John Harris
R.R. 4
Acton
Carol Patterson Wins Acton Lions Public Speaking Contest
Carol Patterson, 14, won the Acton Lions public speaking contest at Acton High School on Thursday and advances to the second stage. Eight contestants competed, with the top prize a trip to Chicago via the Lions Club. Judges included Mayor Les Duby and Rev Ritchie McMurray.
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Carol Patterson
Acton High School
Georgetown Lions Club
Streetsville
Bramalot
Acton Lions
Carol
Monay
Angela Pries
James Barrie
Nigel Scott
Dave Woodhouse
Les Duby
Ritchie McMurray
Esther Taylor
Vic Bristow
Ross Lambourn
Lions Club
Chicago
Lions
Three Breakins Reported Tuesday Night
Three breakins were reported Tuesday night and are under investigation. Ajax Engineering office was ransacked with no items missing via a south side window. Blow Press had entry through a window and the safe was partially opened with damage to a pop cooler. On Wednesday morning the Christian Reformed church saw a broken window and attempted safe and pay phone break in with evidence of coffee and cookies.
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Ajax Engineering
Sam
Bruce Kressler
Blood Donors Clinic Date Corrected to March 12
A corrected notice states the Blood Donors Clinic will be held on March 12, not March 1 as previously reported last week. Public health officials emphasize the updated date and invite eligible donors to attend at the usual location.
Phony $10 bill found at Eaton's order office
A counterfeit ten dollar note was found at the Bank of Montreal paid at Eaton's order office last week. Police investigation continues. Only one bill reported. OPP detachment notes the note carried serial number T/T 2951988 and the H and B on the Queen's portrait were altered or missing. bill appeared washed and faded.
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Bank of Montreal
Eaton
O.P.P
Accident at Mill and Wilbur Street Damages Both Cars
On Monday February 19 at 6 35 p m an accident at the intersection of Mill and Wilbur streets involved two cars driven by Peter Turkosy of 250 MIL St Acte on and Barbara Smith of 27 Knox Ave Acton. Turkosy sustained $1265 damage to the right front while Smith’s car sustained $75 damage to the left front.
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Mill and
Wilbur Sta
Peter Turkosy
Mil St
Acteon
Barbara Smith
Knox Ave
Acton
Turkosy
MIL
Smith
Mill
Wilbur
Unusual Mill St crash causes $350 in damages
At 4 28 p m Friday Feb 16 two nearly parked cars collided on Mill St E near Ete gin. Bertha Noble of Lime house, driving west, turned into the curb causing a collision with Mary Cacilia Smith who was stopping at the curb. Noble pickup sustained 150 damage and Smith car 200 in total.
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Mill St. E
Etegin
Mary Cacilia Smith
Long~ Flald Rd
Bertha Noble
Limehouse
Mili
Noble
Smith
Charge Edict Curbing Disorder at Sunday Skating
Sunday skating at the community centre saw mass improvement after a parks committee edict requiring admission for all entering the arena. Officials cite loiterers and rowdy spectators as the problem and note police have ejected several offenders.
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Harold Townsley
Townsley
Parks and Recreation
Ed Soard
Art Cooper
Farmer Answers Insurance Question With Wit
In a humorous exchange the insurance salesman asks how the farmer’s wife would cope if he died. The farmer replies that it is not his concern as long as the wife behaves herself while he is alive.
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Marsha McKenzie
Rob Roughley
Halton County Council
Ve Hinton
Reeve Hinton
Reeve
Currie
Reeve Oakes
W. Hooy
Hoey
Association
Reave W. J. Coulter
District Health Unite
Raove Hinton
Charlie Brown
Cameron St
Charlie
Sae
Charles
Chiriie
Eithar
Aisa
Jeff Townsley
Eran
Cherie Brown
Daly
Fairy Lake
Chase
Jett
Harold
Jeff
Karen
Chas
Fluffy
Tabby
Tell
Bomabpe
Charla
Charlie .Brown
Glenlea
Dominion Hotel
Milton O.P. P
Gordon Rognvaldson
Acton Frefighters
Plate
Roynaldton
Don van Fleet
No. 25
Steff
Eaton's
John Gey
Cooper
Brendan Aherne
Doc Price
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