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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1958
Page
9
G A Dilla named Newspaperman of the Year at the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association dinner in Toronto. More than 200 publishers attended as Governor Mackay and Bryan Cathcart praised Dilla for his long service and leadership in Ontario journalism.
The Public Utilities Commission reviews service matters and an OWRC report on plant operations. An accompanying water facility assessment notes sludge, aerator, and clarifier issues and possible cross-use of tannery waste during off peak hours. Flow and leakage observations are described with facility maintenance references.
Disston Saw to relocate operations to the Porter plant in Acton with about 150 workers, beginning mid July. The shift introduces HK Porter Company of Canada to the local plant, with Evans as chief executive and plans for factory openings, staff assignments, and production changes outlined.
A local note reports a conservation concern affecting brownie packs with calls to action from community groups. Names and organizations referenced include Pao Boese Greg Mace and NM, while other details remain unclear in this fragmentary text.
Two men were sentenced to ten years and two to eight years for armed robbery of the Campidnal Bank. Allan Carrie 28 and Walter Male were jailed, with Portas granted a remand. Police seek a third suspect as witnesses testified. The bank loss included $3,500 in cash, 10 bonds, and stock shares.
Three councils meet to consider a North Urban Board with an advisory role on dog control. A progress review covers cost, staffing, and how the board could foster regional cooperation while keeping authority local. Mayor Armstrong and others thank participants as the session ends.
Gienden Mi Lean representing the Dewtes and Shand Robertson led a dispute over by law powers. The court quashed sections of the Aster buddusa lane by the Sup. rvane Coat and ruled permit charges beyond council power. Meo MebLein advised adjusting fees to nearby levels as the council adjourned for a brief recess.
Discursive notice covers building permit fee changes following court action and notes a contractor seeking permission to buy permits, with a cheque enclosed. Also reports various council motions on hospital funding, park charges, urban board discussions, and minutes approvals with procedural remarks.
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